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Fictions of Prevention: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Narratives of Responsibility
Authors: Stewart Michelle 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThis article starts with a question: what sociopolitical and/or sociocultural factors are flattened in prevention narratives? Focusing on the case of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and drawing on narratives and practices that argue FASD is 100% preventable—this article argues these fictions of prevention strip the very context within which a particular medical phenomenon is occurring. Focusing on legislation in Alaska and proposed amendments to the Criminal Code in Canada that target FASD, layered with interview material, the article analyzes policy and practices that could impact women's reproductive health through troublesome frameworks of cost and responsibility. The article illustrates the potentially negative impact of policies and discourses that frame FASD as 100% preventable. The article argues that overly simplistic, or purposefully simplistic, understandings of the condition serve to mask the broader structural issues that demand attention including legacies of colonialism and structural inequality. In so doing, this article illustrates the ways in which prevention practices have implications in the areas of women's reproductive health, law and policy, social justice, and welfare.
Inherited catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia due to RYR2 mutation
Authors: Watanabe Toru , Ohno Seiko , Shirai Masami , Endoh Akira , Hongo Teruaki , Ueta Ikuya , Yoshimoto Jun 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWe report the case of an 11‐year‐old boy who was diagnosed with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). The patient had a medical history of three episodes of syncope. The last episode was cardiac arrest while swimming. After resuscitation using automated external defibrillator, he was placed under cerebral hypothermia, examined for long QT syndrome, and underwent insertion of implantable cardioverter defibrillator. He was subsequently discharged from hospital without any adverse sequelae. The patient was diagnosed with CPVT after detection of ryanodine receptor 2 mutation. His father also carried the same mutation, although he did not have any symptoms nor did he have a history of syncope. We propose that CPVT should be included in the differential diagnosis in children with recurrent episodes of syncope.
Rapid evolutionary dynamics in a 2.8‐Mb chromosomal region containing multiple prolamin and resistance gene families in Aegilops tauschii
Authors: Dong Lingli , Huo Naxin , Wang Yi , Deal Karin , Wang Daowen , Hu Tiezhu , Dvorak Jan , Anderson Olin D. , Luo Ming‐Cheng , Gu Yong Q. 
Published: May 2016

SummaryProlamin and resistance gene families are important in wheat food use and in defense against pathogen attacks, respectively. To better understand the evolution of these multi‐gene families, the DNA sequence of a 2.8‐Mb genomic region, representing an 8.8 cM genetic interval and harboring multiple prolamin and resistance‐like gene families, was analyzed in the diploid grass Aegilops tauschii, the D‐genome donor of bread wheat. Comparison with orthologous regions from rice, Brachypodium, and sorghum showed that the Ae. tauschii region has undergone dramatic changes; it has acquired more than 80 non‐syntenic genes and only 13 ancestral genes are shared among these grass species. These non‐syntenic genes, including prolamin and resistance‐like genes, originated from various genomic regions and likely moved to their present locations via sequence evolution processes involving gene duplication and translocation. Local duplication of non‐syntenic genes contributed significantly to the expansion of gene families. Our analysis indicates that the insertion of prolamin‐related genes occurred prior to the separation of the Brachypodieae and Triticeae lineages. Unlike in Brachypodium, inserted prolamin genes have rapidly evolved and expanded to encode different classes of major seed storage proteins in Triticeae species. Phylogenetic analyses also showed that the multiple insertions of resistance‐like genes and subsequent differential expansion of each R gene family. The high frequency of non‐syntenic genes and rapid local gene evolution correlate with the high recombination rate in the 2.8‐Mb region with nine‐fold higher than the genome‐wide average. Our results demonstrate complex evolutionary dynamics in this agronomically important region of Triticeae species.
ArabidopsisCOGWHEEL1links light perception and gibberellins with seed tolerance to deterioration
Authors: Bueso Eduardo , Muñoz‐Bertomeu Jesús , Campos Francisco , Martínez Cándido , Tello Carlos , Martínez‐Almonacid Irene , Ballester Patricia , Simón‐Moya Miguel , Brunaud Veronique , Yenush Lynne , Ferrándiz Cristina , Serrano Ramón 
Published: May 2016

SummaryLight is a major regulator of plant growth and development by antagonizing gibberellins (GA), and we provide evidence for a role of light perception andGAin seed coat formation and seed tolerance to deterioration. We have identified two activation‐tagging mutants ofArabidopsis thaliana,cog1‐2Dandcdf4‐1D, with improved seed tolerance to deterioration linked to increased expression ofCOG1/DOF1.5andCDF4/DOF2.3, respectively. These encode two homologousDOFtranscription factors, withCOG1most highly expressed in seeds. Improved tolerance to seed deterioration was reproduced in transgenic plants overexpressing these genes, and loss of function fromRNAinterference resulted in opposite phenotypes. Overexpressions ofCOG1andCDF4have been described to attenuate various light responses mediated by phytochromes. Accordingly, we found thatphyAandphyBmutants exhibit increased seed tolerance to deterioration. The phenotype of tolerance to deterioration conferred by gain of function ofCOG1and by loss of function of phytochromes is of maternal origin, is also observed under natural aging conditions and correlates with a seed coat with increased suberin and reduced permeability. In developing siliques of thecog1‐2Dmutant the expression of theGAbiosynthetic geneGA3OX3and levels ofGA1are higher than in the wild type. These results explain the antagonism between phytochromes andCOG1in terms of the inhibition and the activation, respectively, ofGAaction.
Trends in vital signs and routine biomarkers in patients with sepsis during resuscitation in the emergency department: a prospective observational pilot study
Authors: Quinten Vincent M , van Meurs Matijs , ter Maaten Jan C , Ligtenberg Jack J M 
Published: May 2016

ObjectivesSepsis lacks a reliable and readily available measure of disease activity. Thereby, it remains unclear how to monitor response to treatment. Research on numerous (new) biomarkers associated with sepsis provided disappointing results and little is known about changes in vital signs during sepsis resuscitation. We hypothesised that trends in vital signs together with routine biomarker levels during resuscitation might provide information about the response to treatment at a very early stage of sepsis in the emergency department (ED). We therefore explore trends in vital signs and routine biomarker levels during sepsis resuscitation in the ED.DesignProspective observational pilot study.SettingED of a tertiary care teaching hospital.Participants99 Adult non-trauma patients with suspected infection and 2 or more systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria admitted to the ED.Primary and secondary outcome measuresVital signs and biomarker levels at admittance (T0) and after 3 h in the ED (T1).ResultsIn total, data of 99 patients were analysed. Of these patients, 63 presented with sepsis, 30 with severe sepsis and 6 with septic shock. All vital signs decreased, except for peripheral oxygen saturation which increased. Almost all routine biomarker levels decreased during resuscitation, except for C reactive protein, bands, potassium, troponin T and direct bilirubin which remained stable. Sodium, chloride and N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide increased slightly.ConclusionsVital signs and biomarker levels showed descending trends during resuscitation, except for parameters directly affected by treatment modalities. Despite these trends, most patients improved clinically. Trends in vital signs and routine biomarkers might be helpful in predicting clinical course and response to treatment in patients with sepsis during early resuscitation.
Elder mistreatment in a community dwelling population: the Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO) cohort study protocol
Authors: Choo Wan Yuen , Hairi Noran Naqiah , Sooryanarayana Rajini , Yunus Raudah Mohd , Hairi Farizah Mohd , Ismail Norliana , Kandiben Shathanapriya , Mohd Ali Zainudin , Ahmad Sharifah Nor , Abdul Razak Inayah , Othman Sajaratulnisah , Tan Maw Pin , Mydin Fadzilah Hanum Mohd , Peramalah Devi , Brownell Patricia , Bulgiba Awang 
Published: May 2016

IntroductionDespite being now recognised as a global health concern, there is still an inadequate amount of research into elder mistreatment, especially in low and middle-income regions. The purpose of this paper is to report on the design and methodology of a population-based cohort study on elder mistreatment among the older Malaysian population. The study aims at gathering data and evidence to estimate the prevalence and incidence of elder mistreatment, identify its individual, familial and social determinants, and quantify its health consequences.Methods and analysisThis is a community-based prospective cohort study using randomly selected households from the national census. A multistage sampling method was employed to obtain a total of 2496 older adults living in the rural Kuala Pilah district. The study is divided into two phases: cross-sectional study (baseline), and a longitudinal follow-up study at the third and fifth years. Elder mistreatment was measured using instrument derived from the previous literature and modified Conflict Tactic Scales. Outcomes of elder mistreatment include mortality, physical function, mental health, quality of life and health utilisation. Logistic regression models are used to examine the relationship between risk factors and abuse estimates. Cox proportional hazard regression will be used to estimate risk of mortality associated with abuse. Associated annual rate of hospitalisation and health visit frequency, and reporting of abuse, will be estimated using Poisson regression.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the University of Malaya Medical Center (MEC Ref 902.2) and the Malaysian National Medical Research Register (NMRR-12-1444-11726). Written consent was obtained from all respondents prior to baseline assessment and subsequent follow-up. Findings will be disseminated to local stakeholders via forums with community leaders, and health and social welfare departments, and published in appropriate scientific journals and presented at conferences.
The morphosyntax of experience predicates in Tocharian
Authors: Viti Carlotta 
Published: May 2016

This paper discusses the morphosyntactic strategies used in Tocharian to encode argument functions in simple clauses, with focus on experience predicates. This may be relevant to fill a lacuna in the literature on experience predicates, which have not been investigated in Tocharian. We shall see that experience predicates in Tocharian typically require a nominative experiencer, rather than an oblique experiencer, and that the low transitivity of the predicate is expressed by the middle voice. All this may also be of more general relevance to illustrate the interaction between case marking and verbal voice to express argument functions in languages. Cet article analyse les stratégies morphosyntaxiques employées en tokharien pour codifier les prédicats dits d’« expérience », par le biais de parallèles issus d’autres langues indo-européennes. Cela peut être important pour remplir un vide dans la littérature concernant ce type de verbes, qui jusqu’ici n’ont pas été analysés par rapport au tokharien. On montrera que ces prédicats demandent le cas nominatif pour le sujet qui réalise l’expérience, au lieu d’un cas oblique, et que la faible transitivité de ces prédicats est exprimée par la diathèse moyenne. De manière plus générale, tout cela pourra aussi mettre en lumière l’interaction entre les cas de la déclinaison et la diathèse verbale dans l’expression de fonctions argumentales dans les langues.
Role of Housing Life-Support Technologies in the Development of Post-Urban Lifestyles
Authors: Дончевский  , Donchevskiy G. , Ермишина  , Ermishina A. , Клименко  , Klimenko L. 
Published: May 2016

The paper is devoted to a concept study and empirical verification of the hypothesis about existence and
development of new post-urban lifestyles in Russian society, which are formed on the basis of industrial
and urban state of life, but trying to overcome the urbanism limitations. The authors differentiate posturban
representatives as down-shifters and up-shifters. Materials of conducted empirical investigation have
demonstrated that innovative technological solutions and modern autonomous eco-friendly housing lifesupport
technologies take an important place in post-urban representatives’ socio-economic activity models.
On Hardy spaces on worm domains
Authors: Monguzzi Alessandro 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn this review article we present the problem of studying Hardy spaces and the related Szeg˝o projection on worm domains. We review the importance of the Diederich–Fornæss worm domain as a smooth bounded pseudoconvex domain whose Bergman projection does not preserve Sobolev spaces of sufficiently high order and we highlight which difficulties arise in studying the same problem for the Szeg˝o projection. Finally, we announce and discuss the results we have obtained so far in the setting of non-smooth worm domains.
An introduction to Rota’s universal operators: properties, old and new examples and future issues
Authors: Cowen Carl C. , Gallardo-Gutiérrez Eva A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe Invariant Subspace Problem for Hilbert spaces is a long-standing question and the use of universal operators in the sense of Rota has been an important tool for studying such important problem. In this survey, we focus on Rota’s universal operators, pointing out their main properties and exhibiting some old and recent examples.
Parametric CFD study of micro-energy harvesting
in a flow channel exploiting vortex shedding
Authors: Koubogiannis Dimitrios G. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
Miniature energy harvesting devices are increasingly
used in various fields. For example, Wireless Sensor
Networks have recently made great progress in many
applications. However, their main drawback, i.e. the limited
duration of operation, poses the requirement for an effective
way to recharge their batteries. In this context, the
presentwork focuses on the study of micro-energy harvesting
from flow by exploiting vortex shedding behind bluff
bodies, in order to cause oscillations to a piezoelectric film
and generate the required electrical power. To this end, a
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool is validated on a
particular miniature device configuration proposed in the
literature and implemented for the numerical simulations
of flow around bluff micro-bodies in a very small channel.
Aiming to enhance vortex shedding, parametric studies
corresponding to different bluff body shapes and arrangements
for a fixed Reynolds number are performed, the
main parameters involved in the phenomenon are highlighted
and the potential for vortex shedding exploitation
is qualitatively assessed.
Grimmiaceae subfam. Racomitrioideae (Bryophyta) in Hungary
Authors: Erzberger Peter , Bednarek-Ochyra Halina , Ochyra Ryszard 
Published: May 2016

Abstract The subfamily Racomitrioideae of the Grimmiaceae is represented in Hungary by seven species belonging to four genera, including Bucklandiella affinis (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, B. heterosticha (Hedw.) Bednarek- Ochyra & Ochyra, B. microcarpa (Hedw.) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, Codriophorus aciculare (Hedw.) P. Beauv., C. aquaticus (Brid.) Brid., Racomitrium lanuginosum (Hedw.) Brid. and Niphotrichum canescens (Hedw.) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra. All species are briefly described and illustrated and their distribution in Hungary is mapped. A key for determination of genera and species is provided. Some ecological, bryogeographical and conservation questions related to particular species are discussed. The following new statuses and combinations are proposed: Codriophorus P. Beauv. sect. Hydrophilus (Bednarek-Ochyra) Bednarek- Ochyra & Ochyra, stat. et comb. nov., Codriophorus sect. Depressi (Bednarek-Ochyra) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, stat. et comb. nov., and Codriophorus sect. Andicola (Bednarek-Ochyra) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, stat. et comb. nov.
hominin first rib discovered at the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa
Authors: Tawane Gaokgatlhe , García-Martínez Daniel , Eyre Jennifer , Bastir Markus , Berger Lee , Schmid Peter , Nalla Shahed , Williams Scott A. 
Published: May 2016

First ribs – the first or most superior ribs in the thorax – are rare in the hominin fossil record, and when found, have the potential to provide information regarding the upper thorax shape of extinct hominins. Here, we describe a partial first rib from Member 4 of the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa. The rib shaft is broken away, so only the head and neck are preserved. The rib is small, falling closest to small-bodied Australopithecus first ribs (AL 288-1 and MH1). Given that it was recovered near the StW 318 femur excavation, which also represents a small individual, we suggest that the two may be associated. Three-dimensional geometric morphometric analyses were used to quantify the rib fragment morphology and compare it to extant hominoid and other fossil hominin ribs. While only the proximal end is preserved, our analyses show that South African Australopithecus share derived features of the proximal first rib more closely resembling A. afarensis and later hominins than great apes.
Does the DHET research output subsidy model penalise high-citation publication? A case study
Authors: Harley Yolande X. , Huysamen Esmari , Hlungwani Carlette , Douglas Tania 
Published: May 2016

South African universities are awarded annual subsidy from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) based on their research publication output. Journal article subsidy is based on the number of research publications in DHET-approved journals as well as the proportional contribution of authors from the university. Co-authorship with other institutions reduces the subsidy received by a university, which may be a disincentive to collaboration. Inter-institutional collaboration may affect the scientific impact of resulting publications, as indicated by the number of citations received. We analysed 812 journal articles published in 2011 by authors from the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences to determine if there was a significant relationship between subsidy units received and (1) citation count and (2) field-weighted citation impact. We found that subsidy units had a significant inverse relationship with both citation count (r= -0.247; CI = -0.311 – -0.182; p<0.0001) and field-weighted citation impact (r= -0.192; CI= -0.258 – -0.125; p<0.0001). These findings suggest that the annual subsidy awarded to universities for research output may inadvertently penalise high-citation publication. Revision of the funding model to address this possibility would better align DHET funding allocation with the strategic plans of the South African Department of Science and Technology, the National Research Foundation and the South African Medical Research Council, and may better support publication of greater impact research.
REFLECTION AS A FACTOR OF THE ACTIVITY OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF SOCIAL PEDAGOGUES
Authors: Indrašienė Valdonė , Sadauskas Justinas 
Published: May 2016

The study analyses the role of reflection in the context of professional improvement as one of the assumptions for profession competence of the social pedagogues. It is noted that reflection of professional experience is important in the preparation of the specialists providing social pedagogic assistance and in the improvement of their competence to act in both defined and undefined professional situations. Applying the qualitative research it has been established that in order to improve the provision of social pedagogic assistance it is important to continuously reflect on own professional activity. The research has established that reflection is one of the factors of the competence of specialists of the social pedagogics, since reflection of individual experience allows to consider actions, practicable methods, to foresee the results and the impact on the situation, on other people and on the person.
REGULARITIES OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS FORMATION IN BORDER GUARD TRAINING PROCESS
Authors: Indriksons Alens 
Published: May 2016

The present paper explores specificity of communication process and formation of communication skills in militarized educational institutions working on the basis of vertical (downward) communication. Service and “subject – object” relationships build up a barrier between teaching staff and students, since there is a difference in service ranks and holding positions interfering with a successful communication process turning it into unfinished process, without which a successful formation of communication skills is impossible. The paper covers the problems in formation of communication skills in Border Guard training process and the author try to find out correlations and regularities of communication skills formation in militarized educational institution.
IMPROVEMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL MECHANISMS OF OBSERVANCE OF CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY PRINCIPLES IN DEVELOPING OF YOUTH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CULTURE
Authors: Musurmanova Aynisa , Jamoldinova Odinakhon 
Published: May 2016

The current article reveals pedagogical mechanisms of interaction among families, mahallas and educational establishments with civil society institutions in the process of developing of the culture of the youth healthy lifestyle; it substantiated the role and significance of national pedagogy, the heritage of eastern thinkers of the Middle Ages in developing the culture of the youth healthy lifestyle; exposed the content of special course for master degree students, forming their conviction for the necessity of operating the culture of healthy lifestyle.
THIRD GENERATION LEARNING IN BUSINESS ENGLISH
Authors: Stepanova Jelena 
Published: May 2016

Third generation learning in Business English is a tool increasing students’ life-long competences and achievements. Business English today is about communication where the content and the communicative competences- linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic are of crucial importance. The article reflects the results of 3rd generation learning in Business English in post-secondary institution in Latvia where students using team-based learning in the classroom mastered their language skills and communicative competences to achieve an academic success.