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Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: a summary report for 2015 by The Ethics Committee of The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Authors: Saito Hidekazu , Jwa Seung Chik , Kuwahara Akira , Saito Kazuki , Ishikawa Tomonori , Ishihara Osamu , Kugu Koji , Sawa Rintaro , Banno Kouji , Irahara Minoru 
Published: November 2017

AbstractPurposeThe Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) implemented an assisted reproductive technology (ART) registry system in 1986. Here are reported the characteristics and treatment outcomes of ART cycles that were registered in 2015.MethodsJSOG has requested all participating ART facilities to register cycle‐specific information for all ART cycles since 2007. A descriptive analysis was performed by using the registry database for 2015.ResultsIn total, 424 151 cycles and 51 001 neonates (1 in 19.7 neonates born in Japan) were registered in 2015. The patients’ mean age was 38.2 years (standard deviation = 4.5). Among the fresh cycles, 94 158 of 244 718 (38.5%) egg retrieval cycles were cycles with freeze‐all embryos or oocytes, while fresh embryo transfer (ET) was performed in 70 254 cycles, signaling a decrease from 2014. There were 169 898 frozen‐thawed ET cycles, resulting in 56 355 pregnancies and 40 599 neonates. Single ET was performed at a rate of 79.7% for fresh and 81.8% for frozen cycles and the singleton pregnancy/live birth rates were 96.9%/96.5% and 96.8%/96.4% for the respective cycles.ConclusionThe total ART cycles and live births resulting from ART has been increasing in Japan. Single ET was performed at a rate of almost 80% and ET cycles have shifted from fresh to frozen cycles.
Unified dwell time–based stability and stabilization criteria for switched linear stochastic systems and their application to intermittent control
Authors: Luo Shixian , Deng Feiqi , Chen Wu‐Hua 
Published: November 2017

SummaryThis paper considers the stability and stabilization problems for the switched linear stochastic systems under dwell time constraints, where the considered systems can be composed of an arbitrary combination of stable and unstable subsystems. First, a time‐varying discretized Lyapunov function is constructed based on the projection of a linear Lagrange interpolant and a switching‐time‐dependent “weighted” function. The “weighted” function not only enforces the Lyapunov function to decrease at switching instants but also coordinates the dynamical behavior of the subsystems. As a result, some unified criteria for mean square stability and almost sure stability of the switched stochastic systems are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Based on the obtained stochastic stability criteria, 2 types of state feedback controllers for the systems are designed. Moreover, the novel results are applied to solve the intermittent control or the controller failure problems. Finally, conservatism analysis and numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the established theoretical results.
Model refactoring by example: A multi‐objective search based software engineering approach
Authors: Ghannem Adnane , Kessentini Marouane , Hamdi Mohammad Salah , El Boussaidi Ghizlane 
Published: November 2017

AbstractDeclarative rules are frequently used in model refactoring in order to detect refactoring opportunities and to apply the appropriate ones. However, a large number of rules is required to obtain a complete specification of refactoring opportunities. Companies usually have accumulated examples of refactorings from past maintenance experiences. Based on these observations, we consider the model refactoring problem as a multi objective problem by suggesting refactoring sequences that aim to maximize both structural and textual similarity between a given model (the model to be refactored) and a set of poorly designed models in the base of examples (models that have undergone some refactorings) and minimize the structural similarity between a given model and a set of well‐designed models in the base of examples (models that do not need any refactoring). To this end, we use the Non‐dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA‐II) to find a set of representative Pareto optimal solutions that present the best trade‐off between structural and textual similarities of models. The validation results, based on 8 real world models taken from open‐source projects, confirm the effectiveness of our approach, yielding refactoring recommendations with an average correctness of over 80%. In addition, our approach outperforms 5 of the state‐of‐the‐art refactoring approaches.
Pseudotumor em artroplastia total do quadril metal-metal com cabeça de grande diâmetro
Authors: Loures Elmano , Loures Daniel , Castro e Silva Armando , Monte Luiz 
Published: November 2017

ResumoOs autores descrevem caso de artroplastia total do quadril (ATQ) com par tribológico metal-metal e cabeça de grande diâmetro que evoluiu com formação de pseudotumor inflamatório. O diagnóstico foi estabelecido por ressonância magnética com supressão de artefato metálico. O tratamento consistiu na ressecção do tecido anormal e revisão com par tribológico cerâmica-polietileno reticulado. Nenhum caso semelhante em língua portuguesa encontra-se descrito nas bases de dados PubMed, Scielo e Lilacs até a presente data.
What Works in Human Rights Institutions?
Authors: Linos Katerina , Pegram Tom 
Published: November 2017

AbstractSince 1993, the United Nations has promoted national human rights institutions (NHRIs); these have spread to almost 120 countries. We assess what makes NHRIs effective, using quantitative and qualitative methods. We find that formal institutional safeguards contribute greatly to NHRI efficacy even in authoritarian and transition regimes. Complaint-handling mandates are particularly useful because they help NHRIs build broad bases of support. Our findings show how international organizations can wield great influence with soft tools such as recommendations and peer-review mechanisms.
Impact of sourdough fermentation on appetite and postprandial metabolic responses – a randomised cross-over trial with whole grain rye crispbread
Authors: Zamaratskaia Galia , Johansson Daniel P. , Junqueira Matheus Antunes , Deissler Linda , Langton Maud , Hellström Per M. , Landberg Rikard 
Published: November 2017

AbstractSourdough fermentation is considered to have beneficial effects on postprandial satiety and metabolic responses, but studies demonstrating effects at physiological conditions are lacking. The aim of this acute breakfast intervention study was to determine the effect of consumption of sourdough-fermented and unfermented rye crispbread on self-rated appetite, postprandial glucose and insulin response in healthy subjects. In all, twenty-four Swedish adults were included in a single-blinded, randomised cross-over trial. Three crispbreads (sourdough-fermented and unfermented whole grain rye and yeast-fermented refined wheat as control) were consumed as part of a standardised breakfast. Subjective appetite score, assessed using visual analogue scale, and plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were measured at baseline and postprandially until 360 and 240 min, respectively. Structural changes and viscosity during mastication and gastric digestion were investigated usingin vitromethods. Hunger and desire to eat were lower (P<0·05) based on AUC measurements after intake of sourdough-fermented rye crispbread compared with after intake of yeast-fermented refined wheat crispbread. On the basis of AUC (0–230 min), insulin response was lowest after intake of unfermented rye crispbread compared with sourdough-fermented rye and yeast-fermented refined wheat crispbread. Degradation of viscous fibres and faster bolus disintegration for the sourdough-fermented bread may partly explain the less favourable metabolic responses compared with unfermented bread. Our results showed that food processing affects the composition and structural characteristics of rye bread, which has implications for appetite and metabolic responses.
Severe riboflavin deficiency induces alterations in the hepatic proteome of starter Pekin ducks
Authors: Tang Jing , Hegeman Maria A. , Hu Jian , Xie Ming , Shi Wenbiao , Jiang Yong , de Boer Vincent , Guo Yuming , Hou Shuisheng , Keijer Jaap 
Published: November 2017

AbstractSuboptimal vitamin B2status is encountered globally. Riboflavin deficiency depresses growth and results in a fatty liver. The underlying mechanisms remain to be established and an overview of molecular alterations is lacking. We investigated hepatic proteome changes induced by riboflavin deficiency to explain its effects on growth and hepatic lipid metabolism. In all, 360 1-d-old Pekin ducks were divided into three groups of 120 birds each, with twelve replicates and ten birds per replicate. For 21 d, the ducks were fedad libituma control diet (CAL), a riboflavin-deficient diet (RD) or were pair-fed with the control diet to the mean daily intake of the RD group (CPF). When comparing RD with CAL and CPF, growth depression, liver enlargement, liver lipid accumulation and enhanced liver SFA (C6 : 0, C12 : 0, C16 : 0, C18 : 0) were observed. In RD, thirty-two proteins were enhanced and thirty-one diminished (>1·5-fold) compared with CAL and CPF. Selected proteins were confirmed by Western blotting. The diminished proteins are mainly involved in fatty acidβ-oxidation and the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), whereas the enhanced proteins are mainly involved in TAG and cholesterol biosynthesis. RD causes liver lipid accumulation and growth depression probably by impairing fatty acidβ-oxidation and ETC. These findings contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of liver lipid metabolic disorders due to RD.
Effects of partial replacement of maize in the diet with crude glycerin and/or soyabean oil on ruminal fermentation and microbial population in Nellore steers
Authors: Granja-Salcedo Yury Tatiana , Duarte Messana Juliana , Carneiro de Souza Vinícius , Lino Dias Ana Veronica , Takeshi Kishi Luciano , Rocha Rebelo Lucas , Teresinha Berchielli Telma 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine whether a combination of crude glycerin (CG) and soyabean oil (SO) could be used to partially replace maize in the diet of Nellore steers while maintaining optimum feed utilisation. Eight castrated Nellore steers fitted with ruminal and duodenal cannulas were used in a double 4×4 Latin square design balanced for residual effects, in a factorial arrangement (A×B), when factor A corresponded to the provision of SO, and factor B to the provision of CG. Steers feed SO and CG showed similar DM intake, DM, organic matter and neutral-detergent fibre digestibility to that of steers fed diets without oil and without glycerine (P>0·05). Both diets with CG additions reduced the acetate:propionate ratio and increased the proportion ofiso-butyrate, butyrate,iso-valerate and valerate (P<0·05). Steers fed diets containing SO had less total N excretion (P<0·001) and showed greater retained N expressed as % N intake (P=0·022). SO and CG diet generated a greater ruminal abundance ofPrevotella,Succinivibrio,Ruminococcus,SyntrophococcusandSucciniclasticum.Archaea abundance (P=0·002) and total ciliate protozoa were less in steers fed diets containing SO (P=0·011). CG associated with lipids could be an energy source, which is a useful strategy for the partial replacement of maize in cattle diets, could result in reduced total N excretion and ruminal methanogens without affecting intake and digestibility.
Consumption of preserved egg, a high-lead-containing food, is strongly associated with depressive symptoms in Chinese adults
Authors: Yu Bin , Shao Junwei , Yu Fei , Zhang Qing , Liu Li , Meng Ge , Wu Hongmei , Xia Yang , Bao Xue , Gu Yeqing , Shi Hongbin , Sun Shaomei , Wang Xing , Zhou Ming , Jia Qiyu , Liu Huijun , Wu Yuntang , Niu Kaijun 
Published: November 2017

AbstractPrevious studies have demonstrated adverse mental health effects of Pb exposure. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between consumption of preserved egg (PE), a high-Pb-containing food and depressive symptoms among adults in China. A sample of 25 213 adults (mean age 41·4 (sd 11·8) years; males, 53·9 %) in Tianjin, China, was studied in a cross-sectional analysis. Dietary intake including PE was assessed using a valid self-administered FFQ. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). The association was estimated by OR using logistic regression models adjusted for multiple confounders. The prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms was 6·6 % (SDS≥50). Compared with the least frequent PE consumption (<once/week), multivariable adjusted OR for elevated depressive symptoms were 1·52 (95 % CI 1·28, 1·81), 2·24 (95 % CI 1·76, 2·81) and 3·31 (95 % CI 2·52, 4·30) for consumption of once, 2–3 times and ≥4 times/week, respectively (Pfor trend<0·0001), indicating a clear dose–response relationship. The results suggested that higher consumption of PE was strongly associated with depressive symptoms among adults in China. These findings underscore the need to consider dietary Pb exposure as a risk factor for psychological distress.
An ARV1 homologue from a filarial nematode is functional in yeast
Authors: Herath H.M.L.P.B. , Gunawardene Y.I.N.S. , Pathiranage M. , Wickramasinghe P.D.S.U. , Wickramatunge P.G.T.S. , Dassanayake R.S. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe transmembrane protein, ARV1, plays a key role in intracellular sterol homeostasis by controlling sterol distribution and cellular uptake. To date, only the ARV1s from yeast and humans have been characterized to some extent. In this study, the ARV1 of an animal filarial parasite,Setaria digitata(SdARV1), was characterized; its cDNA was 761 bp and encoded a protein of 217 amino acids, with a predicted molecular weight of 25 kDa, containing a highly conserved ARV1 homology domain and three transmembrane domains in the bioinformatic analyses. Information required to cluster members belonging to a particular taxon has been revealed in phylogenetic analyses of ARV1 sequences derived from different organisms. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses indicated thatSdARV1was expressed in different developmental stages – microfilariae and adult male and female worms. Experiments carried out with a single copy of theSdARV1under the control of the PMA-1 promoter in a temperature-sensitiveSaccharomyces cerevisiaemutant strain indicated full complementation of the mutant phenotype, with growth at a non-permissive temperature (37°C). Microscopic observations of cellular morphology with Gram staining revealed alteration of the shape from shrunken to oval, in mutant and complemented strains, respectively. Assessment of free sterol levels extracted from mutant yeast and complemented strains indicated that the level of sterol was significantly higher in the former compared to the latter, which had sterol levels similar to those of the wild type. Thus, the results of the current study suggest that SdARV1 is ubiquitously expressed in different developmental stages ofS. digitata, and that it is a true functional homologue of mammalian and yeast ARV1s, which have crucial phylogenetic information that follows classical evolutionary trends. Finally, this is the first study to report the biological function of nematode ARV1.
Beyond personal control: The role of developing self-control abilities in the behavioral constellation of deprivation
Authors: Doebel Sabine , Michaelson Laura E. , Munakata Yuko 
Published: November 2017

AbstractWe agree with Pepper & Nettle that personal control is important in understanding people's willingness to engage in future-oriented behavior. However, this does not imply that self-control abilities play no role, for self-control abilities do influence whether individuals engage in future-oriented behavior. Personal control may also shape the development of self-control abilities, so contrasting the two may be a false dichotomy.
Divergent life histories and other ecological adaptations: Examples of social-class differences in attention, cognition, and attunement to others
Authors: Grossmann Igor , Varnum Michael E. W. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractMany behavioral and psychological effects of socioeconomic status (SES), beyond those presented by Pepper & Nettle cannot be adequately explained by life-history theory. We review such effects and reflect on the corresponding ecological affordances and constraints of low- versus high-SES environments, suggesting that several ecology-specific adaptations, apart from life-history strategies, are responsible for the behavioral and psychological effects of SES.
Uncertainty about future payoffs makes impatience rational
Authors: Jones James Holland 
Published: November 2017

AbstractUncertainty (i.e., variable payoffs with unknown probabilities) brings together a number of features of the authors' argument. It leads to present bias, even for completely rational agents with time-consistent preferences. As an evolutionary product of Pleistocene climate instability, humans possess broad adaptations to environmental uncertainty, giving rise to key features of the behavioral constellation of deprivation (BCD).
The “appropriate” response to deprivation: Evolutionary and ethical dimensions
Authors: Lewis Christopher , Lewis David M. G. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractPepper & Nettle use an evolutionary framework to argue that “temporal discounting” is an appropriate response to low socioeconomic status (SES), or deprivation. We suggest some conceptual refinements to their “appropriate-response” perspective, with the hope that it usefully informs future research on and public policy responses to the relationship between deprivation and temporal discounting.
Cultural consonance, deprivation, and psychological responses for niche construction
Authors: Quinlan Robert J. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractCultural consonance is a measure of culturally encoded goals relevant to psychological, behavioral, and health responses to deprivation. Similar to extrinsic mortality, low cultural consonance and an associated inability to predict adaptive outcomes may activate impulsivity, delay discounting, and reward seeking. Low cultural consonance could promote “fast life history” in low-quality environments and motivate cultural niche construction for local adaptation.
It's not just about the future: The present payoffs to behaviour vary in degree and kind between the rich and the poor
Authors: Sear Rebecca , Schaffnit Susan B. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractPepper & Nettle offer a nuanced and humane view on poverty that should be required reading for policy makers, particularly those interested in “behaviour change” policy. We suggest, however, that the emphasis on “future-discounting” in this paper downplays the importance of differences in the payoffs to behavioursin the presentand how these payoffs may be realised in different currencies.
Intergenerational capital flows are central to fitness dynamics and adaptive evolution in humans
Authors: Rickard Ian J. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractHuman fitness dynamics are uniquely and profoundly governed by the flow of capital to subsequent generations. Low socioeconomic status individuals may possess limited capacity to direct capital to descendants and may respond to such constraints adaptively or maladaptively. Mitigation of capital constraints may provide practicable routes to alleviation of the behavioural constellation of deprivation.
Positivity versus negativity is a matter of timing
Authors: Ainslie George 
Published: November 2017

Abstract“Negative” emotions are never purely negative. They attract attention at the very least and often stay attractive enough to make rehearsing them an addictive activity. As the authors point out, they also counteract a relentless tendency for positive emotions to become boring. Analysis in terms of reward suggests why this tendency occurs and how symbiosis with negative emotions may arise, in art and in life.
Artistic misunderstandings: The emotional significance of historical learning in the arts
Authors: Bullot Nicolas J. , Reber Rolf 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe Distancing-Embracing model does not have the conceptual resources to explain artistic misunderstandings and the emotional consequences of historical learning in the arts. Specifically, it suggests implausible predictions about emotional distancing caused by art schemata (e.g., misunderstandings of artistic intentions and contexts). These problems show the need for further inquiries into how historical contextualization modulates negative emotions in the arts.
Empathy as a guide for understanding the balancing of Distancing-Embracing with negative art
Authors: Gerger Gernot , Ishizu Tomohiro , Pelowski Matthew 
Published: November 2017

AbstractWe connect the Distancing-Embracing model to theoretical and empirical evidence regarding empathy, which raises questions about the ordering and modulation of distancing in particular. Namely, distancing may not be a binary, continuously on/off process. Rather we suggest that changes in distancing as actualized via the relation between the individual and art (e.g., through empathy) might be a useful avenue for further consideration.
Art enhances meaning by stimulating integrative complexity and aesthetic interest
Authors: Hagtvedt Henrik , Vohs Kathleen D. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractMenninghaus et al. portrayed meaning in art as a vehicle for transforming negative emotions into pleasure. Although it is intuitively appealing that meaningful experiences should feel good, meaningfulness does not necessarily entail pleasure or positive emotions. Whereas easily comprehended art may elicit pleasure, meaningfulness is more closely tied to challenge and interest than to pleasure.
The enjoyment of negative emotions in the experience of magic
Authors: Leddington Jason 
Published: November 2017

AbstractTheatrical magic is designed to elicit negative emotions such as feelings of vulnerability, loss of control, apprehension, fear, confusion, and bafflement. This commentary suggests that the Distancing-Embracing model can help us understand how the experience of magic can be aesthetically pleasurable, not despite, rather thanks to, some of the strong negative emotions it provokes.
Art as emotional exploration
Authors: Oatley Keith 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe Roman poet Horace said poetry gives pleasure and instructs. A more informative theory is that poetry and art, in general, are less about pleasure than about exploration of emotions. Literary authors concentrate on negative emotions, seemingly to try and understand them. In two studies, reading literary art enabled the transformation of selfhood, not by being instructed but by people changing in their own ways.
Genre scripts and appreciation of negative emotion in the reception of film
Authors: Tan Ed S. , Visch Valentijn T. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe Distancing-Embracing model reserves a role for genre scripts in the hedonic valuation of negative emotion in art. Genre scripts, as defined in the target article, leave higher-level recipient intuitions out of scope. We argue that, in film genre scripts, lower-level stylistic features lend access to more complex conceptual knowledge, including pragmatic principles. The argument implies a consideration of the communicative dimension of aesthetic works, which could strengthen both factors of the Distancing-Embracing model.