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Radon in Belgium: Mapping and Mitigation in the Affected Area of Visé
Authors: Poffijn A. , Eggermont G. , Hallez S. , Cohilis P. 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
The massif of Visé is well known by geologists for its special geological features, in particular the great abundance (N>30) of important uranium anomalies. The measuring campaigns conducted over the past years in several hundreds of houses resulted in a detailed radon map with clear indication of risk areas. Based upon the available information some 160 houses (2% of the building stock) are expected to have real radon problems (>400 Bq.m-3). Up to now 24 of these problem houses have been localised. Three of the most contaminated houses (>3000 Bq.m-3 in the living areas) have been studied in detail for mitigation purposes. In two of them sub-floor ventilation has been installed. In this way the original high levels were reduced by more than a factor of ten.
Risk Evaluation and Control Strategies for Indoor Radon: A Brief Discussion
Authors: Nero Jr. (INVITED) A.V. 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Average risks of death estimated for radon are larger than those for many exposures in the outdoor environment, but similar to some in industrial settings. However, the indoor environment differs in regard to cost, benefit, responsibility, and distribution of risks from the outdoor and occupational settings, where frameworks for setting risk-limiting objectives and strategies have already been developed substantially. This indicates the need to develop a conceptual framework for evaluating risks in the outdoor environment, within which the objectives of radon control strategies can be sensibly chosen. Nevertheless, the range of estimated radon risks and of recent radon control strategies suggest near-term elements of any strategy, i.e. accurate and effective public information, as well as reliable monitoring and control capabilities, and a focus on areas where most high residential levels occur. Developing a conceptual framework for evaluating indoor risks will permit the formulation of suitable aims on average indoor exposures and lower exposure situations.
Lyoluminescence of Tris (Hydroxymethyl) Aminomethane in Gamma Dosimetry
Authors: Azorin J. , Gutierrez A. , Guadarrama L. 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Gamma dosimetry using lyoluminescence (LL) has advantages over other conventional systems because of its low cost and simplicity of use. Results of the investigation of the LL properties of tris (hydroxmethyl) aminomethane irradiated with 60Co gamma radiation are presented and compared with the results of the LL of mannose and sucrose. Tris on dissolution in luminol shows a higher LL response than that of mannose and lower than that of sucrose, and has the highest stability of the three systems. The LL response of tris was linear in the range 5 Gy to 1 kGy and showed no fading during one week. A comparison with the results of other authors as well as with measurements by ESR techniques are also reported. From these results we conclude that tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane on dissolution in luminol provides a LL dosimetric system useful for gamma dosimetry in the radiation processing of foods.
Photon Induced Microdosimetric Distributions in Nanometre and Micrometre Sites
Authors: Olko P. , Booz J. 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Microdosimetric distributions are calculated in water vapour for soft to 250 kVp X rays for spherical sites of 3 nm to 8 µm diameter. Numerical simulations of microdosimetric distributions were done with the electron track structure code MOCA-8. Calculated distributions are compared with available experimental data from wall-less tissue-equivalent proportional counters and show good agreement.
PhenoPlasm: a database of disruption phenotypes for malaria parasite genes
Authors: Sanderson Theo , Rayner Julian C. 
Published: February 2017

AbstractTwo decades from the firstPlasmodiumtransfection, attempts have been made to disrupt more than 900 genes in malaria parasites, across fivePlasmodiumspecies. While results from the rodent malarias have been curated and systematised, phenotypic data for species of human malaria parasites has existed only scattered across a large literature. To facilitate systematic views of known experimental-genetic data acrossPlasmodiumspecies, we have built PhenoPlasm (http://www.phenoplasm.org), a database of phenotypes forPlasmodiumparasites. The site provides a simple interface to link citation-backedPlasmodiumreverse-genetic phenotypes to gene IDs. The database has been populated with phenotypic data on 330P. falciparumgenes, curated from 155 individual publications, as well as existing curated data from RMgmDB. These data are presented using 1: 1 ortholog mapping to allow a researcher interested in a gene in one species to see results acrossPlasmodium.The collaborative nature of the database enables any researcher to add new phenotypes as they are discovered.
Efficient Detection of Communities in Biological Bipartite Networks
Authors: Pesántez-Cabrera Paola , Kalyanaraman Ananth 
Published: February 2017

AbstractMethods to efficiently uncover and extract community structures are required in a number of biological applications where networked data and their interactions can be modeled as graphs, and observing tightly-knit groups of vertices (“communities”) can offer insights into the structural and functional building blocks of the underlying network. Classical applications of community detection have largely focused on unipartite networks—i.e., graphs built out of a single type of objects. However, due to increased availability of biological data from various sources, there is now an increasing need for handling heterogeneous networks which are built out of multiple types of objects. In this paper, we address the problem of identifying communities from biologicalbipartite networks—i.e., networks where interactions are observed betweentwo different typesof objects (e.g., genes and diseases, drugs and protein complexes, plants and pollinators, hosts and pathogens). Toward detecting communities in such bipartite networks, we make the following contributions: i) (metric) we propose a variant of bipartite modularity; ii) (algorithms) we present an efficient algorithm calledbiLouvainthat implements a set of heuristics toward fast and precise community detection in bipartite networks; and iii) (experiments) we present a thorough experimental evaluation of our algorithm including comparison to other state-of-the-art methods to identify communities in bipartite networks. Experimental results show that ourbiLouvain algorithm identifies communities that have a comparable or better quality (as measured by bipartite modularity) than existing methods, while significantly reducing the time-to-solution between one and four orders of magnitude.
The quality of sustainability reports and impression management
Authors: Diouf Dominique , Boiral Olivier 
Published: February 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to analyze the perceptions of stakeholders – more specifically, socially responsible investment (SRI) practitioners – of the quality of sustainability reports using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on 33 semi-structured interviews carried out with different stakeholders and experts (e.g. consultants, fund managers, analysts, consultants) in the field of SRI in Canada.FindingsThe perceptions of SRI practitioners shed more light on the elastic and uncertain application of the GRI principles in determining the quality of sustainability reports. Their perceptions tend to support the argument that sustainability reports reflect the impression management strategies used by companies to highlight the positive aspects of their sustainability performance and to obfuscate negative outcomes.Originality/valueFirst, undertake empirical research on stakeholders’ perceptions – which have been largely overlooked – of the quality of sustainability reports. Second, shed new light on the impression management strategies used in sustainability reporting. Third, show the reflexivity and the degree of skepticism of practitioners with regard to the reliability of information on sustainability performance.
How does market learning affect radical innovation? The moderation roles of horizontal ties and vertical ties
Authors: Gao Yu , Li Yao , Cheng Maoyong , Feng Genfu 
Published: February 2017

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the curvilinear effects of firms’ market learning on radical innovation and the moderation effects of the focal firms’ horizontal ties and vertical ties.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses regression analysis with the survey data from 303 Chinese firms.FindingsExplorative/exploitative market learning has an inverted U-shaped/U-shaped effect on radical innovation. The effects of explorative market learning on radical innovation increase when firms have strong horizontal ties, but decrease when firms have strong vertical ties. The opposite is true for the effects of exploitative market learning.Research limitations/implicationsThis study uses unilateral data to examine the moderation effects of the focal firms’ vertical and horizontal ties on the market learning-radical innovation links. Future research that conducted in the dyadic-paradigm would be preferable to test the generalizability of this research and address the potential changes.Originality/valueThe value of the current study centers on its integrated framework that incorporates organizational learning theory and the social network perspective to account for radical innovation. The integrative view helps us to interpret the curvilinear effects of market learning on radical innovation and outlines the moderation mechanisms of horizontal ties and vertical ties.
The effects of temperature cues on charitable donation
Authors: Rai Dipankar , Lin Chien-Wei (Wilson) , Yang Chun-Ming 
Published: February 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate how the perception of physical coldness (vs warmth) influences consumers to make charitable donations.

Design/methodology/approach
Three experiments were conducted involving charitable donation scenarios.

Findings
Studies demonstrate that cold (vs warm) temperature cues result in greater intentions to donate to charities. Specifically, cold (vs warmth) cues activate the need for social connection which, in turn, motivate consumers to donate more money to charities. Furthermore, this effect holds even when the actual temperature instead of temperature cues is changed, and participants’ actual donation behavior instead of donation intentions is measured, thereby, strengthening the findings of this paper.

Research limitations/implications
Boundary conditions associated with the effect of temperature cues need empirical investigation. Future research needs to investigate if the effect holds with variability of coldness. Future research also needs to determine whether the documented effect occur across various pro-social contexts.

Practical implications
The results suggest that non-profit organizations incorporate “cold” cues into advertisements (people feeling cold or cold landscapes) to increase monetary donations and that these organizations should focus on targeting donors during wintertime (vs summer time) to get more donations.

Originality/value
This is the first research to demonstrate the effects of temperature cues on charitable donations. The added value of this paper is the use of physical temperature change to highlight the phenomenon, and the link between cold (vs warm) temperature cue and the need of social connection.
Toward The Networked City? Translating Technological ideals and Planning Models in Water and Sanitation Systems in Dar es Salaam
Authors: Monstadt Jochen , Schramm Sophie 
Published: February 2017

AbstractOne of the most influential ideals for constructing and managing cities and infrastructures worldwide is that of the ‘networked city'. This ideal refers to the technological design and morphology of cities integrated and ordered by infrastructure networks and to a specific model in the operation, use and planning of infrastructures. Engineers, planners and public health officials have aspired to align with this circulating ideal of urban modernity, hygiene and rationalization of nature in (re)producing cities worldwide. Like many cities in the global South, Dar es Salaam cannot be characterized by universal access to centralized water and sewerage networks. While formal institutions, planning documents and strategies reflect significations, as well as organizational and planning models of a networked city, its urban environments are shaped by hybrid arrangements manifesting unequal access to water and sanitation services. We build on postcolonial critique in urban studies and science and technology studies to inquire into this contradiction by addressing the translation of the ideal of the networked city in Dar es Salaam. Our objective is to uncover the negotiations over the translation of this hegemonic model, and to delineate the scope of creativity in reinventing alternative urban modernities that defy simplistic notions of technology transfer.
Autophagy is involved in mouse kidney development and podocyte differentiation regulated by Notch signalling
Authors: Zhang Chuyue , Li Wen , Wen Junkai , Yang Zhuo 
Published: February 2017

AbstractPodocyte dysfunction results in glomerular diseases accounted for 90% of end‐stage kidney disease. The evolutionarily conserved Notch signalling makes a crucial contribution in podocyte development and function. However, the underlying mechanism of Notch pathway modulating podocyte differentiation remains less obvious. Autophagy, reported to be related with Notch signalling pathways in different animal models, is regarded as a possible participant during podocyte differentiation. Here, we found the dynamic changes of Notch1 were coincided with autophagy: they both increased during kidney development and podocyte differentiation. Intriguingly, when Notch signalling was down‐regulated by DAPT, autophagy was greatly diminished, and differentiation was also impaired. Further, to better understand the relationship between Notch signalling and autophagy in podocyte differentiation, rapamycin was added to enhance autophagy levels in DAPT‐treated cells, and as a result, nephrin was recovered and DAPT‐induced injury was ameliorated. Therefore, we put forward that autophagy is involved in kidney development and podocyte differentiation regulated by Notch signalling.
Variability of skin pH after the use of different collagen gels
Authors: Ciszek Agnieszka 
Published: February 2017

SummaryBackgroundSkin pH is an important parameter indicating the condition of the skin because imbalance can contribute to the development of skin problems and earlier aging. Individual skin pH depends on many factors such as hydration, sweating, sebum excretion, genetics, sex, and age. Additionally, it can be affected by exogenous factors such as cosmetics.AimsThe aim of the study was to compare different collagen gels and determine whether and to what extent they change the pH of the skin.Patients/MethodsBaseline skin pH was measured in 49 women aged between 19 and 23. It was measured again 20 and 60 minutes following of the application of four collagen gels.ResultsThe mean physiological pH values of the forehead and cheek were 5.67 and 5.76, respectively. The analysis of variance and post hoc test revealed that gel no. 1, gel no. 2, and gel no. 3 (but not 4) significantly changed the skin pH.ConclusionCollagen gel should be neutral for the skin barrier; however, most collagen skin care preparations significantly changed skin pH. Methods of processing and stabilizing the collagen may account for the difference in effect between gels, but further research is required.
Increased ipsilateral uterine artery vascular resistance in women with ovarian endometrioma
Authors: Waratani Miyoko , Mori Taisuke , Ito Fumitake , Tanaka Yukiko , Koshiba Akemi , Takahata Akiko , Kitawaki Jo 
Published: February 2017

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to elucidate whether the presence of an ovarian endometrioma is associated with impaired vascular flow. We investigated changes in vascular flow on the ipsilateral and contralateral side of the endometrioma, before and after surgery.MethodsThis prospective case–control study included 144 women (ovarian endometrioma [n = 40], endometriosis without ovarian endometrioma [n = 33], non‐endometriotic ovarian cyst [n = 17], and normal pelvis [n = 54]). The uterine artery (UtA) vascular resistance indices (pulsatility index [PI] and resistance index [RI]) were measured using transvaginal Doppler sonography, and UtA diameters were measured using magnetic resonance imaging.ResultsThe UtA PI and RI were significantly higher on the ipsilateral side of the endometrioma than on the contralateral unaffected side in the endometrioma group (P < 0.01), as well as in the non‐endometriotic ovarian cyst group (P < 0.05), and normal pelvis group (P < 0.01). The UtA PI and RI on the ipsilateral side of the endometrioma were significantly lower after cystectomy than before cystectomy (P < 0.01). The UtA diameters were significantly larger (P < 0.01) on the ipsilateral side of the endometrioma than on the contralateral side.ConclusionThe UtA‐vascular resistance might be higher on the ipsilateral side of the endometrioma than on the contralateral unaffected side, indicating a risk of subclinical atherosclerosis in women with endometriosis.
Do your high potentials have potential? The impact of individual differences and designation on leader success
Authors: Finkelstein Lisa M. , Costanza David P. , Goodwin Gerald F. 
Published: February 2017

AbstractWe propose an integrated model of leadership potential, the high‐potential designation process, and leader success that is intended to clarify the theoretical and practical relationships among these concepts. Drawing on research in the areas of social judgment and cognition, cognitive abilities, personality, leadership development, and motivation and on practice‐oriented observations and writings, we propose a process model of potential, the designation of individuals as high potential, and the antecedent and moderating variables that combine to impact success. We conclude that by using this model we can understand better the individual, social, and organizational factors that impact potential and the high‐potential identification process, and help develop more successful leaders and organizations.
Intra‐Eu Migration and Crime: A Jigsaw to be Reckoned with
Authors: Ludwig Anika , Johnson Derek 
Published: February 2017

AbstractThe expansion of the EU has generated vast interest and debate about an alleged crime–migration nexus. The gradual disappearance of borders within the EU has created opportunities for easier people movement, and potentially for offenders to commit criminal offences in other countries. The authors have found that little work has been undertaken to understand the general nature of criminal activity by intra‐EU migrant populations. Data on localised offending by foreign nationals can be used to inform intelligence by national and international police agencies, to generate effective cross‐border information exchange, aid investigatory techniques and significantly inform crime reduction activity and policies. However, where such information is not collected and available for analysis within member states, informed knowledge within and between member states is difficult to achieve. In order to begin to address these discrepancies, the authors suggest a multi‐disciplinary and mixed methods approach that seeks understanding at the EU level.
Distribution, position and genomic characteristics of crossovers in tomato recombinant inbred lines derived from an interspecific cross between Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum pimpinellifolium
Authors: Demirci Sevgin , van Dijk Aalt D.J. , Sanchez Perez Gabino , Aflitos Saulo A. , de Ridder Dick , Peters Sander A. 
Published: February 2017

SummaryWe determined the crossover (CO) distribution, frequency and genomic sequences involved in interspecies meiotic recombination by using parent‐assigned variants of 52 F6 recombinant inbred lines obtained from a cross between tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, and its wild relative, Solanum pimpinellifolium. The interspecific CO frequency was 80% lower than reported for intraspecific tomato crosses. We detected regions showing a relatively high and low CO frequency, so‐called hot and cold regions. Cold regions coincide to a large extent with the heterochromatin, although we found a limited number of smaller cold regions in the euchromatin. The CO frequency was higher at the distal ends of chromosomes than in pericentromeric regions and higher in short arm euchromatin. Hot regions of CO were detected in euchromatin, and COs were more often located in non‐coding regions near the 5′ untranslated region of genes than expected by chance. Besides overrepresented CCN repeats, we detected poly‐A/T and AT‐rich motifs enriched in 1‐kb promoter regions flanking the CO sites. The most abundant sequence motifs at CO sites share weak similarity to transcription factor‐binding sites, such as for the C2H2 zinc finger factors class and MADS box factors, while InterPro scans detected enrichment for genes possibly involved in the repair of DNA breaks.
Deep Sequencing-Identified Kanamycin-Resistant
Paenibacillus
sp. Strain KS1 Isolated from Epiphyte
Tillandsia usneoides
(Spanish Moss) in Central Florida, USA
Authors: Lata Pushpa , Govindarajan Subramaniam S. , Qi Feng , Li Jian-Liang , Sahoo Malaya K. 
Published: February 2017

ABSTRACT

Paenibacillus
sp. strain KS1 was isolated from an epiphyte,
Tillandsia usneoides
(Spanish moss), in central Florida, USA. Here, we report a draft genome sequence of this strain, which consists of a total of 398 contigs spanning 6,508,195 bp, with a G+C content of 46.5% and comprising 5,401 predicted coding sequences.
Complete Genome Sequence of a Porcine Kobuvirus Variant Strain from Jiangxi, China
Authors: Peng Qi , Song Deping , Huang Dongyan , Chen Yanjun , Zhou Xinrong , Zhang Fanfan , Li Anqi , Wu Qiong , He Houjun , Tang Yuxin 
Published: February 2017

ABSTRACT
The complete genome sequence of a porcine kobuvirus (PKoV) variant strain, CH/KB-1/2014 from Jiangxi, China, with a 90-nucleotide deletion in the 2B gene, was determined and characterized. This study provides a better understanding of the molecular characteristics and evolution of PKoV in Jiangxi, China.
Plant Pathogenic Fungi
Authors: Doehlemann Gunther , Ökmen Bilal , Zhu Wenjun , Sharon Amir 
Published: February 2017

ABSTRACT
Fungi are among the dominant causal agents of plant diseases. To colonize plants and cause disease, pathogenic fungi use diverse strategies. Some fungi kill their hosts and feed on dead material (necrotrophs), while others colonize the living tissue (biotrophs). For successful invasion of plant organs, pathogenic development is tightly regulated and specialized infection structures are formed. To further colonize hosts and establish disease, fungal pathogens deploy a plethora of virulence factors. Depending on the infection strategy, virulence factors perform different functions. While basically all pathogens interfere with primary plant defense, necrotrophs secrete toxins to kill plant tissue. In contrast, biotrophs utilize effector molecules to suppress plant cell death and manipulate plant metabolism in favor of the pathogen. This article provides an overview of plant pathogenic fungal species and the strategies they use to cause disease.