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High sodium intake during postnatal phases induces an increase in arterial blood pressure in adult rats
Authors: Moreira M. C. S. , da Silva E. F. , Silveira L. L. , de Paiva Y. B. , de Castro C. H. , Freiria-Oliveira A. H. , Rosa D. A. , Ferreira P. M. , Xavier C. H. , Colombari E. , Pedrino Gustavo R. 
Published: October 2014

Epigenetic studies suggest that diseases that develop in adulthood are related to certain conditions to which the individual is exposed during the initial stages of life. Experimental evidence has demonstrated that offspring born to mothers maintained on high-Na diets during pregnancy have higher mean arterial pressure (MAP) in adulthood. Although these studies have demonstrated the importance of prenatal phases to hypertension development, no evidence regarding the role of high Na intake during postnatal phases in the development of this pathology has been reported. Therefore, in the present study, the effects of Na overload during childhood on induced water and Na intakes and on cardiovascular parameters in adulthood were evaluated. Experiments were carried out in two groups of 21-d-old rats: experimental group, maintained on hypertonic saline (0·3 m-NaCl) solution and food for 60 d, and control group, maintained on tap water and food. Later, both groups were given water and food for 15 d (recovery period). After the recovery period, chronic cannulation of the right femoral artery was performed in unanaesthetised rats to record baseline MAP and heart rate (HR). The experimental group was found to have increased basal MAP (98·6 (sem 2·6) v. 118·3 (sem 2·7) mmHg, P< 0·05) and HR (365·4 (sem 12·2) v. 398·2 (sem 7·5) beats per min, P< 0·05). There was a decrease in the baroreflex index in the experimental group when compared with that in the control group. A water and Na intake test was performed using furosemide. Na depletion was found to induce an increase in Na intake in both the control and experimental groups (12·1 (sem 0·6) ml and 7·8 (sem 1·1), respectively, P< 0·05); however, this increase was of lower magnitude in the experimental group. These results demonstrate that postnatal Na overload alters behavioural and cardiovascular regulation in adulthood.
Effect of maternal supplementation with seaweed extracts on growth performance and aspects of gastrointestinal health of newly weaned piglets after challenge with enterotoxigenicEscherichia coliK88
Authors: Heim G. , Sweeney T. , O'Shea C. J. , Doyle D. N. , O'Doherty J. V. 
Published: October 2014

In the present study, a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement was conducted to investigate the effect of maternal supplementation with seaweed extracts ( − SWEv.+SWE,n20) from day 83 of gestation until weaning (day 28) on post-weaning (PW) growth performance, faecal score, faecal enterotoxigenicEscherichia coli(ETEC) toxin quantification, intestinal histology and cytokine mRNA of unchallenged and ETEC-challenged pigs. Pigs were ETEC challenged on day 9 PW. There was a maternal treatment × challenge (SWE × ETEC) interaction effect on growth performance and faecal score (P< 0·05). Pigs from SWE-supplemented sows and ETEC-challenged (SE) had higher average daily gain (ADG) during 0–13 d PW and reduced faecal score during 0–72 h post-challenge than those from basal-fed sows and ETEC-challenged (BE) (P< 0·05). However, there was no difference between unchallenged pigs from the SWE-supplemented sows (SC) and basal-fed sows (BC) (P>0·10). Pigs from the SWE-supplemented sows had reduced heat-labile enterotoxin gene copy numbers than those from the basal-fed sows (P< 0·05). Maternal SWE supplementation increased the villus height in the ileum of pigs (P< 0·05). There was a SWE × ETEC interaction effect (P< 0·05) onIL-6mRNA and a SWE × gastrointestinal (GI) region interaction effect (P< 0·05) on transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) andTNF-αmRNA.IL-6mRNA was down-regulated in SC pigs than BC pigs (P< 0·05). However, there was no difference inIL-6mRNA between SE and BE pigs. The mRNA ofTGF-β1andTNF-αwas down-regulated in the colon of pigs from the SWE-supplemented sows compared with those from the basal-fed sows (P< 0·05). However, there was no difference inTGF-β1andTNF-αmRNA in the ileum between the pigs from the SWE-supplemented sows and basal-fed sows. In conclusion, maternal SWE supplementation improves ADG and the aspects of GI health of weaned pigs following an ETEC challenge.
Infection levels of plerocercoids of the tapewormTriaenophorus crassusand feeding strategy in two fish species from the ultra-oligotrophic Lake Achensee, Austria
Authors: Schähle Z. , Medgyesy N. , Psenner R. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThus far, high burdens ofTriaenophorus crassusplerocercoids have been reported only in old age groups of coregonid and salmonid fishes. Here we show heavy infection withT. crassusin young whitefishCoregonus lavaretusin the ultra-oligotrophic and regulated Achensee in Tyrol, Austria. Prevalence ofT. crassusonC. lavaretuswas 100% in all age groups and abundance significantly increased with fish age. The mean annual accumulation ofT. crassuswas 5.2 parasites in 0- to 7-year-oldC. lavaretus, and 2-year-old specimens already harboured a mean of 19.4 plerocercoids. In Arctic charrSalvelinus umbla, however, the prevalence ofT. crassuswas less than 16% and the majority of infected fish contained only one or two plerocercoids.Triaenophorus nodulosuswas present neither inC. lavaretusnor inS. umbla. We assume that the heavyT. crassusinfection inC. lavaretusis largely related to their zooplankton-dominated diet and to the characteristics of Achensee, while habitat choice and feeding strategy of theS. umblapopulation are seen to be the main reasons for their low burdens ofT. crassus.
Genetic and environmental overlap between borderline personality disorder traits and psychopathy: evidence for promotive effects of factor 2 and protective effects of factor 1
Authors: Hunt E. , Bornovalova M. A. , Patrick C. J. 
Published: October 2014

BackgroundPrevious studies have reported strong genetic and environmental overlap between antisocial-externalizing (factor 2; F2) features of psychopathy and borderline personality disorder (BPD) tendencies. However, this line of research has yet to examine etiological associations of affective-interpersonal (factor 1, F1) features of psychopathy with BPD tendencies.MethodThe current study investigated differential phenotypic and genetic overlap of psychopathy factors 1 and 2 with BPD tendencies in a sample of over 250 male and female community-recruited adult twin pairs.ResultsConsistent with previous research, biometric analyses revealed strong genetic and non-shared environmental correlations of F2 with BPD tendencies, suggesting that common genetic and non-shared environmental factors contribute to both phenotypes. In contrast, negative genetic and non-shared environmental correlations were observed between F1 and BPD tendencies, indicating that the genetic factors underlying F1 serve as protective factors against BPD. No gender differences emerged in the analyses.ConclusionsThese findings provide further insight into associations of psychopathic features – F1 as well as F2 – and BPD tendencies. Implications for treatment and intervention are discussed, along with how psychopathic traits may differentially influence the manifestation of BPD tendencies.
Study of coexisting stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering at relativistic laser power
Authors: Vyas Ashish , Singh Ram Kishor , Sharma R.P. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractThis paper presents a model to study the stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) simultaneously at relativistic laser power. At high intensity, the relativistic mass correction for the plasma electrons becomes significant and the plasma refractive index gets modified which leads to the relativistic self-focusing of the pump beam. This filamentation process affects the scattering processes (SRS and SBS) and at the same time the pump filamentation process also gets modified in the presence of the coexisting SRS and SBS due to the pump depletion. We have also demonstrated that the pump depletion and relativistic filamentation affects the back-reflectivity of scattered beams (SRS and SBS) significantly, for the coexistence case.
Numerical research on the ion-beam-driven hydrodynamic motion of fissile targets for nuclear safety studies
Authors: Oguri Y. , Kondo K. , Hasegawa J. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractAs a method to evaluate high-temperature equation of state (EOS) data of fissile materials precisely and safely, we numerically examined an experimental setup based on a sub-range fissile target and a high-intensity short-pulsed heavy-ion beam. As an example, we calculated one-dimensional hydrodynamic motion of a uranium target with ρ = 0.03ρsolid(ρsolid ≡ solid density = 19.05 g/cm3) induced by a pulsed23Na+beam with a duration of 2 ns and a peak power of 5 GW/mm2. The projectile stopping power was calculated using a density- and temperature-dependent dielectric response function. To heat the target uniformly, we optimized the experimental condition so that the energy deposition could occur almost at the top of the Bragg peak. The energy deposition inhomogeneity could be reduced to ±5% by adjusting the incident energy and the target thickness to be 2.02 MeV/u and 180 μm, respectively. The target could be heated homogeneously up tokT=7 eV well before the arrival of the rarefaction waves at the center of the target. In principle, the EOS data can be evaluated by iteratively adjusting the data embedded in the hydro code until the measured hydrodynamic motion is reproduced by the calculation. This method is consistent with the conditions of nuclear nonproliferation, because a very small amount of fissile material is enough to perform the experiment, and no shock compression occurs in the target.
Renewable Energy and Government Support: Time to ‘Green’ the SCM Agreement?
Authors: SHADIKHODJAEV SHERZOD 
Published: October 2014

AbstractMany governments provide subsidies to shift from ‘dirty’ but cheap fossil fuels to ‘clean’ but expensive renewable energy. Recently, public incentives in the renewable energy sector have been challenged through both dispute settlement procedures of the World Trade Organization and domestic countervailing duty investigations. One may expect that trade frictions in this field will intensify over time. This article argues that the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures – a multilateral trade treaty on subsidization and anti-subsidy measures – should be revised to give more policy space to national authorities in implementing their low-carbon programmes. The Appellate Body made a few climate-friendly interpretations in Canada–Renewable Energy/Canada–Feed-In Tariff Program. It is now members’ turn to carry out meaningful rule-making reforms. This article explores some ways to ‘green’ the existing disciplines.
Leading People Positively: Cross-Cultural Validation of the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS)
Authors: Rodríguez-Carvajal Raquel , Rivas Sara de , Herrero Marta , Moreno-Jiménez Bernardo , Dierendonck Dirk van 
Published: October 2014

AbstractServant Leadership emphasizes employee’s development and growth within a context of moral and social concern. Nowadays, this management change towards workers´ wellbeing is highlighted as an important issue. The aims of this paper are to adapt to Spanish speakers the Servant Leadership Survey (SLS) by van Dierendonck and Nuijten (2011), and to analyze its factorial validity through confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance in three countries. A sample of 638 working people from three Spanish-speaking countries (Spain, Argentina and Mexico) participated in the study. In all three countries, confirmatory factor analyses corroborate the eight factor structure (empowerment, accountability, standing back, humility, authenticity, courage, forgiveness and stewardship) with one second order factor (servant leadership) (in all three samples, CFI, IFI > .92, TLI > .91, RMSEA < .70). Also, factor loadings, reliability and convergent validity were acceptable across samples. Furthermore, through measurement invariance analysis, we detected model equivalence in all three countries including structural residual invariance (ΔCFI = .001). Finally, cultural differences in some dimensions were found and discussed, opening the way for future cross-cultural studies.
Limit of the electrostatic doping in two-dimensional electron gases of LaXO3(X = Al, Ti)/SrTiO3
Authors: Biscaras J. , Hurand S. , Feuillet-Palma C. , Rastogi A. , Budhani R. C. , Reyren N. , Lesne E. , Lesueur J. , Bergeal N. 
Published: October 2014

AbstractIn LaTiO3/SrTiO3 and LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures, the bending of the SrTiO3 conduction band at the interface forms a quantum well that contains a superconducting two-dimensional electron gas (2-DEG). Its carrier density and electronic properties, such as superconductivity and Rashba spin-orbit coupling can be controlled by electrostatic gating. In this article we show that the Fermi energy lies intrinsically near the top of the quantum well. Beyond a filling threshold, electrons added by electrostatic gating escape from the well, hence limiting the possibility to reach a highly-doped regime. This leads to an irreversible doping regime where all the electronic properties of the 2-DEG, such as its resistivity and its superconducting transition temperature, saturate. The escape mechanism can be described by the simple analytical model we propose.
The proline-rich region of 18.5 kDa myelin basic protein binds to the SH3-domain of Fyn tyrosine kinase with the aid of an upstream segment to form a dynamic complexin vitro
Authors: De Avila Miguel , Vassall Kenrick A. , Smith Graham S. T. , Bamm Vladimir V. , Harauz George 
Published: October 2014

The intrinsically disordered 18.5 kDa classic isoform of MBP (myelin basic protein) interacts with Fyn kinase during oligodendrocyte development and myelination. It does so primarily via a central proline-rich SH3 (Src homology 3) ligand (T92–R104, murine 18.5 kDa MBP sequence numbering) that is part of a molecular switch due to its high degree of conservation and modification by MAP (mitogen-activated protein) and other kinases, especially at residues T92 and T95. Here, we show using co-transfection experiments of an early developmental oligodendroglial cell line (N19) that an MBP segment upstream of the primary ligand is involved in MBP–Fyn–SH3 association in cellula. Using solution NMR spectroscopy in vitro, we define this segment to comprise MBP residues (T62–L68), and demonstrate further that residues (V83–P93) are the predominant SH3-target, assessed by the degree of chemical shift change upon titration. We show by chemical shift index analysis that there is no formation of local poly-proline type II structure in the proline-rich segment upon binding, and by NOE (nuclear Overhauser effect) and relaxation measurements that MBP remains dynamic even while complexed with Fyn–SH3. The association is a new example first of a non-canonical SH3-domain interaction and second of a fuzzy MBP complex.
Induction of the Escherichia coli yijE gene expression by cystine
Authors: Yamamoto Kaneyoshi , Nonaka Gen , Ozawa Takahiro , Takumi Kazuhiro , Ishihama Akira 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Cystine is formed from two molecules of the cysteine under oxidized conditions, but is reversibly converted to cysteine by reduction. Growth of Escherichia coli is retarded in the presence of excess cystine. Transcriptome analysis showed 11 up-regulated and 26 down-regulated genes upon exposure to excess cystine. The reporter assay confirmed regulation by cystine of the expression of one up-regulated membrane gene, yijE, and two down-regulated membrane genes, yhdT and yihN. In order to identify the as yet unidentified gene encoding cystine efflux transporter, the putative cystine efflux candidate, yijE gene, was over-expressed. Expression of the yijE gene suppressed the slow growth of E. coli in the presence of high concentration of extracellular cystine. In good agreement, the knock-out of yijE gene increased the sensibility to cystine. These observations altogether imply that the yijE gene is involved in response to cystine in E. coli.
Protein kinase C regulates the expression of cell wall-related genes in RlmA-dependent and independent manners inAspergillus nidulans
Authors: Katayama Takuya , Ohta Akinori , Horiuchi Hiroyuki 
Published: October 2014

AbstractA protein kinase C of Aspergillus nidulans, PkcA, is required for cell wall integrity (CWI) and is considered a major component of the regulating pathway. To investigate whether PkcA regulates the transcription of cell wall-related genes, we constructed strains expressing pkcA(R429A) that encodes an activated form of PkcA. The mRNA levels of most chitin synthase genes and an α-glucan synthase gene, agsB, were increased when pkcA(R429A) expression was induced. These mRNA increases were not observed or were only partially observed, in a deletion mutant of rlmA, an ortholog of RLM1 that encodes a transcription factor in the CWI pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition, in a pkcA temperature-sensitive mutant under heat stress, the mRNA levels of some chitin synthase genes and agsB did not increase. These results suggest that PkcA is involved in CWI maintenance through the transcriptional regulation of cell wall-related genes.
The Natural Voice, Community Choirs, and World Song
Authors: Bithell Caroline 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Chapter 1 offers an extended overview of the book’s immediate subject matter and the theoretical perspectives driving the analysis. Viewed through the window of a thick description of a Sing for Water event at London’s Thames Festival, it identifies the communities and practices that are that the main focus of the study. It then maps out the broader fields within which the histories and practices described are positioned and familiarises the reader with a set of key concepts and themes that inform the author’s interpretations throughout the book: these include networks, postmodernism, transnationalism, cosmopolitanism, cultural appropriation, social capital, participation, and celebration. Reference is made here to pertinent theoretical work in ethnomusicology, social anthropology, political science, and cultural and social theory. The chapter also includes a review of relevant literature on voice work, choirs, community music and world musics in education.
Natural Voice Practitioners and Their Journeys
Authors: Bithell Caroline 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Combining analytical commentary, historical contextualisation, and oral history, chapter 3 explores the diverse journeys that have led individual practitioners to the natural voice fold. First, the reader is acquainted with the different experiences and insights that have fed into Frankie Armstrong’s distinctive brand of voice work. Further reference to the musical and professional backgrounds of a representative selection of practitioners based in the United Kingdom reveals how the movement has incorporated perspectives and values from a variety of musical worlds while also being influenced by the sociopolitical currents with which some of its more established members were associated in the 1970s and 1980s. Here, brief forays are made into the realms of folk revival, experimental theatre, community music, social work, the women’s movement, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, circle dance, summer camps, and alternative therapies. The Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network emerges as a contemporary community of practice.
Semiclassical inversion methods
Authors: Child M. S. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Semiclassical inversion methods rely on phase integral expressions that connect potential energy functions to the various quantization integrals, phase shifts and matrix elements. The forms prove to be amenable to a family of exact Abelian integral transforms, which allow recovery of the classical turning points of the potential function at any given energy. The familiar RKR scheme for inversion of vibrational–rotational energy levels is the simplest example. Others include the inversion of elastic scattering data, fluctuating absorption profiles and fluctuating predissociation lifetimes. The accurate LeRoy–Bernstein extrapolation to dissociation limits is also described.
A comparison of data collected through farm management associations and the Agricultural Resource Management Survey
Authors: H. Kuethe Todd , Briggeman Brian , D. Paulson Nicholas , L. Katchova Ani 
Published: October 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to compare the characteristics of farms who participate in farm management associations to the wider population of farms at the state level.

Design/methodology/approach
– Farm-level records obtained from the USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) are compared to similar data obtained from farm management associations in three states: Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky.

Findings
– Data collected through farm management associations tend to represent larger farms and a greater share of crop producers as compared to livestock producers. Association data, however, capture a greater share of younger farm operators.

Originality/value
– This is the first study to compare farm statistics from several farm management associations to ARMS, and the study confirms the findings of existing studies of prior USDA surveys.
Does the Japanese employment system harm productivity performance?
Authors: Sotome Ryohei , Takahashi Masako 
Published: October 2014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of employment systems on productivity performance in Japanese companies from the perspective of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and sustainable human resource management (HRM).

Design/methodology/approach
– In all, three employment models including employment indicators in addition to financial indicators are examined between 2006 and 2012 with 2,738 listed Japanese companies. This study verifies robustness of the results by testing multiple DEA measurements and conducting industrial analysis.

Findings
– The results indicate employment systems influence productivity performance in Japanese companies and the characteristics of Japanese employment systems harm productivity performance. In particular, higher liquidity of human resource is essential contrary to the philosophy of long-term employment. Furthermore, new initiatives such as promotion opportunities for women have not been successful up to now.

Research limitations/implications
– This study investigates limited aspects of HRM practices and employment systems in Japanese companies due to data availability. This study is designed to investigate mainly organizational outcome considering sustainability. More research is needed to identify comprehensive influence from Japanese employment system not only on corporate performance but also reduction of harm on a variety of stakeholders such as employee, community and government.

Practical implications
– These findings suggest that it is necessary for executives in Japanese companies to pay attention to their HRM practices under Japanese employment system, in particular, entry and exit of human resource and support systems for female employees.

Originality/value
– There are few studies that investigate the relationship between employment system and productivity performance in Japanese companies. This research provides empirical evidence for potential influence of the Japanese employment system.