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Building Health Care System Capacity to Respond to Disasters: Successes and Challenges of Disaster Preparedness Health Care Coalitions
Authors: Walsh Lauren , Craddock Hillary , Gulley Kelly , Strauss-Riggs Kandra , Schor Kenneth W. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractIntroductionThis research aimed to learn from the experiences of leaders of well-developed, disaster preparedness-focused health care coalitions (HCCs), both the challenges and the successes, for the purposes of identifying common areas for improvement and sharing “promising practices.”Hypothesis/ProblemLittle data have been collected regarding the successes and challenges of disaster preparedness-focused HCCs in augmenting health care system preparedness for disasters.MethodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of nine HCC leaders. Transcripts were analyzed qualitatively.ResultsThe commonly noted benefits of HCCs were: community-wide and regional partnership building, providing an impartial forum for capacity building, sharing of education and training opportunities, staff- and resource-sharing, incentivizing the participation of clinical partners in preparedness activities, better communication with the public, and the ability to surge. Frequently noted challenges included: stakeholder engagement, staffing, funding, rural needs, cross-border partnerships, education and training, and grant requirements. Promising practices addressed: stakeholder engagement, communicating value and purpose, simplifying processes, formalizing connections, and incentivizing participation.ConclusionsStrengthening HCCs and their underlying systems could lead to improved national resilience to disasters. However, despite many successes, coalition leaders are faced with obstacles that may preclude optimal system functioning. Additional research could: provide further insight regarding the benefit of HCCs to local communities, uncover obstacles that prohibit local disaster-response capacity building, and identify opportunities for an improved system capacity to respond to, and recover from, disasters.WalshL, CraddockH, GulleyK, Strauss-RiggsK, SchorKW. Building health care system capacity to respond to disasters: successes and challenges of disaster preparedness health care coalitions. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015;30(2):1-10.
DAVID MASSON,BELLES LETTRES, AND A VICTORIAN THEORY OF THE NOVEL
Authors: Downs Jack M. 
Published: February 2015

It might seem bold, or even presumptuous, to assert that there is a clearly identifiable unified theory of the novel present in any aspect of Victorian literary culture. As John C. Olmsted rightly observes, assessing the presence of any specific and consistent critical stance in Victorian criticism is a difficult task; thus, any attempt to evaluate Victorian criticism of the novel is problematic. Victorian periodical criticism isinconsistent, [and] most of it is deservedly forgotten. . . . The reader [of early Victorian novel criticism] finds he must take into account the prejudices of individual reviewers, the political affiliation of the periodical in which a review appears and, all too often in the 1830s, the ties that journals and reviewers had with publishing houses. (Olmsted xiii–xiv)Another problem in assessing Victorian novel criticism lies in the aggressively non-theoretical stance of many Victorian critics. Edwin Eigner and George Worth characterize Victorian criticism of the novel as “written by highly intelligent reviewers and essayists . . . [most of whom] rather prided themselves on the non-theoretical character of their intellects” (1). The absence of theory – perceived or in actuality – in Victorian criticism makes the task of identifying common theoretical concerns and systematic approaches a difficult proposition.
SPENCERIAN EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY INDANIEL DERONDA
Authors: Cameron Lauren 
Published: February 2015

George Eliot, notoriously sensitive to criticismof her novels, received a reassuring letter from her publisher, John Blackwood, one month into the publication ofDaniel Deronda(1876) in Books or Parts:Critics both public and private amuse me by their complaint that they do not quite understand Gwendolen. Did they wish you to lay down a chart of her character and fate on the first page? Did they everfullyknow any human being at a first meeting or even after years of acquaintance? The objection is in reality the highest compliment, believing in fact the plainest confession of the interest excited. (GEL6: 232)While Blackwood was certainly trying to flatter and calm an anxious, important client, this letter also highlights a central element of Eliot's final completed novel: the depth, development, and realism of its psychological portraiture. What made the psychology of Gwendolen Harleth especially, but the eponymous Daniel Deronda as well, resonate with discerning readers from that time to this? This essay argues that it is the same cause that frustrates many readers: Eliot's engagement with the most famous and scientifically integrated psychological theory of her time – Herbert Spencer’s.
OMEGA: OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-Line Galaxies in A901/2
Authors: del Pino Bruno Rodríguez , Chies-Santos Ana L. , Aragón-Salamanca Alfonso , Bamford Steven P. , Gray Meghan E. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractThis work presents the first results from an ESO Large Programme carried out using the OSIRIS instrument on the 10m GTC telescope (La Palma). We have observed a large sample of galaxies in the region of the Abell 901/902 system (z∼0.165) which has been extensively studied as part of the STAGES project. We have obtained spectrally and spatially resolved H-alpha and [NII] emission maps for a very large sample of galaxies covering a broad range of environments. The new data are combined with extensive multi-wavelength observations which include HST, COMBO-17, Spitzer, Galex and XMM imaging to study star formation and AGN activity as a function of environment and galaxy properties such as luminosity, mass and morphology. The ultimate goal is to understand, in detail, the effect of the environment on star formation and AGN activity.
On defining institutions: rulesversusequilibria
Authors: HODGSON GEOFFREY M. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractIn their stimulating paper, Hindriks and Guala (2014) bridge the prominent alternative conceptions of institutions-as-rules and institutions-as-equilibria, by proposing a ‘rules in equilibrium’ interpretation. This comment argues that the task ofdefininginstitutions as a class of phenomena is different from the tasks ofunderstandingoranalysingthem. Definitions are classification devices and are typically ill-based on behavioural outcomes such as equilibria. Accepting the useful insights of the Hindriks and Guala (2014) article, attention to the matter of definition reinstates a rules-based approach, notwithstanding the importance of understanding and analysing equilibria. The comment establishes a broad definition of institutions as systems of rules, which includes organizations. Finally this comment raised some of the problems involved in understanding the nature of institutional rules.
Farming of a defensive fungal mutualist by an attelabid weevil
Authors: Wang Lin , Feng Yu , Tian Jianqing , Xiang Meichun , Sun Jingzu , Ding Jianqing , Yin Wen-Bing , Stadler Marc , Che Yongsheng , Liu Xingzhong 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
The mutualism between fungus-growing animals and fungi is a classic example of a complex interspecies association. A handful of insects, notably the well-recognized fungus-farming ants, termites and beetles, have developed advanced agriculture, which includes seeding new gardens with crop propagules, improving growth conditions and protecting and harvesting the fungal crop. More examples, which could be called ‘proto-fungiculture’, involve fewer adaptations, as exemplified by marine snails that farm intertidal fungi on marsh grass. Recent work has indicated that the solitary leaf-rolling weevil Euops chinensis (family Attelabidae) has a protofarming symbiosis with the mycangial fungus Penicillium herquei (family Trichocomaceae). In this study, we investigated how the weevils create cradles (leaf-rolls) for their offspring and protect the fungal garden. We describe new specialized structures and behaviors that E. chinensis females use for leaf-rolling and fungus inoculation. The fungus P. herquei produces the antibiotic (+)-scleroderolide in laboratory culture and in leaf-rolls, which can serve to inhibit microbial ‘weeds’ and pests, thus protecting the fungal garden against potential infection. The fungiculture of E. chinensis differs from other advanced insect fungiculture systems because female weevils do not continuously tend the inoculated microbe and do not depend nutritionally on the fungus. The defensive role of the cultivated fungus makes the attelabid weevils exceptional in ‘proto-fungiculture’ animals.
Small heterodimer partner interacts with NLRP3 and negatively regulates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome
Authors: Yang Chul-Su , Kim Jwa-Jin , Kim Tae Sung , Lee Phil Young , Kim Soo Yeon , Lee Hye-Mi , Shin Dong-Min , Nguyen Loi T. , Lee Moo-Seung , Jin Hyo Sun , Kim Kwang-Kyu , Lee Chul-Ho , Kim Myung Hee , Park Sung Goo , Kim Jin-Man , Choi Hueng-Sik , Jo Eun-Kyeong 
Published: February 2015

AbstractExcessive activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome results in damaging inflammation, yet the regulators of this process remain poorly defined. Herein, we show that the orphan nuclear receptor small heterodimer partner (SHP) is a negative regulator of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. NLRP3 inflammasome activation leads to an interaction between SHP and NLRP3, proteins that are both recruited to mitochondria. Overexpression of SHP competitively inhibits binding of NLRP3 to apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC). SHP deficiency results in increased secretion of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18, and excessive pathologic responses typically observed in mouse models of kidney tubular necrosis and peritoneal gout. Notably, the loss of SHP results in accumulation of damaged mitochondria and a sustained interaction between NLRP3 and ASC in the endoplasmic reticulum. These data are suggestive of a role for SHP in controlling NLRP3 inflammasome activation through a mechanism involving interaction with NLRP3 and maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis.
Ultrasensitive quantification of TAP-dependent antigen compartmentalization in scarce primary immune cell subsets
Authors: Fischbach Hanna , Döring Marius , Nikles Daphne , Lehnert Elisa , Baldauf Christoph , Kalinke Ulrich , Tampé Robert 
Published: February 2015

AbstractPresentation of peptides on major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) is essential for the establishment and maintenance of self-tolerance, priming of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells and the exertion of several T-cell effector functions. Cytosolic proteasomes continuously degrade proteins into peptides, which are actively transported across the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane by the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP). In the ER lumen antigenic peptides are loaded onto MHC I, which is displayed on the cell surface. Here we describe an innovative flow cytometric approach to monitor time-resolved ER compartmentalization of antigenic peptides. This assay allows the analysis of distinct primary human immune cell subsets at reporter peptide concentrations of 1 nM. Thus, this ultrasensitive method for the first time permits quantification of TAP activity under close to physiological conditions in scarce primary cell subsets such as antigen cross-presenting dendritic cells.
Thermogenesis-triggered seed dispersal in dwarf mistletoe
Authors: deBruyn Rolena A. J. , Paetkau Mark , Ross Kelly A. , Godfrey David V. , Church John S. , Friedman Cynthia Ross 
Published: February 2015

AbstractLodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe (DM), Arceuthobium americanum, is a parasitic flowering plant and forest pathogen in North America. Seed dispersal in DM occurs by explosive discharge. Notably, slight warming of ripe DM fruit in the laboratory can trigger explosions. Previously, we showed that alternative oxidase, a protein involved in endogenous heat production (thermogenesis) in plants, is present in DM fruit. These observations have led us to investigate if thermogenesis induces discharge. Here, infrared thermographs reveal that ripe DM fruits display an anomalous increase in surface temperature by an average of 2.1±0.8 °C over an average time of 103±29 s (n=9, 95% confidence interval) before dehiscence. Furthermore, both non-isothermal and isothermal modulated differential scanning calorimetry consistently show an exothermic event (~1 J g−1) in the non-reversible heat flow just prior to discharge. These results support thermogenesis-triggered seed discharge, never before observed in any plant.
Radial extracorporeal shock wave treatment harms developing chicken embryos
Authors: Kiessling Maren C. , Milz Stefan , Frank Hans-Georg , Korbel Rüdiger , Schmitz Christoph 
Published: February 2015

AbstractRadial extracorporeal shock wave treatment (rESWT) has became one of the best investigated treatment modalities for cellulite, including the abdomen as a treatment site. Notably, pregnancy is considered a contraindication for rESWT and concerns have been raised about possible harm to the embryo when a woman treated with rESWT for cellulite is not aware of her pregnancy. Here we tested the hypothesis that rESWT may cause serious physical harm to embryos. To this end, chicken embryos were exposedin ovoto various doses of radial shock waves on either day 3 or day 4 of development, resembling the developmental stage of four- to six-week-old human embryos. We found a dose-dependent increase in the number of embryos that died after radial shock wave exposure on either day 3 or day 4 of development. Among the embryos that survived the shock wave exposure a few showed severe congenital defects such as missing eyes. Evidently, our data cannot directly be used to draw conclusions about potential harm to the embryo of a pregnant woman treated for cellulite with rESWT. However, to avoid any risks we strongly recommend applying radial shock waves in the treatment of cellulite only if a pregnancy is ruled out.
Shorter spontaneous fixation durations in infants with later emerging autism
Authors: Wass Sam V. , Jones Emily J. H. , Gliga Teodora , Smith Tim J. , Charman Tony , Johnson Mark H. ,   BASIS team, Baron-Cohen Simon , Bedford Rachael , Bolton Patrick , Chandler Susie , Davies Kim , Fernandes Janice , Garwood Holly , Hudry Kristelle , Maris Helen , Pasco Greg , Pickles Andrew , Ribiero Helena , Tucker Leslie , Volein Agnes 
Published: February 2015

AbstractLittle is known about how spontaneous attentional deployment differs on a millisecond-level scale in the early development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We measured fine-grained eye movement patterns in 6-to 9-month-old infants at high or low familial risk (HR/LR) of ASD while they viewed static images. We observed shorter fixation durations (i.e. the time interval between saccades) in HR than LR infants. Preliminary analyses indicate that these results were replicated in a second cohort of infants. Fixation durations were shortest in those infants who went on to receive an ASD diagnosis at 36 months. While these findings demonstrate early-developing atypicality in fine-grained measures of attentional deployment early in the etiology of ASD, the specificity of these effects to ASD remains to be determined.
Natural Green Coating Inhibits Adhesion of Clinically Important Bacteria
Authors: Trentin Danielle S. , Silva Denise B. , Frasson Amanda P. , Rzhepishevska Olena , da Silva Márcia V. , de L. Pulcini Elinor , James Garth , Soares Gabriel V. , Tasca Tiana , Ramstedt Madeleine , Giordani Raquel B. , Lopes Norberto P. , Macedo Alexandre J. 
Published: February 2015

AbstractDespite many advances, biomaterial-associated infections continue to be a major clinical problem. In order to minimize bacterial adhesion, material surface modifications are currently being investigated and natural products possess large potential for the design of innovative surface coatings. We report the bioguided phytochemical investigation of Pityrocarpa moniliformis and the characterization of tannins by mass spectrometry. It was demonstrated that B-type linked proanthocyanidins-coated surfaces, here termed Green coatings, reduced Gram-positive bacterial adhesion and supported mammalian cell spreading. The proposed mechanism of bacterial attachment inhibition is based on electrostatic repulsion, high hydrophilicity and the steric hindrance provided by the coating that blocks bacterium-substratum interactions. This work shows the applicability of a prototype Green-coated surface that aims to promote necessary mammalian tissue compatibility, while reducing bacterial colonization.
Cu0 Nanoparticles Deposited on Nanoporous Polymers: A Recyclable Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst for Ullmann Coupling of Aryl Halides with Amines in Water
Authors: Mondal John , Biswas Anup , Chiba Shunsuke , Zhao Yanli 
Published: February 2015

AbstractCu0 nanoparticles were deposited on a nanoporous polymer to develop a novel nanocatalyst (Cu-B) for carrying out Ullmann coupling of aryl halides with amines in water. Non-aqueous polymerization of a mixture of divinylbenzene and acrylic acid under hydrothermal conditions followed by the deposition of Cu0 nanoparticles were adopted to afford the Cu-B nanocatalyst. In order to compare the catalytic activity of the Cu-B nanocatalyst in the Ullmann coupling reactions, another nanocatalyst, Cu0 nanoparticle-loaded porous carbon (Cu-A), was also prepared. All the newly developed Cu0 nanoparticle-based nanocatalysts were thoroughly characterized using several characterization techniques. The Ullmann coupling reactions were carried out in water only with 1.35 mol% loading of Cu as catalytically active sites in Cu-B. The Cu-B nanocatalyst exhibited higher catalytic activity as compared with Cu-A and also showed a good catalytic recyclability with a high consistence in the catalytic activity. No Cu leaching from the nanocatalyst surface and the smooth nanocatalyst recovery confirm the true heterogeneity in these catalytic reactions.
Manipulation of the polarization of Terahertz wave in subwavelength regime
Authors: Xiao Xiao , Leung Ho Ming , Chan C. T. , Wen Weijia 
Published: February 2015

AbstractBy generalizing the concept of spoof surface Plasmons (Science 305, 847), we analytically demonstrate that subwavelength quarter-wave and half-wave plates can be realized in a metal hole array (MHA) sandwiched by two thin-layer materials, whose optical responses can be characterized by their optical conductivities. These abilities of polarization conversion can be attributed to the novel eigenstates induced by the hybridization of the spoof surface plamsons with the current generated in the thin-layer. Due to this mechanism, the robustness of the system is promised. The analytic predictions are verified numerically by modeling the thin-layer material as an experimentally feasible topological-insulator/SiO2 multilayer. Moreover, the possibility of extending the principle to a broad range of materials is dicussed.
Compensation of negative sequence stator flux of doubly‐fed induction generator using polar voltage control‐based direct torque control under unbalanced grid voltage condition
Authors: Pimple Badrinarayan Bansilal , Vekhande Vishal Yashwant , Fernandes Baylon G. 
Published: February 2015

This study proposes a polar voltage control‐based direct torque control method to reduce the effects of unbalanced grid voltage on doubly‐fed induction generator (DFIG)‐based wind turbine system. Under unbalanced grid voltage, the stator flux has a negative sequence component which leads to second harmonic pulsation in torque, stator active power, stator reactive power, stator current and rotor current. In the control scheme, the negative sequence rotor voltage vector is controlled to compensate the negative sequence stator flux by negative sequence rotor flux. Simulation study is carried out on a 2 MW DFIG system using MATLAB/SIMULINK. Feasibility of the proposed control strategy is experimentally verified on a 1.5 kW DFIG system.
Analytical bit error rate performance evaluation of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing power line communication system impaired by impulsive and Gaussian channel noise
Authors: Rahman Munshi Mahbubur , Majumder Satya Prasad 
Published: February 2015

An analytical approach is presented to evaluate the bit error rate (BER) performance of a power line (PL) communication system considering the combined influence of impulsive noise and background PL Gaussian noise. Middleton class‐A noise model is considered to evaluate the effect of impulsive noise. The analysis is carried out to find the expression of the signal‐to‐noise ratio and BER considering orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with binary phase shift keying modulation with coherent demodulation of OFDM sub‐channels. The results are evaluated numerically considering the multipath transfer function model of PL with non‐flat power spectral density of PL background noise over a bandwidth of 0.3–100 MHz. The results are plotted for several system and noise parameters and penalty because of impulsive noise is determined at a BER of 10−6. The computed results show that the system suffers significant power penalty because of impulsive noise which is higher at higher channel bandwidth and can be reduced by increasing the number of OFDM subcarriers to some extent. The analytical results conform well with the simulation results reported earlier.
Supporting interoperability of genetic data with LOINC
Authors: Deckard Jamalynne , McDonald Clement J , Vreeman Daniel J 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Electronic reporting of genetic testing results is increasing, but they are often represented in diverse formats and naming conventions. Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) is a vocabulary standard that provides universal identifiers for laboratory tests and clinical observations. In genetics, LOINC provides codes to improve interoperability in the midst of reporting style transition, including codes for cytogenetic or mutation analysis tests, specific chromosomal alteration or mutation testing, and fully structured discrete genetic test reporting. LOINC terms follow the recommendations and nomenclature of other standards such as the Human Genome Organization Gene Nomenclature Committee’s terminology for gene names. In addition to the narrative text they report now, we recommend that laboratories always report as discrete variables chromosome analysis results, genetic variation(s) found, and genetic variation(s) tested for. By adopting and implementing data standards like LOINC, information systems can help care providers and researchers unlock the potential of genetic information for delivering more personalized care.
Understanding variations in pediatric asthma care processes in the emergency department using visual analytics
Authors: Basole Rahul C. , Braunstein Mark L. , Kumar Vikas , Park Hyunwoo , Kahng Minsuk , Chau Duen Horng (Polo) , Tamersoy Acar , Hirsh Daniel A. , Serban Nicoleta , Bost James , Lesnick Burton , Schissel Beth L. , Thompson Michael 
Published: February 2015

Abstract
Health care delivery processes consist of complex activity sequences spanning organizational, spatial, and temporal boundaries. Care is human-directed so these processes can have wide variations in cost, quality, and outcome making systemic care process analysis, conformance testing, and improvement challenging. We designed and developed an interactive visual analytic process exploration and discovery tool and used it to explore clinical data from 5784 pediatric asthma emergency department patients.