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Multifunctional Material: Bistable Metal–Cyanide Polymer of Rubidium Manganese Hexacyanoferrate
Authors: Tokoro Hiroko , Ohkoshi Shin-ichi 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Since phase-transition phenomena in solid-state materials can change the magnetic, electrical, and optical properties with external stimuli, they are attracting widespread attention from the viewpoints of both fundamental science and practical applications. We have synthesized various cyano-bridged metal complexes possessing anomalous bistabilities that exhibit unprecedented phase transition phenomena. This paper focuses on rubidium manganese hexacyanoferrate, RbxMn[Fe(CN)6](x+2)/3·zH2O, which is a Prussian blue analogue. Here, the unique functionalities of rubidium manganese hexacyanoferrate are described: a charge-transfer-induced phase transition, control of the thermal hysteresis loop, and a huge thermal hysteresis with a hidden stable phase are presented as thermally-induced phase-transition phenomena, while a photoinduced phase collapse is described as a novel photoinduced phase-transition phenomenon. A one-shot-laser-induced charge-transfer phase transition is displayed as a photoinduced phase-transition phenomenon at ambient temperature. Moreover, second harmonic generation (SHG) and magnetization-induced second harmonic generation (MSHG) are provided as correlation effects between the optical and dielectrical properties. Finally, a one-shot-laser-induced photo-demagnetization and reversible photomagnetic switching between ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism are demonstrated as photomagnetic effects.
1,3,5-[(tBu2MeSi)2Si]3C6H3: Isolable Si-centered Triradical with a High-spin Quartet Ground State
Authors: Nozawa Takeshi , Ichinohe Masaaki , Sekiguchi Akira 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Reductive deiodination of 1,3,5-tris[2,2-di-tert-butyl-1-(di-tert-butylmethylsilyl)-1-iodo-2-methyldisilanyl]benzene (1) with KC8 results in the formation of isolable Si-centered triradical 1,3,5-[(tBu2MeSi)2Si]3C6H3 (2), which was characterized by X-ray crystallography and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The quartet ground state for triradical 2 was established using EPR spectroscopy by Curie plots (5–60 K) for the characteristic Δm = 2 and Δm = 3 transitions.
The politics of looking in Fernando León de Aranoa’s Princesas (2005)
Authors: Michelle Murray N. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Fernando León de Aranoa’s critically acclaimed film Princesas (2005) shows the friendship that forms between a Dominican and a Spanish prostitute in twenty-first century Madrid. In order to theorize alterity in contemporary Spanish culture, this essay analyses the cinematic formulation of the gaze that nationals commonly cast upon immigrants and its inverse, namely, constructions of (in)visibility. By focusing on the question of cinematic gaze, I will show that Princesas not only explores immigration in twenty-first century Spain but also attempts to reformulate the way the audience visualizes immigration by presenting the chief protagonists in their invisibility – along with the attendant vulnerability this invisibility engenders – as other characters evade, objectify or silence them. Hence, the spectator does not just view the body of an ‘other’ – as it is fragmented, exoticized or abused – but the dangerous consequences of Otherness.
Colour coding for blood collection tube closures – a call for harmonisation
Authors: Simundic Ana-Maria , Cornes Michael P. , Grankvist Kjell , Lippi Giuseppe , Nybo Mads , Ceriotti Ferruccio , Theodorsson Elvar , Panteghini Mauro 
Published: October 2014

AbstractAt least one in 10 patients experience adverse events while receiving hospital care. Many of the errors are related to laboratory diagnostics. Efforts to reduce laboratory errors over recent decades have primarily focused on the measurement process while pre- and post-analytical errors including errors in sampling, reporting and decision-making have received much less attention. Proper sampling and additives to the samples are essential. Tubes and additives are identified not only in writing on the tubes but also by the colour of the tube closures. Unfortunately these colours have not been standardised, running the risk of error when tubes from one manufacturer are replaced by the tubes from another manufacturer that use different colour coding. EFLM therefore supports the worldwide harmonisation of the colour coding for blood collection tube closures and labels in order to reduce the risk of pre-analytical errors and improve the patient safety.
The Yang–Mills gradient flow and loop spaces of compact Lie groups
Authors: Swoboda Jan 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
We study the

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gradient flow of the Yang–Mills functional on the space of connection 1-forms on a principal G-bundle over the sphere

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from the perspective of Morse theory. The resulting Morse homology is compared to the heat flow homology of the space

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G

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of based loops in the compact Lie group G. An isomorphism between these two Morse homologies is obtained by coupling a perturbed version of the Yang–Mills gradient flow with the

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gradient flow of the classical energy functional on loops. Our result gives a positive answer to a question due to Atiyah.
Paravesical and broad ligament hematoma after vaginal delivery
Authors: Kaya Barış 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The management of puerperal hematomas after normal delivery has always been a challenging issue for obstetricians. Vulvar, vulvovaginal, or paravaginal hematomas are common; by contrast, retroperitoneal hematomas after normal delivery are uncommon and can be life-threatening. There are only few case reports about retroperitoneal hematomas in the literature and no standard management has yet to be established. Although pelvic arterial embolization has become a rational and popular method in the management of puerperal hematomas in recent years, it can only be performed if the patient is stable and interventional embolization unit is available. Moreover, the patient with hematoma usually presents with symptoms of shock; hence, rapid intervention is necessary. Considering the suggestions in the literature, management options of retroperitoneal hematomas include conservative management, incision and drainage of the hematoma, pelvic arterial embolization, and hysterectomy. Internal iliac artery ligation is a common mode of puerperal hematoma treatment; however, it has yet to be reported as a treatment modality in retroperitoneal puerperal hematoma. Thus, I present a very rare case of retroperitoneal hematoma after normal delivery, presenting with the symptoms of shock. Visualization and dissection of the retroperitoneal space was challenging in the hematoma site; however, the bleeding was successfully controlled with internal iliac artery ligation. Recovery of the patient was uneventful.
Para-CR structures on almost paracontact metric manifolds
Authors: Wełyczko Joanna 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Almost paracontact metric manifolds are the famous examples of almost para-CR
manifolds. We find necessary and sufficient conditions for such manifolds to be para-CR.
Next we examine these conditions in certain subclasses of almost paracontact metric manifolds.
Especially, it is shown that normal almost paracontact metric manifolds are para-CR.
We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for paracontact metric manifolds
as well as for almost para-cosymplectic manifolds to be para-CR. We find also basic
curvature identities for para-CR paracontact metric manifolds and study their consequences.
Among others, we prove that any para-CR paracontact metric manifold of constant
sectional curvature and of dimension greater than 3 must be para-Sasakian
and its curvature equal to -1. The last assertion does not hold in dimension 3.
We show that a conformally flat para-Sasakian manifold is of constant sectional
curvature equal to -1. New classes of examples of para-CR manifolds are established.
An Empirical Approach to Design Optimized Self-Compacting Concrete Mixes
Authors: Dubey Rahul , Kumar Pardeep 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is being used worldwide in the construction industry for new construction as structural and architectural concrete. The properties of SCC are very sensitive to constituent materials. Thus, proportioning and optimization of constituent materials including admixtures is key issue in the mix design of SCC. This paper focuses mainly on an experimental study to select optimum proportions of indigenously available aggregates for SCC and optimize fly ash content in SCC, keeping in view its sensitiveness to water/powder ratio and superplasticizer dosage. The results show that to develop SCC with indigenous materials, the coarse aggregate content should be in the range of 31.63 %–33.97 % of concrete volume and fine aggregates in the range of 38.76 %–47.09 % of mortar volume depending upon powder content. In addition, SCC with 25 %–30 % of fly ash content with respect to powder content requires the lowest amount of superplasticizer dosage and water/powder ratio.
Effect of Lubrication in Cold Upsetting Using Experimental and Finite Element Modeling
Authors: Hari Krishna C. , Davidson M. J. , Nagaraju C. , Ramesh Kumar P. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
An effective lubricant will always enhance the formability of a material when applied at the die–billet interface in cold upsetting processes. High friction at the die–billet interface leads to adhesion of the cylindrical billets to the surfaces of the die, and barreling can occur. The present work focuses on the experimental and finite element investigation of the cold upsetting process of AA2014-T6 cylindrical billets under different friction conditions. The forces, stresses, and strains required for deformation were analyzed for different lubrication conditions using the finite-element-based software DEFORM 2D. The sliding velocity and sliding distance of the material are explained with the aid of computational results. The barreling radii determined from the computational techniques and analytical results were in close agreement. The influence of lubrication on stresses—namely, axial stress, hoop stress, and hydrostatic stress—was investigated. Finite element investigations were conducted for friction factors ranging from m = 0 to m = 1 to predict the effect of stresses on the formability of the billets.
Impact of Moisture and Load on Vertical Movement of a Simulated Platform Frame Wood Structure
Authors: Wang Jieying , King Luke 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess the relative contributions of wood shrinkage and building dead loads to vertical displacement in the form of height loss for wood-frame structures. Identifying the relative contributions of these factors while monitoring full-sized buildings presents significant challenges; therefore, a laboratory test was conducted under controlled hygrothermal conditions and loading. Two small-scale wood-frame structures were constructed with dimension lumber wall assemblies and floor joists. Both model structures were equipped with vertical movement and moisture content (MC) monitoring systems. The structures were conditioned in a chamber to a MC of approximately 20 %, and then moved into the laboratory environment for drying and loading. Model Structure No. 1 was loaded immediately; model Structure No. 2 was not loaded until after the wood had dried to the equilibrium MC. By using a unique lever system, the applied load simulated a dead load that could be experienced by the bottom floor of a six-story wood-frame building. Shrinkage coefficients were measured using samples cut from the horizontal framing members. The results suggested that the loads “forced” the structures to displace downward. At the driest time in the laboratory, the total movement of model Structure No. 1 reached a maximum of about 19 mm after 10 months, which is comparable to in situ recorded measurements from the bottom floor of a four-story wood-frame building in coastal British Columbia. Shrinkage appeared to account for 70 % of the total vertical movement, with the remaining 30 % contributable to load-induced displacement under the conditions of this test. Model Structure No. 2 showed less vertical movement but more initial displacement than model Structure 1 due to a larger settlement. This study suggested that there may be a need to consider the effect of loads in addition to wood shrinkage when estimating building height loss.
A Certain Investigation on Harmonic Reduction and Design of Fuzzy Gain Scheduler for Shunt Compensation for Power Quality Enhancement
Authors: Balasubramaniam P. M. , Prabha S. U. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
This article describes a Synchronous reference frame based current control scheme for three phase shunt active power filters (SAPFs) to reduce or to remove harmonics, correct power factor, and balance asymmetrical load is analyzed. This active power filter (APFs) is used to compensate harmonic currents and reactive power generated from the nonlinear loads. In this article, to determine reference compensation currents under balanced source voltages, the voltage source inverter for harmonic filtering of a three phase shunt active filter is used. In this proposed method, a fuzzy gain scheduling controller is used and the response of the DC link voltage is compared with PI controller during transient and steady state. The main objective of this article is to analyze shunt active filters with fuzzy gain scheduling controllers and PI controllers. To carry out this analysis, active and reactive current methods (Id–Iq) are considered. Extensive simulations were carried out. The simulations were performed under balance sinusoidal conditions. The results validate the dynamic behavior of a fuzzy gain scheduling controller over PI controllers. The simulation of the proposed system is evaluated using MATLAB Simulink and the results show that the proposed method is more effective than the existing methods.
Capability Measure for VoIP Performance
Authors: Lin S. J. , Yang D. L. 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) has become more popular because of the widespread use of the Internet. The quality of VoIP phone calls is typically not as stable as that in the public switched telephone network. This is because of the packet-switching approach of IP networks. This situation is very common for a mobile device that connects a VoIP call through a wireless link. Therefore, properly managing the quality of service for VoIP calls is important. Some objective methods are developed to evaluate subjective qualities. They are based on the physical system. This study is based on statistical quality control and the process capability index to evaluate VoIP's performance, then demonstrates the entire system's service quality. The acceptable thresholds of two critical characteristics in voice-quality transformation, including packet loss and delay, are regarded as processing specifications. Our method measures the process capability of every phone call item to meet processing specifications where multiple phone call quality characteristics are involved.
Calcination of Intercalated Talcite and Its Effect on the Adsorption of Abietate from Aqueous Solution
Authors: Yang Dongmei , Yuan Haijian , Song Zhanqian , Qian Xueren 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
Intercalated talcite was calcinated and its effect on the adsorption of abietate from aqueous solution was evaluated in this study. The amount of adsorbed abietate increased with increasing calcination temperature from 300°C to 500°C but decreased with increasing calcination temperature from 500°C to 600°C. Less abietate was adsorbed on anion-intercalated talcites than on their calcined products, except for sulfate anions. The calcined products of organic anion-intercalated talcites possessed a strong abietate-adsorption ability. The abietic acid existed in both colloidal and dissolved states. The regeneration ability of the abietate adsorbed by calcined talcite was poorer, and only about 20 % of the original adsorption amount was retained after five use cycles. The adsorption mechanism of abietate on the calcined talcites (i.e., the partial structure reconstruction of the calcined talcites) was proposed based on x-ray diffraction analysis. The calcined talcites had good long-term structural stability in the atmospheric medium.
A Perceptual Measure of Blocking Artifact for No-reference Video Quality Evaluation of H.264 Codec
Authors: Ben Amor Mohamed , Larabi Mohamed-Chaker , Kammoun Fahmi , Masmoudi Nouri 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
In this paper, we propose a new, perceptually significant video quality metric to estimate the blocking effect caused by the H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) standard. Our method operates in the spatial domain by taking into account the local variation inside each 16 by 16 block. The proposed approach does not require high computational complexity and can be suitable for real-time evaluation. We evaluate the performance of the proposed method by using three common intermediate format sequences at different compression rates. The comparison of the obtained results was made with Suthaharan's technique using the IVP database. The performance metrics, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients, indicate that the proposed method outperformed the approach recommended in the literature for block-based compression, and the improvement was even better for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard.
Assessing True TFT-LCD Process Quality in the Presence of Unavoidable Measurement Errors
Authors: Liao Mou-Yuan , Wu Chien-Wei , Lin Chien-Hua 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
The rapid growth of the thin-film-transistor–liquid crystal-display (TFT-LCD) market has led to a highly competitive environment for TFT-LCD suppliers. Therefore, it is very important for TFT-LCD suppliers to seek high-quality technology. In this paper, we adopt the index Cpp to measure the critical quality of TFT-LCD products. However, the existent method for assessing true Cpp value assumes zero gauge measurement errors. This assumption does not reflect reality, despite the use of modern and highly sophisticated measuring instruments. Because measurement errors may result in unreliable decisions, this study proposes the concept of generalized pivotal quantities (GPQs) to construct generalized confidence intervals (GCIs) for Cpp, with consideration for measurement errors. Simulations show that the proposed method is effective for large measurement errors. Therefore, this method is reliable for a manufacturer to assess a TFT-LCD supplier's process quality. This method is also applicable to other industries.
Cooling Curve Analysis of Heat Treating Oils and Correlation With Hardness and Microstructure of a Low Carbon Steel
Authors: Elmi Hosseini S. R. , Zabett A. , Li Zhuguo 
Published: October 2014

AbstractOil is one of the most common quenchants used in the heat treating industry. Since the cooling properties of a quench oil varies with the degree of aging, it is important that quenching cooling rates be monitored with respect to use time. In addition, there is insufficient general information about various oil quenchants in general and cooling rates in particular. This problem is compounded by complaints from heat treating shops that quenching oils of nominally the same type, and which are alleged to contain the same additive packages, exhibit very different quenching performance in practice. Therefore, at the request of the heat treating industry in Iran, measuring system was designed and built to determine the cooling rate of quenching oils. This system includes of a tubular furnace, oil tank, probe for measuring the temperature, a system for probe transfer from the furnace to the quenchant, and a data acquisition system. This new system is capable of measuring the cooling rate of quenching oils according to various national and international standards. In the study reported here, two types of oils were comparatively evaluated: Behran 145 Oil (New Oil) and Used Behran 145 Oil. The cooling rate of these quenching oils was measured, and the effect of their cooling rate differences on the hardness and the microstructure of a low carbon steel was determined.
Inflammatory monocytes promote progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and can be therapeutically targeted via CCR2
Authors: Mojumdar Kamalika , Liang Feng , Giordano Christian , Lemaire Christian , Danialou Gawiyou , Okazaki Tatsuma , Bourdon Johanne , Rafei Moutih , Galipeau Jacques , Divangahi Maziar , Petrof Basil J 
Published: October 2014

AbstractMyofiber necrosis and fibrosis are hallmarks of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), leading to lethal weakness of the diaphragm. Macrophages (MPs) are required for successful muscle regeneration, but the role of inflammatory monocyte (MO)‐derived MPs in either promoting or mitigating DMD is unclear. We show that DMD (mdx) mouse diaphragms exhibit greatly increased expression of CCR2 and its chemokine ligands, along with inflammatory (Ly6Chigh) MO recruitment and accumulation of CD11bhigh MO‐derived MPs. Loss‐of‐function of CCR2 preferentially reduced this CD11bhigh MP population by impeding the release of Ly6Chigh MOs from the bone marrow but not the splenic reservoir. CCR2 deficiency also helped restore the MP polarization balance by preventing excessive skewing of MPs toward a proinflammatory phenotype. These effects were linked to amelioration of histopathological features and increased muscle strength in the diaphragm. Chronic inhibition of CCR2 signaling by mutated CCL2 secreted from implanted mesenchymal stem cells resulted in similar improvements. These data uncover a previously unrecognized role of inflammatory MOs in DMD pathogenesis and indicate that CCR2 inhibition could offer a novel strategy for DMD management.
Twists and Turns: My Career Path and Concerns About the Future
Authors: Ausubel Frederick M 
Published: October 2014

Abstract
THE Genetics Society of America’s Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal is awarded to an individual GSA member for lifetime achievement in the field of genetics. The 2014 recipient is Frederick Ausubel, whose 40-year career has centered on host–microbe interactions and host innate immunity. He is widely recognized as a key scientist responsible for establishing the modern postrecombinant DNA field of host–microbe interactions using simple nonvertebrate hosts. He has used genetic approaches to conduct pioneering work that spawned six related areas of research: the evolution and regulation of Rhizobium genes involved in symbiotic nitrogen fixation; the regulation of Rhizobium genes by two-component regulatory systems involving histidine kinases; the establishment of Arabidopsis thaliana as a worldwide model system; the identification of a large family of plant disease resistance genes; the identification of so-called multi-host bacterial pathogens; and the demonstration that Caenorhabditis elegans has an evolutionarily conserved innate immune system that shares features of both plant and mammalian immunity.