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The post-queer dystopia of The Mudge Boy (Michael Burke, 2003)
Authors: Bush Jeff 
Published: August 2013

Abstract
Michael Burke’s The Mudge Boy (2003) is a film about an American farm boy, Duncan Mudge, who befriends a chicken following the death of his mother. The chicken, which is a source of comfort to him and ridicule to others, is a constant reminder of his late mother who, it transpires, taught him how to orally ‘becalm’ chickens. This unsettling relationship is offset by an equally disturbing sadomasochistic relationship that Duncan develops with a similarly aged male neighbour, Perry Foley. Distinguishing between gay, queer and post-queer, this article suggests that The Mudge Boy provides a new template for queer cinema and, in fact, queer theory in the twenty-first century.
Opportunities Denied, Wages Diminished: Using Search Theory to Translate Audit-Pair Study Findings into Wage Differentials
Authors: Lanning Jonathan A. 
Published: August 2013

Abstract
This article proposes a framework with which to estimate the impact on labor market outcomes implied by audit-pair study findings. I present a search model with discrimination and calibrate the model with experimental data from audit studies of the U.S. labor market and the NLSY79 to estimate the wage and unemployment implications of documented hiring disparity. All simulated results are highly consistent with the hypothesis that hiring discrimination may be an important component of the observed labor market disparity between African American and white workers in the U.S. Additionally, while the simulations only generate a small proportion of the observed gaps in unemployment, it proves to be one of the few models capable of explaining simultaneous wage in unemployment gaps. The most robust finding of the article is that non-trivial wage gaps can result even from the seemingly small differences in hiring rates documented in these studies.
Do Local Governments Respond to (Perverse) Financial Incentives in Long-Term Care Funding Schemes?
Authors: Øien Henning 
Published: August 2013

AbstractA highlighted issue in long-term care (LTC) financing is the presence of unfortunate incentives in financing schemes. For instance, in Norway, a high share of high-income recipients provides financial incentives to the local governments (the agencies in charge of the LTC system) to increase reliance on nursing home care relative to community housing and home-based care. This article examines the effects of the Norwegian LTC funding system on the composition of LTC services at the local government level. I use a cross-section from 2009 of 391 local governments to estimate a fractional probit model using quasi-maximum likelihood estimation. Controlling for need and geographical variations in care costs, I find that the share of “rich” elderly has a significant association with three measures of the volume of nursing home care relative to home-based care.
p-adic Langlands functoriality for the definite unitary group
Authors: White Paul-James 
Published: August 2013

Abstract.

We formalise a notion of p-adic Langlands functoriality for the definite unitary group.
This extends the classical notion of Langlands functoriality to the setting of eigenvarieties.
We apply some results of Chenevier to
obtain some cases of p-adic Langlands functoriality
by interpolating known cases of classical Langlands
functoriality.
Tannaka–Kreĭn duality for compact quantum homogeneous spaces II. Classification of quantum homogeneous spaces for quantum SU(2)
Authors: De Commer Kenny , Yamashita Makoto 
Published: August 2013

Abstract

We apply the Tannaka–Kreĭn duality theory for quantum homogeneous spaces, developed in the first part of this series of papers, to the case of the quantum SU(2) groups. We obtain a classification of their quantum homogeneous spaces in terms of weighted oriented graphs. The equivariant maps between these quantum homogeneous spaces can be characterized by certain quadratic equations associated with the braiding on the representations of

S

U
q

(
2
)

$\textup {SU}_q(2)$

. We show that, for

|
q
|

$\vert q\vert $

close to 1, all quantum homogeneous spaces are realized by coideals up to strong Morita equivalence.
Evaluation of the effects of compression combined with heat treatment by nanoindentation (NI) of poplar cell walls
Authors: Wang Xinzhou , Deng Yuhe , Wang Siqun , Min Chen , Meng Yujie , Pham Tuonglam , Ying Yang 
Published: August 2013

Abstract
A combination of compression and heat treatment is a modification method that has great potential for improving the mechanical properties and dimensional stability of wood materials in industrial application. The objective of this project was to track changes in the microstructure, chemical composition, cellulose crystallinity, and mechanical properties of the treated poplar cell wall to investigate the mechanism of modification. Poplar boards were compressed at 100°C and subsequently treated in the hot press at 200°C. The results indicated that the treatment contributed to a reduction in porosity without obvious mechanical compression and damage to the cell wall. Hemicellulose degraded, however, and the relative lignin content and cellulose crystallinity increased during the process. The observed increase in relative lignin content and crystallinity may contribute to the improvement of mechanical properties. The longitudinal elastic modulus and hardness of poplar cell walls increased significantly from 12.5 and 0.39 GPa for the control to a maximum of 15.7 and 0.51 GPa for compressed wood with HT, respectively.
Optimization on Response Surface Methodology for Preparing V2O5 from Industrial Ammonium Metavanadate
Authors: Chen Yuxiang , Zhang Bin , Guo Shenghui , Peng Jinhui , Guo Lei , Song Zengkai 
Published: August 2013

AbstractIn order to obtain the vanadium pentoxide, the process of vanadium pentoxide preparation by calcination from industrial ammonium metavanadate was further investigated. The effects of calcination temperature and calcination time were studied. The conditions of technique to prepare vanadium pentoxide in flakes by calcination from industrial ammonium metavanadate were optimized using a central composite design of response surface methodology. A quadratic equation model for field was built and effects of main factors and their corresponding relationships were obtained. The statistical analysis of the results showed that in the range studied, the rate of weight loss of the industrial ammonium metavanadate was significantly affected by the calcination temperature and calcination time. The results showed that the optimum conditions of ammonium metavanadate calcination were as follows: sample mass 15 g, calcination temperature 900 °C, calcination time 2.4 h, the rate of weight loss 85.1%. In addition, the sample was characterized by XRD and SEM. The SEM analysis and XRD showed the product was layer structure. According to results from analysis of variance, the value of the determination coefficient (R2 = 0.9417) indicates that the model was a good fit that 94.17% of the variation could be explained well by the model.
Does the presence of thyroid antibodies affect the course and outcome of pregnancy in type 1 diabetic women?
Authors: Sarantopoulou Vasiliki , Vasileiou Vasiliki , Sarika Leda , Philippou George , Alevizaki Maria , Antsaklis Aris , Anastasiou Eleni 
Published: August 2013

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of the presence of thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (anti-TPO Abs) in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) pregnant women relative to the course of pregnancy and, especially, with regard to metabolic control, thyroid function, maternal complications and neonatal outcome.

Methods: In a prospective observational study of 91 DM1 women with singleton pregnancies, anti-TPO, anti-thyroglobulin, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and free thyroxine index (T4/thyroid binding capacity) were measured in each trimester. At each visit, HbA1c, body mass index, and units of insulin per kilogram were recorded, as were complications and pregnancy outcome.

Results: Twenty-one (27%) of the 78 women who met the inclusion criteria presented with positive anti-TPO Abs. There were no differences regarding glycemic control (HbA1c) or insulin dose. First-trimester TSH levels were significantly higher in the anti-TPO-positive group than in the anti-TPO-negative group. Finally, no differences were observed regarding diabetic or obstetric complications and neonatal outcome.

Conclusion: One fourth of DM1 pregnant women presented with positive anti-TPO Abs. However, the presence of anti-TPO Abs does not seem to be related with worse metabolic control or adverse pregnancy outcome. Further investigation is needed; meanwhile, the effort for early treatment of thyroid dysfunction and strict metabolic control in all DM1 women should be continued.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Move us Forward
Authors: Beachum Floyd D. , McCray Carlos R. 
Published: August 2013

AbstractAn effective teacher recognizes that their students may have different learning styles, which might call for the teacher to differentiate the lesson. A large reason why hip-hop culture is so attractive is that it appeals to the auditory, visual, and the kinesthetic (movement). It is our assertion that educators must do a better job at learning about hip-hop culture, utilize culturally relevant teaching and leadership approaches, and build strong relationships with these students and their communities in order to better serve and educate. In classrooms, this will require us to transform teaching practices. In school administration, we will have to rethink leadership. In working with the community, we will have to reach out and reach hearts. This article explores the ways in which we can achieve these goals.
Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Based Solar Cells and Modules on Textured Zinc Oxide Coated Glass Substrates
Authors: Rech Bernd , Müller Joachim , Repmann Tobias , Kluth Oliver , Roschek Tobias , Hüpkes Jürgen , Stiebig Helmut , Appenzeller Wolfgang 
Published: August 2013

AbstractThis paper addresses scientific and technological efforts to develop highly efficient silicon thin film solar modules on glass substrates. We present a comprehensive study of μc-Si:H p-i-n single junction and a-Si:H/μc-Si:H stacked solar cells prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) at 13.56 MHz excitation frequency. In the first step cell development was performed in a small area PECVD reactor showing the relationship between deposition process and resulting solar cell performance. Subsequent up-scaling to a substrate area of 30×30 cm2 confirmed the scalability to large area reactors. Moreover, we developed textured ZnO:Al films by sputtering and post deposition wet chemical etching as front contact TCO-material with excellent light scattering properties. A-Si:H/μc-Si:H tandem cells developed on this textured ZnO yielded stable efficiencies up to 11.2 % for a cell area of 1 cm2. First solar modules were prepared in our recently installed process technology, which includes PECVD, sputtering, texture etching and laser scribing on substrate sizes up to 30x30 cm2. Initial module efficiencies of 10.8 % and 10.1 % were achieved for aperture areas of 64 cm2 and 676 cm2, respectively.
Electronic Properties of Microcrystalline Silicon investigated by Photoluminescence Spectroscopy on Films and Devices
Authors: Carius R. , Merdzhanova T. , Finger F. 
Published: August 2013

AbstractPhotoluminescence spectroscopy has been applied to investigate localized states in microcrystal-line silicon (μc-Si:H) films and to address the problem of the changes of the electronic properties of this material upon changes of the hydrogen dilution during film growth. By a comparison of photoluminescence and Raman spectra on device grade sample series prepared at different silane concentration in hydrogen (SC) by PE-CVD and HW-CVD a correlation between the micro-structure and the photoluminescence energy is found. It is proposed that the density of band tail states is reduced with increasing SC leading to the increase of the PL energy as well as to the increase of Voc of solar cells. The reason for the tails and their reduction is not clear but strain might play a crucial role and the amorphous hydrogenated phase might be effective for strain reduction.
Evaluating Snyder’s Hope Theory as a Motivational Model of Participation and Life Satisfaction for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A Path Analysis
Authors: Chan Jacob Yui Chung , Chan Fong , Ditchman Nicole , Phillips Brian , Chou Chih-Chin 
Published: August 2013

Objective: To evaluate Snyder’s (2002) hope theory as a motivational model of community participation and life satisfaction.Design: Quantitative descriptive design using path analysis.Setting: Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Paraplegic Association.Participants: One-hundred and sixteen participants with spinal cord injuries who were members of the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Paraplegic Association.Results: The respecified path-analytic hope model of participation and life satisfaction fits the data reasonably well, with χ2/df = 2.58; GFI = .95; and CFI = .95. Participation—with indirect effects of causality, perceived control, resilience, agency thinking, and pathways thinking—explained 32% of the variance in life satisfaction. Causality and agency thinking—with indirect effects of perceived control, resilience, and pathways thinking—explained 40% of the variance in participation.Conclusion: Synder’s hope theory as a motivational model of participation and life satisfaction was validated with minor modifications to the model. The respecified model indicated that causality had a direct effect on participation; pathways thinking had a direct link to agency thinking; and pathways thinking only had an indirect effect on participation through agency thinking.
The inclination of mandibular incisors revisited
Authors: Gütermann Cécile , Peltomäki Timo , Markic Goran , Hänggi Michael , Schätzle Marc , Signorelli Luca , Patcas Raphael 
Published: August 2013

ABSTRACT

Objective:
To reassess the inclination of lower incisors and evaluate possible associations with gender, age, symphyseal parameters, and skeletal pattern.

Materials and Methods:
Twelve hundred and seventy-two (605 females, 667 males) cephalograms of untreated subjects of a craniofacial growth study (age: 8–16 years) were evaluated. Correlations between the angulation of the lower incisors and age, symphyseal distances (height, width, and depth), symphyseal ratios (height-width, height-depth), and skeletal angles (divergence of the jaws and gonial angle) were investigated for all ages separately and for both sexes independently.

Results:
The inclination of lower incisors increased over age (8 years: girls  =  93.9° [95% CI, 92.3°–95.7°], boys  =  93.3° [95% CI, 91.8°–94.9°]; 16 years: girls  =  96.1° [95% CI, 94.1°–98.2°], boys  =  97.1° [95% CI, 95.6°–98.6°]). Inclination of lower incisors correlated with the divergence of the jaws for all ages significantly or highly significantly, except for boys and girls 9 years of age and girls 11 and 12 years of age, for which only a tendency was observed. Similarly, a strong correlation to gonial angle could be observed. No correlation could be found between the inclination of lower incisors and any symphyseal parameters (absolute measurements and ratios), except for symphyseal depth.

Conclusion:
Lower incisor inclination is linked to the subject's sex, age, and skeletal pattern. It is not associated with symphyseal dimensions, except symphyseal depth. Factors related to natural inclination of lower incisors should be respected when establishing a treatment plan.
Asymptotic analysis of non-self-adjoint Hill operators
Authors: Veliev Oktay 
Published: August 2013

AbstractWe obtain uniform asymptotic formulas for the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Sturm-Liouville operators L t (q) with a potential q ∈ L 1[0,1] and t-periodic boundary conditions, t ∈ (−π, π]. Using these formulas, we find sufficient conditions on the potential q such that the number of spectral singularities in the spectrum of the Hill operator L(q) in L 2(−∞,∞) is finite. Then we prove that the operator L(q) has no spectral singularities at infinity and it is an asymptotically spectral operator provided that the potential q satisfies sufficient conditions.
The role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β in glioma cell apoptosis induced by remifentanil
Authors: Xu Jing , Xu Pengjuan , Li Zhigui , Xiao Lu , Yang Zhuo 
Published: August 2013

AbstractThe aim of malignant glioma treatment is to inhibit tumor cell proliferation and induce tumor cell apoptosis. Remifentanil is a clinical anesthetic drug that can activate the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. NMDA receptor signaling activates glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). Discovered some 32 years ago, GSK-3β was only recently considered as a therapeutic target in cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess whether remifentanil can induce the apoptosis of C6 cells through GSK-3β activation. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) was used to detect cell viability. Hoechst 33342 staining and flow cytometry were used to detect cell apoptosis. The effect of GSK-3β activation was detected using a GSK-3β activation assay kit and 4-benzyl-2-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolidine-3,5-dione (TDZD-8), a potent and selective small molecule inhibitor of GSK-3β. The MTT assay indicated that remifentanil induced C6 cell death in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Hoechst 33342 staining and flow cytometry showed that remifentanil significantly induced C6 cell apoptosis. The measurement of GSK-3β activation showed that remifentanil increased the cellular level of GSK-3β. All of these toxic effects can be attenuated by treatment with TDZD-8. These results suggest that remifentanil is able to induce C6 cell apoptosis through GSK-3β activation, which provides a basis for its potential use in the treatment of malignant gliomas.
Peracreadium akenovae sp. nov. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) parasitising the highfin moray eel Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from moreton bay, Australia
Authors: Cribb Thomas , Bray Rodney , Cutmore Scott 
Published: August 2013

AbstractA new opecoelid trematode, Peracreadium akenovae sp. nov., is described from the highfin moray eel Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker) (Anguilliformes; Muraenidae), collected from Moreton Bay off southeast Queensland, Australia. The new species is distinctive in its body shape, transversely elongate irregular testes, vitelline follicles interrupted at the level of the ventral sucker, and diverticulate excretory vesicle. The Muraenidae is a new host family for Peracreadium Nicoll, 1909. Peracreadium is the seventh opecoelid genus reported from temperate eastern Australian marine fishes and this is its first report from Australian waters.
Ancylostoma ceylanicum metalloprotease 6 DNA vaccination induces partial protection against hookworm challenge infection
Authors: Wiśniewski Marcin , Jaros Sławomir , Bąska Piotr , Cappello Michael , Wędrychowicz Halina 
Published: August 2013

AbstractHookworms are blood feeding intestinal nematodes that infect more than 500 million people and cause iron deficiency anemia. Infected children suffer from physical and cognitive growth retardation. Because of potential anthelminthic drug resistance, the need for vaccine development is urgent. Numerous antigens have been tested in animal models as vaccines against hookworm infection, but there is no effective human vaccine. We cloned a cDNA encoding Ancylostoma ceylanicum metalloprotease 6 (Acemep-6). Ace-MEP-6 is a protein with a predicted molecular mass of 101.87 kDa and based on computational analysis it is very likely to be engaged in food processing via hemoglobin digestion. Groups of hamsters were immunized with an Ace-mep-6 cDNA vaccine, either once or three times. Animals that were administered one dose developed high resistance (80%, p < 0.01) against challenge infection, whereas triple immunization resulted in no worm burden reduction. These results suggest that DNA vaccines can be powerful tools in ancylostomiasis control, although the mechanisms through which protection is conferred remain unclear.
Cross-sectional study of serum reactivity to Anisakis simplex in healthy adults in Niterói, Brazil
Authors: Junior Israel , Vericimo Mauricio , Cardoso Luciana , Clemente Sergio , Nascimento Elmiro , Teixeira Gerlinde 
Published: August 2013

AbstractAlthough the incidence of anisakiasis is rising worldwide, its frequency is still unknown in Brazil. The aim of this study was to verify immunoreactivity to Anisakis simplex antigens in healthy adults and determine its possible relationship with frequency of fish consumption and allergy symptoms. A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out with 67 volunteers recruited from a military facility in Niterói, Brazil. The subjects completed a structured questionnaire and serum titers of specific anti-Anisakis IgE and IgG antibodies were measured. The association between frequency of fish intake and IgE reactivity was evaluated by Fisher’s exact test. Almost all subjects (97.0%, 65/67) that consumed seafood; 64.6% (42/65) ate fish at least once weekly. Of all seafood consumers, 56.9% (37/65) reported allergy symptoms, being gut allergies most often cited (35.5%). IgE seroreactivity to Anisakis simplex was found in 20.9% of subjects (14/67), with 13.4% (9/67) reacting exclusively to somatic antigen, 3.0% (2/67) exclusively to excretory/secretory antigens and 4.5% (3/67) to both antigens. There was a significant association between frequency of fish consumption and positive serology (p = 0.019). An immunoblot assay for Anisakis antigens showed different positive bands for IgG. The direct relationship between ELISA reactivity and frequency of fish intake and absence of association with allergy symptoms suggests previous contact with Anisakis simplex antigens.
Estimates of the refreezing rate in an ice-shelf borehole
Authors: Hughes Kenneth G. , Langhorne Pat J. , Williams Michael J.M. 
Published: August 2013

AbstractThe refreezing rate of a borehole drilled through a 252 m thick region of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, is determined using oceanographic measurements over two periods of a day. We first use a method based on the conservation of salt in the supercooled salt water of the borehole. This is compared to a model using a numerical solution of the heat equation to find the temperature distribution in the host ice, allowing ice growth to be calculated from the balance of heat fluxes at the ice/water interface. This second method broadly confirms the refreezing rates deduced from salinity measurements, giving confidence in the generalization of this simple heat-flux model to predict refreezing rates of other boreholes. Predictions from both are subject to uncertainty due to the poorly defined value of the solid fraction of ice that freezes in a supercooled volume of sea water. This is taken to be 0.5 ± 0.1 throughout this study. The predicted rates are also strongly dependent on the initial and boundary conditions chosen, but results show the initial diameter of 600 mm decreases at a rate of ∼3–5 mm h−1 in an ice shelf with a minimum temperature of −22°C.