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The power of informal communication and perceived organizational support on energy at work and extra-role behavior: A survey on teachers
Authors: Alparslan Ali Murat , Kılınç Uğur Keskin 
Published: July 2015

<p>This research studies the effect of energy at work, internal-external informal communication and perceived organisational support on extra role behaviour. The population of survey included teachers (479 teachers at 25 elementary and middle schools) at The Ministry of National Education located in the Burdur in Turkey. Research method is a survey with a questionnaire and participants has been reached with the convenience sampling method. Two model (purposed and revised) was examined by structural equation model approach. According to the findings, internal informal communication increases energy at work, and therefore, energy at work has a considerably positive effect on extra role behaviour. Besides that, perceived organisational support has seriously positive effect on internal informal communication. As inferred from these findings, the increase of perceived organisational support will also increase internal informal communication, and the increase of communication will enable lecturers to be more energetic, and hence, such energy will trigger lecturers to make extra efforts for their organizations.</p>
A case of primary aldosteronism with secondary hyperparathyroidism and bilateral adrenal tumors
Authors: Eguchi Tohru , Miyauchi Shozo 
Published: July 2015

Summary
A 43-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital with weakness. Laboratory findings showed hypokalemia, hypocalcemia and elevation of the serum creatinine phosphokinase levels, but intact parathyroid hormone levels. Further evaluations suggested that she had primary aldosteronism (PA), secondary hyperparathyroidism and bilateral adrenal tumors. She was treated successfully by laparoscopic right adrenalectomy. This case not only serves to the diagnosis of bilateral adrenal tumors in which selective adrenal venous sampling (SAVS) proved to be useful, but also for physicians to be aware of secondary hyperparathyroidism and the risk of secondary osteoporosis caused by PA.

Learning points

The classic presenting signs of PA are hypertension and hypokalemia.
Hypokalemia can induce rhabdomyolysis.
PA causes secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Patients with PA have the risk of osteoporosis with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
SAVS is useful in bilateral adrenal tumors.
Auxin and Tryptophan Homeostasis Are Facilitated by the ISS1/VAS1 Aromatic Aminotransferase in Arabidopsis
Authors: Pieck Michael , Yuan Youxi , Godfrey Jason , Fisher Christopher , Zolj Sanda , Vaughan Dylan , Thomas Nicholas , Wu Connie , Ramos Julian , Lee Norman , Normanly Jennifer , Celenza John L 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) plays a critical role in regulating numerous aspects of plant growth and development. While there is much genetic support for tryptophan-dependent (Trp-D) IAA synthesis pathways, there is little genetic evidence for tryptophan-independent (Trp-I) IAA synthesis pathways. Using Arabidopsis, we identified two mutant alleles of ISS1 (IndoleSevereSensitive) that display indole-dependent IAA overproduction phenotypes including leaf epinasty and adventitious rooting. Stable isotope labeling showed that iss1, but not WT, uses primarily Trp-I IAA synthesis when grown on indole-supplemented medium. In contrast, both iss1 and WT use primarily Trp-D IAA synthesis when grown on unsupplemented medium. iss1 seedlings produce 8-fold higher levels of IAA when grown on indole and surprisingly have a 174-fold increase in Trp. These findings indicate that the iss1 mutant’s increase in Trp-I IAA synthesis is due to a loss of Trp catabolism. ISS1 was identified as At1g80360, a predicted aromatic aminotransferase, and in vitro and in vivo analysis confirmed this activity. At1g80360 was previously shown to primarily carry out the conversion of indole-3-pyruvic acid to Trp as an IAA homeostatic mechanism in young seedlings. Our results suggest that in addition to this activity, in more mature plants ISS1 has a role in Trp catabolism and possibly in the metabolism of other aromatic amino acids. We postulate that this loss of Trp catabolism impacts the use of Trp-D and/or Trp-I IAA synthesis pathways.
MODELO DE CAPACIDADES DINÁMICAS
Authors: Garzón Castrillón Manuel Alfonso 
Published: July 2015

Este artículo es un avance del proyecto de investigación denominado “Las capacidades dinámicas en las organizaciones“. Pretende determinar la relación entre las capacidades dinámicas y la estrategia en las organizaciones, se propone un modelo de capacidades dinámicas, para conseguir este objetivo. se ha revisado la literatura relativa a investigaciones realizadas anteriormente sobre este enfoque teórico que, tras su aparición en la última década del siglo XX, ha tenido una rápida expansión en el ámbito académico de la dirección de empresa, teniendo en cuenta que las organizaciones están en procesos permanentes de cambio, fortalecimiento y renovaciones de sus capacidades; con base en el cual se determinan las variables que se utilizarán en esta investigación: capacidad de absorción; capacidad de innovación; capacidad de aprendizaje y capacidad de adaptación, además se proponen cinco hipótesis y finalmente unas conclusiones
A dialectical reading of Wallace Stevens' "A High-Toned Old Christian Woman"
Authors: Eisenberg Irene Ferreira de Souza 
Published: July 2015

This description of dialectics is a fitting epigraph for a dialectical reading of any poem by Wallace Stevens. In "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction," a later poem, the poet reveals his quest for the "ultimate poem," one that"..."Must be Abstract," "Must Change.," and "Must Give Pleasure," titles of its three parts respectively.
The price of duty in Hemingway's The fifth column
Authors: Tanner Stephen L. 
Published: July 2015

This essay examines Hemingway's The fifth column, a play he wrote in Madrid during the fall of 1937 while that city was under bombardment. The essay aims at clarifying the motives behind Hemingway's involvement with the Spanish Civil War and at illuminating the significance of that involvement to his artistic development. Este ensaio analisa a peça denominada A quinta coluna, escrita em Madrid por Ernest Hemingway, durante a Guerra Civil Espanhola. O ensaio procura esclarecer os motivos do envolvimento político/ideológico do escritor norte-americano, assim como o significado desse envolvimento para a sua carreira artística.
Cardiovascular calcification and bone: a comparison of the effects of dietary and serum antioxidants
Authors: Nicoll Rachel 
Published: July 2015

<p>Severe cardiovascular (CV) calcification can manifest as fully formed bone and is regularly found with osteoporosis; both have been shown to be associated with oxidative stress. Studies of the effect of antioxidants on CV calcification are few, but show that deficiency can induce both CV calcification and bone loss, while in conditions of oxidative stress such as renal failure, diabetes and smoking or in osteoporosis and fracture, antioxidants can reduce CV calcification and improve bone. The benefit of antioxidants in healthy adults is less clear and some may be detrimental. Higher intake of <em>α</em>-tocopherol (105.5mg/d vs 76.4mg/d) and β-cryptoxanthin may increase risk of CV calcification while high intake of retinol (≥3000mcg/d) may increase hip fracture risk, although possibly only with vitamin D intake ≤440IU/d; the carotenoids lycopene and β-carotene, however, appear beneficial in bone. Vitamin C shows little effect on CV calcification, although longer term supplementation may improve bone mineral density where calcium intake is &gt;500mg/d. Potential reasons for this include a U-shaped dose/response curve for the fat-soluble antioxidants vitamins A and E (with peak bone mass achieved with retinol intake of 600–840 mcg/d), a failure to measure baseline concentrations so that the response cannot be stratified by requirement, the need to be replete in calcium and vitamin D and supplementation of the wrong isomer of vitamin E. Finally, although little studied, tocotrienols, tocopherols (with the exception of α-tocopherol), resveratrol, epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin, α-lipoic acid and N-acetylcysteine may be effective in both the CV system and bone. </p>
The Piolit, Pelat and Baiardo Upper Cretaceous flysch formations (western Alps): geodynamic implications at the time of the Pyrenean tectonic phases
Authors: Thum Laurent , De Paoli Reto , Stampfli Gérard M. , Moix Patrice 
Published: July 2015

AbstractThe Piolit, Pelat (French Alps) and Baiardo (Italian Maritime Alps) units contain Upper Cretaceous carbonate turbidites formations, with minor siliciclastic components. They are flysch formations, linked with the Pyrenean compressive events through their ages and their “subbriançonnais” structural position. Sedimentological, mineralogical (heavy minerals), and geochemical analysis, point to a potential “Pyrenean signature” which would testify the Late Cretaceous collision between the Ibero-Briançonnais terrane and the European plate. A “Dauphinois” origin and basin inversion erosion is proposed for the zircon-tourmaline-rutile (ZTR) bearing Piolit flysch, deposited from the Coniacian to the Campanian. A Penninic origin with tectonic inversion and erosion of former tilted blocks of the European margin from the Turonian to the Paleocene is proposed for the ZTR bearing Pelat flysch. Comparison with the Niesen (Swiss Prealps) and La Ciotat (Provence) flysch depositional context, allows to better constrain the Pyrenean compressive event in the Alpine domain. The Senonian part of the Baiardo flysch, that contains a garnet-dominated heavy mineral association and distinct geochemical trends, is allotted to the Liguro-Piemontais domain and to the Alpine collision stricto sensu.
Deep controls on foreland basin system evolution along the Sicilian fold and thrust belt
Authors: Gasparo Morticelli Maurizio , Valenti Vera , Catalano Raimondo , Sulli Attilio , Agate Mauro , Avellone Giuseppe , Albanese Cinzia , Basilone Luca , Gugliotta Calogero 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
Neogene-Quaternary wedge-top-basins arose during the Sicilian fold and thrust belt (FTB) build-up. The infilling sedimentary successions are: i) middle-upper Miocene silicoclastics succession, accommodated on top of the accreted Sicilide and Numidian flysch nappes; ii) upper Miocene-lower Pliocene deepening-upwards sediments unconformably overlying the inner Meso-Cenozoic deep-water, Imerese and Sicanian thrust units; iii) Upper Pliocene-Quaternary coastal-open shelf deposits unconformably covering (in the outer sector of the FTB) a tectonic stack (Gela thrust system). These successions are characterized by a basal unconformity on the deformed substrate believed to be the depositional interface common both to the coeval wedge-top and foredeep basins. The tectono-sedimentary evolution of the syn-tectonic basins was controlled by the progressive deepening of the structural levels, which were active during the growing of the FTB. The palinspastic restoration of a crustal geological transect in central Sicily points to: i) the occurrence of two subsequent, basal main thrusts (MT1 and MT2) active during the Neogene-middle Pleistocene tectonic evolution, as well as ii) a decrease in slip- and shortening-rate, estimated for the later MT2 as compared to earlier MT1 basal main thrust. The foreland-basin system evolution recorded during these two steps suggests: – the regional lithofacies distribution, during late Tortonian-early Pliocene, accounted for a wide depozone including the Iblean plateau and its offshore;– a crucial change was recorded by the late Pliocene-Pleistocene wedge-top depozone, when the deeper basal main thrust (MT2) involved and thickened (in the inner sector of the FTB) the crystalline basement (thin- to thick-skinned thrust tectonics); this change influenced the depozones, progressively narrowing up to the present-day setting.
As regards this general evolutionary framework, thin-skinned and thick-skinned thrust tectonics can be recognized in the Sicilian FTB evolution. The late Tortonian-early Pliocene, thin-skinned thrust tectonics include two main tectonic events, a “shallow-seated” Event 1 and a “deep-seated” Event 2, with the Pliocene-Pleistocene thick-skinned thrust tectonics representing a third tectonic event (Event 3).
Deep crustal structure across a young passive margin from wide-angle and reflection seismic data (The SARDINIA Experiment) – I. Gulf of Lion’s margin
Authors: Moulin Maryline , Klingelhoefer Frauke , Afilhado Alexandra , Aslanian Daniel , Schnurle Philippe , Nouzé Hervé , Rabineau Marina , Beslier Marie-Odile , Feld Aurélie 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
The conjugate margins system of the Gulf of Lion and West Sardinia (GLWS) represents a unique natural laboratory for addressing fundamental questions about rifting due to its landlocked situation, its youth, its thick sedimentary layers, including prominent palaeo-marker such as the MSC event, and the amount of available data and multidisciplinary studies. The main goals of the SARDINIA experiment, were to (i) investigate the deep structure of the entire system within the two conjugate margins: the Gulf of Lion and West Sardinia, (ii) characterize the nature of the crust, and (iii) define the geometry of the basin and provide important constrains on its genesis. This paper presents the results of P-wave velocity modelling on three coincident near-vertical reflection multi-channel seismic (MCS) and wide-angle seismic profiles acquired in the Gulf of Lion, to a depth of 35 km. A companion paper [part II – Afilhado et al., 2015] addresses the results of two other SARDINIA profiles located on the oriental conjugate West Sardinian margin.
Forward wide-angle modelling of both data sets confirms that the margin is characterised by three distinct domains following the onshore unthinned, 33 km-thick continental crust domain: Domain I is bounded by two necking zones, where the crust thins respectively from ~30 to 20 and from 20 to 7 km over a width of about 170 km; the outermost necking is imprinted by the well-known T-reflector at its crustal base; Domain II is characterised by a 7 km-thick crust with « anomalous » velocities ranging from 6 to 7.5 km/s; it represents the transition between the thinned continental crust (Domain I) and a very thin (only 4–5 km) “atypical” oceanic crust (Domain III). In Domain II, the hypothesis of the presence of exhumed mantle is falsified by our results: this domain may likely consist of a thin exhumed lower continental crust overlying a heterogeneous, intruded lower layer. Moreover, despite the difference in their magnetic signatures, Domains II and III present the very similar seismic velocities profiles, and we discuss the possibility of a connection between these two different domains.
Imputation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotypes in Biparental, Backcross, and Topcross Populations with a Hidden Markov Model
Authors: Hickey John M. , Gorjanc Gregor , Varshney Rajeev K. , Nettelblad Carl 
Published: July 2015

ABSTRACTGenomic selection offers great potential to increase the rate of genetic improvement in plant breeding programs. The ability to accurately impute missing genotypes for a large number of individuals, screened with low marker density, at low cost is crucial for achieving this. In this research an existing general algorithm for tracing allele inheritance in known pedigrees was modified to enable genotype imputation in specific crosses (biparental, backcross, and topcross) that are common in plant breeding. The extension was tested with a series of representative simulated examples of these crosses. The results show success of imputation is affected by many factors including the number of low‐density markers per cM, level of inbreeding or intercrossing of the individuals to have genotypes imputed, level of inbreeding of the parents of a cross, and genome length; but not by the number of high‐density markers or by the interaction between the genome length and the number of low‐density markers. With as few as one or two markers per 20 cM genotype imputation was successful when parents were inbred. Therefore, genotyping strategies in which inbred parents of a cross are genotyped at high‐density and their descendants are genotyped with 200 to 400 markers genome wide may be cost effective and useful in practical plant breeding programs that utilize genomic selection.
A Phaseolus vulgaris Diversity Panel for Andean Bean Improvement
Authors: Cichy Karen A. , Porch Timothy G. , Beaver James S. , Cregan Perry , Fourie Deidre , Glahn Raymond P. , Grusak Michael A. , Kamfwa Kelvin , Katuuramu Dennis N. , McClean Phil , Mndolwa Eninka , Nchimbi‐Msolla Susan , Pastor‐Corrales Marcial A. , Miklas Phillip N. 
Published: July 2015

ABSTRACTDry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) of the Andean gene pool, including red mottled, kidney, cranberry, and yellow seed types are important in Africa and the Americas. Andean dry bean breeding gains have lagged behind those of Mesoamerican beans. This difference may result from a narrower genetic base in the Andean gene pool and reduced breeding efforts. The objective of this research was to establish, genotype, and phenotype a panel of bean germplasm to be used for Andean dry bean breeding. An Andean diversity panel (ADP) was assembled, consisting of 396 accessions and including important cultivars, breeding lines, and landraces that originate mostly from Africa, the Caribbean, and North and South America. The panel was genotyped using the Illumina BARCBean6K_3 SNP BeadChip. The population contained two subgroups: Andean and Mesoamerican bean germplasm. The ADP was comprised of 349 Andean, 21 Mesoamerican, and 26 Andean–Mesoamerican admixed accessions. Most admixed lines came from Africa (12 accessions) and the Caribbean (five accessions). Association mapping was conducted for determinacy. Significant single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) trait associations were found on chromosome Pv01, with the most significant SNP marker being 3.1 kb from the Terminal Flower 1 PvTFL1y gene. The ADP was evaluated for numerous traits in field trials in the United States and Africa. Variability was found for resistance to rust, angular leaf spot and common bacterial blight diseases; tolerance to low soil fertility; cooking time; and other traits that can be used to improve Andean bean germplasm for Africa and the Americas.
Development of Genomic Simple Sequence Repeat Markers for Yam
Authors: Tamiru Muluneh , Yamanaka Shinsuke , Mitsuoka Chikako , Babil Pachakkil , Takagi Hiroko , Lopez‐Montes Antonio , Sartie Alieu , Asiedu Robert , Terauchi Ryohei 
Published: July 2015

ABSTRACTYam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple crop widely cultivated for its starchy tubers. To date, very few marker resources are publicly available as tools for genetic and genomic studies of this economically important crop. In this study, 90 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed from an enriched genomic library of yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis Lam.). Cross‐amplification revealed that 85 (94.4%) and 51 (56.7%) of these SSRs could be successfully transferred to the two major cultivated species of D. rotundata Poir. and D. alata L., respectively. Polymorphisms in 30 markers selected on the basis of reliability and reproducibility of DNA bands were evaluated using a panel of 12 D. cayenensis, 48 D. rotundata, and 48 D. alata accessions. Accordingly, number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 8 in D. cayenensis (mean = 3.9), 3 to 30 in D. rotundata (mean = 13.9), and 2 to 22 in D. alata (mean = 12.1). The average observed and expected heterozygosities were 0.156 and 0.634 (D. cayenensis), 0.326 and 0.853 (D. rotundata), and 0.247 and 0.836 (D. alata), respectively. Clustering based on six SSRs that were polymorphic in at least four of the five cultivated Dioscorea species studied, including D. cayenensis, D. rotundata, D. alata, D. dumetorum (Kunth) Pax., and D. bulbifera L., detected groups consistent with the phylogenetic relationships of the species except for D. dumetorum. These new SSR markers are invaluable resources for applications such as genetic diversity analysis and marker‐assisted breeding.
PopVar: A Genome‐Wide Procedure for Predicting Genetic Variance and Correlated Response in Biparental Breeding Populations
Authors: Mohammadi Mohsen , Tiede Tyler , Smith Kevin P. 
Published: July 2015

ABSTRACTPredicting genetic variances of biparental populations has been a long‐standing goal for plant breeders. The ability to discriminate among crosses with similarly predicted high means but different levels of genetic variance (VG) should improve the effectiveness of breeding. We developed a procedure that uses established progeny simulation and genomic prediction strategies to predict the population mean (μ) and VG, the mean of the desired 10% of the progeny (superior progeny mean [μsp]), and correlated responses of multiple traits for biparental populations. The proposed procedure, PopVar, is herein demonstrated using a training population (TP) composed of 383 breeding lines that have been genotyped and phenotyped for yield and deoxynivalenol (DON). Marker effects estimated from the TP were used to calculate genotypic estimated breeding values (GEBVs) of 200 simulated recombinant inbred lines (RILs) per cross. Values of μ, VG, and μsp were then calculated directly from the RIL GEBVs. We found that μ explained 82 and 88% of variation in μsp for yield and DON, respectively, and adding VG to the regression model increased those respective R2 values to 99.5 and 99.6%. The results of correlated response revealed that although yield and DON are unfavorably correlated, the correlation was near zero or slightly negative in some simulated crosses, indicating the potential to increase yield while decreasing DON. This work extends the current benefits of genomic selection to include the ability to design crosses that maximize genetic variance with more favorable correlations among traits. PopVar is available as an R package that researchers and breeders are encouraged to use for empirical evaluation of the methodology.
Describing the Dynamic: Measuring and Assessing the Value of Plants in the Pasture
Authors: Kallenbach Robert L. 
Published: July 2015

ABSTRACTThe dynamic nature of pastures makes them difficult to quantify. Understanding the near‐constant change in plant morphology and development in relation to both biotic (grazing, pathogens, and insects) and abiotic (drought, cold, and heat) events provide the scientific basis for optimizing pasture management plans. Challenges include (i) the cost, primarily for skilled labor, to measure these parameters and (ii) having a scientific team large enough and diverse enough to analyze and interpret the data. New technologies offer opportunities to inexpensively measure pasture growth dynamics. Lasers, ultrasound, drones, satellite images, global positioning systems, and radio frequency identification systems offer innovative researchers new methods to rapidly quantify important characteristics of soils, plants, animals, and even thepeopleof pasture ecosystems. The successful research teams of tomorrow need to be as dynamic and as diverse as the pastures they hope to measure. Blending traditional soil, plant, and animal scientists with scientists from other disciplines (e.g., engineers, computer scientists, geographers, economists, human nutritionists, sociologists, and psychologists) can bring new perspectives about what makes a pasture good. Linking research teams to end users—not only farmers, but also investors, consumers, environmentalists, critics, and policymakers—provides the opportunity to use dynamic pasture measurements to build a more productive yet healthier planet.