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Progress in the classical biological control ofAgrilus planipennisFairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in North America
Authors: Bauer Leah S. , Duan Jian J. , Gould Juli R. , Van Driesche Roy 
Published: May 2015

AbstractFirst detected in North America in 2002, the emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennisFairmaire; Coleoptera: Buprestidae), an invasive phloem-feeding beetle from Asia, has killed tens of millions of ash (FraxinusLinnaeus; Oleaceae) trees. Although few parasitoids attack EAB in North America, three parasitoid species were found attacking EAB in China: the egg parasitoidOobius agriliZhang and Huang (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and two larval parasitoidsTetrastichus planipennisiYang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) andSpathius agriliYang (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). In 2007, classical biological control of EAB began in the United States of America after release of these three species was approved. In 2013, release of the larval parasitoids was approved in Canada. Research continues at study sites in Michigan, United States of America where the establishment, prevalence, and spread ofO. agriliandT. planipennisihave been monitored since 2008. However, establishment ofS. agriliremains unconfirmed in northern areas, and its release is now restricted to regions below the 40th parallel. In 2015, approval for release ofSpathius galinaeBelokobylskij (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), an EAB larval parasitoid from the Russian Far East, may be granted in the United States of America. Researchers are guardedly optimistic that a complex of introduced and native natural enemies will regulate EAB densities below a tolerance threshold for survival of ash species or genotypes in forested ecosystems.
Review of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), life history, mating behaviours, host plant selection, and host resistance
Authors: Poland Therese M. , Chen Yigen , Koch Jennifer , Pureswaran Deepa 
Published: May 2015

AbstractAs of summer 2014, the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB),Agrilus planipennisFairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), has become established in 24 states in the United States of America and has killed tens of millions of ash trees since its introduction into Michigan in the 1990s. Considerable research has been conducted on many aspects of EAB life history, natural history, ecology, and management strategies in an attempt to contain this devastating pest. In this article, we review the life history, mating behaviours, and host plant selection by EAB in North America as well as host resistance to EAB attack.
Identification of the Inflammasome Nlrp1b as the Candidate Gene Conferring Diabetes Risk at the Idd4.1 Locus in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse
Authors: Motta Vinicius N. , Markle Janet G. M. , Gulban Omid , Mortin-Toth Steven , Liao Kuo-Chien , Mogridge Jeremy , Steward Charles A. , Danska Jayne S. 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
Type 1 diabetes in the NOD mouse model has been linked to &gt;30 insulin-dependent diabetes (Idd) susceptibility loci. Idd4 on chromosome 11 consists of two subloci, Idd4.1 and Idd4.2. Using congenic analysis of alleles in NOD and NOD-resistant (NOR) mice, we previously defined Idd4.1 as an interval containing &gt;50 genes that controlled expression of genes in the type 1 IFN pathway. In this study, we report refined mapping of Idd4.1 to a 1.1-Mb chromosomal region and provide genomic sequence analysis and mechanistic evidence supporting its role in innate immune regulation of islet-directed autoimmunity. Genetic variation at Idd4.1 was mediated by radiation-sensitive hematopoietic cells, and type 1 diabetes protection conferred by the NOR allele was abrogated in mice treated with exogenous type 1 IFN-β. Next generation sequence analysis of the full Idd4.1 genomic interval in NOD and NOR strains supported Nlrp1b as a strong candidate gene for Idd4.1. Nlrp1b belongs to the Nod-like receptor (NLR) gene family and contributes to inflammasome assembly, caspase-1 recruitment, and release of IL-1β. The Nlrp1b of NOR was expressed as an alternative spliced isoform that skips exon 9, resulting in a premature stop codon predicted to encode a truncated protein. Functional analysis of the truncated NOR Nlrp1b protein demonstrated that it was unable to recruit caspase-1 and process IL-1β. Our data suggest that Idd4.1-dependent protection from islet autoimmunity is mediated by differences in type 1 IFN– and IL-1β–dependent immune responses resulting from genetic variation in Nlrp1b.
Diverse Antibody Genetic and Recognition Properties Revealed following HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Immunization
Authors: Phad Ganesh E. , Vázquez Bernat Néstor , Feng Yu , Ingale Jidnyasa , Martinez Murillo Paola Andrea , O’Dell Sijy , Li Yuxing , Mascola John R. , Sundling Christopher , Wyatt Richard T. , Karlsson Hedestam Gunilla B. 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
Isolation of mAbs elicited by vaccination provides opportunities to define the development of effective immunity. Ab responses elicited by current HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) immunogens display narrow neutralizing activity with limited capacity to block infection by tier 2 viruses. Intense work in the field suggests that improved Env immunogens are forthcoming, and it is therefore important to concurrently develop approaches to investigate the quality of vaccine-elicited responses at a higher level of resolution. In this study, we cloned a representative set of mAbs elicited by a model Env immunogen in rhesus macaques and comprehensively characterized their genetic and functional properties. The mAbs were genetically diverse, even within groups of Abs targeting the same subregion of Env, consistent with a highly polyclonal response. mAbs directed against two subdeterminants of Env, the CD4 binding site and V region 3, could in part account for the neutralizing activity observed in the plasma of the animal from which they were cloned, demonstrating the power of mAb isolation for a detailed understanding of the elicited response. Finally, through comparative analyses of mAb binding and neutralizing capacity of HIV-1 using matched Envs, we demonstrate complex relationships between epitope recognition and accessibility, highlighting the protective quaternary packing of the HIV-1 spike relative to vaccine-induced mAbs.
Cutting Edge: Bcl6-Interacting Corepressor Contributes to Germinal Center T Follicular Helper Cell Formation and B Cell Helper Function
Authors: Yang Jessica A. , Tubo Noah J. , Gearhart Micah D. , Bardwell Vivian J. , Jenkins Marc K. 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
CD4+ germinal center (GC)-T follicular helper (Tfh) cells help B cells become long-lived plasma cells and memory cells. The transcriptional repressor Bcl6 plays a key role in GC-Tfh formation by inhibiting the expression of genes that promote differentiation into other lineages. We determined whether BCOR, a component of a Polycomb repressive complex that interacts with the Bcl6 BTB domain, influences GC-Tfh differentiation. T cell–targeted BCOR deficiency led to a substantial loss of peptide:MHC class II–specific GC-Tfh cells following Listeria monocytogenes infection and a 2-fold decrease following immunization with a peptide in CFA. The reduction in GC-Tfh cells was associated with diminished plasma cell and GC B cell formation. Thus, T cell–expressed BCOR is critical for optimal GC-Tfh cell differentiation and humoral immunity.
Changes in the Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Bulgaria (2006–2012)
Authors: Borissova Anna-Maria , Shinkov Alexander , Kovatcheva Roussanka , Vlahov Jordan , Dakovska Lilia , Todorov Todor 
Published: May 2015

Aim The aim of this study was to compare two nationwide cross-sectional studies of diabetes prevalence in Bulgaria (2006 and 2012) and to assess its dynamics. Material and Methods The two studies included 2396 and 2033 subjects, respectively. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) diagnostic criteria were applied, and the data were weighed for type of settlement and age. Results Diabetes prevalence was found to be 7.9% in 2006 and 9.55% in 2012, P = 0.06, showing an increase of 20.9%. The absolute increase was 0.9% in the females and 2.3% in the males ( P < 0.09). The increase was the largest in those aged 50–59: [9.4%, 2006 vs. 15.7%, 2012, P < 0.01]. Diabetes prevalence increased in the 20–60-year olds by 6.8% and decreased in the elderly by 6.1%. Obesity increased from 26.7 to 32.7%, P < 0.02. Conclusions A significant increase in diabetes prevalence was found that necessitates healthcare measures and resources for community-based awareness and prevention programs.
From Blackboard to Blogs: Teaching English Literature in the Digital Age
Authors: Botshon Lisa 
Published: May 2015

This essay explores the digitization of the English literature classroom and considers its current and future incarnations. What can web-based courses offer students and teachers of English literature? How might the use of blogs, Twitter, hypertexts, and course management systems like Blackboard, among other digital tools, change the structure and very nature of literature pedagogy? These questions are particularly important to consider as our society is transformed by digital technology and during a moment in which the internet has promised inclusivity and the democratization of culture. Concomitantly, however, the humanities have become vulnerable in our tech-focused era and digital divides among different social groups persist in higher education. Hence, we must deliberate our adoption and adaptation of digital pedagogy with great thoughtfulness and care.
Looking at Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman through the Lens of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection Theory and Family Systems Theory
Authors: Chavkin Allan , Chavkin Nancy Feyl 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
Death of a Salesman is not about one or two individuals; rather it is about a family system, a unit of interlocking relationships, which shapes individual members' behaviors and attitudes. Using family systems theory and interpersonal acceptance and rejection theory, the authors explore the father and son's problematical relationship and analyze the reasons for the dysfunctional Loman family. Support for the argument includes unpublished draft material from Miller's working notebook of Death of a Salesman. The notebook includes Miller's explanations of the motivations for the behavior and attitudes of the characters, notes on the plot, and dialogue.
Poe and “Gothic Opera”
Authors: Herzfeld Gregor 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
This article seeks to fulfill two aims: The first is a more documentary one, namely, to give a broad overview, including short characteristics, of the rich operatic production following Poe's texts. The second is a more interpretative one, that is, to investigate the reasons that brought Poe to such a privileged position. Given the special outline of his stories, the composers seem to be interested in a kind of sensual operatic experience, which André Schaeffner labeled “theater of fear” with regard to Debussy. Following this lead, the article aims to reconstruct a line of tradition using “Gothic” elements in operas, creating a “Gothic opera,” which can be traced back to Weber's Freischuütz, Marschner's Vampyr, and Wagner's Flying Dutchman. In order to explore what has attracted opera composers to Poe's works for the last hundred years, I study Poe's ideas on literary musicality, the reception of Gothic features in music and opera, and the aesthetic concepts that might be a unifying factor in these different operas. My idea is that there is a certain aesthetics of atmosphere that can be realized especially well in music and opera, respectively. Composers who are fascinated by Gothic conceptions of atmosphere do not bypass Poe as one of its most ingenious masters and readily adapt his texts to operatic works. By way of reading four of the Poe operas more closely, the aesthetics of a fearful musical atmosphere will be exemplified.
Another French Face
Authors: Weiner Bruce I. 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
This essay examines Maurice Rollinat's translations and musical settings for Poe's “Eldorado” and “A Dream.” A prolific poet and composer, Rollinat was noted for his virtuoso performances on piano of his own poems and those of Baudelaire and Poe. The essay seeks to place him in context as a disciple of both Charles Baudelaire and Poe and to illuminate his role in interpreting Poe's work for French audiences in Paris salons and cabarets during the late nineteenth century. Rollinat was a devotee of Poe's works, but he was more liberal than either Baudelaire or Mallarmé in adapting Poe's work in translation and for musical performance. His adaptations show that he was especially sympathetic to Poe's idealistic yet melancholy equation of poetry and music.
Music, Madness, and Disenchantment
Authors: McAdams Charity 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
This article primarily revisits Roderick Usher of “The Fall of the House of Usher” as a ballad figure. By considering some new sources for and connections to the text, it problematizes the notion that Usher was a musician in any way that can be directly related to real, heard, nineteenth-century Western tonal musical traditions. In doing so, the paper opens up questions about Poe's general use of the ballad as representative of a postlapsarian mythology.
“My Heart Laid Bare”
Authors: Thomas James W. 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
In 1848 in Graham's Magazine Poe argued that there is one “little book” that no one will ever dare, or ever be able, to write: a true and complete autobiography. Poe contends that this book should be titled “My Heart Laid Bare” and adds that if someone attempted to write it, the page “would shrivel and blaze at every touch of the fiery pen.” Throughout his literary career, Poe actually wrote this book in increments as isolated passages in his poems, short stories, essays and reviews, and letters. These passages are not only candid and revealing of Poe's true nature and reflect various events in his life; they are often, even when embedded in prose works, effectively poetic and lyrical. Taken as a whole, they constitute an autobiographical poem, a beautifully phrased portrait of Poe as he conceived of himself, along with his conception of the role of the poet. This is a poem well worth extracting from Poe's work, for it is the seemingly impossible little book Poe actually did write over his entire career; it is his heart laid bare.
Sonority and Semantics in “Annabel Lee”
Authors: Studniarz Sławomir 
Published: May 2015

Abstract
Compared to the studies of Poe's fictional prose, the dearth of book-length studies devoted solely to his poetry and offering fresh, revisionary perspectives on Poe's poetic oeuvre as a whole, is surprising. One of the probable causes of this critical neglect, pointed out by several scholars, for instance, Dwayne Thorpe, Kent Ljungquist, and most recently Robert Evans, is perhaps the traditional view of Poe as the “jingle man,” supposedly preoccupied with musical and metrical effects for their own sake. Contrary to this condescending view of his verse, still encountered in some quarters, this article aims to demonstrate that “Annabel Lee” poem is a prime example of the way in which metrical and phonetic orchestration in Poe's poetry contributes to the development of meaning. The present article undertakes to demonstrate how the prosodic shape and the sound texture of “Annabel Lee” put forward its theme—the idea of love as a union that transcends both earthly and unearthly impediments. “Annabel Lee” shares many features with “The Raven.” In addition to their common thematic concerns—the death of a beloved woman and the speaker's response to the loss—these two late poems exploit the device of paronomasia, the similarity of sound to suggest the similarity of sense.
Kinet Höyük (Classical Issos)
Authors: Gates Charles 
Published: May 2015

ABSTRACT
Excavations conducted from 1992–2012 at Kinet Höyük, a coastal site in southeast Cilicia, have revealed important remains of the Persian and Hellenistic periods. The site has long been identified as Classical Issos, near where Alexander the Great and Darius III fought in 333 BC. The Persian settlement consists of three architectural levels, and the Hellenistic town of two, altogether spanning the mid-sixth to the mid-first centuries BC. The last of the ancient settlements was founded in ca. 175 BC, perhaps as part of the revitalization of Cilician towns under Antiochus IV. Persian and Hellenistic findings come mostly from the mound proper, but soundings to the west, north, and east of the mound have demonstrated the existence of a lower town.
“The Saddest of Ruins”
Authors: Gallimore Scott 
Published: May 2015

ABSTRACTTravelers' accounts are consulted by scholars interested in learning about issues of Greek nationalism and identity or the development of Greek archaeology. This article examines an additional type of data often preserved in these texts: information about formation processes that affect archaeological sites. Numerous travelers visited the same sites over several centuries. Their accounts can provide a diachronic narrative of deteriorating archaeological ruins and the processes behind these transformations. Using the Hellenistic and Roman city of Hierapytna, Crete, as a case study, this article examines employing travelers' accounts as evidence for formation processes and their implications for better understanding the current state of archaeological ruins across the Mediterranean.
Een nieuwe rol voor beleidsonderzoekers?
Authors: van Hoesel Peter 
Published: May 2015

Een nieuwe rol voor beleidsonderzoekers?
In de rationele benadering wordt beleid planmatig ontwikkeld en uitgevoerd: beleidsdoelen vormen het uitgangspunt en via kennis en informatie wordt gezocht naar middelen om die doelen te bereiken. Beleidsonderzoekers zou je dan ook kunnen beschouwen als ultieme aanhangers van een rationele benadering van beleid. Zij hanteren in hun werk logische redeneringen met betrekking tot feiten, opinies en waarnemingen om tot hun conclusies te komen. De conclusies van beleidsonderzoekers worden echter lang niet altijd opgevolgd door hun opdrachtgevers. Je hoeft niet ver te zoeken naar verklaringen om te zien hoe dat komt.
The Normative Foundation of Legal Orders: A Balance Between Reciprocity and Mutuality
Authors: Pessers Dorien 
Published: May 2015

The Normative Foundation of Legal Orders: A Balance Between Reciprocity and Mutuality
Reciprocity seems to figure as a self-evident normative foundation of legal orders. Yet a clear understanding of the often opaque role that reciprocity plays in this regard demands drawing a conceptual distinction. This article views reciprocity as a social morality of duties, in opposition to mutuality, which concerns a legal morality of rights. In everyday life these two broad categories of human interaction interfere in a dynamic way. They need to be brought into an appropriate balance in legal orders, for the sake of justice. The practical relevance of this conceptual distinction is clarified by the debate about justice between present and future generations. I argue that this debate should be viewed as a debate about the terms of reciprocity rather than relations of mutuality. Acknowledging the deeply reciprocal nature of the relations between past, present and future generations would lead to a more convincing moral theory about intergenerational justice.
Private law as an open legal order: understanding contract and tort as interactional law
Authors: Taekema Sanne 
Published: May 2015

Private law as an open legal order: understanding contract and tort as interactional law
This article puts forward the claim that private law, and especially contract and tort, is the area of law that most clearly shows how law depends on social interactions. Taking its cue from Lon Fuller, interactional law is presented as a form of law that depends on informal social practices. Using tort and contract cases, it is argued that this implies that law is in open connection to moral norms and values, and that law cannot be understood without taking into account people’s everyday reciprocal expectancies.
Liberalism and Societal Integration: In Defence of Reciprocity and Constructive Pluralism
Authors: Kostakopoulou Dora 
Published: May 2015

Liberalism and Societal Integration: In Defence of Reciprocity and Constructive Pluralism
Communities can only be dynamic and projective, that is, oriented towards new and better forms of cooperation, if they bring together diverse people in a common, and hopefully more equal, socio-political life and in welfare. The latter requires not only back-stretched connections, that is, the involvement of co-nationals and naturalized persons, but also forward-starched connections, that is, the involvement of citizens in waiting. Societal integration is an unhelpful notion and liberal democratic polities would benefit from reflecting critically on civic integration policies and extending the norm of reciprocity beyond its assigned liberal national limits. Reciprocity can only be a comprehensive norm in democratic societies - and not an eclectic one, that is, either co-national or co-ethnic.
The Public Conscience of the Law
Authors: Dyzenhaus David 
Published: May 2015

The Public Conscience of the Law
I focus on Hobbes’s claim that the law is ’the publique Conscience, by which [the individual] (…) hath already undertaken to be guided.’ This claim is not authoritarian once it is set in the context of his complex account, which involves three different relationships of reciprocity: the contractarian idea that individuals in the state of nature agree with one another to institute a sovereign whose prescriptions they shall regard as binding; the vertical, reciprocal relationship between ruler and ruled; and the horizontal relationship between individuals in the civil condition, made possible by the existence of the sovereign who through enacting laws dictates the terms of interaction between his subjects. The interaction of these three relationships has the result that subjects relate to each other on terms that reflect their status as free and equal individuals who find that the law enables them to pursue their own conceptions of the good.
Reciprocity: a fragile equilibrium
Authors: Westerman Pauline 
Published: May 2015

Reciprocity: a fragile equilibrium
Reciprocity may serve to explain or to justify law. In its latter capacity, which is the topic of this article, reciprocity is commonly turned into a highly idealized notion, as either a balance between two free and equal parties or as the possibility of communication tout court. Both ideals lack empirical reference. If sociological and anthropological literature on forms of exchange is taken into account, it should be acknowledged that reciprocal relations are easy to destabilize. The dynamics of exchange invites exclusion and inequality. For this reason reciprocity should not be presupposed as the normative underpinning of law; instead, law should be presupposed in order to turn reciprocity into a desirable ideal.
Werk(kenmerken) en recidiverisico's na detentie in Nederland
Authors: Ramakers Anke , Nieuwbeerta Paul , van Wilsem Johan , Dirkzwager Anja , Reef Joni 
Published: May 2015

Employment (characteristics) and recidivism risks after release in the Netherlands
Employment is believed to function as a ‘turning point’ for released offenders. Several theories state that employment can diminish recidivism, and offer different mechanisms to connect employment and crime, such as job stability and job quality. This study examines the effect of employment and employment characteristics on recidivism among Dutch ex-prisoners. Although recidivism risks are high among this group, longitudinal research on the effect of employment on recidivism risks is scarce. We based our analyses on longitudinal data of the Prison Project (n=842) and found that job stability reduces the risk of recidivism. The results indicate that not the guidance to a job, or a high-quality job, but the guidance to stable employment could help to reduce crime rates among this high-risk offender group.