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Energy saving strategies of honeybees in dipping nectar
Authors: Wu Jianing , Yang Heng , Yan Shaoze 
Published: October 2015

AbstractThe honeybee’s drinking process has generally been simplified because of its high speed and small scale. In this study, we clearly observed the drinking cycle of the Italian honeybee using a specially designed high-speed camera system. We analysed the pattern of glossal hair erection and the movement kinematics of the protracting tongue (glossa). Results showed that the honeybee used two special protraction strategies to save energy. First, the glossal hairs remain adpressed until the end of the protraction, which indicates that the hydraulic resistance is reduced to less than 1/3 of that in the case if the hairs remain erect. Second, the glossa protracts with a specific velocity profile and we quantitatively demonstrated that this moving strategy helps reduce the total energy needed for protraction compared with the typical form of protraction with constant acceleration and deceleration. These findings suggest effective methods to optimise the control policies employed by next-generation microfluidic pumps.
Half-Metallic Behavior in Doped Sr2CrOsO6 Double Perovskite with High Transition Temperature
Authors: Samanta Kartik , Sanyal Prabuddha , Saha-Dasgupta Tanusri 
Published: October 2015

AbstractHalf-metallic magnets with metallic behavior in one spin channel and insulating in the other, have attracted considerable attention due to their potential application possibility. The spin-dependent nature of the carrier scattering due to half-metallic nature of these materials, allows for the resistance to be strongly influenced by the low magnetic field. However, the operating temperatures of such known materials are generally low, opening up the need for half-metallic magnets with high transition temperatures. The double perovskites having general formula A2BB′O6 with alternating ordered arrangement of two transition metal sites, B and B′ offer an attractive possibility in this respect. Here, we consider the case of Sr2CrOsO6, which is a ferrimagnetic insulator with transition temperature (Tc) of 725 K, highest ever known in the oxide family and show that moderate amount of La and Na doping at Sr site can drive the compound half-metallic with high Tc.
Integrated transcriptome sequencing and dynamic analysis reveal carbon source partitioning between terpenoid and oil accumulation in developing Lindera glauca fruits
Authors: Niu Jun , Chen Yinlei , An Jiyong , Hou Xinyu , Cai Jian , Wang Jia , Zhang Zhixiang , Lin Shanzhi 
Published: October 2015

AbstractLindera glaucafruits (LGF) with the abundance of terpenoid and oil has emerged as a novel specific material for industrial and medicinal application in China, but the complex regulatory mechanisms of carbon source partitioning into terpenoid biosynthetic pathway (TBP) and oil biosynthetic pathway (OBP) in developing LGF is still unknown. Here we perform the analysis of contents and compositions of terpenoid and oil from 7 stages of developing LGF to characterize a dramatic difference in temporal accumulative patterns. The resulting 3 crucial samples at 50, 125 and 150 days after flowering (DAF) were selected for comparative deep transcriptome analysis. By Illumina sequencing, the obtained approximately 81 million reads are assembled into 69,160 unigenes, among which 174, 71, 81 and 155 unigenes are implicated in glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), TBP and OBP, respectively. Integrated differential expression profiling and qRT-PCR, we specifically characterize the key enzymes and transcription factors (TFs) involved in regulating carbon allocation ratios for terpenoid or oil accumulation in developing LGF. These results contribute to our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of carbon source partitioning between terpenoid and oil in developing LGF and to the improvement of resource utilization and molecular breeding forL. glauca.
Overexpression of GbRLK, a putative receptor-like kinase gene, improved cotton tolerance to Verticillium wilt
Authors: Jun Zhao , Zhang Zhiyuan , Gao Yulong , Zhou Lei , Fang Lei , Chen Xiangdong , Ning Zhiyuan , Chen Tianzi , Guo Wangzhen , Zhang Tianzhen 
Published: October 2015

AbstractVerticillium dahliae is a causative fungal pathogen and only a few genes have been identified that exhibit critical roles in disease resistance and few has shown positive effects on the resistance to Verticillium wilt in transgenic cotton. We cloned a receptor-like kinase gene (GbRLK) induced by Verticillium dahliae (VD) in the disease-resistant cotton Gossypium barbadense cv. Hai7124. Northern blotting revealed that the GbRLK was induced by VD at 96 h after inoculation. The functional GbRLK is from D subgenome since a single base deletion results in a frameshift or dysfunctional homologue in the A subgenome in tetraploid cotton. To verify the function of GbRLK, we developed the overexpression transgenic GbRLK cotton and Arabidopsis lines and found that they all showed the higher resistance to Verticillium in the greenhouse and field trial. The results of the expression profile using transgenic and non-transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana revealed that the GbRLK regulated expressions of a series genes associated with biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, we propose that the increased resistance to Verticillium dahliae infection in transgnic plants could result from reduction in the damage of water loss and regulation of defense gene expression.
miR-122 plays an important role in ochratoxin A-induced hepatocyte apoptosis in vitro and in vivo
Authors: Zhu Liye , Yu Tao , Qi Xiaozhe , Yang Bo , Shi Lei , Luo Haoshu , He Xiaoyun , Huang Kunlun , Xu Wentao 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
OTA can induce hepatotoxicity. Our previous research has shown that miRNAs play important roles in the OTA-induced hepatotoxicity. And miR-122 is the most abundant miRNA in the liver and is involved in diverse biological processes. This study was performed to clarify the role of miR-122 in OTA-induced hepatotoxicity. The expression levels of miR-122 and the target genes were quantified by real-time PCR. The OTA-induced apoptosis of hepatocyte and HepG2 cells was evaluated using a TUNEL kit, a CCK-8 kit, a flow cytometer and Hoechst 33342. miR-122 was inhibited in HepG2 cells. The results revealed that OTA affected rat hepatocyte apoptosis. miR-122 decreased at 4 weeks but increased at 13 weeks in the OTA-treated livers, and increased in the OTA-treated HepG2 cells; and the mRNA levels of CCNG1 and Bcl-w increased at 4 weeks and decreased at 13 weeks in the high-dose OTA-treatment groups and decreased in HepG2 cells. The apoptosis of HepG2 cells displayed a dose-related increase with OTA. However, the inhibition of miR-122 greatly reduced OTA-induced apoptosis. p53 decreased in vivo and in vitro. miR-122 is a primary effector of OTA-induced hepatocyte apoptosis through the CCNG1/p53 pathway and Bcl-w/caspase-3 pathway in vivo and in vitro. And miR-122 plays an important role in OTA-induced hepatotoxicity.
Design of small dual band‐notched UWB slot antenna
Authors: Zhang Yong‐Ping , Li Chun‐Mao 
Published: October 2015

The design of a small printed slot antenna for ultra‐wideband application is presented. The antenna is simply formed by an L‐shaped slot embedded at the centre of the ground plane, a 50 Ω microstrip‐fed line, a rectangular slit connected with the L‐shaped slot and another rectangular slit at the bottom of the ground plane. The antenna has small dimensions of 16 × 28 × 0.8 mm3. The impedance bandwidth with 10 dB return loss of the antenna is from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, in which there is two rejected bands which cover 3.3–3.73 and 5.15–5.9 GHz.
3D printed iris bandpass filters for millimetre‐wave applications
Authors: Zhang B. , Zirath H. 
Published: October 2015

Two iris bandpass filters implemented by three‐dimensional (3D) printing technology for millimetre‐wave applications are demonstrated for the first time. The filters are designed at the E‐band (60–90 GHz), and fabricated by selective laser melting using CuSn15 alloy powder. A shifted passband and increased insertion loss are observed, which is caused by the fabrication tolerance of dimensional control and surface roughness. Methods to compensate the fabrication tolerance are proposed and the design procedures are provided. The presented results prove the great potential of 3D printing technology for millimetre wave applications.
High‐power up to 4 W characteristics of the capacitive microwave power sensor with grounded beam
Authors: Yan Hao , Liao Xiaoping 
Published: October 2015

The high‐power up to 4 W characteristic of a capacitive microwave power sensor with grounded MEMS beam is investigated. This device is fabricated by GaAs MMIC (microwave monolithic integrated circuit) technology. Experimental results indicate that the sensitivity of power sensor gradually degenerates with input power increasing continually. The measurement results are divided into three regions: pre‐saturated, saturated and over‐saturated regions. The corresponding sensitivities are 0.95, 0.76 and 0.56 fF/W at 10 GHz, respectively. This effect is caused by the device's capacitive mismatch at high‐power, and the modified formula is calculated in sections.
An Update on Familial Hyperaldosteronism
Authors: Korah H. E. , Scholl U. I. 
Published: October 2015

AbstractFamilial forms of primary aldosteronism have been suggested to account for up to
6% of cases in referral centers. For many years, the genetics of familial
hyperaldosteronism remained unknown, with the notable exception of
glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism, due to unequal crossing over and
formation of a chimeric 11β-hydroxylase/aldosterone synthase gene. Over the past
5 years, mutations in 3 additional genes have been shown to cause familial forms
of primary aldosteronism. Gain-of-function heterozygous germline mutations in
KCNJ5, which encodes an inward rectifier potassium channel, cause
autosomal dominant syndromes of PA and hypertension with or without adrenal
hyperplasia. Germline mutations in CACNA1D, which codes for an L-type
calcium channel, have so far only been found in 2 cases with a syndrome of
primary aldosteronism, seizures, and neurologic abnormalities. Both KCNJ5
and CACNA1D mutations in familial hyperaldosteronism were only discovered
following identification of similar or identical somatic mutations in
aldosterone-producing adenomas. In contrast, a recent exome sequencing study
identified germline mutations in CACNA1H (a T-type calcium channel),
previously undescribed in adenomas, in 5 unrelated families with early-onset
primary aldosteronism and hypertension, without any additional shared symptoms.
Future exome or genome sequencing studies are expected to shed light on the
genetic basis of many cases of familial hyperaldosteronism that remain
unexplained.
Do Live-Well Temperatures Differ from Ambient Water During Black Bass Tournaments?
Authors: Sullivan Cody , Hasler Caleb , Suski Cory D. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Elevated water temperature has been shown to influence mortality during fishing tournaments. However, data on water conditions in live wells are lacking, and the benefits of managing live-well temperature are equivocal. The objective of the current study was to define water temperature in a live well during live-release black bass Micropterus spp. angling tournaments, and to compare live-well temperatures with ambient temperatures in the surrounding lake. For this, thermal loggers were added to live wells during three different tournaments (17 live wells across three tournaments), and anglers fished in the tournament using automatic live-well recirculating pumps (recirculation and aeration occurs and freshwater is pumped in). Live wells were found to be significantly cooler (~1°C) than the epilimnion for two of the three tournaments examined, and 1°C warmer than the epilimnion in the other tournament examined. Based on these findings, fish held in live wells during black bass tournaments do not appear to be experiencing significant thermal differentials relative to ambient water in the lake from which they were caught during live-well confinement. Rather than targeting live wells to mitigate thermal stressors, tournament anglers and organizers should consider other measures to reduce thermal stressors for fish.
Received April 13, 2015; accepted July 31, 2015
Retention and Stress Effects of Visible Implant Tags When Marking Western Silvery Minnow and Its Application to Other Cyprinids (Family Cyprinidae)
Authors: Neufeld Kenton , Blair Salvatore , Poesch Mark 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Visible implant tags are commonly used in fisheries research to mark individuals or batches of fish as part of movement and mark–recapture studies. To be effective, these tags generally need to have high retention rates and little impact on the behavior or physiology of the marked individuals. We tested the retention rates of both visible implant elastomer (VIE) and visible implant alphanumeric (VIA) tags in 80–139-mm Western Silvery Minnow Hybognathus argyritis over a 104-d period. We also measured plasma cortisol and lactate to determine the impact of tagging on stress levels. We found that VIE tags had 100% retention and did not cause a significant increase in plasma cortisol levels, though plasma lactate levels were elevated in VIE treatment groups. Overall, VIE tags were found to be suitable for marking Western Silvery Minnow and similar species. Visible implant alphanumeric tags had 36% retention over 104 d and did not cause significant increases in plasma cortisol, though plasma lactate was elevated in the treatment group with both VIE and VIA tags. Given the high retention rates and low stress effects, VIE tags appear to be more beneficial for use with Western Silvery Minnow and similar-sized cyprinids.
Received April 16, 2015; accepted July 29, 2015
General approach to the problem of disruption forces in tokamaks
Authors: Pustovitov V.D. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
An approach for calculating the force on the vessel wall during plasma disruptions in tokamaks is proposed. It is mainly based on the Maxwell equations and, therefore, is general. Another essential element is the integral force balance on the plasma that strongly constrains the possible solutions. The derived expressions are valid at any disruption scenario and finally give the net forces in terms of the magnetic perturbations behind the wall. The result can be used with magnetic measurements alone. It shows that the geometrical inhomogeneity of the wall and its resistivity are the key factors determining the direction and amplitude of the force.
HEALER: homomorphic computation of ExAct Logistic rEgRession for secure rare disease variants analysis in GWAS
Authors: Wang Shuang , Zhang Yuchen , Dai Wenrui , Lauter Kristin , Kim Miran , Tang Yuzhe , Xiong Hongkai , Jiang Xiaoqian 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Motivation: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been widely used in discovering the association between genotypes and phenotypes. Human genome data contain valuable but highly sensitive information. Unprotected disclosure of such information might put individual’s privacy at risk. It is important to protect human genome data. Exact logistic regression is a bias-reduction method based on a penalized likelihood to discover rare variants that are associated with disease susceptibility. We propose the HEALER framework to facilitate secure rare variants analysis with a small sample size.
Results: We target at the algorithm design aiming at reducing the computational and storage costs to learn a homomorphic exact logistic regression model (i.e. evaluate P-values of coefficients), where the circuit depth is proportional to the logarithmic scale of data size. We evaluate the algorithm performance using rare Kawasaki Disease datasets.
Availability and implementation: Download HEALER at http://research.ucsd-dbmi.org/HEALER/
Contact: shw070@ucsd.edu
Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Yield per recruit from stocking two different sizes of eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the brackish Roskilde Fjord
Authors: Pedersen Michael I. , Rasmussen Gorm H. 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
Stocking of young eel is widely practised, as a measure, to meet the management target of the EU eel recovery plan. The target of the recovery plan is to increase the escapement to 40% silver eel biomass, relative to pristine conditions. The scientific information to predict the outcome in silver eel biomass from stocking is limited and may depend on whether translocation of wild glass eel or yellow eel is used, or if the stocked eels used are yellow eel from aquaculture. We evaluated the yield from stocking two different sizes, 3 and 9 g eels from aquaculture. A professional fishery recaptured 12.7% of the 3 g and 9.4% of the 9 g eels, originally stocked. Growth rate and mortality rate were different for the two stocked sizes, favouring the small eels. Brutto yield per recruit (YPR) was 13 and 9.2 g and netto YPR was 9.8 and 0.31 g for 3 and 9 g eel, respectively. We conclude that there seems to be no advantage in using larger 9 g eels compared with small 3 g eels for stocking.
Brand Public
Authors: Arvidsson Adam , Caliandro Alessandro 
Published: October 2015

Abstract
The concept of brand community has been used to understand how consumers create value around brands online. Recently consumer researchers have begun to debate the relevance of this concept for understanding brand-related communication on social media. Based on a data set of 8949 tweets about Louis Vuitton gathered on Italian Twitter in 2013, this article addresses these discussions by developing the alternative concept of brand publics that differ from brand communities in three important ways. First, brand publics are social formations that are not based on interaction but on a continuous focus of interest and mediation. Second, participation in brand publics is not structured by discussion or deliberation but by individual or collective affect. Third, in brand publics consumers do not develop a collective identity around the focal brand; rather the brand is valuable as a medium that can offer publicity to a multitude of diverse situations of identity. The conclusion suggests that brand publics might be part of a social media–based consumer culture where publicity rather than identity has become a core value.
The interdependent nature of multi-loci associations can be revealed by 4C-Seq
Authors: Jiang Tingting , Raviram Ramya , Rocha Pedro P. , Snetkova Valentina , Proudhon Charlotte , Badri Sana , Bonneau Richard , Skok Jane A. , Kluger Yuval 
Published: October 2015

AbstractUse of low resolution single cell DNA FISH and population based high resolution chromosome conformation capture techniques have highlighted the importance of pairwise chromatin interactions in gene regulation. However, it is unlikely that these associations act in isolation of other interacting partners within the genome. Indeed, the influence of multi-loci interactions in gene control remains something of an enigma as beyond low-resolution DNA FISH we do not have the appropriate tools to analyze these. Here we present a method that uses standard 4C-seq data to identify multi-loci interactions from the same cell. We demonstrate the feasibility of our method using 4C-seq data sets that identify known pairwise interactions involving theTcrbandIgkantigen receptor enhancers, in addition to novel tri-loci associations. We further show that enhancer deletions not only interfere with tri-loci interactions in which they participate, but they also disrupt pairwise interactions between other partner enhancers and this disruption is linked to a reduction in their transcriptional output. These findings underscore the functional importance of hubs and provide new insight into chromatin organization as a whole. Our method opens the door for studying multi-loci interactions and their impact on gene regulation in other biological settings.
Critical success factors of Lean Six Sigma deployment: a current review
Authors: Abu Bakar Fairul Anwar , Subari Khairanum , Mohd Daril Mohd Amran 
Published: October 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to review and gather the latest critical success factors (CSF) of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) deployment and implementation into a comprehensive list of factors.

Design/methodology/approach
– The approach taken by authors in this study was to analyze the latest literature review starting 2010 onwards and focus on CSFs of LSS (not dedicated as Lean or Six Sigma) by excluding other improvement methodologies or initiatives, e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, TQM, TRIZ etc.

Findings
– Five significant CSFs were identified (initially 97 CSFs listed from 13 papers) out of nine groups/headers listed in clustering analysis using Affinity Diagram tool and new headers mapping.

Practical implications
– Most of the organisations were aware of the success story on LSS, but did not scrutinize or consider its CSFs. By knowing the outcome of this paper, it can help open eyes regarding readiness before implementing LSS.

Originality/value
– At the end of this paper, the authors tried to cluster the CSFs similarities that could intentionally provide the guidelines and references to industries/companies for successful deployment and implementation of LSS in future endeavours.
Combining Lean and Six Sigma in the context of Systems Engineering design
Authors: Sreeram TR , Thondiyath Asokan 
Published: October 2015

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to present a combined framework for system design using Six Sigma and Lean concepts. Systems Engineering has evolved independently and there are numerous tools and techniques available to address issues that may arise in the design of systems. In the context of systems design, the application of Six Sigma and Lean concepts results in a flexible and adaptable framework. A combined framework is presented here that allows better visualization of the system-level components and their interactions at parametric level, and it also illuminates gaps that make way for continuous improvement. The Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Act is the basis of this framework. Three case studies are presented to evaluate the application of this framework in the context of Systems Engineering design. The paper concludes with a summary of advantages of using a combined framework, its limitations and scope for future work.

Design/methodology/approach
– Six Sigma, Lean and Systems Engineering approaches combined into a framework for collaborative product development.

Findings
– The present framework is not rigid and does not attempt to force fit any tools or concepts. The framework is generic and allows flexibility through a plug and play type of implementation. This is important, as engineering change needs vary constantly to meet consumer demands. Therefore, it is important to engrain flexibility in the development of a foundational framework for design-encapsulating improvements and innovation. From a sustainability perspective, it is important to develop techniques that drive rationality in the decisions, especially during tradeoffs and conflicts.

Research limitations/implications
– Scalability of the approach for large systems where complex interactions exist. Besides, the application of negotiation techniques for more than three persons poses a challenge from a mathematical context. Future research should address these in the context of systems design using Six Sigma and Lean techniques.

Practical implications
– This paper provides a flexible framework for combining the three techniques based on Six Sigma, Lean and Systems Engineering.

Social implications
– This paper will influence the construction of agent-based systems, particularly the ones using the Habermas’s theory of social action as the basis for product development.

Originality/value
– This paper has not been published in any other journal or conference.