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Continuity of care for recently released prisoners with mental illness: a pilot randomised controlled trial testing the feasibility of a Critical Time Intervention
Authors: Jarrett M. , Thornicroft G. , Forrester A. , Harty M. , Senior J. , King C. , Huckle S. , Parrott J. , Dunn G. , Shaw J. 
Published: January 2012

Aims.Prisoners with mental illness on release from prison often face complex challenges with little support, leading to poor clinical and social outcomes. This feasibility study aimed to see whether a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) in the first weeks post-release effectively connects mentally ill prisoners with social, clinical, housing, and welfare services on leaving prison. The study took place in 2007 and involved local prisons in London and Manchester.Methods.A pilot randomised controlled trial in which CTI was compared to Treatment as Usual (TAU).Results.Sixty prisoners were randomised in the trial, with outcome measures completed on 23. A higher proportion of prisoners in CTI group were in contact with services at follow-up than those receiving TAU. CTI prisoners were significantly more likely to be receiving medication, and be registered with a General Practitioner (GP) than those in the TAU group.Conclusions.Continuity of care for prisoners with severe mental illness can be improved by working with them to identify their needs prior to release, and by assisting them to engage effectively to the necessary agencies in the community.
Comparison of gravity wave temperature variances from ray‐based spectral parameterization of convective gravity wave drag with AIRS observations
Authors: Choi Hyun‐Joo , Chun Hye‐Yeong , Gong Jie , Wu Dong L. 
Published: January 2012

The realism of ray‐based spectral parameterization of convective gravity wave drag, which considers the updated moving speed of the convective source and multiple wave propagation directions, is tested against the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) onboard the Aqua satellite. Offline parameterization calculations are performed using the global reanalysis data for January and July 2005, and gravity wave temperature variances (GWTVs) are calculated at z = 2.5 hPa (unfiltered GWTV). AIRS‐filtered GWTV, which is directly compared with AIRS, is calculated by applying the AIRS visibility function to the unfiltered GWTV. A comparison between the parameterization calculations and AIRS observations shows that the spatial distribution of the AIRS‐filtered GWTV agrees well with that of the AIRS GWTV. However, the magnitude of the AIRS‐filtered GWTV is smaller than that of the AIRS GWTV. When an additional cloud top gravity wave momentum flux spectrum with longer horizontal wavelength components that were obtained from the mesoscale simulations is included in the parameterization, both the magnitude and spatial distribution of the AIRS‐filtered GWTVs from the parameterization are in good agreement with those of the AIRS GWTVs. The AIRS GWTV can be reproduced reasonably well by the parameterization not only with multiple wave propagation directions but also with two wave propagation directions of 45° (northeast‐southwest) and 135° (northwest‐southeast), which are optimally chosen for computational efficiency.
In vitro culture and induced differentiation of sheep skeletal muscle satellite cells
Authors: Wu Haiqing , Ren Yu , Li Shuo , Wang Wei , Yuan Jianlong , Guo Xudong , Liu Dongjun , Cang Ming 
Published: January 2012

AbstractSkeletal muscle satellite cells are adult muscle‐derived stem cells receiving increasing attention. Sheep satellite cells have a greater similarity to human satellite cells with regard to metabolism, life span, proliferation and differentiation, than satellite cells of the rat and mouse. We have used 2‐step enzymatic digestion and differential adhesion methods to isolate and purify sheep skeletal muscle satellite cells, identified the cells and induced differentiation to examine their pluripotency. The most efficient method for the isolation of sheep skeletal muscle satellite cells was the type I collagenase and trypsin 2‐step digestion method, with the best conditions for in vitro culture being in medium containing 20% FBS+10% horse serum. Immunofluorescence staining showed that satellite cells expressed Desmin, α‐Sarcomeric Actinin, MyoD1, Myf5 and PAX7. After myogenic induction, multinucleated myotubes formed, as indicated by the expression of MyoG and fast muscle myosin. After osteogenic induction, cells expressed Osteocalcin, with Alizarin Red and ALP (alkaline phosphatase) staining results both being positive. After adipogenic induction, cells expressed PPARα2 (peroxisome‐proliferator‐activated receptor α2) and clear lipid droplets were present around the cells, with Oil Red‐O staining giving a positive result. In summary, a successful system has been established for the isolation, purification and identification of sheep skeletal muscle satellite cells.
Socioeconomic Correlates of Inpatient Spending for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: Evidence from Hangzhou
Authors: Li H. , Chen B. , Shah N. , Wang Z. , Eggleston K. 
Published: January 2012

AbstractWe evaluated the factors associated with inpatient costs including total costs, pharmaceutical costs and laboratory costs for diabetes-related admissions.Using data for 960 adult patients admitted between May 2005 and April 2008 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University Medical School (SRRSH) in Hangzhou, China, we evaluate the association between patient characteristics and inpatient costs with multivariable regression analyses.Total inpatient costs were positively associated with age, higher UKPDS stroke risk score, and presence of any complication. A regression that included patient socioeconomic and clinical characteristics explained 21.5% of the variation in total inpatient costs; regression estimates indicate that patients with coronary artery disease, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and diabetic foot had inpatient costs that were respectively 93.7%, 14.0%, 17.5%, 11.5% and 89.0% higher than otherwise similar patients without those complications. Pharmaceutical costs did not differ by insurance coverage. Insured patients spent 7–16% more on laboratory tests than otherwise similar patients did.Clinical factors, especially presence of diabetes-related complications, appear to be the primary determinants of variation in inpatient costs for patients with type 2 DM in China. To mitigate the health costs increases associated with China’s DM epidemic, policymakers should focus on cost-effective ways to manage patients in outpatient settings to prevent the complications associated with diabetes.
Inbreeding and Allele Retention for Lake Sturgeon Populations under Different Supplementation Strategies
Authors: Schueller Amy M. , Hayes Daniel B. 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens once were abundant throughout the Great Lakes basin but have been reduced to less than 1% of historical levels because of habitat degradation and overexploitation. Current management plans suggest stocking as a tool to increase abundance, but stocking also has genetic implications. The objectives of this study were to determine the supplementation level that would maintain long-term population persistence with the smallest genetic impact and to determine whether different supplementation strategies would be required for different starting conditions. An individual-based model that incorporated demographics and genetics was used to explore scenarios that included three initial population sizes, two different supplementation time frames, varying sex ratios, variance in family size, and different percentages of the adult population contributing progeny for supplementation. As expected, all supplementation scenarios reduced extinction risk, increased population sizes, increased allele retention, and reduced inbreeding over time compared with scenarios involving no supplementation. Supplementation over long time frames was only necessary when supplementing large population sizes. Contrary to expectations, a skewed sex ratio and an unequal family size had little impact on the genetics of populations. When the percentage of adults contributing progeny for supplementation was reduced, allele retention decreased and inbreeding increased. Supplementing larger populations over longer time frames and capturing the greatest number of adults from the population for supplementation are the most important considerations for maintaining alleles and reducing inbreeding under the scenarios we explored.
Received December 22, 2010; accepted July 28, 2011
Survival of Juvenile Chinook Salmon during Barge Transport
Authors: McMichael Geoffrey A. , Skalski John R. , Deters Katherine A. 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
To estimate survival during barge transport over a distance of 470 km from Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to a release area downstream of Bonneville Dam (the lowermost dam on the Columbia River), we used a novel adaptation of a release–recapture model with 1,494 acoustic-tagged yearling Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha smolts. Smolts were collected at Lower Granite Dam, received surgically implanted acoustic transmitters, and were divided into three groups: (1) a barge group (RB) that was released into the raceway with fish that were later loaded into transportation barges (general barge population); (2) a control group (RA) that was held in a net-pen suspended within the barge hold containing the general barge population until 5–6 h prior to barge evacuation (i.e., fish release into the river), at which time they were confirmed to be alive and then released into the barge hold; and (3) a dead group (RD) that was euthanized and then released into the barge hold 5–6 h prior to barge evacuation in order to validate a model assumption. Six replicates of each group were loaded onto fish transport barges that departed from Lower Granite Dam between 29 April and 13 May 2010. Detections on acoustic receiver arrays between 70 and 220 km downstream of the barge evacuation site served as the basis for estimation of survival within the barge. The ratio of RB: RA survival from release to river kilometer 153 provided the estimate of within-barge survival. The replicate survival estimates ranged from 0.9503 ( = 0.0253) to 1.0003 ( = 0.0155). The weighted average of the replicate estimates of survival during the barge transportation experience was 0.9833 ( = 0.0062). This study provides the first active telemetry documentation that the assumed survival rate of 98% during the barge transportation experience appears to be justified for yearling Chinook salmon smolts.
Received March 4, 2011; accepted August 30, 2011
THE BARYONIC TULLY–FISHER RELATION OF GAS-RICH GALAXIES AS A TEST OF ΛCDM AND MOND
Authors: McGaugh Stacy S. 
Published: January 2012

ABSTRACT
The baryonic Tully–Fisher relation (BTFR) is an empirical relation between baryonic mass and rotation velocity in disk galaxies. It provides tests of galaxy formation models in ΛCDM and of alternative theories like modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). Observations of gas-rich galaxies provide a measure of the slope and normalization of the BTFR that is more accurate (if less precise) than that provided by star-dominated spirals, as their masses are insensitive to the details of stellar population modeling. Recent independent data for such galaxies are consistent with Mb
= AV
4

f
with A = 47 ± 6 M
☉ km−4 s4. This is equivalent to MOND with a
0 = 1.3 ± 0.3 Å s−2. The scatter in the data is consistent with being due entirely to observational uncertainties. It is unclear why the physics of galaxy formation in ΛCDM happens to pick out the relation predicted by MOND. We introduce a feedback efficacy parameter

to relate halo properties to those of the galaxies they host.

correlates with star formation rate and gas fraction in the sense that galaxies that have experienced the least star formation have been most impacted by feedback.
De novo motif discovery facilitates identification of interactions between transcription factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Chen Mei-Ju May , Chou Lih-Ching , Hsieh Tsung-Ting , Lee Ding-Dar , Liu Kai-Wei , Yu Chi-Yuan , Oyang Yen-Jen , Tsai Huai-Kuang , Chen Chien-Yu 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
Motivation: Gene regulation involves complicated mechanisms such as cooperativity between a set of transcription factors (TFs). Previous studies have used target genes shared by two TFs as a clue to infer TF–TF interactions. However, this task remains challenging because the target genes with low binding affinity are frequently omitted by experimental data, especially when a single strict threshold is employed. This article aims at improving the accuracy of inferring TF–TF interactions by incorporating motif discovery as a fundamental step when detecting overlapping targets of TFs based on ChIP-chip data.
Results: The proposed method, simTFBS, outperforms three naïve methods that adopt fixed thresholds when inferring TF–TF interactions based on ChIP-chip data. In addition, simTFBS is compared with two advanced methods and demonstrates its advantages in predicting TF–TF interactions. By comparing simTFBS with predictions based on the set of available annotated yeast TF binding motifs, we demonstrate that the good performance of simTFBS is indeed coming from the additional motifs found by the proposed procedures.
Contact: hktsai@iis.sinica.edu.tw; chienyuchen@ntu.edu.tw
Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
MetExtract: a new software tool for the automated comprehensive extraction of metabolite-derived LC/MS signals in metabolomics research
Authors: Bueschl Christoph , Kluger Bernhard , Berthiller Franz , Lirk Gerald , Winkler Stephan , Krska Rudolf , Schuhmacher Rainer 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
Motivation: Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is a key technique in metabolomics. Since the efficient assignment of MS signals to true biological metabolites becomes feasible in combination with in vivo stable isotopic labelling, our aim was to provide a new software tool for this purpose.
Results: An algorithm and a program (MetExtract) have been developed to search for metabolites in in vivo labelled biological samples. The algorithm makes use of the chromatographic characteristics of the LC/MS data and detects MS peaks fulfilling the criteria of stable isotopic labelling. As a result of all calculations, the algorithm specifies a list of m/z values, the corresponding number of atoms of the labelling element (e.g. carbon) together with retention time and extracted adduct-, fragment- and polymer ions. Its function was evaluated using native 12C- and uniformly 13C-labelled standard substances.
Availability: MetExtract is available free of charge and warranty at http://code.google.com/p/metextract/. Precompiled executables are available for Windows operating systems.
Contact: rainer.schuhmacher@boku.ac.at
Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
A scalable and portable framework for massively parallel variable selection in genetic association studies
Authors: Chen Gary K. 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
Summary: The deluge of data emerging from high-throughput sequencing technologies poses large analytical challenges when testing for association to disease. We introduce a scalable framework for variable selection, implemented in C++ and OpenCL, that fits regularized regression across multiple Graphics Processing Units. Open source code and documentation can be found at a Google Code repository under the URL http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/01/10/bioinformatics.bts015.abstract.
Contact: gary.k.chen@usc.edu
Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Feminist Theology and the Global Imagination
Authors: Jones Serene 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
This chapter presents an account of what feminist theology is and how it might help us understand and engage with our globalizing world. The first section provides a non-faith-specific definition of feminist theology as an intracultural activist enterprise aimed at exploring the landscape of religious imagination from a feminist perspective, and also lays out a few of feminist theology's most distinctive “plays of imagination.” The second section turns to faith-informed, Christian feminist theology, describing it as a more narrowly focused activist enterprise that explores the landscape of the distinctly Christian theological imagination from a feminist perspective. Its distinctive “plays of mind” are delineated as well. The third section turns to the topic of globalization and maps out the central features of “the global imagination,” describing the ways in which globalization has impacted and shifted our thinking processes in recent decades, particularly in the global North. The final section returns to Christian feminist theology (and to pluralistic feminist theology as well), suggesting ways its faith imagination—its theological plays of mind—might productively engage the global imagination with the aim of improving, in new and creative ways, the lives of women everywhere.
Gynocentric Thealogy of Tantric Hinduism: A Meditation Upon the Devi
Authors: Saxena Neela Bhattacharya 
Published: January 2012

AbstractThis chapter seeks to contribute to what Raimon Panikkar calls a dialogical dialogue, by speaking in the voice of a Shakta (Shakti worshipper) woman who grew up with the symbol of an all-powerful female deity: Kali, the presiding center of the Tantric tradition. Tantric Advaita, or non-dual thinking, and meditation practices permeate Indic traditions, making the world itself saturated with the spirit of the Divine Feminine. Tantric meditation upon the Devi that fine-tunes the entire being of the practitioner awakens her to the vibrant and subtle Shakti—the energy source of all which animates the universe—within her own body. This awakening at once annihilates the limited self bound by conditioned thinking and opens a window onto the infinite potentiality that only an encounter with death, symbolized by cremation-ground imagery of Kali, can inaugurate. The chapter presents this Gynocentric core of the Indic tradition within the larger context of Hinduism and its long, complex history. It shows how pluralist postmodern worldviews are more congenial to understanding polymorphous Hinduism(s) as opposed to absolutist Western perspectives influenced by imperial, missionary, and reductively rationalist ideas that misread the Great Goddess as a remnant of primitive religiosities, needing the light of masculine reason of Western Enlightenment. The chapter then locates the Indian context in a fast-changing world of global commerce that has the potential to impinge upon human diversity by imposing its own hegemonic vision. It further imagines a positive side effect of globalization—a new global consciousness strengthened by women's voices and spiritual convictions that would possibly herald what has been proclaimed as the second Axial age, opening up intercultural dialogues for the benefit of all—women, men, and the planet as a whole.
Globalization and Gender Inequality: A Contribution from a Latino Afro-feminist Perspective
Authors: López Maricel Mena 
Published: January 2012

AbstractThis chapter analyzes the context and daily life of Afro-Caribbean women within globalization in order to find ethnical praxis. This is prevailing and necessary in the actual social model where multiple social relations of power foment a civilization based on divisions and antagonism. The focus is on women registered not only within the globalized patriarchy, but also women that are being violated and discriminated against everywhere. When speaking about Latin American Afro-feminist theology, the author does not propose a sectarian and isolated movement, but affirms that a different world is possible. In the same manner, when she affirms the relatedness of our identity as women, she is conscious that, within black women, similar to rich, poor, young, old, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women, there are differences. There are infinite identities, and this is why the chapter cannot become, in the end, an object of reflection; we cannot forget that our fight is also against our particular oppression. We must fight against patriarchy, domination, privileges, and control, as these are values that dehumanize us all.
Interrupting ‘Global-speak’: A Feminist Theological Response from Southern Africa to Globalization
Authors: Ackermann Denise M. 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
This chapter addresses two main questions: First, what critical issues raised by globalization in southern Africa will define the spaces for feminist theologies over the next decades? Second, how can a feminist theology that is attentive to its public voice and its interest in just and liberating praxis “interrupt” globalizing processes by offering alternative ways of addressing this complex reality? A few comments on the enigmas of using the term “southern Africa” are the starting point for addressing the first of these two questions. This is followed by comments on the multiple understandings of feminist theologies in this part of the world. Thereafter, the potential and the perils of globalization for women are discussed with reference to selected issues, such as employment, poverty, information technology, the environment, human rights, HIV and AIDS, and Christian attitudes. These issues are chosen as being pivotal to women's well-being, in fact to the well-being of all those for whom it is a daily struggle to survive. Turning to the second question, various features of a public feminist theology of praxis that can “interrupt” present “global-speak” and offer other ways of approaching globalization are described.
Feminist Theologies and the European Context
Authors: Isherwood Lisa 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
This chapter discusses three out of the many theologies in Europe addressing the question of globalization: indigenous theologies, and transcendence through developments in ecotheology and monotheism. It suggests that what is needed to hold back the advance of globalization is a solid sense of personhood rooted in cultural identity, but not so narrowly conceptualized as to be devoid of relational potential and respect for the rootedness of others. This is a significant challenge when the populations of the world are in such motion and we are forced to face the questions of: “How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?” How shall we keep our sense of identity when everything is shifting around us? The global market, with its global “things,” can be a neat and easy answer for so many, but in fact it just adds to the sense of our non-being, our uprootedness, making us citizens of everywhere and nowhere—cheap and disposable like the commodities we so often buy. The importance of the person, the history, the belonging so central to authentic personhood can be so easily dislodged under the force of migration, even voluntary.