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BOOK REVIEWS
Authors: Parker Druley 
Published: March 2010

Book reviewed in this article:A Course of Study in Chemical Principles: by Arthur A. Noyes, Late Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology and Miles S. Sherrill, Professor of Physical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Second edition, rewrittenChemistry and You: by B. S. Hopkins, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Illinois; R. E. Davis, Head of the Chemistry Department, Lane Technical High School, Chicago; H. R. Smith, Head of the Chemistry Department, Lake View High School, Chicago; Martin V. McGill, Head of the Chemistry Department, Lorain High School, Lorain, Ohio; G. M. Bradbury, Head of the Science Department, Montclair High School, Montclair, New JerseyHealth and Achievement. A Textbook of Health with a Physiological Background: by Edgar A. Cockefair, Professor of Biology, Central Missouri State Teachers College and Ada Milarn Cockefair, Instructor in Physiology, West High School, Madison, Wis.Methods and Materials for Teaching Biological Sciences. A Text and Source Book for Teachers in Training and in Service: by David F. Miller, Associate Professor of Zoology and Supervisor of Teacher Training in the Biological Sciences, Ohio State University and Glenn W. Blaydes, Associate Professor of Botany, Ohio State UniversityAdventures with Living Things. A General Biology: by Elsbeth Kroeber, Chairman Department of Biology James Madison High School, New York City and Walter H. Wolff, Chairman Department of Biology and General Science De Witt Clinton High School, New York City and Instructor, School of Education College of the City of New YorkThe Relative Merits of Three Methods of Subtraction: by John Theodore JohnsonTeaching Arithmetic in the Elementary School: by Robert Lee MortonElliptic and Hyperelliptic Integrals and Allied Theory: by the Late W. R. Westropp RobertsIntroduction to the Theory of Equations: by Louis WeisnerAnalytic Geometry and Calculus: by Frederick S. Woods and Frederick H. BaileyMathematical Adventures: by Fletcher DurellTrigonometry with tables: by Howard K. Hughes, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Purdue University, and Glen T. Miller, Instructor in Mathematics, Purdue UniversityCollege Algebra: by Louis J. RousePhysical Geography and Geology: by L. Dudley StampScience in General Education, A Report of the Committee on the Function of Science in General Education, Commission of Secondary School Curriculum, Progressive Education Association. V. T. Thayer, ChairmanScience Problems for the Junior High School: by Wilbur Beauchamp, John C. Mayfield, and Joe Young WestAn Introduction to Laboratory Technique: by A. J. AnsleyPhysics, A Textbook for Colleges: by Oscar M. Stewart
Surgical management of mediastinal liposarcoma extending from hypopharynx to carina: Case report
Authors: Gethin-Jones Thomas L , Evans Nathaniel R , Morse Christopher R 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
We describe the complete resection of a giant, well-differentiated mediastinal liposarcoma extending retropharynx to envelop the aortic arch, trachea and esophagus following preoperative radiotherapy.
Microrna profiling analysis of differences between the melanoma of young adults and older adults
Authors: Jukic Drazen M , Rao Uma NM , Kelly Lori , Skaf Jihad S , Drogowski Laura M , Kirkwood John M , Panelli Monica C 
Published: March 2010

Abstract

Background
This study represents the first attempt to perform a profiling analysis of the intergenerational differences in the microRNAs (miRNAs) of primary cutaneous melanocytic neoplasms in young adult and older age groups. The data emphasize the importance of these master regulators in the transcriptional machinery of melanocytic neoplasms and suggest that differential levels of expressions of these miRs may contribute to differences in phenotypic and pathologic presentation of melanocytic neoplasms at different ages.

Methods
An exploratory miRNA analysis of 666 miRs by low density microRNA arrays was conducted on formalin fixed and paraffin embedded tissues (FFPE) from 10 older adults and 10 young adults including conventional melanoma and melanocytic neoplasms of uncertain biological significance. Age-matched benign melanocytic nevi were used as controls.

Results
Primary melanoma in patients greater than 60 years old was characterized by the increased expression of miRs regulating TLR-MyD88-NF-kappaB pathway (hsa-miR-199a), RAS/RAB22A pathway (hsa-miR-204); growth differentiation and migration (hsa-miR337), epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) (let-7b, hsa-miR-10b/10b*), invasion and metastasis (hsa-miR-10b/10b*), hsa-miR-30a/e*, hsa-miR-29c*; cellular matrix components (hsa-miR-29c*); invasion-cytokinesis (hsa-miR-99b*) compared to melanoma of younger patients. MiR-211 was dramatically downregulated compared to nevi controls, decreased with increasing age and was among the miRs linked to metastatic processes. Melanoma in young adult patients had increased expression of hsa-miR-449a and decreased expression of hsa-miR-146b, hsa-miR-214*. MiR-30a* in clinical stages I-II adult and pediatric melanoma could predict classification of melanoma tissue in the two extremes of age groups. Although the number of cases is small, positive lymph node status in the two age groups was characterized by the statistically significant expression of hsa-miR-30a* and hsa-miR-204 (F-test, p-value < 0.001).

Conclusions
Our findings, although preliminary, support the notion that the differential biology of melanoma at the extremes of age is driven, in part, by deregulation of microRNA expression and by fine tuning of miRs that are already known to regulate cell cycle, inflammation, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)/stroma and more specifically genes known to be altered in melanoma. Our analysis reveals that miR expression differences create unique patterns of frequently affected biological processes that clearly distinguish old age from young age melanomas. This is a novel characterization of the miRnomes of melanocytic neoplasms at two extremes of age and identifies potential diagnostic and clinico-pathologic biomarkers that may serve as novel miR-based targeted modalities in melanoma diagnosis and treatment.
Zooming of states and parameters using a lumping approach including back-translation
Authors: Sunnåker Mikael , Schmidt Henning , Jirstrand Mats , Cedersund Gunnar 
Published: March 2010

Abstract

Background
Systems biology models tend to become large since biological systems often consist of complex networks of interacting components, and since the models usually are developed to reflect various mechanistic assumptions of those networks. Nevertheless, not all aspects of the model are equally interesting in a given setting, and normally there are parts that can be reduced without affecting the relevant model performance. There are many methods for model reduction, but few or none of them allow for a restoration of the details of the original model after the simplified model has been simulated.

Results
We present a reduction method that allows for such a back-translation from the reduced to the original model. The method is based on lumping of states, and includes a general and formal algorithm for both determining appropriate lumps, and for calculating the analytical back-translation formulas. The lumping makes use of efficient methods from graph-theory and ϵ-decomposition and is derived and exemplified on two published models for fluorescence emission in photosynthesis. The bigger of these models is reduced from 26 to 6 states, with a negligible deviation from the reduced model simulations, both when comparing simulations in the states of the reduced model and when comparing back-translated simulations in the states of the original model. The method is developed in a linear setting, but we exemplify how the same concepts and approaches can be applied to non-linear problems. Importantly, the method automatically provides a reduced model with back-translations. Also, the method is implemented as a part of the systems biology toolbox for matlab, and the matlab scripts for the examples in this paper are available in the supplementary material.

Conclusions
Our novel lumping methodology allows for both automatic reduction of states using lumping, and for analytical retrieval of the original states and parameters without performing a new simulation. The two models can thus be considered as two degrees of zooming of the same model. This is a conceptually new development of model reduction approaches, which we think will stimulate much further research and will prove to be very useful in future modelling projects.
Dynamics of Practical Premixed Flames, Part II: Identification and Interpretation of CFD Data
Authors: Huber A. , Polifke W. 
Published: March 2010

In Part I of this paper, a multiple-input, single-output (MISO) model for the dynamics of practical premixed flames has been proposed. A corresponding method for identification of model coefficients was developed and validated against test data generated with a linear time-domain model, designed to be qualitatively representative of a practical premix burner. The method for system identification of a MISO model is now applied to time series data generated with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation in the presence of broadband forcing. The CFD model represents a generic, practical premixed swirl burner with multiple fuel injection stages. Fuel injectors are assumed to be acoustically “non-stiff”, such that pressure fluctuations will modulate the fuel mass flow rates. The flame dynamics is therefore influenced by fluctuations of the equivalence ratio as well as the mass flow rate of premixture at the burner exit. Results obtained demonstrate that system identification based on correlation analysis is well capable of differentiating between the various interaction mechanisms. Unit impulse and flame transfer functions corresponding to different signal-response relations can be determined in a quantitative manner from a single CFD run. A detailed analysis and physical interpretation of the response functions has been carried out. The results allow to draw non-trivial conclusions concerning a) the interactions of flame front kinematics and equivalence ratio fluctuations and b) flame transfer functions with an amplitude above unity.
IFCC reference procedures for measurement of the catalytic concentrations of enzymes: corrigendum, notes and useful advice
Authors: Schumann Gerhard , Canalias Francesca , Joergensen Poul J. , Kang Dongchon , Lessinger Jean-Marc , Klauke Rainer , on behalf of the Committee on Reference Systems for Enzymes  
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The primary reference measurement procedures (PRMPs) for the international standardization of catalytic concentration measurements of α-amylase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), γ-glutamyltransferase and lactate dehydrogenase have been performed in reference laboratories for several years. The IFCC Committee on Reference Systems for Enzymes and two reference laboratories, with official accreditation for the PRMPs, have collected useful information on some of the steps of the reference procedures that require special attention. This document comprises errata corrige for minor mistakes in published PRMPs for AST and CK. Several notes on the PRMPs are emphasized. This includes details that are very important for improved standardization, and general suggestions for reducing measurement uncertainty.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48:615–21.
Studien- und Berufswege im Übersetzen und Dolmetschen: Eine Germersheimer Umfrage
Authors: Hagemann  
Published: March 2010

Welche Beziehung besteht bei AbsolventInnen translations-wissenschaftlicher Studiengänge zwischen Studium und Beruf? Welche Berufswege werden eingeschlagen, wie wird das Studium rückblickend beurteilt? Und welche Erkenntnisse lassen sich hieraus über die Qualität der Lehre und über eventuelle Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten gewinnen? Fragen dieser Art standen im Mittelpunkt einer Umfrage, die ich 2004 unter AbsolventInnen des Fachbereichs Angewandte Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germersheim (FASK) durchgefürhrt habe. In einer Zeit der Umstellung von den traditionellen Diplom- auf die neuen BA/MA-Studiengänge ist das Thema Berufswege besonders aktuell und relevant, da die Umstellung auch die Chance bietet, die herkömmlichen Studieninhalte zu überdenken und an die aktuellen Gegebenheiten des Arbeitsmarktes anzupassen.Ich danke Jeanette Schwickert und Sylvia Steuernagel, Studentinnen der Soziologie im Examenssemester, für ihre Mitwirkung bei dem Projekt: Jeanette Schwickert unterstützte mich professionell bei der Erstellung des Fragebogens und beim Datenschutz-Verfahren, Sylvia Steuernagel übernahm die statistische Auswertung der Daten mit Hilfe des Statistikprogramms SPSS. Für Textlektüre und konstruktive Anmerkungen danke ich außerdem Nina Englert-Kleimeyer, Angelika Hüttenberger, Paul Kußmaul und Karl-Heinz Stoll.
Der Bologna-Prozess im Bereich Übersetzen und Dolmetschen
Authors: Stoll Karl-Heinz 
Published: March 2010

1998 forderten Bildungsminister aus Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien und Italien in derIn allen Ländern sind die juristischen Grundlagen geschaffen worden. Dänemark, Estland, Island, Italien, Lettland und Norwegen haben die neuen Strukturen bereits generell umgesetzt. In Belgien, Finnland, Frankreich und Spanien gibt es verbindliche Terminpläne. Eher zögerlich zeigen sich Bulgarien, Griechenland, Rumänien, Schweden, die Schweiz und Ungarn. In Deutschland gibt es ab 2005/06 in Bremen, ab 2006/07 in NRW, spätestens 2009/10 überall ausschließlich Bachelor (BA) und Master (MA). Im Sommersemester 2005 wurden insgesamt bereits 1453 Bachelor- und 1481 Masterstudiengänge angeboten, das entspricht 26 % aller Studiengänge.
Heidegger on Subjectivity and Self-Consciousness
Authors: Grove Peter 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The article aims at a determination of Heidegger's contribution to a theory of subjectivity and self-consciousness. It does so through a discussion of Øverenget's book on this topic and in particular of his thesis that according to Heidegger the self is given “with” our consciousness of objects. Three ways are considered in which this thesis might apply on the one hand to Heidegger's argument and on the other to the phenomenon in question: with Kant as an expression of a functional conception of our self-awareness, as a determination of its epistemic structure, and as a claim of the irreducible concreteness of subjectivity. It is, among other things, argued that the first way at best does not exhaust the thesis, that the second way corresponds to Heidegger's intention, but that his argumentation does not reach such a determination, and that the third way expresses both his ultimate intention and the field of his real contribution in the theory of subjectivity. Besides, it is argued that Heidegger at these points is much closer to German idealism than he and Øverenget realize.
Optimization of Production Conditions in Cement Mill to Achieve Optimal Cement Properties at Early Ages
Authors: Svinning K. , Høskuldsson A. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
A statistical model was evaluated for predicting the two properties of cement, setting time and the amount of water required to achieve standard consistency, from the production conditions in a cement mill. The evaluation was performed by the application of partial least square regression. The observation X-matrix was partitioned into two sub-matrices, one containing observed component compositions in the cement samples and the other containing observed process conditions. A model for predicting potential properties of the process condition was then evaluated. Potential setting time and potential amount of water required to achieve standard consistency were predicted from the observed variation in the process variables only. The component composition was kept constant and equal to their mean values. The predictions explained significant variation in both properties. Sensitivity analysis based on simulation, optimization, and prediction made it possible to study the influence of the grinding process on the properties. The characteristics of the cement like the superficial microstructure from thermogravimetric analysis were included in the investigation to explain more mechanistically or chemically the variation in the properties.
Prediction of Potential Compressive Strength of Portland Clinker from Production Conditions in Cement Kiln
Authors: Svinning Ketil , Høskuldsson Agnar 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Statistical models for prediction of potential compressive strength up to 28 days of Portland clinker from production conditions in a cement kiln have been evaluated. The potential compressive strength of clinker was predicted from the mineralogy part of the microstructure of cement. The mineralogy of the clinker was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRDA) and the potential compressive strength was predicted from XRD-patterns of two selected 2θ ranges. The statistical method applied for evaluating the prediction models was partial least square regression (PLS). The influence of the production variables was examined by sensitivity analysis using simulation by optimization of variation, and prediction. Significant minimum and maximum strength at 1 and 28 days, respectively, was achieved by optimizing the production condition. The influence of production conditions alone on the strength at 28 days was higher than on the strength at 1 day. The methodology demonstrated is not limited to strength (which is easily measured directly), but it is also applicable to other more difficult/expensive achievable performance parameters that may beneficially be optimized via prediction from cement characteristics before actually documenting it for the most promising final products.
Statistical Analysis of Flexural Tensile Strength of Clay Masonry as a Function of Void Area
Authors: Bennett Richard M. , Sanders John P. , Bryja Jim 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Extensive bond wrench testing of clay brick with different void areas has recently been performed. The data set is very comprehensive, testing different types of brick, brick with low and high initial rate of absorption, different mortar types, and voids ranging from 22 to 36 %. All pairwise combinations within each data set were compared with the U-test. The U-test tests for statistically significant difference between means of two data sets. The U-test is distribution-free, is nearly as statistically efficient as the t-test, can handle different sample sizes, and is robust against different variances. Approximately one-half of the comparisons showed no statistical difference in bond strength with different void areas. Of those that showed statistically significant difference, an essentially equal number showed higher bond strength with lower void area as those pairs that showed lower bond strength with lower void area. From the statistical testing, it is clear that flexural tensile strength is not a function of brick void percentage for the range of voids tested.
Network Level Testing for Pavement Structural Evaluation Using a Rolling Wheel Deflectometer
Authors: Gedafa Daba S. , Hossain Mustaque , Miller Richard , Steele Douglas A. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Structural evaluation can be very useful at the network level of pavement management for project prioritization purposes. However, due to expenses involved in data collection and analysis, pavements are not tested for structural capacity at the network level. Rolling wheel deflectometer (RWD), which measures surface deflections at highway speed, is an alternate, faster method of pavement deflection testing for network level data collection. This study was initiated to assess the feasibility of using RWD for network level pavement deflection measurements. RWD deflection data was collected under an 80-kN axle load and at about highway speed on non-interstate highways in northeast Kansas in July 2006. Falling-wheel deflectometer (FWD) data on these roads, collected from 1998 to 2006, were also used for comparison. The computed effective structural numbers from both FWD and RWD deflection data were compared. The results show that the deflections measured by RWD and the center (first sensor) deflections from FWD are statistically similar. The effective structural numbers computed from the FWD and RWD deflection measurements are also statistically similar. Thus RWD appears to be a valuable tool for structural capacity evaluation of pavements at the network level.
Chlorpyrifos Exposure and Urban Residential Environment Characteristics as Determinants of Early Childhood Neurodevelopment
Authors: Lovasi Gina S. , Quinn James W. , Rauh Virginia A. , Perera Frederica P. , Andrews Howard F. , Garfinkel Robin , Hoepner Lori , Whyatt Robin , Rundle Andrew 
Published: March 2010

Objectives. We evaluated whether neighborhood characteristics correlated with early neurodevelopment and whether these characteristics confounded the previously reported association between exposure to chlorpyrifos (an organophosphate insecticide) and neurodevelopment. Methods. We obtained prenatal addresses, chlorpyrifos exposure data, and 36-month Psychomotor Development Index (PDI) and Mental Development Index (MDI) scores for a birth cohort in New York City (born 1998–2002). We used data from the 2000 US Census to estimate measures of physical infrastructure, socioeconomic status, crowding, demographic composition, and linguistic isolation for 1-kilometer network areas around each child's prenatal address. Generalized estimating equations were adjusted for demographics, maternal education and IQ, prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke, caretaking environment quality, and building dilapidation. Results. Of 266 children included as participants, 47% were male, 59% were Dominican, and 41% were African American. For each standard deviation higher in neighborhood percent poverty, the PDI score was 2.6 points lower (95% confidence interval [CI] = −3.7, −1.5), and the MDI score was 1.7 points lower (95% CI = −2.6, −0.8). Neighborhood-level confounding of the chlorpyrifos-neurodevelopment association was not apparent. Conclusions. Neighborhood context and chlorpyrifos exposure were independently associated with neurodevelopment, thus providing distinct opportunities for health promotion.
Perinatal Outcomes for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Mothers of Single and Multiple Race/Ethnicity: California and Hawaii, 2003–2005
Authors: Schempf Ashley H. , Mendola Pauline , Hamilton Brady E. , Hayes Donald K. , Makuc Diane M. 
Published: March 2010

Objectives. We examined characteristics and birth outcomes of Asian/Pacific Islander (API) mothers to determine whether differences in outcomes existed between mothers of single race/ethnicity and multiple race/ethnicity. Methods. We used data from California and Hawaii birth certificates from 2003 through 2005 to describe variation in birth outcomes for API subgroups by self-reported maternal race/ethnicity (single versus multiple race or API subgroup), and we also compared these outcomes to those of non-Hispanic White women. Results. Low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) varied more among API subgroups than between mothers of single versus multiple race/ethnicity. After adjustment for sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors, API mothers of multiple race/ethnicity had outcomes similar to mothers of single race/ethnicity, with exceptions for multiple-race/ethnicity Chinese (higher PTB), Filipino (lower LBW and PTB), and Thai (higher LBW) subgroups. Compared with single-race non-Hispanic Whites, adverse outcomes were elevated for most API subgroups: only single-race/ethnicity Korean mothers had lower rates of both LBW (3.4%) and PTB (5.6%); single-race/ethnicity Cambodian, Laotian, and Marshallese mothers had the highest rates of both LBW (8.8%, 9.2%, and 8.4%, respectively) and PTB (14.0%, 13.7%, and 18.8%, respectively). Conclusions. Strategies to improve birth outcomes for API mothers should consider variations in risk by API subgroup and multiple race/ethnicity.