cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Collection, conservation, exploitation and development of rice genetic resource of Vietnam
Creators: name: Nguyen, Duc Bach
name: Tong, Van Hai
name: Nguyen, Van Hung
name: Phan, Huu Ton
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: Genetic resources are important for the development of every country and for humanity. Collection, conservation and reasonable utilization of genetic resource is required mission. Understanding the importance of genetic resource, especially rice germplasm, since 2001, Center for conservation and development of crop genetic resources (CCD-CGR) of Hanoi University of Agriculture (Vietnam National University of Agriculture) has been collected, conserved and evaluated rice germplasm from different provinces of Vietnam for breeding programs. So far, 1090 accessions of local rice of Vietnam have been collected. Evaluation of agronomic properties and screening of some important genes using DNA molecular markers have revealed that Vietnamese rice germplasm has high level diversity and containing important genes for quality and resistance for disease and pests. These genetic resources are potential materials for national breeding programs. Based on the collected germplasm, 3 new glutinous rice varieties have been successfully created with high yield and good quality. In addition, the degradation of local rice varieties is also a matter of concern. So far, 4 specialty rice varieties Deo Dang, Ble chau, Pu de and Khau dao have been successfully restored for the north provinces of Vietnam. The main results of this study are germplasms for rice breeding programs and new improved varieties that bring economic benefits to farmers and the country. Nguồn gene là tài nguyên sống còn của mỗi quốc gia và của toàn nhân loại. Vì vậy thu thập, bảo tồn, đánh giá và khai thác hợp lý nguồn tài nguyên này có ý nghĩa rất lớn. Nhận thức được tầm quan trọng của nguồn gen nhất là nguồn gen cây lúa, ngay từ đầu những năm 2000, Trung tâm bảo tồn và phát triển nguồn gene cây trồng thuộc Trường Đại học nông nghiệp, nay là Học Viện nông nghiệp Việt Nam đã tiến hành thu thập, lưu giữ, đánh giá và khai thác nguồn gene lúa. Kết quả đã thu thập, lưu giữ được 1090 mẫu giống lúa địa phương Việt Nam. Đánh giá đặc điểm nông sinh học và phát hiện một số gene quy định các tính trạng chất lượng và kháng sâu bệnh bằng chỉ thị phân tử DNA. Đây là nguồn gene quan trọng cho chọn tạo giống. Dựa vào nguồn gene thu thập được, cho đến nay, Trung tâm bảo tồn và phát triển nguồn gene cây trồng đã lai và chọn tạo được thành công 03 giống lúa nếp chất lượng cao. Ngoài ra, thoái hóa giống cũng là vấn đề đang được quan tâm. Cho đến nay 4 giống lúa đặc sản Đèo đàng, Ble châu, Pu đe và Khẩu dao đã được phục tráng và đưa vào sản xuất. Kết quả của những nghiên cứu này là ngân hàng các giống lúa làm nguồn gene để chọn tạo giống mới đem lại lợi ích kinh tế cho người nông dân và đất nước.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
Core-Collapse Supernova Rate Synthesis Within 11 Mpc
Creators: name: Xiao, Lin
name: Eldridge, J. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The 11 Mpc H-alpha and Ultraviolet Galaxy (11HUGS) Survey traces the star formation activity of nearby galaxies. In addition within this volume the detection completeness of core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) is high therefore by comparing these observed stellar births and deaths we can make a sensitive test of our understanding of how stars live and die. In this paper, we use the results of the Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis (BPASS) code to simulate the 11HUGS galaxies H-alpha and far-ultraviolet (FUV) star formation rate indicators (SFRIs) and simultaneously match the core-collapse supernova (CCSN) rate. We find that stellar population including interacting binary stars makes little difference to the total CCSN rate but increases the H-alpha and FUV fluxes for a constant number of stars being formed. In addition they significantly increase the predicted rate of type Ibc supernovae (SNe) relative to type II SNe to the level observed in the 11HUGS galaxies. We also find that instead of assuming a constant star formation history (SFH) for the galaxies our best fitting models have a star formation rate (SFR) that peaked more than 3 Myrs ago.
description: 11 pages, 5 figures, 6 tables. Accepted by MNRAS
Genetic Variation between Dengue Virus Type 4 Strains Impacts Human Antibody Binding and Neutralization
Creators: name: de Silva, Aravinda M.
name: Durbin, Anna P.
name: Nivarthi, Usha
name: Widman, Douglas G.
name: Graham, Rachel
name: Baric, Thomas J.
name: Yount, Boyd L.
name: Baric, Ralph S.
name: Gaillichotte, Emily N.
name: Whitehead, Stephen S.
name: Delacruz, Matthew J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: There are four distinct DENV serotypes, and within DENV4, there are five distinct genotypes. The impact of genotypic diversity is not known, nor is it clear whether infection with one DENV4 genotype results in protective immunity against the other genotypes. To measure the impact of DENV4 genetic diversity, we generated an isogenic panel of viruses containing the envelope protein from the different genotypes. We characterized many properties of these viruses and find that a small number of amino acids changes within the envelope have disproportionate impacts on virus biology. Additionally, we observe large differences in the ability of DENV4 antibodies, immune sera, and vaccine sera to neutralize the panel, suggesting that DENV4 immunity might not be equally protective against all DENV4s. Our results support the monitoring of changing or emerging DENV genotypes and their role in escaping pre-existing neutralizing antibodies in people who have been vaccinated or exposed to natural DENV4 infections.
Biotechnological process of chitin recovery from shrimp waste using Lactobacillus plantarum NCDN4
Creators: name: Le, Thanh Ha
name: Nguyen, Thi Ha
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: Chitin in shrimp waste is tightly associated with proteins, lipids, pigments and mineral deposits. Therefore, these source materials have to be pretreated to remove these components. For a long time, chemical process has been used widely for extraction of chitin from shrimp waste. The chemical process however led to severe environmental damage and low chitin quality. The biological process has been shown promising to replace the harsh chemical process to reduce the environment impact. In our previous study chitin recovery from sterilized shrimp waste by Lactobacillus plantarum NCDN4 was investigated. However in large scale it is uneconomical to sterilize the shrimp waste. For that reason, in this study the microbial process using Lactobacillus plantarum NCDN4 for chitin recovery from unsterilezed shrimp waste has been investigated. Factors affecting the demineralization by this strain such as inoculum size, glucose concentration, initial pH, NaCl concentration and fermentation time were investigated. It was found that when unsterilized shrimp waste fermented with 20% L. plantarum inoculum, 12,5% glucose, and pH 6 for 4 days at 30°C, 99. 28% demineralization and 48.65% deproteination could be achieved. The ash and protein content of fermented residues were 1.33% and 22.46% respectively. Compared to sterilized condition the efficiency of demineralization and deproteination was similar. Chitin trong phế liệu tôm liên kết chặt chẽ với protein, sắc tố và khoáng. Do vậy để thu được chitin cần có các bước tiền xử lí để loại các thành phần không phải chitin ra. Phương pháp hóa học được sử dụng rộng rãi từ lâu để tiền xử lí chitin. Tuy nhiên do phương pháp hóa học gây hại cho môi trường và tạo ra chitin chất lượng thấp, các nhà khoa học nỗ lực nghiên cứu tìm ra các phương pháp thay thế. Phương pháp sinh học được xem là rất khả quan để thay thế phương pháp hóa học. Trong nghiên cứu trước của chúng tôi, quá trình lên men phế liệu tôm thanh trùng bằng Lactobacillus plantarum NCDN4 đã được nghiên cứu. Tuy nhiên việc thanh trùng phế liệu tôm không kinh tế. Trong nghiên cứu này quá trình lên men phế liệu tôm không thanh trùng bằng Lactobacillus plantarum NCDN4 đã được khảo sát. Các yếu tố như tỷ lệ giống, nồng độ đường glucose, nồng độ NaCl, pH ban đầu của môi trường lên men và thời gian lên men đã được nghiên cứu. Kết quả cho thấy ở điều kiện 20% giống theo thể tích, 12,5% dịch đường glucose, 2% muối theo khối lượng, pH ban đầu 6, sau 5 ngày lên men lượng khoáng và protein trong nguyên liệu giảm tương ứng 99.28% và 48.65%. Lượng khoáng và protein còn lại tương ứng 1.33% và 22.46% (tính theo trọng lượng khô). So với phế liệu tôm không thanh trùng, hiệu quả loại khoáng và protein là tương đương.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
Bayesian Diallel analysis reveals MX1-dependent and MX1-independent effects on response to influenza a virus in mice
Creators: name: de Villena, Fernando Pardo-Manuel
name: West, Ande
name: Maurizio, Paul L.
name: Heise, Mark T.
name: Baric, Ralph S.
name: Shaw, Ginger D.
name: Cockrell, Adam S.
name: Valdar, William
name: Noll, Kelsey E.
name: Miller, Darla R.
name: Keele, Gregory R.
name: Ferris, Martin T.
name: Whitmore, Alan C.
name: Threadgill, David W.
name: Morrison, Clayton R.
name: Plante, Kenneth S.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: Influenza A virus (IAV) is a respiratory pathogen that causes substantial morbidity and mortality during both seasonal and pandemic outbreaks. Infection outcomes in unexposed populations are affected by host genetics, but the host genetic architecture is not well understood. Here, we obtain a broad view of how heritable factors affect a mouse model of response to IAV infection using an 8 × 8 diallel of the eight inbred founder strains of the Collaborative Cross (CC). Expanding on a prior statistical framework for modeling treatment response in diallels, we explore how a range of heritable effects modify acute host response to IAV through 4 d postinfection. Heritable effects in aggregate explained ∼57% of the variance in IAV-induced weight loss. Much of this was attributable to a pattern of additive effects that became more prominent through day 4 postinfection and was consistent with previous reports of antiinfluenza myxovirus resistance 1 (Mx1) polymorphisms segregating between these strains; these additive effects largely recapitulated haplotype effects observed at the Mx1 locus in a previous study of the incipient CC, and are also replicated here in a CC recombinant intercross population. Genetic dominance of protective Mx1 haplotypes was observed to differ by subspecies of origin: relative to the domesticus null Mx1 allele, musculus acts dominantly whereas castaneus acts additively. After controlling for Mx1, heritable effects, though less distinct, accounted for ∼34% of the phenotypic variance. Implications for future mapping studies are discussed.
Push button reproduction attempt of a research claim from Baker, A., & Greene, K. F., (2011), in World Politics
Creators: name: Talbert, Eli
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: International and Area Studies

description: The study tests the policy-mandate argument – namely, that leftist candidates should be more successful at the polls in countries and in election years when market-oriented economic policies are less popular. This reflects the following statement from the paper’s abstract: “Using a new measure of voter ideology called vote-revealed leftism (VRL) and a time-series cross-sectional analysis of aggregate public opinion indicators generated from mass surveys of eighteen countries over thirteen years, the authors show that the left has a clear economic policy mandate but that this mandate is much more moderate than many observers might expect.” The claim is tested with pooled time-series regression models that analyze the causes of cross-national and cross-temporal differences in electorates’ VRLpres [vote-revealed leftism for presidential elections] across forty-eight elections. The authors use the generalized estimation equation (GEE) estimation technique, and lag the explanatory variables by one year. The main independent variable, mass support for the market (t-1), is an index of seven survey questions measuring mass support for the market. These questions cover the full array of market policies implemented in Latin America — privatization, North-South trade, South-South trade, and liberalization of foreign investment inflows — as well as overall support for the free market. The model selected to provide evidence for the SCORE program is the second "full specification" model in Table 1 (column 3 of Table 1). Mass preferences about the market have the same large impact when controlling for subjective performance evaluations. This indicates that market-policy attitudes are not simply a tally of retrospective economic evaluations, but rather capture citizens’ deeper beliefs about the best policy direction for their governments to pursue (coefficient on mass support for the market (t-1) term = –.788, robust SE = .310, p < .05). The focal test in the original paper is: Mass preferences about the market have the same large impact when controlling for subjective performance evaluations. This indicates that market-policy attitudes are not simply a tally of retrospective economic evaluations, but rather capture citizens’ deeper beliefs about the best policy direction for their governments to pursue (coefficient on mass support for the market (t-1) term = –.788, robust SE = .310, p < .05).
Application of EHD-enhanced drying technology: a sustainable approach for Vietnam’s agricultural product processing in the future
Creators: name: Vu, Anh Tuan
name: Do, Thi Tam
name: Vu, Anh Ngoc
name: Pham, Van Lang
name: Lai, Feng Chyuan
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: Drying contributes a significantly important role in processing of agricultural products in Vietnam, particularly for high-value agricultural exports. Conventionally thermal-based drying techniques have remained critical disadvantages in term of enhancing product quality and process efficiency. The typical disadvantages include deterioration of organoleptic and nutritional properties, high-energy consumption, expensive costs yet low efficiency and hazards to environment change due to the consumption of fossil fuel sources. Electrohydrodynamics (EHD) drying technology has been demonstrated as an innovative solution for drying enhancement in various applications. This paper aims at an overview of the state-of-the-art EHD drying technology to enhance heat and mass transfer in agricultural drying processes. A case study is then presented to demonstrate an even better process efficiency, compared to the state-of-the-art EHD drying technology, and to shorten the gap “research-to-market”. Finally, this study shows obviously potential applications of this innovative technology in sustainable development of food and post-harvesting agricultural processing for Vietnam in the future. Sấy khô đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong việc chế biến và bảo quản nông sản sau thu hoạch tại Việt Nam, đặc biệt đối với các mặt hàng nông sản cao cấp phục vụ xuất khẩu. Các phương pháp sấy khô bằng nhiệt truyền thống tồn tại nhiều nhược điểm trong việc nâng cao hiệu quả sấy và bảo đảm chất lượng nông sản. Những nhược điểm nổi bật bao gồm: biến đổi thành phần hóa học và giảm giá trị dinh dưỡng của nông sản sau sấy do sử dụng nhiệt trong quá trình sấy, tiêu hao nhiên liệu lớn, chi phí nhiên liệu, lắp đặt và duy trì hệ thống sấy cao nhưng hiệu suất thấp và đặc biệt ảnh hưởng tới môi trường do sử dụng các nguồn nhiên liệu hóa thạch. Công nghệ sấy cải tiến khí-điện động lực học (EHD) hiện tại đã cho thấy tiềm năng thay thế các phương pháp sấy truyền thống. Bài báo tập trung giới thiệu cơ chế sấy các sản phẩm nông sản bằng công nghệ EHD; qua đó tác giả giới thiệu một mô hình sấy đã chế tạo thành công cho hiệu quả thậm chí còn cao hơn các mô hình hiện tại, đồng thời dễ dàng triển khai trong ngành công nghiệp sấy khô nông sản. Nghiên cứu này chỉ ra tiềm năng ứng dụng to lớn của công nghệ EHD trong phát triển bền vững các quá trình sấy khô nông sản cao cấp tại Việt Nam trong tương lai.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
Vaccination-induced herd immunity: Successes and challenges
Creators: name: Lindesmith, Lisa C.
name: Mallory, Michael L.
name: Baric, Ralph S.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: The World Health Organization estimates that global vaccination programs save 2 to 3 million lives per year by priming the immune system to protect against pathogenic threats that pose significant global health and economic burdens (Fig 1, A).1 In addition to individual protection, vaccination programs also rely on population or “herd” immunity: immunization of large portions of the population to protect the unvaccinated, immunocompromised, and immunologically naive by reducing the number of susceptible hosts to a level less than the threshold needed for transmission. For example, immunization of greater than 80% of the global population against smallpox virus reduced transmission rates to uninfected subjects to a point low enough to achieve eradication of the virus.1 Similarly, although the extent of coverage needed is pathogen specific, poliovirus is now targeted for eradication, with only Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria documenting endemic viral infections.
A survey of traditional medicinal plants used by K’ho people in the buffer zone of Chu Yang Sin national park, Vietnam
Creators: name: Nguyen, Phuong Hanh
name: Luu, Dam Cu
name: Nguyen, Quoc Binh
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: This paper shows the results of asurvey on use of traditional medicinal plants of K’ho people who living in the buffer zone of Chu Yang Sin National Park, Central Highlands, Vietnam. Total of 66 medicinal plant species belonging to 61 genera, 40 families were recorded through semi-structured interviews, group discussions and from guides of ﬁeld trips who are knowledgeable about medicinal plants. These medicinal plants used by K’ho people are documented with latin name, family, local name, parts used and medicinal uses. In generally, fresh medicinal plants are mainly boiled or decocted for drinking and leaves are parts most commonly used. The results of this study showed that K’ho people still depend heavily on medicinal plants to treat diseases such as headache, fever, malaria, diarrhea, fractures, sprains and arthritis. Bài báo này đề cập kết quả khảo sát cách sử dụng cây thuốc truyền thống của người K’ho sống ở vùng đệm Vườn quốc gia Chư Yang Sin, Việt Nam. Tổng số 66 loài cây thuốc thuộc 61 chi, 40 họ đã được ghi nhận thông qua quá trình phỏng vấn bán cấu trúc, thảo luận nhóm và từ những người dẫn đường đi thu mẫu có am hiểu về cây thuốc. Những cây thuốc truyền thống của dân tộc K’ho được tư liệu hóa gồm tên latin, tên phổ thông, bộ phận sử dụng và cộng dụng. Nhìn chung, dược liệu tươi được dùng đun hoặc sắc để uống là chủ yếu và lá là bộ phận được sử dụng phổ biến nhất. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy cộng đồng K’ho vẫn phụ thuộc vào cây thuốc để chữa trị một số bệnh như đâu đầu, sốt, sốt rét, ỉa chảy, lị, gãy xương, bong gân và thấp khớp.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
Analyzing the Human Serum Antibody Responses to a Live Attenuated Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate
Creators: name: de Silva, Aravinda M.
name: Partidos, Charalambos D.
name: Dean, Hansi
name: Gallichotte, Emily N.
name: Osorio, Jorge E.
name: Plante, Jessica A.
name: Henein, Sandra
name: Baric, Ralph S.
name: Swanstrom, Jesica A.
name: Yount, Boyd L.
name: Widman, Douglas G.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: BACKGROUND:
Dengue virus serotypes 1-4 (DENV-1-4) are the most common vector-borne viral pathogens of humans and the etiological agents of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic syndrome. A live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine (TDV) developed by Takeda Vaccines has recently progressed to phase 3 safety and efficacy evaluation.

METHODS:
We analyzed the qualitative features of the neutralizing antibody (nAb) response induced in naive and DENV-immune individuals after TDV administration. Using DENV-specific human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and recombinant DENV displaying different serotype-specific Ab epitopes, we mapped the specificity of TDV-induced nAbs against DENV-1-3.

RESULTS:
Nearly all subjects had high levels of DENV-2-specific nAbs directed to epitopes centered on domain III of the envelope protein. In some individuals, the vaccine induced nAbs that tracked with a DENV-1-specific neutralizing epitope centered on domain I of the envelope protein. The vaccine induced binding Abs directed to a DENV-3 type-specific neutralizing epitope, but findings of mapping of DENV-3 type-specific nAbs were inconclusive.

CONCLUSION:
Here we provide qualitative measures of the magnitude and epitope specificity of the nAb responses to TDV. This information will be useful for understanding the performance of TDV in clinical trials and for identifying correlates of protective immunity.
The Octet Meson and Octet Baryon Interaction with strangeness and the $Λ(1405)$
Creators: name: He, Jun
name: Lu, Pei-Liang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The octet meson and baryon interaction with strangeness $S=-1$ is studied fully relativistically with chiral Lagrangian. In this work, a Bethe-Salpeter equation approach with spectator quasipotential approximation is applied to study the reactions $K^-p\to MB$ with $MB=K^-p,\bar{K}^0n, π^-Σ^+,π^0Σ^0, π^+Σ^-$ and $ηΛ$ with all possible partial waves and theoretical results are comparable with experimental data. It is found that the Weinberg-Tomozawa potential derived from the lowest order chiral Lagrangian only provides the contributions from partial waves with spin-parities $J^P=1/2^+$ and $1/2^-$. Two-pole structure of the $Λ(1405)$ is confirmed with poles at $1383+99 i$ and $1423+14i$ MeV. The lower and higher poles originate from $Σπ$ interaction as a resonance and $\bar{K}N$ interaction as a bound state, respectively.
description: 13 pages, 4 figures
Expression, purification and evaluation of recombinant L-asparaginase in mehthylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris
Creators: name: Nguyen, Tien Cuong
name: Do, Thi Tuyen
name: Nguyen, Thi Hien Trang
name: Quyen, Dinh Thi
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: L-asparaginase (EC 3.5.1.1), a therapeutic enzyme used in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Hence, the goal of this work is study the expression and evaluation of hydrolysis activity of native sequence (X12746) encoding for L-asparaginase from Erwinia chrysanthemi NCPBB1125 in the popular expression system Pichia pastoris. The sequence of asn encoded for mature protein was expressed in P. pastoris SMD1168 and X33. SDS-PAGE analysis showed recombinant L-asparaginase was secreted efficiently. Stable and high hydrolysis activity of extracellular L-asparaginase in P. pastoris SMD1168 making it a potential candidate to produce recombinant protein. After purification, a specific band whose appearance approximately 45 kDa indicating the glycosylated protein with specific activity by 6.251 Umg-1 and about 3 folds purifications. L-asparaginase (EC 3.5.1.1), một loại enzyme được sử dụng trong điều trị bệng ung thư bạch cầu mãn tính ở trẻ em. Mục tiêu của nghiên cứu này là biểu hiện và đánh giá hoạt tính thủy phân của L-asparaginase mã hóa bởi đoạn gene (X12746) tương ứng từ Erwinia chrysanthemi NCPBB1125 được biểu hiện trong nấm men Pichia pastoris. Gene đã được cắt signal peptide và biểu hiện trong P. pastoris SMD1168 and X33. Qua phân tích kết quả điện di SDS-PAGE của môi trường sau lên men, L-asparaginase tái tổ hợp được tìm thấy trong dịch ngoại bào của P. pastoris. Với khả năng sản xuất protein có hoạt tính cao hơn so với chủng P. pastoris X33, SMD1168 được lựa chọn để biểu hiện L-asparaginase tái tổ hợp. Sau khi tinh sạch, sự xuất hiện của một băng có kích khối lượng phân tử xấp xỉ 45 kDa trên điện di SDS-PAGE cho thấy protein tái tổ hợp đã bị glycosyl hóa với hoạt tính riêng 6.251 Umg-1 và đạt độ sạch 3.471 lần.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
The Distinct Effect of Multiple Sources of Stereotype Threat
Creators: name: Desombre, Caroline
name: Jury, Mickaël
name: Bagès, Céline
name: Brasselet, Célénie
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: disability
subject: performance
subject: stereotype threat

description: Stereotype threat (ST) refers to the risk of confirming a negative stereotype about one’s group (Steele & Aronson, 1995). Distinct forms of ST can be elicited based on both the target and the source of the threat (Shapiro & Neuberg, 2007). Few studies have shown that the target of threat could have distinct effects on one’s performance (Wout, Danso, Jackson, & Spencer, 2008; Zhang, Schmader, & Hall, 2013). In the present project, we focused on how peculiar ST sources distinctly impact performance for individuals who face self-based threats. More particularly, we hypothesized that the decrease in performance would be stronger for individuals who face a self-concept threat (triggered by a private self-evaluation) in comparison with those who face an own-reputation threat (triggered by a public evaluation). Two studies tested this hypothesis. Results will be published soon in the Journal of Social Psychology (the postprint can be find below).
Three-Dimensional Charge Density Wave Order in YBa2Cu3O6.67 at High Magnetic Fields
Creators: name: Gerber, S.
name: Jang, H.
name: Nojiri, H.
name: Matsuzawa, S.
name: Yasumura, H.
name: Bonn, D. A.
name: Liang, R.
name: Hardy, W. N.
name: Islam, Z.
name: Mehta, A.
name: Song, S.
name: Sikorski, M.
name: Stefanescu, D.
name: Feng, Y.
name: Kivelson, S. A.
name: Devereaux, T. P.
name: Shen, Z. -X.
name: Kao, C. -C.
name: Lee, W. -S.
name: Zhu, D.
name: Lee, J. -S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Charge density wave (CDW) correlations have recently been shown to universally exist in cuprate superconductors. However, their nature at high fields inferred from nuclear magnetic resonance is distinct from that measured by x-ray scattering at zero and low fields. Here we combine a pulsed magnet with an x-ray free electron laser to characterize the CDW in YBa2Cu3O6.67 via x-ray scattering in fields up to 28 Tesla. While the zero-field CDW order, which develops below T ~ 150 K, is essentially two-dimensional, at lower temperature and beyond 15 Tesla, another three-dimensionally ordered CDW emerges. The field-induced CDW onsets around the zero-field superconducting transition temperature, yet the incommensurate in-plane ordering vector is field-independent. This implies that the two forms of CDW and high-temperature superconductivity are intimately linked.
Effects of the application of combined pulse therapy associated with the Russian current on the reduction of localized abdominal fat in women
Creators: name: Nogueira, Amanda
name: de Almeida, Nathália
name: Bonato, Gabrylla
name: Toledo, Ana
name: de Araújo, Bruna
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Public Health
subject: Other Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: aesthetic
subject: reduction fat

description: Due to the population's sedentary lifestyle, the number of people with localized abdominal fat has been increasing and triggering metabolic, cardiovascular and self-esteem problems. Several therapeutic modalities have been proposed for the treatment of localized fat. Among these treatments, physical agents stand out, which are different types of energy that interact with biological tissues for therapeutic purposes. These include heat, cold, pressure, sound, electromagnetic radiation and electrical currents. In this way, the combined therapy technique associated with the Russian current is used to reduce localized fat. The expected physiological effects of using combined therapy are: improving the permeability of the adipocyte membrane, the vasodilation of blood and lymph capillaries, increased blood flow and energy expenditure. As a result, the adipocyte allows the fat stored in the form of fatty acid and glycerol to escape. The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the technique in reducing abdominal fat, to analyze the effects of therapy on heart rate variability, autonomic nervous system, blood pressure. Data collection will be carried out in the clinical practices laboratory of the Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Campus 1. Participants will be duly informed about the procedures and objectives of this study and, after agreeing, will sign a free and informed consent form, constituting the possible sample. The procedures used to carry out this work were evaluated by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade do Oeste Paulista - UNOESTE / Presidente Prudente. 68209817.8.0000.5515 This research presents itself as a longitudinal and prospective uncontrolled intervention study, consisting of 30 female participants, aged between 18 and 35 years, using oral contraceptives and classified as sedentary, active A and B, according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The volunteers will be randomly divided into two groups, the group that will receive the application of combined pulsed therapy in isolation (TCP) and the group that will receive the combined pulsed therapy associated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation through the Russian current (TCP + CR) . Smokers, alcoholics, and users of medication that interfere with the cardiovascular and respiratory system, patients with known cardiovascular, pulmonary or metabolic pathologies, as well as any contraindications to the use of combined therapy and neuromuscular electrostimulation in the abdominal muscles, will not be included in the study.
Antigenic Characterization of a Novel Recombinant GII.P16-GII.4 Sydney Norovirus Strain with Minor Sequence Variation Leading to Antibody Escape
Creators: name: Vinje, Jan
name: Lindesmith, Lisa C.
name: Mallory, Michael L.
name: Swann, Excel W.
name: Baric, Ralph S.
name: Debbink, Kari
name: Brewer-Jensen, Paul D.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: Background
Human noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis. Strains of the GII.4 genotype cause pandemic waves associated with viral evolution and subsequent antigenic drift and ligand-binding modulation. In November 2015, a novel GII.4 Sydney recombinant variant (GII.P16-GII.4 Sydney) emerged and replaced GII.Pe-GII.4 Sydney as the predominant cause of acute gastroenteritis in the 2016–2017 season in the United States.

Methods
Virus-like particles of GII.4 2012 and GII.4 2015 were compared for ligand binding and antibody reactivity, using a surrogate neutralization assay.

Results
Residue changes in the capsid between GII.4 2012 and GII.4 2015 decreased the potency of human polyclonal sera and monoclonal antibodies. A change in epitope A resulted in the complete loss of reactivity of a class of blockade antibodies and reduced levels of a second antibody class. Epitope D changes modulated monoclonal antibody potency and ligand-binding patterns.

Conclusions
Substitutions in blockade antibody epitopes between GII.4 2012 and GII.4 2015 influenced antigenicity and ligand-binding properties. Although the impact of polymerases on fitness remains uncertain, antigenic variation resulting in decreased potency of antibodies to epitope A, coupled with altered ligand binding, likely contributed significantly to the spread of GII.4 2015 and its replacement of GII.4 2012 as the predominant norovirus outbreak strain.
The changes in antigenic components of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated in Vietnam
Creators: name: Ha, Thi Quyen
name: Dinh, Duy Khang
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: Whole cells of Vibrio cholerare serotype Inaba and serotype Ogawa (strains I389 and O395) were injected into rabbits to obtain antiserum. The antiserums were used for immune reaction with antigenic components of 25 strains of V. cholerae isolated from five provinces of Vietnam and the two standard strains I389 and O395 by Western-blot technique. Analysis of immune hybrid results showed that there were 11 antigenic components with molecular weights approximately 79kDa, 62kDa, 52kDa, 45kDa, 42kDa, 38kDa, 35kDa, 31kDa, 26kDa, 23kDa and 20kDa. In which the antigens of 45kDa, 42kDa, 31kDa and 20kDa were similar to OmpT, OmpS, Omp-31kDa and TcpA that have been considered as vaccine-candidate antigens. Among 25 V. cholerae strains, there were 6 antigenic components in common including 79kDa, 62kDa, 45kDa, 35kDa, 31kDa and 20kDa. 23/25 strains contained 42kDa antigen; 5/25 strains contained 38kDa and 23kDa antigens; 11/25 had 26kDa antigen. In addition, 7/25 strains contained antigens identical to V. cholerae I389 serotype Inaba; 6/25 strains contained antigens of I389 and O395; 12/25 strains had changes of antigenic components. These changes were actually the lack of antigens, not appearing new antigens. These results are considered as basis for researches about immune response and prevention of cholera disease. Toàn bộ tế bào của các chủng Vibrio cholerare typ huyết thanh Inaba và typ huyết thanh Ogawa (chủng I389 và O395) được sử dụng để gây miễn dịch trên thỏ để thu kháng huyết thanh. Các kháng huyết thanh được dùng để thực hiện phản ứng miễn dịch với các thành phần kháng nguyên của 25 chủng V. cholerae phân lập từ 5 tỉnh thành của Việt Nam và hai chủng chuẩn I389 và O395 bằng kỹ thuật Western-blot. Phân tích kết quả lai miễn dịch cho thấy, có tổng số 11 thành phần kháng nguyên có kích thước khoảng 79kDa, 62kDa, 52kDa, 45kDa, 42kDa, 38kDa, 35kDa, 31kDa, 26kDa, 23kDa và 20kDa. Các kháng nguyên này chủ yếu là các protein màng ngoài (Omp) và kháng nguyên lông (TcpA). Trong đó các kháng nguyên 45kDa, 42kDa, 31kDa và 20kDa trùng với các kháng nguyên OmpS, OmpT, Omp-31kDa và TcpA được xem là những kháng nguyên dự tuyển vacxin tả. Có 6 kháng nguyên chung giữa 25 chủng với kích thước 79kDa, 62kDa, 45kDa, 35kDa, 31kDa và 20kDa. 7/25 chủng có các kháng nguyên giống với kháng nguyên của chủng V. cholerae I389 typ huyết thanh Inaba; 6/25 chủng có các kháng nguyên giống với kháng nguyên của cả hai chủng V. cholerae I389 và O395; 12/25 chủng có sự biến đổi thành phần kháng nguyên. Tuy nhiên, sự biến đổi này thực chất là sự thiếu hụt chứ không phải là sự xuất hiện các thành phần kháng nguyên mới. Các kết quả nghiên cứu này có thể được xem là nền tảng ban đầu cho các nghiên cứu về miễn dịch và dự phòng bệnh tả.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
Study on the growth and tolerance ability of Polygonum hydropiper L. and Hymenachne acutigluma (Steud.) Gilliland on Pb and Cd polluted soil
Creators: name: Chu, Thi Thu Ha
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2014

description: Two plant species including Polygonum hydropiper L. and Hymenachne acutigluma (Steud.) Gilliland were investigated in their resistance to lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) pollution in the soil. Lead-contaminated soil samples were collected from the lead recycling village Dong Mai, Chi Dao commune, Van Lam district, Hung Yen province, Vietnam that had Pb level up to 192,185 mg.kg-1, dry weight (DW). Cadmium-contaminated soil samples were due to supplement of CdCl2.21/2H2O to alluvial soil. Results showed that both species were highly resistant to Pb, however P.hydropiper was better. Similarly, the Cd resistance was higher for P.hydropiper than for H.acutigluma. No morpho-abnormalities of P.hydropiper regarding the impact of lead were recorded, whereas for H.acutigluma, the young leaves had white colour after two months of planting in soil containing lead levels of 192,185 mg.kg-1. The response of both species with Cd in soils included yellowing leaves, withering branches and even dying after 5-15 days exposed to Cd. Lead contents accumulated in above-ground parts of both plants were up to 4,650 and 3,161 mg.kg-1, DW, corresponding to P.hydropiper and H.acutigluma. From the research results on lead resistance and accumulation of two plant species studied, it is suggested that the two species are lead hyperaccumulators can be used for phytoremediation technology to clean contaminated soil.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 6 No 3 (2014)
Increased perceptual distraction and task demand enhances gaze and non-biological cuing effects
Creators: name: Gregory, Samantha
name: Jackson, Margaret
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cognition and Perception
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Data set from: Increased perceptual distraction and task demand enhances gaze and non-biological cuing effects
A quantum rectifier in a one-dimensional photonic channel
Creators: name: Mascarenhas, E.
name: Santos, M. F.
name: Auffeves, A.
name: Gerace, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By using a fully quantum approach based on an input-output formulation of the stochastic Schrödinger equation, we show rectification of radiation fields in a one-dimensional waveguide doped with a pair of ideal two-level systems for three topical cases: classical driving, under the action of noise, and single photon pulsed excitation. We show that even under the constant action of unwanted noise the device still operates effectively as an optical isolator, which is of critical importance for noise resistance. Finally, harnessing stimulated emission allows for non-reciprocal behavior for single photon inputs, thus showing purely quantum rectification at the single-photon level. The latter is a considerable step towards the ultimate goal of devising an unconditional quantum rectifier for arbitrary quantum states.
Linear-time Learning on Distributions with Approximate Kernel Embeddings
Creators: name: Sutherland, Danica J.
name: Oliva, Junier B.
name: Póczos, Barnabás
name: Schneider, Jeff
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Many interesting machine learning problems are best posed by considering instances that are distributions, or sample sets drawn from distributions. Previous work devoted to machine learning tasks with distributional inputs has done so through pairwise kernel evaluations between pdfs (or sample sets). While such an approach is fine for smaller datasets, the computation of an $N \times N$ Gram matrix is prohibitive in large datasets. Recent scalable estimators that work over pdfs have done so only with kernels that use Euclidean metrics, like the $L_2$ distance. However, there are a myriad of other useful metrics available, such as total variation, Hellinger distance, and the Jensen-Shannon divergence. This work develops the first random features for pdfs whose dot product approximates kernels using these non-Euclidean metrics, allowing estimators using such kernels to scale to large datasets by working in a primal space, without computing large Gram matrices. We provide an analysis of the approximation error in using our proposed random features and show empirically the quality of our approximation both in estimating a Gram matrix and in solving learning tasks in real-world and synthetic data.
Development of a broadly accessible Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus replicon particle vaccine platform
Creators: name: Scobey, Trevor
name: Baric, Ralph S.
name: Agnihothram, Sudhakar
name: Heise, Mark
name: Schäfer, Alexandra
name: Yount, Jr., Boyd L.
name: Menachery, Vineet D.
name: Lindesmith, Lisa C.
name: Whitmore, Alan
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: Zoonotic viruses circulate as swarms in animal reservoirs and can emerge into human populations, causing epidemics that adversely affect public health. Portable, safe, and effective vaccine platforms are needed in the context of these outbreak and emergence situations. In this work, we report the generation and characterization of an alphavirus replicon vaccine platform based on a non-select agent, attenuated Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus vaccine, strain 3526 (VRP 3526). Using both noroviruses and coronaviruses as model systems, we demonstrate the utility of the VRP 3526 platform in the generation of recombinant proteins, production of virus-like particles, and in vivo efficacy as a vaccine against emergent viruses. Importantly, packaging under biosafety level 2 (BSL2) conditions distinguishes VRP 3526 from previously reported alphavirus platforms and makes this approach accessible to the majority of laboratories around the world. In addition, improved outcomes in the vulnerable aged models as well as against heterologous challenge suggest improved efficacy compared to that of previously attenuated VRP approaches. Taking these results together, the VRP 3526 platform represents a safe and highly portable system that can be rapidly deployed under BSL2 conditions for generation of candidate vaccines against emerging microbial pathogens.IMPORTANCE While VEE virus replicon particles provide a robust, established platform for antigen expression and vaccination, its utility has been limited by the requirement for high-containment-level facilities for production and packaging. In this work, we utilize an attenuated vaccine strain capable of use at lower biocontainment level but retaining the capacity of the wild-type replicon particle. Importantly, the new replicon platform provides equal protection for aged mice and following heterologous challenge, which distinguishes it from other attenuated replicon platforms. Together, the new system represents a highly portable, safe system for use in the context of disease emergence.
Branching ratio measurements and isospin violation in B-meson decays
Creators: name: Jung, Martin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The approximate symmetry of the strong interactions under isospin transformations is among the most precise tools available to control hadronic matrix elements. It is crucial in extracting fundamental parameters, but also provides avenues for the search of phenomena beyond the Standard Model. The precision of the resulting predictions requires special care when determining the quantities they are to be tested with. Specifically, in the extraction of branching ratios often isospin symmetry is assumed at one point or another implicitly, implying a significant bias for precision analyses. We extract a bias-free value for the production asymmetry between charged and neutral $B$ meson pairs at $B$ factories and discuss its consequences for the determination of branching fractions generally, and isospin-violating observables like the rate asymmetries in B -> J/psi K or B -> K* gamma decays specifically.
description: 5 pages. v2: proposal for new measurement of production fractions added, accepted for publication in PLB
霸权维系条件及对其制衡的意义——以美国为例/The Conditions and Importance of Maintaining and Containing Hegemony – The Case of the United States
Creators: name: Peiying, Cong
Publisher: name: Journal of China and International Relations
Year: 2015

description: 长期以来，霸权研究都是国际关系研究中的一个核心问题，霸权在国际体系中扮演了非常重要的角色。但在新的时代背景下，霸权研究应该超越“霸权稳定伦”和“霸权兴衰论”的束缚，更加关注其维系的真正原因。通过对于美国实例分析，霸权能够维系的两个重要条件是强大的自我调整与修复能力和让外界对其产生依赖的能力。这两种能力可以使霸权延缓衰落，但霸权始终难以摆脱最终走向衰亡的历史规律。在全球化时代，霸权和崛起大国之间可以摆脱现实主义理论的束缚，在良性竞争基础上，实现和平共处与务实合作。基于这一逻辑，中国在现行的国际政治经济体系中能够扮演好霸权制衡者和监督者的角色。 Generally, studies on hegemony are some of core subjects in international relations. Hegemony plays a very important role in the international system. In the new era, hegemony studies should go beyond the hegemonic stability theory and rise and fall of hegemony theory. Finding out the causes of hegemony’s existence seems more important. Based on an analysis of American hegemony, the two vital leverages for hegemony are capability of self-adjustment and amendment and making others dependent on it, which can postpone the fall of hegemony. But no hegemony can get rid of the natural law. On the background of economic globalization, hegemony and rising power can coexist, compete positively and cooperate by excluding the influence of traditional theories. Based on this logic, China may actively be a balancer and supervisor to the hegemony in the international system.
description: Journal of China and International Relations, Vol 3 No 2 (2015)
Attitude generalization: atgn14
Creators: name: Navon, Mayan
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: The goal of this project is to examine the relative effect of information about an individual member of a social group, in comparison to the information about the other individuals in the same group on the automatic and deliberate evaluation of the individuals. Specifically, we examine the evaluation of group members that behave differently than the majority of their group (i.e., the evaluation of atypical group members).
Dynamic Time-domain Duplexing for Self-backhauled Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks
Creators: name: Ford, Russell
name: Gomez-Cuba, Felipe
name: Mezzavilla, Marco
name: Rangan, Sundeep
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Millimeter wave (mmW) bands between 30 and 300 GHz have attracted considerable attention for next-generation cellular networks due to vast quantities of available spectrum and the possibility of very high-dimensional antenna ar-rays. However, a key issue in these systems is range: mmW signals are extremely vulnerable to shadowing and poor high-frequency propagation. Multi-hop relaying is therefore a natural technology for such systems to improve cell range and cell edge rates without the addition of wired access points. This paper studies the problem of scheduling for a simple infrastructure cellular relay system where communication between wired base stations and User Equipment follow a hierarchical tree structure through fixed relay nodes. Such a systems builds naturally on existing cellular mmW backhaul by adding mmW in the access links. A key feature of the proposed system is that TDD duplexing selections can be made on a link-by-link basis due to directional isolation from other links. We devise an efficient, greedy algorithm for centralized scheduling that maximizes network utility by jointly optimizing the duplexing schedule and resources allocation for dense, relay-enhanced OFDMA/TDD mmW networks. The proposed algorithm can dynamically adapt to loading, channel conditions and traffic demands. Significant throughput gains and improved resource utilization offered by our algorithm over the static, globally-synchronized TDD patterns are demonstrated through simulations based on empirically-derived channel models at 28 GHz.
description: IEEE Workshop on Next Generation Backhaul/Fronthaul Networks - BackNets 2015
Remarks on quantum unipotent subgroup and dual canonical basis
Creators: name: Kimura, Yoshiyuki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We prove the tensor product decomposition of the half of quantized universal enveloping algebra associated with a Weyl group element which was conjectured by Berenstein and Greenstein.
description: 17 pages