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A preliminary study of salt flank illumination at Vinton Dome, Louisiana: Do we need lateral wavefield continuation?

Project and study overview Vinton Dome project collaboration between AGL (U of H) and Output Exploration. Salt dome onshore Louisiana (first well drilled in 1901). Simultaneous acquisition of 3D surface seismic data and 3D, 3C VSP data (Constance et al., 1999).
Evaluation on Intervention Effect of Nutrition Education Among Pupils in Jiujiang County

Objective To analyze the impact of different nutritional intervention avenues on pupils’ nutrition knowledge,attitude and behaviors so as to provide a scientific basis for correcting the bad eating habits of pupils.Methods With random cluster sampling method,3 primary schools in Jiujiang were selected and randomly divided into student-intervention group,parent-intervention group,and student-parent-comprehensive-intervention group.We conducted nutritional interventions through printed publicity materials,special lectures,nutritional knowledge training and other avenues.3 months after the intervention,the influence of different interventions on pupils’ nutrition knowledge,attitude and behaviors was surveyed.Results After the intervention,all pupils’ nutrition knowledge,attitude and behaviors were improved in different degrees.The effect of student-parent-comprehensive-intervention was superior to those of student-intervention group and parent-intervention group,and the differences were statistically significant(P0.01).Conclusions Parental nutrition knowledge and attitude have obvious influence on children’s nutrition knowledge,attitude and behaviors,and the close cooperation between the school and the family is essential and feasible.
Laser Treatment of Condylomata Acuminata

AbstractThe laser is an increasingly popular modality for the treatment of condylomata acuminata. We present our results on 45 patients treated with the carbon dioxide or neodymium:YAG laser for penile, meatal or intraurethral condylomata. Of these patients 7 with small lesions on the penis, particularly on the glans, were treated with the carbon dioxide laser, while the remaining 38 were treated with the neodymium: YAG laser because the lesions were large, or because they were meatal, intraurethral or perianal in location. The only persistent lesions in laser-treated areas were those that were meatal or urethral in origin and represented 4.4 per cent of the total series. Of the patients 13 per cent had recurrent condylomatous lesions elsewhere, usually 2 to 3 months after the initial therapy. The long-term cosmetic results have been excellent.
Current Concepts In Oromandibular Reconstruction

Oromandibular reconstruction represents an exciting and growing area within head and neck reconstructive surgery. The advent and use of free tissue transfer have revolutionized the field. Combining these newer techniques with time-proven techniques presents the reconstructive surgeon with a wide array of reconstructive options in the oromandibular region. This article considers the more common and reliable methods for oromandibular reconstruction. The authors examine the anatomic basis of each option, highlight the literature concerning each technique, and make specific recommendations based on their experience.
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Common Data Elements to Inform Diagnosis, Neuroimaging, and Outcome Metrics

Currently, it is difficult for clinicians to reach consensus on best practices for the treatment and management of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in children because of the paucity and quality of existing scientific evidence. Most studies of mTBI, or concussion in pediatric patients are limited by small sample sizes, retrospective study design, and lack of standardization with regard to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols, clinical assessments, outcome metrics, treatment management, and even definitions of mTBI and clinical severity. Common data elements (CDEs) is an initiative of the National Institute of Health (NIH) to standardize data acquisition, data collection, definitions, and outcome metrics in pediatric mTBI. CDEs might make it easier to compare research studies performed at different institutions in different settings, so that consensus recommendations can be achieved. The purpose of this review is to inform neuroradiologists about the development of CDEs for pediatric mTBI, which can inform longitudinal, prospective studies that will provide the data for much needed evidence-based guidelines in the management of pediatric mTBI.
Pregnant Women in Louisiana Are Not Meeting Dietary Seafood Recommendations.

Background. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that pregnant women and women of childbearing ages consume 8-12 oz. of seafood per week. Fish are the major dietary source of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have benefits for the mother and fetus. Methods. In this observational study, we investigated dietary habits of pregnant women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, to determine if they achieve recommended seafood intake. A print survey, which included commonly consumed foods from protein sources (beef, chicken, pork, and fish), was completed by pregnant women at a single-day hospital convention for expecting families in October 2015. Women (n = 221) chose from six predefined responses to answer how frequently they were consuming each food. Results. Chicken was consumed most frequently (75% of women), followed by beef (71%), pork (65%), and fish (22%), respectively. Consumption frequency for the most consumed fish (catfish, once per month) was similar to or lower than that of the least consumed beef, chicken, and pork foods. Consumption frequency for the most consumed chicken and beef foods was at least once per week. Conclusion. Our data indicate that pregnant women in Louisiana often consume protein sources other than fish and likely fail to meet dietary seafood recommendations.
Understanding similarities and differences in students across first-year computing majors

In November 2014, Michigan Technological University's departments of computer science (CS) and electrical and computer engineering (ECE) were selected to participate in NCWIT's Extension Services for Undergraduate Programs (ES-UP). ES-UP, supported by NSF and Google, is designed to help departments develop strategies to recruit and retain women in computing and engineering majors. Both departments have enrolled a low number of women in their programs and have had lower retention rates than other departments on campus. As part of the ES-UP initiatives, we surveyed our first-year students in Fall 2015 and followed up with a second survey in January 2016. The goal of the initial survey was to learn what attracted students to their major while the second focused on their experiences during their first semester. Examination of the students across the four majors in the two departments in separate colleges provides a unique perspective on students' attraction to and persistence in computing-related majors.
Abstract 1939: Discovery and proteogenomic investigation of genetic variants in human cancers

A significant fraction of cancers have a heritable component, and require an interplay between somatic and germline variants. Common and rare germline variants have been investigated by previous GWAS and family based studies. However, a comprehensive analysis of both somatic and germline variants in cancer using high throughput sequencing data to discover genetic variants of functional relevance is lacking. Herein, we investigated the potential role of somatic and germline variants from over 20 major cancer types from large-scale studies such as TCGA and ICGC and discovered thousands of somatic and germline variants in cancer genomes. To link these genetic variants to cancer phenotypes, we analyzed the proteomics data in breast, ovarian and colorectal cancers generated by the Clinical Proteomic Tumour Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) using a PepScan pipeline that can detect whether a genomic variant is observed at the peptide level. The pipeline incorporated QUILTS to construct patient-specific protein database and MS-GF+ to identify peptide sequences in the database from MS spectra. Our analysis validated roughly 2% of non-synonymous genetic variants in peptides with matched spectra. We correlated the effect of genetic mutations on proteomic subtypes based on global protein expression levels. Additionally, we assessed the role of genetic variations in kinase genes using phosphoproteome profiles, and identified downstream markers that may be candidate targets for diagnosis or treatment. This analysis also helped us prioritize kinase variants that are likely functional candidates for experimental validation. In conclusion, the comprehensive study of genetic variants utilizing an integrated proteogenomic approach revealed genetic variants with potential functional impacts in cancer. Citation Format: Kuan-lin Huang, Jaiyin Wang, Song Cao, Mingchao Xie, Reyka Jayasinghe, Jie Ning, Michael McLellan, Michael Wendl, Adam Scott, Kimberly Johnson, Sherri Davies, David Fenyo, Reid Townsend, Feng Chen, Jeffrey Parvin, Matthew Ellis, Li Ding. Discovery and proteogenomic investigation of genetic variants in human cancers. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr 1939. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-1939
Nudges in the marketplace: The response of household electricity consumption to information and monetary incentives

This paper provides field evidence from India examining changes in electricity consumption in response to various behavioral interventions. I study the impact of (i) weekly reports with peer comparisons of electricity use; (ii) reports augmented with monetary incentives to reduce consumption and (iii) price variation. I estimate consumption changes using a randomized control trial in conjunction with a quasi-experiment. Households provided reports alone reduced summer season consumption by 7 percent. Price elasticity identified from cross-sectional and time series variation was estimated at −0.56. Against this benchmark, the impact of peer comparisons alone was equivalent to increasing tariffs by about 12.5 percent. Counter-intuitively, when weekly reports were augmented with monetary incentives rewarding electricity conservation, households no longer reduced consumption. Households receiving reports also show higher price elasticity relative to controls. These results provide new evidence identifying the response of developing country consumers to behavioral interventions while examining the interaction of prices, incentives and information.
An application case study of state-based power optimization with partial networking

In this paper we perform an application case study of state-based power optimization strategies, which exploit the AUTOSAR energy saving mechanism partial networking. We performed energy consumption measurements of the Electronic Control Units (ECUs) on a production-class Electric Vehicle (EV). Based on the measurement results, we analyzed both the applicability and energy saving effect of the strategies. Results show up to 15.0% energy saving impact on the ECUs energy consumption on our test drives.
Differentially private distributed sensing

The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) creates the possibility of decentralized systems of sensing and actuation, potentially on a global scale. IoT devices connected to cloud networks can offer sensing and actuation as a service enabling networks of sensors to grow to a global scale. But extremely large sensor networks can violate privacy, especially in the case where IoT devices are mobile and connected directly to the behaviors of people. The thesis of this paper is that by adapting differential privacy (adding statistically appropriate noise to query results) to groups of geographically distributed sensors privacy could be maintained without ever sending all values up to a central curator and without compromising the overall accuracy of the data collected. This paper outlines such a scheme and performs an analysis of differential privacy techniques adapted to edge computing in a simulated sensor network where ground truth is known. The positive and negative outcomes of employing differential privacy in distributed networks of devices are discussed and a brief research agenda is presented.
Evidence for live Cm-247 in the early solar system

Variations of the U-238/U-235 ratio in the Allende meteorite, ranging from -35% to +19% are interpreted as evidence of live Cm-247 in the early solar system. The amounts of these and other r-products in the solar system indicate values of (9000 + or - 3000) million years for the age of the Galaxy and approximately 8 million years for the time between the end of nucleosynthesis and the formation of meteoritic grains. Three possible explanations are presented for the different values of the latter time period which are indicated by the decay of products of Cm-247, Al-27, Pu-244, and I-129.
Flow Diverter Treatment of Tandem Intracranial Aneurysms.

Objective To assess technical success and clinical and imaging outcomes of flow diversion (FD) treatment of multiple, tandem intracranial aneurysms. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed of patients treated with FD for tandem intracranial aneurysms. Results Twenty female patients with a mean (±SD) age of 60 (±12) years were included. One patient was treated after subarachnoid hemorrhage. In 22 separate procedures, 47 aneurysms, all located in the intracranial internal carotid artery, were treated. In 3 cases, treatment was performed for aneurysm recurrence after previous endovascular treatment. All aneurysms were successfully treated in 1 session. A single stent was used in most (82%) cases, with no adjunctive coiling. There were no intraprocedural complications. Three patients experienced mild, transient neurologic symptoms after the procedure with no long-term neurologic deficits. Follow-up imaging with digital subtraction angiography and/or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography was available in 18/20 (90%) patients at an average (±SD) of 18.8 (±11.2) months. Of 40 aneurysms with follow-up imaging, 34 (85%) were completely occluded. Clinical follow-up, available in 20/20 (100%) patients, showed that 19/20 (95%) achieved a modified Rankin Scale score of 0–2. There were no cases of aneurysm rupture after treatment, and no patients required retreatment at last available follow-up. Conclusions FD appears technically feasible, safe, and effective for treatment of tandem intracranial aneurysms, with potential advantages over traditional endovascular or surgical treatment modalities. Larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Enhancement of multisubband electron transport mobility in square — Parabolic double quantum well

We study the enhancement of multisubband electron transport mobility μ as function of well width w of Al x Ga 1−x As based square — parabolic double quantum well (SPDQW) in which the side barriers are delta doped with Si. We calculate μ by considering different elastic scatterings. We show that when single subband is occupied μ is mostly governed by interface roughness scattering (ir-). Whereas, under double subband occupancy, the impact of ionized impurity (ii-) scattering is dominant. We compare results of μ of SPDQW with that of the parabolic double quantum well (PDQW) and show that in SPDQW higher μ can be achieved due to the reduction in the ii-limited intersubband scattering rate matrix elements because of structural asymmetry. Our results can be utilized for the enhancement of the quantum well field effect transistors.
Transscleral passive and iontophoretic transport: theory and analysis

ABSTRACTIntroduction: The sclera is considered the ‘static barrier,’ a main barrier for transscleral drug delivery. The characterization of passive and iontophoretic transport across the sclera in vitro is the first step toward our ability to predict transscleral drug delivery. Although previous studies have investigated this topic, the quantitative structure permeation relationships (QSPR) for passive and iontophoretic transscleral transport are not available.Areas covered: This review evaluated previous results of transscleral passive and iontophoretic transport in vitro and examined QSPR for transscleral permeation of small permeants and macromolecules. Passive permeation data in the literature were compared with respective to the animal species employed in the studies. Data variability was investigated. Electrotransport theory and the mechanisms of iontophoresis were reviewed and used to analyze the iontophoresis data.Expert opinion: QSPR was examined for passive transscleral permeation, showing corre...
First-Pass Processing of Value Cues in the Ventral Visual Pathway.

Summary Real-world value often depends on subtle, continuously variable visual cues specific to particular object categories, like the tailoring of a suit, the condition of an automobile, or the construction of a house. Here, we used microelectrode recording in behaving monkeys to test two possible mechanisms for category-specific value-cue processing: (1) previous findings suggest that prefrontal cortex (PFC) identifies object categories, and based on category identity, PFC could use top-down attentional modulation to enhance visual processing of category-specific value cues, providing signals to PFC for calculating value, and (2) a faster mechanism would be first-pass visual processing of category-specific value cues, immediately providing the necessary visual information to PFC. This, however, would require learned mechanisms for processing the appropriate cues in a given object category. To test these hypotheses, we trained monkeys to discriminate value in four letter-like stimulus categories. Each category had a different, continuously variable shape cue that signified value (liquid reward amount) as well as other cues that were irrelevant. Monkeys chose between stimuli of different reward values. Consistent with the first-pass hypothesis, we found early signals for category-specific value cues in area TE (the final stage in monkey ventral visual pathway) beginning 81 ms after stimulus onset—essentially at the start of TE responses. Task-related activity emerged in lateral PFC approximately 40 ms later and consisted mainly of category-invariant value tuning. Our results show that, for familiar, behaviorally relevant object categories, high-level ventral pathway cortex can implement rapid, first-pass processing of category-specific value cues.
How Mouse-tracking Can Advance Social Cognitive Theory

Mouse-tracking – measuring computer-mouse movements made by participants while they choose between response options – is an emerging tool that offers an accessible, data-rich, and real-time window into how people categorize and make decisions. In the present article we review recent research in social cognition that uses mouse-tracking to test models and advance theory. In particular, mouse-tracking allows examination of nuanced predictions about both the nature of conflict (e.g., its antecedents and consequences) as well as how this conflict is resolved (e.g., how decisions evolve). We demonstrate how mouse-tracking can further our theoretical understanding by highlighting research in two domains − social categorization and self-control. We conclude with future directions and a discussion of the limitations of mouse-tracking as a method.
A Review of Thrombolysis in Venous Thromboembolism With an Analysis of Alteplase Admixture Stability

Our objective is to review important and recent clinical trials of systemic and local thrombolysis for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). While anticoagulation is the cornerstone of VTE treatment, systemic thrombolysis is recommended for the highest risk pulmonary embolism (PE) patients who present with hypotension and also have a low bleeding risk. Utilization of low-dose, catheter-directed thrombolytic administration with or without ultrasound energy may minimize bleeding risk beyond systemic thrombolysis. Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a common cardiovascular disease. Current guidelines recommend anticoagulation over catheter-directed thrombolysis in acute DVT primarily due to the limitations of available data. Clinical trial information is conflicting on whether catheter-directed thrombolysis reduces rates of post-thrombotic syndrome and improves rates of vessel patency. Stability data on alteplase in the catheter-directed setting are limited. Our mass spectrometry analysis indicates that a wide range of alteplase concentrations are stable for at least 24 h. These data can reassure pharmacists, nurses, and physicians that alteplase remains stable during infusion durations utilized in catheter-directed thrombolysis. Individual facilities can tailor their alteplase preparation to meet their own institutional needs.
Encounters with the Berlekamp-Massey Algorithm

In 1969, J. Massey published a now-famous paper showing, among other things, that an iterative algorithm introduced by Berlekamp for decoding BCH codes also solved the problem of finding a shortest-length feedback shift register circuit for generating a given finite sequence of digits. This nice physical interpretation opened the door to connections with many other problems, including the minimal partial realization problems of linear system theory, Pade approximations and continued fractions, the fast algorithms of Levinson and Schur for Toeplitz matrices, inverse scattering, VLSI implementations, etc. This paper is an informal account of some of the different contexts in which the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm have been encountered in the work of the author and his students.
Development of Acoustic Emission Methods for In-Flight Monitoring of Aircraft Structures

This paper provides an overview of an ongoing program to utilize acoustic emission methods to detect fatigue crack growth in aircraft structure during operation. Experimental methods including instrumentation, test specimens, newly-developed sensors, and experimental procedures used in acquiring acoustic emission waveforms are described. Fretting noises are produced at the interfaces between 7075 aluminum plates and a steel bolt during fatigue cycling of three-part joint specimens. A two-channel waveform recorder and analyzer records the experimental data for subsequent pattern recognition analysis. The observed signals cluster into three distinct groups on the sinusoidal load curve. By varying experimental procedures, these groups of signals can be associated with crack growth, fretting, and crack opening.
Rehabilitation and Maximizing Function

Federal nursing facility regulations require that necessary care and services be provided for residents to “attain or maintain” the highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being [1, 2]. Rehabilitation (rehab) services and care to promote maximum function are a fundamental component of nursing facility care.
Data Mining on XML Data

With the growing usage of XML data for data storage and exchange, there is an imminent need to develop efficient algorithms to perform data mining on semistructured XML data. Mining on XML data is much more difficult than mining on relational data because of the complexity of structure in XML data. A naive approach to mining on XML data is to first convert XML data into relational format. However the structure information may be lost during the conversion. It is desired to develop efficient and effective data mining algorithms that can be directly applied on XML data.
Unsteady Flow Around Cylinders with Cavities

Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes simulations of the flow around circular cylinder with V-shaped longitudinal cavities are carried out to study the effect of the cavity geometry on the flow characteristics. In particular the effect of the cavity depth on the unsteady aerodynamic forces is analyzed. It is found that the cavities reduce the overall drag and the amplitude of the lift fluctuations.
Are movement-based classification systems more effective than therapeutic exercise or guideline based care in improving outcomes for patients with chronic low back pain? A systematic review.

ABSTRACTObjectives: The purpose of this systematic review was to determine if movement-based classification (MBC) systems are more effective than therapeutic exercise or guideline-based care (GBC) in improving outcomes in patients with low back pain (LBP) based upon randomized clinical trials (RCT) with moderate to high methodological quality and low to moderate risk of bias.Methods: The search strategy was developed by a librarian experienced in systematic review methodology and peer reviewed by a second research librarian. The following databases were searched from their inception to May 17, 2018: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. The identified RCTs with a PEDro score of ≥6 were screened and assessed for risk of bias by two blinded individual reviewers using Covidence.Results: Seven studies were identified that had moderate-to-high methodological quality. One of the studies was identified as h...
Outcomes of Acute Conduction Abnormalities Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With a Balloon Expandable Valve and Predictors of Delayed Conduction System Abnormalities in Follow-up.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an acceptable treatment for severe aortic stenosis in high or intermediate risk patients. Conduction abnormalities are a known complication of TAVI. Most abnormalities occur perioperatively but can develop later. The predictors of delayed conduction abnormalities are unknown. Patients who underwent TAVI at our institution were reviewed. Patients with a pre-existing pacemaker were excluded. Baseline, in-hospital, and 30-day follow-up ECGs were reviewed. Patient and procedural characteristics were analyzed to look for predictors of acute and delayed abnormalities. Ninety-eight patients were included. All valves implanted were balloon expandable, most commonly SAPIEN S3 (78%). Thirty-seven (37.7%) patients developed abnormalities before discharge. Of these patients, 20 (57.1%) had complete resolution at 30-day follow-up. No patients with new conduction abnormalities during hospitalization had additional abnormalities at 30-day follow-up. Five (5.1%) patients developed new conduction abnormalities following discharge. Overall, 22 (22.4%) patients had conduction abnormalities at 30-day follow-up which were not present at baseline. Predilatation (p = 0.003), higher ratios of balloon (p = 0.03) or valve (p = 0.05) size to left ventricular outflow tract, and previous myocardial infarction (p = 0.034) were predictive of acute conduction abnormalities. Baseline right bundle branch block (p = 0.002), longer baseline (p
Outcomes and Quality of Life Improvement After Multilevel Spinal Fusion in Elderly Patients.

Study Design:Retrospective case series.Objectives:Both the rate and complexity of spine surgeries in elderly patients has increased. This study reports the outcomes of multilevel spine fusion in el...
Human cytomegalovirus pTRS1 stimulates cap-independent translation

Abstract Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) manipulates multiple cellular processes to facilitate virus replication, including the control of mRNA translation. We previously showed that the HCMV TRS1 protein (pTRS1) promotes cap-dependent mRNA translation independent of its ability to antagonize the antiviral protein PKR. Here we find that pTRS1 enhances internal ribosome entry site (IRES) activity using a novel circular RNA reporter that lacks an mRNA cap and poly(A) tail. Additionally, pTRS1 expression increases the activity of cellular IRESs that control the expression of proteins needed for efficient HCMV replication. We find that the ability of pTRS1 to enhance cap-independent translation is separable from its ability to antagonize PKR, but requires the pTRS1 RNA binding domain. Together these data show that pTRS1 stimulates cap-independent translation and suggest a role for pTRS1 in alternative translation initiation pathways during HCMV infection.
Reliability of the Beighton Score and Impact of Generalized Joint Mobility and Resting Scapular Position on Median Neurodynamic Test 1

Abstract Introduction There is a lack of understanding of the impact of generalized joint mobility, joint hypermobility, and resting scapular position on neurodynamic testing of the median nerve. The objectives of the study were to determine: 1) the reliability of the Beighton score (BS) with and without the cutoff score for general joint hypermobility (GJH); 2) if there are differences in the Median Neurodynamic Test 1 (MNT 1) based on the Beighton cutoff score for GJH; 3) if there are differences in the MNT 1 based on an assessment of resting scapular position; 4) if there are relationships between the BS with and without the cutoff score for GJH, resting scapular position, and MNT 1. Methods Testing was performed by two testers at two-time intervals at least 1 week apart. The population of interest was healthy asymptomatic adults. The outcome measures included the BS, resting scapular position, and MNT 1. Results Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC2,1) were 0.52 for intertester reliability at visit 1 and 0.86 at visit 2, with intratester reliability of 0.88 for Tester 1 and 0.71 for Tester 2 for the BS. Intertester prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK) values for the Beighton GJH cutoff scores were 0.80–0.84 and 0.80 to 0.92 for intratester reliability. There were no statistically significant differences or relationships for any of the other variables of interest. Conclusion Joint mobility and resting scapular position are not confounding variables when performing MNT 1 in an asymptomatic population.
Dichotomy for generic supercuspidal representations of G 2

The local Langlands conjectures imply that to every generic supercuspidal irreducible representation of G 2 over a p -adic field, one can associate a generic supercuspidal irreducible representation of either PGSp 6 or PGL 3 . We prove this conjectural dichotomy, demonstrating a precise correspondence between certain representations of G 2 and other representations of PGSp 6 and PGL 3 . This correspondence arises from theta correspondences in E 6 and E 7 , analysis of Shalika functionals, and spin L-functions. Our main result reduces the conjectural Langlands parameterization of generic supercuspidal irreducible representations of G 2 to a single conjecture about the parameterization for PGSp 6 .
A transcriptionally distinct subpopulation of healthy acinar cells exhibit features of pancreatic progenitors and PDAC

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumors can originate either from acinar or ductal cells in the adult pancreas. We re-analyze multiple pancreas and PDAC single-cell RNA-seq datasets and find a subset of non-malignant acinar cells, which we refer to as acinar edge (AE) cells, whose transcriptomes highly diverge from a typical acinar cell in each dataset. Genes up-regulated among AE cells are enriched for transcriptomic signatures of pancreatic progenitors, acinar dedifferentiation, and several oncogenic programs. AE-upregulated genes are up-regulated in human PDAC tumors, and consistently, their promoters are hypo-methylated. High expression of these genes is associated with poor patient survival. The fraction of AE-like cells increases with age in healthy pancreatic tissue, which is not explained by clonal mutations, thus pointing to a non-genetic source of variation. We also find edge-like states in lung and liver tissues, suggesting that sub-populations of healthy cells across tissues can exist in pre-malignant states.
Bhakti versus rīti? The Sants’ perspective

Scholars have rightly questioned the periodization of early modern Hindi literature (fourteenth to mid-nineteenth century) into two major thematic and temporal categories, often described as binaries: an early bhaktikāl (era of devotion), and the later rītikāl (era of mannerism). It is now common to understand bhakti and rīti as complementary modes of poetic expression rather than oppositional styles that poets had to identify with entirely. This paper uses the perspective of poet-saints (sants) to argue that, although the sants share many features with the rīti poets in terms of genres and register, they diverge fundamentally from them on the topic of the proper motives of composing verse. The criticism that the sants register with selected rīti themes – conflicts which would later figure in the writings of Hindi literary historians in the nationalist era – can be seen as anticipating the modern bhakti versus rīti distinction.
The Impact of a Yearlong Diabetes Prevention Program-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Health Metrics.

IntroductionThe American Heart Association created “Life’s Simple Seven” metrics to estimate progress toward improving US cardiovascular health in a standardized manner. Given the widespread use of...
PIM hybrids and derivatives: how to make a good thing better

Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are solution-processable, rigid, and sterically hindered polymers. Since their inception almost two decades ago, this new class of materials has grown substantially and found prominence in membrane separations. Indeed, the large internal free volume of PIMs has led to the development of highly permeable and moderately selective membranes. However, this modest selectivity often requires further improvements to reach industrial targets for separation performance. Here, we highlight the latest advancements in PIM membrane functionalization to improve the membrane separation performance including the development of molecularly mixed composite matrix membranes, thin film composite carbon molecular sieve membranes, and vapor phase infiltrated membranes.
HERMENÊUTICA E PSICANÁLISE

Tradicionalmente, filosofia e psicanalise muito pouco dialogam. O trabalho procura ampliar esta area de contato atraves de um confronto entre a fenomenologia hermeneutica de Heidegger, em relacao a analise do Dasein; a hermeneutica gadameriana, e o seu apelo a linguagem como ambiente do humano e, de outro lado, a psicanalise de Lacan. Nao se trata de psicanalisara filosofia mas, sim, tentar aprofundar o debate entre estas duas areas, para possibilitar a determinacao daquilo que e especifico a cada campo.
The lymphatic edema safety factor: the role of edema dependent lymphatic factors (EDLF)

As this article develops, it will become clear that we still do not know the factors that regulate lymph flow, but newly gathered information yields some clues as to what experiments need to be done to improve our understanding of the complexities os lymphatic function in regard to removing fluid from normal and edematous tissues
Effect of low frequency transcutaneous magnetic stimulation on sensory and motor transmission.

Peripheral nerve injury diminishes fast conducting large myelinated afferent fibers transmission but enhances smaller pain transmitting fibers firing. This aberrant afferent neuronal behavior contributes to development of chronic post-traumatic peripheral neuropathic pain (PTP-NP). Non-invasive dynamic magnetic flux stimulation has been implicated in treating PTP-NP, a condition currently not adequately addressed by other therapies including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The current study assessed the effect of low frequency transcutaneous magnetic stimulation (LFTMS) on peripheral sensory thresholds, nerve conduction properties, and TENS induced fast afferent slowing effect as measured by motor and sensory conduction studies in the ulnar nerve. Results indicated sham LFTMS with TENS (Sham + TENS) significantly (P = 0.02 and 0.007, respectively) reduces sensory conduction velocity (CV) and increases sensory onset latency (OL), and motor peak latency (PL) whereas, real LFTMS with TENS (Real + TENS) reverses effects of TENS on sensory CV and OL, and significantly (P = 0.036) increases the sensory PL. LFTMS alone significantly (P < 0.05) elevates sensory PL and onset-to-peak latency. LFTMS appears to reverse TENS slowing effect on fast conducting fibers and casts a selective peripheral modulatory effect on slow conducting pain afferent fibers. Bioelectromagnetics. 36:410–419, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Combining Galois with complex field coding for high-rate space-time communications

A joint scheme combining error-control coding (ECC) with complex-field coding (CFC) is proposed for space-time communications through flat or frequency-selective fading multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels. It is shown that the diversity gain of this joint coding scheme is the product of the free distance of the ECC, the complex-field block encoder size, and the number of receive antennas, which is computationally difficult to achieve using ECC alone. For two antennas, the scheme can achieve the same performance as the Alamouti (1998) scheme with coding. We also present some high rate transmission schemes that can achieve maximum diversity at a rate higher than one symbol per channel use.
The Interplay Between the Nuclear Bars, Central Starburst, and Remarkable Outflow in NGC 2782

We show that the nearby peculiar interacting galaxy NGC 2782 (Arp 215) harbors a clumpy molecular CO bar. The gas bar has a radius of ∼ 7.5″ (1.3 kpc), a mass of ∼ 2.4 x 109 M⨀, and leads a nuclear stellar bar of similar extent (Jogee et al. 1997b). We estimate the gravitational torque exerted by the nuclear stellar bar and find large gas inflow rates (≫ 1 M⨀ yr-1) into the central 200 pc where the starburst activity peaks. We suggest that the nuclear gas bar will disappear on timescales ranging from few x 108 years to a Gyr, under the effect of star formation, dynamical friction, and gravitational torque. We also show that NGC 2782 harbors a starburstdriven outflow with a remarkable bubble morphology that has not been observed to date in any other starburst galaxy of comparable luminosity (Jogee et al. 1997a). The outflow is driving hot, warm, and possibly cold phases of the ISM out of the central kpc. The estimated outflow rate is less than the inflow rate, and this suggests the dynamical mass in the inner 100 pc might increase by several folds within a Gyr. These results might be relevant to theory (Shlosman et al. 1989) and simulations (Friedli & Martinet 1993) which propose nuclear bars and ‘bars within bars’ as efficient mechanisms for fueling central starbursts/AGNs.
Complement-Dependent Anaphylactic Reactions

The concept of elicitation of reactions of anaphylactic type by non-tissue-fixing antibody, through activation of complement and release of anaphylatoxins by antigen-antibody complexes in vivo, is not clearly defined by published evidence. Experimental data are presented to demonstrate that guinea pig immunoglobulin G2 (noncytotropic) complexed with antigen in vitro elicits dermal reactions in guinea pigs, and that pretreatment of animals with complement-inactivating cobra venom factor diminishes such reactions. The various pathways through which immediate hypersensitive reactions may occur are discussed.
Rosa Luxemburg’s Reform or Revolution in the Twenty-first Century

Rosa Luxemburg lived in a time and place very unlike our own. She was part of a mass labour movement with revolutionary socialist politics at its core, during a period when world socialist revolution was a tangible prospect. At the start of the 21st century the United States labour movement is at a historic low point, organized socialist politics lacks a mass working class base, and capitalism brings crisis, war, and environmental destruction across the globe. But nonetheless across the United States, labour activists are confronting the corporate union model with class struggle unionism based on rank and file independence and left politics. Luxemburg’s Reform and Revolution, written at a high point of socialist struggle, contains invaluable lessons for this new generation of activists as they confront the political and organizational challenges of the day. Rosa Luxemburg a vecu a un moment et dans un environnement qui ressemblaient tres peu aux notres. Elle faisait partie d’un mouvement ouvrier de masse au cœur duquel se situait une politique revolutionnaire socialiste, a une epoque ou la revolution socialiste mondiale etait une possibilite reelle. Au debut du 21ieme siecle, le mouvement ouvrier aux Etats-Unis a attient un niveau bas historique, la classe ouvriere de masse fait defaut aux politiques socialistes structurees et le capitalisme apporte son lot de crises, de guerres et d’atteintes a l’environnement a travers le monde. Neanmoins, partout aux Etats-Unis, les activistes progressistes font face a des syndicats s’organisant comme des entreprises, et proposent un syndicalisme de lutte des classes base sur l’independance de la base et une politique de gauche. La Reforme et La Revolution, de Luxemburg, ecrit a l’un des moments forts de la lutte socialiste, contient des lecons d’une immense valeur pour cette nouvelle generation d’activistes determinee a faire face aux defis politiques et organisationnels d’aujourd’hui.
The Attitudes of Dental Hygiene Students Toward Unverserved populations

Objectives. To evaluate the attitudes of dental hygiene (DH) students toward underserved populations, and to compare their attitudes to the attitudes of freshman dental students (DDS). Methods. A validated questionnaire designed to measure dental students9 attitudes toward providing care to underserved populations was used. Freshman dental and dental hygiene students at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry were asked to complete this questionnaire. The study was restricted to female DH students. Results. The response rate among DH students was 95%; mean age was 25 years; 22% were Asians, and 33% were Caucasians. The mean attitudes scores were not significantly different between the DDS and DH students. However, among Caucasians, DDS students scored more positively by 13% in the student responsibility component of the instrument than did DH students (p Conclusions. Significant differences were found between DDS and DH students in terms of their attitudes toward underserved populations, with students who paid some of their ttuition from scholarships having more favorable attitudes. Further analysis and studies are needed to determine whether the scholarships themselves, or their elilgibility criteria, are behind such an effect.
Nonplanar switchable arrays

On-line signal processing and automatic control applications give rise to numerous examples of computationally intense algorithms. Architectures which are algorithmically specialized and provide massive parallelism are necessary to cope with such computational requirements. Systolic arrays, which feature parallelism, local communications, and VLSI compatability appear to match up well with these computational requirements.
In vitro studies with sisomicin, gentamicin and tobramycin

Sisomicin, gentamicin and tobramycin were tested in vitro against 25 isolates each of five genera of clinically significant gram-negative bacteria. Both minimal inhibitory concentrations and minimal bactericidal concentrations were determined using Mueller-Hinton broth and agar. In terms of inhibition, sisomicin was the most active drug against Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens and Proteus mirabilis, while tobramycin was the most active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In terms of bactericidal activity, sisomicin was the more active drug against E. aerogenes, K. pneumoniae and P. mirabilis, while gentamicin was the most active against S. marcescens and tobramycin the most active against P. aeruginosa.
Acute renal failure in natural disasters.

Sudden-impact natural disasters such as earthquakes present a serious challenge to medical personnel in both developed and less developed countries. Crush syndrome with acute renal failure has been identified as a major medical complication that occurs among people whose limbs are trapped by heavy objects during natural disasters such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Rescue and field medical teams should be trained to recognize and promptly treat the problems associated with prolonged limb compression and should carry the appropriate fluids and medications to treat the complications of traumatic rhabdomyolysis. Early, aggressive volume replacement followed by forced solute-alkaline diuresis therapy may protect the kidney against acute renal failure. Better epidemiologic knowledge of the specific disaster conditions that predispose traumatic rhabdomyolysis to develop is clearly essential for those who must determine when emergency dialysis services are required in response to injuries sustained during...
Effect of defects on the critical points in YBa2Cu3O7−δ

Abstract The upper and lower critical points are investigated in untwinned YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7−δ single crystals with dilute columnar defects. Dilute columnar defects raise the upper critical point, indicating that the transition near the upper critical point is a vortex entanglement transition. The lower critical point is very sensitive to columnar defect disorder and its position can be described by a Lindemann-like criterion similar to that for melting. Dilute columnar defects induce non-linear behavior in the I-V curves of the vortex liquid state above the lower critical point, which we interpret as a vestige of the critical region associated with the Bose glass transition below the lower critical point.
Centric relation: The periodontists viewpoint

Abstract The terms “centric relation” and “centric occlusion” have become so thoroughly confusing because of so many conflicting definitions that they should no longer be used. Rather, the various schools of occlusion should use more accurately descriptive names for the positions they now refer to as “centric.” A clinically expedient technique for establishing an equal meeting of the teeth in relaxed closure is described. As one prosthodontist, I cannot present my idea of “centric” as being representative of all prosthodontists. There is no “specialty position,” but I believe that many periodontists will share my views.
A new glycoside of Adonis Vernalis

Abstract A new glycoside, Substance N, has been isolated from the leaves of Adonis vernalis by fractional paper chromatography. It has a highly potent digitalis-like action, the geometrical mean LD being 0.1141 ± 0.0040 mg/kg in cats.
On debunking the attitude similarity myth

(1992). On debunking the attitude similarity myth. Communication Monographs: Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 164-179.