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The influence of self-talk on the performance of skilled female tennis players

Abstract This paper reports on the development and implementation of a self-talk (ST) strategy designed to improve the volleying skill of collegiate tennis players (N = 5). A two-word ST strategy was developed, implemented, and evaluated using a single-case, multiple-baseline design. Dependent measures were movement patterns and outcome scores. After intervention, four players displayed immediate, positive changes with no overlapping datapoints on movement patterns. Notable improvements in outcome scores were also observed in all players, however, overlapping datapoints occurred for three players. Visual inspection of plotted values was supplemented by quantitative analysis using one-way ANOVAs to analyze four datapoints: the two baseline days just prior to intervention, and the two days immediately post intervention. Significant differences were found between phases, with both movement pattern and outcome scores higher following intervention. Qualitative data were collected via surveys and interviews. Pl...
Materials Fabrication from Native and Recombinant Thermoplastic Squid Proteins

Natural elastomers made from protein extracts have received significant interest as eco-friendly functional materials due to their unique mechanical and optical properties emanating from secondary structures. The next generation sequencing approach is used to identify protein sequences in a squid ring teeth complex extracted from Loligo vulgaris and the use of recombinant expression is demonstrated in the fabrication of a new generation of thermoplastic materials. Native and recombinant thermoplastic squid proteins exhibit reversible solid to melt phase transition, enabling them to be thermally shaped into 3D geometries such as fibers, colloids, and thin films. Direct extraction or recombinant expression of protein based thermoplastics opens up new avenues for materials fabrication and synthesis, which will eventually be competitive with the high-end synthetic oil based plastics.
Dielectric Material Characterization by Complex Ratio of Embedded Modulated Scatterer Tecnoqie States

The embedded modulated scatterer technique (MST) is an innovative tool which can be used for microwave dielectric characterization of infrastructure and composite structures. By impinging a microwave signal on a loaded thin dipole antenna embedded in a material whose dielectric properties are sought, the resulting reflection data can be used to inversely solve for the dielectric properties of interest. Previous investigations utilized reflection information from a single loaded dipole and required known system parameters, such as radiator polarization vs. dipole alignment and relative distance between radiator and probe, to solve for the sought-for dielectric properties. This paper explores a unique application of embedded MST in which the ratio of the reflection coefficients for two independent states of a PIN diode-loaded dipole probe is utilized to significantly simplify the method for calculating dielectric properties
Anovulatory Bleeding in a 12-Year-Old as Presenting Sign for Rare Undifferentiated Sarcoma

Abstract Background Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common phenomenon in perimenarchal females. Though most cases of abnormal bleeding are due to anovulatory bleeding or bleeding disorders, rare cases are attributable to underlying malignancy. Case Here we report a 12-year-old female patient who presented with abnormal uterine bleeding three months after menarche. She was ultimately diagnosed with a pelvic sarcoma of unknown primary origin. She was subsequently treated with chemotherapy, whole pelvic radiation, and hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Summary Abnormal uterine bleeding unresponsive to conventional temporizing measures should be thoroughly evaluated. Management of pelvic malignancies in the pediatric population requires cooperation amongst specialists from an array of disciplines.
Rapid growth of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage

Infectious intracranial aneurysms are rare vascular lesions that classically occur in patients with infective endocarditis. We present a 49-year-old man with altered mental status and headache with rapid growth and rupture of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage, and review issues related to open neurosurgical and endovascular interventions.
Using access control for secure information flow in a Java-like language

Access control mechanisms are widely used with the intent of enforcing confidentiality and other policies, but few formal connections have been made between information flow and access control. Java and C# are object-oriented languages that provide fine-grained access control. An access control list specifies local policy by authorizing permissions for principals (code sources) associated with class declarations; a mechanism called stack inspection checks permissions at run time. An example is given to show how this mechanism can be used to achieve confidentiality goals in situations where a single system call serves callers of differing confidentiality levels and dynamic access control prevents release of high information to low callers. A static analysis is given which applies to such examples. The analysis is shown to ensure a noninterference property formalizing confidentiality.
Self-induced medical abortion in an adolescent.

Abstract Case Report An 18-yr-old female presented to her local pediatric clinic with a 4-day history of vaginal bleeding and cramping. She reported sexual activity with last coitus two weeks prior and intermittent condom usage. Examination revealed blood in the vaginal vault and a 4- to 5-cm uterus, slightly tender to palpation. Urine human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was positive. She reported having taken “four little white pills” from a friend, prior to onset of bleeding, “so that she would not be pregnant.” Further questioning revealed that the pills were misoprostol. An ultrasound demonstrated no intrauterine or tubal pregnancy. The patient was followed; her bleeding resolved over two weeks and her s-hCG levels declined steadily. Discussion There are some studies in the adult literature that address medical self-induction of abortion, and sporadic reports on the Internet and in the lay press. No pediatric literature has been published on this topic in the United States. It is important for clinicians to be aware that such an option exists for pregnant young women when evaluating an adolescent who presents with vaginal bleeding and cramping.
THE FINE STRUCTURE AND IMMUNOLOGICAL LABELING OF THE ACHROMATIC MITOTIC APPARATUS AFTER DISRUPTION OF CELL MEMBRANES

After treatment of HeLa and L cells with vinblastine sulfate the material of microtubules (tubulin) was reorganized into ( a ) large paracrystals (PC) of tightly packed tubules; ( b ) smaller aggregates of tubules with greater diameter whose walls are constituted from well defined, helically arranged morphological subunits; and ( c ) microtubules associated with helices of polyribosomes of uniform size. All of these structures survived disruption of cellular membranes by means of a nonionic detergent. Following a thorough stripping of membranes there remained a subcellular fraction sedimenting at 1,500 g for 15 min, in which were contained nuclei, centrioles, and the above mentioned microtubular elements, maintained as a complex of organelles by an interconnecting network of 80 A microfibrils. As a result of membrane disruption it was possible to localize precisely in the electron microscope the binding of ferritin antibody conjugates. Specific labeling at the surface of PC and microtubule aggregates could be demonstrated. This result was substantiated by means of the immunoperoxidase method of labeling the PC. A concentrated deposit of ferritin was also found in the vicinity of centrioles and related structures, the annuli of the nuclear pore complex and the annulate lamellae. However, the specificity of the label on these organelles remains questionable because ferritin, albeit in lower concentration, was also present on them in control preparations reacted with preimmune sera.
Intranasal prostheses, splints, and stents

Internal defects of the nose result from congenital abnormalities, trauma, tumor excision, and complications of cosmetic or airway enhancement procedures. Since the nose is a prominent feature of the face, and nasal deformities present complicated reconstructive problems, the rehabilitation of this structure assumes great importance. Surgical and/or prosthetic procedures using intranasal prostheses, splints, or stents have been developed to improve both form and function. Intranasal prostheses, splints, and stents during nasal rehabilitation can (1) establish and maintain airway patency, (2) maintain tissue position, (3) reduce tissue contracture after surgery, or (4) support mobile tissue in the construction and retention of facial prostheses. Although techniques for managing common problems have been presented in this article, unique clinical situations will arise. Much of the execution and ultimate success of nasal prosthetics will depend upon the ingenuity of the dentist performing the service.
Biafra and the discourse on the Igbo Genocide

There has been a reluctance or indifference to a systematic study and documentation of the Igbo Genocide in Nigeria. In the main, the reason has been due to official and non-official attempts to subvert a focus on an event in which more than one million Igbo were slaughtered through a process that was fomented, orchestrated, executed, and supervised by the Nigerian state.
Neurospora crassa, a model system for epigenetics research

The filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa has provided a rich source of knowledge on epigenetic phenomena that would have been difficult or impossible to gain from other systems. Neurospora sports features found in higher eukaryotes but absent in both budding and fission yeast, including DNA methylation and H3K27 methylation, and also has distinct RNA interference (RNAi)-based silencing mechanisms operating in mitotic and meiotic cells. This has provided an unexpected wealth of information on gene silencing systems. One silencing mechanism, named repeat-induced point mutation (RIP), has both epigenetic and genetic aspects and provided the first example of a homology-based genome defense system. A second silencing mechanism, named quelling, is an RNAi-based mechanism that results in silencing of transgenes and their native homologs. A third, named meiotic silencing, is also RNAi-based but is distinct from quelling in its time of action, targets, and apparent purpose.
Reproducibility and Reliability of Atherosclerotic Plaque Volume Measurements in Peripheral Arterial Disease with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

A high resolution, noninvasive approach to quantify atherosclerotic plaque in the peripheral vasculature could have significant clinical and research utility. Seventeen patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) were studied in a 1.5T CMR scanner. Atherosclerotic plaque volume in the superficial femoral artery was measured and interobserver, intraobserver, and test-retest variability determined. Nineteen vessels were studied with mean acquisition time of 13.1 minutes per vessel. Mean plaque volume was 7.27 ± 3.73 cm3. Intra-observer intraclass correlation was R = 0.997, inter-observer was R = 0.987, and test-retest reproducibility was R = 0.996. Thus, high resolution measurement of plaque volume in PAD is reliable and reproducible.
Brief Predictive congestion control of ATM networks: multiple sources/single buffer scenario

This paper proposes a neural network (NN)-based adaptive control methodology to prevent congestion in high-speed asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. The buffer dynamics at the switch is modeled as a nonlinear discrete-time system and a NN-based predictive controller is designed to predict the explicit values of the transmission rates of the sources so as to prevent congestion. Tuning methods are provided for the NN weights to estimate the unpredictable and statistically fluctuating network traffic. Mathematical analysis is given to demonstrate the stability of the closed-loop system so that a desired quality of service (QoS) can be guaranteed. The QoS is defined in terms of cell loss ratio (CLR) and latency. We derive design rules mathematically for selecting the NN tuning algorithm such that the desired performance is guaranteed during congestion and potential tradeoffs are shown. Simulation results are provided to justify the theoretical conclusions for single source/single switch scenario using ON/OFF data. Finally, comparison studies are also included to show the effectiveness of the proposed method over conventional rate-based and thresholding techniques during simulated congestion.
nodal expression in the primitive endoderm is required for specification of the anterior axis during mouse gastrulation

Mouse nodal, a member of the TGFbeta family of secreted growth factors is essential for gastrulation. We recently generated a nodal(lacZ) reporter allele by homologous recombination in ES cells. In the present study, beta-galactosidase staining in the perigastrulation-stage embryo has demonstrated the site of highest nodal expression is localised to the prospective posterior region of the epiblast marking the site of primitive streak formation. We also documented transient nodal.lacZ expression in the visceral endoderm prior to and during early streak formation. A mosaic analysis using wild-type ES cells to rescue nodal-deficient embryos allowed us to document functionally distinct nodal activities in the embryonic ectodermal and primitive endodermal cell lineages. nodal signaling in the ectoderm is necessary for primitive streak formation as the gastrulation defect of nodal-deficient embryos can be rescued by the inclusion of small numbers of wild-type cells. In addition, we show that chimeric embryos composed of nodal-deficient primitive endoderm fail to develop rostral neural structures. Thus we conclude that the action of nodal, a TGFbeta-related growth factor expressed in the primitive endoderm, is critical for patterning of the anterior aspects of the A-P axis.
Molecular determinants of lung cancer metastasis to the central nervous system

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The propensity for metastasis to the central nervous system (CNS) is a major clinical hurdle contributing to the low five-year survival rate of advanced disease. CNS metastases significantly outnumber primary brain tumors and carry a dismal prognosis in part due to the inability of therapeutic agents to cross the blood brain barrier. Standard treatment using radiation has been largely ineffective in improving mortality, suggesting the need for new agents targeting the critical metastatic drivers. The genetic and molecular events governing CNS metastasis from the lung are poorly understood at this time. This review highlights genetic events associated with CNS dissemination from the lung and molecular mechanisms associated with CNS metastasis. In vivo model systems that faithfully recapitulate escape from the lung and colonization of the CNS are described as tools for understanding the metastatic phenotype and for testing new therapeutic agents. A deeper understanding of the mechanisms of lung cancer metastasis to the CNS is needed to elucidate novel therapeutic avenues towards the improvement of the mortality associated with advanced stage lung cancer.
Faces in a Sea of Suffering: The Human Predicament in Saul Bellow’s The Victim

Saul Bellow’s 1947 novel The Victim has as its frontispiece two epigraphs: one from “The Tale of the Trader and the Jinni,” from The Thousand and One Nights , and the other from Thomas de Quincey’s The Pains of Opium . The epigraphs set the stage for Bellow’s protagonist’s anxious reflections about his responsibility toward his fellow sufferers, a moral condition which Asa Leventhal at first attempts to deny but to which he ultimately succumbs. These opening epigraphs — cautionary tales of accountability and moral reckoning — not only introduce the novel’s tensions and ambiguities but also frame the unraveling of Bellow’s fraught and apprehensive central character, whose anxieties about his accountability toward others threaten to become his undoing.
Role of arc magmatism and lower crustal foundering in controlling elevation history of the Nevadaplano and Colorado Plateau: A case study of pyroxenitic lower crust from central Arizona, USA

Abstract Garnet–pyroxenite xenoliths from a 25 Ma volcano on the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in central Arizona (USA) are shown here to have crystallized as deep-seated cumulates from hydrous arc magmas, requiring the generation of a large complement of felsic magmas. U–Pb dating of primary titanite grains indicates that crystallization probably occurred around 60 Ma. These observations suggest that voluminous arc magmatism reached as far inland as the edge of the Colorado Plateau during the Laramide orogeny. Here, we employ a combination of petrology, petrophysics, and seismic imaging to show that the formation and subsequent removal of a thick, dense, cumulate root beneath the ancient North American Nevadaplano modified the buoyancy of the orogenic plateau, possibly resulting in two uplift events. A late Cretaceous–early Tertiary uplift event should have occurred in conjunction with thickening of the crust by felsic magmatism. Additional uplift is predicted if the pyroxenite root later foundered, but such uplift must have occurred after ∼25 Ma, the age of the xenolith host. We show that seismic velocity anomalies and seismic structures in the central part of the Colorado Plateau could represent pyroxenitic layers that still reside there. However, under the southern and western margins of the Colorado Plateau, the seismic signatures of a pyroxenite root are missing, despite xenolith records and geochemical evidence for their existence prior to 25 Ma. We suggest that these particular regions have undergone recent removal of the pyroxenite root, leading to late uplift of the plateau. In summary, our observations suggest that the Nevadaplano, west of the Colorado Plateau and now represented by the Basin and Range province, was underlain by high elevations in the late Cretaceous through early Tertiary due to magmatic thickening. This may have facilitated an east-directed drainage pattern at this time. Subsequent collapse of the Nevadaplano, culminating in Basin and Range extension and coupled with delamination-induced uplift of the margins of the Colorado Plateau in the late Cenozoic, may have reversed this drainage pattern, allowing rivers to flow west, as they do today.
Effects of age and IQ on rate of learning and pattern of acquisition of lists of trigrams

Sixty Ss, from three age and two IQ levels, learned two 10-item lists of CVC trigrams, representing high and low association values. Both variables had significant effects on the rate of learning, but there was no significant interaction of them. On the low association value list, it was found that there was a significant interaction between IQ level and the pattern of acquisition of the syllables.
Role of CMR in TAVR

Multimodality imaging plays a critical role in planning, performing, and evaluating transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been underutilized in this patient population to date, but there is increasing evidence that it can offer equivalent or even superior information to more commonly used imaging modalities, such as echocardiography or computed tomography for specific applications. In addition, CMR can provide incremental information, including advanced tissue characterization with late gadolinium enhancement and T1 mapping. In this paper, we review the evidence for CMR in TAVR and explore whether CMR should still be considered a research tool, or whether it is now ready for implementation into clinical practice.
A quantitative determination of Fe in human hair by catalytic photometry

Objective To research for the detecting and dynamic condition while a catalytic photometry technique was used to measure the quantity of Fe in human hair and natural water.Methods A Fe(Ⅲ)-H_2O_2 HSN catalytic reaction system was set up.A standard curve diagram was drawn according to the value of lgA_0/A_1 to concentration C.The concentration levels of Fe(Ⅲ) was calculated and compared to the outcomes of atomic absorption method.A statistical correlation analysis was also done.Results The results of catalytic photometry approximated to those of the atomic absorption method.The detection range was 0.005～0.035mg/L,the detection limit was 6.3×10~(-7)g/L.Conclusion The catalytic photometry is easy for operation and has a satisfactory results,high sensitivity and good selectivity for detecting the quantity of Fe in human hair and natural water.
On College Youth Volunteers Activities

The launching of the Chinese traditional virtues promotes the construction of moral cicvilization both inside and outside the college,and also enhances the quality of the college students themselve,so these activities are well worth doing and approaching further.
Antioxidant activity of corn germ protein hydrolysate

Antioxidant activity of corn germ protein hydrolysate was studied by measuring hydroxyl radical scavenging ability,superoxide anion radical scavenging ability,diphenyl picrate phenylhydrazine(DPPH) radical scavenging ability,Cu2+ chelating ability and antioxidant ability in linoleic acid system,lipid peroxide value(POV) with corn germ protein hydrolysate as substrate.The results showed that corn germ protein hydrolysate has ability to clear hydroxyl free radical,superoxide anion free radicals,DPPH free radicals,moreover the effect was the best when concentration of 6mg/ml.It had chelating ability with Cu2+and chelating ability increased with the concentration of corn germ protein hydrolysate.It had inhibitory effect on linoleic acid oxidation and the effect was positively related with dose.It also had inhibitory effect on grease POV values,and the inhibition was the strongest when the concentration was 0.1%.
[Prevalence and trend of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Chinese population].

Objective To analyze the current prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its trend in the past 5 years in China. Methods In 2004-2005, cross-sectional sampling surveys were conducted in 13 research populations from southern and northern parts, urban and rural areas in China, with internationally standardized criteria and measurement. 1000-2000 participants for each group, even number of man and women, were examined. Out of them, there were 13 732 participants aged 35-59 years. Comparison was made for 10 populations with comparable data in 1998 to observe the trend in the past 5 years. MS was defined according to Chinese Medical Association Diabetes Branch definition set in 2004. Results The prevalence of MS was 12.1%. The adjusted prevalence was higher in men (13.9%) than in women (8.5%), higher in residents from the northern (15.0%) than the southern (6.8%) and from urban (11.3%) than rural (10.1%). Out of the participants with MS, 60.4% were with obesity, high blood pressure or with dyslipidemia. Comparing with data in 1998, the adjusted prevalence rates of MS in 2004--2005 had a significantly increase (10.0% vs. 7.2%, P<0.05), in men than in women, in residents from the northern part than in the south (P<0.05). Regardless the geographic areas as from the north or south, from urban or rural, the mean levels of triglyceride, body mass index and waist circumference were higher in 2004 - 2005 than that in 1998. Conclusion The prevalence of MS was increasing in middle aged Chinese population. Prevention and treatment of obesity, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia were effective ways to control MS. Key words: Metabolic syndrome; Prevalence; Epidemiology
Automatic energy saving schemes for parallel applications

Although high-performance computing traditionally focuses on the efficient execution of large-scale applications, both energy and power have become critical concerns when approaching exascale. Drastic increases in the power consumption of supercomputers affect significantly their operating costs and failure rates. In modern microprocessor architectures, equipped with dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) and CPU clock modulation (throttling), the power consumption may be controlled in software. Additionally, network interconnect, such as Infiniband, may be exploited to maximize energy savings while the application performance loss and frequency switching overheads must be carefully balanced. This work first studies two important collective communication operations, all-to-all and allgather and proposes energy saving strategies on the per-call basis. Next, it targets point-to-point communications to group them into phases and apply frequency scaling to them to save energy by exploiting the architectural and communication stalls. Finally, it proposes an automatic runtime system which combines both collective and point-to-point communications into phases, and applies throttling to them apart from DVFS to maximize energy savings. The experimental results are presented for NAS parallel benchmark problems as well as for the realistic parallel electronic structure calculations performed by the widely used quantum chemistry package GAMESS. Close to the maximum energy savings were obtained with a substantially low performance loss on the given platform.
Urokinase versus recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in thrombosed central venous catheters: a double-blinded, randomized trial

Fifty dysfunctional central venous catheters proven radiographically to be occluded by thrombus were blindly randomized to be injected with either 2 mg recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) or 10,000 units of urokinase (UK) and allowed to incubate for 2 h. A second dose was allowed if catheter function was not restored with the first injection. Repeat radiograph contrast injection was done when catheter function was restored or after 2 doses of study drug were administered, whichever occurred first. Thirteen of 22 catheters randomized to UK had full function restored compared to 25 of 28 randomized to t-PA (p = 0.013). Radiographic contrast injection showed 7 catheters randomized to UK had complete resolution of the thrombus compared to 17 randomized to t-PA (p = 0.042). Four catheters randomized to UK had complete resolution of the thrombus after a single dose compared to 13 randomized to t-PA (p = 0.036). A novel dose of 2 mg of t-PA restored catheter function more reliably and dissolved thrombi faster than twice the standard, FDA-approved dose of UK.
EDITORIAL 8 SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE PERIODIC SYSTEM OF THE ELEMENTS

The publication of this special issue is a special pleasure for me since I have been carrying out research on the periodic system of the elements for some years. Whereas many readers may have first become intrigued by chemistry after seeing some striking demonstration in their childhood, or by playing around with a chemistry set, others like myself may have been taken by the elegance and complexity of the periodic system. The periodic table is perhaps the most powerful icon of chemistry, because it seems to contain the whole subject within one single chart. Nobody who delights in classification and orderliness can fail to be struck by the beauty and the simplicity of the chemist’s periodic system. Even people who have long ceased to study chemistry can usually dimly recall the periodic table from their school days, although everything else may have been forgotten. I believe that the periodic system lies at the heart of philosophy of chemistry which, among other things, seeks to clarify the ‘big picture’ concerning the nature of chemistry. It seems rather obvious that if one is seeking an overall view of chemistry one should focus on that which provides the ‘big picture’ even within chemistry itself, namely the periodic system. As is well known, the periodic system has matured and has been modified in specific ways over its 130-year history since the date of its ‘official discovery’ by Mendeleev in 1869. But it has also remained essentially unchanged in expressing the approximate repetition in the properties of the elements after certain regular but varying intervals have been crossed. The periodic system stands as a major challenge to the view that chemistry has been reduced to quantum mechanics. Indeed, it seems odd in some ways to think
A Biopsychosocial Approach to Immune Function and Medical Disorders

Psychosocial processes may be reflected in changes in central nervous system activity, and pathways linking limbic and higher cortical areas with the hypothalamus may be involved in the effects of psychosocial processes on visceral, endocrine, and immune functions. The interaction of biopsychosocial phenomena with the immune system may, in turn, alter the development, onset, and course of a range of medical diseases, such as infections, allergic diseases and cancer.
Scope of Selection Nodes in Object Oriented Programs

Many complexity measures have been introduced to capture different aspects of code complexity. A factor that (in most cases) increases the difficulty of code is the excessive use of nesting constructs. In this work, we examine the difficulty created by nesting constructs in object oriented programs. We concentrate on measuring the scope of predicate (selection) statements within a method and between different methods by employing a new model named the control call inheritance graph (CCI). Unlike classic control flow graphs, the CCI graph captures the flow of control between the different statements of a method, between the different statements of different methods, and the flow created by inheritance relationships among different classes.
Using the MyoKinesthetic System to Treat Bilateral Chronic Knee Pain: A Case Study.

Abstract Objective The purpose of this case study was to report the effects of the MyoKinesthetic (MYK) system on pain, functional ability, and psychosocial well-being of a 20-year-old female collegiate softball athlete diagnosed with chronic bilateral knee pain associated with osteoarthritis. Clinical Features The patient presented with bilateral chronic knee pain lasting more than 2 years. A clinical examination and radiographic imaging revealed chondromalacia and the beginning stages of osteoarthritis of the knee. No other comorbidities were noted. Intervention and Outcome The patient received 4 treatments with the MYK system over 2 weeks. Treatments 1 through 3 were directed at the S1 nerve root; the fourth treatment was directed at the L4 nerve root. Outcome measures included the Numeric Pain Scale, the Patient-Specific Functional Scale, and the Disability in the Physically Active Scale. Pain, function, and quality of life were measured collectively using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score. The patient experienced clinical improvements (minimal clinical important differences, minimal detectable changes) for all outcome measures, with the exception of the quality-of-life subscale within the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score. Conclusions The patient in this case study reported a decrease in pain and an increase in function during the course of 4 treatments, which were administered over 14 days and in accordance to the MYK guidelines. Traditional treatment guidelines typically recommend 8 weeks for positive effects to manifest. Manual therapy techniques, such the MYK system, may be a viable treatment option for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Doubled Haploid Production in Higher Plants

The use of doubled haploidy is a powerful tool in crop improvement programs and basic research. A haploid embryo or plant has the gametic chromosome number ( n ). When haploid cells are doubled, the resulting embryo/plant will have the somatic chromosome number (2 n ) and be 100% homozygous. Doubled haploidy methodology is the quickest way to fix traits. Haploid/doubled haploid embryos and plants can be induced by four main methods that include wide crosses, in vitro culture of the male or the female gametes, and parthenogenesis. Doubled haploid protocols have been developed in over 300 species and commercial cultivars are available for those species that are highly responsive in culture. In addition to crop improvement, doubled haploids are useful for biochemical, physiological, and genomic studies as well as for the storage of germplasm.
Communication in dementia care

Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative illness that affects a growing number of older adults in our country. We discuss ways to improve the management of persons with dementia within current healthcare models. Specifically, we argue that structured communication at regular intervals is essential for dementia care at all phases of illness. We emphasize the need for a single healthcare provider to take on a central role in organizing communication between patient, family and other healthcare providers in the outpatient setting. We also emphasize the need for healthcare providers to begin conversations about prognosis, care transitions and end of life early while balancing these difficult conversations with a hopeful attitude of realistic optimism that the disease can be managed.
Settling the score: variant prioritization and Mendelian disease

When investigating Mendelian disease using exome or genome sequencing, distinguishing disease-causing genetic variants from the multitude of candidate variants is a complex, multidimensional task. Many prioritization tools and online interpretation resources exist, and professional organizations have offered clinical guidelines for review and return of prioritization results. In this Review, we describe the strengths and weaknesses of widely used computational approaches, explain their roles in the diagnostic and discovery process and discuss how they can inform (and misinform) expert reviewers. We place variant prioritization in the wider context of gene prioritization, burden testing and genotype-phenotype association, and we discuss opportunities and challenges introduced by whole-genome sequencing.
The Role of Social Support in Elder Financial Exploitation Using a Community Sample.

Background and objective Social support is known to be an important protective factor against elder financial exploitation (FE), yet few empirical studies have examined the relationship between FE and distinct components of social support. Perceived social support, social network size, and interactions with close network members (positive and negative) were measured separately and tested as potential predictors of FE. Research design and methods Three hundred and ninety-five community-dwelling adults aged 60 and older were recruited to complete a 90-minute survey and interview. We used OLS regression to examine the role of social support in FE. Other risk factors associated with FE including dependency, poor physical health, depression, cognition, and demographic characteristics were included as potential predictors. Results Negative interactions with close network members predicted FE, and remained predictive when all other variables and social support factors were included in the model. Other social support factors were not unique predictors of FE. Discussion and implications Negative social interactions with close network members are important to assess and consider in FE prevention and intervention programs; relationships between social interactions and other risk factors warrant further attention.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Imaging: An Overview

The first nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments were performed about thirty-five years ago (1–3). NMR subsequently became a significant method for chemical analysis. The use of NMR for imaging purposes, however, was not realized until the first NMR zeugmatograms were produced by Lauterbur in 1972 (4). In past months, resolution on NMR studies has improved to the point that the images have sufficient anatomical information to rival those that are achieved by x-ray computed tomography (5–8). It has become apparent that NMR imaging can be utilized in clinical practice because of recent improvements in data acquisition time and spatial resolution (5,8).
Ionic Conductivity of Mixed Glass Former 0.35Na2O + 0.65[xB2O3 + (1 – x)P2O5] Glasses

The mixed glass former effect (MGFE) is defined as a nonlinear and nonadditive change in the ionic conductivity with changing glass former fraction at constant modifier composition between two binary glass forming compositions. In this study, mixed glass former (MGF) sodium borophosphate glasses, 0.35Na2O + 0.65[xB2O3 + (1 - x)P2O5], 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, have been prepared, and their sodium ionic conductivity has been studied. The ionic conductivity exhibits a strong, positive MGFE that is caused by a corresponding strongly negative nonlinear, nonadditive change in the conductivity activation energy with changing glass former content, x. We describe a successful model of the MGFE in the conductivity activation energy terms of the underlying short-range order (SRO) phosphate and borate glass former structures present in these glasses. To do this, we have developed a modified Anderson-Stuart (A-S) model to explain the decrease in the activation energy in terms of the atomic level composition dependence (x) of the borate and phosphate SRO structural groups, the Na(+) ion concentration, and the Na(+) mobility. In our revision of the A-S model, we carefully improve the treatment of the cation jump distance and incorporate an effective Madelung constant to account for many body coulomb potential effects. Using our model, we are able to accurately reproduce the composition dependence of the activation energy with a single adjustable parameter, the effective Madelung constant, that changes systematically with composition, x, and varies by no more than 10% from values typical of oxide ceramics. Our model suggests that the decreasing columbic binding energies that govern the concentration of the mobile cations are sufficiently strong in these glasses to overcome the increasing volumetric strain energies (mobility) caused by strongly increasing glass-transition temperatures combined with strongly decreasing molar volumes of these glasses. The dependence of the columbic binding energy term on the relative high-frequency dielectric permittivity suggests that the increased polarizability of the bridging oxygens connecting SRO tetrahedral boron units to phosphorus units causes further charge delocalization away from the negatively charged tetrahedral boron units, leading to a lowering of the charge density, and is the underlying cause of the MGFE.
Religious Thought and Practice in the Analects

Most contemporary interpreters of the Analects agree that the text presents a religious perspective or, at the very least, that the text has religious aspects, but scholars have taken diverse positions on what kind of religious perspective that is. This chapter examines the most controversial religious themes in the Analects, namely Confucius’ views on the existence and nature of Tian and spirits. Through a close reading of the text, it examines why these ideas have presented interpretive challenges to contemporary scholars of Confucianism and how the views of traditional and contemporary interpreters relate to the text, especially in light of the cultural and religious context of ancient China. Both terminological and interpretive issues are explored, as well as the range of positions on religion in the Analects, ranging from a-theistic to theistic interpretations. Close attention is given to the textual evidence concerning spirits and Tian in the Analects in relation to the spectrum of views in the field.
The predictive value of the TMJ scale in detecting psychological problems and non-TM disorders in patients with temporomandibular disorders.

AbstractIdentification of psychological problems and non-TM disorders in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is an essential but often difficult task. The TMJ Scale™ is a self-report symptom inventory that can detect these problems. The predictive value model for assessing the accuracy of diagnostic tests is reviewed. This model is then used to study the Psychological Factors, Stress, and Non-TM Disorder scales of the TMJ Scale to determine whether they add accuracy to the diagnostic process compared with dentists' predictions. The results suggest that these scales provide an improvement in diagnostic accuracy in ruling out and in confirming these problems in the individual patient throughout the range of base rates found in clinical practice. The application of the principles of predictive values to test interpretation helps the dentist determine what level of confidence may be placed in the diagnostic test results and associated clinical decisions.
Multi-scale assessment of post-fire tree mortality models

Post-fire tree mortality models are vital tools used by forest land managers to predict fire effects, estimate delayed mortality and develop management prescriptions. We evaluated the performance of mortality models within the First Order Fire Effects Model (FOFEM) software, and compared their performance to locally-parameterised models based on five different forms. We evaluated all models at the individual tree and stand levels with a dataset comprising 34 174 trees from a mixed-conifer forest in the Sierra Nevada, California that burned in the 2013 Rim Fire. We compared stand-level accuracy across a range of spatial scales, and we used point pattern analysis to test the accuracy with which mortality models predict post-fire tree spatial pattern. FOFEM under-predicted mortality for the three conifers, possibly because of the timing of the Rim Fire during a severe multi-year drought. Locally-parameterised models based on crown scorch were most accurate in predicting individual tree mortality, but tree diameter-based models were more accurate at the stand level for Abies concolor and large-diameter Pinus lambertiana, the most abundant trees in this forest. Stand-level accuracy was reduced by spatially correlated error at small spatial scales, but stabilised at scales ≥1 ha. The predictive error of FOFEM generated inaccurate predictions of post-fire spatial pattern at small scales, and this error could be reduced by improving FOFEM model accuracy for small trees.
Ethical Considerations for Practitioners Advising on ESA Issues

All lawyers are subject to the rules of ethics and professional conduct of their jurisdictions of practice. Regulation of lawyers is within the jurisdiction of the states, typically the supreme court of each state. Many state supreme courts have adopted customized versions of the professional rules from the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct (“Model Rules”). While the Model Rules are not law in any jurisdiction, most states base their ethics codes on the Model Rules. In fact, all jurisdictions, with the exception of California, now base their ethics rules on the Model Rules. Additionally, courts have inherent power to impose sanctions on lawyers who have violated a professional obligation. To determine applicable law, lawyers should research the Model Rules for general principles but use the rules of their jurisdiction for the application of the law. Laws and regulation and the lawyer’s rules of professional responsibility all encourage legal compliance. In addition to the specific laws addressing requirements under the Endangered Species Act and the Model Rules, lawyers are subject to all the laws that bind people generally. In other words, the law governing lawyers includes statutory and common law as well as ethical rules,. Lawyers do not have a “free card” by virtue of the representational relationship with the client. Salient features of legal compliance relevant to environmental legal counsel include sanctions found under environmental laws and important federal initiatives such as the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley), and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act). Avoiding violations of laws and ethics regulations is possible only if lawyers have confidence in their understanding of the rules and the law. Thus, lawyers practicing in all areas of law, and particularly in endangered species law, must be aware of the rules and ethical considerations that can impact their work and their clients’ interests.
Efficient Representation, Measurement, and Recovery of Large-scale Networks

Real-world networks have millions of users and are complex in structure. Efficient techniques are required to capture the network characteristics as compact data. The overall purpose of this research is to mine information from partially or completely available graph data and obtain optimum data representation for networks. The first phase involves studying network data to draw meaningful relations and properties about the network. We extend this work to introduce a novel way of sampling graphs in lossless manner. The second phase involves observing and processing the partial data available to complete the graph data by estimation methods. We also leverage our knowledge about graphs to design an optimal network sampling technique. Subsequently, these techniques will be applied to both static as well as dynamic graphs.
Applying Community Psychology to the Prevention of Trauma and Traumatic Life Events

The practice of psychology usually takes the form of clinical psychology; that is, it occurs at the individual or small-group level, begins after a mental health problem has developed, and aims to correct that problem, thus restoring mental health. Assessment and treatment are of undeniable value for victims of trauma, yet to focus solely on clinical practice would be to neglect a myriad of other opportunities to aid individuals who have been victimized by trauma, to build resistance resources among those at risk for exposure or, better still, to prevent individuals from becoming victims in the first place. “Practice” toward these ends often takes the form of community psychology, meaning it occurs at the community or systems level, begins earlier in the etiology of the focal problem, and has a resource-building rather than deficit-correcting orientation.
International Grant-Making in Times of Political Unrest: the Case of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Interwar Germany

In the past two decades, the embeddedness of potential grantees in complex local webs of both political and welfare relationships challenged the work of international grant-makers, particularly in the context of the war on terrorism. These concerns are no novelty as organized philanthropy has historically worked in countries with undefined political constellations where recipient organizations pursue a wide range of goals. The relationship between the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) and its local representatives in interwar Germany serves here as a historical case study to better understand the political realities influencing foundations’ selection of local partners. This case shows that the radical pacifist stand of CEIP’s German representatives soon became an obstacle to the work of foundation officers, who consequently sought the collaboration of more pragmatic and politically connected voices. Overall, the study underscores the power dynamics at the center of philanthropic relationships and the different degree of autonomy of advisors, representatives, and grantees in these relationships.
Abstract TP317: Hyperglycemia Strongly Predicts Large Ischemic Infarct Growth Despite Full Endovascular Reperfusion

Introduction: Ischemic infarct core grows at variable rates despite early reperfusion. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of infarct growth despite full recanalization of a l...
On A Certain Class of Multivalent Functions Defined By Hadamard Product

The object of this paper to study the class WH(n,p,α,λ,θ,q) of multivalent functions defined by Hadamard product in the open unit disk U={z∈C:|z|<1}. We obtain some geometric properties for this class, like, coefficient estimate, closure theorem, extreme points, distortion theorem and modified Hadamard products.