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A Balancing Act in the Third Space: Graduate-Level Earth Science in an Urban Teacher-Residency Program.

ABSTRACT This article describes a museum-based urban teacher-residency (UTR) program's approach to building subject-specific content knowledge and research experience in Earth Science teacher candidates. In the museum-based program, graduate-level science courses and research experiences are designed and implemented specifically for the UTR by active Earth and Space research scientists that account for almost half of the program's faculty. Because these courses and research experiences are designed specifically for the teacher candidates, they are different from many science courses and research experiences available to preservice teachers in a university setting. At the same time, the museum-based program is the only UTR, to our knowledge, to incorporate such a rigorous science curriculum, and this article considers some possible advantages and disadvantages of the program's approach. Because the museum-based program's science curriculum is balanced against the educational coursework and teaching residen...
Effective diffusivity by pulse gas chromatography at elevated pressures

Pulse gas chromatography experiments at ambient pressure are often limited by an overwhelming contribution of axial dispersion to the observed variance and the inability to obtain a quantitative correction for this factor. Theoretically, the axial dispersion contribution can be reduced and at the same time the contribution due to particle diffusion can be enhanced by operating at elevated pressures. Our experiments on methane/helium diffusion in 0.32-cm-diameter commercial catalyst particles confirm this, and a new means of accounting for axial dispersion is demonstrated.
Influence of Donor Pretreatment With N-Acetylcysteine on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rat Kidney Grafts

ABSTRACTPurpose: N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to ameliorate ischemic acute renal failure. We determined the effect of donor pretreatment with NAC on ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat kidney grafts.Materials and Methods: Lewis rats were divided into 3 groups (8 per group) and treated with saline, mannitol (1 gm/kg) or NAC (1 gm/kg intravenously) prior to donor nephrectomy. Cold stored kidneys (24 hours in UW solution) were transplanted into bilaterally nephrectomized recipients. Blood and graft tissue samples were taken 24 hours after transplantation for assessment of metabolic changes, histological damage and renal function. Metabolites associated with renal I/R injury were quantified in blood and renal tissue by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Results: The degree of histological damage was similar between the treatment groups. Of the counted tubules 60%were mildly damaged, whereas 40% showed moderate damage. Measurement of the metabolites allantoin and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) indica...
De las neuronas espejo a la neuropolítica moral

Este articulo presenta el descubrimiento del sistema de neuronas espejo, que muestran que los mecanismo neuronales revelan que los humanos estamos «cableados” para la empatia, con lo que la moralidad tendria asi sus raices en la biologia. Se argumenta que esta base cientifica tendera a influir la opinion publica contribuyendo a disolver nuestras creencias actuales que nos llevan a la destruccion reciproca. La pregunta pendiente, se senala, es por que no actua la empatia a nivel social, formulandose propuestas de respuesta desde la influencia cultural sobre lo biologico.
Assessment of Thoracic Endografting Operative Mortality Risk Score: Development and Validation in 2,000 Patients.

Background In this study we derive and validate a composite risk index termed the Assessment of Thoracic Endografting Operative Mortality, or ATOM, risk score. Methods All thoracic endovascular aortic repairs (TEVAR) in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) between 2005 and 2012 were identified. The primary outcome was operative mortality. After evaluating the association of over 60 preoperative variables and operative mortality in univariate analysis, a multivariable model was developed. Significant risk factors were assigned points equivalent to their odds ratio rounded to the nearest whole integer in the final multivariable model. Results Overall, 1,981 patients comprised the study population, including 1,486 (75.0%) in the derivation and 495 (25.0%) in the validation cohort. There were 173 (8.7%) operative mortalities. A 30-point risk score incorporating 10 risk factors was generated and found to be highly predictive of operative mortality in the derivation (odds ratio [OR] 1.36, p p p p Conclusions The ATOM score is a significant predictor of operative mortality in TEVAR and can be used for preoperative risk stratification.
Milliseconds microfluidic chaotic bubble mixer

In this study, we report a rapid microfluidic mixing device based on chaotic advection induced by microbubble–fluid interactions. The device includes inlets for to-be-mixed fluids and nitrogen gas. A side-by-side laminar flow segmented by monodisperse microbubbles is generated when the fluids and the nitrogen are co-injected through a flow focusing micro-orifice. The flow subsequently enters a series of hexagonal expansion chambers, in which the hydrodynamic interaction among the microbubbles results in the stretch and fold of segmented fluid volumes and rapid mixing and homogenization. We characterize the performance of the microfluidic mixer and demonstrate rapid mixing within 20 ms. We further show that bubbles can be conveniently removed from the mixed fluids using a microfluidic comb structure on completion of the mixing.
Dual field theories in (d-1)+1 emergent spacetimes from A unifying field theory in d+2 spacetime

According to two-time physics, there is more to space and time than can be garnered with the ordinary formulation of physics. Two-time physics has shown that the standard model of particles and forces is successfully reproduced by a two-time field theory in four space and two time dimensions projected as a holographic image on an emergent space-time in 3 + 1 dimensions. Among the successes of this approach is the resolution of the strong CP problem of QCD as an outcome of the restrictions imposed by the higher symmetry structures in 4 + 2 dimensions. In this paper we launch a program to construct the duals of the standard model as other holographic images of the same 4 + 2 dimensional theory on a variety of emergent spacetimes in 3 + 1 dimensions. These dual field theories are obtained as a family of gauge choices in the master 4 + 2 field theory. In the present paper we deal with some of the simpler gauge choices which lead to interacting Klein-Gordon field theories for the conformal scalar with a predicted SO(d,2) symmetry in a variety of interesting curved spacetimes in (d - 1) + 1 dimensions. More challenging and more interesting gauge choices (including some that relate to mass) which are left to future work are also outlined. Through this approach we discover a new realm of previously unexplored dualities and hidden symmetries that exist both in the macroscopic and microscopic worlds, at the classical and quantum levels. Such phenomena predicted by Two time physics (2T-physics) can in principle be confirmed both by theory and experiment. One time physics (IT-physics) can be used to analyze the predictions but in most instances gives no clue that the predicted phenomena exist in the first place. This point of view suggests a new paradigm for the construction of a fundamental theory that is likely to impact on the quest for unification.
Flash memory quality and reliability issues

The Flash memory technology uses dual layer polysilicon gate technology to store charge permanently. With the technology shrinking to smaller geometries, there comes the quality and reliability issues of the small geometry in addition to the existing memory reliability issues. The NOR flash cell architecture and its programming and erasing techniques are discussed. The paper describes some of the quality and reliability issues which exist in the flash memories today and the stresses done to evaluate those issues.
Risk of Tuberculin Skin Test Conversion among Health Care Workers: Occupational versus Community Exposure and Infection

A prospective observational cohort study to assess rates of and risk factors for tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion among health care workers (HCWs) was conducted at an urban hospital located in a high tuberculosis-incidence area in 1994-1998. All hospital employees undergoing required testing every 6 months were included. A total of 69 (1.2%) of 5773 susceptible employees had a documented TST conversion (overall rate, 0.38 per 100 person-years worked). No significant difference existed in conversion rates among employees with frequent, limited, or no patient contact. HCWs with a TST conversion lived in zip codes with higher tuberculosis case rates (P< or =.05). In multivariate analysis, TST conversion was associated with history of bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination (relative risk [RR], 11.63), annual salary <$20,000 (RR, 3.67), and increasing age. In the setting of an effective tuberculosis infection-control program, TST conversion rates were low, and risk of conversion among HCWs was associated most strongly with nonoccupational factors.
Social capital and economic cooperation among Israeli emigrants

Discusses the unequal allocation of social capital in society and makes the point that network membership is not at once available to all. Sees social capital as springing from small groups that work together, perhaps competing with others, to achieve common rewards, thereby pursuing locally shared benefits. Concludes that specific definitions of social capital are superior to others especially in examining the full array of social ties which migrants use in creating ethnic economies and communities.
Assessing fluid and electrolyte status in the newborn

Fluid and electrolyte assessment during the first week of life is complicated by rapid changes in fluid and electrolyte balance during the transition from fetal to neonatal life and by the newborn's small size. A physiologic decrease in extracellular water volume, as well as a transient increase in serum potassium and transient decreases in plasma glucose and total plasma ionized calcium concentrations must be taken into account. In general, the more immature the newborn, the greater the changes that can be expected. The use of plasma creatinine as an indicator of glomerular filtration rate is limited because it is a function of maternal renal function at birth and because of non-steady-state conditions in the immediate postnatal period. Guidelines for monitoring schedules are provided on the basis of these physiologic considerations and the author's experience. Method of blood sampling and time to separation of serum are important considerations in interpreting results. Minimization of sample volume is critical to minimize blood transfusion requirements. Clinicians should be aware of the analytical error associated with these measurements in their own institutions. Reference ranges are provided.
Differentiated Real-Time Data Services for E-Commerce Applications

The demand for real-time e-commerce data services has been increasing recently. In many e-commerce applications, it is essential to process user requests within their deadlines, i.e., before the market status changes, using fresh data reflecting the current market status. However, current data services are poor at processing user requests in a timely manner using fresh data. To address this problem, we present a differentiated real-time data service framework for e-commerce applications. User requests are classified into several service classes according to their importance, and they receive differentiated real-time performance guarantees in terms of deadline miss ratio. At the same time, a certain data freshness is guaranteed for all transactions that commit within their deadlines. A feedback-based approach is applied to differentiate the deadline miss ratio among service classes. Admission control and adaptable update schemes are applied to manage potential overload. A simulation study, which reflects the e-commerce data semantics, shows that our approach can achieve a significant performance improvement compared to baseline approaches. Our approach can support the specified per-class deadline miss ratios maintaining the required data freshness even in the presence of unpredictable workloads and data access patterns, whereas baseline approaches fail.
Effects of sol-gel PZT film thickness and electrode structure on the electrical behavior of Pt/PZT/Pt capacitors

Sol-gel derived lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films were deposited and crystallized on platinized Si/SiO/sub 2/ and Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ wafer substrates in the film thickness range of 500-7000 /spl Aring/. Electrical testing was conducted to evaluate the effect of PZT film thickness on capacitor performance. Optical microscopy and AFM data were used to identify factors which might cause shorting in crystallized PZT films. Thin films of Ti or TiO/sub x/ were used for Pt bottom and top electrode adhesion in the substrate/Pt/PZT/Pt structured device. The effect of these adhesion layers has been investigated for several electrode composites. The fatigue behavior of these devices has been analyzed and compared.
A high-swing 2-V CMOS operational amplifier with replica-amp gain enhancement

A general gain-enhancement technique for operational amplifiers using a replica amplifier is described. Unlike conventional techniques such as cascoding, which increases the gain by increasing the output resistance, the replica-amp technique increase the gain by matching the main and the replica amps. Among the advantages of the replica-amp technique are low supply, high swing, and effectiveness with resistive loads. This technique has been demonstrated in a 1.2- mu m CMOS two-stage op amp. Operating from +or-1-V supplies, the op amp has an effective open-loop dc gain of greater than 10 000, while maintaining a high swing of 100 mV from either supply rails. The gain-enhancement circuit is shown to have only a small effect on the settling time experimentally, analytically, and in SPICE simulation. >
An automatic seismic signal detection algorithm based on the Walsh transform

abstract An automatic seismic signal detection algorithm based on the Walsh transform has been developed for short-period data sampled at 20 samples/sec. Since the amplitude of Walsh function is either +1 or −1, the Walsh transform can be accomplished in a computer with a series of shifts and fixed-point additions. The savings in computation time makes it possible to compute the Walsh transform and to perform prewhitening and band-pass filtering in the Walsh domain with a microcomputer for use in real-time signal detection. The algorithm was initially programmed in FORTRAN on a Raytheon Data Systems 500 minicomputer. Tests utilizing seismic data recorded in Dallas, Albuquerque, and Norway indicate that the algorithm has a detection capability comparable to a human analyst. Programming of the detection algorithm in machine language on a Z80 microprocessor-based computer has been accomplished; run time on the microcomputer is approximately 1 10 real time. The detection capability of the Z80 version of the algorithm is not degraded relative to the FORTRAN version.
Faculty Development Through Special Initiatives at the University of San Diego

Getting faculty involved and excited about adopting emerging technology in their teaching is an ongoing challenge for the Academic Technology Services (ATS) department at the University Of San Diego (USD). In order to build a stronger following and establish a larger core of faculty partnerships, ATS has designed and deployed a successful series of special initiatives, projects aimed at engaging full-time faculty in the exploration of emerging and mobile technologies. Initiatives are strategically constructed to ensure that faculties achieve desired goals, and our skilled staff are working along side them every step of the way, which reduces faculty anxiety and ensures successful outcomes. Three initiatives are currently operational: the iPad Classroom Project (in its 8th semester) which puts iPads in the hands of all students in the classroom for the duration of a full semester, the Student Technology Assistant Program (in its 9th year) which pairs a faculty member who has a vision with a technologically skilled student employee for an entire semester to develop and bring to fruition a technology-based project that will benefit future classes, and the Summer Innovation Institute (three summer cohorts completed), a two-week long intensive faculty development program focused on achieving pedagogically sound teaching outcomes via the implementation of Blackboard, multimedia, iPads, and numerous other technologies. Learn more about these faculty development strategies and how USD's ATS unit is growing their community of faculty partners through creative, engaging initiatives.
Reinforcement in the sixteenth century: Was the bard a behaviorist?

Abstract Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew is described in terms of behavior analysis. Changes in the behavior of the character Kate result from her husband Petruchio's manipulation of environmental contingencies. Aspects of behavior analysis found in the play include the identification of target behavior, the establishment of events as reinforcers, the arrangement of contigencies between responses and reinforcers, and the assessment of post-intervention responding. Several aspects of Shakespeare's description are related to current issues in behavior analysis bearing on theory, cultural practices, and public relations.
Error-tolerance

Summary form only given. Because of trends in scaling, in the near future every high performance dice can contain a massive number of defects and process aggravated noise and performance problems. In an attempt to obtain useful yields, designers and test engineers need to adopt a qualitatively different approach to their work. They need to learn, enhance and deploy techniques such as fault- and defect-tolerance. For some applications, they may even apply error-tolerance, a somewhat controversial emerging paradigm. A circuit is error-tolerant (ET) with respect to an application, if (1) it contains defects that cause internal and may cause external errors, and (2) the system that incorporates this circuit produces acceptable results. In this presentation we illustrate and give quantitative bounds on several factors that shape the future of digital design. We compare and contrast defect and fault-tolerant schemes with that of error-tolerance. We discuss how yield can be optimized by appropriately selecting the granularity of spares in light of defect densities and interconnect complexity. Finally, we show that several large classes of consumer electronic applications are resilient to errors, and how error-tolerance can then be used to significantly enhance effective yield.
Standing Out from the Crowd: Emotional Labor, Body Labor, and Temporal Labor in Ridesharing

CSCW researchers have become interested in crowd work as a new form of collaborative engagement, that is, as a new way in which people's actions are coordinated in order to achieve collective effects. We address this area but from a different perspective - that of the labor practices involved in taking crowd work as a form of work. Using empirical materials from a study of ride-sharing, we draw inspiration from studies of the immaterial forms of labor and alternate analyses of political economy that can cast a new light on the context of crowd labor that might matter for CSCW researchers.
MENTORS' PERCEIVED PROGRAM SUPPORT SCALE: DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL VALIDATION

Although mentoring can have powerful benefits for youth, it can be a challenging responsibility for mentors. The literature emphasizes training and support as being essential for effective mentoring, but empirical research has not yet provided a psychometrically sound measure to assess this construct. The present study focuses on the development and initial evaluation of the Mentors’ Perceived Program Support Scale (MPPSS), an 11-item inventory that addresses 4 areas of support: emotional, informational, tangible assistance, and appraisal. The MPPSS was administered to 664 mentors from 19 formal mentoring programs. Data analysis included a factor analysis, item response theory analysis, and an assessment of convergent and discriminant validity. Reliability and validity estimates of the MPPSS indicated that the MPPSS may have several advantages over the Match Characteristics Questionnaire's Programmatic Support subscale, one of the few available measures of mentor support. Implications for the use and further evaluation of the MPPSS are discussed.
FACTORS GOVERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF DREDGE-RESUSPENDED SEDIMENTS

Field observations are analyzed to determine the primary factors governing the distribution of sediments suspended by clam-shell bucket dredge operations. These data show the plumes produced under typical estuarine conditions to be relatively small scale features having maximum longstream dimensions of approximately 700 m. Plumes can be considered to consist of three contiguous zones: an initial mixing zone, a secondary zone and a final mixing zone. The initial mixing zone immediately adjacent to the dredge has dimensions governed by bucket induced mixing and suspended material concentrations determined by dredge efficiency. Observations indicate that dimensions can be reasonably estimated using wake theory and that efficiencies result in the introduction of 2-4% of the sediment mass contained in each bucket load. Resultant concentrations range between 200 and 400 mg/x,. Progressing downstream into the secondary mixing zone concentrations decay rapidly due primarily to gravitational settling. The observed decay rates indicate an average settling velocity of 4.7cm/sec well in excess of values based on the grain size characteristics of the dredged sediment. The behavior suggests significant particle agglomeration within this area. At the downstream limit of this zone distributions become essentially exponential in character and remain so through the final mixing zone. In this area concentrations progressively approach the upstream background levels and variations are governed primarily by diffusion. In each of these zones the observed distributions appear amenable to relatively straightforward modeling.
Targeted molecular therapies against epidermal growth factor receptor: Past experiences and challenges

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has emerged as a highly attractive therapeutic target in glioblastoma (GBM) based on its high frequency of gene amplification and mutation and its identification as an upstream trigger of dysregulated cell signaling cascades that drive GBM pathophysiology. Extensive investment has been committed in an attempt to exploit EGFR therapeutically to improve outcome for GBM patients, including the development of a variety of EGFR-targeting therapeutics as well as the participation of hundreds of participants in multiple, carefully constructed clinical trials. In this review, we summarize the design and results of clinical trials evaluating EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in recurrent and newly diagnosed GBM patients. While overall results thus far have been disappointing, it is premature to discount EGFR as a therapeutic target in GBM on the basis of these studies given the limitations in study design and the pharmacology of first-generation EGFR kinase inhibitors. Although important lessons have been learned, critical questions remain unanswered and warrant further study.
Diabetes: Hypoglycemia-a new approach to an old problem.

Hypoglycemia is the major barrier to good glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, randomized controlled trials have emphasized the grave risks associated with severe hypoglycemia in patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypoglycemia has also been recognized as a complication of bariatric surgery. New Endocrine Society guidelines on adult hypoglycemic disorders are, therefore, extremely pertinent.
TAXONOMIC NOTES ON NEOTROPICAL FISSIDENS III. ADDENDUM II

Ten names in Fissidens Hedw. are newly placed in the synonymy of six accepted names of Fissidens. One new combination is made: Fissidens lagenarius Mitt. var. muriculatus (Mitt.) Pursell, stat. & comb. nov. The following report is a continuation of the list of synonyms of neotropical Fissidens presented in two previous papers (Pursell 1994, 1997). FISSIDENS BECKETTII Mitt., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13:
Power enterprises emission reduction model under different scenarios of pollutant charges

A two-stage stochastic programming model was developed in consideration of the stochastic demand of regional power system and different scenarios of pollutant charge.The strategy of adjusting the regional electric power structure and pollutants and CO2 mitigation under different scenarios was analyzed.When collecting emission charge of SO2 and CO2(scenario 3) a part of coal-fired power generation would be replaced by clean energy,and the system would reduce CO2 emission8.438 106t,with a synergistic effect of mitigating SO25202t,NOx7854t and PM 17.42t.When collecting NOxpollutant charge on the basis of scenario 3,the system would reduce the emission of SO28515t、NOx 13878t、PM 23.52t and CO212.988 106t.Emission charge of CO2would increase system cost largely.The results of the model indicated that collecting emission charge of CO2 or CO2 and NOxon the basis of SO2 pollutant charge would increase the proportion of clean energy in power generation,and reduce the emission of SO2,NOxand CO2.
Predicting Success in Psychological Statistics Courses.

Many students perform poorly in courses on psychological statistics, and it is useful to be able to predict which students will have difficulties. In a study of 93 undergraduates enrolled in Statistical Methods (18 men, 75 women; M age = 22.0 years, SD = 5.1), performance was significantly associated with sex (female students performed better) and proficiency in algebra in a linear regression analysis. Anxiety about statistics was not associated with course performance, indicating that basic mathematical skills are the best correlate for performance in statistics courses and can usefully be used to stream students into classes by ability.
Molecular basis of hypoxia-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction: role of voltage-gated K+ channels.

The hypoxia-induced membrane depolarization and subsequent constriction of small resistance pulmonary arteries occurs, in part, via inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell voltage-gated K+(KV) ch...
Applications of cognitive testing to group therapies with the chronically mentally ill.

ABSTRACTAppreciation of the various cognitive deficits displayed by many chronic patients offers an alternative way of understanding each patient's predicament and an alternative way of approaching group and milieu therapies with chronic patients. Case examples taken from a test protocol based on neuropsychological testing procedures illustrate the clinical information that can be obtained in this important, but relatively unexplored area.
Fourier-Reihen und Fourier-Integrale

Dieser Abschnitt befasst sich mit Fourier-Reihen: der Sinusreihe, der Kosinusreihe und der Exponentialreihe e ikx . Rechteckschwingungen (mit den Funktionswerten 1, 0 oder −1) sind grosartige Beispiele fur Funktionen mit Deltafunktionen in der Ableitung. Wir sehen uns einen Impuls, eine Stufenfunktion und eine Rampenfunktion an – und glattere Funktionen naturlich auch.
Trans-species Collaborations in Response to Social, Economic, and Environmental Violence in Rosa Montero's Lágrimas en la lluvia and El peso del corazón

This paper addresses Iberian ecocritical approaches and cultural responses to ecological degradation through an examination of Rosa Montero’s futuristic novels Lagrimas en la lluvia (2011) and its sequel El peso del corazon (2015). In these works, contaminated natural resources, cloning, and teleportation for interplanetary travel contribute to new social hierarchies, existential crises, and heightened xenophobia in Europe, now part of the United States of the Earth. This study places particular emphasis on the novels’ criticisms of a North-South divide, in which the use and distribution of natural resources reflects the inequitable burden of environmental contamination and economic exploitation on the world’s southern zones. Montero’s novels posit that interspecies alliances across different geographical regions respond to these inequities. Rob Nixon’s ecocritical work on slow environmental violence, Spanish economist Amaia Perez Orozco’s writings on feminist economics and collaborative care, and the theory and activism of various ecofeminists underscore Montero’s critique of a global economic system that exploits the environment and the marginalized. These theorists and activists argue that social justice, sustainability, and a non-materialist conception of well-being must replace the dominant androcentric approaches to economics and to social relations, which foster growing inequity and environmental contamination. Resumen Este trabajo hace hincapie en acercamientos ecocriticos y respuestas culturales a la degradacion ecologica a traves de las novelas futuristas de Rosa Montero Lagrimas en la lluvia (2011) y la secuela El peso del corazon (2015). En estas obras, los recursos naturales contaminados, la clonacion, y el teletransporte interplanetario contribuyen a nuevas jerarquias sociales, crisis existenciales y aumento en la xenofobia en Europa, que ya es parte de los Estados Unidos de la Tierra. Este estudio pone enfasis en la critica que llevan a cabo estas novelas de una division norte-sur en que el uso y la distribucion de los recursos naturales reflejan la carga desigual de la contaminacion medioambiental y la explotacion economica de las zonas perifericas del mundo. Las novelas de Montero proponen que las alianzas entre especies a traves de diversas regiones geograficas responden a dichas desigualdades. Entre otras, la obra ecocritica de Rob Nixon sobre la violencia lenta medioambiental, los estudios de la economista espanola Amaia Perez Orozco sobre economica feminista y cuidado colaborativo, y la teoria y el activismo ecofeministas subrayan la critica de Montero a un sistema economico global que explota el medio ambiente y a los marginados. Estos teoricos y activistas proponen que la justicia social, la sostenibilidad de la vida y una concepcion no materialista del bienestar deben reemplazar los acercamientos androcentricos dominantes en la economia y las relaciones sociales que animan una creciente desigualdad social y contaminacion medioambiental.
Computer criminal behavior is related to psychopathy and other antisocial behavior

Abstract Psychopathy is a personality disorder that can be conceived of as a collection of traits from general models of personality. The present study examined the relations between psychopathy assessed via the Elemental Psychopathy Assessment Short Form (EPA-SF) and basic personality, antisocial behavior, and computer crime in a sample of 235 participants recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Results indicated relatively strong support for the validity of the EPA-SF as it bore expected relations to personality, antisocial behavior, and computer crime. Results also underscored the utility of differentiating among the various components of psychopathy, and revealed the relative importance of Interpersonal Antagonism and Disinhibition and the relative insignificance of emotional stability. Finally, results suggested computer criminal behaviors, like other forms of antisocial behavior, correlated with violent and nonviolent antisocial behavior and psychopathy. Implications for the use of the EPA-SF in the assessment of psychopathy and the utility of considering computer crime as an indicator of general antisocial behavior are discussed.
Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children and Young Adults: An Introduction

Disorders of the paediatric lower urinary tract can conveniently be classified into disturbances of the storage or voiding phase. Among disorders of urine storage, daytime urge incontinence and nocturnal enuresis are by far the most prevalent. The usual cause behind the former is detrusor overactivity, while various combinations of detrusor overactivity, nocturnal polyuria and/or increased arousal thresholds lie behind the latter. Anatomic malformations should be suspected in the rare cases when the incontinence is continuous and does not occur in discrete portions.
Human immune response to hymenoptera venoms

Venoms from the five most common groups of stinging insects are potent antigens and allergens in man. Approximately 91% of beekeepers have IgE antibodies reacting with honeybee venom and about 76 % have significant levels of IgG antibodies reacting with bee phospholipase [1]. Similary, a large fraction of laboratory workers who handle venom and venom products develop IgE and IgG antibodies against venoms. The most common stinging insects in the United States are honeybees (Apis rnellifera), yellow jackets (Vespula spp.), yellow hornets (Dolichovespula arenaria), white-faced hornets (Dolichovespula rnaculata) and paper wasps (Polistes spp.). Each of these insects is found in much of the country, but the relative distributions are variable [2]. A significant fraction of those individuals who have IgE antibodies against hymenoptera venoms experience clinical reactions of varying severity. Systemic reactions include anaphylactic shock, hypotension, respiratory distress, urticaria, laryngeal edema as well as a variety of other symptoms. Another group of individuals experience large local reactions which consist of angioedema contiguous with the sting site extending at least 5 cm. During the last years several investigators
Race, Poverty, and Bail: An Annotated Bibliography

This Annotated Bibliography directs the reader to selected law review and law journal articles focusing on the impact a defendant’s race and income level have on bail and pretrial release decisions. The works included were published between the years 2000 and 2018 and are listed in chronological order.
Ventricular Embolization of a Balloon Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now mainstream treatment for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS). Unique risks of this procedure have been described, including a small incidenc...
Basebads: Automated security analysis of baseband firmware: poster

Mobile devices are more connected than ever before through the use of multiple wireless protocols, including the 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular standards. To manage and interact with cellular networks, phones use dedicated and highly proprietary baseband processors running custom, closed-source firmware. Despite the increasing complexity of modern cellular standards, there is no reference implementation, leading individual baseband manufacturers to create their own in-house versions. The proprietary nature of baseband firmware combined with the complexity of standards has created a barrier for researchers to comprehensively audit the security of these implementations. To address this, we present SpikerXG, an extensible, baseband testing platform that employs firmware instrumentation to intelligently target protocol messages.
Factors Influencing Judgments to Consult Prescription Monitoring Programs: A Factorial Survey Experiment.

Abstract Background Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) can provide health care professionals with valuable information. However, few studies have explored providers’ decision making for accessing PMPs. Aims This study aimed to identify provider characteristics and situational factors most influencing perceived importance of consulting the PMP for patients in a simulated context. Design The study used a cross-sectional factorial survey. Settings The survey was administered electronically. Participants/Subjects Community pharmacists, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), and physicians in Iowa. Methods Participants were recruited by mail which included a link to the online survey. The survey consisted of demographic questions, eight randomly generated vignettes, and one ranked item. The vignettes described a hypothetical prescription using eight experimental variables whose levels were randomly varied. Respondents evaluated each vignette for importance to access the PMP. Analyses used linear mixed-effects models in R (Version 3.5.0). Results A total of 138 responses were available for multilevel analysis. Women, physicians, and APRNs rated it more important to consult the PMP for a given prescription compared with men and pharmacists. Accessing a PMP was perceived as more important with cash payments, quantity dispensed, suspicion for misuse, hydromorphone and oxycodone prescriptions, and headache. Advancing age, postoperative pain, and anxiety or sleep indications were associated with less importance. Conclusions Age, indication for prescribing, misuse, and payment mode each independently had greater importance to providers in accessing the PMP. This was the first study to isolate the influence of different controlled substances on how important it was to consult the PMP.
Impacts of carbohydrate pulses and short-term sub-zero temperatures on vase life and quality of cut Paeonia lactiflora Pall. hybrids

Abstract Flower quality of cut Paeonia lactiflora (peony) Pall. hybrids is best preserved between 0 and 1 °C. However, cut flower traits such as vase life and flower size often decline following 4 or more weeks of storage. While the use of sub-zero temperatures is avoided in the cut flower industry due to fears of freeze injury, sub-zero temperatures may allow extended storage of cut flowers. Peonies are a candidate for sub-zero storage due to their natural cold tolerance, exposure to spring freezes before harvest, and limited seasonal availability. Three cultivars: Karl Rosenfield, Monsieur Jules Elie, and Sarah Bernhardt were used to evaluate freeze tolerance of cut peonies by holding cut stems at three temperatures: 0, −2, −4 °C for 5 h. Pre-cold treatment pulses consisting of 24 h in either 100 g·L−1 sucrose, 100 g·L−1 fructose, or tap water did not improve total vase life, summation of the time spent as a bud and time open. Total vase life was 10.5, 7.1, and 9.3 d for ‘Karl Rosenfield’, ‘Monsieur Jules Elie’, and ‘Sarah Bernhardt’, respectively. Sucrose-pulsed stems of ‘Karl Rosenfield’ and ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ had the lowest total vase life. Pulses and cold-treatments decreased bud time for ‘Karl Rosenfield’ and ‘Monsieur Jules Elie’ by 2–3 d and 0.5–1 d, respectively. Petals were the only tissue to develop water-soaked spotting (freeze injury) following 5 h at -4 °C. Stems kept dry (not pulsed) prior to cold treatment were uninjured. Fructose-pulsed stems of ‘Karl Rosenfield’ and ‘Monsieur Jules Elie’ had the highest injury ratings when held at -4 °C. Carbohydrate-pulsing did not influence injury ratings on ‘Sarah Bernhardt’. Supercooling and multiple freeze events were observed with infrared video in all tissues when held at -4 °C. Typically, ice nucleation started at the base of the cut stems and propagated throughout the stem, leaves, and bud within 3–5 min of initiation. Stems that were not pulsed remained in a supercooled state longer than those that were pulsed. These findings indicate that storage temperatures between 0 and -2 °C may be a good option for longer periods of dry storage for peonies and other cold tolerant cut flower species.
Nuclear DNA PCR-RFLPs that distinguish African and European honey bee groups of subspecies. I: Comparison of long PCR and standard PCR to screen for polymorphisms.

Nuclear DNA RFLPs between African and European honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) were sought by amplifying short (1–2 kbp) and long (>5 kbp) anonymous regions ofDNA and digesting the respective PCR products with a collection of restriction enzymes. Three short and three long regions were each screened with 26–31 enzymes. From a total of 163 locus enzyme combinations (LECs), seven revealed informative polymorphisms. One of these LECs came from one of the three short regions (S-3 with AluI), producing a total of seven alleles, five of which were African-specific. The search for useful RFLPs was far more effective within the long regions. The other six informative LECs came from the three long regions (L-1 with AluI, L-2 with AvaI and HaeIII, and L-5 with HaeIII, DdeI, and SpeI), producing a total of 43 alleles, of which 18 were African-specific, 13 were European-specific, and two were predominantly found in the European samples. Among the European alleles, two were predominantly found in west European honey bee subspecies. Strong associations between alleles generated by pairs of enzymes at a locus were found.
Presence of Third-Party Funding in the International Investment System Constitutes a Fundamental Change of Circumstances

The paper discusses whether the presence of Third-Party Funding (TPF) in ISDS constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances sufficient to successfully invoke the doctrine of rebus sic stantibus to justify a state’s refusal to enforce a TPF-funded arbitral award against it, by treating Articles 53 and 54 of the ICSID Convention as suspended for TPF-funded proceedings. An investor would typically seek the enforcement of an ICSID award in the domestic courts of the host state, which could be refused by the courts as against public policy if the state had legislated to ban TPF at least in an ISDS setting. However, this would trigger an objection by the enforcing party that such refusal constituted a violation of the state’s duty under the ICSID Treaty, specifically Articles 53 and 54. In response, the host state could (it is argued) invoke the principle of a fundamental change of circumstances to treat as suspended the ICSID Convention requirement of recognizing and enforcing the award. Afterwards, the investor’s home state could dispute the host state’s invocation of the doctrine in the ICJ to determine whether the change suffices to constitute a fundamental change of circumstances.
Determinants of penetrance and variable expressivity in monogenic metabolic conditions across 77,184 exomes

Hundreds of thousands of genetic variants have been reported to cause severe monogenic diseases, but the probability that a variant carrier develops the disease (termed penetrance) is unknown for virtually all of them. Additionally, the clinical utility of common polygenetic variation remains uncertain. Using exome sequencing from 77,184 adult individuals (38,618 multi-ancestral individuals from a type 2 diabetes case-control study and 38,566 participants from the UK Biobank, for whom genotype array data were also available), we apply clinical standard-of-care gene variant curation for eight monogenic metabolic conditions. Rare variants causing monogenic diabetes and dyslipidemias display effect sizes significantly larger than the top 1% of the corresponding polygenic scores. Nevertheless, penetrance estimates for monogenic variant carriers average 60% or lower for most conditions. We assess epidemiologic and genetic factors contributing to risk prediction in monogenic variant carriers, demonstrating that inclusion of polygenic variation significantly improves biomarker estimation for two monogenic dyslipidemias.
Resource Identification and Management

A large number of devices that are typically present in IoT scenarios prevent any human intervention in their deployment. Since these devices are associated with services and resources, automated mechanisms for their discovery and management are essential. This chapter introduces several different technologies that enable applications to accomplish these goals. Specifically, two protocols derived from the well-known DNS standard, mDNS and SD-DNS, provide generic ways to support service discovery. In addition, this chapter presents alternative mechanisms like UPnP and CoAP to support specific service discovery schemes.
Four tight nucleotide binding sites of chloroplast coupling factor 1.

Abstract We have examined the properties of the four tight nucleotide binding sites of reductively activated chloroplast coupling factor 1. Tight sites are here defined as those which retain bound nucleotides after passage of the chloroplast coupling factor 1 through Sephadex gel filtration centrifuge columns. Two of the sites, here called sites 4 and 5, have not been characterized in detail before. Site 4 has properties similar to those of site 1. It binds to ADP, ATP, and adenylyl-beta,gamma-imidodiphosphate (AMP-PNP) tightly in the presence or absence of Mg2+. Bound ADP exchanges rapidly with medium ADP, but rapid exchange with ATP or AMP-PNP requires Mg2+. Site 4 may slowly hydrolyze bound ATP in the absence of medium nucleotides. Site 5 has properties similar to those of site 2. Tight binding of ATP and AMP-PNP requires Mg2+, but Mg29+)-ADP is not tightly bound. Site 5 does not hydrolyze bound ATP in the absence of medium nucleotides. Complete filling of all four tight nucleotide binding sites requires about one millimolar nucleotide, suggesting that low affinity binding sites are converted to tight binding via a nucleotide binding-induced conformational change.
Documentation of infanticide in American Marten ( Martes americana )

Reports of male American Martens ( Martes americana ) interacting with pre-weaned kits are limited. During the post-release monitoring of American Martens translocated from Minnesota to northwestern Wisconsin in 2008–2010, we documented a male American Marten without a radio-collar ascending a den tree of a radio-collared female in 2011 and removing two pre-weaned kits. The female’s movements immediately became unrestricted after the removal. We also documented two events where an uncollared male American Marten was at the den tree before and after the kit removal. Only female American Martens have been reported to provide care for kits. Visual inspection of the remote camera photographs suggests that all three events likely involved the same uncollared male American Marten. This is the first record of a male American Marten killing pre-weaned kits.
Beliefs Predicting Peace, Beliefs Predicting War: Jewish Americans and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

Jewish Americans' opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict influence both the Israeli and the U.S. governments. Consequently, the Jewish American diaspora can act to promote or inhibit the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. Several different sociopsychological beliefs have been postulated to lead individuals to support the perpetuation of conflict. Among these beliefs are a sense of collective victimhood, dehumanization and delegitimization of the other side, a zero-sum view on the conflict, and a monolithic narrative about the conflict. In this exploratory study we examined the role of these beliefs in predicting Jewish Americans' rejection or support of compromise solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A survey study of 176 Jewish Americans shows that a monolithic view on the conflict, dehumanizing and delegitimizing of the other side, and a zero-sum view on the conflict played an important role in predicting opposition to compromise solutions for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Beliefs about collective victimhood did not predict support for compromise solutions. Findings are discussed in terms of the centrality of narrative misrecognition in preventing agreement to concessions toward the other side. © 2013 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.