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Prediction of excitation energies for conjugated polymers using time-dependent density functional theory

Excitation energies of light-emitting conjugated polymers have been investigated with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) within the adiabatic approximation. Our calculations show that the accuracy of the calculated TDDFT excitation energies largely depends on the dihedral angles obtained by the ground-state DFT geometry optimization. We find that, when the DFT torsional dihedral angles are close to experimental estimates, the TDDFT excitation energies agree well with experiments. This trend is observed based on calculations of eight different polymeric systems considered here. We further show that while hybrid density functionals can respect the thumb rule of ${E}_{T}\ensuremath{\approx}2{E}_{S}/3$, where ${E}_{S}$ is the singlet-singlet excitation energy and ${E}_{T}$ the singlet-triplet excitation energy, nonhybrid functionals do not.
Verbal learning subtypes in traumatic brain injury : A replication

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with memory impairments, but the severity and qualitative aspects of such impairment do not appear homogeneous across patients. This study sought to replicate an earlier investigation that found distinct verbal learning subtypes in TBI using the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT). CVLT data from 88 acute rehabilitation inpatients with mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain injuries were analyzed with multiple cluster analytic techniques. Cluster analyses yielded five learning subtypes, three of which appeared similar to the subtypes previously identified as Active, Disorganized, and Passive subtypes, and two that appeared similar to the Deficient subgroup. Traumatic brain injury appears to be characterized by heterogeneous, but fairly reliable, verbal learning subtypes that can be detected early postinjury.
Issues related to heterogeneous solid-propellant combustion

Over the past decade, a considerable amount of efforts has been dedicated to computational simulations of heterogeneous solid-propellant combustion. A variety of tools have emerged from those studies. The most important are the modeling of propellant morphology, homogenization, and an unsteady three-dimensional (3D) combustion code with complete coupling of the gas-phase combustion processes and the solidphase heat conduction across the unsteadily regressing nonplanar propellant surface. The combustion code is both parallel and scalable. These tools have been applied to the study of both nonaluminized and aluminized (conventional size Al and nano-Al) heterogeneous propellants. A number of important problems will be reviewed using these tools.
Effect of O2-monobutyryl guanosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate on hepatic metabolism of free fatty acids.

Livers from fed male rats were perfused in vitro with O2′-monobutyryl guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate. The output of triglyceride was reduced, while output of ketone bodies and glucose was stimulated by 10−4M monobutyryl guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate. No effect was observed with 10−5 M nucleotide. Monobutyryl guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate did not affect uptake of free fatty acids. In these respects, monobutyryl guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate mimics the effects of dibutyryl adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate, although the guanylic nucleotide seems to be less potent than the adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate derivative.
Performance of Adult Aphasics on a Sentence Evaluation and Revision Task

Adult aphasics completed a sentence evaluation and revision task to test some aspects of their linguistic competence. Grammatical and ungrammatical sentences served as the stimuli. Ungrammatical sentences were characterized by violations of syntactic or semantic structure, or both. Aphasics evaluated correctly the grammatically of most stimulus sentences. Incorrect evaluations were associated with sentences characterized by violations of syntactic structure. Aphasics' revisions of sentences that they judged to be ungrammatical were in the direction of appropriate grammatical structures. Omission of morphological endings was the most frequent sentence revision error. Aphasics' errors on both tasks could be accounted for by performance deficits such as inattentiveness to syntactic detail, auditory perceptual impairments, and inefficient lexical retrieval. These findings lend support to the argument that aphasia is best characterized as a performance rather than competence disruption.
Cooperative signaling by tumor necrosis factor receptors CD120a (p55) and CD120b (p75) in the expression of nitric oxide and inducible nitric oxide synthase by mouse macrophages

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) is recognized by the cell-surface receptors CD120a (p55) and CD120b (p75). In the present study, we have investigated the role of these receptors in the expression of NO2-, a stable metabolite of nitric oxide, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) by mouse macrophages. Specific antibody-mediated aggregation of CD120a (p55) induced NO2- accumulation in culture supernatants and iNOS mRNA expression in macrophage lysates, whereas cross-linking of CD120b (p75) had a minimal effect. In contrast, simultaneous cross-linking of both receptors led to a marked augmentation in NO2- and iNOS mRNA expression. Antibody-mediated blockade of CD120a (p55) completely inhibited NO2- expression in response to TNFalpha, whereas blockade of CD120b (p75) reduced NO2- accumulation by approximately 50%. Specific ligation of CD120a (p55) with either (i) human TNFalpha or (ii) by incubation with mouse TNFalpha following pretreatment of macrophages with blocking concentrations of anti-CD120b (p75) antibody resulted in a similar reduction in NO2- production in response to TNFalpha. Quantification of iNOS mRNA, protein, and NO2- expression during independent and co-ligation of CD120a (p55) and CD120b (p75) indicated that iNOS mRNA and protein expression was transient in nature when CD120a (p55) was cross-linked alone but was prolonged when both receptors were simultaneously cross-linked. In addition, cross-linking both receptors also led to a potentiation of NO2- accumulation in culture supernatants that was more pronounced at later time points. These findings suggest that while cross-linking of CD120a (p55) is necessary and sufficient for iNOS mRNA and NO2- expression, CD120b (p75) participates by (i) increasing the sensitivity of the cells to TNFalpha, probably by "passing" ligand to CD120a (p55), and (ii) initiating a signaling event that results in a more sustained induction of iNOS mRNA and protein and thereby augments the production of nitric oxide.
Differences in values, practices, and systems among Hungarian managers and Western expatriates: an organizing framework and typology

Abstract For managers of international alliances, the reconciliation of conflicting values, practices, and systems (VPSs) among partners is a critical challenge, which is magnified when partners originate from diverse institutional environments, such as transition and established market economies. Given the rapidly growing prevalence of international alliances in transition economies, differences in VPSs surface when managerial methods introduced by Western companies clash with institutionalized legacies of central planning. This paper examines this process in the context of international cooperative ventures (ICVs) between Hungarian and Western partners. Using data collected from 17 ICVs, and 44 local and expatriate managers during 1997–1999, I test a series of hypotheses and inductively develop a typology that identifies a number of important and often problematic partner differences in managerial VPSs. The study uses multiple theoretical lenses to show how VPSs are variously shaped by institutional, economic, and cultural factors, and provides useful insights into typical challenges faced by ICV managers. I conclude with a discussion of the typology’s generalizability to other transition and emerging economies, its implications for theory and practice, and propose future research directions.
Financial Collapse: 1933

Financial collapse in the winter of 1933, culminating in the “bank holiday” of early March, was a climactic event. It ended the downswing phase of the great depression. It produced widespread losses to depositors and owners of bank capital, which, soon after, led to the establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission, separation of commercial and investment banking, federal deposit insurance, and other landmark financial legislation. It put an end to the gold standard in the U.S., followed in a few years by the remaining adherents of that standard.
Railway electrical systems integration and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

This paper provides a background to railway electrical systems integration with particular reference to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The aim is to provide the reader with a basic overview of the subject area and offer references for further more in depth reading.
Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes of Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Subjects 65 Years Old or Older (from the Cardiovascular Health Study)

Although asymptomatic left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (ALVSD) is common, its phenotype and prognosis for incident heart failure (HF) and mortality are insufficiently understood. Echocardiography was done in 5,649 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (age 73.0 ± 5.6 years, 57.6% women). The clinical characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors of the participants with ALVSD were compared to those with normal LV function (ejection fraction ≥55%) and with symptomatic LV systolic dysfunction (SLVSD; ejection fraction <55% and a history of HF). Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the risk of incident HF and mortality in those with ALVSD. Also, comparisons were made among the LV ejection fraction subgroups using previously validated cutoff values (<45% and 45% to 55%), adjusting for the demographic and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Those with ALVSD (7.3%) were more likely to have cardiovascular risk factors than those in the reference group (without LV dysfunction or symptomatic HF) but less likely than those with SLVSD. The HF rate was 24 occurrences per 1,000 person-years in the reference group and 57 occurrences per 1,000 person-years in those with ALVSD. The HF rate was 45 occurrences per 1,000 person-years for those with ALVSD and mildly impaired LV dysfunction and 93 occurrences per 1,000 person-years for those with ALVSD and moderate to severe LV dysfunction. The mortality rate was 51 deaths per 1,000 person-years in the reference group, 90 deaths per 1,000 person-years in the ALVSD group, and 156 deaths per 1,000 person-years in the SLVSD group. Adjusting for covariates, compared to the reference group, ALVSD was associated with an increased risk of incident HF (hazard ratio 1.60, 95% confidence interval 1.35 to 1.91), cardiovascular mortality (hazard ratio 2.13, 95% confidence interval 1.81 to 2.51), and all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 1.46, 95% confidence interval 1.29 to 1.64). In conclusion, subjects with ALVSD are characterized by a greater prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and co-morbidities than those with normal LV function and without HF. However, the prevalence is lower than in those with SLVSD. Patients with ALVSD are at an increased risk of HF and mortality, particularly those with greater severity of LV impairment.
Identification of Bacilysin, Chlorotetaine, and Iturin A Produced by Bacillus sp. Strain CS93 Isolated from Pozol, a Mexican Fermented Maize Dough

Three antimicrobial compounds produced by Bacillus sp. strain CS93 isolated from pozol were identified by using high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The three compounds were iturin, bacilysin, and chlorotetaine. Production of these compounds by CS93 could account for the medicinal properties attributed to pozol.
NAND Flash Innovations

Recent progress in mobile equipments (ex. smartphone and tablet-PC) requires further effort in developing higher density and higher reliability nonvolatile semiconductor memories. A breakthrough in the field of nonvolatile memories was the invention of the Flash memory by Prof. Fujio Masuoka [1]. The Flash memory had many advantages in comparison with other nonvolatile memories. Therefore, the development of Flash memory has been explosively accelerated.
Direct versus indirect signs of traumatic aortic injury revealed by helical CT: performance characteristics and interobserver agreement.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative value of and interobserver agreement on direct versus indirect (hematoma) signs of traumatic aortic injury using helical CT.From April 1994 through January 1997, 40 patients who were suspected to have traumatic aortic injury and who underwent contrast-enhanced helical CT had subsequent proof or exclusion of aortic injury. All available CT scans of these patients were combined with CT scans of 13 randomly chosen patients that had been initially interpreted as negative, and clinical follow-up showed no evidence of aortic injury. Two emergency radiologists and a nonemergency radiologist who were unaware of clinical outcome performed independent review of these cases to evaluate for mediastinal hematoma, periaortic hematoma, and direct signs of aortic injury.Direct signs of injury were seen on helical CT by both emergency radiologists in all 17 cases of aortic injury with no false-positive interpretations. The nonemergency radiologist failed to observe su...
Wireless information system for patient health care management

This paper builds effective wireless patient management system (WPMS) using open software that can be accessed via a personal digital assistance (PDA) or a cell phone. This allows health care professionals to gain access to patient information from anywhere at anytime. In this project, the wireless patient management system was built using Java technology. The client side was implemented using MIDlet and the server side was developed using Java servlets. A study was conducted to observe the effects of distance between client and server on the response time of a wireless versus wired connectivity. It was observed that the distance between the client and server does not have a significant impact on the response time of wired and wireless connectivity.
Sandino's Mexican Awakening

AbstractSandino's political awakening took place during two trips to Mexico in 1923–26 and 1929–30, but were his revolutionary ideas shaped mainly by the libertarian side currents of the Mexican Revolution or by authoritarian principles antedating and reinforced by the Russian Revolution of October 1917? That he was indebted to more than one anarchist current is evident from his commitment to “mutual aid,” his adoption of an anarcho-syndicalist philosophy of labour, and his initiation into the Yucatan branch of the Magnetic-Spiritual School of the Universal Commune. He also embraced several communist legacies with appreciable doses of authoritarianism, among them the revolutionary elitism and conspiratorial addiction of Mexican anarchists, the theory and strategy of the Communist International and the vanguardist credo of the Magnetic-Spiritual School. I conclude that during his Mexican years he assimilated a pragmatic mix of revolutionary ideologies that defy compartmentalization into any single school.
Pain treatment for older adults during prehospital emergency care: variations by patient gender and pain severity.

Abstract Older adults are less likely than younger adults to receive analgesic treatment during emergency department visits. Whether older adults are less likely to receive analgesics during protocolized prehospital care is unknown. We analyzed all ambulance transports in 2011 in the state of North Carolina and compared the administration of any analgesic or an opioid among older adults (aged 65 and older) versus adults aged 18 to 64. Complete data were available for 407,763 transports. Older men were less likely than younger men to receive an analgesic or an opioid regardless of pain severity. Among women with mild or moderate pain, older women were less likely than younger women to receive either form of pain treatment, but among women with more severe pain (pain score 8 or more), older women were more likely than younger women to receive pain treatment. Further, among women with mild or moderate pain, the oldest patients (aged 85 and older) were the least likely to receive any analgesic or an opioid, but among women with severe pain the oldest patients were the most likely to receive treatment. Further research is needed to assess the generalizability of this interaction between age, gender, and pain severity on pain treatment. Perspective During prehospital care in North Carolina in 2011, older adults were generally less likely to receive pain treatment. However, older women with severe pain were more likely to receive treatment than younger women with severe pain. These results suggest an interaction between age, gender, and pain severity on pain treatment.
Carbon dioxide reaction processes in a model brine aquifer at 200 °C and 200 bars: implications for geologic sequestration of carbon

The reactive behavior of supercritical CO2 under conditions relevant to geologic storage and sequestration of C is largely unknown. Experiments were conducted in a flexible cell hydrothermal apparatus to determine the extent of fluid–rock reactions, in addition to carbonate mineral precipitation, that may occur in a brine aquifer–aquitard system that simulates a saline aquifer storage scenario. The system was held at 200 C and 200 bars for 59 days (1413 h) to approach steady state, then injected with CO2 and allowed to react for another 80 days (1924 h). In addition to magnesite precipitation, silicate minerals (quartz, plagioclase, microcline and biotite) in the aquifer and the aquitard display textures (etch pits, mineralization) indicating significant reaction. Changes in elemental abundances in the brine following addition of CO2 include pH decrease and enrichment in Cl, partly due to supercritical CO2 desiccation of the brine. Geologic sequestration systems have potential for geochemical reactions that extend beyond simple aqueous dissolution of CO2 and precipitation of carbonate. These reactions may produce geochemical and geotechnical consequences for sequestration and provide important characteristics for monitoring and evaluation of stored CO2 .A n understanding of multi-phase equilibrium relationships between supercritical CO2 and aquifer–brine systems also raises new questions for a variety of geologic systems. Multi-phase fluid equilibria may, for example, account for the large amounts and heterogeneous distributions of calcite cement in a wide variety of geologic systems, particularly in sedimentary basin sandstones. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
Assembly requirements of PU.1–Pip (IRF‐4) activator complexes: inhibiting function in vivo using fused dimers

Gene expression in higher eukaryotes appears to be regulated by specific combinations of transcription factors binding to regulatory sequences. The Ets factor PU.1 and the IRF protein Pip (IRF-4) represent a pair of interacting transcription factors implicated in regulating B cell-specific gene expression. Pip is recruited to its binding site on DNA by phosphorylated PU.1. PU.1-Pip interaction is shown to be template directed and involves two distinct protein-protein interaction surfaces: (i) the ets and IRF DNA-binding domains; and (ii) the phosphorylated PEST region of PU.1 and a lysine-requiring putative alpha-helix in Pip. Thus, a coordinated set of protein-protein and protein-DNA contacts are essential for PU.1-Pip ternary complex assembly. To analyze the function of these factors in vivo, we engineered chimeric repressors containing the ets and IRF DNA-binding domains connected by a flexible POU domain linker. When stably expressed, the wild-type fused dimer strongly repressed the expression of a rearranged immunoglobulin lambda gene, thereby establishing the functional importance of PU.1-Pip complexes in B cell gene expression. Comparative analysis of the wild-type dimer with a series of mutant dimers distinguished a gene regulated by PU.1 and Pip from one regulated by PU.1 alone. This strategy should prove generally useful in analyzing the function of interacting transcription factors in vivo, and for identifying novel genes regulated by such complexes.
A Simulation Assistant for Modeling Manufacturing Systems

This paper presents a structured approach to modeling manufac turing systems. The structured approach is accomplished through a simulation assistant consisting of a set of predefined GPSS simulation macros, a user interface, and an automatic code generator.
STAR: a transparent spanning tree bridge protocol with alternate routing

With increasing demand for multimedia applications, local area network (LAN) technologies are rapidly being upgraded to provide support for quality of service (QoS). In a network that consists of an interconnection of multiple LANs via bridges, the QoS of a flow depends on the length of an end-to-end forwarding path. In the IEEE 802.1D standard for bridges, a spanning tree is built among the bridges for loop-free frame forwarding. Albeit simple, this approach does not support all-pair shortest paths. In this paper, we present a novel bridge protocol, the Spanning Tree Alternate Routing (STAR) Bridge Protocol, that attempts to find and forward frames over alternate paths that are provably shorter than their corresponding tree paths. Being backward compatible to IEEE 802.1D, our bridge protocol allows cost-effective performance enhancement of an existing extended LAN by incrementally replacing a few bridges in the extended LAN by the new STAR bridges. We develop a strategy to ascertain bridge locations for maximum performance gain. Our study shows that we can significantly improve the end-to-end performance when deploying our bridge protocol.
Efficacy of c-Met inhibitor for advanced prostate cancer.

Background Aberrant expression of HGF/SF and its receptor, c-Met, often correlates with advanced prostate cancer. Our previous study showed that expression of c-Met in prostate cancer cells was increased after attenuation of androgen receptor (AR) signalling. This suggested that current androgen ablation therapy for prostate cancer activates c-Met expression and may contribute to development of more aggressive, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Therefore, we directly assessed the efficacy of c-Met inhibition during androgen ablation on the growth and progression of prostate cancer.
Integration of fluid-based analytical model with packet-level simulation for analysis of computer networks

Fluid flow analytical models have been shown to be able to capture the dynamics of TCP flows and can scale well to solving for networks with a large number of flows. However, accurate closed form solutions are not yet available for wireless networks. Traditional packet-level discrete event simulations provide accurate predictions of network behavior, but their solution time can increase significantly with the number of flows being simulated. Integration of fluid flow models with packet-level simulators appears to offer significant benefits. In this paper, we describe an approach to integrate fluid flow models into QualNet, a scalable packet-level simulator. We validate the mixed model with detailed packet-level simulations for the scenarios considered in this paper. The execution time of the mixed model is significantly impacted by the frequency with which the analytical model must be solved in response to changes in the data rate at the interface of the packet-level and analytical models. We present a time averaging approach to mitigate this impact and present the results of the resulting tradeoff between prediction accuracy and model execution time.
Regulation and the Valuation Relevance of Book Value and Earnings: Evidence from the United States*

Electric utilities in the United States are subject to a cost-plus normal profits pricing that is designed to align the market value of equity with the balance sheet book value. Perfect alignment implies the equality of the market and book values. Extant empirical evidence suggests that, for these utilities, actual cost/profit recovery does not follow a pure cost-plus pricing, raising the prospect that income statement items contribute to the determination of market value. What is not obvious is the extent to which the noted departure from pure cost-plus pricing results in misalignment of the market and book values, or the relative contribution of income statement items to the valuation of electric utility shares. This study pursues this question, using benchmark results for a sample of manufacturing firms to highlight the degree of market-to-book alignment for regulated and competitive firms. The results show a considerable alignment of the market and book values for utilities. In examining the relevance of book value and income statement items in the determination of market value, it is found that the contribution of earnings level to explaining market value diminishes markedly in the presence of book value for electric utilities, and the contribution of earnings change to explaining returns diminishes markedly in the presence of earnings levels. Earnings level complements book value in explaining market value for manufacturing firms, while earnings change complements earnings level in explaining returns. The results further show that the market and accounting values exhibit pronounced misalignments in returns-earnings models, especially for utilities.
A compendium of methods useful for characterizing Arabidopsis pollen mutants and gametophytically‐ expressed genes

This article provides detailed protocols for collecting pollen and outlines genetic crosses and phenotypic assays that are useful for characterizing mutants that affect pollen development.
Data set balancing

This paper conducts experiments with three skewed data sets, seeking to demonstrate problems when skewed data is used, and identifying counter problems when data is balanced. The basic data mining algorithms of decision tree, regression-based, and neural network models are considered, using both categorical and continuous data. Two of the data sets have binary outcomes, while the third has a set of four possible outcomes. Key findings are that when the data is highly unbalanced, algorithms tend to degenerate by assigning all cases to the most common outcome. When data is balanced, accuracy rates tend to decline. If data is balanced, that reduces the training set size, and can lead to the degeneracy of model failure through omission of cases encountered in the test set. Decision tree algorithms were found to be the most robust with respect to the degree of balancing applied.
The Primary Immune Response in Mice III. Retention of Sheep Red Blood Cell Immunogens by the Spleen and Liver

The antibody-inducing activities of foreign red blood cell immunogens sequestered in the spleens and livers of mice injected with sheep erythrocytes were evaluated during the early periods of the immune response. Estimates of immunogenicity, obtained from the magnitudes of anti-sheep red blood cell hemolysin responses evoked in sensitized recipient mice by subcellular tissue fractions prepared from these phagocytic organs, showed that the liver and spleen differ greatly in their handling of this particulate antigen. The liver, functioning primarily as a scavenger organ, destroys completely the immunogenicity of the heterologous erythrocytes in 12 hr. In contrast, the spleen handles foreign erythrocyte immunogens in at least two different ways: approximately 90% of the initially sequestered activity is rapidly destroyed by the spleen in 6 hr, but the remaining activity, associated chiefly with a tissue fraction possessing the sedimentation properties of “light mitochondria,” is retained at a significant level for 3 days, and then progressively decreases to a low level until the 7th day. A correlation of the observed changes in the properties of the immunogenic tissue fraction with known cellular events in the spleen stimulated by antigens indicates that the retention of the degradable erythrocyte immunogen is essential for stimulating and maintaining immune reactions in this antibody-producing organ.
Use of biomarkers to elucidate genetic susceptibility to cancer

Genetic variations have generally been accepted to be the major mechanism for the differences observed in susceptibility to cancer. However, extensive investigations on genotype-disease associations have not produced consistent results. The inconsistency may be caused by many factors, such as improper study design, insufficient sample size, complexity of the traits under investigation, heterogeneity of the study subjects, incorrect assumptions about the underlying genetic architecture, misclassification of the disease, improper selection of potential alleles, and overinterpretation of the data. Besides these “traditional” factors, a recent problem is that the function of many variant genotypes is unknown, especially with regard to polymorphic DNA repair genes. Therefore, in addition to the genotype-disease relationship, it may be prudent to step back and investigate the fundamental role of genetic variation in the development of cancer. The latter studies may focus on understanding the genotype-exposure interactions and evaluating genotype-health risk associations. This review will emphasize the use of relevant biomarkers and polymorphic DNA repair genes for investigations. These data will be useful for a better understanding of the complexity of disease causation and development, developing new models for human disease, and identifying pathways for prevention of cancer. Environ. Mol. Mutagen., 2005. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
High Power Microstrip RF Switches

A microstrip-type SPDT switch, using only two PIN diodes and eliminating usual dc blocking capacitors, has demonstrated an RF power handling capacity greater than 100 W CW at S-band. The insertion loss is less than 0.25 dB and the input-to-off port isolation is greater than 36 dB over a bandwidth larger than 30 MHz.
Performance theories for sentence coding: Some quantitative models

When memory is required, sentence reading time patterns are U-shaped over the phrases, with prolonged pauses at phrase boundaries. Qualitative hypotheses suggest why subjects engage in higher-level coding at phrase boundaries. Quantitative models account for how long subjects pause there. A two-process additive model accounts well for the data and better than nine other models. Beyond a base reading and motor time, the model includes an organization process for words in the current phrase and a contextual integration process for all preceding words in the sentence. This model is similar to serial processing models previously proposed for coding word lists, and an analysis of past research reveals coding similarities for sentences and word lists when memory demands are high.
New closed-form electromagnetic Green's functions in layered media

A new methodology is introduced for the development of electromagnetic Green's functions in layered media. This methodology does not require the extraction of the guided wave terms from the spectral domain Green's function, and does not rely on its approximation by complex exponentials. Instead, a discrete approximation of the governing differential equation in the spectral-domain is used as the vehicle for the development of the spatial Green's function in closed form. Since this new method does not require the development of the spectral-domain Green's function in closed form, it is suitable for the generation of closed form Green's function in planar inhomogeneous media exhibiting arbitrary variation in their electromagnetic properties in the vertical direction.
Isolation of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii Genotype II from a Boy with Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma and a Dog with Hemangiopericytoma

In this report, we describe isolation of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype II from a boy with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and a dog with hemangiopericytoma. These results suggest that B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii may cause vasoproliferative lesions in both humans and dogs.
Progression of volume load and muscular adaptation during resistance exercise

Volume load (VL) is suggested to influence the adaptation of muscle to resistance exercise (RE). We sought to examine the independent association between total VL and hypertrophy and strength following a progressive RE protocol of equated sets and intensity. Total VL was calculated in 83 subjects (n = 43 males, n = 40 females; age = 25.12 ± 5.5 years) who participated in unilateral arm RE for 12 weeks. Subjects were tested for biceps muscle volume (MRI of the upper arm), isometric maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), and dynamic biceps strength (1RM), at baseline and following RE. Linear regression analysis revealed that sex was a significant predictor of hypertrophy (β = 0.06; p = 0.01) and strength (β = 0.14; p = 0.04), and that males had greater increases. Total VL was independently associated with hypertrophy only among females (β = 0.12; p < 0.01). For males, only baseline strength was (inversely) related to hypertrophy (β = -0.12; p = 0.04). VL was strongly associated with changes in 1RM strength improvement for both males (β = 0.66; p < 0.01) and females (β = 0.26; p = 0.02), but only related to MVC among females (β = 0.20; p = 0.02). Findings reveal that VL was independently associated with hypertrophy only among females. For males baseline strength was independently and inversely related to changes in muscle mass. Conversely, VL was found to be strongly associated with changes in 1RM for both males and females, controlling for age, body mass, and baseline strength.
Analysis Of Online Customer Reviews

The overall satisfaction of the customer is an important issue for online retailers. This paper analyzes online customer ratings of electronic goods in the areas of Overall Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Delivery, Ease of Purchase, Price, and Shipping Options. The authors develop neural network and multiple regression models that relate Overall Customer Satisfaction evaluations to the other rating factors. By using these models, online retail managers can determine how to best allocate their resources to improve customer service, delivery, ease of purchase, price, and/or shipping options in ways that can best improve overall customer satisfaction.
Stream scanning methods of particle size measurement

Particle size measurement techniques involving the interaction between particles and an external field are divided into two categories stream scanning and field scanning. In strean scanning, particles are examined one at a time and their interaction is taken as a measure of their size. The most widely used stream scanning technique employs the Coulter principle where the interrogating field is electrical and particle size is proportional to the change in electrical impedance as the particles pass through the field. Interferometers determine particle size through the phase shift between a split laser beam, one passing through the particle and the other through the surrounding liquid. In the phase Doppler method particle size is determined from the interference pattern as a particle passes through the intersection of two laser beams. The chapter discusses variuos commercial instruments such as aerometrics, canty vision, climet elliptical mirror optical system, contamination control systems AWK analyzers, and Kratel partascope that are used for the measurements.
Simplified Solution for Decreasing Flow in Wells

A simple graphical solution for aquifer characteristics or drawdown has been developed for wells operating under gradually decreasing discharge conditions. It is demonstrated that the proposed procedure, which avoids many of the laborious computations necessary in previously proposed solutions, gives results well within the degree of accuracy that can be generally expected in ground water computations.
Comparison of Lumbar Curves when Sitting on the Westnofa Balans® Multi-Chair, Sitting on a Conventional Chair, and Standing

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Balans Multi-Chair (BMC) approximates the amount of standing lumbar curve better than a standard conventional chair (SCC) in seated subjects writing at a desk. The length of the curve from L1 to S2 was measured with a flexible ruler in 44 healthy subjects who were standing and sitting on both an SCC and a BMC. A one-way analysis of variance for repeated measures and the Student-Newman-Keuls test were used to examine the differences in the curves created in the three positions. The frequency of subjects sitting in lumbar flexion was compared using a chi-square test with those not in flexion. Lumbar curves measured in the three positions were significantly different (p less than .01). The BMC approximated the standing lumbar curve in seated subjects writing at a desk to a greater degree than the SCC. In addition, the BMC produced lumbar flexion less frequently (chi 2 = 4.33, p less than .05) than did the SCC. These data suggest that the BMC may be an appropriate adjunct in client care when minimal lumbar flexion or lumbar extension is indicated.
New Societal Approaches to Empowering Antibiotic Stewardship

Substantial concern regarding the ever-worsening crisis of antibiotic resistance has been raised by the World Health Organization, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Medicines Agency, Institute of Medicine, World Economic Forum, and the US Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology. The question is no longer whether to act, but how. Antibiotic stewardship is the term used to describe efforts to optimize selection of antibiotic therapy. Formal antibiotic stewardship programs are essential to help society address antimicrobial resistance by reducing the estimated more than 50% of antibiotic use that is unnecessary or inappropriate.1 The US government has recently emphasized the need for implementation of antibiotic stewardship programs at all hospitals.2 To be effective, antibiotic stewardship programs must incorporate best practices, which include dedicating sufficient resources to the program, appointing a single leader to be accountable for performance, having appropriate antibiotic expertise, implementing action plans, monitoring bacterial resistance, reporting antibiotic usage to staff, and providing education
Abstract 17091: Rotor Prevalence and Stability Predict Longer Duration of Self-terminating Ventricular Fibrillation Episodes

Introduction: Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is an important mediator of sudden cardiac death, yet the perpetuating mechanisms for VF remain unclear. Methods: In 26 consecutive patients (age 64 ± 10 years) presenting for ventricular arrhythmia ablation, 64-electrode basket catheters were inserted into the left and right ventricles, and VF was induced according to an IRB-approved research study. Using proprietary software (RhythmView, Topera, Palo Alto, California), computational VF phase movies were made and analyzed. Each VF cycle in non-sustained episodes was characterized as either a rotor, focal, or disorganized activation pattern. The proportion of rotor activation was then correlated to the duration of the VF episode using linear regression analysis. Results: There were 35 total episodes of VF, with 20 episodes requiring defibrillation for termination and 15 episodes that were self-terminating. Mean duration of self-terminating VF episodes was 3.5 ± 1.3 seconds. There was a significant correlation between both rotor prevalence (R2 = 0.29, p = 0.039) (Figure 1A) and rotor stability (R = 0.50, p = 0.0031) (Figure 1B) with the duration of the self-terminating VF episode. Conclusions: These data show that rotor activity is increasingly prevalent in longer episodes of VF and suggest that rotors are mechanistically important in VF perpetuation. Future studies should investigate whether rotor modulation decreases VF susceptibility.
Summary Report for ASC L2 Milestone #4782: Assess Newly Emerging Programming and Memory Models for Advanced Architectures on Integrated Codes

This document serves as a detailed companion to the powerpoint slides presented as part of the ASC L2 milestone review for Integrated Codes milestone #4782 titled “Assess Newly Emerging Programming and Memory Models for Advanced Architectures on Integrated Codes”, due on 9/30/2014, and presented for formal program review on 9/12/2014. The program review committee is represented by Mike Zika (A Program Project Lead for Kull), Brian Pudliner (B Program Project Lead for Ares), Scott Futral (DEG Group Lead in LC), and Mike Glass (Sierra Project Lead at Sandia). This document, along with the presentation materials, and a letter of completion signed by the review committee will act as proof of completion for this milestone.
Sartre: A Philosophical Biography

1. The childhood of a genius 2. An elite education: student, author, soldier, teacher 3. Teaching in the lycee, 1931-1939 4. First triumph: The Imagination 5. Consciousness as imagination 6. The necessity of contingency: Nausea 7. The war years, 1939-1944 8. Bad faith in human life: Being and Nothingness 9. Existentialism: the fruit of liberation 10. Ends and means: existential ethics 11. Means and ends: political existentialism 12. A theory of history: Search for a Method 13. Individuals and groups: Critique of Dialectical Reason 14. A second ethics? 15. Existential biography: Flaubert and others Conclusion: the Sartrean imaginary, chastened but indomitable.
Improving Treatment in Minority Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:

Studies have shown that African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic children all have the same prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and respond similarly to treatment. However, the number of African American and Hispanic children actually diagnosed with ADHD is significantly lower than that of the Caucasian population. Consequently, the numbers of African American and Hispanic children receiving ADHD treatment is also low. This article investigates the barriers to diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in African American and Hispanic populations, which include financial limitations, differing parental views, and cultural norms. It then discusses potential solutions to help address those barriers with the hope of providing culturally sensitive care among African American and Hispanic communities.
How to Stimulate the Student's Learning Interest in Wushu Teaching

In Wushu teaching,how to stimulate the student's learning interest and turn their passive learning into active learning is the key to raising the teaching efficiency.From teaching experience the author concludes that to create enthusiastic teaching atmosphere and combine practical skills with teaching theories can greatly stimulate the students' learning interest and therefore a better teaching results have been obtained.
Model-Based Interpretations of Experimental Data Related to the Control of Balance During Stance and Gait in Humans

An important goal in developing a model is to explain experimental data from a physiological system in a manner that provides insight into the function of that system. We begin by using data from experiments that characterized the dynamic properties of the human balance control system that regulates body orientation during stance. The dynamic properties of stance control are expressed as frequency response functions derived from body sway evoked by pseudorandom stimuli that tilted the surface upon which subjects stood or the visual surround that they viewed. A feedback control model is developed in a step-wise manner in order to illustrate how different subsystems of the model combine to explain the features of the experimental data and to reveal (1) the contributions of feedback control based on sensory measures of body motion from proprioceptive, visual, and vestibular systems, (2) the regulation of the responsiveness to perturbations using sensory reweighting, (3) the contribution of positive torque feedback, and (4) the influence of passive dynamics of muscle/tendon systems. The insights obtained from this stance control model are then applied to aid in the interpretation of new results from experiments that investigate the control of body orientation during a gait-like task of stepping-in-place.
ORAL FLUMAZENIL IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY

Flumazenil does not decrease the antiepileptic effect of diazepam when administered concomitantly, and probably has intrinsic antiepileptic properties. It appears that it can be added safely to diazepam therapy over an extended period, though it is unknown whether the combination is better than benzodiazepines alone. As no serious adverse effects have been noted, flumazenil may be tried in benzodiazepine-tolerant patients. Although reversal of tolerance has not been demonstrated clearly, flumazenil is not likely to decrease the efficacy of the benzodiazepines. Patients unresponsive to conventional antiepileptics, including those with generalized seizures, may benefit from adjunctive flumazenil therapy. Previously untreated patients should be given benzodiazepines or other standard therapy until more studies are performed. Currently, no adequately designed long-term trials have been conducted on treatment of epilepsy using flumazenil, rendering evaluation of its use as a single-agent antiepileptic difficult. Without such controlled studies, flumazenil's effects in the clinical setting can only be speculated.
Rocking the Paradigm: The Spanish Case of the Kronen Generation

Discusses the allusions to popular music in Jose Angel Manas' 1994 novel Historias del Kronen.
Primary Total Hip Reconstruction with a Titanium Fiber-Coated Prosthesis Inserted without Cement.

A prospective study was done of the intermediate-term clinical and radiographic results of 121 total hip arthroplasties in which a Harris-Galante porous titanium-fiber-coated prosthesis was inserted without cement in 110 patients. The average age at the time of the operation was forty-nine years (range, twenty to seventy years). The average duration of follow-up was sixty-seven months (range, fifty-five to seventy-nine months). The average preoperative Harris hip score was 55 points, and the average postoperative score was 93 points. One acetabular component was revised due to recurrent dislocation. Eleven femoral implants were unstable, and of these, four were revised. Cortical erosion was present around the distal part of the femoral stem in nine patients (8 per cent) who had stable implants, and one of these femoral implants was revised because the erosion was extensive. Survivorship analysis at five years revealed a 97 per cent chance of survival (95 per cent confidence limit, 0.937 to 1.0) of the Harris-Galante femoral-stem implant inserted without cement.