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De aquí pa’llá y de allá pa’cá: Los “toques” de la migración en la bomba puertorriqueña | From Here to There, and From There to Here: The “Pitches” of Migration in Puerto Rican Bomba

Este articulo estudia como se reformula la negritud en Puerto Rico a traves del nuevo movimiento de la bomba puertorriquena. Se presta particular atencion a los efectos que tiene el movimiento constante de puertorriquenas y puertorriquenos entre el archipielago y la diaspora boricua en Estados Unidos. La bomba es un genero musical que comenzo a desarrollarse en Puerto Rico con la llegada de los africanos que fueron traidos durante la trata de esclavos en el siglo XVI. En la actualidad, la proliferacion de grupos y escuelas de bomba ha crecido vertiginosamente. Este texto busca contribuir a la comprension de las dinamicas raciales, cuestionar y explorar las construcciones sobre la raza en la musica puertorriquena. La musica contrapone el imaginario racial de los Afropuertorriquenos vis - a - vis el discurso nacional sobre negritud. El analisis se aproxima a elementos como la nacion, identidad, raza, musica y genero desde las teorias sobre la racializacion y la diaspora. This article studies how blackness is reformulated in Puerto Rico through the new movement of Puerto Rican Bomba. Focuses on the effects of the constant movement of Puerto Ricans between the archipelago and the Puerto Rican diaspora in the United States. Bomba is a music genre first developed in Puerto Rico with the arrival of the Africans who were brought during the slave trade in the sixteenth century. Today, the proliferation of Bomba groups and schools has mushroomed. This text seeks to contribute to the understanding of racial dynamics, question and explore the constructions of race in Puerto Rican music. The music contrasts the racial imaginary Afro Puerto vis-a-vis the national discourse on Blackness. The analysis approaches issues of nation, identity, race, music and gender from theories of racialization and the diaspora.
Web service mining for biological pathway discovery

In this paper, we propose a Web service mining approach to automatically discover pathways from biological entities and processes modeled as Web services. We present a preliminary experiment using Web service models of entities such as COX and Aspirin to illustrate the effectiveness of this mining approach.
Conductive metal oxide thin films

Publisher Summary Conducting metal oxide thin films such as TCO, RuO2, IrO2, SrRuO3, and La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 have been extensively investigated because of their potential applications in the field of microelectronic devices. The exceptional spectrum of properties exhibited by conducting metal oxides makes these materials very unique compared to conventional metallic conductors. In addition to the applications that result from integrating conductive metal oxides with conventional semiconductor materials, the potential applications and advantages of using conducting metal oxides are tremendous in next generation electronic devices based on all-oxide materials. For many applications, it is necessary to have superlative conductivity and optical transparency. From a materials point of view, it is very important to explore highly degenerated materials with large carrier mobility. Large carrier mobility enhances the electrical conductivity without degrading the optical properties. The development of high-performance p-type transparent conductive oxides is also important for the fabrication of transparent all-oxide-based active devices. It is necessary to optimize the processing conditions that not only can produce desired conductive metal oxide films but also are compatible with the fabrication of conventional semiconductor devices.
Optical gain and lasing in colloidal quantum dots

Summary form only given. Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) promise the lowest lasing threshold for semiconductor media. Additionally, QDs in the strong confinement regime have an emission wavelength that is a pronounced function of size, adding the advantage of continuous spectral tunability simply by changing the dot radius. Lasing has previously been demonstrated for epitaxially grown III-V QDs. Large lateral dimensions and difficulties in size control limit their spectral tunability using quantum confinement effects. An alternative approach to fabricating QDs is through chemical synthesis which can produce semiconductor nanoparticles (colloidal QDs) with radii from 1 to 6 nm and with size dispersions as small as 5%. Such dots show strong quantum confinement and permit size-controlled spectral tunability over an energy range as wide as 1 eV. The combination of tunable electronic energies and chemical flexibility make colloidal QDs ideal building blocks for the bottom-up assembly of optical device structures, including optical amplifiers and lasers. However, despite more than a decade of effort, lasing in small-size colloidal nanoparticles has not been realized. To determine what hinders lasing action, we performed extensive dynamical studies of radiative and nonradiative processes in CdSe colloidal QDs.
Social Work Clinical Practice in Family Medicine Centers: The Need for a Practice Model

Abstract This paper reports the findings of a recently conducted study of the clinical practice of social work in family medicine residency training centers in eight southeastern states. Findings indicate that the practice of social work is firmly entrenched and expanding in this primary health care setting. Analysis of the clinical practice of these workers shows that workers tend to select therapeutic over social interventions and split the two in actual practice. A unique dimension of practice is the synthesis of social worker functions of resident education with coordination of patient health care. This study indicates that social work clinical practice in primary health care settings is inadequately conceptualized and needs a preferred practice model.
Efficient channel quality indicator reporting schemes in LTE with reduced signaling overhead

This Paper proposes efficient channel quality indicator reporting schemes in LTE with reduced signaling overhead. Channel quality indicator values are used by the Scheduler for downlink packet scheduling and quick link adaptation. A brief review of existing channel quality indicator reporting schemes, and the effects of channel quality indicator reporting frequency and resolution on signaling overhead and system overall spectral efficiency is presented. Two of the most popular existing channel quality indicators reporting schemes are modified, and a novel hybrid channel quality indicator reporting scheme is proposed. The comparative performance evaluation of the proposed and existing schemes is presented. Simulation results show the significant reduction of signaling overhead on the eNodeBs without compromising on the spectral efficiency.
Parental Accounts of Children's Asthma Care: The Role of Cultural and Social Capital in Health Disparities

Abstract This article explores the roles of cultural and social capital in shaping parental experiences with children's health care in order to better understand how socioeconomic status (SES) functions as a fundamental cause of health disparities. Specifically, accounts given by 53 socioeconomic and racially/ethnically diverse parents about their experiences managing their child's asthmatic health care are considered. Key sources of cultural capital include a college education, being born or raised in the U.S., and employment in the health care field. Cultural capital helped parents solve problems and make informed decisions about health care. Important sources of social capital included relationships with doctors, school nurses, and friends. Social capital helped parents acquire useful recommendations about providers and assisted them in meeting basic health needs. Parents with little economic and cultural capital deployed social capital as a substitute, which was less effective in the health care field...
Coherence in photoionization

We have detected coherence in a superposition of excited states by collecting photoelectrons. The superposition state is prepared by one laser pulse, and the photoelectrons are produced by a delayed laser pulse. We have described the experiment by the extension of a simple model and found the agreement with the data to be quite good.
Uterine protein secretion in postpartum and cyclic mares

Abstract Proteins secreted by cultured endometria and present in uterine fluids of mares after parturition were compared to uterine secretory products of mares during the estrous cycle. Uterine fluids and endometrial biopsies were obtained from mares at Day 4 (n = 5) and Day 8 (n = 5) after parturition, from cyclic mares at Day 2 of estrus (uterine fluids, n = 4; endometrial biopsies, n = 3) and at Day 13 after ovulation (uterine fluids, n = 6; endometrial biopsies, n = 4). Endometrial explants were cultured and secretion of de novo synthesized macromolecules were estimated. To determine the type of polypeptides secreted, media from representative cultures (n = 11) were analysed by two-dimensional SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The pattern of proteins produced by the endometrium at Day 4 after parturition was similar to the pattern produced by the endometrium during estrus. Total protein secretion in vitro, however, was greater after parturition than during estrus (P Total protein, IgG, IgA concentration and acid phosphatase were measured in uterine fluids. Except for IgA, concentrations of these were significantly greater after parturition than during the estrous cycle but concentrations decreased significantly between Day 4 and Day 8 after parturition. The high concentration of acid phosphatase activity in postpartum uterine fluids was associated with uteroferrin. Our findings suggest that alteration in uterine environment rather than endometrial protein secretion during the postpartum period is responsible for the lower fertility observed early after foaling.
Substantive Meanings of Missing Data in Family Research: Does “Don't Know” Matter?

In this article we analyze “don't know” responses from three sources of longitudinal data: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 14,528), the National Survey of Families and Households (n = 5,488), and the National Health Interview Survey Second Longitudinal Study of Aging (n = 1,131). We asked whether these responses are meaningful in family research, and, if so, how evaluating these responses can contribute to the development of theory, the discovery of novel findings, and identification of sensible methods for analyzing these nebulous responses. We found that “don't know” responses to questions about family members predicted less educational attainment, poor marital quality, and earlier mortality. Results suggest that this response category may have substantive meanings rather than indicating neutral responses or being missing data.
Distributed multisensor processing, decision making, and control under constrained resources for remote health and environmental monitoring

Previous field-deployable distributed sensing systems for health/biomedical applications and environmental sensing have been designed for data collection and data transmission at pre-set intervals, rather than for on-board processing These previous sensing systems lack autonomous capabilities, and have limited lifespans. We propose the use of an integrated machine learning architecture, with automated planning-scheduling and resource management capabilities that can be used for a variety of autonomous sensing applications with very limited computing, power, and bandwidth resources. We lay out general solutions for efficient processing in a multi-tiered (three-tier) machine learning framework that is suited for remote, mobile sensing systems. Novel dimensionality reduction techniques that are designed for classification are used to compress each individual sensor data and pass only relevant information to the mobile multisensor fusion module (second-tier). Statistical classifiers that are capable of handling missing/partial sensory data due to sensor failure or power loss are used to detect critical events and pass the information to the third tier (central server) for manual analysis and/or analysis by advanced pattern recognition techniques. Genetic optimisation algorithms are used to control the system in the presence of dynamic events, and also ensure that system requirements (i.e. minimum life of the system) are met. This tight integration of control optimisation and machine learning algorithms results in a highly efficient sensor network with intelligent decision making capabilities. The applicability of our technology in remote health monitoring and environmental monitoring is shown. Other uses of our solution are also discussed.
Electronic Conductivity and Stability of Doped Titania (Ti1−XMXO2, M = Nb, Ru, and Ta)—A Density Functional Theory-Based Comparison

The structure, electrical conductivity, and stability of Nb-, Ru-, and Ta-doped titania were compared by density functional theory. Both anatase and rutile structures were investigated. Doping causes lattice expansion in all cases. The mechanism by which Ru-doping induces electrical conductivity in titania differs from those by Ta- and Nb-doping. Ru-doping fills the titania band gap primarily with its own d-electrons. On the other hand, Ta- and Nb-doping shift the Fermi level to the originally unfilled conduction states. Substitution free energy calculations indicate that a uniform Ti0.75M0.25O2 solution is favorable for Nb- and Ta-doping but unfavorable for Ru-doping. In addition, we also considered the effect of dopant concentration on the electrical conductivity of doped titania in the rutile phase. For Nb- and Ta-doping, increasing dopant concentration above mole fractions of 0.0625 and 0.125, respectively, gives diminished increment in Fermi level electron density. On the other hand, electron density...
Identification of male-specific exocrine secretions from predatory stink bugs (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)

In the nearctic predaceous stink bugs (Asopinae), Perillus bioculatus and Stiretrus anchorago, and the neotropical asopine, Oplomus severus, males possess conspicuous sternal glands that are absent in females. In each of these species, the male sternal gland secretion contains predominantly a single compound; 6,10,13-trimethyltetradecyl isovalerate in the allopatric species, P. bioculatus and O. severus, and 6,10,13-trimethyltetradecanol in S. anchorago, a species sympatric with P. bioculatus. The function of the sternal gland secretions from asopine hemipterans is unknown.
Precoded OFDM with adaptive vector channelallocation for scalable video transmission over frequency-selective fading channels

The precoded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system with adaptive vector channel allocation can provide more protection against errors to more important layers in the layered bit stream structure of scalable video. The vector channel allocation information feedback to the transmitter end is the vector channel indexes. Simulation results have demonstrated the robustness of the proposed scheme to noise and fading inherent in wireless channel.
Test particle method in kinetic theory of a plasma

A general relationship has been found between many body correlation functions and the conditional probability functions which describe the shield clouds surrounding test particles. This is the generalization of Rostoker's superposition principle. The relationship is useful because the problem of kinetic theory is reduced to determining the conditional probability functions, which essentially involves only the Vlasov equation.
Interdisciplinary creativity over historical time: a correlational analysis of generational fluctuations

The interdisciplinary relationships among 15 kinds of creative achievement were examined over 130 generations of European history (controlling for linear, quadratic, and cubic time trends). A P-technique factor analysis located 3 major interdisciplinary clusters: (a) discursive (science, philosophy, literature, and music), (b) presentational (painting, sculpture, and architecture), and (c) rationalism-mysticism (physical science and general philosophy vs. religion and painting). A cross-lagged correlation analysis then indicated that minor discursive creators tended to inhibit the development of minor presentational creators in the next generation. Personological, interpersonal, and sociocultural explanations for the findings were discussed.
Neonatal growth assessment score: a new approach to the detection of intrauterine growth retardation in the newborn.

Summary To develop an improved means for evaluation of the outcome of fetal growth in utero, a growth study of 37 fetuses at risk for intrauterine growth retardation was undertaken. Intrauterine growth was evaluated with ultrasonography at 2- to 3-week intervals beginning at 15 weeks' gestation. Measurements obtained in the second trimester were used to specify Rossavik growth models for various anatomic parameters. Values for weight, head circumference, abdominal circumference, and thigh circumference at birth were predicted with the use of these models. Growth potential realization index values for these four parameters were calculated from actual and predicted birth measurements. The growth potential realization index values were combined to form a neonatal growth assessment score. With the use of cluster analysis and neonatal growth assessment score values, the 37 infants were separated into 24 group I (neonatal growth assessment score values between 3.7 and 18.6) and 13 group II (neonatal growth assessment score values between 19.4 and 50.0) infants. In group I, 66.7% of the infants had no growth abnormalities; a single abnormality, usually borderline, was found in an additional 20.8% (total = 87.5%). In group II all infants had growth abnormalities (range, 2 to 6) although only 46.2% had birth weights below the 10th percentile. No differences in risk factors (except for the incidence of smoking) or second trimester growth were found in these two groups. The neonatal growth assessment score appears to be a sensitive indicator of third trimester growth retardation, is not affected by differences in growth potential, can separate normal infants from those with evidence of intrauterine growth retardation, and provides a quantitative assessment of growth problems in individual fetuses. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990;162: 1030-6.)
Genetic and environmental variation in protein content of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The inheritance of protein content in rice was studied in the six possible hybrid populations among four varieties: Calrose from the USA, Ku Jung Do from Korea, and Kitaminori and Isao Mochi from Japan. Each population consisted of 100 random lines.
Postoperative Tc-99m DISIDA hepatic extravascular diffusion mimicking biliary leakage

Postcholecystectomy hepatic extravascular leakage in the operative bed can mimic biliary leakage if a Tc-99m DISIDA study is performed in the first few days after surgery. In the case being reported here, the gallbladder was located partially intrahepatic and was not inflamed at the time of surgery. A Tc-99m DISIDA study was requested 5 days after surgery to evaluate biliary patency and to exclude biliary leakage. Increased uptake in the gallbladder fossa inside the liver at the operative site was detected in the early period of the study. It could be differentiated from biliary leakage by three important features: the early appearance of radioactivity in the first 30 minutes, the intensity of the abnormal focal increased activity decreased with time during the 60 minutes of the dynamic acquisition, and this activity did not increase or move with time. In true leakage, the abnormal activity should become more intense, should increase in size, and should progressively spread from its original site.
B2-convexity and surface energy of space partitions

Abstract We prove that B2-convexity is not equivalent to lower semicontinuity of surface energy of partitions of R m , for any m ⩾ 2 . B2-convexity, formulated by F. Morgan in 1995, is an extension of F. Almgren's partitioning regularity, L. Ambrosio and A. Braides's (B)-convexity, the author's LSC1 condition, and several other convexity-type conditions. It is equivalent to BV-ellipticity, and hence to lower semicontinuity, in important special cases, as with immiscible fluids or soap bubble clusters. The question of whether B2-convexity is necessary for lower semicontinuity of surface energy in general has been open since the condition was first formulated. In addition to settling that question, we establish that several other sufficient conditions from the literature are not necessary for lower semicontinuity. Finally, we show that B2-convexity is not necessary for L. Ambrosio and A. Braides's joint convexity, a useful algebraic condition which might be necessary for lower semicontinuity.
A collinearity diagnostic for nonlinear regression

A possible way of diagnosing collinearity among independent random variables in nonlinear regression models is examined. This diagnostic procedure is used in a simulation study involving three different nonlinear models and the results are discussed.
Permeability Alteration of Sandstone Using A High-Energy Liquid Compound

This study was done to determine the technical feasibility of the thermal alteration of sandstone by the in-situ burning of a high-energy compound. A proprietary liquid monopropellant was burned in several sandstone cores to effect an increase in permeability. This report summarizes the results of preliminary tests. Attempts were made to burn the propellant in 13 different cores, each saturated with the combustible liquid. Burning was complete in three of the cores, while in three other cores burning was only partial. The increase in permeability for the 3 completely burned cores ranged from 109% to 384% and showed an average increase in air permeability of 216%. Results of these tests, based on recorder response, indicating a maximum uniform heating of the rock matrix to a temperature of about 455$C.
Characterization of rod outer segment plasma membrane proteins which bind to the mannose receptor.

Previous work by our laboratory has demonstrated that rod outer segment (ROS) phagocytosis can be mediated by man-nose-receptor dependent activity. This study was designed to probe for potential ligands on the ROS surface which could interact with the mannose receptor during the phagocytic cycle. Solubilized ROS plasma membranes were passed over a mannose receptor-Sepharose column in the presence of CaCl2. Proteins specifically bound to the column were eluted using methyl-D-mannoside and EDTA and characterized by gel electrophoresis, lectin blots, and immunoblots. Silver stained gels of ROS plasma membrane proteins eluted from the mannose-receptor column demonstrated six bands: a major band at 36 kD, identified by monospecific antibodies as rhodopsin, and bands of Mr = 39 kD, 67 kD, 76 kD, 97 kD and 100 kD. Lectin blots of the eluted fractions confirmed that all six proteins in these fractions could bind concanavalin A. In summary, these results showed that rhodopsin and several other mannose-containing g...
Oil Quality Improvement in Soybeans-Glycine max (L.) Merr.†

Plant breeding was used to reduce the linolenic acid content of soybean oil and improve oil stability. By crossing strains with the lowest linolenic acid content available, it was possible to produce offspring with amounts of linolenic acid 1 to 1.5% lower than the best parental strain. The selection of desirable strains was greatly accelerated by growing plants in Puerto Rico during the winter. Mutagenic agents (X-rays and ethyl methylsulfonate) were used in an attempt to introduce more variability for fatty acid composition into the population. Seed source has a small effect on the amount of linolenic acid produced in the next generation of seeds. A late planting date significantly increased the amount of linolenic and stearic acid in soybeans. There was a significant negative correlation between linolenic acid and both oleic and stearic acid. Verbesserung der Olqualitat von Sojabohnen-Glycine max (L.) Merr Die Pflanzenzuchtung wurde angewandt, um den Linolensauregehalt von Sojaol zu erniedrigen und damit die Haltbarkeit des Oles zu erhohen. Durch Kreuzung verfugbarer Sorten, die den niedrigsten Linolensauregehalt aufwiesen, gelang es, Sorten zu erhalten, die 1 bis 1.5% weniger Linolensaure enthielten als die beste Stammpflanze. Die Selektion der gewunschten Sorten wurde durch Anbau der Pflanzen im Winter in Puerto Rico stark beschleunigt. Rontgenstrahlen und Athylmethylsulfonat wurden versuchsweise angewandt, um eine grosere Variabilitat hinsichtlich der Fettsaure-Zusammensetzung in den Sorten zu erzielen. Die Saatquelle hat offenbar einen geringen Einflus auf den Linolensauregehalt der nachkommenden Generation von Saaten. Das Anpflanzen in einer spateren Jahreszeit erhohte stark den Gehalt an Linolen- und Stearinsaure der Sojabohnen. Es bestand eine signifikante negative Korrelation zwischen dem Gehalt an Linolensaure und dem an Ol- und Stearinsaure.
Canine goniodysgenesis-related glaucoma: a morphologic review of 100 cases looking at inflammation and pigment dispersion.

Purpose To investigate the role of pigment dispersion and inflammation in the pathogenesis of goniodysgenesis-related glaucoma (GDRG). Procedures Cases of GDRG were selected when the duration of the disease was specified and there was not any confounding pathology. Cases were grouped into ≤ 7-day (acute), and > 7-day (chronic) durations, based on the time required to effect end-stage retinal damage. Acute cases were further divided into < 4-day and 4–7-day groups to assess peracute changes. Slides were evaluated for four individual signs of pigment dispersion: segmental loss of posterior iris pigment epithelium, clumping of posterior iris pigment epithelium, pigmented cells in the trabecular meshwork or anterior chamber and preferential settling of pigmented cells in the ventral aspect of the iridocorneal angle. Slides were also evaluated for the presence of neutrophils and/or lymphoplasmacytic cells in the trabecular meshwork (TM). Differences between groups were analyzed statistically. Results Of 100 cases evaluated, 34 were ≤ 7-days (acute) (14 7-days (chronic) in duration. Of all globes examined, 96% had at least one sign of pigment dispersion, with no significant difference between groups. Two or more signs of pigment dispersion were present in 76% of all globes. The 4–7-day group was significantly more likely than the 7-day groups. Neutrophils were present in the TM of 86% of 7-day cases to have neutrophils in the TM, with 15 and 65% positive cases, respectively. Lymphoplasmacytic inflammation was present in 53% of all cases, with no significant difference between groups. Cases in the ≤ 7-day group were significantly more likely than > 7-day cases to have both types of inflammation. Conclusions Our results indicate that both acute inflammation and pigment dispersion may be key factors in the pathogenesis of GDRG. Pigment dispersion is prevalent at all time points and increases during the first 7 days. The finding of iris pigment epithelial loss supports the theory that pupillary block associated with iris-lens touching may be important in the pathogenesis of GDRG.
Detection efficiency of annular geometry used in fission isomer studies

Abstract This paper describes the calculation of the detection efficiency for annular geometry employed in several recent studies of fission isomers. The calculations cover both thin target and thick target recoil experiments. A method is presented for determining the half life of a fission isomer from the radial distribution of fission fragments observed in the annular detector. The overall efficiency of the detector is calculated for use in cross section measurements. These overall efficiencies are applicable in both track detector and semiconductor experiments that employ annular geometry.
Small Reserves Can Successfully Preserve Rare Plants Despite Management Challenges

Many small, once-rural parcels of land, which were protected to conserve rare plants, now exist as isolated patches of habitat within suburban and urban matrices. Small parcel protection and management are sometimes considered a non-ideal use of scarce conservation resources, but for plants with narrowly-restricted ranges, remnant parcels may still hold significant conservation value. Managing small reserves can be more complicated than tending to a single large reserve; destructive trespass and encroachment are common challenges on small reserves, where edge effects impact a significant portion of the total protected area. Small properties also provide limited space for species to migrate and adapt in the face of climate change. The conservation values and management challenges relevant to many small reserves are exemplified here in a case study from Bear Valley in southern California where The Nature Conservancy has collaborated with various partners to protect rare plants on lands within the San Bernardino Mountains, which later became surrounded by residential development. The San Bernardino Mountains constitute a mere 1% of the land area of California, yet contain about 25% of all of the state's plant species. The history of rare plant conservation in Bear Valley and the current status of The Nature Conservancy's efforts in this region are discussed. In addition, strategies and management recommendations for successful rare plant conservation in the face of global urbanization are presented.
Global talent management: Literature review, integrative framework, and suggestions for further research

Abstract The environment for most organizations today is global, complex, dynamic, highly competitive, and extremely volatile, and is likely to remain so for years to come. In addition to these external conditions, most organizations are also facing several global challenges including those related to: talent flow; the managing of two generations of employees, viz., older or mature workers and younger workers; and a shortage of needed competencies. One major result of these challenges for organizations is that they have to be global and that they have to be systematic in managing their human capital if they wish to have any hope of gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage in the years ahead. Many human resource practitioners and consultants (HR professionals) are now recognizing this, especially those that operate globally, the multinational enterprises. Academics are also showing a strong interest as evidenced by their work in the new area referred to as “global talent management”. In this article we review that academic work and attempt to organize that literature by creating an integrative framework for understanding and advancing further research in global talent management. To guide this research our framework highlights several selected challenges in global talent management, and several drivers of those challenges. It also highlights the potential role of IHRM activities in addressing those selected challenges. A discussion of possible criteria of global talent management effectiveness completes the framework. Hopefully this integrative framework may guide further academic research on global talent management and might also inform the work of HR professionals.
Thermodynamics of ternary Fe-Co-N austenites

Abstract Gas-solid equilibrium measurements have been used to determine the variation with cobalt concentration in the range 0–9 at. % Co of the partial molar enthalpies and excess entropies in ternary Fe-Co-N austenites in the temperature range 1173–1503 K. The resulting thermodynamic data show a relative invariance in these thermodynamic functions in excellent accord with the cell model for ternary solid solutions containing a substitutional and an interstitial species in which the presence of the substitutional species creates “antitrapping” sites for interstitial atoms.
Stable Isotope Ratios of Marijuana. I. Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopes Describe Growth Conditions

There remains significant uncertainty in illicit marijuana cultivation. We analyzed the delta(13)C and delta(15)N of 508 domestic samples from known U.S.A. counties, 31 seized from a single location, 5 samples grown in Mexico and Colombia, and 10 northwest border seizures. For a subset, inflorescences and leaves were analyzed separately. These data revealed a strong correspondence, with inflorescences having slightly higher delta(13)C and delta(15)N values than leaves. A framework for interpreting these results is introduced and evaluated. Samples identified as outdoor-grown by delta(13)C were generally recorded as such by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). DEA-classified indoor-grown samples had the most negative delta(13)C values, consistent with indoor cultivation, although many were also in the outdoor-grown domain. Delta(15)N indicated a wide range of fertilizers across the dataset. Samples seized at the single location suggested multiple sources. Northwest border delta(13)C values suggested indoor growth, whereas for the Mexican and Colombian samples they indicated outdoor growth.
High-energy behavior of electron-positron annihilation cross-section

Abstract By a simple counter example we demonstrate that the asymptotic behavior of the total cross-section for electron-positron annihilation into hadrons, q 2 σ (h) (− q 2 ) → const., as − q 2 → ∞, which was obtained by a number of authors for a quark-like fermion model, is not a necessary consequence of the quark model.
What Develops in Moral Development? A Model of Moral Sensibility.

The field of moral psychology would benefit from an integrative model of what develops in moral development, contextualized within the larger scope of social science research. Moral sensibility is proposed as the best concept to embody stated aims, but the content of this concept must be more finely articulated and conceptualized as a dynamic system. Moral sensibility is defined here as a developing dynamic interaction of (1) a host of developing capacities for morally relevant knowing (e.g. moral reasoning, self-awareness and means to other-awareness—compassionate caring, empathy, perspective taking); (2) one’s socio-cultural moral assumptions and expressions; (3) one’s idiodynamic ideology (the developing set of consciously chosen values and value-laden understandings gleaned from experiencing one’s unique life history); (4) one’s morally relevant identities and self-understandings; (5) all embodied in one’s moral being in-the-moment, the ability to enact one’s moral sensibility in each new instance of ...
243,244Cm in Columbia River sediments

Holm and Persson1 have described the presence in lichens of 244Cm resulting from the testing of nuclear devices. As the retention of transuranic radionuclides by lichens differs markedly as discussed by the above authors, integrated inventories of 244Cm (mCi km−2) resulting from fallout were not computed, nor were samples earlier than 1961–62 analysed to determine possible curium isotope production during testing in 1952–58. We have now measured 243,244Cm as well as 238Pu, 239,240pu and 241Am in sediments from the Columbia River which show that (1) 243,244Cm was produced in weapons tests before 1961, and (2) the total 243,244Cm activity produced during testing was 1–3% that of 239,240Pu. Even though the Columbia River received large amounts of radioactivity as a consequence of the operation of plutonium production reactors on the Hanford Reservation2, we believe that the 243,244Cm reported here is entirely derived from fallout and that our ability to detect these isotopes in river sediment is due to the concentrating effect of erosional processes on land which mobilize material containing 243,244Cm (and Other transuranic radionuclides) to the river, where they are subsequently sedimented.
Low-power, multi-channel LED driver for portable fNIRS applications

This paper presents a low-power multi-channel light-emitting diode (LED) driver designed in IBM's 0.13 µm BiCMOS technology for potential application in implementing portable continuous-wave (CW) functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) systems. The low-power low dropout regulator (LDO) is designed to provide each LED with 20 mA constant current. A digitally controlled protection circuit is included to increase the overall reliability of the system. With power supply of 1.6 V, the circuit consumes 32.05 mW.
Calculated cross sections for elastic scattering of neutrons from vortex rings in liquid /sup 4/He

A theory of elastic scattering of neutrons from vortex rings in liquid /sup 4/He is presented, and a study is made of the dependence of the differential cross section on the parameters that characterize the vortices. The sensitivity of the cross section to the details of the density profile in and near the vortex core is examined with the aid of numerical calculations based on simple models. The usefulness and and significance of these calculations with regard to recent theoretical work on liquid /sup 4/He near the lambda point and also with regard to liquid /sup 4/He turbulence produced by intense heat fluxes or ion beams is discussed.
Sedimentary Framework of Continental Margins: ABSTRACT

The sedimentary framework of selected continental margins of North and Central America has been investigated by means of non-explosive, continuous-reflection seismic systems. These records have been interpreted in the light of present knowledge of distribution of sedimentary facies and the processes of transgression and regression on modern continental shelves. As a result of these studies, it is concluded that there is no typical continental margin. Fundamental differences exist in regional tectonism, rates of supply of sediments, and oceanographic agents of transportation, deposition, and erosion. Predominantly tectonic-erosional versus depositional types can be recognized, but are not necessarily related by evolutionary sequence. Submerged Pleistocene deltas are important in shaping present continental shelves and slopes. All types of shelves and slopes recognized today, existed prior to the Quaternary, but without the depth uniformity and abruptness of shelf break. End_of_Article - Last_Page 364------------
The effect of maximal surgical cytoreduction on sensitivity to platinum-taxane chemotherapy and subsequent survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Abstract Objective . In advanced ovarian cancer, patients cytoreduced to no visible disease appear to have improved survival compared to patients with visible residual tumor ≤10 mm. It remains unresolved whether this is due to better chemotherapy response and/or simply "re-setting the clock," such that patients with less residual disease take longer to recur and succumb to their disease. Methods . We reviewed the records of all patients who had primary surgery for stage IIIC–IV ovarian cancer at our institution from 1998–2004, followed by intravenous platinum-taxane chemotherapy. Primary outcome measures were complete response (CR) to initial chemotherapy, platinum resistance at 6 months, progression-free (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results . A total of 296 patients met study criteria, of whom 64 (22%) had cytoreduction to no visible disease, 145 (49%) had 1–10 mm residual disease, and 87 (29%) had >10 mm residual disease. After multivariate analyses, patients cytoreduced to no visible disease demonstrated significant improvements in rates of initial complete response and incidence of platinum resistance, as well as subsequent improvement in PFS and OS, compared to the other two groups. Similarly, patients with 1–10 mm residual disease had improved outcomes compared to patients with >10 mm residual disease for each endpoint. Conclusions . In ovarian cancer patients with
The Modality Effect in Free and Serial Recall as a Function of Phonological Similarity.

Subjects read lists of phonologically similar words (such as bud, cub, tuck, bug, duck, …) or lists of phonologically dissimilar words (such as bead, cab, tick, bog, deck, …) under instructions either for free or for serial recall; additionally, reading was either silent or overt. In free recall primary memory capacity was not affected by phonological similarity, whereas an advantage for the overt over the silent presentation mode was observed with the dissimilar but not the similar lists. Further, phonological similarity reduced the size of the modality effect in serial recall. Apart from its interactive effects with mode of presentation, the effect of similarity on free recall was beneficial for all except the recency items, whereas similarity reduced performance in serial recall. These results in particular allow dismissal of some hypotheses for the modality effect, and in general pose a problem for theories of how similarity affects memory.
Modeling and control of aggregated air conditioning loads under realistic conditions

Demand-side Demand-side control is playing an increasingly important role in smart grid control strategies. Modeling the dynamical behavior of a large population of appliances is especially important to evaluate the effectiveness of various load control strategies. In this paper, a high accuracy aggregated model is first developed for a population of HVAC units. The model efficiently includes statistical information of the population, systematically deals with heterogeneity, and accounts for a second-order effect necessary to accurately capture the transient dynamics in the collective response. Furthermore, the model takes into account the lockout effect of the compressor in order to represent the dynamics of the system under control more accurately. Then, a novel closed loop load control strategy is designed to track a desired demand curve and to ensure a stable and smooth response.
Inhibition of HIV-1 with intracellular immunization with RNA decoys

A number of gene therapy strategies for inhib- iting HIV replication have been developed and tested in-vitro [1,2]. One gene therapy approach to HIV infection, termed intracellular immuniza- tion, involves genetically modifying HIV infec- table cells with vectors which stably expresses a gene product which inhibits HIV gene expression and replication [3]. One form of intracellular immunization is termed the RNA decoy strategy. RNA decoys exploit unique regulatory circuits operating in the course of HIV replication. Tat and rev are two key regulatory gene products which activate HIV gene expression by binding to specific regions of the nascent viral RNA, termed the trans-activation response (TAR) ele- ment and the rev response element (RRE), respectively [4]. The RNA decoy strategy is
Statistical moments of radar cross section

The radar cross section (RCS) for backscatter from a smooth closed convex surface reflector, as calculated from geometrical optics, is shown to have a mean value equal to A/4, where A is the total surface area of the reflector, and the mean is obtained by averaging over all aspects. Results are also given for the calculation of higher-order moments and probability density functions. >
Treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III by hysterectomy without intervening conization in patients with adequate colposcopy

One hundred forty-four patients found to have cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III on colposcopically directed biopsy who had completed childbearing were treated with a vaginal hysterectomy (112 patients) or abdominal hysterectomy (32 patients). The mean age of these patients was 28.6 years and the mean gravidity, 3.4. All patients had adequate colposcopy of the cervix and vagina. The transformation zone and lesion(s) were completely visualized. The uterus was submitted for histologic examination in all cases. The cervix was sectioned in a radial fashion (minimum 12 sections), and the proximal endocervix and lower uterine segment were sectioned transversely. CIN III was present in the cervix of 117 patients, CIN II in 9 patients, CIN I in 8 patients, and no evidence of residual neoplasia in 9 patients. Microinvasive cancer (1.3 mm stromal invasion without lymph-vascular space invasion) was present in one patient. After surgery, patients were seen every 3 months for 2 years and every 6 months thereafter. All 144 patients were followed up for at least 12 months, 124 patients for 24 months, 103 patients for 36 months, and 60 patients for 60 to 120 months. To date, all patients are alive and well and there have been no cases of recurrent vaginal neoplasia or cancer. These data suggest that: adequate colposcopy is an accurate method to rule out invasive cervical cancer and abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy is an effective therapeutic procedure in women with CIN III who have completed reproductive function.
Propagation and flowering of cauliflower

Production of seed from selected plants in the shortest possible time is an important factor in the improvement of cauliflower. A requirement of the propagation technique is that it should not diminish plant growth. A modification in technique, previously reported, which included a portion of the curd in decapitation of the selected plants made it possible to obtain flowering in approximately 65 days after moving the plants to the greenhouse.
Tobacco-borne siderophoric activity.

Abstract The proinflammatory and carcinogenic effects of cigarette smoking are well known. Recent evidence indicts iron as a powerful promoter of inflammatory processes and, perhaps not coincidentally, the lungs and alveolar macrophages of smokers contain abnormally large amounts of iron. Furthermore, ferruginous compounds such as asbestos exert a powerful synergy with smoking in the causation of pulmonary neoplasia. Indeed, elements in tobacco smoke and asbestos synergistically damage DNA through reactions mediated by the (probably iron-dependent) formation of hydroxyl radical. These considerations prompted the hypothesis that tobacco smoke might contain substances capable of “delocalizing” iron. We find that one or more substances in organic extracts of smoke and unburned tobacco will transfer iron from an aqueous to an immiscible organic phase. This organic solvation requires the prior reduction of iron which can be effected by elements in smoke extracts. The translation of iron into organic phase is dependent on time and on the concentration of iron within the aqueous phase. Organic condensates of smoke will leach iron from iron-rich forms of asbestos (amosite and crocidolite). Perhaps most importantly, exposure of intact human cells (erythrocytes) to dried residues of such condensates causes the accumulation of iron. This iron is evidently intracellular because it is inaccessible to a powerful extracellular iron chelator such as deferoxamine. This tobacco-borne siderophoric activity may help explain some of the pathologic consequences of tobacco use such as pulmonary inflammation and neoplasia.
dDocent: a RADseq, variant-calling pipeline designed for population genomics of non-model organisms

Restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) has become a powerful and useful approach for population genomics. Currently, no software exists that utilizes both paired-end reads from RADseq data to efficiently produce population-informative variant calls, especially for non-model organisms with large effective population sizes and high levels of genetic polymorphism. dDocent is an analysis pipeline with a user-friendly, command-line interface designed to process individually barcoded RADseq data (with double cut sites) into informative SNPs/Indels for population-level analyses. The pipeline, written in BASH, uses data reduction techniques and other stand-alone software packages to perform quality trimming and adapter removal, de novo assembly of RAD loci, read mapping, SNP and Indel calling, and baseline data filtering. Double-digest RAD data from population pairings of three different marine fishes were used to compare dDocent with Stacks, the first generally available, widely used pipeline for analysis of RADseq data. dDocent consistently identified more SNPs shared across greater numbers of individuals and with higher levels of coverage. This is due to the fact that dDocent quality trims instead of filtering, incorporates both forward and reverse reads (including reads with INDEL polymorphisms) in assembly, mapping, and SNP calling. The pipeline and a comprehensive user guide can be found at http://dDocent.wordpress.com.