cssi/SciSciGPT-SciSciNet huggingface dataset:
Values congruence and differences between the interplay of personal and organizational value systems

Following the research of Liedtka (1989), this paper examines the impact of her “values congruence” model on managers' work attitudes and perceptions of ethical practices within their firms. A nationwide cross-section of managers (N=1,059) provides the sample for the study. Consonance or clarity about both personal value systems and organizational value systems were found to be more important and, in the absence of one or the other, clarity of personal values were shown to have a more positive impact than organizational value clarity.
Age and Metallicity Effects in ω Centauri: StrÖmgren Photometry at the Main-Sequence Turnoff

We have observed (with vby filters) a field north of the core of the most massive globular cluster in our galaxy, ω Centauri. We have found a correlation of age and metallicity in a region that avoids the dense core and the inhomogeneous foreground dust emission shown by IRAS. Our observations show that the comparatively metal-rich stars (as defined by the b-y and m1 colors) are younger than the metal-poor stars by at least 3 Gyr. This correlation of metallicity with age suggests that ω Cen has enriched itself over a timescale of about 3 Gyr, and possibly longer. It is remarkable that ejecta from stellar winds combined with supernovae of Type II failed to disperse the cluster's interstellar matter at an earlier epoch but were captured by the cluster instead. Star formation would have ceased as Type Ia supernovae dispersed the remaining interstellar matter. This work and other recent evidence suggests that ω Cen could have been part of a small satellite galaxy in which all the activity occurred before it was captured by the Milky Way.
Framework to Support Per Second Shifts of Pseudonyms in Regional VANETs

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) provide the means to add convenience, services, and safety to the road. This paper introduces a means to adapt the concepts of Public Key Infrastructure for a VANET environment under the worst case scenario of a pseudonym shift every second. Regions are used to scale down the size of certificate revocation lists (CRLs), administrative overhead, and the search space to link a message to its originator. Regions also provide a means for expansion of the geographical area covered and provides the ability to balance geographic mobility with privacy. The framework outlined below can then be modified to the decided pseudonym shift frequency and/or extended for other purposes.
UPS: Unified Protocol Stack for wireless sensor networks

The complexity of allowing different protocols to operate in concert in the same layer has generally been ignored in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we propose a complete protocol stack framework called UPS (Unified Protocol Stack) as a solution for incorporating different protocols within WSNs through enabling the co-existence of multiple modules in same stack layer as well as providing unified access to cross-layer data. The system block diagram for UPS is shown in Fig. 1.
Differential expression of alpha smooth muscle cell actin in human fibroblasts isolated from intraperitoneal adhesions and normal peritoneal tissues.

Objective To determine whether α smooth muscle cell actin (αSMCA) is expressed in human fibroblasts isolated from normal peritoneal and adhesion tissues. Design Prospective, experimental study. Setting University medical center. Patient(s) Five patients undergoing laparotomy for adhesiolysis for pelvic pain. Intervention(s) Primary culture of fibroblasts from both peritoneum and adhesion tissues. Main outcome measure(s) Immunohistochemistry techniques were used to determine whether αSMCA was present in normal peritoneal and adhesion fibroblasts from the same patients. Cultured fibroblasts from all tissues were also fixed on slides and stained with αSMCA monoclonal antibody labeled with immunofluorescence. Result(s) Alpha SMCA protein was present in very low levels in the cytoplasm of normal peritoneal fibroblasts from all five subjects, as compared with high levels present in adhesion fibroblasts from the same patients. Conclusion(s) Adhesion fibroblasts develop a specific phenotype, an adhesion phenotype, which in part is characterized by the over-expression of αSMCA. The over-expression of αSMCA in adhesion fibroblasts indicates a possible response to peritoneal injury. Regulation of αSMCA might alter peritoneal healing and might provide the opportunity to reduce postoperative adhesion development.
Property Tax Assessment Reform: A Source of Local Revenue Windfall or Fiscal Retrenchment

. Researchers, state officials and taxpayers have often speculated that property tax assessment reform would lead to an increase in the overall tax burden. They contend that, given the large non-discretionary increase in the tax base during the reform, local governments can raise more resources without increasing the nominal tax rate. An empirical analysis of 74 towns in New York supports that position. However, two types of tax shifts that occurred in the wake of reassessment—interclass shifts of tax burden to the owners of residential propertieskovn the other property classes and intra-class shifts observed among residential property owners—have caused significant moderation in this pattern of local government behavior. Therefore, tax reform, while it bestows revenue windfalls upon some local governments, may require fiscal retrenchment by others.
A high performance MCM-D using Cu/fluoropolymer thin film multilayer technology

A new high performance MCM-D technology has been developed utilizing Copper conductors and CPFP (Cyclized-Perfluoropolymer) dielectrics. The cyclized-perfluoropolymer has a dielectric constant of around 2.0 and a tan /spl sigma/ of 7.0/spl times/10/sup -4/ at 1 GHz. Conductor metallization adhesion on CPFP was measured at 2 Kg/mm/sup 2/ with the addition of a adhesive thin film metal. Adhesion of the conductor metallization to the via hole structure is achieved by dry etch processing. A test vehicle was fabricated with four conductor layers (Gnd/Sig/Sig/Grn). Signal transmission line electrical performance was measured by the Time-Domain Reflection (TDR) method. The test vehicle had excellent electrical characteristics. A propagation delay of 48.9 ps/cm was achieved.
Design Methodology for Clocked Storage Elements Robust to Process Variations

In this paper we address the effects of process variations on the performance of clocked storage elements. Two types of structures are selected and evaluated by using energy-delay space analysis. The delay variations of the energy-efficient designs for each clocked storage element are measured and compared. We show how much topology selection is important in order to minimize the impact of process variations on performance and reliability.
The effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-hydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on T-lymphocyte and B-lymphocyte mitogen responses.

AbstractPrevious studies have shown that delta-9-tetrahydrocanna-binol (THC) suppresses T-lymphocyte proliferation when added to human cell cultures. We report that THC when added to mouse splenocyte cultures suppressed T-lymphocyte (Con A, PHA) and B-lymphocyte (LPS) mitogen-induced proliferation. Although the ED50 concentrations (5ug/ml; 1.6×10−5 M) of THC were similar for suppressing all three mitogen responses, higher threshold concentrations of drug were required to effect suppression of the T-lymphocyte mitogen responses. Complete suppression of T- and B-lymphocyte responses was achieved with THC concentrations (8ug/ml or 2.6×10−5 M) which were not directly toxic as judged by vital dye exclusion. The hydroxylated metabolite of THC, 11-hydroxy-THC, was observed to be much less potent in the inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation. However, as with the parent compound, B-lymphocyte responses appeared to be the most affected by the drug. Additional studies demonstrated that both T- and B-lymphocyte prol...
Sexual topologies in the Aristotelian cosmos: revisiting Irigaray’s physics of sexual difference

Irigaray’s engagement with Aristotelian physics provides a specific diagnosis of women’s ontological and ethical situation under Western metaphysics: Women provide place and containership to men, but have no “place of their own,” rendering them uncontained and abyssal. She calls for a reconfiguration of this topological imaginary as a precondition for an ethics of sexual difference. This paper returns to Aristotelian cosmological texts to further investigate the topologies of sexual difference suggested there. In an analysis both psychoanalytic and phenomenological, the paper rigorously traces a teleological and oedipal narrative implicit in the structure of the Aristotelian cosmos, in which desire for the mother is superseded by love for the father. Further, the paper argues that this narrative is complicated by certain other elements in the Aristotelian text—aporias involving the notion of boundary and the relationship between space and time, the fallenness of the feminine, and the ineliminably aleatory qualities of matter. The paper concludes that such elements may provide material for disrupting this teleology of gender, opening onto not merely an ethics of sexual difference, but providing space and place for a proliferation of non-normative, queer, transgender and intersex modes of sexed and gendered subjectivity.
Selecting a good system: procedures and inference

We present two-stage experiment designs for use in simulation experiments that compare systems in terms of their expected (long-run average) performance. These procedures simultaneously achieve the following with a prespecified probability of being correct: (i) find the best system or a near-best system; (ii) identify a subset of systems that are more than a practically insignificant difference from the best; and (iii) provide a lower confidence bound on the probability that the best or near-best system will be selected. All of the procedures assume normally distributed data, but versions allow unequal variances and common random numbers.
Scarf's State Reduction Method, Flexibility, and a Dependent Demand Inventory Model

We consider a finite horizon inventory model with linear holding, shortage, and ordering costs. The demand random variables are dependent, and average demand is described by an exponential smoothing formula. This model can be formulated as a two-state variable inventory level, weighted past demands dynamic program. Using a procedure first developed by Scarf for a Bayesian inventory model, we are able to reformulate the model as a one-state variable dynamic program, resulting in a considerable computational saving over the two-state variable formulation. We also show that this dependent demand model orders less than or equal the amount ordered by a comparable independent demand model. We establish this result under the assumption that demand represents failures that are repaired by the beginning of the next period.
Worker Exposure to Endotoxin, Phenolic Compounds, and Formaldehyde in a Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Plant

Worker exposures in a fiberglass wool insulation manufacturing plant were studied. The plant used a continuous process and operated at full production during a six-week study. Area samples were used to characterize spatial variability of contaminant levels. Repeated personal samples were used to characterize the distribution and to explore within- and between-worker variability of exposures. The greatest potential for exposure to each of the contaminants was restricted to specific areas of the plant. Area geometric mean concentrations were 1 to 390 ng/m3 for endotoxin and 22 to 414 μg/m3 for formaldehyde. There was considerable within-area variation of endotoxin (geometric standard deviation [GSD] 2.6 to 5.5) and formaldehyde (GSD 2.0 to 4.5). Concentrations of phenolic compounds were correlated with endotoxin and were influenced by a relatively high limit of detection. The ranges of personal GM exposures across homogeneous groupings were smaller than the range for the corresponding areas (endotoxin 5.8 t...
MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND POTTERY EXCHANGE UNDER AZTEC AND SPANISH RULE IN CERRO PORTEZUELO

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of Middle and Late Postclassic and Early Colonial period decorated and plain ware ceramic sherds from Brainerd's excavation collections at Cerro Portezuelo highlight diachronic changes in commercial pottery exchange prior to and during the Aztec empire and during the first century of Spanish colonial rule. The INAA results show that before the Aztec empire (Middle Postclassic period; a.d. 1150–1350), most pottery used at Cerro Portezuelo was made locally or imported from various sources in the southern Basin of Mexico. After the empire formed (Late Postclassic period; a.d. 1350–1521), local pottery exchange continued, but Tenochtitlan became the primary source of imported pottery in Cerro Portezuelo, despite its location within Texcoco's domain, which was likely attributable to Tenochtitlan merchants' successful exploitation of lake trafficking. After the Spanish Conquest (Early Colonial period; a.d. 1521–1625), Texcoco became the principal supplier of pottery in Cerro Portezuelo. Tenochtitlan persisted as a commercial exporter of pottery after the conquest but on a smaller scale, probably because of the degradation and infilling of the lakes, especially Lake Texcoco.
Activation of cardiac sympathetic afferents during coronary occlusion. Evidence for reflex activation of sympathetic nervous system during transmural myocardial ischemia in the dog.

BACKGROUND Left ventricular sympathetic afferent nerves are located mainly in superficial epicardial layers. Reflex excitatory responses mediated by sympathetic afferent nerves have been observed during myocardial ischemia in cats and humans but not in dogs. Previous canine studies have induced ischemia by occlusion of a coronary artery. Extensive collateral circulation in the canine heart may limit ischemia of epicardial layers during simple coronary occlusion, resulting in little stimulation of sympathetic afferent nerves and minimal reflex excitatory responses. METHODS AND RESULTS In anesthetized dogs with sinoaortic and vagal deafferentation, we determined whether reflex sympathoexcitatory responses mediated by sympathetic afferents occurred during transmural myocardial ischemia. Reflex sympathoexcitation was quantitated by direct recording from either efferent renal (n = 20) or cardiac (n = 5) sympathetic nerves. Responses of arterial pressure and efferent sympathetic nerve activity were measured during simple occlusion of the anterior descending artery (LAD alone) and during LAD occlusion with a circumflex stenosis (LAD + CIRC). This circumflex stenosis was adjusted to abolish coronary vasodilator reserve without reducing basal flow. We observed significantly greater reflex increases in renal (32 +/- 5%) and cardiac (58 +/- 15%) nerve activity during LAD + CIRC than during LAD alone (14 +/- 6% and 8 +/- 7%, respectively). Reflex changes in renal nerve activity during LAD + CIRC were abolished by interruption of cardiac sympathetic afferent pathways (n = 5). In eight experiments, myocardial blood flow was measured during the two coronary occlusions. These experiments confirmed that LAD + CIRC elicited more transmural ischemia in the LAD distribution than did LAD alone. However, these experiments also revealed that LAD + CIRC elicited endocardial ischemia in the circumflex distribution. In five additional experiments, regional sympathetic deafferentation of the posterior left ventricle by epicardial application of 88% phenol along the atrioventricular groove had no significant effect on renal nerve responses to LAD + CIRC (36 +/- 5% increase before phenol versus 31 +/- 3% increase after phenol). These results indicate that endocardial ischemia in the circumflex distribution did not contribute to the reflex increases in nerve activity that were noted during LAD + CIRC. CONCLUSIONS Reflex sympathoexcitation mediated by cardiac sympathetic afferents can be elicited in dogs. However, these responses are significant only during ischemia that is transmural and involves the superficial epicardial layers of the left ventricle.
Mesenchymoma of the retrorectal space: A case report and review of literature

Although sarcoma occurring in the true retroperitoneum is not uncommon, sarcoma in the retrorectal space is unique. We report a patient with a malignant mesenchymoma, a rare soft tissue tumor, in the retrorectal space. Complete resection was accomplished through a combined Kraske's posterior and midline anterior approach. The rectum had not been invaded by the mass. Survival of patients with malignant mesenchymoma does not exceed 50% in most reports, and the role of adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation has yet to be defined. Its attendant morbidity must be weighed against an uncertain prognosis.
Does Combining Health Care Hospitality Services Increase Efficiency

Throughout the health care industry, managers of hospitality services are exploring potential efficiencies gained by merging departments in an attempt to leverage operational similarities with the ...
Effect of particle morphology on emitted dose of fatty acid-treated disodium cromoglycate powder aerosols.

ABSTRACTThese studies assess the quantity and morphology of the emitted aerosolized dose of irregularly shaped disodium cromoglycate particles in the fine particle fraction using in vitro methods. Disodium cromoglycate was treated with a homologous series of saturated fatty acids, between Cs and C18, in a range of concentrations. The products of these treatments were powders with a variety of particle size, shape, and aggregation characteristics. Samples of these powders were loaded in gelatin capsules, generated as aerosols from a Rotahaler® and collected in a two-stage liquid impinger or eight-stage inertial impactor. Particles were examined directly by scanning electron microscopy and subsequently the images were analyzed to define morphology. The aerodynamic fine-particle fraction determined by the two-stage impinger increased approximately twofold with lauric acid treatment (0.0317 g/g, 6.7%) and threefold with stearic acid treatment (0.58 gig; 9.7%) compared with disodium cromoglycate alone (0 g/g, ...
Aspirin intolerance. III. Subtypes, familial occurrence, and cross-reactivity with tartrazine

Evidence has been presented supporting the hypothesis that at least 2 different types of mechanisms may be involved in aspirin intolerance, one resulting in bronchospasm and the other producing urticaria/angioedema. Bronchospasm is the predominant symptom of aspirin intolerance in patients who have asthma. In contrast, the predominant symptom of aspirin intolerance in patients who have rhinitis is urticaria/angioedema. In the bronchospastic type of aspirin intolerance, there is a significant correlation with an increased frequency of nasal polyposis, and with a similar ageonset of asthma and aspirin intolerance. These correlations were not present in the urticari/angioedema type. Additional evidence for familial occurrence of aspirin intolerance is presented, and its relationship with subtypes of aaspirin intolerance is discussed. In a double-blind, crossover study with normal control subjects matched by age and sex 15% (6/40) of aspirin-intolerant individuals had significant adverse reactions to tartrazine challenge and not to the placebo. None of the 40 normal control subjects had any adverse reactions.
On the Energy Distribution of Terms and Line Arrays in Atomic Spectra

The Coulomb interaction leads to a splitting of the different terms belonging to the same many-electron configuration. We have studied the resulting energy distributions of terms and also of line arrays for transitions between different configurations. Expressions are derived for the first two moments of the distributions. namely, the average energy shift and the mean square deviation, as a function of the number of particles. The detailed shapes of the distributions are investigated both for (d)n configurations and for a simplified two-dimensional model.
Awareness of White Privilege among White Counseling Trainees

In this study, the written reactions of 34 White master’s counseling students to a list developed by Peggy McIntosh describing her experience of White privilege were analyzed using qualitative methodology. Three general themes and corresponding subthemes were identified and revealed varied levels of awareness of White privilege. The three general themes represent increasing levels of awareness, from none, to demonstrated awareness but unwillingness to engage in proaction, to a more profound awareness of privilege and proactive efforts to eradicate privilege. Directions for future research and training are presented.
Abstraction and control for Groups of robots

This paper addresses the general problem of controlling a large number of robots required to move as a group. We propose an abstraction based on the definition of a map from the configuration space Q of the robots to a lower dimensional manifold A, whose dimension is independent of the number of robots. In this paper, we focus on planar fully actuated robots. We require that the manifold A has a product structure A=G/spl times/S, where G is a Lie group, which captures the position and orientation of the ensemble in the chosen world coordinate frame, and S is a shape manifold, which is an intrinsic characterization of the team describing the "shape" as the area spanned by the robots. We design decoupled controllers for the group and shape variables. We derive controllers for individual robots that guarantee the desired behavior on A. These controllers can be realized by feedback that depends only on the current state of the robot and the state of the manifold A. This has the practical advantage of reducing the communication and sensing that is required and limiting the complexity of individual robot controllers, even for large numbers of robots.
Androgen-Regulated Transcripts in the Neonatal Mouse Testis as Determined Through Microarray Analysis

Androgens are required for normal spermatogenesis in mammalian testes. These hormones directly regulate testicular somatic cells that, in turn, support germ cell differentiation. However, the identity of genes under androgen regulation in the testis are not well known. In the present study, neonatal male mice (8 days postpartum) treated by testosterone propionate (TP) were used to study androgen action in the testis as evidenced by alterations in gene expression. Mice were treated with 0.5 mg of TP or dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or vehicle (oil), and testes were harvested 4, 8, and 16 h after treatment. Global gene expression was monitored by microarray analysis. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was performed to confirm the microarray results. The methodology was verified by confirming the presence of previously characterized TP-regulated genes, including Pem in Sertoli cells and Cyp17a1 in Leydig cells. No significant differences in gene expression were found between TP- and DHT-treated samples. Microarray analysis identified 141, 119, and 109 up-regulated genes at 4, 8 and 16 h after TP treatment, respectively, and 83, 99, and 111 down-regulated genes at the same corresponding time points. The androgen regulation of the selected gene was verified further using testes from flutamide-treated adult mice and isolated Sertoli cells in culture. The data generated in the present study may serve as a foundation for hypothesis-driven research and provide insights regarding gene networks and pathways under androgen control in the testis.
Use and Misuse of the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve in Risk Prediction

The c statistic, or area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, achieved popularity in diagnostic testing, in which the test characteristics of sensitivity and specificity are relevant to discriminating diseased versus nondiseased patients. The c statistic, however, may not be optimal in assessing models that predict future risk or stratify individuals into risk categories. In this setting, calibration is as important to the accurate assessment of risk. For example, a biomarker with an odds ratio of 3 may have little effect on the c statistic, yet an increased level could shift estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk for an individual patient from 8% to 24%, which would lead to different treatment recommendations under current Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Accepted risk factors such as lipids, hypertension, and smoking have only marginal impact on the c statistic individually yet lead to more accurate reclassification of large proportions of patients into higher-risk or lower-risk categories. Perfectly calibrated models for complex disease can, in fact, only achieve values for the c statistic well below the theoretical maximum of 1. Use of the c statistic for model selection could thus naively eliminate established risk factors from cardiovascular risk prediction scores. As novel risk factors are discovered, sole reliance on the c statistic to evaluate their utility as risk predictors thus seems ill-advised.
Experimental evaluation of the aerodynamic damping of skin panels at low supersonic Mach numbers.

The aerodynamic damping of the first three vibration modes of a rectangular panel exposed to an attached turbulent boundary layer has been measured over the Mach number range of 1.10 to 1.40. Data showing that aerodynamic damping is a strong function of Mach number, dynamic pressure, mode shape, and boundary layer thickness are presented. At low supersonic Mach numbers, aerodynamic damping was found to be 20 to 100 times as large as common values of structural damping. Means of calculating aerodynamic damping, including effects of the boundary layer profile, are discussed. Calculated aerodynamic damping is compared with experimental data.
Characteristics of the Spatial Pattern of the Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti , in Iquitos, Peru

We determine the spatial pattern of Aedes aegypti and the containers in which they develop in two neighborhoods of the Amazonian city of Iquitos, Peru. Four variables were examined: adult Ae. aegypti, pupae, containers positive for larvae or pupae, and all water-holding containers. Adults clustered strongly within houses and weakly to a distance of 30 meters beyond the household; clustering was not detected beyond 10 meters for positive containers or pupae. Over short periods of time restricted flight range and frequent blood-feeding behavior of Ae. aegypti appear to be underlying factors in the clustering patterns of human dengue infections. Permanent, consistently infested containers (key premises) were not major producers of Ae. aegypti, indicating that larvaciding strategies by themselves may be less effective than reduction of mosquito development sites by source reduction and education campaigns. We conclude that entomologic risk of human dengue infection should be assessed at the household level at frequent time intervals.
UB the director: Utilizing digital book trailers to engage gifted and twice-exceptional students in reading

Attempts to increase motivation in reluctant readers have been the focus of many local, state and federal reading research initiatives. Only recently have researchers and educators come to understa...
Process dependent static cache partitioning for real-time systems

The author investigates the use of a priori knowledge of program behavior to partition an instruction cache of size C into a static partition of size S and an LRU partition of size C-S. The value of S is task-dependent and is nonzero for most programs running on the system. Example programs are presented, and their behavior in various size caches is discussed. Cache partitions are generated and evaluated to determine the increase in cache performance and predictability. A high-level hardware design is presented that provides the desired partitioning scheme. >
Engaging South Asian women with type 2 diabetes in a culturally relevant exercise intervention: a randomized controlled trial

Background We examined the efficacy of a culturally relevant exercise program in improving glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among South Asian women with type 2 diabetes, compared with usual care. Methods This was a randomized controlled 8-week pilot study of Bollywood dance among South Asian women with type 2 diabetes. The intervention consisted of 1 h Bollywood dance classes offered twice per week. The primary outcome was change in HbA1c. The effect of attendance on this outcome was also examined. Results The intervention group demonstrated a decrease in HbA1c from baseline (−0.18% (0.2%); p=0.018) compared with a non-significant increase in the usual care group (+0.03% (0.2%)); p value for difference between groups was 0.032. Participants attending at least 10 of 16 sessions had a statistically significant reduction in weight (−0.69 kg (0.76 kg)) compared with those attending fewer sessions (+0.86 kg (0.71 kg)). Conclusions These results support culturally relevant dance as a successful exercise intervention to promote HbA1c control, compared with usual care. Trial registration number NCT02061618.
Use of green fluorescent protein as A non-destructive marker for peanut genetic transformation

The ability to non-destructively visualize transient and stable gene expression has made green fluorescent protein (GFP) a most efficient reporter gene for routine plant transformation studies. We have assessed two fluorescent protein mutants, enhanced GFP (EGFP) and enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP), under the control of the CaMV35S promoter, for their transient expression efficiencies after particle bombardment of embryogenic cultures of the peanut cultivar, Georgia Green. A third construct (p524EGFP.1) that expressed EGFP from a double 35S promoter with an AMV enhancer sequence also was compared. The brightest and most dense fluorescent signals observed during transient expression were from p524EGFP. 1 and EYFP. Optimized bombardment conditions consisted of 0.6 μm diameter gold particles, 12410 kPa bombardment pressure, 95 kPa vacuum pressure, and pretreatment with 0.4 M mannitol. Bombardments with p524EGFP.1 produced tissue sectors expressing GFP that could be visually selected under the fluorescence microscope over multiple subcultures. Embryogenic lines selected for GFP expression initially may have been chimeric since quantitative analysis of expression sometimes showed an increase when GFP-expressing lines, that also contained a hygromycin-resistance gene, subsequently were cultured on hygromycin. Transformed peanut plants expressing GFP were obtained from lines selected either visually or on hygromycin. Integration of the gfp gene in the genomic DNA of regenerated plants was confirmed by Southern blot hybridization and transmission to progeny.
Do Digital Writing Tools Deliver? Student Perceptions of Writing Quality Using Digital Tools and Online Writing Environments

Abstract Composition instructors have seen a significant increase in the incorporation of technology into the classroom due to societal, governmental, and pedagogical demands. This study examines high school freshmen English students’ perceptions of writing skills and quality using digital tools and online writing environments versus pen/pencil and paper. A mixed methods approach was used with quantitative and descriptive data gathered anonymously using an online survey after the students completed a hybrid study of poetry. The survey results suggest that students perceive their writing to be of higher quality when writing with digital tools versus using a pen/pencil and paper and that writing in online environments fosters enhanced writing skill development. The findings lead to specific pedagogical suggestions, particularly that teachers should ensure that students compose with digital tools and that online feedback opportunities are maximized to promote positive perceptions of writing. By linking the impact of digital tools and online writing environments to student perceptions of learning and writing, this study seeks to understand the influence of these tools and writing environments on students as writers and therefore on their writing itself to assist in the development of strong pedagogical practices in the increasingly digital composition classroom.
Cynical Appeals in American Political Advertising

Political cynicism is an on-going theoretical concern of scholars who study voting behavior. While it is often assumed that cynicism reduces people’s involvement in politics, the evidence for this claim is inconsistent. Moreover, what activates cynicism in voters is not well understood. This paper examines how campaigns try to appeal to voters’ cynicism in their political advertising. We develop a new measure of appeals to cynicism and explore such appeals in ads aired during the 2008 U.S. Senate elections. We examine both frequency of use and the circumstances under which cynicism appeals are more likely to be used. We find that appeals to cynicism are common and are even more likely to occur in competitive races. Most often, ad sponsors target the opponent with the cynical appeal, though strategies differ for incumbents and challengers. While incumbents target their opponents, challengers are more likely to be cynical about politicians and the government in general.
Pathways to Sustainability: 8-Year Follow-Up From the PROSPER Project.

The large-scale dissemination of evidence-based practices (EBPs) is often hindered by problems with sustaining initiatives past a period of initial grant funding. Communities often have difficulty generating resources needed to sustain and grow their initiatives, resulting in limited public health impact. The PROSPER project, initiated in 2001, provided community coalitions with intensive technical assistance around marketing, communications, and revenue generating strategies. Past reports from PROSPER have indicated that these coalitions were successful with sustaining their programming, and that sustainability could be predicted by early aspects of team functioning and leadership. The current study examines financial sustainability 8 years following the discontinuation of grant funding, with an emphasis on sources of revenue and the relationships between revenue generation, team functioning, and EBP participation. This study used four waves of data related to resource generation collected between 2004 and 2010 by PROSPER teams in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Teams reported annually on the amount and sources of funding procured, as well as annual reports of team functioning and leadership and annual reports of EBP participation by youth and parents. Data revealed that teams’ overall revenue generation increased over time. There was significant variation in success with revenue generation at both the community level and across the two states. Teams accessed a variety of sources. Cash revenue generation was positively and predictively associated with EBP participation, but relationships with team functioning and leadership ratings varied significantly by state. State level differences in in-kind support were also apparent. The results indicated that there are different pathways to sustainability, and that no one method works for all teams. The presence of state level infrastructures available to support prevention appeared to account for significant differences in sustainability success between Pennsylvania and Iowa.
Finite element analysis on axial impact response for solid rocket motor

Natural frequency and modal of solid rocket motor(SRM) were analyzed,the model was by means of transforming axial acceleration impact load into axial force load by big mass method.The dynamic response of SRM under axial impact load was calculated,and the calculated results agreed well with test results through contrast.It is proven that big mass method is applicable.Stress of motor case is bigger than that of other part,but far from the strength limit.Strain of propellant grain is bigger than that of other part,but the value is very small.
How to set up your program in international health.

SUMMARY The foregoing delineation on the rationale, structure, and process for development of a program or institute in international health is not meant to be prescriptive. Flexibility, relevance, and sensitivity to the local context—the academic health center setting—are crucial, just as these characteristics are the hallmark of successful international projects. The present era offers significant challenges in improving the health and wellbeing of the world’s population. Fortunately, there is an enlightened climate for the development of innovative and collaborative approaches to meet these challenges within a framework of social justice and overall human development. It is the unique and unparalleled opportunity for US academic health centers to work with international colleagues toward this goal.
Los Comentarios reales y la historiografía española, indiana y humanista

Los Comentarios reales del Inca Garcilaso (1539-1616) abarcan tres tradiciones historiograficas: primero, la tradicion de cronicas espanolas; segundo, la historiografia latinoamericana que comenzo despues del “Descubrimiento” del Nuevo Mundo; y tercero, la historiografia humanista de la Europa renacentista. Se podria considerar que las dos primeras publicaciones garcilasistas, el Dialogos de amor y La Florida, establecieron al cronista como un traductor-autor dentro de la corriente intelectual del renacimiento europeo. Por ende, los Comentarios reales de los Incas ilustran el logro idoneo del Inca Garcilaso en el genero historiografico renacentista. Por ejemplo, la voz y la narrativa del genero cronica predominan mas notablemente en los Comentarios reales que en La Florida, ya que la primera obra no tiene una figura principal, tal como aparece en La Florida. Sin duda se presentan numerosos rasgos de la novela caballeresca en dichas obras, pero la esencia de los Comentarios reales es la historia cronologica de los lideres incaicos desde Manco Capac. En el siguiente trabajo veremos como dicha cronica manifiesta una complejidad narrativa y generica que engloba combinadas caracteristicas de la historiografia espanola, indiana y renacentista.
High-order visualization of three-dimensional lagrangian coherent structures with DG-FTLE

Abstract The two-dimensional DG-FTLE algorithm for computing Finite-Time Lyapunov Exponent (FTLE) fields developed in [Nelson and Jacobs, J. Comp. Phys. 295 (2015)] is extended to and tested in three-dimensions and for complex geometries with curved boundaries. In three-dimensions, flow deformation maps, whose eigenvalues determine the FTLE, develop steep gradients over shorter finite times than in two-dimensions. Higher-order DG approximations of the steep gradients yield Gibbs oscillations and poor conditioning of interpolation matrices. To reduce Gibbs oscillations, an exponential filter is used that smoothens FTLE fields. h -adaptivity is shown to improve conditioning. To improve computational efficiency of large scale three-dimensional computations, the DG-FTLE algorithm is adapted to parallel architectures. Three test cases assess the performance of DG-FTLE on curved geometries and in three-dimensions including the two- and three-dimensional viscous flow over a NACA 65-(1)412 airfoil and the ABC flow. The test cases show the efficacy of the exponential filter and h -adaptivity in removing Gibbs oscillations and improving conditioning. The cases also show the ability of DG-FTLE to visualize FTLE fields in three-dimensional, unsteady flows over complex geometries.
The Local Economic Impacts of Military Personnel Contractions in the 1990s

This paper studies the local economic impacts of the U.S. military personnel contractions between 1988 and 2000. I propose a novel empirical strategy combining synthetic control and instrumental variables methods, and jointly estimate the causal effects on the equilibrium quantities and prices of local labor, housing, and product markets. Military personnel contractions substantially reduced local civilian employment, but mainly through reductions in in-migration, local population adjusted quickly, resulting in small changes in wages and large declines in rental prices. Relating these empirical findings to a simple spatial equilibrium model, I show that the welfare cost on workers is small while that on landowners is sizable.
The Metallicity Distribution Function of Halo Dwarfs and Globular Clusters

Metallicities have been determined for a chemically unbiased sample of field halo dwarf stars. Their metallicity distribution function is similar to the predictions of a simple model of chemical evolution, but somewhat different from that of globular clusters.
Beyond Query Logs: Recommendation and Evaluation

Query recommendation in Web search is typically manifested in algorithms that 1) recommend previously issued queries from a query log or 2) make incremental changes to queries in a user's current session. While such approaches have been effective in improving retrieval, they either are limited to suggesting queries in a query log or fail to make appropriate leaps that are necessary for query recommendation. More crucially, these approaches only recommend queries that are a coarse approximation of the information a user needs to complete their goal. They do not directly attempt to model the need and generate recommendations from it. This work will propose a framework for generating novel yet focused queries for query recommendation.
Eyelid: Lateral Tarsal Strip with Medial Spindle for Ectropion Repair with Punctal Eversion

The lateral tarsal strip operation is a procedure used to address eyelid laxity by horizontally shortening the lower eyelid at the lateral canthus. Evaluation of horizontal eyelid laxity includes the eyelid distraction test and the eyelid snap test (Techniques in ophthalmic plastic surgery. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier, 2010). Patients with incipient involutional ectropion often complain of tearing, especially in the wind and cold. In such patients, it is important to evaluate the lacrimal system. When punctal eversion accompanies involutional ectropion, one must determine whether shortening the lower eyelid horizontally will reposition the punctum to its correct anatomical position alone. If stretching the lower eyelid laterally at the slit lamp does not correct punctal eversion, a medial spindle procedure may be used in combination with a lateral tarsal strip procedure to address both the involutional ectropion and punctal eversion (Nerad, Techniques in ophthalmic plastic surgery. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier, 2010). In a medial spindle procedure, the posterior lamella is shortened vertically and pulled inwards to tip the punctum back into globe apposition.
Bleeding Time and Nerve Blocks After Aspirin

Bleeding times were measured on 100 consecutive patients who had taken aspirin within 1 week. The patients were categorized in two ways: 1) low-dose (≤650 mg), medium-dose (651-3250 mg), and high-dose (>3250 mg), and 2) short (≤1 week), intermediate (>1 week-1 month), and prolonged (>1 month) duration of intake. The average bleeding time and the incidence of prolonged bleeding time were not statistically different between the three groups in each category. The bleeding time of four patients, initially prolonged, returned to normal after 1 to 2 days. Two hundred forty six epidural and spinal blocks performed on 87 patients (eight patients who had prolonged bleeding time up to 10.5 minutes had 22 epidural and spinal blocks) did not result in signs or symptoms of epidural hematoma.
Fulfilling the Transfer Mission at an Urban Technical College: How a Transfer Center Mediates Baccalaureate Aspirations for Students.

ABSTRACTThis article examines transfer center practices at a historically vocational community college to understand how transfer to four-year institutions happens. By focusing on the transfer center, this study explores the practices that could support transfer goals in a vocational and technical environment. Drawing on concepts of organizational culture, we framed the ‘invisible’ factors that impact transfer practices and outcomes. An ethnographic case study approach was used to gather over 70 hours of observations and interviews with staff, faculty, and senior administration. This data were analyzed to assess how transfer practices supporting baccalaureate-aspiring students were shaped by a vocationally dominant environment. The experiences and practices of those responsible for the transfer center are highlighted. Results indicate that the culture of trades at the campus constrained the transfer resources available to the center, which led to an adaptation of trade-oriented practices by center staff, ...
Constructivism with a dose of pragmatism : A cure for what ails educational research

Dans son article, l'auteur refute l'argument classique montrant que la science eprouve des difficultes a expliquer les phenomenes naturels et que le but de la science est de developper une theorie qui correspond a la realite. Il demontre que, selon lui, le but de la science est de prevoir et de controler et que d'apres ce constat, tout programme de recherche devrait etre evaluer d'apres cette capacite a prevoir et controler.
Three-dimensional magnetic critical behavior in CrI 3

Low-dimensional intrinsically ferromagnetic semiconductors are rare and crucial to develop the next-generation spintronics devices. CrI${}_{3}$ is a promising candidate since its ferromagnetism can be maintained upon exfoliating of bulk crystals down to single layer. However, the nature of magnetism in bulk CrI${}_{3}$ is still unclear. Here, the authors experimentally study the critical properties of bulk CrI${}_{3}$ around the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic phase transition, and idenify clearly three-dimensional long-range magnetic coupling with the exchange distance decaying as $J(r)$ \ensuremath{\approx} ${r}^{\ensuremath{-}4.69}$ in bulk CrI${}_{3}$.
Are the mutans streptococci still considered relevant to understanding the microbial etiology of dental caries

The mutans streptococci were once the primary focus of research dedicated to understanding the etiology of dental caries. That focus has now shifted to an emphasis on the ecological balances and complexities within the entirety of the plaque microbiome. Within that framework there are considerable differences of opinion regarding the importance and relative contributions of the mutans streptococci. This article explores the basis for the various viewpoints, the limitations of current knowledge, and the confounders that make it difficult to arrive at a consensus.
Draft Genome Sequence of Strain LSUCC0112, a Gulf of Mexico Representative of the Oligotrophic Marine Gammaproteobacteria.

ABSTRACT Here, we present the draft genome sequence of strain LSUCC0112, a cultured representative from the Gulf of Mexico that is phylogenetically close to the OM182 clade within oligotrophic marine Gammaproteobacteria. LSUCC0112 shows the potential for aerobic heterotrophy, glycogen synthesis, flagellar motility, and assimilatory sulfate reduction.
Implications for policy: The Triple Aim, Quadruple Aim, and interprofessional collaboration

Healthcare delivery in the Unites States stimulates policy change at a rapid pace. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is intended to expand access to care and ultimately improve the health of Americans. The Triple Aim, created by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, delineates policy implications for improving population health, the healthcare experience, and per capita cost. The Quadruple Aim adds a fourth policy implication, for example, addressing the needs of the healthcare provider. Advanced practice registered nurses are key in carrying out the goals of the ACA and achieving the Triple and Quadruple Aims, via the formation of interprofessional teams. This article offers insight into these policy implications and identifies filters through which related nursing policy will be developed.