cssi/SciSciGPT-SciSciNet huggingface dataset:
A multi-objective decision-making approach to the journal submission problem.

When researchers complete a manuscript, they need to choose a journal to which they will submit the study. This decision requires to navigate trade-offs between multiple objectives. One objective is to share the new knowledge as widely as possible. Citation counts can serve as a proxy to quantify this objective. A second objective is to minimize the time commitment put into sharing the research, which may be estimated by the total time from initial submission to final decision. A third objective is to minimize the number of rejections and resubmissions. Thus, researchers often consider the trade-offs between the objectives of (i) maximizing citations, (ii) minimizing time-to-decision, and (iii) minimizing the number of resubmissions. To complicate matters further, this is a decision with multiple, potentially conflicting, decision-maker rationalities. Co-authors might have different preferences, for example about publishing fast versus maximizing citations. These diverging preferences can lead to conflicting trade-offs between objectives. Here, we apply a multi-objective decision analytical framework to identify the Pareto-front between these objectives and determine the set of journal submission pathways that balance these objectives for three stages of a researcher’s career. We find multiple strategies that researchers might pursue, depending on how they value minimizing risk and effort relative to maximizing citations. The sequences that maximize expected citations within each strategy are generally similar, regardless of time horizon. We find that the “conditional impact factor”—impact factor times acceptance rate—is a suitable heuristic method for ranking journals, to strike a balance between minimizing effort objectives and maximizing citation count. Finally, we examine potential co-author tension resulting from differing rationalities by mapping out each researcher’s preferred Pareto front and identifying compromise submission strategies. The explicit representation of trade-offs, especially when multiple decision-makers (co-authors) have different preferences, facilitates negotiations and can support the decision process.
Abstract 511: Chromosome instability mechanisms in breast cancer among African Americans and Caucasians

Significant disparities exist in breast cancer among African Americans (AAs) women compared to Caucasians. Even though AAs are less likely to undergo regular mammograms due to access barriers, it is unlikely that differences in screen based detection accounts entirely for outcome disparities. While the current guidelines recommend women begin mammography at age 40 or 50, AA women may be at increased risk for delayed diagnosis since >10% of breast cancer cases in AAs are diagnosed in women younger Citation Format: Jose Thaiparambil, Oula Mansour, Susan Haley, Randa EL-Zein. Chromosome instability mechanisms in breast cancer among African Americans and Caucasians [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 511. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-511
Routine-biased technical change: Panel evidence of task orientation and wage effects

Abstract This analysis explores changes in the premium for abstract relative to routine tasks both across and within occupations over time. Previous theoretical and empirical work has linked growth in the relative task premium to changes in production technology that complement abstract but substitute for routine tasks, i.e. the Routine-Biased Technical Change hypothesis. The supporting empirical literature has relied almost exclusively on repeated cross-sections of workers and single cross-sections of task content. Thus, these studies have been unable to examine the evolution of wages in response to changes in task content within occupations over time and unable to control for unobserved individual and occupational heterogeneity. In this paper, I construct a new panel of occupational task content using incumbent-updated survey data from archived releases of the O*NET database. Estimating wage effects in a model with individual and occupation fixed-effects, I find that an increase of ten percentiles in the routine task distribution corresponds with a wage penalty of −0.09 to −0.35 percent in 2004 and declining to between −0.42 and −2.43 percent by 2013. In contrast, an increase of ten percentiles in the abstract task distribution corresponds with a wage penalty of 0.42–2.27 percent in 2004 and declining to between 0.42 and 2.43 percent by 2013. In contrasting estimates with and without individual fixed-effects, I also find evidence patterns of self-selection over time that are also consistent with the Routine-Biased Technical Change hypothesis.
Crystal growth and transport properties of sodium β- and β-aluminogallates

Abstract The β- and β″ -aluminogallates are a new family of solid electrolytes, similar to the pure aluminates but with mixed Al/Ga compositions. They grow at much lower temperatures than the aluminates. Initial studies indicate that it should be possible to completely or partially exchange the Na + content of these materials with a wide variety of monovalent, divalent, and trivalent cations. These new materials show that it may be possible to chemically “tune” their compositions and structures to optimize such characteristics as spectroscopy, ion exchange chemistry and conductivity.
Multimodality Imaging of Rare Adult Presentation of ALCAPA Treated With Takeuchi Repair

A 17-year-old African-American female patient was referred to our institution to evaluate an incidentally diagnosed murmur. She lacked stigmata of chronic illness and had no abnormalities on examination other than a flow murmur at the left and right upper sternal borders. She had occasional sharp,
The Tax Lifecycle of a Single-Member LLC

The single-member LLC (SMLLC) is ubiquitous. Despite its ubiquity, the Internal Revenue Code (Code) does not squarely address its tax consequences nor even contemplate its existence. This article examines the tax lifecycle of an SMLLC through its formation, operation, and exit event (e.g., sale, gift, or deathtime transfer). This article identifies and isolates a tax asymmetry that arises from the U.S. Tax Court’s decision in Pierre v. Commissioner. Despite the check-the-box regulations, which disregard the SMLLC, Pierre regards the SMLLC for federal gift tax purposes. This asymmetry has several tax consequences, including a potential prophylactic immunization of transfers to SMLLCs against application of section 2036 — which claws back into the federal gross estate transfers when the transferor retains an interest — in the family partnership context. Consequently, this article demonstrates that the SMLLC can be used to blunt the negative effects of section 2512 (a gift tax provision), section 1015 (an income tax provision), and section 2036 (an estate tax provision). In effect, due to the Pierre asymmetry, the SMLLC is the ideal initial entity in a gifting strategy.
The Master Timetable

Do you remember when you thought that next year would be less hectic and you would have more time? It didn’t happen, did it? As life moves at the speed of a modem, you have to get organized or risk missing critical deadlines and pulling all-nighters to get your personal statement ready. Advanced planning not only will make life smoother but will give the look of an organized, reliable candidate—a definite plus. All you have to do is keep in mind what has to be done and create a timetable to keep you on track.
Structured Meanings, Thematic Roles and Control

One of the salient features of current work in semantics has been the search for fine grainedness. The strategies that are most actively being explored can perhaps be classified in two groups. The first group of proposals tries to come up with a theory of logical space capable of weighting information content in subtle ways. Data semantics, for example, (Veltman (1983), Landman (1986)) and situation semantics (Barwise and Perry 1983) fall within this group. The second group of proposals centers around the idea that at some level propositional content must be represented in terms of sentence-like structures, as Frege and Russell suggested. The structured meaning approach (a variant of Carnap’s intensional isomorphism approach), developed in Cresswell (1985) and related work falls in this second group.
Rare case of Propionibacterium acnes-related splenic abscess.

A 64-year-old woman with a medical history of morbid obesity, chronic hepatitis C, essential hypertension, multiple episodes of abdominal cellulitis, diabetes mellitus type 2 on insulin, intravenous and subcutaneous drug abuse presented to the emergency department complaining of left lower chest pain for 6 weeks along with multiple episodes of vomiting. Initial laboratory data revealed leucocytosis of 17 200×103/μL with left shift. She reported multiple episodes of fever spikes. Abdominal and pelvic CT showed a splenic hypodense lesion. Specimens from interventional radiology aspiration and splenectomy grew Propionibacterium acnes. Following splenectomy, patient’s symptoms resolved. To the best of our knowledge, this would represent the fifth reported case of P. acnes splenic abscess.
Disenfranchising Democracy: Constructing the Electorate in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France

The first wave of democratization in the United States - the removal of property and taxpaying qualifications for the right to vote - was accompanied by the disenfranchisement of African American men, with the political actors most supportive of the former also the most insistent upon the latter. The United States is not unique in this respect: other canonical cases of democratization also saw simultaneous expansions and restrictions of political rights, yet this pattern has never been fully detailed or explained. Through case studies of the USA, the UK, and France, Disenfranchising Democracy offers the first cross-national account of the relationship between democratization and disenfranchisement. It develops a political institutional perspective to explain their co-occurrence, focusing on the politics of coalition-building and the visions of political community coalitions advance in support of their goals. Bateman sheds new light on democratization, connecting it to the construction of citizenship and cultural identities.
Objective assessment of intraoperative technical skill in capsulorhexis using videos of cataract surgery

Objective assessment of intraoperative technical skill is necessary for technology to improve patient care through surgical training. Our objective in this study was to develop and validate deep learning techniques for technical skill assessment using videos of the surgical field. We used a data set of 99 videos of capsulorhexis, a critical step in cataract surgery. One expert surgeon annotated each video for technical skill using a standard structured rating scale, the International Council of Ophthalmology’s Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric:phacoemulsification (ICO-OSCAR:phaco). Using two capsulorhexis indices in this scale (commencement of flap and follow-through, formation and completion), we specified an expert performance when at least one of the indices was 5 and the other index was at least 4, and novice otherwise. In addition, we used scores for capsulorhexis commencement and capsulorhexis formation as separate ground truths (Likert scale of 2 to 5; analyzed as 2/3, 4 and 5). We crowdsourced annotations of instrument tips. We separately modeled instrument trajectories and optical flow using temporal convolutional neural networks to predict a skill class (expert/novice) and score on each item for capsulorhexis in ICO-OSCAR:phaco. We evaluated the algorithms in a five-fold cross-validation and computed accuracy and area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC). The accuracy and AUC were 0.848 and 0.863 for instrument tip velocities, and 0.634 and 0.803 for optical flow fields, respectively. Deep neural networks effectively model surgical technical skill in capsulorhexis given structured representation of intraoperative data such as optical flow fields extracted from video or crowdsourced tool localization information.
Electrical and material characterization of sulfur-implanted GaSb

Ion implantation has been studied relatively little as a nonepitaxial doping method for GaSb due in part to anomalous swelling that occurs at high doses. Aside from beryllium (Be+), there has been little success in identifying other ions as an implant species to dope a GaSb substrate p-type. In this paper, the role of sulfur (S+) as an implant species is investigated for doping GaSb and compared to Be+. Whereas the Be+ implant yields modest hole concentrations as a result of incomplete dopant activation, the S+ implant at a similar dose level realizes p-type carrier concentrations above 1 × 1019 cm−3 with sheet densities as high as 3.5 times the total implanted dose. X-ray diffraction spectroscopy shows that a postimplant anneal at 600 °C successfully recovers the crystallinity of the material, but atomic force microscopy suggests that surface damage may be the cause of the high carrier concentration from the sulfur implant. Preliminary photovoltaic data are reported for a device that employs the sulfur implant technique into a p-type GaSb substrate.Ion implantation has been studied relatively little as a nonepitaxial doping method for GaSb due in part to anomalous swelling that occurs at high doses. Aside from beryllium (Be+), there has been little success in identifying other ions as an implant species to dope a GaSb substrate p-type. In this paper, the role of sulfur (S+) as an implant species is investigated for doping GaSb and compared to Be+. Whereas the Be+ implant yields modest hole concentrations as a result of incomplete dopant activation, the S+ implant at a similar dose level realizes p-type carrier concentrations above 1 × 1019 cm−3 with sheet densities as high as 3.5 times the total implanted dose. X-ray diffraction spectroscopy shows that a postimplant anneal at 600 °C successfully recovers the crystallinity of the material, but atomic force microscopy suggests that surface damage may be the cause of the high carrier concentration from the sulfur implant. Preliminary photovoltaic data are reported for a device that employs the sulfur i...
EraseMe: A Defense Mechanism against Information Leakage exploiting GPU Memory

Graphics Processing Units (GPU) play a major role in speeding up computational tasks of the users, especially in applications such as high volume text and image processing. Recent works have demonstrated the security problems associated with GPU that do not erase the remnant data left behind by previous applications prior to OS context switching. In these attacks, adversaries are able to allocate their memory region on the same memory region used by previous applications and are able to steal their secrets. To overcome this problem, one needs to erase every modified memory page, and this process incurs very high latencies (order of several seconds to even minutes). In this work, we propose EraseMe, a lightweight, content-aware memory-cleansing framework that identifies and erases the sensitive memory pages left behind by victim applications. Our preliminary evaluation shows that EraseMe is able to increase the difficulty of image reconstruction by over 10× for the attacker.
The Speech-Language Pathologists' Role in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury for Middle and High School-Age Children: Viewpoints on Guidelines From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidelines for rehabilitation professionals regarding the care of children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Gi...
Self-Examination in Addiction Recovery

Summary Self-examination is a critical part of any spiritual journey. In this article, the author explores the two Steps of A.A. devoted to self-examination, Steps 4 and 10. In Step 4, individuals make a searching and fearless moral inventory, while in Step 10, they continue to take a personal inventory and, when wrong, promptly admit it. After offering preliminary notes on the importance of self-examination, Dr. Kus provides a tool for working an organized and thorough Fourth Step, The WinterStar Life Assessment Guide. Following notes on the Tenth Step, the author provides clinical implications for those devoted to helping recovering persons.
Nutzung bestehender BPM-Modelle zur Einführung des Green Business Process Managements

Die Gestaltung, Optimierung und Dokumentation von Geschaftsprozessen sind wesentliche Faktoren fur den Ausbau und Erhalt der Leistungsfahigkeit eines Unternehmens. Diese Faktoren werden unter dem Begriff Business Process Management (BPM) zusammengefasst und erfahren in den letzten Jahren grose Beachtung. Grade vor dem Hintergrund konstatierender Markte wird die interne Optimierung ein wesentlicher Faktor fur die Sicherung der Marktstellung eines Unternehmens sein. Green Business Process Management (GBPM) stellt eine Erweiterung des BPM um den Faktor der Nachhaltigkeit dar. Diese spielt zunehmend eine wichtige Rolle fur den Erfolg eines Unternehmens. Durch die Nutzung von bestehenden Modellen aus dem BPM konnen Synergien genutzt und eine einfache Integration in bestehende Systeme erreicht werden. So kann im GBPM eine Konzentration auf neue nachhaltig ausgerichtete Paradigmen und Kennzahlen gelegt werden. In diesem Artikel wird erlautert, wie bestehende Modelle des BPM verwendet werden konnen, um die Anforderungen eines GBPM zu erfullen. Dazu wird das BPM anhand eines Modells dargestellt und um die Dimension der Nachhaltigkeit erweitert.
Minimum norm interpolation in the ℓ1(ℕ) space

We consider the minimum norm interpolation problem in the l1(ℕ) space, aiming at constructing a sparse interpolation solution. The original problem is reformulated in the pre-dual space, thereby in...
Chapter 60 – Thymus Transplantation

Thymus transplantation is an experimental procedure in which allogeneic, cultured, postnatal thymus tissue is transplanted into an athymic infant. Almost all transplant recipients are infants with complete DiGeorge anomaly. The donor thymus is obtained as discarded tissue from pediatric heart surgery after informed consent. It is sectioned, and maintained in culture while donor screening is performed. After 2–3 weeks in culture, the thymus tissue is transplanted into the quadriceps muscle of the athymic infant under general anesthesia in the operating room. Temporary immunosuppression is required in approximately half of transplant recipients. In a series of 67 consecutive patients, the 1-year survival rate was 76%. The median age of survivors is 7.8 years. Naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells develop over the first 6–9 months. Immunosuppression, immunoglobulin replacement therapy, and Pneumocystis prophylaxis are discontinued at approximately 1 year post-transplantation.
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Concerns about Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification Questionnaire (C-JSORNQ)

Juvenile sex offender registration and notification (JSORN) is widespread, yet research does not support its positive effects on the larger community. On the contrary, JSORN may be associated with unintended iatrogenic effects on registered adolescents. To better evaluate such effects, there is a need for valid measurement specific to JSORN. The Concerns about Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification Questionnaire (C-JSORNQ) was developed to measure an adolescent’s concerns associated with requirements to register as a sex offender. The current study is the first to test the psychometric properties of the C-JSORNQ. Analyses were informed by data collected from 2009 to 2015 from 269 detained male adolescents adjudicated for illegal sexual behavior. Results indicated three C-JSORNQ factors: Concerns about Family Reactions, Concerns about Peer Reactions, and Concerns about Other Adult Reactions. Factors demonstrated appropriate divergent and convergent validity. Furthermore, the C-JSORNQ displayed adequate internal validity and test-retest reliability. JSORN has harmful effects; measurement of the concerns about JSORN requirements reflect an important advance in better understanding and measuring long-term impacts of JSORN. Within a policy setting, stakeholders invested in best practices benefit from research on the actual effects of policies. The availability of a validated measure should promote more research on the effects of JSORN, results of which could be used to inform policy.
Mode Coupling and Rabi Splitting in Transdimensional Photonic Lattices

We study the resonant response of a hybrid plasmonic-dielectric lattice and analyze mode coupling induced by the periodic arrangement. We design scattering elements out of multi-segment nanostructure allowing for subwavelength light confinement, and we study characteristic asymmetric spectral profile, show excitation of Fano resonances, and demonstrate peak (Rabi) splitting resulting from strong coupling of nanoantenna modes in the lattice.
Evaluation of an Alternative Small Stem Assay for Blight Resistance in American, Chinese, and Hybrid Chestnuts (Castanea spp.)

We tested an alternative small stem assay (SSA) for blight resistance in chestnuts (Castanea spp.). Whereas standard SSAs are done by inoculating small incisions in stems, we cut off stems (4 to 5 ...
Phylogenetic analyses of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage suggest a single origin followed by multiple exportation events versus convergent evolution.

The emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 herald a new phase of the pandemic. This study used state-of-the-art phylodynamic methods to ascertain that the rapid rise of B.1.1.7 "Variant of Concern" most likely occurred by global dispersal rather than convergent evolution from multiple sources.
Perspectives of LGBTQ Youth and Pediatricians in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review.

Objectives:Conduct a systematic review designed to determine needs and experiences of LGBTQ adolescents in the pediatric primary care setting and to the ability of primary care practitioners to pro...
MOTIONS OF JACKUP DRILL RIGS IN HEAD SEAS

Previous predictions of barge motions in head seas are extended to include forces and moments on cylindrical legs in order to analyze wave-induced motions of jackup drill rigs in the transition phase while the legs are being lowered. Predicted motions for a typical jackup drill rig in head seas with legs up, half down and full down (but not touching the ocean bottom) are shown to be in good agreement with corresponding scale model test results. It was found that the major effect of the legs is to modify the inertia of the vehicle while the damping effect of the legs is small and for practical purposes can be represented by the theoretical motion-induced damping force and moment. (Author)
MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM IN THE EN ROUTE ENVIRONMENT

This article defines and examines the use of three yardsticks that can better measure en-route, in-flight delays resulting from restrictions on the ground and proposes they be included in the Federal Aviation Administration's daily on-line report of the previous day's delays and airport utilization. The proposed new metrics are excessively long times between entering an air route traffic control center and arriving on the ground at an airport under its control, excessive time to traverse an air route traffic control center and excessive time spent holding in the air.
Mexican-American Clinical Training: A Pilot Project

Abstract This paper reports on a pilot project to provide bilingual and bicultural social work clinical services to undergraduate Mexican-American students at California State University (CSU). It outlines practice issues and cultural perspectives that supported the training of two social work graduate interns in the provision of culturally syntonic services. Supervisory mechanisms used to promote this cultural sensitivity are also presented.
Training Paediatric Therapists to Deliver Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in Sub-Saharan Africa

Hospitals and therapists in developing countries often seek to learn how to deliver new forms of evidenced-based practice (EBP), including paediatric constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT). This study examines a partnership implemented in Ethiopia, which trained therapists in CIMT and proposes a framework for sustainable EBP training. The aim of this study is to apply a translational and implementation framework to build capacity for CIMT in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that included intensive in-country training and hands-on delivery with patients, followed by clinical implementation and feedback. A goal was to develop a locally feasible, culturally relevant form of CIMT. We framed our partnership model in terms of an implementation science model for therapists from multiple hospitals in Addis Ababa. Measures included workshop attendance, delivery of the curriculum and assessment of therapist's knowledge, skills and feedback postworkshop. We established a successful partnership with a lead hospital and completed training for 12 therapists from five hospitals who demonstrated increases in knowledge and skills following training. We developed a new, practically useful, culturally appropriate form of CIMT for later implementation. This partnership was limited to training of paediatric therapists in sub-Saharan Africa. Future studies will report on therapists' ability to integrate this EBP training into clinical practice as well as future training. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A Low-power Wireless Microinstrumentation System For Environmental Monitoring

This paper reports a hybrid microinstrumentation system that includes an embedded microcontroller, transducers for monitoring environmental parameters, interface/readout electronics for linking the controller and the transducers, and custom circuitry for system power management. Sensors for measuring temperature, pressure, humidity, and acceleration are included in the initial system, which operates for more than 180 days and dissipates less than 700/spl mu/m from a 6V battery supply. The sensor scan rate is adaptive and can be event triggered. The system communicates internally over a 1MHz, 9-line intramodule sensor bus, and outputs data over a hardwired serial interface or a 315MHz wireless link. The use of folding circuit platforms allows an internal system volume as small as 5cc.
Factors Associated With Change in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels Over Longitudinal Follow-Up in the ARIC Study.

Context: A single measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) may not accurately reflect long-term vitamin D status. Little is known about change in 25(OH)D levels over time, particularly among blacks. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the longitudinal changes in 25(OH)D levels among Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study participants. Design: This was a longitudinal study. Setting: The study was conducted in the general community. Participants: A total of 9890 white and 3222 black participants at visit 2 (1990–1992), 888 whites and 876 blacks at visit 3 (1993–1994), and 472 blacks at the brain visit (2004–2006) participated in the study. Main Outcome Measure: The 25(OH)D levels were measured, and regression models were used to assess the associations between clinical factors and longitudinal changes in 25(OH)D. Results: Vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/L [<20 ng/mL]) was seen in 23% and 25% of whites at visits 2 and 3, and in 61%, 70%, and 47% of blacks at visits 2, 3, and...
Phase I and pharmacologic study of high doses of the topoisomerase I inhibitor topotecan with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in patients with solid tumors.

PURPOSETo evaluate the feasibility of escalating doses of the topoisomerase I (topo I) inhibitor topotecan (TPT) with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in minimally pretreated adults with solid tumors and to study whether G-CSF scheduling variably affects the ability to escalate TPT doses.MATERIALS AND METHODSThirty-six patients received 121 courses of TPT as a 30-minute infusion daily for 5 days every 3 weeks at doses that ranged from 2.0 to 4.2 mg/m2/d. G-CSF 5 microg/kg/d subcutaneously (SC) was initiated concurrently with TPT (starting on day 1). Because the concurrent administration of TPT and G-CSF resulted in severe myelosuppression at the lowest TPT dose level, an alternate posttreatment G-CSF schedule in which G-CSF dosing began after TPT (starting on day 6) was subsequently evaluated. Plasma sampling was performed to characterize the pharmacologic behavior of high-dose TPT and to determine whether G-CSF altered the pharmacokinetic profile of TPT.RESULTSSevere myelosuppression preclud...
TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS: THE ITALIAN FRAMEWORK

Abstract With road traffic in Europe forecast to increase, strategies are needed to keep transportation sector growth within the bounds imposed by a sustainable development. Research is contributing through a large number of projects dealing with transport–environment interactions. This paper reviews international research activities in this field, focusing on technological innovations, air and noise pollution prediction models, and existing tools for socioeconomic evaluation of traffic impacts on the environment. In particular, research projects of the Second Special Project on Transport (PFT2) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) are outlined.
Moving to Inclusive Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms: Lessons from the Field

In this article, the authors share a framework for preparing for and implementing inclusive Pre-kindergarten classrooms based on their experiences working with an interdisciplinary study group comprised of two Pre-K teachers, one early childhood special education teacher, and two university professors, one traditional early childhood and one specializing in early childhood special education. The study group was organized to explore and then document the benefits and challenges of providing inclusive early education to young children with and without disabilities in a public school Pre-K setting. Five key issues are addressed, collaboration and role definition, program decisions, instruction, child outcomes, and necessary resources.
Do Individualists Complain More than Collectivists? A Four-Country Analysis on Consumer Complaint Behavior

ABSTRACTUnderstanding the consumer complaint patterns of response and the cultural underpinnings of their characteristics may facilitate the customization and timing of response to such consumer demands. We investigated complaint behavior differences between collectivist and individualist societies. Specifically, our study compared three consumer complaint patterns of response (voice, private response, and third party) across the individualism/collectivism continuum. We opted for the mall intercept technique in surveying our participants in four countries (United States, Egypt, Mexico, and Turkey). Our most salient findings revealed that the individualist consumer is very likely to demand redress and very likely practice speaking to others about their dissatisfaction. Collectivists would avoid the product before switching companies. All participants who voiced their dissatisfaction privately showed significant exit intentions. Interesting differences were also found among collectivist countries. Manageria...
Quantitative atom probe tomography characterization of microstructures in a proton irradiated 304 stainless steel

Abstract Irradiation of 304 stainless steels induces complex microstructural changes such as solute clustering, precipitation, and segregation to dislocations, which have been best characterized by atom probe tomography. However, reliably and reproducibly quantifying these localized chemical changes can be challenging. To this end, an approach for quantitative cluster and dislocation analysis of the atom probe tomography data is proposed. The method is applied to the quantification of Cu clusters, Ni–Si rich clusters and Si, Ni and P segregation to dislocations that are observed in a 304 stainless steel that was proton irradiated at 360 °C to 10 dpa.
Photodegradation illuminates the role of polyanions in prion infectivity.

Understanding the mechanism by which prion infectivity is encoded by the misfolded protein PrP (Sc ) remains a high priority within the prion field. Work from several groups has indicated cellular cofactors may be necessary to form infectious prions in vitro. The identity of endogenous prion conversion cofactors is currently unknown, but may include polyanions and/or lipid molecules. In a recent study, we manufactured infectious hamster prions containing purified PrP (Sc) , co-purified lipid, and a synthetic photocleavable polyanion. The polyanion was incorporated into infectious PrP (Sc) complexes, and then specifically degraded by exposure to ultraviolet light. Light-induced in situ degradation of the incorporated polyanion had no effect on the specific infectivity of the samples as determined by end-point dilution sPMCA and scrapie incubation time assays. Furthermore, prion strain properties were not changed by polyanion degradation, suggesting that intact polyanions are not required to maintain the infectious properties of hamster prions. Here, we review these results and discuss the potential roles cofactors might play in encoding prion infectivity and/or strain properties.
Iron Deposition and Ferritin Heavy Chain (Fth) Localization in Rodent Teeth

An iron rich layer on the labial surface is characteristic of the enamel of rodent incisors. In order to address a role for iron content in continuously growing incisors during odontogenesis, we studied iron deposition patterns in enamel and dentine using Perls’ blue staining and ferritin heavy chain (Fth) immunolocalization. Fth expression is regulated by iron level; therefore its localization can be used as a sensitive indicator for iron deposition. Sagittal sections of 4-week old rat incisors showed a gradual increase in iron level in the enamel organ from secretory to maturation stages. In addition, iron was detected in ameloblasts of erupting third molars of 4-week old rats, suggesting iron plays a role in both incisor and molar development. In odontoblasts, the presence of iron was demonstrated, and this is consistent with iron’s role in collagen synthesis. Using postnatal 3-, 6-, 9-day old mice, the spatial and temporal expression of Fth in tooth development again indicated the presence of iron in mature ameloblasts and odontoblasts. While these data do not explain what functional role iron has in tooth formation, it does highlight a significant molecular activity associated with the formation of the rodent dentition.
Cycle counting in a JIT environment using V-A-T focusing

Inventory cycle counting is considered a basic component of effective inventory management. With the Just-in-Time production management system, inventory is greatly reduced. Is there a role for cycle counting under JIT? Logical structures for any manufacturing process can be determined by combining the product routeing with the bill of material. The identification of the logical structures is known as V-A-T analysis. By using the V-A-T analysis method, cycle counting can be focused to support the operations that are most critical to success under JIT. Three manufacturing plants are used to illustrate the process.
Computer simulation exploring organizational identification for contingent workers

Purpose – Very little is known about how contingent workers' identification with an organization evolves over time. This study seeks to contribute to the literature by investigating how the emergence and strength of organizational identification is affected by four variables: duration of primacy; duration of recency; frequency of interaction with other members of the organization; and frequency of information received about the organization.Design/methodology/approach – Using a cognitive model of organizational identification grounded in memory, agent‐based modeling and NetLogo language were employed to form a model in which two groups of 567 contingent workers joined 1,134 different organizations and worked for 365 days. Correlation and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data.Findings – Evolution of organizational identification for a contingent worker depends on how much the individual interacts with other members of the organization and how much information about the organization that ...
Revision of the Malagasy genus Nesiotus Guillebeau (Coleoptera: Phalacridae)

ABSTRACT The Malagasy endemic genus Nesiotus Guillebeau is revised. Seven species are recognized, including six newly described herein: Nesiotus basalis Gimmel, new species, Nesiotus fisheri Gimmel, new species, Nesiotus joebranhami Gimmel, new species, Nesiotus nocitus Gimmel, new species, Nesiotus ocularis Gimmel, new species, and Nesiotus steineri Gimmel, new species. All species are illustrated, distributions mapped, and a key is provided. A checklist of described Malagasy Phalacridae is also given.
Osteoarthritis-like changes and decreased mechanical function of articular cartilage in the joints of mice with the chondrodysplasia gene (cho).

Objective To investigate whether heterozygosity for a loss-of-function mutation in the gene encoding the α1 chain of type XI collagen (Col11a1) in mice (chondrodysplasia, cho) causes osteoarthritis (OA), and to understand the biochemical and biomechanical effects of this mutation on articular cartilage in knee and temporomandibular (TM) joints. Methods Articular cartilage from the knee and TM joints of mice heterozygous for cho (cho/+) and their wild-type littermates (+/+) was examined. The morphologic properties of cartilage were evaluated, and collagen fibrils were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical staining was performed to examine the protein expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) and MMP-13 in knee joints. In 6-month-old animals, fixed-charge density was determined using a semiquantitative histochemical method, and tensile stiffness was determined using an osmotic loading technique. Results The diameter of collagen fibrils in articular cartilage of knee joints from heterozygous cho/+ mice was increased relative to that in control cartilage, and histologic analysis showed OA-like degenerative changes in knee and TM joints, starting at age 3 months. The changes became more severe with aging. At 3 months, protein expression for MMP-3 was increased in knee joints from cho/+ mice. At 6 months, protein expression for MMP-13 was higher in knee joints from cho/+ mice than in joints from their wild-type littermates, and negative fixed-charge density was significantly decreased. Moreover, tensile stiffness in articular cartilage of knee joints from cho/+ mice was moderately reduced and was inversely correlated with the increase in articular cartilage degeneration. Conclusion Heterozygosity for a loss-of-function mutation in Col11a1 results in the development of OA in the knee and TM joints of cho/+ mice. Morphologic and biochemical evidence of OA appears to precede significant mechanical changes, suggesting that the cho mutation leads to OA through a mechanism that does not initially involve mechanical factors.
Intensity difference limens for lingual vibrotactile stimuli

Lingual differential sensitivity for intensity was measured by determining difference limens (DLs) at three different frequencies and five sensation levels. DLs were obtained from five normal adult subjects. The results indicated a relationship between the DL values (expressed as a Weber fraction: AI/I) and frequency. Overall, the data obtained indicate that the lingual sensory system can provide DL functions that are compatible with those of other tactile sensory systems, as well as those derived from other sensory modalities, such as audition.
The application of regression analysis to quantitative electroencephalography in man.

The use of the Drohocki integrator to quantitate the area under the curve of the electroencephalogram (EEG) has provided useful information in earlier studies. However, difficulties arise in comparing data obtained with different types of EEG machines and integrators because of differences in the frequency spectra to which the machines respond. The slope of the regression line of SD on mean integrated area was studied to provide a measure of group variability which would not be unduly sensitive to these differences in equipment. It was found that the slope decreased from group to group in going from normal Ss to catatonic schizophrenics, with alcoholics and undifferentiated schizophrenics in intermediate positions in that order. It was suggested that the clockwise rotation of the regression line provides a convenient measure of the level of cerebral activation.
The Future of Service Marketplaces in the Cloud

For as long as there have been services there has been a desire to have a convenient medium to expose and discover service offerings. Since early on, various efforts have attempted various approaches at the exchange of computational services, prompting the question of whether there is a market for Web services. We believe that a services marketplace should fulfill the promise of an electronic emporium where third party service providers are able to offer their services in a ubiquitous ecosystem, and where service consumers are able to acquire service solutions that are tailored to their requirements. This paper explores the landscape of cloud services marketplaces, where we are, what enablers are needed to realize the vision, and it presents a prospective architecture to that end.
Imaging with dual-interfering sources

Dual interfering source systems have been shown to be more sensitive to the presence of absorbing inhomogeneities than single-source systems. They are used to localize accurately deep inhomogeneities with backprojection methods. However, there is not actually a method to perform indirect imaging with such techniques. In this work, a tomographic reconstruction method for an absorbing perturbation in highly scattering media and for phased array system is derived. The perturbation approach to solve the heterogeneous diffusion equation is used with the first order Rytov expansion. Analytical weight functions necessary to solve the inverse problem are obtained. Validity of the derived analytical expressions was checked with reconstructions from simulated data obtained with finite difference solutions of the diffusion equation and for a media mimicking breast tissue.
Cross-validation of Lewis & Michalson's system for measurement of children's emotional states

La theorie du developpement emotionnel de Lewis et Michalson (1983a) ainsi que leur technique de mesure pour l'evaluation d'etats emotionnels des nourrissons et des jeunes enfants qui est liee exigent une validation independante, particulierement en ce qui concerne l'utilisation appliquee, 28 jeunes enfants (âge moyen, 31 mois) ont ete observes dans un cadre semi-naturel. Les manifestations emotionnelles et les scores Lewis et Michalson (LM) ont ete codes independamment. Une certaine stabilite individuelle transcontextuelle a ete trouvee pour les scores LM, qui ont aussi varie en niveau moyen a travers ces contextes differents. En ce qui concerne la validite concomitante, les manifestations emotionnelles codees microanalytiquement etaient liees aux scores LM
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation as Curative Therapy for Idiopathic Myelofibrosis, Advanced Polycythemia Vera, and Essential Thrombocythemia

Abstract A total of 104 patients, aged 18 to 70 years, with a diagnosis of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis (CIMF), polycythemia vera (PV), or essential thrombocythemia (ET) with marrow fibrosis were transplanted from allogeneic (56 related and 45 unrelated) or syngeneic (n = 3) donors. Busulfan (BU) or total body irradiation (TBI)-based myeloablative conditioning regimens were used in 95 patients, and a nonmyeloablative regimen of fludarabine plus TBI was used in 9 patients. The source of stem cells was bone marrow in 43 patients and peripheral blood in 61 patients. A total of 63 patients were alive at a follow-up of 1.3–15.2 years (median, 5.3 years), for an estimated 7-year actuarial survival rate of 61%. Eleven patients had recurrent/persistent disease, of whom 8 died. Nonrelapse mortality was 34% at 5 years. Patients conditioned with targeted BU (plasma levels 800–900 ng/mL) plus cyclophosphamide (tBUCY) had a higher probability of survival (68%) than other patients. Dupriez score, platelet count, patient age, and comorbidity score were statistically significantly associated with mortality in univariate models. In a multivariable regression model, use of tBUCY (P = .03), high platelet count at transplantation (P = .01 for PV/ET; P = .39 for other diagnoses), younger patient age (P = .04), and decreased comorbidity score (P = .03) remained statistically significant for improved survival. Our findings show that hematopoietic cell transplantation offers potentially curative treatment for patients with ICMF, PV, or ET.
From an infrastructure to a service-based business model: 5 years of mobile clinical research at the University of Michigan

When the University of Michigan (UM) joined the ranks of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA1) consortium in 2007, the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) was established to support the translation of medical advances throughout our institution. The importance of clinical research was recognized immediately and the clinical research unit (CRU), first established in 1977, was embraced as the newly named MICHR Clinical Research Unit (MCRU) to form the hub of our clinical translation infrastructure. Concomitant with this move, MCRU reevaluated its business model and realized that it no longer matched closely with the rapidly evolving research portfolio, which was increasingly driven by epigenetics, epigenomics and other population based research. In response, MCRU established a new mobile clinical research team, named MCRU 2U, as a way to transfer the research skills and expertise of our clinical research staff to the chair or bedside of our research participants. The guiding metric embraced as an indicator of the MCRU 2U ‘value-add’ was the enablement of research that would be difficult or impossible to carry out in its absence. This paper outlines the steps taken in pursuit of this metric and the measure of its success, highlighting the impacts, benefits and the lessons learned from 5 years of mobile clinical research at the University of Michigan.
Combustion pressure oscillations in an unmixed gas rocket motor.

surface emittances, the effective emittance of the groove is relatively unaffected by changes in the wall reflectance. This is explained by the fact that, as the thermal radiation energy that originated at the bottom undergoes its successive reflections (on its way to the opening), the fraction absorbed by each reflection is exactly compensated for by the radiation emitted by the wall. Another factor to be considered is the accuracy of the calculation for case 2. Obviously, the radiosity of the bottom of the groove is not uniform; however, the nonuniformity is caused by the irradiation of the bottom surface by the walls. Hence, when this irradiation is small, as in the case of highly reflective walls that do not emit much energy, and when the bottom absorptance is high, this nonuniformity will be a minimum. Reference 5 contains a comparison of Eq. (12) with an exact method which shows that one may expect the results as shown in Fig. 5 to be accurate within the readability of the graph. The results of the calculation for effective reflectance ratio are analytically exact within the limits of the assumptions made. Since many white paints and polished metals possess the diffuse or specular properties that were assumed, the results may be used to predict confidently what the total reflectance of such a groove might be when it is illuminated by solar thermal irradiation. The slight change in the numerical range of the reflectance ratio between the infinite length case and finite length case shows that the edge effects are minor, especially for grooves with high-reflectance walls.