cssi/SciSciGPT-SciSciNet huggingface dataset:
Active solar radio regions at metric frequencies and the interplanetary sector structures

The possible relation between type I noise active regions and the polarity distribution of the interplanetary magnetic field is examined for the period from 13 March to 21 August, 1968 (Solar Rotation Numbers 1842–1847) by using data from ground-based and satellite observations. In general four type I radio regions appeared during each solar rotation period except for Rotation No. 1842. The number of type I regions is the same as the number of sector boundaries. This result suggests that the configuration of the photospheric magnetic field extending into the interplanetary space may be related to the origin of the type I radio regions. Statistically the passage of the sector boundaries is delayed by approximately 5 days after the central meridian passage of the type I noise regions on the solar disk. The position of the source of the sector boundaries and its relation to the type I radio regions are investigated by taking into account the mean bulk velocity of solar winds as observed by space probes. A model of the large-scale structure of type I radio regions and their relation to the sector structure of the magnetic field as observed in the interplanetary space is briefly discussed.
Maternal Periodontitis Treatment and Child Neurodevelopment at 24 to 28 Months of Age

BACKGROUND: Some maternal infections are associated with impaired infant cognitive and motor performance. Periodontitis results in frequent bacteremia and elevated serum inflammatory mediators. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if periodontitis treatment in pregnant women affects infant cognitive, motor, or language development. METHODS: Children born to women who had participated in a previous trial were assessed between 24 and 28 months of age by using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Third Edition) and the Preschool Language Scale (Fourth Edition). Information about the pregnancy, neonatal period, and home environment was obtained through chart abstractions, laboratory test results, and questionnaires. We compared infants born to women treated for periodontitis before 21 weeks9 gestation (treatment group) or after delivery (controls). In unadjusted and adjusted analyses, associations between change in maternal periodontal condition during pregnancy and neurodevelopment scores were tested by using Student9s t tests and linear regression. RESULTS: A total of 411 of 791 eligible mother/caregiver-child pairs participated. Thirty-seven participating children (9.0%) were born at .5). Results were similar in adjusted analyses. Children of women who experienced greater improvements in periodontal health had significantly higher motor and cognitive scores (P = .01 and .02, respectively), although the effect was small (∼1-point increase for each SD increase in the periodontal measure). CONCLUSION: Nonsurgical periodontitis treatment in pregnant women was not associated with cognitive, motor, or language development in these study children.
The Possibility of a Duty to Love

Soulignant la necessite d'une evaluation morale des relations inegalitaires entre une personne puissante et une personne vulnerable, l'A. se propose d'etablir une theorie morale qui rende compte de la relation parents-enfants, en etendant la conception normative actuelle du devoir a une morale de la parente. Examinant la notion d'amour parental et la definissant en termes de valeur morale, l'A. chercher a determiner un devoir d'amour en reference a la responsabilite des emotions chez J. Oakley. En conclusion, si l'amour ne peut faire l'objet d'une obligation, il doit rester au centre de la morale parentale
PHENOLOGY, GROWTH AND WATER RELATIONS OF IRRIGATED AND NON-IRRIGATED BLACK WALNUT*

Lucier, A.A. and Hinckley, T.M., 1982. Phenology, growth and water relations of irrigated and non-irrigated black walnut. Forest Ecol. Manage., 4: 127--142. During the 1977 growing season, predawn leaf xylem pressure potential (P) decreased to --1.19, -2.24 and --2.61 MPa in non-irrigated Juglans nigra, Quercus alba and Acer saccharum, respectively. Predawn P values for irrigated trees did not decrease below --0.74, --1.47 and --1.11 MPa, respectively. It appeared that non-irrigated J. nigra was able to equilibrate with deeper wet areas in the soft profile and thus avoid the lower predawn P levels experienced by Q. alba and A. saccharum. Irrigation did not extend the period of growth in stem circumference in either 1977 or 1978, but it did reduce the shrinkage of stem tissues during the later part of the summer of 1977. Stomata of J. nigra appeared responsive to high levels of atmospheric evaporative demand and not to low values of P.
A Review and Assessment of Drug-Induced Parotitis

Objective:To review the current literature on drug-induced parotitis.Data Sources:Literature was accessed through MEDLINE/PubMed (1980-May 2012), using the search terms sialadenitis/chemically induced and parotitis/chemically induced. EMBASE (1980-May 2012) was searched using the terms parotitis/diagnosis, sialadenitis/side effect, and parotitis/side effect. International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970-May 2012) was searched using the search terms parotitis and sialadenitis. All searches were limited to articles on humans written in English. Inclusion criteria were published letters, case reports, reviews, and clinical trials involving drugs that may be associated with parotitis. Articles pertaining to parotitis induced by iodine-containing drugs were excluded. References of all relevant articles were reviewed for additional citations.Study Selection and Data Extraction:Review articles, clinical trials, background data, and case reports of drug-induced parotitis were collected and case reports were assess...
Breath Analysis as a Technique in Clinical Chemistry

Breath possesses unique advantages as a specimen for clinical chemical analyses, including the continuous equilibrium of gases and volatile substances between expired alveolar air and the pulmonary blood circulation. Substances amenable to analysis in breath include O2, CO2, CO, and other gases, volatile organic compounds, and many drugs with sufficiently high vapor pressures at physiological temperatures. Practical aspects of breath sampling and breath analysis are discussed, exemplified by breath-alcohol analysis. The requirements for obtaining breath samples in equilibrium with the pulmonary blood circulation are delineated, and experimental data are presented for the significant breath-sample characteristics bearing on design of breath collection and storage systems (end-expiratory temperature, breath volumes).
Central‐city and suburban migration patterns: Is a turnaround on the horizon?

Abstract The huge population losses that characterized many older, larger U.S. cities during the 1960s and 1970s slowed and in some cases ceased during the 1980s and early 1990s. Periodic media reports of neighborhood turnarounds, commercial revitalization, and improvements in housing and the quality of life in selected inner‐city subareas have been taken as signs that central cities are retaining middle‐class residents and even attracting some back from the suburbs. Analysis of metropolitan household migration patterns based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 1980 and 1990 Public Use Microdata Samples and more recent Current Population Surveys shows that the dominant trend in residential movement among most population subgroups is still toward the suburbs. While not discounting reports of central‐city neighborhood turnarounds and selective demographic revitalization, our findings imply that those improvements are limited and that a widespread back‐to‐the‐city movement is not likely in the foreseeable future.
Modified Sakurai-Newton current model and its applications to CMOS digital circuit design

This paper presents a model for estimating the drain current in deep submicron CMOS devices. The model presented is an extension of Sakurai and Newton's model (SN-model), and hence is referred to as the modified SN-model (MSN-model). The proposed model preserves the simplicity of the SN-model while providing accurate drain current estimates for varying device widths. The transistor drain current values predicted by the proposed model are compared with HSPICE level 49 simulations for 0.25 /spl mu/m and 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS processes. Manually computed current values for inverter circuits via the proposed model match HSPICE simulations on average to within 1.2% (3% maximum) over a wide range of transistor widths, fanouts, and input rise/fall times. Further this model is accurate in estimating the current in series-connected transistors having arbitrary widths, where the previous SN-model requires a delay degradation factor with transistors of equal sizes in order to work. The proposed model has been successfully incorporated into a senior level circuit design course at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Automated fixture configuration for rapid manufacturing planning

The wide adoption of agile manufacturing systems has necessitated the design and use of fixtures or work holding devices that have in-built flexibility to rapidly respond to part design changes. Despite the availability of reconfigurable fixtures, practical fixture configuration largely remains an experience driven manual activity to enable customization for varying workpiece geometry, and most automated solutions do not scale well to accommodate such variation. In this paper, we address the problem of rapidly synthesizing a realistic fixture that will guarantee stability and immobility of a specified polyhedral work-part. We propose that the problem of automated fixture layout may be approached in two distinct stages. First, we determine the spatial locations of clamping points on the work piece boundary using the principles of force and form closure, to ensure immobility of the fixtured part under external perturbation. In particular, we show that the candidate restraints mapped to the six dimensional vector space of wrenches (force-moment pairs) may be hashed in a straightforward manner to efficiently generate force closure configurations that restrain part movement against large external wrenches. When clamps are allowed to exert arbitrarily high reaction forces on the part, the spatial arrangement of the clamping locations ensures the part is in form closure. On generating force/form closure configurations, the chosen locations are matched against a user-specified library of reconfigurable clamps to synthesize a valid fixture layout comprising clamps that are accessible and collision free with each other and the part. Additionally, in the case of determining machining setups the clamps are chosen to avoid collisions with the moving cutting tool. We demonstrate fast algorithms to perform both location selection and fixture matching, and show several results that underscore the practical application of our solution in automated manufacturing process planning.
Delivery of a Secreted Soluble Protein to the Vacuole via a Membrane Anchor

To further understand how membrane proteins are sorted in the secretory system, we devised a strategy that involves the expression of a membrane-anchored yeast invertase in transgenic plants. The construct consisted of a signal peptide followed by the coding region of yeast invertase and the transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic tail of calnexin. The substitution of a lysine near the C terminus of calnexin with a glutamic acid residue ensured progression through the secretory system rather than retention in or return to the endoplasmic reticulum. In the transformed plants, invertase activity and a 70-kD cross-reacting protein were found in the vacuoles. This yeast invertase had plant-specific complex glycans, indicating that transport to the vacuole was mediated by the Golgi apparatus. The microsomal fraction contained a membrane-anchored 90-kD cross-reacting polypeptide, but was devoid of invertase activity. Our results indicate that this membrane-anchored protein proceeds in the secretory system beyond the point where soluble proteins are sorted for secretion, and is detached from its membrane anchor either just before or just after delivery to the vacuole.
NITROGEN METABOLISM IN LAKES II. ROLE OF NITROGEN FIXATION IN SANCTUARY LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA1

A study of the rates of nitrogen fixation using N1” as a tracer was made in Sanctuary Lake, Pennsylvania. The rates of fixation in the lake were found to be considerable during the summer and appeared to be correlated with the presence of a dense population of Anabaena. Laboratory cxpcriments supported the idea that photosynthetic organisms were responsible since a strong correlation with light was found.
Multiplex detection of Solenopsis invicta viruses -1, -2, and -3

Abstract Multiplex reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods were developed to detect Solenopsis invicta viruses -1, -2, and -3 simultaneously in their host, the red imported fire ant, S. invicta. cDNA synthesis was conducted in a single reaction containing an oligonucleotide primer specific for each virus. Multiplex PCR was subsequently conducted with oligonucleotide primer pairs specific for each virus. The method was specific and sensitive, capable of detecting as few as 500 copies of the viral genomes consistently. Specificity was verified by PCR and amplicon sequencing. The method was evaluated against field-collected samples of ant workers from colonies in Argentina (n = 135 ant colonies) and the United States (n = 172 ant colonies). The prevalence of each virus in fire ant colonies varied considerably from site to site. A number of colonies exhibited multiple virus infections. However, the multiple SINV infection rate was lower than for single infections. Comparison of viral infection prevalence between S. invicta colonies in Argentina and the U.S. showed no statistical differences, regardless of infection category. This method is anticipated to facilitate epidemiological and related studies concerning the S. invicta viruses in fire ants.
NOTE ON LONG-TERM HABITUATION OF FREEZING RESPONSES OF BOBWHITE QUAIL TO A HAWK

Summary.-Habituation of the bobwhite quail's freezing response was studied using widely spaced (daily) trials. The releasing stimulus was a brief presentation of a live hawk which was obliged, by a rotating perch, to flap his wings. Habituation occurred, however, the initial increment in response commonly found with massed trials did not occur with daily trials. Thus, the facilitation of responding on the second stimulus presentation was attributed to temporary (e.g., emotional) factors elicited by the initial predator presentation. An attempt to dishabituate the freezing response was not successful.
Ras-Associated Protein-1 Regulates Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Activation and Migration in Melanoma Cells: Two Processes Important to Melanoma Tumorigenesis and Metastasis

Melanoma is one of the most devastating malignancies with a rising incidence and lack of effective treatments for advanced disease. Constitutive activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and altered expression of alpha(v)beta(3) integrin are critical for melanoma development and progression. Ras-associated protein-1 (Rap1), a Ras family member of the small GTPases, has emerged as a key mediator in these two important processes. In this study, we have shown Rap1 activation in cells derived from two human metastatic melanomas and also in three of seven cutaneous metastatic melanoma tissues. We found increased extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity in the tumors with detected Rap1 activity that interestingly harbored neither BRAF nor N-Ras mutation, suggesting a role for Rap1 in ERK activation in vivo. We also showed Rap1 and ERK activation by both hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and 8CPT-2Me-cAMP (an activator of Epac, a Rap1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor) in two human melanoma cell lines. In addition, the activation of ERK by HGF was reduced, at least in part, by small interfering RNAs against Rap1 and a dominant-negative Rap1. Finally, a functional role for Rap1 activation was shown by Rap1-induced alpha(v)beta(3) integrin activation and consequent increased melanoma cell migration in vitro. Taken together, these results show that Rap1 is involved in the activation of MAPK pathway and integrin activation in human melanoma and suggest a potential role for Rap1 in melanoma tumorigenesis and metastasis.
Obligate Heterodimerization of Arabidopsis Phytochromes C and E and Interaction with the PIF3 Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor

Phytochromes are dimeric chromoproteins that regulate plant responses to red (R) and far-red (FR) light. The Arabidopsis thaliana genome encodes five phytochrome apoproteins: type I phyA mediates responses to FR, and type II phyB-phyE mediate shade avoidance and classical R/FR-reversible responses. In this study, we describe the complete in vivo complement of homodimeric and heterodimeric type II phytochromes. Unexpectedly, phyC and phyE do not homodimerize and are present in seedlings only as heterodimers with phyB and phyD. Roles in light regulation of hypocotyl length, leaf area, and flowering time are demonstrated for heterodimeric phytochromes containing phyC or phyE. Heterodimers of phyC and chromophoreless phyB are inactive, indicating that phyC subunits require spectrally intact dimer partners to be active themselves. Consistent with the obligate heterodimerization of phyC and phyE, phyC is made unstable by removal of its phyB binding partner, and overexpression of phyE results in accumulation of phyE monomers. Following a pulse of red light, phyA, phyB, phyC, and phyD interact in vivo with the PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR3 basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, and this interaction is FR reversible. Therefore, most or all of the type I and type II phytochromes, including heterodimeric forms, appear to function through PIF-mediated pathways. These findings link an unanticipated diversity of plant R/FR photoreceptor structures to established phytochrome signaling mechanisms.
Public-Private Partnerships in the U.S. Prison System:

Prison policy is fundamentally different from virtually all other policy arenas in that prisons deliver punishment, rather than benefits, costs, or regulations. Within a prison, every aspect of an inmate's life is disciplined and subject to enhanced punishment at the discretion of guards and other personnel. Thus, special issues are raised when considering the appropriate role of the private sector in the management or ownership of prisons. Drawing from a theory of policy design, this study traces the emergence, demise, and reemergence of private involvement in prisons. Driven by hopes of creating prisons that could be self-sufficient, or even profitable, public officials periodically have turned to private entrepreneurs to build and manage these institutions. The study examines the claims made for and against private prisons including the “script” that purports to account for their reemergence in the 1990s and the empirical studies that have focused on costs and benefits of various types of public-privat...
Harnessing the Cloud for Securely Outsourcing Large-Scale Systems of Linear Equations

Cloud computing economically enables customers with limited computational resources to outsource large-scale computations to the cloud. However, how to protect customers' confidential data involved in the computations then becomes a major security concern. In this paper, we present a secure outsourcing mechanism for solving large-scale systems of linear equations (LE) in cloud. Because applying traditional approaches like Gaussian elimination or LU decomposition (aka. direct method) to such large-scale LEs would be prohibitively expensive, we build the secure LE outsourcing mechanism via a completely different approach&#x2014;iterative method, which is much easier to implement in practice and only demands relatively simpler matrix-vector operations. Specifically, our mechanism enables a customer to securely harness the cloud for iteratively finding successive approximations to the LE solution, while keeping both the sensitive input and output of the computation private. For robust cheating detection, we further explore the algebraic property of matrix-vector operations and propose an efficient result verification mechanism, which allows the customer to verify all answers received from previous iterative approximations in one batch with high probability. Thorough security analysis and prototype experiments on Amazon EC2 demonstrate the validity and practicality of our proposed design.
The Impact of Spectrum Sensing Time on the Performance of the GADIA Algorithm

In this paper, we analyze the performance of the GADIA (Greedy Asynchronous Distributed Interference Avoidance) algorithm ([1], [2]) given the spectral sensing time of the various active agents. Under the assumption that the sensing time is small compared to the update intervals, it is shown that the algorithm converges to an equilibrium point. We also derive the steady state variance of the error due to spectrum sensing collisions by different clusters. Moreover, we propose a heuristic adaptive rate scheme that reduces the number of frequency band switchings required to reach the equilibrium. Simulation studies show that the algorithm achieves more than 96% of the aggregate Shannon capacity corresponding to optimal/near- optimal strategies. Additional simulations are provided, verify our analytic results on the performance of the algorithm.
A Method for Numerically Modeling a Power-Conditioning System With an Electroexplosive Opening Switch

Due to the complex relationship between the current history through an electroexplosive opening switch (EEOS) and the switch impedance, numerical modeling methods are required to understand the dynamic switch and circuit behavior of inductive energy storage systems incorporating EEOSs. A method for numerically modeling a compact pulsed-power system consisting of a high-current source, an inductive energy store, an EEOS, and a resistive load is developed. Previous models of switch resistance are extended to recognize restrike conditions and enable modeling of system operation after restrike. In addition, the model is developed such that either a transformer or an uncoupled inductor can be implemented as the inductive energy storage component. The required circuit equations are derived, and a technique to model the dynamic circuit resistance utilizing the time derivatives of circuit currents is described. Thus, a unique modeling method, which is entirely user definable and compatible with a variety of numerical processing software, is developed. Detailed descriptions of the system under consideration, the modeling method, and modeling constraints are provided. The equations describing the switch resistance and circuit response are derived. An example simulation in which restrike occurs is presented, and modeling results are compared to experimentally measured data.
Energizing the Search to Target LKB1-Mutant Tumors

Summary: LKB1 is the third most frequently mutated gene in non–small cell lung cancer and serves as a master regulator of cell metabolism and polarity across a variety of model organisms. Recent studies are beginning to identify therapeutics that exploit defects associated with LKB1 loss. The work presented here by Liu and colleagues shows that deoxythymidylate kinase is a new potential target in LKB1-deficient tumors and highlights the possibility of a new therapeutic option for this subset of patients with cancer. Cancer Discov; 3(8); 843–5. ©2013 AACR . See related article by Liu et al., [p. 870][1] [1]: /lookup/volpage/3/870?iss=8
Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Global Citizenship

: The founders of American pragmatism proposed what they regarded as a radical alternative to the philosophical methods and doctrines of their predecessors and contemporaries. Although their central ideas have been understood and applied in some quarters, there remain other areas within which they have been neither appreciated nor appropriated. One of the more pressing of these areas locates a set of problems of knowledge and valuation related to global citizenship. This essay attempts to demonstrate that classical American pragmatism, because its methods are modeled on successes in the technosciences, offers a set of tools for fostering global citizenship that are more effective than the tools of some of its alternatives. First, pragmatism claims to discover a strain of human commonality that trumps the radical postmodernist emphasis on difference and discontinuity. Second, when pragmatism's theory of truth is coupled with its moderate version of cultural relativism, the more skeptical postmodernist version known as “cognitive” relativism is undercut.
Infections of Dactylogyrus pectenatus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) on larvae of Pimephales promelas (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Scott Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract Larval Pimephales promelas Rafinesque individuals, estimated to be 2 wk posthatch, from a small temperate lake in Algonquin Park, Ontario, were examined for parasites. The monogene Dactylogyrus pectenatus Mayes, 1977 was the only parasite found. Prevalence was 71.4%; mean intensity was 2.3 ± 1.7 (range 1–9). The presence of gravid parasites on fish measuring 12 mm in length suggests that the larvae became infected shortly after hatching, and because P. promelas is a fractional spawner, the larvae appear to represent a significant host resource for D. pectenatus during the summer months. The infection of this parasite on these larvae is discussed within the context of assembly of parasite infracommunities of fish.
A majority rule approach for region-of-interest-guided streamline fiber tractography

Hand-drawn gray matter regions of interest (ROI) are often used to guide the estimation of white matter tractography, obtained from diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI), in healthy and in patient populations. However, such ROIs are vulnerable to rater bias of the individual segmenting the ROIs, scan variability, and individual differences in neuroanatomy. In this report, a "majority rule" approach is introduced for ROI segmentation used to guide streamline tractography in white matter structures. DWI of one healthy participant was acquired in ten separate sessions using a 3 T scanner over the course of a month. Four raters identified ROIs within the left hemisphere [Cerebral Peduncle (CPED); Internal Capsule (IC); Hand Portion of the Motor Cortex, or Hand Bump, (HB)] using a group-established standard operating procedure for ROI definition to guide the estimation of streamline tracts within the corticospinal tract (CST). Each rater traced the ROIs twice for each scan session. The overlap of each rater's two ROIs was used to define a representative ROI for each rater. These ROIs were combined to create a "majority rules" ROI, in which the rule requires that each voxel is selected by at least three of four raters. Reproducibility for ROIs and CST segmentations were analyzed with the Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC). Intra-rater reliability for each ROI was high (DSCs ≥ 0.83). Inter-rater reliability was moderate to adequate (DSC range 0.54-0.75; lowest for IC). Using intersected majority rules ROIs, the resulting CST showed improved overlap (DSC = 0.82) in the estimated streamline tracks for the ten sessions. Despite high intra-rater reliability, there was lower inter-rater reliability consistent with the expectation of rater bias. Employing the majority rules method improved reliability in the overlap of the CST.
Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Pain, and Opiate Addiction

Being exposed to life-threatening physical traumas, for example, a motor vehicle accident or combatrelated injury, may also contribute to the development of chronic physical pain and PTSD. The use of opiates to treat chronic pain may result in the development of opiate addiction. Therefore, PTSD, pain, and opiate addiction commonly co-occur. The signs and symptoms of these disorders may overlap, which can make it challenging to determine which led to which. For example, the opioid withdrawal syndrome may mimic the hypervigilance and exacerbated startle response in patients with PTSD. A common neurobiological circuit is suggested for the pathophysiologic mechanism of this comorbidity. There is evidence that opioid substitution therapy may improve opioid addiction and chronic pain outcomes in patients with comorbid PTSD, pain, and opioid use disorder. Further, non-pharmacological approaches utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) show promise in addressing the treatment needs of those with co-occurring PTSD, pain, and opioid use disorder; however, additional research is needed to validate these results. In this chapter, the prevalence and etiology of these comorbidities will be reviewed. The neurobiological link between PTSD, pain, and opiate addiction will be discussed. The available treatment options for these comorbidities with a focus on illicit opiate use, PTSD, and pain outcome will be elaborated. The reader will be updated about the basic and most recent information available about these comorbidities. Then the gap in the current treatment and the need for future research will be mentioned. List of Abbreviations ACT Acceptance and commitment therapy ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone CBT Cognitive behavioral therapy CNCP Chronic non-cancer pain COPE Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders with Prolonged Exposure CPT Cognitive Processing Therapy CRH Corticotropin-releasing hormone DSM-IV Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fourth Edition HPA axis Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis ICBT Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy MI Motivational Interviewing mPFC Medial prefrontal cortex OEF/OIF Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom OIH Opioid-induced hyperalgesia PCP Primary care physicians *Email: bethany.ketchen@va.gov Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_28-1 # Springer International Publishing Switzerland (outside the USA) 2015
Professional Financial Advice, Self-Control and Saving Behavior

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of professional financial advice (PFA) and selfcontrol ability on saving behavior, as well as the interaction of PFA and self-control on saving behavior. Professional financial advisors can use their financial expertise to help households make better informed financial decisions. Also, professional financial advisors may help households achieve better self-control in implementing financial plans, such as recommending commitment devices, arrangements that restrict the future choice set by setting plans or even penalties. We extend the dual-self model of impulse control (Fudenberg & Levine, 2006) and derive three hypotheses: (a) people with higher levels of self-control save more than those with lower levels of self-control, (b) professional financial advice has a positive effect on saving behavior, and (c) people with lower levels of self-control benefit more from getting PFA than those with higher levels of self-control. We use a German household panel dataset SAVE, which was collected annually from 2005 to 2009. Respondents are asked whether they have discussed financial matters with financial advisors in banks, insurance companies or financial service providers. Using a number of behavioral proxies of self-control, we create an aggregate measure of self-control through factor analysis. We estimate a fixed-effects model to identify the effects of PFA and self-control on saving behavior. Empirical results show that both PFA and self-control have a significant positive relationship with financial assets and emergency funds. The interaction term for PFA and self-control has a significant effect on financial assets and emergency funds.
Lead exposure increases blood pressure by increasing angiotensinogen expression.

ABSTRACTLead exposure can induce increased blood pressure. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain lead-induced hypertension. Changes in angiotensinogen (AGT) expression levels or gene variants may also influence blood pressure. In this study, we hypothesized that AGT expression levels or gene variants contribute to lead-induced hypertension. A preliminary HEK293 cell model experiment was performed to analyze the association between AGT expression and lead exposure. In a population-based study, serum AGT level was measured in both lead-exposed and control populations. To further detect the influence of AGT gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in lead-induced hypertension, two SNPs (rs699 and rs4762) were genotyped in a case-control study including 219 lead-exposed subjects and 393 controls. Lead exposure caused an increase in AGT expression level in HEK 293 cell models (P < 0.001) compared to lead-free cells, and individuals exposed to lead had higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure ...
QUAWDS: A composite diagnostic system for gait analysis

Abstract QUAWDS is a system for analyzing human gait. QUAWDS integrates associational and qualitative models of knowledge into a diagnostic system, taking advantage of the tasks each kind of model can determine efficiently and effectively. An abductive assembler is used to coordinate the different models. The result is a diagnostic solution that is “locally best,” i.e, no single change to the answer will produce a better solution. We believe QUAWDS' architecture is suitable for many complex domains.
Thursday, early afternoon, September 2, 2010—Chicago, IL

Dr. Danielle Goldman stood at the window of her outer office. She peeked through the blinds, watching Tom Bradford exit the lobby of the H.R. Thompson Center with a folder under his arm. She dropped her finger from between the slats of the blinds.
Saturation of Measures

(1970). Saturation of Measures. The American Mathematical Monthly: Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 179-180.
Fluorination of the high-Tc superconductors YBa2Cu3O7−δ and GdBa2Cu3O7−δ

Powdered samples of the high-temperature superconductors A Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7−δ (A = Gd,Y) were treated with fluorine gas (100 Torr) at room temperature and 400 °C for varying times (12–64 h). Magnetic shielding measurements on fluorinated products showed that the superconducting volume fraction in treated samples was greatly reduced or even completely eradicated. All samples were structurally characterized by x-ray powder diffraction. Two yttrium samples, one fluorinated at 25 °C and one at 400 °, were also examined by neutron powder diffraction. For samples treated at room temperature, no change in the structure or composition of the products was apparent by either technique. However, samples fluorinated at 400 °C are tetragonal, with a = 3.8641 (3), c = 11.704(1) A, and bulk composition corresponding to the formula YBa 2 Cu 3 F 3.5 O 4.5 . Nuclear activation analysis, nuclear reaction analysis, and Auger spectroscopy were used to determine fluorine concentration and distribution in the fluorinated materials. For samples treated at room temperature, fluorine was found primarily within approximately 1 μm of the surface of the product particles. No evidence for a fluorinecontaining superconducting phase was found in any sample; fluorine was found to be detrimental to superconductivity in all cases. These results suggest that the 123 oxides are sensitive to surface effects.
Peru's image as a culinary destination

ABSTRACTDestination image is the cumulative product of individuals processing information about a destination over time. This image comes from different sources, like media articles intended to inform a general audience and promotional materials intended to persuade potential tourists to visit. Various aspects of a destination can provide the focal point for its image, including its unique foods. With the growing interest in food in the media and in tourism, the image of places around the world is increasingly centered on this topic. Peru offers a timely case study to investigate this issue; in recent years, it has gained an international reputation as a culinary destination. The research discussed in this paper examines both popular media articles and official tourism promotions to understand the devices used to construct Peru as a culinary destination. It uses quantitative and qualitative content analysis of magazine and newspaper articles targeted at an American audience and the U.S./English version of...
Francisella philomiragia Infection and Lethality in Mammalian Tissue Culture Cell Models, Galleria mellonella, and BALB/c Mice.

This work was partially supported by funded from DTRA (HDTRA1-11-1-0054) to MvH, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Cooperative Agreement Number DHS 2010-ST-061-AG0002 (CP), and Virginia’s Commonwealth Health Research Board (APBJ/MvH). Animal studies were performed with support from the GMU Foundation. The authors gratefully acknowledge the Open Access Publishing Fund of George Mason University to support the publication of this article.
Protein and substrate metabolism during starvation and parenteral refeeding

SUMMARY 1. Healthy male volunteers underwent 10 days of hospitalized protein-calorie starvation and a subsequent 10 day repletion phase with complete intravenous nutritional support (IVF ). Non-protein calories were provided as either all D-glucose or as 50% ~-glucose/SO% lipid. 2. In comparison with starvation, whole-body protein breakdown, as assessed by [15Nlglycine, [13C]leucine and urinary excretion of 3-methylhistidine (3-MH), was diminished during IVF, The administration of parenteral nutrition did not specifically suppress peripheral tissue protein breakdown, as measured by extremity 3-MH efflux. 3. Despite the differential insulin response to Dglucose/amino acid (50 f 6 m-units/ml) as compared with the D-glucose/lipid/amino acid regimen (25 f 4 m-units/ ml), there was no difference in nitrogen retention between the regimens. Indirect calorimetric determinations revealed that oxidation of substrate during IVF was related to the proportion of D-glucose and lipid infusion.
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Case of Chronic Paroxysmal Hypoxemia

A 75-year-old man with chronic (30-year) unexplained paroxysmal hypoxemia presented with postural hypoxemia and desaturation consistent with a clinical manifestation of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome. His history included a lack of significant past pulmonary disease, yet with intermittent need for oxygen supplementation. On admission he was found to have an interatrial shunt through a patent foramen ovale. Device closure by percutaneous catheterization led to sustained resolution of symptoms. Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare but important consideration in the differential diagnosis of hypoxemia, as it represents a potentially curable cause of hypoxemia, with missed diagnosis leading to possible patient morbidity if untreated. Even more importantly, an astute and careful history and physical examination are integral to the diagnosis of this rare but likely under-recognized syndrome.
Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning: new approaches to the analysis and physics interpretation of LHC events

This review introduces recent developments in the application of image processing, computer vision, and deep neural networks to the analysis and interpretation of particle collision events at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The link between LHC data analysis and computer vision techniques relies on the concept of jet-images, building on the notion of a particle physics detector as a digital camera and the particles it measures as images. We show that state-of-the-art image classification techniques based on deep neural network architectures significantly improve the identification of highly boosted electroweak particles with respect to existing methods. Furthermore, we introduce new methods to visualize and interpret the high level features learned by deep neural networks that provide discrimination beyond physics- derived variables, adding a new capability to understand physics and to design more powerful classification methods at the LHC.
Animal-assisted therapy and occupational therapy

ABSTRACTThe use of animals for therapeutic purposes has been documented in the literature for centuries. This review will highlight evidence of the benefits of animal-assisted therapy as well as provide a plethora of resources for therapists interested in learning more about how animals can provide restorative benefits for their clients.
Decade Review of Research on Lesbian Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

ABSTRACTThere has been a steady increase of research dedicated to understanding the quality and satisfaction of same-sex romantic relationships, but studies explicitly focused on lesbian relationships have been particularly limited due to the tendencies of researchers to combine this female subgroup with other sexual orientations (e.g., men who are gay and individuals who are bisexual). Thus researchers and practitioners trying to understand and promote healthy romantic relationships in the lesbian community struggle in aggregating what is known about the resilience and risk factors that are associated with relationship satisfaction. This review organized existing empirical knowledge by synthesizing articles that have been written on the satisfaction of self-identified, lesbian romantic relationships over the past decade. Results are presented with an emphasis on what has been found about relationship quality and satisfaction among couples who are lesbian and what should be considered in future scientific...
The Theoretical Potential of the Within-Nation Comparison: How Sub-National Analyses Can Enrich Our Understandings of the National Welfare State*:

This article seeks to showcase the previously underexplored theoretical potential of the recent “sub-national turn” in comparative politics. Specifically, I hope to delineate how theories derived t...
No assembly required: mergers are mostly irrelevant for the growth of low-mass dwarf galaxies

Author(s): Fitts, A; Boylan-Kolchin, M; Bullock, JS; Weisz, DR; El-Badry, K; Wheeler, C; Faucher-Giguere, CA; Quataert, E; Hopkins, PF; Keres, D; Wetzel, A; Hayward, CC | Abstract: We investigate the merger histories of isolated dwarf galaxies based on a suite of 15 highresolution cosmological zoom-in simulations, all with masses of Mhalo ≈ 1010M⊙ (and M* ~ 105 - 107M⊙) at z= 0, from the Feedback in Realistic Environments project. The stellar populations of these dwarf galaxies at z= 0 are formed essentially entirely 'in situ': over 90 per cent of the stellar mass is formed in the main progenitor in all but two cases, and all 15 of the galaxies have g 70 per cent of their stellar mass formed in situ. Virtually all galaxy mergers occur prior to z~ 3, meaning that accreted stellar populations are ancient. On average, our simulated dwarfs undergo five galaxy mergers in their lifetimes, with typical pre-merger galaxy mass ratios that are less than 1:10. This merger frequency is generally comparable to what has been found in dissipationless simulations when coupled with abundance matching. Two of the simulated dwarfs have a luminous satellite companion at z= 0. These ultra-faint dwarfs lie at or below current detectability thresholds but are intriguing targets for nextgeneration facilities. The small contribution of accreted stars makes it extremely difficult to discern the effects of mergers in the vast majority of dwarfs either photometrically or using resolved-star colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs). The important implication for near-field cosmology is that star formation histories (SFHs) of comparably massive galaxies derived from resolved CMDs should trace the build-up of stellar mass in one main system across cosmic time as opposed to reflecting the contributions of many individual SFHs of merged dwarfs.
Cognitive control training for emotion-related impulsivity.

Many forms of psychopathology are tied to a heightened tendency to respond impulsively to strong emotions, and this tendency, in turn, is closely tied to problems with cognitive control. The goal of the present study was to test whether a two-week, six-session cognitive control training program is efficacious in reducing emotion-related impulsivity. Participants (N = 52) reporting elevated scores on an emotion-related impulsivity measure completed cognitive control training targeting working memory and response inhibition. A subset of participants were randomized to a waitlist control group. Impulsivity, emotion regulation, and performance on near and far-transfer cognitive tasks were assessed at baseline and after completion of training. Emotion-related impulsivity declined significantly from pre-training to post-training and at two-week follow-up; improvements were not observed in the waitlist control group. A decrease in brooding rumination and an increase in reappraisal were also observed. Participants showed significant improvements on trained versions of the working memory and inhibition tasks as well as improvements on an inhibition transfer task. In sum, these preliminary findings show that cognitive training appears to be well-tolerated for people with significant emotion-driven impulsivity. Results provide preliminary support for the efficacy of cognitive training interventions as a way to reduce emotion-related impulsivity.
Deploying Fog Computing in Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0

Rapid technological advances have revolutionized the industrial sector. These advances range from automation of industrial processes to autonomous industrial processes, where a human input is not required. Internet of Things (IoT), which has emerged a few years ago, has been embraced by industry, resulting in what is known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). IIoT refers to making industrial processes and entities part of the Internet. Restricting the definition of IIoT to manufacturing yields another subset of IoT, known as Industry 4.0. IIoT and Industry 4.0, will consist of sensor networks, actuators, robots, machines, appliances, business processes, and personnel. Hence, a lot of data of diverse nature would be generated. The industrial process requires most of the tasks to be performed locally because of delay and security requirements and structured data to be communicated over the Internet to web services and the cloud. To achieve this task, middleware support is required between the industrial environment and the cloud/web services. In this context, fog is a potential middleware that can be very useful for different industrial scenarios. Fog can provide local processing support with acceptable latency to actuators and robots in a manufacturing industry. Additionally, as industrial big data are often unstructured, it can be trimmed and refined by the fog locally, before sending it to the cloud. We present an architectural overview of IIoT and Industry 4.0. We discuss how fog can provide local computing support in the IIoT environment and the core elements and building blocks of IIoT. We also present a few interesting prospective use cases of IIoT. Finally, we discuss some emerging research challenges related to IIoT.