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Low-Temperature Transport in the Hopping Regime: Evidence for Correlations Due to Exchange.

Activated conduction, \ensuremath{\rho}=${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\rho}}}_{0}$exp[(${\mathrm{T}}_{0}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{''}}}$/T${)}^{\mathrm{x}}$], with x equal to or close eto 1 is observed for insulating Si:B at low temperatures, indicating the presence of a ``hard'' gap in the density of states. A magnetic field suppresses this unexpectedly strong temperature dependence, changing it to the variable-range-hopping form \ensuremath{\rho}(H)=${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\rho}}}_{0}$(H)exp{[${\mathrm{T}}_{0}^{\ensuremath{'}}$(H)/T${]}^{1/2}$}expected for a ``soft'' parabolic Coulomb gap. This suggests that the density of states is determined by electron correlations due to spin as well as charge. \textcopyright{} 1992 The American Physical Society.
Potential Vorticity Diagnostics of Cyclogenesis

Abstract The assumption of dynamically balanced flow allows one to completely encase the dynamics of extratropical cyclones in a potential vorticity (PV) framework. This approach offers a conceptually simple interpretation of dynamics because PV is a conserved quantity (in the absence of heating and friction) from which the flow itself can be deduced (the property of invertibility). The conservation law allows one to identify developments significantly influenced by heating and friction, and the invertibility property can be used to quantitatively measure such effects. We develop a diagnostic system based on the relative smallness of the irrotational part of the horizontal wind, which allows us to calculate the balanced flow given the three-dimensional distribution of Ertel's PV. The close agreement between the observed and balanced flows, even for intense cyclones, illustrates the practical utility of the PV approach. Furthermore, we present a technique for determining the flow associated with individual...
The Promise of Sustainable Happiness

From ancient history to recent times, philosophers, writers, self-help gurus, and now scientists have taken up the challenge of how to foster greater happiness. This chapter discusses why some people are happier than others, focusing on the distinctive ways that happy and unhappy individuals construe themselves and others, respond to social comparisons, make decisions, and self-reflect. We suggest that, despite several barriers to increased well-being, less happy people can strive successfully to be happier by learning a variety of effortful strategies and practicing them with determination and commitment. The sustainable happiness model (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005) provides a theoretical framework for experimental intervention research on how to increase and maintain happiness. According to this model, three factors contribute to an individual’s chronic happiness level: (a) the set point, (b) life circumstances, and (c) intentional activities, or effortful acts that are naturally variable and episodic. Such activities, which include committing acts of kindness, expressing gratitude or optimism, and savoring joyful life events, represent the most promising route to sustaining enhanced happiness. We describe a half-dozen randomized controlled interventions testing the efficacy of each of these activities in raising and maintaining well-being, as well as the mediators and moderators underlying their effects. Future researchers must endeavor not only to learn which particular practices make people happier, but how and why they do so.
A 11% PAE, 15.8-dBm two-stage 90-GHz stacked-FET power amplifier in 45-nm SOI CMOS

A two-stage 90-GHz stacked-FET power amplifier is implemented in 45-nm SOI CMOS. Dual supply operation supports high gain, power and efficiency in the two-stage design. The amplifier exhibits greater than 15.8 dBm saturated output power with 10 dB peak power gain and achieves a record peak PAE of 11%. The PAE remains above 8% from 86 to 94 GHz. It occupies 0.05 mm2 excluding pads.
Radiofrequency ablation in a monochorionic twin discordant for fetal anomalies

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive technique that has been used in selective reduction of acardiac twins. We report a case in which radiofrequency ablation was used to selectively reduce a monochorionic twin discordant for an abnormality.
Responsible Inclusion for Students with Learning Disabilities

The purpose of this article is to contrast responsible with irresponsible inclusion practices for students with learning disabilities. Guidelines for responsible inclusion are that the student and family are considered first, teachers choose to participate in inclusion classrooms, adequate resources are provided for inclusion classrooms, models are developed and implemented at the school-based level, a continuum of services is maintained, the service delivery model is evaluated continuously, and ongoing professional development is provided.
A rate gyroscope based on interaction of sonic waves

A new form of rate gyroscope based on interaction between standing sonic waves in solid media is described. One form of the device, using a solid, ring-shaped medium, is analyzed in order to establish the relationship between the modes of the two waves that must exist to produce sensitivity to angular rate. In addition, the analysis establishes estimates for the angular-rate sensitivity in terms of the basic instrument parameters. The theoretical feasibility of the proposed instrument has been confirmed by experiments conducted on a simple laboratory model. The results indicate that strain-induced and mass unbalance cross-coupling between the driving and sensing waves can produce uncertainty in the instrument output signal. These unwanted cross-coupling effects are the practical limitation on the instrument performance at the present time. Methods for their reduction and cancellation are discussed for the ring-shaped transducer. The problem of unwanted cross-coupling seems to be present in sonic gyroscopes, in general, and is not unique to solid media alone. In particular, some preliminary experiments with fluid devices show them to have similar cross-coupling problems. In conclusion, the major advantages over conventional rate gyroscopes of instruments based on interaction of sonic waves appear to be: low power consumption, long life, (potentially) high reliability, ruggedness, and low cost. These advantages must be weighed against the primary disadvantage of the lower precision that is available at the present state of the development.
Phage-Associated Mutator Phenotype in Group A Streptococcus

Defects in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) occur frequently in natural populations of pathogenic and commensal bacteria, resulting in a mutator phenotype. We identified a unique genetic element in Streptococcus pyogenes strain SF370 that controls MMR via a dynamic process of prophage excision and reintegration in response to growth. In S. pyogenes, mutS and mutL are organized on a polycistronic mRNA under control of a common promoter. Prophage SF370.4 is integrated between the two genes, blocking expression of the downstream gene (mutL) and resulting in a mutator phenotype. However, in rapidly growing cells the prophage excises and replicates as an episome, allowing mutL to be expressed. Excision of prophage SF370.4 and expression of MutL mRNA occur simultaneously during early logarithmic growth when cell densities are low; this brief window of MutL gene expression ends as the cell density increases. However, detectable amounts of MutL protein remain in the cell until the onset of stationary phase. Thus, MMR in S. pyogenes SF370 is functional in exponentially growing cells but defective when resources are limiting. The presence of a prophage integrated into the 5' end of mutL correlates with a mutator phenotype (10(-7) to 10(-8) mutation/generation, an approximately a 100-fold increase in the rate of spontaneous mutation compared with prophage-free strains [10(-9) to 10(-10) mutation/generation]). Such genetic elements may be common in S. pyogenes since 6 of 13 completed genomes have related prophages, and a survey of 100 strains found that about 20% of them are positive for phages occupying the SF370.4 attP site. The dynamic control of a major DNA repair system by a bacteriophage is a novel method for achieving the mutator phenotype and may allow the organism to respond rapidly to a changing environment while minimizing the risks associated with long-term hypermutability.
New Strategies in Lung Cancer: Epigenetic Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Recent discoveries that non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can be divided into molecular subtypes based on the presence or absence of driver mutations have revolutionized the treatment of many patients with advanced disease. However, despite these advances, a majority of patients are still dependent on modestly effective cytotoxic chemotherapy to provide disease control and prolonged survival. In this article, we review the current status of attempts to target the epigenome, heritable modifications of DNA, histones, and chromatin that may act to modulate gene expression independently of DNA coding alterations, in NSCLC and the potential for combinatorial and sequential treatment strategies.
Single photon nonlinear optics with quantum dots in photonic crystal resonators

A photonic crystal cavity with a strongly coupled quantum dot is coherently driven using short laser pulses. Depending on the driving frequency, photon blockade or photon induced tunneling is observed. These nonlinear phenomena at single photon level are used for on-chip generation of nonclassical light.
Random Orientation of Wood on Two Tiny Alluvial Fans (Tavaputs Plateau, Ne Utah, U.S.A.)

ABSTRACT Abundant bits of wood scattered over the surfaces of two nearly identical, adjacent, tiny, steep, grassy, and smooth alluvial fans near Duchesne, Utah, allowed orientation measurements of 390 elongate and straight pieces that varied in size from twigs to tree trunks. On each fan, the pieces of wood are spread outward from the mouth of a small fan-head channel, but they showed effectively random orientations relative to fan slope, regardless of size. Almost all the wood lies loose and unburied on the two fan surfaces, and is thus free of associated sand and mud. Slopes uphill are similarly free of dead wood, although both scattered and tangled wood covers adjacent slope toes. One possible explanation is that a localized rain burst cleaned the upper slopes but failed to flush wood beyond slope toes wherever runoff was not concentrated. The lack of sediment can be explained if the ground was frozen and/or snow-covered at the time. If the wood was deposited by a sheetflood, then the results are significant to the small but ongoing controversy over whether running water should orient wood (1) transverse to flow (by rolling), (2) parallel to flow (by swiveling or sliding), (3) both, or (4) randomly. Alternatively, the wood may represent a snow or slush avalanche, in which case random orientations would not be surprising. In either case, the results provide a note of caution: because this study was prompted by seeing a variety of plausible preferred orientations in many small or local sets of waterlaid wood on other small fans and because randomness was (arguably) not evident on these two fans without extensive data collection, we have become mistrustful of inferring paleocurrents from small samples of fossil wood.
New Ternary Europium Aluminate Luminescent Nanoribbons for Advanced Photonics

Developing novel one-dimensional (1D) luminescent nanostructures (e.g., nanowires and nanoribbons) is highly desired for enabling progress in nanophotonics and other emerging optical technologies. Previous studies on 1D luminescent nanostructures were mostly focused on elemental and binary semiconductor materials, the light emission of which originates from the radiative recombination of electrons and holes via either intrinsic states or extrinsic defect states. Herein, three kinds of ternary europium aluminate nanoribbons are reported that have localized Eu2+ luminescent centers and exhibit new compositions, new crystal lattice structures, and new luminescence properties and mechanisms. These three europium aluminate nanoribbons are: blue luminescent EuAl6O10 with a new composition and a new tetragonal lattice structure, green luminescent EuAl2O4 with a monoclinic lattice structure, and orange luminescent EuAl2O4 with a new hexagonal lattice structure and extremely large band width and Stokes shift of emission. These materials have promising applications as nanometer-scale light generators and waveguides in nanophotonics and as light converting phosphors in warm white light-emitting diodes.
From holiness to healing: the faith cure in America, 1872-1892.

One of the more interesting features of American religious life in the years following the Civil War was the renascence of perfectionist or “holiness” teachings among evangelical Protestants. Declaring that the scriptural Baptism of the Holy Spirit brought entire sanctification, perfectionists held that all Christians should seek and expect a “second blessing”, beyond the conversion experience, which would bring complete and instantaneous purification from sin and perfect holiness toward God. Beyond the “new birth” of justification, there lay the “higher life” of sanctification. These doctrines were first promulgated in the United States by the evangelist Charles Finney in the 1830s. Finney drew upon the theology of John Wesley and the early Methodists whose doctrine of “perfect love” paralleled his own religious experience. In the antebellum decades a proliferation of perfectionist devotional literature and a wave of perfectionist-oriented revivals bore witness to the appeal of the doctrine. Although Methodists were in the vanguard, the movement was thoroughly interdenominational. In this period perfectionism also had strong social connotations, and many social reforms of the era drew freely upon perfectionist impulses.
Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Secretion During Chronic Treatment With Cyclosporin in Nondiabetic Humans

Cyclosporin or placebo was administered in a randomized, double-blind fashion to 13 patients with multiple sclerosis for 1 yr to determine whether cyclosporin adversely affects glucose homeostasis or β-cell function. No significant differences were observed in fasting glucose, fasting insulin, intravenous glucose tolerance, or glucose-induced insulin secretion before treatment or at 3 wk, 6 mo, or 1 yr during treatment. Longer therapeutic trials with larger patient groups will be necessary to decide whether cyclosporin can be safely given for many years without risk of developing diabetes mellitus.
Hostility and smoking cessation treatment outcome in heavy social drinkers.

Hostility is a multifaceted construct encompassing affective, behavioral, and cognitive aspects. There is preliminary evidence linking hostility to poorer outcomes in smoking cessation treatment; however, it is unclear which components of hostility are most important in cessation. In this study, we examined multiple aspects of trait hostility in 92 heavy social drinkers who were seeking smoking cessation treatment. Consistent with our hypothesis, we found that the cognitive component of hostility was most relevant to smoking cessation outcome. Specifically, those who expressed bitterness about their life and tended to believe that they had poor luck and had gotten a raw deal out of life had poor smoking cessation outcomes. Cognitive measures of hostility also predicted greater nicotine withdrawal symptoms one week after quitting smoking. Other components of hostility including anger and both physical and verbal aggression did not significantly predict smoking outcome or nicotine withdrawal. Further examination of how a hostile world view contributes to smoking cessation failure is warranted as this facet of hostility may prove a valuable target for smoking cessation interventions.
Functional trends in structural classes of the DNA binding domains of regulatory transcription factors.

The DNA-binding domain (DBD) structure of a regulatory transcription factor (TF) is important in determining its DNA sequence specificity, but it is unclear whether a relationship exists between DBD structure and general TF biological function or regulatory mechanism. We observed moderate enrichment of functional annotation terms among TFs of the same structural class in Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila melanogaster, or Mus musculus , suggesting some preference for TFs of similar structures in the regulation of similar processes. In yeast, we also found trends among TF structural classes in phenomena including gene expression coherence, DNA binding site motif similarity, the general or specific nature of TFs’ regulatory roles, and the position of a TF in a gene regulatory network. These results suggest that the biophysical constraints of different TF structural classes play a role in their gene regulatory mechanisms.
Fusion protein predicted amino acid sequence of the first US avian pneumovirus isolate and lack of heterogeneity among other US isolates.

Abstract Avian pneumovirus (APV) was first isolated from turkeys in the west-central US following emergence of turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT) during 1996. Subsequently, several APV isolates were obtained from the north-central US. Matrix (M) and fusion (F) protein genes of these isolates were examined for sequence heterogeneity and compared with European APV subtypes A and B. Among US isolates the M gene shared greater than 98% nucleotide sequence identity with only one nonsynonymous change occurring in a single US isolate. Although the F gene among US APV isolates shared 98% nucleotide sequence identity, nine conserved substitutions were detected in the predicted amino acid sequence. The predicted amino acid sequence of the US APV isolate’s F protein had 72% sequence identity to the F protein of APV subtype A and 71% sequence identity to the F protein of APV subtype B. This compares with 83% sequence identity between the APV subtype A and B predicted amino acid sequences of the F protein. The US isolates were phylogenetically distinguishable from their European counterparts based on F gene nucleotide or predicted amino acid sequences. Lack of sequence heterogeneity among US APV subtypes indicates these viruses have maintained a relatively stable population since the first outbreak of TRT. Phylogenetic analysis of the F protein among APV isolates supports classification of US isolates as a new APV subtype C.
Enhancing Discussions in the Asynchronous Online Classroom: The Lack of Face-to-Face Interaction Does Not Lessen the Lesson

This article addresses educators’ concerns about using asynchronous online discussions in lieu of face-to-face discussions. Drawing from research on asynchronous online education and Bloom’s taxono...
Pregnancy in Desmin-Related Cardiomyopathy

The course of desmin-related restrictive cardiomyopathy (DRCM) during pregnancy has not been described previously because of the rarity of the condition. Following an episode of heart failure antecedent to conception, a 28-year-old primigravida with DRCM presented to establish prenatal care during the first trimester. Prenatal management consisted of β-blocker and diuretic therapy, with serial echocardiography to monitor cardiac function. Spontaneous labor ensued at 39 weeks' gestation, and vacuum-assisted delivery was performed for fetal indication. Postpartum blood transfusion was required for symptomatic anemia because of uterine atony, and subsequent maternal and neonatal courses were uncomplicated. Cardiac evaluation postpartum demonstrated stable maternal status. Pregnancy in women with controlled DRCM is not contraindicated, however, it requires careful planning and monitoring during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. On the basis of this report, pregnancy does not appear to exert a permanent deleterious effect on cardiac function in women with DRCM.
The Evolution of Control: The Convergence of Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism in Performance Based Funding Policies

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how policymakers draw on both neoliberal and neoconservative elements to craft educational policies. When employed together, neoliberalism and neoconservatism can create a powerful mechanism for educational policymakers and others to drive educational change that is more market based. While separate, and even at times contradictory, it is important to understand how both of these theories work in conjunction with each other. I specifically examine performance based funding in the United States. Performance based funding policies are state level policies which stipulate that public institutions of higher education must meet certain targets, such as producing a certain amount of degrees in a given year (McClendon & Hearn, 2013). Currently, 30 U.S. states employ a version of performance based funding. I specifically examined Tennessee because Tennessee is the national leader of performance based funding (Gorbunov, 2013).
Alpha labelings of full hexagonal caterpillars

Abstract Barrientos and Minion (2015) introduced the notion of generalized snake polyomino graphs and proved that when the cells are either squares or hexagons, then they admit an alpha labeling. Froncek et al. (2014) generalized the notion by introducing straight simple polyominal caterpillars with square cells and proved that they also admit an alpha labeling. We introduce a similar family of graphs called full hexagonal caterpillars and prove that they also admit an alpha labeling. This implies that every full hexagonal caterpillar with n edges decomposes the complete graph K 2 k n + 1 for any positive integer k .
V. The Changing Patterns of EU-China Trade

This chapter takes stock of the rapid increase in EU-China trade; analyses the diversification of Chinese exports to the EU with a focus on electronics and textiles; and, finally, describes current and potential trade disputes and the EU strategy to prevent and resolve differences.
Research Progress in Gas Generants for Airbag of New Energy Source Automobile

The requirements for gas generants of airbag in new energy source automobiles are described.It is considered that the main development directions of gas generants are high burning rate,low burning temperature and high gas generating amount.The research progress of common GN-based and AN-based gas generants in gas generator is reviewed,and the research progress on preparation techniques of gas generants is introduced.
Impacts of Vegetation on Drought Trends

Vegetation conditions interact with and feed back to atmospheric anomalies such as droughts through water, energy and other exchanges on the land surface. Various mechanisms have been proposed to understand the related physical processes based on observational and numerical analyses of historical droughts. This study aims to understand the complex impacts and mechanisms of vegetation on future droughts under changing climate. Future trends in droughts were projected by comparing a drought index for present and future periods using seven dynamically downscaled regional climate change scenarios for the continental United States. The impacts of vegetation were examined by comparing changes in drought intensity and frequency between two types of land cover in each of six climate regimes. The ensemble results indicate that future droughts would increase in both intensity and frequency, mainly in the central Great Plains during all seasons, and in the Southeast and Southwest U.S. during warm seasons. The roles of vegetation depend on climate regime. Future droughts would increase more significantly on forest lands(grasslands) than the corresponding farmlands(drylands) in warm and moist/dry climate regimes. Vegetation, therefore, can amplify future droughts. In contrast, they would be less significant in cold and moist regimes, suggesting that the capacity of vegetation in amplifying future droughts would exist only in certain climate circumstances. The complex impacts and regional dependence raise new challenges for climate models to provide reliable drought simulation and projection, and for forest management to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change.
Biofouling prevention with pulsed electric fields

Temporary immobilization of aquatic nuisance species through application of short electric pulses has been explored as a method to prevent biofouling in cooling water systems where untreated lake, river, or sea water is used. In laboratory experiments, electrical pulses with amplitudes on the order of kilovolts/centimeter and submicrosecond duration were found to be most effective in stunning hydrazoans, a common aquatic nuisance species. Varying pulse amplitude and repetition rate allows us to control the stunning time in a temporal range from minutes to hours. The temporary immobilization is assumed to be caused by reversible membrane breakdown. This assumption is supported by results of measurements of the energy required for stunning. Based on the data obtained in laboratory experiments, field experiments in a tidal mater environment have been performed. The flow velocity was such that the residence time of the aquatic nuisance species in the system was approximately half a minute. The results showed that the pulsed electric field method provides full protection against biofouling when pulses of 0.77 /spl mu/s width and 6 kV/cm amplitude are applied to the water at the inlet of such a cooling water system. Even at amplitudes of 1 kV/cm, the protection is still in the 90% range, at an energy expenditure of 1 kWh for the treatment of 60 000 gallons of water.
Stem Cell Fate Is a Touchy Subject

Uncoupling synergistic interactions between physio-chemical cues that guide stem cell fate may improve efforts to direct their differentiation in culture. Using supramolecular hydrogels, Alakpa et al. (2016) demonstrate that mesenchymal stem cell differentiation is paired to depletion of bioactive metabolites, which can be utilized to chemically induce osteoblast and chondrocyte fate.
Depression in Slavery

Wimberley provides a historical socio-cultural analysis of depression in African Americans. She contends there is a trans-generational transmission of depression stemming from the cultural trauma of America’s transatlantic slave trade industry. She identifies three sources for consideration which substantiate the origins of depression in slavocracy. Wimberley links the significance of the slave preacher with traditional African chieftaincy to emphasize the historical influence of spiritual leaders in the lives of people of African descent. Wimberley argues the enduring trauma of slavocracy is what perpetuates the current socioeconomic conditions for many African Americans.
A Typology of Market Sellers of Protected Wildlife Across Peru

ABSTRACTThis exploratory field investigation describes five categories of sellers (casual, transient, opportunistic, hidden, and professional) who commercialize protected wildlife out of open-air markets across Peru. These categories were created through an analysis of interviews with wildlife market sellers (N = 15), observations across 13 open-air markets where protected wildlife are sold, and interviews with persons involved in wildlife trade processes (N = 45). The market sellers’ accounts highlight the changes of Peru’s informal wildlife trade and help to contextualize the social, cultural, and economic realities connected to this commerce. Market sellers describe nuanced motivations behind their involvement in the wildlife trade that go beyond economic gains.
Domain Coherence Within Knowledge Organization: People, Interacting Theoretically, Across Geopolitical and Cultural Boundaries

Domain analysis is the study of the evolution of discourse within research communities. Domain analytical studies of knowledge organization are here drawn together for meta-analysis to demonstrate coherence of theoretical poles within the domain. Despite geopolitical and cultural diversity, the domain shows theoretical coherence. L’analyse de domaine est l’etude de l’evolution du discours au sein d’une communaute de recherche. Les etudes sur l’analyse du domaine en organisation de l’information sont combinees aux fins d’une meta-analyse dans le but de demontrer la coherence des poles theoriques du domaine. Malgre la diversite geopolitique et culturelle, le domaine fait preuve de coherence theorique.
Stroke from Meningitis Induced Vasculopathy: Vasospasm vs. Vasculitis (P4.378)

Objective: Determine the pathophysiology of meningitis induced vasculopathy. Results: A 55 year-old man presented with several days of fever and confusion, and one day of aphasia and right hemiplegia. Few weeks prior, he was diagnosed with bacteremia from cholangitis, but did not comply with therapy. His workup was consistent with bacterial meningitis, and left middle cerebral artery stroke. CT angiogram showed intradural arterial narrowing, suggesting vasculopathy. Autopsy 10 days later did not reveal any signs of vasculopathy, vascular thrombi, or endocarditis. Histology of cerebral vessels showed no signs of vessel wall inflammation indicative of vasculitis. Conclusions: This case illustrates that vasculopathy from bacterial meningitis is likely often from vasospasm rather than true vasculitis. Disclosure: Dr. Moussawi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Vaitkevicius has nothing to disclose. Dr. Feske has nothing to disclose.
The Feasibility and Impact of Prospective Medication Review in the Emergency Department.

Objective:We evaluated the feasibility and impact of prospective medication review (PMR) in the emergency department (ED).Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study of all nonadmitted ED patient...
The impact of the omission or inadequate dosing of radiotherapy in extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, in the United States.

BACKGROUND Extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma, nasal-type (NKTCL), is a rare malignancy in Western populations and is thus challenging for standardization of care and a prospective study. This study was aimed at defining patterns of care for NKTCL in the context of radiotherapy (RT) use and dose selection in the United States. METHODS Six hundred forty-two stage I-II NKTCL patients from 1998 to 2012 were identified from the National Cancer Data Base. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to identify sociodemographic, treatment, and tumor characteristics predictive of the treatment selection and RT dose. Overall survival (OS) analyses were completed with the Kaplan-Meier and Cox multivariate methods, including a propensity score adjustment for a potential indication bias. RESULTS Of the 642 included NKTCL patients, 70% were at stage I, 79% were white, and 66% were ≤ 60 years old. Fifty-five percent received chemotherapy plus RT, 19% received RT alone, and 27% received chemotherapy alone. The median RT dose was 50 Gy (interquartile range, 43.2-54 Gy), 37% received < 45 Gy, and 43% received < 50 Gy. A multivariate survival analysis showed improved OS in comparison with chemotherapy alone for RT alone at ≥50 Gy (hazard ratio [HR], 0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.23-0.70; P < .01), for chemotherapy plus RT at <50 Gy (HR, 0.55, 95% CI, 0.36-0.86; P < .01), and for chemotherapy plus RT at ≥50 Gy (HR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.27-0.63; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Stage I-II NKTCL patients in the United States commonly receive chemotherapy alone or suboptimal-dose RT. The omission of RT or the use of suboptimal RT is negatively associated with OS. Efforts to continue improving evidenced-based management are warranted. Cancer 2017;123:3176-85. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
Postlaminectomy membrane with dynamic spinal cord compression disclosed with computed tomographic myelography: a case report and literature review

It has been hypothesized that postoperative epidural scar, postlaminectomy membrane, may be responsible for late neurological deterioration after cervical laminectomy in some cases, but there is a lack of radiological studies in the literature showing the clinical significance of postlaminectomy membrane. We describe a rare case with radiological evidence of dynamic spinal cord compression caused by the postlaminectomy membrane, which may have been related to neurological deterioration. A 73-year-old male developed recurrent cervical myelopathy 6 months after C4–C6 laminectomy. In addition to atlantoaxial subluxation and kyphotic deformity, dynamic spinal cord compression by the postlaminectomy membrane was identified on computed tomographic myelography. The patient underwent atlantoaxial fixation and C3–C7 posterior decompression and fixation combined with removal of the thick and firm postlaminectomy membrane adhering to the dura mater. Histopathological findings of the postlaminectomy membrane revealed chronic inflammation around exogenous materials, presumably surgical materials remaining after the first operation, in the thick fibrous tissue. The patient’s symptoms improved without recurrence of symptoms and postlaminectomy membrane formation for 3 years. Compared with cervical laminoplasty, cervical laminectomy entails several postoperative problems, including postlaminectomy membrane formation. Postlaminectomy membranes may cause dynamic effects related to late neurological deterioration, and the evaluation of dynamic factors is important for neurological recurrence after cervical laminectomy. In the present case, chronic inflammation caused by surgical materials remaining after the first operation might have contributed to the rapid development of the postlaminectomy membrane.
Controlling Depth of Cellular Quiescence by an Rb-E2F Network Switch

NSF [DMS-1463137, DMS-1418172]; NIH [GM084905]; DARPA [WF911NF-14-1-0395]; NSF of China [31500676]; Anhui Province [1508085SQC202]
Francesca Comencini’s Single Moms and Italian Family Law

Letizia Bellocchio, “Motherhood and Italian Family Law in Francesca Comencini’s movies.” In this chapter, Bellocchio explores Francesca Comencini’s artistic and political representation of motherhood and its displacement in I Like to Work—Mobbing (Mi piace lavorare—Mobbing, 2004), Our Country (A casa nostra, 2006) and The White Space (Lo spazio bianco, 2009). Focusing on a family model no longer tied to wedlock and highly aware of its diversity and its rights, the essay draws attention to loopholes in Italian law, showing how Comencini’s artistic work takes part in current political debates on single mothers. Bellocchio concludes with a case study on The White Space, analyzing how the film contributes to a major reform of the Family Law, which established in 2014 that all children have the same legal status, whether born within the institution of marriage or out of it.
The benefits—and limits— of PPIs with warfarin regimens

Patients on warfarin plus antiplatelet/NSAID regimens are likely to benefit from the gastroprotective effect of PPIs. For patients taking warfarin alone, it's a different story.
Effect of Hospital Readmission Reduction on Patients at Low, Medium, and High Risk of Readmission in the Medicare Population.

Background Hospitalization and readmission rates have decreased in recent years, with the possible consequence that hospitals are increasingly filled with high-risk patients. Objective We studied whether readmission reduction has affected the risk profile of hospitalized patients and whether readmission reduction was similarly realized among hospitalizations with low, medium, and high risk of readmissions. Design Retrospective study of hospitalizations between January 2009 and June 2015. Patients Hospitalized fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, categorized into 1 of 5 specialty cohorts used for the publicly reported hospital-wide readmission measure. Measurements Each hospitalization was assigned a predicted risk of 30-day, unplanned readmission using a risk-adjusted model similar to publicly reported measures. Trends in monthly mean predicted risk for each cohort and trends in monthly observed to expected readmission for hospitalizations in the lowest 20%, middle 60%, and highest 20% of risk of readmission were assessed using time series models. Results Of 47,288,961 hospitalizations, 16.2% (n = 7,642,161) were followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days. We found that predicted risk of readmission increased by 0.24% (P = .03) and 0.13% (P = .004) per year for hospitalizations in the surgery/ gynecology and neurology cohorts, respectively. We found no significant increase in predicted risk for hospitalizations in the medicine (0.12%, P = .12), cardiovascular (0.32%, P = .07), or cardiorespiratory (0.03%, P = .55) cohorts. In each cohort, observed to expected readmission rates steadily declined, and at similar rates for patients at low, medium, and high risk of readmission. Conclusions Hospitals have been effective at reducing readmissions across a range of patient risk strata and clinical conditions. The risk of readmission for hospitalized patients has increased for 2 of 5 clinical cohorts.
Divine Provision and the “Preternatural Imagination” of Edward Burne-Jones in the Mosaics of “The American Church” in Rome

This essay examines the multiplicity of ways the building and decoration of the American church of St. Paul’s Within-the-Walls in Rome signaled the dawning of a “new age,” politically and spiritually, as the first Protestant church constructed within the city of Rome, initiated immediately after the city was freed from papal rule in 1870. The mosaics, designed by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones and completed with the help of his assistant Thomas Rooke in the decades that follow, present Christ, and the Church in particular, as sources of divine sustenance and verdant life in the barren wilderness of this world. But it is the splendor of their design and the material magnificence of the mosaics themselves that create the first powerful and most lasting impact. Viewed through the lens of what P. T. Forsyth described as the “preternatural imagination” of Burne-Jones, these mosaics are distinctly contemporary works deeply rooted in religious and artistic tradition that address the transitional times for which they were made.
The centipede family Anopsobiidae new to North America, with the description of a new genus and species and notes on the Henicopidae of North America and the Anopsobiidae of the Northern Hemisphere (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha).

Speleopsobius weaveri, n. gen., n. sp., is described from lava tubes in southern Idaho, USA. The new taxon, and species of the genera Buethobius Chamberlin, 1911 and its probable synonym Yobius Chamberlin, 1945, are members of the family Anopsobiidae, not previously reported from North America. All known species of Henicopidae and Anopsobiidae from North America north of Mexico are listed and briefly noted, along with all known anopsobiids from the northern hemisphere. Anopsobiella dawidoffi Attems, 1938 (Vietnam) is likely not a member of the family Anopsobiidae.
An in vivo competitive repopulation assay for various sources of human hematopoietic stem cells

The marrow repopulating potential (MRP) of different sources of human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) was directly compared using an in vivo assay in which severe combined immunodeficient disease (SCID) mice were implanted with human fetal bones. HSCs from 2 human lymphocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatched donors were injected individually or simultaneously into the fetal bones of a 3rd distinct HLA type and donor and recipient myeloid and lymphoid cells were identified after 8 to 10 weeks. The study compared the MRP of umbilical cord blood (CB) and adult bone marrow (ABM) CD34(+) cells as well as grafts of each type expanded ex vivo. Equal numbers of CB and ABM CD34(+) cells injected individually demonstrated similar abilities to establish multilineage hematopoiesis. However, when CB and ABM cells were transplanted simultaneously, the engraftment of CB cells was markedly superior to ABM. CB and ABM CD34(+) cells were expanded ex vivo using either a porcine microvascular endothelial cell (PMVEC)-based coculture system or a stroma-free expansion system. Primary CB CD34(+) cells or CD34(+) cells expanded in either culture system demonstrated a similar ability to engraft. However, the MRP of expanded grafts simultaneously injected with primary CB cells was uniformly inferior to primary CB cells. CD34(+) cell grafts expanded in the stroma-free system, furthermore, outcompeted CD34(+) cells expanded using the PMVEC coculture system. The triple HLA-mismatched SCID-hu model represents a novel in vivo stem cell assay system that permits the direct demonstration of the functional consequences of ex vivo HSC expansion and ontogeny-related differences in HSCs.
Reflections on a Teaching Commons Regarding Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy

Recently, twenty-one instructors at a Midwestern university participated in a faculty development seminar entitled, “Developing Pedagogies to Enhance Excellence and Diversity.” They designed a pedagogical change for the following academic year based on the workshop. During the following year, we collected data on the workshop participants through surveys and interviews to discover if they had implemented the proposed changes and what they discovered in the process. Thirteen of the twenty-one participants responded to our request for information and nine implemented their proposed changes during our data collection. Reviewing the data, we found three areas where participants made changes: application of pedagogical innovations, equal access to learning and inclusive pedagogy, and assessment of power and position as teacher. Many continued to reflect on how to make these changes more effective and indicated a desire for collegiality to sustain them in their efforts to improve their teaching practices.
Pubic Hair Removal Practices in Cross-Cultural Perspective:

The literature on pubic hair removal (PHR) practices primarily focuses on women in Western societies and attributes recent increases in PHR to product marketing, pornography, and pop culture. Here,...
”Neo” magnets raise the efficiency of electric motors

Higher-efficiency motors reduce the load on the alternator and improve a car’s fuel economy. Neodymium-iron-boron magnets are shown to provide these benefits to key electric motors in the vehicle.
Stochastic Production/Location Models on a Line

Because of the extensive investment in plant and equipment, the impacts of plant design and location decisions extend over a period of time. Consequently, many parameters in the problem are not known with certainty at the time the decisions must be made; they must be treated as being uncertain or random. In addition, some of the productive inputs are actually “stock” inputs (e.g., buildings and some equipment) which provide services over time rather than “flow” inputs (e.g., fuel, raw materials). This situation calls for a production/investment/location model that incorporates the uncertainty inevitable in decisions over time. Because of its complexity, however, a complete dynamic model of production/investment/location decisions under uncertainty has not been developed or analyzed, as yet, in the research literature. In this chapter we take the next step toward this general model by incorporating parametric uncertainty into production/location models on a line.
Do Caucasian American and South Asian Indian cultural groups differ in sensitivity to capsaicin? A study designed to control for chili pepper affinity.

Although different cultural groups are known to vary in their tolerance for hot chili peppers, the influence of factors such as cultural background and upbringing on sensitivity to compounds in spicy food is unclear. A study was designed to investigate sensitivity differences to capsaicin between Caucasian American and South Asian Indian cultural groups while controlling for general chili pepper affinity. The two cultural groups were selected to match on metrics related to chili pepper use and liking. Subjects were exposed to a capsaicin (100 ppm) stimulus on the tongue, cheek, hard palate, and lip and rated the intensity of irritation every 30 s, over a 10-min period. Overall sensitivity to capsaicin in the oral cavity did not differ between the groups, nor were responses different between the groups depending on the oral cavity area stimulated. These data suggest a limited role of cultural attributes on capsaicin sensitivity between Caucasian Americans and South Asian Indians. The methods and findings here provide subject recruitment insight and guidance on effectively designing a sensory study to answer perceptual questions regarding specific subject groups. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This study design provides a model for researchers interested in utilizing sensory testing to answer questions about subject groups. Although the objective of this study regarded sensitivity differences across two cultural groups, alterations in the subject matching process used presently could be easily implemented to investigate sensitivity across other differing subject characteristics of interest.
Serial discontinuities in a Rocky mountain river. I. Distribution and abundance of plecoptera

Samples were taken year-round at eleven sites along the altitudinal profile (2900-1400 m a.s.l.) of the Gunnison River, a 329 km tributary of the Colorado River, to document the distribution of the Plecoptera and to evaluate responses to hypolimnial-release dams in the headwaters and middle reaches. Twenty-two species were present, with the greatest species richness occurring in an unregulated segment upstream of the middle reach dams; average nymphal biomass over the study period (175 organisms, 395 mg dry mass m−2) was also greatest in this segment. Only four species (58 organisms, 48 mg m−2) were present in the tailwaters of the headwater dam and values were greatly reduced (nine species; 35 organisms, 180 mg m−2) below the middle reach dams. The stonefly community recovered ca. 80 km downstream from the last dam (15 species; 244 organisms, 250 mg m−2), apparently in response to natural resetting of environmental conditions corresponding to those above the middle reach dams. At the most downstream site (11) only four species (four organisms, 16 mg m−2) were present. The observed distributional pattern is a classic serial discontinuity in response to hypolimnial stream regulation in a temperate latitude river.
Prospects for Common Ground: Introduction, in Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground

This introduction to Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground--a groundbreaking volume of leading voices in the faith and LGBT advocacy communities, equality and religious liberty scholars, and legislative stakeholders--surveys the volume’s far-reaching exploration of the deeply contested question of whether respect for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) and faith communities can be reconciled in the law. In identifying the topics presented by the volume’s thirty-five chapters, the introduction opens the door to dialogue and negotiation for mutually acceptable laws for faith and LGBT communities. Discussions span from state funding of religious for-profit and non-profit organizations, to the reach of LGBT nondiscrimination law, to approaches in tolerance and collaborative lawmaking. Setting the stage for the dialogue, the introduction notes the shift in policies from the Obama to the Trump administrations, a concerning report by the US Commission on Civil Rights, and political and legal developments that cast issues in a win/lose framework. This lead-in to an overdue conversation, one that began with the volume’s contributors at a two-day summit at Yale University, asks whether we must remain divided as a nation over matters at the intersection of faith and sexuality.