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The Dynamic Analysis of Micro-Scale Edge in the Process of Micromilling

The micro-processing technology has gradually become a hot topic problem, especially in micro-scale milling chatter prevention with the development of the information age. In allusion to the actual case of micro-milling, the dynamic theoretical research is analyzed in-depth about the Fourier method and the average tooth angle method. Compared to two ways, the former is close to the actual processing requirements. The lobes are obtained use the two ways. Micro milling parameters are selected in the stable area and unstable region. Stable and non-stable curve and surface quality of machined parts are obtained after micro-milling test. The chatter points, non-chatter point and uncertain point are obtained in the high spindle speed, which are consistent with theoretical analysis. In contrast, the distribution of chatter points in the low-speed spindle speed. The reason is that the damping effect is produced in the micro-scale milling process. The research of micro-scale milling chatter, which has a certain significance to improve parts of precision machined parts, reduce the wear and tear of the micro-milling blade and extend micro-tool life.
Deuteron Magnetic Resonance in a-Si and a-SiGe Produced from Fluorides

Deuteron magnetic resonance line shapes and spin lattice relaxation times are presented for a-Si:D, F and a-SiGe:D, F. These parameters differ from those for typical a-Si:D, H samples, but in some respects are similar to those for an annealed a-Si:D, H sample. The a-SiGe:D, F spectra display an unusually large broad central weakly bound D resonance component and a barely-resolved Ge-D quadrupolar doublet. Comparisons indicate substantial differences in void morphology between the a-Si:D, F and a-SiGe:D, F.
Nonlinear development of acoustical instabilities in supersonic jets

Abstract In contrast with the roll-up of fluid interfaces through Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, recent numerical simulations with small amplitude perturbations of supersonic jets reveal another very different coherent mode of nonlinear acoustical instability of jets through the appearance of regular zig-zag shock patterns which traverse the interior of the jet and amplify as time evolves. In this paper, through a combination of appropriate ideas from linear and nonlinear high frequency geometric optics, the authors develop a quantitative theory which predicts the nonlinear development of zig-zag modes with a structure like those observed in the numerical simulations. The perturbation analysis is developed via a systematic application of nonlinear small amplitude high frequency geometric optics to the complex free surface problem defined by the perturbed jet; this procedure automatically yields simplified asymptotic equations which are analyzed explicitly and lead to the development of regular amplifying “zig-zag” shock structures in the jet. For a given streamwise period, Mach number, and jet width, the asymptotic theory gives explicit criteria for the number and structure of different regular zig-zag shock patterns which amplify with time. For Mach numbers M M > 1, there are a finite number of such modes depending on Mach number, jet width, and streamwise period. Explicit criteria to select the most destabilizing of these nonlinear eigenmodes are developed as well as several new quantitative predictions regarding the nonlinear development of acoustical instabilities in supersonic jets including the phenomenon of “super-resonance” for special values of the streamwise period.
Diffusivity and Viscosity of Concentrated Hydrogenated Polybutadiene Solutions

We report measurements of diffusion (D) and viscosity (η) in hydrogenated polybutadiene (hPB)/alkane solutions. The volume fractions (o) extend from 0.20 up to the melt and the molecular weights (M) from 4900 up to 440000; the number of entanglements per chain, M/M e , ranges up to about 450. The temperature dependences of both D and η are similar, consistent with literature values, and independent of o and M. We thus conclude that the monomeric friction factor is also independent of o and M. For all samples with M/M e ≥ 3 the data are consistent with the scaling relations D ∼ M -2.4±0.1 o -1.8±0.2 and η ∼ M 3.4±0.1 o 3.8±0.2 ; within the precision of the data the M exponents do not depend on o, and the o exponents do not depend on M. The M exponent for D in solution is consistent with previously reported studies for o ≤ 0.4 but apparently conflicts with the reptation value of -2.0 in the melt. However, by comparing with the literature melt self-diffusion data for hPB and six other polymers, it is clear that the exponent is, in fact, universally stronger than -2.0. Furthermore, if a single universal exponent is assumed, the best value based on all the data is -2.28 ± 0.05. Our hPB data resolve the longstanding anomaly that the longest relaxation times τ 1 based on translation (∼R g 2 /D) and orientational relaxation (∼η) appeared to have different M dependences. The data also indicate that for both solutions and melts the dynamics are determined primarily by the number of entanglements per chain. The data are compared with current models of polymer dynamics, both reptative and nonreptative. In the former case it is clear that a self-consistent theory incorporating both constraint release and contour length fluctuations is required.
Degranulation mechanisms in human leukemic basophils.

Abstract The peripheral blood basophils of a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia, basophilic phase (up to 85% of circulating leukocytes were mature basophils), and substantially elevated levels of urine histamine were studied in the electron microscope in an attempt to relate morphologic changes to possible mechanisms of mediator secretion. By use of criteria developed in earlier studies of allergic contact dermatitis, it was found that more than half of the mature circulating basophils were degranulated and less than 11% of them were fully granulated. Two patterns of basophil degranulation were recognized: (i) anaphylactic-type degranulation, involving fusion of adjacent granule membranes with each other and with the plasma membrane, permitting continuity between granules and the cell exterior, and associated with a concomitant loss of granule contents; (ii) a vesicular transport mechanism involving pinocytotic cytoplasmic vesicles. The anaphylactic mechanism probably accounted for the bulk of histamine release occurring in this patient, in contrast to volunteers with allergic contact dermatitis in whom the vesicular mechanism is more prominent.
Social Problem Solving in Staffed Community Homes Among Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities and Their Staff

Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) increasingly live with other individuals with ID in small community homes staffed by paraprofessionals where aggressive/challenging (problem) behaviors occur more frequently then among individuals with ID living with their families. Evidence suggests that individuals with ID are more susceptible to problem behaviors due to deficits in social problem solving, that social problem-solving interventions can improve behaviors, but that individuals with ID need long-term supports to maintain improvements. Steps to Effective Problem Solving (STEPS) is a research-based social problem-solving program tailored as a preventive intervention for staffed community homes. We pilot-tested STEPS in two staffed community homes to assess its feasibility and evaluate initial efficacy. Results showed reasonable attendance and satisfaction with the program. Intervention fidelity was developed and maintained, and participants could discuss key concepts. Although the sample size wa...
Publication Trends in JPSP: A Three-Decade Review

To examine recent changes in research and publication practices, the authors systematically compared articles published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology during 1 968, 1978, and 1988. Analyses revealed that over time published articles became longer; presented more procedural information and tables, cited more prior literature, and reported research based on more studies, more subjects per study, and more complex statistical methods. These results provide evidence of growing complexity both in the kinds of theoretical questions that social personality researchers ask and in the methodologies and statistics they use to answer them. Several other factors that may influence this trend are also considered. Implications of these trends are described for the way substantive knowledge is accumulated and for the way social-personality psychologists regard their work
Agent-Based Service Selection

This paper formulates the problem of service selection. It reformulates two tradi- tional recommender approaches for service selection and proposes a new agent-based approach in which agents cooperate to evaluate service providers. In this approach, the agents rate each other, and autonomously decide howmuch to weigh each other's recommendations. The underlying algorithm with which the agents reason is devel- oped in the context of a concept lattice, which enables nding relevant agents. Since large service selection datasets do not yet exist, for the purposes of eval- uation, we reformulate the well-known product evaluations dataset MovieLens as a services dataset. We use it to compare the various approaches. Despite limiting the ow of information, the proposed approach compares well with the existing approaches in terms of some accuracy metrics de ned within.
Transport from a vertical ice surface melting in saline water

Etude experimentee du transfert de chaleur et de masse au cours de la fusion d'une plaque verticale dans l'eau de mer synthetique
Non-classical antimetabolites. VI. 4-(Iodoacetamido)-salicylic acid, an exo-alkylating irreversible inhibitor†

Strong experimental evidence has been presented to support the proposition that inhibitors can be constructed which fit the active site of an enzyme reversibly, then become irreversibly bound by alkylation of the enzyme adjacent to the active site (exo-alkylation). 4-(Iodoacetamido)-salicylic acid most probably inactivates glutamic and lactic dehydrogenases by this mechanism. The fact that glutamic dehydrogenase is not inactivated by iodoacetamide is an important contrast.
Using narratives to explore other-directed occupational choice and academic success

Abstract The construct of “other-directed versus self-directed career choice” has existed for quite some time. The current focus of vocational psychologists and counselors has made them question the relevance of this construct for contemporary American society. Many counselors today challenge the assumption that a career choice based on others’ expectations is problematic. This longitudinal study utilized a logistic regression analysis to determine whether self-directed or other-directed status, as measured by the Thematic Apperception Test related to success with which individuals enacted career choices. The sample consisted of 433 BS/MD students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science-Doctor of Medicine (BS/MD) degree program at a Midwestern medical college. The findings showed that self-directed or other-directed career choice did not predict academic success.
Investigation of Respiratory and Ion Transport Properties of Aging Bean Stem Slices

Ion and oxygen uptake were studied on aging bean stem slices. Oxygen uptake was high immediately after slicing, decreased to a minimum at 100 minutes, and then increased again. Ion uptake per unit of O(2) uptake data suggested that metabolic energy was utilized almost exclusively for sodium transport in fresh tissue but was diverted to potassium transport as the slices aged. Oxygen and ion uptake in fresh slices was less sensitive to 2,4-dinitrophenol as compared to the aged slices, indicating major metabolic and physiological changes occurred during aging. This was further substantiated by the tissue response to cyanide and antimycin A. Oxygen uptake was decreased by cyanide (22% by 1 mm) and antimycin A (14% by 1 microgram per milliliter) in fresh slices but not in aged slices. Potassium uptake that developed during aging was sensitive to cyanide and antimycin A. The results are pertinent to understanding the role of the stem in regulating ion transport in plants.
Mechanism of Disease in early Osteoarthritis: Application of modern MR imaging techniques – A technical report

The application of biomolecular magnetic resonance imaging becomes increasingly important in the context of early cartilage changes in degenerative and inflammatory joint disease before gross morphological changes become apparent. In this limited technical report, we investigate the correlation of MRI T1, T2 and T1ρ relaxation times with quantitative biochemical measurements of proteoglycan and collagen contents of cartilage in close synopsis with histologic morphology. A recently developed MRI sequence, T1ρ, was able to detect early intracartilaginous degeneration quantitatively and also qualitatively by color mapping demonstrating a higher sensitivity than standard T2-weighted sequences. The results correlated highly with reduced proteoglycan content and disrupted collagen architecture as measured by biochemistry and histology. The findings lend support to a clinical implementation that allows rapid visual capturing of pathology on a local, millimeter level. Further information about articular cartilage quality otherwise not detectable in vivo, via normal inspection, is needed for orthopedic treatment decisions in the present and future.
Managing across boundaries: introduction to the Special Issue

The resource-based view of the firm suggests that direct control over unique assets can form the basis of sustained competitive advantage. In contrast, the papers presented in this Special Issue examine the payoffs to cross-boundary resource management. These papers demonstrate the potency of combining resources across intra-firm and inter-firm boundaries in dynamic industries—pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, cellular, software, and engineering services. The effective pooling of resources is found to enhance business-level strategy by mitigating uncertainty, laying the groundwork for formal relationships such as alliances, and improving product quality and new product development performance. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Protein Quality and Iron Bioavailability of Mechanically and Hand-Deboned Turkey Meat Fed to Rats

Abstract The protein quality and iron bioavailability of mechanically deboned turkey meat (MDT) and hand-deboned turkey meat (HDT) were determined in rats. The protein, fat, and moisture levels in MDT were similar to those found in HDT. The MDT, however, contained more ash, calcium, and iron than the HDT. The MDT and HDT had similar amino-acid patterns; methionine and cystine were the limiting amino acids for both products. The amino-acid scores were .97 and .98 for MDT and HDT, respectively. The protein efficiency ratio and biological value as well as the values for net protein utilization and nitrogen efficiency for growth for MDT were similar to those for HDT and reference casein (P>.05). The hemoglobin-regeneration efficiency values were 40, 39, and 55%, respectively, for MDT, HDT, and FeSO4 (least significant difference = 12%). The MDT contained more bioavailable iron (7.6 mg of iron per kg of meat or 4.1 mg of iron per 1,000 kcal) than the HDT (4.2 mg/kg or 2.4 mg/1,000 kcal). Mechanically deboning turkey meat did not affect its protein quality, but increased the amount of bioavailable iron.
Effects of QCD resummation on W+h and production at the Tevatron

Abstract The resummation of multiple soft gluon emission affects the kinematic distributions of W + h (where h is a Higgs boson) and t b pairs at hadron colliders. Using the Collins–Soper–Sterman resummation formalism, various kinematic distributions of the individual final state particles and the pair are calculated for the W + h process, with a Higgs boson mass between 80–120 GeV, and the t b process, with m t between 170–180 GeV. We also estimate part of the higher order (beyond next-to-leading order) effect to their production rates.
Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks and its Transition from Comic Strip to Animated Series

This article explores The Boondocks and its transition from daily newspaper strip to animated series. The article is particularly concerned with the ways in which the animated series exceeds the expectations set up by the printed comic strip and emerges as a complex, highly inter-textual work with a large number of subtle cultural references. In order to account for The Boondocks, transition from one medium to another, the animated series is analyzed via theories of appropriation and adaptation, with special attention paid to the series’ deft cultural borrowing and the use of formal conventions typically associated with Japanese anime. The article also examines The Boondocks’ relationship to The Simpsons, and establishes The Simpsons as an important forbear to The Boondocks in terms of realism and social commentary.
Spectrographic date on cores from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract Average quantitative spectrographic data are presented for V, Ti, Zr, Ni, Co, Sc, Cr and La in the following Pacific deep-sea cores: siliceous ooze (3), red clay (6), volcanic mud (3), calcareous ooze (3) and one manganese nodule, and in 23 near-shore cores, mostly from the Gulf of Mexico.
A case of recurrent Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease is rare form of vasculitis especially affecting the coronary arteries of children under the age of five years. There is no known infectious agent of origination associated with the vasculitis. We report a case of recurrent Kawasaki disease, which makes it a more unusual event because the incidence of recurrent Kawasaki disease in the United States is 0.8%. The patient was a two-year, ten-month-old African-American female with a one-week history of high fever, sore throat, redness of both eyes, nasal congestion, swollen hands and feet, blotchy skin, and desquamation of the genital area. The child was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and started on treatment that included a dose of intravenous immunoglobulin and high-dose aspirin. Recurrent Kawasaki disease should be considered in children who present with a persistent fever of unknown origin for more than five days and have a previous history of Kawasaki disease. Kawasaki disease can cause dramatic effects on the cardiovascular system if not identified and treated promptly and aggressively. Compared with the initial presentation, recurrent Kawasaki disease has an increased risk of causing coronary artery aneurysms, thrombosis, rupture, myocarditis, pericarditis, and myocardial damage along with sudden death.
Con or Craft? Defending Chrysopoeia in a Late Seventeenth-Century Medical Journal

Late in the seventeenth century, a new journal founded by a society of physicians in the Bohemian and German territories, the Miscellanea Curiosa, circulated articles on chrysopoeia, the art of transmuting base metals into gold. In 1670 the secretary of this new society launched the journal's first volume with a trenchant defence of chrysopoeia entitled the ‘Aurum Chymicum’, which rebutted Athanasius Kircher's critique of the art, and offered, as proof of its legitimacy, a history of successfully executed transmutations as witnessed by imperial, regional, and local authorities. This paper explores the strategies of persuasion employed by physicians who contributed to this early medical journal and finds many surprising similarities with methods used by charlatans, specifically the promise to transfer secret knowledge, the use of testimonials as proof of secret knowledge, and the performance of spectacular acts, some public and some witnessed virtually via the society's medical journal. At a time when chem...
Using a Demonstration Strategy to Teach Midschool Students with Learning Disabilities How to Compute Long Division

The influence of a modeling technique on the acquisition of long division by eight students with learning disabilities was studied. The instructional intervention, which included demonstration, imitation, and key guide words, was found to be effective. Initial assessment scores of division problems were 0%. With the application of the intervention, students mastered (2 out of 3 days at 100) each long division skill in minimal time (ranging from 2 to 9 days).
Management of Whitefringed Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Grub Damage to Sweet Potato with Adulticide Treatments

Field experiments in sweet potato, Impomoea batatas (L.) Lamarck, were done to evaluate the impact of insecticides applied to foliage on whitefringed beetle ( Naupactus spp,) adult and larval populations and on larval feeding damage to sweet potato roots. Analysis of transformed data combined over all sample dates in 1994 indicated that adult means in both the weekly and biweekly spray treatments were significantly lower than in the nontreated control plots, and nonparametric analysis indicated that adult means were significantly lower in the weekly insecticide treatment. Counts of adults combined over all 1996 sample dates were significantly lower in all adulticide treatments compared with the non treated control. In 1994, numbers of whitefringed beetle grubs in soil core samples were significantly lower in the adulticide treatments compared with the non treated plots, indicating that adulticides had an indirect negative effect on the offspring larval population, The mean percentages of sweet potato roots damaged by larval feeding were lower in the weekly or biweekly adulticide treatments (carbaryl plus methyl parathion) than in the nontreated control in 1994 (differences not significant) and in 1995 (differences were significant). In 1996, root damage was significantly lower in plots sprayed weekly with phosmet or carbaryl than in nontreated plots, In 1997, root damage in nontreated plots averaged >2.5-fold greater than in the insecticide treated plots, but differences among treatments were not significant. Collectively, these results indicate that application of adulticides may be an effective alternative to soil insecticides for management of whitefringed beetle in sweet potato.
Change in waist circumference with longer time in the United States among Hispanic and Chinese immigrants: the modifying role of the neighborhood built environment.

Abstract Purpose We examined whether living in neighborhoods supportive of healthier diets and more active lifestyles may buffer immigrants against the unhealthy weight gain that is purported to occur with longer length of US residence. Methods Neighborhood data referring to a 1-mile buffer around participants' baseline home addresses were linked to longitudinal data from 877 Hispanic and 684 Chinese immigrants aged 45 to 84 years in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. We used ethnicity-stratified linear mixed models to examine whether food and activity-based neighborhood measures (healthy food stores, walkability, and recreational facilities) were associated with change in waist circumference (WC) over a 9-year follow-up. Results Among Hispanics, living in neighborhoods with more resources for healthy food and recreational activity was related to lower baseline WC. However, there was no association with change in WC over time. Among Chinese, living in more walkable neighborhoods was associated with lower baseline WC and with slower increases in WC over time, especially among the most recent immigrant arrivals. Conclusions Where immigrants reside may have implications for health patterns that emerge with longer time in the United States.
RESISTANT STARCH AND CHOLESTYRAMINE HAVE DISTINCT EFFECTS ON HEPATIC CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM IN GUINEA PIGS FED A HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC DIET

Abstract The effects of resistant starch (RS) and cholestyramine (CHY) on cholesterol metabolism were tested in guinea pigs. Animals were fed cellulose ( 14 g 100 g ) (control diet) RS ( 10 g 100g ) or CHY ( 1 g 100 g ) for a period of 4 weeks. All diets contained 19 g 100 g fat, 0.17 g 100 g cholesterol and 36 g 100 g carbohydrate with sucrose contributing 80% to the carbohydrate energy. Guinea pigs fed RS and those treated with CHY had 27% and 75% lower plasma cholesterol concentrations than the control group (P
BAYESIAN ESTIMATION OF CLASSIFIED MEAN DAILY TRAFFIC

Abstract Classified mean daily traffic (MDT) is an important input for modern highway and pavement design methods. Using Bayesian decision theory, an algorithm for computing the probability of a match between a short count site, and each of a set of permanent counting stations showing distinct trends, was developed. Using vehicle classification data collected at long term pavement performance project (LTPPP) sites in Minnesota, this algorithm was tested, and a very reliable assignment was found using a 12 day sample, consisting of a one-day classification count from each month of the year, while ambiguous assignment was seen for simple two-day samples. In order to reduce estimation error arising from uncertainty concerning the correct adjustment parameters, a Bayes estimator of classified MDT was developed as a weighted average of the expected MDT given the sample and a set of adjustment parameters, with the posterior classification probabilities providing the weights. The effects of sample size, age of adjustment factors, and the sampling time on the accuracy of the estimates were studied. An evaluation of two-day classification count samples indicated that for estimating MDT by vehicle class, these samples should be taken between May and October, and between Tuesday and Thursday. In this case, the estimation error of Bayes estimates of classified MDT are about 10–12% on average and within 26%, 95% of time.
Primates of Guayana Shield Forests

The Guayana Shield represents a land mass of 1,800,000 km2 in northern South America (Kelloff & Funk 1995). Dating from the Precambrian, it has dominated the interior regions of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), Venezuela, northern Brazil and southeastern Colombia (American Geographical Society 1978). Ten of the 16 platyrrhine genera (following the taxonomic arrangement of Schneider and Rosenberger, this volume) are known from forests either on or bordering the Shield. The most poorly represented subfamily is the Callitrichinae with only one of the five callitrichine genera present from this region. Only one species of tamarin, Saguinus midas, is found in the entire area. Both cebine genera (Cebus and Saimiri) are well-represented with interrupted distributions only in Venezuela. Of the three pitheciin genera (Pithecia, Cacajao,and Chiropotes), Pithecia has the broadest distribution and Cacajao has a very limited distribution. Aotus and Callicebus are found only in Bolivar and Amazonas states of southern Venezuela. Both species appear to be rare, but may also be under represented in surveys. Brachyteles and Lagothrix are absent from Guayana Shield forests, but both Ateles and Alouatta are broadly distributed. There is also a notable absence of endemic primate genera and species from these habitats suggesting that migration corridors into Shield forests from central or eastern Brazil have been open for thousands of years.
The Value of Sonographer Credentialing: An Important First Step.

mance of sonographers involved in the process of laboratory accreditation, and it uses a measure of performance based on independent review of case studies. An important aspect of Bremer’s study is that it included large numbers of credentialed and noncredentialed sonographers. It builds also on a recent publication by Nagueh et al. 2 that used the IAC database to determine factors associated with success or failure in achieving laboratory accreditation. Although the results of these two studies provide evidence that credentialing is associated with improved echocardiographic performance, some caution in extrapolating the findings of these studies is prudent, because of limitations inherent in any database and retrospective review of submitted echocardiographic case studies. The large difference in the number of noncredentialed (>1,100) and credentialed (>6,100) sonographers in Bremer’s study should be noted. This difference could introduce bias in the overall analysis, butitwasnotpossibletocomparetwogroups withsimilarnumbersof sonographers. Differences in point of care (hospital based vs office based or mobile) could also have been associated with differences in the quality of submitted examinations performed by sonographers. It is challenging to devise a metric that reflects all aspects of the echocardiographic evaluation of cardiovascular disease processes. It is possible that the inclusion of more examination variables in the IQS could have separated further the differences in performance between noncredentialed and credentialed sonographers. Although the IQS may well contain some subjectivity, its assessment by experienced cardiac sonographers, who have both clinical experience and training in assessment of submitted case studies, and Bremer’s effort
Temporal Expression Recognition for Cell Cycle Phase Concepts in Biomedical Literature

In this paper, we present a system for recognizing temporal expressions related to cell cycle phase (CCP) concepts in biomedical literature. We identified 11 classes of cell cycle related temporal expressions, for which we made extensions to TIMEX3, arranging them in an ontology derived from the Gene Ontology. We annotated 310 abstracts from PubMed. Annotation guidelines were developed, consistent with existing time-related annotation guidelines for TimeML. Two annotators participated in the annotation. We achieved an inter-annotator agreement of 0.79 for an exact span match and 0.82 for relaxed constraints. Our approach is a hybrid of machine learning to recognize temporal expressions and a rule-based approach to map them to the ontology. We trained a named entity recognizer using Conditional Random Fields (CRF) models. An off-the-shelf implementation of the linear chain CRF model was used. We obtained an F-score of 0.77 for temporal expression recognition. We achieved 0.79 macro-averagee F-score and 0.78 microaveraged F-score for mapping to the ontology.
The Coming-of-Age of American Pragmatism: John Dewey

American pragmatism reaches its highest level of sophisticated articulation and engaged elaboration in the works and life of John Dewey. To put it crudely, if Emerson is the American Vico, and James and Peirce our John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant, then Dewey is the American Hegel and Marx! On the surface, these farfetched comparisons reveal the poverty of the American philosophical tradition, the paucity of intellectual world-historical figures in the American grain. But on a deeper level, these comparisons disclose a distinctive feature of American pragmatism: its diversity circumscribed by the Emersonian evasion of epistemology-centered philosophy and the Emersonian theodicy of the self and America.
Determinants of renal functional decline after open partial nephrectomy: a comparison of warm, cold, and non-ischemic modalities.

INTRODUCTION Renal functional decline after partial nephrectomy (PN) may be related to a variety of nonmodifiable and modifiable factors, including ischemia time (IT) and modality. We sought to determine the impact of these factors on renal functional degeneration after PN. MATERIALS AND METHODS Multicenter retrospective analysis (n = 347) was performed, identifying patients who underwent open PN using warm, cold, and non-ischemic techniques. Primary outcome was development of de novo chronic kidney disease (CKD), (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2), at 1 year follow up. Univariate and multivariable analysis (MVA) were performed examining factors associated with ischemia technique and the development of de novo CKD. RESULTS Median follow up 34.7 months. Two hundred and forty-one patients underwent warm ischemic, 31 cold ischemic, and 75 clampless PN. Patient characteristics were similar between groups. Clampless group had lower mean RENAL scores (6.4) than cold (7.9, p = 0.005) and warm (7, p = 0.037) ischemia groups. Cold ischemia cohort had longer median IT than the warm cohort (50min versus 25 min, p = 0.001). There were no significant differences in proportion of patients developing de novo CKD (warm 14.9%, cold 15%, clampless 8.7%, p = 0.422). MVA demonstrated that neither ischemic modality nor IT ≥ 30 minutes was associated with development of de novo CKD, while RENAL scores of increasing complexity (RENAL score 7-9 OR 4.32, p = 0.003; RENAL score ≥ 10 OR 15.42, p < 0.001) were independently associated with de novo CKD. CONCLUSIONS Increasing tumor complexity, as indicated by the RENAL score, was an overriding determinant of post PN renal functional outcome. Prospective investigation is requisite to elucidate risk and protective factors for renal functional degeneration after PN.
CI and DFT Studies of the Adsorption of the Nerve Agent Sarin on Surfaces

A theoretical study is presented on the adsorption of the sarin molecule, a nerve agent, on three model solid surfaces: aliphatic (graphane), aromatic (graphene), and ionic (CaO). Calculations are ...
Blends of Soybean Biodiesel with Petroleum Diesel: Advantages

The use of bioderived materials both as fuels and/or as blending stocks becomes more attractive as the price of hydrocarbon transportation fuels continues to rise. Historically, many biomass and agricultural derived materials have been suggested. Middle distillate transportation fuels for military applications have more severe restrictions than for the regular commercial consumer. One of the most difficult requirements to meet is that of fuel storage stability. In the present research, Soygold, a soybean derived fuel, was added in concentrations of 10–20% to both stable and unstable petroleum middle distillate fuels. The addition of the soy liquid was shown by ASTM methods to enhance fuel combustion properties, greatly improve the stability of unstable fuels, and dramatically increase fuel lubricity.
The Bigger You Are, the Softer You Fall

There is a long tradition of indemnifying the corporate mistakes of the free market system, so long as the mistakes and the corporations are equally massive. The notorious bailout of Chrysler in the early 1980s was, until very recently, the best example in our lifetime. Like all US car companies at the time, it was reeling from years of failure to innovate. The oil price run-up of the late 1970s left the US automobile industry vulnerable to the onslaught of small, fuel-efficient cars from Japan and Germany. These countries never had the luxury of cheap domestic oil and so had always kept fuel efficiency in mind. The oil crisis played into their strengths and held the US automobile industry hostage.
O-121 Making the case for advance care planning facilitator certification standards

Background The ACP Facilitator is a new and emerging role in healthcare. The Respecting Choices program was one of the first to choose non-physicians to offer ACP facilitation to those interested in planning for future healthcare decisions. The role of the ACP Facilitator has expanded across the United States and to other parts of the world like Australia, Singapore, and parts of Europe and Canada. While this emerging role is gaining widespread support, there remains a lack of consistent standards for initial training and ongoing competence for those designated as ACP Facilitators. This lack of standardisation creates threats to role definition, credibility, support, ACP quality, and reimbursement. Aim This presentation will propose that ACPEL support the development of ACP Facilitator Certification (and re-certification) standards as a critical step to leverage the importance of this role and insure the delivery of a consistent and reliable ACP service. Discussion This presentation will highlight the need for standardisation in the training and ongoing competence of those who engage in ACP facilitation. It will ask the question “What is ACPEL’s role in identifying the components of ACP Facilitator Certification?” “Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organisation. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit” (wikipedia.org/wiki/certification). The hallmark of any professional service and credibility often rests on the quality and type of certification. Certification offers standardisation in the verification of skills and abilities that been identified over time through professional development and on-the-job experience. The value in ACPEL creating the standards for ACP Facilitator Certification includes: Assigns a rigorous set of competencies (i.e., knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that have been tried, tested, and verified to represent best practice through the experience of thousands working in the field Provides assurance that individuals possess the most up-to-date, real-world knowledge from the field of ACP facilitation Provides assurance that ACP Facilitators use similar terms and concepts as colleagues working all over the world Increases the ACP Facilitator’s confidence and self-efficacy: an internal belief that they have the ability, knowledge, and skills to succeed as other peers Increases the public trust in the purpose and outcomes of ACP facilitation, preventing the emergence of practices that may be biassed, or not effective in helping individuals make informed healthcare decisions Provides a framework for reimbursement of ACP facilitation As professional certification is maintained—through re-certification standards—ACP Facilitators update their knowledge and skills, and identify opportunities for improvement in the service provided Brings credibility to employers who hire ACP Facilitators who are better able to achieve the strategic goals of advance care planning programs.
Processing of Exportable Proteins: Structure-Function Correlates and Role of Cellular Membranes

It is now clear that most, if not all, eukaryotic cells produce a variety of macromolecules (polysaccharides, polypeptides, and covalent derivatives of the former such as glycoproteins and peptidoglycans) which are destined for export. In the context of this chapter, the term “export” refers to the disposition and utilization of these products in a compartment or compartments separated from the cytosol, which includes the extracellular space (in the case of secretory cells) and intracellular compartments which may or may not be functionally connected to the extracellular space (as exemplified by the lysosomal or intracellular digestive system of the cell).
Finding the K largest metrics in a noisy broadcast network

Distributed computing in an N-node noisy broadcast network is considered. Each node holds an n-bit integer as an input instead of a binary input assumed by most work in literature. The goal is for all the nodes to find out the K largest values with fault tolerance Q. We focus on protocol designs for the K = o(Nbeta) scenario, and investigate the communication complexity, i.e., the total number of broadcasts, with respect to various parameters: N, n,K. In particular, we show that the goal can be achieved by an oblivious protocol of complexity O(nN log K/Q ), admitting linear growth with n and N and sublinear growth with K.
MELK kinase holds promise as a new radiosensitizing target and biomarker in triple-negative breast cancer.

Breast cancer remains the most common malignancy diagnosed in women and is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women. Breast cancer has accounted for ~29% of new cancer cases among women in the United States in 2015 and approximately 40,000 women per year are expected to die from the disease (1). The major subgroups of breast cancer, based on combined expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) have important implications in breast cancer etiology, the systemic therapies prescribed, the effectiveness of such therapies, and in outcome, both recurrence and survival (2,3).
Design of a cluster-randomized minority recruitment trial: RECRUIT.

Background:Racial/ethnic minority groups remain underrepresented in clinical trials. Many strategies to increase minority recruitment focus on minority communities and emphasize common diseases suc...
PCE-SLAM: A real-time simultaneous localization and mapping using LiDAR data

This paper describes a real-time design, implementation and validation of a LiDAR-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping solution for intelligent vehicles. We propose a two-step Sweep-to-Sweep Motion Estimation and Sweep-to-Map Registration framework that compensates for the distortion of the point cloud, estimates the vehicle's motion and generates a 3D map of the world. The rotating motion of LiDAR and the longitudinal motion of the vehicle together create an inherent distortion in relative motions observed in each scan per sweep. Hence applying the same translation and rotation values to the entire sweep does not guarantee the optimum estimation for LiDAR's relative motion from sweep to sweep. Therefore, the key idea in this paper is to obtain accurate localization of the vehicle by processing LiDAR sweep in a batch-wise fashion followed by 3D Map Registration using Iterative Closest Point (ICP). To reduce drift in localization ICP utilizes local map information in a radius of about 100m from the position of vehicle. Our main contribution is to introduce an innovative CPU-only pipeline for simultaneous localization and mapping that runs real-time on Intel architecture. We have tested our algorithm by processing every sweep from Velodyne VLP-16 LiDAR at about 50ms on vehicle moving at speeds up-to 25mph in urban roads and parking lot structures. Our algorithm has been evaluated on KITTI datasets for city and suburban roads with an average relative position error of around 1%.
Community Airborne Particulate Matter from Mining for Sand used as Hydraulic Fracturing Proppant

Abstract Field and laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the impact of proppant sand mining and processing activities on community particulate matter (PM) concentrations. In field studies outside 17 homes within 800 m of sand mining activities (mining, processing, and transport), respirable (PM4) crystalline silica concentrations were low (
Arguments for a moratorium on the construction of a community information utility

In this article the author urges a prudent and decentralized approach to the question of the design and desirability of computerized community information utilities. Before accepting the inevitability and desirability of this or any technology, we should: (1) be sure of the feasibility (internally and externally) of what is proposed; (2) project and perhaps wait for changes in complementary techniques; (3) evaluate current and projected supplementary techniques; (4) establish the existence of demand for what is proposed; (5) take steps to involve a representative group of ultimate users in systems design, and (6) carefully think through possible side effects on man and his world view.Current proposals for community information utilities are examined in this framework, and the conclusion is drawn that society is not yet in a position to justify either the construction of an information utility in a prototype community or the acceptance of a policy in favor of its widespread implementation.
Teach from the Heart: Pedagogy as Spiritual Practice,: by Jenell Paris, Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2016, 122 pp., $15.20 (paperback), ISBN: 978-4982-3349-1

Teach from the Heart is an invitation for teachers to see their work as artisans, as “a craft [they] master by working with [their] hands over long periods of time, producing results that bear the ...
Update on diagnosis and management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency.

Purpose of reviewCongenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is a relatively common inherited disorder of cortisol biosynthesis that can be fatal if untreated.Recent findingsThe basic biochemistry and genetics of CAH have been known for decades but continue to be refined by
Preoperative Use of a 3D Printed Model for Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery and Its Effect on Planned Osteoplasty

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that preoperative use of 3D printed models has on planned osteoplasty for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery. MATERIALS AND ...
The mayo clinic model of clinical integration.

Abstract The multi-campus Academic Health Center (AHC) of the future will need to be system-based and committed to clinical integration to continue to meet institutional goals and serve the needs of its patients. The key tactics we describe to accomplish this are: - the creation of a central governance body and a single strategic and operational plan - the subsequent development of specialty councils and independent multidisciplinary practices (IMP) - the creation of enterprise-wide specialty departments
Hypnotic efficacy of lorazepam and flurazepam

In a double-blind crossover study involving 15 insomniac subjects, the hypnotic efficacy of lorazepam, 2 and 4 mg, was compared with flurazepam, 15 and 30 mg, and placebo. Five subjective measures were used: onset, length, and depth of sleep, number of times awakened, and satisfaction with the hypnotic. Lorazepam in 2- and 4-mg doses was comparable in hypnotic efficacy to flurazepam, 30 mg, according to most parameters of measurement. Side effects were minor, although relatively numerous at the 4-mg doses.
Reliability analysis of low-Ag BGA solder joints using four failure criteria

The appropriate selection of failure criterion for solder joint studies is necessary to correctly estimate reliability life. The objective of this study is to compare the effect of different failure criteria on the reliability life estimation. The four failure criteria in this study are a 20% resistance increase defined in the IPC-9701A standard, a resistance beyond 500Ω, an infinite resistance (hard open), and a failure criterion based on X and R control charts. Accelerated thermal cycling conditions of a low-silver BGA study included 0°C to 100 °C with ten minute dwell times and −40°C to 125°C with ten minute dwell times. The results show that the life estimation based on X and R failure criterion is very similar to the life estimation when a 20% resistance increase defined in the IPC-9701A failure criterion is used. The results also show that the reliability life would be overestimated if the failure criterion of a resistance threshold of 500Ω or an infinite resistance (hard open) is used.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Noradrenergic and Behavioral Alterations Associated with Stimulation and Atrophy of the Caudate Nucleus

The caudate nucleus, a portion of the striatum, is the basal ganglia structure that most lends itself to physiological, biochemical, and pathological evaluation. This chapter reviews both animal and human investigations involving behavioral and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) norepinephrine alterations induced by caudate nucleus stimulation. In addition, the CSF noradrenergic alterations among patients with Huntington’s disease and caudate nucleus degeneration are discussed with respect to observed defects in central blood pressure control.
John Mylopoulos: Sewing Seeds of Conceptual Modelling

In the summer of 1980 high in the Colorado Rockies the mountain flowers were blooming, as were ideas of multi-disciplinary conceptual modelling. The Pingree Park Workshop on Data Abstraction, Database, and Conceptual Modelling [17] marked a figurative and literal high point in expectations for the exchange between databases, programming languages, and artificial intelligence (AI) on conceptual modelling. Quietly hiking amongst the AI, database, and programming language luminaries such as Ted Codd, Mike Stonebraker, Mary Shaw, Stephen Zilles, Pat Hayes, Bob Balzer, and Peter Deutsch was John Mylopoulos, a luminary himself who inspired and guided, for over three decades, the branch of Conceptual Modelling chronicled in this paper.