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An Arabidopsis thaliana ABC transporter that confers kanamycin resistance in transgenic plants does not endow resistance to Escherichia coli

Concerns have been raised about potential horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of antibiotic resistance markers (ARMs) from transgenic plants to bacteria of medical and environmental importance. All ARMs used in transgenic plants have been bacterial in origin, but it has been recently shown that an Arabidopsis thaliana ABC transporter, Atwbc19, confers kanamycin resistance when overexpressed in transgenic plants. Atwbc19 was evaluated for its ability to transfer kanamycin resistance to Escherichia coli, a kanamycin-sensitive model bacterium, under simulated HGT, staged by subcloning Atwbc19 under the control of a bacterial promoter, genetically transforming to kanamycin-sensitive bacteria, and assessing if resistance was conferred as compared with bacteria harbouring nptII, the standard kanamycin resistance gene used to produce transgenic plants. NptII provided much greater resistance than Atwbc19 and was significantly different from the no-plasmid control at low concentrations. Atwbc19 was not significantly different from the no-plasmid control at higher concentrations. Even though HGT risks are considered low with nptII, Atwbc19 should have even lower risks, as its encoded protein is possibly mistargeted in bacteria.
Muscular degeneration in chickens fed diets low in vitamin E and sulfur.

During a study on sulfate metabolism (Machlin, '55), white situations were observed in the muscles of the breast and the legs of young chickens fed diets low in sulfur. The lesions resembled those reported by Dam et al., ('52). In the studies presented here the protective effect of cystine and vitamin E reported by these Danish workers was confirmed. In addition the effect of methionine and the antioxidant diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPPD) in the prevention of the muscular de generation and the negative or slight influence of variety of other compounds are reported. EXPERIMENTAL In each experiment, day-old,New Hampshire X Silver Corn ish crossbred female chicks were fed the basal diet for one week. They were then weighed, divided into groups of ap proximately equal weight distribution, and fed the experi mental diets for three weeks. The birds were reared under electrically heated broders in wire-floor cages in an airconditioned room. At the end of the experiment the birds were killed and the muscles examined and scored for severity of muscular degeneration. Tissues for histological examination
STATISTICAL CONTROL CHARTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION

Professional examples of a p-chart and a c-chart are presented as illustrations of a rather underdeveloped technique for administrative decision under risk. Each example shows preparation of the control chart, signals for review of strategy, appropriate management analysis, and results of action taken. A broad range of administrative control areas is suggested for each type of chart. In addition, sufficient computational formulas, information, and theory is included in compact form for the preparation and operation of five types of basic control charts.
Treatment and clinical outcomes of urinary tract infections caused by KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a retrospective cohort.

Abstract Background Optimal treatment regimens for infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are not well-defined. Objectives This study describes the treatment and outcomes in patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Methods This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from adult inpatients with bacteriuria caused by KPC-positive organisms treated at Barnes-Jewish Hospital from June 1, 2006, to February 1, 2008. KPC-positive isolates were identified utilizing disk-diffusion susceptibility testing and confirmed to contain bla KPC via molecular methods. Results Twenty-one patients met the inclusion criteria and all were classified as having symptomatic UTI. The majority of patients were female (15/21 [71%]), and the mean (SD) age was 62.4 (15.2) years. Successful clinical and microbiologic responses were observed in 16 patients (76%) for both outcomes. Patients with urinary catheters had them removed or replaced in 9 of 15 cases (60%). Antibiotics active against the isolated pathogen were provided in 14 of 21 cases (67%), often after considerable delay (median, 72.5 hours [range, 4–312 hours]). All 7 patients receiving aminoglycoside therapy had successful clinical and microbiologic responses, and in vitro testing of an extended antibiotic panel revealed high susceptibility rates for tigecycline (28/29 [97%]), minocycline (22/29 [76%]), and fosfomycin (25/29 [86%]) against the KPC-positive isolates. Conclusions Although receipt of appropriate therapy was delayed in many cases, clinical outcomes investigated revealed high rates of successful response in this defined group of patients. Aminoglycosides and tetracycline derivatives suggested therapeutic promise in the treatment of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae UTI.
Strategic Negative Emotion in Negotiation

This experiment focused on the effects of strategic negative emotion in negotiation. Dyads engaged in more argumentation, threats, and rejections when one member adopted a negative rather than positive emotional strategy. In terms of outcomes, strategic negative negotiators achieved higher outcomes than their partners, whereas strategic positive negotiators achieved lower outcomes than their partners. Negative strategists also had better outcomes than positive strategists. Results have implications for the enactment of emotions as communication tactics and the blend of different emotional strategies in negotiations.
INTEGRACIÓN DE LAS PERCEPCIONES DE LOS DOCENTES DE CURSOS EN LÍNEA SOBRE LOS FUNDAMENTOS TEÓRICOS DEL APRENDIZAJE COLABORATIVO EN AMBIENTES VIRTUALES. INTEGRATION OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS OF ONLINE COURSES ON THEORETICAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE VIRTU

El objetivo de la investigacion es integrar las percepciones de los docentes de cursos en linea sobre los fundamentos teoricos del aprendizaje colaborativo en ambientes virtuales y orientar la practica educativa. La premisa central es la accion constructiva del sujeto para estructurar el conocimiento a traves de la interaccion social. El objeto de investigacion se aborda bajo un enfoque cualitativo a partir de la reflexion y experiencia de los docentes sobre su practica como seres sociales, sus necesidades sentidas, formacion sociocultural y conocimientos. La informacion recabada se ordeno, codifico a traves de procesos de analisis, comparacion, contratacion e interpretacion para tipificar el aprendizaje colaborativo y construir las bases teoricas de este aprendizaje en ambientes virtuales percibidas por los docentes. Los resultados conducen a la identificacion y construccion de trece principios dimensionados en tres niveles: el academico, el personal y el social. Palabras clave: Fundamentos teoricos, aprendizaje colaborativo, ambientes virtuales. Abstract The research objective is to integrate the perceptions of teachers of online courses on the theoretical foundations of collaborative learning in virtual environments and guide educational practice. The central premise is the subject constructive action to structure knowledge through social interaction. The object of research is discussed in a qualitative approach based on reflection and experience of teachers on their practice as social beings, their felt needs, socio-cultural training and knowledge. The information gathered was ordered, codified through process analysis, comparison, and interpretation contract to establish collaborative learning and build the theoretical basis of this learning in virtual environments perceived by teachers. The results lead to the identification and construction of thirteen principles sized at three levels: academic staff and the social. Keywords: Theoretical principles, collaborative learning, virtual environments.
Insights into the Role of Chemokines, Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns, and Lymphocyte-Derived Mediators from Computational Models of Trauma-Induced Inflammation.

Abstract Significance: Traumatic injury elicits a complex, dynamic, multidimensional inflammatory response that is intertwined with complications such as multiple organ dysfunction and nosocomial infection. The complex interplay between inflammation and physiology in critical illness remains a challenge for translational research, including the extrapolation to human disease from animal models. Recent Advances: Over the past decade, we and others have attempted to decipher the biocomplexity of inflammation in these settings of acute illness, using computational models to improve clinical translation. In silico modeling has been suggested as a computationally based framework for integrating data derived from basic biology experiments as well as preclinical and clinical studies. Critical Issues: Extensive studies in cells, mice, and human blunt trauma patients have led us to suggest (i) that while an adequate level of inflammation is required for healing post-trauma, inflammation can be harmful when it beco...
Limiting Judges: A Review of Ralph Rossum’s 'Antonin Scalia’s Jurisprudence'

Ralph A. Rossum’s monumental work, "Antonin Scalia’s Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition," is “an attempt to articulate the contours of Justice Antonin Scalia’s understanding of constitutional and statutory interpretation and the role of the Court.” Rossum, the Henry Salvatori Professor of American Constitutionalism at Claremont McKenna College, seeks to “understand Scalia as he understands himself” by focusing on “his arguments and words.” To that end, he has reviewed approximately 600 majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions that Scalia wrote between the 1986 Term and the 2004 Term in order to gain a sense of how Scalia approaches the judicial craft. The result is a comprehensive analysis of the jurisprudence of the “most outspoken, intellectually interesting, high profile and colorful member” of the Court. Underlying the entire work is the ultimate objective of Scalia’s jurisprudence - limiting the power of judges.
Evaluating a lightweight transcriptome assembly pipeline on two closely related ascidian species

De novo transcriptome sequencing and assembly for non-model organisms has become prevalent in the past decade. However, most assembly approaches are computationally expensive, and little in-depth evaluation has been done to compare de novo approaches. We sequenced several developmental stages of two free-spawning marine species—Molgula occulta and Molgula oculata—assembled their transcriptomes using four different combinations of preprocessing and assembly approaches, and evaluated the quality of the assembly. We present a straightforward and reproducible mRNAseq assembly protocol that combines quality filtering, digital normalization, and assembly, together with several metrics to evaluate our de novo assemblies. The use of digital normalization in the protocol reduces the time and memory needed to complete the assembly and makes this pipeline available to labs without large computing infrastructure. Despite varying widely in basic assembly statistics, all of the assembled transcriptomes evaluate well in metrics such as gene recovery and estimated completeness.
Time to Change the Plasma

A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department because of altered mental status. She has a history of hypertension and breast cancer and weighs 65 kg. The patient has no prior history of transfusion. Her laboratory values are significant for a hematocrit (Hct) level of 20 %, platelets 12 K/µL, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level 2500 U/L, and creatinine 2.3 mg/dL. The prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) laboratory values are within normal range. A type and screen sample (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA anticoagulant) is submitted to the blood bank along with a request for two units of red blood cells (RBCs). In addition, urgent plasma exchange is requested.
Intrinsic clustering of treatment outcome in recovery from opioid use disorder: Results from starting treatment with agonist replacement therapies

s / Drug and Alcohol Dependence 156 (2015) e102–e182 e137 systems. This qualitative study aimed to investigate experiences with a peer delivered strengths-based case management (CM) program to link addiction patients to HIV services in St. Petersburg, Russia. Methods:We recruited 38HIV-infected addiction patients from LINC (Linking Infectious and Narcology Care), a randomized trial (n=350) testing a CM program. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, we conducted 6 focus groups (5 to 8 patients post-CM) in the Russian language. Discussions were audiorecorded, translated and transcribed into English. Two investigators coded transcriptions and analyzed data thematically using Nvivo. Results: Participants were 84% male, median age 36 years, 37% employed, median 14 years of drug use and 7 years since HIV diagnosis. Post-intervention linkage to HIV care was reported by 68%. Those who linked to HIV services embraced the concept of CM, preferably from a peer in recovery, as facilitating their navigation of HIV services in Russia’s fragmented health system. Some felt CM empowered their copingwithhealth systemchallenges and stigma. Among participants not connecting to HIV services, themes such as “lack of motivation”, “no need for HIV care” and “active drug use” emerged as major barriers both to engage with CM and to seek HIV care. Conclusions: Russian addiction patients who linked to HIV care credit CM for facilitating linkage,while those not linking attribute it to personal (rather than external) issues. Implementation of CM in Russia should focus on empowerment and support in addressing both personal and system factors such as stigmatization. Programs need to consider strategies to overcome barriers such as poormotivation. Financial support: Funded by NIDA, R01DA032082, R01DA032082-03S1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.374 Intrinsic clustering of treatment outcome in recovery from opioid use disorder: Results from starting treatment with agonist replacement therapies Sean Luo1, Jeffery Goldsmith1, Richard Crist3, Wade Berritini3, Andrew Saxon4, Walter Ling5, Maureen P. Hillhouse2, Edward V. Nunes1 1 Columbia University, New York, NY, United States 2 Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States 3 Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States 4 Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, United States 5 UCLA, Integrated Substance Abuse, Los Angeles, CA,
Sonography of Pelvic Masses Associated with Early Pregnancy

Sonographic examination of the pelvis during the first trimester offers a comprehensive assessment of much more than the gestational contents. Incidental findings not yet hidden by the growing uterus are discovered before they become large or symptomatic; this is especially important for adnexal masses that can undergo torsion and/or hemorrhage during pregnancy or metastasize in cases of ovarian cancer. Gravid and non-gravid women alike are affected by fibroids, dermoids, cysts, and appendicitis, but symptoms of pain and bloating can easily mimic normal discomforts of pregnancy. Sonography remains a safe, superior diagnostic modality to localize and characterize incidental masses and aid in therapeutic planning.
Can antiretroviral therapy ever be stopped

A pool of latently infected CD4+ T cells is established within the first few weeks of HIV infection. Because these memory T cells are inactive, the viral DNA integrated into their chromosomes remains invisible to immune surveillance and to antiretrovirals. Research shows that this reservoir of infected memory T cells does not decay in a clinically meaningful time frame--that is, within 60 years--in patients being treated with potent combination antiretrovirals. Even a hypothetical regimen that prevents any new infection of cells would not hasten the decay of this latent reservoir. Treatments that activate this reservoir have been studied in patients with suppressed viremia, but such interventions are highly toxic and have not succeeded so far. Studying rare individuals who manage to control activation of these latent cells may provide important clues to long-term control of HIV infection.
Cross-phase modulation of femtosecond pulses in birefringent erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

The phenomena of cross-phase modulation (XPM) between two polarization components of a femtosecond pulse in a birefringent erbium-doped fiber amplifier are studied. The effects involved include XPM, dispersive amplification, higher-order dispersion, shock effect, and Raman response.
SU-G-BRA-02: Development of a Learning Based Block Matching Algorithm for Ultrasound Tracking in Radiotherapy

Purpose: To develop an ultrasound learning-based tracking algorithm with the potential to provide real-time motion traces of anatomy-based fiducials that may aid in the effective delivery of external beam radiation. Methods: The algorithm was developed in Matlab R2015a and consists of two main stages: reference frame selection, and localized block matching. Immediately following frame acquisition, a normalized cross-correlation (NCC) similarity metric is used to determine a reference frame most similar to the current frame from a series of training set images that were acquired during a pretreatment scan. Segmented features in the reference frame provide the basis for the localized block matching to determine the feature locations in the current frame. The boundary points of the reference frame segmentation are used as the initial locations for the block matching and NCC is used to find the most similar block in the current frame. The best matched block locations in the current frame comprise the updated feature boundary. The algorithm was tested using five features from two sets of ultrasound patient data obtained from MICCAI 2014 CLUST. Due to the lack of a training set associated with the image sequences, the first 200 frames of the image sets were considered a valid training set for preliminary testing, and tracking was performed over the remaining frames. Results: Tracking of the five vessel features resulted in an average tracking error of 1.21 mm relative to predefined annotations. The average analysis rate was 15.7 FPS with analysis for one of the two patients reaching real-time speeds. Computations were performed on an i5-3230M at 2.60 GHz. Conclusion: Preliminary tests show tracking errors comparable with similar algorithms at close to real-time speeds. Extension of the work onto a GPU platform has the potential to achieve real-time performance, making tracking for therapy applications a feasible option. This work is partially funded by NIH grant R01CA190298
Evidence for Using Doxazosin in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

There is evidence that doxazosin is effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Doxazosin is a "me-too" drug of prazosin. Doxazosin has an improved absorption profile and this likely minimizes the risk for unintended adverse hypotensive effects. The availability of doxazosin in the gastrointestinal therapeutic system (GITS) form permits a higher initial daily dose (4 mg/day) while avoiding significant first-dose side effects. The treatment of PTSD with prazosin has several disadvantages due to its short duration of action (6-8 hours), which results in multiple doses being required. Prazosin may wear off and this may lead to nightmares in the latter half of the sleep. Doxazosin has significant advantages over prazosin in clinical practice because it has a long half-life and requires only once-daily dosing. This may lead to better adherence and greater effectiveness in the treatment of PTSD.
Low-Carbon Urban Infrastructure

As cities consider how to provide essential urban services in the post-fossil fuel age, they find that incremental strategies are not enough. The challenge, and opportunity, is to reinvent essential city infrastructure—for water, food, shelter, energy, transport, culture, and economy—in a climate-friendly way. By reclaiming human-scale neighborhoods, relearning and further developing sustainable and passive building techniques, and reaching forward with technology in the service of society, cities can thrive with less energy and fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This chapter examines essential concepts and examples of low-carbon urban infrastructure, highlighting urban form designed in harmony with the city’s geography; resilience to climate change impacts as well as reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and prioritization of demand-side management in city systems, through improved design, efficiency, and de-carbonization.
CONFORMATIONAL COMPARISON OF FOUR CONSTRAINED STEROISOMERIC CYCLIC ENKEPHALIN ANALOGS BY 1H NMR AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

ABSTRACT We report the results from the conformational analysis of four constrained stereoisomeric 14-membered, cyclic enkephalin analogs. All of the analogs are biologically active, displaying differing selectivity profiles for the μ and δ receptors. From the conformational analysis, employing 1H NMR and computer simulations we develop a hypothesis to explain the selectivities of these stereoisomeric analogs.
Managed File Transfer as a Cloud Service

Applications in science and industry have become increasingly complex and more demanding in terms of their computational and data requirements. Sharing and disseminating large datasets has become a big challenge despite the deployment of petascale computing systems and optical networking speeds reaching into the hundreds of gigabits per second. Having high-speed networks in place is necessary but not sufficient for achieving high data transfer rates. Being able to effectively use high-speed networks is becoming increasingly important for cloud computing. Cloud-hosted managed file transfer (MFT) applications simplify high-performance data transfer in the cloud by efficiently utilizing underlying networks and effectively coscheduling concurrent data transfer tasks. This chapter explores the concept of MFT in the cloud and looks at the design and implementation of one such MFT system—StorkCloud—as a case study.
History Writing and Wikipedia

Abstract How do Wikipedia articles about the same topic compare across languages? Previous Wikipedia articles in writing studies have examined revision practices (Jones, 2008), ethos building (Brown, 2009), and the potential and shortcomings (Purdy, 2009; Gruwell, 2015) in Wikipedia. This project analyzes three rhetorical aspects (the introduction/lead section, the organization of the article by way of Table of Contents, and source usage and citation) of the article “Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” as it has been composed in 6 different languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese. Important findings are that the introductions and table of contents had important similarities but several notable differences, and the citation practices were very irregular and for the most part dominated by English language sources across the 6 different language versions. Finally, a case is made for the pedagogical importance of cross-language comparisons of Wikipedia.
Wide-band circularly polarized antenna using partially transmitting surface

This paper presents a novel design for a circularly polarized (CP) antenna, which exhibits wide bandwidths for both the return loss (S11) and the axial ratio (AR). The bandwidth enhancement is achieved by using a partially transmitting surface (PTS) type of superstrate, placed above a crossed-Bowtie shaped antenna with cloverleaf arms. The optimum height for the superstrate is determined to realize the best wideband performance. The realized return loss (S11) bandwidth of the antenna is 38.5%, and its 3dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidth is 41.5 %. Furthermore, the gain of the antenna is enhanced in the band of 4.2 to 6.2 GHz via the use of the PTS superstrate for different locations.
Frequency-domain method having a diagonal mass matrix in arbitrary unstructured meshes for efficient electromagnetic analysis

A new frequency-domain method having a diagonal mass matrix is developed for analyzing general electromagnetic problems in arbitrary unstructured meshes. The spectral radius of the resultant system matrix is further made less than 1, by deducting the modes outside of the unit circle from the system matrix. The condition number is also made controllable by choosing which set of modes to remove. The property of the diagonal mass matrix is utilized to efficiently find the modes to be deducted, and also compute a fast iterative solution that converges in a small number of iterations. Numerical results have validated the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed new method.
Climate Change Adaptation Limits in Small Island Developing States

Small island developing states (SIDS) are 58 countries located in three main geographic regions—the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea, the Caribbean, and the Pacific—that are among the most vulnerable to climate change and required to adapt to its impacts. The small islands chapter in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests that more can be learnt about adaptation drivers, barriers and limits in these countries. This study helps to fill the gap in relation to adaptation limits. It has one primary aim—to identify and discuss the nature and potential range of adaptation limits in SIDS. Limits are identified from countries’ National Communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Using a sample of 19 SIDS, it finds that countries most commonly reported being limited by finance/budgetary restrictions/income, natural resources/features and data/records. Countries’ own inaction, culture, perceptions and the social acceptability of adaptation strategies and measures are among the least commonly reported limits. It further finds that 39% of reported limits can be categorised as institutional, 28% as physical and ecological, 16% as economic, 14% as social and 3% as technological. These findings are important for adaptation planning and decision-making at the local, national, regional and international levels. An understanding of climate change adaptation limits in SIDS can help actors working at different scales to (1) determine which adaptation actions are likely to be feasible, cost-effective and/or sustainable, (2) prioritise adaptation actions in the interest of sustainable development, (3) better design adaptation interventions, making the best possible use of scarce resources, and (4) identify and seize opportunities to increase the adaptive capacities of these countries.
Identifying apparent local stable isotope equilibrium in a complex non-equilibrium system.

RATIONALE Although being out of equilibrium, biomolecules in organisms have the potential to approach isotope equilibrium locally because enzymatic reactions are intrinsically reversible. A rigorous approach that can describe isotope distribution among biomolecules and their apparent deviation from equilibrium state is lacking, however. METHODS Applying the concept of distance matrix in graph theory, we propose that apparent local isotope equilibrium among a subset of biomolecules can be assessed using an apparent fractionation difference (|Δα|) matrix, in which the differences between the observed isotope composition (δ') and the calculated equilibrium fractionation factor (1000lnβ) can be more rigorously evaluated than by using a previous approach for multiple biomolecules. We tested our |Δα| matrix approach by re-analyzing published data of different amino acids (AAs) in potato and in green alga. RESULTS Our re-analysis shows that biosynthesis pathways could be the reason for an apparently close-to-equilibrium relationship inside AA families in potato leaves. Different biosynthesis/degradation pathways in tubers may have led to the observed isotope distribution difference between potato leaves and tubers. The analysis of data from green algae does not support the conclusion that AAs are further from equilibrium in glucose-cultured green algae than in the autotrophic ones. CONCLUSIONS Application of the |Δα| matrix can help us to locate potential reversible reactions or reaction networks in a complex system such as a metabolic system. The same approach can be broadly applied to all complex systems that have multiple components, e.g. geochemical or atmospheric systems of early Earth or other planets.
Simulation of integrated volt/VAR control for PV penetration studies

Delivering voltage within suitable range to the customers is one of utility's responsibilities. To keep voltage within ANSI C84.1 limits, utilities have different voltage regulation techniques, and Volt/VAR control is one commonly used approach in distribution systems. The objective of this paper is to explore the topic related to the voltage control of electric power distribution circuits with high penetration levels of distributed photovoltaic (PV) power systems. An Integrated Volt/VAR Control (IVVC) model is developed for use with the Open Distribution System Simulator (OpenDSS) simulation platform for emulating the effectiveness of centralized controls on mitigating distributed photovoltaic system voltage impacts. The test results of the IVVC control prove that the proposed control can successfully keep the voltage within the tight target voltage range, for applications such as Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR). A utility-scale distribution feeder is used as the test circuit for this study.
Planning Proof Content for Communicating Induction

We describe some of the complications involved in expressing the technique of induction when automatically generating textual versions of formal mathematical proofs produced by a theorem proving system, and describe our approach to this problem. The pervasiveness of induction within mathematical proofs makes its effective generation vital to readable proof texts. Our focus is on planning texts involving induction. Our efforts are driven by a corpus of human-produced proof texts, incorporating both regularities within this corpus and the formal structure of induction into coherent text plans.
Highly Sensitive UV-Vis-NIR Inorganic Perovskite Quantum Dot Phototransistors Based on Layered Heterojunctions

We report a high-performance phototransistor based on a layered heterojunction composed of all-inorganic perovskite quantum dots (IPQDs) and a narrow-bandgap conjugated polymer DPP-DTT. The device exhibits stable and excellent optoelectronic properties with broadband photodetection range.
Volatility Co-Movement in Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti Stock Markets

We use data on realized volatility to establish co-movement in volatility on the Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti stock exchanges. We show, in addition, that the probability of positive and negative co-movement are related to the volatility of international equity prices and volatility of oil prices.
Evaluation of two collagen conduits and autograft in rabbit sciatic nerve regeneration with quantitative magnetic resonance DTI, electrophysiology, and histology

We compared different surgical techniques for nerve regeneration in a rabbit sciatic nerve gap model using magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), electrophysiology, limb function, and histology. A total of 24 male New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into three groups: autograft (n = 8), hollow conduit (n = 8), and collagen-filled conduit (n = 8). A 10-mm segment of the rabbit proximal sciatic nerve was cut, and autograft or collagen conduit was used to bridge the gap. DTI on a 3-T system was performed preoperatively and 13 weeks after surgery using the contralateral, nonoperated nerve as a control. Overall, autograft performed better compared with both conduit groups. Differences in axonal diameter were significant (autograft > hollow conduit > collagen-filled conduit) at 13 weeks (autograft vs. hollow conduit, p = 0.001, and hollow conduit vs. collagen-filled conduit, p hollow conduit > collagen-filled conduit) (autograft vs. hollow conduit, p = 0.001 and hollow conduit vs. collagen-filled conduit, p = 0.021). As compared with hollow conduit (autograft > collagen-filled conduit > hollow conduit), collagen-filled conduit animals demonstrated a nonsignificant increased maximum tetanic force. Autograft-treated rabbits demonstrated improved sciatic nerve regeneration compared with collagen-filled and hollow conduits as assessed by histologic, functional, and DTI parameters at 13 weeks.
A pilot infrastructure for searching rainfall metadata and generating rainfall product using the big data of NEXRAD

Abstract The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) developed a pilot infrastructure to explore rainfall metadata (descriptive statistics) and generate rainfall products over the Iowa domain based on the NEXRAD Level II data directly accessible through cloud storage (e.g., Amazon Web Services). Known as IFC-Cloud-NEXRAD, it resembles the Hydro-NEXRAD portal that provided researchers with ready access to NEXRAD radar data. Taking advantage of the cloud storage benefits (unlimited storage and instant access), IFC-Cloud-NEXRAD reduces the common challenges of most data exploration systems, which often lead to massive data acquisition/ingestion and rapid filling of limited system storage. Its map-based interface allows researchers to select a space-time domain of interest, retrieve and visualize pre-calculated rainfall metadata, and generate radar-derived rainfall products. Because the system provides generalized approaches to compute metadata and process data for rainfall estimation, the framework presented in this study would be readily transferrable to other geographic regions and larger scale applications.
On Cluster Head Selection in Monkey-inspired Optimization based Routing Protocol for WSNs

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have arisen as one of the hottest and most promising research areas nowadays, where one most critical research challenge is to extend the network lifetime, as in most cases sensor nodes can hardly be replaced with new batteries or recharged regularly. As a result, WSNs are often divided into clusters to reduce communication cost and energy consumption for packet routing, and the selection of cluster head can thus have great impacts on the overall network lifetime citeyang2018researchRecently, monkey-inspired off optimization (MO), as one of the latest members to the Swarm Intelligence (SI) family, has claimed its dedication to design smart, cost efficient yet simple and deployable clustering routing protocols for WSNs. In this paper, we conduct a detailed investigation on cluster head selection for such MO based routing protocols. We then propose an effective cluster head selection scheme based on the state-of-the-art Spider Monkey Optimization formulation, named SMOCH, and apply a greedy selection process between existing node positions and newly generated positions. Our experiment results show that our cluster-head selection scheme can observably increase node lifetime to a larger number of rounds and also decrease the energy consumption for communications.
Tunable charge to spin conversion in strontium iridate thin films

Author(s): Everhardt, AS; Dc, M; Huang, X; Sayed, S; Gosavi, TA; Tang, Y; Lin, CC; Manipatruni, S; Young, IA; Datta, S; Wang, JP; Ramesh, R | Abstract: Efficient charge to spin conversion is important for low-power spin logic devices. Spin and charge interconversion is commonly performed using heavy metals and topological insulators, while the field of oxides is not yet fully explored. Strontium iridate thin films were grown, where the different crystal structures form a perfect playground to understand the key factors in obtaining high charge to spin conversion efficiency (i.e., large spin Hall angle). It was found that the semiconducting Sr2IrO4 has a spin Hall angle of ∼0.1 (depending on measurement technique), which is promising for a spin-orbit coupled electronic system and comparable to Pt. In contrast, the perovskite SrIrO3, reported to have a Dirac cone near the Fermi level, has a larger spin Hall angle of 0.3-0.4 degrees. The largest difference between the two materials is a large degree of spin-momentum locking in SrIrO3, comparable to known topological insulators. A simple semiclassical relationship is found where the spin Hall angle increases for higher degrees of spin-momentum locking and it also increases for lower Fermi wave vectors. This relationship is then able to explain the decreased spin Hall angle below 10 nm film thickness in SrIrO3, by relating it to the correspondingly higher carrier concentration (related to the higher Fermi wave vector). Breaking the commonly believed anticorrelation between resistivity and carrier concentration paves a pathway to lower power losses due to resistance while keeping large spin Hall angles.
A Comparison of Three Methods for Computing the Added Mass of Ship Sections

Abstract : Three methods that have been developed for computing added-mass coefficients of two-dimensional forms, oscillating horizontally or vertically at a free surface are compared by application to a set of four cargo-ship sections. Computer programs are listed for two of these methods. The method employing conformal mapping is recommended as the best of the three.
A 7.3 M Output Non-Zeros/J Sparse Matrix-Matrix Multiplication Accelerator using Memory Reconfiguration in 40 nm

A Sparse Matrix-Matrix multiplication (SpMM) accelerator with 48 heterogeneous cores and a reconfigurable memory hierarchy is fabricated in 40 nm CMOS. On-chip memories are reconfigured as scratchpad or cache and interconnected with synthesizable coalescing crossbars for efficient memory access in each phase of the algorithm. The $2.0\ \text{mm}\times 2.6\ \text{mm}$ chip exhibits $12.6\times(8.4\times)$ energy efficiency gain, $11.7\times(77.6\times)$ off-chip bandwidth efficiency gain and $17.1\times(36.9\times)$ compute density gain against a high-end CPU (GPU) across a diverse set of synthetic and real-world power-law graph based sparse matrices.
Analysis of assessment results in eliminating malaria in 9 counties (districts) of Nanchang

Objective To analyze the results of assessment of malaria elimination in 9 counties (districts) of Nanchang City, and explore suitable monitoring methods for malaria after elimination of the disease in this region. Methods In 2016, the data from the network reports of malaria epidemic situation, blood examinations of febrile patients, epidemiological questionnaires of local malaria cases, investigation of epidemic focuses and disposal tables were collected and analyzed in Nanchang City from 2010 to 2015. The data of malaria elimination assessment at county (district) level of Donghu District, Xihu District, Qingshanhu District and Wanli District in 2013, Nanchang County and Anyi County in 2014, Jinxian County, Qingyunpu District and Xinjian District in 2015 were collected. At same time, the data of ability of the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in clinicians, the microscopical examinations of Plasmodium in the inspection personnel were collected. Totally 30 negative blood slides and all positive blood slides since 2010 were reviewed. Results From 2010 to 2015, 93 local malaria cases were reported in Nanchang City, the majority of malaria cases were imported except 2 local malaria infection cases in 2010. Totally 64 027 febrile patients received blood detections for malaria, of which 101 cases were positive and the positive rate was 0.16%. The positive blood slides review rate was 100.00% (101/101), the negative blood slides review rate was 9.69% (6 195/63 926). 9 counties (districts) all passed the malaria elimination assessment at county (district) level. The malaria elimination assessment scores of the 9 counties (districts) were all higher than 90 points. The correct rate of inspection personnel of microscopical examinations of Plasmodium was 91.58% (174/190), the correct rate of knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of malaria was 95.00% (1 710/1 800), the coincidence rate of blood slides review was 100.00%(304/304) in Nanchang, the qualified rate of slides production and dyeing was 88.16% (268/304). Conclusions All the 9 counties (districts) of Nanchang City have passed the malaria elimination assessment with high scores. After malaria elimination, the monitoring should continue to consolidate the achievements. Key words: Malaria; Elimination; Assessment
Active Microwave Thermography to Detect and Locate Water Ingress

This article reports on the application of a new and efficient nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) technique referred to as active microwave thermography (AMT) used to detect and locate water ingress within a structure. First, a mathematical formulation and analysis is established that relates the water extension and location to the temperature distribution over the inspection surface and enables evaluation of water from the measured temperature data. Following the analysis, the AMT measurement results of a small volume of water, placed in a rubber sample at a predetermined location, are reported. The results verify the analysis and demonstrate the potential of AMT for water detection. In addition, analysis of the measurement data indicates the potential of AMT for not only detection of water ingress but also accurate depth estimation of small amounts of water ingress.
The Merits and the Pitfalls of Low Carbohydrate Diet: A Concise Review.

Low carbohydrate diets (LCD) may help body weight loss and glycemic control in diabetes but their long-term consequences are not known. The aim of this review is to highlight the contrast between the potential benefits of short term LCD and the adverse health effects of long-term consumption of LCD. LCD can enhance weight loss in the short term although its effect is small and not sustainable. In people with diabetes and insulin resistance, LCD is helpful in achieving glycemic control. However, there are untoward side effects especially when carbohydrates are severely restricted ( 70% energy from carbohydrate) are associated with increased mortality. The available scientific evidence supports the current dietary recommendations to replace highly processed carbohydrates with unprocessed carbohydrates as well as limiting added sugars in the diet.
Exploring How Disclosure Works for Listicle-Style Native Advertising: The Role of Persuasion Knowledge, Persuasion Appropriateness, and Supplementary Disclosure Effect of Brand Social Media

Listicles are a new media phenomenon and appear on a news organization’s website; they are articles that use a ranked list and offer concise details about a topic to readers. The study explores how...
Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration by VDAC Is Enhanced by Membrane-Bound Inhibitors with Disordered Polyanionic C-Terminal Domains.

The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is the primary regulating pathway of water-soluble metabolites and ions across the mitochondrial outer membrane. When reconstituted into lipid membranes, VDAC responds to sufficiently large transmembrane potentials by transitioning to gated states in which ATP/ADP flux is reduced and calcium flux is increased. Two otherwise unrelated cytosolic proteins, tubulin, and α-synuclein (αSyn), dock with VDAC by a novel mechanism in which the transmembrane potential draws their disordered, polyanionic C-terminal domains into and through the VDAC channel, thus physically blocking the pore. For both tubulin and αSyn, the blocked state is observed at much lower transmembrane potentials than VDAC gated states, such that in the presence of these cytosolic docking proteins, VDAC’s sensitivity to transmembrane potential is dramatically increased. Remarkably, the features of the VDAC gated states relevant for bioenergetics—reduced metabolite flux and increased calcium flux—are preserved in the blocked state induced by either docking protein. The ability of tubulin and αSyn to modulate mitochondrial potential and ATP production in vivo is now supported by many studies. The common physical origin of the interactions of both tubulin and αSyn with VDAC leads to a general model of a VDAC inhibitor, facilitates predictions of the effect of post-translational modifications of known inhibitors, and points the way toward the development of novel therapeutics targeting VDAC.
“THIS ISN'T A PICASSO, IT'S A FERRARI”: PRESENTISM, PRECARITY AND DEPENDENCE IN NEW MEDIA ART PRACTICES

New media artists—and, more broadly, those who consider themselves to be “creative” technologists—increasingly find themselves questioning whether or not to use tools that are owned or administered by companies that engage in activity that they consider to be problematic, such as surveillance, cooperation with discriminatory law enforcement practices, or toxic work cultures. However, it is difficult to conceive of a tech-based art practice that functions without utilizing $2 of the dominant technologies that we find ourselves surrounded by on a regular basis. As a result, artists who work with technology are inevitably thrust into perpetually shifting situations or environments, controlled by the tech industry, which then directly impact the creation of their work; its longevity; and, often, their own perceptions of it. This paper represents the beginnings of an investigation into the relationships between new media artists, the tools they use for their work (including data sources and APIs, hardware and software, operating systems, and project storage), and those who control these technologies. I seek to portray this creative community as one that exists in a state of constant uncertainty, and that finds itself in this position at the behest of the interests of the tech industry—which both uses artists’ work as a way of positioning itself as cutting-edge and original, and as a means of locating potential sites of intentional misuse and subversion. Artists are thus forced to constantly adapt their processes to the demands of those who control the technology, ultimately reinforcing the authority of these dominant systems.
The role of PIT1 in the putative quantitative trait loci region on pig chromosome 13

Pm is an essential regxilatory gene of growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL) and thyrotropin 3 subunit (TSHfi). A partial PITl cDNA (Tuggle et al., (1993) Anim. Genet. 24, 17-21) was cloned and a genomic clone of the entire 3' end of the PITl gene was isolated (Yu et al., (1994) Anim. Genet. 25, 229-233). The PITl polymorphisms are associated with several performance traits in the pig (Yu et al., (1995) J. Anim. Sci. 73, 1282-1288). In order to understand the biological function of the pig PITl gene and its possible application in swine genetics, the completed cDNA cloning of the full length pig PITl gene was completed. The pig pm cDNA and its deduced protein sequence, respectively, have approximately 90% and 95% identity with the PITl cDNA and PITl protein of other species. Several PITl alternative spliced forms were also identified by RT-PCR. They were the ASPITl (missing entire exon 3), A4Pm (missing entire exon 4) and PITlfi (additional 26 amino acids inserted in front of exon 2). The A4Pm and PITip have been found to cause functional differences in other species (Haugen et al., (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 20818-29824; Konzak and Moore, (1992) Mol. Endocrinol. 6, 241-247; Morris etal., (1992) Nucleic Acids Res. 20(6), 13551361; Theill et al., (1992) The EMBO Journal 11, 2261-2269; Voss et al., (1993) Mol. Endocrinol. 7, 1551-1560 and Day and Day, (1994) Mol. Endocrinol. 8, 374-381). The A3Pm has only been found in the pig so far. Therefore, potentially different flmctions between the pig ASPITl and PITl were analyzed using the DNA mobility shift assay. E. coliexpressed PITl and A3 PITl protein were used with rat growth hormone (fGH) and rat prolactin (rPRL) promoter DNA in the DNA mobility shift assays. The results showed that