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Architectures for Ultra-Low-Power Multi-Channel Resonator-Based Wireless Transceivers

This chapter explores the use of high-Q RF resonators as both channel filtering and frequency generation elements in ultra-low energy wireless transceivers. Design tradeoffs in using resonators are discussed and an example receiver and transmitter system are presented. In the receiver, direct filtering at RF improves the frequency selectivity of the design and enables a low-energy ring-oscillator based frequency plan. In the transmitter, FBAR-based oscillators can eliminate the need for a PLL, reduce the power consumption of the frequency generation, and improve the overall transmitter efficiency at low output powers.
Classification and Analysis of Decision Support Systems for the Construction Industry

The implementation of a Decision Support System (DSS) in the construction industry involves many variables. The nature of the problem to be solved is the key factor, but the methodological approach to the problem, the DSS technique and the nature of the data available must also be considered. This paper presents a classification and analysis of DSS for the construction industry to help decision-makers choose the appropriate systems in the field of construction engineering and management. A rigorous content analysis was conducted on over one-hundred journal articles spanning over thirty years from the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management published by the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE). Five different taxonomies were applied to analysis the nature of the problem, decision, complexity, data-system and tool-technique. The findings show that DSS are mostly static, unstructured, and model-centric, and that simulation and suggestion techniques are the most used for the industry. In general, there are many ways of solving DSS problems in the construction industry, but the decision maker must strive to find the best solution for each specific problem. This study is intended to assist in the proper selection of DSS for a variety of construction engineering and management problems.
Modeling muscle's nonlinear viscoelastic dynamics

Muscle's contractile properties are complicated by its viscoelastic properties. Failure of early viscoelastic muscle models led to Hill's force-velocity relation embodied as the contractile element. Adopting a particular force-velocity relation to describe muscle is neither easy, nor unique [1]. Time-varying elastance based models of the left ventricle have been popular since the idea was presented in 1969 [2]. This paper investigates adoption of the time-varying elastance concept to describe the viscoelastic properties of muscle. It will be shown that a time-varying elastance must be extended to a time, length, and velocity dependent elastance. Results show how a generalized force generator description of muscle [3] may be used to realistically model muscle's viscoelasticity.
Effect of human chorionic gonadotropin on luteal function and reproductive performance of high-producing lactating Holstein dairy cows.

The objectives were to evaluate effects of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) (3,300 IU i.m.) administered on d 5 after AI on CL number, plasma progesterone concentration, conception rate, and pregnancy loss in high-producing dairy cows. Following the synchronization of estrus and AI, 406 cows were injected with either hCG or saline on d 5 after AI in a randomized complete block design. Blood sampling and ovarian ultrasonography were conducted once between d 11 and 16 after AI. Pregnancy diagnoses were performed on d 28 by ultrasonography and on d 45 and 90 after AI by rectal palpation. Treatment with hCG on d 5 resulted in 86.2% of the cows with more than one CL compared with 23.2% in controls. Plasma progesterone concentrations were increased by 5.0 ng/mL in hCG-treated cows. The presence of more than one CL increased progesterone concentration in hCG-treated cows but not in controls. Conception rates were higher for hCG-treated cows on d 28 (45.8 > 38.7%), 45 (40.4 > 36.3%), and 90 (38.4 > 31.9%) after AI. Treatment with hCG improved conception rate in cows losing body condition between AI and d 28 after Al. Pregnancy losses were similar between treatment groups. Treatment with hCG on d 5 after AI induces accessory CL, enhances plasma progesterone concentration, and improves conception rate of high-producing dairy cows.
Spontaneous activity in gamma efferents of a deafferented spinal cord segment.

SummaryPresence of spiking discharge in fibers of ventral roots leading from lumbosacral cord completely deafferented and transected at the L1 level is described. This activity was noted in adult cats either chronically or acutely prepared. On the bases of the small relative height of these spikes and the demonstration in afferent discharge from muscle spindles of tonic fusimotor influence, it is concluded that ventral root activity arises in gamma efferent fibers. Probably only a minor portion of gamma fibers present is participating.
Characterization of the endogenous Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransporter in Xenopus oocytes.

Over time, Xenopus laevis changed from producing stage V and VI oocytes with little native Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransport activity to those with substantial activity. In oocytes with high endogenous activity, K+ uptake, using the tracer 86Rb+ was approximately 20 pmol.min-1.oocyte-1 in the presence of blockers of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase and conductive K+ transport. Bumetanide (10 microM) inhibited > 90% of this uptake, suggesting involvement of Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransport. This was confirmed by two observations that are found in this cotransporter in other tissues: 1) The related diuretics, thiobenzmetanide [50% inhibitory concentration (IC50), 2 x 10(-11) M] > bumetanide (IC50, 7 x 10(-8) M) > furosemide (IC50, 2.5 x 10(-6) M) inhibited the cotransporter in a dose-dependent manner. 2) There was little uptake of K+ in the absence of extracellular Na+ or Cl-. Halving medium osmolarity to 92 mosM decreased bumetanide-sensitive K+ uptake by approximately 75%, whereas a doubling of medium osmolarity increased it by ap...
The Struggle to Achieve the Human Right to Health Care in the United States

In 2010, the United States Congress enacted, and President Obama signed into law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Since the 1930s, legislators have passed several health care reforms, addressing the health care needs of specific populations in the United States, such as the very poor (Medicaid) and people over 65 years of age (Medicare). Nonetheless, in 2010, almost 50 million people – over 16% of the population – remained uninsured. Another 30 million were under-insured, for a total of 26% of the US population without adequate health insurance. Moreover, the US health care system was the most expensive in the world, and had relatively poor health outcomes compared to other countries. In short, the United States was overpaying for a fragmented health care system that failed to provide equitable, affordable, quality health care for all. The goals of the PPACA were to expand health insurance to millions of residents, end the worst abuses perpetrated by insurance companies, and control health care spending. While the PPACA has succeeded to some extent in meeting these goals, it has not achieved, nor did it ever envision, a fully universal and equitable health care system. Thus, despite the new reforms, the US health care system fails to conform to standards in international human rights law, which explicitly recognizes health care as a fundamental human right. This article takes a human rights lens to examine the shortcomings of the PPACA, made more evident during its implementation, as well as the potential for state-level alternatives to the PPACA market-based health care exchanges. It concludes that state-level human rights-based health care initiatives may be more successful than any action at the federal level in moving the United States toward universal and equitable quality health care.
“You Really Need to Go to Bed”: How Mothers Use Language to Guide and Control Children’s Behavior During Morning and Bedtime Routines

Abstract Until recently, it has been very difficult to study parenting during young children's daily morning and bedtime routines in the home. The current study used enhanced audio recorders to examine mother–child conversations during these routines with a focus on mothers' management language, the commands, questions, and statements that parents use to guide and control children's behavior. This study is the first to describe mothers' use of management language during morning and bedtime routines and connect it with key child outcomes that are important for school readiness: executive functions, social skills, and behavior problems. During bedtime routines (ie, the last 15 min of the child's day), but not morning routines, mothers used more management language if their children had poorer working memory skills or were more prone to behavior problems. The data suggest that bedtime routines may be a key time of day to target when teaching parents how to foster their children's skills for managing their attention and behavior.
Rawls: Toward a Well-Ordered Society

I begin this chapter with general remarks about the potential relevance of conceptions of estrangement for the critical interpretation and assessment of John Rawls’s political philosophy. Then I consider several specific issues within this area.
Properties of tree growth under high magnetic fields Massachusetts institute of technology high voltage research laboratory

High magnetic fields have been used to perturb the growth of electrical trees in solid insulation. The results indicate the nature of the mechanism of tree growth by distinguishing high and low velocity discharge phenomena.
Distribution of Order Parameter for Kuramoto Model

The synchronization in large populations of interacting oscillators has been observed abundantly in nature, emergining in fields such as physical, biological and chemical system. For this reason, many scientists are seeking to understand the underlying mechansim of the generation of synchronous patterns in oscillatory system. The synchronization is analyzed in one of the most representative models of coupled phase oscillators, the Kuramoto model. The Kuramoto model can be used to understand the emergence of synchronization in nextworks of coupled, nonlinear oscillators. In particular, this model presents a phase transition from incoherence to synchronization. In this paper, we investigated the distribution of order parameter I³ which describes the strength of synchrony of these oscillators. The larger the order parameter I³ is, the more extent the oscillators are synchronized together. This order parameter I³ is a critical parameter in the Kuramoto model. Kuramoto gave a initial estimate equation for the value of the order parameter by giving the value of the coupling constant. But our numerical results show that the distribution of the order parameter is slightly different from Kuramotoâ€™s estimation. We gave an estimation for the distribution of order parameter for different values of initial conditions. We discussed how the numerical result will be distributed around Kuramotoâ€™s analytical equation.
Childhood Maltreatment Is an Independent Risk Factor for Prediabetic Disturbances in Glucose Regulation

Aims: Childhood maltreatment (CM) is shown to be associated with obesity and depression. However, the relationship of CM to pre-diabetic state much less studied. We tested the hypothesis that CM increases the risk for pre-diabetic state due to glucose intolerance, reduced insulin sensitivity and beta cell function. Methods: Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)-derived metabolic parameters of glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and beta cell function were evaluated in 121 participants aged 19-60 years. CM exposure was measured using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Blood samples were collected to measure the inflammatory factors. Results: After controlling for age, race, gender, education and depression, about 15% higher glucose area under the OGTT curve was observed in the CM group. CM individuals also exhibited impaired insulin sensitivity manifested by the Matsuda index and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, which were correlated with CM severity after adjusting for depression. CM group showed approximately 50% lower disposition index. C-reactive protein and tumor necrosis factor-α levels were greater in the CM group vs. the non-CM group, and both were correlated with CM severity (r=0.21, 0.23, respectively, both p<0.05). Multiple regression analyses revealed that CM contributed to reduced insulin sensitivity and lower disposition index independent of depression and visceral fat mass. Conclusions: These data suggest an important relationship between CM and increased risk for pre-diabetic state due to glucose intolerance, impaired insulin sensitivity and beta cell function. Our findings indicate that CM appears to be an independent risk factor for developing pre-diabetes.
The cGAS-STING pathway is present and active in human plasmacytoid dendritic cells

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells(pDCs) function as sentinels against viral infection in humans by producingabundant amounts of Type-I and Type-III interferons as well as other cytokines. Detection of viral nucleic acids remains the major initiating factor forinterferon and cytokine production in pDCs. Although the Toll-likereceptor-mediated endosomal pathway of nucleic acid detection has been studiedand documented in great detail, detection of cytoplasmic DNA in human pDCsremains, for the most part, unexplored. Recently, a cytoplasmic pathway of DNArecognition and interferon expression has been discovered in the murine systemand certain human cell lines. This pathway is mediated by the cytoplasmicprotein cGAMP synthetase (cGAS), which initiates Type-I interferon productionvia a cyclic dinucleotide called 2′3′ cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), which in turn,activates the endoplasmic reticulum resident protein Stimulator of InterferonGenes (STING) and leads to cytokine expression. Here, for the first time, wedemonstrate the existence of components of the cGAS/STING pathway present inhuman pDCs. Our data indicate that both cGAS and STING are transcribed and translatedin primary human pDCs. We have also confirmed the functionality of the pathwayby inducing cytokine (IFN-α, IFN-λ, TNF-α, IL-6) production through stimulatingpDCs by exogenous cGAMP. Our study suggests that this cGAS-STING-mediatedcytokine response exists in parallel to the TLR9-mediated DNA recognition andimmune activation in human pDCs.
Enhancing Recovery After Total Knee Arthroplasty

There have been multiple successful efforts to improve and shorten the recovery period after elective total joint arthroplasty. The development of rapid recovery protocols through a multidisciplinary approach has occurred in recent years to improve patient satisfaction as well as outcomes. Bundled care payment programs and the practice of outpatient total joint arthroplasty have provided additional pressure and incentives for surgeons to provide high-quality care with low cost and complications. In this review, the evidence for modern practices are reviewed regarding patient selection and education, anesthetic techniques, perioperative pain management, intraoperative factors, blood management, and postoperative rehabilitation.
Becken-/Kombinationseingriffe: Ergebnisse der Operation

Die Behandlung aortoiliakaler Verschlussprozesse erfolgt mit einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Methoden, von der konventionellen Thrombendarteriektomie (TEA) uber Bypassverfahren zum interventionellen Eingriff und zur endovaskularen Operation. Jede dieser Methoden weist spezielle Vor- und Nachteile auf und kann unter optimaler Indikationsstellung, bezogen auf den ausgewahlten Fall, sehr gute Ergebnisse erbringen.
Ethnocide, science, ethnosuicide, and the historians of the vanishing: The extirpation of idolatries in the colonial Andes and a few contemporary variants:

This article addresses the participation of Indians in cultural genocide or ethnocide. We call the participation in the destruction of one's culture ethnosuicide. This article pays particular attention to the contradictions “salvage anthropology” incurs in its aim to write histories of the vanishing while training research collaborators to objectify their own culture, thereby capturing them (not necessarily successfully) in forms of thought that lead to ethnosuicide. Whereas the intent of the evangelical practices such as the confession clearly calls forth the annihilation of one's culture, the practice of science might have unintended destructive effects. We imagine a hypothetical graduate seminar in which an indigenous student would face the requirement to make sense of his or her world according to categories and forms of interpretation and explanation favored by anthropology. The readings range from Malinowski's initial definition of anthropological salvaging to Vivieros de Castro recent call for an o...
Theoretical and Experimental Insights into the Dissociation of 2-Hydroxyethylhydrazinium Nitrate Clusters Formed via Electrospray

Ionic liquids are used for myriad applications, including as catalysts, solvents, and propellants. Specifically, 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate (HEHN) has been developed as a chemical propellant for space applications. The gas-phase behavior of HEHN ions and clusters is important in understanding its potential as an electrospray thruster propellant. Here, the unimolecular dissociation pathways of two clusters are experimentally observed, and theoretical modeling of hydrogen bonding and dissociation pathways is used to help rationalize those observations. The cation/deprotonated cation cluster [HEH2 – H]+, which is observed from electrospray ionization, is calculated to be considerably more stable than the complementary cation/protonated anion adduct, [HEH + HNO3]+, which is not observed experimentally. Upon collisional activation, a larger cluster [(HEHN)2HEH]+ undergoes dissociation via loss of nitric acid at lower collision energies, as predicted theoretically. At higher collision energies, additiona...
Pain Management: Road Map to Revolution.

Steven Z. George, PT, PhD, is a profound scholar whose contributions to the science of musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation have been both impactful and innovative to the area of clinical practice, as well as the profession at large. Highly regarded as an expert in pain-related psychosocial factors and their impact on rehabilitative outcomes, George is a clinical researcher decorated with accolades, ranging from substantial grant funding to high-impact publications. After 14 years at the University of Florida, George is currently Director of Musculoskeletal Research, Duke Clinical Research Institute, and Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Orthopaedic Surgery, at Duke University. He completed postdoctoral training in pain science and rehabilitation outcomes at the University of Florida and holds a PhD in rehabilitation science and MS in orthopedic physical therapy from the University of Pittsburgh and a BS in physical therapy from the West Virginia University School of Medicine. In his research, George has a primary theme focused on the use of biopsychosocial models to prevent and treat chronic musculoskeletal pain. Specific research areas include the effects of manual therapy on pain sensitivity, genetic and psychological risk factors associated with persistent pain and disability, and behavioral interventions for low back pain. Having authored over 185 peer-reviewed publications in physical therapy, orthopedic, rehabilitation, and pain research journals, George exemplifies a noteworthy level of compassion to improving the profession's, as well as society's, understanding of how to effectively provide pain relief. He is an editorial board member for Physical Therapy and Journal of Pain. He is also an International Editorial Review Board member for the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. George's dedication has been highlighted through various awards, including the John C. Liebeskind Early Career Scholar Award from the American Pain Society, the Ulf Lindblom Young Investigator Award for Clinical Sciences from the International Association for the Study of Pain, the Florida Physical Therapy Association's Award for Scholarly Impact on Practice, and APTA's Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award and Eugene Michels New Investigator Award. In 2014, George's innovative knowledge contributed to being identified by Expertscape as the 10th-ranked world expert for scholarly contributions to the understanding and treatment of back pain. Expertscape's ranking, based on the quantity and quality of peer-reviewed clinical research publications in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database, highlights George's status as a visionary in the profession. For his advocacy toward conducting meaningful research, expertise on pain management, and profound impact beyond published works, APTA is pleased to honor Steven Z. George as the 2016 John H.P. Maley Lecturer.
Salvage therapy outcomes for atypical meningioma.

Atypical menginomas demonstrate increased clinical aggressiveness characterized by recurrence and diminished survival. The optimal management of atypical meningioma in the recurrent setting is especially not well defined. To characterize outcomes following salvage treatment of recurrent atypical meningioma and to identify risk factors for further recurrence. Retrospective chart review was performed on 65 patients who underwent salvage treatment of atypical meningioma at a single institution. Data were analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method and Cox proportional hazards modeling. Sixty-five patients with recurrent atypical meningioma and median imaging follow-up of 4.0 years (range 1.9–6.6 years) underwent 62 surgeries and 114 radiation treatments (RT) for salvage therapy. Salvage modality was surgery (21%), surgery/RT (25%), or RT alone (54%), associated with 2 year local freedom from recurrence (LFFR) of 36, 59, and 73%, respectively (P = 0.01). Twenty percent of patients experienced CTCAE grade ≥ 3 toxicity with salvage therapy. Thirty-nine percent of patients experienced ≥ 3 recurrences. The median disease-free survival intervals after first and second salvage treatments were 2.9 and 1.3 years, respectively. On univariate Cox analysis, prior subtotal resection, prior RT, tumor diameter > 2.5 cm, and multifocal local recurrence were associated with recurrence after salvage therapy. On multivariate logistic regression, only multifocal local recurrence was associated with further recurrence. Recurrent atypical meningioma is clinically and pathologically more aggressive than primary atypical meningioma, and the likelihood of durable local control with salvage therapy is lower. Future efforts should identify patients at risk of recurrence, and aggressive upfront treatment should be employed.
Impact of a university physical conditioning sport education season on students’ fitness levels:

Objectives:Basic activity programmes are offered in numerous universities, with the primary objective of increasing involvement in different physical activities while instilling the value of lifeti...
Delivering an MPA Emphasis in Local Governance and Community Development through Service Learning and Action Research

This paper describes an action-based model for a Master of Public Administration emphasis in Local Governance and Community Development, along with preliminary observations during pilot implementat...
Sonic Standing Wave Gas Density Monitor

Devices described in this document are capable of finding leaks with high sensitivity and reliability and at relatively low cost. Three versions of the basic detector have been developed and tested. One version is a portable instrument which is battery operated and has an output meter which gives a numerical indication of the amount of helium present at the pickup point. The portable version does not have temperature control because the operator can adjust the sensitivity and observe slight differences while searching for a leak location. The second version is mounted in a weather tight enclosure, operates on 110VAC line power, and has temperature control. This version is designed to mount in a fixed strategic position and give an alarm in the event that a helium leak develops. A third device has been developed, which is being used to monitor the density of gas in a large Cerenkov counter.
Comparison of Attachment Theory and Cognitive-Motivational Structure Theory

Attachment theory and Cognitive-Motivational Structure (CMS) are similar in most respects. They differ primarily in their proposal of when, during development, one's sense of the self and of the outside world are formed. I propose that the theories supplement each other after about age seven years--when Attachment theory's predictions of social function become unreliable, CMS theory comes into play.
Mucosal Pseudolipomatosis of the Colon

Twenty-four cases of a lesion characterized by unlined spaces in the colorectal lamina propria are presented. While lesions such as this have been reported previously as "lipomatosis" of the colon, histochemical and ultrastructural examination reveals that they are not, in fact, composed of adipocytes. It appears that they may be composed of gas trapped in the lamina propria. Because of their gross and microscopical similarity to fat, however, the term "pseudolipomatosis" is proposed.
Situational Analysis and the Study of Behavioral Development

In the study of human development a great deal of effort has gone into the study of the measuring of behavior and its change over time. Even those studies sensitive to the need to look at the complexity of behavior and its interaction with other behaviors have failed, in general, to study the context in which the behavior occurs. Thus, while some progress has been made in increasing the level of complexity of the analysis of the behavioral flow through the use of interactional analyses (see, for example, Lewis and Rosenblum, 1974) little attention and still less systematic effort has been directed toward the study of the context in which the behavioral flow is emitted.
Programming Substrates to Create Interactive Learning Environments

The design of an effective interactive learning environment requires understanding the intricate relationships among people, tools, and problems. Many end‐users do not have the necessary skills, no...
Abstract 41: Cell Cycle Activation of Cardiomyocytes Derived From Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Cardiac Regeneration

Transplantation of cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) improves cardiac function in animal models with myocardial infarction. However, the poor number of survived cel...
Narrative medicine and reflective practice among providers: Connecting personal experiences with professional action for ACP.

9Background: Increasingly, Narrative Medicine (NM) is utilized in clinical experiences. Critical reflection is a core aspect of NM providing the narrative competence to “recognize, absorb, interpret, and honor” the stories of self and other. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a NM workshop to: 1) develop skills in attending and responding to the stories of others as a part of advance care planning (ACP) conversations and 2) reflect on their own stories of loss in relation to professional practice. Developing narrative skills may help overcome barriers to successful ACP with patients and families. Methods: 29 health care professionals completed a continuing education course on NM principles for end-of-life care. Workshop activities included a close reading on a professional’s story of personal loss and a reflective writing exercise sharing one’s own personal story of loss. Small groups debriefed after each exercise. 24 participants (83%) completed post-workshop surveys including closed and open-ende...
Redoxins as gatekeepers of the transcriptional oxidative stress response.

Abstract Transcription factors control the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding specific DNA sequences in promoter regions. Transcriptional gene control is a rate-limiting process that is tightly regulated and based on transient environmental signals which are translated into long-term changes in gene transcription. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) on transcription factors by phosphorylation or acetylation have profound effects not only on sub-cellular localization but also on substrate specificity through changes in DNA binding capacity. During times of cellular stress, specific transcription factors are in place to help protect the cell from damage by initiating the transcription of antioxidant response genes. Here we discuss PTMs caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as H2O2, that can expeditiously regulate the activation of transcription factors involved in the oxidative stress response. Part of this rapid regulation are proteins involved in H2O2-related reduction and oxidation (redox) reactions such as redoxins, H2O2 scavengers described to interact with transcription factors. Redoxins have highly reactive cysteines of rate constants around 6–10−1 s−1 that engage in nucleophilic substitution of a thiol-disulfide with another thiol in inter-disulfide exchange reactions. We propose here that H2O2 signal transduction induced inter-disulfide exchange reactions between redoxin cysteines and cysteine thiols of transcription factors to allow for rapid and precise on and off switching of transcription factor activity. Thus, redoxins are essential modulators of stress response pathways beyond H2O2 scavenging capacity.
Self-Assembled InAsP and lnAlAs Nanowires on Graphene Via Pseudo-Van Der Waals Epitaxy

Vertically-aligned, high aspect ratio In $\text{InAs}_{y}\mathrm{P}_{1-y}, \text{In}_{x}\text{Al}_{1-x}\text{As}$ , and core-shell InAsP-InP nanowires (NWs) are grown directly on two-dimensional (2-D) monolayer graphene via seed-free pseudo-van der Waals epitaxy (vdWE), as reported here for the first time. Growth is achieved using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). By altering growth temperature and molar flow ratio of precursors, the composition Of $\text{InAs}_{y}\mathrm{P}_{1-y}$ NWs can be tuned within the $1\leq y\leq 0.8$ range. Similarly, by tuning the group-III precursor flow rates, $\text{In}_{x}\text{Al}_{1-x}$ As composition can be modified in the $1 range. NW morphology and NW array number density variances are measured for different ternary compositions as functions of precursor flow rates and growth temperature.
“God, I Don’t Want that Woman to Be Right about Me”: Memorable Messages, Reflected Appraisals, and Women’s Desistance

ABSTRACTTheories of desistance as a process of identity change are increasingly popular, with recent attention shifting to valued relationships, reflected appraisals, and emotion. The current study...
Manufacture and Performance of Welds in Creep Strength Enhanced Ferritic Steels.

Welding is a vital process required in the fabrication of ‘fracture critical’ components which operate under creep conditions. However, often the procedures used are based on ‘least initial cost’. Thus, it is not surprising that in many high energy applications, welds are the weakest link, i.e., damage is first found at welds. In the worst case, weld cracks reported have had catastrophic consequences. Comprehensive Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) research has identified and quantified the factors affecting the high temperature performance of advanced steels working under creep conditions. This knowledge has then been used to underpin recommendations for improved fabrication and control of creep strength enhanced ferritic steel components. This review paper reports background from this work. The main body of the review summarizes the evidence used to establish a ‘well engineered’ practice for the manufacture of welds in tempered martensitic steels. Many of these alternative methods can be applied in repair applications without the need for post-weld heat treatment. This seminal work thus offers major benefits to all stakeholders in the global energy sector.
Integrating photocatalysis and thermocatalysis to enable efficient CO2 reforming of methane on Pt supported CeO2 with Zn doping and atomic layer deposited MgO overcoating

Abstract CO2 reforming or dry reforming of methane (DRM) produces syngas with a low carbon footprint, but the efficiency and stability of DRM remains a challenge. Herein, we report an efficient photo-thermo-chemical DRM (PTC-DRM) process on a Pt supported CeO2 catalyst with Zn doping and surface atomic layer deposition (ALD)-enabled MgO overcoating using concentrated sunlight as the energy input. Under 30 suns irradiation at 600 °C, high syngas production rates of 356 and 516 mmol g−1 h−1 for H2 and CO are achieved, which are more than 9 and 3 times larger than those obtained in the thermally driven DRM. Moreover, the light illumination stabilizes the dry reforming process without deactivation, which results from the in situ generation of oxygen vacancy on CeO2 by photo-induced electrons that enables stable CO2 thermo-activation. The ALD coating also reduces surface charge recombination through passivating surface states, thereby enhancing photocatalytic activity.
Immigration and Recidivism: What Is the Link?

Empirical research shows that immigrants have lower rates of offending, arrest, and incarceration than the native-born. However, previous work has not examined whether this relationship extends to ...
Aggregation and pressure effects of asphaltene and resin molecules at oil–water interfaces: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics and free energy study

Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the aggregation of asphaltene and resin molecules in oils and their deposition to oil–water interfaces. Resin, “interfacially-...
Posthuman Narration in the Elysium Cycle

Bruce Clarke explores Slonczewski’s Elysium Cycle through the idea of the posthuman comedy introduced by literary critic Mark McGurl. The reading proceeds in two phases. The first constructs the narrative fabula of the Elysium Cycle and discerns in that sequence a recurrent story event—the tribulations of establishing successful communication among different orders of beings. The second unfolds that mode of event by examining the arrival of intellectual microbes in the latter half of the Elysium Cycle. In contrast with Greg Bear’s Blood Music, these novels painstakingly and plausibly develop the efforts of micros and humans alike to communicate across ontological chasms. These instances point the posthuman comedy toward a goal of coexistence leading to merger through ecological and biopolitical integration.
2 – Sexual Differentiation

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the subject of sexual differentiation. Although the genetic blueprint for mammalian sexual differentiation is established at the time of fertilization, the initial development of male and female embryos is identical. Sexual differentiation is an ordered and sequential process: Chromosomal sex, established at the time of fertilization, directs the development of the indifferent gonad into a testis or ovary; the differentiated gonad then determines phenotypic sexual development. The presence of the Y chromosome in the male dictates the development of a testis, and the secretions of the testis impose male development on the phenotypically indifferent fetus. Absence of a Y chromosome results in development of an ovary and a female phenotype. Thus, a central concept in mammalian sexual differentiation is that the male is the induced phenotype, whereas the female develops as the passive consequence of the lack of male determinants. The chapter describes the anatomic events in male and female development and summarizes the current understanding of the mechanisms by which this development is regulated.
Resilience, Trauma, and Cultural Norms Regarding Disclosure of Mental Health Problems among Foreign-Born and US-Born Filipino American Women

Resilience refers to a set of personal qualities and abilities that allow an individual to confront challenges, risks, or traumatic experiences in an integrated manner and to thrive in the face of significant adversities. This cross-sectional study explores resilience, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family norms with disclosure of mental health problems (FNAD) in a sample of 182 Filipino American women (FAW). Participants completed survey measures of resilience, PTSD, and FNAD and open-ended questions about beliefs and reasons for (not) disclosing mental health problems outside the family. Previous research found that the rates of psychological trauma and depression among FAW are higher than those in other Asian ethnic groups, which makes it necessary to investigate the protective characteristic of resilience among FAW. According to our results, foreign-born FAW had a significantly lower PTSD and greater resilience as compared to their US-born counterparts. A significant negative relationship between PTSD and resilience was observed only among foreign-born FAW. We also found a conditional moderating effect of FNAD on the negative relationship between resilience and PTSD. The results of our qualitative analysis of the participants' responses to the open-ended questions of the survey showed that FAW's family norms of nondisclosure are related to the cultural value of "saving face," a salient cultural construct among Asian family members. Results suggest that protective properties of resilience against PTSD are influenced by cultural factors, such as FNAD. Taken together, our findings underscore the importance of considering the impact of collectivistic cultural values (e.g., FNAD) in future research on resilience among Asian Americans.
Cut-and-Paste Neural Rendering

Cut-and-paste methods take an object from one image and insert it into another. Doing so often results in unrealistic looking images because the inserted object's shading is inconsistent with the target scene's shading. Existing reshading methods require a geometric and physical model of the inserted object, which is then rendered using environment parameters. Accurately constructing such a model only from a single image is beyond the current understanding of computer vision. We describe an alternative procedure -- cut-and-paste neural rendering, to render the inserted fragment's shading field consistent with the target scene. We use a Deep Image Prior (DIP) as a neural renderer trained to render an image with consistent image decomposition inferences. The resulting rendering from DIP should have an albedo consistent with composite albedo; it should have a shading field that, outside the inserted fragment, is the same as the target scene's shading field; and composite surface normals are consistent with the final rendering's shading field. The result is a simple procedure that produces convincing and realistic shading. Moreover, our procedure does not require rendered images or image-decomposition from real images in the training or labeled annotations. In fact, our only use of simulated ground truth is our use of a pre-trained normal estimator. Qualitative results are strong, supported by a user study comparing against state-of-the-art image harmonization baseline.
Double Positron-Electron Pair Creation by Photons: An Experimental Limit at E γ = 6.13 MeV

A search has been made for double positron-electron pair creation by photons of 6.13 MeV. $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ rays from the reaction $^{19}\mathrm{F}(p,\ensuremath{\alpha})^{16}\mathrm{O}$ were incident on Ge(Li) detectors of either 15- or 4-${\mathrm{cm}}^{3}$ volume and the pulse-height spectra were examined for the presence of a four-escape peak. Such a peak was, in fact, observed using the 15-${\mathrm{cm}}^{3}$ detector, but is accounted for by secondary effects, namely, the production of a second pair by bremsstrahlung from the first pair and the direct production of a second pair by the members of the first pair. These secondary effects are evaluated in the appendixes. An upper limit on the cross section for the genuine production of two pairs (${\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{2}$) in one photon-nucleus encounter at 6.13 MeV relative to the formation of a single pair (${\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{1}$), is represented by the experimentally determined ratio $\frac{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{2}}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{1}}=\ensuremath{-}(2\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}5)\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}5}$; this is consistent with the theoretical expectation of order ${(\frac{\ensuremath{\alpha}}{\ensuremath{\pi}})}^{2}$.
Turning Bourdieu back upon sexual field theory

In recent years, sexual field theory has emerged as the cutting edge of the sociology of sexuality. This paper turns Bourdieu’s own formulation of field back upon sexual field theory to investigate...
Characterization of DNA aptamer-protein binding using fluorescence anisotropy assays in low-volume, high-efficiency plates.

Aptamers have many useful attributes including specific binding to molecular targets. After aptamers are identified, their target binding must be characterized. Fluorescence anisotropy (FA) is one technique that can be used to characterize affinity and to optimize aptamer–target interactions. Efforts to make FA assays more efficient by reducing assay volume and time from mixing to measurement may save time and resources by minimizing consumption of costly reagents. Here, we use thrombin and two thrombin-binding aptamers as a model system to show that plate-based FA experiments can be performed in volumes as low as 2 μL per well with 20 minute incubations with minimal loss in assay precision. We demonstrate that the aptamer–thrombin interaction is best modelled with the Hill equation, indicating cooperative binding. The miniaturization of this assay has implications in drug development, as well as in the efficiency of aptamer selection workflows by allowing for higher throughput aptamer analysis.
Asymptotic properties of MLE’s of parameters of exponentiated exponential lifetime distributions

The properties of exponential distributions are well-known, including asymptotic properties of MLE’s. We consider distributions generated from exponential lifetime distributions by taking positive ...
Virulence and immunogenicity of blue catfish alloherpesvirus in channel, blue and blue × channel hybrid catfish.

Blue catfish alloherpesvirus (BCAHV) is a novel virus isolated from the blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus). To date, the ultrastructure, virulence and immunogenicity of BCAHV have not been reported. Given the importance of blue catfish in producing channel ♀ (I. punctatus) × ♂ blue (I. furcatus) catfish hybrids and the increasing demand for hybrid catfish in the US catfish industry, the susceptibility of blue, channel and hybrid catfish to BCAHV was assessed. Further, the cross-protective potential of BCAHV against Ictalurid herpesvirus 1 (IcHV1) was investigated in channel and hybrid catfish that survive BCAHV exposure. Neutralization assays revealed BCAHV is refractive (neutralization index [NI] = 0) to anti-IcHV1 monoclonal antibody Mab 95, compared to IcHV1 (NI = 1.8). Exposure of blue catfish fingerling to 1.3 × 105 TCID50 /L BCAHV produced cumulative mortality of 51.67 ± 0.70% and pathologic changes similar to those of channel catfish virus disease. No mortality was observed in channel or hybrid catfish. Twenty-eight days post-challenge, surviving channel and hybrid catfish were exposed to 9.4 × 104 TCID50 /L IcHV1 (LC50 dose), resulting in 100% relative per cent survival compared to naive cohorts. These data provide baseline information for BCAHV and lay the groundwork for future studies. Data also identify BCAHV as a potential vaccine candidate against IcHV1. Based on host range and immunogenicity evaluations, in addition to genome sequence data from previous studies, BCAHV should be given consideration as a new species of Ictalurivirus.
Staged reconstruction of the inferior vena cava after gunshot injury

A 23-year-old man with a gunshot injury to the abdomen and cardiac arrest requiring emergency department thoracotomy had a transection of the distal inferior vena cava (IVC) and small bowel injury. Because of persistent hemorrhagic shock, the IVC was ligated. During the next 3 days, he developed worsening bilateral leg edema. He was taken back for reanastomosis of his small bowel and reconstruction of the IVC using autologous femoral vein harvested from the right leg. We think that patients requiring ligation of the vena cava with worsening leg edema can benefit from a staged reconstruction of the IVC.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Pediatric Melanonychia

Melanonychia including melanonychia striata in children poses a diagnostic dilemma. Atypical clinical features often raise the possibility of malignancy, and a nail unit biopsy may be recommended. Commensurate with atypical clinical features, the histopathology may also appear alarming. However, accumulating data illustrate that most cases of melanonychia striata are benign and suggest that an alternate approach is often warranted for pediatric patients. Herein, we review the existing data regarding pediatric melanonychia striata and offer an evidence-based approach to its evaluation and management.
Men's Gender Role Conflict: Psychological Costs, Consequences, and an Agenda for Change

Men's gender role conflict is a psychological state in which restrictive definitions of masculinity limit men's well-being and human potential. Gender role conflict (GRC) doesn't just harm boys and men, but also girls and women, transgendered people, and society at large. Extensive research relates men's GRC to myriad behavioral problems, including sexism, violence, homophobia, depression, substance abuse, and relationship issues. This book represents a call to action for researchers and practitioners, graduate students, and other mental healthcare professionals to confront men's GRC and reduce its harmful influence on individuals and society. James O'Neil is a pioneer in men's psychology who conceptualized GRC and created the Gender Role Conflict Scale. In this book, he combines numerous studies from renowned scholars in men's psychology with more than 30 years of his own clinical and research experience to promote activism and challenge the status quo. He describes multiple effects of men's GRC, including success, power, and competition issues restricted emotionality restricted affectionate behavior between men conflicts between men's work and family relations. O'Neil also explains when GRC can develop in a man's gender role journey, how to address it through preventative programs and therapy for boys and men, and what initiatives researchers and clinicians can pursue.
Gradation of Granular Media by Volume

Standard methods for determining the grain-sized distribution of media used in water and wastewater filters require measurements of the weight fraction of a media retained on each of a number of different size sieves. The purpose of this note is to describe this test procedure and to compare results to those obtained with conventional procedures.