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I-V characteristics by radial tunneling in double-barrier tunneling diodes with cylindrical barriers

Radial tunneling transport in a double-barrier tunneling diode (DBTD) with cylindrical barriers has been theoretically studied. Calculations use a generalization of the transfer matrix method. Fine oscillation is demonstrated in transmission spectra and I-V characteristics. It is attributed to the coherence of traveling waves associated with cylindrical geometry. Various Al/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/As-GaAs DBTD's with cylindrical barriers have been examined at absolute zero and room temperatures. Results are compared with DBTD's with planar geometry. It is recognized that different bias direction induces asymmetric I-V characteristics. Devices that operate on this inborn asymmetry are proposed. The device characteristics could be less sensitive to temperature than that of planar structures due to the fundamental operation principle. The results are useful to understand charge transport by the fast tunneling in quantum-well and superlattice structures with different geometries. >
The growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GHRH)-GH-somatomedin axis: evidence for rapid inhibition of GHRH-elicited GH release by insulin-like growth factors I and II

Hypothalamic-pituitary-end-organ axes are frequently controlled by long loop negative feedback homeostatic mechanisms. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF-II, and insulin receptors have recently been described in normal and neoplastic rat and acromegalic human pituitary cells, a finding which suggests the possibility that somatomedins might exert feedback at the level of the anterior pituitary. To study the kinetics of this feedback response, we used perifused dispersed rat anterior pituitary cells to learn if somatomedins or insulin could inhibit GH-releasing hormone (GHRH)-stimulated GH secretion. Cells were exposed to hourly boluses of 1 nM GHRH with or without varying doses of IGF or insulin. IGF-I inhibited GHRH-elicited GH release with an IC50 of 6.5 nM; maximal inhibition (approximately 67%) was achieved with 10 nM IGF-I. IGF-II was a less potent hormone, with 10 nM inhibiting about 30% of GHRH-stimulated GH release. Slight inhibition of stimulated GH release (less than 15%) was seen when cells were treated with insulin, but only when doses of insulin of 10 nM or more were used. In conclusion, nanomolar concentrations of IGF-I and IGF-II inhibited GHRH-elicited GH release from perifused rat pituitary cells in a dose-dependent manner; and insulin was not an effective inhibitor of stimulated GH release at physiological peptide concentrations. In conjunction with our previous findings that the concentrations of IGF-I and IGF-II receptors greatly exceed that of insulin receptors on normal rat pituitary cells, we hypothesize that the GH-inhibiting action of high dose insulin is mediated through an IGF receptor.
Does Family Process Mediate the Effect of Religiosity On Adolescent Deviance?: Revisiting the Notion of Spuriousness

A considerable amount of research has been conducted on the nature of the relationship between both religiosity and family process with deviance. There are few studies, however, that investigate the interplay among religiosity, family process, and deviance. The current study sought to examine whether family process mediates the relationship between religiosity (conceptualized as ritualistic participation and relational practice) and deviance. High school students (N = 865) responded to survey questions dealing with religiosity (two scales), family process (six scales for both mothers and fathers), and deviance (seven subscales and a total deviance scale). A structural equation modeling (SEM) analytic approach was used. Results indicated that family process did not mediate the relationship between religiosity and deviance. Relational practice was found to be a more robust predictor of deviant behavior than ritualistic participation. Future research in this area should seek to improve methods of data collec...
Characterizing System Health Using Modal Analysis

In support of the condition-based maintenance (CBM) philosophy, a theoretical framework and algorithmic methodology for obtaining useful diagnostic and prognostic data from small-scale electromechanical systems is developed. The methods are based on vibration and modal analyses of the physical components. To illustrate the concept of the derived process, an example circuit card is considered. Models are created using finite-element analysis (FEA) techniques and analyzed to determine fundamental mode shapes and vibration frequencies. Simulations are initially conducted on an unadulterated benchmark model. Various fault conditions and cracks that are typical of the modeled circuit card are inserted. Additionally, cracks of increasing length are introduced to simulate dynamic crack growth, representing a deteriorating system. The simulation results yielded vibration modes characteristic of undamaged, faulty, and deteriorating systems. The altered natural frequency response signatures derived from each test signal vector for systems with existing faults and under progressive cracking are compared with the normal operation benchmark signature. An O(NmiddotlogN) correlation technique is utilized for discrimination. Application of the developed techniques proved useful in characterizing system health by identifying both faulty and deteriorating conditions of the example component.
Vectored transmission for digital subscriber line systems

This paper describes the "vectored" transmission technique for digital subscriber line (DSL) systems, which utilizes user coordination at the central office or optical network unit. This method exploits the colocation of the downstream transmitters and of the upstream receivers, in order to achieve far-end crosstalk (FEXT) cancellation and perform multiuser transmission optimization. The performance improvements are particularly pronounced in environments with strong FEXT such as in very high-speed DSL. Discrete multitone is employed for each user with additional constraints on the cyclic prefix length and with the assumption of block-synchronized transmission and reception for downstream and upstream transmission correspondingly. Within each tone, upstream crosstalk is removed by multiple-input-multiple-output decision feedback at the receiving side, while downstream crosstalk is eliminated by analogous preprocessing at the transmitting side. Additionally, the issue of transmission energy allocation in frequency and among users is addressed. Assuming frequency-division duplexing, the corresponding optimization problem is formulated and solved via convex programming both for a fixed upstream-downstream band plan and for a dynamically programmable band plan. The case of power backoff as a means to reduce the impact of crosstalk on alien systems is also treated. Interestingly, the performance of the proposed methods is shown to be very close to known information theory bounds.
Protecting Truthful Speech: Narrowing the Tort of Public Disclosure of Private Facts

―The press is overstepping in every direction the obvious bounds of propriety and of decency. Gossip is no longer the resource of the idle and of the vicious, but has become a trade, which is pursued with industry as well as effrontery.‖ Although most would say that this statement describes the press today, it was written almost one hundred and twenty years ago by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis. They did not live during a time in which the news racks of every grocery store were stocked with countless magazines, each filled with the latest details and rumors of celebrities’ lives. But they were still concerned with the effects of the press on privacy.
Secure Mobility Management for MIPv6 with Identity-Based Cryptography

Mobile IPv6 is an improvement of the original IPv6 protocol, and provides mobility support for IPv6 nodes. However, the security of mobility management is one of the most important issues for MIPv6. Traditional MIPv6 uses IPSec to protect the mobility management, while the dependence on the mechanism of the pre-shared key or certificate limits its applicability. This paper proposes an improved scheme for the original method based on IBC, to protect the mobility management signaling for MIPv6.
Association of socioeconomic and practical unmet needs with self-reported nonadherence to cancer treatment appointments in low-income Latino and Black cancer patients

Objective. Treatment adherence, with minimal numbers of missed appointments, is an important determinant of survival among cancer patients. This study aims to determine if unmet financial, logistic, and supportive care needs predict self-reported adherence to cancer treatment appointments of chemotherapy and/or radiation among low-income ethnic minority patients.Design. The sample included 1098 underserved Latino and Black patients recruited from cancer clinics in New York City through the Cancer Portal Project. Participants completed a survey which included sociodemographic, health-related questions and a needs assessment, in their preferred language. Patients’ adherence to chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment appointments was assessed using a self-report.Results. A sample of 1098 patients (581 Latino and 517 Black cancer patients) was recruited. Forty-two Latino cancer patients (7.4%) and 78 Black cancer patients (15.5%) reported missing treatment appointments. Patients, who experienced four or more ...
Split-time artificial insemination in beef cattle: I–Using estrous response to determine the optimal time(s) at which to administer GnRH in beef heifers and postpartum cows

Two experiments evaluated timing of GnRH administration in beef heifers and cows on the basis of estrous status during split-time artificial insemination (AI) after controlled internal drug release (CIDR) based protocols. In experiment 1, estrus was synchronized for 816 pubertal and prepubertal or peripubertal heifers using the 14-day CIDR-PGF2α (PG) protocol, and in experiment 2, estrus was synchronized for 622 lactating cows using the 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR protocol. For both experiments, estrus detection aids (Estrotect) were applied at PG, with estrus recorded at 66 and 90 hours after PG. Treatments were balanced across locations for heifers using reproductive tract score and weight; whereas for cows, treatments were assigned and balanced to treatment according to age, body condition score, and days postpartum. Timing of AI for heifers and cows was on the basis of estrus expression 66 hours after PG. Females in each treatment that exhibited estrus before 66 hours were inseminated at 66 hours, whereas AI was delayed 24 hours until 90 hours after PG for females failing to exhibit estrus before 66 hours. Females in treatment one received GnRH 66 hours after PG irrespective of estrus expression; however, in treatment 2, GnRH was administered coincident with delayed AI only to females not detected in estrus at 66 hours after PG. Among heifers, there was no effect of treatment on overall estrous response (P = 0.49) or AI pregnancy rate (P = 0.54). Pregnancy rate for heifers inseminated at 66 hours was not influenced by GnRH (P = 0.65), and there were no differences between treatments in estrous response during the 24 hours delay period (P = 0.22). Cows in treatment 2 had a greater (P = 0.04) estrous response during the 24-hour delay period resulting in a greater overall estrous response (P = 0.04), but this did not affect AI pregnancy rate at 90 hours (P = 0.51) or total AI pregnancy rate (P = 0.89). Pregnancy rate resulting from AI for cows inseminated at 66 hours was not influenced by GnRH (P = 0.50). In summary, when split-time AI was used with the 14-day CIDR-PG protocol in heifers or the 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR protocol in cows, administration of GnRH at AI to females that exhibited estrus before 66 hours after PG was not necessary. Furthermore, among heifers for which AI was delayed on the basis of failure to exhibit estrus before 66 hours after PG, timing of GnRH (66 vs. 90 hours after PG) was more flexible. Delayed administration of GnRH to 90 hours after PG coincident with AI for cows that failed to exhibit estrus before 66 hours improved overall estrous response; however, in this study, a corresponding increase in pregnancy rate resulting from AI was not observed.
Preparation and Properties of Poly (oxyethyl) ated Alkoxypropylamine Surfactants

A homologous series of 3-alkoxypropylamines (II) with various alkoxyhydrocarbon chain lengths was synthesized as follows : ROH+CH2=CHCN_??_ROCH2CH2CN(I) (I) +2H2→ROCH2CH2CH2NH2(II) (II) is characterized by the existence of one oxygen atom in the hydrocarbon chain. Nonionic surfactants derived from (II) were more hydrophilic than those from alkylamines with the corresponding carbon number; the effect of an addition of one oxygen atom in the molecule on surface activity corresponded to that of the decrease of approximately 3 to 4 carbon atoms. This fact was confirmed from the results obtained by the measurements of the surface tension, the wetting, the foam height and the solubilization.
Abstract 936: Ubiquitin-mediated interaction of p210 Bcr-Abl with β-catenin supports disease progression in a murine model for chronic myelogenous leukemia

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a malignant hematopoietic stem cell disorder that is invariably associated with the expression of the p210 Bcr-Abl fusion protein. Although the deregulated, Abl-encoded tyrosine kinase activity is essential for disease progression, several studies have shown that Bcr encoded sequences are also necessary for p210 Bcr-Abl-mediated leukemogenesis. We have identified a non-classical ubiquitin binding domain (UBD) within the NH2-terminal Bcr sequences of p210 Bcr-Abl. Deletion of the UBD (p210 Bcr-Abl(ΔUBD)) does not impair the auto-or trans-kinase activity of p210 Bcr-Abl, nor does it impair the ability of p210 Bcr-Abl to interact with Grb2 and activate Erk1/2 signaling. Although β-catenin has been previously identified as a binding partner for Bcr and Bcr-Abl, p210 Bcr-Abl(ΔUBD) does not interact with β-catenin. Treatment with an E1 inhibitor impairs the interaction between β-catenin and p210 Bcr-Abl, suggesting that the interaction is ubiquitin-dependent. Over-expression of p210 Bcr-Abl, but not p210 Bcr-Abl(ΔUBD), leads to an accumulation of phosphorylated β-catenin, and at least two of its known transcriptional targets, cyclin D1 and c-Myc. Hyper-phosphorylation of β-catenin cannot be attributed to increased activity of GSK-3β or Pin-1. In a murine bone marrow transplantation model for CML, mice transplanted with hematopoietic cells that express p210 Bcr-Abl(ΔUBD) have significantly increased life spans compared to mice transplanted with p210 Bcr-Abl expressing cells. Delayed disease progression is associated with decreased levels of β-catenin, and reduced numbers of granulocyte macrophage progenitors (GMPs), in the bone marrow. Based on these observations we propose a model in which p210 Bcr-Abl may influence the Wnt signaling pathway, and leukemic expansion, by binding ubiquitinated β-catenin, and stabilizing it against degradation. Importantly, this activity is contained within Bcr sequences, and is independent of tyrosine kinase activity. Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 936. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-936
Monitoring brown fat metabolic activity using microwave radiometry: Antenna design and frequency selection

This paper describes the use of microwave radiometry for monitoring brown fat metabolism (mBAT). The radiometric frequency band and receive antenna were optimized for coupling to 2–6 ml BAT depots in the supraclavicular region. Radiometric signal variations induced by higher metabolic activity resulting from a cold stimulus were calculated with electromagnetic and thermal simulations in a segmented computational model of the human neck including BAT. A 2.5 cm dia. log spiral antenna was selected as optimum using a 500 MHz bandwidth and center frequency 2.75 GHz. Results suggest sufficient sensitivity to track sub-surface temperature variations during long term mBAT monitoring for potential use in obesity and diabetes research.
Investigation on Growth and Nutritional Status of Primary and Middle School Students in Urban of Changsha City

Objective To investigate the growth and nutritional status of primary and middle school students in the urban region of Changsha City. Methods Altogether 64,229 urban students randomly selected from three areas of Changsha City by cluster sampling survey were examined and compared with the Chinese students' physical standard in 2000 and had their nutritional status evaluated. Results Except the chest circumstance of girls aged 16 or 17 years, the physical development status of students in the different age groups was significantly lower than that of the Chinese standard. Only 39.8% students were normal-weighted, 45.7% were malnutritious and low-weighted, and 14.5% were overweighted or obesity. The prevalence of malnutrition and low-weight is high in the students among 12～17 years old. In contrast, the prevalence of overweighted or obesity was also high in students among the 7～11 years old age group. Conclusions Among the primary and middle school students in urban areas of Changsha City, the growth and nutritional status are poor and it is essential to be improved.
Overview for collaborative dispatch of stochastic power supply and conventional power supply

Because of the intermittency and uncertainty of renewable energies(RESs),integration of RESs in large scale has negative influences,such as the fluctuation of voltage and frequency,power flow off limit,resulting in electricity quality deterioration.In order to deal with the challenge brought by RESs integration,the influences for traditional power system caused by RESs integration and the solved methods were systematical overview.The solved methods can be classified into forecasting level,pre-planning level and real-time dispatching level,and this paper gave detailed explanation and illustration for each one.Through the collaboration of the three levels,it can greatly improve the controllability for RESs integration and increase RESs integration capacity.Finally,it gave an outlook for RESs integration development,and pointed out that the collaboration between RESs and active load will become a hot spot in the future.
Molecular Analysis of the von Hippel-Lindau Disease Gene

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominant disorder that predisposes the affected individual to develop characteristic tumors. These include CNS hemangioblastoma, retinal angiomas, endolymphatic sac tumors, pancreatic cysts and tumors, epididymal cystadenomas, pheochromocytomas, renal cysts, and clear-cell renal carcinoma. The VHL gene was localized to 3p25 and then isolated by Latif et al. (1). The gene contains three exons with an open reading frame of 852 nucleotides, which encode a predicted protein of 284 amino acids. The VHL protein is believed to have several functions. It is involved in transcription regulation through its inhibition of elongation by binding to the B and C subunits of elongin. Mutations of VHL allow the B and C subunits to bind with the A subunit. This complex then overcomes "pausing" of RNA polymerase during mRNA transcription (2,3). Several studies suggest that the VHL protein is also involved in regulation of hypoxia-inducible transcripts, particularly vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), by altering mRNA stability (4,5). Therefore, VHL gene mutations permit the overexpression of VEGF under normoxic conditions, which leads to the angiogenesis believed to be required for tumor growth. The VHL-elongin BC complex (VBC) also binds two other proteins-CUL2 and Rbx1-in a complex that has structural similarity to other E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes (6). Such complexes mediate the degradation of cell-cycle regulatory proteins.
How Do Humans Represent Numerical and Nonnumerical Magnitudes? Evidence for an Integrated System of Magnitude Representation Across Development

Whether determining how much tip to leave at a restaurant, which checkout line is shortest at the grocery store, or how long it might take to arrive at a particular destination, humans spend much of their lives engaged in solving problems that require the representation of magnitude. The current chapter presents a model of generalized magnitude representation that emphasizes integration across numerical and nonnumerical magnitudes. This model posits that number and other magnitudes are not processed in fully differentiated systems. Instead, it holds that in addition to sharing analog format, there is also at least some overlap in neural coding that may support direct cognitive interactions among magnitudes. A critical claim here is that the exchanges between magnitudes are not mediated by other systems such as those implicated in linguistic processing. I argue that this general system of magnitude representation is operational from early in life and is continuous throughout human development.
Effect of Surface Modification on Nano-Structured LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Spinel Materials

Fine-tuning of particle size and morphology has been shown to result in differential material performance in the area of secondary lithium-ion batteries. For instance, reduction of particle size to the nanoregime typically leads to better transport of electrochemically active species by increasing the amount of reaction sites as a result of higher electrode surface area. The spinel-phase oxide LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (LNMO), was prepared using a sol–gel based template synthesis to yield nanowire morphology without any additional binders or electronic conducting agents. Therefore, proper experimentation of the nanosize effect can be achieved in this study. The spinel phase LMNO is a high energy electrode material currently being explored for use in lithium-ion batteries, with a specific capacity of 146 mAh/g and high-voltage plateau at ∼4.7 V (vs Li/Li+). However, research has shown that extensive electrolyte decomposition and the formation of a surface passivation layer results when LMNO is implemented as a cathod...
The Empire Strikes Back: the First Egyptian Revolt, and Muslim Revolt in Caucasus

As Colonel Light left Alexandria, Barker reported that the Acre expedition was again under consideration, and that it would depart on 20 August.3 Cholera now broke out, however, and the severity of the epidemic suspended the projected expedition. As Mehmet waited for the contagion to abate, he continued to look for outside support: ‘there are every day fresh indications that the Viceroy is in correspondence and alliance with the rebels in Albania and Bosnia...’.4
“It's Not Just a Bunch of Buildings”: Social Psychological Investment, Sense of Community, and Collective Efficacy in a Multiethnic Low–Income Neighborhood:

This analysis of social life in a poor, multiethnic public housing neighborhood presents an opportunity for refinement of social disorganization theory. Drawing on data from interviews, focus group...
Bayesian inference based reconstruction for poisson statistics

A new reconstruction method is explored using Bayesian inference for Poisson Statistics for emission tomography. The Gamma density function is chosen as the natural choice for the activity distribution at each voxel, being the conjugate-prior of Poisson distribution. The update equations of the shape and rate parameters for Gamma distribution are derived and tested on a simple 2D example using Metropolis-Hastings algorithm. The results show promise with quick convergence within ∼20 iterations and stable noise properties with iteration. A 3D algorithm and comparison with OSEM is underway.
Navigation among movable obstacles: real-time reasoning in complex environments

In this paper, we address the problem of navigation among movable obstacles (NAMO): a practical extension to navigation for humanoids and other dexterous mobile robots. The robot is permitted to reconfigure the environment by moving obstacles and clearing free space for a path. Simpler problems have been shown to be P-SPACE hard. For real-world scenarios with large numbers of movable obstacles, complete motion planning techniques are largely intractable. This paper presents a resolution complete planner for a subclass of NAMO problems. Our planner takes advantage of the navigational structure through state-space decomposition and heuristic search. The planning complexity is reduced to the difficulty of the specific navigation task, rather than the dimensionality of the multi-object domain. We demonstrate real-time results for spaces that contain large numbers of movable obstacles. We also present a practical framework for single-agent search that can be used in algorithmic reasoning about this domain.
Pediatricians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors to Screening Children After Complicated Mild TBI: A Survey.

OBJECTIVE To understand pediatricians' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors about the care of children with complicated mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). PARTICIPANTS A total of 3500 pediatricians randomly selected from the American Medical Association Master File. DESIGN It was a cross-sectional survey. MAIN MEASURES A survey developed to assess pediatricians' attitudes toward following children with complicated mild TBI for cognitive and behavioral sequelae; their knowledge of TBI sequelae; and their usual evaluation and management of children after TBI. RESULTS There were 576 (16.5%) completed responses. Most pediatricians (51%) see 1 or 2 patients with complicated mild TBI annually. Most do not think that pediatricians are the correct clinician group to be primarily responsible for following children with complicated mild TBI for cognitive (74%) or behavioral sequelae (54%). Pediatricians report difficulty referring children for cognitive (56%) and behavioral (48%) specialty services. Pediatricians have good knowledge of short-term complications of complicated mild TBI. CONCLUSION Pediatricians do not think they are the clinicians that should primarily care for children after hospitalization for complicated mild TBI; however, other clinicians are frequently not accessible. Pediatricians need educational and referral support to provide surveillance for injury sequelae in this group of children.
Digital story telling in social justice nursing education

Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore and evaluate how digital stories integrated into public health nursing education can teach social justice concepts essential for nurse leadership. Design and Sample Four digital stories were selected and incorporated into a public health nursing course. Students were asked to reflect on these stories. A retrospective qualitative analysis was completed on the student narrative reflections and analyzed for themes. A total of 108 narrative reflections of public health nursing students were included from 2015 to 2016. Results Themes were identified based on analysis and include—Encountering Vulnerability, Questioning Systems and Choosing Moral Courage. Conclusions Digital stories offer an innovative medium to convey the importance of story, advance social justice as an essential practice of nursing, and create opportunities that addresses social justice in nursing and in developing nursing leaders.
Reducible Diagrams and Equations Over Groups

Diagrammatic reducibility is related to the solution of equations over groups. Sufficient conditions for the reducibility of all spherical diagrams are given, unifying and generalizing work of Adian, Remmers, Lyndon, and Sieradski. Hyperbolic 2-complexes are defined and the word problem is solved for their fundamental groups.
How Picture Books on the National Science Teacher's Association Recommend List Portray Scientists.

This study utilized the Draw-A-Scientist Test Checklist (DAST-C) to assess the illustrations of scientists in the most recent three years of NSTA Recommends book lists. A total of 15,778 images were contained in the 148 books from those lists, of which 1,676 were of scientists. ANOVA procedures revealed no significant differences in stereotypical elements across the three years of books. However, three notable stereotypical elements were present in large percentages in books from all years: predominance of male images, non-minority scientists, and scientists who were not youthful.
Where Discourse Meets Discworld: Labyrinths, Humour and the Neo-Baroque in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Stories

In this chapter, Thomas Scholz demonstrates that, by fusing the neo-baroque, that is, ‘postmodern’, aspects with humour, Pratchett avoids the suspension of Secondary Belief J. R. R. Tolkien warned against. Applying Arthur Koestler’s explanation of ‘comedy’ as a bisociation to various Discworld novels, Scholz explains how, by introducing the metanarrative as one matrix of bisociation, the novel comments on the source material, its genre conventions, and on its own textuality without endangering the coherence of the secondary world.
Wireless FracBot (Sensor) Nodes: Performance evaluation of inductively coupled near field communication (NFC)

Optimal development of oil and gas fields is significant and necessitates real-time information such as pressure, temperature, and fluid composition. Thus, designing and developing a new technology is extremely necessary to monitor the oil reservoir in real time and extract more oil to satisfy the global demand. One of these technologies is FracBot technology that we are developing to monitor unconventional reservoirs, map hydraulic fractures and measure wellbore parameters. NFC/MI techniques have been considered as an unconventional method to overcome the key challenge of inter-node communication for Wireless Underground Sensor Network (WUSN) in the underground environment. This paper presents the performance evaluation of the FracBot node and the NFC/MI antennas in air, sand and stone media. One of the main results is that the sand and stone media affects the performance of the NFC antennas which eventually degrade the MI signal propagation and reduce the energy transfer. Based on the experimental measurements, the minimum receiver's sensitivity of the current MI-FracBot system must be −70 dBm. The development of hardware and antennas allows us to understand the challenges, improve the electronic sensitivity and optimize the minimum resources necessary to miniaturize the FracBot hardware.
Feminist Identity in Men: Masculinity, Gender Roles, and Sexual Approaches in Feminist, Non-Feminist, and Unsure Men

Research on feminist identification in men has often focused on men who identify as feminist or who assert agreement with feminist goals. For some men, however, choices surrounding feminist self-identification may be uncertain in ways that are meaningful indicators of their beliefs and values. We hypothesized that men who were uncertain about their feminist identity held beliefs that fell between their feminist and non-feminist peers, representing a unique ideological position. We tested this possibility by comparing feminist, “unsure”, and non-feminist U. S. college (n = 533) and community (n = 277) men’s masculinity stress and conformity, gender role values, and approaches to sexual relationships. Results showed that unsure men’s gender role values fell between feminist and non-feminist men, but unsure men were more like feminists for some components of masculinity and more like non-feminists for others; on some constructs, feminist, unsure, and non-feminist men were similar. For sexual relationships, all men were equally invested in a sexual partner’s pleasure, but unsure men and feminist men were less concerned with receiving sexual favors in exchange compared to non-feminists. We discuss how acknowledgement of men’s uncertainty about their feminist identity may be useful for how researchers assess men’s relationship to feminism, how instructors teach men about feminism in classroom settings, and how activists involve men in the feminist movement.
Mechanical Reliability Analysis and Optimization for 3D ICs

This chapter studies an efficient and accurate full-chip thermo-mechanical stress and reliability analysis tool and design optimization methodology to alleviate mechanical reliability issues in 3D ICs [5]. First, we analyze the detailed thermo-mechanical stress induced by TSVs in conjunction with various associated structures such as a landing pad and a dielectric liner. Then, we explore and validate the linear superposition principle of stress tensors and demonstrate the accuracy of this method against detailed finite element analysis (FEA) simulations. Next, we apply this linear superposition method to full-chip stress simulation and a reliability metric named the von Mises yield criterion. Finally, we study a design optimization methodology to mitigate the mechanical reliability problems in 3D ICs. Our numerical experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.
Plant Interactions with Biogeochemical Environments

Plants are essentially chemical factories that naturally produce sugar by using the raw materials of CO2, light energy, and hydrogen from the splitting of water. A waste product of this production of sugar, oxygen, and its release to the environment led to the oxidation of previously reduced metals, such as iron, that currently are used by man. This oxygen release resulted in the demise of many predominant forms of anaerobic life early in the earth’s history or forced them into seclusion through burial in sediments. It also stimulated the development of aerobic respiration as a way to deal with the toxic oxygen gas—this scenario set the stage for all other aerobic forms of life, including us, to develop. Plants carried out these processes while constantly responding to changes in their environment from natural threats, such as fires, volcanic eruptions, radiation emitted from cooling rocks, methane releases, advancing glaciers, herbivory, and toxic concentrations of metal deposits. The plants that survived had selective advantages relative to those that could not cope with these threats.
cFLIP is required for macrophage survival and neutrophil homeostasis (87.3)

The anti-apoptotic protein cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (cFLIP) has been shown to play an important role in survival of T and B lymphocytes; however, the function of cFLIP in other immune cells is unknown. To examine the role of cFLIP in myeloid cell survival and function, we generated mice expressing a loxP-flanked cFLIP allele in the presence of Lysozyme M-Cre (cFLIP f/f Lysm-Cre). cFLIP f/f Lysm-Cre mice lack splenic marginal zone macrophages and thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages, while inflammatory monocyte and neutrophil numbers are increased. Using this model, we find that loss of cFLIP expression in macrophages and neutrophils results in a severely inflammatory phenotype, with cFLIP f/f Lysm-Cre mice displaying splenomegaly, decreased body weight, profound neutrophilia, increased production of IL-1β and GCSF, and extramedullary hematopoiesis. These defects are secondary to the loss of macrophage populations, as mixed bone marrow chimeric mice do not develop inflammation. Together, these data demonstrate a requirement for cFLIP expression for macrophage survival along with a requirement for mature macrophage populations to maintain neutrophil homeostasis in vivo . This work is supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and NIH grants.
Oxygen atom exchange in rhenium bipyridine and phenanthroline tetracarbonyl cations with H218O

Abstract [Re(bpy)(CO)4][OTf] 1 and [Re(phen)(CO)4][BF4] 2 (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) in acetonitrile have been shown to undergo oxygen atom exchange reactions with 18-oxygen labelled water regioselectivity at the axial CO ligands. This process is proposed to proceed via an hydroxycarbonyl intermediate, with a ΔH≠ = 49.9 ± 4.1 kJ/mol in the case of complex 1.
An Intelligent Framework for Sentiment Analysis of Text and Emotions—Implementation of Restaurants’ Case Study

Nowadays, online purchasing of products is becoming very popular. The thing which counts is that whether the purchased product satisfies the need of a consumer or not. The buyer does not have clear idea about the product initially, due to the lack of straight deal or physical touch of the product. So, to solve the issue of reliability, consumer moves to review analysis available online regarding the product. Hereto the limitation is that a single review may not be trustworthy due to fake or false review about the particular product. To overcome such issues, a certain satisfying model based on online product ratings needs to be worked out which could incorporate the available reviews. The primary aim of this research paper is to implement an intelligent framework for sentiment analysis of text and emotions and apply machine learning approach for computing the effectiveness and efficiency of overall ratings by the consumer for particular item or product.
Imaging hole-density inhomogeneity in arsenic-doped CdTe thin films by scanning capacitance microscopy

Abstract We report nanometer-scale hole-density imaging in As-doped CdTe films by scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM). The hole-density profiling is validated by contrasting a CdTe cross-section sample made by molecular-beam epitaxy with systematically increased As doping in a staircase pattern over the range of 1015–1018/cm3 within a single film. In polycrystalline films, the carrier distribution is significantly nonuniform, with inhomogeneity ranging from several hundred nm to several μm and hole density varying by one order of magnitude (low 1016 to low 1017/cm3). This nonuniformity is distributed randomly, independent of the grain structure and grain boundaries (GBs). Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) maps the surface potential and is correlated to cathodoluminescence (CL) and SCM by imaging over identical areas. Higher potential and lower CL intensity are found on GBs but not by SCM contrast; this indicates positive GB charging and recombination, but not GB-specific hole-density changes. The overall KPFM potential image is in rough agreement with the SCM carrier distribution and indicates band-edge potential fluctuations. Nonuniform carrier concentration, potential fluctuations, and defect recombination can all cause voltage and performance loss in As-doped CdTe solar technology.
EDUCATION Quality Basic Education Act: Amend Provisions

SB 588 amends the Quality Basic Education Act to provide information concerning student profiles and school system profiles to the public and to governmental offices. All data will be encoded into the state-wide comprehensive educational informational network to maintain the confidentiality of individual students.
FIB vs Cleaving Methods for Blanket Al Thickness Measurement on Wafers

A study was done on the sample preparation methods for physical measurement of blanket Al thickness deposited on a wafer. Cleaving and Focused Ion Beam (FIB) methods were employed as the sample preparation methods for this study. Two wafers deposited with blanket tri-metal stack layers were fabricated, Wafer A with the exposed tri-metal stack layers (Ti/TiN, AI, Ti/TiN) and Wafer B with an additional 5000A oxide layer passivated over the same blanket tri-metal stack layers as Wafer A. It was found that one of the FIB methods is proper for measurement of blanket Al thickness on the wafer. The results also show that there is a correlation between the Al thickness measured between samples prepared by cleaving and by FIB method.
A Synthesis of Academic Research related to Church-based Family Ministry:

A body of academic research continues to grow to advance the church-based family ministry movement. There is a problem, however. The majority of the content produced by scholarship has, for the mos...
Treatment considerations for foreign-born victims of human trafficking: Practical applications of an ecological framework:

Foreign-born individuals immigrating to or residing in the United States are especially vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers. Being trafficked elevates the risk for a variety of physical and mental health problems; thus, victims will often come into contact with health professionals. Because there is a dearth of literature concerning the treatment of human trafficking victims, and especially foreign-born victims, we set out to describe the practical applications of a model that we use for the mental health treatment of victimization in this population. As has been suggested by leaders in the anti-human trafficking community, we employed a culturally sensitive version of Bronfrenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model to provide recommendations and educational resources for treatment at the individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels. Our recommendations should serve to inform and improve the provision of care for foreign-born victims of human trafficking.
Simulation of the impact of people mobility, vaccination rate, and virus variants on the evolution of Covid-19 outbreak

We have further extended our compartmental model describing the spread of the infection in Italy. The model is based on the assumption that the time evolution of all of the observable quantities (number of people still positive to the infection, hospitalized and fatalities cases, healed people, and total number of people that has contracted the infection) depend on average parameters, namely people diffusion coefficient, infection cross-section, and population density. The model provides precious information on the tight relationship between the variation of the reported infection cases and a well defined observable physical quantity: the average number of people that lie within the daily displacement area of any single person. The extension of the model now includes self-consistent evaluation of the reproduction index, effect of immunization due to vaccination, and potential impact of virus variants on the dynamical evolution of the outbreak. The model fits very well the epidemic data, and allows us to strictly relate the time evolution of the number of hospitalized case and fatalities to the change of people mobility, vaccination rate, and appearance of an initial concentration of people positives for new variants of the virus.
Unusual layer-by-layer growth of epitaxial oxide islands during Cu oxidation.

Elucidating metal oxide growth mechanisms is essential for precisely designing and fabricating nanostructured oxides with broad applications in energy and electronics. However, current epitaxial oxide growth methods are based on macroscopic empirical knowledge, lacking fundamental guidance at the nanoscale. Using correlated in situ environmental transmission electron microscopy, statistically-validated quantitative analysis, and density functional theory calculations, we show epitaxial Cu2O nano-island growth on Cu is layer-by-layer along Cu2O(110) planes, regardless of substrate orientation, contradicting classical models that predict multi-layer growth parallel to substrate surfaces. Growth kinetics show cubic relationships with time, indicating individual oxide monolayers follow Frank-van der Merwe growth whereas oxide islands follow Stranski-Krastanov growth. Cu sources for island growth transition from step edges to bulk substrates during oxidation, contrasting with classical corrosion theories which assume subsurface sources predominate. Our results resolve alternative epitaxial island growth mechanisms, improving the understanding of oxidation dynamics critical for advanced manufacturing at the nanoscale. Understanding metal oxide growth mechanisms is essential for the precise design and fabrication of nanostructured oxides. Here, the authors use correlated in situ ETEM, data analysis, and DFT to show an unusual layer-by-layer adatom growth mechanism of 3D epitaxial Cu2O nano-islands, regardless of substrate orientation.
Vicisitudes de la psique helénica: Erwin Rohde en Unamuno

Unamuno esteemed the book Psyche by Erwin Rohde as the «leading work» on the faith of the Greeks in the immortality of the soul. The work deeply influenced Unamuno s writings. Here we study its presence in The Tragic Sense of Life (1911-1912), Orfeo’s «Funeral Oration» in Mist (1914), and the drama The Other (1926). We focus on the Greek cult of souls and on the psyche as the Other in Rohde and Unamuno.
Hsa-miR-605 regulates the proinflammatory chemokine CXCL5 in complex regional pain syndrome.

Abstract Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by inflammation and debilitating pain. CRPS patients with pain refractory to more conventional analgesics can be treated with subanesthetic doses of ketamine. Our previous studies found that poor responders to ketamine had a 22-fold downregulation of the miRNA hsa-miR-605 in blood prior to ketamine treatment. Hence, we sought to investigate the functional significance of miR-605 downregulation and its impact on target gene expression, as investigating target mRNAs of differentially expressed miRNAs can provide important insights on aberrant gene expression that may contribute to disease etiology. Using a bioinformatics prediction, we identified that miR-605 can target the proinflammatory chemokine CXCL5, which plays a role in leukocyte recruitment and activation. We hypothesized that downregulation of miR-605 in poor responders to ketamine could increase CXCL5 expression and thereby contribute to inflammation in these patients. We confirmed that miR-605 regulates CXCL5 by using a miRNA mimic and inhibitor in human primary endothelial cells. Inhibition of miR-605 increased CXCL5 secretion and migration of human monocytic cells, thereby demonstrating a functional impact of miR-605 on chemotaxis. Additionally, CXCL5 mRNA was upregulated in whole blood from poor responders to ketamine, and CXCL5 protein was increased in plasma from CRPS patients. Thus, our studies suggest that miR-605 regulation of CXCL5 can regulate inflammation.
Neural temporal context reinstatement of event structure during memory recall

Although life unfolds continuously, experiences are generally perceived and remembered as discrete events. Accumulating evidence suggests that event boundaries disrupt temporal representations and weaken memory associations. However, less is known about the consequences of event boundaries on temporal representations during retrieval, especially when temporal information is not tested explicitly. Using a neural measure of temporal context extracted from scalp electroencephalography, we found reduced temporal context similarity between studied items separated by an event boundary when compared to items from the same event. Further, while participants free recalled list items, neural activity reflected reinstatement of temporal context representations from study, including temporal disruption. A computational model of episodic memory, the Context Maintenance and Retrieval model (CMR; Polyn, Norman & Kahana, 2009), predicted these results, and made novel predictions regarding the influence of temporal disruption on recall order. These findings implicate the impact of event structure on memory organization via temporal representations.
Direct Visualization of Gigahertz Acoustic Wave Propagation in Suspended Phononic Circuits

We report direct visualization of gigahertz-frequency Lamb-wave propagation in aluminum nitride phononic circuits by transmission-mode microwave impedance microscopy (TMIM). Consistent with finite-element modeling, the acoustic eigenmodes in both a horn-shaped coupler and a subwavelength waveguide are revealed in the TMIM images. Using fast Fourier-transform filtering, we quantitatively analyze the acoustic loss of individual Lamb modes along the waveguide and the power-coupling coefficient between the waveguide and the parabolic couplers. Our work provides insightful information on the propagation, mode conversion, and attenuation of acoustic waves in piezoelectric nanostructures, which is highly desirable for designing and optimizing phononic devices for microwave-signal processing and quantum-information transduction.