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“Conceal my Body so that I can Protect the State”: The Making of the Mysterious Woman in Daoism and Water Margin

Protecting fictional heroes against misfortune and helping them defeat demonic enemies, the Mysterious Woman of the Nine Heavens proves to be a crucial figure in the Ming novel Water Margin. Her divine power and military wisdom pique our interest, inviting us to discover her true identity and investigate the process of her creation. This article shows how a set of related Daoist texts strengthens her role as a warrior protectress by giving prominence to her magic of concealing the body 隱身 (yinshen) and to magic concerning the worship of the Northern Dipper. The association of these two types of magic with the Mysterious Woman indicates the nature of this deity as a mixture of Daoist ideas that are in turn assimilated into the novel to serve narrative functions. In this process, the novel codes religious ideas into its own language and portrays the Mysterious Woman as an internal author who controls the knowledge of the characters' destinies. Her intervention in human affairs is restaged in a novel setting...
Demography and Storage Systems During the Southern Levantine Neolithic Demographic Transition

Despite its importance in understanding the forager–farmer transition, remarkably little recent research has explored the role of food storage and changes in food production as a foundation for the NDT. Drawing on data from the southern Levantine Neolithic, in this chapter I make two arguments. First, while significant, the NDT in the southern Levant was gradual, and it appears that the major period of growth occurred ca. 1,200 years after the appearance of domesticated plants. Second, rather than focusing on plant domestication as the defining catalyst of the NDT, these data highlight the importance of food storage based on wild foods that facilitated greater sedentism. In the southern Levant, there is clear evidence that the subsistence and nutritional foundation for the NDT appeared several thousand years before the appearance of domesticated plants.
Heat capacity and entropy of bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4 ) between 6 and 760 K and the thermodynamic properties of phases in the system Cu-Fe-S

Heat capacities of synthetic bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4 ) have been measured by quasi-adiabatic calorimetry between 5 and 351 K and between 338 and 761 K by differential scanning calorimetry. The heat capacity of bornite exhibits a lambda -type anomaly at 65+ or -1 K associated with the antiferromagnetic ordering of the spins of the Fe (super 3+) ions. Between 140 and 255 K, there is a broad hump in C degrees p which, in our opinion, may be caused by charge transfer involving Fe (super 2+) -Fe (super 3+) and Cu (super +) -Cu (super 2+) . At 470+ or -2 and 535+ or -2 K there are sharp peaks in the heat capacity caused by ordering of the copper, iron and vacancies and the consequent crystallographic changes. At 298.15 K, the heat capacity and entropy of bornite are 242.9+ or -0.6 and 398.5+ or -1.0 J.mol (super -1) .K (super -1) , respectively. Enthalpies and Gibbs free energies of formation of chalcopyrite and bornite are evaluated based on heat capacities (5 to 760 K) and the entropy for bornite, published calorimetric (Delta f H degrees and C degrees p ) data for chalcopyrite, thermodynamic data for pyrite, and sulfur fugacity data for the reaction: 5CuFeS 2 + S 2 = Cu 5 FeS 4 + 4FeS 2 . Previous studies show that all phases in this reaction are stoichiometric within analytical uncertainty from 673 to 773 K. Therefore, no adjustments for solid-solution effects are needed. Revised expressions for the Gibbs free energy of formation for selected phases in the system Cu-Fe-S are presented below, relative to the elements and ideal S 2 gas.
CT Scans Function Like a CAD Design

STL is the standard file type used by most additive manufacturing systems. STL is a triangulated representation of a 3D CAD model much similar to a computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Scan file. Now you will be able to convert CT, MR, CR, US scan images into triangular mesh for data extraction and manipulation. Subsequently, one can print out the result using a 3D printer.
Parcel feature data derived from Google Street View images for urban land use classification in Brooklyn, New York Cityfor urban land use classification in Brooklyn, New York Cityretain-->

Google Street View (GSV) was used for urban land use classification, together with airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and high resolution orthoimagery, by a parcel-based method. In this data article, we present the input raw GSV images, intermediate products of GSV images, and final urban land use classification data that are related to our research article "Parcel-based urban land use classification in megacity using airborne LiDAR, high resolution orthoimagery, and Google Street View" (Zhang et al., 2017) [1]. More detail about other used data and our findings can be found in Zhang et al. (2017) [1].
Descriptive epidemiology of thyroid cancer in Los Angeles County, 1972-1995.

Objective: To examine the descriptive epidemiologic features of incident thyroid cancers diagnosed among Los Angeles County residents between 1972 and 1995.
Effects of ionic liquid to water ratio as a composite medium for the synthesis of LiFePO4 for battery

LiFePO4 is a highly researched cathode material that serves as an alternative material for traditional commercial lithiumion batteries such as LiCoO2. Currently, there are a number of different methods to synthesize LiFePO4 including: hydrothermal, solid state, spray pyrolysis, and coprecipitation. Our proposed method has the potential to provide an ecologically friendly and economically competitive way to synthesize LiFePO4 by utilizing ionic liquid and water, as a composite synthesis medium. The addition of water to ionic liquid can be beneficial as it can act as a mineralizer to bring insoluble precursors to form LiFePO4 seed crystals. Furthermore, this method provides the possibility of recycling the ionic liquid for repeated synthesis processes. In this work, we study the effects of ionic liquid to water ratio on the crystallinity and morphology of the synthesized material. Our group was able to conclude a reaction medium utilizing a ratio of equal parts of 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium trifluoromethane sulfonate (EMIM Otf) and water, or a slightly favored ionic liquid ratio, increases the efficacy of the synthesis route. Crystallinity and purity was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine morphology and crystal sizes, and energy dispersion spectroscopy (EDX) was used for elemental analysis.
Risk factors for early return visits to the emergency department in patients with urinary tract infection.

Abstract Background Optimal management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the emergency department (ED) is challenging due to high patient turnover, decreased continuity of care, and treatment decisions made in the absence of microbiologic data. We sought to identify risk factors for return visits in ED patients treated for UTI. Methods A random sample of 350 adult ED patients with UTI by ICD 9/10 codes was selected for review. Relevant data was extracted from medical charts and compared between patients with and without ED return visits within 30 days (ERVs). Results We identified 51 patients (15%) with 59 ERVs, of whom 6% returned within 72 h. Nearly half of ERVs (47%) were UTI-related and 33% of ERV patients required hospitalization. ERVs were significantly more likely ( P 100; and bacteremia. Escherichia coli was the most common uropathogen (70%) and susceptibility rates to most oral antibiotics were below 80% in both groups except nitrofurantoin (99% susceptible). Cephalexin was the most frequently prescribed antibiotic (51% vs. 44%; P = 0.32). Cephalexin bug-drug mismatches were more common in ERV patients (41% vs. 15%; P = 0.02). Culture follow-up occurred less frequently in ERV patients (75% vs. 100%; P Conclusions ERV in UTI patients may be minimized by using ED-source specific antibiogram data to guide empiric treatment decisions and by targeting at-risk patients for post-discharge follow-up.
Ultrastructure of Highly Ordered Granules in Alveolar Type II Cells in Several Species

Alveolar Type II cells from seven mammalian species were examined for a protein in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), which showed a multilayered, repeating motif. Each motif, 100 nm in width, comprised two parallel outer dense layers, a less dense central layer, and often 1-3 faint layers on either side of the latter. Outer layers showed periodicities at 3-4 densities/100 nm of width, while layers on either side of the central layer showed 5-7 densities/100 nm of width. RER membranes were ribosome-free when parallel to these layers, but showed four ribosomes per motif at the growing ends: one ribosome at each outer dense layer, and one on either side of the less dense central layer. Granules appeared as single or as multiple motifs, stacked, curved, folded, or branching together within the same RER profile. Hexagons of around 30 nm in diameter with central densities were seen in tangential cuts of outer dense layers. Granule incidence varied: guinea pig > ferret > dog. Possible homologous structures occurred in rabbit and cat, but not in rat or mouse. Surfactant protein A (SP-A), a C-type lectin produced in Type II cells, forms trimers and bouquet-like 18-mer and can oligomerize further. Two pairs of SP-A 18-mers with carbohydrate recognition domains pointing inwardly and outwardly, stacked vertically as a column of four molecules, then repeated side by side in rows, approximated the size and layering patterns observed in these granules. Sequence analyses of SP-A from these species showed phylogenetic distances consistent with the observed occurrence and frequency of patterned granules. Anat Rec, 301:1290-1302, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
How land use alters the tornado disaster landscape

Abstract This research assesses how the spatial character of land use influences tornado disaster potential at regional and metropolitan scales. Fine-scale, residential built-environment data for the Central Plains (regional) and Wichita, KS (metropolitan) domains are used in a Monte Carlo tornado simulation framework to estimate significant tornado impact magnitude and disaster potential. The land use patterns of the domains are hypothetically adjusted using the 2010 observed data surface as a baseline to explore how the density and spatial character of land use affects the possibility of significant tornado impacts. As residential built-environment density is reduced and the footprint of developed land grows, tornado impact probability and magnitude increases. Conversely, restricting sprawl while, at the same time, adopting a more concentrated land use pattern, lowers the odds of tornado impact and disaster. Results reveal that the geographic character of land use is important in determining an area's tornado disaster potential. This finding is especially unique and critical for develop proactive disaster mitigation strategies. Pre-disaster mitigation efforts such as effective land planning and building code improvement and enforcement are required to reduce future tornado impacts.
Electron-Rich Metal Cations Enable Synthesis of High Molecular Weight, Linear Functional Polyethylenes

Group 10 metal catalysts have shown much promise for the copolymerization of nonpolar with polar alkenes to directly generate functional materials, but access to high copolymer molecular weights nevertheless remains a key challenge toward practical applications in this field. In the context of identifying new strategies for molecular weight control, we report a series of highly polarized P(V)–P(III) chelating ligands that manifest unique space filling and electrostatic effects within the coordination sphere of single component Pd polymerization catalysts and exert important influences on (co)polymer molecular weights. Single component, cationic phosphonic diamide-phosphine (PDAP) Pd catalysts are competent to generate linear, functional polyethylenes with Mw up to ca. 2 × 105 g mol–1, significantly higher than prototypical catalysts in this field, and with polar content up to ca. 9 mol %. Functional groups are positioned by these catalysts almost exclusively along the main chain, not at chain ends or ends...
Effects of vitamin A and beta-carotene on reproductive performance in gilts.

The effects of vitamin A and beta-carotene on various reproductive parameters were examined in 108 crossbred gilts. Gilts were fed a diet free of vitamin A and beta-carotene for 5 wk, then assigned to one of eight treatments. Statistical comparisons were performed on three sub-groupings of these treatments as follows: (1) DEFICIENT (received 2,100 IU of vitamin A X head-1 X d-1, (2) FED (received dietary supplementation of 0, 2,100 or 12,300 IU vitamin A and (or) 0, 32.6 or 65.2 mg beta-carotene X head-1 X d-1) or (3) INJECTED (received injection supplementation of 0 or 12,300 IU vitamin A and 32.6 mg beta-carotene X head-1 X d-1, administered once weekly). Gilts remained on treatment through weaning of litters at 21 d postpartum. Plasma vitamin A and beta-carotene levels were greatly elevated in INJECTED gilts. Concentrations of these compounds in plasma were similar between DEFICIENT and FED gilts. There was no treatment difference in number of corpora lutea/gilt. Embryonic mortality was lowest (P less than .01 to .02) in INJECTED gilts (14 +/- 3%) compared with DEFICIENT (29 +/- 5%) or FED (25 +/- 3%) gilts. Baby pig mortality averaged 6 +/- 1% and was not different among treatments. INJECTED gilts had more (P less than .05 to .01) piglets/litter at birth and at weaning (9.5 +/- .3 and 9.0 +/- .3 piglets/litter, respectively) than DEFICIENT (7.9 +/- .5 and 7.6 +/- .5 piglets/litter) or FED gilts (8.7 +/- .3 and 8.1 +/- .3 piglets/litter).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
The Impact of SFAS 160: An Investigation of the Economic Consequences of the Reclassification of Minority Interest

We examine firms’ behavior around the adoption of SFAS 160 to provide evidence on the costs and benefits associated with mandated accounting changes. The reclassification of minority interest to equity mandated by SFAS 160 can result in a wealth transfer from bondholders to stockholders. However, lenders can limit this transfer by renegotiating agreements. Consistent with these conjectures, we find that the abnormal returns surrounding the release of SFAS 160 are increasing with the level of minority interest, but decreasing for firms in the highest tercile of long-term debt. To provide direct evidence of re-contracting, we examine lending agreements for exclusions of minority interest from net worth but do not find an increase in new exclusions after SFAS 160. We also examine whether firms’ choice to include minority interest as a liability prior to SFAS 160 is related to firms’ stock returns at the release of SFAS 160. We expect and find a negative relation between the decision to classify minority interest as a liability and the stock return, but the relation is not statistically significant. We find that firms with minority interest following IFRS exhibit higher stock returns suggesting these firms benefit from increased congruence with U.S. GAAP. Finally, we examine post-160 changes in merger activity and find that firms did not exploit the provisions of SFAS 160 to increase debt covenant slack by engaging in a higher proportion of partial acquisitions ex post. We conclude that existing shareholders of firms with minority interest benefited from SFAS 160, but wealth transfers from bondholders were not sufficient to warrant alteration of debt contracts nor were such benefits sufficient to alter the structure of acquisition transactions.
Mechanical characteristics of Soil-RAP-Geopolymer mixtures for road base and subbase layers

Traditionally, soils have been stabilised using cement and lime for road base and subbase layers. However, due to some environmental concerns associated with such materials substitute materials for...
The implications of TARP: Evidence from bank performance and CEO pension benefits

Abstract This study examines the effect of compensation restrictions introduced by the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) of 2008 on the performance of banks and their compensation structures. It documents significant performance improvement among TARP banks that experienced Chief Executive Officer (CEO) resignations after their banks accepted TARP funds. The improvement is most significant in the year following CEO resignation. In addition, TARP banks that kept their CEOs show a significant increase in CEO pensions post-TARP. TARP banks that did not experience CEO resignations, thus, appear to substitute pension increases for their CEOs to mitigate the TARP-induced decrease in conventional forms of compensation. Further analysis on all banks without CEO resignations shows that TARP banks have significantly higher increase in pension benefits post 2009 than banks that chose to decline TARP funds. The evidence shows that increased pension arrangements play a significant role in CEOs’ decisions to remain in their roles despite the constraints imposed by TARP.
Proteasome Biology Is Compromised in White Matter After Asphyxic Cardiac Arrest in Neonatal Piglets.

Background Neurological deficits in hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy, even with therapeutic hypothermia, are partially attributed to white matter injury. We theorized that proteasome insufficiency c...
Roughness induced transition: A vorticity point of view

This paper explores the mechanisms underlying roughness induced transition (RIT) caused by discrete roughness elements (DREs) using immersed boundary direct numerical simulations. We show via favorable comparison between RIT in Blasius boundary layers and equivalent Couette flows that linear instability of the boundary layer profile does not play a significant role for the DREs considered (k < 0.6δ*, where k is the height of the DRE) and that k+ = uτk/ν is the dominant parameter (for a given shape of the DRE) which strongly affects the transition location. For a suitable range of k+, the flow evolution can be separated into four distinct stages: (i) generation of vortical disturbances at the roughness, (ii) a steady and spatial amplification of a three dimensional disturbance, (iii) the emergence and amplification of unsteady disturbances, and (iv) the emergence of chaotic behavior leading to a “turbulent wedge” (with a relatively high mean wall shear stress). Each of these stages is studied in detail. A mechanistic understanding of RIT is suggested which includes a new and fundamental understanding of the final stage. Novel results include the description of a mutual stretching mechanism leading to the near wall amplification of streamwise vorticity at the onset of stage IV, complementary interpretations of the lift up and the “modal instability” using a control volume formulation for different components of the enstrophy, and a demonstration of a passive RIT mitigation strategy using an “anti-roughness” element (i.e., a second downstream roughness element), which exploits this understanding of RIT mechanisms from the vorticity-based analysis.
Safety of nivolumab and ipilimumab in combination with radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA SCCHN).

6070Background: Standard cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy for LA SCCHN is associated with toxicity and less than desirable survival in high-risk patients (pts). The combination of the anti-PD1 ant...
The whiteness of white-collar crime in the United States: Examining the role of race in a culture of elite white-collar offending:

While the role of race has been heavily scrutinized in terms of minority involvement in crime, it has remained largely invisible for Whites despite indications that Whites are overrepresented as of...
Wealth, Profit, and Social Capital in the Greek Magical Papyri

The spells in behalf of commerical artisans seek not only financial success but also qualities like charm, favor, and reputation, showing an awareness of the importance of social capital in supporting business dealings.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Ecological Systems Theory: Addressing Muslim Mental Health Issues and Wellbeing

Muslims across the word underutilize mental health services for addressing their wellbeing and biopsychosocial, spiritual, and contextual issues. By 2030, the global Muslim population is expected to reach 2.2 billion people. This indicates that Muslim mental health is gaining importance and would require contextually (i.e., spiritually, culturally, empirically) more effective services. Practitioners used Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Ecological Systems Theory (EST) to promote wellbeing and address psychopathology for diverse groups. However, rigorous and comprehensive literature from 1986 to 2019 did not produce research addressing how ACT could be consumed to serve Muslims. Researchers in Muslim mental health have suggested benefitting from EST yet only few have mentioned using ACT. ACT is one of the most effective therapies based on randomized control trials to enhance wellbeing and address psychopathology. The main purposes of this paper are to (a) explain how ACT is one of the most appropriate counseling approaches to be utilized with Muslims because ACT and Islam have many commonalities and (b) propose ACT with EST perspective to enable a much more contextual perspective of ACT so that mental health professionals could promote wellbeing and address psychopathology at all ecological levels for all, starting with Muslims. With the arrival of third and fourth wave of counseling approaches, the use of positive psychology in research and practice has increased dramatically. ACT, Islam, and EST also highly stress a positive approach perspective thus considering of ACT and EST together might promise more effective research and practice in positive and abnormal psychology.
Qualitative Data and Design: Understanding the Experiential Qualities of Place

Data come in many forms. They can be numbers, images, stories, sounds, and feelings; they can be biological tissue samples, colors on a digital screen, or blips on a radar. Each form of data can of...
Metamaterials with engineered failure load and stiffness

Architected materials or metamaterials have proved to be a very effective way of making materials with unusual mechanical properties. For example, by designing the mesoscale geometry of architected materials, it is possible to obtain extremely high stiffness-to-weight ratio or unusual Poisson’s ratio. However, much of this work has focused on designing properties like stiffness and density, and much remains unknown about the critical load to failure. This is the focus of the current work. We show that the addition of local internal prestress in selected regions of architected materials enables the design of materials where the critical load to failure can be optimized independently from the density and/or quasistatic stiffness. We propose a method to optimize the specific load to failure and specific stiffness using sensitivity analysis and derive the maximum bounds on the attainable properties. We demonstrate the method in a 2D triangular lattice and a 3D octahedral truss, showing excellent agreement between experimental and theoretical results. The method can be used to design materials with predetermined fracture load, failure location, and fracture paths.
P-type transport ATPases in Leishmania and Trypanosoma

P-type ATPases are critical to the maintenance and regulation of cellular ion homeostasis and membrane lipid asymmetry due to their ability to move ions and phospholipids against a concentration gradient by utilizing the energy of ATP hydrolysis. P-type ATPases are particularly relevant in human pathogenic trypanosomatids which are exposed to abrupt and dramatic changes in their external environment during their life cycles. This review describes the complete inventory of ion-motive, P-type ATPase genes in the human pathogenic Trypanosomatidae; eight Leishmania species (L. aethiopica, L. braziliensis, L. donovani, L. infantum, L. major, L. mexicana, L. panamensis, L. tropica), Trypanosoma cruzi and three Trypanosoma brucei subspecies (Trypanosoma brucei brucei TREU927, Trypanosoma brucei Lister strain 427, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense DAL972). The P-type ATPase complement in these trypanosomatids includes the P1B (metal pumps), P2A (SERCA, sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPases), P2B (PMCA, plasma membrane calcium ATPases), P2D (Na+ pumps), P3A (H+ pumps), P4 (aminophospholipid translocators), and P5B (no assigned specificity) subfamilies. These subfamilies represent the P-type ATPase transport functions necessary for survival in the Trypanosomatidae as P-type ATPases for each of these seven subfamilies are found in all Leishmania and Trypanosoma species included in this analysis. These P-type ATPase subfamilies are correlated with current molecular and biochemical knowledge of their function in trypanosomatid growth, adaptation, infectivity, and survival.
Development of an E-Cigarettes Education and Cessation Program: A South Texas Oral Health Network Study:

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, or vaping, among youth and young adults has become a major public health concern. The prevalence of vaping has grown an astounding 900% among high school stu...
SECTION 20-5 – Autoradiography

Publisher Summary This chapter describes autoradiography as a process that is used to detect the location of radioactivity on filters or in gels used in experiments. The filter or gel containing radioactivity is placed in the dark under an unexposed X-ray film and enclosed in an X-ray film holder cassette for a period of time. An intensifying screen is placed over the X-ray film, with the film sandwiched between the screen and the radioactive source. Some highly radioactive samples require exposure of less than a minute. The films are quickly removed and developed. Filters and gels can be marked with 35S ink on small adhesive labels. This appears on the exposed film and helps with the orientation of autoradiogram and also with identification.
Nanoporous carbon materials: from char to sophisticated 3-D graphene-like structures

Abstract Nanoporous carbons are important materials applied in many fields of modern technology from separation, catalysis to energy-related applications such as those in energy storage, lithium batteries, or fuel cell electrodes. Even though they are relatively old materials, extensive efforts continue on their modifications, improvement, and design. The latter is mainly concentrated on the porosity control of its development and tailoring toward the desired applications. In this chapter, the main types of nanoporous carbons along with their synthesis and characterization methods are addressed. The main steps of each method are mentioned, variations leading to porosity alteration listed, and the basic surface features presented. Our intention is rather not to demonstrate the superiority of each method of carbon synthesis or of the resulting materials properties over others but to indicate a broad spectrum of opportunities to those who chose to synthesize/use nanoporous carbons for their target applications.
From "Hello to Goodbye"-Guiding the Patient of Her Journey Through Facial Rejuvenation Surgery.

Facial plastic surgeons need to be very much more than excellent surgeons. They need to understand and have the ability to bring each patient into the practice family of the surgeon, the administrative and clerical staff, the nurses, the technicians, and the aestheticians. The entire staff must "own" the practice and the patient management philosophy of the surgeon. This article is the author's philosophy and method of guiding his patients through their journey of rejuvenative facial surgery based on 44 years of experience.
Mitochondria influence glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolism under postmortem simulating conditions.

Abstract The purpose of this study was to test mitochondrial functionality under conditions simulating postmortem metabolism. Isolated mitochondria from porcine longissimus lumborum (LLM) and masseter (MM) muscles were incorporated into an in vitro model that mimics postmortem metabolism. pH and 13C-enrichment of glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates were evaluated at 0, 15, 30, 120, 240, and 1440 min. Addition of mitochondria to the in vitro model lowered its pH at 240 min compared with control. Reactions containing mitochondria had lower pyruvate and lactate [M + 2] and [M + 3] isotopomers at 240 and 1440 min than controls. Furthermore, LLM lowered the enrichment of [M + 2], [M + 3], and [M + 4]α-ketoglutarate at 1440 min compared with MM and control. Succinate [M + 2] and [M + 3] were greater in MM than the control and LLM. [M + 3]fumarate was greater in control at 240 and 1440 min than LLM and MM treatments. Our data indicated that mitochondria are capable of mobilizing pyruvate generated though glycolysis under conditions simulating muscle postmortem metabolism.
On the Feasibility of Electrification for Large Mobile Cranes

Trends towards vehicle electrification to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and increase drive train efficiency have led vehicle manufacturers to seek out paths towards gradual hybridization. For heavy duty construction vehicles, electrification consists of two principle components: electric hybridization of the vehicle carrier and the vehicle's auxiliary function. Economic and physical feasibility for the transition to electrical replacements for critical system components is important for the gradual development of electrified systems. In this paper, we present an investigation into multiple pathways for the hybridization of mobile cranes paired with simulations that analyze the feasibility of system electrification. ADVISOR was used to compare the feasibility of hybrid topologies for the vehicle carrier of a crane using approximate emissions, fuel economy, and efficiency. Analysis of the feasibility of transitioning to an electric motor for the crane's auxiliary function was performed using ANSYS TwinBuilder. Issues concerning satisfying the current draw of electric motors for both simulations point to currently available energy storage systems as the main factor hindering the electrification of mobile crane systems without significant redesign due to the initial cost, upkeep, and lack of energy density.
On the modeling of mechanotransduction in flow-mediated dilation

In this paper, we report a physics based mathematical model to describe the mechanotransduction at the luminal surface of the brachial artery during a flow-mediated dilation (FMD) process. To account for the effect of the released vasodilators in response to the sudden blood flow resurgence, a scalar property is introduced as a signal radially diffusing through the arterial wall, locally affecting its compliance. The model was evaluated on 19 in vivo responses of brachial artery FMD (BAFMD) in 12 healthy subjects. It successfully reproduces the time-dependent dilation of the brachial artery. The predicted artery's outer-to-inner radius ratio was also found to be consistent with the measurements within an acceptable margin of error. Physically meaningful dimensionless parameters quantifying the artery's physical state arose from the model, providing a description to how sensitive or responsive the artery is to the changes of wall shear stress (WSS). Future applications of this model, via incorporating inexpensive, relatively quick, and non-invasive imaging, could potentially help detect early stages of developing forms of cardiovascular diseases.
Examining the Inclusivity of US Trials of COVID-19 Treatment.

The urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased attention on the need to include patients traditionally underrepresented in research, especially people with comorbid diseases, racial/ethnic minorities, pregnant/lactating women, and children.1–4 We characterized the inclusion and exclusion criteria of US COVID-19 treatment trials to understand their applicability to highly affected populations and groups traditionally underrepresented in research.
Duration-Based Valuation of Corporate Bonds

We decompose firm-level corporate bond and equity index returns into (1) duration-matched government bond returns and (2) the excess return over and above this duration-matched counterfactual, what we term duration-adjusted returns. Our decomposition provides markedly different return patterns and asset pricing model implications compared to previously employed excess return definitions (i.e., returns in excess of a short-duration fixed income instrument).
Historiography of the Leveller Movement

While historians have recognized the contributions of various radical groups to political thought during the English Civil War, it was not until the professionalization of the history discipline in the latter half of the 19th century when trained scholars began to understand the primary sources in their context. One political movement in particular, the Levellers, has gained additional scholarly scrutiny not only for their impact during the English Civil War itself but for the influence of their ideology both in England and beyond. While the ideas of the Levellers were out of time and out of place in 1640s England, scholars have increasingly recognized their influence in the later development of both libertarian thought and liberal political economy. The Levellers were a radical political group within the Parliamentarians’ New Model Army that rose to prominence during the Putney Debates of 1647 over the nature of proposed changes to the English constitution. The foundation of Leveller beliefs was that the origin of political power lay with the consent of the people and that Parliament exercised the people’s power on their behalf. The recognized Leveller leaders were John Lilburne, William Walwyn, and Richard Overton. These leaders came into increased conflict with Oliver Cromwell and were eventually imprisoned, which helped to snuff out the radical movement by 1649. One of the essential characteristics of Leveller historiography and our understanding of the Levellers in general is just how much scholarship has been driven by Marxist historians or those in close sympathy, i.e., leftist and socialist methodologies. Among those covered in this examination, H.N. Brailsford, C.B. Macpherson, Christopher Hill, Pauline Gregg, A.L. Morton, and John Rees all fit the mold. This is not to suggest that this methodology is inherently flawed or otherwise unreliable. Instead, understanding the weight of such contribution to the Leveller historiography is essential in contextualizing the impact of Leveller ideology within the broader English Civil War, the concept of liberty, and beyond.
Poly (VAL1-PRO2-ALA3-VAL4-GLY5): A Reversible, Inverse Thermoplastic

Initial characterization of the sequential polypentapeptide, poly (VPAVG) an analog of the polypentapeptide of elastin poly (VPGVG), is reported. It undergoes a concentration dependent inverse temperature transition, in which it is soluble in water below 25°C and aggregates on raising the temperature. When crosslinked by 20 Mrads of γ-irradiation to give X20-poly (VPAVG), an elastomeric matrix is formed. At 25°C, this material exhibits an elastic modulus of 1.5 x 105 dynes/cm2, similar to that found at that temperature for X20-poly (VPGVG). On raising the temperature to 37°C, however, the elastic modulus increases three orders of magnitude to 3 × 108 dynes/cm2 which is two orders of magnitude greater than obtained for X20-poly (VPGVG). This reversible hardening on raising the temperature defines X20-poly (VPAVG) as a reversible, inverse thermoplastic. This property makes it an interesting new material to add to the already described set of bioelastic materials. The potential applications and extensions of applications made possible by this additional bioelastic material are briefly considered.
Implications of Increased Solar UVB for Aquatic Ecosystems

There is strong evidence that marine organisms in the upper layers of the sea are influenced by increased ultraviolet radiation resulting from declines in the thickness of stratospheric ozone. Early evidence supporting this hypothesis included the fact that wavelengths of potentially damaging ultraviolet radiation can penetrate to ecologically significant depths and laboratory findings that many marine organisms are extremely sensitive to this radiation. Laboratory results within the past few years have provided significantly improved estimates of the biological weighting function for damage to phytoplankton by UV radiation, and investigated possible protective and repair mechanisms in these organisms. Recent field work, making use of the Antarctic ozone hole to provide variable UVB flux on a natural phytoplankton community, has provided the first conclusive evidence for a direct ozone-related effect on an aquatic system giving further evidence of the sensitivity of marine organisms to UVB. Much recent work has been motivated by the large springtime depletion of stratospheric O 3 over the Antarctic which has also led to increased accuracy in atmospheric models necessary for the quantitative computation of UV fluence at high latitudes.
Long term neurobehavioral characteristics after brain injury: implications for vocational rehabilitation

A sample of 97 unemployed persons with traumatic brain injury receiving rehabilitation services at an urban outpatient rehabilitation center were identified. Patients were divided into two groups based on time elapsed since injury, 5-9 years and 10-35 years post-injury. Family members reported a high incidence of cognitive, motor, and emotional problems lingering well beyond the first few years postinjury. Rates of moderate and heavy drinking, psychiatric treatment, and criminal behavior were identified. Transportation, cognitive, and physical problems were described as primary obstacles to employment. Analysis revealed few differences in the occurrence of cognitive, emotional and motor problems between follow-up samples, supporting contentions that disability is often permanent. Family members' perceptions of injury-related obstacles to work were also strikingly similar. Recommendations are made for individually tailored, holistic rehabilitation programs with long-term, proactive follow-up.
Sodium/Calcium Exchange

Publisher Summary The plasma membrane (PM) Na2+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) is one of the critical mechanisms involved in Ca2+ homeostasis and the regulation of Ca2+ signaling in most cells. The PM NCX was discovered in mammalian cardiac muscle and squid neurons. This chapter shows a critical aspect of the exchanger's function. It may either export or import Ca2+, depending upon the NCX coupling ratio and the prevailing membrane potential and Na2+ concentration gradient. The Na2+ gradient and membrane potential are maintained by the ATP-dependent, ouabain-sensitive Na2+ pump. NCX (and NCKX) are expressed at high levels in cells with a large traffic of Ca2+ across the PM. Important examples are cardiac myocytes, neurons (especially at nerve terminals), photoreceptor cells, and renal distal tubule epithelial cells. Critical evidence for the central role of NCX is the observation that SEA0400 normalizes blood pressure in ouabain-induced hypertension and various models of salt-dependent hypertension.
Efficient data storage mechanisms for DAP

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and digital flight data recorder (DFDR) are the traditional black boxes used in general and commercial aviation aircrafts. These are used to record vital audio and aircraft parameters. Substantial time and monetary expense are incurred after an aircraft accident to retrieve the black boxes and sometimes the recorders are found damaged and unreadable which further inflates aircraft accident investigation time and expenditures. The CVR typically records the voice conversations within the cockpit on 2 (or 4) different channels for a duration of 30 minutes. The DFDR records the aircraft's vital parameters over the entire duration of a flight. The CVR records information in such a way that only the last 30 minutes of voice is available. As a supplement to the existing CVR/DFDR, the authors present the possible transfer of the acquired voice, video and data from the airplane to the ground stations. This transfer is envisioned to be carried out by (a) utilizing the available data link being employed for IP connectivity between the airplane and the ground station to stream live data, voice and video traffic to the appropriate servers on the ground, or (b) storing the data, voice and video streams locally within the airplane and downloading them to the appropriate servers on the ground station. Since numerous aircraft are expected to be in-flight at any given point of time, the management of the downloaded voice and data within the ground stations could easily become a scalability issue. While file transfer mechanisms like FTP provide considerable flexibility in the deployment of DAP, a scalable means of catering to hundreds of airplanes simultaneously would be the adoption of file I/O and block I/O based data transfer mechanisms. Different I/O mechanisms including (a) network file system (NFS), (b) Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI), and (c) enhanced network block device (ENBD) were considered for the current work.
The Active Elastic Model

Continuum mechanical models have been used to regularize ill-posed problems in many applications in medical imaging analysis such as image registration and left ventricular motion estimation. In this work, we present a significant extension to the common elastic model which we call the active elastic model. The active elastic model is designed to reduce bias in deformation estimation and to allow the imposition of proper priors on deformation estimation problems that contain information regarding both the expected magnitude and the expected variability of the deformation to be estimated. We test this model on the problem of left ventricular deformation estimation, and present ideas for its application in image registration and brain deformation during neurosurgery.
Bathroom Lines, Ky-Ky Girls, and Struggles

Abstract In both Audre Lorde's biomythography Zami: A New Spelling of My Name and Joan Nestle's A Restricted Country, the authors explore, exploit and ignore the boundaries of autobiographical writing in order to tell their personal stories in the voices they choose. I find their accounts particularly useful when we consider them together because Lorde and Nestle were born, grew up and came of age within less than a decade of each other, in the same city, and cite many of the same landmarks as sites of recognition and worth. Yet because the authors remember, recite, and reclaim their personal histories from within their specific positions, we must examine the factors that shape their narratives insofar as they relate to the particular stories they choose to articulate; what they neglect to disclose may reveal as much as what they impart. The works of Lorde and Nestle suggest the possibility for a collective memory and for coalition building as supported and maintained by contributing identity politics.
The Arabidopsis AtDi19 Gene Family Encodes a Novel Type of Cys2/His2 Zinc-finger Protein Implicated in ABA-independent Dehydration, High-salinity Stress and Light Signaling Pathways

The AtDi19 (drought-induced) gene family encodes seven hydrophilic proteins that contain two atypical Cys2/His2 (C2H2) zinc finger-like domains that are evolutionarily well-conserved within angiosperms suggesting a conserved and important function. Five of the seven Arabidopsis AtDi19-related:DsRed2 fusion proteins exhibited speckled patterns of localization within the nucleus as shown by transient expression analysis in Arabidopsis protoplasts. In contrast, AtDi19-2:DsRed2 was present in the nucleus and cytoplasm, whereas AtDi19-4:DsRed2 was localized to the nuclear periphery. mRNA expression studies showed that AtDi19 genes are ubiquitously expressed in Arabidopsis tissues, although some differences were observed. In seedlings, RT-PCR analyses showed that AtDi19-1 and AtDi19-3 steady-state transcript amounts were rapidly induced by dehydration, whereas transcript amounts for AtDi19-2 and AtDi19-4 increased in response to high-salt stress. In addition, the mRNA abundance of all the AtDi19-related gene family members was not regulated by ABA. These data, taken together, suggest that several AtDi19-related gene family members may function in ABA-independent, dehydration and salinity stress signaling pathways. However, they may also be regulated by other abiotic stimuli. AtDi19-7, for example, has been implicated in regulating light signaling and responses. Finally, we show that most AtDi19-related proteins are phosphorylated in vitro by calcium-dependent protein kinases suggesting that this post-translational modification may be important for regulating the function of this novel protein family.
VARIATIONS ON A BIFURCATION THEOREM BY POINCARE

For one-dimensional systems in equilibrium, two bifurcation theorems are established. These are similar to, but different from one established by Poincare.
ATP-dependent activation of phospholipase C by antigen, NECA, Na3VO4, and GTP-gamma-S in permeabilized RBL cell ghosts: differential augmentation by ATP, phosphoenolpyruvate and phosphocreatine.

Ghosts prepared from rat basophilic leukemia cells (RBL cell ghosts) and permeabilized with α-toxin fromS. aureus are a simplified system for the study of FceRI-mediated activation of phospholipase C (PLC). This activity is dependent upon ATP and magnesium, and is enhanced by the addition of another compound containing an energetic phosphate group, either phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) or phosphocreatine (PCr). This effect appears to be specific for PEP and PCr in that other compounds with energetic phosphate bonds including fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and additional ATP are not effective. On the contrary, GTP-γ-S, an activator of G proteins, activates PLC in the presence of ATP alone and this is not further enhanced by the addition of PEP. In addition to FceRI and GTP-γ-S, two other stimuli lead to enhanced activity of PLC in permeabilized RBL cell ghosts: 1) an inhibitor of tyrosine phosphatases (Na3VO4) and 2) an analog of adenosine (NECA). Data presented here extend previous results to show that activation of PLC by GTP-γ-S is not enhanced either by the addition of PCr or by the addition of a more MgATP. Further new findings include the observations that activation of PLC by Na3VO4 is augmented by PEP and PCr in a fashion similar to that observed for FceRI-mediated activation of PLC and that activation of PLC by NECA shows even more marked dependency on PEP than does activation by FceRI or Na3VO4. Together, these experiments demonstrate that antigen, Na3VO4, GTP-γ-S, and NECA can all activate PLC in permeabilized RBL cell ghosts in the presence of ATP and that these activities are differentially affected by the addition of a second compound with an energetic phosphate bond.
Semen Quality and the Gene for Rose Comb in the Domestic Fowl

Abstract THE low fertility characteristic of White Wyandottes is associated with rose comb and is expressed only by males homozygous (RR) for that comb type (Crawford and Merritt, 1963; Crawford and Smyth, 1964a). Presence of the gene for rose comb in the sperm cell does not decrease fertility of that cell; instead, the low fertility is caused by some deleterious effect of the RR male host body acting on the spermatozoa (Crawford and Smyth, 1964b). To determine whether this effect might be identified in the semen, several experiments have been conducted to compare qualities of semen and seminal plasma of males of RR, Rr, and rr comb genotypes. A possible reason for the low fertility of RR males is that some inadequacy might exist in their seminal fluids. One or more of the essential components may be absent or present in insufficient amounts preventing normal fertility from being expressed. Maw (1954) has described a condition of this nature, regulated…