cssi/SciSciGPT-SciSciNet huggingface dataset:
The protein and carbohydrate-protein complexes of synovial fluids.

Dialysis of normal and arthritic human synovial fluids at low ionic strength produced precipitates resembling the euglobulins of blood but often containing hyaluronic acid. Their compositions demonstrated the ability of hyaluronic acid to form insoluble complexes with globulins between pH 5.5 and 6.4, and with albumin at pH 5.5 when the concentration of globulins was low. Hyaluronic acid precipitated quantitatively at pH 4.4, but the percentage of hyaluronic acid increased with diminishing amounts of total precipitate between pH 4.4 and 2.6. Lo dialyse de liquido synovial ab humanos normal e arthritic a basse concentration ionic resultava in precipitatos resimilante le euglobulinas del sanguine sed continente, in multe casos, acido hyaluronic. Le composition de illos demonstrava le capacitate de acido hyaluronic de formar insolubile complexos con globulinas inter pH 5,5 e 6,4 e con albuminn a pH 5,5 quando le concentration del globulinas esseva basse. Acido hyaluronic se precipitava quantitativemente a pH 4,4, sed le procentage de acido hyaluronic cresceva con le declino quantitative del precipitato total inter pH 4,4 e 2,6.
Nonlinear Filtering Using a New Proposal Distribution and the Improved Fast Gauss Transform With Tighter Performance Bounds

We propose a new approach to approximating the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation (CKE) for particle-based nonlinear filtering algorithms, using a new proposal distribution and the improved fast Gauss transform (IFGT) with tighter accuracy bounds. The new proposal distribution, used to obtain a Monte Carlo (MC) approximation of the CKE, is based on the proposal distribution found in the auxiliary marginal particle filter (AMPF). By using MC integration to approximate the integrals of the AMPF proposal distribution as well as the CKE, we demonstrate significant improvement in terms of both error and computation time. We consider the additive state noise case where the evaluation of the CKE is equivalent to performing kernel density estimation (KDE), thus fast methods such as the IFGT can be used. In practice, the IFGT demonstrates performance far better than that which is predicted by current error analysis, therefore the existing bounds are not useful for determining the IFGT parameters which in practice have to be chosen experimentally in order to obtain satisfactory compromise between accuracy and speed of the filtering algorithm. We provide in this paper much improved performance bounds for the IFGT, and which unlike the previous bound, are consistent with the expectation that the error decreases as the truncation order of the IFGT increases. The new bounds lead to a new definition of the IFGT parameters and give important insight into the effect that these parameters have on the error, therefore facilitating the choice of parameters in practice. The experimental results show that we can obtain similar error to the sequential importance sampling (SIS) particle filter, while using fewer particles. Furthermore the choice of the new IFGT parameters remains roughly the same for all the examples that we give.
A Database Management Approach to CAD/CAM Systems Integration

Facilitating the communication between different CAD/CAM systems is rapidly becoming an important issue, as more such systems reach the market. A solution to the communication problem can be found if it is considered part of the more general problem of managing the complex information associated with the representation of physical artifacts and environments in the memory of computers, thereby accounting for the operators that are used for accessing the data as well as the data itself. Database management systems have provided powerful solutions to information management problems in a variety of disciplines and enjoy a broad and rigorous research foundation. If the techniques, methods and systems that were developed for database management could be utilized for CAD/CAM integration, they would save a considerable duplication of effort, enhance the integrity of the data, and bring to bear the results and advances that have been achieved through a long period of hard work.
Circularization of mRNA by Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factors

Communication between the 5' cap structure and 3' poly(A) tail of eukaryotic mRNA results in the synergistic enhancement of translation. The cap and poly(A) tail binding proteins, eIF4E and Pab1p, mediate this effect in the yeast S. cerevisiae through their interactions with different parts of the translation factor eIF4G. Here, we demonstrate the reconstitution of an eIF4E/eIF4G/Pab1p complex with recombinant proteins, and show by atomic force microscopy that the complex can circularize capped, polyadenylated RNA. Our results suggest that formation of circular mRNA by translation factors could contribute to the control of mRNA expression in the eukaryotic cell.
First Record of Hesperomyces virescens Thaxter (Laboulbeniales: Ascomycetes) on Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

The laboulbenialean fungus Hesperomyces virescens Thaxter (1891) is reported here for the first time parasitizing the infamous multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) are obligate parasites of arthropods and receive their nutrition through a haustorium, which penetrates the cuticle (Evans, 1988). Weir and Hammond (1997) demonstrated that among the Insecta a wide range of taxa serve as hosts with approximately 80% of all known Laboulbeniales recorded from Coleoptera. Approximately 25% of the Laboulbeniales have been reported as ectoparasites of Staphylinidae and another 25% attacking Carabidae. In the UK, Weir and Beakes (1996) reported Hesperomyces virescens from two species of coccinellids, Adalia bipunctata (L.) and Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant). The species H. virescens is described as one of the few among the Laboulbeniales in which the haustoria form several narrow branches radiating out into the body cavity (Batra, 1979). Kamburov et al. (1967) found that H. virescens caused premature mortality of the coccinellid, Chilocorus bipustulatus L. in Israel where this lady beetle is an important predator of several different citrus scales (Homoptera: Diaspididae). This paper reports H. virescens as a parasite of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), an important lady beetle predator and a noteworthy contaminant of wine. This ladybug caused the demise of hundreds of thousands of liters of wine due to a disagreeable odor and bitter flavor the beetles impart to the wine (Lawrason, 2003; Williams, 2003).
Microchip electrophoresis with electrochemical detection for the determination of analytes in the dopamine metabolic pathway

A method for the separation and detection of analytes in the dopamine metabolic pathway was developed using microchip electrophoresis with electrochemical detection. The microchip consisted of a 5 cm PDMS separation channel in a simple-t configuration. Analytes in the dopamine metabolic pathway were separated using a background electrolyte composed of 15 mM phosphate at pH 7.4, 15 mM SDS, and 2.5 mM boric acid. Two different microchip substrates using different electrode materials were compared for the analysis: a PDMS/PDMS device with a carbon fiber electrode and a PDMS/glass hybrid device with a pyrolyzed photoresist film carbon electrode. While the PDMS/PDMS device generated high separation efficiencies and good resolution, more reproducible migration times were obtained with the PDMS/glass hybrid device, making it a better choice for biological applications. Lastly, the optimized method was used to monitor l-DOPA metabolism in a rat brain slice.
Co-occurrence and Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Physically Abused Women

Ninety two women presenting for treatment for marital problems and who were physically victimized by their spouses (e.g., pushing, shoving, punching) within the past year participated in this study. There were three study objectives: (1) document rates and co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), (2) identify predictors of PTSD and depression symptom frequency/severity, and (3) systematically evaluate disorder-specific group differences in marital- and marital violence-related factors. Within the month prior to assessment, 29.8% of the sample met diagnostic criteria for PTSD and 32% for MDD. MDD and PTSD were significantly, but moderately, correlated at both the symptom and diagnosis levels. However, PTSD symptom frequency and depression symptom severity were predicted by different marital- and marital violence-related factors. PTSD symptoms were predicted by spouse's dominance/isolation tactics and intensity of husbandto-wife physical aggression while depressive symptoms were predicted by marital discord and intensity of husband-to-wife physical aggression. Comorbid women and those with PTSD only reported significantly more spousal fear and husband-to-wife physical aggression than those with MDD only or neither disorder. No group differences were found on rate of marital discord or spouse's controlling/isolating tactics. Results are discussed in terms of theoretical and treatment implications for abused women seeking treatment for marital conflict.
Scheduling policy design for autonomic systems

Scheduling the execution of multiple concurrent tasks on shared resources such as CPUs and network links is essential to ensuring the reliable operation of many autonomic systems. Well-known techniques such as rate-monotonic scheduling can offer rigorous timing and preemption guarantees, but only under assumptions (i.e. a fixed set of tasks with well-known execution times and invocation rates) that do not hold in many autonomic systems. New hierarchical scheduling techniques are better suited to enforce the more flexible execution constraints and enforcement mechanisms that are required for autonomic systems, but a rigorous and efficient foundation for verifying and enforcing concurrency and timing guarantees is still needed for these approaches. This paper summarises our previous work on addressing these challenges, on Markov decision process-based scheduling policy design and on wrapping repeated structure of the scheduling state spaces involved into a more efficient model, and presents a new algorithm called expanding state policy iteration (ESPI), that allows us to compute the optimal policy for a wrapped state model.
TRF2, but not TBP, mediates the transcription of ribosomal protein genes

The TCT core promoter element is present in most ribosomal protein (RP) genes in Drosophila and humans. Here we show that TBP (TATA box-binding protein)-related factor TRF2, but not TBP, is required for transcription of the TCT-dependent RP genes. In cells, TCT-dependent transcription, but not TATA-dependent transcription, increases or decreases upon overexpression or depletion of TRF2. In vitro, purified TRF2 activates TCT but not TATA promoters. ChIP-seq (chromatin immunoprecipitation [ChIP] combined with deep sequencing) experiments revealed the preferential localization of TRF2 at TCT versus TATA promoters. Hence, a specialized TRF2-based RNA polymerase II system functions in the synthesis of RPs and complements the RNA polymerase I and III systems.
Safety of parenteral third-generation cephalosporins

Knowledge of side effects associated with different cephalosporins may be of help to prescribers. There are several side effects that are common to all cephalosporins, but overall, cefotaxime and ceftizoxime cause the fewest adverse reactions. Bleeding is probably the most common serious side effect of cephalosporins. Moxalactam causes coagulopathy and bleeding more often than do other cephalosporins, probably because it is carboxylated and has a methylthiotetrazole side chain. Cefoperazone also has a methylthiotetrazole side chain and may cause bleeding, particularly when used in doses greater than 4 g per day. Ceftriaxone has a similar side chain and there is some evidence that it can induce a coagulopathy. Coagulation tests should be monitored when any of the third-generation cephalosporins are given to patients with a high risk of bleeding. Disulfiram-like reactions are also related to the side chains associated with coagulation defects and have been reported when patients receiving cefoperazone, moxalactam, or ceftriaxone have ingested alcohol. Seizures have been reported with ceftazidime, but are uncommon. Hematologic reactions are rare with all third-generation cephalosporins. Benign diarrhea and Clostridium difficile colitis probably occur most often with moxalactam, cefoperazone, ceftazidime, and ceftriaxone, but there are few good data on this issue. Ceftriaxone has the unique ability to cause sludge (also referred to as pseudolithiasis) to form in the gallbladder, particularly in children. This may be associated with nausea, anorexia, epigastric distress, and colic, and is usually detected using ultrasonography. The sludge dissolves and symptoms subside after therapy is discontinued. None of the third-generation cephalosporins is clearly significantly nephrotoxic, even when combined with aminoglycosides. Most of the third-generation cephalosporins have surprisingly few serious side effects, which make them attractive for use in the treatment of a wide variety of serious infections.
THE RANDOMIZATION THEORY OF' EXPERIMENTAL INFERENCE*

Abstract * Journal paper number J-2675 of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Project 890. This paper is based on one presented to the American Statistical Association at Chicago on December 29, 1952. The paper contains a description of the extent to which the use of randomization in experimental designs permits evaluation of the experimental results. The case considered is that in which the whole population of treatments is used with particular experimental material. A completely general mathematical specification of the design is given and the procedure by which linear models for the experimental results are derived is exemplified by the cases of the completely randomized design, randomized blocks, Latin squares, and a particular systematic design. The case of the completely randomized design is discussed extensively. An assessment of the present state of randomization theory is given, with a statement of major deficiencies.
Breaking the ice with prospective students: a team-based design activity to introduce active learning

This paper discusses a short, team-based design activity that is simple to reproduce at any college. The activity involves designing and building structures from expanded polystyrene foam boards. Hot wire cutters allow students easily and safely to cut the foam into myriad shapes. After a one or two-hour period for design, manufacture, and test, there is a short period for construction. The activity has been used as part of recruitment and admissions process at Olin College. The activity is described in sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce it including an equipment and materials list and a suggested set of instructions. The results of the activity are discussed. The student teams generated a wide variety of structures and employed many different building strategies. The activity seems to promote a sense of comradry among the candidates as well as excitement about active learning methods.
Endovascular Recanalization of Basilar Artery Occlusion 80 Days After Symptom Onset

Background and Purpose— Acute basilar artery occlusion portends high risk of stroke and death. Thrombolysis or endovascular therapy has been limited to patients who present within hours of symptom onset. Without recanalization, acute basilar artery occlusion almost always results in death or severe disability. Summary of Case— We report a case of basilar artery occlusion and successful endovascular recanalization 80 days after symptom onset. Conclusions— Endovascular therapy can be feasible and safe for symptomatic basilar artery occlusion at chronic stage.
A Breed Apart?: A comparative study of investigative journalists and US journalists

This study reports selected comparative findings from two national surveys of 861 self-identified investigative journalists and 1080 US journalists drawn from the profession as a whole. The study examines possible predictors of journalistic roles and support for controversial reporting techniques, including demographics, organizational context, and journalistic attitudes. It finds notable distinctions in demographic factors, perceptions of journalistic roles, and attitudes toward controversial reporting practices. As expected, investigative journalists are more likely to express support for the adversarial function of journalism. Among US journalists, those who support the adversarial approach are characterized by significant attitudinal differences. The study suggests the need for more research that analyzes distinct practitioner groups identified by the kind of journalism they produce.
Heat-release characteristics of an open-chamber diesel engine employing a wall-wetting combustion system

Caracteristiques de degagement de chaleur dans un moteur diesel a chambre ouverte avec combustion par mouillage des parois
Differential reactivity of the myoendometrial and placental vasculatures: Adrenergic responses☆

Abstract Adrenergic reactivity of the uterine vascular bed was compared in term pregnant ewes and castrated ewes receiving estradiol alone or in combination with progesterone. The myoendometrial vasculature (castrated uterus) was acutely sensitive to alpha-adrenergic stimulation and resistant to alpha-receptor blockade, demonstrated epinephrine reversal, and responded to beta-adrenergic stimulation with vasodilatation. The latter two responses were obliterated by propanolol, thus confirming the presence of beta-adrenergic receptors. None of the responses was changed by the hormonal background. The dominantly placental vasculature (term pregnant uterus) was less sensitive to alpha stimulation and was more sensitive to alpha blockade. Beta-adrenergic responses could not be demonstrated. In one pregnant ewe, the placental cotyledons were confined to one uterine horn. The responses of the non-placenta-containing horn (gravid myoendometrium) were most similar to those of the castrated uterus. These results indicate a basic difference in the vascular reactivity of the myoendometrium and the placenta and suggest that myoendometrial responses are similar in the pregnant and nonpregnant states.
The Biology of Tick Vectors of Human Disease

Ticks are among the most important vectors of disease to humans throughout the world. Most ticks fall into two families: the hard ticks, or Ixodidae, and the soft ticks, or Argasidae. Among the diverse microbes transmitted by ticks to humans are several protozoan, viral, and bacterial (including rickettsial) pathogens. Important examples include Lyme disease (the most important vector-borne disease in North America and Europe), tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, tick-borne encephalitis, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. This chapter describes the biological attributes of ticks, thereby providing a basis for understanding how ticks feed and survive in their natural environment and the physiological and biochemical factors that facilitate the transmission of disease-causing pathogens.
Policy Briefing. Co-Management of Coastal Fisheries in Hawaiʻi: Overview and Prospects for Implementation

Communities across Hawai‘i continue to depend on marine resources and habitats as a significant source of sustenance, and for important recreational and cultural practices that are part of the heritage of the islands. Fishing and gathering remain a central aspect of Hawaiian communities in terms of their sociocultural significance and for food security, yet many fisheries resources and habitats have declined significantly. In the past several decades, the State’s enforcement of rules governing fisheries has been minimal due to chronic resource limitations. As a result, many communities across Hawai‘i have expressed concerns with the current management and regulatory regime for coastal fisheries resources and habitats. One management alternative that has gained significant attention is community-based subsistence fishing areas (CBSFAs) and the development of management partnerships between State resource management agencies and community groups. Co-management of coastal fisheries has a short but interesting history in the Hawaiian Islands. Although two co-management pathways exist, ultimately both routes must pass through an onerous rulemaking process, complicating implementation. In this policy brief we examine this process and discuss the prospects for implementation in Hawai‘i.
Initial Care for Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: The Next ICU Quality Measure:

In 2001, the landmark trial of early goal-directed therapy versus standard care for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock was published. The marked decrease in mortality with early recognition of sepsis and quantitative resuscitation revolutionized the treatment of patients with these conditions. Specific pieces of the early goal-directed therapy protocol have not been routinely adopted into bedside care; however, early administration of antibiotics, resuscitation with intravenous fluids, and attainment of hemodynamic stability to achieve end-organ perfusion have become the standard of care. To help ensure all patients receive optimal therapy at the first signs of severe sepsis or septic shock, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign has developed a core set of initial process steps and treatment goals grouped into a care bundle. Recognizing the benefit of early quantitative resuscitation on patient care, the National Quality Forum adopted a severe sepsis and septic shock care bundle that is similar to th...
Assessing vulnerability: an integrated approach for mapping adaptive capacity, sensitivity, and exposure

Making decisions and efficiently allocating resources to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities requires, among other things, an understanding of the factors that make a society vulnerable to climate and coastal hazards. One way of doing this is through the analysis of spatial data. We demonstrate how to apply GIS methods to spatially represent socioeconomic vulnerability in Grenada, a tropical small island developing state (SIDS) in the Eastern Caribbean. Our model combines spatial features representing variables of social sensitivity, community adaptive capacity, and community exposure to flooding in an integrated vulnerability index. We draw from the fields of climate change adaptation, disaster management, and poverty and development to select our variables enabling unique, cross sector, applications of our assessment. Mapping our results illustrates that vulnerability to flooding is not evenly distributed across the country and is not driven by the same factors in all areas of Grenada. This indicates a need for the implementation of different strategies in communities across Grenada to help effectively reduce vulnerability to climate and coastal hazards. The approach presented in this paper can be used to address national issues on climate change adaptation, disaster management, and poverty and development and more effectively utilize funds in order to reduce community vulnerability to natural hazards today and in the future.
Werner Sollors’ Beyond Ethnicity and Afro-American Literature

Beyond Ethnicity is a massive and useful book that contains so much that it can be interpreted in a number of ways. It is also careful and moderate, making it a risky book to try to summarize. Some points, however, stand out. Sollors prizes the mean between extremes, as his "Aristotelian Table for the Ethics of Wholesome Provincialism" (190) indicates. This table lists various "Sphere[s] of Action or Feeling," along with words designating the "excess," "mean" and "deficiency" of these spheres. Thus for the sphere "ethnic group," "ethnocentrism" is the excess, "deracination" is the deficiency, and "proper ethnicity" is the mean. For the sphere of "region," "sectionalism" is the excess, "mobility" is the deficiency and "regionalism" is the mean, and so on for twelve other spheres. While Sollors does not say directly that these means are normative, he reserves his rare anger for those who make absolute or extreme statements, notably for those who defend what he (Sollors) calls "biological insiderism" (13), for he insists, "a French surname doesn't make me an expert on Beaujolais" (13). Practicing what he preaches, Sollors rarely makes absolute or extreme statements himself. Taking due note of the subtlety of his positions, I shall comment on certain shortcomings in Sollors' treatment of Afro-American literature and show that these shortcomings stem from his critical perspective. First, while Sollors makes it clear that Afro-American literature is ethnic literature that race is "merely one aspect of ethnicity" (36) he does little more than mention many of the major works of AfroAmerican literature. To be sure, the strength of Sollors' work is that he develops a broad sense of what "literature" is and that he draws connections between well-known and little-known (or little-discussed) works, from "Indian plays" to Zangwill's The Melting Pot and obscure works with melting pot themes. A critic trying to move "beyond ethnicity," though, is obligated to consider works which might challenge his or her position. But Richard Wright is mentioned first in a critique of literature as social evidence (9), with later comments on Native Son (53) hardly touching on
The Third Dimension of Victimization

New social values emerge as society evolves, as do novel methods of victimizing people. Ideally, the criminal law identifies these new forms of victimization and, if they compromise a socially valuable interest, the law condemns such behavior as criminal. At times, this evolution has been the result of changed social values. For example, prohibition, the criminalization of adultery, and the non-criminalization of marital rape reflect formerly held social values that are no longer prevalent in modern society. However, criminal law does not change only because of evolving social values. The criminal law must also respond to more structural changes in society that lead to innovative forms of victimization. While such structural changes are not commonplace, they demand significant shifts in the criminal law to protect the community and socially valued interests that emerge.The time has come for such a shift. Traditionally, when addressing individual victims, the criminal law functions in two dimensions: crimes against the person and crimes against property. This modality is outdated. With the advent of the Internet, electronic commerce, and numerous digital platforms at the very core of modern American existence, modern American criminal law must recognize a third dimension of victimization of individuals: crimes against the digital extension of the person.This article advocates for consideration of a restructuring of criminal laws at a basic level. It argues for the recognition of a third dimension of victimization. States must review criminal codes and restructure them to recognize the many new forms of victimization that are achieved digitally. Because of the uniquely pernicious harms of digital victimization, current criminal codes are insufficient. They fail to capture both the social value being protected and the harms accomplished through these digital victimizations. This article argues that one’s digital presence can, in fact, be an extension of oneself. As such, one’s digital self can be harmed in ways that are distinct from our current understanding of personal or property crimes. This form of victimization should be recognized by the criminal law, and the social interests in protecting individuals in this dimension should be reflected in the criminal law. Thus, the article calls for a recognition of a third dimension of criminal victimization: the victimization of the digital self.
George Franklin Knowlton 1901–1987

George F. Knowlton was born in Farmington, Utah on 28 July 1901 to Benjamin Franklin and Minerva Richards Knowlton. He died of natural causes on 8 April 1987. He is survived by his wife, Mary Watkins Knowlton, whom he married on 29 July 1925, and two daughters, Betty Jean Coli mar and Kathryn Cazier.
DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF VITELLIN- IMMUNOREACTIVE PROTEINS IN HEMOLYMPH AND TISSUES OF THE BLUE CRAB CALLINECTES SAPIDUS: RELATION TO VITELLOGENESIS

ABSTRACT Female blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) were assigned to 1 of 6 stages based on oocyte development. An immunohistochemical study showed vitellin (Vn)-immunoreactivity was absent from ovaries in stages I and II, and was present in stages III, IV, V, and VI (postspawning). Vn-immunoreactivity was not detected in hepatopancreas, regardless of stage. Hemolymph vitellogenin (Vg) was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Vg was not detected in hemolymph of stage I and II animals, but was detected in some animals in stages III, IV, V, and VI. The percentage of crabs having detectable hemolymph Vg was 17% (III), 32% (IV), 73% (V), and 100% (VI). Mean Vg levels were 0.02 ± 0.01 mg/ml (III), 0.02 ± 0.04 mg/ml (IV), 0.12 ± 0.15 mg/ml (V), and 0.14 ± 0.04 mg/ml (VI). The facts that Vg was present at low concentration in only a portion of the vitellogenic crabs, and that the level of Vg did not reach maximum until after spawning, are not consistent with the hypothesis that Vg is synthesized by extraovarian tissues and transported via hemolymph to the ovaries. It is possible that the presence of Vg in hemolymph may be a result of leakage of yolk proteins from the ovary due to oocyte reabsorption. The existence of atypical, possible atretic, oocytes in stage V and VI ovaries is consistent with this hypothesis. Considered together with the results of previous studies, these findings suggest that the ovary is the exclusive site of Vn synthesis in C. sapidus.
Systemic Activity of Bidrin in the Cotton Plant

Radioassay with P32-labeled Bidrin® (3-hydroxy- N,N -dimethyl- cis -croton-amide dimethyl phosphate) and bioassay with cotton aphids, Aphis gossypii Glover, were used to study the systemic activity of the insecticide in cotton plants. Direct application of Bidrin to the stems of cotton plants was a more efficient method of applying the toxicant than soil injection, seed treatment, or foliar sprays.
Judgments of Religiosity Following Minimal Interaction

In the current study, unacquainted groups of both religious Christians and non-religious atheists/agnostics rated themselves and each other on a number of attributes, including religiosity and morality. A Social Relations analysis revealed small, but statistically significant levels of consensus for impressions of religiosity. Subsequent correlations indicated that groups relied on the target’s gender and race to reach consensus. Analyses of participants’ idiosyncratic ratings revealed similarity between religious and non-religious perceivers in terms of their association of high morality with religiousness. Religious identification did moderate the relationship between religiosity and emotional stability, as well as between religiosity and extraversion. These results indicate that group stereotypes for religiosity are largely shared among both adherents and non-adherents.
Comparative Analysis of Project Construction Agent System and PM System

The paper analyzs and compares the Construction Agent System and the PM model in theory,risks and objects and other aspects,and identifies some problems in the Construction Agent System.
ONE APPROACH OF HARNESSING REFINING WASTE ALKALI LIGUOR CONTAINING ORGANIC SULFIDES

The process of acidization of waste alkali liquor and airstrip has been put forward in this paper. Part of compressed air (9.5%) used by recovery apparatus is taken into the stripping tower of waste alkali liquor as stripping air and the stripped H 2S-RHS go along with air to recover sulfur in the recovering sulfur tower,which not only saves the energy consumption of air stripping apparatus,but also fully recovers resources of sulfur and decreases environmental pollution caused by waste alkali containing organic sulfides in oil refining. This approach is of great significance for our refinery in processing the Middle East crude oil with high content of sulfur and harnessing waste alkali liguor containing sulfur. The optimum experimental conditions are as follows: vitriol(98%) 84 ml/L, pH=4.5～5.5, stripping temperature 90℃, stripping time 2.5h. After the airstrip, the waste alkali liguor can be used to produce sodium sulfate or be directly discharged after dilution in engineering workshop. The total content of sulfur in discharge water is 1 mg/L-pH=7, which reaches the first degree of GB8987-1996.
Study of Surface Water-injection Pipeline Network Corrosion Protective Measures

According to the corrosion mechanism and characteristics of the pipeline network of oil recovery plant No.1 in Daqing oil field,various protection measures about the inhibitor and coating and cathodic protection were investigated.Through technology and economic comparison analyses,it is considered that:(1) Composite aliphatic amine corrosion inhibitor has better performance;Corrosion inhibition rate can reach 96.7% when corrosion inhibitor is 80 mg/L;It has better water solubility also.(2) Epoxy phenolic coating has better performance whose impedance terminal value can be above 107 Ω·cm2.(3) The cathodic protection can obtain so better affect that all potentials of protected bodies are above-0.85 V so as to reach to those protecting potentials.
Cardiovascular risk associated with androgen deprivation therapy

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men in the United States.[1] Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a common treatment for prostate cancer. ADT includes gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists (leuprolide, goserelin, triptorelin), bilateral orchiectomy, and anti-androgen receptor blockers such as flutamide and bicalutamide. Several studies have now shown conflicting evidence that anti-androgen therapy may lead to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.[2-5] None of these studies has provided conclusive evidence for causality or a direct link to cardiovascular disease, but they have proposed that therapy side-effects increase parameters that are similar to those of the metabolic syndrome.
Presence of the hyperintense acute reperfusion marker on MRI after mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion is associated with worse early neurological recovery

Background Mechanical thrombectomy has become the accepted treatment for large vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke. Unfortunately, a large cohort of patients do not achieve functional independence with treatment, even though the results are more robust than with medical management. The hyperintense acute reperfusion marker (HARM) on MRI is an indication of the breakdown of the blood–brain barrier and reperfusion injury. Objective To examine the hypothesis that the presence of HARM on MRI correlates with worse neurological recovery after reperfusion therapy. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 35 consecutive patients who between February 24, 2016 and April 23, 2016 underwent MRI to determine the presence of HARM after thrombectomy for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion. Demographic, radiographic imaging, and outcome data were collected. Univariate and binary logistic regression models were performed to assess predictors for improvement of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score by ≥8 points at 24 hours. Results The 35 patients studied had an average age of 64±14 years of age with a median NIHSS score of 15 (IQR 9–20). Eighteen patients (51%) were found to have a HARM-positive MRI. In univariate analysis, patients with HARM were older, had lower reperfusion rates and more postprocedural hemorrhages. In binary logistic regression modeling, the absence of HARM was independently associated with a ≥8-point NIHSS score improvement at 24 hours (OR=7.14, 95% CI 1.22 to 41.67). Conclusions This preliminary analysis shows that the presence of HARM may be linked to worse neurological recovery 24 hours after thrombectomy. Reperfusion injury may affect the number of patients achieving functional independence after treatment.
Factors favouring or impeding building a stronger higher education system in the United Arab Emirates

ABSTRACTThe paper examines the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the higher education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using a literature review, three elements were examined: its development and structure, quality, and research capacity. The findings reveal that the UAE’s higher education sector has witnessed remarkable growth since 1997, guided by the state’s policy commitment, and few restrictions on foreign universities opening branches in the UAE. This situation has led to substantial growth in the supply of higher education opportunities for the Emirati and expatriate population. Despite the UAE having achieved a high ranking for ‘quality indicators’ on the global level in the World Economic Forum’s Competitiveness Reports, the quality of graduates, education, and research engagement is still debatable. Significant efforts are needed to ensure that these critical issues, as well as the understudied expansion of higher education institutions, are being addressed to erase the misalignment ...
Magnetic circular dichroism studies of iron(II) binding to human calprotectin

Calprotectin (CP) is an abundant metal-chelating protein involved in host defense, and the ability of human CP to bind Fe(II) in a calcium-dependent manner was recently discovered. In the present study, near-infrared magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy is employed to investigate the nature of Fe(II) coordination at the two transition-metal-binding sites of CP that are a His3Asp motif (site 1) and a His6 motif (site 2). Upon the addition of sub-stoichiometric Fe(II), a six-coordinate (6C) Fe(II) center associated with site 2 is preferentially formed in the presence of excess Ca(II). This site exhibits an exceptionally large ligand field (10Dq = 11 045 cm−1) for a non-heme Fe(II) protein. Analysis of CP variants lacking residues of the His6 motif supports that CP coordinates Fe(II) at site 2 by employing six His ligands. In the presence of greater than one equiv. of Fe(II) or upon mutation of the His6 motif, the metal ion also binds at site 1 of CP to form a five-coordinate (5C) Fe(II)–His3Asp motif that was previously unidentified in this system. Notably, the introduction of His-to-Ala mutations at the His6 motif results in a mixture of 6C (site 2) and 5C (site 1) signals in the presence of sub-stoichiometric Fe(II). These results are consistent with a reduced Fe(II)-binding affinity of site 2 as more weakly coordinating water-derived ligands complete the 6C site. In the absence of Ca(II), both sites 1 and 2 are occupied upon addition of sub-stoichiometric Fe(II), and a stronger ligand field is observed for the 5C site. These spectroscopic studies provide further evaluation of a unique non-heme Fe(II)–His6 site for metalloproteins and support the notion that Ca(II) ions influence the Fe(II)-binding properties of CP.
Paired Electrolysis in the Simultaneous Production of Synthetic Intermediates and Substrates.

In electrochemical processes, an oxidation half-reaction is always paired with a reduction half-reaction. Although systems for reactions such as the reduction of CO2 can be coupled to water oxidation to produce O2 at the anode, large-scale O2 production is of limited value. One may replace a low-value half-reaction with a compatible half-reaction that can produce a valuable chemical compound and operate at a lower potential. In doing so, both the anodic and cathodic half-reactions yield desirable products with a decreased energy demand. Here we demonstrate a paired electrolysis in the case of the oxidative condensation of syringaldehyde and o-phenylenediamine to give 2-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole coupled with the reduction of CO2 to CO mediated by molecular electrocatalysts. We also present general principles for evaluating current–voltage characteristics and power demands in paired electrolyzers.
Impact of spintronics transducers on the performance of spin wave logic circuit

We propose a comprehensive scheme for building spintronics transducers for back and forth signal conversion between spin and charge domains in addition to the associated CMOS peripheral circuitry for spin wave device (SWD) circuits. We perform systematic analysis of the impact of the transducers on the performance of SWD in terms of energy and area overhead. Performance evaluation of SWD compared with 7nm FinFET CMOS technology at the circuit level, yields a 3× smaller area and an order of magnitude lower energy-delay product (EDP) for large complex circuits with low overhead. Overall, SWD outperforms CMOS with increasing ratio of (logic size/overhead).
Assessing faculty attitudes after participation in an interprofessional teaching scholars programme.

ABSTRACTPromoting interprofessional education (IPE) and practice is a priority in academic health centres; however, implementation of IPE can be challenging. Recognizing the need for faculty development in teaching, and specifically IPE, the University of California, Davis Schools of Health launched the Interprofessional Teaching Scholars Program (ITSP) in 2014. Two cohorts of 11 faculty scholars each completed the nine-month programme and participated in this longitudinal comparative study in which pre- and post-assessments using a validated survey instrument were administered to measure changes in faculty attitudes towards IPE and collaborative practice. There was a statistically significant increase in the summated scores on all three of the subscales: Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Health Care Teams, Attitudes Towards IPE, and Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Learning in the Academic Setting. The results suggest that the ITSP was associated with positive changes in faculty attitudes related to...
Real time measurement of the dynamic displacement field of a large-scale arch-truss bridge by remote sensing technology

This paper describes the development of a computer vision-based real time displacement measurement system and demonstrated its performance on a large-scale wood truss bridge model. Digital images were captured with a consumer grade video camera. Three common types of computer vision algorithms are compared, including the Lucas-Kanade (LK) template tracking algorithm, inverse compositional (IC) algorithm (an extension of LK algorithm), and Digital Image Correlation (DIC). Application to the model bridge subjected to loading process indicates that the IC algorithm achieves real time displacement measurement. The performance in displacement from computer vision analyses matches the data collected by the conventional displacement sensors, with an average precision of within 1 mm at a distance of 5m away from the structure. The processing speed of the IC algorithm is over 300 faster than the conventional LK algorithm and around 140 times faster than Digital Image Correlation (DIC).
Aggregation and Solvation of n-Butyllithium

Solution characterizations and ligand binding constants were determined for n-butyllithium in hydrocarbon and ethereal solvents using diffusion-ordered NMR. In hydrocarbon solvents, n-butyllithium exists primarily as an octamer at −40 °C and deaggregates to a hexamer when the temperature is increased. In the presence of THF or diethyl ether, n-butyllithium exists predominantly as a tetra-solvated tetramer and deaggregates to a tetra-solvated dimer in the presence of a large excess or neat THF. The ligand binding constants for the tetra-solvated tetramers were measured using 1H NMR/DOSY titration.
Chapter 3 – Multidimensional Upwinding

Although upwind methods have long been the methods of choice for the numerical solution of hyperbolic partial differential equations, the theoretical foundation on which they rest is only secure for one space dimension. More satisfying extensions have been sought by many authors without any compelling improvements being produced. This chapter explores, although not in great detail, some of the many concepts that have been put forward, and tries to give a critical evaluation of them.
New horizons in the management of castrate-resistant prostate cancer:

Castrate-resistant prostate cancer is an incurable disease. It continues to be an area of intense research to save prostate cancer patients’ lives. We aim from this review to explore the new lines ...
Perioperative outcomes after reoperative carotid endarterectomy are worse than expected.

Abstract Objective Reoperative carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can be technically challenging because of significant scarring as a consequence of the initial CEA procedure. There are limited data that describe outcomes after reoperative CEA, and as such, our goal was to determine the effect of reoperative CEA on perioperative outcomes. Methods The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database was queried for patients undergoing index and reoperative CEA between 2005 and 2014. Multivariate analysis was performed to assess the effect of reoperative CEA on outcomes including stroke, major adverse cardiovascular event, and procedure time. Results There were 75,943 index and 140 reoperative CEAs identified. No differences were found in baseline demographics or comorbidities except that the reoperative group had a higher incidence of patients with end-stage renal disease (3.6% vs 1.1%; P = .004). Prior stroke with deficit (20.8% vs 15.4%; P = .137) and without deficit (11.5% vs 9.1%; P = .43) were similar between reoperative and index CEA groups. Both the reoperative and index initial CEA cohorts had comparable rates of surgical site infection (0.7% vs 0.3%; P = .462), return to the operating room (3.6% vs 4%; P = .816), readmission with 30 days (2.1% vs 6.9%; P = .810), myocardial infarction (2.1% vs 0.9%; P = .125), and perioperative death (0.7% vs 0.9%; P = .853). The reoperative cohort had a significantly higher rate of perioperative stroke (5.0% vs 1.6%; P = .002) and a longer operative duration (137 ± 54 vs 116 ± 49 minutes; P P = .002), major adverse cardiovascular event (odds ratio, 2.76; 95% CI, 1.32-5.78; P = .007), and longer procedure time (means ratio, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.12-1.30; P Conclusions Reoperative carotid surgery is associated with a longer operative time and higher risk for perioperative stroke compared with index CEA. This information informs the risk-benefit analysis for reoperation.