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Discordance between self-reported symptom severity and psychosocial functioning ratings in depressed outpatients : Implications for how remission from depression should be defined

The diagnosis of depression is based on the presence of symptoms along with functional impairment. One might therefore expect the definition of remission of depressive disorder to be based on the resolution of both symptoms and functional impairments. This, however, is not how the field has been defining remission. Rather, in treatment studies of depression, remission has been defined in symptom terms only. Clinical experience suggests that there is sometimes discordance between patients' symptom severity and functioning. No studies, however, have examined the frequency of this discordance. We examined the concordance of ratings of depression symptom severity and psychosocial functioning in a sample of 503 outpatients receiving treatment for major depressive disorder. The majority of patients were concordant in these ratings (i.e. no symptoms and no functional impairment, or ongoing symptoms and impairment), though one quarter of the patients were discordant. Specifically, approximately one quarter of the patients with depressive symptoms denied concurrent psychosocial impairment. In contrast, it was rare for patients without symptoms to report functional impairment. Almost all patients without both symptoms and functional impairment considered themselves to be in remission, and almost all patients with both symptoms and functional impairment did not consider themselves to be in remission. Half of the patients who reported normal functioning despite ongoing depressive symptoms considered themselves to be in remission from their depression. This suggests that current symptom-based definitions of remission might be too narrow.
Abstract B77: Targeting ovarian cancer promoting effects of adipocytes by metformin

At the time of surgery, 80% of the ovarian cancers are found to be metastasized to the omentum, a large fat pad covering the abdominal organs. Omental metastasis is thought to be due to the promotion of homing, growth and migration of ovarian cancer cells by factors secreted by adipocytes, which include cytokines, adipokines and growth factors. These adipocytes also act as fuel depot providing for the energy needs of fast growing ovarian tumor cells. The objective of our study was to investigate if metformin can modulate or limit the adipocyte mediated tumor-promoting and migrating effects. For this, mouse preadipocyte cells were differentiated in the presence or absence of metformin and various parameters including lipid accumulation, AMPK activation and adipogenesis transcription factors were examined. Conditioned media from undifferentiated and differentiated adipocytes was used to evaluate ID-8 mouse ovarian cancer cell proliferation and migration. Conditioned media from differentiated but not from undifferentiated preadipocytes, increased ID-8 cell proliferation (p<0.05) and migration (p<0.050), which were attenuated in presence of metformin (p<0.05). Metformin treatment inhibited adipogenesis as evident by the reduction of neutral lipid accumulation. Metformin treatment increased AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity as evident from higher level of phosphorylation of AMPK and its immediate downstream target ACC (Acetyl Co Carboxylase). It also inhibited the key adipogenesis transcription factors (CEBPαa; CEBPβb, SREBP1) during the process of adipocyte diffrenetiation. A targeted Cancer Pathway Finder RT-PCR based gene array (Qiagen) revealed 21 genes that were upreguated and 2 were downregulated more than 2-fold in ID-8 cells in presence of adipocyte conditioned media, which were modulated by metformin. Together, metformin treatment inhibited the adipocyte mediated ovarian cancer cell proliferation and migration. It also blunted the expression of cancer associated genes that were induced by adipocyte influence in cancer cells. This study suggests that metformin could be a therapeutic option for ovarian cancer as it not only targets ovarian cancer but alternatively, also modulates the environmental milieu around it. Citation Format: Ramandeep Rattan, Calvin Tebbe, Jasdeep Chhina, Kalli Sarigiannis, Shailendra Giri, Adnan Munkarah. Targeting ovarian cancer promoting effects of adipocytes by metformin. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Ovarian Cancer Research: From Concept to Clinic; Sep 18-21, 2013; Miami, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2013;19(19 Suppl):Abstract nr B77.
Real-time multispectral imaging application for poultry safety inspection

The ARS imaging research group in Athens, Georgia has developed a real-time multispectral imaging system for fecal and ingesta contaminant detection on broiler carcasses for poultry industry. The industrial scale system includes a common aperture camera with three visible wavelength optical trim filters. This paper demonstrates calibration of common aperture multispectral imaging hardware and real-time image processing software. The software design, especially the Unified Modeling Language (UML) design approach was used to develop real-time image processing software for on-line application. The UML models including class, object, activity, sequence, and collaboration diagram were presented. Both hardware and software for a real-time fecal and ingesta contaminant detection were tested at the pilot-scale poultry processing line. The test results of industrial sacle real-time system showed that the multispectral imaging technique performed well for detecting fecal contaminants with a commercial processing speed (currently 140 birds per minute). The accuracy for the detection of fecal and ingesta contaminates was approximately 96%.
A transcendent journey through the motherline : a voyage with helen hardin, southwest artist

The artist gives us a gift of her personal images, which can be a bridge to our own personal experience and a portal to archetypal symbols. Ten years ago, I had an extraordinary experience of discovering the artistic work of the Southwest artist Helen Hardin. At that moment, little did I know that her work and her life story would open me to my own experience in a fuller, and deeper way, but would also help many other women with whom I have worked discover their own richly layered and complex Motherline stories.
Improved genetic selection for screening bacteriophage libraries by homologous recombination in vivo.

Abstract Three major difficulties have hindered the general application of in vivo recombination techniques to library screening: (i) the original selection could not be applied to libraries prepared in phage vectors lacking amber mutations, (ii) nonirradiated packaging extracts gave high backgrounds even when amber mutated vectors were used, and (iii) most red- vectors lacked rap, a recently discovered phage gene promoting phage-plasmid recombination. Here we describe a selection scheme for phage bearing suppressor tRNA plasmids, which relies upon an Escherichia coli host bearing an amber mutation in the dnaB gene. The selection is tight enough to allow library screening by recombination, is applicable to almost every phage vector in common use, and overcomes the background associated with nonirradiated packaging extracts. We also describe an ancillary plasmid that supplies the rap gene function in trans, permitting the recombination level to be raised fruitfully in phage libraries lacking endogenous rap. Finally, we demonstrate simple procedures for preparing and detecting phages that have lost integrated suppressor tRNA plasmids by homologous recombination.
“Whether I'm an American or Not, I'm Not Here So You Can Hit on Me”: Public Harassment in the Experience of U.S. Women Studying Abroad

I guess I had more of a sense [after travelling abroad] of me being a woman. Whether I'm an American or not, I'm not here so you can hit on me. I'm here to do something for myself. —Michelle, U.S. ...
Triethylamine)(pentacarbonyl)molybdenum

[33846-95-6] C11H15MoNO5 (MW 337.18) InChI = 1S/C6H15N.5CO.Mo/c1-4-7(5-2)6-3;5*1-2;/h4-6H2,1-3H3;;;;;; InChIKey = NEXLCCCSXFBZEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N (catalyst for cycloisomerizations of terminal alkynyl alcohols, and other mechanistically related transformations of terminal alkynes1) Physical Data: for (Et3N)Mo(CO)5: λmax 393 nm; IR ν (trans CO stretch) 1915 cm−1; for (Me3N)Mo(CO)5: mp 70°C2, mp 80°C;3 IR ν 2072, 1941, 1921 cm−1. Preparative Methods: (Me3N)Mo(CO)5 has been prepared by reaction of commercially available Mo(CO)6 with trimethylamine N-oxide in dichloromethane, and purified by recrystallization from a pentane solution.2 (Et3N)Mo(CO)5 is best prepared in situ by 350 nm irradiation of Mo(CO)6 in an inert solvent such as cyclohexane or diethyl ether, in the presence of triethylamine.4, 5 Handling, Storage, and Precautions: (Et3N)Mo(CO)5 is generated from Mo(CO)6, which is a toxic solid compound. As the photochemical procedure for generating (Et3N)Mo(CO)5 also produces carbon monoxide, and decomposition of (Et3N)Mo(CO)5 may be reasonably expected to evolve carbon monoxide, all transformations of (Et3N)Mo(CO)5 and the Mo(CO)6 precursor should be conducted in an efficient fume hood. Mo(CO)6 is reported to be incompatible with strong oxidizing agents,6 and diethyl ether solutions of Mo(CO)6 may explode during storage.7
Incorporating anatomical connectivity into EEG source estimation via sparse approximation with cortical graph wavelets

The source estimation problem for EEG consists of estimating cortical activity from measurements of electrical potential on the scalp surface. This is a underconstrained inverse problem as the dimensionality of cortical source currents far exceeds the number of sensors. We develop a novel regularization for this inverse problem which incorporates knowledge of the anatomical connectivity of the brain, measured by diffusion tensor imaging. We construct an overcomplete wavelet frame, termed cortical graph wavelets, by applying the recently developed spectral graph wavelet transform to this anatomical connectivity graph. Our signal model is formed by assuming that the desired cortical currents have a sparse representation in these cortical graph wavelets, which leads to a convex l 1 -regularized least squares problem for the coefficients. On data from a simple motor potential experiment, the proposed method shows improvement over the standard minimum-norm regularization.
Enhancement of Chemotactic Response of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes into the Mammary Gland and Isolation from Milk

Abstract Intramammary infusion of saline containing .1% glycogen resulted in diapedesis of numerous leukocytes (93% polymorphonuclear leukocytes) into milk. Direct microscopic somatic cell counts of primary milk 11h after infusion with 100ml of either saline containing .1% glycogen, saline, distilled water, or noninfused averaged 4.17, 1.06, .05, and .10×10 6 cells/ml of milk. Four times more polymorphonuclear leukocytes were isolated from residual milk (6.1×10 9 cells) collected 11h following infusion than from primary milk (1.5×10 9 ). The polymorphonuclear leukocytes isolated from either the primary or residual milk collected 11h after infusion of saline containing .1% glycogen phagocytosed Staphylococcus aureus with great avidity. Sixty-eight percent of a culture of heatkilled phosphorus-32-labeled Staphylococcus aureus (400×10 6 ) were phagocytosed within 60min by 25×10 6 polymorphonuclear leukocytes. When isolated polymorphonuclear leukocytes were incubated with live Staphylococcus aureus , 98% of the ingested organisms were killed. Isolation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes from residual milk 11h after intramammary infusion of saline containing .1% glycogen will provide large numbers of polymorphonuclear leukocytes for in vitro studies of the cellular defense of the mammary gland.
Convergence Study in Extended Kalman Filter-Based Training of Recurrent Neural Networks

Recurrent neural network (RNN) has emerged as a promising tool in modeling nonlinear dynamical systems, but the training convergence is still of concern. This paper aims to develop an effective extended Kalman filter-based RNN training approach with a controllable training convergence. The training convergence problem during extended Kalman filter-based RNN training has been proposed and studied by adapting two artificial training noise parameters: the covariance of measurement noise (R) and the covariance of process noise (Q) of Kalman filter. The R and Q adaption laws have been developed using the Lyapunov method and the maximum likelihood method, respectively. The effectiveness of the proposed adaption laws has been tested using a nonlinear dynamical benchmark system and further applied in cutting tool wear modeling. The results show that the R adaption law can effectively avoid the divergence problem and ensure the training convergence, whereas the Q adaption law helps improve the training convergence speed.
The inclusive 24 to 43 MeV (3He, χnγ) reaction on Pd and Sn targets

Abstract Inclusive ( 3 He, χn)-reaction relative d 2 σ d E n d Ω n have been measured at 24, 33, and 43 MeV on Pd and Sn targets using an nγ coincidence system. The neutron angular correlations for fixed neutron energy bins are independent of beam energy. The spectral shapes d σ d E n vary systematically with beam energy but are independent of target mass or ( 3 He, n)-reaction Q -value. These results are discussed in terms of phenomenological models of the reaction mechanism.
Acceptability of the Fetzer/NIA Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality in a sample of community-dwelling Black adults

Purpose: To examine the acceptability of the National Institute on Aging/Fetzer Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality in a sample of Black, community-dwelling, older adults using focus group inquiry (N =15). Design and Method: Focus group methodology was used for data collection and analysis. Three focus groups (N = 15) were conducted in two different urban settings in the northeastern part of the United States. Findings: Key findings were that (a) self-rating on religiousness was uncomfortable for many participants, (b) selfless was a word many participants confused with selfish, and (c) spirituality was an important concept. Conclusion: Overall, the Measure was found to be culturally acceptable and required little modification. Implications for Practice: Religious health beliefs such as “rebuking” or “not claiming” medical diagnoses are important considerations to bear in mind in seeking to understand the impact of religiousness on health in this population.
Central venous catheter-associated fungemia secondary to mucormycosis.

Mucormycosis can cause fatal infections in immunocompromized persons. Rhinocerebral and pulmonary disease predominate. Diagnosis is challenging, dissemination frequent, and mortality high. Positive blood cultures are rare. We report the first case of central venous catheter-associated mucormycosis fungemia (Mucor circinelloides). Early diagnosis and multi-modal therapy led to clinical and microbiological cure.
MDA Redux: Practical Realization of Model Driven Architecture

Models and model-based transformations are a key part of effective automated software development approaches. Unfortunately, early enthusiasm for Model Driven Architecture (MDA) has dissipated to the point that many people are openly skeptical of the value of any model-driven approach. This paper argues that to be successful, an MDA approach must be executed in context of a sound Enterprise Architecture providing an integrated business architecture and governance structure that enables an organization to respond to business requirements quickly and appropriately. The paper examines the practical realities of MDA, and provides examples, best practices, and heuristics for achieving success with MDA based on IBM's extensive experiences with MDA tooling and technologies.
Service Accessibility for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth:

Although Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning (LGBTQ) youth experience alarming rates of behavioral and social problems, service use among these youth is disproportionately...
Effect of age on prehospital cardiac resuscitation outcome

To compare resuscitation outcomes in elderly and younger prehospital cardiac arrest victims, we used a retrospective case series over 5 years in rural advanced life support (ALS) units and a University hospital base station. Participants included 563 adult field resuscitations. Excluded were patients with noncardiac etiologies, those less than 30 years old, and those with unknown initial rhythms. Patients were grouped by age. Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to hospital discharge were compared by Yates' chi-square test. ALS treatment of cardiac arrest was by regional protocols and on-line physician direction. Sixty percent (320/532) of patients were over 65 years old. The proportion with initial rhythm ventricular fibrillation (VF) was 50% in the elderly and 48% in younger patients. ROSC was achieved in 18% of elderly and 16% of younger patients; survival was 4% among the elderly and 5% for younger patients. The oldest survivor was 87 years old. Most survivors were discharged, in good Cerebral Performance Categories. There was no difference in outcome by age group when initial cardiac rhythm was considered. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ALS and initial rhythm VF were associated with the best resuscitation success. Age has less effect on resuscitation success than other well-known factors such as early CPR and ALS. Advanced age alone should probably not deter resuscitation attempts.
Seasonal Position Patterns and Fate of a Commensal Chironomid on its Fishfly Host

ABSTRACT Changes in attachment sites of a commensal chironomid, Nanocladius (Plecopteracoluthus) sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae), on the body of its host, Nigronia serricornis (Megaloptera: Corydalidae), were observed in laboratory streams over a 13-week winter period and a 6-week spring period to determine seasonal movement patterns and emergence success. All chironomid commensals were lost from their hosts by the end of the winter study and no emergence was observed. During winter, chironomids resided in the same tube location on hosts for approximately three weeks before changing positions or being lost from hosts. Vacated tubes remained attached to hosts for an average of 3.6 weeks. Eight re-position movements were documented on host bodies and six midges colonized new hosts in the stream. New colonizations occurred most frequently on previously colonized hosts. During spring observations, commensal midges migrated from the abdomen and ventral thorax to the lateral thorax prior to pupation. Emergence occu...
Real-time protein detection using ZnO nanowire/thin film bio-sensor integrated with microfluidic system

A nanoscale semiconducting ZnO based biosensor with integrated microfluidics is designed, fabricated and tested to demonstrate the detection of streptavidin, a commonly used protein. Amperometric (I-t) measurement is utilized to detect the change of conductivity over time. By comparing with the control experiment, the specific binding event between biotin and streptavidin is detected. The data indicates a conductivity change by more than 20% after the protein hybridization. The second part of the papers presents a ZnO thin film based biosensor which is integated with a microfluidic system. Same experiment protocols are carried and similar change in I-t characteristics is observed. This is the first demonstration of real time biosensing with ZnO nanowires and thin films that are integrated with microfluidic systems. This can be further extended to fabricate bio-sensors which can potentially detect any protein in real time. Amperometric sensing results in a label-free detection system as it detects the protein hybridization events electrically. when integrated on the system-on-package (SOP) platform, this technology can lead to portable, reliable and cost effective biosensors with applications in many areas.
Vagus Nerve Mediates the Neural Stem Cell Response to Intestinal Injury.

Background Intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury results in damage to elements critical to maintaining intestinal barrier function, including neurons and glia cells, which are part of the enteric nervous system (ENS). To limit inflammation, the ENS must be restored or replaced, yet the process by which this occurs is poorly understood. Multipotent progenitor cells called enteric nervous stem cells (ENSC) can differentiate into neurons or glia when stimulated. The ability of this cell population to respond to intestinal injury is unknown. In this study, we hypothesized that resolution of intestinal barrier injury would be associated with vagus nerve-mediated expansion of ENSCs. Study Design Ischemia and reperfusion injury was reproduced in male mice by occluding the superior mesenteric artery for 30 minutes. Abdominal vagotomy was performed in a separate cohort to study the effects of the vagus nerve. Terminal ileum was harvested at various time points after reperfusion and analyzed with histology, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry. Results Enteric nervous stem cell expansion occurs at 2, 4, and 8 hours after injury compared with sham (4.6% vs 2.1%; p Conclusions Vagal-mediated expansion of ENSCs occurs after ischemia and reperfusion injury and results in improved kinetics of injury resolution.
Hepatic tumor radioembolization in a rat model using radioactive rhenium (186Re/188Re) glass microspheres.

Abstract Purpose: The aim of this study was to fully characterize newly developed radioactive rhenium glass microspheres in vivo by determining their biodistribution, stability, antitumor effect, and toxicity after hepatic arterial injection in a syngeneic rat hepatoma model. The dose response of the tumors to increasing amounts of radioactive 186 Re and 188 Re microspheres was also determined. Methods and Materials: Rhenium glass microspheres were made radioactive by neutron activation and then injected into the hepatic artery of Sprague–Dawley rats containing 1-week-old Novikoff hepatomas. The biodistribution of the radioactivity and tumor growth were determined 1 h and 14 days after injection. Results: Examination of the biodistribution indicated a time-dependent, up to 7-fold increase in Novikoff hepatoma uptake as compared to healthy liver tissue uptake. After 14 days, the average T:L ratio was 1.97. Tumor growth in the rats receiving radioactive microspheres was significantly lower than in the group receiving nonradioactive microspheres (142% vs. 4824%, p = 0.048). Immediately after injection, 0.065% of the injected radioactivity was measured in the thyroid; it decreased to background levels within 24 h. Conclusion: Radioactive rhenium microspheres are effective in diminishing tumor growth without altering hepatic enzyme levels. The microspheres are safe with respect to their radiation dose to healthy tissue and radiation release in vivo and can be directly imaged in the body with a gamma camera. Furthermore, rhenium microspheres have an advantage over pure beta-emitting microspheres in terms of preparation and neutron-activation time. In sum, this novel radiopharmaceutical may provide an innovative and cost-effective approach for the treatment of nonresectable liver cancer.
Deleted in liver cancer-1 (DLC-1): A tumor suppressor not just for liver

Deleted in liver cancer 1 (DLC-1), as its name implied, was originally isolated as a potential tumor suppressor gene often deleted in hepatocellular carcinoma. Further studies have indicated that down-expression of DLC-1 either by genomic deletion or DNA methylation is associated with a variety of cancer types including lung, breast, prostate, kidney, colon, uterus, ovary, and stomach. Re-expression of DLC-1 in cancer cells regulates the structure of actin cytoskeleton and focal adhesions and significantly inhibits cell growth, supporting its role as a tumor suppressor. This tumor suppressive function relies on DLC-1's RhoGTPase activating protein (RhoGAP) activity and steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR)-related lipid transfer (START) domain, as well as its focal adhesion localization, which is recruited by the Src Homology 2 (SH2) domains of tensins in a phosphotyrosine-independent fashion. Therefore, the expression and subcellular localization of DLC-1 could be a useful molecular marker for cancer prognosis, whereas DLC-1 and its downstream signaling molecules might be therapeutic targets for the treatment of cancer.
Beyond the Family Life Cycle: An Inventory of Variables for Defining the Family as a Consumption Unit

This paper examines the traditional Family Life Cycle (FLC) Model common to the literatures of the marketing and consumer behavior fields. The paper then presents an inventory of historically relevant variables that better define the family and household and discusses how these variables influence consumption decision making. Finally, directions for future research based on potential gaps in knowledge are discussed.
Endosperm Structure and Development

Endosperm is a seed storage tissue formed within the angiosperm embryo sac from a second fertilization of the central cell. Generally, endosperm cells are triploid, rich in cellular reserves, and are compactly arranged without intercellular spaces. Reserves are stored in the form of carbohydrates, protein, and lipids, although specific ratios of these components vary depending on the species. Three general patterns of endosperm development are recognized: nuclear, cellular, and helobial. In nuclear, the primary endosperm cell enlarges by expansion of the central vacuole and many nuclei are formed in the peripheral cytoplasm by free nuclear divisions. The mechanism of cell wall formation, especially that of the very first anticlinal (radial) walls, has been controversial for about 90 years. Replication of nuclear DNA without subsequent mitosis, or endopolyploidization, has been described in the endosperm of many species. The function of DNA amplification is still unresolved. Stored reserves accumulate in endosperms in specific spatial patterns. Most of the endosperm mutations in crop plants, such as maize, originally selected from morphological characteristics have been shown to be involved in various aspects of storage product accumulation, such as starch or protein, or both. The morphogenetic potential of endosperm in flowering plants is extraordinary and will continue to be important in biotechnology. Although some progress has been made to identify specific interactions between endosperm and embryos during seed development, it is clearly quite meager.
Nonprofit Organizations and Their Strategic Responses to Future Funding: The case of HIV/AIDS Service Providers

This exploratory study investigates HIV/ AIDS service providers' strategic responses to changes in their funding environment. Four new underlying strategic dimensions are found and used for developing and testing the research propositions. The dimensions include Cost Management, Imagery, Revenue Planning, and Revenue Producing. With the exception of Cost Management, three dimensions showed statistical significance across service providers. Specific service providers are also identified as significantly different relative to their use of strategic activities. Operational implications and future research directions are addressed.
DISCOID EXTERNAL SEMILUNAR CARTILAGE

1. Complete discoid external fibrocartilage of the knee joint is a rare congenital anomaly. 2. The condition is of clinical importance because it may produce symptoms which must be differentiated from other internal derangements of the knee joint. 3. Three cases are presented, with a consideration of the anatomical development, the diagnosis, and the surgical treatment of the anomaly.
Evaluation of Methoprene Formulations for Fly Control

Neither encapsulation nor a slow release plastic formulation improved the effectiveness of technical methoprene tested as a feed additive for fly control. Protein mineral blocks that contained 0.12% methoprene did not appear have an adverse effect when fed to 2 dairy cows for year, and block consumption was high enough to obtain 99+% control of laboratory-reared larvae of the face fly. Musca autumnalis De Geer. Salt blocks that contained 0.02% methoprene appeared to reduce populations of horn flies. Haematobia irritans (L.). on pastured dairy heifers, but not nearly as well as did a stirofos dust bag.
Predicting Student Performance Using Personalized Analytics

To help solve the ongoing problem of student retention, new expected performance-prediction techniques are needed to facilitate degree planning and determine who might be at risk of failing or dropping a class. Personalized multiregression and matrix factorization approaches based on recommender systems, initially developed for e-commerce applications, accurately forecast students' grades in future courses as well as on in-class assessments.
Analysis on vaccination certificate inspection and supplementary inoculation among children entering kindergarten and school in Zichuan District of Zibo City from 2006-2012

[Objective]To understand the status of vaccination certificate inspection and supplementary inoculation among children entering kindergarten and school in Zichuan District of Zibo City,explore effective management methods.[Methods]The data of vaccination certificate inspection and supplementary inoculation among children entering kindergarten and school were collected,and were analyzed by Excel and SPSS 14.0 software.[Results]From 2006 to 2012,the coverage rate of vaccination certificate inspection was 72.5 0%,86.96%,93.62%,94.68%,97.81%,98.96% and 100%,respectively.A total of 117 145 children were investigated,103 429 had the vaccination certificate,and the rate of vaccination certificate was 88.29%.The qualified vaccination rates for 8 EPI vaccines(BCG,HepB,DPT,OPV,JEP,MV,MPSV4 and DT) were 94.63%,93.29%,92.64%,92.04%,91.25%,90.68%,89.89% and 75.63%,respectively.The rate of vaccination certificate and the immunization coverage rate of children entering kindergarten were higher than those of children entering school.The supplementary immunization activities were carried out for children of omitting immunization.Except BCG,the rates of supplementary immunization of 7 EPI vaccines were between 26.34% and 86.12%.[Conclusion]The inspection of vaccination certificate among children entering kindergarten and school has achieved remarkable results,which shows a rising trend year by year.However,the rates of vaccination certificate and supplementary immunization still need to be improved.Cooperation between education department and health department should be strengthened.
Control Theory and Application of RB Control Strategy for Thermal Power Generation Units 600MW

According to the design characteristics of a supercritical once through boiler of RB supercritical unit,test process and test results were analyzed,the test method and the logic control strategy,the main technical data of the system are recorded and analyzed,and the problems and solutions are discussed,concluded the improved conclusion.Rapid load reducing supercritical unit auxiliary fault(RB) is the core technology of supercritical unit control part,by RB test and put in a power plant,show that this control strategy has good quality,and can be applied to the similar units.
Uterine prolapse after laparoscopic uterosacral transection in nulliparous airborne trainees. A report of three cases.

BACKGROUND : Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) has become a common alternative therapy for refractory dysmenorrhea. Few long-term complications have been reported. CASES : Severe uterine prolapse was diagnosed in three young female soldiers during or after the rigors of airborne training. All three had previously undergone LUNA procedures. No other risk factors for uterine prolapse could be identified in these cases. CONCLUSION : The etiology of uterine prolapse is complex, and although no conclusions as to cause and effect can be made, these cases suggest that LUNA should be performed with caution on women whose occupation or life-style is associated with heavy physical labor or exercises producing marked increases in intraabdominal pressure.
Letter to Congress from 28 Law Professors & Economists Urging Caution on the VENUE Act

In this letter to Congress, 28 law professors, economists, and political scientists express serious concerns about the recent push for sweeping changes to patent litigation venue rules, such as those proposed in the VENUE Act.Although proponents for the VENUE Act argue that the concentration of patent cases in a few federal district courts is bad for the patent system, this letter explains that the VENUE Act does not solve this problem. Studies show that restrictions on venue similar to those in the VENUE Act would only shift this concentration from the Eastern District of Texas to a couple other judicial districts -- the District of Delaware and the Northern District of California. These two other districts are recognized as more friendly to defendants, such as the high-tech companies and retailers lobbying heavily for the VENUE Act. Congress also should be wary of acting, because the rates and patterns in patent litigation are very fluid. For example, the percentage of patent lawsuits filed in the Eastern District of Texas relative to other districts is now declining substantially.For these reasons, among others detailed in the letter, Congress should at least adopt a wait-and-see approach on legislation like the VENUE Act. In the very least, until the patent-weakening effects of the America Invents Act's new PTAB proceedings and recent Supreme Court decisions are better understood, Congress should be reluctant to enact legislation that will further weaken patent rights and potentially harm the innovation economy.
High Throughput Large Scale Sorting on a CPU-FPGA Heterogeneous Platform

Recently accelerating sorting using FPGA has been of growing interest in both industry and academia. However, the supported size of data set is usually small for FPGA-only sorting designs due to limited on-chip memory. In this paper, we propose a design to speed-up large scale sorting using a CPU-FPGA heterogeneous platform. We first optimize a fully-pipelined merge sort based accelerator and employ several such designs working in parallel on FPGA. The partial results from the FPGA are then merged on the CPU. On the Intel QuickAssist QPI FPGA Platform, for a range of data set size, we improve the throughput by 2.9x and 1.9x compared with CPU-only and FPGA-only baselines, respectively. Compared with the state-of-the-art FPGA implementation for sorting, our design achieves 2.3x throughput improvement.
South Korean’s Auto Industry: The Influence Of Design, Fuel Efficiency, Price, Quality, And Technology On US Consumers’ Purchasing Decision

The purpose of this quantitative research was to identify whether there were correlations between U.S. automobile consumers’ perceived value and South Korean automobiles’ price, quality, fuel efficiency, design, and technologies. The sample size of the current study was 538. A questionnaire was used to collect data from automobile consumers in 50 states and in the District of Columbia. The results show that consumers’ perceived value were positively related to South Korean automobiles’ price, quality, fuel efficiency, design, and technologies. The result of a multiple regression analysis shows that South Korean automobiles’ quality, fuel efficiency, design, and technologies were significant predictors of consumers’ perceived value. On the other hand, price was only a marginally significant predictor of consumers’ perceived value. In the second multiple regression analysis which considers the participants’ gender, age, education level, and income level, results indicated that none of the four variables had any effect on consumers’ perceived value. Implications for South Korean automobiles’ pricing, quality control, and manufacturing strategy are discussed. Directions for future research are also proposed.
Russia on the rebound: using and misusing the Responsibility to Protect

Russian leaders consider the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) a Western liberal democratic norm that erodes sovereignty and threatens Russia’s great power status. They suspect the United States and Europe use R2P as a means of effecting regime changes that support their national interests, not as a purely altruistic effort to protect vulnerable populations. Having experienced state collapse, societal fragmentation, and a weakened foreign policy over the past two decades, Russia rejects the Western universalist interpretation of R2P in favor of a civilizational perspective that privileges the Kremlin’s interpretation of when intervention is or is not legitimate. A close analysis of domestic factors in Russian politics, combined with an understanding of Moscow’s newly confident approach to geopolitics, are needed to understand Russia’s position as one of the most vocal critics of the Responsibility to Protect.
Semiquantitative Electron Tunneling Barrier Height Measurements of Molecular Monolayers at the Solution–Graphite Interface: Nonorbital-Mediated Tunneling

Semiquantitative apparent tunneling barrier measurements were collected of stearic acid adsorbed onto highly oriented pyrolytic graphite from 1-phenyloctane. A detailed investigation of the topography revealed an interesting geometric phenomenon, namely, the observation of different conformers within a single monolayer; this phenomenon has not been previously reported, despite the large volume of work on these and similar systems in the literature. Apparent barrier height images showed two separate effects. The apparent barrier height map is dominated by the distribution of surface charge (as tracked by electrostatic potential) in regions where significant polarity exists (i.e., near the carboxyl groups). Conversely, in regions where there is little variation in electrostatic potential (i.e., near the interlaced alkane chains), the manifestation of the topography dominates the apparent barrier height. The electron tunneling involved in imaging these types of monolayers is not mediated by adlayer molecular...
Alcohol-Impaired Driving

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews large-scale prevention approaches targeting driving under the influence (DUI) prevention. Driving-related skills include alertness, divided attention, vigilance, visual tracking, and quick reaction time to ever-changing information, and the ability to execute maneuvers based on these decisions. Drinking alcohol impairs a wide range of skills necessary for performing these tasks. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC), expressed as the percentage of alcohol in deciliters of blood, helps provide an indication of how much alcohol an individual has consumed in the past few hours. A positive BAC is present in 33–69% of fatally injured drivers and in 8–29% of nonfatally injured drivers. A BAC of 0.02 is enough to affect a driver's ability to divide attention. At a BAC of 0.05, a driver suffers impairment in eye movements; glare resistance, visual perception, reaction time, steering ability, information processing, and other aspects of psychomotor performance. DUI is a prevalent problem, and a number of strategies have been implemented that aim to decrease alcohol-impaired driving. Although the effects of some nonpolicy initiatives such as designated driver use are mixed, their relative effectiveness is enhanced when multiple interventions are combined. Mass media interventions, in particular, are reinforcing when combined with other interventions.
Vestibular Neuritis and Adenovirus

A 4-year-old boy with vestibular neuritis and a serological diagnosis of adenovirus infection is reported from the University of Siena, Italy.
Impact of Neuroscience in Robotic Vision Localization and Navigation

One important reason to examine the mechanisms of how we see is for the advancement of technology. Robotics as a field has a distinct appeal because its goal is to build fully functioning intelligent systems that can operate robustly in the real world.
Life cycle assessment of photodegradable polymeric material derived from renewable bioresources

Abstract The popularity and variety of bio-based polymers are increasing as the chemical industry identifies and develops commercial biomass alternatives for traditional petroleum-based products. Environmental impacts and renewability of novel biochemical processes or materials must be determined in a quantitative manner to support sustainable development. A life cycle assessment (LCA) model was constructed for programmed photodegradation of polymeric/oligomeric materials derived from renewable bioresources. This research evaluates the sustainability for the production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a polymer building block, from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), an intermediate derived from renewable resource fructose. A phototrigger is attached to the monomers during the polymerization process, resulting in a polymer that degrades in the presence of UV light. The LCA results indicate that 38–49% of environmental impacts were attributed to the conversion of FDCA to polymer, where electricity consumption and use of non-renewable chemicals such as dichloromethane and other solvents were significant contributors. The process of recycling of polymeric material reduced all environmental impacts, suggesting that recycling outweighs the impacts caused by the production of phototriggers.
Optimizing qPlus sensor assemblies for simultaneous scanning tunneling and noncontact atomic force microscopy operation based on finite element method analysis

Quartz tuning forks that have a probe tip attached to the end of one of its prongs while the other prong is arrested to a holder ("qPlus" configuration) have gained considerable popularity in recent years for high-resolution atomic force microscopy imaging. The small size of the tuning forks and the complexity of the sensor architecture, however, often impede predictions on how variations in the execution of the individual assembly steps affect the performance of the completed sensor. Extending an earlier study that provided numerical analysis of qPlus-style setups without tips, this work quantifies the influence of tip attachment on the operational characteristics of the sensor. The results using finite element modeling show in particular that for setups that include a metallic tip that is connected via a separate wire to enable the simultaneous collection of local forces and tunneling currents, the exact realization of this wire connection has a major effect on sensor properties such as spring constant, quality factor, resonance frequency, and its deviation from an ideal vertical oscillation.
Inhibition of insect olfactory behavior by an airborne antagonist of the insect odorant receptor co-receptor subunit

Response to volatile environmental chemosensory cues is essential for insect survival. The odorant receptor (OR) family is an important class of receptors that detects volatile molecules; guiding insects towards food, mates, and oviposition sites. ORs are odorant-gated ion channels, consisting of a variable odorant specificity subunit and a conserved odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) subunit, in an unknown stoichiometry. The Orco subunit possesses an allosteric site to which modulators can bind and noncompetitively inhibit odorant activation of ORs. In this study, we characterized several halogen-substituted versions of a phenylthiophenecarboxamide Orco antagonist structure. Orco antagonist activity was assessed on ORs from Drosophila melanogaster flies and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes and assayed by two-electrode voltage clamp electrophysiology. One compound, OX1w, was also shown to inhibit odorant activation of a panel of Anopheles gambiae mosquito ORs activated by diverse odorants. Next, we asked whether Orco antagonist OX1w could affect insect olfactory behavior. A Drosophila melanogaster larval chemotaxis assay was utilized to address this question. Larvae were robustly attracted to highly diluted ethyl acetate in a closed experimental chamber. Attraction to ethyl acetate was Orco dependent and also required the odorant specificity subunit Or42b. The addition of the airborne Orco antagonist OX1w to the experimental chamber abolished larval chemotaxis towards ethyl acetate. The Orco antagonist was not a general inhibitor of sensory behavior, as behavioral repulsion from a light source was unaffected. This is the first demonstration that an airborne Orco antagonist can alter olfactory behavior in an insect. These results suggest a new approach to insect control and emphasize the need to develop more potent Orco antagonists.
The Client Cultural Competence Inventory: An Instrument for Assessing Cultural Competence in Behavioral Managed Care Organizations

The rapid growth in Behavioral Managed Care Organizations has led to increasing concern about the future availability of culturally competent mental health services for ethnic minorities. Prior efforts to assess cultural competence of mental health services have focused exclusively on agency providers and individual mental health professionals rather than on clients' perceptions of care. We introduce the Client Cultural Competence Inventory, which has several advantages over other cultural competence measures including its (a) lower susceptibility to social desirability bias, (b) ability to assess attitudes concerning a broader range of therapists, providers and plans, and (c) focus on clients rather than the psychiatric community as the central force in determining cultural competence. Preliminary psychometric analyses of the inventory are presented from data gathered in a group of parents with children who are severely emotionally disturbed.
A Graphical Survey of Free Carrier Magnetooptical Effects in Semiconductors

Since about 1955, numerous free carriermagnetooptical experiments have been devised to study the band structure of semiconductors. Among these are magnetoplasma reflection, rotation and ellipticity, cyclotron resonance, Faraday effect, Voigt effect and certain “helicon” effects. It is rather interesting that the classical model for bound and free electrons in a magnetic field which was developed by Drude,(1) Lorentz,(2) and Voigt(3) more than sixty years ago has been carried over to semiconductors essentially intact. Indeed, many of today’s free carrier experiments are quantitatively explained on the basis of this early model. It is only necessary to introduce the effective mass (which may be anisotropic), the scattering time of the charged particle (which will vary with the scattering mechanism), and the dielectric constant of the host lattice. There are, of course, fine structure and new effects of an oscillatory nature which are explained only on the basis of quantum mechanics, but these will not be discussed here.
Precursors and Dispersive Pulse Dynamics, A Century after the Sommerfeld-Brillouin Theory: Part I. The Original Theory

Abstract In recognition of its centennial anniversary, the now classic Sommerfeld-Brillouin (S-B) theory of dispersive signal propagation through a dispersive attenuative medium that exhibits resonance, as described by the Lorentz model, is reviewed and updated. Part One of the review begins with the fundamental Maxwell-Lorentz theory that the S-B theory is based on, followed by a description of Sommerfeld’s and Brillouin’s original analysis of a Heaviside step-function signal propagating through a Lorentz model dielectric, Brillouin’s definition of the signal velocity and Baerwald’s subsequent correction to it, as well as early modifications and extensions of the S-B theory. Part Two of the review provides the complete solution to this fundamental problem that has only recently been obtained using uniform asymptotic methods. Extension of the S-B theory to the weak and singular dispersion limits, as well as to plane-wave pulse transmission through a planar dielectric interface, are also given in Part Two.