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Research Participants' Preferences for Hypothetical Secondary Results from Genomic Research
Venue: Journal of Genetic Counseling

Secondary or incidental results can be identified in genomic research that increasingly uses whole exome/genome sequencing. Understanding research participants' preferences for secondary results and what influences these decisions is important for patient education, counseling, and consent, and for the development of policies regarding return of secondary results. Two hundred nineteen research participants enrolled in genomic studies were surveyed regarding hypothetical preferences for specific types of secondary results, and these preferences were correlated with demographic information and psychosocial data. The majority of research participants (73% indicated a preference to learn about all results offered, with no clear pattern regarding which results were not desired by the remaining participants. Participants who reported greater interest in genetic privacy were less likely to indicate a preference to learn all results, as were individuals who self identified as Jewish. Although most research participants preferred to receive all secondary results offered, a significant subset preferred to exclude some results, suggesting that an all or none policy would not be ideal for all participants. The correlations between preferences to receive secondary results, religious identification, and privacy concerns demonstrate the need for culturally sensitive counseling and educational materials accessible to all education levels to allow participants to make the best choices for themselves.
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN BARBADOS

This paper inspects those oversaw economy bookkeeping polishes done three manufacturing organizations inside a state funded set aggregation organization clinched alongside barbados. Semi structured meetings were done with a fiscal controller, production/operations chief and boss to every shares of the organization. Respondents observed that oversaw economy bookkeeping hones empower oversaw economy on acquire pertinent majority of the data for serious choice making. Planning might have been utilized as An control device around inside the arranging procedure Also to observing those money stream. The dominant part from claiming management accounting hones was generally utilized Toward the example. No complex management accounting product might have been used to produce majority of the data other than those ordinary accounting programming. Timeliness, technology, effectiveness, majority of the data necessities and an selection for best act were critical variables influencing those decision from claiming administration bookkeeping polishes utilized. Respondents observed that those administration bookkeeping polishes utilized inside the three substances were extremely compelling Also helped the triumph of the substances. It might have been additionally discovered that those administration bookkeeping hones were reliable Furthermore institutionalized over the gathering.
Environmental Management Accounting Practices and their Diffusion: The Sri Lankan Experience

When implementing environmental management strategies it is important to use effective accounting tools to facilitate corporate decision making. In this context, a body of accounting practices, known as Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) has emerged as an interface between management accounting and environmental management. This paper attempts to provide a snapshot of EMA practices in Sri Lanka using the authors' experience in dealing with several industries. It presents the commonly observed EMA tools and techniques used in Sri Lankan organizations while discussing how they have been diffused through adopters and propagators. Despite the rapid diffusion, the authors do not find a comprehensive and systematic adoption of EMA in Sri Lanka. This situation offers opportunities for Sri Lankan organizations to benefit from the proper adoption of EMA in the future.
Oil Soluble Polymer Brush Grafted Nanoparticles as Effective Lubricant Additives for Friction and Wear Reduction.
Venue: Angewandte Chemie

The development of high performance lubricants has been driven by increasingly growing industrial demands and environmental concerns. Herein, we demonstrate oil soluble polymer brush grafted inorganic nanoparticles (hairy NPs) as highly effective lubricant additives for friction and wear reduction. A series of oil miscible poly(lauryl methacrylate) brush grafted silica and titania NPs were synthesized by surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. These hairy NPs showed exceptional stability in poly(alphaolefin) (PAO) base oil; no change in transparency was observed after being kept at 20, 22, and 100 degC for =55 days. High contact stress ball on flat reciprocating sliding tribological tests at 100 degC showed that addition of 1 wt of hairy NPs into PAO led to significant reductions in coefficient of friction (up to 40 and wear volume (up to 90 The excellent lubricating properties of hairy NPs were further elucidated by the characterization of the tribofilm formed on the flat. These hairy NPs represent a new type of lubricating oil additives with high efficiency in friction and wear reduction.
Multi level mapping: Real time dense monocular SLAM
Venue: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

We present a method for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) using a monocular camera that is capable of reconstructing dense 3D geometry online without the aid of a graphics processing unit (GPU) Our key contribution is a multi resolution depth estimation and spatial smoothing process that exploits the correlation between low texture image regions and simple planar structure to adaptively scale the complexity of the generated keyframe depthmaps to the texture of the input imagery. High texture image regions are represented at higher resolutions to capture fine detail, while low texture regions are represented at coarser resolutions for smooth surfaces. The computational savings enabled by this approach allow for significantly increased reconstruction density and quality when compared to the state of the art. The increased depthmap density also improves tracking performance as more constraints can contribute to the pose estimation. A video of experimental results is available at http:/groups.csail.mit.edu/rrg/multi_level_mapping.
Randomized algorithms for nonlinear system identification with deep learning modification
Venue: Inf. Sci.

Both randomized algorithms and deep learning techniques have been successfully used for regression and classification problems. However, the random hidden weights of the randomized algorithms require suitable distributions in advance, and the deep learning methods do not use the output information in system identification.In this paper, the distributions of the hidden weights are obtained by the restricted Boltzmann machines. This deep learning method uses input data to construct the statistical features of the hidden weights. The output weights of the neural model are trained by normal randomized algorithms. So we successfully combine the unsupervised training (deep learning) and the supervised learning method (randomized algorithm) and take advantages from both of them. The proposed randomized algorithms with deep learning modification are validated with three benchmark problems.
Mutilating Hand Injuries in Children.
Venue: Hand clinics

Mutilating hand injuries in children are injuries that are significant not only because of the actual injury caused to tissue but also owing to the significant psychological impact they have on the patient and family alike. Management of these injuries requires significant surgical skill as well as a well planned and well executed treatment protocol. This article discusses the etiology, incidence as well as treatment of mutilating hand injuries in a child. Relevant literature has been reviewed and appropriate treatment guidelines have been provided.
Deep groundwater circulation and associated methane leakage in the northern Canadian Rocky Mountains

Concern over potential impact of shale gas development on shallow groundwater systems requires greater understanding of crustal scale fluid movement. We examined natural deeply circulating groundwater systems in northeastern British Columbia adjacent to a region of shale gas development, in order to elucidate origin of waters, depths of circulation, and controls on fluid flow. These systems are expressed as thermal springs that occur in the deformed sedimentary rocks of the Liard Basin. Stable isotope data from these springs show that they originate as meteoric water. Although there are no thermal anomalies in the region, outlet temperatures range from 30 to 56 degC, reflecting depth of circulation. Based on aqueous geothermometry and geothermal gradients, circulation depths up to 3.8 km are estimated, demonstrating connection of deep groundwater systems to the surface. Springs are also characterised by leakage of thermogenic gas from deep strata that is partly attenuated by methanotrophic microbial communities in the spring waters. Springs are restricted to anomalous structural features, cross cutting faults, and crests of fault cored anticlines. On a regional scale they are aligned with the major tectonic features of the Liard Line and Larsen Fault. This suggests that while connection of surface to deep reservoirs is possible, it is rare and restricted to highly deformed geologic units that produce permeable pathways from depth through otherwise thick intervening shale units. Results allow a better understanding of potential for communication between deep shale gas units and shallow aquifer systems.
Simple Sentence Reading and Specific Cognitive Functions in College Students with Dyslexia: An Eye tracking Study

Over 80% of students with learning disabilities experience difficulty reading  and large numbers of these students wish to pursue postsecondary education in spite of their academic challenges  A greater number of students with learning disabilities are enrolling in colleges and universities than ever before [3,4] Hence, there is a need for more systematic and in depth study of profiles of students with a specific learning disorder in reading that takes into account cognitive factors that may impact their reading, a core skill for most majors in institutions of higher learning [5,6] In response to this need, we designed a study to investigate reading comprehension skills and cognitive abilities known to play a role in reading in a cohort of college students with dyslexia. We were particularly interested in determining if eye tracking data would provide new insights into well established slower reading skills in advanced students with dysSlow reading speed of young adults with dyslexia is well documented. However, most studies have examined comprehension in context of complex text rather than in the context of simple, unambiguous sentences leaving the issue of basic level reading comprehension largely unaddressed. This study was designed to explore the potential contributions of eye gaze, processing speed, and verbal memory to the comprehension of simple sentence reading in college students with dyslexia. Sixty four college students with and without dyslexia read simple sentences and answered comprehension questions as their eye movements were recorded and they completed tasks of processing speed and verbal memory capacity. Students with dyslexia exhibited longer fixation durations on keywords and showed less efficient scanning patterns between text and questions than their peers. Further, the students' eye patterns were associated with their performance on the cognitive abilities even after controlling for intelligence, verbal ability, and reading abilities. In spite of the simplicity of the experimental reading task, college students with dyslexia showed less efficient eye gaze patterns and comprehension strategies. Longer eye gaze fixations on keywords in print along with slower general processing speed appears to account for the difference in simple text reading between the two groups.
Physiological, Anatomical and Metabolic Implications of Salt Tolerance in the Halophyte Salvadora persica under Hydroponic Culture Condition
Venue: Front. Plant Sci.

Salt tolerance mechanism of an extreme halophyte Salvadora persica was assessed by analyzing growth, nutrient uptake, anatomical modifications and alterations in levels of some organic metabolites in seedlings imposed to various levels of salinity (0, 250, 500, and 750 mM NaCl) under hydroponic culture condition. After 21 days of salt treatment, plant height, leaf area, and shoot biomass decreased with increase in salinity whereas the leaf succulence increased significantly with increasing salinity in S. persica. The RWC% of leaf increased progressively in salt treated seedlings as compared to control. Na+ contents of leaf, stem and root increased in dose dependent manner whereas there was no significant changes in K+ content. There was significant alterations in leaf, stem, and root anatomy by salinity. The thickness of epidermis and spongy parenchyma of leaf increased in salt treated seedlings as compared to control, whereas palisade parenchyma decreased dramatically in extreme salinity (750 mM NaCl) There was a significant reduction in stomatal density and stomatal pore area of leaf with increasing salinity. Anatomical observations of stem showed that the epidermal cells diameter and thickness of cortex decreased by salinity whereas thickness of hypodermal layer, diameter of hypodermal cell, pith area and pith cell diameter increased by high salinity. The root anatomy showed an increase in epidermal thickness by salinity whereas diameters of epidermal cells and xylem vessels decreased. Total soluble sugar content remained unchanged at all levels of salinity whereas reducing sugar content increased by twofold at high salinity (750 mM NaCl) The starch content of leaf decreased progressively in NaCl treated seedlings as compared to control. Total free amino acid content did not change at low salinity (250 mM) whereas it increased significantly at higher salinity (500 and 750 mM NaCl) The proline content increased in NaCl treated seedlings as compared to control. There was no significant changes in polyphenols level of leaf at all levels of salinity. The results from the present study reveal that seedlings imposed with various levels of salinity experience physiological, biochemical and anatomical modifications in order to circumvent under extreme saline environment. The vital mechanisms of salt tolerance in S. persica are higher accumulation of organic metabolites, increase in leaf succulency, efficient Na+ sequestration in the vacuole, K+ retention in the photosynthetic tissue and increase in WUE by reducing stomatal density. Therefore, S. persica is a potential halophytic species to be cultivated in saline lands to eliminate excess salt and make it favorable for agriculture.
Local RhoA activation induces cytokinetic furrows independent of spindle position and cell cycle stage
Venue: The Journal of cell biology

Using optogenetics to obtain spatiotemporal control of RhoA activation, Wagner and Glotzer show that local RhoA activation is sufficient to induce cytokinetic furrowing. Furrows can be induced at both the cell equator and cell poles during various stages of mitosis, and cell rounding allows active RhoA to induce furrows in interphase.
Dynamic changes in protein interaction between AKAP95 and Cx43 during cell cycle progression of A549 cells
Venue: Scientific reports

Here we show that A kinase anchoring protein 95 (AKAP95) and connexin 43 (Cx43) dynamically interact during cell cycle progression of lung cancer A549 cells. Interaction between AKAP95 and Cx43 at different cell cycle phases was examined by tandem mass spectrometry(MS/MS) confocal immunofluorescence microscopy, Western blot, and co immunoprecipitation(Co IP) Over the course of a complete cell cycle, interaction between AKAP95 and Cx43 occurred in two stages: binding stage from late G1 to metaphase, and separating stage from anaphase to late G1. The binding stage was further subdivided into complex binding to DNA in interphase and complex separating from DNA in metaphase. In late G1, Cx43 translocated to the nucleus via AKAP95; in anaphase, Cx43 separated from AKAP95 and aggregated between two daughter nuclei. In telophase, Cx43 aggregated at the membrane of the cleavage furrow. After mitosis, Cx43 was absent from the furrow membrane and was located in the cytoplasm. Binding between AKAP95 and Cx43 was reduced by N (2 [P Bromocinnamylamino] ethyl) 5 isoquinolinesulfonmide (H89) treatment and enhanced by Forskolin. dynamic interaction between AKAP95 and Cx43 varies with cell cycle progression to regulate multiple biological processes.
Crackle template based metallic mesh with highly homogeneous light transmission for high performance transparent EMI shielding
Venue: Scientific reports

Our daily electromagnetic environment is becoming increasingly complex with the rapid development of consumer electronics and wireless communication technologies, which in turn necessitates the development of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, especially for transparent components. We engineered a transparent EMI shielding film with crack template based metallic mesh (CT MM) that shows highly homogeneous light transmission and strong microwave shielding efficacy. The CT MM film is fabricated using a cost effective lift off method based on a crackle template. It achieves a shielding effectiveness of ~26 dB, optical transmittance of ~91% and negligible impact on optical imaging performance. Moreover, high quality CT MM film is demonstrated on a large calibre spherical surface. These excellent properties of CT MM film, together with its advantages of facile large area fabrication and scalability in processing on multi shaped substrates, make CT MM a powerful technology for transparent EMI shielding in practical applications.
Apparent Permeability and Gas Flow Behavior in Carboniferous Shale from the Qaidam Basin, China: An Experimental Study
Venue: Transport in Porous Media

Shale can act as an unconventional gas reservoir with low permeability and complex seepage characteristics. Study of the apparent permeability and percolation behavior of shale gas is important in understanding the permeability of shale reservoirs, to evaluate formation damage, to develop gas reservoirs, and to design wells. This study simulated methane percolation at 298.15 K under inlet pressures ranging from 0.2 to 4 MPa and a constant outlet pressure of 0.1 MPa to investigate shale gas percolation behavior and apparent permeability. Five representative shale cores from the Carboniferous Hurleg and Huitoutala formations in the eastern Qaidam Basin, China, were analyzed. Each experiment measured the volume flow rate of methane and the inlet pressure. Pseudopressure approach was used to analyze high velocity flow in shale samples, and apparent permeability at different pressures was calculated using the traditional method. A nonlinear apparent permeability model that considers diffusion and slippage is established from theory and experimental data fitting, and the shale gas flow characteristics affected by slippage and diffusion are analyzed. The results indicate that the pseudopressure formulation that considers the effect of gas properties on high velocity flow produces a more accurate linear representation of the experimental data. The apparent gas permeability of shale consists of contributions from Darcy permeability, slippage, and diffusion. The apparent permeability and gas flow behavior in the studied shales strongly depended on pressure. The diffusion contribution increased greatly as pressure decreased from 2 to 0.2 MPa, and the smaller the shale permeability, the greater the relative contribution of diffusion flow. At pressures greater than 2 MPa, slip flow contributes \sim ~20% of the total flux, Darcy flow contributes up to 70% and diffusion makes only a minor contribution. This study provides useful information for future studies of the mechanism of shale gas percolation and the exploration and development of Qaidam Basin shale gas specifically.
Induction and harnessing of polygenic variability in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.

Three mutagenised populations each of gamma rays, sodium azide (SA) and ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) showed increased amount of variability over control for different polygenic traits in both macrosperma (LH90 54) and microsperma (LH89 48) lentil cultivars in M2 generation. Among the mutagens tested, EMS induced maximum variability for all the traits, followed by gamma rays and SA in both the cultivars. The highest frequencies of mutated [M2 progenies with higher coefficient of variation (CV) than the corresponding highest CV in control for any of the traits] and promising progenies [M2 mutated progenies where mean shifted in the desired direction] were induced by different mutagens in the order: EMS gamma rays SA in both the cultivars (LH90 54 LH89 48) In LH 90 54, promising progenies with multiple traits were induced with the highest frequency by SA, followed by EMS and gamma rays, whereas in LH89 48, they were induced with the highest frequency by SA, followed by gamma rays and EMS. Invariably, the medium dose of mutagens (0.08% SA, 0.40% EMS and 10 kR gamma rays) induced maximum variability (CV, resulting in the highest number of promising progenies for all the polygenic traits.
Energy Aware Scheduling for Real Time Systems: A Survey
Venue: TECS

This article presents a survey of energy aware scheduling algorithms proposed for real time systems. The analysis presents the main results starting from the middle 1990s until today, showing how the proposed solutions evolved to address the evolution of the platform's features and needs. The survey first presents a taxonomy to classify the existing approaches for uniprocessor systems, distinguishing them according to the technology exploited for reducing energy consumption, that is, Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) Dynamic Power Management (DPM) or both. Then, the survey discusses the approaches proposed in the literature to deal with the additional problems related to the evolution of computing platforms toward multicore architectures.