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Electronic Collection Management and Electronic Information Services
This post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the article submitted to IUPUI Scholar Works as part of the OASIS Project. Article reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Permission granted through posted policies on copyright owner’s website or through direct contact with copyright owner.As the life cycle of information products has become increasingly digital from “cradle to grave”, the nature of
electronic information management has dramatically changed. These changes have brought new strategies and methods as well
as new issues and challenges. At the bottom line the services are increasingly delivered to a desktop from distributed publishers
or information providers. Information organizations act either as primary information providers or as brokers between the user
and the primary service provider. This paper covers developments in the factors and strategies affecting collection management
and access. It discusses major trends in electronic user services including electronic information delivery, information discovery
and electronic reference. Finally, it addresses the challenges in user and personnel education in response to this electronic
environment and an increasingly information literate user population
Hall effect in quasi one-dimensional organic conductors
We study the Hall effect in a system of weakly coupled Luttinger Liquid
chains, using a Memory function approach to compute the Hall constant in the
presence of umklapp scattering along the chains. In this approximation, the
Hall constant decomposes into two terms: a high-frequency term and a Memory
function term. For the case of zero umklapp scattering, where the Memory
function vanishes, the Hall constant is simply the band value, in agreement
with former results in a similar model with no dissipation along the chains.
With umklapp scattering along the chains, we find a power-law temperature
dependance of the Hall constant. We discuss the applications to quasi 1D
organic conductors at high temperatures.Comment: Proceedings of the ISCOM conference "Sixth International Symposium on
Crystalline Organic Metals, Superconductors, and Ferromagnets", Key West,
Florida, USA (Sept. 2005), to be plublished in the Journal of Low Temperature
Physic
Isolation of streptomycetes causing common scab from 3-years old potato samples from South America
In this paper, we aimed at assessing the best conditions for the isolation of actinobacteria from old potato samples. A set of media and pretreatments were tested. The optimal were chosen for the isolation of actinobacteria from potatoes from Peru, Chile and Argentina. Isolates were tested on the presence of thaxtomin phytotoxin by amplification of the respective gene. Phylogenetic position of strains was compared with their geographical origin, pathogenic potential and existence of common scab (CS) symptoms on potato sample. We demonstrated that RNAlater can be successfully used for the long-term preservation of potato peel for subsequent isolation of actinobacteria on R2A medium. Many streptomycetes were thaxtomin-positive, though they are distantly-related to described pathogens causing CS. Genus Nocardia was first reported to be thaxtomin-positive. Potentially pathogenic strains were isolated not only from infected potato but also from those lacking CS symptoms. Some strains from scabby potatoes were thaxtomin-negative.EEA BalcarceFil: Rapoport, Daria. Charles University in Prague. Faculty opf Science, República Checa. Crop Research Institute, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Ecology of Microorganisms, República Checa.Fil: Patrmanova, T. Crop Research Institute, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Ecology of Microorganisms, República Checa.Fil: Kopecky, J. Crop Research Institute, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Ecology of Microorganisms, República Checa.Fil: Mareckova, M. Crop Research Institute, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Ecology of Microorganisms, República Checa. Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources, Department of Microbiology, República Checa.Fil: Clemente, Gladys. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.Fil: Salvalaggio, Andrea Eugenia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
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APOE Genotype Influences Functional Status among Elderly without Dementia
The presence of apolipoprotein-ϵ4 (APOE-ϵ4) significantly increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The association between APOE-ϵ4 status and functional abilities was explored further in a multicultural sample of community-dwelling, non-demented elders. The sample was limited to cognitively-intact, community-dwelling elders, who were free of stroke or other neurologic disability. In 218 elders who met research criteria, the presence of APO-ϵ4 was associated with poorer functional status, apart from the effects of neuropsychological performance, gender, age, and education (OR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.3, 4.9). In 158 subjects without an APOE-ϵ4 allele, 50% reported no functional limitation; in the 60 subjects with an ϵ4 allele, only 28% reported no functional limitation (P < .01). The relationship was not explained by the distribution of co-morbidities. The association between poorer function and the presence of an APOE-ϵ4 allele was evident in each ethnic group. In path analyses, the presence of an APOE-ϵ4 allele was associated with decreased functional ability in non-demented elders not simply through an association with poorer cognitive status, but also independently. These results suggest that the APOE-ϵ4 genotype is associated with functional deficit in people with normal neuropsychological profiles
Assessment of the causes of infant mortality in uyo local government area, akwa ibom state
This study assessed infant mortality in Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State with the aim of investigating the causes of infant mortality and examining the contribution of the health professionals in curbing infant mortality in the study area. To achieve these objectives, structured questionnaires were employed. Through the use of the structured questionnaires, data were obtained through systematic random sampling of 399 households along three major zones selected for the study in Uyo Local Government. The hypothesis for the study was tested with regression model using the multiple factors Regression Analysis. The results indicated that non-parental factors such as hereditary neonatal disorders and premature birth are the driving causes of infant mortality in the study area. The study also indicated that the contributions of health professionals are positively felt in the study area. The study concludes that infant mortality is due to preventable non-parental factors. The study recommended that the action to ensure access to quality care and ensuring that no mother or new born dies from a preventable cause must be an urgent priority for every Government.
 
Anharmonic vs. relaxational sound damping in glasses: I. Brillouin scattering from densified silica
This series discusses the origin of sound damping and dispersion in glasses.
In particular, we address the relative importance of anharmonicity versus
thermally activated relaxation. In this first article, Brillouin-scattering
measurements of permanently densified silica glass are presented. It is found
that in this case the results are compatible with a model in which damping and
dispersion are only produced by the anharmonic coupling of the sound waves with
thermally excited modes. The thermal relaxation time and the unrelaxed velocity
are estimated.Comment: 9 pages with 7 figures, added reference
Recombinant monovalent llama-derived antibody fragments (VHH) to rotavirus VP6 protect neonatal gnotobiotic piglets against human rotavirus-induced diarrhea
Group A Rotavirus (RVA) is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in children. The aims of the present study were to determine the neutralizing activity of VP6-specific llama-derived single domain nanoantibodies (VHH nanoAbs) against different RVA strains in vitro and to evaluate the ability of G6P[1] VP6-specific llama-derived single domain nanoantibodies (VHH) to protect against human rotavirus in gnotobiotic (Gn) piglets experimentally inoculated with virulent Wa G1P[8] rotavirus. Supplementation of the daily milk diet with 3B2 VHH clone produced using a baculovirus vector expression system (final ELISA antibody -Ab- titer of 4096; virus neutralization -VN- titer of 256) for 9 days conferred full protection against rotavirus associated diarrhea and significantly reduced virus shedding. The administration of comparable levels of porcine IgG Abs only protected 4 out of 6 of the animals from human RVA diarrhea but significantly reduced virus shedding. In contrast, G6P[1]-VP6 rotavirus-specific IgY Abs purified from eggs of hyperimmunized hens failed to protect piglets against human RVA-induced diarrhea or virus shedding when administering similar quantities of Abs. The oral administration of VHH nanoAb neither interfered with the host's isotype profiles of the Ab secreting cell responses to rotavirus, nor induced detectable host Ab responses to the treatment in serum or intestinal contents. This study shows that the oral administration of rotavirus VP6-VHH nanoAb is a broadly reactive and effective treatment against rotavirus-induced diarrhea in neonatal pigs. Our findings highlight the potential value of a broad neutralizing VP6-specific VHH nanoAb as a treatment that can complement or be used as an alternative to the current strain-specific RVA vaccines. Nanobodies could also be scaled-up to develop pediatric medication or functional food like infant milk formulas that might help treat RVA diarrhea.Fil: Vega, Celina Guadalupe. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Virología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bok, Marina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Virología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Vlasova, Anastasia N.. Ohio State University; Estados UnidosFil: Chattha, Kuldeep S.. Ohio State University; Estados UnidosFil: Gómez Sebastián, Silvia. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Nuñez, Carmen. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Alvarado, Carmen. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Lasa, Rodrigo. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; EspañaFil: Escribano, José M.. Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria. Departamento Mejora Genética y Biotecnología; EspañaFil: Garaicoechea, Lorena Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Virología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Virología; ArgentinaFil: Bok, Karin. National Institutes of Health; Estados UnidosFil: Wigdorovitz, Andrés. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Virología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Saif, Linda J.. Ohio State University; Estados UnidosFil: Parreño, Gladys Viviana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Instituto de Virología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin
Structure factor of polymers interacting via a short range repulsive potential: application to hairy wormlike micelles
We use the Random Phase Approximation (RPA) to compute the structure factor,
S(q), of a solution of chains interacting through a soft and short range
repulsive potential V. Above a threshold polymer concentration, whose magnitude
is essentially controlled by the range of the potential, S(q) exhibits a peak
whose position depends on the concentration. We take advantage of the close
analogy between polymers and wormlike micelles and apply our model, using a
Gaussian function for V, to quantitatively analyze experimental small angle
neutron scattering profiles of semi-dilute solutions of hairy wormlike
micelles. These samples, which consist in surfactant self-assembled flexible
cylinders decorated by amphiphilic copolymer, provide indeed an appropriate
experimental model system to study the structure of sterically interacting
polymer solutions
The very massive X-ray bright binary system Wack 2134 (= WR 21a)
From the radial velocities of the N IV λ4058 and He II λ4686 emission lines, and the N v λ4604-20 absorption lines, determined in digital spectra, we report the discovery that the X-ray bright emission line star Wack 2134 (= WR 21a) is a spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of 31.673 ± 0.002 d. With this period, the N IV and He II emission and N v absorption lines, which originate in the atmosphere of the primary component, define a rather eccentric binary orbit (e = 0.64 ± 0.03). The radial velocity variations of the N v absorptions have a lower amplitude than those of the He II emission. Such a behaviour of the emission line radial velocities could be due to distortions produced by a superimposed absorption component from the companion. High-resolution echelle spectra observed during the quadrature phases of the binary show H and He II absorptions of both components with a radial velocity difference of about 541 km s-1. From this difference, we infer quite high values of the minimum masses, of about 87 and 53 M⊙ for the primary and secondary components, respectively, if the radial velocity variations of the He II emission represent the true orbit of the primary. No He i absorption lines are observed in our spectra. Thus, the secondary component in the Wack 2134 binary system appears to be an early O-type star. From the presence of H, He II and N v absorptions, and N IV and C IV emissions, in the spectrum of the primary component, it most clearly resembles those of Of/WNLha-type stars.Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y GeofísicasInstituto Argentino de Radioastronomí
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