Post-Glitch RXTE-PCA Observations of the Vela Pulsar

We report the results of analysis of observations of the Vela Pulsar by PCA on RXTE. Our data consists of two parts. The first part contains observations at 1, 4, and 9 days after the glitch in 1996 and has 27000 sec. total exposure time. The second part of observations were performed three months after this glitch and have a total exposure time of 93000 sec. We found pulsations in both sets. The observed spectrum is a power-law with no apparent change in flux or count rate. The theoretical expectations of increase in flux due to internal heating after a glitch are smaller than the uncertainty of the observations.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures in 9 ps/eps files. Accepted for publication in A&A Main Journa

UL 54 foscarnet mutation in an hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient with cytomegalovirus disease

We present a case of foscarnet ( FOS ) resistance arising from a UL 54 mutation after a short duration of FOS exposure, which has not been previously described in a stem cell transplant recipient, to our knowledge. We discuss the use of FOS to treat other viral infections and the implications this may have for the development of resistance mutations and treatment of cytomegalovirus disease.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106875/1/tid12200.pd

Phylogenetic relationship analysis of Genista L. (Fabaceae) species from Turkey as revealed by intersimple sequence repeat amplification

Genista L. (Fabaceae) is distributed in Europe, South Africa, and West Asia and consists of almost 90 species in the world. Thirteen species of the genus are distributed in Turkey. Taxonomic problems of the species started to be resolved with recently developed DNA-based molecular methods. These methods, in contrast to phenotypical analyses, are free from the effects of environmental conditions. In this study, DNA of the species which belong to the Genista genus, grown naturally in Turkey and collected from the different localities, were isolated with a commercial kit. Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) is a simple molecular marker system that provides reliable results. Based on ISSR data, genetic similarities anddendrogram demonstrating the phylogenetic relationships among the Genista taxa were prepared by the NTSYSpc 2.0 software. In this study, infrageneric classifications of the Genista taxa belonging to the Flora of Turkey were conducted based on molecular data. ISSR analysis strongly supported the hypothesis that G. aucheri is accepted as the synonym of G. sessilifolia

Desenvolvimento de atividade criativa de alunos-designers método de cartões associativos metafóricos (Mac)

The article presents the results of a study of the development of creative activity of students- designers in the artistic and project activities using the method of metaphorical associative cards. Creative activity is considered as a personal feature (set of properties and qualities of a person), its orientation and readiness for the implementation of artistic and project activities. The development of creative activity is conditioned by the necessity of forming the individual's need for creative activity, which will become the student's personal quality. To diagnose the development of creative activity, we offered a method of metaphorical associative cards. The works of artists, natural phenomena, and textures are offered as the metaphorical cards. Based on the selected cards, the students make the training tasks. As a result of a comparative analysis of the diagnosis of the zero and control stages of the creative works of the experimental group, we obtained quantitative and qualitative data that comprehensively characterize the level of development of creative activity of students in accordance with the criteria we have singled out. The reliability of the evaluation of obtained results was determined with the help of mathematical and static processing of the obtained data. To determine the effectiveness of this method, we used the questionnaires made by such authors as M. I. Rozhkova and L.V. Mishchenko, comparative analysis and observation methods. The criteria were determined as the need for mastering and acquiring new knowledge; the conceptual design - the use of expressive means in the composition solution.El artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio sobre el desarrollo de la actividad activa de los diseñadores de la industria en las actividades de diseño y de diseño con el método de las asociaciones de gráficos. La actividad cultural se considera como una característica personal y una orientación para la implementación de las actividades y las actividades de diseño. El desarrollo de la actividad económica está condicionado por la necesidad de formar a los individuos necesarios para la actividad activa, que convertirá a la calidad de la calidad personal. Para diagnosticar el desarrollo de la actividad activa, hemos planteado un método de metáforas asociadas. Las obras de los artistas, natural phenomena, y las texturas se presentan las cartas metaphorical. Basado en las cartas seleccionadas, los estudiantes realizan las tareas de formación. Las que resultan de un análisis comparativo de los diagnósticos de las etapas del ensayo y de las e tapas del desarrollo de las generaciones de trabajo del grupo experimental, obtenidos cuantitativa y cualitativa, que coinciden con el nivel del desarrollo del crecimiento de la actividad activa de los estudiantes de acuerdo con el criterio sencillo. La confiabilidad de la evaluación de resultados obtenidos se determinó con la ayuda de método matemático y de procesamiento de datos obtenidos. Para determinar la eficacia de este método, utilizamos los cuestionarios hechos por los autores de las M. I. Rozhkova y L.V. Mishchenko, comparativa de análisis y métodos de observación. Los criterios fueron determinados a los requeridos para el mastering y acquiring new knowledge; el diseño conceptual - el uso de la expresión expresiva en la solución de solución.O artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo sobre o desenvolvimento da atividade criativa de estudantes-designers nas atividades artísticas e de projeto, utilizando o método de cartões associativos metafóricos. A atividade criativa é considerada como uma característica pessoal (conjunto de propriedades e qualidades de uma pessoa), sua orientação e prontidão para a implementação de atividades artísticas e de projeto. O desenvolvimento da atividade criativa é condicionado pela necessidade de formar a necessidade individual de atividade criativa, que se tornará a qualidade pessoal do aluno. Para diagnosticar o desenvolvimento da atividade criativa, oferecemos um método de cartões associativos metafóricos. As obras de artistas, fenômenos naturais e texturas são oferecidas como cartões metafóricos. Com base nos cartões selecionados, os alunos realizam as tarefas de treinamento. Como resultado de uma análise comparativa do diagnóstico do zero e estágios de controle dos trabalhos criativos do grupo experimental, foram obtidos dados quantitativos e qualitativos que exaustivamente caracterizar o nível de desenvolvimento da actividade criativa dos alunos de acordo com os critérios Nós temos destacado. A confiabilidade da avaliação dos resultados obtidos foi determinada com o auxílio do processamento matemático e estático dos dados obtidos. Para determinar a eficácia deste método, usamos os questionários feitos por autores como M. I. Rozhkova e L.V. Mishchenko, análise comparativa e métodos de observação. Os critérios foram determinados como a necessidade de dominar e adquirir novos conhecimentos; O design conceitual - o uso de meios expressivos na solução de composição

Discovery of Gamma-ray Emission from M31 via FERMI-LAT

2 years worth of archival FERMI-LAT data was used to search for the gamma-ray emission from the Andromeda galaxy. The data show no noticeable elliptical image. Subsequent on-off source aperture photometry analysis using a CO image template show a 7 sigma excess in the number of on-source apertures in comparison to the off-source apertures, yielding a flux of (4.95+/-0.71)x10-8 photons cm-2 s-1 for E>100 MeV.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure

Photocatalytic Concrete for NOx Abatement: Supported TiO2 efficiencies and impacts

The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant Ref: EP/M003299/1) and the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51478370 and 51461135005) International Joint Research Project (EPSRC-NSFC)Peer reviewedPostprin

Dexamethasone and Basic‐Fibroblast Growth Factor Regulate Markers of Mineralization in Cementoblasts In Vitro

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/142252/1/jper1550.pd

Sialendoscopy increases saliva secretion and reduces xerostomia up to 60 weeks in Sjogren's syndrome patients:a randomized controlled study

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of sialendoscopy of the major salivary glands on salivary flow and xerostomia in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS: Forty-five patients with SS were randomly assigned to a control group (no irrigation, control, n = 15), to irrigation of the major salivary glands with saline (saline, n = 15) or to irrigation with saline followed by corticosteroid application (triamcinolone acetonide in saline, saline/TA, n = 15). Unstimulated whole saliva flow (UWSF), chewing-stimulated whole saliva flow (SWSF), citric acid-stimulated parotid flow, Clinical Oral Dryness Score (CODS), Xerostomia Inventory (XI) and EULAR SS Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI) scores were obtained 1 week before (T0), and 1, 8, 16, 24, 36, 48 and 60 weeks after sialendoscopy. Data were analysed using linear mixed models. RESULTS: Irrespective of the irrigation protocol used, sialendoscopy resulted in an increased salivary flow during follow-up up to 60 weeks. Significant between-group differences in the longitudinal course of outcomes were found for UWSF, SWSF, XI and ESSPRI scores (P = 0.028, P = 0.001, P = 0.03, P = 0.021, respectively). UWSF at 60 weeks was higher compared with T0 in the saline group (median: 0.14 vs median: 0.10, P = 0.02) and in the saline/TA group (median: 0.20, vs 0.13, P = 0.035). In the saline/TA group SWSF at 48 weeks was higher compared with T0 (median: 0.74 vs 0.38, P = 0.004). Increase in unstimulated salivary flow was also reflected in improved CODS, XI and ESSPRI scores compared with baseline. CONCLUSION: Irrigation of the major salivary glands in patients with SS increases salivary flow and reduces xerostomia

Machine Learning and Uncertainty Quantification for Surrogate Models of Integrated Devices With a Large Number of Parameters

This paper deals with the application of the support vector machine (SVM) and the least-squares SVM regressions to the uncertainty quantification of complex systems with a high-dimensional parameter space. The above regression techniques are used to build accurate and compact surrogate models of the system responses from a limited set of training samples. The accuracy and the feasibility of the proposed modeling techniques are then investigated by comparing their results with the ones predicted by a sparse polynomial chaos expansion by considering two real-life problems with 8 and 30 random variables, respectively