台湾原住民族伝統織物における菱形文様の分類を試みる

台湾原住民は他民族と同じようにそれぞれの種族が祖先の智慧から受け継いた固有文様を持ちながら、 他種族や外来の文化をも吸収し、多種多様な文様体系を形成している。しかし、よく見ると、それらの原住民の伝統織物の中には、かつての多くの外来文化要素が盛んに取り入れられた結果、各種族の文様の境界線がはっきりしない状態で今日まで使われている。近年、原住民の織物産業文化への復活などが、台湾の社会では話題となり注目を集めている。だが、台湾原住民種族間の織物文様は混ざりあった結果、今日の台湾原住民の織物産業推進にとって、大きな阻害となっている。そのため、現在博物館に所蔵されている全ての台湾原住民族の伝統織物を収集分析することや各種族の原住民族に現在使われている伝統織物と博物館の所蔵物と比較し、本来各族が持つべき織物の文様を明瞭化させ、体系化させていくことが重要な課題となっている。台湾原住民族の織物の文様の中で幾何学文様は90%を占め、ほぼ各種族の伝統織物に幾何学文様が見られる。本稿は著者がフィールドワークで収集、調査した資料に基づき、「台湾原住民族の各種族の伝統織物に見る菱形文様」を取り上げ、台湾原住民族の織物における「菱形文様」の文化観、形態観を明らかにすることを目的とする。In recent years, the revival to the textile industry culture of the aborigine of Taiwan becomes the center of attention, and stimutate interest in the Taiwanese society now.However, the difference of textile pattern between the races of the aborigine of Taiwan creates a mix, It has been a big problem for promoting the textile industry of today\u27s Taiwanese aborigine.Therefore, it is important issues to make the textile pattern clear which should be classified and systemazed.In the pattern of the textiles of Taiwan aborigine, as for a geometrical pattern, 90% is occupied and a geometrical pattern is mostly looked at by various fellows\u27 tradition textiles.This research is based in the data actually collected and investigated by fieldwork, and takes up "classification of the lozenge pattern in the tradition textiles of Taiwan aborigine", It is considered as the purpose of clarifying the cultural view and form of the "lozenge pattern" in the textile of Taiwanese aborigine

台湾原住民族伝統織物における菱形文様の分類を試みる

台湾原住民は他民族と同じようにそれぞれの種族が祖先の智慧から受け継いた固有文様を持ちながら、 他種族や外来の文化をも吸収し、多種多様な文様体系を形成している。しかし、よく見ると、それらの原住民の伝統織物の中には、かつての多くの外来文化要素が盛んに取り入れられた結果、各種族の文様の境界線がはっきりしない状態で今日まで使われている。近年、原住民の織物産業文化への復活などが、台湾の社会では話題となり注目を集めている。だが、台湾原住民種族間の織物文様は混ざりあった結果、今日の台湾原住民の織物産業推進にとって、大きな阻害となっている。そのため、現在博物館に所蔵されている全ての台湾原住民族の伝統織物を収集分析することや各種族の原住民族に現在使われている伝統織物と博物館の所蔵物と比較し、本来各族が持つべき織物の文様を明瞭化させ、体系化させていくことが重要な課題となっている。台湾原住民族の織物の文様の中で幾何学文様は90%を占め、ほぼ各種族の伝統織物に幾何学文様が見られる。本稿は著者がフィールドワークで収集、調査した資料に基づき、「台湾原住民族の各種族の伝統織物に見る菱形文様」を取り上げ、台湾原住民族の織物における「菱形文様」の文化観、形態観を明らかにすることを目的とする。In recent years, the revival to the textile industry culture of the aborigine of Taiwan becomes the center of attention, and stimutate interest in the Taiwanese society now.However, the difference of textile pattern between the races of the aborigine of Taiwan creates a mix, It has been a big problem for promoting the textile industry of today\u27s Taiwanese aborigine.Therefore, it is important issues to make the textile pattern clear which should be classified and systemazed.In the pattern of the textiles of Taiwan aborigine, as for a geometrical pattern, 90% is occupied and a geometrical pattern is mostly looked at by various fellows\u27 tradition textiles.This research is based in the data actually collected and investigated by fieldwork, and takes up "classification of the lozenge pattern in the tradition textiles of Taiwan aborigine", It is considered as the purpose of clarifying the cultural view and form of the "lozenge pattern" in the textile of Taiwanese aborigine

Cloning, purification, and functional characterization of Carocin S2, a ribonuclease bacteriocin produced by Pectobacterium carotovorum

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most isolates of <it>Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum </it>(Pcc) produce bacteriocins. In this study, we have determined that Pcc strain F-rif-18 has a chromosomal gene encoding the low-molecular-weight bacteriocin, Carocin S2, and that this bacteriocin inhibits the growth of a closely related strain. Carocin S2 is inducible by ultraviolet radiation but not by mutagenic agents such as mitomycin C.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A carocin S2-defective mutant, TF1-2, was obtained by Tn5 insertional mutagenesis using F-rif-18. A 5706-bp DNA fragment was detected by Southern blotting, selected from a genomic DNA library, and cloned to the vector, pMS2KI. Two adjacent complete open reading frames within pMS2KI were sequenced, characterized, and identified as caroS2K and caroS2I, which respectively encode the killing protein and immunity protein. Notably, carocin S2 could be expressed not only in the mutant TF1-2 but also in <it>Escherichia coli </it>DH5α after entry of the plasmid pMS2KI. Furthermore, the C-terminal domain of CaroS2K was homologous to the nuclease domains of colicin D and klebicin D. Moreover, SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the relative mass of CaroS2K was 85 kDa and that of CaroS2I was 10 kDa.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This study shown that another nuclease type of bacteriocin was found in <it>Pectobacterium carotovorum</it>. This new type of bacteriocin, Carocin S2, has the ribonuclease activity of CaroS2K and the immunity protein activity of CaroS2I.</p

Vocal cord dysfunction diagnosed by four-dimensional dynamic volume computed tomography in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma: A case series

Patients with asthma may also have vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), which leads to poor control of the asthma. Once patients are diagnosed with difficult-to-treat asthma with poor control, VCD should be excluded or treated accordingly. The gold standard for diagnosis of VCD is to perform a laryngoscopy. However, this procedure is invasive and may not be suitable for patients with difficult-to-treat asthma. Four-dimensional (4D) dynamic volume computed tomography (CT) is a noninvasive method for quantification of laryngeal movement, and can serve as an alternative for the diagnosis of VCD. Herein, we present a series of five cases with difficult-to-treat asthma patients who were diagnosed with VCD by 4D dynamic volume CT. Clinicians should be alert to the possibility of VCD when poor control is noted in patients with asthma. Early diagnosis by noninvasive 4D dynamic volume CT can decrease excessive doses of inhaled corticosteroids

Comparison of the Offspring Sex Ratio Between Cleavage Stage Embryo Transfer and Blastocyst Transfer

SummaryObjectiveTo compare the sex ratio of offspring born after cleavage stage embryo transfer and blastocyst transfer.Materials and MethodsIn this retrospective study of embryo transfer (ET), we included 473 offspring from 446 deliveries during the period January 2002 to December 2007. Statistical analysis was performed on the sex ratio of offspring resulting from day 3 cleavage stage embryo transfer and from sequential blastocyst culture transfer.ResultsIn total, 446 patient deliveries were included in this analysis. There were 251 singleton pregnancies, 109 twin pregnancies, and four triplet pregnancies. The total number of offspring was 473, of which 118 resulted from day 3 ETs, and 355 resulted from blastocyst ETs. At our center, the influence on the sex ratio of cleavage stage ET and blastocyst-stage ET showed a bias towards males in both cases. The overall female to male ratio for offspring resulting from day 3 ETs was not significantly higher than the same ratio for offspring resulting from blastocyst ETs (p = 0.24; odds ratio, 0.762). The female to male ratio for either singleton births or multiple deliveries was also not significantly different between day 3 ETs and blastocyst ETs.ConclusionThe sex ratio was influenced by cleavage stage ET and blastocyst-stage ET. In both cases, there was a bias towards males. In addition, when blastocyst ET was compared with day 3 ET, there was no further increase in the percentage of male offspring

DC-SIGN (CD209) Promoter −336 A/G (rs4804803) Polymorphism Associated with Susceptibility of Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the most effective therapy for KD to reduce the prevalence of coronary artery lesion (CAL) formation. Recently, the α2, 6 sialylated IgG was reported to interact with a lectin receptor, specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3 grabbing nonintegrin homolog-related 1 (SIGN-R1) in mice and dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3 grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) in human, and to trigger an anti-inflammatory cascade. This study was conducted to investigate whether the polymorphism of DC-SIGN (CD209) promoter −336 A/G (rs4804803) is responsible for susceptibility and CAL formation in KD patients using Custom TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assays. A total of 521 subjects (278 KD patients and 243 controls) were investigated to identify an SNP of rs4804803, and they were studied and showed a significant association between the genotypes and allele frequency of rs4804803 in control subjects and KD patients (P = 0.004 under the dominant model). However, the promoter variant of DC-SIGN gene was not associated with the occurrence of IVIG resistance, CAL formation in KD. The G allele of DC-SIGN promoter −336 (rs4804803) is a risk allele in the development of KD

Certified Robustness of Quantum Classifiers against Adversarial Examples through Quantum Noise

Recently, quantum classifiers have been known to be vulnerable to adversarial attacks, where quantum classifiers are fooled by imperceptible noises to have misclassification. In this paper, we propose one first theoretical study that utilizing the added quantum random rotation noise can improve the robustness of quantum classifiers against adversarial attacks. We connect the definition of differential privacy and demonstrate the quantum classifier trained with the natural presence of additive noise is differentially private. Lastly, we derive a certified robustness bound to enable quantum classifiers to defend against adversarial examples supported by experimental results.Comment: Submitted to IEEE ICASSP 202

Konsep Demokrasi Politik Dalam Islam

Coexistence of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with asthma appears to impair asthma control. Type-2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) respond to the cytokines of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), interleukin (IL)-25 and IL-33, thus contributing to airway diseases such as CRS and asthma. We investigate whether the augmented Th2-cytokines in CRS might be related to sinonasal tract ILC2s corresponding to enhanced IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP release in severe asthmatics, and be involved in asthma control. Twenty-eight asthmatics (12 non-severe and 16 severe) with CRS receiving nasal surgery were enrolled. The predicted FEV1 inversely associated with CRS severity of CT or endoscopy scores. Higher expression of Th2-driven cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, and IL-13), TSLP, IL-25 and IL-33 in nasal tissues was observed in severe asthma. Severe asthmatics had higher ILC2 cell counts in their nasal tissues. ILC2 counts were positively correlated with Th2-cytokines. Nasal surgery significantly improved asthma control and lung function decline in severe asthma and CRS. The higher expression of IL-33/ILC2 axis-directed type 2 immune responses in nasal tissue of CRS brought the greater decline of lung function in severe asthma. ILC2-induced the upregulated activity of Th2-related cytokines in asthmatics with CRS may contribute to a recalcitrant status of asthma control

Characterization of membranous and cytoplasmic EGFR expression in human normal renal cortex and renal cell carcinoma

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is highly resistant to conventional systemic treatments, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapies. Previous studies have shown over-expression of EGFR is associated with high grade tumors and a worse prognosis. Recent studies suggest anticancer therapies targeting the EGFR pathway have shown promising results in clinical trials of RCC patients. Therefore, characterization of the level and localization of EGFR expression in RCC is important for target-dependent therapy. In this study, we investigated the clinical significance of cellular localization of EGFR in human normal renal cortex and RCC. RCC and adjacent normal kidney tissues of 63 patients were obtained for characterization of EGFR expression. EGFR protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry on a scale from 0 to 300 (percentage of positive cells × staining intensity) and Western blotting. EGFR membranous staining was significantly stronger in RCC tumors than in normal tissues (P < 0.001). In contrast, EGFR cytoplasmic staining was significantly higher in normal than in tumor tissues (P < 0.001). The levels of membranous or cytoplasmic EGFR expression in RCC tissues were not correlated with sex, tumor grade, TNM stage or overall survival (P > 0.05). These results showed abundant expression of membranous EGFR in RCC, and abundant expression of cytoplasmic EGFR in normal tissues. EGFR expression in RCC was mostly located in the cell membrane, whereas the EGFR expression in normal renal tissues was chiefly seen in cytoplasm. Our results suggest different locations of EGFR expression may be associated with human renal tumorigenesis