Kerrostalo Kempeleen Vihiluotoon

Tiivistelmä. Kandityöni aiheena on yksikkömme vuotuiseen yhteisprojektiin kuuluva nykyaikaisen arkkitehtuurin alainen kerrostalon asuntosuunnittelun harjoitustyö. Tehtävän työstö alkoi asemakaavan muutossuunnitelmalla Kempeleen Vihiluotoon, Lentokentäntien pohjoispuolelle. Alueelle tuli jatkoa varten suunnitella vähintään yksi kerrostalojen korttelialue. Sijoitin korttelini nykyisin alueella sijaitsevan lentokenttähotellin tietämille, lähelle Natura-alueen rajaa. Korttelini koostuu yhdestä tontista, jonka pihapiiriin oli varattu tilaa kahdelle toisiaan kulmasta peilaavalle asuinkerrostalolle. Aluesuunnitelman jälkeen syvennyin kerrostalokorttelini pohjoispuolisen talon tarkempaan suunnitteluun. Suunnitelmani tavoitteena oli monipuolistaa omakotitalo valtaista Vihiluodon aluetta ja tuoda sinne tueksi pienimuotoista yhtiöasumista. Halusin rakennuksiini sijoittuvien asuntojen olevan toimivia ja väljästi mitoitettuja kokonaisuuksia. Alueen henkeen sopivat hieman suuremmat perheille ja pariskunnille mitoitetut asunnot. Keskitin siis suunnitteluni kahden, kolmen ja neljän huoneen asuntoihin. Suunnitelmani kerrostalo sisältää neljä kerrosta, joissa on yhteensä 17 asuntoa. Niistä kuusi on kaksioita, seitsemän kolmiota ja neljä neliötä. Alimman kerroksen kolmio on inva-asunto. Koko rakennus on esteetön. Asuntojen lisäksi rakennukseen kuuluvat sen ensimmäiseen kerrokseen sijoittuvat tekniset tilat ja yhteistilat, kuten pesutupa, saunatilat ja häkkivarasto. Pihapiirin kokonaisuuteen kuuluu myös läheiseen piharakennukseen sijoittuvat pyörävarasto ja kerhotilat. Arkkitehtoninen tavoitteenani oli luoda muodoltaan yksinkertainen ja veistoksellinen rakennus, johon eri materiaalien värit ja tekstuurit tuovat mielenkiintoa. Rakennukseni on pohjasta katsottuna suorakulmainen särmiö, jonka oikeaa ala nurkka on vedetty pituus suunnassa ulos terävään kulmaan. Samasta kulmasta nostin katon reunaa loivasti nousevaan kärkeen, joka laskee sitä viistosti risteävään kulmaan. Rakennuksen julkisivuja avaavat suuret ikkunat, etujulkisivun lasiseinä ja asuntokohtaiset parvekkeet, joiden lasitukset avautuvat rakennuksen lyhyisiin päätyihin ja keskelle takajulkisivua. Julkisivujen materiaaleina ovat perustuksen luonnonkivi pintainen sokkeliverhous, pintakäsitelty vaakalaudoitus, seinäpintojen valkoinen hierretty kolmikerrosrappaus, ritilä detaljien ja portaikon pintakäsitelty liimapuu, suurien ikkunapintojen kirkas lasi ja turvalasi sekä katosta takajulkisivulle ja matalammalle sivujulkisivulle jatkuva musta konesaumattu peltikate

Effector memory differentiation increases detection of replication-competent HIV-l in resting CD4+ T cells from virally suppressed individuals.

Studies have demonstrated that intensive ART alone is not capable of eradicating HIV-1, as the virus rebounds within a few weeks upon treatment interruption. Viral rebound may be induced from several cellular subsets; however, the majority of proviral DNA has been found in antigen experienced resting CD4+ T cells. To achieve a cure for HIV-1, eradication strategies depend upon both understanding mechanisms that drive HIV-1 persistence as well as sensitive assays to measure the frequency of infected cells after therapeutic interventions. Assays such as the quantitative viral outgrowth assay (QVOA) measure HIV-1 persistence during ART by ex vivo activation of resting CD4+ T cells to induce latency reversal; however, recent studies have shown that only a fraction of replication-competent viruses are inducible by primary mitogen stimulation. Previous studies have shown a correlation between the acquisition of effector memory phenotype and HIV-1 latency reversal in quiescent CD4+ T cell subsets that harbor the reservoir. Here, we apply our mechanistic understanding that differentiation into effector memory CD4+ T cells more effectively promotes HIV-1 latency reversal to significantly improve proviral measurements in the QVOA, termed differentiation QVOA (dQVOA), which reveals a significantly higher frequency of the inducible HIV-1 replication-competent reservoir in resting CD4+ T cells

Vegetative propagation of rootstocks and budding of "Irati" Japanese plum in recently rooted softwood cuttings.

No Brasil, as mudas de ameixeira são tradicionalmente produzidas por enxertia interespecífica, sendo o porta-enxerto propagado a partir de sementes de pessegueiro, muitas vezes obtidas do resíduo da industrialização do pêssego, o que promove heterogeneidade entre os porta-enxertos. Além disso, o sistema convencional de produção de mudas de ameixeira em condições de campo demanda em torno de 18 meses, desde a obtenção dos caroços à comercialização das mudas enxertadas. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar a viabilidade técnica do enraizamento adventício de estacas herbáceas de seis cultivares de Prunus spp., bem como a realização da enxertia da ameixeira ?Irati? nas estacas recém-enraizadas em casa de vegetação, visando reduzir o tempo necessário para produzir mudas com porta-enxertos clonados. Dois experimentos foram conduzidos em casa de vegetação, envolvendo a fase de propagação do porta-enxerto (1) e a fase da enxertia da ameixeira ?Irati? nas estacas recém-enraizadas (2). Nas condições experimentais adotadas, conclui-se que é tecnicamente viável a propagação vegetativa de cultivares de Prunus spp. sob nebulização intermitente, utilizando-se estacas herbáceas com 22 cm de comprimento. As cultivares Genovesa, Marianna 2624 e Myrobalan 29C apresentam boa capacidade de propagação, com alta porcentagem de estacas enraizadas vivas (>90%) e baixa mortalidade na aclimatação (?5,0%). A enxertia de ?borbulhia de escudo com lenho? da ameixeira ?Irati?, realizada em abril na estaca original do porta-enxerto, apresenta baixas porcentagens de pegamento (entre 17,1% e 31,4%) e o início do crescimento dos enxertos só é observado no final do inverno. Considerando os períodos necessários ao enraizamento da estaca herbácea e ao crescimento satisfatório do enxerto, para o plantio da muda na época adequada (inverno), não é possível produzir mudas enxertadas da ameixeira ?Irati? em tempo inferior a 12 meses, contado a partir da estaquia.Título em português: Propagação vegetativa de porta-enxertos e enxertia da ameixeira "Irati" em estacas herbáceas recém-enraizadas

GPR37 is processed in the N‐terminal ectodomain by ADAM10 and furin

GPR37 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) implicated in several neurological diseases and important physiological pathways in the brain. We previously reported that its long N-terminal ectodomain undergoes constitutive metalloprotease-mediated cleavage and shedding, which have been rarely described for class A GPCRs. Here, we demonstrate that the protease that cleaves GPR37 at Glu167↓Gln168 is a disintegrin and metalloprotease 10 (ADAM10). This was achieved by employing selective inhibition, RNAi-mediated downregulation, and genetic depletion of ADAM10 in cultured cells as well as in vitro cleavage of the purified receptor with recombinant ADAM10. In addition, the cleavage was restored in ADAM10 knockout cells by overexpression of the wild type but not the inactive mutant ADAM10. Finally, postnatal conditional depletion of ADAM10 in mouse neuronal cells was found to reduce cleavage of the endogenous receptor in the brain cortex and hippocampus, confirming the physiological relevance of ADAM10 as a GPR37 sheddase. Additionally, we discovered that the receptor is subject to another cleavage step in cultured cells. Using site-directed mutagenesis, the site (Arg54↓Asp55) was localized to a highly conserved region at the distal end of the ectodomain that contains a recognition site for the proprotein convertase furin. The cleavage by furin was confirmed by using furin-deficient human colon carcinoma LoVo cells and proprotein convertase inhibitors. GPR37 is thus the first multispanning membrane protein that has been validated as an ADAM10 substrate and the first GPCR that is processed by both furin and ADAM10. The unconventional N-terminal processing may represent an important regulatory element for GPR37

Synergies for Improving Oil Palm Production and Forest Conservation in Floodplain Landscapes

Lowland tropical forests are increasingly threatened with conversion to oil palm as global demand and high profit drives crop expansion throughout the world’s tropical regions. Yet, landscapes are not homogeneous and regional constraints dictate land suitability for this crop. We conducted a regional study to investigate spatial and economic components of forest conversion to oil palm within a tropical floodplain in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. The Kinabatangan ecosystem harbours significant biodiversity with globally threatened species but has suffered forest loss and fragmentation. We mapped the oil palm and forested landscapes (using object-based-image analysis, classification and regression tree analysis and on-screen digitising of high-resolution imagery) and undertook economic modelling. Within the study region (520,269 ha), 250,617 ha is cultivated with oil palm with 77% having high Net-Present-Value (NPV) estimates ($413/ha?yr–$637/ha?yr); but 20.5% is under-producing. In fact 6.3% (15,810 ha) of oil palm is commercially redundant (with negative NPV of $-299/ha?yr-$-65/ha?yr) due to palm mortality from flood inundation. These areas would have been important riparian or flooded forest types. Moreover, 30,173 ha of unprotected forest remain and despite its value for connectivity and biodiversity 64% is allocated for future oil palm. However, we estimate that at minimum 54% of these forests are unsuitable for this crop due to inundation events. If conversion to oil palm occurs, we predict a further 16,207 ha will become commercially redundant. This means that over 32,000 ha of forest within the floodplain would have been converted for little or no financial gain yet with significant cost to the ecosystem. Our findings have globally relevant implications for similar floodplain landscapes undergoing forest transformation to agriculture such as oil palm. Understanding landscape level constraints to this crop, and transferring these into policy and practice, may provide conservation and economic opportunities within these seemingly high opportunity cost landscapes

Population dynamics of the proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

The Endangered proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus is endemic to the island of Borneo. Habitat loss is a major threat to this species, and an understanding of long-term demographic trends is crucial for its conservation. We assessed the population trends and group sizes of proboscis monkeys over 10 years in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Comparisons of observed populations between 2004 and 2014 revealed significantly reduced group sizes, which is probably a result of forest fragmentation. Three long-term studies over 34–73 months in specific areas showed fluctuating estimated densities in each area, but no overall population increase or decrease. Riparian forests are the most important habitat for these monkeys, and one reason for the relatively stable population could be that there were only minor losses of forest along rivers during 2004–2014 because protected areas have been established in the region in 2005. However, proboscis monkey habitat remains under threat in areas allocated for oil palm, and protection of these areas is paramount to maintaining this population

Importance of small forest fragments in agricultural landscapes for maintaining orangutan metapopulations

Historically, orangutans (Pongo spp.) lived in large contiguous areas of intact rainforest. Today, they are also found in highly modified and fragmented landscapes dominated by oil palm or industrial timber plantations; a situation that calls for new conservation approaches. Here we report signs of orangutan presence in more than 120 small forest fragments of <500 ha in size and isolated in extensive oil palm plantations across Borneo. We confirmed the long-term presence of adult resident females with dependent young in 42% of the fragments assessed by ground survey (n = 50), and the regular sightings of males traveling across the landscape. We argue that orangutans using and living in small isolated forest patches play an essential part in the metapopulation by maintaining gene flow among larger sub-populations distributed across multiple-use landscapes. In some cases, translocations may be necessary when the animals are in imminent danger of being killed and have no other refuge. However, the impacts of removing animals from spatially dispersed metapopulations could inadvertently decrease critical metapopulation functionality necessary for long-term viability. It is clear that orangutans need natural forest to survive. However, our findings show that forest fragments within agricultural landscapes can also complement conservation areas if they are well-distributed, properly connected and managed, and if orangutan killing is prevented. Efforts to better understand the dynamics and the functionality of an orangutan metapopulation in forest-farmland landscape mosaics characteristic of the Anthropocene are urgently needed to design more efficient conservation strategies for the species across its range

Importance of Small Forest Fragments in Agricultural Landscapes for Maintaining Orangutan Metapopulations

Historically, orangutans (Pongo spp.) lived in large contiguous areas of intact rainforest. Today, they are also found in highly modified and fragmented landscapes dominated by oil palm or industrial timber plantations; a situation that calls for new conservation approaches. Here we report signs of orangutan presence in more than 120 small forest fragments of less than 500 ha in size and isolated in extensive oil palm plantations across Borneo. We confirmed the long-term presence of adult resident females with dependent young in 42% of the fragments assessed by ground survey (n=50), and the regular sightings of males traveling across the landscape. We argue that orangutans using and living in small isolated forest patches play an essential part in the metapopulation by maintaining gene flow among larger sub-populations distributed across multiple-use landscapes. In some cases, translocations may be necessary when the animals are in imminent danger of being killed and have no other refuge. However, the impacts of removing animals from spatially dispersed metapopulations could inadvertently decrease critical metapopulation functionality necessary for long-term viability. It is clear that orangutans need natural forest to survive. However, our findings show that forest fragments within agricultural landscapes can also complement conservation areas if they are well distributed, properly connected and managed, and if orangutan killing is prevented. Efforts to better understand the dynamics and the functionality of an orangutan metapopulation in forest-farmland landscape mosaics characteristic of the Anthropocene are urgently needed to design more efficient conservation strategies for the species across its range

Hypoglycemia and the Origin of Hypoxia-Induced Reduction in Human Fetal Growth

The most well known reproductive consequence of residence at high altitude (HA >2700 m) is reduction in fetal growth. Reduced fetoplacental oxygenation is an underlying cause of pregnancy pathologies, including intrauterine growth restriction and preeclampsia, which are more common at HA. Therefore, altitude is a natural experimental model to study the etiology of pregnancy pathophysiologies. We have shown that the proximate cause of decreased fetal growth is not reduced oxygen availability, delivery, or consumption. We therefore asked whether glucose, the primary substrate for fetal growth, might be decreased and/or whether altered fetoplacental glucose metabolism might account for reduced fetal growth at HA.Doppler and ultrasound were used to measure maternal uterine and fetal umbilical blood flows in 69 and 58 residents of 400 vs 3600 m. Arterial and venous blood samples from mother and fetus were collected at elective cesarean delivery and analyzed for glucose, lactate and insulin. Maternal delivery and fetal uptakes for oxygen and glucose were calculated.The maternal arterial – venous glucose concentration difference was greater at HA. However, umbilical venous and arterial glucose concentrations were markedly decreased, resulting in lower glucose delivery at 3600 m. Fetal glucose consumption was reduced by >28%, but strongly correlated with glucose delivery, highlighting the relevance of glucose concentration to fetal uptake. At altitude, fetal lactate levels were increased, insulin concentrations decreased, and the expression of GLUT1 glucose transporter protein in the placental basal membrane was reduced.Our results support that preferential anaerobic consumption of glucose by the placenta at high altitude spares oxygen for fetal use, but limits glucose availability for fetal growth. Thus reduced fetal growth at high altitude is associated with fetal hypoglycemia, hypoinsulinemia and a trend towards lactacidemia. Our data support that placentally-mediated reduction in glucose transport is an initiating factor for reduced fetal growth under conditions of chronic hypoxemia

Identifying Where REDD plus Financially Out-Competes Oil Palm in Floodplain Landscapes Using a Fine-Scale Approach

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to avoid forest conversion to alternative land-uses through financial incentives. Oil-palm has high opportunity costs, which according to current literature questions the financial competitiveness of REDD+ in tropical lowlands. To understand this more, we undertook regional fine-scale and coarse-scale analyses (through carbon mapping and economic modelling) to assess the financial viability of REDD+ in safeguarding unprotected forest (30,173 ha) in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain in Malaysian Borneo. Results estimate 4.7 million metric tons of carbon (MgC) in unprotected forest, with 64% allocated for oil-palm cultivations. Through fine-scale mapping and carbon accounting, we demonstrated that REDD+ can outcompete oil-palm in regions with low suitability, with low carbon prices and low carbon stock. In areas with medium oil-palm suitability, REDD+ could outcompete oil palm in areas with: very high carbon and lower carbon price; medium carbon price and average carbon stock; or, low carbon stock and high carbon price. Areas with high oil palm suitability, REDD+ could only outcompete with higher carbon price and higher carbon stock. In the coarse-scale model, oil-palm outcompeted REDD+ in all cases. For the fine-scale models at the landscape level, low carbon offset prices (US $3 MgCO_{2} e) would enable REDD+ to outcompete oil-palm in 55$27 million to secure these areas for 25 years. Higher carbon offset price (US $30 MgCO_{2}e) would increase the competitiveness of REDD+ within the landscape but would still only capture between 69$380–416 million in carbon financing. REDD+ has been identified as a strategy to mitigate climate change by many countries (including Malaysia). Although REDD+ in certain scenarios cannot outcompete oil palm, this research contributes to the global REDD+ debate by: highlighting REDD+ competitiveness in tropical floodplain landscapes; and, providing a robust approach for identifying and targeting limited REDD+ funds