hiphop: improved paternity assignment among close relatives using a simple exclusion method for biallelic markers

In the late 1970s, Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), was targeted for classical biological control in Florida because its invasive properties (see Host Plants) are consistent with escape from natural enemies (Williams 1954), and there are no native Schinus spp. in North America. The lack of native close relatives should minimize the risk of damage to non-target plants from introduced biological control agents (Pemberton 2000). [...]

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Proposal and Evaluation of Mutual Exclusion Method using Lock-free Algorism for Embedded Systems using Multi-core Processor

IEEJ Transactions on Electronics Information and Systems ◽

10.1541/ieejeiss.139.802 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 139 (7) ◽

pp. 802-811

Author(s):

Kenta Fujimoto ◽

Shingo Oidate ◽

Yuhei Yabuta ◽

Atsuyuki Takahashi ◽

Takuya Yamasaki ◽

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Keyword(s):

Embedded Systems ◽

Mutual Exclusion ◽

Exclusion Method ◽

Multi Core Processor

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The competition inside of close relatives of the viridans group streptococci: reciprocal bacteriocin production activity of S. pneumoniae, S. pseudopneumoniae and S. mitis strains

10.26226/morressier.56d5ba30d462b80296c955f9 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Larisa Ikryannikova

Keyword(s):

Bacteriocin Production ◽

Production Activity ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Viridans Group Streptococci

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Legal Implications of “Sharenting”

Law and World ◽

10.36475/6.2.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 19-26

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Privacy Protection ◽

Family Members ◽

Fundamental Rights ◽

Internet Services ◽

Legal Implications ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Visual Materials

Sharing child’s visual materials online for purely personal purposes by parents, family members or close relatives is a widespread practice, especially, where the availability of internet services is provided, which therefore, poses challenges to privacy protection of the child. Children, as one of the most vulnerable members of society, need special attention with regard of protection of fundamental rights, where privacy a crucial one. This article reviews the implications of child’s privacy on social media with the emphasis on sharing minor’s visual materials.

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Microbiota, Immune System and Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Integrative Model towards Novel Treatment Options

Current Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/0929867326666190328151539 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (31) ◽

pp. 5119-5136 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Barbara Carpita ◽

Donatella Marazziti ◽

Lionella Palego ◽

Gino Giannaccini ◽

Laura Betti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Immune System ◽

Familial Aggregation ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Integrative Model ◽

Neural Basis ◽

Integrative Framework ◽

Intermediate Phenotypes ◽

Close Relatives

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition strongly associated with genetic predisposition and familial aggregation. Among ASD patients, different levels of symptoms severity are detectable, while the presence of intermediate autism phenotypes in close relatives of ASD probands is also known in literature. Recently, increasing attention has been paid to environmental factors that might play a role in modulating the relationship between genomic risk and development and severity of ASD. Within this framework, an increasing body of evidence has stressed a possible role of both gut microbiota and inflammation in the pathophysiology of neurodevelopment. The aim of this paper is to review findings about the link between microbiota dysbiosis, inflammation and ASD. Methods: Articles ranging from 1990 to 2018 were identified on PUBMED and Google Scholar databases, with keyword combinations as: microbiota, immune system, inflammation, ASD, autism, broad autism phenotype, adult. Results: Recent evidence suggests that microbiota alterations, immune system and neurodevelopment may be deeply intertwined, shaping each other during early life. However, results from both animal models and human samples are still heterogeneous, while few studies focused on adult patients and ASD intermediate phenotypes. Conclusion: A better understanding of these pathways, within an integrative framework between central and peripheral systems, might not only shed more light on neural basis of ASD symptoms, clarifying brain pathophysiology, but it may also allow to develop new therapeutic strategies for these disorders, still poorly responsive to available treatments.

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Evolution, natural history, and conservation of black-footed ferrets

10.1093/oso/9780198759805.003.0015 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dean E. Biggins ◽

David A. Eads

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Captive Breeding ◽

Alpine Meadow ◽

Selective Pressure ◽

Canine Distemper ◽

Prairie Dog ◽

Management Tools ◽

Diverse Area ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Remnant Population

Black-footed ferrets were reduced to a remnant population of 10 in 1985 due to diseases (plague, canine distemper), but successful captive breeding and releases have improved the prospects for ferret recovery. Comparisons between black-footed ferrets and Siberian polecats, close relatives that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, allow the following evolutionary speculation. Predation on ferrets and polecats tends to narrow their niches and promote specialization due to requirements for escape habitats. In Asia, that influence is countered by the larger and more diverse area of steppe and alpine meadow habitats for polecats, and by plague which causes large variation in prey abundance. In North America, the selective pressure favoring specialization in ferrets on prairie dog prey and burrows had no strong counter-force before plague invaded. Plague is an immense challenge to black-footed ferret recovery, and several management tools including vaccines and vector control may be necessary to conserve the species.

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Janthinobacterium tructae sp. nov., Isolated from Kidney of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Pathogens ◽

10.3390/pathogens10020229 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 229

Author(s):

Won Joon Jung ◽

Sang Wha Kim ◽

Sib Sankar Giri ◽

Hyoun Joong Kim ◽

Sang Guen Kim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rainbow Trout ◽

Dna Hybridization ◽

Biochemical Analysis ◽

Major Fatty Acid ◽

Phylogenetic Study ◽

Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus Mykiss ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Rrna Sequences ◽

Fatty Acid Compositions ◽

Genome Distance

This study presents a novel Janthinobacterium strain, SNU WT3, isolated from the kidney of rainbow trout. A phylogenetic study using 16S rRNA sequences indicated that the strain is closely related to Janthinobacterium svalbardensis JA-1T. However, biochemical analysis found differences in D-xylose adonitol, N-acetylglucosamine, arbutin, and cellobiose. As for genome-to-genome distance and average nucleotide identity values calculated between strain SNU WT3 and other related strains such as J. lividum EIF1, J. svalbardensis PAMC 27463, and J. agaricidamnosum BHSEK were all below the cutoff value between species. DNA-DNA hybridization between strain SNU WT3 and other close relatives indicated the results of J. lividum DSM 1522T (47.11%) and J. svalbardensis JA-1T (38.88%) individually. The major fatty acid compositions of strain SNU WT3 were cylco-C17:0 (41.45%), C16:0 (33.86%) and C12:0 (5.87%). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, and diphosphatidylglycerol. The quinone system was composed mainly of ubiquinone Q-8. The genome of strain SNU WT3 consists of 6,314,370 bp with a G + C content of 62.35%. Here, we describe a novel species of the genus Janthinobacterium, and the name Janthinobacterium tructae has been proposed with SNU WT3T (=KCTC 72518 = JCM 33613) as the type strain.

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Role of social integration in the protection against depression in the Chilean elderly population

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1053 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

L de Albuquerque Araújo ◽

N Bello Escamilla ◽

V Sabando Franulic

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Social Integration ◽

Old Age ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

National Study ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Negative Gradient

Abstract Chile has improved survival however this process occurs under a framework of socioeconomic and gender inequalities, which results in an impact of mental health, especially in vulnerable groups. The objective was to determine the association between depression and social integration in Chilean older adults. Cross-sectional study from the National Study of Dependence in Old Person 2010. The risk of depression was amount with Geriatric Depression Scale (>5). The social integration were quantity as frequency of meeting with close relatives (child, partner, daughter/ son-in-law, grandchildren); with other relatives (brother, brothers-in-law, nephews or other relatives) and with friends and neighbors in the last 12 months in 5 categories (never visit; less frequently; 1-2 times a month; 1-2 times a week; every day or almost). Logistic regression models considered the sampling design of the survey to identify association with odd ratio (OR) (never as reference category), adjustment for sex, age, ethnicity, household income, education, housing arrangement and chronic diseases (p ≤ 0,5). Total of 4179 older adults 25,3% reported risk of depression, the significative association with close relatives was in daily or almost frequency OR:0.42 (95%CI 0.27-0.67), 1-2 times a week OR: 0,57 (95%CI 0,33-0,99), 1-2 times/month OR: 0,56 (95%CI 0,99); other relatives were lower frequency OR: 0.54 (95%CI 0.38-0.78); 1-2 times/month OR; 0.50 (95%CI 0.31-0.81); 1-2 times/week OR:0.35 (95%CI 0.22-0.55); daily or almost OR:0.27 (95%CI 0.18-0.42). And meeting with friends and neighbors in the same frequency order were OR: 0.66 (95%CI 0.44-0.99); OR:0.43 (95%CI 0.26-0.73); OR:0.4 (95%CI 0.25-0.62); OR: 0.32 (95%CI 0.21-0.47). There is a negative gradient between depression and the frequency of meeting with friends, neighbors and family, independent of sociodemographic and health characteristics. Social integration must be promoted as a protective factor of mental health in elderly. Key messages Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in old age and we found a negative gradient between the frequency of meeting friends, neighbors and family and the possibility of depression. It seems essential for public health to have strategies that address social life in old age to strengthen quality of live and mental health.

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Informal caregivers and persons with dementia’s everyday life coping

Health Psychology Open ◽

10.1177/20551029211000954 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 205510292110009

Author(s):

Bente Nordtug ◽

Wenche K Malmedal ◽

Rigmor Einang Alnes ◽

Kari Blindheim ◽

Gunn Steinsheim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Home Health Care ◽

Health Personnel ◽

Informal Caregivers ◽

Home Health ◽

Dementia Prevalence ◽

Close Relatives ◽

Home Availability

This qualitative study explores informal caregivers’ experiences of supporting persons with dementia’s everyday life coping. In the future, there will be fewer health personnel, increased dementia prevalence and limited nursing home availability. Accordingly, close relatives may be compelled to assume greater care responsibilities. Knowledge concerning persons with dementia’s everyday coping from the perspective of informal caregivers remains insufficient, despite these people’s importance for those with dementia. This investigation analyses informal caregivers’ perceived challenges and pleasures in providing care, how home health care affects everyday life coping and the factors that are most important to informal caregivers in supporting care receivers.

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