Abstract A new generation of climate science translators (CSTs) is currently evolving, both as independent professionals and affiliated with humanitarian agencies. While people in this role represent an opportunity to foster communication collaboration between science, decision-support, policy, decision-making, there are neither clear job profiles nor established criteria for success. Based on ...

The identification and study of evolutionarily conserved genomic sequences that surround disease-related genes is a valuable tool to gain insight into the functional role of these genes and to better elucidate the pathogenetic mechanisms of disease. We created the DG-CST (Disease Gene Conserved Sequence Tags) database for the identification and detailed annotation of human-mouse conserved genom...

Radioactive wastewater contaminated with 137Cs and 90Sr are produced at different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle. Transferring these radionuclides to a stable solid matrix is crucial for safe management long-term storage. Sitinakite Crystalline silicotitanates (CSTs) among most selective mineral ion exchangers Cs and/or Sr depending on pH medium CST chemical composition (Nb doping). To better...

1. Abrams, M., E. H. Page, and R. E. Nance, 1991, “Simulation program development by stepwise refinement in UNITY,” Proceedings of the 23rd conference on Winter simulation, Dec-91 Abrams, Page and Nance (1991) describe a UNITY-based methodology for the construction, analysis and execution of simulation models. Their methodology (based on work by Chandy and Misra) starts with a simulation model ...

Cross-sectional studies revealed that inclusion of unstable elements in core-strengthening exercises produced increases in trunk muscle activity and thus potential extra stimuli to induce more pronounced performance enhancements in youth athletes. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate changes in neuromuscular and athletic performance following core strength training performed on uns...

OBJECTIVE Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is sensitive to white matter tract pathology. A core signature involving the corticospinal tracts (CSTs) has been identified in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Raised neurofilament light chain protein (NfL) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is thought to reflect axonal damage in a range of neurological disorders. The relationship between these two measur...

The cervical sympathetic trunks (CSTs) contain axons of preganglionic neurons that innervate the superior cervical ganglia (SCGs). Because regeneration of CST fibers can be extensive and can reestablish certain specific patterns of SCG connections, restoration of end organ function would be expected. This expectation was examined with respect to the pineal gland, an organ innervated by the two ...

BACKGROUND Brainstem networks are pivotal in sensory and motor function and in recovery following experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE To quantify neurodegeneration and its relation to clinical impairment in major brainstem pathways and nuclei in traumatic SCI. METHODS Quantitative MRI data of 30 chronic traumatic SCI patients (15 with tetraplegia and 15 with paraplegia) and 23 ...

We present FlexTM (FLEXible Transactional Memory), a high performance TM framework that allows software to determine when (eagerly, lazily, or in a mixed fashion) and how to manage conflicts, while employing hardware to manage transactional state and to track conflicts. FlexTM coordinates four decoupled hardware mechanisms: read and write signatures, which summarize per-thread access sets; per-...