Monuments and memorials.

This audio series describes the Monuments and Memorials on the exterior areas of the Capitol grounds. It Steve Person, Tour Guide, narrating. Craig Cronbaugh, Director of the Legislative Information Office, taped and edited these programs. These are the audio taken from the video for use on the OnCell program. OnCell is a tour that can be taken by computer, I-Pad, or smartphone either audio or video. The access number for the Legislative Services Agency OnCell system is: 515-802-3004.

Early EEG correlates of neuronal injury after brain anoxia.

OBJECTIVES: EEG and serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) are used for outcome prognostication in patients with postanoxic coma; however, it is unclear if EEG abnormalities reflect transient neuronal dysfunction or neuronal death. To assess this question, EEG abnormalities were correlated with NSE. Moreover, NSE cutoff values and hypothermic EEG features related with poor outcome were explored.¦METHODS: In a prospective cohort of 61 adults treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after cardiac arrest (CA), multichannel EEG recorded during TH was assessed for background reactivity and continuity, presence of epileptiform transients, and correlated with serum NSE collected at 24-48 hours after CA. Demographic, clinical, and functional outcome data (at 3 months) were collected and integrated in the analyses.¦RESULTS: In-hospital mortality was 41%, and 82% of survivors had good neurologic outcome at 3 months. Serum NSE and EEG findings were strongly correlated (Spearman rho = 0.45; p < 0.001). Median NSE peak values were higher in patients with unreactive EEG background (p < 0.001) and discontinuous patterns (p = 0.001). While all subjects with nonreactive EEG died, 5 survivors (3 with good outcome) had NSE levels >33 μg/L.¦CONCLUSION: The correlation between EEG during TH and serum NSE levels supports the hypothesis that early EEG alterations reflect permanent neuronal damage. Furthermore, this study confirms that absent EEG background reactivity and presence of epileptiform transients are robust predictors of poor outcome after CA, and that survival with good neurologic recovery is possible despite serum NSE levels> 33 μg/L. This underscores the importance of multimodal assessments in this setting.

Increased salt sensitivity of ambulatory blood pressure in women with a history of severe preeclampsia.

Cardiovascular diseases are the principal cause of death in women in developed countries and are importantly promoted by hypertension. The salt sensitivity of blood pressure (BP) is considered as an important cardiovascular risk factor at any BP level. Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that arises as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study measured the salt sensitivity of BP in women with a severe preeclampsia compared with women with no pregnancy hypertensive complications. Forty premenopausal women were recruited 10 years after delivery in a case-control study. Salt sensitivity was defined as an increase of >4 mm Hg in 24-hour ambulatory BP on a high-sodium diet. The ambulatory BP response to salt was significantly increased in women with a history of preeclampsia compared with that of controls. The mean (95% confidence interval) daytime systolic/diastolic BP increased significantly from 115 (109-118)/79 (76-82) mm Hg on low-salt diet to 123 (116-130)/80 (76-84) on a high-salt diet in women with preeclampsia, but not in the control group (from 111 [104-119]/77 [72-82] to 111 [106-116]/75 [72-79], respectively, P<0.05). The sodium sensitivity index (SSI=Δmean arterial pressure/Δurinary Na excretion×1000) was 51.2 (19.1-66.2) in women with preeclampsia and 6.6 (5.8-18.1) mm Hg/mol per day in controls (P=0.015). The nocturnal dip was blunted on a high-salt diet in women with preeclampsia. Our study shows that women who have developed preeclampsia are salt sensitive before their menopause, a finding that may contribute to their increased cardiovascular risk. Women with a history of severe preeclampsia should be targeted at an early stage for preventive measures of cardiovascular diseases.

Rationale and design of a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study of terutroban 30 mg/day versus aspirin 100 mg/day in stroke patients: the prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events of ischemic origin with terutroban in patients with a history of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (PERFORM) study.

BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of mortality worldwide and a major contributor to neurological disability and dementia. Terutroban is a specific TP receptor antagonist with antithrombotic, antivasoconstrictive, and antiatherosclerotic properties, which may be of interest for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. This article describes the rationale and design of the Prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular Events of ischemic origin with teRutroban in patients with a history oF ischemic strOke or tRansient ischeMic Attack (PERFORM) Study, which aims to demonstrate the superiority of the efficacy of terutroban versus aspirin in secondary prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events. METHODS AND RESULTS: The PERFORM Study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study being carried out in 802 centers in 46 countries. The study population includes patients aged > or =55 years, having suffered an ischemic stroke (< or =3 months) or a transient ischemic attack (< or =8 days). Participants are randomly allocated to terutroban (30 mg/day) or aspirin (100 mg/day). The primary efficacy endpoint is a composite of ischemic stroke (fatal or nonfatal), myocardial infarction (fatal or nonfatal), or other vascular death (excluding hemorrhagic death of any origin). Safety is being evaluated by assessing hemorrhagic events. Follow-up is expected to last for 2-4 years. Assuming a relative risk reduction of 13%, the expected number of primary events is 2,340. To obtain statistical power of 90%, this requires inclusion of at least 18,000 patients in this event-driven trial. The first patient was randomized in February 2006. CONCLUSIONS: The PERFORM Study will explore the benefits and safety of terutroban in secondary cardiovascular prevention after a cerebral ischemic event.

Eficiência agronômica de estirpes de rizóbio em feijão-caupi cultivado na região da Pré-Amazônia Maranhense

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência agronômica de estirpes de rizóbio para inoculação emcampo,dacultivarBRS Guaribadefeijão-caupi.Os experimentosforamrealizadosemduasáreasemSanta Luzia do Paruá, MA, na região de Pré-Amazônia, em 2009. Foram testadas as estirpes de Bradyrhizobium BR 3299, BR 3262, e INPA 03-11B, um controle absoluto e um tratamento nitrogenado (80 kg ha-1 de N). As avaliações foram realizadas aos 30 e 50 dias após a emergência (DAE) das plantas. Aos 65 DAE, foi avaliada a produtividade de grãos. Foram avaliados número e massa de matéria seca de nódulos, massa de matéria seca da parte aérea, eficiência relativa e acúmulo de N na parte aérea. As estirpes proporcionaram maior número e massa de matéria seca de nódulos, bem como maior produtividade em comparação ao controle absoluto, sem inoculação e sem ureia, nas duas áreas. Para massa de matéria seca da parte aérea, eficiência relativa e acúmulo de N na parte aérea, a estirpe BR 3299 diferiu significativamente do controle absoluto, aos 30 DAE, em uma das propriedades. O feijão-caupi responde positivamente à inoculação com as estirpes, especialmentea BR 3299.

Estación meteorológica móvil con posicionamiento GPS

Desarrollo de una plataforma que permite la medición de parámetros climáticos ambientales característicos de una estación meteorológica tales como presión atmosférica, temperatura, luminosidad, precipitación y viento. Ésta tiene capacidad de poder integrarse y/o anexionarse para su uso a distintos tipos de sensores por cualquiera de las plataformas de comunicación que incorpora: bluetooth, Wi-Fi (IEE 802.11), bus I2C, o Ethernet. Igualmente, tiene la posibilidad de movilidad con indicación del posicionamiento por GPS y de aplicación adicional para uso en control domótico.

Compatibilidade do tratamento de sementes de feijão-caupi com fungicidas e inoculação com estirpes de Bradyrhizobium

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a compatibilidade do tratamento de sementes com fungicidas e a inoculação com estirpes de Bradyrhizobium em feijão-caupi. Em laboratório, avaliou-se a sobrevivência de células nas sementes da cultivar BRS Guariba, tratadas ou não com fungicidas (fludioxonil, carbendazim, carbendazim + thiram e carboxin + thiram) e inoculadas ou não com Bradyrhizobium (estirpes UFLA3-84, BR 3267, INPA3-11B e BR 3262). Em casa de vegetação, conduziu-se experimento em vasos de Leonard, com os mesmos tratamentos. Foram avaliados: massa de matéria seca da parte aérea, além de número e massa de nódulos 25 dias após a emergência das plantas. No campo, dois experimentos foram conduzidos, tendo-se utilizado a estirpe BR 3262, com aplicação de fungicidas nas sementes: um em área de primeiro cultivo e outro em área cultivada anteriormente com culturas anuais. Avaliaram-se, aos 35 dias, o número de nódulos, a massa de nódulos secos e a massa de matéria seca da parte aérea, e, na colheita, a produtividade de grãos. Os fungicidas não tiveram efeito significativo sobre a sobrevivência de Bradyrhizobium, a nodulação das plantas e o rendimento de grãos, que, em média, foi superior a 1.200 kg ha-1. O tratamento de sementes de feijão-caupi com fungicidas é compatível com a inoculação das estirpes avaliadas.

ZigBee/ZigBee PRO security assessment based on compromised cryptographic keys

Sensor networks have many applications in monitoring and controlling of environmental properties such as sound, acceleration, vibration and temperature. Due to limitedresources in computation capability, memory and energy, they are vulnerable to many kinds of attacks. The ZigBee specification based on the 802.15.4 standard, defines a set of layers specifically suited to sensor networks. These layers support secure messaging using symmetric cryptographic. This paper presents two different ways for grabbing the cryptographic key in ZigBee: remote attack and physical attack. It also surveys and categorizes some additional attacks which can be performed on ZigBee networks: eavesdropping, spoofing, replay and DoS attacks at different layers. From this analysis, it is shown that some vulnerabilities still in the existing security schema in ZigBee technology.

WLAN ja logistiikka-ala

Tästä insinöörityöstä pyrittiin luomaan käytännönläheinen opas logistiikka-alan yritysten WLAN-ratkaisujen suunnittelusta ja toteutuksesta. Insinöörityössä on tiivistetty käytännös-ä parhaiksi todetut metodit ja teoreettinen tieto langattomista verkoista. Työn tarkoituk-sena oli kehittää ja parantaa yrityksen langattomien lähiverkkojen yksikön toimintaa ja luoda kattava opas yksikköön saapuville työntekijöille. Logistiikka-alalla WLAN-tekniikka on mahdollistanut varastoissa langattoman työskentelyn, joka on näkynyt nopeudessa ja kustannustehokkuudessa. Logistiset varastot ovat haasteellinen ympäristö WLAN-verkoille, mutta koko ajan kehittyvän tekniikan ansiosta varastoihin on mahdollista luoda nopea ja luotettava langaton lähiverkko. Insinöörityön teoreettisessa osiossa käsitellään muun muassa WLAN-tekniikan historiaa, standardeja ja yleisesti WLAN-tekniikkaa. Työssä tutustutaan myös WLAN-antenneihin, laitteistoihin ja tietoturvallisuuteen. Käytännön tutkimustyö toteutettiin kahden vuoden aikana WLAN-verkkojen ylläpidon, suunnittelun ja toteutuksen muodossa. Näiden vuosien aikana onnistuttiin kehittämään käytettyjä menetelmiä ja luomaan uusia lähestymistapoja, sekä toteuttamaan useita on-nistuneita WLAN-verkkoja. Työssä esitellään teoreettisen suunnittelun lisäksi kaksi kappa-letta onnistuneesti toteutuneita WLAN-ratkaisuja.

Capacidade combinatória e parâmetros genéticos de genótipos de pinhão-manso quanto a caracteres morfoagronômicos

O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar as capacidades geral e específica de combinação, os parâmetros genéticos e a correlação entre caracteres morfoagronômicos, em acessos de pinhão-manso (Jatropha curcas). Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, com três repetições. Foram avaliados os caracteres: PR, produção de sementes; AP, altura de planta; NRS, número de ramos secundários; NFF, número de flores femininas; DC, diâmetro de colo; P100, massa de 100 sementes; AR, altura de ramificação; e DCO, diâmetro de copa. A capacidade geral de combinação foi significativa para PR, NRS, DC, P100 e AR, enquanto a capacidade específica foi significativa apenas para NFF e NRS. As estimativas de herdabilidade foram superiores a 70%, em NRS, NFF, DC e AR. Observou-se correlações genotípicas positivas entre NRS e DC (0,942), NRS e AP (0,762), NRS e DCO (0,798), NRS e PR (0,759), DC e AP (0,738), DC e DCO (0,844), DC e PR (0,802), e DCO e PR (0,742); e negativas entre NRS e AR (-0,665), e DC e AR (-0,687). O NFF explicou mais de 50% da variação dos híbridos de pinhão-manso. A capacidade geral de combinação é preponderante na maioria das características avaliadas.

Field performance of new cowpea cultivars inoculated with efficient nitrogen-fixing rhizobial strains in the Brazilian Semiarid

The objective of this work was to evaluate the contribution of efficient nitrogen-fixing rhizobial strains to grain yield of new cowpea cultivars, indicated for cultivation in the Brazilian Semiarid region, in the sub-medium of the São Francisco River Valley. Two experiments were set up at the irrigated perimeters of Mandacaru (Juazeiro, state of Bahia) and Bebedouro (Petrolina, state of Pernambuco). The treatments consisted of single inoculation of five rhizobial strains - BR 3267, BR 3262, INPA 03-11B, UFLA 03-84 (Bradyrhizobiumsp.), and BR 3299T(Microvirga vignae) -, besides a treatment with nitrogen and a control without inoculation or N application. The following cowpea cultivars were evaluated: BRS Pujante, BRS Tapaihum, BRS Carijó, and BRS Acauã. A randomized complete block design, with four replicates, was used. Inoculated plants showed similar grain yield to the one observed with plants fertilized with 80 kg ha-1 N. The cultivars BRS Tapaihum and BRS Pujante stood out in grain yield and protein contents when inoculated, showing their potential for cultivation in the sub-medium of the São Francisco River Valley.