Impacts of the Tropical Pacific/Indian Oceans on the Seasonal Cycle of the West African Monsoon

The current consensus is that drought has developed in the Sahel during the second half of the twentieth century as a result of remote effects of oceanic anomalies amplified by local land–atmosphere interactions. This paper focuses on the impacts of oceanic anomalies upon West African climate and specifically aims to identify those from SST anomalies in the Pacific/Indian Oceans during spring and summer seasons, when they were significant. Idealized sensitivity experiments are performed with four atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs). The prescribed SST patterns used in the AGCMs are based on the leading mode of covariability between SST anomalies over the Pacific/Indian Oceans and summer rainfall over West Africa. The results show that such oceanic anomalies in the Pacific/Indian Ocean lead to a northward shift of an anomalous dry belt from the Gulf of Guinea to the Sahel as the season advances. In the Sahel, the magnitude of rainfall anomalies is comparable to that obtained by other authors using SST anomalies confined to the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean. The mechanism connecting the Pacific/Indian SST anomalies with West African rainfall has a strong seasonal cycle. In spring (May and June), anomalous subsidence develops over both the Maritime Continent and the equatorial Atlantic in response to the enhanced equatorial heating. Precipitation increases over continental West Africa in association with stronger zonal convergence of moisture. In addition, precipitation decreases over the Gulf of Guinea. During the monsoon peak (July and August), the SST anomalies move westward over the equatorial Pacific and the two regions where subsidence occurred earlier in the seasons merge over West Africa. The monsoon weakens and rainfall decreases over the Sahel, especially in August.Peer reviewe

Penilaian Kinerja Keuangan Koperasi di Kabupaten Pelalawan

This paper describe development and financial performance of cooperative in District Pelalawan among 2007 - 2008. Studies on primary and secondary cooperative in 12 sub-districts. Method in this stady use performance measuring of productivity, efficiency, growth, liquidity, and solvability of cooperative. Productivity of cooperative in Pelalawan was highly but efficiency still low. Profit and income were highly, even liquidity of cooperative very high, and solvability was good

Generation of out-of-plane polarized spin current by spin swapping

The generation of spin currents and their application to the manipulation of magnetic states is fundamental to spintronics. Of particular interest are chiral antiferromagnets that exhibit properties typical of ferromagnetic materials even though they have negligible magnetization. Here, we report the generation of a robust spin current with both in-plane and out-of-plane spin polarization in epitaxial thin films of the chiral antiferromagnet Mn3Sn in proximity to permalloy thin layers. By employing temperature-dependent spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance, we find that the chiral antiferromagnetic structure of Mn3Sn is responsible for an in-plane polarized spin current that is generated from the interior of the Mn3Sn layer and whose temperature dependence follows that of this layer's antiferromagnetic order. On the other hand, the out-of-plane spin polarized spin current is unrelated to the chiral antiferromagnetic structure and is instead the result of scattering from the Mn3Sn/permalloy interface. We substantiate the later conclusion by performing studies with several other non-magnetic metals all of which are found to exhibit out-of-plane polarized spin currents arising from the spin swapping effect.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figure

A novel HSF4 gene mutation (p.R405X) causing autosomal recessive congenital cataracts in a large consanguineous family from Pakistan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hereditary cataracts are most frequently inherited as autosomal dominant traits, but can also be inherited in an autosomal recessive or X-linked fashion. To date, 12 loci for autosomal recessive cataracts have been mapped including a locus on chromosome 16q22 containing the disease-causing gene <it>HSF4 </it>(Genbank accession number <ext-link ext-link-id="NM_001040667" ext-link-type="gen">NM_001040667</ext-link>). Here, we describe a family from Pakistan with the first nonsense mutation in <it>HSF4 </it>thus expanding the mutational spectrum of this heat shock transcription factor gene.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A large consanguineous Pakistani family with autosomal recessive cataracts was collected from Quetta. Genetic linkage analysis was performed for the common known autosomal recessive cataracts loci and linkage to a locus containing <it>HSF4 </it>(OMIM 602438) was found. All exons and adjacent splice sites of the heat shock transcription factor 4 gene (<it>HSF4</it>) were sequenced. A mutation-specific restriction enzyme digest (H<it>ph</it>I) was performed for all family members and unrelated controls.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The disease phenotype perfectly co-segregated with markers flanking the known cataract gene HSF4, whereas other autosomal recessive loci were excluded. A maximum two-point LOD score with a Zmax = 5.6 at θ = 0 was obtained for D16S421. Direct sequencing of HSF4 revealed the nucleotide exchange c.1213C > T in this family predicting an arginine to stop codon exchange (p.R405X).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We identified the first nonsense mutation (p.R405X) in exon 11 of <it>HSF4 </it>in a large consanguineous Pakistani family with autosomal recessive cataract.</p

The Sensory Consequences of Speaking: Parametric Neural Cancellation during Speech in Auditory Cortex

When we speak, we provide ourselves with auditory speech input. Efficient monitoring of speech is often hypothesized to depend on matching the predicted sensory consequences from internal motor commands (forward model) with actual sensory feedback. In this paper we tested the forward model hypothesis using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. We administered an overt picture naming task in which we parametrically reduced the quality of verbal feedback by noise masking. Presentation of the same auditory input in the absence of overt speech served as listening control condition. Our results suggest that a match between predicted and actual sensory feedback results in inhibition of cancellation of auditory activity because speaking with normal unmasked feedback reduced activity in the auditory cortex compared to listening control conditions. Moreover, during self-generated speech, activation in auditory cortex increased as the feedback quality of the self-generated speech decreased. We conclude that during speaking early auditory cortex is involved in matching external signals with an internally generated model or prediction of sensory consequences, the locus of which may reside in auditory or higher order brain areas. Matching at early auditory cortex may provide a very sensitive monitoring mechanism that highlights speech production errors at very early levels of processing and may efficiently determine the self-agency of speech input

Hereditary parkinsonism with dementia is caused by mutations in ATP13A2, encoding a lysosomal type 5 P-type ATPase

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson and Alzheimer disease cause motor and cognitive dysfunction and belong to a heterogeneous group of common and disabling disorders(1). Although the complex molecular pathophysiology of neurodegeneration is largely unknown, major advances have been achieved by elucidating the genetic defects underlying mendelian forms of these diseases(2). This has led to the discovery of common pathophysiological pathways such as enhanced oxidative stress, protein misfolding and aggregation and dysfunction of the ubiquitin-proteasome system(3-6). Here, we describe loss-of-function mutations in a previously uncharacterized, predominantly neuronal P-type ATPase gene, ATP13A2, underlying an autosomal recessive form of early-on-set parkinsonism with pyramidal degeneration and dementia (PARK9, Kufor-Rakeb syndrome(7,8)). Whereas the wild-type protein was located in the lysosome of transiently transfected cells, the unstable truncated mutants were retained in the endoplasmic reticulum and degraded by the proteasome. Our findings link a class of proteins with unknown function and substrate specificity(9) to the protein networks implicated in neurodegeneration and parkinsonism

25 Wellen Sozio-oekonomisches Panel

Anger S, Bowen DA, Engelmann M, et al. 25 Wellen Sozio-oekonomisches Panel. Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung. 2008;77(3):9-14.Im Januar des Jahres 2008 begann die Feldarbeit der 25. Welle des SOEP. Im Jahr 2009 werden damit etwa 2500 anonymisierte Datensätze von Personen zur Auswertung zur Verfügung stehen, die seit 1984 ununterbrochen an 25 Befragungen in den westdeutschen SOEP-Teilstichproben A und B teilgenommen haben. Im Jahr 2009 wird außerdem bereits die 20. Welle der Teilstichprobe C in Ostdeutschland erhoben, mit der nicht nur Lebensläufe von Erwachsenen im Transformationsprozess umfassend dokumentiert sind, sondern auch die Entwicklung von Kindern der Wiedervereinigung auf dem Weg in die Eigenständigkeit verfolgt werden kann. Im Jahre 2010 wird die jüngste Teilstichprobe des SOEP, die Auffrischungsstichprobe H, schon zum fünften Mal ins Feld gehen. Niemand hatte sich Anfang der 80er Jahre, als das SOEP konzipiert und erstmals gefördert wurde (seit 1982 von der DFG), den wissenschaftlichen Erfolg und die lange Laufzeit dieser Längsschnittstudie vorstellen können. Das lässt sich auch in den historischen Beiträgen in diesem Vierteljahrsheft klar nachlesen. Wie wohl jede Erfolgsgeschichte geht auch die des SOEP zu gewissen Teilen auf glückliche Fügungen und kaum planbare Konstellationen institutioneller und menschlicher Einflüsse zurück. Davon berichten die wissenschaftshistorischen Beiträge in diesem Heft, insbesondere auch die Beiträge im zweiten Teil

Measurements of jet multiplicity and differential production cross sections of Z+jets events in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s)=7TeV

Measurements of differential cross sections are presented for the production of a Z boson and at least one hadronic jet in proton-proton collisions at root s = 7 TeV, recorded by the CMS detector, using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.9 fb(-1). The jet multiplicity distribution is measured for up to six jets. The differential cross sections are measured as a function of jet transverse momentum and pseudorapidity for the four highest transverse momentum jets. The distribution of the scalar sum of jet transverse momenta is also measured as a function of the jet multiplicity. The measurements are compared with theoretical predictions at leading and next-to-leading order in perturbative QCD.Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and EconomyAustrian Science FundBelgian Fonds de la Recherche ScientifiqueFonds voor Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Bulgarian Ministry of Education and ScienceCERNChinese Academy of SciencesMinistry of Science and TechnologyNational Natural ScienceFoundationofChinaColombian FundingAgency (COLCIENCIAS)Croatian Ministry of Science, Education, and SportCroatian Science FoundationResearch Promotion Foundation, CyprusMinistry of Education and Research, EstoniaEstonian Research Council, EstoniaEuropean Regional Development Fund, EstoniaAcademy of FinlandFinnish Ministry of Education and CultureHelsinki Institute of PhysicsInstitut National de Physique Nucleaire et de Physique des Particules / CNRS, FranceCommissariat a l&apos;Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives / CEA, FranceBundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung, GermanyDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, GermanyHelmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungs zentren, GermanyGeneral Secretariat for Research and Technology, GreeceNational Scientific Research Foundation, HungaryNational Innovation Office, HungaryDepartment of Atomic Energy, IndiaDepartment of Science and Technology, IndiaInstitute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, IranScience Foundation, IrelandIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, ItalyKorean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of KoreaWorld Class University program of NRF, Republic of KoreaLithuanian Academy of SciencesMinistry of Education, and University of Malaya (Malaysia)Mexican Funding Agency (CINVESTAV)Mexican Funding Agency (CONACYT)Mexican Funding Agency (SEP)Mexican Funding Agency (UASLP-FAI)Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New ZealandPakistan Atomic Energy CommissionMinistry of Science and Higher Education, PolandNational Science Centre, PolandFundacao para a Cienciaea Tecnologia, PortugalJINR, DubnaMinistry of Education and Science of the Russian FederationFederal Agency of Atomic Energy of the Russian FederationRussian Academy of SciencesRussian Foundation for Basic ResearchMinistry of Education, Science and Technological Development of SerbiaSecretaria de Estado de Investigacion, Desarrollo e Innovacion and Programa Consolider-Ingenio, SpainSwiss Funding Agency (ETH Board)Swiss Funding Agency (ETH Zurich)Swiss Funding Agency (PSI)Swiss Funding Agency (SNF)Swiss Funding Agency (UniZH)Swiss Funding Agency (Canton Zurich)Swiss Funding Agency (SER)Ministry of Science and Technology, TaipeiThailand Center of Excellence in PhysicsInstitute for the Promotion of Teaching Science andTechnologyofThailandSpecialTaskForceforActivating ResearchNational Science and Technology Development Agency of ThailandScientific and Technical Research Council of TurkeyTurkish Atomic Energy AuthorityNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, UkraineState Fund for Fundamental Researches, UkraineScience and Technology Facilities Council, United KingdomU.S. Department of EnergyU.S. National Science FoundationMarie Curie programEuropean Research CouncilEPLANET (European Union)Leventis FoundationA. 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TurkeyMimar Sinan Univ, Istanbul, TurkeyUniv Southampton, Sch Phys &Astron, Southampton, Hants, EnglandArgonne Natl Lab, Argonne, IL 60439 USAErzincan Univ, Erzincan, TurkeyYildiz Tekn Univ, Istanbul, TurkeyTexas A&amp;M Univ, Doha, QatarUniv Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT), Sao Paulo, BrazilEstonian Research Council, Estonia: IUT23-4Estonian Research Council, Estonia: IUT23-6MIUR (Italy): 20108T4XT

Measurement of the triple-differential cross section for photon + jets production in proton-proton collisions at sqrt (s) = 7 TeV

A measurement of the triple-differential cross section, , in photon + jets final states using a data sample from proton-proton collisions at = 7 TeV is presented. This sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 2.14 fb(-1) collected by the CMS detector at the LHC. Photons and jets are reconstructed within a pseudorapidity range of |eta| 30 GeV, respectively. The measurements are compared to theoretical predictions from the sherpa leading-order QCD Monte Carlo event generator and the next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculation from jetphox. The predictions are found to be consistent with the data over most of the examined kinematic region.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP