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Shared Genetic Etiology of Hwabyung (Anger Syndrome) and Somatization Symptoms in South Korean Adolescent and Young Adult Twins
Yoon-Mi Hur, Hee-Jeong Jin, Siwoo Lee, Jong-Woo Kim
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics / Volume 22 / Issue 2 / April 2019
Somatization is known to be more prevalent in Asian than in Western populations. Using a South Korean adolescent and young adult twin sample (N = 1754; 367 monozygotic male, 173 dizygotic male, 681 monozygotic female, 274 dizygotic female and 259 opposite-sex dizygotic twins), the present study aimed to estimate heritability of somatization and to determine common genetic and environmental influences on somatization and hwabyung (HB: anger syndrome). Twins completed self-report questionnaires of the HB symptoms scale and the somatization scale via a telephone interview. The results of the general sex-limitation model showed that 43% (95% CI [36, 50]) of the total variance of somatization was attributable to additive genetic factors, with the remaining variance, 57% (95% CI [50, 64]), being due to individual-specific environmental influences, including measurement error. These estimates were not significantly different between the two sexes. The phenotypic correlation between HB and somatization was .53 (p < .001). The bivariate model-fitting analyses revealed that the genetic correlation between the two symptoms was .68 (95% CI [.59, .77]), while the individual-specific environmental correlation, including correlated measurement error, was .41 (95% CI [.34, .48]). Of the additive genetic factors of 43% that influence somatization, approximately half (20%) were associated with those related to HB, with the remainder being due to genes unique to somatization. A substantial part (48%) of individual environmental variance in somatization was unrelated to HB; only 9% of the environmental variance was shared with HB. Our findings suggest that HB and somatization have shared genetic etiology, but environmental factors that precipitate the development of HB and somatization may be largely independent from each other.
Alexithymia and frontal–amygdala functional connectivity in North Korean refugees
Nambeom Kim, Inkyung Park, Yu Jin Lee, Sehyun Jeon, Soohyun Kim, Kyung Hwa Lee, Juhyun Park, Hang-Keun Kim, Ah Reum Gwaq, Jin Yong Jun, So Young Yoo, So Hee Lee, Seog Ju Kim
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 February 2019, pp. 1-8
Refugees commonly experience difficulties with emotional processing, such as alexithymia, due to stressful or traumatic experiences. However, the functional connectivity of the amygdala, which is central to emotional processing, has yet to be assessed in refugees. Thus, the present study investigated the resting-state functional connectivity of the amygdala and its association with emotional processing in North Korean (NK) refugees.
This study included 45 NK refugees and 40 native South Koreans (SK). All participants were administered the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Clinician-administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), and differences between NK refugees and native SK in terms of resting-state functional connectivity of the amygdala were assessed. Additionally, the association between the strength of amygdala connectivity and the TAS score was examined.
Resting-state connectivity values from the left amygdala to the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) were higher in NK refugees than in native SK. Additionally, the strength of connectivity between the left amygdala and right dlPFC was positively associated with TAS score after controlling for the number of traumatic experiences and BDI and CAPS scores.
The present study found that NK refugees exhibited heightened frontal–amygdala connectivity, and that this connectivity was correlated with alexithymia. The present results suggest that increased frontal–amygdala connectivity in refugees may represent frontal down-regulation of the amygdala, which in turn may produce alexithymia.
Heritability of Hwabyung Symptoms in South Korean Adolescent and Young Adult Twins
Yoon-Mi Hur, Eun-ji Choi, Jong-Woo Kim, Hee-Jeong Jin, Siwoo Lee
The present study aimed to estimate heritability of Hwabyung (HB) symptoms in adolescent and young adult twins in South Korea. The sample included 1,601 twins consisting of 143 pairs of monozygotic male (MZM), 67 pairs of dizygotic male (DZM), 295 pairs of monozygotic female (MZF), 114 pairs of dizygotic female (DZF), and 117 pairs of opposite-sex dizygotic (OSDZ) twins and 129 twins with non-participating co-twins (mean age = 19.1 ± 3.1 years; range: 12–29 years). An HB symptom questionnaire was given to twins via a telephone interview. Consistent with the literature of HB, the mean level of HB was significantly higher in females than in males. Maximum likelihood twin correlations for HB were 0.31 (95% CI [0.16, 0.45]) for MZM, 0.19 (95% CI [-0.05, 0.41]) for DZM, 0.50 (95% CI [0.41, 0.58]) for MZF, 0.28 (95% CI [0.11, 0.44]) for DZF, and 0.23 (95% CI [0.05, 0.40]) for OSDZ twins. These patterns of twin correlations suggested the presence of additive genetic influences on HB. Model-fitting analysis showed that additive genetic and individual-specific environmental influences on HB were 44% (95% CI [37, 51]) and 56% (95% CI [49, 63]), respectively. Shared environmental influences were not significant. These parameter estimates were not significantly different between two sexes, and did not change significantly with age in the present sample, suggesting that genetic and environmental influences on HB in both sexes are stable across adolescence and young adulthood.
Prevalence and predictors of major depressive disorder in bereaved caregivers at 6 and 13 months
Seon-Young Kim, Seung-Jeon Kim, Jae-Min Kim, Sung-Wan Kim, Il-Seon Shin, Hyun-Jeong Shim, Sang-Hee Cho, Ik-Joo Chung, Jin-Sang Yoon
Journal: Palliative & Supportive Care / Volume 17 / Issue 3 / June 2019
Depressive symptoms are common in bereaved caregivers; however, there have been few prospective studies using a structured interview. This study investigated the prevalence and preloss predictors of major depressive disorder (MDD) in bereaved caregivers of patients in a palliative care unit.
This prospective cohort study collected caregiver sociodemographic and psychological data before the death of a palliative care unit patient, including MDD, care-burden, coping style, and hopeful attitude. Postloss MDD was assessed 6 and 13 months after death, and a multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify its predictors.
Of 305 caregivers contacted, 92 participated in this study. The prevalence of preloss MDD was 21.8%; the prevalences of postloss MDD were 34.8% and 24.7% at 6 and 13 months, respectively. Preloss MDD predicted postloss MDD at 6 months (odds ratio [OR] = 5.38, 95% confidence interval [CI95%] = 1.29, 22.43); preloss nonhopeful attitude and unemployment status of caregivers predicted postloss MDD at 13 months (OR = 8.77, CI95% = 1.87, 41.13 and OR = 7.10, CI95% = 1.28, 39.36, respectively).
Significance of results
Approximately 35% of caregivers suffered from MDD at 6 months postloss, but the prevalence of MDD decreased to about 25% at 13 months. Preloss MDD significantly predicted postloss MDD at 6 months, whereas hopeful attitude and unemployment at baseline were significantly associated with postloss MDD at 13 months.
Distress and body image due to altered appearance in posttreatment and active treatment of breast cancer patients and in general population controls
Danbee Kang, Eun-Kyung Choi, Im-Ryung Kim, Seok Jin Nam, Jeong Eon Lee, Young-Hyuck Im, Jin Seok Ahn, Yeon Hee Park, Juhee Cho
Journal: Palliative & Supportive Care / Volume 16 / Issue 2 / April 2018
Our objective was to evaluate long-term altered appearance, distress, and body image in posttreatment breast cancer patients and compare them with those of patients undergoing active treatment and with general population controls.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey between May and December of 2010. We studied 138 breast cancer patients undergoing active treatment and 128 posttreatment patients from 23 Korean hospitals and 315 age- and area-matched subjects drawn from the general population. Breast, hair, and skin changes, distress, and body image were assessed using visual analogue scales and the EORTC BR–23. Average levels of distress were compared across groups, and linear regression was utilized to identify the factors associated with body image.
Compared to active-treatment patients, posttreatment patients reported similar breast changes (6.6 vs. 6.2), hair loss (7.7 vs. 6.7), and skin changes (5.8 vs. 5.4), and both groups had significantly more severe changes than those of the general population controls (p < 0.01). For a similar level of altered appearance, however, breast cancer patients experienced significantly higher levels of distress than the general population. In multivariate analysis, patients with high altered appearance distress reported significantly poorer body image (–20.7, CI95% = –28.3 to –13.1) than patients with low distress.
Significance of results:
Posttreatment breast cancer patients experienced similar levels of altered appearance, distress, and body-image disturbance relative to patients undergoing active treatment but significantly higher distress and poorer body image than members of the general population. Healthcare professionals should acknowledge the possible long-term effects of altered appearance among breast cancer survivors and help them to manage the associated distress and psychological consequences.
Influence of personality on depression, burden, and health-related quality of life in family caregivers of persons with dementia
Sun Kyung Kim, Myonghwa Park, Yunhwan Lee, Seong Hye Choi, So Young Moon, Sang Won Seo, Kyung Won Park, Bon D. Ku, Hyun Jeong Han, Kee Hyung Park, Seol-Heui Han, Eun-Joo Kim, Jae-Hong Lee, Sun A. Park, Yong S. Shim, Jong Hun Kim, Chang Hyung Hong, Duk L. Na, Byoung Seok Ye, Hee Jin Kim, Yeonsil Moon
Personality may predispose family caregivers to experience caregiving differently in similar situations and influence the outcomes of caregiving. A limited body of research has examined the role of some personality traits for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) in relation to burden and depression.
Data from a large clinic-based national study in South Korea, the Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Research (CARE), were analyzed (N = 476). Path analysis was performed to explore the association between family caregivers' personality traits and HRQoL. With depression and burden as mediating factors, direct and indirect associations between five personality traits and HRQoL of family caregivers were examined.
Results demonstrated the mediating role of caregiver burden and depression in linking two personality traits (neuroticism and extraversion) and HRQoL. Neuroticism and extraversion directly and indirectly influenced the mental HRQoL of caregivers. Neuroticism and extraversion only indirectly influenced their physical HRQoL. Neuroticism increased the caregiver's depression, whereas extraversion decreased it. Neuroticism only was mediated by burden to influence depression and mental and physical HRQoL.
Personality traits can influence caregiving outcomes and be viewed as an individual resource of the caregiver. A family caregiver's personality characteristics need to be assessed for tailoring support programs to get the optimal benefits from caregiver interventions.
The Perioperative Strain Changes of Chronic Otitis Media Surgery: Presenting Author: Su Hee Jeong
Su Hee Jeong, Soonil Yoo, Sungwoo Han, Geun Jeon Kim, Jin Bu Ha, Dong-Kee Kim
Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 130 / Issue S3 / May 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 June 2016, pp. S182-S183
24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in SWEDDs Patients With Parkinsonism
Seok-Jae Kang, Jin Young Ahn, Joong-Seok Kim, Jin Whan Cho, Ji Young Kim, Yun Young Choi, Hee-Tae Kim
Journal: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Volume 43 / Issue 3 / May 2016
Background: Patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) on clinics who subsequently turn out to have normal dopamine transporter images have been referred to as scans without evidence of dopaminergic deficits (SWEDDs) patients. Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction has frequently been reported in PD. In this study, we determined the similarities and differences in cardiac autonomic dysfunction between SWEDDs and PD patients. This study investigated whether 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24-hour ABPM) can help identify possible cases with SWEDDs. Methods: We enrolled 28 SWEDDs patients, 46 patients with PD, and 30 healthy controls. To evaluate cardiac autonomic function, 24-hour ABPM was performed on all subjects. Cardiac metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy was performed on the SWEDDs and PD subjects. Results: The percentage nocturnal decline in blood pressure differed significantly among SWEDDs patients, PD patients, and controls (p<0.05). In addition to the abnormal nocturnal BP, regulation (nondipping and reverse dipping) was significantly higher in SWEDDs and PD subjects than in the control subjects (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between the % nocturnal blood pressure reduction and parameters of cardiac MIBG uptake ratio. However, orthostatic hypotension was significant correlated with the nocturnal blood pressure dip (%), nocturnal blood pressure patterns, and the cardiac MIBG uptake ratio (early and late) in combined SWEDDs and PD subjects. Conclusions: Pathologic nocturnal blood pressure regulation and nocturnal hypertension, known characteristics of PD, are also present in SWEDDs. Moreover, cardiac sympathetic denervation should not be attributed to cardiac autonomic dysfunction in SWEDDs patients. As with PD patients, the SWEDDs patients studied here tended to have cardiac autonomic dysfunction.
Anxiety symptoms in Korean elderly individuals: a two-year longitudinal community study
Hee-Ju Kang, Kyung-Yeol Bae, Sung-Wan Kim, Il-Seon Shin, Jin-Sang Yoon, Jae-Min Kim
Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 28 / Issue 3 / March 2016
Although late-life anxiety occurs frequently and is associated with higher morbidity, few longitudinal studies have been concerned with the evaluation thereof. We investigated the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of anxiety and related factors over a two-year period in community-dwelling Korean elderly individuals.
A total of 1,204 Korean elderly individuals were evaluated at baseline, and 909 were followed up two years later. The community version of the Geriatric Mental State Schedule was used to estimate anxiety at both baseline and follow-up interviews. We defined "prevalence" as the rate of anxiety symptoms (for both anxiety cases and sub-threshold anxiety) at baseline; "incidence" as the rate of anxiety symptoms at follow-up in those without baseline anxiety symptoms; and "persistence" as the rate of anxiety symptoms at follow-up in those with baseline anxiety symptoms. Associations between various covariates and anxiety status were examined using multivariate logistic regression models.
The prevalence, incidence, and persistence of anxiety symptoms were 38.1%, 29.3%, and 41.1%, respectively. Prevalent anxiety symptoms were associated independently with female, rented housing, more stressful life event and medical illness, physical inactivity, depression, insomnia, and lower cognitive function. Incident anxiety symptoms were predicted by older age, female gender, depression, and insomnia; persistent anxiety symptoms were predicted by older age, more medical illness, and baseline depression.
Since depression was associated with prevalent, incident, and persistent anxiety symptoms, effective detection and management thereof is important in older adults to reduce anxiety. Furthermore, preventive collaborative care should be considered, particularly for older, female, insomniac patients.
Plasma glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with major depressive disorder: a preliminary study
Bun-Hee Lee, Jin-Pyo Hong, Jung-A Hwang, Kyoung-Sae Na, Won-Joong Kim, Jose Trigo, Yong-Ku Kim
Journal: Acta Neuropsychiatrica / Volume 28 / Issue 1 / February 2016
Some clinical studies have reported reduced peripheral glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) level in elderly patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). We verified whether a reduction in plasma GDNF level was associated with MDD.
Plasma GDNF level was measured in 23 healthy control subjects and 23 MDD patients before and after 6 weeks of treatment.
Plasma GDNF level in MDD patients at baseline did not differ from that in healthy controls. Plasma GDNF in MDD patients did not differ significantly from baseline to the end of treatment. GDNF level was significantly lower in recurrent-episode MDD patients than in first-episode patients before and after treatment.
Our findings revealed significantly lower plasma GDNF level in recurrent-episode MDD patients, although plasma GDNF levels in MDD patients and healthy controls did not differ significantly. The discrepancy between our study and previous studies might arise from differences in the recurrence of depression or the ages of the MDD patients.
Association between the emotional status of family caregivers and length of stay in a palliative care unit: A retrospective study
Seon Hee Kim, In Cheol Hwang, Ki Dong Ko, Young Eun Kwon, Hong Yup Ahn, Nan Young Cho, Seung Jin Kim
Journal: Palliative & Supportive Care / Volume 13 / Issue 6 / December 2015
Several factors associated with referral time to hospice and/or palliative care services have been identified, but there is no literature on the association between these services and the emotional status of the family caregivers (FCs). This article is intended to address that issue.
A semistructured interview was employed to collect data for a retrospective cohort study. The primary FCs of terminally ill cancer patients were interviewed at the time of the patient's referral to the palliative care unit. Interview data were combined with patients' medical record data for our analysis. The emotional status of the FCs was categorized into one of three groups according to their responses to the anticipated death of their family member: acceptance, anxious/depressed, and denial/angry. A Cox proportional hazard model was used to examine and identify the factors related to the length of stay (LOS) in the palliative care unit.
A total of 198 patient–FC pairs were identified. The median LOS was 18 days. A multivariate analysis with adjustment for potential variables revealed significant differences in LOS according to cancer type and time since cancer diagnosis. The denial/angry FC category was independently associated with a shorter LOS (vs. acceptance, adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 2.11; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.11–4.03).
We found that terminally ill cancer patients who were referred late had FCs who were in denial or were angry about the anticipated death of their loved one. The emotional status of FCs should be considered when patients with terminal cancer are referred to palliative care.
Synthesis and characterization of highly organized crystalline rutile nanoparticles by low-temperature dissolution-reprecipitation process
Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Mohammad Tauhidul Islam Bhuiyan, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, Asiful Hossain Seikh, Muhammad Ali Shar, Mohammed Badruz Zaman, Chul Jae Lee, Hee Jin Kim, Mu Sang Lee
Journal: Journal of Materials Research / Volume 30 / Issue 12 / 28 June 2015
Print publication: 28 June 2015
Rutile nanoparticles have been synthesized by acid hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide by low-temperature dissolution-reprecipitation process. High-resolution transmission electron micrographs of the rutile colloidal solution show needle-shaped rutile nanoparticles with the dimensions of 10–30 nm in diameter and 100–150 nm in length. X-ray diffraction (XRD) data show the existence of only the rutile polymorph in TiO2 powder with a crystallite size of 11.3 nm. The dielectric constant of rutile nanoparticles has been found to be 57 at 10 MHz AC frequency and DC conductance as 2.3 × 10−6 S/cm. Transmission electron micrographs and XRD data analysis imply that the rutile crystallites are self-organized in a regular fashion to produce multilayer three-dimensional linear clusters. The clusters have been found to be microporous (average porosity 1.4 nm) with high specific surface area (132.2 m2/g). At higher concentration, the clusters aggregate to produce interconnected network of star- or flower-like structures. This organized crystalline microporous metal-oxide semiconductor might find various practical applications.
Decreased hemoglobin levels, cerebral small-vessel disease, and cortical atrophy: among cognitively normal elderly women and men
Sang Eon Park, Hojeong Kim, Jeongmin Lee, Na Kyung Lee, Jung Won Hwang, Jin-ju Yang, Byoung Seok Ye, Hanna Cho, Hee Jin Kim, Yeo Jin Kim, Na-Yeon Jung, Tae Ok Son, Eun Bin Cho, Hyemin Jang, Eun Young Jang, Chang Hyung Hong, Jong-Min Lee, Mira Kang, Hee-Young Shin, Duk L. Na, Sang Won Seo
Decreased hemoglobin levels increase the risk of developing dementia among the elderly. However, the underlying mechanisms that link decreased hemoglobin levels to incident dementia still remain unclear, possibly due to the fact that few studies have reported on the relationship between low hemoglobin levels and neuroimaging markers. We, therefore, investigated the relationships between decreased hemoglobin levels, cerebral small-vessel disease (CSVD), and cortical atrophy in cognitively healthy women and men.
Cognitively normal women (n = 1,022) and men (n = 1,018) who underwent medical check-ups and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were enrolled at a health promotion center. We measured hemoglobin levels, white matter hyperintensities (WMH) scales, lacunes, and microbleeds. Cortical thickness was automatically measured using surface based methods. Multivariate regression analyses were performed after controlling for possible confounders.
Decreased hemoglobin levels were not associated with the presence of WMH, lacunes, or microbleeds in women and men. Among women, decreased hemoglobin levels were associated with decreased cortical thickness in the frontal (Estimates, 95% confidence interval, −0.007, (−0.013, −0.001)), temporal (−0.010, (−0.018, −0.002)), parietal (−0.009, (−0.015, −0.003)), and occipital regions (−0.011, (−0.019, −0.003)). Among men, however, no associations were observed between hemoglobin levels and cortical thickness.
Our findings suggested that decreased hemoglobin levels affected cortical atrophy, but not increased CSVD, among women, although the association is modest. Given the paucity of modifiable risk factors for age-related cognitive decline, our results have important public health implications.
Adapting a standardised international 24 h dietary recall methodology (GloboDiet software) for research and dietary surveillance in Korea
Min Kyung Park, Jin Young Park, Geneviève Nicolas, Hee Young Paik, Jeongseon Kim, Nadia Slimani
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 113 / Issue 11 / 14 June 2015
During the past decades, a rapid nutritional transition has been observed along with economic growth in the Republic of Korea. Since this dramatic change in diet has been frequently associated with cancer and other non-communicable diseases, dietary monitoring is essential to understand the association. Benefiting from pre-existing standardised dietary methodologies, the present study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and describe the development of a Korean version of the international computerised 24 h dietary recall method (GloboDiet software) and its complementary tools, developed at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), WHO. Following established international Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines, about seventy common and country-specific databases on foods, recipes, dietary supplements, quantification methods and coefficients were customised and translated. The main results of the present study highlight the specific adaptations made to adapt the GloboDiet software for research and dietary surveillance in Korea. New (sub-) subgroups were added into the existing common food classification, and new descriptors were added to the facets to classify and describe specific Korean foods. Quantification methods were critically evaluated and adapted considering the foods and food packages available in the Korean market. Furthermore, a picture book of foods/dishes was prepared including new pictures and food portion sizes relevant to Korean diet. The development of the Korean version of GloboDiet demonstrated that it was possible to adapt the IARC-WHO international dietary tool to an Asian context without compromising its concept of standardisation and software structure. It, thus, confirms that this international dietary methodology, used so far only in Europe, is flexible and robust enough to be customised for other regions worldwide.
The preventive effect of breast-feeding for longer than 6 months on early pubertal development among children aged 7–9 years in Korea
Hye Ah Lee, Young Ju Kim, Hwayoung Lee, Hye Sun Gwak, Young Sun Hong, Hae Soon Kim, Eun Ae Park, Su Jin Cho, Eun Hee Ha, Hyesook Park
Journal: Public Health Nutrition / Volume 18 / Issue 18 / December 2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2015, pp. 3300-3307
The present study was performed to investigate whether breast-feeding is associated with early pubertal development among children 7–9 years old in Korea.
Children were divided into those who did and did not receive breast-feeding for 6 months or longer in accordance with the recommendations of the WHO. Pubertal status was determined by clinical examination using Tanner staging.
Prospective observational study.
We conducted a follow-up study of children aged 7–9 years in 2011 who had taken part in the Ewha Birth & Growth Cohort study.
Fifty (22·8 %) of the total of 219 children were in early puberty, with the proportion being slightly higher for girls (24·1 %) than boys (21·4 %). Children who had entered early puberty were taller, weighed more and had a higher concentration of insulin-like growth factor 1. Moreover, the change in weight Z-score from birth to follow-up was significantly lower in children who were breast-fed than in those who were not (weight Z-score change: 0·32 (sd 1·59) v. 0·77 (sd 1·61), respectively, P=0·04). Comparison of breast-feeding by puberty status indicated a preventive association with early puberty in children who were breast-fed for 6 months or longer (OR=0·37; 95 % CI 0·18, 0·74). This association remained significant after adjustment for relevant covariates.
These results demonstrate a beneficial association between breast-feeding and early pubertal development, especially in those breast-fed for 6 months or longer. The study suggests that interventions would need to start early in life to prevent early pubertal development.
Effect of pain control in suspected acute appendicitis on the diagnostic accuracy of surgical residents
KyeongWon Kang, Woo Jeong Kim, Kyuseok Kim, You Hwan Jo, Joong Eui Rhee, Jin Hee Lee, Yu-jin Kim, JaeHuk Lee, Sung-Bum Kang, Duck-Woo Kim, Kyung-Ho Lee, Young Hoon Kim, Hyun Mi Park
Journal: Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine / Volume 17 / Issue 1 / January 2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2015, pp. 54-61
To determine the influence of early pain relief for patients with suspected appendicitis on the diagnostic performance of surgical residents.
A prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted for patients with suspected appendicitis. The patients were randomized to receive placebo (normal saline intravenous [IV]) infusions over 5 minutes or the study drug (morphine 5 mg IV). All of the clinical evaluations by surgical residents were performed 30 minutes after administration of the study drug or placebo. After obtaining the clinical probability of appendicitis, as determined by the surgical residents, abdominal computed tomography was performed. The primary objective was to compare the influence of IV morphine on the ability of surgical residents to diagnose appendicitis.
A total of 213 patients with suspected appendicitis were enrolled. Of these patients, 107 patients received morphine, and 106 patients received placebo saline. The negative appendectomy percentages in each group were similar (3.8% in the placebo group and 3.2% in the pain control group, p=0.62). The perforation rates in each group were also similar (18.9% in the placebo group and 14.3% in the pain control group, p=0.75). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the overall diagnostic accuracy in each group was similar (the area under the curve of the placebo group and the pain control group was 0.63 v. 0.61, respectively, p=0.81).
Early pain control in patients with suspected appendicitis does not affect the diagnostic performance of surgical residents.
Association between body mass index and cortical thickness: among elderly cognitively normal men and women
Hojeong Kim, Changsoo Kim, Sang Won Seo, Duk L. Na, Hee Jin Kim, Mira Kang, Hee-Young Shin, Seong Kyung Cho, Sang eon Park, Jeongmin Lee, Jung Won Hwang, Seun Jeon, Jong-Min Lee, Geon Ha Kim, Hanna Cho, Byoung Seok Ye, Young Noh, Cindy W. Yoon, Eliseo Guallar
There is increasing evidence of a relationship between underweight or obesity and dementia risk. Several studies have investigated the relationship between body weight and brain atrophy, a pathological change preceding dementia, but their results are inconsistent. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and cortical atrophy among cognitively normal participants.
We recruited cognitively normal participants (n = 1,111) who underwent medical checkups and detailed neurologic screening, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the health screening visits between September 2008 and December 2011. The main outcome was cortical thickness measured using MRI. The number of subjects with five BMI groups in men/women was 9/9, 148/258, 185/128, 149/111, and 64/50 in underweight, normal, overweight, mild obesity, and moderate to severe obesity, respectively. Linear and non-linear relationships between BMI and cortical thickness were examined using multiple linear regression analysis and generalized additive models after adjustment for potential confounders.
Among men, underweight participants showed significant cortical thinning in the frontal and temporal regions compared to normal weight participants, while overweight and mildly obese participants had greater cortical thicknesses in the frontal region and the frontal, temporal, and occipital regions, respectively. However, cortical thickness in each brain region was not significantly different in normal weight and moderate to severe obesity groups. Among women, the association between BMI and cortical thickness was not statistically significant.
Our findings suggested that underweight might be an important risk factor for pathological changes in the brain, while overweight or mild obesity may be inversely associated with cortical atrophy in cognitively normal elderly males.
Higher education affects accelerated cortical thinning in Alzheimer's disease: a 5-year preliminary longitudinal study
Hanna Cho, Seun Jeon, Changsoo Kim, Byoung Seok Ye, Geon Ha Kim, Young Noh, Hee Jin Kim, Cindy W Yoon, Yeo Jin Kim, Jung-Hyun Kim, Sang Eon Park, Sung Tae Kim, Jong-Min Lee, Sue J. Kang, Mee Kyung Suh, Juhee Chin, Duk L. Na, Dae Ryong Kang, Sang Won Seo
Epidemiological studies have reported that higher education (HE) is associated with a reduced risk of incident Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, after the clinical onset of AD, patients with HE levels show more rapid cognitive decline than patients with lower education (LE) levels. Although education level and cognition have been linked, there have been few longitudinal studies investigating the relationship between education level and cortical decline in patients with AD. The aim of this study was to compare the topography of cortical atrophy longitudinally between AD patients with HE (HE-AD) and AD patients with LE (LE-AD).
We prospectively recruited 36 patients with early-stage AD and 14 normal controls. The patients were classified into two groups according to educational level, 23 HE-AD (>9 years) and 13 LE-AD (≤9 years).
As AD progressed over the 5-year longitudinal follow-ups, the HE-AD showed a significant group-by-time interaction in the right dorsolateral frontal and precuneus, and the left parahippocampal regions compared to the LE-AD.
Our study reveals that the preliminary longitudinal effect of HE accelerates cortical atrophy in AD patients over time, which underlines the importance of education level for predicting prognosis.
Clinical and molecular characterisation of Holt–Oram syndrome focusing on cardiac manifestations
Won Kyoung Jhang, Beom Hee Lee, Gu-Hwan Kim, Jin-Ok Lee, Han-Wook Yoo
Journal: Cardiology in the Young / Volume 25 / Issue 6 / August 2015
Background: Holt–Oram syndrome is characterised by CHD and limb anomalies. Mutations in TBX5 gene, encoding the T-box transcription factor, are responsible for the development of Holt–Oram syndrome, but such mutations are variably detected in 30–75% of patients. Methods: Clinically diagnosed eight Holt–Oram syndrome patients from six families were evaluated the clinical characteristics, focusing on the cardiac manifestations, in particular, and molecular aetiologies. In addition to the investigation of the mutation of TBX5, SALL4, NKX2.5, and GATA4 genes, which are known to regulate cardiac development by physically and functionally interacting with TBX5, were also analyzed. Multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification analysis was performed to detect exonic deletion and duplication mutations in these genes. Results: All included patients showed cardiac septal defects and upper-limb anomalies. Of the eight patients, seven underwent cardiac surgery, and four suffered from conduction abnormalities such as severe sinus bradycardia and complete atrioventricular block. Although our patients showed typical clinical findings of Holt–Oram syndrome, only three distinct TBX5 mutations were detected in three families: one nonsense, one splicing, and one missense mutation. No new mutations were identified by testing SALL4, NKX2.5, and GATA4 genes. Conclusions: All Holt–Oram syndrome patients in this study showed cardiac septal anomalies. Half of them showed TBX5 gene mutations. To understand the genetic causes for inherited CHD such as Holt–Oram syndrome is helpful to take care of the patients and their families. Further efforts with large-scale genomic research are required to identify genes responsible for cardiac manifestations or genotype–phenotype relation in Holt–Oram syndrome.
Oct4 overexpression facilitates proliferation of porcine fibroblasts and development of cloned embryos
Su Jin Kim, Ok Jae Koo, Hee Jung Park, Joon Ho Moon, Bego Roibas da Torre, Palaksha Kanive Javaregowda, Jung Taek Kang, Sol Ji Park, Islam M. Saadeldin, Ji Yei Choi, Byeong-Chun Lee, Goo Jang
Journal: Zygote / Volume 23 / Issue 5 / October 2015
Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4) is a critical molecule for the self-renewal and pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. Recent reports have shown that Oct4 also controls cell-cycle progression and enhances the proliferation of various types of cells. As the high proliferation of donor fibroblasts is critical to the production of transgenic pigs, using the somatic cell nuclear transfer technique, we analysed the effect of Oct4 overexpression on the proliferation of porcine fibroblasts and embryos. Porcine endogenous Oct4 cDNA was cloned, sequenced and inserted into an expression vector. The vector was transfected into porcine fibroblasts, and a stable Oct4-overexpressed cell line was established by antibiotic selection. Oct4 expression was validated by the immunostaining of Oct4. Cell morphology was changed to sharp, and both proliferation and migration abilities were enhanced in Oct4-overexpressed cells. Real-time RT-PCR results showed that p16, Bcl2 and Myc were upregulated in Oct4-overexpressed cells. Somatic cell nuclear transfer was performed using Oct4-overexpressed cells, and the development of Oct4 embryos was compared with that of wild-type cloned embryos. The cleavage and blastocyst formation rates were improved in the Oct4 embryos. Interestingly, blastocyst formation of the Oct4 embryos was observed as early as day 5 in culture, while blastocysts were observed from day 6 in wild-type cloned embryos. In conclusion, the overexpression of Oct4 enhanced the proliferation of both porcine fibroblasts and embryos.


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Q: Visual Studio ADO.NET missing I would like to connect my Visual Studio 2013 project (Windows 8.1 app, x86) to an external SQL Server database to get, visualize and set some values. Therefore I found out that I need to use ADO.NET.
Unfortunately the related template in Visual Studio seems to be missing. So I googled that problem and found some solution possibilities (reset visual studio settings and user data, reinstall Visual Studio, run newest version of EFTools,...), but nothing could help me. I tried for hours now...
So what could be the problem here? I have installed VS13 Ultimate from MSDNAA. Why are the templates missing? Is there another easy way to access the external SQL Server database?
Thank you very much!
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It seems to be that a so named "Universal App" doesn't support ADO.NET (for other projects I easily can add an "ADO.Net Entity Data Model". What else can I do to access a SQL Server database? What is the right way in such case?

A: Most convenient way to implement database access would be with EntityFramework as you figured out already. What marc_s meant is that for your app, you cannot implement it directly in this type of the project.
Implement your Data Access Layer in a separate project of Class Library and expose the data using either WCF or WEB API projects (your services layer) that will make use of he DAL. For both Entity Framework and for services there are numerous tutorials all over the internet. When your services are working (and tested!) you just add a reference to your universal app and call the services from there. That way the database access is isolated from the application and all the vulnarable and time consuming logic stays on the server side.
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Bay Area: What happens if the gas tax is repealed?
San Jose: 4-alarm grass fire halted, 2 buildings burned
Oakland public works crews repave 68th Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. There are over $3 billion in transportation projects like this one in the Bay Area alone that were funded the new state gas tax and registration fees -- half of which could be eliminated, deferred or delayed if voters decide to repeal the measure. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
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Crews from O'Grady Paving, Inc. contractors with the city of San Jose repair patches on Willow Street west of Lincoln Avenue in the Willow Glen area of San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. There are over $3 billion in transportation projects like this one in the Bay Area alone that were funded the new state gas tax and registration fees -- half of which could be eliminated, deferred or delayed if voters decide to repeal the measure. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
Betty Albertini, of San Rafael fills her gas tank at Fuel 24:7 on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in San Rafael, day before California gas taxes go up. (Robert Tong/Marin Independent Journal)
Motorists fill up their gas tanks at a gas station in Fremont, on Dec. 19, 2017. A petition to repeal the newly enacted 12-cent increase in the gas tax, is expected to be certified for the ballot later this month. (File photo by Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Cars streak past a gas station at night on Dec. 18, 2017 in Fremont. A petition is circulating to repeal the newly enacted 12-cent gas tax, while at the same time Bay Area officials are considering up to a $3 toll hike for most bridges spanning the bay. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Work continues on the 29th Avenue overpass in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. California drivers can expect more pain at the pump Wednesday as a new 12-cent gas tax goes into effect. The tax is expected to raise an extra $5 billion annually for highway maintenance and road repairs for local streets and roads.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
Work continues on the 23rd Avenue overpass at Highway 880 in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. The freeway will undergo $70 million in repaving thanks to SB1 revenues. (File photo by Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
A crew works on a road maintenance project at 12th St. and Reed St. in San Jose, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. The state's gas tax goes up to finance road construction and repair projects beginning tomorrow. (Gary Reyes/ Bay Area News Group)
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Tyler Wiggins fills his car with gas at the A&A gas station on Monday, Oct. 30,2017, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
By Erin Baldassari | ebaldassari@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: June 21, 2018 at 6:00 am | UPDATED: June 21, 2018 at 1:56 pm
From Oakland to San Jose, pavement crews are already at work repairing roads and tackling long-deferred maintenance of city streets. Caltrans contractors earlier this month started grinding and repaving a 104-mile swath of Interstate 880 in the East Bay, a freeway one commuter called "the crappiest in all of California."
All that work is partially funded from the state's new gas taxes and registration fees, which will generate more than $3.1 billion for Bay Area highway repairs and public transit upgrades over the next several years, along with nearly $496 million cities and counties are slated to receive this year to repair local streets.
But now, with the release of a Los Angeles Times and USC poll last month showing more than half of California voters would repeal those taxes and fees, it's looking more likely that many of the newly funded projects are at risk of being delayed or eliminated.
Crews from O'Grady Paving, Inc. contractors with the city of San Jose repair patches on Willow Street west of Lincoln Avenue in the Willow Glen area of San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. There are over $3 billion in transportation projects like this one in the Bay Area alone that were funded the new state gas tax and registration fees — half of which could be eliminated, deferred or delayed if voters decide to repeal the measure. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
One state senator, Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, has already felt the wrath of constituents who voted this month to boot him out of office over his support for the measure, called Senate Bill 1 (SB1), electing Republican Ling Ling Chang in his place.
The same coalition that led the charge against Newman submitted 963,905 signatures in April to put the SB1 repeal on the November ballot and amend the state constitution to ensure any future gas or diesel taxes, along with certain transportation fee increases, must first come before voters. The measure is expected to be certified for the ballot next week.
If it's successful, roughly half of the recently-approved highway improvements and public transit projects in California could lose funding in a battle that's shaping up as major statewide campaign issue. Cities and counties would also see their newly-approved funding for road repairs slashed by half. Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox has already sparred with Democrats who support the measure.
Media and BART officials board the new BART train car at the unveiling on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at BART's testing facility in Hayward, Calif. Money from the new gas taxes and fees will help the transit agency purchase more new cars so it can add passenger capacity. It'll also help the agency reconstruct its train control system, that will enable BART to increase the frequency of trains through the Transbay Tube. (File photo by Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)
Among the Bay Area projects at risk are $730 million to help extend BART to San Jose, $318.6 million for BART to buy new train cars and carry more passengers by running longer trains, $233 million for toll lanes on Highway 101, $164 million to help electrify Caltrain, $150 million for more AC Transit buses, and $67.5 million in pedestrian and bicycle improvements. Just which projects will continue and which will be delayed depends in part on how far along they are if and when the new taxes and fees are repealed, said Melissa Figueroa, a spokeswoman for the California State Transportation Agency, or CalSTA.
"Projects that are already well into construction would most likely be funded through completion – Caltrans would not leave projects under way half done, for safety reasons," she said. "However, future projects would be delayed or deleted."
Senate Bill 1, which was enacted last November, added 12 cents to the price of a gallon of gasoline and 18 cents to a gallon of diesel fuel. It also raised registration fees, starting last January, by $25 for vehicles valued at under $5,000, $50 for vehicles between $5,000 and $25,000 and up to $175 more for the highest-end luxury cars. Starting in 2020, the state will also add $100 to the cost of registering electric vehicles. Together, the new taxes and fees are expected to generate $5.2 billion annually, money that would disappear if supporters of the repeal effort have their way.
Carl DeMaio, a San Diego talk show host and former city councilmember who launched the repeal effort, says waste and inefficiency are to blame for the rough shape of California's roads. He cited a disputed statistic generated by Republican state Senator John Moorlach that, prior to SB1, only 20 percent of the existing gas tax and other transportation revenues, such as registration fees, went into state road repair and new construction.
"We could fix all of our roads if we simply allocated 100 percent of gas tax revenues to roads, but the politicians will never do that because this has never been about fixing roads, but rather getting more of your money," DeMaio said.
It's true that not all of the money generated by the gas tax prior to SB1 went into state roads. But, that doesn't mean the money didn't support transportation throughout the state. Moorlach only counted roads owned by the state, such as highways, in his tally, omitting streets owned by cities or counties, which make up the majority of California's roadways, public transit assistance, bike paths and pedestrian amenities, ports and waterways, the California Highway Patrol, DMV and airports — all of which also receive funding from the existing gas taxes and registration fees.
According to the proposed state budget, which estimates $16 billion in transportation revenue from all diesel and gas taxes, along with registration and license fees, about 57 percent of the funds will be dedicated to highway maintenance, road repairs and public transit. Of the remainder, roughly 9.5 percent is dedicated to paying off debt related to transportation construction projects, just over 1 percent supports reducing the environmental impacts of vehicle emissions and public transit expansions, and 29 percent funds the DMV, CHP and other state agencies involved in the administration or regulation of the state's transportation network.
Just over 3 percent is transferred to the general fund, to the Department of Agriculture and to the Department of Parks and Recreation to return revenues for gas consumed in vehicles that are used off-road, such as tractors, ATVs or jet skis.
Moorlach wasn't available for an interview, but in a statement, he slammed Caltrans for its inefficiency: "There's no question that Caltrans is bloated and mismanaged and is not held accountable. And a mismanaged Caltrans is doing its best to prove its critics right."
Oakland resident Katie Sleeth shrugged off the criticism. That's no reason to stall needed bridge, road, highway and transit improvements, she said.
"All governments are inefficient," Sleeth said. "That's just the system we have."
But other residents shook their heads. Lynn Hall, of Oakland, is skeptical the extra money will actually go to roads — whether it's highways or city and county streets.
"The roads are going to be bad anyway," Hall said. "I don't trust them to do a good job with that money."
Showing the money is going to road repairs and transit projects will be a major strategy in the campaign to keep the new taxes and fees in place, said Michael Quigley, executive director for the California Alliance for Jobs, a coalition of construction unions and the companies that employ them. The lobbying group is trying to stop the repeal effort, along with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council and chambers of commerce in major cities throughout the state, unions, local governments and others.
"The needs of California's transportation system are great," Quigley said. "Repealing the gas tax is only going to take away projects from communities and cost jobs statewide, resulting in more unsafe roads for all Californians."
He'll have his work cut out for him if recent poll results hold steady. The LA Times/USC poll released last month showed 51 percent of registered voters throughout the state supported the repeal, compared to 38 percent who favor of keeping the taxes and fees in place. Support for the new gas tax and registration fees was heavily skewed in the Bay Area, where 72 percent of voters supported it.
But, that approval drops in rural and inland areas of the state, leading Jill Darling, the poll's survey director, to believe the repeal effort has a good chance of succeeding.
"It's definitely not popular," Darling said of SB1. "Even among Democrats and groups that would in general support this kind of work, it's pretty muted."
That's bad news for cities like Oakland and San Jose, which have road repair backlogs of $443 million and $453.4 million, respectively.
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Over the years, lack of funding has led to deferred maintenance, which makes the roads much more costly to repair, sometimes quadrupling the price to completely redo a street when preventative maintenance could have extended its life for years more, said Jim Ortbal, San Jose's director of transportation. The last time the gas tax was increased was in 1994. And, for years, the city's been stuck in a vicious cycle of under-funding maintenance and then overpaying for repairs, a cycle Ortbal is hoping SB1 can reverse.
"It's essential," he said. "It will stave off a crisis in terms of our ability to maintain the condition of our city streets."
Erin Baldassari
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News in brief – Al-Jazeera journalists pardoned
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Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste learnt on air that his two colleagues, Canadian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed, had been pardoned.
Violence pushed to Sydney's inner-west
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A six month trial of "lockout laws"similar to those in the CBD have resulted in an increase in alcohol-fuelled violence in Sydney's inner-west.
Man charged with pregnant woman's death
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Joshua Homann, 38, was refused bail today after being charged with the murder of his heavily pregnant partner in Sydney's west.
Artificial intelligence to change future of businesses
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Artificial intelligence and technological developments are set to change the future of businesses, according to a new report released by multi-national corporation MYOB.
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Australian Volkswagen (VW) owners remain unaware about whether their cars are amid the 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide concerned by the car maker's pollution cheating scandal.
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Sky News executive producer Gillian Bowen gave journalism students at Macleay College a taste of what's to come.
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Perth mother of one Snezana Markoski was crowned the winner of The Bachelor last night, after a cliff-hanging two-night finale. Markoski was competing with Sydney-based single Lana Jeavon-Fellows for the heart of bachelor Sam Wood, and expressed her love for the fitness guru in the last episode. "I just want you to know that I have…
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Predicting Street Fighter 6 And A Boss Hidden For 20 Years
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The protagonists in the Street Fighter 6 trailer are RYU, Chun-Li, Luke and Jamie. Two classic characters are based and two new characters bring more youthful vitality.
RYU's and Chun-Li's students have grown up and able to undertake the task alone.
Let's analyze the information contained in this trailer:
The poster on the left is from the plot after Gill clearing the levels in Street Fighter 3.3. People all over the world have responded to the call of the "Illuminati" and both human and animal got two colors in their bodies. The appearance of this poster shows that the era of Gill has not passed. His appearance in the Street Fighter 5 did not show much of his plot and it seems that the plot of Street Fighter 6 probably happened before Street Fighter 3.3. In this version, there may be the end of Gill and the Illuminati.
Compare Gill's ending of Street Fighter 3.3:
In other words, Gill is the ultimate boss of this work. Not surprisingly, he will be promoted to an emperor and everyone will be controlled by him.
Then we can see the hero of Metro City: Hugo who may turn into a good guy.
In the Street Fighter 6 trailer, it took a length devoted to Metro City and the relevant scenes of Final Fight. It seems that some bosses will be involved in the game.
The main scene of Mad Gear Gang in those years is now Abigail's second-hand car company.
The patron saint of the city: Mayor Haggar. Under his leadership, Mad Gear Gang was completely disintegrated and the whole city was restored to normal order.
Then came the boss of Mad Gear Gang who will appear in 100% of Street Fighter 6.
Wait, you don't know him?
Well, that's the man. He stopped act ostentatiously for a long time after Mayor Haggar broke his few ribs. His reappearance is out of expect.
It was predicted that Street Fighter 6 is not only a fighting game but also an action game. In other words, it is possible for fighters to rush into the streets and fight with gangsters. This might be the real street fighter.
The trailer has a fight scene of action games which looks great.
At this time, Chun-Li was nearly 30 years old and her martial arts had basically reached the peak, becoming a great master.
After Vega was defeated, in order to develop Chinese Kongfu, she began to educate the next generation and opened a school to teach some students.
So, who is this girl with Capcom themed jacket and headset / glasses? It may be Chun-Li's adopted daughter: Li-Fen. In Street Fighter 5, Li-Fen is one of the core figures of the Black Moon plan captured by Vega. After being rescued by Chun-Li, she was accepted as an adopted daughter.
Chun-Li discovered her unique fighting talent during the time. She can accurately find out the weakness of her opponent through calculation. She is likely to be the figure in Street Fighter 6.
New Figure, Jamie:
Seeing him pick up the flagon and drink, I knew that Street Fighter 6 was about to usher in a new Chinese. He is a hip-hop dancer from Hong Kong. When Yin and Yang became famous, Jamie regarded them as idols. Confident in his martial arts, he also wants to let more people know the charm of Chinese Kungfu through his own efforts.
Luke, a young man with Guile as his backup.
There is a mysterious female character named "Kimberly" at the end of the trailer. There is no relevant information at present.
We love Street Fighter and it is the continuation of youth.
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Okay. Perhaps I'm a bit hoarder-ish. I keep sacks. Of all kinds. Well, not so many plastic Hellmart sacks. But department store sacks. Specialty store sacks. If your place of business has a pretty/cool/fun sack? I keep it. If you give me a gift in a pretty sack and you didn't write my name in it? Yep. It's recycled. Of course it is!!!
I love sacks. I have complete and total faith I'll use every last one of them. Eventually. And—I DO!!! I never lack a means of transporting "stuff" to TLC. Or a friend. TLC does return most of my sacks—because she knows that's the rule. UNLESS—it is a gift sack to her or The Little Angel Girls. Those? She's allowed to keep.
Today, My Sweet Hubby (MSH) and I are preparing to have Little Leighton (aka LL aka Biscuit) and Baby Elle (aka Belle) come stay with us for three nights! TLC will bring them tomorrow—spend one night herself—and then she'll go home. We'll drive them to their new hometown on Sunday and meet TLC and Her Hubby for lunch.
We've not had Belle by herself yet. EVER. And she's thirteen months old. I'm not ashamed to admit we're nervous. Our house has never been "baby proof." (It might have been semi-baby proof when TLC was a baby/toddler.) We've always been able to simply watch and protect our grandchildren from any potential dangers. Belle? Yikes. She is WILD. Into everything. Not only walking, now, but actually almost running from room to room.
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Val Kilmer gives an amazing, almost pathologically correct performance in Oliver Stone's excessive but highly enjoyable biopic about Jim Morrison. Unlike other biopics, he even sings! Some of the biopic formula has been overused in the years since, and some of the cast (Kyle MacLachlan, Meg Ryan) doesn't seem quite right, but for once Stone's overblown, borderline lunatic direction perfectly fits his subject. The Doors was overshadowed later that year by Stone's JFK, but I like this one much better. Look for Christina Fulton as Nico and Crispin Glover as Andy Warhol. Artisan released an amazing two-DVD set in 2000, complete with 43 more minutes of footage(!), a Stone commentary track and lots of other featurettes. A friend of mine was an extra in the audience at the Warfield Theater.


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Almost synonymous with the word trolling is the word Down rigger. All saltwater trollers are familiar with their use. For the uninitiated, however, a Down rigger is plastic gurdy of wire line on the end of which is a ten pound lead ball. The fisher attaches a fishing line to the Down rigger line by means of a release clip and lowers the lead ball to fishing depth. When the salmon bites, the fishing line releases from the Down rigger and the fight - without any weight between fish and fisher - is on.
The use of down riggers has revolutionized salmon trolling. Prior to their introduction, heavy rods with their 6" wooden recorder reels and heavy weights were needed to get lures to fishy depths. Down riggers have changed that. Now, light limber fibreglass rods in the 7 �- to 8 �-foot range may be utilized; the considerable drag exerted by water is taken by the Down rigger ball.
One small tip may make using a Down rigger less expensive. From time to time, even the best fisher hangs up on something that rips off a Down rigger ball. The endclip separates and prevents the Down rigger itself being ripped off the boat or, worse, the boat being tipped on its end and disappearing beneath the waves. To help prevent these possibilities, but still allow the ball to rip off when it ought to, tie a one foot loop of Dacron between the lead ball and the endclip.
Before moving on to trolling reels, one last subject should be raised. In recent years more and more research has given strong proof that fish are particularly sensitive to changes in electrical potential in the water. Indeed, different species of salmon prefer juicier currents: .60 volts for chinook; .65 for coho; and, .75 for sockeye. These charges can be imparted to your gear with a device known as a Black Box. Many saltwater guides have reported that when gear is properly tuned, schools of salmon will be seen forming on fish sounders and then following the gear. What could be better?
Fortunately, there is a cheap way to influence the electrical potential around your trolling gear. Haul out the good old green Dacron again and tie a 1 �- to 2-foot length between the Down rigger line and the endclip, thus isolating the largest chunk of metal - the lead ball - from the line. In addition, a 2 inch brass clip is added; to the top end of the Dacron when fishing for sockeye, to the bottom when fishing for other species.
Now onto reels. Three types of reels find common use in trolling. As mentioned, the now old fashioned but superbly made, wooden recorder reels should make it into every true afficionado's tackle box. They are the workhorses of the market and virtually indestructible. Over the years, though, they have been replaced by sportier single-action graphite reels. Bigger cousins to freshwater fly fishing reels, these reels, as the name implies, allow line to go either in or out. True fishing pleasure results from the fight being controlled by one's palm providing drag against the reel. A third reel-type currently gains in popularity, the star-drag, level-wind troller often made of beautifully-balanced corrosion-resistant metal alloys. It's chief advantage lies in that it allows the fisher to reel in while the fish pulls out, less sport perhaps but manageable by every novice on the water.
Once the rods are in the water, the most important objective arrives: finding the fish. I fish in Juan de Fuca Strait, the 25 mile wide, 1000 feet deep body of water separating Vancouver Island and Washington State. It's pretty obvious that only an extremely small portion of the water contains all the fish. Success most often results from the fisher knowing the species of salmon for which he or she fishes; each species has different behavior. Sockeye, pink and chum are migratory salmon encountered only in the summer months of June to September. Freely migrating in schools, these fish may usually be found in the first 60 feet of water anywhere from right on shore to 12 miles out. Coho, on the other hand, will virtually always be found associated with tide lands - those dark surface lines where two opposing currents meet - in the top 50 feet of water 1 to 4 miles offshore.
Chinook buck the trend. Winter or summer they reside in an area or mosey through it in definite relation to land structures, whether under water, as in reefs or banks, or above water points of land. Search out the back eddies and there they shall be found. In winter, resident chinook numbers dominate in the 100 - 140 foot layer of water. In summer, they may ascend or descend the water column great distances. Found at the surface (0 to 25 feet) and closer to shore at the crack of dawn, chinook may descend as much as 250 feet during daylight hours. In my estimation, nearly all the available chinook may be found in about 1% of the available ocean, hence the importance of locating the fishy fraction becomes clear.
Not to be overlooked is advice from the local marina. Good local marinas will know up to date information on precise fish location, depth, tide and current considerations and the hot lures from recent days. Pay attention. Among other things, make sure you know whether a dodger or flasher is used, along with its brand name, - fish are that specific - the brand of baithead locally employed and the length of leader. In recent years, correct leader length has often spelled the difference between success and skunk. Bait leaders, for instance, have lengthened from the 30 to 36 inch range for chinook to 5 to 7 feet. Accordingly, accurate local info is a must.
Read Trolling Part Three : Hot Lures and How To Rig Them.


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Sierra Highway - State Route 14 to Pearblossom Highway Widening Project
This proposed project involves the realigning and widening of approximately 0.80 miles of the Sierra Highway between State Route 14 and Pearblossom Highway. The Project will impact 3.2 acres of Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) habitat and is expected to result in incidental take of Mohave ground squirrel, which is designated as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act. (Fish and Game Code 2050 et. seq.) The ITP referenced above, as issued by DFG, authorizes incidental take of Mohave ground squirrel that may occur as a result of the Project implementation, provided that take is minimized and fully mitigated by the ITP Permittee, County of Los Angeles.
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Use the seasonal September Dinner Menu Ideas here as inspiration and a starting point for your own family menus. Not sure why to menu plan? Check out all the great reasons here, plus get a free seasonal menu planning eBook with shopping lists and more here.
Ah, the weather is changing, the kids are back to school and if it's one thing we need in September, it's some sort of menu plan so that the busy school days don't get in the way of healthy family dinners, don't you agree? Studies have shown the value of gathering around the table to eat and share your day as much as possible, so it's worth it to plan meals with thought to the activities you have.
So that day you've got three after-school activities and won't be home until 5:30pm? Plan a slow-cooker meal or something quick using a rotisserie chicken. On a day you've got more time, make something special for your family, like mini meat loves with bbq sauce and garlic mashed potatoes.
Whatever you decide, having a plan based on what your activities are will make your life easier – believe me, I know all about those 4:30 or 5:00 "what am I going to make for dinner?" moments. Ugh. The simplest plan will help alleviate that!
Not to mention the health and budget benefits (if you meal plan right, like using these 5 steps) that come from planning dinners around seasonal produce and what's on sale. Have you guessed that I'm a fan of having a menu – any menu from the most basic (a main dish scrawled on a notepad) to all meals in detail – whatever works for you and your family (mine is basic and simple, if you couldn't guess, ha!).
Here are the menus our family will be enjoying this month using September's abundance of seasonal produce – I hope you will find some dinner menu ideas here for your family's menu!
Love the monthly menus!! I work full time and commute daily to work. I appreciate all the time saving short cuts I can get so I have time to enjoy the lil things!!!
Wow! Thanks for all of these wonderful dinner ideas for September! I meal plan every week and lately I have been getting tired of the same old meals!
So happy to know you've found some inspiration here, Carrie!
We usually do weekly meal planning, but this month I decided to do the whole month. So far so good! I usually hate the planning part of meal planning, so doing it once a month sounds great!


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Yates on the origin of Urdu
William Yates was an Oriental scholar during British India. He summarizes the Islamic origins of Urdū (which he calls Hindūstānī) from Perso-Arabic and how it is different from Hindi (which he calls Hindūī). His book, Dictionary, Hindūstānī and English , was published in 1847.
Yates asserts that Hindī is often confused with Urdū. Urdū was formed by a mixture of Perso-Arabic of the Islamic invaders and Hindī of the natives of North West India. Meaning, Hindī was already an existing language of India but Urdū was formed as a mixture (reḳhta). He doesn't discuss the origin of Hindī itself, but does acknowledge its relationship with Sanskrit. Nouns and adjectives are mostly of Perso-Arabic origin whereas the rest (verbs, adverbs, prepositions, etc.) are of Hindī origin. He claims to have intentionally avoided words of Hindi origin in his dictionary, so that his book contains only "pure" Urdū words. The majority of the words in Urdū are of Arabic origin (not Persian directly), and hence an Appendix of Arabic roots is provided in his dictionary.
The following text is from the Preface of his book, reproduced verbatim here. I've replaced the acute accents for long vowels with macrons, keeping in line with modern IAST conventions. I've added descriptive headings for paragraphs, but not altered them otherwise.
Source: Dictionary, Hindūstānī and English
Urdu is a mixture of Persian and Hindi
"The Hindūstānī or Urdū is peculiarly the language of the Muhammadan population of Hindūstān…
The origin and structure of this dialect may be briefly explained. The language spoken by the Hindū population of the North West Provinces at time of the first Muhammadan invasion, was the Hindūī or Hindī, a language entirely distinct from the Urdū, although often confounded with it. That of the conquerors was the Persian. As the Musalmāns settled in India, their descendants adopted the grammatical forms of the Hindūī, retaining, in great measure, their own Persian and Arabic words. Hence the Urdū is often called the Reḳhta, or the Mixed language.
Nouns and adjectives are mostly from Perso-Arabic
Let the reader examine any good Urdū work, (as the Ḳhirad Afroz for example,) and he will find that almost all the Nouns and Adjectives are Arabic or Persian. The Pronouns and Post-positions, the Auxiliary Verbs as Karnā (करना), Honā (होना), &c., the Numerals, most of the Adverbs, many of the Prepositions, with a few nouns and adjectives, and a small number of simple Verbs, are from the Hindūī. From this statement it is obvious that the relation of the Urdū to the Persian is precisely the same as that of the Persian to the Arabic.
Analogy with English
We may further illustrate the matter by reference to the English. The language spoken in England at the time of the Norman invasion was the Anglo-Saxon, that of the conquerors, the Norman-French. From the mixture of these two the English was formed, which in its grammatical forms is entirely Anglo-Saxon, but in the greater part of its words, is of French and Latin origin. We have therefore, the following parallel:–
Latin.    French.     Anglo-Saxon.    English.
Arabic.   Persian.    Hindūī.         Urdū.
Hindi-Sanskrit words are intentionally excluded
A few words are necessary to explain the plan of the present work. It was the object of the compiler to present the students of this language with a work more suited to their wants than the ponderous and expensive quarto of Mr. Shakespear. To this effect he has been guided by the following rules:–
All those words of Sanscrit or Hindūī origin which are peculiar to Hindūī and are never used in good Urdū writing or conversation have been excluded. Such words ought never to have been admitted into a Dictionary of this language, and their insertion has been owing to its being confounded with the Hindūī.
The derivations of Sanscrit and Hindūī words have been omitted. They are of little use or interest except to the Sanscrit sutdent, and may be found generally in Sanscrit dictionaries. The spelling of the words in Deb-nāgarī has also been omitted, as occupying too much space and being quite unnecessary. The Urdū is seldom written in Deb-nāgarī, that chracter being peculiar to the Sanscrit and Hindūī.
The derivations of the Arabic words have been given in an Appendix at the end of the work. This arrangement offers some advantages. A complete list is given of all the Arabic roots whose derivatives are used in Urdū, together with the rules for the formation of those derivatives. In looking out a word in the Dictionary, one wishes to get at the meaning at once, and not be delayed by the derivation. As the majority of the words in Urdū are of Arabic origin, the utility of this appendix is obvious, since anyone by mastering the list of roots and understanding the rules of derivation, may easily remember the meaning of every Arabic word in the language."
– Calcutta, January, 1847, W. Yates, Dictionary, Hindūstānī and English.


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Kelly Maxwell hopes to lead a new crop of Cowgirl pitchers to glory
After helping set the softball standard at Oklahoma State, Kelly Maxwell hopes to lead a new group of Cowgirls pitchers to glory.
When asked what kinds of expectations she places on herself as one of the pillars of a new era of softball at Oklahoma State, Maxwell's mantra is simple, but has remained true to Stillwater since her arrival.
"I just want to leave it better than I found it," she said.
The Cowgirls are better with Maxwell, well — his 2022 NFCA First Team All-American arrival and subsequent career coincided with the most successful period in the school's softball history.
Maxwell, winner of the Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year with Oklahoma freshman phenom Jordy Bahl, was the ace in OSU's tournament that helped the Cowgirls make the Women's College World Series last season for the third year in a row (not counting the pandemic-cancelled 2020 season). .
the last #D1Softball Thrower strength ratings, themed aces of @tweet And @tweet In Kelly Maxwell and Georgina Couric.https://t.co/fkyVf8yw97
– D1Softball (@D1Softball) June 28, 2022
The race marks the first time that the program has reached the first stage in the college softball championships for three consecutive championships.
Having never played in a WCWS 10-game national championship series, Oklahoma State was agonizingly close again in 2022, losing in the semifinals as the No. 7 seed. They were beaten twice by Big 12 rival Texas.
OU then outscored the Longhorns 26-6 in two games to repeat as national champions, leaving Maxwell and the rest of the OSU team wondering what it might have been.
However, if you ask Maxwell (now a redshirt freshman entering the 2023 season), the team mentality shifted dramatically from her first day on campus to the semifinal defeat.
While qualifying for the WCWS was once a dream, it has now become the criterion for program success, and the team doesn't plan to stop their dreams there.
"Since I started in 2018, it's been like we didn't really think we could make it to the World Series and things like that," Maxwell said. "It would be like, 'Oh, it would be cool to get there,' and then whatever… And I think our seniors were here last year and this year as well, we've made it now (enough times) that it's not just a benchmark. There (WCWS) is the expectation, but the standard is to take it all in, and win it."
Oklahoma State certainly has the talent to win.
Cowgirls is ranked #3 in the D1Softball Top 25 He was released earlier this week, falling behind fellow UCLA and rival Bedlam Oklahoma, who are seeking to be the first college softball team to contend for three-peats since the Bruins did so from 1988-1990.
The Sooners finished with a record-breaking 59-3 record in 2022, and one of those defeats came at the hands of the Cowgirls, who pulled off an eight-game 4-3 victory over OU in the Big 12 Softball Championship title game to upset the team. Soon Big 12 double.
Maxwell started the game against a strong Oklahoma lineup and allowed one run on four hits in three innings. Morgan Day came in relief and went the rest of the way, holding off Oklahoma's offense long enough for OSU to pull off a historic first half overtime win and first Big 12 softball title in program history.
Of all the silverware Oklahoma could have won in 2022, the Cowgirls made sure that at least one trophy eluded their rivals — and they assured they wouldn't be taken lightly for the foreseeable future.
"We want to have that steady rise, through conference and things like that," Maxwell said. "So when you get to the Big 12 Championship game and the tournament and the postseason and things like that, we're still on that slope and we haven't played our best up until that point."
turns up @tweet Approves… @kellymax28 She is the elite 🇺🇸🤠 # Move forward | #GoPokes pic.twitter.com/iwmmoLwelc
– OSU Cowgirl Softball (@cowgirlsb) September 8, 2022
Besides being one of the best returning pitchers in the country with a 21-5 record, 1.22 ERA and 313 strikeouts, there's an additional role for Maxwell this year: getting the new gears of the cowgirl spin up to speed.
Today he's now on OSU's coaching staff as alumni manager, while fellow All-American and consensus All-Big 12 first-team Miranda Eilish (13-4, 2.09 ERA in 104 innings pitched in 2022) has also graduated. That leaves sophomore Tatum Clopton (nine innings last season) as the only returning pitcher, besides Maxwell, to have any experience on the mound for the Cowgirls.
This program gave me everything and more in one year. I am grateful for every experience and friendship I've made along the way. I cannot thank you enough for the opportunity of a lifetime @tweet @tweetRepresenting OSU was the greatest honor. Cowgirl forever 🧡 https://t.co/tHBJKx6rAU
– Morgan Day (@MorganDay_29) June 7, 2022
The departures meant coach Kenny Jagowski and his staff hit the transfer gate hard, and it looks like OSU has found some gems.
Alabama transfer and senior Lexi Kilfoyle (28-11, 2.06 ERA, 267 strikeouts in 54 appearances with the Crimson Tide) have deep postseason runs in her purse, having been part of the Bama team that made the 2021 WCWS, while Virginia Tech transfer Ivy Rosenberry ( 8-4 in 23 games with the Hokies) was part of a Tech team that won 83 games combined in the past two seasons, with plenty of room to grow as a junior.
Maxwell also praised freshman pitcher Kira Aycock, an elite recruit from Georgia who can make a difference in OSU's rotation down the line.
In the end, Maxwell was tasked with showing all of the new faces exactly what the up ante class looked like.
"I'm able to work with them and show them the way, but I also think everyone brings something different to the table," Maxwell said. "It's cool that I've been able to kind of work with all of them, just kind of showing them the ropes and how things are done here."
How things are done in Stillwater, as Maxwell previously pointed out, has changed in recent years. The goals are different. Dreams are higher.
Cultural shifts do not happen overnight, but are sustained and exacerbated good habits and inclinations which eventually translate into historical endeavors. Oklahoma State softball has rarely been a doormat, but the best of the best? It hasn't happened yet.
Love seeing you do what K-max do🫶🏼 you are a star!!!! @kellymax28 https://t.co/DqWYzlnD4t
– Taylor Tuck (@TaylorTuck5) June 5, 2022
Even if it doesn't reach the national title this season — though it might be the Cowgirls' best shot in decades to get one — it's likely that the trajectory Maxwell helped forge has laid a good foundation for softball at OSU to build upon for years to come.
This, without a doubt, leaves a better place than I found it.
"I think that's why people want to come here," Maxwell said. "We have a culture that makes it deep in those (post-season) workouts, but we also care about each other as people outside of softball, and so I think they really value being valued as someone outside of softball. I think that's what will carry them and more buying and things like that to make it far ".
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The ceremonial Cross Chamber (The Hall of the Cross) is also known as the Chrism Chamber. It is situated on the second floor of the Patriarch's Palace. For the first time, an enormous room of 280 squire metres (3000 sq. feet) had a vaulted ceiling with no supporting pillar, which was a novelty in the 17th-century Russia. An iconostasis was installed against the eastern wall with a big Cross nearby. The floor was laid with encaustic tile; windows were of thin colored mica. It was the place where church Councils took place, bishops were elected and proclaimed, foreign ambassadors and tsars were received, ceremonial receptions and feasts were held. In 1763, it was renamed into the Chrism Chamber, after a stove for making chrism was built there. The holy oil was used for ceremonies of christening, coronation or a consecration of newly-built churches. The ritual of chrism-making was performed there until 1918.
From 1963 on, the Cross Chamber houses the Museum of Applied Art and Life Style of 17th-century Russia displaying items from the collections of the Armoury and the Cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin. There is a rich collection of Old Russian household articles, belongings of Patriarch Nikon and Patriarch Filaret, collection of table-top clocks and watches, jewellery and many other magnificent accessories. Items of royal processions and hunting tackle are also of particular interest.
The exhibits give a better idea of the Old Russia's cultural legacy and traditions.


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