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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Let's Talk Parasites
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- VitellineGland said...
Ok JJ. Our most recent parasite paper submission is how parasites with complex life cycles respond to fire in natural ecosystems relative to parasites with direct life cycles. It shows what you would expect, that parasites that have intermediate hosts go down in prevalence (in Arvicolid rodents) after a fire. This paper is in review. -s
- July 10, 2008 at 6:58 AM
- HappilyAnonymous said...
Maybe Dr. Janovy could post the 10 rules of parasitism and we could try to see how well they fit to all of the other categories (social, metaphorical) of parasites. Maybe construct a bigger list of all of the types of parasites and clear up the taxonomy of these other categories? Just an idea.
- July 10, 2008 at 8:32 AM
- JJ said...
Terry and Scott - The new paper sounds great, although as you indicate, expected. I think we agree that parasites are, above all, natural probes for the presence of intermediate hosts. Maybe we should expand on this in some theoretical way?? - JJ
- July 11, 2008 at 4:34 PM
- JJ said...
Terry -
I'll see if I can get the ten rules up in some efficient way. Thanks! I actually thought about those as an opening post! - JJ
- July 11, 2008 at 4:35 PM
- JJ said...
A Parasitological Primer (with a focus on some theoretical issues): The Ten General Rules of Parasitism and Parasitology
John Janovy, Jr.
Here are some generalities about parasitism that probably should be kept in mind when assessing the contributions of various people working with host-parasite systems, especially when that work involves parasite population biology, host-parasite co-evolution, and epidemiology or epizootiology:
(1) The first and perhaps most important rule to remember is that the word "parasite" can, and in the primary literature does, refer to an enormous array of organisms ranging from viruses, bacteria, and fungi, to at least some members of all animal phyla (including vertebrates), and numerous plant species. Thus, to borrow a literary device from G. Stein: a parasite is not a parasite is not a parasite is not a parasite . . . The more conservative parasitologists would likely recognize at least a dozen or so different types of parasitic relationships; the most liberal parasitologists would probably claim that each host species + parasite species combination is unique in some important way, thus eco-evo-devo work on one system is probably not very applicable, conceptually, to other combinations. A minimal amount of work with any common system in nature, e.g. freshwater fish or amphibians and their parasite communities, shows that even when a single host species is involved, the population-level interactions between that host species and its several parasite species are likely to be parasite species-specific (see Fig. 1). The scientific names of the species involved, both hosts and parasites, are therefore exceedingly important, indeed integral, components of any study because these names are links to our understanding, or lack thereof, of life cycles, developmental requirements, transmission mechanisms, and the like. That is, these names are the search terms for use in gaining access to the primary literature.
(2) The second aspect of parasitism that is critical to an understanding of the phenomenon is host specificity. Thus a second general rule could read: some parasite species (the "specialists") are highly restricted in the kinds of hosts they will infect, whereas others (the "generalists") may be quite unrestricted, although virtually no parasites are universally infective. The extent of generalist and specialist properties may vary at the species level, with different species of a parasite genus exhibiting different levels of host specificity, even at different life cycle stages. One might ask, for example, whether a generalist parasite can indeed drive an evolutionary response from one of its several hosts? Or, perhaps a better question might be: What are the conditions under which a parasite species that routinely infects a dozen host species in nature would drive evolutionary change in only one of those host species?
(3) The third general rule of parasitism is that within any one generation, only a small fraction of genetic diversity among the parasites is displayed against a relatively small fraction of host genetic diversity. This rule is illustrated in Figure 2. The assumption that parasitism can drive evolutionary change also requires an assumption that whatever portion of the parasite's genetic diversity is displayed against a host's genetic diversity in nature is similar from generation to generation, although in nature, pure chance and often highly variable ecological conditions actually determine which fraction of the parasite's genetic repertoire actually survives, and which fraction of the host species' genetic repertoire actually encounters the parasite survivors. In order to actually show that parasites are driving evolution in any species-to-species relationship, the following conditions must be met:
a. Genetic makeup of an infected host dictates course of infection to the extent of reducing host fitness.
b. The parasite is host specific and is either not affected by host defenses or is genetically variable enough to overcome these defenses in the short term.
c. Succeeding generations of hosts having changing frequencies of susceptible genotype.
d. The parasite is at or near the top of the list of risk factors for the host; i.e., the parasite cannot be an inconsequential pest.
e. The parasite has to exert its fitness effects on hosts of, or prior to, reproductive age.
f. The ecological arena in which host and parasite encounter one another must be stable enough so that abiotic factors do not override biotic ones in determination of host fitness.
g. Other, co-infecting, parasite species must be shown to have no effects on host fitness.
(4) A fourth general rule is that symbiosis is the most common way of life on Earth and that every organism that has been studied seriously has been found to be occupied, at the species level, by at least one, and typically several, other, unrelated, species, i.e., the symbionts. Thus whatever one person means by the word "parasite," that meaning is likely to fall somewhere on a very large scale of symbiotic relationships ranging from benign and opportunistic to deadly and obligate, and may have little connection to whatever another person is calling a "parasite." The main obstacles to understanding of evolutionary relationships between hosts and parasites, therefore, are investigator ignorance and investigator agenda. The ignorance often limits an investigator's ability to put host-parasite relationships into their phylogenetic and/or a natural context; an agenda often drives a search for systems to further it.
(5) A fifth general rule related to parasitism is that systematics matter. This rule is the one often, if not typically, violated by people who are studying host-parasite systems in some agenda-driven manner. No matter what his/her interests, a biologist must respect the power of scientific names and understand clearly how those names are actually links to vast amounts of information, much of it of evolutionary importance. In addition, the names are the communication system by which we put our work into an evolutionary context. A scientific name carries with it a historical record, a set of observable properties, an assumed set of developmental events and requirements, an ecological niche, and a bunch of relatives, all of whom also have names. The word "parasite" is not a scientific name; Haematoloechus coloradensis is a scientific name; H. coloradensis is a parasite, but not all parasites are H. coloradensis. When people who understand the first four rules use the term Haematoloechus coloradensis in conversation, suddenly the evolutionary context is established, constraints on and opportunities for transmission are understood, and participants in this conversation are able to screen out irrelevant information.
(6) A sixth general rule about parasitism is that the study of it, namely parasitology, is a highly integrated discipline. Thus all parasitologists understand that pathology, immunology, transmission, development, parasite genetics, physiological relationships between host and parasite, evolutionary history, geographic distribution, and the practical problems of diagnosis and identification, are all inextricably linked to one another. This understanding is the basis for parasitologists' breadth (usually forced on them by the discipline), although they all understand that specialization is necessary for a productive research career. You simply cannot study everything about even a single host-parasite system during a single lifetime.
(7) The seventh general rule is that the overwhelming majority of symbiotic organisms do not cause disease, or if they do, such disease is relatively mild compared to some other risks faced by a potential host. The risk of an embryonic or hatchling duck being eaten by a bull snake, for example, is many times, perhaps many orders of magnitude, greater than the risk of not mating, or not successfully completing migration a year later, because of a hundred tapeworms in its gut. So when assessing, or even contemplating, the potential damage that parasites can inflict on hosts, especially in an evolutionary context, it is important to consider the hosts' entire lives, including ecological requirements, predators, etc.
(8) The eighth general rule is that parasites are divided into two categories: microparasites and macroparasites. The former multiply inside the host individual in whatever developmental stage actually occupies that particular host. Malarial parasites, trypanosomes, amebas, and viruses are all good examples of microparasites. Macroparasites do not multiply inside the host in the developmental stage that occupies that host. Large roundworms and tapeworms are good examples of macroparasites; either group may produce staggering numbers of eggs that are subsequently passed in feces, but adult tapeworms typically do not produce more tapeworms within the original host. Whatever factors produce selection pressures on both hosts and parasites differ markedly between these two general types of parasites—micro- and macro-.
(9) The ninth general rule is that in nature, most host species are either uninfected with a particular parasite species, or are only lightly infected, and that most of the parasites are in a relatively few host individuals. This rule applies mainly to macroparasites, but with these kinds of parasites, it is the most important evolutionary consideration (again, see Figure 2).
(10) The tenth general rule is that in the case of parasitic organisms, persistence is the measure of success, not numbers. Thus when contemplating parasite properties, it is probably wise to begin with the life cycle, which is an inherited and evolved boundary condition, then ask how much reproductive potential must be maintained for the parasite species to persist in the long term. So any model that begins with assumptions about numbers must make sure that these assumptions focus on the life cycle steps that limit, or allow, persistence. This requirement for persistence as a measure of success means that host-parasite evolution models must take into account the full range of ecological conditions under which hosts and parasites co-occur, including alternate or reservoir host species.
Figure 1. Ecology of parasitism in a typical North American freshwater pond.
(a) Fish-eating heron, the habitat of several adult helminth parasites that use bluegill as second intermediate hosts. (b) Trematode and nematode eggs being passed in heron feces and dropping into the water. (c) Snails that serve as first intermediate hosts for most trematodes. (d) Trematode cercariae emerging from snails; cercariae penetrating the fish, where they encyst as metacercariae. (e) Heron becoming infected with trematodes upon eating a fish containing metacercariae. (f) Heron becoming infected with a nematode upon eating the same fish that also contains an encysted juvenile worm. (g) Passage of helminth eggs from both heron and fish feces into the water. (h) Fingernail clams that first intermediate hosts for adult trematodes in bluegill. (i) Cercariae emerging from fingernail clam to penetrate and infect a mayfly nymph (k). (j) Community of small crustaceans serving as intermediate hosts for nematodes that live in both heron and fish, acanthocephalans from fish, and tapeworms from fish. (l) Ectoparasitic flatworms and crustaceans that occupy the fish's gills and have direct life cycles. Within the box (dotted line) are acanthocephalans from the fish's pyloric cecae, and nematodes, trematodes, and cestodes from the fish's intestine.
Figure 2. An illustration of the typical flow of parasites into hosts
Most parasites have enormous reproductive potential, but the probability of any one parasite surviving to infect another host is relatively small. In addition, within the vast majority of host species' populations, the majority, and often a large majority, are either not infected or are only lightly infected. The exceptions are, of course, the disease cases that we are inordinately interested in, and even in those situations, parasites are often distributed quite unevenly across time (thus the term "epidemic.")
- July 11, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- HappilyAnonymous said...
I still think that rule 1, 5, and 8 are related closely enough that they should be combined. One cannot generalize "parasitism" (r.1) due to systematics (r. 5), macro vs. microparasite (r.8), and potentially other factors.
Or perhaps I've actually missed the spirit of rule 5 and 8.
And I think that rule 7 should be changed to "a majority of parasitic (not symbiotic) organisms do not cause disease" since symbionts include mutualists and commensalists. This may just be semantics, but the particulars are important when devising "rules".
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Pi-Dashboard is an open source IoT device monitoring tool released by Pi-Assistant. Currently, Pi Dashboard is aimed at Raspberry Pi platform, and it is also compatible with other Pi hardware products as much as possible. All you need to do is install the PHP server environment on the Raspberry Pi, and you can easily deploy the Pi-dashboard to monitor the status of the Pi through the cool WebUI.
Currently, the following monitoring items have been added:
- Real-time data such as CPU basic information, status, and utilization
- Real time data used by memory, cache, and SWAP partitions
- SD card (disk) usage
- Real-time load data
- Implementation process data
- Real-time data for the network interface
- Raspberry PI IP, runtime, operating system, HOST and other basic information
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- Q: what if I can't access it through the IP of the external network?
- A: Isps in many regions may no longer provide independent IP of the outer network. They can access the outer network through NAT tools or other methods. For users who already have a separate IP on the external network, try changing the Nginx service port from 80 to another port number and adding port number access after the IP address. This is because port 80 is generally banned by some Isps.
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Atomicdust Helps Warson Brands Debut the Reebok KRIOS
It's a classic marketing situation. You're introducing a new product that's genuinely different from anything on the market. And while the product's features and benefits are convincing, they're also overwhelming. Your audience doesn't have a moment to spare. What do you do?
This was the challenge when Warson Brands asked Atomicdust to help brand and launch the Reebok KRIOS with GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort Technology, the first waterproof hot-weather tactical boot.
The KRIOS is truly innovative footwear, but the technical details are complicated, and the risk of confusion was high. We needed consumers to instantly associate the KRIOS with "hot weather comfort," a huge differentiator. But the GORE-TEX name and logo, which carries huge brand awareness and loyalty, is associated with cold weather. Additionally, every new product in the category calls itself unprecedented and groundbreaking. It's no surprise that the audience suffers from "innovation fatigue" when it comes to marketing.
How could we break through this fatigue – and GORE-TEX products' cold weather associations – without burying consumers and retailers in a long list of technical facts? We did it by boiling down the product's impressive list of features to a clear story that people would immediately understand and like.
We started with a new tagline – "Come heat or high water." – that embodies the fearless, "bring it on" spirit of law enforcement and military audiences, and instantly communicates the boot's key benefits. The KRIOS's new core positioning language gets right to the benefits, focusing less on how the technology works, and more on why it matters.
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Hybrid 3D Printer Using 5-Axis Control
Enomoto in Japan has developed a 5-axis 3D printer that combines additive manufacturing and traditional CNC machining. This fascinating machine is currently an R&D project and we have seen similar machines before, but this video really explains the technology and processes behind 5-axis machine well.
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How to 3D print a Pip-Boy!
Ever wanted your own Pip-Boy from the Fallout video game series? KamuiCosplay has detailed their experience 3D printing a version of the famous device from Fallout and we must say we are impressed with the finished product.
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Making a Working Ghostbusters Ghost Trap!
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Does anyone know for certain whether the SX1 is (not the SX10 is) allows the use of that superb 20x zoom when shooting movies? The Canon UK site doesn't mention it, but then it doesn't mention it for the SX10 is page either, and I know it's available on that model.
I read on a forum somewhere (which I can no longer find) that zoom wasn't available, but whether that was/is pure conjecture, I've no idea. But I want to know before stumping up my £400.
I am aware that the SX1 isn't officially available in the States, so apologies to those on the warm side of the Atlantic.
In anticipation of an informed and reliable response, cheers!
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This camera promises to set the std for all hybrid cameras and is apparently as good at video as it is at stills, neither are confirmed becasue apart from a few stills exampes from canon themsleves there is very little to judge.
What is special, especially from a video perspective is the 20x optical, plus it apparently has digital options too to further boost its range. More importantly the lense is IS, and if the SX10 is anything to go by is very stable.
Plus its 1080p at one of the highest sampling bit-rates ever seen, greater than the 5dmk2.Also it starts at an amzing 28mm, has a hood and allows af lock and ae lock in video mode and a stereo setting with wind-cut and fine tuning. To cap it all its got a wireless remote, so in theory mounted on a tripod or monopd you could zoom in sliene without touching the thing, in short its amazing, then if thats not enough, swithc to stills and shoot 10mpix stills at 4fps.
All in all awesome from a video and stills specification perspective, but will it be any good, dont know, am sick of waiting for it:?
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more info here,
Can you imagine, 58-1200mm video camera, think you'll need a tripod for that range, no loss in hd quality apparently:?
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agree with Carlos..we have same curiousness for SX1.
i've read many press release and spec review so far, but unfortunately havn't got any full review in hand directly by expert or user..since SX1 will be released in Nov/Dec.
i once read that the zoom will not be able in movie rec.
same to the Tele Converter that mentioned the SX1 couldn't receive any converter as SX10 which both have an identical body.
also had another bad comment in CMOS image noise and heavyweight.
i don't know, but i would be glad if i'm wrong in reading those reviews..and will make this camera most powerful and perfect in prosumer market.
pls someone enlighten and make this issue cleared.
another cams to concern :
Panasonic FZ28 (lightweight)
Casio Pro EX-F1 (have best fps so far, and a manual zoom ring !!)
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Now, let's look, SX1 should be deliverable ...
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Hey all. I think I've managed to find an answer to my own question, but thought I'd post it up here for all to see. Certainly in the Uk the SX1 is creating a lot of interest - I for one can cope with a bit of extra bulk if the CMOS sensor outperforms that on the S5 I used to own, and has the advantage of a wide-angle lens and that fast-ish 4fps rate.
Anyway, the info I found is here: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalcamer...9298997,00.htm, and as that includes the phrase "Sound is in CD-quality stereo, with optical zooming and face detection while filming", you may now officially count me excited.
Best price I've spotted for prospective UK buyers is - bizarrely - at the BT shop, at £394. Hardly a bargain, but still a good bit under Canon's official RRP.
Cheers to those who posted!
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Be with us in a weeks time, then we can ll find out how this new cmos sensor will be!
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From my experience, dont believe the specs. higher specs does not mean better video. From my research, the bottom like is, when you are concerned about taking movies from a camera, the camera with the better still photo results will give u the better video results, regardless of specs.
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of course optical zoom is available http://www.vimeo.com/2422404
manual focus http://www.vimeo.com/2464906
now SX1 is availbale in UK ... 10x sold in half a day :-)
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will the SX1 be selling in North America at any time?
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The fortune of the US airline companies took a drastic upturn when crude oil prices, which form the core of their operating costs, crashed in mid-2014. Since then, these companies have earned huge profits, which they have utilized to revamp their operating fleet as well as balance sheet to return higher value to their shareholders. That said, the rebound in crude oil prices over the last few quarters has led to a decline in the profitability of these airline companies. In this note, we show how a change in crude oil prices can impact the profitability as well as valuation of Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) using our interactive dashboard.
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Last Spring I posted a short story I had written entitled,
Shades of Hemingway. The 13 parts took approximately 6 weeks to produce, usually falling on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The story was loosely based on a trip I had made to Key West with some friends the year before and was inspired by an e-mail conversation I had with a fellow blogger who asked me, " What was the most memorable part of the trip?" to which I erroneously replied, "Sitting in Sloppy Joe's bar trading shots with Ernest Hemingway's ghost!"
"I'd like to hear that story sometime." came the reply and the rest came some months later to a lukewarm response by the frequenters of AMRFP. In fact, those two months garnished the slowest traffic of the entire year for this site which was a slight disappointment. But we writers must be resilient and confident in the knowing that one good lambasting does not deter the quill of righteousness or profundity.
Well, with my tail tucked between my legs I decided that my story was a flop and that the best thing for me to do was to stick to what I did best… which was anything other than writing a short story about meeting the ghost of Ernest Hemingway.
Of course, all went well. This blog has prospered since I hung up my Thesaurus and went back to random acts of mindless… ness. That is until my friend, Keith, a character in real life and a character in the story asked me about writing a sequel.
"It's a shame you ended that story like you did, you could have continued it on into another adventure!"
"Well, it didn't really end. It stopped with us leaving Key West but it never addressed me having to return."
"Why would you have to return?"
"Well, if you'll recall… I had to make a court appearance."
"Yeah! that's right! cool! there is another aspect to be considered!"
So… as before when that one off handed remark inspired the
Shades of Hemingway, my conversation with Keith put me back to work on what happens when I returned six weeks later…
So with fair warning to you and much trepidation on my part,
Shades of Hemingway / MediumExposure will begin being posted from Sunday the 18th through to the end of the year. I don't think you'll have to read the original story to enjoy the sequel, but there again… maybe.
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We also have a team of local workers who come to walk and feed your pets. All our staff love what they do and love animals, we have a thorough induction process that ensures our high standards are met
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Dang, Redhat looks sweet. I haven't gone night skiing in a very long time.
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With this being the last week for night skiing at Gunstock, we wanted to get out there one more time on the last day of Winter (season that it). Knowing there was snow on the way, we opted to head out and see what happens. Turns out - it was awesome. Yes it is just night skiing, but we had fun with it. We got there around 5:30 (to eat and drink first) and then hit the chiars around 6:30. While in the building we noticed that it was dumping (near whiteout) and that made this night that much more exciting.
When we got on the chair we noticed that there was about 3-4 inches of freshies waiting for us and plenty of untracked. We skied the same run twice just to float on the new stuff a bit. Snow mixed with sleet/hail actually glides very nicely. Conditions under the snow were fast and as it tracked out skiing got faster. After that run we decided to head down Tiger to make a few runs off the Tiger chair. Everything appeared to have been groomed flat which was a little bit of a bummer but still fun - take what the mountain gives you! Our first run off that chair was on Redhat and low and behold - bumps! They were deceiving because the 3-4 inches on top of the bumps made them look nice and tame. This is not a very steep trail so that is not the challenge. What lies below the powder was the interesting feature - rock hard bumps that were frozen. The new snow on them actually made then ski pretty nicely - without the new snow it would have been sketchy. After three runs on the three main trails on that side we shot down Tiger Steeps and made our way to Blunder Smoke Park. BTW we were bummed out again because typically Tiger Steeps is a nice short but sweet bump trail and it was flatten out - still fun! We ended up at the park for my son who wanted to do a bunch of runs over there so we entertained it. Normally I do not head into the parks but it was vacant and it allowed to to try different things and watch my son as well. Even my wife would go off a hip or two.
We made it back to the Ramrod Quad and lapped Lower Tiger a few times before calling it a night. It kind of sadden me to leave because they were open until 10 and we were having a blast. But my wife the more conscientious of the bunch though it would be best to head home because it was a school night and we had a 30 minute drive ahead of us!
Reality set in, as we drove away, that the season is coming to a close soon, and though there is still much skiing to be had that feeling does not go away!
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If you take what the mountain gives you, you will always have fun!
Dang, Redhat looks sweet. I haven't gone night skiing in a very long time.
Mid winter conditions....how can you not love this?
Looks friggin amazing... sucks, that I cannot get out until next Saturday... Maybe I can eek something out sunday but damn, they better keep things open well into april!
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Big Snow: 2/15/2020
Crotched: 3/14/2019
Gunstock: 12/1/2019, 12/7/2019, 12/21/2019, 1/1/2020, 1/19/2020, 2/14/2020, 2/23/2020, 3/7/2020, 3/21/2020
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I was there at night on March 8th. So much fun and great conditions. The acreage that is lit is pretty broad horizontally, although not much vertical, so when you stand at the top of Blundersmoke or Pistol it is cool to look out over all the lit terrain.
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Joanna Cosgrove07.01.07
Nutrigenomically-Targeted Joint Care
WellGen's enriched black tea extract is freshly patented and poised for launch in the joint care segment.
Joanna Cosgrove
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WellGen Inc., a North Brunswick, NJ-based biotechnology company using nutrigenomics to discover and develop food ingredients for wellness products, was recently awarded a U.S. Patent for "Black Tea Extract for Prevention of Disease," which covers, among other things, its proprietary product, WG0401, an enriched extract from black tea that has demonstrated inflammation-fighting properties for arthritis, inflammation and cancer.
According to Patricia Lucas-Schnarre, vice president, marketing, the emerging science of nutrigenomics was used to discover and develop WG0401. "WG0401 is one of the original extracts developed among the researchers in the work that they were doing setting up nutrigenomics," she said. "The patent on the screening technologies is held by Rutgers University and exclusively licensed to WellGen."
WG0401 black tea extract is enriched with theaflavins, a component of tea. There are four types of theaflavins. "TF2 is a combination of two of the four theaflavins," explained Ms. Lucas-Schnarre. "During the work that was done though bioassay directed fractionation we understood that the key biological activity in inflammation was coming from TF2."
WellGen plans to offer WG0401 as a dietary supplement and functional food ingredient aimed at promoting joint and cardiovascular health, as well as anti-aging and immune support. "When all of the work with the genome was started, most of the well-developed body of information around genes was related to cancer, so the early work that was done in this panel was tested against Caco cells, or colon cancer cells," recalled Ms. Lucas-Schnarre. "When the patent was originally filed, it was filed for cancer, arthritis and inflammation, and it was supported by in vivo work and animal studies."
The human studies revealed additional benefits. "Originally we were focused on muscle and joint health, which is a huge dietary supplement category, but we've found other benefits related to immune function, heart and circulation health. Our latest study shows some very positive trends on oxidative stress and delayed onset of muscle soreness, and of course anti-aging, based on the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) values and related gene expressions."
The resultant joint health benefits spurred WellGen's interest in combining WG0401 with glucosamine. "We did some consumer market research that showed one of the biggest issues with the current range of options for joint health is that there's a lot of faith that's involved, because consumers have to go on faith and stick with the product for many weeks before they feel the effect," said Ms. Lucas-Schnarre. "When we did our clinical studies, we intentionally pre-dosed for seven days to determine if the effect could be seen in a shorter timeframe. We were able to show that there is a result in bio markers, from an objective perspective, that the effect is seen in a much shorter time than is reported to be seen in an ingredient like glucosamine, so it makes for a great complement. It's a nice combination of something that has hearty science behind it, in a category where consumers are still looking for helpful options, and it has the association of the goodness of tea." She added that the recommended dietary supplement dosage is 400mg a day.
WellGen has already contracted for the large-scale manufacture of WG0401 to provide quantities of the ingredient to the dietary supplement segment. In addition, the company recently finalized a distribution agreement with Charles Bowman and Company of Holland, MI, a supplier of nutritional ingredients and fine chemicals to the food, feed, pharmaceutical and health industries.
Ms. Lucas-Schnarre said WellGen is both open to discussion regarding the ingredient's trade name, and is in the midst of talks with major food and beverage companies about opportunities to incorporate the ingredient into functional foods. "From a practical perspective, you'll probably see it incorporated into dietary supplement products prior to functional foods unless somebody decides to move very rapidly because there's so many other things that need to be done when flavor and taste is involved," she said.
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Research Training & Bachelor Thesis
Entrepreneurial Orientation & Firm Performance
The idea that established firms occupy a unique competitive position and are able to defend it for a long period of time does not longer apply to most industries. It is impossible for successful top management teams to rest on their laurels as young firms relentlessly challenge the status quo. A product or service that is superior today may be outdated tomorrow. Unencumbered by hierarchical decision-making processes, companies like Uber and AirBNB seem to appear out of nowhere and stir up entire industries.
Competitive advantages evaporate quickly and companies bear the burden of the new rules of competition. A recent issue of the Economist featured the article "Reinventing the Company" in which they argued that corporate growth is stagnating and managers have to remodel their firms in order to survive. Half of the big American firms have shrinking profits and analysts expect the sales of the S&P 500 to fall. How do established firms bolster themselves against start-ups "fuelled by coffee and dreams"?
One of the answers to this question is that established firms are able to remain successful by adopting an entrepreneurial orientation — an approach to strategy characterized by innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking. There are two reasons, however, that the adoption of an entrepreneurial orientation (EO) does not always lead to the same increase in performance (Lumpkin & Dess, 1996). First of all, the effect of EO on firm performance is not the same in every organizational context. Instead, it varies between industries and countries. Second, across those organizational contexts, the importance of each of the dimensions of EO varies.
More and more mature firms have to deal with young and lean competitors who — unencumbered by rigid rules and routines — change the competitive landscape. In other words, winter is coming, and these experienced firms have to adapt quickly to ensure their survival. Adopting an entrepreneurial orientation might be the answer, but its relationship with performance depends on the context in which the firm operates. Since it is important for both managers and scholars to understand this dependency, the hypothesis that has been researched during this course is:
The stronger a firm's entrepreneurial orientation, the better its financial performance
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In the course "Research Training & Bachelor Thesis" I coached 27 students while they conducted a scientific research project. Over the course of five months, the students had to go trough all the stages of the research process, starting with a review of the literature on entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance, followed by data collection and analysis, and finalized by writing up the findings. The end-product — the bachelor thesis — serves as the final test in the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration programme as students have to show that they master the skills and possess the knowledge developed during the first years of their education.


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Under the aegis of the Lifespan and Digital Communication MA Program at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA), graduate student Ines Petrovic-Mundzic is developing a positive communication and navigating cancer workbook. Ines is interested in understanding the role of positive communication in cancer management. She hopes that her project helps support individuals during and after the cancer diagnosis. As cancer diagnosis characterizes traumatic and challenging period in patients' lives, Ines believes that is important to create a resourceful and adequate material that will help cancer patients and survivors harness communication resources to navigate their cancer experience. Besides creating traditional, print workbook, Ines hopes to create a positive Communication and navigating cancer workbook in a digital form that would allow easy access to its users.
Ines is originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina and she moved to the United States in 2009. She graduated from Old Dominion University in 2013 with a degree in Communication, and is currently pursuing her masters in Lifespan and Digital Communication Program. Ines is interested in health communication, as well as interpersonal area of communication studies. She is currently working at Old Dominion University as a Public Speaking Instructor. Besides professional interest, Ines also has a personal attentiveness in this project, as her mom is a breast cancer survivor.
Ines works on this project together with Dr. Tom Socha (advisor), as well as a committee that includes Dr. Gary Beck, Dr. David Metzger and Dr. Fran Hassencahl. Dr. Socha has been a leading in positive communication including publishing two books: The Positive Side of Interpersonal Communication (2012, Peter Lang International Publishers, Co-edited with Dr. Margaret Pitts, University of Arizona) and Positive Communication in Health and Wellness (Dr. Margaret Pitts and Dr. Thomas Socha, 2013 Peter Lang International Publishers). Also, Dr. Socha and Dr. Beck recently published another great resource titled Communicating Hope and Resilience Across the Lifespan (Dr. Thomas Socha and Dr. Gary Beck, 2015 Peter Lang International Publishers). For more information on positive communication research and the MA in Lifespan and Digital Communication Program. Click Here.


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I know I'm a day late and a dollar short, but I still wanted to point this out. Andi did a great job of summing up Episode 10 of Army Wives, but I thought maybe all of us viewers could benefit from seeing this episode through the eyes of a spouse who's lived it. Heidi wrote a post on her own blog about her thoughts on this episode:
I did not know if I would like the show. I do not consider myself an Army Wife or even an Army Widow but just me . . . actually I don't know what I consider myself. I do know that my 6+ years of living the Army way of life were some of the best years of my life [...]
So tonight I wanted to cry(happy) when Claudia Joy mentioned her wife (Hannah) was coming to town for a Rose Garden Memorial dedication. It was 'me' being introduced into the story line. As her story developed I could not help to think about my situation and the circumstances of Sean's death.
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2014 could be the year Firefox OS sees more visibility with more countries offering devices, with pledges from Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom. Mozilla revealed at MWC 2014 that Firefox OS devices will be heading to Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.
Deutsche Telekom has said it will expand its Firefox OS offerings to Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia and Montenegro.
Budget smartphone maker Alcatel has announced several devices at MWC 2014 including its first tablet – the Fire 7, alongside Fire E, Fire C and Fire S smartphones.
Fire C
The Fire C is the lowest end in Alcatel's portfolio, sporting a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) HVGA TFT display and a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor.
Fire E
The Fire E is the budget mid-ranger, packing a 4.5-inch 540 x 960 pixel qHD display, 1.2Ghz dual-core processor and 512MB RAM. Built-in storage is 4GB complemented with a microSD slot.
Fire S
The Fire S is high-specced mid-ranger that comes with 4G LTE, 4.5-inch qHD display, 1.2Ghz quad-core processor and 8MP main shooter as well as a 2MP front-facing.
Fire 7
The Fire 7 is supposedly a 'concept' device and is said to share similar specs with the Fire S smartphone.
Firefox OS
What? Another smartphone OS? FireFox is a new open source operating system for smartphones developed by the non-profit organisation Mozilla. Yes the same people who brought you the awesome Firefox browser.
Firefox OS is built entirely on HTML5 and open Web standards, it is truly free from rules and restrictions of other platforms. As you know, Android isn't truly open and free, as you've been led to believe.
Firefox offers an alternative to the smartphone world dominated currently by Android and iOS (and a little of Windows Phone and BlackBerry). Expect budget-friendly devices to become more widely available in 2014. Mozilla apparently has set a goal to push a US$25 device to the market.
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This Was Karlie Kloss' 5-Minute Skincare Routine to Prep for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Karlie Kloss and her esthetician Georgia Louise walked through the model's four step skincare preparation before the VS Fashion Show
Models spend countless months before the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show doing intense workouts, following strict diets, trying body contouring treatments and getting plenty of facials leading up to the iconic lingerie show. And the preparation to look perfect sans Photoshop on the runway doesn't end until minutes before the models arrive backstage at the show.
Twenty minutes before Karlie Kloss returned to the VS Fashion Show runway for the first time in three years, the model filmed a video with her renowned aesthetician Georgia Louise to show her fans her early morning five minute skincare routine.
"I have had trouble with my skin in the last year so this has been a whole new learning experience for me. I really took for granted having good skin," Kloss said. Follow the quick steps below to get the same glowing complexion as the models have on the runway!
Start with an ice bath to tighten and brighten your pores.
It doesn't sound fun, but Kloss and Louise swear by this chilly hack. For 20 seconds, Louise instructed Kloss to take a bucket of ice water and toss handfuls of it onto her face to "Woo! Feel the burn!" Kloss said. "Actually it's kind of nice after a while. That felt really nice actually."
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Massage in a hydrating cream mask.
If you're under a time crunch, skip the usual cleansing step (this replaces it!) and massage a dime-size amount of a hydrating mask into your skin. While Louise told Kloss to use her favorite Biologique Recherche Masque VIP O2, any one will do. "It's more effective, there's more properties, it's going to really like, push in all the active ingredients," Louise told the model when she asked how masking in the morning can replace cleansing.
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"We're gonna have a lot of makeup on today for the show, so we want to have a good foundation for our skin to work with," Kloss said as she rubbed the product all over her face. She continued to give herself a mini at-home facial by rubbing her hands toward her hairline starting at her forehead and moving down to her nose and chin for lymphatic drainage.
Hydrate with a serum so your skin won't look cakey.
After wiping off the remnants of the cream mask, Kloss reached for a hydrating serum (Biologique Recherche Serum Fluide VIP O2) her aesthetician recommended instead of applying a heavy face cream for hydration. "You don't want to feel really heavy with cream before makeup," Louise told Kloss. The duo pressed (no rubbing!) the product into their faces, neck and décolletage.
Finish by rubbing ice-cold freeze sticks to de-puff.
When kept in the fridge, these spoon-shaped devices help to drain the skin when rubbed around and even tighten skin on top of your eyelids. "I remember specifically all throughout high school and early modeling days, I would always keep spoons in my freezer and stick them under my eyes. They were much less official and technical than this. But the idea of it is that it just draws circulation," Kloss said.
What do you think about Karlie's VS Fashion Show skincare prep? Sound off in the comments below.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Conversion therapy, also referred to as "reparative therapy," "ex-gay therapy," and "sexual orientation change efforts," is a widely discredited practice that attempts to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. Representative Tracy McCreery (D – 88) filed the Youth Mental Health Preservation Act (HB 516) on Wednesday which will prohibit licensed mental health practitioners from subjecting minors to harmful "conversion therapy" practices that attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.
These practices have been condemned by the American Counseling Association, American Medical Association, and American Psychiatric Association. In 2009, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued a report enumerating the direct risks of conversion therapy to include, among others: depression, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, shame, social withdrawal, and a distinct rise in suicidality.
Rep. McCreery says, "Conversion therapy is a dangerous practice that needs to be stopped. Laws protecting LGBTQ children from conversion therapy are needed to ensure that practitioners licensed by the state of Missouri are providing competent care and caring for all of our children. Lawmakers should be doing everything in our power to protect children."
A 2018 William's Institute report estimates that 698,000 LGBTQ adults in the United States have received conversion therapy, and 350,000 of these adults received the therapy as adolescents.
There are no cities in Missouri in which conversion therapy is banned for minors. Nine states plus D.C. have passed similar legislation, including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Several cities in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania have also banned conversion therapy practices against minors. The William's Institute report estimates that 6,000 LGBTQ youth would have received conversion therapy had their states not banned the practice. 20,000 LGBTQ youth (ages 13-17) will receive conversion therapy from a licensed healthcare professional before the time they reach 18 in one of the 41 states in which it is not banned.
Steph Perkins, PROMO's Executive Director, adds, "Missouri has a strong interest in ensuring that licensed health care providers follow professional standards of competence and do not engage in dangerous practices that have no scientific basis and put young people at risk of severe and long-lasting damage. PROMO will again be in the Capitol every single day working on both sides of the aisle to ensure our state is doing all we can to protect LGBTQ youth."
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