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Inhibition of toad urinary bladder sodium transport by carbamylcholine: possible role of cyclic GMP
No full text Page F586: M. K. Sahib, J. H. Schwartz, and J. S. Handler. “Inhibition of toad urinary bladder sodium transport by carbamylcholine: possible role of cyclic GMP.” In Table 3 (page F589) the values 11.9 ± 0.6 for cAMP and 0.28 ± 0.02 for cGMP should be opposite 10 mU/ml AVP plus 100 μM carbamylcholine. Braces have been added to the table to define the paired experiments. The corrected table follows. (See PDF) </jats:p
Who's a good handler? Important skills and personality profiles of wildlife detection dog handlers
No full textSimple Summary Professional working dog teams perform a range of functions faster and more accurately than other methods. Therefore, these teams are highly valuable to our society. Whilst some information is available on the skills that are important for dog handlers to possess, this isn't always sourced from the handlers themselves. As a result, information may be missing, or the provided information may not be relevant. Through questionnaires, we collected information on the skills that wildlife detection dog handlers believe to be important for working success. Handler personality evaluations were also completed to determine whether specific personalities are better suited to this unique working field. Knowledge and understanding of dog body language and behaviour were rated highly. The handlers' personality profiles had large ranges, indicating that no personality is attracted to, or perhaps best suited for, working with wildlife detection dogs. Dog handler dedication, training, and the dog-handler relationship are likely more influential factors.Abstract Wildlife detection dog teams are employed internationally for environmental surveys, and their success often depends on the dog handler. Minimal research is available on the skills that dog handlers believe are important, and no research has been published on the personality profiles of wildlife detection dog handlers. This may reveal the skills that people should acquire to be successful at, or suitable for, this work. An online questionnaire was distributed to Australian and New Zealand wildlife detection dog handlers. This questionnaire provided a list of skills to be rated based on importance, and a personality assessment measured their five main personality domains (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness). A total of 35 questionnaires were collected, which represented over half of the estimated Australian wildlife detection dog handler population. The handlers had on average 7.2 years of dog handling experience, and 54% were female. More than half (57%) of the handlers stated that they were very emotionally attached to their dogs; however, 9% stated they were either not attached or mildly attached to their working dogs. The skill that was rated highest for importance was ability to read dog body language', and the lowest was skilled in report writing'. On average, the handlers scored high in the Agreeableness domain, low in the Neuroticism domain, and average in the Extraversion, Conscientiousness, and Openness domains. However, all of the personality scores had large ranges. Therefore, a dog handler's personality may not be as influential on their success as their training or their dog-handler bond. Further research would be beneficial regarding the direct impact that the dog-handler bond and the handler's knowledge have on working team outcomes
Effect of adrenal steroids on vasopressin-stimulated PGE synthesis and water flow
No full text Page F532: R. M. Zusman, H. R. Keiser, and J. S. Handler. “Effect of adrenal steroids on vasopressin-stimulated PGE synthesis and water flow.” Page F536: The illustration in Figure 3 should have appeared as Figure 4. The illustration in Figure 4 should have appeared as Figure 3. </jats:p
You are not my handler! Impact of changing handlers on dogs' behaviours and detection performance
No full textDog-handler relationships can directly impact team success. Changing a dog's handler may therefore compromise detection performance. However, there are currently few studies which support this. This research explored the performance and behavioural impact of changing a dog's handler. Nine dogs trained at scent detection were accuracy tested with a familiar and unfamiliar handler. Both handlers were female with similar dog handling experience. The dogs were tested along brick lines containing target, non-target, and control samples. Testing was separated into four sessions, with each session having 36 samples. The dogs' accuracy scores were then calculated and testing footage behaviour coded. The dogs had significantly higher sensitivity ( = 0.045) and negative predictive value (NPV) ( = 0.041) scores when handled by the familiar handler. With the unfamiliar handler the dogs performed more stress-related behaviours, and were distracted for a higher proportion of time ( = 0.012). Time spent distracted was negatively correlated to detection performance (correlation = -0.923, < 0.001). With the unfamiliar handler the dogs' performance did not improve throughout testing ( = 0.553). This research demonstrates how these dogs' detection performances were impacted by changing handlers. Future research is required to determine if professional dog-handler teams are impacted similarly
An overview of the ATLAS High Level Trigger Dataflow and Supervision.
No full textThe ATLAS high-level trigger (HLT) system provides software-based event selection after the initial LVL1 hardware trigger. It is composed of two stages, the LVL2 trigger and the event filter (EF). The LVL2 trigger performs event selection with optimized algorithms using selected data guided by Region of Interest pointers provided by the LVL1 trigger. Those events selected by LVL2 are built into complete events, which are passed to the EF for a further stage of event selection and classification using off-line algorithms. Events surviving the EF selection are passed for off-line storage. The two stages of HLT are implemented on processor farms. The concept of distributing the selection process between LVL2 and EF is a key element in the architecture, which allows it to be flexible to changes (luminosity, detector knowledge, background conditions, etc.) Although there are some differences in the requirements between these subsystems there are many commonalities. An overview of the dataflow (event selection) and supervision (control, configuration, monitoring) activities in the HLT is given, highlighting where commonalities between the two subsystems can be exploited and indicating where requirements dictate that implementations differ. An HLT prototype system has been built at CERN. Functional testing is being carried out in order to validate the HLT architecture
Reconstruction of B-0->J/psi K-S(0) and measurement of ratios of branching ratios involving B->J/psi K* and B+->J/psi K+
No full textWe report on the reconstruction of the decay mode B-0 --> J/psi K-S(0) using 19.3 pb(-1) of data collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab in collisions at root s = 1.8 TeV. A signal of 41.8 +/- 6.9 events, with a signal-to-background ratio of 9:1, is observed. Three additional decay modes B+ --> J/psi K+, B-0 --> J/psi K*(892)(0), and B+ --> J/psi K*(892)(+) are reconstructed. We measure three ratios of branching ratios, each one relative to the B+ --> J/psi K+ mode. We also report the ratio of decay rates, Gamma(B --> J/psi K*)/Gamma(B --> J/psi K), for the vector-vector relative to the vector-pseudoscalar modes, to be 1.32 +/- 0.23(stat) +/- 0.16(syst)
OBSERVATION OF THE DECAY B(S)0-]J-PSI-PHI IN (P)OVER-BAR-P COLLISIONS AT ROOT-S = 1.8 TEV
No full textThis Letter reports the observation and mass measurement of fully reconstructed B(s)0 mesons through the decay chain B(s)0 --> J/psiphi, J/psi --> mu+mu-, phi --> K+K- using data obtained at the Collider Detector at Fermilab in ppBAR collisions at square-root s = 1.8 TeV. A signal of 14.0 +/- 4.7 events is observed. Comparison of the B(s)0 signal with the kinematically similar decays B+ --> J/psiK+ and B0 --> J/psiK*(892)0 is presented. The mass of the B(s)0 meson is determined to be 5383.3 +/- 4.5 (stat) +/- 5.0 (syst) MeV/c2
Measurement of the decay amplitudes of B-0 -> J/psi K*(0) and B-S(0) -> J/psi phi decays
No full textAn angular analysis of B-0 --> J/psi K*(0) and B-s(0) --> J/psi phi has been used to determine the decay amplitudes with parity-even longitudinal (A(0)) and transverse (A(\ \)) polarization and parity-odd transverse (A1(-)) polarization. The measurements are based on 190 B-0 and 40 B-s(0) candidates obtained from 89 pb(-1) of (p) over barp collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron. The longitudinal decay amplitude dominates with \A(0)\(2) = 0.59 +/- 0.06 +/- 0.01 for B-0 and \A(0)\ (2) = 0.61 +/- 0.14 +/- 0.02 for B-s(0) decays. The parity-odd amplitude is found to be small with \A1(-)\(2) = 0.13(-0.09)(+0.12) +/- 0.06 for B-0 and \A1(-)\ = 0.23 +/- 0.19 +/- 0.04 for B-s(0) decays
A virtual hardware handler for RTR systems
No full textThe design of a Virtual Hardware Handler for run-time reconfiguration is presented. A windows-based system that works with the VCC Hotworks board has been implemented and results are presented.</p
Rare B decays into states containing a J / psi meson and a meson with s anti-s quark content
No full textWe report a study of the B meson decays, B+-->J/psiphiK(+), B-0-->J/psiphiK(S)(0), B-0-->J/psiphi, B-0-->J/psieta, and B-0-->J/psieta' using 56x10(6) B (B) over bar events collected at the Y(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II e(+)e(-) asymmetric-energy storage ring. We measure the branching fractions B(B+-->J/psiphiK(+))=(4.4+/-1.4(stat)+/-0.5(syst))x10(-5) and B(B-0-->J/psiphiK(S)(0))=(5.1+/-1.9(stat)+/-0.5(syst))x10(-5), and set upper limits at 90% confidence level for the branching fractions B(B-0-->J/psiphi)J/psieta)J/psieta('))<6.3x10(-5)
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