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Frequently Asked Questions - Database
It can serve a number of roles. Here are a few examples:Perhaps the greatest benefit would come to members who have never visited a particular resort. Let's say you are headed to AKV for the first time and had a reservation for a Value class Studio. How would you know what other requests to put on your reservation? The database allows you to plug in AKV Value Studio and see balcony photos taken from different rooms in that class. Seeing those views may aid folks in adding a certain Trail or Savanna request to their reservation.
Or perhaps you are headed to the Beach Club Villas and think that requesting an "Epcot View" sounds like a good idea. But after searching for the word "Epcot" under the view, one thing that may stand out is people mentioning how loud the road noise can be in that area of the resort. That warning may be enough to cause someone to re-thinking their requests.
Or let's pretend that you have a villa booked at OKW in the "near Hospitality House" category, but aren't sure which buildings fall into that class. Searching the database will quickly reveal which buildings are in that category.
Some disabled members have expresed an interest in knowing which villas are handicapped accessible. Since the numbers are so small at each resort, they don't even have a guarantee of all views and locations being available to them. For instance, there is no value in a disabled member requesting a Congress Park accessible room at SSR if none exist.
The RoomFinder can also help crystallize some of the availability issues that members often ponder. The ability to book a room at 7 months (or even 11 months) often depends upon how many are available to begin with. For instance, how many "near HH" Grand Villas are there at OKW? How many Standard View studios are there at BWV…and how many of them have a view of Illuminations? How many rooms have day beds at BWV? How many two bedroom villas at BCV have two queen beds and what sorts of views do they have? What are the odds of getting a Savanna view from a Value room at AKV? The answers to these questions will give members a more realistic expectation for their future bookings.
By default, the search pages are set-up to display every room at a resort. When you change settings on the search page, you are narrowing the results to just rooms that match your settings. For example, if you change the Room Size indicator to Studio, you will get a list of all Studio villas.
If you change the Room Size indicator to Studio and the Floor indicator to 1st, you will only see First Floor Studios.
The last two criteria on each search page are labeled Balcony View and Guest Comments. Those are free-form text fields. You can type any word(s) in there an the search results will be limited to just records (rooms) which contain those words. Type "Illuminations" in the Balcony View field and you will only get a list of rooms that have the word Illuminations in the view description.
Currently the databases contain listings for all rooms at:
Animal Kingdom Villas (Jambo)
Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas
Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort
Beach Club Villas
Saratoga Springs
Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort
Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge (Boulder Ridge)
However some of the specifics on each room are incomplete (handicapped designation, guest comments, balcony photos, etc.)
The databases for the Boardwalk Villas, Hilton Head Island and Old Key West list a large percentage of the rooms, but not all of them. We encourage our readers to submit data on any missing or incomplete room records.
Room information can be submitted via email thru the form posted HERE. If you have a balcony photo to share, please mark "yes" on the appropriate box and we will contact you to obtain the photo.
DVCNews has partnered with website ParkInfo2Go.com to integrate resort maps for several locations. Currently available are maps for the Beach Club Villas and Animal Kingdom Villas (Jambo.)
To view the maps, first complete a search in the BCV (link) or AKV (link) database.
After completing the search, the Floor Number is actually a hyperlink which, when clicked, will take you to the appropriate floorplan at ParkInfo2Go.com . Click on "1st" (or "2nd" or whatever the floor number may be) to open the map for that floor of the resort.
This feature is currently available for BCV and AKV only, but additional resorts are coming soon.
Room information can be submitted via email thru the form posted HERE. If you have a balcony photo to share, please mark "yes" on the appropriate box and we will contact you to obtain the photo.
The photos are displayed as thumbnail (small) images on the far right side of the screen AFTER completing a search.
Since the databases debuted we have added dozens of photos contributed by readers. Still many hundreds of rooms are without photos. If you do not see a thumbnail in the "Balcony Photo" column, it is because we do not have one on file.
Complete the room submission form posted HERE. If you have a balcony photo to share, please mark "yes" on the appropriate box and we will contact you to obtain the photo.


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Arrow: The Scientist (2×08)
Synopsis: A new face arrives in Starling City when someone breaks into Queen Consolidated's applied science.
Rating: ★★★☆☆
It's hard to believe that we're already on the first half of the mid-season finale of Arrow. It hardly feels that long ago since the first episode of the season aired, but yet here we are. This season has brought with it an array of new characters such as Black Canary, Brother Blood and in 'The Scientist' arrived the newest face: Barry Allen.
After weeks of media coverage and anticipation Grant Gustin sweeps onto our screens as Barry Allen, a detective from Central City who comes to Starling City to investigate the break in at Queen Consolidated applied science division. He's awkward, baby-faced (which Oliver can't help but make a joke of at least twice in this episode) but also obviously brilliant at what he does. He deciphers that a very strong man all on his own forced his way into the applied science building and ripped a very large centrifuge out of the ground and fled. This, of course, is not normal and something that 'The Hood' takes an interest in.
Meanwhile in his personal life Oliver has to deal with the wrath of Isabel when Moira goes back to work with the intention of getting her control of Queen Consolidated back. Isabel warns Oliver that doing this will not be good for the image of the company. As icy as Isabel is, it is obvious that she knows what she's talking about but Oliver does as you would expect and doesn't listen. In fact he decides to throw a party for Moira to show the public that they're getting back to normal.
On the island Shado asks Oliver about Sara and does not like what she hears, but can you really blame her? Who wouldn't be shocked to hear the guy she's with took the sister of the girl he claimed to be in love with on a boat with him. It doesn't really make Oliver look good.
While Barry does his forensic science stuff to try and catch the perpetrator he and Felicity talk. He asks her about The Hood, since he's read that she was saved by him, and Felicity tries to give away as little as she can while Barry bombards her with questions, revealing that he's a little bit of a fanboy of The Hood. He's also tells her of his tragic past relating to the murder of his mum, his killer was never caught.
Roy gets a call from Sin and she subtly hints is he could get The Hood to help finding a friend of hers that's been missing, however Thea volunteers hers and Roy's assistance. Speaking of Thea, Malcolm pays Moira another visit demanding that she tell their daughter that he's her real father. He's feeling a bit lonely, what with accidently killing his own son.
Together Felicity and Barry find a lead on the perpetrator and Oliver goes after him. The guy proves to be too much for Oliver to handle and he escapes but not before badly injuring Oliver. At Arrow HQ he confirms Diggle's suspicions and tells him and Felicity that he knows more about what's going on than he's said. His news relates back to the island and the serum 'Mirakuru' that he and his friends on the island eventually find.
While Felicity and Barry, who are getting on really well, use on of the hood's bloody arrows to find a sedative that will help them track the man again, he asks Felicity about her relationship with Oliver. She quickly reassures him that she doesn't like Oliver (*coughliarcough*) and even invites him to Oliver's party as her plus one. But then Oliver ruins the cute moment by confronting Barry about the lies that he's told them about working on a similar case back in Central City when he's not. Barry admits the truth that he voluntarily follows up on weird cases ever since his mum was killed by something extraordinary and his father was blamed.
At Oliver's party Felicity is angry that he scared Roy away but he has even more to worry about when he sees that barely anyone turned up. But Moira won't let herself be disheartened and refuses to flee the party. Isabel comforts Oliver about the turn out but she and Moira are less than friendly towards each other.
Though the night isn't going so well for the Queens Oliver gives Felicity a little present to apologise for his earlier actions, which turns out to be Barry. He and Felicity dance together (they're so cute) but unfortunately afterwards Barry receives a call from his very angry boss, who has discovered what Barry's been doing in Starling City without permission, and he has to return. He says his goodbyes to Felicity, shying away from planting one on her even though it was obviously it's what she wanted.
On the Island Oliver and the rest find the Mirakuru, and hastily decide to give Slade the option of taking it, although without a sedative the serum could kill him. Running out of options Slade chooses to take the Mirakuru but before Oliver injects him Slade apologises to Shado for not telling her how he "really feels" (uuurgh). The effects on his body are not good and he dies.
Sin and Roy find Matt's dead body and he calls the Hood for assistance when it's obvious that Matt's death looks suspicious. Roy gets angry when the Hood won't tell him what he wants to know and he quits working for him. Oliver shoots some arrows in Roy to stop him from looking further into the case. Meanwhile at the Queen Manor Malcolm approaches Moira about Thea but she refuses to be threatened again and scares him away by mentioning the name of Ra's al Ghul, who wants to kill Malcolm, and he is scared away.
Oliver finds and fights the perpetrator, who is much stronger than Oliver and easily throws him around before escaping. Oliver lands on a box of Mirakuru and is injected with the serum. When Felicity and Diggle find him there's only one person that can help him. At the station, having missed his train, Barry is shot with a dart and passes out. When he comes too he's in Arrow HQ and is asked to help Oliver.
It's always hard for new characters to come into a well-established show and not seem out of place, but Barry won over my heart easily and fit in nicely. I'm only sorry that we won't see too much more of him in Arrow in the future. But he is getting his own show, so I can't really complain. This was a nice episode which sets things up nicely for an action-packed, heart-racing mid-season finale.

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Online Therapy
Sometimes it's hard to leave your house, face traffic or move around with ease. For those clients, online therapy is a great option. Using secure video calling software, we can connect and have full sessions from the privacy of your home. If you are a California resident, feel free to contact me with questions or to set up an appointment.


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What's so wrong about Trump Jr meeting with a Russian lawyer over Clinton?
Nothing, to put it frankly. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Donald Trump Jr meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya in order to obtain information about Hillary Clinton. It's only a problem if you support Hillary Clinton and want to sensationalise it in order to further harm the Trump administration. Despite a lack of evidence, the mainstream media continues to blast the President over allegations regarding his connections with Russia. This is despite a Project Veritas video exposing CNN Producer John Bonifield admitting that the Russia story is indeed fake news.
According to Trump Jr, his brother-in-law, Jared Kushner, and then-campaign head, Paul J Manafort, were also present in the meeting. The media has jumped on board the Trump-Russia bandwagon yet again, but it's all for nought. The revelations rendering CNN as fake news has persuaded even more voters to see the media network for what it is.
Funnily enough, Veselnitskaya was supposed to have information regarding how individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Convention and supporting Hillary Clinton herself. Yet interestingly (but unsurprisingly), the mainstream media is not head over heels over this particular piece of information. If this was about Trump, then imagine the outrage. If the MSM is so concerned about Russia potentially influencing the US political environment, then why not report on the allegations regarding the Clinton-Russia connection?
More importantly, if the media is so worried about the integrity of the US political system and its independence from other countries, why did it not pay attention to the foreign donors to the Clinton campaign? Why didn't oh-so-altruistic CNN have news stories regarding the millions of dollars given to the Clinton Foundation by Saudi Arabia? Yet here they are pretending to be concerned about this new Trump-Russia connection.
Trump Jr insisted that nothing was discussed regarding the campaign with Veselnitskaya. Even if information regarding Hillary Clinton was exchanged, so what? It was imperative for Donald Trump to win the 2016 election in order to save the United States from further decline, and if that means having Russia fund and assist the campaign, so be it. But the truth is, it didn't.
It is important to remember that Trump Jr only met the Russian lawyer in order to obtain information regarding Hillary Clinton. What is so wrong about attempting to learn more about a corrupt warmonger who herself tried to rig elections in other countries? That last part is where the irony is. The media constantly raves about the possible rigging of the 2016 election by a foreign power, yet supports a woman who herself wanted to rig the elections of countries such as Palestine.
The mainstream media's penchant to sensationalist its stories is a cliche in this day and age. Its latest effort towards creating another sensationalised s***storm in order take down Trump does not seem to be working. We already know of the fact that the MSM is fake news, and its attempts at twisting a perfectly normal meeting between Trump Jr and a Russian lawyer will fall on deaf ears. It is obvious to most of us that the MSM is triggered by how extensively the truth regarding their home-girl Hillary have been revealed.


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We have planned to spend 1.5 days in Zermatt and then move to Montruex for one night in order to take the Goldenpass Line to Interlaken. However, we felt that 1.5 days in Zermatt may not be enough as we arrived Zermatt in the evening 6.10pm and only have the next full day to visit Cornergret mountain and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. Is it better to stay one more night in Zermatt and skip Montruex? We could go to Interlaken from Zermatt.
Hi chngth!
1 day in Zermatt should be sufficient to visit both Gornergrat and Klein Matterhorn, time wise. The main risk is the weather, and a longer stay in Zermatt increases your chances of clear skies. Whether you want to spend extra time there and skip the Golden Pass ride via Montreux, is really up to you. There is a scenic alternative from Zermatt to Interlaken: the regional Lötschberg train via Goppenstein, instead of the quicker tunnel connection. If you enter "Goppenstein" in the timetable you'll get to see details. It only takes a few hours, and this option would allow you to both extend your stay in Zermatt and enjoy a scenic transfer to Interlaken.
Thank you, Annika,
Appreciate your comments and good suggestion. The other option is for us to skip Montreux and move the 1 night to Gribdelwald. We have 2nights in Grindelwald. Tital 3 nights with 2 full days will give us more time to enjor Interlaken and Grindelwald. Do you think this is better option. That is
1. 2 nights Zermatt, 1 night Montreux, 2 nights Grindelwald
2. 3 nights Zermatt, 2 nights Grindlwald
3.2 nights Zermatt, 3 nights Grindlwald.
Which option is best?
Thank you, once again
Hello Chng!
To be honest, all options are fine. Most important thing is what you're comfortable with. If the Golden Pass ride is very important to you, option 1 is best. If, on the other hand, you prefer to limit traveling times, options 2 and 3 are better.
If I were to choose from 2 or 3, I'd personally have a slight preference for option 3, with 3 nights in Grindelwald. That's because Grindelwald is a good base for exploring a somewhat larger area; Zermatt is a bit more isolated.
Hi Dear Annika,
Really appreciate your suggestions and comments. We will discuss internally as our age is around 65. May be Option3 is better for all of us as we need not move so frequently. For your info. We have 6 persons (3 couples), our trip will be in early september:
Trip plan:
1 night Zurich (City and Lake), 1 night St Moritz( Visit Corvatsch Mountain), 2 nights in Zermatt (Visit Gonergrat, Matherhorn Glacier Paradise), 3 nights Grindelwald (Visit Jungfraujoch and Interlaken) ,2 nights in Luzern (Visit Pilatus or Titlis) , Back to Singapore-- Total 9 nights
Any comments or suggestion to modify our plan? Appreciate your view.
Chng TH
Hello Chng,
This itinerary allows you to see a lot of the country in a short time. If that's your main focus, you've managed to create a good plan. It still involves quite some traveling though, but if you've checked traveling times and are fine with the transfers you've selected, that's no problem. I'd indeed skip the Montreux detour if I were you. You may want to study the pages below, as they provide tips for day trips and accommodation:
Since you'll be traveling quite intensively, I suggest you look into an 8 day Swiss Travel Pass, allowing free traveling on all regular train, bus and boat routes and discounts on mountain trips. Retailers are listed in the Price section. As you're from Singapore, you can order through RailEurope Singapore. If you order quickly, you may still profit from this promotion that expires after today.
Thanks Annika,
We will get the 8-Day SWISS PASS for the trip in Singapore.
By the way, where are the places that we can see many Stars in the dark Sky?
Hi Chng,
I guess any darker place will do, which means small towns. The Swiss are pretty good in avoiding unnecessary street lights, so it will be relatively dark. Hotels in uninhabited mountain areas would be even better, please see here.
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Maybe even any location on top of a mountain, on a clear night....?
What do you think?
My own thought is that once you are away from the main cities, that the night skies are
good for viewing, as long as the weather is clear. Switzerland is no stranger to cloudy skies......Higher is better, of course.
TKS Slowpoke
Hopefully we could have clear nights when we are in Zermatt or Grindelwald.
Thanks for the advise.
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TransPot (The Translational Research Network for Prostate Cancer) is an innovative programme designed to tackle incurable prostate cancer (PC). Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Europe, and is the third most common cause of cancer death. First-line therapy for PC is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), however after around two or three years, resistance to this treatment manifests leading to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). CRPC is more metastatic and aggressive, and further treatment via chemotherapy gives only a modest survival benefit to patients. There is therefore an urgent need for more effective novel therapies for incurable PC.
TransPot is a four-year Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant funded by the European Commission that is focused on achieving this. The network is composed of academic and industrial institutions from the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, Greece and The Netherlands. TransPot will integrate the leading research scientists and laboratories in Europe within this research field to recruit 11 early stage researchers (ESRs) and offer them the unique opportunity to perform top-level and high impact research.
Check out our project video here!
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 721746


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"The elements of this music willingly navigate the atmosphere, such as bees sketching a delicate ballet from flower to flower, in a grove which intoxicating abundance extends to the farthest reachings of the horizon. " - David Cristol, Improjazz
Bisios never been
bashful about bringing his bass to virtually any party, be it solo,
ensemble or orchestra. Engaging musical possibilities trump
technical and logistical challenges throughout his lengthy list of
previous projects.- Derek Taylor
"This might
be Michael Bisio's finest moment, it will be difficult to do any
better." - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
"There's much to listen for on "Accortet" - the sound quality is excellent (kudos to Jim Clouse of Park West Studio in Brooklyn, NY), the compositions are thoughtful, and the musicianship unbeatable. Kurt Knuffke continues to impress in every setting he plays in and Art Bailey's musical palette shows how he continues to expand the vocabulary of the accordion. And the rhythm section keeps the music moving while being melodic and adding so many colors. Michael Bisio's music continues to evolve while continuing to challenge and reward the avid listener. " - Richard Gamins
Best of 2015 Lists
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Website Streaming Help
One of the new features of WDIY's redesigned website is the Persistent Player: a player for WDIY's webstream which is built-in to the website, allowing users to navigate around the site without interrupting the stream. Some browsers have difficulty handling the HTML5 that the new player uses. If the player is not working properly, try these steps:
- Update Adobe Flash for your browser, clear your cache, close, and re-open the browser. Then try to play the stream again.
- Disable any ad-block software on your browser for wdiy.org, close, and reopen your browser. Then try to play the stream again.
- Make sure you are running the latest version of your browser. Some older versions of browsers (particularly Internet Explorer) have known issues properly handling the player's HTML5.
Try using a different browser. Some listeners have reported that Internet Explorer does not properly play the stream even if it is updated. Switching to Chrome or Firefox has resolved the issue for some.
If the webstream is still not playing properly, you can use these links to play the stream in a separate media player on your computer. We recommend saving or bookmarking these links to easily start the station stream:
Windows Media Player -- http://war.str3am.com:7880/wdiy_7880.m3u
VLC Media Player-- http://war.str3am.com:7880/wdiy_7880
For additional streaming or website questions, please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Animal Lovers League (ALL), a registered charity which is a shelter to about 700 abused and rescued dogs and cats on 23 Oct, appealed for information on the driver of a car which ran over their dog. The incident happened on 23 Oct at about 10.45am near 61 Pasir Ris Farmway 3.
ALL said in a Facebook post: "Two Witnesses asked her to stop and help them with the injured dog. The driver's response was "F*** you. It's only a dog," and drove off. If you know who the woman driver is, please TEXT or whatsapp Cathy on 91546422." The car plate number is: SJR9248E.
The animal shelter in saying that it would file a report on the incident with the Police as well as AVA, described the injured dog as a "really sweet dog who loves his pats and treats."
The unfortunate event which happened just outside their shelter was witnessed by several volunteers.
"When the car ran him over, the wheel rolled over him and he was also hit several times by the mud guard as the driver didn't stop, while he struggled under the car," said ALL. The dog is currently being attended to by a vet.
The owner of the car that ran over a dog belonging to an animal shelter in Pasir Ris has now been identified as 38-year-old woman living in Tampines. A commenter on All's volunteer Lixin Tan's Facebook post said that he paid the fee to extract the information using the car's registration plate.
Facebook user Jessica Yeow said that the hit-and-run driver is a real estate agent.
After Jessica's post revealing where the hit-and-curse driver worked went viral, Huttons Asia which is believed to be the real estate agency in which the driver works, started getting massive 1 star ratings in Facebook.
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Florida Democrats propose June 3 vote
My colleague Amie Parnes obtained a copy of a memo from Florida Democratic Party chairwoman Karen Thurman, which was distributed to Democratic leaders tonight.
It includes a detailed draft proposal for voting by mail, which it describes as the "best option," and a budget of between $10 and $12 million, as well as a date: June 3.
The memo cites a poll commissioned by Florida Senate Democratic Leader Steve Geller commissioned a poll of voters who participated in the state's January 29th Democratic Presidential Primary, which found that 59% of those Democrats want a revote.
"Only 63% of these primary-voting Democrats are committed to sticking with our eventual nominee if Florida voters are not counted. That number is dangerously low," the memo says.
Here are the details of the plan:
With the oversight of the commission, the primary will be managed by reputable election management companies who are experienced in special elections. A recognized accounting firm will provide further assurance that the process is conducted fairly and accurately. Civil rights and election law attorneys will monitor all legal aspects of the primary.
The primary will be organized at a Florida Democratic Primary Headquarters (HQ) office in Central Florida. The 50 REOs will handle local outreach and educational activity, with specific consideration given to disadvantaged communities.
Vote-by-mail (VBM) packets will be mailed to all registered Democratic voters at least two weeks prior to Election Day (likely earlier). This will be handled by a firm experienced in special elections conducted by mail. VBM packets will contain a prepaid, addressed return envelope and one ballot. The instructions will be simple and clearly printed on the ballot and envelope. All ballots and instructions will be printed in English, Spanish and Creole to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The plan can be submitted to the Justice Department for approval under Section 5.
Although VBM packets will not be forwarded, when a ballot is returned as undeliverable, a notification card will be sent to the voter's forwarding address offering the voter the opportunity to correct their registration record and receive a new VBM packet in time for the election. The undeliverable ballots also will be recorded and stored until 21 days after the voting deadline.
If a voter does not receive a ballot or whose ballot has been damaged/lost, he or she may contact HQ or an REO to request a replacement. A voter may cast an in-person provisional ballot at a regional office if their voting eligibility cannot be confirmed.
REOs will be open every day for the two weeks leading up to the voting deadline for informational purposes, distribution of replacement ballots, in-person voting, and collection of completed ballots. REOs will have a locked ballot box and will be staffed, but votes will only be counted at HQ. Every evening, the day's ballot box will be picked up from the REOs and transported to HQ. All ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day to count.


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Press Release: Wellpepper Venture+ Forum Winner
CirrusMD And Wellpepper Named Venture+ Forum Pitch Competition Winners At 7th Annual mHealth Summit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — CirrusMD Inc., and Wellpepper were named the winners of the 2015 Venture+ Forum Pitch competition for startups at the mHealth Summit. They were among four companies selected to deliver live pitch presentations during the 'final four' competition Tuesday evening. The finalists were selected from a field of eleven digital health startups who presented during the first round of live competition held on Sunday at the Summit.
The 2015 Presenting Companies were chosen based on criteria for demonstrated impact and quantifiable results for improving health care delivery and outcomes. The Venture+ Forum provides a recognized platform for health entrepreneurs, fostering commercialization of innovative health technology solutions to advance healthcare delivery.
"The Venture+ Forum has become an anticipated event for health technology startups, with tangible results for pitch competition winners," said Richard Scarfo, Director, mHealth Summit, and Vice President, Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA). "Venture+ Forum is designed to support the startup community, investors and entrepreneurs, and advance innovation in health technology. Congratulations to CirrusMD, Wellpepper and each of the finalists."
CirrusMD develops "closed loop" virtual care solutions for value-based healthcare, with a unique telemedicine methodology that ensures continuity of patient care and enables full data integration over multiple communications channels – text messaging, phone and video chat.
Wellpepper is a clinically-validated mobile patient engagement platform, and is used in orthopedics, rehabilitation, trauma and burns, pain management and neurology at hospitals and clinics. It enables healthcare professionals to create and prescribe custom treatment plans based on their own best practices and protocols, and personalize them for each patient.
The first Venture+ Forum event of 2016 will be held at the HIMSS Annual Conference taking place February 29-March 4 in Las Vegas, as part of its mission to promote innovation in health technology. PCHA will also host the 2nd annual HX360 event at HIMSS16, inviting health system executive leaders, innovation teams, entrepreneurs, investors and technologists to explore technology-based solutions to challenges in healthcare delivery and operations, as well as new business models, novel partnerships and approaches to sustaining innovation.
About the mHealth Summit
The mHealth Summit is the global convener of the expanding mobile health ecosystem, exploring the disruptions, challenges and opportunities of the integration of mobile and wireless technologies into the healthcare system, and in consumer and patient engagement, for the delivery of better health outcomes. The 7th Annual mHealth Summit will take place November 8-11, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Focusing on four fundamental platforms – technology, business, research and policy – the mHealth Summit is presented by HIMSS, in partnership with Continua, the Foundation for the NIH and the mHealth Working Group. mHealth Summit is part of the Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA), an international non-profit organization established by Continua, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health. Visit the mHealth Summit for more information; and follow at @mhealthsummit.
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Colonialism and Postcolonialism: The Dynamics and Enduring Legacy of Dutch Rule in Indonesia and Papua
This research first provides a basic conceptual framework appropriate for the analysis of colonialism and postcolonialism to throw light on why and how Indonesian came to colonise the Melanesians in Papua, a remarkable legacy of Dutch rule in Indonesia and Papua. It defines colonialism and imperialism as mutually transposable theories and concepts of key importance. 'Colonialism' refers to the "policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically" (Oxford Dictionaries: Language matters, 2014). Likewise, according to Abercrombie, Hill & Turner (2006), 'Colonialism' and 'Imperialism' are both an 'interchangeable' process whereby the "settlement of foreign territories, the separation of foreign and indigenous peoples by legal means", and, importantly, "the growth of racialism" had become commonplace (p. 193). Colonialism is also characterised by the attainment of knowledge and power; a product of Europe's Enlightenment and the era of scientific modernism which justified and enabled cultural dominance along racial lines. 'Postcolonialism' is generally accepted to be the study of the West's (predominantly Europe's) colonial legacy over the regions of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. According to postcolonialism's preeminent theorist, Edward Said, these colonised regions effectively created an 'Orient' ('place of colonies') and the West's recurring representation of the 'Orient' profoundly undermined local notions of identity, culture, knowledge and power (Amiri, 2015). Said (1978) defined 'Orientalism' as being the "… mode of discourse with supporting institutions, vocabulary, scholarship, imagery, doctrines, even colonial bureaucracies and colonial styles", in that the perception and possession of knowledge have culminated in an overriding European discourse and historical narrative (p. 1-2). This definition is especially pertinent when one observes cases of current fragmentation and conflict in neo-colonial spheres, particularly in the continent of Africa, where the absence of cultural identities – or national discourses – continues to compound economic, social and political pressures, often resulting in failing states and ongoing regional instability (Nwaubani, 2015). These definitions clearly focus on the importance of the impact of European colonialism on modern world history, however, little attention is given to the existence of 'neo-Orientalism' in the development of non-European imperialism as a mode of discourse exercised effectively by Indonesia over the Papuans in the postcolonial era. It is revealing to explore the dynamics of the Dutch colonial experience and its postcolonial legacy in analytical terms to throw light on Indonesia's colonisation of Papua.
Central to the success of Dutch dominance over Indonesia was the perception of European knowledge and power, and being able to dominate over the Indonesian majority. Underpinned by Enlightenment thinking and scientific modernity (modes of discourse) Dutch colonisers were able to exploit their superior economic, technological and military resources to great effect. This enabled them to forcibly transplant European religion, history, philosophy, politics, education, economics and Dutch settlers to foreign lands to penetrating effect. For Said, Orientalism also explains the historical imbalance of the 'Occident (personified by colonial Europe) and the 'Orient' (created by the West to categorize the lesser 'other') (McLeod, 2000, p. 42). This binary juxtaposed Dutch progressiveness with 'Oriental' Indonesian repressiveness and so within this rationale the Dutch were able to create a powerbase to exert control over its colonial interests (Quijano, 2002, p. 557-558). By constructing this dichotomy, where one exists in large part to serve the other's (ostensibly commercial) interests, Europe was able to assert and maintain its colonial dominance by re-structuring and ultimately subordinating the 'Orient' in forming its cultural, economic, religious and racial aggression (McLeod, 2000, p. 42). As it was for the Dutch prolonged occupation of Indonesia, the 'Orient' was juxtaposed as distinctively inferior in that Indonesian "ideas, cultures, and histories" could not be appreciated (studied) in the absence of "their configurations of power", insofar that Dutch power lay in its ability to enforce its narrative (Said, 1978, p. 5). Through the narrative of Orientalism Europe posited an enduring ideological justification and function where "certain territories and people require and beseech [European] domination" (Said, 1994, p. 8). This 'Saidian turn' strand of postcolonialism, reflected by a Dutch minority managing to maintain (economic) control and the perception of power over an Indonesia majority, also highlights the importance of how the production of knowledge (culminating in legal, administrative control and the suppression of local media) led to the possession of real power. This dynamic continues to have a profound psychological impact on the colonised and the coloniser in a postcolonial world, notably in the case of Indonesia's control over Papua. It seems to be that European colonialism has been rebadged with an Indonesian character under similar pretences. Borrowing from Foucault's perspective on structures of knowledge, Orientalists believed that the Occident controlled "the production of Oriental knowledge and images for the purpose of legitimising the exercise of colonial power" (Pourmokhtari, 2013, p. 1770). By utilising Foucault's ideas on knowledge, Orientalists posit that "intellectual and pedagogical ramifications of imperialism" continue to be immense for the developing Third World (Goss, 1996, p. 240). However, Said and other postcolonial theorists give no formal acknowledgment or credence to the potential for neo-European colonial practices to replicate similar strategies to their European predecessors in the suggested 'postcolonial setting'. By providing a critique of arguably the most overt example of non-European colonialism, specifically Indonesia's settlement of Papua, this article will examine how Indonesia's own colonial experience has been used to justify and facilitate its determined occupation of Papua. The key is the legacy of European/Dutch colonial rule in historical terms.
We examine now the colonial objectives and rewards of the Dutch and Europeans generally in the region under consideration. The Dutch, along with other European colonisers in the Asia-Pacific, tried to manipulate and control the perception of culture and identity to benefit its own colonial code and practice from the late 16th century until the declaration of independence in 1945. There is a strong parallel between the Dutch-Indonesian and the Indonesia-Papuan colonial experiences in terms of the important components of the normalisation of knowledge and the power of identity. For those previously colonised, identity is elusive and often hard to pinpoint especially if one's language and culture have been suppressed or diminished as it had been in Papua. Identity can be constructed socially and politically, as it has now become in the case of Papua, deeply entrenched in an enduring legacy of Dutch and now Indonesian colonialism. The attainment of knowledge is something not coincidental or accidental within the colonial setting, but frequently mimicked, exploited and manipulated, whether intentionally or otherwise in the course of colonisation and its enduring narrative. By sharing a degree of cultural identity, the European colonialists created a third space whereby differences between the cultures could be minimised without lowering the European status amongst the colonised. Thus 'white culture' became performative (as Indonesian culture is now in Papua) in that it signified the naturalisation of cultural superiority and privilege, sometimes in alliance with a localised puppet elite. For the Dutch, this hybridity was a feature of its power (as it was for other European colonial powers) in that the appeasement of an Indonesian [local] elite and oligarchy served an immediate interest in the governing of a potentially hostile local populous. This elite responded in mimicry of what they perceived as Dutch culture, control and influence. This replication of Dutch culture by the local elite reinforced preconceived notions of superiority over other Indonesians, rather than indicated any degree of friendship or empathy for the Dutch colonialists (Ashcroft, Griffiths & Tiffin, 1998, p. 13). The small break in Dutch colonial rule during the Second World War demonstrated to the Indonesians that Dutch culture and power were indeed surmountable. This altered state of affairs, according to postcolonial theorist, Homi Bhabha, destroyed the calculations of the 'empowered' [Dutch], allowing the 'disempowered' [Indonesians] "to calculate the strategies by which they are oppressed and to use that knowledge in structuring resistance" (Mitchell, 1995, p. 81). Thus, the once repressed local Javanese elite learnt the strategies of oppression, in particular, and to apply them to the Melanesian population of Papua to a penetrating degree.
The End of Colonialism? Varying Colonial Experiences and the Decline of Dutch Influence
The commencement of the Second World War, and the ensuing Japanese military offensive of 1942, changed the dynamics in Asia forever. This wartime experience for Asia resulted in the dismantling of the longstanding myth of 'white man' dominance over the Orient, and importantly, it gave precedence and rise to the prospect of Asia for the Asians. For the Dutch, their colonial aspirations had been dealt a fatal blow in 1940 following Nazi Germany's invasion of the Netherlands. However, the removal of Dutch colonialists at the hands of the Japanese from the East Indies (in Indonesia) was arguably more telling and symbolised the end of Dutch influence in the region (Van Der Heijden, 2005). After the Allies won the war, the Dutch along with the other European powers vied to reassert themselves in the region and renew their colonial and imperial ambitions but they did so entering a hostile and fundamentally transformed world. The era of decolonisation had begun. This influential period in world history resulted momentously in the gradual yet complete expulsion of all European domination over Asia.
In conceptual and historical terms, the Dutch colonial experience, combined with the impact of the Second World War had resulted in a contrasting legacy. It yielded independence for Indonesia and Indonesian (non-European) colonial rule over Papua, a change of masters for the latter. In the case of Indonesia the Dutch were unable to completely control or suppress the Indonesian identity. In the case of Papua the Dutch had not set out to completely control the Papuan identity, but rather to exploit any commodities belonging to distant province. Indonesia is currently employing its own binary way of learning, thinking and positioning the Papuan population as the modern-day and inferior 'Orient', just as the Dutch had once done. This is plain to see in the dissemination of scholarship, media reports and social media activism covering the treatment of the indigenous Melanesian population. Here we have an interesting instance of non-European/Indonesia colonialism in the postcolonial era. It remains to explore Indonesia's policy and rewards as coloniser over Papuans. Indonesiaexhibits a very deliberate and prolonged strategy of Indonesianization in an attempt to negate the legitimacy of Papua's own secession aspirations, culture and identity more generally, something eerily reminiscent of 19th Dutch/European imperialism but with a modern Indonesian character.
Indonesia's colonial consolidation in Papua has in large part been, and continues to be, influenced by Dutch colonialism. Initially a policy implemented by the Dutch in managing Indonesia's overpopulation and apparent skilled worker shortages in Sumatra during the 19th Century, the Transmigrasi (transmigration) program was responsible for moving hundreds of thousands of ethnically, culturally diverse Indonesians (Marr, 1990). The transplantation of culturally different people from one location to another en masse, as seen in other colonial theatres such as with the partitioning of India and Pakistan after the Second World War, has left enduring problems to varying degrees for current international affairs and world peace. Papua is a remarkable exemplar of Indonesia's unique neo-colonial rule: Indonesianization with transmigration being one of its central strategies. Although transmigration unofficially began under Sukarno after the signing of the 1962 New York Agreement, it was Suharto who made transmigration and colonial settlement in Papua official Indonesian Government policy in the 1970s-1980s, along with escalating the systematic exploitation of Papua's vast resources and mineral wealth in partnership with the United States-listed mining company, Freeport McMoRan. Papuan resources and subsequent royalties have and continue to be disproportionately diverted away from Papua and then making their way to formal and informal stakeholders, investors and oligarchs in Jakarta (Gietzelt, 1989, p. 204).
The transmigration of Javanese, Sumatran and Moluccan settlers to Papua has become a modern imitation of 18th Century European colonial strategy aimed at achieving long-term commercial gain. There are clear, compelling similarities at play here between Freeport's current requirement for labour at its Grasberg operations and the colonial Dutch East India Company's own transmigration of human labour to meet cost and productivity demands. Moreover, arguably aware of the future potential for international dispute over its occupation of Papua, Suharto and subsequent Indonesian presidents have arguably recognised that transmigration should be employed as a long-term apparatus of legitimacy (Tirtosudarmo, 2014). This policy of Indonesianization (under the guise of integration), which has been sponsored and funded in part by international benefactors including the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme. Indonesia has ostensibly adopted Indonesianization as a "vehicle to promote national stability and integration", at the human cost of Papuans, whose identity forcibly "transcended in the face of Indonesian hegemony" leading to a clash of vastly different cultures (Gietzelt, 1989, p. 207-209). Thus, the systematic influx of ethnically, religiously and culturally diverse Indonesian settlers into Papua over the course of decades has strategically added considerable weight and justification to Indonesia's claim over the province in that there is the real possibility that Indonesians will come to outnumber the Melanesian Papuans if current transmigration trends continue (Marr, 1990). Under Suharto transmigration was a concerted policy serving Indonesia's security concerns in stabilising and legitimising the secession-threatened province by out-populating and diminishing the local Papuans through Indonesianization (Elmslie, 2002, p. 73-74). The cultural incongruity of Indonesia's occupation of Papua is aptly expressed: "[s]urely it is a perverse twist of fate that has put a nation of mostly Muslim, mostly Javanese, people in control of a place like Irian Jaya [Papua]. You could not imagine, even if you tried, two more antipathetic cultures" (Flannery, 1998, p. 224).
In social and political terms there is a striking parallel to European settler colonisation such as Australia, Canada and the US during the 18th and 19th Centuries with Indonesia's current transmigration policy in regard to the demarcation of races from certain social and political positions. Both are instances of systematic cultural marginalisation of indigenous peoples, whereby resource proprietorship and competition for profits ultimately trump human rights considerations (Degoy, 2006). After decades of military occupation, marginalisation and economic exploitation embodied in Suharto-inspired transmigration, one must seriously ask the question whether indigenous Papuans will ever be in a position to realistically engage with Indonesia and assertively negotiate any practical autonomy or workable peace. Within the disputed province itself, however, Indonesia's systematic repression of all Papuan political representation takes the form of intimidation, enforced exile and potentially worse (Salim & Aritonang, 2015). From Suharto through to the present Jokowi leadership, a climate of hostility prevails in which layers of political representation become increasingly one-sided to serve the objectives of the dominant Indonesian colonialists, primarily based in Jakarta with the political elite and leadership, rather than the 'subaltern' indigenous Papuans. This Indonesian elite are primarily concerned with revenue and royalties (Freeport) leaving Papua for Jakarta. Second in order of power to the foreign Indonesian settlers are those of the local Indonesian governing class (bureaucrats and administrators); Indonesians by ethnicity who either moved from Indonesia or who were born in Papua as a result of transmigration. The third class are the installed Papuan elite, as mentioned above, who occupy a largely symbolic yet subservient ('buffer' between elite and subaltern) position in Papuan power structure. For the local Papuan underclass, or the subaltern, life is dominated by the two Indonesian groupings operating from both Jakarta and at the local administrative/judicial level. The Papuan subaltern has no meaningful political or judicial representation within the Indonesian system (Spivak, 2010, p. 26). Political consciousness frequently takes the form of civil demonstrations which are declared illegal and censored by the Indonesian authorities. It is not surprising then that the Papuan situation looks likely to deteriorate without shifts in how the province is managed from the Jakarta leadership down to the Papuan subaltern.
Papua has been colonised by an ex-colonised non-European, Indonesia. This presents a highly unusual case of non-European colonialism/imperialism in the postcolonial area. The dynamics of this have been explored in theoretical, conceptual and historical terms and the shared experience of Dutch rule in Indonesia and Papua have been contrasted through to the virtual end of European colonialism in Asia. Postcolonial theory, in particularly Edward Said's conception of Orientalism: Europe's calculated cultural attack and undermining of societies belonging to the Middle East, Africa and Asia, does comprehensively define the insidious nature of Europe's cultural, colonial dominance and its subsequent enduring legacy. It does, however, not adequately appropriate meaningful credence to an ex-colonised nation engaging in its own cultural and colonial dominance over another. This article suggests that lessons learnt from Dutch colonialism have resulted in Indonesia's mimicking and replicating its own code of imperialism, resulting in Papua's accession into Indonesia. The creation of an overriding Indonesian narrative underpinned by commercial interests and systematic transmigration – not too dissimilar from the preceding Dutch stratagem in Indonesia and Papua – have resulted in an instance of postcolonial colonialism. Lastly, it should be pointed out that the situation in Papua frequently changes. Current indications suggest that the Jokowi Government are endeavouring to address past human rights violations and systematic injudiciousness perpetrated against Papuans, albeit gradually and only in part.
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Further Reading on E-International Relations
- Populism and Religious Nationalism in France and Indonesia
- Gender Representation in IR Journals: Experience from Indonesia
- Reworking Palm Oil Welfare from the Grassroots in Indonesia
- Migration Management and Safe Migration along the Indonesia-Malaysia Corridor
- Academic Orientalism in Russia-Ukraine Scholarship
- Colonialism: Why Write Back?


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The book has some structural problems, basically – the pacing is very jerky, and I think Williams kind of lost her balance a little before the halfway point, because all of a sudden things that needed build-up started happening without the build-up. Spoilery examples:
– Jhai Tserai, the efficient, manipulative, secretly-a-demon businesswoman who is planning to destroy the world, within about thirty pages develops kind of a crush on Zhu Irzh, decides to let him out of jail despite the danger he presents to her plans, loses her virginity to him, and reveals her secret identity and nefarious schemes to him. This happens kinda fast. Before the halfway point of the book. I think this could work, but only if it were slowed down a lot.
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WASHINGTON -- Immigration advocates won a victory on Thursday when a federal judge ruled that government officials must reveal the decision-making process behind a controversial fingerprint-sharing program that critics say hurts the undocumented.
Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to turn over documents that were requested in February by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Cardozo Law School on behalf of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. The documents could help answer lingering questions as to whether the Obama administration had overreached in its efforts to force counties to participate in the so-called "Secure Communities" fingerprinting program, which was created in March 2008.
Critics of the program say the ruling could help them determine whether -- and perhaps stop altogether -- ICE is implementing it nationwide. The Obama administration has planned to nationalize the program by 2013. More than 680 jurisdictions in 33 states already participate in the program, but whether or not they currently have the capacity to opt out is the subject of considerable debate in the immigration-rights community.
Several counties voted to opt out of the program, which ICE officials had originally said was a possibility. Then things changed: ICE officials said the program is mandatory and fingerprint sharing will happen in states that have agreed to the program, whether officials like it or not.
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ICE officials tout the program as a a major enforcement success, and in terms of sheer numbers, it is. As of August, more than 47,000 illegal immigrants had been removed under the program.
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Effects of Chloroform Extract of Dryopteris crassirhizoma on the Ultramicroscopic Structures of Meloidogyne incognita
In our early experiments, the chloroform extract of D. crassirhizoma was demonstrated to contain the highest concentrations of total phloroglucinols among several extract fractions and possessed the most effective nematicidal activity. This study aimed to ascertain the ultrastructural changes in M. incognita after treatment with a D. crassirhizoma chloroform extract at 1 mg·mL−1 for 24 h. It was found that the extract exhibited significant destructive effects on the worm's ultrastructure and caused distinctive damage to body surfaces and internal structures. These results will contribute to a deeper understanding of the nematicidal mechanism of D. crassirhizoma, as well as in the design of efficient bionematicides.
1. Introduction
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) constitute a major group of plant-parasitic nematodes affecting crop production and substantially reducing food quality [1]. Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood is one of the most common and important plant-parasitic nematodes in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide [2]. It has been estimated that global losses from this root-knot nematode amount to $78 billion [3]. The management of nematodes is more difficult than that of other pests because nematodes mostly inhabit the soil and usually attack underground parts of plants [4]. Although chemical nematicides are effective, easy to apply, and show rapid effects, they have begun to be withdrawn from the market in some developed countries owing to concerns about public health and environmental safety [5].
Therefore, there is a strong demand to develop more sustainable and environmentally friendly methods for nematode control. One such alternative is seen in the use of plants containing useful secondary plant metabolites. Nematicidal activity has been reported in several hundred plants, including members of the families Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Leguminosae, Meliaceae, and Liliaceae [6]. Rhizomes from the ferns of Dryopteris spp. have been used as antibacterial, vermifuges, and anthelmintics in tapeworm infections [7, 8]. The vermifuge activity of Dryopteris spp. has been related to the presence of phloroglucinol derivatives in their extracts [9]. Characteristic phloroglucinol derivatives, such as aspidin and flavaspidic acid, have been reported as major constituents of the genus Dryopteris, and they have been found to possess antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor promoting activities [7, 8, 10].
In our previous studies, the nematicidal potential of Dryopteris crassirhizoma against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita was demonstrated in in vitro and pot experiments. This nematicidal activity has been related to the presence of phloroglucinol derivatives in petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butyl alcohol, and water extract fractions from D. crassirhizoma on the basis of phloroglucinol analyses and LC50 determinations [11]. Compared with other extracts, the chloroform extract from D. crassirhizoma contains the highest concentration of total phloroglucinols and displayed the most effective nematicidal activity.
The aim of this present work was to evaluate the nematicidal mechanisms of the chloroform extract of D. crassirhizoma against the root-knot nematode M. incognita through ultrastructural observations by scanning and transmission electron microscopies.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
Rhizomes of Dryopteris crassirhizoma were collected from Jiayin County, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, China, dried at 50°C, and mechanically pulverized to a particle size of 1 mm. Then, about 10 g of plant material was extracted in 100 mL of 70% aqueous ethanol at 25°C for 3 d and the extracts stirred once every 8 h. After extraction, the solvent was evaporated in a rotary vacuum evaporator, and the residue then dissolved with water (50°C) and sequentially extracted with petroleum ether and chloroform to yield three fractions. The chloroform fraction was evaporated as above, weighed, dissolved in aqueous acetone (5% by vol), and kept as a 2 mg·mL−1 stock chloroform extract solution.
2.2. Nematode Collection
Meloidogyne incognita specimens were collected from naturally infested tomato fields in Qinxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China, and cultured on tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum "Hengli") grown under greenhouse conditions. Egg masses were collected from heavily galled tomato roots and placed in sterile distilled water at 25°C to stimulate juvenile hatching, and the hatched second-stage juveniles were collected. Adult nematodes were collected from the plants by the Baermann method [12].
2.3. Nematode Treatment
Collected second-stage juveniles and adult nematodes were incubated at 25°C in chloroform extract solution at 1 mg·mL−1 or 5% aqueous acetone as a control [13]. After 24 h, the nematodes were washed four times in fresh distilled water and used for ultrastructural observation by scanning and transmission electron microscopies.
2.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy Observation
Nematodes were fixed in 2% glutaraldehyde buffered with 0.1 M sodium cacodylate (pH 7.2) at 4°C for 4 h. Samples were postfixed for 2 h in 1% OsO4 in the same buffer and then dehydrated through a graded ethanol series (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100%) at 15 min per step. For scanning electron microscopy, samples were critical point dried with CO2, coated with gold-palladium, and observed in a JSM-35 scanning electron microscope at an electron accelerating voltage of 25 kV (JEOL, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).
2.5. Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation
The fixing and postfixing of nematodes were the same as for scanning electron microscopy. Samples for transmission electron microscopy were agar-embedded before dehydration and finally embedded in Araldite 618 resin (Huntsman International, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT, USA). Nematodes were cut with PowerTome XL ultrathin slicing machine (RMC, Boeckeler Instruments, Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA). Thin sections were stained with uranyl acetate, followed by lead citrate, and observed in a JEM-1011 transmission electron microscope at an electron accelerating voltage of 80 kV (JEOL, Ltd.).
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Chloroform Extract of Dryopteris crassirhizoma on Body Surfaces of an Adult Nematode
On a normal or control nematode, the entire body was covered with cuticular tissue and many annuli visible in regular transverse rows (Figure 1(a)). Section enlargements of body surfaces showed the presence of a deeper ring groove occurring every three to five shallow ring grooves (Figure 1(c)) and further enlargement revealed the body surface natural texture to be similar to human skin (Figure 1(e)). In contrast, the body surfaces of a nematode exhibited distinctive and significant damage after treatment with a 24 h in vitro exposure to chloroform extract of D. crassirhizoma at 1 mg·mL−1. After treatment, the typical annuli disappeared, yielding a velvety appearance (Figures 1(b) and 1(d)), and further section enlargement showed that the body surface was composed of many small particles (Figure 1(f)).
(a) Whole body of a control nematode, showing normal body surface and annuli
(b) Whole body of a nematode after 24 h incubation in chloroform extract, showing annuli disappearance
(c) Section enlargement of a control nematode. Ring groove is evident
(d) Section enlargement of a nematode treated with chloroform extract. Body surface is smooth
(e) Further section enlargement of a control nematode, showing natural body surface texture
(f) Further section enlargement of a nematode treated with chloroform extract, showing the granular body surface
3.2. Effects of Chloroform Extract of Dryopteris crassirhizoma on Body Surfaces of a Second-Stage Juvenile
Figure 2(a) illustrates the observation that the body surfaces of a control juvenile was in good condition and undamaged. In contrast, the appearance of a juvenile treated as described above showed distorted damage, such that the body surface was sloughed off as a flocculent and internal tissue exposed (Figure 2(b)).
(a) Section of a control nematode, showing normal body surface structure
(b) Section of a nematode treated with chloroform extract, showing body surface disruption
3.3. Effects of Chloroform Extract of Dryopteris crassirhizoma on Cuticle and Hypoderm of an Adult Nematode
The cuticular architecture comprised two main layers, the external cortical cuticle and basal cuticle layers. The cortical cuticle layer appeared similar to a compact fence structure, which was tightly bounded by the basal cuticle layer (Figure 3(a)). After treatment with chloroform extract, as described above, the normally compact cortical cuticle layer was separated from the basal cuticle layer, broken into flakes, and sloughed off, exposing the basal cuticle layer (Figure 3(b)).
(a) Transverse section of a control nematode, showing the organization of the cortical and basal cuticle layers
(b) The sloughing of the external cortical layer treated with chloroform extract
(c) Section magnification of a control nematode, showing the tightly organized structure of the hypoderm
(d) A change of the hypoderm treated extract treatment in comparison with control
Underlying the basal cuticle was the hypodermal tissue, which, for the most part in a healthy worm, consisted of a single large syncytium, in which the internal architectures were clear, compact, and well organized (Figure 3(c)). After treatment with chloroform extract, as described above, this layer's clear and organized architecture was severely disrupted and appeared blurred, with many gaps formed between the internal tissues (Figure 3(d)).
3.4. Effects of Chloroform Extract of Dryopteris crassirhizoma on the Muscle Layer and Nerve Fibers of an Adult Nematode
Internal to the hypodermis was the muscular layer, consisting of many large muscular cells, which under healthy conditions showed clear and integrated external contours and clearly visible internal ultrastructures (Figure 4(a)). After treatment with the chloroform extract, as described above, the integrity of muscular cells was compromised, and the structure of the protoplasts severely damaged (Figure 4(b)).
(a) Section magnification of a control nematode, showing the detailed fine structure of a muscle cell (m)
(b) Changes in the muscle cell (m) with extract treatment, compared with control
(c) Section magnification of a control nematode, showing tightly organized fibers (f)
(d) Section magnification showing broken fibers (f) treated with chloroform extract
The nerve fibers of a control nematode were not only arranged in an orderly and compact fashion but also appeared very elastic (Figure 4(c)). When treated by chloroform extract, as described above, the nerve fibers were fragmented into many pieces and lacked integrity (Figure 4(d)).
4. Discussion
Phloroglucinol derivatives have been reported to have a wide range of biological activities, including antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor activities [10]. In addition, it has been reported that phloroglucinol compounds from Dryopteris species are used as vermifuges in tapeworm infections [7, 8]. Some phloroglucinol derivatives show schistosomicidal effects in vitro against Schistosoma mansoni adult worms, producing integumental alterations [14], as well as inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation in rat heart mitochondria and inhibiting the native Mg2+-dependent ATPase and ATP–Pi exchange in mitochondria [15, 16]. Phloroglucinol derivatives are typical secondary metabolites widely present in ferns like Dryopteris, and those from D. crassirhizoma show strong toxicity against Ascaris lumbricoides, Leishmania donovani, Taenia solium, and T. saginata, mainly negatively affecting the digestive system and causing central nervous system disorders with tremors and convulsions that can lead to death [17, 18]. In addition, D. crassirhizoma is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in China and is safe for human and environment when it was applied as a nematicide in nature [17].
The body wall of the nematode M. incognita consists of cuticle, hypoderm, and muscle layers. The cuticle lies outermost in the nematode, as a multilayered extracellular structure that completely surrounds the animal, except for small openings into the pharynx, anus, excretory pore, and vulva [12]. The cuticle forms the barrier between the animal and its environment and, in addition to being a protective layer, constitutes an exoskeleton that is important in maintaining and defining the animal's normal shape [19]. For nematodes, the normal cuticle contributes in preventing most harmful chemicals from permeating to internal tissues and producing toxic effects.
In the present study, the chemical component in this solution of D. crassirhizoma chloroform extract was found to cause structural alterations of M. incognita's cuticle, separating the cortical cuticle layer from the organism's body surface, which finally gives rise to integumental permeability changes. Harmful chemicals could thus easily permeate into the internal tissues and damage the normal structure and function of hypodermic and muscular tissues.
Nematode movement relies on the somatic musculature that runs longitudinally along the body wall. Neuromuscular synapses occur in the ventral and dorsal cords and employ an excitatory neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, to modulate muscle activity [20]. Acetylcholine is an impulse transmitting substance that bridges the gap of cholinergic synapses. The biological role of acetylcholinesterase in regulating nerve impulse transmissions across cholinergic synapses is by rapid acetylcholine hydrolysis [21, 22]. When this enzyme is inhibited, acetylcholine accumulates at the postsynaptic membrane, leading to continuous stimulation and paralysis of the organism [23]. Myrtus communis also contains phloroglucinol-type compounds [24–26] and its chloroform fraction exhibits high inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity [27].
Here, treatment of a nematode with the chloroform extract resulted in nerve fiber breakage, but it remains unclear that this was caused by extract inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity, resulting in acetylcholine accumulation and ultimately to continuous stimulation and fiber breakage. More research is required to elucidate the nematicidal mechanisms of this chloroform extract of D. crassirhizoma on the root-knot nematode M. incognita.
5. Conclusions
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The authors thank Dr. Sabin Colton (University of Iowa) for his critical reviews of the paper and editorial assistance with the English.
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CSSM_CSP_GetLoginAcl - Get description of CSP ACL entries
# include <cdsa/cssm.h>
CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_CSP_GetLoginAcl (CSSM_CSP_HANDLE
CSPHandle, const CSSM_STRING *SelectionTag, uint32 *NumberOfAclInfos,
CSSM_ACL_ENTRY_INFO_PTR *AclInfos)
Common Security Services Manager library (libcssm.so)
The module handle that identifies the cryptographic service
provider to perform this operation. A CSSM_STRING
value matching the user-defined tag value associated with
one or more ACL entries controlling login sessions. To
retrieve a description of all ACL entries controlling
login sessions, this parameter must be NULL. The number
of entries in the AclInfos array. If no ACL entry descriptions
are returned, this value is zero. An array of
CSSM_ACL_ENTRY_INFO structures. The unique handle contained
in this structure can be used during the current
attach session and the current login session to reference
specific ACL entries for editing. The structure is allocated
by the service provider and must be released by the
caller when the structure is no longer needed. If no ACL
entry descriptions are returned, this value is NULL.
This function returns a description of zero or more ACL
entries managed by the CSP and used to control login sessions
with the CSP. The optional input SelectionTag parameter
restricts the returned descriptions to those ACL
entries with a matching EntryTag value. If a SelectionTag
value is specified and no matches are found, zero descriptions
are returned. If no SelectionTag is specified, a
description of all ACL entries used to control login sessions
are returned by this function.
Each AclInfo structure contains: Public contents of an ACL
entry ACL EntryHandle, which is a unique value defined and
managed by the service provider
The public ACL entry information returned by this function
includes: Subject type -- A CSSM_LIST structure containing
one element identifying the type of subject stored in the
ACL entry. Delegation flag -- A CSSM_BOOL value indicating
whether the subject can delegate the permissions
recorded in the authorization array. Authorization array
-- A CSSM_AUTHORIZATIONGROUP structure defining the set of
operations for which permission is granted to the subject.
Validity period -- A CSSM_ACL_VALIDITY_PERIOD structure
containing two elements, the start time and the stop time
for which the ACL entry is valid. ACL entry tag -- A
CSSM_STRING containing a user-defined value associated
with the ACL entry.
A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a
particular error condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates
success. All other values represent an error condition.
Errors are described in the CDSA technical standard. See
None specific to this call.
Intel CDSA Application Developer's Guide (see
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Functions: CSSM_CSP_Login(3), CSSM_CSP_LoginAcl(3)