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2000 Volume 40 Issue 8 Pages 749-755
The circulation flow rate of a steel melt, which is one of the important factors which determine decarburization rate of RH system, was calculated by using a 3-dimensional numerical simulation technique. A new model for evaluating the shape and volume of the plume zone, formed by Ar gas blown through multiple nozzles on the wall of the snorkel, was proposed to determine the driving force of melt circulation.
Circulation flow rates were measured in the 1/10 scale water model and in a real RH system to verify thecalculation results with good agreement with the calculated circulation flow rates.
Because the computer program can calculate the circulation flow rates at various operating conditions and dimensions of the RH system, it may be useful in determining the optimum operating conditions and designing new RH systems.


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Truth is, many times we seek God’s truth but cannot handle it.
Why is this?
While we ask for His truth, we position our hearts and minds to only receive those truths that will benefit us and appeal to our own desires and agendas. If we somehow realize that God’s truth doesn’t align with what we expected or wanted, we may find ourselves resisting, drifting, or disobeying.
What if His truth is unpleasant, hurtful, shameful, lack-luster, or exposing to our present conditions? What if His truth entails nothing we have imagined or built our lives upon believing and practicing? What if it seemingly disrupts our life goals, reputation, image, or self-made identity?
What if everything that we have desired for ourselves is nothing that He intended when He both created and wove us into His plan?
One song that comes to mind is “Yes” by Shekinah Glory (Listen here: https://youtu.be/nvsYcuO6B4w). The height of this song is “If I told you what I really need, will your heart and soul say yes?”. The heart is the Spirit, the Soul is the mind or will. To my Sisters who are Believers, how deeply do you desire the Lord’s truth? Better yet, how ready are you to obey that truth?
I (unhappily) admit that I have undergone more than one Root Canal procedure. Before the actual procedure, the amount of pain that I experienced as a result of the decay was pretty bad. Still, I was more shaken by the perceived pain and process of the Root Canal itself. Since it wasn’t something I had ever imagined needing, I was scared and resistant to go forward with it. I was overtaken with anxiety the weeks and hours leading up to the procedure. I hyperventilated on the day of my appointment as I sat in the chair with the protective sunshades on that patients are given to protect their eyes. I even stopped the procedure 3 times to ask for more numbing medication. At that point I don’t know if I actually felt any pain or if it was my apprehension and fear that was producing imagined pain! I was a nervous wreck!
As I sat in the chair for almost an hour, I was totally powerless, but I knew that the Dentist knew what he was doing. He had the credentials, the experience, and the dental practice. I also knew that the unpleasantness of the procedure itself was better than the decay I was living with. That root canal was so unpleasant because it went deeply into the decay to clean it out completely. In order to clean, you’ve got to dig and scrub (this literally happens during the process Ladies, it feels brutal!)
When we live a life supported by human foundations, there is decay. Left unchecked, that decay spreads, weakens, and eventually kills – such as it did with the nerve of my tooth.
“For the wages of sin is death…”. Romans 6:23 (KJV)”…and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” James 1:15 (KJV)
There is a difference between the pain caused by lies and the pain caused by truth. My decaying tooth was painful because it was leading to death (infection, decay, and ultimately needing to be removed). The Root Canal was painful but was leading to life (the preservation of my tooth). Both painful, but for completely different reasons and with extremely different outcomes.
Now some of you more technical gals may say, “Sure Hannah, you didn’t have to have your tooth pulled, but it’s still dead!”. Well, that is true technically. A Root Canal includes the removal of the tooth’s nerve due to the extent of the decay. But process this, when you are pulled out of the decay of lies (sin) and brought into God’s truth, it doesn’t mean that the wounds and evidence of that former decay miraculously disappear. Similarly, when you look at my treated teeth, they look different from my natural teeth and are missing nerves. What I will say is that where there would have been empty spaces in my mouth, are teeth that were saved, preserved, and given a second chance. And, while the teeth no longer have nerves, they still serve a purpose, they are still usable, and guess what? The decay and pain are totally gone!
I am somewhere between wanting to laugh and cry after writing that last paragraph. First, because I never imagined using my Root Canals as metaphors for anything, and secondly, because I realized how REAL that metaphor is in depicting the story of redemption – how God takes our decay and rather than considering us spoiled goods and tossing us out (which is what should have happened), He cleanses through the blood of Jesus, saves us, and uses us. Wow!
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (KJV)
I am looking forward to sharing my own story of redemption and how my life changed on a cold winter night in the parking lot of a grocery store. The details will be shared in my coming eBook, “The Sound of Deliverance”. What I will say now is that my life was full of decay. I hadn’t allowed God’s truth to enter and deep clean me. Had I not been delivered from that decay that night in the parking lot, I would have very well kept on decaying until death happened – and it had already started spiritually.
So my sister, how ready are you for truth?
“…If ye continue in my word, then you are my disciples (followers indeed). And ye shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:31-32 (KJV)
“Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.” Ps 86:11
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17
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Romney’s top spokeswoman talks to FOX31 about Libya, polls
DENVER — At the end of a tough week for Mitt Romney’s campaign, FOX31 Denver spoke exclusively Friday with top campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul about reacting to the crisis in Libya, new polls showing President Barack Obama pulling ahead and growing concerns among conservatives that the GOP’s chances to win the White House could be slipping away.
Here’s a transcript of the interview, which was conducted Friday morning via satellite with Saul, who spoke from the campaign’s Boston headquarters.
FOX 31: “Let’s start with Libya and the turmoil in the Middle East. Mitt Romney’s been criticized for his aggressive criticism of the administration’s response. What was he trying to say?”
Andrea Saul: “Gov. Romney showed leadership this week. It’s never too early to stand up for American values. And what’s going on in the Middle East right now is just unacceptable, to have Americans attacked. We need a Middle-Eastern policy that promotes peace through strength; and right now under President Obama we just don’t have that. What we’ve seen is chaos in that region.”
FOX 31: “Are you saying that we wouldn’t be seeing this kind of violence if not for President Obama’s policies? How would Mitt Romney handle this region, or have handled it to this point, so that things might be different?”
Saul: “Gov. Romney’s going to be clear who our allies are and who our friends are and who’s going to stand by them, like Israel. We saw President Obama again this week throw Israel under the bus by declining a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu. That’s just unacceptable. Gov. Romney understands who our friends are, and who our enemies are, who wants to hurt us. In President Obama’s administration, there’s been a naivete about what’s going on in the world. They declared that the War on Terror is over when actually al Qaeda is active; they have said that [Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad is a reformer. These are steps that are just sending the wrong signals to the wrong people.”
FOX 31: “After Mitt Romney came out so aggressively on Wednesday saying that President Obama was ‘apologizing for America’, he was noticeably less strident on Thursday when he spoke in Virginia. Why was that?”
Saul: “I would disagree with that characterization. Gov. Romney talked about the fact that we need strong leadership throughout this world; and there are three different areas where we need to be strong, and that’s in the military, with our morals and with the economy. Gov. Romney’s focus yesterday was on the economy, as it has been for most of this campaign, because that’s the area that’s most important to voters. How are we going to create jobs? What he talked about [Thursday] and what he’s talking about today is how President Obama’s policies send jobs that should be in America to China.”
FOX 31: “How concerned are you that, even though you keep talking about the unemployment numbers, the poll numbers seem to be moving in President Obama’s favor this week? Are you worried that your overarching message, your macro focus on the economy may not be enough?”
Saul: “Polls are going to go up and down. The number that Gov. Romney is focused on is 23 — 23 million Americans struggling to find work under this administration; 16 — we hit 16 trillion dollars on our national debt and it was convenient, or ironic if you will, that it happened during the start of Democrat convention. We’ve seen 4 trillion dollar deficits under this president; we have 46 million Americans on food stamps with more Americans in poverty than ever before. That’s why he’s running for president. Mitt Romney wants to make this country great again, to make sure that people have a chance at the American Dream.”
FOX 31: “We’re 20 days away from the first presidential debate in Denver, which could be the last big pivot in this election. This morning on Good Morning America, Gov. Romney said he expects President Obama to lie on the debate stage. Why would he say that?”
Saul: “Nobody has more debate experience than President Obama. We fully expect that he’s going to be a great debater. But we’ve also seen from President Obama and his campaign that he’s constantly mis-characterizing Gov. Romney’s positions. No matter how many people call them on it, no matter how many independent fact-checkers say what they’re saying is untrue, they just have no regard for the facts whatsoever.”
FOX 31: “Like what? Citing the Tax Policy Center study to argue that Romney plans to raise taxes? Give me an example.”
Saul: “That’s the perfect example. The only candidate in this race who’s proposing to raise taxes is President Obama. Gov. Romney has said that he is going to lower rates for all Americans by 20 percent. President Obama is going to raise taxes on small businesses, yet he’s trying to say it’s the other way around. That’s just inaccurate, and it’s a deliberate mis-characterization from the president.”
MORE CONTEXT: President Obama’s preference is to roll back the Bush era tax cuts for Americans earning more than $250,000 a year. Romney is pushing to extend those tax cuts across the board and to further cutting individual income tax rates, broadening the tax base by reducing tax preferences, eliminating taxation of investment income of most individual taxpayers, reducing the corporate income tax, eliminating the estate tax, and repealing the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and the taxes enacted in 2010’s health reform legislation.
The Obama campaign is running television ads based on and often referring to a study by the Tax Policy Center, which concluded there is no mathematical way to pay for Romney’s changes to the tax code without raising taxes on middle class Americans.
Another study by economist Martin Feldman offers a different conclusion, that Romney’s plan is mathematically possible and that it mirrors the successful 1986 Reagan tax cuts and the policy embraced by the Simpson-Bowles commission in 2010.
FOX 31: “It sounds like the campaign is going to stop spending money in Pennsylvania and Michigan, which look like they’re going to go blue. I know Wisconsin and North Carolina look like possible GOP pick-ups at this point, but how critical does Colorado become to your path to 270 electoral votes if the map is shrinking?”
Saul: “Colorado’s going to be a very important state in this election. Gov. Romney has been there a lot, he’s going to be back there this weekend. Colorado is absolutely going to be a place where Gov. Romney makes sure that voters know he has a plan to turn this economy around; to make sure we get burdens off of small businesses, that we’re energy independent by 2020 — approve the Keystone Pipeline; that we repeal Obamacare.”AlertMe


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‘Chennai Singapore’ is a Kollywood feature movie venture, which is backed by Media Development Authority Singapore and produced by Comicbook Films India Private Limited.
With this production, it is hoped that Singapore will be a key destination in the future for many more Kollywood ventures.
This movie features a combination of key players in both the Singaporean and Kollywood movie landscape.
The film is slated for release during early part of 2015.
‘Chennai Singapore’ is a romcom set predominantly in Singapore where the protagonist from Chennai makes his way to Singapore in search of better opportunities.
He ends up meeting a girl, who is also originally from Chennai but their love story is destined to begin in Singapore and they are set to begin a madcap emotional roller-coaster ride.
The progress of the first schedule of Chennai Singapore is being filmed in and around Chennai now. The crew will be beginning the Singapore schedule in October 2014.
Sathya who had been the talking point of the industry thanks to Amarakaviyam produced by his brother Arya, plays the lead. He will be paired opposite Hebah Patel,the pretty girl playing the role of the Islamic girl in Thirumanam Enum Nikkah.
National award winner Praveen KL will be wielding the scissors in the project and is the editor of the film. Mukesh, the man behind the visuals of ‘Andhra Mess’ is the cinematographer.
Ghibran, who has been topping the charts with his hit numbers from Thirumanam Enum Nikkah, Amarakaaviyam and Run Raja Run is set to spin his magic again for Chennai Singapore. This will be the second time Sathya and Ghibran are paired together in a movie, Amarakaaviyam being the first.
Abbas Akbar, a debutante film director is directing the movie, having penned the story and dialogues himself as well.
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FEMALE LEAD HEBAH PATEL
EDITING PRAVEEN KL
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1 Differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into functional pancreatic insulin-producing cells Von der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig zur Erlangung des Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) genehmigte D i s s e r t a t i o n von Tayaramma Thatava aus Vijayawada / Indien
2 1. Referent: Professor Dr. Martin Korte 2. Referent: Privatdozent Dr. Peter Paul Müller Eingereicht am: Mündliche Prüfung (Disputation) am: Druckjahr 2007
3 Vorveröffentlichungen der Dissertation Teilergebnisse aus dieser Arbeit wurden mit Genehmigung der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, vertreten durch die Mentorin/den Mentor* der Arbeit, in folgenden Beiträgen vorab veröffentlicht: Publikationen Chromatin-remodeling factors allow differentiation of bone marrow cells into insulinproducing cells. Tayaramma Thatava, Bin Ma, Manfred Rhode, Hubert Mayer 1* Stem Cells, Vol.24, No.12; December 2006, Page No Tagungsbeiträge Efficient differentiation of adult stem cells into glucose regulated insulin producing cells using histone deacetylating agents Tayaramma Thatava, Hubert Mayer, 3rd International Stem Cell Meeting, Münster, Germany, May 15 16, 2006 (poster presentation). Glucose regulated release of insulin from intracellular vesicles in differentiated bone marrow cells Thatava Tayaramma, Hubert Mayer. German Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Braunschweig, Germany, March 29-April 1, 2006 (Poster presentation) Human MSC differentiation into endodermal lineages Thatava Tayaramma, Hubert Mayer. 2nd International Meeting of the Stem Cell Network: New Horizons in Cell Differentiation, Bonn, Germany, April 1-2, 2004 (Poster presentation)
4 Contents 1 Contents Abbreviations 5 Summary 7 1 Introduction Regulation of blood glucose Role of Glucagon Anatomy and functions of pancreas Anatomy General functions Functions of pancreatic β-cells Insulin secretion Pancreas organogenesis Genes and transcription factors involved in the development of pancreas Pancreatic diseases Diabetes mellitus Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Pathology of diabetes Short-term acute complications Long-term chronic complications 28
5 Contents Microvascular disease Macrovascular disease Treatment of diabetes mellitus Treatment of type 1 diabetes Treatment of type 2 diabetes Side effects Strategies to cure diabetes Transplantation of islets and whole pancreas Transplantation of insulin-secreting cell lines Pancreatic progenitors as a source of islet cells Embryonic stem (ES) cells as a source for islet cells Generation of islet-like cells from adult stem and progenitor cells Adult stem cells Transdifferentiation Chromatin remodeling of stem cells Aim of the study Material and Methods Chromatin remodeling factors Trichostatin A Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) Sodium butyrate Azacytidine Mice 43
6 Contents Isolation of mouse bone marrow cells Culturing and differentiation of BM stem cells Isolation of pancreatic islets Dithizone staining Newport Green DCF labeling Immunocytochemistry Confocal microscopy Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of differentiated cluster ELISA Quantification of secreted insulin Intracellular insulin detection Co-immunoprecipitation Western blot RNA extraction Reverse Transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) Electron microscopy Nuclear imaging Microarray analysis RNA isolation DNA microarray hybridization Data analysis Sources of chemicals Statistical analysis 65
7 Contents 4 4. Results 4.1 Chromatin remodeling factors induce differentiation of bone marrow cells Detection of insulin containing cells in islet-like clusters Detection of pancreas-specific hormones Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction image of islet like cell cluster Glucose regulated insulin secretion from differentiated BMSC Endocrine-specific gene expression in differentiated islet-like clusters Ultrastructural analysis of insulin-producing cell clusters Chromatin morphology after treatment with TSA Genes expressed at different time points of differentiation Discussion Chromatin remodeling factors induce differentiation of BMSC Detection of insulin-producing cells in the culture Presence of transcription factors and genes specific for pancreas Expression of pancreas-specific hormones in differentiated cells Regulation of insulin secretion in differentiated islet-like cells Presence of insulin in secretory vesicles of differentiated BMSC Effect of TSA treatment on cells Outlook 102 Literature 104 Acknowledgements 122 Curriculum Vitae
8 Abbreviations 5 Abbreviations β -cells Beta cells BM Bone marrow BMSC Bone marrow stem cells BSA Bovine serum albumin bp Base pair bhlh basic helix-loop-helix cdna Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid Cy3 Cyanine-3-Tyramide DAPI 4', 6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid dl deciliter ECM extracellular matrix ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EGF epidermal growth factor ESC Embryonic stem cells FBS Fetal Bovine Serum FITC Fluorescein isothiocyanate g Gram GLP 1 glucagon-like peptide 1 GLUT 2 glucose transporter 2 HBSS Hank`s balanced salt solution hr Hour HEPES 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid HGF hepatocyte growth factor HNF hepatocytes nuclear factor
9 Abbreviations 6 HSC Hematopoietic stem cells IAPP Islet amyloid polypeptide IGF insulin-like growth factor Isl-1 Islet-1 kda Kilo Dalton l liter M Molar MODY maturity-onset diabetes of young mrna messenger Ribonucleic Acid Min Minute MSC Mesenchymal stem cells µ Micron N Normal NGF nerve growth factor NGN neurogenin PBS Phosphate buffered saline PCR Polymerase chain reaction PDX1/IPF1 pancreatic duodenal homeobox 1/insulin promoter factor 1 PFA Paraformaldehyde PP pancreatic polypeptide RNA Ribonucleic Acid RNase Ribonuclease rpm rounds per minute RT Room temperature/reverse transcriptase s Seconds SD Standard deviation SDS-PAGE Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis TEM Transmission electron microscopy TF Transcription factor TSA Trichostatin A
10 Summary 7 Summary Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disorder affecting millions of people worldwide and is characterized by abnormally high levels of glucose in blood. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of pancreatic β-cells by T cells of the immune system. The common therapy of diabetes is daily injections of insulin. However, this therapy does not overcome the serious long-term complications that, result in overall shortened life expectancy of diabetic patients. Therefore, great efforts have been undertaken to develop novel strategies. A promising alternative to present treatments would be the generation and implantation of pancreatic islets from adult stem cells. Conditions were investigated that allow BM stem cells (BMSC) to differentiate into insulin-producing cells. A novel in vitro differentiation method was developed by using the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), Trichostatin A (TSA). BMSC, cultured in the presence of TSA. BMSCs differentiated into islet-like clusters under these culture conditions. These clusters were similar to the cells of the islets of the pancreas. The cells in the clusters showed endoderm specific gene expression typical for pancreatic β-cell development and function, such as insulin (I and II), glucagon, somatostatin, GLUT-2, pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1), and Pax 4. To show that cells of the islet-like clusters synthesized pancreatic hormones, the co-localization of insulin and C-Peptide
11 Summary 8 was analyzed by immunocytochemistry. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis demonstrated that insulin secretion was regulated by glucose concentration. Western blot analysis showed the presence of intracellular stored insulin. Electron microscopy of the islet-like cells revealed that they possessed an ultrastructure similar to that of pancreatic β-cells, which contain insulin granules within secretory vesicles. These findings suggest that histone-deacetylating agents help to promote differentiation of BMSC into functional insulin-producing β-cells. In addition, gene expression analysis confirmed the presence of new signaling pathways that are important in endocrine pancreas development. A subset of known and novel genes was temporally regulated, including genes that spatially define developing endocrine cells from BMSC. The development of new protocols to stimulate the differentiation of BMSC into pancreatic β- like cells may contribute to future cell therapeutic treatments of type 1 diabetes.
12 Introduction 9 1. Introduction A major source of energy for all cells is glucose, and all major food types are first broken-down to glucose prior to being used. Glucose is released from the gut into the blood stream, is taken up by cells in all tissues of the body, and is used as a fuel to generate energy that allows us to undertake all our major activities such as walking, running, and reading. Any excess sugar that is not used up immediately is stored in the cells as a backup source of energy. In healthy individuals, the level of circulating blood sugar is strictly regulated. This state of equilibrium, normoglycemia (normal glucose level), is tightly controlled by the hormone insulin, which is secreted in specific cells in the pancreas, the β-cells. This balance in glucose level is achieved through the regulation of the amount of insulin that is secreted to down-regulate increased blood sugar levels after consumption of sugar containing nutrients. 1.1 Regulation of blood glucose Blood glucose levels are not always constant; they rise and fall depending upon the body s needs and are regulated by hormones. This results in glucose levels normally ranging from 70 to 110 mg/dl. The blood glucose level can rise for three reasons: diet, breakdown of glycogen, or hepatic synthesis of glucose. Eating produces a rise in blood glucose, the extent of which depends on a number of factors such as the amount and the type of carbohydrate eaten (i.e., the glycemic index), the rate of digestion, and the rate of
13 Introduction 10 absorption. Because glucose is a polar molecule, its absorption across the hydrophobic gut wall requires specialized glucose transporters (GLUTS). The liver releases glucose from the breakdown of glycogen and also synthesizes glucose from intermediates of carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism. The liver is a major regulator of glucose and can buffer blood glucose levels. It receives glucose-rich blood directly from the digestive tract via the portal vein. The portal vein drains almost all of the blood coming from the digestive tract and empties directly into the liver. The liver can quickly remove large amounts of glucose from the circulation so that even after a meal, blood glucose levels rarely rise above 110 mg/dl. The rise in blood glucose following a meal is detected by the pancreatic beta (β) cells, which respond by releasing insulin. Insulin increases the uptake and use of glucose by tissues such as skeletal muscle and fat cells. This rise in glucose also inhibits the release of glucagon, inhibiting the production of glucose from other sources, e.g., by glycogen breakdown. Once inside the cell, some of the glucose is used immediately via glycolysis. During the well-fed state, the high levels of insulin and low levels of glucagon stimulate glycolysis, which releases energy and produces carbohydrate intermediates that can be used in other metabolic pathways. Brain consumes more than 80% glucose. The liver and muscle take up any glucose that is not used immediately, where it can be converted into glycogen. Insulin stimulates glycogenesis in the liver by inducing hepatic glycogen synthetase (the enzyme that catalyzes glycogen synthesis in the liver). Insulin prevents the breakdown of stored glycogen (glycogenolysis) and the synthesis of new glucose (gluconeogenesis). Insulin also encourages glycogen formation in muscle, but by a different method. Here, it
14 Introduction 11 increases the number of glucose transporters (GLUT4) on the cell surface. This leads to a rapid uptake of glucose that is converted into muscle glycogen. When glycogen stores are fully replenished, excess glucose is converted into fat in a process called lipogenesis. Glucose is converted into fatty acids that are further processed to triglycerides for storage. Insulin promotes lipogenesis by increasing the number of glucose transporters (GLUT4) expressed on the surface of the fat cell, causing a rapid uptake of glucose. In addition to promoting fat synthesis, insulin also inhibits fat breakdown by inhibiting hormone-sensitive lipase. As a result, levels of fatty acids in the blood stream decrease. Insulin also has an anabolic effect on protein metabolism. It stimulates both the entry of amino acids into cells and protein production from amino acids.
15 Introduction 12 Figure 1.1 Mechanisms of glucose balance Under basal conditions, 80% of circulating glucose is taken up by the brain. When food is ingested, there is a parallel rise in blood glucose level (yellow arrow). This increase in blood glucose is sensed by the β-cells in the pancreas, and as a result, insulin is secreted (pale blue arrows). Insulin circulates through the body and signals to the major insulin sensitive organs (muscle, liver, and fat) to increase their glucose intake (red arrows). Insulin simultaneously leads to a reduction of glucose production from the liver and other organs (blue arrows). In this way, the hormone insulin counteracts the rise of glucose in the blood, thereby returning the system to its equilibrium. (This figure is adopted from Sanger Institute).
16 Introduction Role of Glucagon A drop in blood sugar levels inhibits insulin secretion and stimulates glucagon release. Glucagon opposes many actions of insulin. Most importantly, glucagon raises blood sugar levels by stimulating the mobilization of glycogen stores in the liver, providing a rapid burst of glucose. During continued fasting, glycogen stores are depleted under such conditions; glucagon stimulates glucose production by stimulating the hepatic uptake of amino acids, the carbon skeletons of which are used to synthesize glucose. 1.2 Anatomy and functions of pancreas Anatomy The human pancreas is an elongated tapered organ lying behind the stomach and across the back of the abdomen. The pancreas is made up of two types of tissues: exocrine and endocrine tissue. The cells of the exocrine tissue secrete digestive enzymes into the digestive tract. These enzymes break down all categories of digestible foods. The endocrine pancreas produces hormones that affect carbohydrate metabolism. The endocrine tissue, which consists of the islets of Langerhans, secretes these hormones into the bloodstream. The islets of Langerhans contain insulin-producing β-cells (60 80% of the islet cells), glucagon-releasing alpha-cells (10-20%), somatostatin-secreting deltacells (3-10%), and a few pancreatic polypeptide-containing (PP) cells. Most of the insulin-containing cells occur in cell groups in the islets of Langerhans. The number and size of the pancreatic islets vary among species and seem to be regulated by developmental, nutrient, and hormonal factors. Pancreatic β-cells compose more than 60% of the adult islet volume. Single islet β-cells rapidly and spontaneously reaggregate into spherical particles that can establish a mantle by associating with other islet
17 Introduction 14 endocrine cells. This reaggregation of islet β-cells is thought to be calcium-dependent and stimulated by glucose and cyclic AMP. Figure.1.2 Schematic diagram of the anatomy of the pancreas The pancreas is located in the curve of duodenum. The exocrine pancreas contains acinar cells, whereas the endocrine pancreas contains four different populations of cells: alpha-cells, β-cells, delta-cells, and PP cells. (This figure is adopted from the website General functions The pancreas has digestive and hormonal functions. The enzymes secreted by the exocrine tissue in the pancreas help to break down carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and acids in the duodenum. These enzymes travel down the pancreatic duct into the bile duct in an
18 Introduction 15 inactive form. When they enter the duodenum, they are activated. The exocrine tissue also secretes bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid in the duodenum. The hormones secreted by the endocrine tissue in the pancreas are insulin and glucagon (which regulate the level of glucose in the blood), and somatostatin (which prevents the release of the other two hormones) Functions of pancreatic β-cells The main function of pancreatic β-cells is the production and controlled release of insulin. The insulin gene is present as a single copy in all species, with the exception of rat and mouse, where there are two non-allelic insulin genes. The human insulin gene is located near the end of the short arm of chromosome 11 and is flanked on the 5 -side with the gene for tyrosine hydroxylase and on the 3 -side with the gene for IGF-II. The structure of the gene is highly conserved. Insulin is a small hormone composed of two polypeptide chains (A and B) linked by two disulfide bonds and has a molecular weight of about 6000 daltons. The A chain consists of 21 amino acids and the B chain of 30 amino acids. Insulin is a small protein and is produced as part of a larger protein to ensure it folds properly. In the protein assembly of insulin, the messenger RNA transcript is translated into an inactive protein called preproinsulin (Figure 1.3). Preproinsulin contains an amino terminal signal sequence that is required in order for the precursor hormone to pass through the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum(er) for post-translational processing. The post-translational processing clips away those portions not needed for the bioactive hormone. Upon entering the ER, the preproinsulin signal sequence, now useless, is proteolytically removed from proinsulin. Once the post-translational formation of three vital disulfide
19 Introduction 16 bonds occurs, specific peptidases cleave proinsulin. The final product of the biosyntheis is mature and active insulin. Finally, insulin is packaged and stored in secretory granules, which accumulate in the cytoplasm, until release is triggered. The secretory vesicles contain up to 80% of insulin related proteins. These are principally insulin and C-Peptide, both being present in equimolar amounts, and a much smaller amount of proinsulin and its intermediate conversion products. Insulin molecules are stored in crystalline form, occupying the electron-dense portion of the secretory granules. An adult pancreatic β-cell has a store of approximately 50 pg insulin per cell. Insulin molecules in storage granules are secreted by granule membrane fusion with the plasma membrane of the cell. Insulin molecules have a tendency to form dimers in solution because of hydrogen-bonding between the C-termini of the B chains. Additionally, in the presence of zinc ions, insulin dimers associate into hexamers.
20 Introduction 17 Figure 1.3 Schematic representation of insulin synthesis Insulin production involved intermediate steps. Initially, preproinsulin is the inactive form that is secreted into the endoplasmic reticulum. Post-translational processing clips the N-terminal signal sequence and forms the disulfide bridges. Lastly, the polypeptide is clipped at two positions to release the intervening chain C. This and active insulin are finally packaged into secretory granules for storage. (This picture is adopted from Beta cell biology consortium)
21 Introduction Insulin secretion Increasing levels of glucose (above 10 mm) inside the pancreatic β-cells trigger the release of insulin. However, insulin release is also induced by other factors, such as high amino acid and fatty acid levels in the blood, hormones released from the stomach and intestine, and neurotransmitters (Lang, 1999). Glucose is transported into the β-cell by type 2 glucose transporters (GLUT2). Once inside, the first step in glucose metabolism is the phosphorylation of glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate. This step is catalyzed by glucokinase; this is the rate-limiting step in glycolysis, and it effectively traps glucose inside the cell. As glucose metabolism proceeds, ATP is produced in the mitochondria. The increase in the ATP:ADP ratio closes ATP-gated potassium channels in the β-cell membrane. Positively charged potassium ions (K + ) are now prevented from leaving the β-cell. The rise in the positive charge inside the β-cell causes depolarization. Voltage-gated calcium channels open, allowing calcium ions (Ca 2+ ) to flood into the cell. The increase in the intracellular calcium concentration triggers the secretion of insulin via exocytosis (Figure 1.4).
22 Introduction 19 Figure 1.4 Schematic presentation of mechanism of insulin secretion Insulin secretion in beta cells is triggered by rising blood glucose levels. Starting with the uptake of glucose by the GLUT2 transporter, the glycolytic phosphorylation of glucose causes a rise in the ATP:ADP ratio. The rise inactivates the potassium channel that depolarizes the membrane, causing the calcium channel to open up allowing calcium ions to flow inward. The ensuing rise in levels of calcium leads to the exocytotic release of insulin from their storage granule. (This picture is adopted from Beta cell biology consortium.)
23 Introduction 20 There are two phases of insulin release in response to a rise in glucose. The first is an immediate release of insulin. This is attributable to the release of preformed insulin, which is stored in secretory granules. Once depleted, a second phase of insulin release is initiated. This latter release is prolonged since insulin has to be synthesized, processed, and secreted for the duration of the increase of blood glucose. Furthermore, beta cells also have to regenerate the stores of insulin initially depleted in the fast response phase. As important as insulin is to preventing too high of a blood glucose level, it is just as important that there not be too much insulin and hypoglycemia. As one step in monitoring insulin levels, the enzyme insulinase (found in the liver and kidneys) breaks down blood-circulating insulin resulting in a half-life of about six minutes for the hormone. This degradative process ensures that levels of circulating insulin are modulated and that blood glucose levels do not get dangerously low. 1.3 Pancreas organogenesis After gastrulation, mammalian endoderm, which is a sheet of undifferentiated cells, eventually forms the epithelial components of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, and intestine) and the glands derived from it (thyroid, thymus, pancreas, and liver) (Well et al., 1999). Pancreas arises from the endoderm as a dorsal and a ventral bud that fuse together to form a single organ (Slack, 1995). In mice, the pancreas begins to develop at embryonic day E9.5 from evaginations of the foregut endoderm at the level of the anterior intestinal portal (AIP), forming two primordia (dorsal and ventral) capped by mesenchymal cells (Pictet et al., 1972, Wells and Melton, 1999, Wessels and Cohen, 1967), which subsequently form a single gland at
24 Introduction 21 around E13.5. This period of pancreatic organogenesis is called primary transition, referring to the changing of the pre-pancreatic endoderm (Edlund, 1999, 2000). Proliferation of the pancreatic epithelium results in the formation of branching cords from which clusters of endocrine and exocrine cells progressively differentiate (Herrera et al., 1991, Slack, 1995). This differentiation wave occurs during the secondary transition, between E13.5 and E15.5 (Pictet and Rutter et al., 1972).
25 Introduction Genes and transcription factors involved in the development of pancreas The genes and transcription factors involved in the pancreas development were listed in Table 1. Table 1. Major pancreatic transcription factors; their expression and functions Transcription Onset and site of Mouse & human References factor pancreatic expression mutations Homeodomain factors Pdx1 e8.5, early pancreatic heterozygous human Guz et al., epithelium, beta and delta mutation: MODY4 1995; Jonsson cells of mature pancreas Pancreatic agenesis, et al., 1994; Stoffers et al.1997a,b Ahlgren et al. 1998; Pbx1 e10.5, ubiquitous Hypoplastic pancreas Kim et al., 2002 HNF6 e9.5, throughout the Impaired endocrine Jacquemin et pancreatic buds differentiation al.,2000 Pax4 e9.5, in developing Deficiency of beta & Dohrmann et endocrine cells, not delta cells, increase al.,2000; Sosafound in mature pancreas in alpha cells Pineda et al., 1997 Pax6 e9, in endocrine cells No alpha cells, decrease St-Onge et al., in other endocrine 1997 cell types Nkx2.2 e9.5, throughout pancreatic Lack of beta cells, decrease Sussel et. al, bud, later in endocrine cells in alpha and PP cells 1998 Nkx6.1 e9.5, in beta cells Decrease in beta cells Sander et al., 2000 Isl1 e9, in all islet cells No differentiated islet cells Ahlgren et al., 1997
26 Introduction 23 HNF1a e10.5, dorsal pancreas, Heterozygous human Nammo et al., mature beta cells mutation and homozygous 2002; mouse mutation: MODY3 Pontoglio et al., 1998 HNF4a e5.5, in visceral endoderm, Early embryonic lethal Ferrer, 2002; e9.5 in pancreatic Heterozygous human Duncan et al., primordium mutation: MODY Basic helix-loop-helix factors Ngn3 e9.5, endocrine precursors No endocrine cells Gradwohl et al., 2000; Gu et al., 2002 NeuroD e9.5, endocrine precursors Impaired islet Jensen et al., and adult islet cells development 2000a; Naya et al., 1997 Ptf1-p48 e10, exocrine, endocrine No exocrine cells Kawaguchi et and ductal progenitors al., 2002; Krapp et al., 1996; Krapp et al., 1998 Forkhead / winged helix factors Foxa2 / e , early foregut Lack of foregut Lee et al., HNF3b endoderm, adult acinar and formation 2002; islet tissue Sund et al., 2001 Foxa1 / e7.5, notochord, later in Reduced proglucagon Kaestner et al., HNF3a all islet cell types expression 1999
27 Introduction Pancreatic diseases A number of diseases relate to the pancreas. The most frequently occurring diseases are pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatitis (acute or chronic), pancreatic enzyme insufficiency and diabetes mellitus. Some 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year, and nearly all will succumb to the disease. Pancreatitis is a rapid and severe inflammation of pancreas; it can be acute or chronic. Binge alcohol drinking is a common cause of acute pancreatitis. Gallstones lodged in the main bile duct next to the pancreas also cause this condition. Accidents, such as the upper abdomen hitting the steering wheel during a car accident, can cause pancreatitis. Certain drugs, such as diuretics, can produce the disorder, as can extremely high blood fat levels (triglycerides). Heredity seems to play a role since, in some families; the condition develops in several members of the family. In pancreatitis, the digestive enzymes of the pancreas break out into the tissues of the organ rather than staying within the tubes (ducts). Severe damage to the pancreas then results. Pancreas enzyme insufficiency occurs when there is deficiency in the digestive enzymes that are necessary to break down protein, fat, and carbohydrates in foods that are ingested. The nutrients are not broken down, resulting in malnutrition and weight loss. This condition is also called malabsorption because the intestine is unable to absorb these vital nutrients.
28 Introduction Diabetes mellitus According to the World Health Organization in 2006, at least 171 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by abnormally high levels of glucose in blood. This may be because of the inadequate secretion or action of insulin, an inadequate response by the body s cells to insulin, or a combination of all these factors. The most common forms of diabetes are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes occurs at the time of pregnancy, and other forms of diabetes are rare and are caused by a single gene mutation. Figure 1.5 Epideomology of diabetes Number of persons with diabetes in the year 2000 and estimated for the year (This figure is adopted from Yach et al., 2006.)
29 Introduction Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes affects 700,000 people in the United States and is the most common chronic metabolic disorder to affect children. Type 1 diabetes (10% of cases) is caused by autoimmune destruction of β-cells of the islets of Langerhans resulting in absolute insulin deficiency. The gene thought to be responsible for this reaction is located within a region of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) HLA class 2 gene, called IDDM1. The role of this gene in the immune response is the presentation of foreign molecules to T cells; however, the detailed action of the gene is still under investigation. The onset is usually acute, the disease developing over a period of a few days to weeks. Over 95% of persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus develop the disease before the age of 25, with an equal incidence in both sexes Type 2 diabetes An important factor in type 2 diabetes is the body s resistance to insulin, and another factor is the falling production of insulin by the β-cells of pancreas. Thus, type 2 diabetes may be a combination of the deficient secretion and deficient action of insulin. Defective β-cells become exhausted, further fueling the cycle of glucose intolerance and hyperglycemia. This is the most common form of diabetes mellitus, and the etiology is multifactorial. It is highly associated with a family history of diabetes, older age, obesity, and lack of exercise. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90-95% of all cases of diabetes. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically across the globe and in some areas has reached epidemic proportions. This increase in prevalence is primarily being driven by environmental factors, through modern age dietary and exercise habits.

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We all know at least one couple who make us sick. Usually, they’ve been together since Michael J. Fox was a child actor and act like they are still on their honeymoon. They holds hands, make the goo-goo eyes at each other and act so sweet to each other that it makes the rest of us reach for the insulin.
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But how do you do it? Well, first, you have to understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy communication. Most people proceed from false assumptions on this front, so let’s get a few things straight. Here’s a list of all the bad assumptions we hear from our clients about their perceptions on communication:
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- My partner would agree if he/she would JUST listen to me.
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- Focus on ONE issue or concern at a time. Often people start with one issue and then start adding in other issues including things from the past that are sometimes not even related to the main issue. Be careful and mindful of this…it’s a very slippery slope. When you start bringing up issues from the past, especially if they had been resolved, you’re not working toward solving the problem. You’re working toward trying to be right. You have to ask yourself whether it is more important for you to be right or to solve the problem. Most of the time, these are two different experiences.
- When bringing up an issue or concern to your partner, use “I statements”. This allows you to own your feelings and decreases the chance of your partner becoming defensive. For example, say “I felt ______ when you said or did________.”; instead of “YOU made me so (angry, sad, etc)!” No one “makes” you angry. You make a choice if your partner does X, you’re going to be angry. And being angry never solves anything. Ditch the anger and get to the heart of the disagreement instead.
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- When listening to your partner, remind yourself that you did not (and cannot ever) cause your partner’s feelings. Thus, there is no need to get defensive. They are just revealing and expressing their perceptions, feelings and “truths” to you. Don’t invalidate their feelings by telling them they have no reason to feel that way. The fact that they feel a certain way is enough for it to be valid.
- Ask questions, if needed, to help you understand your partner’s perception of the issue or concern.
- Then once you understand, sum it up and let them know you got it! Remember, understanding their perception and “truth” does NOT mean agreement on your part. You just want to make sure you have it straight.
Practice using these tips on daily basis with neutral conversations (i.e. your day at work, your dreams in life, where you want to go for dinner, etc.). Please do not wait to try them out during your next argument. Remember, practice makes perfect, and helps you form good communication habits. If you communicate in a positive fashion all the time, disagreements will be much easier to handle.

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This election cycle, along with recent news items within this country, have made my head come close to exploding at least 97 times within the last week. The constant political debates with friends, petty jabs […]
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The one compliment I do not like is “good girl”, says entrepreneur, tech investor and equality advocate Camilla Lundin. By treating boys and girls differently we discourage girls from taking risks, so they are less likely to become entrepreneurs. Governments can only go so far in promoting equality but we can all help by replacing “good girl” with words like “strong” and “persistent”.

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I am getting used to writing letters that I sometimes do, I mean like in an envelope real letters. We are so used to all this digitals and emails most of the time, and I love that as well, maybe a bit unpersonalized communication I think, but me being kind of superficial anyway it kind of suits my needs, but this is at another level, real letters, so I am writing kind of often but I only post just some of them. The other day I realized, well how do I do this now in Corona times, since I usually go to the hotels getting my letters printed, and with being a bit of a girl who avoid the crowds with Corona hanging around, I even realized that I might have to start to hand write real letters with real pen and paper. That’s even more of authentic maybe. So I feel kind of super about it, it’s really revealing putting myself out there a bit for somebody to actually see the real me, hopefully somebody likes it, and I even think there is a way of an analysis telling about the person who writes the way one writes, like the shape of the letters and things like that, it’s a science, and in a way somebody might get to know me even a lot more and better than I even know myself.
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Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Bećirović, received yesterday the Director of the Directorate for European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Edin Dilberović. They discussed the possibility for Bosnia and Herzegovina to receive candidate status for membership in the European Union at the European Council session in December.
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LIFT will assess the determinants of adoption of ecological approaches, and evaluate the performance and overall sustainability of these approaches in comparison to more conventional agriculture across a range of farm systems and geographic scales. LIFT will develop new private arrangements and policy instruments that could improve the adoption and subsequent performance and sustainability of the rural nexus. LIFT will suggest an innovative framework for multi-scale sustainability assessment aimed at identifying critical paths toward the adoption of ecological approaches to enhance public goods and ecosystem services delivery. This will be achieved through the integration of transdisciplinary scientific knowledge and stakeholder expertise to co-develop innovative decision-support tools.
The project will inform and support EU priorities relating to agriculture and the environment in order to promote the performance and sustainability of the combined rural system. At least 30 case studies will be covered in order to reflect the enormous variety in the socio-economic and bio-physical conditions for agriculture across the EU.
As a first step in assessing the drivers of farm adoption of ecological practices, a conceptual framework on farmers’ uptake of ecological approaches across the supply chain has been developed, distinguishing between endogenous, as well as exogenous factors such as: (i) motivational factors; (ii) farmers’ self-identity; (iii) farm characteristics; (iv) supply-chain characteristics; (v) institutional conditions (including policy framework); and (vi) consumers’ preferences and demands. The decision to uptake ecological approaches was approached across four different dimensions, according to their: (i) timing; (ii) intensity/extensity; (iii) size of change, and (iv) type of practices adopted. Two methodological approaches for understanding the drivers of farmers’ uptake of ecological approaches are suggested: psychometric methodology and qualitative interviews, using the means-end chain and laddering approach.
A qualitative meta-analysis of the spatial distribution of ecological agriculture, incorporating systems (e.g. integrated production), bundles of practices (e.g. green control measures) and single practices (e.g. conservation tillage) has been performed. The main finding is that spatial clustering is a prominent feature of ecological farming systems and practices.
A discourse analysis explored what types of discourses are used in RDPs and other agricultural policy documents in 6 MSs (France, Germany (Bavaria), Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden), and how they incorporate ecological approaches across 3 CAP periods. Ecological approaches are mainly depicted with the multifunctionality discourse with two dominating sub-discourses of nature conservation and agri-ruralism. Nevertheless, an increase in the use of the neomercantilist discourse is observed in the last CAP period. Farming systems related to agroecology, biodiversity-based and organic farming are among the most commonly mentioned.
A notable work is the collection of primary data through the specific large-scale farmer survey, from more than 1,600 farmers across 12 EU countries. The data include detailed information on farming practices, farmers’ attitudes, and socio-demographic/economic/structural characteristics, and are being used in analyses on adoption of ecological practices, performance of ecological practices and role of policies.
A free software (R-package “sfaR”) was created to allow users to assess farm technical efficiency depending on the intensity of practices, with latent class modelling and stochastic frontier analysis.
- Identification of the drivers of adoption of ecological approaches and the sources of performance and sustainability differences between farms of different types across a variety of contexts in the EU.
- Policy recommendations to improve performance and sustainability of ecological agriculture. This will go beyond the state of the art through suggestions of innovative public and private instruments.
- An innovative framework of multi-scale sustainability assessment.
- Two free knowledge-based tools, namely a “typology-tool” allowing users to assign farms to ecological types, and an “adoption-tool” allowing users to predict adoption rates of ecological farming on a territory. They will be available in a specific MOOC dedicated to LIFT results.
• “Improved integrated capacity and method to assess the sustainability of different agro-ecological approaches”
• “Increases in productivity, delivery of public goods and job creation through improved agro-ecological approaches and market and policy incentives”
• “Strengthened transdisciplinary research and integrated scientific support for relevant EU policies and priorities”
• Enhanced innovation capacity of private companies or farmers’ organisations by triggering new forms of cooperation between the stakeholders
• New market opportunities in the territories covered by the CSs
• Strengthen the competitiveness of the EU agricultural sector in terms of exports
• Suggestions on how to mitigate environmental issues and to foster employment in territories
• Promoting gender equality towards the farming population

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Police are looking for information that could help locate ILIA ALKHANASHVILI, 33, from Georgia, regarding the offense of assault with actual bodily harm and demand for money under threat.
The Police released his photo aiming to collect info that might lead to his finding.
It seems that felonies took place on 1 August 2020 and on 1 December 2020 in Paphos.
Following investigations, it was also ascertained that the man had been in Cyprus illegally since 20 June 2019.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Paphos CID on 26-806021, the closest police station or the citizens’ hotline on 1460.

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Trumbull News Detail
The Incremental Road to AuschwitzPosted Feb. 8, 2013
Weds, Feb 20 2013
KSU Student Center Room 313
Dr. Steigmann-Gall will investigate the ways in which the Nazis built up an antisemitic system- one so gradual most of Germany’s Jews took years to understand it.Free and open to all, Dessert and Drinks provided.