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"abstract": "We show the existence of spin-Hall effect of light (SHEL) in an atomic medium which is made anisotropic via electromagnetically induced transparency. The medium is made birefringent by applying an additional linearly polarized coupling light beam. The refractive index and the orientation of the optics ... | {
"abstract": "Abstract An initially isotropic medium, when subjected to either a magnetic field or a coherent field, can induce anisotropy in the medium and can cause the polarization of a probe field to rotate. Therefore the rotation of the probe polarization, due to the magnetic field alone, can be controlled effi... | {
"abstract": "The generation of fractals and study of the dynamics of polynomials is one of the emerging and interesting field of research nowadays. We introduce in this paper the dynamics of polynomials z^ n - z + c = 0 for n>=2 and applied Jungck Ishikawa Iteration to generate new Relative Superior Mandelbrot sets... |
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"abstract": "Quantification of the spin-lattice relaxation time, T1, of tissues is important for characterization of tissues in clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In T1 mapping, T1 values are estimated from a set of T1-weighted MRI images. Due to the limited spatial resolution of the T1-weighted images, one... | {
"abstract": "Estimating the amplitudes and decay rate constants of exponentially decaying signals is an important problem in NMR. Understanding how the uncertainty in the parameter estimates depends on the data acquisition parameters and on the “true” but unknown values of the exponential signal parameters is an im... | {
"abstract": "We seek optimal methods of estimating power spectrum and chirp (frequency change) rate for the case that one has incomplete noisy data on values y(t) of a time series. The Schuster periodogram turns out to be a “sufficient statistic” for the spectrum, a generalization playing the same role for chirped ... |
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"abstract": "Aim Using New Zealand land snails as a case study, we evaluated recent spatial modelling approaches for the analysis of diversity in species‐rich invertebrate groups. Applications and prospects for improved conservation assessment were investigated.",
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"abstract": "In the absence of detailed biodiversity information it is difficult to prioritise site-based conservation projects. However, if conservation goals are expressed in terms of habitat then conservation projects may be readily valued and prioritised. The New Zealand Government has adopted the goal of maint... | {
"abstract": "1.1 Biodiversity and habitat provision in New Zealand The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) found that over the past 50 years, natural ecosystems have changed more rapidly and extensively than in any other period of human history (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). In the 30 years after 1950, ... |
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"abstract": "Bismuth (Bi) and silver (Ag) are used in increasing amounts and are consequently being emitted from various sources and showing high accumulation rates in soils when sewage sludge is applied on arable land. This study aimed to analyze the amounts of Bi and Ag in three cosmetic products (foundation, pow... | {
"abstract": "The present article examines flows and stocks of Stockholm Convention regulated pollutants, commercial penta‐ and octabrominated diphenyl ether (cPentaBDE, cOctaBDE), on a city level. The goals are to (1) identify sources, pathways, and sinks of these compounds in the city of Vienna, (2) determine the ... | {
"abstract": "Unregulated electronic waste (e-waste) recycling operations have become a significant environmental issue as well as human health risk in developing countries across the world. The present study evaluated the extent of pollution in Agbogbloshie e-waste recycling site in Accra, Ghana. The concentrations... |
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"abstract": "Direct and accurate quantification of Campylobacter in poultry is crucial for the assessment of public health risks and the evaluation of the effectiveness of control measures against Campylobacter in poultry. The aim of this study was to assess several rapid DNA extraction methods for their effectiven... | {
"abstract": "Molecular methods are being increasingly applied to detect, quantify and study microbial populations in food or during food processes. Among these methods, PCR-based techniques have been the subject of considerable focus and ISO guidelines have been established for the detection of food-borne pathogens... | {
"abstract": "Background Central nervous system (CNS) primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are malignant primary brain tumors that occur in young infants. Using current standard therapy, up to 80% of the children still dies from recurrent disease. Cellular immunotherapy might be key to improve overall survival. ... |
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"abstract": "Three endosseous post-type implant geometries were evaluated: a serrated solid with a 2-degree taper and a rectangular cross section, a cylindrical screw-type solid, and a finned solid with a 1-degree 9' taper and a circular cross section. Each implant geometry was analyzed with 10 different moduli of ... | {
"abstract": "The present investigation is concerned with answering some of the questions which arise when discussing the success or failure of endosteal implants on the basis of the resulting stresses caused in the surrounding bone structure. In particular, the questions examined are: 1) What affects do variations ... |
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"abstract": "We discus the Equivalence Theorem (ET) in the BRST formalism. In par- ticular the Slavnov-Taylor (ST) identities, derived at the formal level in the path-integral approach, are considered at the quantum level and are shown to be always anomaly free. Some discussion is devoted to the transformation of t... | {
"abstract": "We characterize the dependence on doublets of the cohomology of an arbitrary nilpotent differential s (including BRST differentials and classical linearized Slavnov-Taylor (ST) operators) in terms of the cohomology of the doublets-independent component of s. All cohomologies are computed in the space o... | {
"abstract": "The implementation of the ’t Hooft ®-gauge in the symmetrically subtracted massive gauge theory based on the nonlinearly realized SU(2) gauge group is discussed. The gauge independence of the self-mass of the gauge bosons is proven by cohomological techniques.",
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"abstract": "OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 11000, FI-00076 AALTO http://www.aalto.fi Author Ville Lehtola Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted 22.9.2010 Manuscript revised 22.11.2010 Date of the defence 17.12.2010 Article dissertation (summary + origina... | {
"abstract": "A new multiscale approach for simulating nanobiological flows uses concurrent coupling of constrained molecular dynamics for long biomolecules with a mesoscopic lattice Boltzmann treatment of solvent hydrodynamics. The approach is based on a simple scheme of space- time information exchange between the... | {
"abstract": "A molecular dynamics (MD) investigation of dynamic properties of a single freely jointed N mer (N=6,9,20,30) in explicit solvent at high dilution and in good solvent conditions is presented. Our aim is to establish the validity of scaling laws for short chains so that all experiments are performed at t... |
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"abstract": "The Effect of Experimentally-Induced Anterior Knee Pain on Postural Control Emily Elizabeth Falk Department of Exercise Sciences, BYU Master of Science Context: Knee pain is experienced by many people. Because of this, authors have started researching the effects of pain on lower extremity mechanics an... | {
"abstract": "OBJECTIVES\nTo compare balance in individuals with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) and in age-, gender- and body-mass-matched controls using simple clinical measures.\n\n\nMETHODS\nThirty-three people with OA and 33 controls participated. Static postural sway [antero-posterior (AP), lateral and to... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) is effective in reducing pain and improving function for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. However, muscle weakness and functional limitations persist despite assistance from post-operative rehabilitation programs that traditionally focus on quadriceps strengthening... |
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"abstract": "The transition towards Servitization in the IT Business is extremely challenging because IT Enterprises must transform partly or entirely from hardware manufacturers into service providers. Moreover, Servitization does not occur all at once; it is a long and continuous process. Thus, in order to succee... | {
"abstract": "This paper attempts to explain the concept of servitization in order to declare and emphasize its capabilities in being an influential strategy that provides competitive advantage in manufacturing industries. This is conducted by a detailed elaboration of its notion and origins in the literature as wel... | {
"abstract": "The rational design of magnetic and fluorescent bifunctional materials is attracting increasing interest. In this study, two mononuclear Fe(ii) complexes, namely [Fe(L)2(NCS)2] (1) and [Fe(L)2(NCSe)2] (2) are synthesised by combining a spin-crossover unit and a fluorescent ligand (naphth-1-yl)-N-(3,5-d... |
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"abstract": "We study the parallel rotor walk process, which works as follows: Consider a graph along with an arbitrary distribution of tokens over its nodes. Every node is equipped with a rotor that points to its neighbours in a fixed circular order. In each round, every node distributes all of its tokens using th... | {
"abstract": "Jim Propp's rotor–router model is a deterministic analog of a random walk on a graph. Instead of distributing chips randomly, each vertex serves its neighbors in a fixed order.",
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"abstract": "A variably attenuated x-ray transform is shown to be invertible via an integral formula for the inversion of the exponential x-ray transform.The attenuation must be known and constant in a convex set containing the unknown emitter. However the attenuation can be otherwise arbitrary.If $\\mu $ denotes t... |
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"abstract": "Background Alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is a 52 kDa serine protease inhibitor produced largely by hepatocytes but also by mononuclear phagocytes. A1AT chiefly inhibits neutrophil elastase and proteinase-3 but has also been reported to have immune modulatory functions including the ability to inhibit casp... | {
"abstract": "Rationale Activation state-dependent secretion of alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) by monocytes and macrophages was first reported in 1985. Since then, monocytes and tissue macrophages have emerged as key sentinels of infection and tissue damage via activation of self-assembling pattern recognition ... | {
"abstract": "Forty-nine patients with burning mouth syndrome were simultaneously evaluated through a psychiatric interview and a psychopathologic questionnaire (SCL-90). The same protocol was applied to a control group (n = 47) free of oral complaints and with a similar age and sex distribution. The subgroup with b... |
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"abstract": "This research concerns on (TID), (DD) and (SEE) effects also high energy particles’ effects on electronic properties of silicon. It investigates the silicon electronic properties exposed to these particles using a laboratory neutron radiation sources. Some Pieces of a silicon wafer were under neutron r... | {
"abstract": "The effects of radiation damage on modern electronic and optoelectronic is discussed. Ionization damage causes degradation in transistors and integrated circuits, and there are new effects -including enhanced damage at low dose rate -that have to be considered when devices are tested and qualified for ... | {
"abstract": "Effects of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on MHD convective flow through a porous medium with chemical reaction have been investigated. The governing equations have been expressed in non dimensional form using non-dimensional variables, constants and similarity parameters; the resulting bo... |
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"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nIndividuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may lack insight into the irrational nature of their symptoms. Among adults with OCD, poor insight has been linked to greater symptom severity, increased likelihood of comorbid symptoms, lower adaptive functioning, and worse treatment out... | {
"abstract": "Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic neuropsychiatric condition associated with broad impairments in functioning. This paper outlines current etiological theories of OCD, providing a review of neuroanatomical, neurochemical, neuroimmunological, and cognitive–behavioral explanation... | {
"abstract": "Ambulatory assessment refers to the use of computer-assisted methodology for self-reports, behavior records, or physiological measurements, while the participant undergoes normal daily activities. Since the 1980s, portable microcomputer systems and physiolog- ical recorders/analyzers have been develope... |
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"abstract": "Dear Uchino and co-authors, Your paper addresses a very timely retrieval issue for the GOSAT and potentially future CO2 satellite missions. However, the scientific value and methodology needs to be made clear as noted by two reviewers. Kindly address these issues with diligence so the reviewers can app... | {
"abstract": "The tropospheric particle extinction-to-backscatter ratio, the depolarization ratio, and the water-vapor mixing ratio were measured by use of a Raman lidar and a polarization lidar during the Asian dust seasons in 2001 and 2002 in Tsukuba, Japan. The apparent (not corrected for multiple-scattering effe... | {
"abstract": "Introduction Conclusions References",
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"title": "Systematic comparison of dust BSC-DREAM8b modeled profiles with Potenza EARLINET lidar database"
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"abstract": "Abstract A new thiosemicarbazone derivative, benzophenone N(4)-methyl-N(4)-phenyl thiosemicarbazone (BMPT) is synthesized using benzophenone and N(4)-methyl-N(4)- phenylthiosemicarbazide as precursors. Synthesized ligand is characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectra (FTIR) and FT-Raman spectra... | {
"abstract": "Thiosemicarbazones (TSCs) are an interesting class of ligands that show a diverse range of biological activity, including anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-cancer effects. Our previous studies have demonstrated the potent in vivo anti-tumor activity of novel TSCs and their ability to overcome resistance... | {
"abstract": "Cells generate 2′-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) for both replication and repair of damaged DNA predominantly through de novo reduction of intracellular ribonucleotides by ribonucleotide reductase (RNR). Cells can also salvage deoxynucleosides by deoxycytidine kinase/thymidine kinase 1 in th... |
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"abstract": "Loads in low voltage (LV) residential areas are mainly single-phase types which are supplied from a delta/wye connected distribution transformer with a grounded neutral conductor creating a three-phase (3P) four-wire (4W) distribution system. The unbalanced single-phase load distributions in traditiona... | {
"abstract": "A high-power photovoltaic (PV) system based on dual-stage topology of boost converter plus paralleled four-leg inverter is presented, which can perform as both grid-connected inverter and active power filter. The system not only can allow a wide range of input voltage from PV arrays, but also can compe... | {
"abstract": "The aim of this paper is to present a review of current control techniques for three-phase voltage-source pulsewidth modulated converters. Various techniques, different in concept, have been described in two main groups: linear and nonlinear. The first includes proportional integral (stationary and syn... |
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"abstract": "The sense of olfaction is a central gateway of perceiving and evaluating an animal’s environment filled with volatile chemicals. It affects individual and social behavior in an evaluative way, i.e. by helping to find food sources, warning from dangers like toxins or predators or influencing mating choi... | {
"abstract": "Dopaminergic (DA) periglomerular (PG) neurons are critically placed at the entry of the bulbar circuitry, directly in contact with both the terminals of olfactory sensory neurons and the apical dendrites of projection neurons; they are autorhythmic and are the target of numerous terminals releasing a v... | {
"abstract": "The olfactory bulb (OB) is a highly plastic brain region involved in the early processing of olfactory information. A remarkably feature of the OB circuits in rodents is the constitutive integration of new neurons that takes place during adulthood. Newborn cells in the adult OB are mostly inhibitory in... |
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"abstract": "The interaction paradigm is the foundation of many practical and theoretical computational issues. Roughly speaking, interaction involves communicating entities which evolve in parallel and may synchronize together. Communicating entities are usually viewed through public interfaces due to their black-... | {
"abstract": "Integrated formal description techniques are a promising approach for the specification of multi-aspect systems. In this context, we have proposed a formalism, called Extended State Diagrams (ESD), combining in an homogeneous framework state diagrams and formal data description languages. Our purpose i... | {
"abstract": "The interaction paradigm is the foundation of many practical and theoretical computational issues. Roughly speaking, interaction involves communicating entities which evolve in parallel and may synchronize together. Communicating entities are usually viewed through public interfaces due to their black-... |
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"abstract": "In the U.S. Southwest, global climate change, acting in concert with extant stressors such as urbanization and over-allocation of water resources, is changing ecosystems in measureable and sometimes dramatic ways. Twenty-flrst century projections indicate accelerating climate change and cascading ecolo... | {
"abstract": "Few conservation projects consider climate impacts or have a process for developing adaptation strategies. To advance climate adaptation for biodiversity conservation, we tested a step-by-step approach to developing adaptation strategies with 20 projects from diverse geographies. Project teams assessed... | {
"abstract": "Hierarchies and adaptive cycles comprise the basis of ecosystems and social-ecological systems across scales. Together they form a panarchy. The panarchy describes how a healthy system can invent and experiment, benefiting from inventions that create opportunity while being kept safe from those that de... |
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"abstract": "Data on the real long-term influences of in utero drug exposure in pregnant women on childhood development are scarce and remain not well determined and depend on the duration of in utero drug exposure and maternal drug levels. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) during pregnancy may help limit fetal dru... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Objective. Substantial number of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) conceives while on anti-TNF-α therapy. The aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of anti-TNF-α treatment during pregnancy and to analyze relationship of neonatal and maternal anti-TNF-α levels at delivery with ges... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND: The concentration of tumor necrosis factor, a proinflammatory cytokine, is increased in the gastrointestinal mucosa of patients with active Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Neutralization of tumor necrosis factor decreases the mucosal inflammatory response of adults with CD... |
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"abstract": "Dietary supplementation with spray-dried porcine plasma (SDP) can modulate the immune response of gut-associated lymphoid tissue. SDP supplementation reduces acute mucosal inflammation, as well as chronic inflammation associated with aging. The aim of this study was to analyze if SDP supplementation co... | {
"abstract": "Dietary supplementation with immunoglobulins from animal plasma has anti-inflammatory effects on intestinal and lung models of acute inflammation. Here, we aimed to establish whether dietary intervention with serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin (SBI) can prevent alterations in intestinal barrier functi... | {
"abstract": "1 Shim TN, Lew TT, Preston PW. Disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae. Lancet Infect Dis 2012; 12:254. 2 Ena P, Zanetti S, Sechi LA. Mycobacterium chelonae I infection mimicking acne conglobata in an immunocompetent host. Clin Exp Dermatol 2004; 29:423–5. 3 Halpern J, Biswas A, Cadwgan A, Tan BB... |
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"abstract": "Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant syndrome with a prevalence of approximately 1 in 30,000. NF 2 is characterized by bilateral vestibular schwannomas, as well as meningiomas, ependymomas and gliomas. Currently, surgical resection and radiotherapy represent the mainstay of treatment... | {
"abstract": "Acoutic neuromas operated at UMMC from 2001 to 2006 were retrospectively reviewed. There were a total of 27 cases. All tumors were large, measuring more than 2 cm. Hearing loss was the most common presenting symptom (63%), followed by headache (52%), dysequilibrium (30%), facial numbness (30%), tinnitu... | {
"abstract": "We review our results for facial nerve preservation in 105 patients with large acoustic neuromas (diameter 4.0 cm or larger) undergoing excision via the suboccipital retrosigmoid approach. Microneurosurgical techniques and facial nerve monitoring were used. Complete tumor removal was achieved in 91 cas... |
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"abstract": "We consider the following graph modification problem. Let the input consist of a graph G = (V,E), a weight function w : V ∪E → N, a cost function c : V ∪E → N0 and a degree function δ : V → N0, together with three integers kv, ke and C. The question is whether we can delete a set of vertices of total w... | {
"abstract": "Graph editing problems offer an interesting perspective on sub- and supergraph identification problems for a large variety of target properties. They have also attracted significant attention in recent years, particularly in the area of parameterized complexity as the problems have rich parameter ecolo... | {
"abstract": "This chapter explains the concept of of phantom maps. The elusive wispy nature of phantom maps is readily apparent. Such maps appear to be null homotopic from a number of different points of view. Indeed, they induce the trivial homomorphism on homotopy groups, in homology, and in cohomology. The chapt... |
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"abstract": "Recent developments in neurorehabilitation have spawned numerous new robotic rehabilitation therapies. However, many of the concepts upon which these therapies are based are not fully understood and it may be necessary to explore some of the motor learning principles that apply to the use of haptics fo... | {
"abstract": "One of the primary goals of haptic guidance is to facilitate the learning of complex human motor skills by providing haptic cues that are helpful to induce desired movements. Nevertheless, a majority of previous studies have found that haptic guidance is ineffective, or sometimes even detrimental, to m... | {
"abstract": "This paper proposes a 3D model retrieval algorithm that employs an unsupervised distance metric learning with a combination of appearance-based features; two sets of local visual features and a set of global features. These visual features are extracted from range images rendered from multiple viewpoin... |
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"abstract": "The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of Lean organizations. Design/methodology/approach: a conceptual literature on the evolution of species, organisms and organizations was reviewed and an original model (framework) of the evolution of organizations was constructed. The model was stru... | {
"abstract": "Encouraging experiences from a case study show that when lean manufacturing is implemented as an innovation process, and social stimulation games are applied, the resulting new systems are both economic and organizational successes. The lead time of change is short and resistance to change is avoided. ... | {
"abstract": "The article presents a review of the book “Organizations: A Quantum View,” by Danny Miller, Peter H. Friesen and Henry Mintzberg.",
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"abstract": "In the exposure sciences, a need exists for the development of high-performance analytical equipment with increased portability. One way in which manufacturers are continuously working to meet that need is through advancement of emerging technologies to improve GC-MS chemical identification instrumenta... | {
"abstract": "Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is already an important laboratory method, but new sampling techniques and column heating approaches will expand and improve its usefulness for detection and identification of unknown chemicals in field settings. In order to demonstrate commercially-availabl... | {
"abstract": "A field-portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (Hapsite ER system) was evaluated for the detection of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) in the vapor phase. The system consisted of Tri-Bed concentrator gas sampler (trapping time: 3s(-1)min), a nonpolar low thermal-mass capillary gas chromatography co... |
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"abstract": "Macromolecular electron microscopy (EM) deals with macromolecular complexes and their placement within the cell—linking the molecular and cellular worlds as a bridge between atomic‐resolution X‐ray crystallographic or NMR studies and lower resolution light microscopy. The amount of specimen required is... | {
"abstract": "Fibritin, a 52-kDa product of gene wac of bacteriophage T4, forms fibrous \"whiskers\" that connect to the phage tail and facilitate the later stages of phage assembly. Preliminary experiments suggest that fibritin is a trimer, and its predominant central part has a parallel alpha-helical coiled-coil s... | {
"abstract": "Here, for the first time, we developed Raman spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics for the quantification of adulteration of fresh coconut water by dilution, and its masking with sugars. Coconut water was extracted from young Costa Rican coconuts and heat treated to emulate pasteurization. Samp... |
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"abstract": "Background and objectives: Cryoablation is emerging as a safe and effective therapeutic option for treating renal cell carcinoma. This study analyzed the safety and long-term oncological outcomes of cryoablation in our center. Materials and methods: Patients who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guide... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nPartial nephrectomy (PN) is a preferred treatment for cT1 renal masses, whereas thermal ablation represents an alternative nephron-sparing option, albeit with higher reported rates of recurrence.\n\n\nOBJECTIVE\nTo review our experience with PN, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA), a... | {
"abstract": "PURPOSE\nThe incidence of renal cell carcinoma is increasing due to the incidental detection of small renal masses. Resection, predominantly by nephron sparing surgery, remains the standard of care due to its durable oncological outcomes. Active surveillance and ablative technologies have emerged as al... |
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"abstract": "Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is a liquid chromatographic technique for separation of biomolecules and polymers, based on hydrodynamic volume or size. The growing demand of shorter analysis time and maintained resolution in SEC has developed ultra-high-pressure size exclusion chromatography (UHPS... | {
"abstract": "Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) enables measurement of the average molecular weights and molecular-weight distributions of polymers. Because these characteristics may, in turn, be correlated with important performance characteristics of plastics, SEC is an essential analytical technique for charact... | {
"abstract": "The mechanical degradation of polyacrylamide and dextran and the acid hydrolysis of dextran at different pH values is investigated in concentrated solutions in high shear laminar flow fields. The kinetics of degradation of polyacrylamide show that the reaction is first order, the rate constants of degr... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT In the present study further characterization of the amplified sequence of the citrate synthase gene of the spotted fever groupRickettsia isolated from Ixodes ricinus ticks in Sweden showed that it has 100% homology with the deposited sequence of the citrate synthase gene of Rickettsia helveti... | {
"abstract": "A spotted fever group rickettsia isolated from the common tick, Ixodes ricinus, was genetically characterized by PCR and genomic sequencing. This study was performed with nymphal and adult ticks collected in southern and central Sweden. I. ricinus is the only North European tick species of medical impo... | {
"abstract": "The main purpose of this chapter is to concisely describe the origin of neuromarketing, its applications in the organization, and to explore consumer behavior with the help of different neuromarketing technologies like fMRI, EEG, and MEG. This chapter gives a guideline on how neuromarketing would be us... |
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"abstract": "In recent years, environmental concerns related to the overexploitation of natural resources and the need to manage large amounts of wastes arising from construction activities have intensified the pressure on the civil engineering industry to adopt sustainable waste recycling and valorisation measures... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Construction and Demolition Wastes (C&DW) are increasingly being reused in civil engineering applications, mainly in concrete production and base layers of roadway infrastructures. However, frequently the fine grain portion of these recycled aggregates is not considered suitable for those appl... | {
"abstract": "Abstract The kinetic exchange of SO42− ions with CO32− ions in natural strontium sulfate (celestite) single crystals under alkaline hydrothermal conditions was investigated. The Experiments were performed at several temperatures ranging from 423 to 523 K for different reaction times between 1 and 96 h ... |
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"abstract": "Digital watermarking techniques have been developed to protect the copyright of multimedia objects such as text, audio, video, etc. So, we have proposed a hybrid Image watermarking technique which takes the advantages of different transforms like DWT, DCT, SVD and Arnold Transform, which enhances more ... | {
"abstract": "Digital watermarking is used to hide the information inside a signal, which can not be easily extracted by the third party. Its widely used application is copyright protection of digital information. It is different from the encryption in the sense that it allows the user to access, view and interpret ... | {
"abstract": "We propose algorithms to approximate directed information graphs. Directed information graphs are probabilistic graphical models that depict causal dependencies between stochastic processes in a network. The proposed algorithms identify optimal and near-optimal approximations in terms of Kullback-Leibl... |
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"abstract": "Minimizing the energy consumption of processors for a given computational workload is highly desired for matured and energy efficient, information oriented society. In this paper, we refer to a pair of the supply voltage (VDD) and threshold voltage (VTH), which minimizes the energy consumption of the p... | {
"abstract": "Scaling supply voltage (VDD) and threshold voltage (VTH) dynamically has a strong impact on energy efficiency of CMOS LSI circuits. Techniques for optimizing VDD and VTH simultaneously under dynamic workloads are thus widely investigated over the past 15 years. This paper for the first time shows the f... | {
"abstract": "A circuit design methodology minimizing total power drain of a static complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) random logic network for a prescribed performance, operating temperature range, and short channel threshold voltage rolloff is investigated. Physical, continuous, smooth, and compact \"t... |
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"abstract": "Mining opinion targets is a fundamental and important task for opinion mining from online reviews. To this end, there are usually two kinds of methods: syntax based and alignment based methods. Syntax based methods usually exploited syntactic patterns to extract opinion targets, which were however pron... | {
"abstract": "Mining opinion targets from online reviews is an important and challenging task in opinion mining. This paper proposes a novel approach to extract opinion targets by using partially-supervised word alignment model (PSWAM). At first, we apply PSWAM in a monolingual scenario to mine opinion relations in ... | {
"abstract": "Treating people with ill health is a major problem in developed and underdeveloped countries. Most of these countries allocate a considerable portion of their budgets to ensuring that their citizens are healthy. However, countries remain unable to meet the demand for ideal medical services of their cit... |
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"abstract": "The joint clearance can be the mainly concern factor in the analysis of repeatability of positioning for a manipulator. Traditionally, the joint clearance is empirically assumed to be uniform or normal variables. This hasty treatment may be not accurate enough when the precise statistic information of ... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a novel battery health management system for electric UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) based on a Bayesian inference driven prognostic framework. The aim is to be able to predict the end-of-discharge (EOD) event that indicates that the battery pack has run out of charge for any given... | {
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"abstract": "We consider axionlike particles as the most probable constituents of dark matter, the Yukawa-type corrections to Newton’s gravitational law and constraints on their parameters following from astrophysics and different laboratory experiments. After a brief discussion of the results by Prof. Yu. N. Gnedi... | {
"abstract": "We present supplementary information on the recent indirect measurement of the Casimir pressure between two parallel plates using a micromachined oscillator. The equivalent pressure between the plates is obtained by means of the proximity force approximation after measuring the force gradient between a... | {
"abstract": "This paper discusses recent advances in the full spectral simulation of scenes with partial cloud cover. We examine the effect of broken cloud fields on the solar illumination reaching the ground. Application of aerosol retrieval techniques in the vicinity of broken clouds leads to significant over-pre... |
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"abstract": "Both growth chamber and field experiments were conducted to study the influence of resistant tomato cultivars and applications of Vorlex (DD MENCS) on the population dynamics of root knot nematode species and growth and yield of subsequent crops of a susceptible tomato 3 3 cultivar. Four initial M. inc... | {
"abstract": "Growth and yield of 'Veebrite' tomato were studied in 20-cm (i.d.) clay-tile microplots containing initially 260, 1,840, 6,120, or 27,950 Meloidogyne hapla larvae/kg of soil. Low nematode numbers stimulated, and the highest nematode population suppressed, vegetative plant growth. More tomatoes, with a ... | {
"abstract": "Flue-cured tobacco was grown in microplots consisting of concrete drainage tries, 40-cm (i.d.), infested with 0; 666 ; 2000; 6000 or 18,000 root-lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus penetrans/kg of soil. Yield and grade index decreased with preplant soil population densities in excess of 2000/kg of soil. At ... |
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"abstract": "Bu calismada, tereyagi ve kaymak orneklerinde aflatoksin M 1 'in (AFM 1 ) varligi ve duzeylerinin arastirilmasi amaclandi. Calismada rastgele alinan 100 ornek (50 tereyagi ve 50 kaymak) Enzyme-Linked Immune Sorbent Assay (ELISA) teknigi ile analiz edildi. Incelenen orneklerin tamaminda (%100) AFM 1 bul... | {
"abstract": "Summary In this study; the levels of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in 80 butter samples were determined. They were obtained from supermarkets in city center of Erzurum. The presence and concentration range of AFM1 in the samples were investigated by competitive enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) method.... | {
"abstract": "Three batches each of Parmesan and mozzarella cheese were prepared, using milk which was naturally contaminated with aflatoxin M1. These cheeses were analyzed for aflatoxin M1 content at intervals while Parmesan was ripened for 43 weeks or mozzarella was stored for 17 weeks. There was a 5.8-fold enrich... |
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"abstract": "The performance characteristics of four radioisotopically and non-radioisotopically labelled two-site immunoassays for the determination of 'intact' parathyrin in plasma samples are reported. Within-run as well as between-assay imprecision was characterized by coefficients of variation usually < 10%. A... | {
"abstract": "In this immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) of parathyrin (PTH) a polyclonal anti-amino-PTH(1-34) is the capture antibody and a radiolabeled monoclonal anti-hPTH(44-68) is the second antibody. Gel filtration of serum from a hyperparathyroid patient yielded only a single peak of PTH, corresponding to the elu... | {
"abstract": "The increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and life expectancy of diabetic patients fosters the worldwide prevalence of retinopathy and nephropathy, two major microvascular complications that have been difficult to treat with contemporary glucose-lowering medications. The gut microbiot... |
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"abstract": "Phyloinformatics is an interdisciplinary study, combining Phylogenetics and Informatics. It involves gathering, storing, computing, and reusing the product of phylogenetic analyses. One of the major challenges in the domain of phylogenetics is the accessibility of published phylogenetic trees and the d... | {
"abstract": "Tremendous amounts of data exist in life sciences along with many bio-ontologies. Though these databases contain important information about gene, proteins, functions, etc., this information is not well utilized due to the heterogeneous formats of these databases. Therefore, ontology alignment (OA) is ... | {
"abstract": "Along with the improvement of radar technologies, Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Inverse SAR (ISAR) has come to be an active research area. SAR/ISAR are radar techniques to generate a two-dimensional high-resolution image of a target. Unlike other similar ex... |
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"abstract": "\n Background: In humanitarian emergencies with few specialist resources for mental health care, it is a practical and ethical necessity to allocate available resources to interventions that target youth most in need of support and address contextually relevant factors of influence. Based on the findin... | {
"abstract": "This paper describes how socio-ecological theory and a syndemic health systems and public health approach may help address the plight of youth in situations of political violence and humanitarian emergencies. We describe the treatment gap caused by discrepancies in epidemiological prevalence rates, ind... | {
"abstract": "Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of point of use water treatment with flocculent‐disinfectant on reducing diarrhoea and the additional benefit of promoting hand washing with soap.",
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"abstract": "Despite long-standing observations on diverse cytokinin actions, the discovery path to cytokinin signaling mechanisms was tortuous. Unyielding to conventional genetic screens, experimental innovations were paramount in unraveling the core cytokinin signaling circuitry, which employs a large repertoire ... | {
"abstract": "Cytokinins are plant hormones with profound roles in growth and development, including control of leaf longevity. Although the cytokinin signal is known to be perceived by histidine kinase receptors, the underlying molecular mechanism and specificity of the receptors leading to delayed leaf senescence ... | {
"abstract": "The His to Asp phosphotransfer signal transduction mechanism involves three common signaling domains: the transmitter (or His-kinase), the receiver, and the histidine-containing phototransfer (HPt) domain. Typically, a sensor kinase has a His-kinase domain and a response regulator has a receiver domain... |
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"abstract": "This paper describes a process of developing commercial real time image recognition system with company. In this paper we will make a system that is combining an empirical kernel map method and conjugate least squares support vector machine in order to represent images in a low-dimensional subspace for... | {
"abstract": "In this letter we discuss a least squares version for support vector machine (SVM) classifiers. Due to equality type constraints in the formulation, the solution follows from solving a set of linear equations, instead of quadratic programming for classical SVM‘s. The approach is illustrated on a two-sp... | {
"abstract": "Americans spend about a third of their time online, with many participating in online conversations on social and political issues. We hypothesize that social media arguments on such issues may be more engaging and persuasive than traditional media summaries, and that particular types of people may be ... |
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"abstract": "γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors are the primary mediators of inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain. In avian systems, 14 GABAA receptor subunits (α1-6; β2-β4; γ1, 2 and 4, δ and π) have been identified. These assemble into pentameric transmembrane structures with an intrinsic chloride-... | {
"abstract": "Songbirds first memorize a tutor song in youth and develop their own song after the remembered model. As birds sexually mature, their song becomes crystallized and refractory to further tutoring. Here, we show that the song syllables of adult zebra finches gradually drift from their once crystallized f... | {
"abstract": "Gibberellins (GAs) are a class of phytohormones that regulate many aspects of plant growth and development processes including stem elongation, flowering, and seed germination. A novel GA-enhanced gene, designated as OsGAE1, was identified using microarray analysis of GA-regulated genes. OsGAE1 express... |
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"abstract": "This paper presents CONORBIT (CONstrained Optimization by Radial Basis function Interpolation in Trust regions), a derivative-free algorithm for constrained black-box optimization where the objective and constraint functions are computationally expensive. CONORBIT employs a trust-region framework that ... | {
"abstract": "Augmented Lagrangian methods for derivative-free continuous optimization with constraints are introduced in this paper. The algorithms inherit the convergence results obtained by Andreani, Birgin, Martinez and Schuverdt for the case in which analytic derivatives exist and are available. In particular, ... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents CONORBIT (CONstrained Optimization by Radial Basis function Interpolation in Trust regions), a derivative-free algorithm for constrained black-box optimization where the objective and constraint functions are computationally expensive. CONORBIT employs a trust-region framework that ... |
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"abstract": "The current study explores change in mental rotation skills throughout the pre-kindergarten year in a Hispanic population to better understand the development of early sex differences in mental rotation. Ninety-six Hispanic children (M = 4 years 8 months) completed a mental rotation task at the beginni... | {
"abstract": "This study examined sex difference in spatial reasoning, a type of spatial cognition necessary for everyday activities. An aggregated data set was composed of data from 273 3- to 4-year olds who participated in 12 different studies using variants of the same spatial reasoning task. This data set was us... | {
"abstract": "Young children's pretend play is considered in the context of the development of collective intentionality. It is argued that (i) early pretending is an essentially social and culturally acquired form of action, and (ii) early social pretend play can be considered as the first form of true collective i... |
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"abstract": "We present results of optical identification of the X-ray sources detected in the ASCA Large Sky Survey. Optical spectroscopic observations were done for 34 X-ray sources that were detected with the SIS in the 2-7 keV band above 3.5 σ. The flux limit corresponds to ~1 × 10-13 ergs cm-2 s-1 in the 2-10 ... | {
"abstract": "We have performed a successful targeted search for a population of red, radio-quiet, and probably absorbed quasars. Radio-quiet, optically red ROSAT PSPC X-ray sources brighter than 1 × 10-13 ergs cm-2 s-1 were searched for red (O-E > 2.0, O ≤ 20) counterparts in the Automated Plate-measuring Machine c... | {
"abstract": "We present the results of a follow-up ASCA observation and multicolour optical and near-infrared photometry carried out at the 3.5-m Italian National Telescope Galileo of SAXJ1353.9+1820. This object, serendipitously discovered by BeppoSAX in the 5-10 keV band, has been spectroscopically identified as ... |
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"abstract": "This paper proposes an iterative robust capon beamformer (IRCB) with adaptive uncertainty level. The approach iteratively estimates the actual steering vector based on conventional RCB formulation. Instead of using a fixed uncertainty level, we adaptively update the uncertainty level at each iteration.... | {
"abstract": "A controlled release preparation of levodopa-carbidopa, CR III, given every 4 hours to 17 Parkinsonian patients for up to 10 months reduced plasma drug variations and improved motor response fluctuations compared with standard levodopa-carbidopa given every 2 hours. The results support the value of pha... |
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"abstract": "In symbolic regression, the search for analytic models is typically driven purely by the prediction error observed on the training data samples. However, when the data samples do not sufficiently cover the input space, the prediction error does not provide sufficient guidance toward desired models. Sta... | {
"abstract": "This paper addresses the problem of deriving a policy from the value function in the context of reinforcement learning in continuous state and input spaces. We propose a novel method based on genetic programming to construct a symbolic function, which serves as a proxy to the value function and from wh... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a first step of our research on designing an effective and efficient GP-based method for solving the symbolic regression. We have proposed three extensions of the standard Single Node GP, namely (1) a selection strategy for choosing nodes to be mutated based on the depth of the node... |
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"abstract": "It is known that in a certain case, the secondary Bjerknes force, which is a radiation force acting between pulsating bubbles, changes (e.g., from attraction to repulsion) as the bubbles approach each other. In this Letter, a theoretical discussion of this phenomenon for two spherical bubbles is descri... | {
"abstract": "Transition frequencies of two spherical gas bubbles interacting in an acoustic field are discussed theoretically. In the present study, transition frequency is defined as the frequency of external sound for which the phase difference between a bubble's pulsation and the external sound is π/2. It is sho... | {
"abstract": "The resonance frequencies and oscillation phases of three acoustically coupled bubbles are examined to show that avoided crossings can appear in a multibubble system. Via a simple coupled oscillator model, we show that if at least three bubbles exist, it is possible for their resonance frequencies as f... |
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"abstract": "Retrieving from memory both reveals as well as modifies memory. It is important to understand how these encoding effects of retrieval differ from other forms of encoding. One possible difference relates to attention: divided attention is well known to disrupt memory encoding but typically has much less... | {
"abstract": "The testing effect – more learning by testing as compared to restudying – is a well-established finding. A typical testing procedure in the context of meaningful learning comprises a recall task after an initial study phase. Different theories refer to different mechanisms when explaining the positive ... | {
"abstract": "Two experiments investigated how the type and timing of feedback influence learning from a multiplechoice test. First, participants read 12 prose passages, which covered various general knowledge topics (e.g., The Sun) and ranged between 280 and 300 words in length. Next, they took an initial six-alter... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT State estimation of nonlinear systems is a challenging task, especially when the Gaussian approximation fails. The unscented Kalman filter was proposed to deal with state estimation of nonlinear systems. We modify the traditional unscented Kalman filter to capture the third-order moment (skewn... | {
"abstract": "Skewness is often present in a wide range of applied problems. One possible approach to model this skewness is based on the class of skew-normal distributions. Fitting such distributions remains an inference challenge in various cases. In this paper, we propose and study novel estimators using weighted... | {
"abstract": "The subdifferential mapping associated with a proper, convex lower semicontinuous function on a real Banach space is always a special kind of maximal monotone operator. Specifically, it is always “strongly maximal monotone” and of “type (ANA)”. In an attempt to find maximal monotone operators that do n... |
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"abstract": "Uranium biosorption and biomineralisation are processes exhibited by bacteria that aren’t fully understood at a mechanistic level, making it difficult to consider their use and application in remediation, extraction and reuse. The aim of this study was, therefore, to deconstruct the bacterial cell and ... | {
"abstract": "A rapid and inexpensive method to characterise chemical cell properties and identify the functional groups present in the cell wall is Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Infrared spectroscopy is a well-established technique to identify functional groups in organic molecules based on their ... | {
"abstract": "Chemical reaction mechanisms have been frequently studied using computational simulations, but these tools have been primarily effective at examining reaction paths within the scope of chemical intuition. To determine reaction mechanisms that were not already preconceived by chemists, nonstandard simul... |
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"abstract": "Technologies based on lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), known in some countries of the world as immunochromatographic tests, have been successfully used for the last six decades in diagnostics of many diseases and conditions as they allow rapid detection of molecular ligands in biosubstrates. The popula... | {
"abstract": "A novel, sensitive immunochromatographic electrochemical biosensor (IEB) which combines an immunochromatographic strip technique with an electrochemical detection technique has been demonstrated. The IEB takes advantages of the speed and low-cost of the conventional immunochromatographic test kits and ... | {
"abstract": "The concept of a simultaneous dual analyte immunoassay based on two different metal ion labels is demonstrated. The model system consists of two proteins, human serum albumin (HSA) and immunoglobulin G (IgG). Bismuth and indium ions have been coupled to these proteins through the bifunctional chelating... |
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"abstract": "Environmental shocks can occur when emerging country governments open their markets to outside influences. We extend research conducted primarily in mature economies on how managers react to environmental shocks by evaluating how environmental shock type, a firm's strategic orientation, and its slack r... | {
"abstract": "There has been little research into company turnaround practices in Asia. This paper investigates the role of retrenchment, replacement of chairman or chief executive and ownership change in the turnaround process, using a sample of 60 listed companies in Australia and Singapore. Conclusions are drawn ... | {
"abstract": "A 1985 survey of Singaporean analysts and programmers, on their perceptions on motivation, enables a comparison to earlier U.S. survey results. Growth need strength (GNS) of U.S. analysts is significantly higher than that of U.S. programmers. The GNS of Singaporean analysts and programmers was found to... |
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"abstract": "Analysis and Design of Single-Point Fed Transmission Line Grid 2D Dirac Leaky-Wave Antennas Ayman Hassen Dorrah Master’s of Applied Science Graduate Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Toronto 2016 Leaky-wave antennas (LWAs) are widely used as single-point fed linear antenna a... | {
"abstract": "A two-dimensional periodic mushroom structure is proposed as a leaky-wave antenna with a conical beam. To the author's knowledge, this is the first 2D leaky wave antenna demonstrated experimentally. The structure can be modelled as a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line and exhibits bot... | {
"abstract": "The composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line (TL) is presented as a general TL possessing both left-handed (LH) and right-handed (RH) natures. The dispersion diagram of the two-dimensional (2-D) CRLH-TL is obtained analytically based on the Bloch-Floquet theory, and the unique phenomenon of... |
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"abstract": "Der Knochen stellt einen häufigen Metastasierungsort solider Tumoren dar. Knochenmetastasen können starke Schmerzen sowie skelettbezogene Komplikationen verursachen, die zu einer erhöhten Mortalität und Morbidität sowie einer erheblichen Beeinträchtigung der Lebensqualität führen.",
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"abstract": "Purpose Patients with metastasized breast cancer often suffer from discomfort caused by metastatic bone disease. Thus, osteoprotection is an important part of therapy in breast cancer metastasized to bone, and bisphosphonates (BPs) are a major therapeutic option. In this study, our objectives were to c... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND The use of radial‐artery grafts for coronary‐artery bypass grafting (CABG) may result in better postoperative outcomes than the use of saphenous‐vein grafts. However, randomized, controlled trials comparing radial‐artery grafts and saphenous‐vein grafts have been individually underpowered to... |
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"abstract": "SUMMARY The main purpose of Codemark is to distribute digital con- tents using o ffl ine media. Due to the main purpose of Codemark, Codemark cannot be used on digital images. It has high robustness on only printed im- ages. This paper presents a new color code called Robust Index Code (RIC for short), w... | {
"abstract": "The concept of 2-D barcodes is of great relevance for use in wireless data transmission between handheld electronic devices. In a typical setup, any file on a cell phone, for example, can be transferred to a second cell phone through a series of images on the LCD which are then captured and decoded thr... | {
"abstract": "We exploit human color metamers to send light-modulated messages less visible to the human eye, but recoverable by cameras. These messages are a key component to camera-display messaging, such as handheld smartphones capturing information from electronic signage. Each color pixel in the display image i... |
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"abstract": "Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the effect of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on QT dispersion and to see the changes with restenosis. In addition, we tried to research feasibility of QT and QTc dispersion as a useful noninvasive method to determ... | {
"abstract": "Twenty-four hour Holter ambulatory electrocardiographic recordings were obtained before and after successful coronary angioplasty in 36 patients. Twenty-five patients had one vessel, 10 had two vessel and 1 had three vessel coronary artery disease. Holter monitor-detected myocardial ischemia, defined a... | {
"abstract": "Purpose: Revascularizing procedures like percutaneous transluminal coro nary angioplasty (PTCA) aim at reducing the incidence and severity of myocardial ischemia. To evaluate this, continuous Holter ST analysis is a possible method. Design: 41 patients (35 men, 6 women) with stable angina pectoris had ... |
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"abstract": "The yeast protein Spo20 contains a regulatory amphipathic motif that has been suggested to recognize phosphatidic acid, a lipid involved in signal transduction, lipid metabolism and membrane fusion. We have investigated the interaction of the Spo20 amphipathic motif with lipid membranes using a bioprob... | {
"abstract": "The lipid phosphatidic acid (PA) has important roles in cell signaling and metabolic regulation in all organisms. New evidence indicates that PA also has an unprecedented role as a pH biosensor, coupling changes in pH to intracellular signaling pathways. pH sensing is a property of the phosphomonoester... | {
"abstract": "Most biological molecules contain acido-basic groups that modulate their structure and interactions. A consequence is that pH gradients, local heterogeneities and dynamic variations are used by cells and organisms to drive or regulate specific biological functions including energetic metabolism, vesicu... |
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"abstract": "Simple Summary Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes that control gene expression and are involved in the onset of serious human pathologies, including cancer; hence, their inhibitors (HDACis) have received increased attention in recent years. It is known that marine invertebrates produce significan... | {
"abstract": "Two new analogs of halistanol sulfate (1) were isolated from a marine sponge Halichondria sp. collected at Hachijo-jima Island. Structures of these new halistanol sulfates I (2) and J (3) were elucidated by spectral analyses. Compounds 1–3 showed inhibitory activity against SIRT 1-3 with IC50 ranges of... | {
"abstract": "Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) fulfill key functions in many cellular processes, including cell cycle progression and cytoskeletal dynamics. A limited number of Cdk substrates have been identified with few demonstrated to be regulated by Cdk-dependent phosphorylation. We identify on protein expression... |
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"abstract": "A literature review of prevention and intervention strategies for cyber bullying revealed the limited scholarly research available on empiricallyvalidated interventions specifically designed to facilitate coping with an experience of cyber bullying. The main aim of this research was to develop and eval... | {
"abstract": "The effectiveness of a class-based antibullying prevention program on cognitions, emotions, and behaviors was investigated. The program consists of a cognitive-behavioral (Rational Emotive Behavioral Education; REBE) and a behavioral (Viennese Social Competence; ViSC) component. The REBE program is bas... | {
"abstract": "As focused crawler intends to search the Internet conform to a specific topic, it has a good prospect in the field of vertical search. A good search strategy is the core to improve the accuracy and coverage of focused crawler. Best-First search strategy is often applied but easily falls into local opti... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Power electronic interface with its effective control scheme plays a major role in the utilization of energy sources for electric vehicle application. For this purpose, a hybrid fuzzy PI based control scheme for a multiple input converter (MIC) topology is proposed. The proposed hybrid fuzzy P... | {
"abstract": "Electrification of vehicular technology (EVT) is promising technology of future transportation systems. Electrification of vehicles highly depends on high density energy sources system (ESS) and high power density electric propulsion system (EPS). Suitable power electronic interface to incorporate thes... | {
"abstract": "One of the key components of every Electric Vehicle (EV)/Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is the Energy Storage System (ESS). The most widely-used ESS in electric drivetrains is based on batteries. As the specific power of batteries is normally low, they are hybridized with high-specific power storage ele... |
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"abstract": "Background: Recent studies have suggested that IgE sensitization to α-gal is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the B cell subtype(s) responsible for production of IgE to α-gal and mechanisms mediating this production remain elusive. Methods: Single cell multi-omics sequencing, was... | {
"abstract": "The original bicyclam, JM1657 (JM standing for Johnson Matthey) was discovered as a contaminant in a commercial preparation of monocyclams when evaluated for their anti-HIV activity. The original compound, in which the cyclam rings were tethered by a C–C linkage could not be re-synthesized but launched... | {
"abstract": "The triphenylmethane derivative aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA), but not aurin, selectively prevented the binding of OKT4A/Leu-3a monoclonal antibody (mAb) and, to a lesser extent, OKT4 mAb to the CD4 cell receptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The effect was seen within 1 min at an AT... |
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"abstract": "This study concerns the incidence and aetiology of breach of youth community sentences. A between-groups archival study compared those who breached with those who did not, on socio-demographic and criminogenic factors. Breachers were a minority, likely to breach repeatedly and were similar to those who... | {
"abstract": "The scaled approach, which provides the framework for determining levels of intervention for children in conflict with the law in England and Wales, might be seen as a logical culmination of the penetration of youth justice by a risk-averse policy and practice. This article questions the extent to whic... | {
"abstract": "This article applies the concept of actuarial justice to the “special needs” exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant and probable cause requirements. According to the United States Supreme Court, the “special needs” exception should only apply when the routine interests of law enforcement are not imp... |
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"abstract": "Downsizing and turbocharging of engines provide a way to meet increasing demands for efficiency and performance in the automotive industry. An engine design is a result of compromises, e.g. the sel ...",
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"abstract": "Mean Value Engine Modeling (MVEM) is used to make engine control development less expensive. With more and more cars equipped with turbocharged engines good turbo MVEM models are needed. A turbocha ...",
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"abstract": "Since measurements in engine test cells are closely coupled with high costs it is of interest to use physically interpretable engine models instead of engine maps. Such engine models can also be us ...",
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"abstract": "Burkholderia cepacia B. cenocepacia",
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"abstract": "Background:Burkholderia cenocepacia can cause life threatening respiratory tract infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and has a significant impact on survival. There is extensive evidence for patient to patient spread and nosocomial transmission of this organism, and several widespread B ce... | {
"abstract": "There is a complex bidirectional relationship between stress and epilepsy. Stressful stimuli and subsequent cortisol release act as a trigger for seizure activity in some individuals with epilepsy, and seizure activity itself may act as a stressor to the affected individual. Epilepsy is the most common... |
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"abstract": "Changes in the extracellular matrix (ECM) govern the differentiation of many cell types during embryogenesis. Integrins are cell matrix receptors that play a major role in cell-ECM adhesion and in transmitting signals from the ECM inside the cell to regulate gene expression. In this paper, it is shown ... | {
"abstract": "Inductive interactions between cells of distinct fates underlie the basis for morphogenesis and organogenesis across species. In the Drosophila embryo, somatic myotubes form specific interactions with their epidermal muscle attachment (EMA) cells. The establishment of these interactions is a first step... | {
"abstract": "The correct patterning of muscles in the Drosophila embryo depends on the migration of developing muscles over the ectoderm and on the attachment of these muscles to specific attachment sites. We investigate the mechanisms that are involved in this process and describe experiments that allow a genetic ... |
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"abstract": "Graphs are used in almost every scientific discipline to express relations among a set of objects. Algorithms that compare graphs, and output a closeness score, or a correspondence among their nodes, are thus extremely important. Despite the large amount of work done, many of the scalable algorithms to... | {
"abstract": "This paper addresses the problem of matching $N$ weighted graphs referring to an identical object or category. More specifically, matching the common node correspondences among graphs. This multi-graph matching problem involves two ingredients affecting the overall accuracy: i) the local pairwise match... | {
"abstract": "The convex and concave relaxation procedure (CCRP) was recently proposed and exhibited state-of-the-art performance on the graph matching problem. However, CCRP involves explicitly both convex and concave relaxations which typically are difficult to find, and thus greatly limit its practical applicatio... |
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"abstract": "Banyan networks are commonly used as interconnection structures in ATM switches. This paper is concerned with the replication technique which was applied to the standard banyan networks. We apply this technique to the plane interconnected parallel network (PIPN) which is a switch introduced previously ... | {
"abstract": "The throughput of unbuffered shuffle-exchange networks (also known as delta networks) is related to the arrival rate by a quadratic recurrence relation. Lower and upper bounds on the solution of this recurrence relation are derived in this paper. Two approaches for improving the throughput of unbuffere... | {
"abstract": "Multistage Interconnection Networks(MINs) with multiple outlets are networks which can support higher bandwidth than that of nonblocking networks by passing multiple packets to the same destination. A novel MIN topology with multiple outlets called Piled Banyan Switching Fabrics (PBSF) is proposed for ... |
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"abstract": "Abstract As a result of the low oral bioavailability of several drugs, there is a renewed interest for parenteral administration to target their absorption directly into the blood bypassing the long gastrointestinal route and hepatic metabolism. In order to address the potential side effects of frequen... | {
"abstract": "Two kinds of in situ forming implants (ISFIs) of atypical antipsychotics, risperidone and its 9-hydroxy active metabolite, paliperidone, using poly(lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) as carrier, were investigated. Significant difference was observed in the solution-gel transition mechanism of the two systems:... | {
"abstract": "Abstract A unique macroseismic data set for the strongest earthquakes occurring since 1940 in the Vrancea region is constructed by a thorough review of all available sources. Inconsistencies and errors in the reported data and in their use are also analysed. The final data set, which is free from incon... |
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"abstract": "laparotomy approach to identify the previously ligated fallopian tubes. Using a loupe, we performed resection on both proximal and distal ends of the dissected tubes. Interrupted sutures were done on the mesosalpinx, followed by four stitches on muscular layers at 6, 3, 9, and 12 o’clock positions. Tub... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Purpose: The aim of this review is to compare studies concerning female sterilization in order to define the most suitable approach and device for each patient considering timing, safety, cost-effectiveness, failure rate, complication rate and patient satisfaction. Methods: A systematic litera... | {
"abstract": "The management of health solid waste is seen as an emerging and urgent need in Brazil.",
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"abstract": "It is well-known that the interaction between passivated nanoparticles can be tuned by their complete immersion in a chosen solvent, such as water. What remains unclear on a molecular level is how nanoparticle interactions may be altered in the presence of solvent vapor where complete immersion is not ... | {
"abstract": "Over the last three decades, self-assembled molecular films on solid surfaces have attracted widespread interest as an intellectual and technological challenge to chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and biologists. A variety of technological applications of nanotechnology rely on the possibilit... | {
"abstract": "The synthesis of gold nanospheres via the reduction of AuCl4- salt by sodium citrate has been revisited, with focus on the mechanism of particle growth. In stark contrast to the widely accepted LaMer nucleation-growth model, the initially formed nanoclusters of about 5 nm diameter self-assemble to form... |
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"abstract": "The real-time detection of traffic rule violators in a city-wide surveillance network is a highly desirable but challenging task because it needs to perform computationally complex analytics on the live video streams from large number of cameras, simultaneously. In this paper, we propose an efficient f... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we propose an approach for automatic detection of bike-riders without helmet using surveillance videos in real time. The proposed approach first detects bike riders from surveillance video using background subtraction and object segmentation. Then it determines whether bike-rider is usin... | {
"abstract": "Public safety is a matter of national security and people’s livelihoods. In recent years, intelligent video-surveillance systems have become important active-protection systems. A surveillance system that provides early detection and threat assessment could protect people from crowd-related disasters a... |
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"abstract": "Multi-wavelength (mw) Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging (BCDI) is demonstrated on a single Au particle. The multi-wavelength Bragg diffraction patterns are inverted using conventional phase-retrieval algorithms where the dilation of the effective pixel size of a pixelated 2D detector caused by t... | {
"abstract": "Interfaces between polarity domains in nitride semiconductors, the so-called Inversion Domain Boundaries (IDB), have been widely described, both theoretically and experimentally, as perfect interfaces (without dislocations and vacancies). Although ideal planar IDBs are well documented, the understandin... | {
"abstract": "InxGa1−xN quantum dots have been fabricated by the selective growth of GaN micropyramid arrays topped with InGaN∕GaN quantum wells. The spatially, spectrally, and time-resolved emission properties of these structures were measured using cathodoluminescence hyperspectral imaging and low-temperature micr... |
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"abstract": "Le but de cette these est d'etudier la somme et le zero dans deux principaux cadres : les isomorphismes de types et la normalisation de lambda-termes. Les isomorphismes de type avaient deja ete etudies dans le cadre du lambda-calcul simplement type avec paires surjectives mais sans somme. Pour aborder ... | {
"abstract": "Solves the decision problem for the simply typed lambda calculus with a strong binary sum, or, equivalently, the word problem for free Cartesian closed categories with binary co-products. Our method is based on the semantic technique known as \"normalization by evaluation\", and involves inverting the ... | {
"abstract": "We consider the simply typed λ-calculus with primitive recursion operators and types corresponding to categorical products and coproducts.. The standard equations corresponding to extensionality and to surjectivity of pairing and its dual are oriented as expansion rules. Strong normalization and ground... |
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"abstract": "We present a method to jointly estimate scene depth and recover the clear latent image from a foggy video sequence. In our formulation, the depth cues from stereo matching and fog information reinforce each other, and produce superior results than conventional stereo or defogging algorithms. We first i... | {
"abstract": "Stereo reconstruction serves many outdoor applications, and thus sometimes faces foggy weather. The quality of the reconstruction by state of the art algorithms is then degraded as contrast is reduced with the distance because of scattering. However, as shown by defogging algorithms from a single image... | {
"abstract": "A fast and optimized dehazing algorithm for hazy images and videos is proposed in this work. Based on the observation that a hazy image exhibits low contrast in general, we restore the hazy image by enhancing its contrast. However, the overcompensation of the degraded contrast may truncate pixel values... |
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"abstract": "Background and objective The importance of neck pain and the trigeminocervical complex in migraine is of high pathophysiological interest since a block to the greater occipital nerve is more effective for some primary headaches than others. This observational study hypothesised that the response to man... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundMigraine patients usually report a high prevalence of neck pain preceding or during the migraine attack. A recent investigation of musculoskeletal dysfunctions in migraine patients concluded that neck pain is not simply a symptom of the migraine attack but corresponds to identifiable muscle a... | {
"abstract": "Occipital nerve block (ONB) has been used in several primary headache syndromes with good results. Information on its effects in facial pain is sparse. In this chart review, the efficacy of ONB using lidocaine and dexamethasone was evaluated in 20 patients with craniofacial pain syndromes comprising 8 ... |
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"abstract": "• A submitted manuscript is the author's version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. People interested in the research are advised to contact the author for the final versio... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, the most important results of the social research within the Project “Assisted Living” at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, are discussed: First we present impressions of elderly people who tested a newly developed user interface for touch screen Computers. Second, experiences ... | {
"abstract": "Zusammenfassung In diesem Beitrag werden die Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie zur Akzeptanz von Assisted-Living- Technik für Altere vorgestellt. Für 18 Wohntechniken und sechs Internetanwendungen werden die Nutzungsbereitschaft beschrieben und Einflüsse von sozialstrukturellen Merkmalen, Technikkompetenz u... |
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"abstract": "Two source quantities are required to predict the structure-borne power into lightweight buildings and other structures: source mobility and free velocity or blocked force. The average source quantities can be measured using the reception plate method (RPM). A thin reception plate gives an estimate of ... | {
"abstract": "This paper considers a practical structure-borne sound source characterization for mechanical installations, which are connected to plate-like structures. It describes a laboratory-based measurement procedure, which will yield single values of source strength in a form transferable to a prediction of t... | {
"abstract": "In structural dynamic systems, there is inevitable uncertainty in the input power from a source to a receiver. Apart from the nondeterministic properties of the source and receiver, there is also uncertainty in the excitation. This comes from the uncertainty of the forcing location on the receiver and,... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Sketch maps reveal important features that reflect people’s understanding of the environment. This study presents how the different types of sketch maps highlighted shared spatial knowledge through a theory-based approach to skeletal map development. Sketch maps collected from 123 university s... | {
"abstract": "Three experiments investigated expert and non-expert knowledge of a familiar but loosely structured spatial environment as revealed through the production of sketch maps. In the first experiment, experts and non-experts in geomatics sketched maps of a well-known park. The analysis of the maps revealed ... | {
"abstract": "ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic contribution of T2-w nerve lesions and of muscle denervation in peripheral motor neuropathies by magnetic resonance neurography (MRN).MethodsFifty-one patients with peripheral motor neuropathies underwent high-resolution MRN by large coverage axial T2-w sequences ... |
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"abstract": "Though remarkable progress has been achieved in various vision tasks, deep neural networks still suffer obvious performance degradation when tested in out-of-distribution scenarios. We argue that the feature statistics (mean and standard deviation), which carry the domain characteristics of the trainin... | {
"abstract": "Recent progress in computer vision has been driven by high-capacity models trained on large datasets. Unfortunately, creating large datasets with pixel-level labels has been extremely costly due to the amount of human effort required. In this paper, we present an approach to rapidly creating pixel-accu... | {
"abstract": "Visual Domain Adaptation is a problem of immense importance in computer vision. Previous approaches showcase the inability of even deep neural networks to learn informative representations across domain shift. This problem is more severe for tasks where acquiring hand labeled data is extremely hard and... |
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"abstract": "The method used in our previous papers is adopted to estimate four basic parameters (the central black hole mass ( M ), the boosting factor (or Doppler factor) ( δ ), the propagation angle ( Φ ) and the distance along the axis to the site of the γ -ray production ( d )) for 59 γ -ray loud blazars (20 B... | {
"abstract": "The recently discovered correlation between black hole mass and stellar velocity dispersion provides a new method to determine the masses of black holes in active galaxies. We have obtained optical spectra of Mrk 501, a nearby γ-ray blazar with emission extending to TeV energies. The stellar velocity d... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Measurements of droplet size and visibility have been made at different levels above the base of all types of cumulus clouds. The evaluation of these data permits calculations of corresponding values of water content and droplet concentration. It has been found that the droplet spectrum in fai... |
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"abstract": "Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . Corresponding author Cristiane B. Leitão, Serviço de End... | {
"abstract": "Background—The prevalence and clinical significance of isolated office (or white coat) hypertension is controversial, and population data are limited. We studied the prevalence of this condition and its association with echocardiographic left ventricular mass in the general population of the PAMELA (Pr... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nThe aim of this study was to evaluate whether the mean and the variability of home blood pressure (HBP) from the logbook correlate with albuminuria as well as HBP from the stored memory in patients with type 2 diabetes.\n\n\nMETHODS\nThis study is a post hoc analysis of a cross-sectional mu... |
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"abstract": "Host and parasite evolution are closely intertwined, with selection for adaptations and counter‐adaptations forming a coevolutionary feedback loop. Coevolutionary dynamics are often difficult to intuit due to these feedbacks and are hard to demonstrate empirically in most systems. Theoretical models ha... | {
"abstract": "Coevolutionary models often assume host infection by parasites depends on a single bout of molecular recognition. As detailed immunological studies accumulate, however, it becomes increasingly apparent that the outcome of host–parasite interactions more generally depends on complex multiple step infect... | {
"abstract": "Schistosomiasis remains a largely neglected, global health problem. The morbid pathology of the disease stems from the host's inflammatory response to parasite eggs trapped in host tissues. Long term host/parasite survival is dependent upon the successful modulation of the acute pathological response, ... |
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"abstract": "6) Use progress-linked finance (PLF) approaches: under PLF, a financing institution commits to providing concessional finance at a specified time in the future, on condition that the service provider has by that time demonstrated capacity for commercially viable service delivery to low-income areas. Th... | {
"abstract": "Governments in developing countries and members of the development aid community are acutely aware of the need to find more effective ways to improve basic living conditions for the poor. Traditional approaches to delivering public support have not always led to the results intended. Results-based fina... | {
"abstract": "In 2015 two major international events will coincide: the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris and negotiations on a new set of Millennium Development Goals for 2030, including measures to combat poverty. Until now these two dossiers have mainly been treated separately, but the stakes for ... |
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"abstract": "The article deals with the outsourcing of 11 types of domestic chores in order to better understand consumer behavior of Slovak households in a group of market services which could replace the unpaid work done in households. On the basis of data obtained by a primary research in Slovakia on the sample ... | {
"abstract": "Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the reasons women living in dual‐earner households give for not outsourcing domestic chores so as to understand better the barriers to the outsourcing of domestic labour.Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on a web questionnaire survey a... | {
"abstract": "The article deals with the outsourcing of 11 types of domestic chores in order to better understand consumer behavior of Slovak households in a group of market services which could replace the unpaid work done in households. On the basis of data obtained by a primary research in Slovakia on the sample ... |
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"abstract": "This paper presents the development of an oscillator and a detector based on InP HBT technology operating near 300 GHz, and their application to terahertz reflection-mode imaging. The fabricated fundamental-mode common-base (CB) cross-coupled oscillator exhibits a peak output power of 5.3 dBm at 305.8 ... | {
"abstract": "A wideband H-band detector operating near 300 GHz has been developed based on SiGe HBT technology. The detector consists of an on-chip antenna and a HBT differential pair for square-law detection. It showed responsivity of more than 1,700 V/W and noise equivalent power (NEP) smaller than 180 pW/Hz 0.5 ... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, a tapered slot antenna capable of ultra-wideband communication was designed. In the proposed antenna, rectangular slits were inserted to enhance the bandwidth and reduce the area of the antenna. The rectangular slit-inserted tapered slot antenna operated at a bandwidth of 8.45 GHz, and t... |
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"abstract": "Lean or ultralean combustion is one of the popular strategies to achieve very low emission levels. However, it is extremely susceptible to lean blow-out (LBO). The present work explores a Cross-wavelet transform (XWT) aided rule based scheme for early prediction of lean blowout. XWT can be considered a... | {
"abstract": "A novel approach based on information granulation using Rough sets for impulse fault identification of transformers has been proposed. It is found that the location and type of fault within a transformer winding can be classified efficiently by the features extracted from cross-wavelet spectra of curre... | {
"abstract": "We propose a rough-fuzzy hybridization scheme for case generation. Fuzzy set theory is used for linguistic representation of patterns, thereby producing a fuzzy granulation of the feature space. Rough set theory is used to obtain dependency rules which model informative regions in the granulated featur... |
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"abstract": "Historical treebanks tend to be manually annotated, which is not surprising, since state-of-the-art parsers are not accurate enough to ensure high-quality annotation for historical texts. We test whether automatic parsing can be an efficient pre-annotation tool for Old East Slavic texts. We use the TOR... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a freely available evaluation tool for dependency parsing, MaltEval (http://w3.msi.vxu.se/users/jni/malteval). It is flexible and extensible, and provides functionality for both ...",
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"title": "MaltEval: an Evaluation and Visualization Tool for Dependency Pa... | {
"abstract": "Abstract We examined a floodplain area in the middle section of the river Elbe Valley with regard to hydrogeological and hydrological processes using isotopic methods. Over two years, river water and groundwater have been analysed for temporal and spatial chemical and isotopic (δ2H and δ18O) changes. B... |
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"abstract": "While the cerebral microvasculature is known to adapt its activity according to the metabolic demand of surrounding neurons, the functional contribution of vascular networks to memory consolidation, the process by which memory traces acquire stability over time, remains elusive. By using an associative... | {
"abstract": "Increased blood pressure (essential hypertension) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, and the condition is treated primarily with a view to reducing this parameter. However, in the early stages, the main pathological changes are increased peripheral resistance and altered cardiovascular s... | {
"abstract": "Cardiotonic steroids (CTS) are a new class of hormones that circulate in the blood and are divided into two distinct groups, cardenolides, such as ouabain and digoxin, and bufadienolides, such as marinobufagenin, telocinobufagin and bufalin. They have the ability to bind and inhibit the ubiquitous tran... |
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"abstract": "The physics governing the collisional transport of impurities in tokamak plasmas can change significantly depending on four main parameters, namely the collisionality, the impurity charge and mass, and the trapped particle fraction, which can vary widely from the core to the edge of a fusion device. We... | {
"abstract": "The design and optimization of a future tokamak fusion reactor, from the point of view of the plasma performance and output fusion power, requires the understanding of the underlying physics and the validation on present experiments of the theory-based tools used for the predictions. Present experiment... | {
"abstract": "In the European Union strategy, DEMO is the single step between ITER and a fusion power plant. The current state of physical knowledge and technological limits does not yet well allow us to identify the best combination of solutions to decide the architecture of this new tokamak. To this purpose, an im... |
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"abstract": "Sizable genomic regions were screened and low-frequency mutations were identified in circulating DNA of cancer patients using tagged-amplicon deep sequencing (TAm-Seq). Deep Sequencing Tumor DNA in Plasma Five liters of circulating blood contain millions of copies of the genome, broken into short fragm... | {
"abstract": "Background Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most lethal of all gynecologic malignancies, and high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) is the most common subtype of ovarian cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and types of point somatic mutations in HGSC using a mutation det... | {
"abstract": "MOTIVATION\nMetabolomics datasets are generally large and complex. Using principal component analysis (PCA), a simplified view of the variation in the data is obtained. The PCA model can be interpreted and the processes underlying the variation in the data can be analysed. In metabolomics, often a prio... |
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"abstract": "The perception of the underwater light field of artificial light sources is important for aquatic 3-D reconstruction, hyperspectral imaging, etc. In this paper, a model of underwater light field is proposed, with the divergence properties and the attenuation by water taken into consideration. Experimen... | {
"abstract": "Capturing color in water is challenging due to the heavy non-uniform attenuation of light in water across the visible spectrum, which results in dramatic hue shifts toward blue. Yet observing color in water is important for monitoring and surveillance as well as marine biology studies related to specie... | {
"abstract": "Over the last few years new technologies for the production of fast, high voltage pulses have emerged. The production of kilovolt amplitude pulses has long been a requirement for many high speed camera systems and the appearance of convenient and fast bench top pulsers has greatly sped up shutter tube ... |
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"abstract": "Video conferencing in mobile environments involves real time streaming information among mobile nodes connected within a wireless environment. This kind of framework is difficult to deal with, because of its concrete requirements. In this paper, we propose an architecture based on adaptive applications... | {
"abstract": "Adaptive applications are a key concept to take into account when dealing with multimedia internetworking in wireless and mobile environments, in which network conditions may change abruptly and not always due to congestion –as it happens in fixed networks- but also to interference, mobility and so on.... | {
"abstract": "Security systems today are built on increasingly strong cryptographic algorithms that foil pattern analysis attempts. However, the security of these systems is dependent on generating secret quantities for passwords, cryptographic keys, and similar quantities. The use of pseudo-random processes to gene... |
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"abstract": "In this study, ultrasonic waves recorded during direct shear experiments on rock joints were employed to investigate the shear failure processes. Three types of wave attributes were systematically observed prior to the shear failure of the rock joints: (a) maximum in the amplitude of the transmitted wa... | {
"abstract": "Active geophysical monitoring of potential failure along mechanical discontinuities in rock requires identification of precursory signatures to failure in geophysical signals. Active ultrasonic monitoring of shear failure along frictional discontinuities was performed to determine the signatures of pot... | {
"abstract": "Faults strengthen or heal with time in stationary contact, and this healing may be an essential ingredient for the generation of earthquakes. In the laboratory, healing is thought to be the result of thermally activated mechanisms that weld together micrometre-sized asperity contacts on the fault surfa... |
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"abstract": "Abstract : The US Department of Defense (DOD) is the nation?s fifth-largest Federal land management agency. The DOD employs several pro-grams to assess the impacts of military training on Army installation lands. These programs must in turn meet the Army?s environmen-tal technology requirements. One Ar... | {
"abstract": "Quantification of emissions of fugitive particulate matter (PM) into the atmosphere from military training operations is of interest by the United States Department of Defense. A new range-resolved optical remote sensing (ORS) method was developed to quantify fugitive PM emissions from puff sources (i.... | {
"abstract": "PM2.5 in 14 of China's large cities achieves high concentrations in both winter and summer with averages >100 μg m−3 being common occurrences. A grand average of 115 μg m−3 was found for all cities, with a minimum of 27 μg m−3 measured at Qingdao during summer and a maximum of 356 μg m−3 at Xi'an durin... |
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"abstract": "Early in 2008, it was emphasized that sending messages through public networks will draw the attention of third parties such as attackers, perhaps causing attempts to break and reveal messages. Thus, cryptography was initially used to send a text message by producing cipher text. Although cryptography ... | {
"abstract": "In the era of Information Technology, cyber-crime has always been a worrying issue for online users. Phishing, social engineering, and third party attacks have made people reluctant to share their personal information, even with trusted entities. Messages that are sent via Short Message Service (SMS) a... | {
"abstract": "Based on the characteristics of wheeled, tracked and legged movements, a variable parallelogram tracked mobile robot(VPTMR) is proposed and developed to enhance its adaptability and stability in the complex environment. This VPTMR robot consists of two variable parallelogram structures, which are compo... |
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"abstract": "As globalization (Budhwar, Woldu & Ogbonna, 2008; Deller, 2006) continues to dissolve market boundaries across the world, the highly competitive international environment makes demands of employees: working outside their country of origin and, most importantly, working with employees of other countries... | {
"abstract": "The value of expatriate managers has always been predicated to a degree on the nature of complexity of the overseas assignment and the external environment. There are two emerging and interrelated processes of environmental change occurring that could have a direct impact on the selection of expatriate... | {
"abstract": "Call centers play an important role in the online game industry, using automatic call navigation, information integration, and human agent communication to provide interactive services to assist customers. The unique nature of the online game experience has led to new requirements for the call center c... |
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