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"abstract": "In this paper, a Coplanar Wave Guide (CPW)-Fed microstrip octagonal patch antenna for WLAN and WIMAX Applications is proposed. The studied structure is suitable for 2.3/2.5/3.3/3.5/5/5.5GHz WiMAX and for 3.6/2.4–2.5/4.9–5.9GHz WLAN applications. The octagonal shape is obtained by making a cut in the fo... | {
"abstract": "This work proposes a design of Sierpinski Carpet fractal antenna with an Electromagnetic Band Gap (SCFAEBG) structure on the ground plane for wireless application operates at 5.8 GHz frequency. This antenna is designed and fabricated on Rogers RT Duroid 5880 substrate, with dielectric constant of 2.2 a... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we present a deep regression approach for face alignment. The deep regressor is a neural network that consists of a global layer and multistage local layers. The global layer estimates the initial face shape from the whole image, while the following local layers iteratively update the sh... |
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"abstract": "BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis is characterized by abnormal and permanent dilation of the bronchi, caused by the perpetuation of inflammation and impairment of mucociliary clearance. Physiotherapy techniques can help to decrease the retention of respiratory secretions. The flutter valve combines high-frequ... | {
"abstract": "\n Abstract\n \n Bronchiectasis is an increasingly recognised respiratory condition with limited therapeutic options and a complex spectrum of clinical manifestations that invariably includes chronic cough. As the primary presentation of bronchiectasis in most cases, chronic cough and its mechanistic u... | {
"abstract": "two pathogens from the sputum during treatment, though they often reappeared before the patient left hospital. However, this alteration in the flora of the bronchi appears to have conferred little additional benefit on patients already receiving routine ward treatment. This routine, with breathing exer... |
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"abstract": "BACKGROUND AND AIM\nBoth peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and pneumatic dilation (PD) has proved to be effective for treating achalasia in patients aged ≥ 65 years. However little is known about the comparison between POEM and PD. The aim of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of POEM and... | {
"abstract": "Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel clinical technique developed in Japan used to treat esophageal achalasia and esophageal motility disorders. This technique has been rapidly accepted and widely disseminated throughout our clinical practice because of its low invasiveness, technical novelty, ... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nMalignant nodular hidradenoma (MNH) is a malignant adnexal tumor of the eccrine sweat glands. The histology is similar to that of benign nodular hidradenoma, but MNH shows an infiltrative and invasive pattern, necrosis and angiolymphatic invasion.\n\n\nCASE\nA 60-year-old woman, diagnosed w... |
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"abstract": "A new 16-phase interleaved bidirectional dc/dc converter is developed featuring smaller input/output filters, faster dynamic response and lower device stress than conventional designs, for hybrid vehicle applications. The converter is connected between the ultracapacitor (UC) pack and the battery pack ... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, a simple and flexible active balancing converter for lithium battery stack management is presented. Based on multiphase inverter legs connected at each lithium based battery potential, it is able to transfer energy from any cell(s) to any cell(s). A simple \"natural\" balancing control s... | {
"abstract": "plain, developed by trial and error over many years (often centuries), is severely disrupted by the geomorphic response to urban development both inside and outside a drainage basin. Flooding can become both more frequent and more severe in terms of depth and duration. The consequences can be costly wi... |
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"abstract": "More than 20 years ago, the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group found radiotherapy (RT) increased long-term noncancer mortality. Subsequent meta-analyses and registry-based studies reported higher mortality rates for individuals undergoing irradiation of left-sided cancers (whose average... | {
"abstract": "The relationship between radiation treatment for breast by Darby et al in 2013 (10). The study consists of a cohort cancer and subsequent risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality has been known for decades (1, 2), but risks in the modern era are less clear and seem to be significantly lower than in prio... | {
"abstract": "The genus Peltula is an important cyanobacterial lichen group. We performed a taxonomic study on the Peltula from China using phylogenetic analysis based on three gene loci (ITS, nuSSU, nuLSU) together with additional species delimitation analyses by ABGD, bPTP and GMYC approaches and the phenotypic ch... |
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"abstract": "Seeking to reframe computational thinking as computational participation.",
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"title": "From computational thinking to computational participation in K--12 education"
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"abstract": "The use of computer programming in K-12 spread into schools worldwide in the 70s and 80s of the last century, but it disappeared from the educational landscape in the early 90s. With the development of visual programming languages such as Scratch, this movement has emerged again in recent years, as tea... | {
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"title": "An Encoder-decoder Approach to Predicting Causal Relations in Stories"
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"abstract": "Gravitropism in roots has been proposed to depend on a downward redistribution of calcium across the root cap. However, because of the many calcium-binding sites in the apoplast, redistribution might not result in a physiologically effective change in the apoplasmic calcium activity. To test whether th... | {
"abstract": "Classification of Ion-Selective Electrodes.- Natural and Synthetic Neutral Carriers for Membrane Electrodes.- Liquid Membrane Electrodes Based on Neutral Carriers.- Potentiometric Measurements of Ion Activities with Neutral Carrier-Based Electrodes.- Construction of Liquid Membrane Microelectrodes.- Us... | {
"abstract": "The calcium-dependent binding of phenothiazine drugs to calmodulin (Levin, R. M. and Weiss, B. (1977) Mol. Pharmacol. 13, 690–697) has been utilized to develop a rapid purification procedure for calmodulin based on fluphenazine-Sepharose affinity chromatography. Calmodulin from plant, a fungus, porcine... |
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"abstract": "Storage-plus-processing working memory span tasks (e.g., operation span [OSPAN]) are strong predictors of higher order cognition, including general fluid intelligence. This is due, in part, to the difficulty of the processing component. When the processing component prevents only articulatory rehearsal... | {
"abstract": "ENDEL TULVING and FERGUS M. CRAIK (Eds.)New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 707 pages(ISBN 0-19-512265-8, US$65, Hardcover)Reviewed by DARRYL BRUCE and MARILYN SMITHFor those involved in the study of memory, the year 2000 may prove to be especially memorable. The reason for this is the publication... | {
"abstract": "The objective of this study was to identify the cerebral correlates of the early phase, and of low to moderate levels, of penile tumescence using for the first time a volumetric measure of the penile response. We hypothesized that (i) regions whose response had been found correlated with circumferentia... |
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"abstract": "We investigated the spectral and temporal characteristics of blue-violetfemtosecond optical pulses generated by a passively mode-locked GaInN laser diode ina dispersion-compensated external cavity. The output optical pulses at 400 nm wereanalyzed in detail by intensity auto- and cross-correlation measu... | {
"abstract": "We have demonstrated passively mode-locked operation of a GaInN bisectional laser diode in a dispersion-compensated external cavity. With negative group velocity dispersion in the external cavity, we obtained femtosecond optical pulses after spectral filtering with a bandpass filter. The pulse duration... | {
"abstract": "We report an adaptive iris using a twisted nematic liquid crystal (TNLC) and a hole-patterned electrode. When an external voltage is applied to the TNLC, the directors of the LC near the edge of the hole are unwound first. Increasing the voltage can continuously unwind the LC toward the center. When th... |
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"abstract": "The Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995) market equilibrium model is extended to the supermarket chain level to examine consumer choices and retail competition for thirty-seven brands of breakfast cereals in Boston. Estimated taste parameters for product characteristics vary significantly across consumer... | {
"abstract": "Institutional details of the California WIC Program’s food assistance component give rise to a retailer who does not compete in price for perfectly price inelastic WIC consumers. A theoretical model of non-price competition hypothesizes that pure non-price competition in brands mimics price competition... | {
"abstract": "Should milk be priced at $2.00 or $6.00 per gallon, or for that matter at any other price? What determines the value of milk? Recently at least one observer has stated opposition to the proposed price collar “compact plus” policy because it doesn’t reflect the “full value” of milk. Well, when is milk u... |
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"abstract": "This paper gives the kinematic analysis of a 5-DOF industrial robotic manipulator while considering wrist in motion. Analytical solutions have been obtained for forward kinematics and inverse kinematics to accurately position the end-effector of robotic manipulator in three dimensional spaces. For the ... | {
"abstract": "A spatial path generation algorithm and its application to the highreliability seam tracking robotic system which can operate even under poor sensing conditions are proposed. First, the concept of the robotic system with a wrist mounted high performance vision sensor is presented, then an accurate spat... | {
"abstract": "The Robot Operating System (ROS) provides operating system-like services to operate robots. Mapping, localization, and autonomous navigation in an indoor environment are popular issues in the field of autonomous robots. Autonomous navigation in a dynamic environment is not only challenging but also unc... |
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"abstract": "The surge of deployment of variable renewable energy sources is being followed by an increase of imbalances, caused by this variable production. This leads to a growth in the necessity of reserves, to compensate these imbalances and ultimately to an increment on the cost and on the complexity of the op... | {
"abstract": "Wind power is not easily predictable and non-dispatchable. Nevertheless, wind power producers are increasingly urged to participate in electricity market auctions in the same manner as conventional power producers. The aim of this paper is to propose an operational strategy for trading wind energy in l... | {
"abstract": "Forecasting short-term electricity market prices has been the focus of several studies in recent years. Although various approaches have been examined, achieving sufficiently low forecasting errors has not been always possible. However, certain applications, such as demand-side management, do not requi... |
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"abstract": "Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of diseases that share some symptoms such as muscular weakness and inflammation of skeletal muscle. Complete recovery of muscle function with pharmacological treatment does not always occur, suggesting that physical inability is a great... | {
"abstract": "OBJECTIVES\nTo investigate whether a home exercise programme could safely be performed by patients with stable, inactive polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM), regarding disease activity, muscle function, health status and pain.\n\n\nMETHODS\nTen patients with reduced muscle function completed the... | {
"abstract": "Up to date, the morbidity and mortality rates of acute lung injury (ALI) still rank high among clinical illnesses. Endotoxin, also called lipopolysaccharide (LPS), induced sepsis is the major cause for ALI. Beneficial biological effects, such as antioxidation, anti‐inflammation, and neuroprotection was... |
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"abstract": "Some properties of the Gumbel-Weibull distribution including the mean deviations and modes are studied. A detailed discussion of regions of unimodality and bimodality is given. The method of maximum likelihood is proposed for estimating the distribution parameters and a simulation is conducted to study... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we discuss a general class of skew two-piece skew-normal distributions, denoted by GSTPSN(λ1, λ2, ρ). We derive its moment generating function and discuss some simple and interesting properties of this distribution. We then discuss the modes of these distributions and present a useful re... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundIn the frame of an eradication program for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) in Swiss livestock, the question was raised whether free-ranging wildlife could threaten the success of this sanitary measure. Therefore, we conducted serological and virological investigations on BVD virus (BVDV) infectio... |
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"abstract": "Purpose: To report a rare case of a patient with hypoparathyroidism presenting with bilateral disc swelling and near mature cataract as her first clinical manifestation Case report: A 23-year-old woman presented with complaint of worsening vision since one year ago and a history of refractory seizures ... | {
"abstract": "Purpose: To report a case with severe dry eye and progressive corneal vascularization caused by graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Methods: A case report and review of literature. Results: A 50-year-old man with history of acute myeloblastic leukemia, high-dose chemotherapy for eradication of hematopoie... | {
"abstract": "AIMS\nOne of the challenges of laparoscopic surgery is the time required to perform intracorporeal knots. This can result in considerably longer operating times when compared with the open approach. An example of this is pediatric laparoscopic pyeloplasty, where extensive laparoscopic suturing is requi... |
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"abstract": "Alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) is a rare and lethal cause of hypoxic respiratory failure in the neonate. Here we describe a term neonate with ACD that was found with a previously unreported p.Arg86Pro mutation in the FOXF1 (Forkhead Box-F1) gene and coexisting congenital anomalies, including colobo... | {
"abstract": "Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare developmental lung disorder that is uniformly lethal. Affected infants die within the first few weeks of their life despite aggressive treatment, although a few cases of late manifestation and longer survival have bee... | {
"abstract": "We present here an algorithm for factoring a given polynomial over GF(q) into powers of irreducible polynomials. The method reduces the factorization of a polynomial of degree m over GF(q) to the solution of about m(q − 1)/q linear equations in as many unknowns over GF(q).",
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"abstract": "Machine learning techniques are used in different types of pattern recognition works. Nowadays, these techniques are applied in meteorological fields for prediction purpose. In this paper, the pattern to be recognized is the severe weather event of squall-thunderstorms. Prediction of severe thunderstor... | {
"abstract": "Thunderstorms has meaningfully effects on both terminal and en route flights and reduce airspace capacity that results delays and have increased substantially en-route congestion. Current technology cannot provide reliable long-term prediction of thunderstorms for aviation operation. The objective of t... | {
"abstract": "In short photoperiods, plants accumulate starch more rapidly in the light and degrade it more slowly at night, ensuring that their starch reserves last until dawn. To investigate the accompanying changes in the timing of growth, Arabidopsis was grown in a range of photoperiods and analyzed for rosette ... |
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"abstract": "We propose a new detector concept, GraXe (to be pronounced as grace), to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in 136XE. GraXe combines a popular detection medium in rare-event searches, liquid xenon, with a new, background-free material, graphene.In our baseline design of GraXe, a sphere made of g... | {
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"title": "Absorption of scintillation light in a 100 l liquid xenon γ-ray detector and expected detector performance"
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"abstract": "We demonstrate that a monolayer graphene membrane is impermeable to standard gases including helium. By applying a pressure difference across the membrane, we measure both the elastic constants and the mass of a single layer of graphene. This pressurized graphene membrane is the world's thinnest balloo... |
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"abstract": "The effect of cooling on the perceived intensity of sweetness was measured for four different compounds: glucose, fructose, aspartame and saccharin. Perceived sweetness was rated in a sip and spit paradigm when the taste solution, the tongue, or both were either held at 36 degrees C or cooled to 20 deg... | {
"abstract": "Using eight highly trained Ss, sensitivity to near threshold levels of NaCl was significantly greater at solution temperatures of 22° and 37°C than at 0° or 55°C. Perceived intensity increased linearly with concentration (0.04%–0.64% NaCl) at all four solution temperatures, with the two lower considere... | {
"abstract": "Strawberry-flavored and chocolate-flavored peanut beverages were produced in a pilot plant, UHT sterilized at 137 o C for 4 sec and 20 sec, aseptically filled and stored at 5, 20 or 35 o C. Microbiological and physicochemical properties of the beverages were periodically assessed for up to 6 mos. No mi... |
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"abstract": "Abstract We discuss here recent developments of note in the synthesis of self-assembled surfactant–mesophase templated films using a sol–gel route. First, the formation of metal oxide (non-silica) films using this method has become a highly active area of research, with careful studies unlocking the ke... | {
"abstract": "Grazing-angle of incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) and high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy have been used to characterize the mesophase symmetry, orientation, and long-range order in PEO20-PPO70-PEO20 (Pluronic P123) templated mesoporous silica thin films on conduc... | {
"abstract": "We have measured the current-voltage ({ital I}-{ital V}) characteristics of one- and two-dimensional arrays of normal metal islands linked by small tunnel junctions. The tunneling resistance is large compared to the resistance quantum, and a ground plane reduces the screening length to much less than t... |
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"abstract": "In this paper a frequency domain multichannel Wiener filter algorithm is proposed for noise reduction in hearing aids. It is shown that a robust and efficient QR Decomposition Recursive Least Squares (QRD-RLS) based updating scheme can be derived, if a single target speech source is assumed. Moreover, ... | {
"abstract": "A multi-channel noise reduction technique is presented based on a Speech Distortion-Weighted Multi-channel Wiener Filter (SDW-MWF) approach that incorporates the conditional Speech Presence Probability (SPP). A traditional SDW-MWF uses a fixed parameter to a trade-off between noise reduction and speech... | {
"abstract": "Elementary plane rotations are one of the building blocks of numerical linear algebra and are employed in reducing matrices to condensed form for eigenvalue computations and during the QR algorithm. Unfortunately, their implementation in standard packages such as EISPACK, the BLAS and LAPACK lack the c... |
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"abstract": "A general closed-form subharmonic stability condition is derived for the buck converter with ripple-based constant on-time control and a feedback filter. The turn-on delay is included in the analysis. Three types of filters are considered: low-pass filter (LPF), phase-boost filter (PBF), and inductor c... | {
"abstract": "DC-to-DC power supplies for CPUs or GPUs are critical components on the motherboard of modern computer systems. Converting an intermediate bus voltage (e.g. 12 V) to the core voltage (∼0.9 V) of CPUs or GPUs must be efficient, compact and cost effective. This paper proposes an active-clamp forward conv... | {
"abstract": "Insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) short-circuit failure modes have been under research for many years, successfully paving the way for device short-circuit ruggedness improvement. The aim of this paper is to classify and discuss recent contributions about IGBT short-circuit failure modes, in ord... |
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"abstract": "Recently, the phase-flip bifurcation has been described as a fundamental transition in time-delay coupled, phase-synchronized nonlinear dynamical systems. The bifurcation is characterized by a change of the synchronized dynamics from being in-phase to antiphase, or vice versa; the phase-difference betw... | {
"abstract": "We investigate an elementary model for doubly coupled dynamical systems that consists of two identical, mutually interacting minimal chaotic flows in the form of jerky dynamics. The coupling mechanisms allow for the simultaneous presence of attractive and repulsive interactions between the systems. Des... | {
"abstract": "The key point of the K-exponential filter is that the frequency responses of the filter can vary with different specified parameter k without inter symbol interference (ISI) while keeping the same bandwidth. When the rolling factor $\\alpha$ of the bandwidth is fixed, different value k will increase th... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Students need to learn in an environment that asks them to question, rather than simply accepting what is given. This perspective is essential for them if they are going to participate fully in a self-regulated profession. Self-regulation requires that we continuously improve our profession an... | {
"abstract": "The accounting policies that companies follow in preparing their financial statements have assumed critical importance in recent years. The way that expenditures and income are treated can make an enormous difference in the way a firm's performance is judged by stockholders, the financial community, re... | {
"abstract": "Every day, millions of children, tweens, and teenagers sit down and watch their favorite television shows on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. A large segment of this audience is female, and many of them are reaching an age where they are developing an awareness of self and comparing that self to the... |
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"abstract": "Mobile devices and collaborative learning environments are common tools in education but not all collaborative learning is structured the same. This study evaluated student learning in three different collaborative learning environments, both with and without mobile technology, to assess students' enga... | {
"abstract": "Introduction With the advent of mobile technologies, new paradigm of teaching and learning with technology aid had been emerged, that is mobile learning (M-Learning). Mobile technologies purvey opportunities to hold new and interesting methods of teaching and learning, both beyond and inside the classr... | {
"abstract": "Capacities and qualities of creativity have been identified by researchers and strategies in fostering children’s creative thinking skills were proposed to create supportive environments in an educational setting. There is little consistent rhetoric, however, among these insights and strategies concern... |
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"abstract": "Semantic search has been one of the motivations of the Semantic Web since it was envisioned. We propose a model for the exploitation of ontology-based KBs to improve search over large document repositories. Our approach includes an ontology-based scheme for the semi-automatic annotation of documents, a... | {
"abstract": "An information-seeking system is described which combines traditional keyword querying of WWW resources with the ability to browse and query against RDF annotations of those resources. RDF(S) and RDF are used to specify and populate an ontology and the resultant RDF annotations are then indexed along w... | {
"abstract": "Previous approaches for scene text detection have already achieved promising performances across various benchmarks. However, they usually fall short when dealing with challenging scenarios, even when equipped with deep neural network models, because the overall performance is determined by the interpl... |
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"abstract": "Pyricularia isolates from various host plants were subjected to a multilocus phylogenetic analysis based on rDNA-ITS, actin, beta-tubulin, and calmodulin loci. A combined gene tree resolved seven groups with 100% BS support, suggesting that they are monophyletic groups supported concordantly by all fou... | {
"abstract": "Species of Pyricularia (magnaporthe-like sexual morphs) are responsible for major diseases on grasses. Pyricularia oryzae (sexual morph Magnaporthe oryzae) is responsible for the major disease of rice called rice blast disease, and foliar diseases of wheat and millet, while Pyricularia grisea (sexual m... | {
"abstract": "Two host-selective pathotoxins, ACTG-toxins A and B, and four related but less active toxins, C, D, E, and F, were isolated from the culture broth of Alternaria citri, a fungus that produces brown spot disease of Dancy tangerine (Citrus reticulata) and other mandarin cultivars. The basic common structu... |
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"abstract": "Males outscore females on the original version of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). This may be due to differential regional prefrontal cortical activation by males and females during the task. PET imagery indicates increased activation in dorsolateral (DL) prefrontal cortex (PFC) in males and in medial or... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundThe Iowa gambling task is a popular test for examining monetary decision behavior under uncertainty. According to Dunn et al. review article, the difficult-to-explain phenomenon of \"prominent deck B\" was revealed, namely that normal decision makers prefer bad final-outcome deck B to good fi... | {
"abstract": "Johnson, Slaughter, and Carey [Dev. Sci. 1 (1998) 233.] used infants' ability to follow the ‘gaze’ of novel objects to claim that infants' recognition of mentalistic agents is not isomorphic with person recognition but rather based on a set of nonarbitrary object recognition cues including the presence... |
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"abstract": "The autocorrelation does not differentiate between deterministic and stochastic signals, as phase information is not maintained. This paper introduces the autoconvolution for both deterministic and stochastic signals. The autoconvolution with the autocorrelation provides a second-order description that... | {
"abstract": "Coherence analysis enables the studying of linear dependencies between multichannel time series. In the case of a multivariate autoregressive (MAR) spectrum the conventional coherence analysis can be applied. However, since we are able to decompose the MAR spectrum, there is a possibility to gain more ... | {
"abstract": "For a safe and reliable operation of the smart grid, timely detection of cyber-attacks is of critical importance. Moreover, considering smarter and more capable attackers, robust detection mechanisms are needed against a diverse range of cyber-attacks. With these purposes, we propose a robust online de... |
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"abstract": "The Mars Climate Database (MCD) [1] is a database of statistics describing the climate and environment of the Martian atmosphere. It was constructed directly on the basis of output from mulitannual integrations of two general circulation models (GCMs)developed by Laboratoire de MA©tA©orologie Dynamique... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Persistent anomalies with recurrent spatial patterns play an important role in the atmosphere's low-frequency variability. We establish a connection between statistical and dynamical methods of description and prediction of persistent anomalies. This is done by computing and analyzing the empi... | {
"abstract": "The Gaussian solution of the transport equation for electrons in a medium omits the large angle single scattering events. These events have been included by using Monte Carlo calculated radial dose profiles for point monodirectional beams. A sum of three Gaussian functions with different relative weigh... |
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"abstract": "This study was performed to evaluate trends in species distribution in patients' with hematogenous candidiasis at a comprehensive cancer center. The results of a retrospective analysis from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1998 were compared with prior reports from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center... | {
"abstract": "The paper presents an analysis of fungemia cases which were caused by C. parapsilosis in a cancer center within 10 years, with the aim to compare risk factors and the outcome with fungemias caused by C. albicans and other non-albicans Candida spp. fungemias. Before 1990 (1988-1989) in our institutes C.... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Wind and solar energy can potentially be used to power desalination facilities to sustainably meet growing water demands with a smaller carbon footprint than conventional approaches. This work presents a detailed method for assessing the technical and economic viability of using these renewabl... |
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"abstract": "To reduce environmental pollution and increase efficiency of commercially available turbo engines it is essential to optimize. The suggestion made in this paper, is the use of evolution strategies and artificial neuronal networks (ANN) for turbo engine applications. Optimizations of the impeller and th... | {
"abstract": "It is essential to increase the efficiency of the commercially available combustion engines because of the limitations in fossil energy resources and environmental pollution Also the emission standards are a challenging aspect. If one succeeds in designing the combustion process, in particular the chem... | {
"abstract": "The present work introduces a way of embedding a combustion chemical system in a neural network, in such a way that it can be used, with considerable CPU time and RAM memory savings, in fluid-flow-simulation codes. The system is composed of four neural networks, with three of them simulating the evolut... |
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"abstract": "In order to realize ultralow power Internet-of-Things (IoT) edge devices, standby leakage current must be suppressed because activity of IoT device is very small in an intermittent mode. One of the approaches for ultralow power consumption is normally off computing by utilizing nonvolatile memory. Afte... | {
"abstract": "We have experimentally investigated the polarization-limited operation speed of Negative Capacitance FET (NCFET) through direct measurement of negative capacitance in transient behavior of ferroelectric HfO2 capacitor and physics-based modeling, for the first time. Systematic analysis of frequency depe... | {
"abstract": "A quasi-Gray code of dimension $n$ and length $\\ell$ over an alphabet $\\Sigma$ is a sequence of distinct words $w_1,w_2,\\dots,w_\\ell$ from $\\Sigma^n$ such that any two consecutive words differ in at most $c$ coordinates, for some fixed constant $c>0$. In this paper we are interested in the read an... |
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"abstract": "Predicting clinical response to anticancer drugs remains a major challenge in cancer treatment. Emerging reports indicate that the tumour microenvironment and heterogeneity can limit the predictive power of current biomarker-guided strategies for chemotherapy. Here we report the engineering of personal... | {
"abstract": "Background and purpose Predicting the efficacy of anticancer therapy is the holy grail of drug development and treatment selection in the clinic. To achieve this goal, scientists require pre-clinical models that can reliably screen anticancer agents with robust clinical correlation. However, there is i... | {
"abstract": "A different perspective to conventional studies of eviction is needed to respond to an important gap in knowledge. While emphasis is often placed on people displaced by eviction practices and the kinds of economic practices that produce forced evictions, this chapter turns attention to those responsibl... |
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"abstract": "The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 18 January 2010 192 2 63-64©The Medical Journal of Australia 2010www.mja.com.auEditorialsrror in health care remains a significant problem in Aus-tralia, despite more than a decade of efforts to remedy it.Since the landmark 1994 Quality in Australian Hea... | {
"abstract": "Improving the safety of patient care is now a global issue. In 2004, the World Health Assembly supported the creation of the World Alliance for Patient Safety to coordinate, spread and accelerate improvements in patient safety internationally. Australia has been at the forefront of international work o... | {
"abstract": "Although the basis of the diagnosis and management of urothelial bladder cancer has remained unchanged for two decades or more, there have been some subtle but important changes in several components of these pathways over the past five to ten years, as outlined in this review. Copyright © 2013 John Wi... |
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"abstract": "Rat liver mitochondria isolated from old animals (27-33 months) showed a clear decline in the state 3 rate of respiration (presence of ADP) compared with mitochondria from mature animals (3-12 months) when using either succinate or NAD+-linked substrates. The state 4 rate of respiration (absence of ADP... | {
"abstract": "Current experimental evidence on the role of mitochondrial DNA mutation in ageing is assessed alongside reports implicating other genetic and non-genetic causes, including inter-relationships between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes and their potential effect on mitochondrial structure and functio... | {
"abstract": "Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) , Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) , کتابخانه مرکزی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران",
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"title": "Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH)"
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"abstract": "A recent theory (Roseman, 1979,1984) attempts to specify the particular appraisals of events that elicit 16 discrete emotions. This study tested hypotheses from the latest version of the theory and compared them with hypotheses derived from appraisal theories proposed by Arnold (1960) and by Scherer (1... | {
"abstract": "Research on emotion flourishes in many disciplines and specialties, yet experts cannot agree on its definition. Theorists and researchers use the term emotion in ways that imply different processes and meanings. Debate continues about the nature of emotions, their functions, their relations to broad af... | {
"abstract": "With the development of social networks, fake news for various commercial and political purposes has been appearing in large numbers and gotten widespread in the online world. With deceptive words, people can get infected by the fake news very easily and will share them without any fact-checking. For i... |
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"abstract": "Asymptomatic traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, which presents in an adult, is an extremely rare entity. We discuss the management of a 63‐year‐old male with an asymptomatic traumatic diaphragmatic hernia discovered during aortic valve replacement. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12341 (J Card Surg 2014;29:473–475)",
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"abstract": "Background We present here our experience with surgical management of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, trying to find out the era impact of different periods on the outcome and risk factors of mortality. Methods A series of 63 patients with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia were referred to us and operated... | {
"abstract": "A connectionist approach to processing in quasi-regular domains, as exemplified by English word reading, is developed. Networks using appropriately structured orthographic and phonological representations were trained to read both regular and exception words, and yet were also able to read pronounceabl... |
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"abstract": "This paper presents a study on crystalline Grid Connected Photovoltaic system conducted at Green Energy Research Centre UiTM Shah Alam. The analysis of the crystalline PV performance was simulated using MathCAD tool; which will present the electrical parameters with respect to meteorological data such ... | {
"abstract": "Today, energy crisis turn out to be a serious threat towards sustainability for developing countries since their energy demand is growing more rapidly than developed countries. On the other hand, fossil fuels cannot sustain anymore in the near future because of environmental impacts and depletion of th... | {
"abstract": "Both the consequent-pole permanent magnet (CPM) motor and the spoke-type PM motor have the potential to reduce the consumption of PMs while suffering from the high-torque pulsation. This article proposes a new hybrid rotor CPM motor, in which the hybrid rotor is composed of consequent-pole surface-moun... |
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"abstract": "Hypertrichosis is a rare condition characterized by excessive hair in areas of the body that are not predominantly androgen dependent. We can identify three main syndromes with congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis described in Mexico. The first is X‐linked generalized hypertrichosis, an ult... | {
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"title": "A new form of hypertrichosis inherited as an X-linked dominant trait"
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"abstract": "We report a large Mexican kindred with a variant form of congenital universal hypertrichosis that is inherited in an apparent X‐linked recessive manner. In addition to the generalized hypertrichosis, the affected individuals have dental malformations and deafness. Males are more severely affected than ... |
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"abstract": "Advanced monitoring systems enable integration of data-driven algorithms for various tasks, for e.g., control, decision support, fault detection and isolation (FDI), etc. Due to improvement of monitoring systems, statistical or other computational methods can be implemented to real industrial systems. ... | {
"abstract": "The high density of servers in datacenters generates a large amount of heat, resulting in the high possibility of thermally anomalous events, i.e. computer room air conditioner fan failure, server fan failure, and workload misconfiguration. As such anomalous events increase the cost of maintaining comp... | {
"abstract": "In this paper we propose a fast method for detecting the ground plane in 3D scenes for an arbitrary roll angle rotation of a stereo vision camera. The method is based on the analysis of the disparity map and its “V-disparity” representation. First, the roll angle of the camera is identified from the di... |
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"abstract": "The Wiedemann–Franz law linking electrical and thermal conductance has now been verified experimentally in atomic junctions.",
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"title": "Quantum effects: Heat flow in atomic bottlenecks."
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"abstract": "While the Wiedemann-Franz law is known to be robust for many bulk materials, possible violations have been actively discussed for certain classes of bulk materials such as heavy Fermion materials. At nanoscale on the other hand the limits of the Wiedemann-Franz law and how to probe and control them rem... | {
"abstract": "We consider an optical cavity enclosed by a freely moving mirror attached to a spring and we study the quantum friction effect exerted by the dynamical Casimir emission on the mechanical motion of the mirror. Observable signatures of this simplest example of back-reaction effect are studied in both the... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Lapata and Brew (Computational Linguistics, vol. 30, 2004, pp. 295–313) (hereafter LB04) obtain from untagged texts a statistical prior model that is able to generate class preferences for ambiguous Lewin (English Verb Classes and Alternations: A Preliminary Investigation, 1993, University of ... | {
"abstract": "Words that belong to a semantic type, like location, can metonymically behaveas a member of another semantic type, like organization. This phenomenonis known as regular polysemy.In Pustejovsky's (1995) Generative Lexicon, some cases of regular polysemyare grouped in a complex semantic class called a do... | {
"abstract": "We are concerned with a cooperative beamforming design for multi-user multi-relay wireless networks in which the single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) technique is employed at the terminals. The problem of interest is to find the beamforming weights across relays to maximize the m... |
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"abstract": "Although many Archaea have AMP-Acs (acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase) and ADP-Acs, the extant methanogenic genus Methanosarcina is the only identified Archaeal genus that can utilize acetate via acetate kinase (Ack) and phosphotransacetylase (Pta). Despite the importance of ack as the potential urkinase in... | {
"abstract": "Abstract In order to obtain enhanced value-added products, Citrus Peel Waste (CPW) was used as a lignocellulosic substrate for H2 and Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA) production (Stage I), combined with the CH4 production using these metabolites as substrate (Stage II). Stage I used 15 gCPW.L−1, 2.25 gTVS.L−... | {
"abstract": "DNA double-strand breaks represent the most potentially serious damage to a genome; hence, many repair proteins are recruited to nuclear damage sites by as yet poorly characterized sensor mechanisms. Here, we show that NBS1, the gene product defective in Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), physically int... |
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"abstract": "The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential application of microemulsions as a transdermal drug delivery for naproxen (Np). The pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were developed for microemulsions composed of isopropyl myristate, Span 80, Labrafil M, Labrasol, and Cremophor EL, ethanol and isopropyl... | {
"abstract": "Animal and clinical studies have reported potentiation of opioid antinociception by NMDA receptor antagonists such as ketamine and dextromethorphan. The aim of this study was to compare these clinically available NMDA antagonists in combination with classical morphine, mu-selective fentanyl-like opioid... | {
"abstract": "Recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) is the removed and/or reprocessed pavement material containing asphalt and aggregate. The use of RAP in asphalt pavement has become common practice in the constructi...",
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"abstract": "In this paper we establish the asymptotic distribution of DeFries Fulker (1985) regression estimates for heritability and shared environmental influences with double-entry twin data. A simple formula to estimate the covariance matrix of the coefficients in DF-regressions is provided, and applications t... | {
"abstract": "Why are people different? Individual and group differences. The challenge. How do genes influence behaviour? DNA. Genetic influence and behaviour. How can genetic influence on behaviour be detected? Quantitative genetic theory. Behavioural genetic methods used in animal studies. Human behavioural genet... | {
"abstract": "The Levenberg-Marquardt method is applied to estimate simultaneously the normal and tangential drag coefficients of marine cable, in a planarly towed cable-body system, from the measurements of the horizontal and vertical tension force components. Because only coefficients are to be estimated, this typ... |
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"abstract": "Recent developments in the field of neuroprosthetics have created a demand for cost-effective advanced bonding techniques to mount polymer-based, thin-film, multi-electrode arrays onto PCBs. Low thicknesses of polymer substrates present challenges for common packaging technologies. Here we implemented ... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Recently, the flip-chip bonding technology using adhesives has been widely used in the packaging industry because of environmental friendliness (elimination of lead material and flux cleaning), low temperature process (no soldering process), fewer processing steps (no underfill process), and t... | {
"abstract": "In this study, the phenomenon of representational momentum (Freyd & Finke, 1984) is investigated in cases where visual memories are distorted by implied motions of the elements of a pattern. Our theory predicts that these memory distortions should be sensitive not only to the direction of the implied m... |
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"abstract": "To study the anaerobic work capacity in wheelchair athletes, 67 elite wheelchair athletes (50 male) were studied in a 30-second sprint test on a computer-controlled wheelchair ergometer during the World Championships and Games for the Disabled in Assen (1990). The experimental set-up (ergometer, protoc... | {
"abstract": "Eight wheelchair sportsmen conducted eight wheelchair exercise tests on a treadmill. Two workload strategies were followed: strategy 1--increments in speed at a constant slope and strategy 2--increments in slope at constant velocity. Thus, data on cardio-respiratory and propulsion technique parameters ... | {
"abstract": "Background. There is sparse literature examining the ICB phase of aerobic- and anaerobic-trained athletes. Measurements of ICB phase values of athletes can help to evaluate the sport’s physiological demands and understand the physiological adaptations in response to physical training. Objectives. The p... |
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"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nFungal infections are common cause of morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight Infants\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\nTo evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic Fluconazole in preventing fungal colonization and invasive fungal infection in VLBW infants.\n\n\nDESIGN\nProspective, randomized, double ... | {
"abstract": "Background Candidal infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric intensive care unit(PICU) pateints, especially those with risk factors. Objectives To determine the prevalence of Candida species in risky NICU and PICU patients and evaluate ... | {
"abstract": "Objective: To evaluate the reliability of maximal static strength measurements of five arm muscle groups and of strength ratios (paretic/non-paretic) in subjects with poststroke hemiparesis. Design: The generalizability theory was used to estimate the reliability coefficients and standard errors of mea... |
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"abstract": "Donors and nondonors from six states were surveyed to determine differences in: 1) socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, 2) knowledge about blood donation, 3) access to information about donating, and 4) motivation to donate. The findings indicate that the present donor pool consists largely o... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND: Understanding blood donor motivations is crucial to improving effectiveness of donor recruitment and retention programs.",
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"title": "Motivations to donate blood: demographic comparisons"
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"abstract": "Purpose of reviewVitamin D is a seco-steroid hormone with multiple functions in the nervous system. We discuss clinical and experimental evidence of the role of vitamin D in normal and pathological brain functions, and analyze the relative importance of vitamin D-modulated brain mechanisms at different... |
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"abstract": "Abstract An approach to ranking antiscalant effectiveness for gypsum scale suppression using combined bulk crystallization and membrane scaling diagnostic tests was explored with a focus on the adverse impact of residual aluminum in dissolved (Al3+) and as colloidal species on gypsum scale suppression.... | {
"abstract": "Abstract The objective of this study was to compare the degree of CaCO 3 scale suppression provided by various antiscalants belonging to different chemical categories. The scaling system examined consisted of a freely falling film of a hot aqueous solution of Ca(HCO 3 ) 2 flowing down the outer surface... | {
"abstract": "Within the scope of this project funded by AWWARF and USEPA three very promising integrated membrane systems (IMS) were identified for surface water treatment. This paper will cover some highlights of the research carried out by the Water Supply Company of North Holland and Kiwa on the combination ultr... |
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"abstract": "Alveolar air leaks, often resulting from lung tissue traumatization during dissection of fissures, still remain a challenging problem in lung surgery. Several tools and techniques have been used to reduce air leakage, but none was judged ideal. This prospective, randomized trial was designed to evaluat... | {
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"abstract": "PURPOSE\nFor intrafraction motion management, a real-time tracking system was developed by combining fiducial marker-based tracking via simultaneous kilovoltage (kV) and megavoltage (MV) imaging and a dynamic multileaf collimator (DMLC) beam-tracking system.\n\n\nMETHODS AND MATERIALS\nThe integrated t... |
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"abstract": "BackgroundThe EQ-5D is frequently used to derive utilities for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Despite widely available quantitative psychometric data on the EQ-5D, little is known about content validity in this population. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative study was to examine content validit... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundIn health economic analyses, health states are typically valued using instruments with few items per dimension. Due to the generic (and often reductionist) nature of such instruments, certain groups of respondents may experience challenges in describing their health state. This study is conce... | {
"abstract": "Background. Reliably mapping from generic or diseasespecific health status measures into health state utilities would assist health economists. Existing studies mainly use ordinary least squares (OLS) regression equations to predict utility values for particular health states. The authors examine an al... |
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"abstract": "Distributed power generation and the ever-growing load demand have caused fault current levels to exceed the nominal rating of the power system devices, and fault current limiters are more needed. Superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) forms an important category of current limiters. In this pape... | {
"abstract": "Design, parameters, and application areas of a superconducting fault current limiter (FCL) are analyzed on the basis of the requirements of power systems. The comparison of resistive and inductive designs is carried out. An example of the effective application of FCLs in distribution substations is con... | {
"abstract": "The fault current limiter is a very attractive device for electric networks. Meander pattern conductors cut from bulk melt textured YBCO were studied for this application. The meanders are put in series and/or in parallel to match the required current and voltage. The YBCO materials are attractive beca... |
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"abstract": "activity to hibernation. To date, any published data on the nature of rhythm-inotropic relationship in the myocardium of hibernating animals in this period are completely absent. Experiments were performed on the right ventricular papillary muscle isolated from ground squirrels ( C. undulatus ). The is... | {
"abstract": "1. The influence of the interstimulus interval on twitch duration was analysed in isolated heart muscle of the rat. When the muscle was in the steady state at interstimulus intervals at 5 s a test interval was interposed and varied. Duration of twitch and action potential, sarcomere length and peak for... | {
"abstract": "AbstractUsing a combination of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), we made a comparative study of the high-temperature annealing impact on thin titanium deuteride (TiDy) films covered by an ultrathin Pd laye... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Proper development of the nervous system requires a temporally and spatially orchestrated set of events including differentiation, synapse formation and neurotransmission. Nerve growth factor (NGF) acting through the TrkA neurotrophin receptor (also known as NTRK1) regulates many of these even... | {
"abstract": "Dendrites are the primary sites on neurons for receiving and integrating inputs from their presynaptic partners. Defects in dendrite development perturb the formation of neural circuitry and impair information processing in the brain. Extracellular cues are important for shaping the dendritic morphogen... | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT The conserved Ca2+-binding protein Frequenin (homolog of the mammalian NCS-1, neural calcium sensor) is involved in pathologies that result from abnormal synapse number and probability of neurotransmitter release per synapse. Both synaptic features are likely to be co-regulated but the interve... |
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"abstract": "This work proposes a stochastic approximation (SA) algorithm for downlink power control in femtocell networks based on inherent channel measurement report feedback in macrocell signaling. Without requiring extra backhaul signaling from a macro base station (MBS), a femto base station can update its dow... | {
"abstract": "To mitigate the co-tier and cross-tier interference in co-channel deployed femtocells an effective strategy is to employ a price-based power control game in which the macrocell basestation (MBS) controls the transmission power of the femtocell access points (FAPs) by pricing their cross-tier interferen... | {
"abstract": "In a communication network, a good rate allocation algorithm should reflect the utilities of the users while being fair. We investigate this fundamental problem of achieving the system optimal rates in the sense of maximizing aggregate utility, in a distributed manner, using only the information availa... |
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"abstract": "Quaternion space and its respective Quaternion Relativity (it also may be called as Rotational Relativity) have been defined in a number of papers including [1], and this new theory is capable to describe relativistic motion in elegant and straightforward way. \nNonetheless there are subsequent theoret... | {
"abstract": "The Maxwell equations are shown to be the one-photon spin-one quantum equations. All Maxwell equations (without sources) are derived simultaneously from first principles, similar to those which have been used to derive the Dirac relativistic electron equation. The wavefunction is a linear combination o... | {
"abstract": "This work starts with classical equations of motion and sets very general quantization conditions (commutation relations). It is proved that these conditions imply that the equations of motion are equivalent to the Euler–Lagrange equations of a Lagrangian L. The result is a generalization of work by Fe... |
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"abstract": "In this paper, second order structures satisfying single-multiplier digital sine-cosine generators are derived analytically, resulting in four different realizations. Some important characteristics of these generator structures, like total harmonic distortion percentage (THD%), frequency error ( and fr... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, an area/delay efficient recoding method for parallel CORDIC (coordinate rotation digital computer) rotation algorithm is proposed. This recoding method can reduce the number of micro-rotation stages when the bit-width of input angle increases. The most critical path of the conventional C... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundThere is a significant gap in the knowledge translation literature related to how research evidence actually contributes to health care decision-making. Decisions around what care to provide at the population (rather than individual) level are particularly complex, involving considerations su... |
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"abstract": "Patterns of abundance, biomass, and species richness are reviewed for deep-sea ecosystems. Long-term monitoring studies have indicated that deep-sea ecosystems are sensitive to climatic variability through its influence on the quantity and quality of surface primary production. The potential impacts of... | {
"abstract": "Marine species are moving rapidly in response to warming, often in different directions and with variations dependent on location and depth. Given the current impetus to increase the area of protected ocean to 30%, conservation planning must include the 64% of the ocean beyond national jurisdictions, w... | {
"abstract": "The selection of suitable variables is the first and important issue for fish habitat requirements and stream/river management programs. Classification trees (CTs) were used to study habitat preferences of the roach (Rutilus rutilus) in the Flemish stream basins (Belgium). The presence/absence of the r... |
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"abstract": "Background Tuberculosis (TB) patients with a history of multiple anti-TB treatments are the ‘neglected’ group to the free anti-TB treatment policy in China. Objective To understand the experiences of TB patients with multiple previous treatments with regard to bacteriological diagnosis and treatment re... | {
"abstract": "OBJECTIVE\nTo determine the trend in changes in susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, including to second-line drugs, from patients with a history of previous anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment in a 'DOTS-Plus' programme.\n\n\nMETHODS\nA retrospective survey of centralised M. tuberculosis... | {
"abstract": "A survey by the TBNET in Germany shows that, under optimal circumstances, high sustained culture conversion rates can be achieved in advanced cases of MDR TB and XDR TB.",
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"title": "Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Germany"
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"abstract": "INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES\nTo determine the level of knowledge about possible disease outcomes and living wills among patients with heart failure (HF) treated in an emergency department and to evaluate their willingness to draw up a living will.\n\n\nMETHODS\nThis cross-sectional, multicenter, nonint... | {
"abstract": "In the current ESC guidelines for the management of heart failure,1 Dickstein et al. for the first time integrate B-type natriuretic peptides into a concrete diagnostic algorithm for patients with suspected first presentation of chronic heart failure. Patient presentation in this case most probably hap... | {
"abstract": "Three well-controlled epidemiology studies in the U.S. have reported that 40% of incident congestive heart failure (CHF) cases and 50% to 60% of prevalent CHF cases occur in the setting of preserved systolic function. This condition has been termed \"diastolic heart failure\" (DHF). Despite minor diffe... |
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"abstract": "An ion scattering spectroscopic method and apparatus wherein an oscillatory variation in the yield of ions scattered from solid surfaces provides information indicative of electron exchange processes associated with particular electronic states in the atom, which states vary with the electronic environ... | {
"abstract": "This present study argues the use of stock market capitalization as a measure for equity size in understanding the financial integration dynamics in the Asia Pacific region. Despite a lack of financial integration, the variance decomposition analysis has found support for the geographical proximity hyp... | {
"abstract": "Previous studies have analyzed the comovement of international stock returns during periods of fixed exchange rates[11, 15]. Results of these studies have indicated an increasing correlation between U.S. stocks and foreign stock returns. This paper explores the weekly comovement of international equity... |
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"abstract": "AbstractIn this critical review, we provide a comprehensive overview of immunochemical food allergen assays and detectors in the context of their user-friendliness, through their connection to smartphones. Smartphone-based analysis is centered around citizen science, putting analysis into the hands of ... | {
"abstract": "TO THE EDITOR: \n \nComponent resolved specific IgE testing for peanut allergy has recently received much attention as a means of more accurately identifying patients with peanut allergy than the routine use of peanut extract–specific IgE serology or skin testing. Among the peanut component proteins, I... | {
"abstract": "The study of premodern history would greatly improve our understanding of current and future strategic challenges. Premodern international relations, in fact, have certain characteristics that are reappearing in our times. I underline three such features: the presence of non-state actors, the pursuit o... |
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"abstract": "Enterprise firewalls can be easily circumvented, e.g. by attack agents aboard infected mobile computers or telecommuters' computers, or by attackers exploiting rogue access points or modems. Techniques that prevent connection to enterprise networks of nodes whose configuration does not conform to enter... | {
"abstract": "The Trusted Computing Platform Architecture (TCPA) and the Microsoft's Palladium have similar (though not identical) architectures and similar goals. Both systems are part of a more general approach called trusted computing (TC). In this article the author introduces TC's basic concepts and discusses t... | {
"abstract": "Conventional firewalls rely on the notions of restricted topology and controlled entry points to function. More precisely, they rely on the assumption that everyone on one side of the entry point—the firewall—is to be trusted, and that anyone on the other side is, at least potentially, an enemy. The va... |
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"abstract": "Feature selection and subspace learning are two popular approaches of dimensionality reduction for solving the issue of ‘curse of dimensionality’ in high-dimensional data. However, most of previous methods of feature selection and subspace learning ignore the fact that there exist noise and outliers in... | {
"abstract": "Redundant features and outliers (noise) included in the data points for a machine learning clustering model heavily influences the discovery of more distinguished features for clustering. To solve this issue, we propose a spectral new clustering method to consider the feature selection with the $$L_{2,... | {
"abstract": "There are growing numbers of studies using machine learning approaches to characterize patterns of anatomical difference discernible from neuroimaging data. The high-dimensionality of image data often raises a concern that feature selection is needed to obtain optimal accuracy. Among previous studies, ... |
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"abstract": "&NA; When neurofibroma involves the face, it can lead to a most disfiguring, destructive, and debilitating condition. Because of the unique aesthetic and functional properties of the face, the surgeon might hesitate to remove all of the involved soft tissues and facial nerves in a radical procedure. In... | {
"abstract": "One patient of neurofibromatosis type I originating from the pterygopalatine fossa and salivary gland underwent surgery in our department. At the outset, the case was misdiagnosed as arising from salivary gland tumors, and surgery was immediately performed. The tumor was entered directly, which induced... | {
"abstract": "SUMMARY \n \nFollowing unilateral ligation and reanastomosis of a ureter in pigs a series of “acute” changes in overall renal size occur which may be of clinical importance. \n \n \n \nThe accompanying “parenchymal” changes (macroscopic) of obstructive atrophy form the basis of a specific radiological ... |
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"abstract": "The generation of properly functioning gametes in vitro requires reconstitution of the multistepped pathway of germ cell development. We demonstrate here the generation of primordial germ cell-like cells (PGCLCs) in mice with robust capacity for spermatogenesis. PGCLCs were generated from embryonic ste... | {
"abstract": "Pluripotency denotes the flexible capacity of single cells to give rise to all somatic lineages and typically also the germline. Mouse ES cells and post‐implantation epiblast‐derived stem cells (EpiSC) are widely used pluripotent cell culture systems. These two in vitro stem cell types have divergent c... | {
"abstract": "Embryonic stem (ES) cells have been available from inbred mice since 1981 but have not been validated for other rodents. Failure to establish ES cells from a range of mammals challenges the identity of cultivated stem cells and our understanding of the pluripotent state. Here we investigated derivation... |
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"abstract": "The distribution of the cell adhesion molecule BEN in the developing chick inner ear is described. BEN is first detected in the otic placode at stage 11. As the placode begins to invaginate, BEN becomes concentrated in a ventromedial region extending from the anterior to the posterior end of the otic p... | {
"abstract": "Cellular adhesion plays a key role in a number of unique developmental events, including proliferation, cell fate, morphogenesis, neurite outgrowth, fasciculation, and synaptogensis. The number of families of molecules that can mediate cell adhesion and the number of members of each of those families h... | {
"abstract": "Otx1 and Otx2, two murine homologs of the Drosophila orthodenticle (otd) gene, contribute to brain morphogenesis. In particular Otx1 null mice are viable and show spontaneous epileptic seizures and abnormalities affecting the dorsal telencephalic cortex. Otx2 null mice die early in development and fail... |
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"abstract": "In the absence of adequate levels of cellular acidic phospholipids, Escherichia coli remain viable but are arrested for growth. Expression of a DnaA protein that contains a single amino acid substitution in the membrane-binding domain, DnaA(L366K), in concert with expression of wild-type DnaA protein, ... | {
"abstract": "DnaA initiates chromosome replication in most known bacteria and its activity is controlled so that this event occurs only once every cell division cycle. ATP in the active ATP-DnaA is hydrolyzed after initiation and the resulting ADP is replaced with ATP on the verge of the next initiation. Two putati... | {
"abstract": "The product of the dnaA gene of Escherichia coli was isolated in a highly enriched form. The purification product binds specifically to DNA containing the E. coli chromosomal origin of replication, oriC.",
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"abstract": "This paper presents a novel design optimization method for a new spoke type variable-flux motor. The optimization method comprises analytical and finite element based levels. For the analytical step, a new analytical design criterion based on the desired magnetization current and the desired torque mea... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents an analytical model, for a new spoke type variable flux machine, with AlNiCo magnets, in the no-load condition. This method is based on the solution of a simple magnetic equivalent circuit of spoke type machines. The effect of stator slots on the air gap magnetic flux density is stu... | {
"abstract": "The paper presents a design procedure for tangentially magnetized variable flux machines that aims to reduce the machine inverter rating. The proposed design can achieve high torque density at low speeds, and high efficiency at an extended speed range, as armature d-axis current pulses are applied at h... |
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"abstract": "Over the last decade, a driver’s distraction has gained popularity due to its increased significance and high impact on road accidents. Various factors, such as mood disorder, anxiety, nervousness, illness, loud music, and driver’s head rotation, contribute significantly to causing a distraction. Many ... | {
"abstract": "Automated estimation of the allocation of a driver’s visual attention may be a critical component of future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. In theory, vision-based tracking of the eye can provide a good estimate of gaze location. In practice, eye tracking from video is challenging because of sungla... | {
"abstract": "Head yaw angle is an important indicator of a driver's distraction. Forward collision warning systems incorporate head yaw angle estimators for detecting driver's head-off-road glances. This paper presents a generic geometric model for head yaw estimation. The generic model is customized into 12 differ... |
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"abstract": "THE problem of extending the Thomas precession to a macroscopic object spinning about its own axis has recently been considered in connexion with a rapidly rotating disk1. It was concluded that an arbitrary finite section of the disk would not undergo a Thomas rotation, but instead would experience “Th... | {
"abstract": "The possibility of lowering the level of ceramide-3 (galactosyl-alpha(1 leads to 4)-galactosyl-beta(1 leads to 4)-glucosyl-beta(1 leads to 1)-ceramide) in the plasma of patients with Fabry's disease was investigated. An immobilized alpha-galactosidase (alpha-D-galactoside galactohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.22)... | {
"abstract": "A simulation-based tool is described which will be used to investigate how the actors in a transport chain are expected to act when different types of governmental control policies are applied, such as, fuel taxes, road tolls, vehicle taxes and requirements on vehicles. The simulator is composed of two... |
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"abstract": "Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of assessing positive remodeling for predicting future stroke events in the internal carotid artery. We therefore assessed narrowing of the carotid artery lumen using multidetector-row computer tomography (MDCT) angiography and carotid plaque charac... | {
"abstract": "SUMMARY: Identification of carotid artery atherosclerosis is conventionally based on measurements of luminal stenosis and surface irregularities using in vivo imaging techniques including sonography, CT and MR angiography, and digital subtraction angiography. However, histopathologic studies demonstrat... | {
"abstract": "Background—Evidence suggests that C-reactive protein (CRP) is related to thromboembolic (TE) stroke. Whether associations are altered in the presence of other risk factors is unclear. The purpose of this study was to additionally assess the relation between CRP and TE stroke. Methods and Results—On the... |
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"abstract": "Let F be a number field with ring of integers OF , and letS be a finite set of places ofF . Assume that S contains the set S∞ of archimedean places of F , and write Sf for the set of finite places contained in S. Let OS (or O, when there is no danger of confusion) denote the ring of Sf -integers ofF . ... | {
"abstract": "In this paper we shall study the Galois module structure of certain Kummer orders obtained by dividing torsion points on an elliptic curve. Let E be an elliptic curve defined over a number field F. We suppose that all endomorphisms of E are defined over F , and that E/F has everywhere good reduction. F... | {
"abstract": "State equations need often to be constructed from a higher-order model of a system, resulting for example from the interconnection of subsystems, or from system identification procedures. In order to compute state equations it is crucial to choose a state variable. One way of doing this is through the ... |
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"abstract": "An asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction of 2-methyl-3-indolylmethanols and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes has been developed that relies on in situ generation of active indole-2,3-quinodimethane intermediates under mild acidic conditions and uses a secondary chiral amine as iminium activation catalyst. An array ... | {
"abstract": "The past few decades have witnessed some of the most important and revolutionizing advances in the field of asymmetric catalysis. Chemists no longer rely solely on natural sources as the starting point of their synthetic strategy, as in chiral pool or auxiliary-based synthesis. Instead, naturally occur... | {
"abstract": "Chlorophyll a (Chl) is a light-absorbing tetrapyrrole pigment that is essential for photosynthesis. The molecule is produced from glutamate via a complex biosynthetic pathway comprised of at least 15 enzymatic steps. The first half of the Chl pathway is shared with heme biosynthesis, and the latter hal... |
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"abstract": "A puzzling property of synaptic transmission, originally established at the neuromuscular junction, is that the time course of transmitter release is independent of the extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o), whereas the rate of release is highly [Ca2+]o-dependent. Here, we examine the time course ... | {
"abstract": "Information transfer between nerve cells (neurons) forms the basis of behavior, emotion, and survival. Signal transduction from one neuron to another occurs at synapses, and relies on both electrical and chemical signal propagation. At chemical synapses, incoming electrical action potentials trigger th... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, a new method for image deformation is presented. It is based upon decomposition of the deformation problem into basic physical laws. Unlike other methods that solve a differential or an energetic formulation of the physical laws involved, we encode the basic laws using computational alge... |
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"abstract": "Traditional methodologies for primary selection usually consider the optimization of parameters that characterize the global performance of the display system, such as the luminance of the white point, gamut volume, and power consumption. We propose a methodology for primary design that optimizes a fig... | {
"abstract": "Many works focus on multi‐spectral capture and analysis, but multi‐spectral display still remains a challenge. Most prior works on multi‐primary displays use ad‐hoc narrow band primaries that assure a larger color gamut, but cannot assure a good spectral reproduction. Content‐dependent spectral analysi... | {
"abstract": "We suggest a metric for evaluating color gamut of displays based on summing the probability of using a certain part of the display color gamut multiplied by an impact parameter for that color region. We further present methods for evaluating the probability of use, and the impact of color.",
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"abstract": "Sunflower downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara halstedii, is one of the major diseases of this crop. Development of elite sunflower lines resistant to different races of this oomycete seems to be the most efficient method to limit downy mildew damage. At least two different gene clusters conferring resis... | {
"abstract": "Depending on host-pathotype combination, two types of sunflower-Plasmopara halstedii incompatibility reactions have previously been identified. Type I resistance can restrict the growth of the pathogen in the basal region of the hypocotyls, whereas type II cannot, thus allowing the pathogen to reach th... | {
"abstract": "Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), an annual diploid plant with n = 17 (47), is unique. Many common food plants, including maize, potato, tomato, capsicum pepper, some beans, some squash, peanuts, originated in Central or South America. Sunflower is the only food plant grown worldwide on a large scale t... |
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"abstract": "Survival rates following traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) are known to be poor but resuscitation is not universally futile. There are a number of potentially reversible causes to TCA and a well-defined group of survivors. There are distinct differences in the pathophysiology between medical cardiac arres... | {
"abstract": "Background: The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in prone position has been dealt with in 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines but have not been reviewed in 2015 guidelines. The guidelines for patients presenting with cardiac arrest under general anesthesia in lateral decubitus position ... | {
"abstract": "A model is formulated to calculate excited‐state densities in a multicathode‐spot (MCS) vacuum arc. The model is composed of two components: (1) a semiempirical model for the emission of ions from the cathode surface and subsequent plasma flow and (2) a theoretical model for inelastic collisions, inclu... |
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"abstract": "• We describe a case in which a syringocystadenoma papilliferum was found in an extremely rare location. ( Arch Dermatol 112:835-836, 1976)",
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"title": "Syringocystadenoma papilliferum in an unusual location. Report of a case."
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"abstract": "A 59-year-old white woman presented to our clinic with a slowly growing papule on the dorsum of her right hand present for 6 months. She desired removal hecause she experienced a sharp pain in the lesion with minimal manipulation. Examination revealed a 6-mm smooth, dome shaped, erythematous, firm papu... | {
"abstract": "Liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry was used to characterize the metabolism of styrene in man and in rat. To improve identification and characterization of minor styrene metabolites, rats were co-exposed to styrene and styrene-d(8). In addition to the main styrene metabolit... |
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"abstract": "A hybrid approach for phaseless imaging of dielectric targets is proposed in this letter. A two-probe measurement strategy with the related phase-retrieval method is adopted in conjunction with an inversion procedure based on an inexact-Newton method to give an efficient and low-cost imaging setup, avo... | {
"abstract": "We discuss the problem of the reconstruction of the profile of an inhomogeneous object from scattered field data. Our starting point is the contrast source inversion method, where the unknown contrast sources and the unknown contrast are updated by an iterative minimization of a cost functional. We dis... | {
"abstract": "The problem of flow-induced vibration of head gimbal assembly (HGA) in hard disk drive (HDD) is analyzed by means of numerical models. Flow field is calculated in a fraction of physical domain called extended wedge-like domain. For this purpose, appropriate inlet and outlet boundary conditions are spec... |
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"abstract": "ZnO nanostructures were grown on InP (001) substrate to achieve the In-doped ZnO nanostructure by pulsed laser deposition technique at high temperature. The FE-SEM images showed that the nanostructures grown at different temperatures have distinct dissimilar structures, and the morphology became better... | {
"abstract": "Based on the achievement of synthesis of ZnO nanowires in mass production, ZnO nanowires gas sensors were fabricated with microelectromechanical system technology and ethanol-sensing characteristics were investigated. The sensor exhibited high sensitivity and fast response to ethanol gas at a work temp... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Undoped and aluminium-doped zinc oxide films have been prepared by thermal evaporation of zinc acetate [Zn(CH 3 COO) 2 2H 2 O] and aluminium chloride [AlCl 3 ] onto a heated glass substrate. The structural and optoelectrical properties of the films have been studied. The effects of heat treatm... |
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"abstract": "Understanding how populations respond to habitat loss is central to conserving biodiversity. Population genetic approaches enable the identification of the symptoms of population disruption in advance of population collapse. However, the spatio-temporal scales at which population disruption occurs are ... | {
"abstract": "Landscape genetics lacks explicit methods for dealing with the uncertainty in landscape resistance estimation, which is particularly problematic when sample sizes of individuals are small. Unless uncertainty can be quantified, valuable but small data sets may be rendered unusable for conservation purpo... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Extending the definition of small scale fisheries is a recurrent issue in policy and research debates. A broader definition of small scale fisheries would need to encompass, in addition to vessel size attributes such as vessel length, variables relating to their local operational range, their ... |
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"abstract": "Rapid advancement in wearable technology has unlocked a tremendous potential of its applications in the medical domain. Among the challenges in making the technology more useful for medical purposes is the lack of confidence in the data thus generated and communicated. Incentives have led to attacks on... | {
"abstract": "Automatic service discovery is essential to realizing the full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). While discovery protocols like Multicast DNS, Apple AirDrop, and Bluetooth Low Energy have gained widespread adoption across both IoT and mobile devices, most of these protocols do not offer any fo... | {
"abstract": "Money laundering risk assessment is a primary tool to combat the perils of money laundering. This study is based on a model of risk assessment, which assists the management of financial institution to evaluate the range and level of money laundering risk (MLR). In this model, MLR is primarily divided i... |
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"abstract": "This paper describes a furnace model in state space formulation for a continuous heat treating process specifically suitable for controller design. The model comprises the heat transfer in the conveyed steel strip, the heat transmission from the heating or cooling elements to the steel strip, the inner... | {
"abstract": "Abstract A simple mathematical model of an indirect-fired strip annealing furnace for real-time control and optimization purposes is developed. The considered furnace is part of a hot-dip galvanizing line and is used for continuous heat treatment of steel strips. The heat that is released during the co... | {
"abstract": "Why heat and mass transfer ............................................................................................................................... 1 Fundamentals of heat transfer (what is it) .......................................................................................................... |
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"abstract": "I explore Leibnizian themes in the theoretical physicist's pursuit of a quantum cosmology by examining Smolin's program based on the elimination of ideal elements. These constructs are formal mathematical structures of a physical theory that require for their interpretation the existence of objects ext... | {
"abstract": "L'A. defend la these selon laquelle le debat concernant la nature substantialiste ou relationniste de l'espace et du temps a perdu sa signification ontologique au cours du developpement de la physique. De Newton a Einstein, le probleme de la relativite reformule la question des fondements de la physiqu... | {
"abstract": "Four experiments examined children's inferences about the relation between objects' internal parts and their causal properties. In Experiment 1, 4-year-olds recognized that objects with different internal parts had different causal properties, and those causal properties transferred if the internal par... |
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"abstract": "A new learning method tolerant of imprecision is introduced and used in neuro-fuzzy modelling. The proposed method makes it possible to dispose of an intrinsic inconsistency of neuro-fuzzy modelling, where zero-tolerance learning is used to obtain a fuzzy model tolerant of imprecision. This new method ... | {
"abstract": "Neural-fuzzy systems have been proved to be very useful and have been applied to modeling many humanistic problems. But these systems also have problems such as those of generalization, dimensionality, and convergence. Support vector machines, which are based on statistical learning theory and kernel t... | {
"abstract": "A new class of 3D autonomous quadratic systems, the dynamics of which demonstrate a chaotic behavior, is found. This class is a generalization of the well-known class of Lorenz-like systems. The existence conditions of limit cycles in systems of the mentioned class are found. In addition, it is shown t... |
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"abstract": "Commencing in 2012, emissions from flights departing from or arriving at airports within the Euro-pean Union (EU) will be covered under the EU-Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). This research analyzes the financial and ecological impacts of the ETS for the Lufthansa Group using a simulation model built on... | {
"abstract": "Public participation in environmental policy development offers governments and private organizations opportunities to gather community views and test policy instruments and solutions. In this study, a concept mapping analysis of 1702 online comments from 344 individuals has been undertaken to determin... | {
"abstract": "Stock trend forecasting is a one of the main factors in choosing the best investment, hence prediction and comparison of different firms’ stock trend is one method for improving investment process. Stockholders need information for forecasting firm’s stock trend in order to make decision about firms’ s... |
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"abstract": "When mating-type minus (mt−) and plus (mt+) cells of theClosterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex were mixed together in a nitrogen-deficient mating medium, cells of both types released protoplasts, this release being the first step in the process of conjugation. Release of protoplasts by mt− ... | {
"abstract": "Heterothallic strains of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale (C. psl.) complex have two sexes, mating-type plus (mt+) and mating-type minus (mt−). Conjugation between these two sexes is regulated by two sex pheromones, protoplast-release-inducing protein (PR-IP) and PR-IP Inducer, which are ... | {
"abstract": "Abstract: The effect of nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ), an endogenous ligand for the newly identified opioid receptor‐like (ORL1) receptor, on mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) was investigated in Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing ORL1 receptor. N/OFQ rapidly stimulated phosphorylatio... |
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"abstract": "In presenting this dissertation as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for an advanced degree from Georgia State University, I agree that the Library of the University shall make it available for inspection and circulation in accordance with its regulations governing materials of this type. I agr... | {
"abstract": "This article argues that micromarketing cannot examine the relationship between sustainable consumption and the quality of life critically because the essence of the relationship lies in the dominant social paradigm. Only macromarketing can address this relationship effectively. It is within the intell... | {
"abstract": "Mobile IP is a simple and scalable global mobility solution. However, it may cause excessive signaling traffic and long signaling delay. Mobile IP regional registration is proposed to reduce the number of location updates to the home network, and reduce the signaling delay. This paper introduces a nove... |
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"abstract": "The flight of deep-space probe Pioneer IV is described, and radiation observations obtained are reported and discussed in comparison with Pioneer II and the first Soviet cosmic rocket results. In particular, the discussion includes: paucity of energetic plasma in interplanetary space March 3-6, 1959, l... | {
"abstract": "Information is summarized on the various types of radiation that were found in space using satellites and space probes. The physical natures of the radiations are discussed. together with the mechanisms by which the radiation interacts with matter. Dosage levels are defined. The salient factors in the ... | {
"abstract": "The lasing wavelengths of AIGalnP semiconductor lasers are investigated as functions of the off-angle in the direction of [110] from the (100) plane of the GaAs substrate. The lasing wavelengths decrease to about 650nm as the off-angle increases to 10–15°. The influence of the off-angle on the laser tr... |
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"abstract": "Purpose – Under the Kyoto protocol, emissions trading was imposed upon the Nordic Nord Pool Spot market in 2005. The purpose of this paper is to identify and characterize an important side‐effect of emissions trading on electricity spot market price behavior by statistically comparing price behavior be... | {
"abstract": "In this paper several factors affecting electricity prices in Baltics are analyzed. Electricity prices vary between countries and can vary even within a single region or part of the network in the same country. In modern electricity market the electricity prices are very volatile and can be affected by... | {
"abstract": "The current version of the Concept Generator, an automated mathematically-based design tool, is studied in an effort to validate its general approach and establish research goals for further development. As part of the study, four undergraduate engineering researchers from the University of Missouri-Ro... |
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"abstract": "What is the best approach to educating students is, evidently, the pivotal question in educational research. In the general debate on this question, clear positions are often taken―for example, whether teacher-led instruction or more student-directed approaches should be followed. In the current narrat... | {
"abstract": "To effectively and efficiently implement blended science and technology education, teachers should be able to find educational resources that suit their need, fit with their curricula, and that can be easily exploited in their classroom. The European Union has supported the FP7 Go-Lab Integrated Projec... | {
"abstract": "The world needs young people who are skillful in and enthusiastic about science and who view science as their future career field. Ensuring that we will have such young people requires initiatives that engage students in interesting and motivating science experiences. Today, students can investigate sc... |
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"abstract": "OBJECTIVES\nInvestigate the relationship of some behavioural characteristics of a male population with lifetime incidence of heart diseases.\n\n\nMATERIAL AND METHODS\nIn the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study of Cardiovascular Diseases, 1677 heart disease-free men aged 40-59 years were f... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Objective The purpose was to examine the role of dietary patterns derived from factor analysis and their association with health and disease. Design Longitudinal population study, with measurement of diet (dietary history method), cardiovascular risk factors and a follow-up of 20 years for CHD... | {
"abstract": "Summary Synthetic 3,3′-dihydroxybenzidine was fed to rats of the Slonaker strain at a concentration of 0.125 per cent in a normal basic diet of Ministry of Food rat cake 41. Histological changes in the liver, including cirrhosis and hepatomas, adenocarcinoma of the colon, carcinoma of the sebaceous gla... |
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"abstract": "Direct characterization of differential components requires multiport equipment, which is not always available. Thus, it is a common practice to attach balanced-unbalanced (balun) circuits to convert between single-ended and differential signals. However, removing impact of baluns from measured two-por... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a calibration technique for on-wafer diflerential load-pull measurements. The described calibration procedure makes use of a standard GS/SG calibration substrate only. The calibration accuracy achieved is verified through various independent standards measurement.",
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"abstract": "After Hertz verified Maxwell's electromagnetic wave theory using a spark-gap microwave source, activity in the microwave range was negligible until about 1930, and quite limited until 1939. In that year, an explosion of activity commenced, motivated by military needs for radar and the invention of the ... |
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"abstract": "Despite progress in antibiotic treatment, mechanical ventilation, fluid resuscitation and blood glucose maintenance, sepsis remains a cause of high mortality in the intensive care unit to date, there are no proven treatment strategies for the routine management of septic patients. The extensive interac... | {
"abstract": null,
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"title": "Heparin therapy reduces 28-day mortality in adult severe sepsis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
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"abstract": "Anticoagulants have gained increasing attention in the treatment of sepsis. This study used danaparoid to investigate the role of factor Xa in endotoxin-induced coagulation and inflammation and its effectiveness when coagulation activation has already occurred. Thirty healthy volunteers were enrolled i... |
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"abstract": "Rural livelihoods in West Africa depend largely on livestock. The sub-humid and humid zones of the region, however, are highly affected by the tsetse flies, vector of trypanosomosis, by severely limiting livestock production and livelihood options. Endemic ruminant livestock breeds are trypanotolerant,... | {
"abstract": "This study employs mixed logit and latent class models to examine preferences for cattle traits with a focus on heterogeneity among cattle keepers, using choice experiment data of 506 cattle-keeping households in Kenya and Ethiopia. The findings indicate the existence of preference heterogeneity based ... | {
"abstract": "Understanding the effects of different alleles at the puroindoline b (Pinb) locus on processing quality will provide crucial information for quality improvement. Seven near-isogenic lines (NILs) planted at two locations in the 2008 cropping season were used to determine the effect of puroindoline b all... |
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"abstract": "Patients with narcolepsy carry CD4+ T cells that react to peptides from both the sleep-regulating neuropeptide hypocretin and a 2009 H1N1 influenza A protein. New Clues About Narcolepsy Most adults long for more sleep, but patients with narcolepsy would rather be free of their excessive sleepiness. Som... | {
"abstract": "Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterised by loss of hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons. The prevalence of narcolepsy is about 30 per 100 000 people, and typical age at onset is 12-16 years. Narcolepsy is strongly associated with the HLA-DQB1*06:02 genotype, and has been thought of as an immun... | {
"abstract": "Sonoelastography (USE) is a constantly evolving imaging technique used for the noninvasive and objective estimation of tissue stiffness. Several USE methods have been developed, including Quasi-Static or Strain Elastography and Shear Wave Elastography. The utility of USE has been demonstrated in differ... |
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"abstract": "During the acquisition process of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), irregular bias is imposed in the intensity values of the pixels. These biases follow the Gaussian Noise distribution model and act as a constraint to the effective medical diagnosis. The conventional Anisotropic Diffusion (AD) approach... | {
"abstract": "Nailfold capillaroscopy (NC) is a non-invasive technique used for detecting multiple medical disorders such as connective tissue, rheumatic and systemic diseases. Current NC methods involve acquiring high-resolution images from expensive video capillaroscope for analysis. NC analysis on low-resolution ... | {
"abstract": "Experimental data taken from gas turbine engines have shown that hot streaks exiting combustors can have a significant impact upon the secondary flow and wall temperature of the first-stage turbine rotor. Understanding the secondary flow and heat transfer effects due to combustor hot streaks is essenti... |
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