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Surface analyses of micro‐arc oxidized and hydrothermally treated titanium and effect on osteoblast behavior (2003)

Osteoblast adhesion on the implant material surface is essential for the success of any implant in which osteointegration is required. Surface properties of implant material have a critical role in the cell adhesion progress. Titanium and its alloys are widespread and increasingly used as implant material in dentistry and orthopedics because of their excellent biocompatibility, which is attributed to a passive layer of TiO2 on the surface. In this study, the micro-arc oxidizing (MAO) and hydrothermally synthesizing (HS) methods were used to modify the TiO2 layer on the titanium surface. The surface microstructure was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The surface energy was assessed. The mouse osteoblastic cell line (MC3T3-E1) was seeded on the treated surfaces to evaluate their effect on cell behavior. This included cell adhesion kinetics, cell proliferation, cell morphology, and cytoskeletal organization. The surface structure of MAO samples exhibited micropores with a diameter of 1-3 microm, whereas the MAO-HS-treated samples showed additional multiple crystalline microparticles on the microporous surface. The surface energy of MAO and MAO-HS was higher than that of titanium. The cell adhesion rate was higher on the MAO-HS surface than on the MAO and titanium surface, but without any significant difference between them. After 3 days of culture, cells proliferated significantly more on the MAO and titanium surface than on the MAO-HS surface. The cytoskeletal organization was analyzed by actin and vinculin staining on all the samples. We conclude that the MAO and MAO-HS methods change the surface energy of TiO2 layer on the titanium surface. This may have an influence on the initial cell attachment. Other surface characteristics may be involved in the cell proliferation, which is different from cell attachment on the sample surface. A longer-duration cell experiment should be conducted to see the effect on cell differentiation. Future in vivo evaluation may give further evidence to optimize the surface character of this kind of implant material.
Pesticides Pesticides: Theory and Application G. W. Ware (1984)

Journal Article Pesticides Get access Pesticides: Theory and Application, by Ware G. W.. W. H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, CA, 1982, 308 p., illus., $19.95. Roger E. Gold Roger E. Gold Institute of Agricultural … Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NB 68508 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar BioScience, Volume 34, Issue 7, 1 August 1984, Pages 453–454, https://doi.org/10.2307/1309644 Published: 01 August 1984
Turbulent boundary layer over a compliant surface: absolute and convective instabilities (2001)

A theoretical model for the instability of two-dimensional turbulent boundary layer over compliant surfaces is described. The principal Reynolds stress is modelled by a well-established mixing-length eddy-viscosity formulation of van Driest. The perturbations of the mean velocity and Reynolds stress fields are coupled via the turbulence model. The investigation of instability is carried out from a time-asymptotic spatio-temporal perspective that classifies instabilities as being either convective or absolute. The occurrence of convective and absolute instabilities over viscoelastic compliant layers is elucidated. Compliant surfaces with low damping are susceptible to convective instability, which gives way to an absolute instability when the surfaces become highly damped. The theoretical results are compared against experimental observations of surface waves on elastic and viscoelastic compliant layers.
Generation of Complex Metal Oxides by Aerosol Processes: Superconducting Ceramic Particles and Films (1989)

Abstract Complex metal oxides, including ferroelectric, ferrimagnetic and superconducting ceramics, have a variety of technologically useful properties that can be exploited for a number of applications. Fabrication of complex metal oxide ceramics with specific properties requires high‐purity powders with controlled chemical compositions, size distributions, and morphologies. Powders with these characteristics can be produced by aerosol processes in which fine particles are generated in gaseous flow systems. The particles can also be deposited from the gas phase onto surfaces to form films. This paper will discuss the use of aerosol processes for the generation of complex metal oxide powders. A review of aerosol processes will be presented first, followed by a discussion of the methods used for the generation of superconducting ceramic powders. Examples include the production of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 , La 1.85 Sr 0.15 CuO 4 , and Tl‐Ca‐Ba‐Cu‐O powders and films. Emphasis will be placed on defining the conditions required for the generation of chemically homogeneous particles with controlled morphologies.
Sensor selection for distributed detection via multiaccess channels (2009)

We consider a network of sensors whose decisions are used to discriminate between two alternative hypotheses, after communication over a multiaccess channel. Each sensor makes independent local binary decisions. Using a distance measure, we consider optimizing the entire network under the assumption that sensors are grouped into classes with identical characteristics. We prove that it can be optimal to remove some sensors from the network, and when this is the case, every sensor within that class should be removed. We also prove that any class that consists of a sufficiently large number of sensors should not be removed.
Tumour thickness in oral cancer using an intra-oral ultrasound probe (2010)

Tumour thickness is an important predictive marker for lymph node metastases. As such, it can help in decision-making with regard to management of the primary tumour and neck. Based upon our findings, a wait-and-see policy is only warranted for superficial lesions with tumour thickness of less than 7 mm, but only if regular follow-up using US-guided aspiration of the neck is ensured.
Sensory Evaluation of Loudspeaker Considering Multiple Factors (2007)

At present, many products are demanded both facilities and comforts. It is necessary for realizing comforts to measure human sensitivities. Therefore, many various sensory evaluation methods are proposed. Scheffe's paired comparison is one of these sensory evaluation methods, and is used widely. Especially, Nakaya's method, that is developed based on Schffe's paired comparison, evaluates human sensitivities and enables to add a relative score to the samples. However, the conventional Nakaya's method can separate the main effects, differences among individuals and combination effects. If there will be other factors that have an effect on the samples' evaluation, the effects will be neglected in Nakaya's method. Therefore the main effect tends to be hard to be detected by Nakaya's method. In this paper, we propose a new sensory evaluation method that enables to separate multiple effects. As this new method enables separate many effects, the relative error variance value is smaller, and it will make us to search factors easily and correctly that affect human sensitivities. This new method is applied to the loudspeakers' psycho-acoustic evaluation, and it is clarified this new method is useful for sensory evaluation when the difference is small and when there are a few panelists.
Pressure Injury (2019)

In our Review Article, we discuss the disease pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, evidence based recommendations for risk assessment, prevention and timely management, existing challenges, and directions to improve research on the field. This article encompasses dedicated sections on the full spectrum of the pressure related pathologies including "conventional pressure ulcers", "medical device related pressure injuries", "pressure injuries in mucosal membranes", "pressure injuries in pediatric population", "pressure injury at end of life", and the "role of pressure in pathogenesis of diabetic foot ulcers".
Fortschritte in der Pathogeneseforschung der Multiplen Sklerose (2007)

Zusammenfassung In dieser Übersichtsarbeit stellen wir die in den letzten Jahren erzielten Fortschritte im Verständnis der Multiplen Sklerose (MS) dar. Aus molekularen, pathologischen, immunologischen und tierexperimentellen Studien resultierten neue Erkenntnisse zur Pathogenese, die durch bildgebende Verfahren und klinische Studien ergänzt wurden. Schwerpunkte liegen insbesondere auf neurodegenerativen Aspekten der Erkrankung sowie auf therapierelevanten Befunden, die bereits zu einer deutlichen Verbesserung der Immuntherapie im letzten Jahrzehnt führten. Vor allem bei der schubförmig verlaufenden MS kann seit der Einführung moderner Immuntherapien in vielen Fällen die Krankheit früh stabilisiert werden. Bei der primär progredienten Verlaufsform sind unsere pathogenetischen Fortschritte leider deutlich begrenzt, vor allem auch durch den limitierten Zugang zu Gewebeproben und Fehlen adäquater Modelle. Die weitere Entwicklung neurobiologisch-protektiver Strategien soll gezielt das Überleben von Gliaund Nervenzellen fördern.
Logistic Activity Recognition Challenge (LARa Version 01) – A Motion Capture and Inertial Measurement Dataset (2020)

<strong>LARa </strong>is the first freely accessible logistics-dataset for human activity recognition. In the ’Innovationlab Hybrid Services in Logistics’ at TU Dortmund University, two picking and one packing scenarios with 14 subjects were recorded using OMoCap, IMUs, and an RGB camera. 758 minutes of recordings were labeled by 12 annotators in 474 person-hours. The subsequent revision was carried out by 4 revisers in 143 person-hours. All the given data have been labeled and categorised into 8 activity classes and 19 binary coarse-semantic descriptions, also called attributes. You can find the latest version of the annotation tool here: https://github.com/wilfer9008/Annotation_Tool_LARa <strong>If you use this dataset for research, please cite the following paper: “LARa: Creating a Dataset for Human Activity Recognition in Logistics Using Semantic Attributes</strong><strong>”, Sensors 2020, DOI: 10.3390/s20154083</strong>
Evaluation of Repellency of Stop the Bites® Botanical Pesticide to White-Tailed Deer at Corn Feeders (2022)

Stop the Bites® botanical pesticide was evaluated for repellent properties against white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmerman), at feeders with supplemental corn, Zea mays L., in Cameron County, Texas. The pesticide was tested as a ground treatment around feeders and as spray applied directly to deer as they consumed corn at supplemental feeders. With either treatment, there was no significant difference in numbers of white-tailed deer at the feeders compared to the paired nontreated check. The botanical pesticide may be useful for treatment of cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini) and Rhipicephalus annulatus (Say)) on deer at supplemental corn feeders during the hunting season when ivermectin-treated corn is withdrawn, or for treatment using a remotely operated sprayer at fence crossings for tick-infested nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas).
Figure from Fibrotic Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy Predicts Survival in Pancreatic Cancer and Is Measurable with Collagen-Targeted Molecular MRI (2023)

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Object-Oriented Algorithm For Evaluation Of Fault Trees (1992)

Algorithm for direct evaluation of fault trees incorporates techniques of object-oriented programming. Reduces number of calls needed to solve trees with repeated events. Provides significantly improved software environment for such computations as quantitative analyses of safety and reliability of complicated systems of equipment (e.g., spacecraft or factories).
Long-Term Results With Penile Vein Ligation for Venogenic Impotence (1995)

Penile vein ligation for venogenic impotence was performed on 15 patients between 1989 and 1992. Preoperative evaluation included color flow Doppler ultrasound, and dynamic infusion cavernosogram and cavernosometry with vasoactive substance injection. All operations were performed by 1 surgeon via an inguinoscrotal incision by excising the deep dorsal, cavernous and, if necessary, crural veins. All patients were interviewed using a structured telephone questionnaire from 19 to 45 months (mean 29) postoperatively. Postoperative potency was defined as erections sufficient for unaided coitus on more than 75% of attempts and was present in 9 patients (60%). The 2 failures had temporary improvement within the first 6 months. The only significant preoperative variable in assessing postoperative potency was the duration of erectile dysfunction before penile vein ligation: median 60 months (range 48 to 120) in the impotent group and median 24 months (range 12 to 168) in the potent group (p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney test). No correlation was found with systolic and diastolic arterial flow or resistive index as assessed by color flow Doppler evaluation, sites of leakage or patient age at operation. Similarly, no correlation was found with preoperative dynamic infusion cavernosometry maintenance rates. The most common complication was contracture of the penis in 6 patients (40%), although only 1 complained of a functional disturbance. We demonstrated favorable long-term results with an extensive venous ligation. While preoperative assessment with color flow Doppler ultrasound, dynamic infusion cavernosography and cavernosometry, and vasoactive substance injection establishes a diagnosis of corporeal veno-occlusive dysfunction, this evaluation provides no predictive indicators for successful outcomes in penile vein ligation.
Humoral p53 antibody response is a prognostic parameter in ovarian cancer. (1999)

The results of this preliminary study suggest that a p53 antibody response in patients with ovarian cancer is associated with poor prognosis. A qualitative method of p53 antibody detection cannot be used to monitor the clinical course of ovarian cancer.
AN INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SEEKING INTERFACE FOR EXPLORATORY SEARCH (2008)

This work was partially supported by the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science & Technology (KICOS) through a grant provided by the Korean Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) in K20711000007-07A0100-00710, and partially supported by 2nd phase of Brain Korea 21 project sponsored by Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Korea.
Building enriched document representations using aggregated anchor text (2009)

It is well known that anchor text plays a critical role in a variety of search tasks performed over hypertextual domains, including enterprise search, wiki search, and web search. It is common practice to enrich a document's standard textual representation with all of the anchor text associated with its incoming hyperlinks. However, this approach does not help match relevant pages with very few inlinks. In this paper, we propose a method for overcoming anchor text sparsity by enriching document representations with anchor text that has been aggregated across the hyperlink graph. This aggregation mechanism acts to smooth, or diffuse, anchor text within a domain. We rigorously evaluate our proposed approach on a large web search test collection. Our results show the approach significantly improves retrieval effectiveness, especially for longer, more difficult queries.
Interactive Domains for Chaperone Activity in the Small Heat Shock Protein, Human αB Crystallin (2005)

Protein pin arrays identified seven interactive sequences for chaperone activity in human alphaB crystallin using natural lens proteins, beta(H) crystallin and gammaD crystallin, and in vitro chaperone target proteins, alcohol dehydrogenase and citrate synthase. The N-terminal domain contained two interactive sequences, (9)WIRRPFFPFHSP(20) and (43)SLSPFYLRPPSFLRAP(58). The alpha crystallin core domain contained four interactive sequences, (75)FSVNLDVK(82) (beta3), (113)FISREFHR(120), (131)LTITSSLS(138) (beta8), and (141)GVLTVNGP(148) (beta9). The C-terminal domain contained one interactive sequence, (157)RTIPITRE(164), that included the highly conserved I-X-I/V motif. Two interactive sequences, (73)DRFSVNLDVKHFS(85) and (131)LTITSSLSDGV(141), belonging to the alpha crystallin core domain were synthesized as peptides and assayed for chaperone activity in vitro. Both synthesized peptides inhibited the thermal aggregation of beta(H) crystallin, alcohol dehydrogenase, and citrate synthase in vitro. Five of the seven chaperone sequences identified by the pin arrays overlapped with sequences identified previously as sequences for subunit-subunit interactions in human alphaB crystallin. The results suggested that interactive sequences in human alphaB crystallin have dual roles in subunit-subunit assembly and chaperone activity.
Intelligent picking of chaotically stored objects (2003)

A robot system for the intelligent picking of chaotically stored objects by the analysis of depth data is presented in this research article. This “bin‐picking” enables the automatic storing of objects which is a prerequisite for the automatic supply of a processing machine. In order to improve conventional localization systems, special attention is paid – apart from the identification of object positions – to gripping point calculation for the picking and to collision avoidance. To adapt the system to different object geometries, an approach that aims at storing the necessary object data in an off‐line generated data base was chosen.
HEAT-INDUCED GELATION AND PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION OF ACTOMYOSIN (1981)

Natural actomyosin (NAM) and “crude” actomyosin formed gels yielding maximum strengths (from back extrusion force) at pH 5.0 and 5.5, respectively. At pH 6.0, NAM gels had a least protein concentration endpoint (LCE) value of 6 mg/ml. Gel strength increased exponentially with an increase of NAM concentration from 3.75–10 mg/ml. With constant time (30 min)-temperature heating, NAM gel forces increased by 20.5% (NS, P>0.05) in the 30–80°C range. Arrhenius plots of NAM interaction in solution and in gelation at pH 6.0 indicated two different reaction mechanisms within the temperature zones above and below approximately 35°C for solutions and 40°C for gels. Similarity of interaction slopes above the 35–40°C region suggested one reaction mechanism for NAM molecular aggregation in solution and gelation.
Signal De-Noising by Improving Soft Thresholding on the Dyadic Wavelet Transform (2004)

Soft thresholding method is a standard procedure in signal de-noising. Theoretically, it is also almost optimal in the sense of minimax mean-squared error. This paper shows that by combining coefficient de-noising and soft thresholding, a lower bound of mean-squared-error can be achieved. Furthermore, the translation-invariant (TI) dyadic wavelet transform is used instead of DWT, which can avoid the artifacts caused by the non-TI reconstruction. Experiments show that the proposed method improves the signal-to-noise ratios of the de-noised signals. Moreover, the de-noised signals have smooth and nice visual appearance.
Demonstration of Electrically Injected Semipolar Laser Diodes Grown on Low-Cost and Scalable Sapphire Substrates (2019)

The last two decades have shown an increasing need for GaN-based laser diodes (LDs), which are currently only grown on bulk GaN substrates, which remain to date very expensive and/or only available in small sizes. The ever growing laser market will expand in the coming years, thanks to the development of automotive laser lighting, high-speed Li-Fi optical data transmission, LiDAR sensing for autonomous vehicles and smart cities, head-up displays, and AR/VR systems, in addition to biomedical and further industrial applications. These emerging technologies demand for mass-production of GaN-based lasers to be produced on large-size, low-cost, and industrially compatible substrates. To address this issue, we demonstrate the first electrically injected semipolar 440 nm LD on high-quality and low-defect-density (11-22) GaN templates grown on scalable and low-cost sapphire substrates. The LDs exhibit a threshold current density of 17 kA/cm<sup>2</sup>, a single facet output power of more than 200 mW at 2 A with a slope efficiency of 0.85 W/A, and a TE polarization having a ratio of 97.6%. These results enable the advancement of ultra-low-cost LDs while benefiting from the inherent advantages of semipolar GaN properties.
Genetic Manipulation of Arterivirus Alternative mRNA Leader-Body Junction Sites Reveals Tight Regulation of Structural Protein Expression (2000)

To express its structural proteins, the arterivirus Equine arteritis virus (EAV) produces a nested set of six subgenomic (sg) RNA species. These RNA molecules are generated by a mechanism of discontinuous transcription, during which a common leader sequence, representing the 5' end of the genomic RNA, is attached to the bodies of the sg RNAs. The connection between the leader and body parts of an mRNA is formed by a short, conserved sequence element termed the transcription-regulating sequence (TRS), which is present at the 3' end of the leader as well as upstream of each of the structural protein genes. With the exception of RNA3, only one body TRS was previously assumed to be used to join the leader and body of each EAV sg RNA. Here we show that for the synthesis of two other sg RNAs, RNA4 and RNA5, alternative leader-body junction sites that differ substantially in transcriptional activity are used. By site-directed mutagenesis of an EAV infectious cDNA clone, the alternative TRSs used to generate RNA3, -4, and -5 were inactivated, which strongly influenced the corresponding RNA levels and the production of infectious progeny virus. The relative amounts of RNA produced from alternative TRSs differed significantly and corresponded to the relative infectivities of the virus mutants. This strongly suggested that the structural proteins that are expressed from these RNAs are limiting factors during the viral life cycle and that the discontinuous step in sg RNA synthesis is crucial for the regulation of their expression. On the basis of a theoretical analysis of the predicted RNA structure of the 3' end of the EAV genome, we propose that the local secondary RNA structure of the body TRS regions is an important factor in the regulation of the discontinuous step in EAV sg mRNA synthesis.
A 1.5-V, 10-bit, 14.3-MS/s CMOS pipeline analog-to-digital converter (1999)

A 1.5-V, 10-bit, 14.3-MS/s pipeline analog-to-digital converter was implemented in a 0.6 /spl mu/m CMOS technology. Emphasis was placed on observing device reliability constraints at low voltage. MOS switches were implemented without low-threshold devices by using a bootstrapping technique that does not subject the devices to large terminal voltages. The converter achieved a peak signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio of 58.5 dB, maximum differential nonlinearity of 11.5 least significant bit (LSB), maximum integral nonlinearity of 0.7 LSB, and a power consumption of 36 mW.
Residential radon remediation: performance over 17 years (2011)

An exploratory radon measurement in 1990 identified 190 Bq m(-3) in the basement of a newly built home in Central New Jersey. Subsequently, the owner had a sub-slab remediation system installed in the basement, i.e. PVC duct through the basement floor connecting to an exhaust fan venting to the house roof. Sequential radon measurements began in 1992 using the NYU alpha-track detector. The homeowner wanted to insure the long-term durability of this remedial system. Seventeen years of measurements show the system functioned properly and reduced an established baseline concentration of 370 ± 8, 56 ± 1 and 67 ± 1 Bq m(-3) for the basement, first and second floors, respectively, to an average of 19 ± 4, 13 ± 3 and 10 ± 0.1 Bq m(-3). The last measurement, 2007-2008, with a newer NYU detector measured both (222)Rn (radon) and (220)Rn (thoron). The basement thoron concentration was 1.5 ± 0.9 Bq m(-3) or about 8 % of the (222)Rn value.