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Fuel Cell Membranes Based on Grafted and Post‐Sulfonated Glycidyl Methacrylate (GMA) (2013)

Abstract Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) was pre‐irradiation grafted into ETFE base film of 25 μm thickness up to graft levels of 300%. The grafted films were sulfonated using a mixture of sulfite and bisulfite. FTIR and SEM–EDX analysis of the synthesized films and membranes was performed to confirm the grafting and the sulfonation. A pronounced front mechanism for grafting of GMA into ETFE was found. Regarding ex situ fuel cell relevant properties, conductivities of up to 0.25 S cm –1 were attained. For the first time, fuel cell testing of this type of membrane is reported. These grafted membranes performed comparable to a commercial benchmark membrane (Nafion® 212) and better than a styrene‐based grafted membrane with similar conductivity. Post‐test FTIR analysis showed that a fraction of the grafted chains was lost during the test under constant current conditions, yet the membrane still exhibited superior durability compared to a styrene‐based grafted membrane. Hydrolysis of the methacrylate groups was shown not to be the principle cause of the loss of sulfonic acid groups.
The development of bucketing operators and a supporting operator framework for relational database management systems (2007)

Many researchers rely on relational database management systems (RDBMSs) for storage, retrieval, and analysis of their data. Commercial RDBMSs provide rudimentary pattern matching capabilities to find data items via an exact matching of values, a range of values, or using a pattern string with wild cards. These rudimentary capabilities are insufficient to meet the needs of researchers who wish to perform more sophisticated data analysis. Our focus is in the area of bucketing analysis, where techniques such as clustering, ranking, Ntile, and cross-tabulation associate data items with buckets to provide insight into similarities and differences among the data items. Given the variety of techniques, the researcher is still left with little guidance on how to choose an analysis technique appropriate for his data set or her research questions. After choosing a technique, researchers are still left with the vexing problem of determining how many buckets to use. 
The contributions of this work are as follows: (1) We designed and implemented a suite of bucketing operators in the form of PL/SQL extensions to the Oracle DBMS. (2) We have developed a parametric framework to compare and contrast bucketing operators using twenty-five different aspects. (3) From the framework we created three operator taxonomies to help researchers choose an operator appropriate to their data sets and research questions. (4) We created a heuristic, RSQRT, to estimate the number of buckets in a data set and show a high correlation between the number of buckets estimated by RSQRT and the number actually reported by researchers using bucketing analysis. We offer a statistical analysis showing that RSQRT and leading alternate estimating technique, the Bayesian information criteria (BIC), generate the same estimates, with RSQRT being less computationally intensive O(log log n) as compared to BIC O(n2).
Caractérisation d'anticorps dirigés contre la VPg du virus de la mosaïque de la laitue (LMV) (2003)

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Revisiting the dilution factor as vital parameter for sensitivity of ELISA assay in CSF and Plasma (2015)

Negative results from our study highlights the significance of determining the dilution factor as an important parameter for conduct of ELISA.
C to Java: converting pointers into references (1998)

We consider the problem of converting C pointers to the less flexible concept of references. Our main application is converting scientific applications from C to Java. We provide a general method to model essentially all features of pointers using references. The model is easily implemented in Java. We give optimizations that map key facilities like arrays and structures onto the obvious Java equivalents, arrays and objects. These improvements make the conversion ‘optimal’ for all typed pointers. For untyped pointers, we can still fall back on the general model, hence providing general automatic conversion from C to Java code, whose efficiency improves with the quality of the C code. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
CIRCA-GPUs: Increasing Instruction Reuse Through Inexact Computing in GP-GPUs (2015)

The authors introduce a method that exploits fine-grained parallelism and approximate computing in GP-GPU architecture to increase the energy efficiency through spatial and temporal reuse of instructions.
The Relationship between Concern for Environmental Sustainability and the Capacity for Wisdom and Other Factors among Postgraduate Business Students: An International Comparison (2014)

The paper presents the results of an exploratory international survey, excluding USA, of postgraduate business students including MBAs. The central purpose was to consider the relationship between the propensity for wisdom and adopting an ecological perspective that is more compatible with long-term planetary sustainability. Other variables were considered. Students were more inclined to the New Ecological Paradigm [NEP], with a significant strong correlation between the level of wisdom and environmental concern. Stronger NEP and wisdom scores were positively correlated with subjective wellbeing and psychological wellbeing. Although there was no correlation between gender and wisdom, there was a positive correlation between wisdom and those with children as well as those who are partnered, suggesting the importance of experience in wisdom formation. Gender also did not correlate with environmental concern. Students reasonably strongly agreed with sustainability being a significant part of the Business degree curriculum. Further curriculum implications are provided.
A novel single-phase power factor correction scheme (2002)

A single-phase power factor correction scheme is proposed based on the power flow analysis. It is found that the conventional power factor correction (PFC) circuit must be designed to handle the rated power, although its purpose is only for power factor correction. With the proposed scheme, the PFC circuit is in parallel with the major power flow path, thus reducing its size and weight compared to a conventional two-cascade-stage scheme. A prototype circuit is built and tested to verify this concept.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
How can postoperative delirium be predicted in advance? A secondary analysis comparing three methods of early assessment in elderly patients. (2016)

The RASS and Nu-DESC were independent predictors for a delirium within seven postoperative days. Very early assessment of the cerebral function may help to advance detection, prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium in elderly patients.
Diplopia and involuntary eye closure in spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage. (1976)

Spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage is of difficult clinical diagnosis. The causes can be varied, but the hemorrhage is most often associated with hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The neurological symptomatology is complex and often misleading. The diagnosis is mainly dependent of familiarity of the eye signs seen in this disease. Among these, the spontaneous unilateral eye closure is presented as an additional striking manifestation. The displacement of the brain stem by the hematoma is frequently associated with a seventh nerve palsy on the side of the hemorrhage. The patient in an effort to obviate the diplopia caused by the gaze dissociations and extraocular motor palsies, has only the option to close the eye on the noninvolved side of the face, and thus the eye remaining open is on the side of the cerebellar hematoma. This paper presents reports of two patients with these symptoms.
Prédiction déterministe de houle en temps réel par mesure du profil de vitesses horizontales (2018)

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Turning to the masters (2002)

In this paper, we present a technique we call "cartoon capture and retargeting" which we use to track the motion from traditionally animated cartoons and retarget it onto 3-D models, 2-D drawings, and photographs. By using animation as the source, we can produce new animations that are expressive, exaggerated or non-realistic.Cartoon capture transforms a digitized cartoon into a cartoon motion representation. Using a combination of affine transformation and key-shape interpolation, cartoon capture tracks non-rigid shape changes in cartoon layers. Cartoon retargeting translates this information into different output media. The result is an animation with a new look but with the movement of the original cartoon.
Syntheses via dihydro-1,3-oxazines. VII. A simple synthesis of unsymmetrical ketones (1969)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTSyntheses via dihydro-1,3-oxazines. VII. A simple synthesis of unsymmetrical ketonesAlbert Irving Meyers and Albert C. KoveleskyCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 21, 5887–5888Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1969Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1969https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01049a041https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01049a041research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views102Altmetric-Citations15LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
"Memories" of Anomalous and Traumatic Autobiographical Experiences: Validation and Consolidation of Fantasy Through Hypnosis (1996)

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One‐step RNA pathogen detection with reverse transcriptase activity of a mutated thermostable Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase (2010)

We describe the cloning and characterization of a mutated thermostable DNA polymerase from Thermus aquaticus (Taq) that exhibits an increased reverse transcriptase activity and is therefore designated for one-step PCR pathogen detection using established real-time detection methods. We demonstrate that this Taq polymerase mutant (Taq M1) has similar PCR sensitivity and nuclease activity as the respective Taq wild-type DNA polymerase. In addition, and in marked contrast to the wild-type, Taq M1 exhibits a significantly increased reverse transcriptase activity especially at high temperatures (>60 degrees C). RNA generally hosts highly stable secondary structure motifs, such as hairpins and G-quadruplexes, which complicate, or in the worst case obviate, reverse transcription (RT). Thus, RT at high temperatures is desired to weaken or melt secondary structure motifs. To demonstrate the ability of Taq M1 for RNA detection of pathogens, we performed TaqMan probe-based diagnostics of Dobrava viruses by one-step RT-PCR. We found similar detection sensitivities compared to commercially available RT-PCR systems without further optimization of reaction parameters, thus making this enzyme highly suitable for any PCR probe-based RNA detection method.
Purification of infectious feline leukemia virus from large volumes of tissue culture fluids (1977)

Feline leukemia virus from tissue culture fluids was concentrated 100 times by continuous-flow molecular filtration. Virus concentrates retained 100% of their original infectivity. Further purification was accomplished by a single sucrose density gradient centrifugation.
Synthesis of polysubstituted pyridines from oxime acetates using NH4I as a dual-function promoter (2017)

Pyridine formation with oxime acetates as the building blocks under metal-free conditions is described. Ammonium iodide has proved to be a highly efficient promoter for oxime N-O bond reduction and subsequent condensation reactions, whereby it played a dual-function role in the transformation. While the three-component reaction of oxime acetates, benzaldehydes, and 1,3-dicarbonyls proceeded well with the assistance of a stoichiometric amount of ammonium iodide, the condensation of oximes and acroleins was enabled by using a catalytic initiator to afford substituted pyridines. By this protocol, substituted pyridine products were generated in moderate to excellent yields with tolerance towards a broad range of functional groups.
Accurate Decoding of Imagined and Heard Melodies (2021)

Music perception requires the human brain to process a variety of acoustic and music-related properties. Recent research used encoding models to tease apart and study the various cortical contributors to music perception. To do so, such approaches study temporal response functions that summarise the neural activity over several minutes of data. Here we tested the possibility of assessing the neural processing of individual musical units (bars) with electroencephalography (EEG). We devised a decoding methodology based on a maximum correlation metric across EEG segments (<i>maxCorr</i>) and used it to decode melodies from EEG based on an experiment where professional musicians listened and imagined four Bach melodies multiple times. We demonstrate here that accurate decoding of melodies in single-subjects and at the level of individual musical units is possible, both from EEG signals recorded during listening and imagination. Furthermore, we find that greater decoding accuracies are measured for the <i>maxCorr</i> method than for an envelope reconstruction approach based on backward temporal response functions (<i>bTRF</i> <sub><i>env</i></sub> ). These results indicate that low-frequency neural signals encode information beyond note timing, especially with respect to low-frequency cortical signals below 1 Hz, which are shown to encode pitch-related information. Along with the theoretical implications of these results, we discuss the potential applications of this decoding methodology in the context of novel brain-computer interface solutions.
Semisynthesis of a segmental isotopically labeled protein splicing precursor: NMR evidence for an unusual peptide bond at the N-extein–intein junction (2004)

Protein splicing is a posttranslational autocatalytic process in which an intervening sequence, termed an intein, is removed from a host protein, the extein. Although we have a reasonable picture of the basic chemical steps in protein splicing, our knowledge of how these are catalyzed and regulated is less well developed. In the current study, a combination of NMR spectroscopy and segmental isotopic labeling has been used to study the structure of an active protein splicing precursor, corresponding to an N-extein fusion of the Mxe GyrA intein. The (1)J(NC') coupling constant for the (-1) scissile peptide bond at the N-extein-intein junction was found to be approximately 12 Hz, which indicates that this amide is highly polarized, perhaps because of nonplanarity. Additional mutagenesis and NMR studies indicate that conserved box B histidine residue is essential for catalysis of the first step of splicing and for maintaining the (-1) scissile bond in its unusual conformation. Overall, these studies support the "ground-state destabilization" model as part of the mechanism of catalysis.
A Novel Mouse Model of Schistosoma haematobium Egg-Induced Immunopathology (2012)

Schistosoma haematobium is the etiologic agent for urogenital schistosomiasis, a major source of morbidity and mortality for more than 112 million people worldwide. Infection with S. haematobium results in a variety of immunopathologic sequelae caused by parasite oviposition within the urinary tract, which drives inflammation, hematuria, fibrosis, bladder dysfunction, and increased susceptibility to urothelial carcinoma. While humans readily develop urogenital schistosomiasis, the lack of an experimentally-tractable model has greatly impaired our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie this important disease. We have developed an improved mouse model of S. haematobium urinary tract infection that recapitulates several aspects of human urogenital schistosomiasis. Following microinjection of purified S. haematobium eggs into the bladder wall, mice consistently develop macrophage-rich granulomata that persist for at least 3 months and pass eggs in their urine. Importantly, egg-injected mice also develop urinary tract fibrosis, bladder dysfunction, and various urothelial changes morphologically reminiscent of human urogenital schistosomiasis. As expected, S. haematobium egg-induced immune responses in the immediate microenvironment, draining lymph nodes, and systemic circulation are associated with a Type 2-dominant inflammatory response, characterized by high levels of interleukin-4, eosinophils, and IgE. Taken together, our novel mouse model may help facilitate a better understanding of the unique pathophysiological mechanisms of epithelial dysfunction, tissue fibrosis, and oncogenesis associated with urogenital schistosomiasis.
A preconditioned LMS algorithm for rapid adaptation of feedforward controllers (2002)

A form of LMS algorithm for adaptive feedforward control is presented in which the physical plant response is preconditioned by the inverse of its minimum phase part. The overall response from the output of the control filter to the output of the error sensors is thus equal to the all-pass part of the plant response. Since this has a flat magnitude response, the convergence speed of the adaptive algorithm is not affected by resonances in the plant response, as it is for the normal filtered reference and filtered error LMS for example. Simulations are presented for a control system using a plant response measured from a loudspeaker to a microphone inside a car which support these observations.
Étude en transport électrique d'une double boîte quantique latérale en silicium (2014)

Ce mémoire présente des résultats de caractérisation en transport électrique d’une double boîte quantique latérale en silicium de type MOSFET (transistor à effet de champ métal-oxyde-semi- conducteur). La double boîte permet d’isoler des électrons dans les trois dimensions, tout d’abord en formant un gaz bidimensionnel de porteurs de charge près de la surface du substrat sous l’effet d’une grille d’accumulation, puis en déplétant certaines régions du gaz d’électrons avec des grilles de déplétion en polysilicium. Le dispositif a été fabriqué aux Sandia National Laboratories par l’équipe de Malcolm S. Carroll.&#13;\n&#13;\nLes mesures en transport électrique suggèrent l’atteinte du régime à un seul électron à une température relativement élevée de 1.5 K. En effet, des mesures de diamants de Coulomb montrent un diamant associé à la région à zéro électron qui ne se referme pas pour des biais source-drain supérieurs à 30 meV. Il s’agit d’une forte indication que les boîtes quantiques ont bien été vidées, bien que le nombre exact d’électrons n’ait pas pu être confirmé directement par détection de charge.&#13;\n&#13;\nLe diagramme de stabilité obtenu à une température de 8 mK indique la formation d’une double boîte quantique lithographique très stable. Enfin, l’étude des triangles de conduction à fort biais source-drain dans les polarités positive et négative permet d’observer le phénomène du blocage de spin sous l’application d’un champ magnétique parallèle de 450 mT. Une séparation singulet-triplet de ~ 400 μeV en est extraite, indiquant possiblement une levée importante de la dégénérescence de vallée associée au silicium.&#13;\n&#13;\nLes résultats présentés dans ce mémoire constituent l’une des premières observations de l’isolation d’un seul électron dans une double boîte quantique en silicium de type MOSFET. Il s’agit aussi de la première observation du blocage de spin en transport dans ces dispositifs. Ces observations font partie des étapes initiales à réaliser pour obtenir des qubits de spin performants dans le silicium, un matériau pour lequel des longs temps de cohérence sont anticipés.
Improving phonotactic language recognition with acoustic adaptation (2007)

In recent evaluations of automatic language recognition systems, phonotactic approaches have proven highly effective [1][2]. However, as most of these systems rely on underlying ASR techniques to derive a phonetic tokenization, these techniques are potentially susceptible to acoustic variability from non-language sources (i.e. gender, speaker, channel, etc.). In this paper we apply techniques fromASR research to normalize and adapt HMM-based phonetic models to improve phonotactic language recognition performance. Experiments we conducted with these techniques show an EER reduction of 29% over traditional PRLM-based approaches.
Male Baldness (1986)

Over a period of 5 years we have performed 62 rotations of long temporo-parieto-occipital flaps in a single stage without delay for both frontal and occipital male baldness. The technique and indications are reported and discussed. The good results obtained permit us to affirm that this surgical technique is safe, simple to perform, and rapidly effective. It has clear advantages over techniques involving delay, including guaranteed survival and vitality of the rotated flap, speedier execution, and few, if not minimal, complications.