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Free-standing AlGaAs thermopiles for improved infrared sensor design (1996)

Our group introduced the GaAs/AlGaAs material system for various integrated and micromachined thermoelectric sensors. Investigating the material parameters of Al/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/As in detail indicates that this material system can be optimized with respect to thermoelectric properties. We demonstrate that figures of merit Z as high as 1.4/spl times/10/sup -4/ K/sup -1/ are predicted. Simultaneously, this material is compatible for micro-machining purposes. The presented infrared sensor is optimized with respect to the material parameter and design. The sensors do not need a supporting membrane and hence undesirable parallel thermal conductance is reduced. Sensors of different geometrical dimensions have been fabricated and compared. Black body measurements result in responsivities up to R=365 V/W and maximum relative detectivities of D/sup */=6.9/spl times/10/sup 8/ cm/spl radic/(Hz)/W which compare to the predicted performance.
Developmental stage–specific epigenetic control of human β-globin gene expression is potentiated in hematopoietic progenitor cells prior to their transcriptional activation (2003)

To study epigenetic regulation of the human beta-globin locus during hematopoiesis, we investigated patterns of histone modification and chromatin accessibility along this locus in hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) derived from both humans and transgenic mice. We demonstrate that the developmentally related activation of human beta-like globin genes in humans and transgenic mice HPCs is preceded by a wave of gene-specific histone H3 hyperacetylation and K4 dimethylation. In erythroid cells, expression of beta-like globin genes is associated with histone hyperacetylation along these genes and, surprisingly, with local deacetylation at active promoters. We also show that endogenous mouse beta major and human beta-like genes are subject to different epigenetic control mechanisms in HPCs. This difference is likely due to intrinsic properties of the human beta-globin locus since, in transgenic mice, this locus is epigenetically regulated in the same manner as in human HPCs. Our results suggest that a defined pattern of histone H3 acetylation/dimethylation is important for specific activation of human globin promoters during development in human and transgenic HPCs. We propose that this transient acetylation/dimethylation is involved in gene-specific potentiation in HPCs (ie, before extensive chromatin remodeling and transcription take place in erythroid cells).
Colour appearance change of a large size display under various illumination conditions (2007)

This paper describes an investigation into the effect of a wide range of surround conditions on the colour appearance of test colours on a 42" plasma display panel. Experiments were conducted using surrounds including dark, indoor and outdoor conditions. Additionally the stimulus size was changed by controlling the viewing distance. The viewing conditions studied were two bright, two average, two dim and two dark surrounds. Each of the test colours was assessed by 10 observers using a magnitude estimation method. These surrounds were divided into two categories. In the first category, the surround had no effect on the displayed colours, but observers could still sense the different brightness levels of the surround. In the second category, surround introduced flare to the displayed colours together. For the first category, little visual lightness difference was shown between bright and dark, and dim and dark surround, unlike the expectation that the perceived lightness contrast may increase as the surround becomes brighter. The lightness dependency of colourfulness, however, was found to change. For the second category, the visual colour appearance of the surround conditions was plotted against measured data, CIELAB L*, C* values, to try to understand the surround effect. As the surround became brighter, the perceived dynamic range of visual lightness decreased, and the perceived colourfulness increased, more obviously in high chroma colours. In the investigation of the change of stimulus size under different surround conditions, visual colour appearance was not affected by the stimulus sizes of 2<sup>o</sup> and 0.6<sup>o</sup> in the dark surround. However, the difference was found in the very dark colours with a dim surround. Finally, all of visual colour appearance data were used to test the performance of the colour appearance model CIECAM02. Minor modification was accomplished to improve the colourfulness predictor, especially for the black background.
The nuclear basket mediates perinuclear mRNA scanning in budding yeast (2015)

After synthesis and transit through the nucleus, messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are exported to the cytoplasm through the nuclear pore complex (NPC). At the NPC, messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs) first encounter the nuclear basket where mRNP rearrangements are thought to allow access to the transport channel. Here, we use single mRNA resolution live cell microscopy and subdiffraction particle tracking to follow individual mRNAs on their path toward the cytoplasm. We show that when reaching the nuclear periphery, RNAs are not immediately exported but scan along the nuclear periphery, likely to find a nuclear pore allowing export. Deletion or mutation of the nuclear basket proteins MLP1/2 or the mRNA binding protein Nab2 changes the scanning behavior of mRNPs at the nuclear periphery, shortens residency time at nuclear pores, and results in frequent release of mRNAs back into the nucleoplasm. These observations suggest a role for the nuclear basket in providing an interaction platform that keeps RNAs at the periphery, possibly to allow mRNP rearrangements before export.
Visual Field Map Clusters in Macaque Extrastriate Visual Cortex (2009)

The macaque visual cortex contains >30 different functional visual areas, yet surprisingly little is known about the underlying organizational principles that structure its components into a complete "visual" unit. A recent model of visual cortical organization in humans suggests that visual field maps are organized as clusters. Clusters minimize axonal connections between individual field maps that represent common visual percepts, with different clusters thought to carry out different functions. Experimental support for this hypothesis, however, is lacking in macaques, leaving open the question of whether it is unique to humans or a more general model for primate vision. Here we show, using high-resolution blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging data in the awake monkey at 7 T, that the middle temporal area (area MT/V5) and its neighbors are organized as a cluster with a common foveal representation and a circular eccentricity map. This novel view on the functional topography of area MT/V5 and satellites indicates that field map clusters are evolutionarily preserved and may be a fundamental organizational principle of the Old World primate visual cortex.
Supplementary Figure 2 from Periostin, a Cell Adhesion Molecule, Facilitates Invasion in the Tumor Microenvironment and Annotates a Novel Tumor-Invasive Signature in Esophageal Cancer (2023)

Supplementary Figure 2 from Periostin, a Cell Adhesion Molecule, Facilitates Invasion in the Tumor Microenvironment and Annotates a Novel Tumor-Invasive Signature in Esophageal Cancer
The Nuclei Innervating Digastric Muscle do not Project to the Hypoglossal Nucleus in the Rat (1999)

We employed the retrograde neural tracing method using the pseudorabies virus bartha strain (PRV-Ba) to investigate the projection from accessory trigeminal nucleus (Acc5) or accessary facial nucleus (Acc7) to hypoglossal nucleus (HP). After injection of PRV-Ba into the bellies of the digastric muscle, the PRV-Ba containing neurones were observed in Acc5 of the cranial belly injected rats and Acc7 of caudal belly injected rats ipsilaterally, but not in HP. These results suggest that Acc5 and Acc7 may not project to HP and that movements of the digastric muscle are not related to cooperation with tongue movements during mastication.
Serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the pathogenesis of clinical hepatic failure of HCV and/or HBV infection. (1993)

Serum TNF and IL-6 levels were measured in 48 patients with liver disease positive for anti-HCV only or concurrent HBV infection. High serum TNF levels were observed in patients with liver disease positive for anti-HCV and/or HBV infection (P < 0.001). Serum TNF levels varied with the severity of liver disease. Serum TNF levels of anti-HCV positive patients with hepatic failure were higher than those with CAH (P < 0.01). Serum TNF levels of patients infected with HCV or concurrent HBV were also significantly higher than those with HBV infection alone (P < 0.001). However, no difference in serum IL-6 levels was observed in either group of patients. Serum TNF in the deceased patients with hepatic failure induced by HBV and HCV infection was higher than in those who survived (P < 0.05), and it also seemed significantly different in patients with and without multiple organ failure (P < 0.05). In vitro, HSS showed marked inhibitory activity on TNF production from PBM induced by endotoxin, but had no significant effect on the TNF cytotoxicity of L929 cells. It seems that high serum TNF level is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of liver necrosis and failure of microcirculation in HCV and/or HBV infection. These observations favor the attempt to treat hepatic failure with HSS or anti-TNF. Encouraging results were achieved using HSS in the treatment of subacute liver necrosis in our institute.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Adaptive filters to improve loudspeaker telephone (1979)

A loudspeaking telephone is under development which uses two adaptive filters to cancel acoustic and electric coupling in an open-loop or shallow voice-switched system. Measurements indicate that between 15 and 30 dB of echo cancellation is available for a range of conditions.
Malaria on the Guiana Shield: a review of the situation in French Guiana (2014)

In a climate of growing concern that Plasmodium falciparum may be developing a drug resistance to artemisinin derivatives in the Guiana Shield, this review details our current knowledge of malaria and control strategy in one part of the Shield, French Guiana. Local epidemiology, test-treat-track strategy, the state of parasite drug resistance and vector control measures are summarised. Current issues in terms of mobile populations and legislative limitations are also discussed.
Achievability of Multi-Frame Blind Deconvolution Cramér-Rao Lower Bounds (2011)

The achievability of MFBD CRBs for both object and blurring functions using Fourier-domain metrics depend upon signal-to-noise ratios and the quality of the prior knowledge included in the reconstruction process.
Effect of Guest Hydrophobicity on Water Sorption Behavior of Oligomer/α-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes (2007)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAddition/CorrectionORIGINAL ARTICLEThis notice is a correctionEffect of Guest Hydrophobicity on Water Sorption Behavior of Oligomer/α-Cyclodextrin Inclusion ComplexesMarcus A. Hunt, Alan E. Tonelli, and C. Maurice BalikCite this: J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 22, 6288Publication Date (Web):May 15, 2007Publication History Published online15 May 2007Published inissue 1 June 2007https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp0733926https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0733926correctionACS PublicationsCopyright © 2007 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views260Altmetric-Citations2LEARN 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 PDF (8 KB) Get e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Preparation of Li4Ti5O12 Yolk–Shell Powders by Spray Pyrolysis and their Electrochemical Properties (2013)

We have reported for the first time the preparation of yolk-shell-structured Li4Ti5O12 powders for use as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries. One Li4Ti5O12 yolk-shell-particle powder is directly formed from each droplet containing lithium, titanium, and carbon components inside the hot wall reactor maintained at 900 °C. The precursor Li4Ti5O12 yolk-shell-particle powders, which are directly prepared by spray pyrolysis, have initial discharge and charge capacities of 155 and 122 mA h g(-1) , respectively, at a current density of 175 mA g(-1) . Post-treatment of the yolk-shell-particle powders at temperatures of 700 and 800 °C improves the initial discharge and charge capacities. The initial discharge capacities of the Li4Ti5O12 powders with a yolk-shell structure and a dense structure post-treated at 800 °C are 189 and 168 mA h g(-1) , respectively. After 100 cycles, the corresponding capacities are 172 and 152 mA h g(-1) , respectively (retentions of 91 and 90%).
Detection and quantification of enzymatically active prostate-specific antigenin vivo (2013)

Assays for blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), performed in prostate cancer detection, measure mostly inactive/complexed PSA and do not provide information regarding enzymatically active PSA, which is biologically more relevant. Thus, we designed and synthesized an enzymatically cleavable peptide sequence labeled with near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores (ex/em 740/770 nm) and coupled it to a pharmacokinetic modifier designed to improve its plasma kinetics. In its native state, the agent, PSA750 FAST™ (PSA750), is optically quenched (>95%) and only becomes fluorescent upon cleavage by active PSA, yielding a significant increase in signal. This activation is highly selective for PSA relative to a large panel of disease-relevant enzymes. Active PSA was detected in tumor frozen sections using PSA750 and this activity was abolished in the presence of the inhibitor, alpha-1 anti-chymotrypsin. In vivo imaging of tumor-bearing mice using fluorescence molecular tomography demonstrated a significantly higher fluorescent signal in PSA+ LNCaP tumors as compared to PSA- prostate cancer 3 tumors (13.0±3.7 versus 2.8±0.8 pmol, p=0.023). Ex vivo imaging of tumor sections confirms PSA750-derived NIR signal localization in nonvascular tissue. This is the first report that demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of noninvasive, real time, fluorescence molecular imaging of PSA enzymatic activity in prostate cancer.
A review on cyber security issues and mitigation methods in smart grid systems (2017)

The future power system will be an innovative administration of existing power grids, which is called smart grid. Above all, the application of advanced communication and computing tools is going to significantly improve the productivity and consistency of smart grid systems with renewable energy resources. Together with the topographies of the smart grid, cyber security appears as a serious concern since a huge number of automatic devices are linked through communication networks. Cyber-attacks on these devices has a direct influence on the reliability of extensive infrastructure of the power system. In this survey, several published works related to smart grid system vulnerabilities, potential intentional attacks, and suggested countermeasures for these threats have been investigated.
Modulatory Effects of Prediction Accuracy on Electroencephalographic Brain Activity During Prediction (2021)

Prediction is essential for the efficiency of many cognitive processes; however, this process is not always perfect. Predictive coding theory suggests that the brain generates and updates a prediction to respond to an upcoming event. Although an electrophysiological index of prediction, the stimulus preceding negativity (SPN), has been reported, it remains unknown whether the SPN reflects the prediction accuracy, or whether it is associated with the prediction error, which corresponds to a mismatch between a prediction and an actual input. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate this question using electroencephalography (EEG). Participants were asked to predict the original pictures from pictures that had undergone different levels of pixelation. The SPN amplitude was affected by the level of pixelation and correlated with the subjective evaluation of the prediction accuracy. Furthermore, late positive components (LPC) were negatively correlated with SPN. These results suggest that the amplitude of SPN reflects the prediction accuracy; more accurate prediction increases the SPN and reduces the prediction error, resulting in reduced LPC amplitudes.
Excimer Laser Activation of Ultra-Shallow Junctions in Doped Si: Modeling, Experiments and Real Time Process Monitoring (2012)

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Acute Alterations in [Ca 2+ ] i in NG108-15 Cells Subjected to High Strain Rate Deformation and Chemical Hypoxia: An in Vitro Model for Neural Trauma (1996)

The short-term (less than 2 min) alterations in the intracellular free calcium concentration in differentiated NG108-15 (neuroblastoma cross glioma) cells exposed to dynamic mechanical deformation with and without superimposed chemical hypoxia were determined. A previously developed device, modified for these studies, was used to apply deformations at a magnitude and rate representative of those experienced by neural tissue in Traumatic Brain Injury. Chemical hypoxia was imposed using a combination of 2-deoxy-D-glucose and salicylate, anaerobic and aerobic metabolic blockers, respectively. Real time measurement of intracellular free calcium concentration using Fura-2 and a custom epifluorescence microscopy system provided a quantitative index of cell response. At high rates of deformation (approximately 10 sec-1), increases in intracellular free calcium concentration were exponentially related to the magnitude of the applied deformation. Chemical hypoxia had no effect on this acute response. At low rates of deformation, small increases in intracellular free calcium concentration were independent of the magnitude of the deformation. These findings indicate that strategies for reducing severity of TBI should focus on minimizing the rate of deformation of neural cells. Together with data from animal, physical, and finite element models, these data can be employed in the development of physiologic injury tolerance criteria for the whole head.
High‐strength metallic plastic sheet prepared by electrochemical polymerization of thiophene on stainless steel (1998)

Conducting polythiophene films hundreds of micrometers thick was first obtained by electrochemical polymerization of thiophene in freshly distilled BF3-diethyl ether solution at stainless steel electrode. The tensile strengths of these films were much higher than those of some widely used engineering plastics such as polypropylene and poly(vinyl acetate). These films can be easily cut by conventional mechanical methods into a variety of structures like a metallic sheet. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 68: 1027–1029, 1998
Hibernation and Daily Torpor in Two Pygmy Possums (Cercartetus Spp., Marsupialia) (1987)

The physiology of torpor was investigated in the pygmy possums Cercartetus concinnus (18 g) and C. lepidus (12 g). Body temperatures (Tb) during torpor remained within 1 C of air temperature (Ta) and showed a minimum of about 5 C in both species. Oxygen consumption (V̇o2) during torpor was reduced to about 0.05 liters O₂/kg h, which amounts to only 1% of the rate of normothermic animals. Below Ta of 5 C, the metabolism during torpor increased with a further decrease in Ta, while Tb was regulated at about 5 C. Rates of arousal were faster than predicted for endothermic vertebrates of comparable size. Duration of torpor bouts ranged from less than a day to a week, with the longest bouts occurring at Ta < 10 C. The physiological characteristics of torpor in these two marsupial species are qualitatively and quantitatively similar to those of placental hibernators.
Foundational certification of data-flow analyses (2007)

Data-flow analyses, such as live variables analysis, available expressions analysis etc., are usefully specifiable as type systems. These are sound and, in the case of distributive analysis frameworks, complete wrt. appropriate natural semantics on abstract properties. Applications include certification of analyses and "optimization" of functional correctness proofs alongside programs. On the example of live variables analysis, we show that analysis type systems are applied versions of more foundational Hoare logics describing either the same abstract property semantics as the type system (liveness states) or a more concrete natural semantics on transition traces of a suitable kind (future defs and uses). The rules of the type system are derivable in the Hoare logic for the abstract property semantics and those in turn in the Hoare logic for the transition trace semantics. This reduction of the burden of trusting the certification vehicle can be compared to foundational proof-carrying code, where general-purpose program logics are preferred to special-purpose type systems and universal logic to program logics. We also look at conditional liveness analysis to see that the same foundational development is also possible for conditional data-flow analyses proceeding from type systems for combined "standard state and abstract property" semantics.
Active and Progressive Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Using Multisource Information Fusion From EMG and Force-Position EPP (2013)

Although exoskeletons have received enormous attention and have been widely used in gait training and walking assistance in recent years, few reports addressed their application during early poststroke rehabilitation. This paper presents a healthcare technology for active and progressive early rehabilitation using multisource information fusion from surface electromyography and force-position extended physiological proprioception. The active-compliance control based on interaction force between patient and exoskeleton is applied to accelerate the recovery of the neuromuscular function, whereby progressive treatment through timely evaluation contributes to an effective and appropriate physical rehabilitation. Moreover, a clinic-oriented rehabilitation system, wherein a lower extremity exoskeleton with active compliance is mounted on a standing bed, is designed to ensure comfortable and secure rehabilitation according to the structure and control requirements. Preliminary experiments and clinical trial demonstrate valuable information on the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of the progressive exoskeleton-assisted training.
SHS hydrogenation of titanium: Some structural and kinetic features (2013)

Hydrogenation of Ti sponge was performed in conditions of hydrogen deficiency (a) and excess (b). The extent of conversion was low and non-uniform in case (a) and close to unity in conditions (b). The combustion products were characterized by XRD, SEM, time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF MS), and time-resolved XRD.
Numerical and stochastic models of flow in 3D Discrete Fracture Networks (2011)

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