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Céramiques pour l'environnement : filtres, membranes, adsorbants et catalyseurs (2014)

Cet article traite de l’utilisation des materiaux ceramiques dans differents procedes industriels pour la protection de l’environnement. Il presente les membranes et les filtres pour le traitement des liquides et des gaz puis les dispositifs catalytiques pour le traitement des effluents des sources mobiles et stationnaires. La derniere partie aborde d’autres applications industrielles actuelles en adsorption ainsi que des applications en cours de developpement comme les reacteurs catalytiques a membranes et la separation des gaz.
On Organization and Operation Types of the Research and Development of Modern Competitive Sport Equipments (2006)

By way of such research methods as documentary and analysis,research on the status quo of modern competitive sport equipments was conducted.It has been suggested that organization and operation of the research and development of modern competitive sport equipments consists of three types: enterprise-oriented,research institute-oriented and administration sections-oriented.Study also has been conducted on operation approaches of representative development institutions in the different operation types.Strength and weakness of different types has been analyzed,based on suggestions which have been put forward on how to perfect operation system of sport equipment development in China.
Characterization of mineral deposits in matrix gla protein-deficient mice, a model of vascular matrix calcification (2016)

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Drosophila let-7 microRNA is required for remodeling of the neuromusculature during metamorphosis (2008)

The Drosophila let-7-Complex (let-7-C) is a polycistronic locus encoding three ancient microRNAs: let-7, miR-100, and fly lin-4 (miR-125). We find that the let-7-C locus is principally expressed in the pupal and adult neuromusculature. let-7-C knockout flies appear normal externally but display defects in adult behaviors (e.g., flight, motility, and fertility) as well as clear juvenile features in their neuromusculature. We find that the function of let-7-C to ensure the appropriate remodeling of the abdominal neuromusculature during the larval-to-adult transition is carried out predominantly by let-7 alone. This heterochronic role of let-7 is likely just one of the ways in which let-7-C promotes adult behavior.
A Novel Injectable Poly(ε‐caprolactone)/Calcium Sulfate System for Bone Regeneration: Synthesis and Characterization (2005)

A novel poly(epsilon-caprolactone)/calcium sulfate system was prepared and characterized in order to enhance calcium sulfate (gypsum) performance as bone graft substitute overcoming its brittleness and fast resorption rate. A poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) photo-crosslinkable derivative (PCLf) was synthesized by reaction of a low molecular weight PCL diol with methacryloyl chloride and confirmed by FT-IR and 1H NMR analyses. An injectable and easy mouldable mixture of PCLf and calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate (PCLf/CHS) was obtained. Thermal analyses and solvent extraction proved the occurrence of PCLf photo-crosslinking, even in the presence of CHS, in a time suitable for clinical applications. Swelling studies demonstrated that the encapsulation of the inorganic filler increases network hydrophilicity making it more permeable to water. Scanning electron microscopy, performed on crosslinked PCLf/CHS and on the same material after incubation in a PBS solution, showed the feasibility to obtain, in situ, gypsum entrapped into a degradable polymeric network. In vitro cytotoxicity tests, performed according to ISO 10993-5, proved that the developed system was not cytotoxic supporting its potential use in tissue engineering as a new, injectable, photocurable bone graft material. SEM micrograph of calcium sulfate di-hydrate (gypsum) entrapped in the PCL network.
Optical field probing in photonic structures by atomic force microscopy combined with optical heterodyne detection (2008)

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Skill Operation Paper of Skill Points Combination Distribution (2010)

According to characteristics of the Skill operation paper,this paper proposes to build constraint mode around the skill point.It achieves the skills item bank automated test paper using the combination of the distribution.It designs skill point matrix constraint model.It discusses three key components:parameter validation optimization,the program generates combinations of skill points and becoming the skills test paper.The example indicates the this method can achieve the skills item bank to satisfy the skills points test paper.The method is simple,highly efficient and of excellent quality.It is very suitable for application of the Skill operation paper.
A B-Cell Gene Signature Correlates With the Extent of Gluten-Induced Intestinal Injury in Celiac Disease (2017)

Genes comprising the core B-cell module showed a net increase in expression from baseline to 6 weeks in patients with little to no intestinal damage, suggesting that these individuals may have mounted a B-cell immune response to maintain mucosal homeostasis and circumvent inflammation. DNA microarray data were deposited at the GEO repository (accession number: GSE87629; available: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/).
Nonionic water‐soluble polymer: Preparation, characterization, and application of poly(1‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone‐co‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate) as a polychelatogen (2006)

Abstract The free‐radical copolymerization of water‐soluble poly(1‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone‐ co ‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate) was carried out with a feed monomer ratio of 75:25 mol %, and the total monomer concentration was 2.67 M . The synthesis of the copolymer was carried out in dioxane at 70°C with benzoyl peroxide as the initiator. The copolymer composition was obtained with elemental analysis and 1 H‐NMR spectroscopy. The water‐soluble polymer was characterized with elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared, 1 H‐ and 13 C‐NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. Additionally, viscosimetric measurements of the copolymer were performed. The thermal behavior of the copolymer and its complexes were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry techniques under a nitrogen atmosphere. The copolymer showed high thermal stability and a glass transition in the DSC curves. The separation of various metal ions by the water‐soluble poly(1‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone‐ co ‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate) reagent in the aqueous phase with liquid‐phase polymer‐based retention was investigated. The method was based on the retention of inorganic ions by this polymer in a membrane filtration cell and subsequent separation of low‐molar‐mass species from the polymer/metal‐ion complex formed. Poly(1‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone‐ co ‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate) could bind metal ions such as Cr(III), Co(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), and Fe(III) in aqueous solutions at pHs 3, 5, and 7. The retention percentage for all the metal ions in the polymer was increased at pH 7, at which the maximum retention capacity could be observed. The interaction of inorganic ions with the hydrophilic polymer was determined as a function of the pH and filtration factor. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 178–185, 2006
Exploiting sentence and context representations in deep neural models for spoken language understanding (2016)

This paper presents a deep learning architecture for the semantic decoder component of a Statistical Spoken Dialogue System. In a slot-filling dialogue, the semantic decoder predicts the dialogue act and a set of slot-value pairs from a set of n-best hypotheses returned by the Automatic Speech Recognition. Most current models for spoken language understanding assume (i) word-aligned semantic annotations as in sequence taggers and (ii) delexicalisation, or a mapping of input words to domain-specific concepts using heuristics that try to capture morphological variation but that do not scale to other domains nor to language variation (e.g., morphology, synonyms, paraphrasing). In this work the semantic decoder is trained using unaligned semantic annotations and it uses distributed semantic representation learning to overcome the limitations of explicit delexicalisation. The proposed architecture uses a convolutional neural network for the sentence representation and a long-short term memory network for the context representation. Results are presented for the publicly available DSTC2 corpus and an In-car corpus which is similar to DSTC2 but has a significantly higher word error rate (WER).
Supplementary_table_S2 from Intertumoral Heterogeneity in SCLC Is Influenced by the Cell Type of Origin (2023)

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Biodegradation of Pentachlorophenol by Flavobacterium Species in Batch and Immobilized Continuous Reactors (1998)

Abstract Free and immobilized Flavobacterium sp. were used to degrade pentachlorophenol (PCP) in wastewater in laboratory-scale batch and continuous reactors. Free Flavobacterium sp. in batch reactors completely degraded PCP at concentrations of 30 and 50 mg l−1 but could only partially degrade PCP at 65 mg l−1 concentration. In batch reactors, activated sludge could not degrade PCP but activated sludge mixed with free Flavobacterium sp. exhibited as much degradation capability as that with free Flavobacterium sp. only. Flavobacterium sp. immobilized in alginate in continuous reactors were able to degrade 60 mg l−1 PCP efficiently. The extent of PCP degradation by immobilized Flavobacterium sp. decreased as the influent PCP loading rate increased or as the hydraulic retention time decreased. Efficiency in PCP removal decreased as the food-to-microorganism ratio increased. Immobilized Flavobacterium sp. can tolerate higher concentrations of PCP than free ones. The results indicate the possibility of scaled-up reactors for treating wastewater containing PCP using immobilized Flavobacterium sp. cells. Keywords: PentachlorophenolFlavobacterium spmicroorganismhydraulic retention timealginate beads
Antifungal Susceptibility Survey of 2,000 Bloodstream Candida Isolates in the United States (2003)

Candida bloodstream isolates (n = 2,000) from two multicenter clinical trials carried out by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group between 1995 and 1999 were tested against amphotericin B (AMB), flucytosine (5FC), fluconazole (FLU), itraconazole (ITR), voriconazole (VOR), posaconazole (POS), caspofungin (CFG), micafungin (MFG), and anidulafungin (AFG) using the NCCLS M27-A2 microdilution method. All drugs were tested in the NCCLS-specified RPMI 1640 medium except for AMB, which was tested in antibiotic medium 3. A sample of isolates was also tested in RPMI 1640 supplemented to 2% glucose and by using the diluent polyethylene glycol (PEG) in lieu of dimethyl sulfoxide for those drugs insoluble in water. Glucose supplementation tended to elevate the MIC, whereas using PEG tended to decrease the MIC. Trailing growth occurred frequently with azoles. Isolates were generally susceptible to AMB, 5FC, and FLU. Rates of resistance to ITR approached 20%. Although no established interpretative breakpoints are available for the candins (CFG, MFG, and AFG) and the new azoles (VOR and POS), they all exhibited excellent antifungal activity, even for those strains resistant to the other aforementioned agents.
The treatment of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hip. A case report and literature review. (1989)

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS) is a rare occurrence in the hip joint. A 33-year-old female with PVS of the right hip was successfully treated by synovectomy and total hip arthroplasty. The literature includes 64 cases of PVS involving the hip, with an average patient age of 34.8 years. Multiple methods of initial treatment were encountered including synovectomy alone, synovectomy and total hip arthroplasty, radiation therapy, and arthrodesis. Synovectomy is only effective when articular cartilage is preserved. Total hip arthroplasty, although of concern in such a young population, appears to be the procedure of choice for either advanced cases of PVS or those that have failed joint-sparing procedures.
Cavity-Mediated Coherent Coupling between Distant Quantum Dots (2018)

Scalable architectures for quantum information technologies require one to selectively couple long-distance qubits while suppressing environmental noise and cross talk. In semiconductor materials, the coherent coupling of a single spin on a quantum dot to a cavity hosting fermionic modes offers a new solution to this technological challenge. Here, we demonstrate coherent coupling between two spatially separated quantum dots using an electronic cavity design that takes advantage of whispering-gallery modes in a two-dimensional electron gas. The cavity-mediated, long-distance coupling effectively minimizes undesirable direct cross talk between the dots and defines a scalable architecture for all-electronic semiconductor-based quantum information processing.
Supplementary Table S1 from A Second-Generation 2-Methoxyestradiol Prodrug Is Effective against Barrett's Adenocarcinoma in a Mouse Xenograft Model (2023)

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Exploring Ambient and Artistic Visualization for Residential Energy Use Feedback (2011)

Providing effective feedback on resource consumption in the home is a key challenge of environmental conservation efforts. One promising approach for providing feedback about residential energy consumption is the use of ambient and artistic visualizations. Pervasive computing technologies enable the integration of such feedback into the home in the form of distributed point-of-consumption feedback devices to support decision-making in everyday activities. However, introducing these devices into the home requires sensitivity to the domestic context. In this paper we describe three abstract visualizations and suggest four design requirements that this type of device must meet to be effective: pragmatic, aesthetic, ambient, and ecological. We report on the findings from a mixed methods user study that explores the viability of using ambient and artistic feedback in the home based on these requirements. Our findings suggest that this approach is a viable way to provide resource use feedback and that both the aesthetics of the representation and the context of use are important elements that must be considered in this design space.
A Simple Method for the Synthesis of Exaltolide (1981)

Abstract Copper-catalyzed reaction of β-propiolactone with 12-methoxydodecylmagnesium bromide, derived from 1,12-dodecanediol, gives 15-methoxypentadecanoic acid in a high yield, which is easily converted into exaltolide.
High rate turbo codes for BPSK/QPSK channels (2002)

We discuss a procedure for the design of high rate turbo codes via puncturing, with applications to BPSK/QPSK channels. Rates in the form k/(k+1), 2/spl les/k/spl les/16, are considered for constituent encoders with memory size m=4. The algorithm includes the selection of constituent encoder generator polynomials, puncture patterns, and interleavers with the goal of maximizing the minimum codeword weight for weight-two and weight-three inputs. The bit error rate (BER) performance of the proposed codes are found via computer simulation and are observed in each case to be about 0.7 dB from their respective channel capacity limits at a BER of 10/sup -5/.
Bubbles in a Hele–Shaw cell: Numerical simulation of three-dimensional effects (1989)

Time-dependent numerical simulations of immiscible bubbles propagating in a Hele–Shaw cell are presented. Purely two-dimensional calculations only show elongated bubbles propagating faster than the viscous fluid, in agreement with Tanveer’s results. For small capillary numbers, these bubbles assume circular shapes while their velocity approaches a plateau. By including the leading-order three-dimensional effects on the pressure jump across the interface, wider and shorter bubbles migrating at smaller velocities can be observed. In particular, flattened bubbles and bubbles slower than the viscous phase are found. Even though these bubbles also approach circular shapes for high surface tension values, a velocity plateau is not observed. While noticing that the three-dimensional effects promote a tip instability, the multiple shapes and transitioins observed experimentally can only be partially explained.
Field trials to evaluate the efficacy of mash feed to reduce Salmonella shedding in swine (2003)

The objective of this study owas to evaluate the effect of corn based mash feed as a preharvest intervetion strategy to reduce shedding in pigs herds contaminated by Salmonella spp. In this study, three nurseries previously found contaminated by Salmonella in successive production cycles were selected to evaluate the effect of mash feed.
Analyzing Who and What Appears in a Decade of US Cable TV News (2020)

Cable TV news reaches millions of U.S. households each day, meaning that decisions about who appears on the news and what stories get covered can profoundly influence public opinion and discourse. We analyze a data set of nearly 24/7 video, audio, and text captions from three U.S. cable TV networks (CNN, FOX, and MSNBC) from January 2010 to July 2019. Using machine learning tools, we detect faces in 244,038 hours of video, label each face's presented gender, identify prominent public figures, and align text captions to audio. We use these labels to perform screen time and word frequency analyses. For example, we find that overall, much more screen time is given to male-presenting individuals than to female-presenting individuals (2.4x in 2010 and 1.9x in 2019). We present an interactive web-based tool, accessible at https://tvnews.stanford.edu, that allows the general public to perform their own analyses on the full cable TV news data set.
Improving Precision Vertical Flight Operations through a Direct-Perception-Action Display (2009)

Despite advances in head-up display technology, pilots of vertical takeoff and landing air and spacecraft still rely heavily on visual perceptual cues for precision landings. Reliance on these cues hampers operational success because exogenous influences such as brownouts can significantly reduce the effectiveness of perceptual cues, often with little warning. Moreover, the hover and descent-to-landing phases of vertical flight constitute the highest workload phases of flight for these pilots. To mitigate the reliance on visual perceptual cues and reduce mental workload, an integrated head-up display is proposed that leverages ecological perception through a direct-perception-action visual representation, called the vertical altitude and velocity indicator. By allowing operators to directly perceive system states instead of deriving them, the vertical altitude and velocity indicator allows operators to employ more efficient processes of perception rather than relying on memory, integration, and inference, which are cognitively demanding. Experimental results demonstrate that the vertical altitude and velocity indicator improves pilot performance and reduces subjective workload, particularly in expert pilot populations, as compared with a conventional head-up display. Implications for training and unmanned vehicle operations are also discussed.
X-Band High-Burnout Silicon-Schottky Mixer Diodes (1978)

The development of a highly reliable thermal-compression bonded X-band silicon-Schottky barrier diode is described. A highburnout diode capable of handling peak RF power of 10-14 watts ( <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">\tau</tex> = 1 µs, 103 Hz) with a noise figure of 6.5-7.0 dB (SSB) was suceessfully demonstrated. These diodes are more rugged than whisker type point contact and Schottky-barrier devices and exhibit two to three times higher burnout resistance to RF pulses than Schottkybarrier diodes manufactured today. For this reason, they are very suitable for high-power military radar systems and especially useful for medium-power systems where limiters are not used to protect the mixer diodes.
Sex difference in somatometry viewed from a comparison of similarly tall men and women. (1989)

The sex difference in body size and proportion was examined by comparing males and females of the same range of stature (170-179cm). Under the condition that there was no sex difference in stature, weight and Rohrer index, it was found that males were larger in sizes of the upper part of the trunk and upper limb girth, while females were larger in sizes of the pelvic part, length and girth of the lower limb, and subcutaneous fat thickness. No sex difference was observed in upper limb length. It was confirmed that on condition of the same stature, the lower limb was longer in females than in males.
Dielectric and Thermal Properties of Sweet Sorghum Biomass (2014)

Sweet sorghum has recently received a lot of attention as a potential biomass feedstock in the United States. This study investigated the dielectric properties (dielectric constant s’ and dielectric loss factor s’) of sweet sorghum biomass as a function of frequency (around 915 and 2450 MHz, respectively) and water content-WH2O (important for microwave drying and processing operations). Fundamental thermal properties needed in process design calculations (specific heat, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity) were also determined using a thermal conductivity probe method. Dielectric constant decreases with frequency at both frequency ranges. At 915 MHz, ε’ ranged from 2.73 at wH2O = 49.5% to 1.1 at wH2O = 0%, whereas at 2450 MHz, ε’ ranged from 2.67 at WH2O = 55.4% to 1.03 at WH2O = 0%. The dielectric loss factor ranged from 0.44 at wH2O = 49.5% (at 915 MHz) and 0.7 at wH2O = 55.4% (at 2450 MHz) to near zero at WH2O = 0% for both frequencies. Thermal conductivity, specific heat, and thermal diffusivity were determined to be, respectively, 0.13±0.003 W•m-1•K-1, 2321.2±43.12 J•kg-1 • K-1, and 0.37±0.01 mm2«s”’. These results can be used for design of microwave processing systems for sweet sorghum biomass, as well as for process design calculations involving various heat-based unit operations.
Biocompatibility and Osteoconductive Effect of Hydroxyapatite-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite in a Rabbit Femoral Condyle Model (2009)

Purpose: Bone grafting is always used in the treatment of bone defects. However, bone harvesting may cause postoperative complications and sometimes does not provide a sufficient quantity of bone. To avoid this adverse issue, we used a synthetic biomaterials as an alternative to autogenous bone grafts in an animal experiment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the repair of bone defects in a rabbit femoral condyle defect model by consisting largely hydroxyapatite (HA) or hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate (HA/TCP) cement mixture. Materials & Methods: One 6-mm diameter defect was made at the lateral condyle site on either side of leg in 12 rabbits and filled with these two kinds of bioceramic material. The rabbits were separately killed at 1 and 3 months after surgery and tissue samples were analyzed by radiography and histology. Results: By the first month, the defects filled with HA grafts or HA/TCP bioceramic material showed similar volumes of bone tissue ingrowth within the defect. The difference in the volume of bone at 3 months between the two groups was statistically significant, revealing a better osteoconductive effect in the SinboneHT group than in the Sinbone group. Conclusions: Hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate (HA/TCP) and hydroxyapatite (HA) implanted in the bone defects all facilitated new bone formation. The amount of new bone formation in HA/TCP was more than that of HA. Thus an HA-TCP composite is a good choice of bone defect filler.