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Navire électrique - Évolutions, systèmes de conduite, contraintes de conception (2021)

Quelles sont les pistes pour réduire l'empreinte environnementale du transport maritime ? Quels procédés peut-on utiliser et comment peut-on combiner les énergies pour améliorer les performances énergétiques des bateaux ?
Dairy science, 1970 (1970)

Environmental pollution and the Ohio farmer / W. M. Edwards -- The effect of rubber vs. plastic inflations on milking rate and udder health / R. M. Porter, H. E. Kaeser, R. D. Buller and F. R. Allaire -- Ground soybeans in dairy rations / J. W. Hibbs and H. R. Conrad -- High moisture corn for lactating dairy cows / D. L. Palmquist -- Cows milk well when grazing high protein forage / H. R. Conrad, R. W. Wallenius and R. W. Van Keuren -- Effects of feeding high levels of grain to growing Holstein heifers / D. E. Pritchard -- Selection of a feeding program for dairy cows / H. M. Keener and H. R. Conrad -- Antigen-antibody interactions and reproductive performance / H. C. Hines -- Chromosomal abnormalities as a cause of infertility and embryo death / N. S. Fechheimer -- The cause of abnormalities with which calves are born / L. O. Gilmore and N. S. Fechheimer
An Overview on 3GPP Device-to-Device Proximity Services (2013)

Device-to-device (D2D) communication will likely be added to LTE in 3GPP Release 12. In principle, exploiting direct communication between nearby mobile devices will improve spectrum utilization, overall throughput, and energy consumption, while enabling new peer-to-peer and location-based applications and services. D2D-enabled LTE devices can also become competitive for fallback public safety networks, that must function when cellular networks are not available, or fail. Introducing D2D poses many challenges and risks to the long-standing cellular architecture, which is centered around the base station. We provide an overview on D2D standardization activities in 3GPP, identify outstanding technical challenges, draw lessons from initial evaluation studies, and summarize "best practices" in the design of a D2D-enabled air interface for LTE-based cellular networks.
Nerve Conduction Studies: Clinical Challenges and Engineering Solutions (2010)

Nerve conduction studies (NCSs) have played an important role in the evaluation of neuromuscular disease for the past 50 years. When patients present with complaints of pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness, NCS is often one of the earliest tests obtained by physicians, because it enables the quantitative assessment of peripheral nerve and muscle function and, therefore, aid the physician in identifying the physiological source of the patient's symptoms. NCSs involve the delivery of electric stimuli to peripheral nerves at accessible locations on the human body and the recording of electrophysiological responses. This article reviews how NCS is traditionally performed. This paper also examines technical challenges associated with each step of performing an NCS and describes how engineering solutions could be realized to meet these challenges. The engineering goals were several: improvement in NCS workflow, use of prefabricated electrode arrays to standardize NCS technique and reduce the errors associated with electrode placement, and improvement of the overall accuracy and reliability of NCS.
Post‐Race Plasma Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Thoroughbred Horses with or without Furosemide (2014)

Introduction Exercise‐Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage ( EIPH ) results from hypertensive episodes associated with intense exercise and can negatively impact athletic performance. Angiotensin converting enzyme ( ACE ) secretion from pulmonary endothelium is increased during pulmonary disease. This study investigated the effects of furosemide administration on ACE activity, and hypothesised a positive association between EIPH and post‐race plasma ACE . Methods Blood samples from 73 horses were collected after racing. ACE activity was measured using a fluorometric method. Respiratory endoscopy determined occurrence and grade of EIPH . Comparison of horses treated or not with furosemide before racing and the occurrence of EIPH were conducted by independent sample t‐tests. In addition, regression analysis was used to investigate the association between ACE activity and EIPH grade for all horses. Other variables analysed included time to endoscopy and haematocrit. Results Mean ACE activity in horses not treated with furosemide (n = 47; 91.7 ± 15.9) was significantly higher (P = 0.002) than in treated horses (n = 26; 79.6 ± 13.9). When EIPH positive horses were analysed separately, those treated with furosemide (n = 20; ACE 78.2 ± 11.9) had significantly lower ACE (P = 0.009) than non‐treated horses (n = 17; ACE 90.9 ± 15.9). Regression analysis indicated a polynomial relationship between mean ACE activity and EIPH grade (0, 1, 2 or 3 + 4 + 5; adjusted r2 = 0.99; P&lt;0.001). No other comparisons were statistically significant. Conclusions Results indicated associations between ACE activity, EIPH grade and furosemide administration and investigation of the potential use of ACE as a biomarker for EIPH severity in controlled studies are warranted. Ethical Animal Research This research was conducted with approval from The A nimal E thics C ommittee at WINTEC , and informed owner consent was obtained for horses included in this study. Sources of funding: partially funded by a R esearch Grant from WINTEC . Competing interests: none.
ChemInform Abstract: Reversible Dehydrogenation—Hydrogenation of Tetrahydroquinoline‐Quinoline Using a Supported Copper Nanoparticle Catalyst. (2011)

Abstract Titania‐supported copper nanoparticles act as a heterogeneous catalyst for the reversible dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of tetrahydroquinoline/quinoline under an atmospheric pressure of hydrogen.This reversible organic hydride system can be applied under mild conditions and repeated with retention of high efficiency.
High-Force Linear Actuator (1973)

A new type of electrically energized linear actuator has been developed for the appliance industry which offers high-force output from a small inexpensive package. The new linear actuator uses a single solid-state component to control the operation of the device. The actuator's response is noninstantaneous, which allows it to be used in designs where time delay is required or where rapid response is unnecessary. Its size, mounting options, and cost are comparable to a low-cost solenoid. However, the force output of this device exceeds by an order of magnitude or more the force output of a solenoid of the same size. Unlike a solenoid, the actuator's force output does not change with ambient or voltage variations, and its high-force output does not vary over its stroke. When compared with a solenoid of approximately the same force output capability, the actuator operates on less than one-tenth the steady-state power consumption. The actuator can be operated in the push, push-pull, or pull mode. For example, a unit 1 in in diameter and 2 in long, weighing about 1.5 oz can operate against a 12 lb external load over its entire 0.250-in stroke. Because of its unique operating parameters, it can be successfully adapted to applications where solenoids, gear motors, pneumatic actuators, and other conventional actuators will not do the job, or as a low-cost replacement for a high-force actuator.
The 90-Day Reoperations and Readmissions in Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery (2020)

An emphasis on medically optimizing patients with preexisting pulmonary comorbidities, depression, and history of DVT/PE may have a substantial impact on improving short-term outcomes in this population. The present study provides benchmark data and may serve as an initial model to predict unplanned reoperations and readmissions.
Computational High Throughput Screening Targeting DNA Repair Proteins To Improve Cancer Therapy (2012)

Developing a new drug is a complex, highly structured, and expensive task. The further a potential drug progresses in the development process, the more costly its failure becomes. Virtual screening (VS) is the initial stage of a drug discovery process. Its job is to screen large compound databases for bioactive molecules. Its role is critical to reduce the probability of late-stage expensive failures. A reliable VS protocol would identify a diversity of lead compounds that are suitable for further structural optimizations. Most of the current available protocols fail at integrating the target flexibility or suggesting accurate ranking for the selected top hits. Here, we introduce an improved virtual screening protocol. A protocol that improves over current methodologies by employing complementary techniques comprising molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, iterative clustering techniques, principle component analysis and accurate scoring methods. The implemented VS protocol identified novel compounds that can bind to a number of important cancer-related targets. The targets chosen here play critical roles in tumor cell initiation and progression and their regulation promises for the improvement of current cancer therapy. Two of these important targets are DNA repair proteins that are linked to the hallmark “relapse” or “drug resistance” phenomena. These are Excision Repair Cross-Complementation Group 1 (ERCC1), and DNA polymerase beta (pol β). The former is a key player in Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER), while the latter is the error-prone polymerase of Base Excision Repair (BER). The third target is p53, a guardian of the genome that is inactivated in more than half of all human cancers. The work presented here has an outstanding significance on both the methods and their applications. On one hand the implemented protocol is generic and can be used almost against any target. On the other hand, the compounds we identified have the promise of being successful potential drug candidates that can progress through the drug discovery process and improve cancer therapy.
Problem classification method to enhance the ITIL incident and problem (2009)

Problem determination and resolution PDR is the process of detecting anomalies in a monitored system, locating the problems responsible for the issue, determining the root cause and fixing the cause of the problem. The cost of PDR represents a substantial part of operational costs, and faster, more effective PDR can contribute to a substantial reduction in system administration costs. In this paper, we propose to automate the process of PDR by leveraging machine learning methods. The main focus is to effectively categorize the problem a user experiences by recognizing the problem specificity leveraging all available training data such like the performance data and the logs data. Specifically, we transform the structure of the problem into a hierarchy which can be determined by existing taxonomy in advance. We then propose an efficient hierarchical incremental learning algorithm which is capable of adjusting its internal local classifier parameters in real-time. Comparing to the traditional batch learning algorithms, this online learning framework can significantly decrease the computational complexity of the training process by learning from new instances on an incremental fashion. In the same time this reduces the amount of memory required to store the training instances. We demonstrate the efficiency of our approach by learning hierarchical problem patterns for several issues occurring in distributed web applications. Experimental results show that our approach substantially outperforms previous methods.
ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Sulfoxide‐Directed Route to Enantiopure Tetrahydrofurans: Application to the Expedient Formal Synthesis of (+)‐trans‐Kumausyne and (+)‐Kumausallene. (1999)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Radiation patterns of finite-size corner-reflector antennas (1960)

Radiation patterns were measured for corner-reflector antennas having various combinations of widths and lengths of the reflecting surfaces. The widths of these ranged from 1 to 10 wavelengths, the lengths from 0.5 to 5 wavelengths. The aperture angle was, in general, set at a value required to maximize the gain. Radiation patterns are arranged according to the size of the reflecting surfaces. The effect of the widths and lengths of the surfaces on the widths of the main lobe and on the level of the radiation to the rear is summarized in a series of curves. A corner-reflector antenna with a collinear array of dipoles was designed, constructed, and tested to have sidelobe radiation below -40-db level.
Biogeochemical Cycling and Environmental Stability of Pu Relevant to Long-Term Stewardship of DOE Sites (2006)

The overall objective of this proposed research is to understand the biogeochemical cycling of Pu in environments of interest to long-term DOE stewardship issues. Central to Pu cycling (transport initiation to immobilization) is the role of microorganisms. The hypothesis underlying this proposal is that microbial activity is the causative agent in initiating the mobilization of Pu in near-surface environments: through the transformation of Pu associated with solid phases, production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) carrier phases, and the creation of microenvironments. Also, microbial processes are central to the immobilization of Pu species, through the metabolism of organically complexed Pu species and Pu associated with extracellular carrier phases and the creation of environments favorable for Pu transport retardation.
Právní úprava dohlížených finančních institucí v České republice (2013)

Předmětem me bakalařske prace „Pravni uprava dohližených financnich instituci v Ceske republice ” je provest analýzu pravni upravy financnich instituci na uzemi Ceske republiky a take nadnarodni upravu předpisů v Evropske unii. Uvod prace je zaměřen na definici jednotlivých financnich instituci a jejich pravni upravy, dohliženeho organu a jeho hlavnich povinnosti. Cast prace je věnovan integrovanemu dohledu a spolecným rysům instituci. Posledni cast definuje evropskou pravni upravu financnich instituci a trendy, kterými bude regulace a dohled v dalsich letech charakterizovana.
Symbolic optimization with SMT solvers (2014)

The rise in efficiency of Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) solvers has created numerous uses for them in software verification, program synthesis, functional programming, refinement types, etc. In all of these applications, SMT solvers are used for generating satisfying assignments (e.g., a witness for a bug) or proving unsatisfiability/validity(e.g., proving that a subtyping relation holds). We are often interested in finding not just an arbitrary satisfying assignment, but one that optimizes (minimizes/maximizes) certain criteria. For example, we might be interested in detecting program executions that maximize energy usage (performance bugs), or synthesizing short programs that do not make expensive API calls. Unfortunately, none of the available SMT solvers offer such optimization capabilities.
Mechanism of “Differential Flow Velocity Cell Corrosion” of Cast Iron in Seawater (2018)

海水中において鉄の腐食は流速の上昇とともに増大するが，流速分布が存在する場合，流速差によるマクロセルが形成され，低流速部の腐食が助長され，高流速部の腐食が抑制されることによって，前者が後者を上まわる場合がある．この現象は流速差腐食と呼ばれ，通気差腐食（酸素濃淡電池腐食）の一形態であると考えられる．著者は，内部アノード分極曲線の流速依存性を検討することによって流速差腐食機構を考察した．海水中において流速と電位を変えて鋳鉄の腐食実験を行い，腐食速度から内部アノード分極曲線を導いた．内部アノード分極曲線は流速の上昇とともに貴側へ（低電流密度側へ）移動することを確かめ，これまで鋳鉄・鋼など鉄系材料の通気差腐食および流速差腐食を説明するために提案されていた仮説を実証した．
A Characterization of Wireless NIC Active Scanning Algorithms (2007)

In this paper we characterize the proprietary active scanning algorithms of several wireless network interface cards (WNICs) and driver combinations. We believe our experiments are the first of their kind to observe the complete scanning process as the WNICs probe all the channels in the 2.4GHz spectrum. We discuss the 1) channel probe order; 2) correlation of channel popularity during active scanning and access point (AP) channel deployment popularity; 3) number of probe request frames (PRFs) sent on each channel across WNICs; 4) amount of time spent on each channel across WNICs (dwell time); and 5) variation in scanning algorithms. The knowledge gained from profiling WNICs is of significant importance to numerous disciplines. It enables us to understand different implementations (hardware and software) of active scanning. The same knowledge can help lay a foundation for implementing active scanning in network simulators. It is generically considered in only one of the popular simulators. Finally, the results from our work can also radically influence research in link-layer handovers, effective deployment of access points (APs), securing wireless networks, etc.
Voluntary and Reactive Recruitment of Locomotor Muscle Synergies during Perturbed Walking (2012)

The modular control of muscles in groups, often referred to as muscle synergies, has been proposed to provide a motor repertoire of actions for the robust control of movement. However, it is not clear whether muscle synergies identified in one task are also recruited by different neural pathways subserving other motor behaviors. We tested the hypothesis that voluntary and reactive modifications to walking in humans result from the recruitment of locomotor muscle synergies. We recorded the activity of 16 muscles in the right leg as subjects walked a 7.5 m path at two different speeds. To elicit a second motor behavior, midway through the path we imposed ramp and hold translation perturbations of the support surface in each of four cardinal directions. Variations in the temporal recruitment of locomotor muscle synergies could account for cycle-by-cycle variations in muscle activity across strides. Locomotor muscle synergies were also recruited in atypical phases of gait, accounting for both anticipatory gait modifications before perturbations and reactive feedback responses to perturbations. Our findings are consistent with the idea that a common pool of spatially fixed locomotor muscle synergies can be recruited by different neural pathways, including the central pattern generator for walking, brainstem pathways for balance control, and cortical pathways mediating voluntary gait modifications. Together with electrophysiological studies, our work suggests that muscle synergies may provide a library of motor subtasks that can be flexibly recruited by parallel descending pathways to generate a variety of complex natural movements in the upper and lower limbs.
EpCAM‐ and EGFR‐targeted selective gene therapy for biliary cancers using Z33‐fiber‐modified adenovirus (2010)

A critical issue in adenovirus (Ad)-based cancer gene therapy is to improve the specificity of gene delivery to cancer cells for better efficacy and safety. We explored methods of retargeting Ad vectors for selective gene therapy of human biliary cancers using the Ad incorporating an IgG Fc-binding motif (Z33) from the Staphylococcus protein A (Ad-FZ33) combined with tumor-specific antibodies. Flow cytometry analysis revealed high-expression levels of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on human biliary cancer cells. Ad-FZ33 expressing LacZ combined with antibodies against EpCAM or EGFR, followed by β-gal assay, demonstrated highly efficient gene transduction in these biliary cancer cells, compared to the treatment with control antibody or without antibody. Ad-FZ33 expressing uracil phosphoribosyl transferase (UPRT), an enzyme which greatly enhances the toxicity of 5-fluorouracil (FU), combined with antibodies against EpCAM or EGFR, remarkably enhanced the sensitivity of biliary cancer cells to 5-FU. By contrast, the treatment did not affect the 5-FU sensitivity of the cells not expressing EpCAM or EGFR including normal hepatocytes. Finally, treatments with the UPRT-expressing Ad-FZ33 with antibodies against EpCAM or EGFR, followed by 5-FU administration, significantly suppressed the growth of biliary cancer xenografts in nude mice. These results indicate that the gene therapy mediated by the Z33 fiber modified Ad with anti-EpCAM or anti-EGFR antibodies offers a potentially effective therapeutic modality against biliary cancers.
Frequency Regulation Characteristics Optimization and Analysis of DFIG- VSG Based on Rotor Inertia Control (2018)

DFIG-VSG (doubly-fed induction generator-virtual synchronous generator) based on rotor inertia control has gained popularity in engineering application. This approach can guarantee the economical operation of wind turbine and provide effective frequency support to the grid meanwhile. The adaptation of frequency regulation by DFIG-VSG is analyzed and speed restoration methods which are suitable for engineering application are studied. First, influencing factors on support time of DFIG-VSG utilizing rotor inertia control is analyzed. Thus general range of support time of wind turbines are given. Second, constant-value and comprehensive speed restoration methods are proposed, followed by comparing them with conventional MPPT curve restoration. Comprehensive speed restoration can inhibit second frequency drop significantly. Frequency regulation characteristics of DFIG-VSG is simulated in Simulink where wind turbines are connected with synchronous generator. Comprehensive restoration method is then testified.
Sex-Prediction from Periocular Images across Multiple Sensors and Spectra (2019)

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive analysis of periocular-based sex-prediction (commonly referred to as gender classification) using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. In order to reflect a more challenging scenario where periocular images are likely to be obtained from an unknown source, i.e. sensor, convolutional neural networks are trained on fused sets composed of several near-infrared (NIR) and visible wavelength (VW) image databases. In a cross-sensor scenario within each spectrum an average classification accuracy of approximately 85\% is achieved. When sex-prediction is performed across spectra an average classification accuracy of about 82\% is obtained. Finally, a multi-spectral sex-prediction yields a classification accuracy of 83\% on average. Compared to proposed works, obtained results provide a more realistic estimation of the feasibility to predict a subject's sex from the periocular region.
Isolation and Purification of Functionally Intact Chloroplasts from Leaf Tissue and Leaf Tissue Protoplasts (2003)

The isolation of photosynthetically active chloroplasts is the starting point for many plant metabolic studies as diverse as carbon assimilation, electron flow and phosphorylation, metabolite transport, and protein targeting. Whatever the subsequent use of the chloroplasts, it is preferable to attempt to isolate intact chloroplasts, as the organelle envelope will protect the stroma and thylakoids from the deleterious effects of degradative enzymes and phenolic compounds released from leaf tissues during the preparative procedures.
Linear theory of a gyrotwystron with stagger-tuned cavities (1998)

Gyrotwystrons with a large number of stagger-tuned prebunching cavities are promising wide-band high-gain amplifiers of electromagnetic waves. In the present paper, a small-signal theory describing the tradeoff in the gain and the bandwidth in these devices is developed. The results of the study of gyrotwystrons with one-, two-, and three-cavity prebunching sections are presented. These results show a significant increase in the bandwidth due to the stagger-tuning.