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<title>Information surveillance</title> (2002)

Biological weapons are within reach of individuals, small groups, terrorist organizations, as well as nations. With pervasive integration of civilian and military populations worldwide, the ill winds of biological warfare stand to affect military troops and civilians alike. A variety of technologies are emerging - such as pathogen detection devices, streaming internet characterization tools, information exploitation techniques, automated feature extraction, and ubiquitous wireless communication - that can help. These technologies, if taken together within an integrated analytical framework, could make possible the monitoring of diverse parameters that may indicate a change in the state of health of a given population - either the emergence of a naturally occurring disease or the outbreak of a disease as a result of hostile intent. This presentation will discuss the application of new information surveillance tools and technologies as they apply to health and disease monitoring, particularly within the context of potential terrorist or hostile nation use of biological warfare. Although discussed within the specific context of health surveillance, the tools and processes described here are generally applicable within other domains of subject matter expertise.
Hypertension-associated point mutations in the adducin alpha and beta subunits affect actin cytoskeleton and ion transport. (1996)

The adducin heterodimer is a protein affecting the assembly of the actin-based cytoskeleton. Point mutations in rat adducin alpha (F316Y) and beta (Q529R) subunits are involved in a form of rat primary hypertension (MHS) associated with faster kidney tubular ion transport. A role for adducin in human primary hypertension has also been suggested. By studying the interaction of actin with purified normal and mutated adducin in a cell-free system and the actin assembly in rat kidney epithelial cells (NRK-52E) transfected with mutated rat adducin cDNA, we show that the adducin isoforms differentially modulate: (a) actin assembly both in a cell-free system and within transfected cells; (b) topography of alpha V integrin together with focal contact proteins; and (c) Na-K pump activity at V(max) (faster with the mutated isoforms, 1281 +/- 90 vs 841 +/- 30 nmol K/h.mg pt., P < 0.0001). This co-modulation suggests a role for adducin in the constitutive capacity of the epithelia both to transport ions and to expose adhesion molecules. These findings may also lead to the understanding of the relation between adducin polymorphism and blood pressure and to the development of new approaches to the study of hypertension-associated organ damage.
An update on the epidemiology of knee and hip osteoarthritis with a view to prevention (1998)

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Graft-versus-host Disease Confined Solely to Intestine after Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Transplantation in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (2004)

We describe a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia who developing severe intestinal bleeding after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells transplantation (allo-PBSCT). PBSC were obtained from an HLA one-locus mismatch sibling donor. On day 26 after PBSCT, although there was no sign of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in either the skin or the liver, diarrhea and severe intestinal bleeding occurred. The histopathological examination of the colon revealed complete denudation of the epithelial cells of the mucosa and no obvious apoptosis. Neither red cell fragments nor hemorrhagic diathesis was seen during this episode and the patient was diagnosed as having GVHD. Methylpredonisolone followed by FK506 may be effective in controlling intestinal bleeding and was used in our patient. Acute GVHD involving only the intestine has rarely been described but when using HLA-mismatched PBSCs, acute GVHD may occur severely and atypically.
[Osmotherapy of acute kidney failure with special reference to plasma renin activity and mineral balance]. (1978)

We present structural, electrical, and theoretical investigations of self-assembled type-II GaSb/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Using cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy (X-STM) the morphology of the QDs is determined. The QDs are of high purity (~100% GaSb content) and have most likely the shape of a truncated pyramid. The average heights of the QDs are 4–6 nm with average base lengths between 9 and 14 nm. Samples with a QD layer embedded into a pn-diode structure are studied with deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS), yielding a hole localization energy in the QDs of 609 meV. Based on the X-STM results the electronic structure of the QDs is calculated using 8-band k·p theory. The theoretical localization energies are found to be in good agreement with the DLTS results. Our results also allow us to estimate how variations in size and shape of the dots influence the hole localization energy.
C34T mutation of theAMPD1gene in an elite white runner: Figure 1 (2006)

The case is reported of an elite, male, white endurance runner (28 years of age), who is one of the best non-African runners in the world despite carrying the C34T mutation in the gene (AMPD1) that encodes the skeletal muscle specific isoform of AMP deaminase, an enzyme that plays an important role in muscle metabolism. The frequency of the mutant allele in sedentary white people is 8-11%. Previous research has shown that this mutation, at least in homozygotes, can impair the exercise capacity of untrained people and their trainability. The maximum oxygen uptake of the study subject was exceptionally high (83.6 ml/kg/min), whereas his ammonia and lactate concentrations at high submaximal running speeds were lower than those of other world class runners who are not carriers of the mutation. The partial metabolic deficiency of the study subject is possibly compensated for by his exceptionally favourable anthropometric characteristics (body mass index 18.2 kg/m2).
Interactive deformation of light fields (2005)

We present a software pipeline that enables an animator to deform light fields. The pipeline can be used to deform complex objects, such as furry toys, while maintaining photo-realistic quality. Our pipeline consists of three stages. First, we split the light field into sub-light fields. To facilitate splitting of complex objects, we employ a novel technique based on projected light patterns. Second, we deform each sub-light field. To do this, we provide the animator with controls similar to volumetric free-form deformation. Third, we recombine and render each sub-light field. Our rendering technique properly handles visibility changes due to occlusion among sub-light fields. To ensure consistent illumination of objects after they have been deformed, our light fields are captured with the light source fixed to the camera, rather than being fixed to the object. We demonstrate our deformation pipeline using synthetic and photographically acquired light fields. Potential applications include animation, interior design, and interactive gaming.
Hierarchy-induced isotropy - anisosotropy transition on a fractal resistor network (1996)

A Sierpinski gasket resistor network is considered in which the basic microscopically anisotropic resistance distribution has a hierarchical pattern. The system is shown to undergo a transition from macroscopic isotropy to macroscopic anisotropy as a hierarchical parameter R is varied. For , the system may restore macroscopic isotropy, regardless of the degree of anisotropy on the microscopic scale. For , on the other hand, the system remains anisotropic on the macroscopic scale due to the basic anisotropy on the microscopic scale. The degree of macroscopic anisotropy depends on both the hierarchical parameter R and the microscopic anisotropy.
ChemInform Abstract: Ditechnetium Heptoxide Revisited: Solid‐State, Gas‐Phase, and Theoretical Studies. (2016)

Abstract In view of the vitrification of high‐level nuclear waste, Tc 2 O 7 , known as a volatile compound during vitrification, is prepared by thermal oxidation of TcO 2 under O 2 (Pyrex tube, 450→25 °C, 3 h).
Core/Shell Fluorescent Semiconductor Nanocrystals (2008)

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Heat and chemical stress modulate the expression of the α-RYR gene in broiler chickens (2010)

The biological cause of Pork Stress syndrome, which leads to PSE (pale, soft, exudative) meat, is excessive release of Ca(2+) ions, which is promoted by a genetic mutation in the ryanodine receptors (RyR) located in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of the skeletal muscle cells. We examined the relationship between the formation of PSE meat under halothane treatment and heat stress exposure in chicken alphaRYR hot spot fragments. Four test groups were compared: 1) birds slaughtered without any treatment, i.e., the control group (C); 2) birds slaughtered immediately after halothane treatment (H); 3) birds slaughtered immediately after heat stress treatment (HS), and 4) birds exposed to halothane and to heat stress (H+HS), before slaughtering. Breast muscle mRNA was extracted, amplified by RT-PCR, and sequenced. PSE meat was evaluated using color determination (L* value). The most common alteration was deletion of a single nucleotide, which generated a premature stop codon, resulting in the production of truncated proteins. The highest incidence of nonsense transcripts came with exposure to halothane; 80% of these abnormal transcripts were detected in H and H+HS groups. As a consequence, the incidence of abnormal meat was highest in the H+HS group (66%). In HS, H, and C groups, PSE meat developed in 60, 50, and 33% of the samples, respectively. Thus, halothane apparently modulates alphaRYR gene expression in this region, and synergically with exposure to heat stress, causes Avian Stress syndrome, resulting in PSE meat in broiler chickens.
A survey on unmanned aerial vehicle collision avoidance systems (2015)

Collision avoidance is a key factor in enabling the integration of unmanned aerial vehicle into real life use, whether it is in military or civil application. For a long time there have been a large number of works to address this problem; therefore a comparative summary of them would be desirable. This paper presents a survey on the major collision avoidance systems developed in up to date publications. Each collision avoidance system contains two main parts: sensing and detection, and collision avoidance. Based on their characteristics each part is divided into different categories; and those categories are explained, compared and discussed about advantages and disadvantages in this paper.
Geometric min-Hashing: Finding a (thick) needle in a haystack (2009)

We propose a novel hashing scheme for image retrieval, clustering and automatic object discovery. Unlike commonly used bag-of-words approaches, the spatial extent of image features is exploited in our method. The geometric information is used both to construct repeatable hash keys and to increase the discriminability of the description. Each hash key combines visual appearance (visual words) with semi-local geometric information. Compared with the state-of-the-art min-hash, the proposed method has both higher recall (probability of collision for hashes on the same object) and lower false positive rates (random collisions). The advantages of geometric min-hashing approach are most pronounced in the presence of viewpoint and scale change, significant occlusion or small physical overlap of the viewing fields. We demonstrate the power of the proposed method on small object discovery in a large unordered collection of images and on a large scale image clustering problem.
Geographic Ranges of Recent Hermatypic Coral Genera in Baja California Sur, Mexico (1991)

A large, undescribed species of scyphomedusa (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) was sighted offshore, in bays, and washed up in large numbers on beaches of Southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico, during the summer of 1989.Invertebrate associates, taken from two living but damaged medusae lacking tentacles and oral arms, included a pycnogonid sea spider and two species of mysidacean shrimp not previously reported associated with scyphozoans.These species probably became attached as the moribund medusae contacted the seafloor prior to washing ashore.Previously reported scyphozoan associates included a hyperiid amphipod and larval (megalopal) and juvenile brachyuran crabs of the genus Cancer.Photographs and video footage of living scyphomedusae allowed observations of the natural history of the medusae and of the behavior ofjuvenile crabs.The unique occurrence of this scyphozoan and its faunal associates is described and discussed along with other unusual local occurrences of species from other, mostly tropical, regions.From July 7 through early September 1989, unidentified dark purple scypho- zoan medusae were sighted along the eastern Pacific coast from at least as far south as Isla San Martin, off San Quentin, Baja California, Mexico, north to Santa Monica Beach, California.The medusae were found in greatest numbers washed ashore on sand beaches and in the surf zone within 1 00 m from shore but were also sighted from boats traveling in bays and to approximately 1 nautical mile offshore (Table 1).Offshore medusae were all observed at the surface with the exception of one sighting at a depth of 2 1 m (above the wreck of the Olympic off Long Beach, California, Table 1) and the medusae filmed off the Islas de Los Coronados (see below).Most medusae in the above sightings were approximately 20 to 40 cm in bell diameter.Additionally, photographs and video footage (provided by Howard Hall and Mark Conlin, of Howard Hall Productions) showed a "school" of larger specimens (estimated bell diameter up to 1 m; Figs. 1 ,2) from Coronodo Norte, Islas de Los Coronados, Baja California, Mexico.Distinguishing characteristics of those scyphomedusae washed ashore or ob- served nearshore include a light brown to tan reticulated pattern about 3 to 8 cm wide surrounding the dorsal perimeter of the bell (Figs.1A, B), a dark purple mesoglea, a dark red-brown mucous that is produced when the medusae are handled (see Shanks and Graham 1988, for description of mucous production as a defensive mechanism in living scyphomedusae), and a mild sting.Living spec
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition Stimulates Distal Tubular Natriuresis and Increases in Circulating SDF-1α1-67 in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (2017)

DPP-4 inhibition promotes a distal tubular natriuresis in conjunction with increased levels of intact SDF-1α<sup>1-67</sup>. Because of the distal location of the natriuretic effect, DPP-4 inhibition does not affect tubuloglomerular feedback or impair renal hemodynamic function, findings relevant to using DPP-4 inhibitors for treating type 2 diabetes.
ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS AND ANTIMYCOTIC PROPERTIES OF 3‐(1‐IMIDAZOLYL)INDOLIN‐2‐ONES (1981)

Abstract Umsetzen der Isatine′(I) mit den Grignard‐Reagenzien (II) bzw. mit den Carbonylverbindungen (VII) (nach Knoevenagel) gibt die tert.‐Alkohole (III) bzw. (VIII), die mit Thionyldiimidazol (IV) zu den Imidazolylindolinonen (V) bzw. (IX) umgesetzt werden.
Influence of deposition parameters on morphology, growth and structure of crystalline and amorphous organic thin films : (the case of perylene and alpha-NPD) (2008)

A growing research effort in organic electronics has been developped rapidly to utilize the electronic and optical properties of organic materials (polymers and oligomers) and hybrids (organic-inorganic composites) through novel material synthesis, thin film deposition techniques and many mores. Several applications, e.g. organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) and organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), have been envisioned in both academic research and industry. An understanding of thin film growth is crucial to tailor surface morphologies and organic film properties suitable for specific applications. In OTFTs, the highest possible electron mobilities are desired. Typically, the conductivity in crystalline organic materials is anisotropic and strongly depends upon the electronic coupling between the neighboring molecules in the different crystallographic directions. Therefore, highly textured crystalline organic thin films are required for electronic applications. In OLEDs, the absence of long-range order in amorphous films can result in smooth surfaces and effcient radiative recombination, which allows for the realization of high performance organic optoelectronic devices. Amorphous organic thin film hence are preferable in this case. In this dissertation, the growth, morphology and structure of organic thin films both of crystalline and amorphous films has been investigated. For the crystalline organic thin film growth in the case of perylene, we focus on two different topics, i.e. temperature dependence of dislocation formation in perylene films and the temperature dependence of perylene thin film growth on gold substrate. The temperature dependence of dislocation formation in perylene films has been studied to obtain a better understanding of dislocation-assisted growth in perylene films upon changing substrate temperatures. The surface morphology and structural properties have been studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). Subsequently, for the study of the temperature dependence of perylene thin film growth on gold substrates, molecular vibrations in the perylene films are studied and related to structural properties, including surface morphology, as investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), XRD and AFM, respectively. In a subsequent chapter for the amorphous organic thin film growth in the case of a-NPD, two different deposition techniques, Organic Vapor Phase Deposition (OVPD) and Vacuum Thermal Evaporation (VTE), were chosen. A study of the influence of deposition parameters, on film properties has been performed. Subsequently, AFM and X-ray reflectometry (XRR) have been employed to investigate film morphology and structural properties.
Simultaneous Multiselective Spectroelectrochemical Sensing of the Interaction between Protein and Its Ligand Using the Redox Dye Nile Blue as a Label (2008)

A new binding assay for a protein and its ligand based on a spectroelectrochemical method was demonstrated using avidin-biotin and 17beta-estradiol-antiestradiol antibody. The sensor consists of a selective film coated on an optically transparent electrode (OTE) consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO). Attenuated total reflection (ATR) was used for optical detection. The binding event of the ligand to the protein was detected using the ligand labeled with the electroactive dye Nile blue (NB). The spectroelectrochemical behaviors of NB and the labeled ligand were investigated using various ion-exchange films, such as perfluorosulfonated ionomer (Nafion), Nafion-silica, poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-silica, poly(styrenesulfonic acid) (PSSA)-silica, and heparin-silica films, which were spin-coated on the ITO electrode. The optical signal was monitored to follow the accumulation of labeled ligand in the film and its electrochemical modulation. The signal from the labeled ligand possesses three modes of selectivity based on charge-selective partitioning, the chosen electrolysis potential, and the particular wavelength for measuring absorbance. The interaction between the labeled ligand and its protein was observed by the decrease in the changes of optical response of the labeled ligand, indicating the specific binding of labeled ligand to the protein.
Cerebral intracellular pH by 31 P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1985)

We determined cerebral intracellular pH in living rabbits and rats under physiologic conditions, using phosphorus NMR spectroscopy and new titration curves thought to be appropriate for brain. Mean values for the two species were, respectively, 7.14 +/- 0.04 (SD) and 7.13 +/- 0.03. These are toward the alkaline end of the range of values obtained by other methods, as values reported by other NMR workers also tend to be.
Kernels on linguistic structures for answer extraction (2008)

Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Information Retrieval has always been an interesting and challenging research area. Despite the high expectations, most of the results indicate that successfully using NLP is very complex. In this paper, we show how Support Vector Machines along with kernel functions can effectively represent syntax and semantics. Our experiments on question/answer classification show that the above models highly improve on bag-of-words on a TREC dataset.
Cell surface binding, uptaking and anticancer activity of L-K6, a lysine/leucine-rich peptide, on human breast cancer MCF-7 cells (2017)

Cell surface binding and internalization are critical for the specific targeting and biofunctions of some cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAPs) with anticancer activities. However, the detailed cellular process for CAPs interacting with cancer cells and the exact molecular basis for their anticancer effects are still far from being fully understood. In the present study, we examined the cell surface binding, uptaking and anti-cancer activity of L-K6, a lysine/leucine-rich CAP, in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells. We found that L-K6 preferentially interact with MCF-7 cells. This tumor-targeting property of L-K6 might be partially due to its interactions with the surface exposed and negatively charged phosphatidylserine. Subsequently, L-K6 could internalize into MCF-7 cells mainly through a clathrin-independent macropinocytosis, without significant cell surface disruption. Finally, the internalized L-K6 induced a dramatic nuclear damage and MCF-7 cell death, without significant cytoskeleton disruption and mitochondrial impairment. This cytotoxicity of L-K6 against MCF-7 cancer cells could be further confirmed by using a mouse xenograft model. In summary, all these findings outlined the cellular process and cytotoxicity of L-K6 in MCF-7 cancer cells, and might help understand the complicated interactions between CAPs and cancer cells.
Foundations of Image Science (2003)

&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Winner of the 2006 Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a id="JACKET_COPY" name="JACKET_COPY"&gt;&lt;b&gt;A comprehensive treatment of the principles, mathematics, and statistics of image science&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; In today's visually oriented society, images play an important role in conveying messages. From seismic imaging to satellite images to medical images, our modern society would be lost without images to enhance our understanding of our health, our culture, and our world. &lt;i&gt;Foundations of Image Science&lt;/i&gt; presents a comprehensive treatment of the principles, mathematics, and st
Shielded transient self-interaction of a bunch entering a circle from a straight path (2002)

When a short (mm-length) bunch with high (nC-regime) charge is transported through a magnetic bending system, self-interaction via coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) and space charge may alter the bunch dynamics significantly. We consider a Gaussian rigid-line-charge bunch following a straight-path trajectory into a circle, with the trajectory centered between two infinite, parallel, perfectly conducting plates. Transients associated with CSR and space charge generated from source particles both on the straight path and the circle are calculated, and their net effect on the radiated power is contrasted with that of shielded steady-state CSR.