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Incremental Learning of the Word Concept Based on a Reward through Conversational Interactions. (1999)

Incremental learning of knowledge and context dependency of recognition are important characteristics for an intelligent machine in the real world environment. Unknown objects may appear among known objects in such environment and the context requires change of the recognition result even if the input is the same. The system has to learn which object is unknown, what knowledge is necessary and how the context acts on the recognition process. Associative memory model PATON (Pattern+ton) has been proposed to realize such context dependency of recognition on the basis of the attention vectors. External inputs and candidates for the recognition can both be selected by an attention vector. In this paper, we propose a method of incremental learning involving the attention vectors and the knowledge, based on a reward through conversational interactions between PATON and the environment.
Amphiphilic terpyridine complexes of ruthenium and rhodium displaying lyotropic mesomorphism (1995)

New 4′-alkyl-substituted 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (4′R-terpy) compounds have been synthesised from 4′-methyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine and an appropriate 1-bromoalkane and complexed with ruthenium and rhodium to yield new bis(terpyridine) complexes [Ru(terpy)(4′R-terpy)]2+(R = C19H39 or C31H63) and [Rh(terpy)(4′R-terpy)]3+(R = C19H39) as chloride and hexafluorophosphate salts. These complexes are amphiphilic being structurally related to surfactant tris(bipyridine)ruthenium complexes. Both ruthenium and rhodium complexes with R = C19H39 and chloride counter ions show lyotropic mesomorphism in water, and the ruthenium complex with R = C31H63 shows mesophase formation in ethylene glycol.
High spatio-temporal resolution video with compressed sensing (2015)

We present a prototype compressive video camera that encodes scene movement using a translated binary photomask in the optical path. The encoded recording can then be used to reconstruct multiple output frames from each captured image, effectively synthesizing high speed video. The use of a printed binary mask allows reconstruction at higher spatial resolutions than has been previously demonstrated. In addition, we improve upon previous work by investigating tradeoffs in mask design and reconstruction algorithm selection. We identify a mask design that consistently provides the best performance across multiple reconstruction strategies in simulation, and verify it with our prototype hardware. Finally, we compare reconstruction algorithms and identify the best choice in terms of balancing reconstruction quality and speed.
An Optical Interference Suppression Scheme for TCSPC Flash LiDAR Imagers (2019)

This paper describes an optical interference suppression scheme that allows flash light detection and ranging (LiDAR) imagers to run safely and reliably in uncontrolled environments where multiple LiDARs are expected to operate concurrently. The issue of optical interference is a potential show-stopper for the adoption of flash LiDAR as a technology of choice in multi-user application fields such as automotive sensing and autonomous vehicle navigation. The relatively large emission angle and field of view of flash LiDAR imagers make them especially vulnerable to optical interference. This work illustrates how a time-correlated single-photon counting LiDAR can control the timing of its laser emission to reduce its statistical correlation to other modulated or pulsed light sources. This method is based on a variable random delay applied to the laser pulse generated by LiDAR and to the internal circuitry measuring the time-of-flight. The statistical properties of the pseudorandom sequence of delays determines the effectiveness of LiDAR resilience against unintentional and intentional optical interference. For basic multi-camera operation, a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) was used as a random delay generator, and the performance of the interference suppression was evaluated as a function of sequence length and integration time. Direct interference from an identical LiDAR emitter pointed at the same object was reduced up to 50 dB. Changing integration time between 10 ms and 100 ms showed a marginal impact on the performance of the suppression (less than 3 dB deviation). LiDAR signal integrity was characterized during suppression, obtaining a maximum relative deviation of the measured time-of-flight of 0.1%, and a maximum deviation of measurements spread (full-width half-maximum) of 3%. The LiDAR signal presented an expected worst-case reduction in intensity of 25%.
Structural impact of Zn-insertion into monoclinic V2(PO4)3: implications for Zn-ion batteries (2019)

Detailed structural analysis reveals that Zn-insertion into V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> induces heavy distortion due to strong host–guest interactions.
Dynamic and Performance Characteristics of Baseball Bats (1977)

Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to compare the dynamic and performance characteristics of wooden and aluminum baseball bats. Field data collected during batting practice by accomplished college athletes revealed a 3.85 mph mean difference favoring balls batted with the aluminum bat. Laboratory data indicated that the aluminum bats possessed a greater contact area wherein reaction forces at the bat handle were small. This finding indicates that the aluminum bat has a larger center of percussion and offers a possible explanation for the significant mean difference found in the field.
Ex Vivo Culture Models of Hidradenitis Suppurativa for defining molecular pathogenesis and treatment efficacy of novel drugs (2021)

Abstract Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a complex inflammatory and debilitating skin disease for which no effective treatment is available. This is partly because of the unavailability of suitable human or animal models with which exact pathobiology of the disease can be defined. Here, we describe the development of air-liquid (A-L) interface, liquid-liquid/liquid-submersion (L-S) and bioreactor (Bio) ex vivo skin culture models. All three ex vivo platforms were effective for culturing skin samples up to day-14, with the tissue architecture and integrity remaining intact for at least 3 days for healthy skin while for 14 days for HS skin. Up to day-3, no significant differences were observed in % early apoptotic cells among all three platforms. However, an increase was observed in late apoptotic/necrotic cells in HS skin at day-3 in A-L and Bio culture of HS skin. These cultures efficiently support the growth of various cells populations, including keratinocytes and immune cells. Profiling of the inflammatory genes using HS skin from these ex vivo cultures showed dynamic expression changes at day-3 and day-14. All of these cultures are necessary to represent the inflammatory gene status of HS skin at day-0 suggesting that not all gene clusters are identically altered in each culture method. Similarly, cytokine/chemokine profiling of the supernatant from vehicle- and drug-treated ex vivo HS cultures again showed better prediction of drug efficacy against HS. Overall, development of these three systems collectively provide a powerful tool to uncover the pathobiology of HS progression and screen various drugs against HS.
Data-parallel distributed training of very large models beyond GPU capacity (2018)

GPUs have limited memory and it is difficult to train wide and/or deep models that cause the training process to go out of memory. It is shown in this paper how an open source tool called Large Model Support (LMS) can utilize a high bandwidth NVLink connection between CPUs and GPUs to accomplish training of deep convolutional networks. LMS performs tensor swapping between CPU memory and GPU memory such that only a minimal number of tensors required in a training step are kept in the GPU memory. It is also shown how LMS can be combined with an MPI based distributed deep learning module to train models in a data-parallel fashion across multiple GPUs, such that each GPU is utilizing the CPU memory for tensor swapping. The hardware architecture that enables the high bandwidth GPU link with the CPU is discussed as well as the associated set of software tools that are available as the PowerAI package.
Tow/umbilical cable system for Deep Venture I cable burial plow (2002)

This paper describes the tow/umbilical cable system used to tow the Deep Venture I cable burial plow. The unique demands of this cable plow, including towing at 3 knots from a work boat rather than a cableship, requires a special solution for the tow/umbilical cable system. The cable system uses a combined tow/umbilical cable rather than the separate tow and umbilical cables used by conventional cable burial plows. The larger combined tow/umbilical cable requires a closer look at fatigue of the cable and a handling system that limits the tensions on the cable.
In Vivo Biocompatibility and Analytical Performance of Intravascular Amperometric Oxygen Sensors Prepared with Improved Nitric Oxide-Releasing Silicone Rubber Coating (2002)

The in vivo biocompatibility and analytical performance of amperometric oxygen-sensing catheters prepared with a new type of nitric oxide (NO)-releasing silicone rubber polymer (DACA/N2O2 SR) is reported. The NO-release silicone rubber coating contains diazeniumdiolated secondary amine sites covalently anchored to a dimethylsiloxane matrix. Narrow diameter (0.9 mm, o.d.) silicone rubber tubing coated with this polymer can be employed to construct functional oxygen-sensing catheters that release NO continuously at levels > 1 x 10(-10) mol/cm2-min for more than 20 h. In vivo evaluation of such sensors within the carotid and femoral arteries of swine over a 16-h time period demonstrates that sensors prepared with the new NO-release coating exhibit no significant platelet adhesion or thrombus formation, but control sensors (non-NO release) implanted within the same animals do show a high propensity for cell adhesion and bulk clot formation. Furthermore, the in vivo analytical data provided by sensors fabricated with NO-release coatings (N = 9) are shown to be statistically equivalent to PO2 levels measured in vitro on discrete samples of blood. Control sensors (N = 9) placed within the same animals yield average PO2 values that are statistically different (p < or = 0.05) (lower) from both the levels measured on discrete samples and those provided by the NO-release sensors over a 16-h in vivo monitoring period.
Harmonic distortion in slip sweep records (1999)

PreviousNext No AccessSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 1999Harmonic distortion in slip sweep recordsAuthors: P. RasM. DalyG. BaetenP. RasSchlumberger, M. DalySchlumberger, and G. BaetenSchlumbergerhttps://doi.org/10.1190/1.1821095 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1821095FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited BySeismic imaging using an e-vib — A case study analyzing the signal properties of a seismic vibrator driven by electric linear synchronous motorsBojan Brodic, Paul Ras, Richard de Kunder, Guy Drijkoningen, and Alireza Malehmir10 May 2021 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 86, No. 3Influences of blending noises to weak signalZhengjun Wang and Jianjun Xia1 September 2016Noise reduction in vibroseis sourceKaëlig Castor*, Thomas Bianchi, Olivier Winter, and Thierry Klein5 August 2014References21 March 2012 SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 1999ISSN (print):1052-3812 ISSN (online):1949-4645Copyright: 1999 Pages: 2061 publication data© 1999 Copyright © 1999 Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished: 04 Jan 2005 CITATION INFORMATION P. Ras, M. Daly, and G. Baeten, (1999), "Harmonic distortion in slip sweep records," SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts : 609-612. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1821095 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...
The Effect of Ginkgo Biloba Extract (Ginexin $^{\circledR}$ ) on Experimental Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (2004)

Purpose: To investigate the beneficial effect of ginkgo biloba (Ginexin) on ischemic retina model by retinal vein occlusion after photodynamic injury. Methods: Ginkgo biloba 20 mg/kg/day, 100 mg/kg/day or carboxymethyl cellulose as a control group was administrated orally from 1week before the retinal vein occlusion to 2weeks after. After rose bengal was injected through vein of tail, retinal vein was occluded with argon laser. And then venous occlusion was confirmed by fluorescein angiogram. Rats were examined by using an indirect ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography to detect reperfusion and new vessels. Eyeballs were enucleated for histological examination, retinal ganglion cell count and intravitreal glutamate level. Results: The reperfusion of occluded vein was faster in the ginkgo biloba-treated group than the control group. In the ginkgo biloba-treated group, damage of the inner retina and TUNEL-positive cells were smaller than the control group on histologic examination. The concentration of retinal ganglion cells in the control group was lower than in the ginkgo biloba-treated group. Conclusions: Ginkgo biloba has protective effects in experimental ischemic retina after vein occlusion.
Alterations in RNA editing in skeletal muscle following exercise training in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (2023)

Abstract Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer’s Disease, currently affecting more than 10 million people worldwide and 1.5 times more males than females. The progression of PD results in the loss of function due to neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. The etiology of PD is multifactorial, including both genetic and environmental origins. Here we explored changes in RNA editing, specifically editing through the actions of the Adenosine Deaminases Acting on RNA (ADARs), in the progression of PD. Analysis of ADAR editing of skeletal muscle transcriptomes from PD patients and controls, including those that engaged in a rehabilitative exercise training program revealed significant differences in ADAR editing patterns based on age, disease status, and following rehabilitative exercise. Further, deleterious editing events in protein coding regions were identified in multiple genes with known associations to PD pathogenesis. Our findings of differential ADAR editing complement findings of changes in transcriptional network identified by a recent Lavin et al. (2020) study and offer insights into dynamic ADAR editing changes associated with PD pathogenesis.
Joint data QR-detection and Kalman estimation for OFDM time-varying Rayleigh channel complex gains (2010)

This paper deals with the case of a high speed mobile receiver operating in an orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing (OFDM) communication system. Assuming the knowledge of delay-related information, we propose an iterative algorithm for joint multi-path Rayleigh channel complex gains estimation and data recovery in fast fading environments. Each complex gain time-variation, within one OFDM symbol, is approximated by a polynomial representation. Based on the Jakes process, an auto-regressive (AR) model of the polynomial coefficients dynamics is built, making it possible to employ the Kalman filter estimator for the polynomial coefficients. Hence, the channel matrix is easily computed, and the data symbol is estimated with free inter-sub-carrier-interference (ICI) thanks to the use of a QR-decomposition of the channel matrix. Our claims are supported by theoretical analysis and simulation results, which are obtained considering Jakes' channels with high Doppler spreads.
A new method for rat accessory hepatic transplantation ? the cervical approach (1994)

Current methods for accessory liver transplantation in the rat require a high degree of microsurgical expertise and long training before success is achieved. We present a simpler method of arterialized accessory liver transplantation using the cervical vessels for revascularization of the transplanted liver with the cuff technique, which is useful for studies of liver preservation, reperfusion injury, and liver regeneration. After classical 70% hepatectomy is performed on the graft, the right common carotid artery is anastomosed to the donor aorta, the distal right external jugular vein is anastomosed to the donor portal vein, and the proximal right external jugular vein is anastomosed to the donor supradiaphragmatic inferior vena cava. The skin is not closed over the cervically transplanted liver (CTL). This method was used 30 times for periods of up to 6 h with a 90% success rate. CTL structure and function, as revealed by histology, bile flow rates, biliary bilirubin concentrating capacity, membrane potential, enzyme activity and distribution, have shown the CTL to be a structurally normal and metabolically active graft. In conclusion, the cervical approach to arterialized accessory liver transplantation is simple, and should prove useful for studies of liver preservation, reperfusion, regeneration, physiology, and toxicology.
Induction of the Messenger Ribonucleic Acid for Proenkephalin A in Cultured Murine CD4-Positive Thymocytes* (1991)

Although proenkephalin A (PEA) messenger RNA (mRNA) has been detected in many types of immune cells, little understanding exists about its role or the role of enkephalin peptides in immune responses. We have studied the expression of PEA mRNA during thymocyte maturation by identifying the subpopulation of thymocytes that expresses PEA mRNA. PEA mRNA was induced in unfractionated murine thymocytes after in vitro activation of these cells with the T cell mitogen, concanavalin A (Con-A). A slight induction of PEA mRNA was seen after 48 h of Con-A stimulation; however, the maximal response occurred after 72 h of culture with Con-A. Two PEA mRNA bands were present in unfractionated thymocytes which had been cultured with Con-A for 48 and 72 h. The predominant band was 1.4 kilobases (kb), and a second band was approximately 1.7 kb. Fractionation of thymocytes into CD4, CD8, and double negative subpopulations showed that only the 1.4 kb PEA mRNA was inducible in the mature CD4 subpopulation. Induction required the presence of antigen-presenting cells in addition to CD4 thymocytes. Neither the 1.4 kb nor the 1.7 kb PEA mRNA was induced in the CD8 or double negative subpopulations. In contrast to the action of Con-A on murine thymocytes, PEA mRNA was not induced by this mitogen in murine splenic mononuclear cells at 24, 48, or 72 h. The regulated expression of PEA mRNA in murine thymocytes, but not in peripheral T lymphocytes, suggests a role for PEA mRNA and its peptides in thymocyte maturation.
Systematic Analysis and Functional Validation of Citrus XTH Genes Reveal the Role of Csxth04 in Citrus Bacterial Canker Resistance and Tolerance (2019)

In this study, we performed a comprehensive survey of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTH) and a functional validation of <i>Citrus sinensis</i> (Cs) XTH genes to provide new insights into the involvement of XTHs in <i>Xanthomonas citri</i> subsp. <i>citri</i> (Xcc) infection. From the genome of sweet orange, 34 CsXTH genes with XTH characteristic domains were identified and clustered into groups I/II, IIIA, and IIIB. Except for chromosome 9, the CsXTH genes were unevenly distributed and duplicated among all chromosomes, identifying a CsXTH duplication hot spot on chromosome 4. With Xcc induction, a group of citrus canker-related CsXTHs were detected. CsXTH04 was identified as a putative candidate gene, which is up-regulated in citrus bacterial canker (CBC)-resistant varieties and induced by exogenous treatment with salicylic acid (SA) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA). CsXTH04 overexpression conferred CBC susceptibility to transgenic citrus, while CsXTH04 silencing conferred CBC resistance. Taken together, the annotation of the CsXTH family provides an initial basis for the functional and evolutionary study of this family as potential CBC-susceptible genes. CsXTH04, validated in this study, can be used in citrus breeding to improve CBC resistance.
Elimination of Boron from Soluble Silica Via Solvent Extraction with 2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-Pentanediol Using a Multistage Flow-Type Reactor (2015)

Elimination of boron species via solvent extraction with 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentandiaol was engaged in a flow-type device into which the aqueous solution dissolving diatomaceous earth, a candidate of the resource for high-purity silicon material. The flow-type device has a 2-stage channel with 1.0 mm width, 0.10 mm depth, and 25 mm length each, and the specific interfacial area is comparable to a typical microchannel device. Residual boron content in the aqueous solution decreased to less than 0.1 ppm after the solvent extraction under the restriction of short contact duration shorter than 100 ms. In addition, the analysis with density functional theory indicated that the number of neighbor carbon on the central carbon is one of the keys for improvement of reactivity of extractant. Hence, it is suggested that the flow-type microchannel device with solvent extraction with alkyldiol extractant can be utilized as an attractive approach toward the production of high-purity silica as a source for solar-grade silicon.
Sub-Carrier Assignment for Multimedia Traffic Over OFDM Wireless Channel (2006)

With the rapid growth of wireless access to the Internet, there has been an increasing demand in providing high data rate real time traffic such as audio and video over wideband wireless channels. However, the transmitted multimedia traffic experience frequency-selective fading in wideband wireless channels. By dividing the wideband channel into several smaller sub-channels and sending multimedia traffic in parallel orthogonal sub-channels, which is widely known as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), the frequency-selective channel can be transformed into a set of frequency-flat channels. OFDM has become a prospective technique for the next generation wireless communications. In this paper, we analyze the effect of sub-carrier assignment on the transmitted multimedia traffic. By increasing the number of sub-carriers, each sub-channel behaves practically as a quasi-static one, such that frequency-selective fading and intersymbol interference (ISI) can be alleviated. The multiplexing of sub-carriers is introduced to combat the variability of wireless channel, but the performance of wireless channel would also be degraded. We present a quality assessment of audio and video traffic over OFDM wireless channel based on sub-carrier assignment. Simulation results show that proper sub-carrier assignment could significantly reduce errors during high rate multimedia transmission
Expression of oestrus and timing of ovulation in pigs. (1997)

Oestrus is the period around ovulation in which sows show a standing response for boars, thus allowing the boars to mate with the sows. The duration of oestrus may vary between sows from 24 h up to 96 h, which is not related to systemic oestrogen concentrations. The moment of ovulation after onset of oestrus may vary from 10 h to 85 h. Consequently, onset of oestrus is not a good predictor for the time of ovulation. A reliable prediction of ovulation time would be worthwhile, since fertilization results are highly dependent on the moment of insemination relative to the moment of ovulation. However, at present, the duration of oestrus is the best 'predictor' of ovulation time and is independent of the duration of oestrus; ovulation takes place on average 70% of the way through oestrus. The following factors have been found to influence the duration of oestrus (and consequently the optimal time for insemination): boar-stimuli, stress, interval from weaning to oestrus, season and parity. Further study is needed to determine the causes of the variability in oestrus expression between sows, including the regulation of oestrus behaviour at the level of the brain.