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Preparation of Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Microparticles for Freeze Protection of Sensitive Fruit Crops (2022)

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) displays ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) properties as many antifreeze proteins found in cold tolerant organisms. The molecular architecture and composition (molecular weight and distribution of pendant OH and acetate groups) have been studied to improve the antifreezing properties of PVA, suggesting that the molecular architecture of PVA plays an important role in IRI activity. The present work deals with the preparation of PVA microparticles using an alkaline treatment. The effect of PVA molecular weight on the morphology and antifreezeing properties of PVA microparticles was investigated. The antifreezeing property of PVA microparticles on the susceptibility of flower bud tissues to freeze damage was also evaluated. The alkaline treatment of an aqueous PVA solution produced stable polymer chain aggregates with spherical shapes. The average size of the PVA microparticles increased significantly with the increasing molecular weight of the PVA macromolecule precursor. The PVA microparticles inhibited the growth of ice crystals and blocked ice growth at concentrations as low as 0.01 % <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>. The effect of impeding ice crystal growth by preventing the joining of adjacent ice crystals is attributed to the larger size of the PVA particles adsorbed on the ice surface compared to the aggregated PVA macromolecules in saline solution. The thermal hysteresis activity of PVA macromolecules and microparticles was not detected by differential scanning calorimetry analysis. The PVA microparticles reduced the incidence of freeze injuries in flower bud tissues by 55% and their application, considering the low toxicity of PVA, has a high potential for freeze protection in fruit crops.
Type-Based Compression of XML Data (2007)

The extensible markup language XML has become indispensable in many areas, but a significant disadvantage is its size: tagging a set of data increases the space needed to store it, the bandwidth needed to transmit it, and the time needed to parse it. We present a new compression technique based on the document type, expressed as a Relax NG schema. Assuming the sender and receiver agree in advance on the document type, conforming documents can be transmitted extremely compactly. On several data sets with high tag density this technique compresses better than other known XML-aware compressors, including those that consider the document type
ChemInform Abstract: Asterosaponin P2 from the Far‐Eastern starfish Patiria (Asterina) pectinifera (2001)

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.
Hyperspectral and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging to Analyse the Impact of Fusarium culmorum on the Photosynthetic Integrity of Infected Wheat Ears (2011)

Head blight on wheat, caused by Fusarium spp., is a serious problem for both farmers and food production due to the concomitant production of highly toxic mycotoxins in infected cereals. For selective mycotoxin analyses, information about the on-field status of infestation would be helpful. Early symptom detection directly on ears, together with the corresponding geographic position, would be important for selective harvesting. Hence, the capabilities of various digital imaging methods to detect head blight disease on winter wheat were tested. Time series of images of healthy and artificially Fusarium-infected ears were recorded with a laboratory hyperspectral imaging system (wavelength range: 400 nm to 1,000 nm). Disease-specific spectral signatures were evaluated with an imaging software. Applying the 'Spectral Angle Mapper' method, healthy and infected ear tissue could be clearly classified. Simultaneously, chlorophyll fluorescence imaging of healthy and infected ears, and visual rating of the severity of disease was performed. Between six and eleven days after artificial inoculation, photosynthetic efficiency of infected compared to healthy ears decreased. The severity of disease highly correlated with photosynthetic efficiency. Above an infection limit of 5% severity of disease, chlorophyll fluorescence imaging reliably recognised infected ears. With this technique, differentiation of the severity of disease was successful in steps of 10%. Depending on the quality of chosen regions of interests, hyperspectral imaging readily detects head blight 7 d after inoculation up to a severity of disease of 50%. After beginning of ripening, healthy and diseased ears were hardly distinguishable with the evaluated methods.
[Patellar imbalance and external rotary instability of the knee]. (1977)

The importance of external hyperrotation and external rotary instability in patellar imbalance is examined. In view of the progressive nature of patellar imbalance and of the predominant part played by the muscular and capsulo-ligamentous elements in the stability of the extensor apparatus, the authors advocate an earlier and more radical surgical approach with a view to improving the patellar medialization forces (transplantation of the intermediate great muscle and retension of the lateral patellar retinaculum) as well as the elements of active internal rotation of the tibia (modified version of Slocum's operation and transfer of the internal third of the patellar tendon).
Geometry Based Machining Feature Retrieval with Inductive Transfer Learning (2021)

Manufacturing industries have widely adopted the reuse of machine parts as a method to reduce costs and as a sustainable manufacturing practice. Identification of reusable features from the design of the parts and finding their similar features from the database is an important part of this process. In this project, with the help of fully convolutional geometric features, we are able to extract and learn the high level semantic features from CAD models with inductive transfer learning. The extracted features are then compared with that of other CAD models from the database using Frobenius norm and identical features are retrieved. Later we passed the extracted features to a deep convolutional neural network with a spatial pyramid pooling layer and the performance of the feature retrieval increased significantly. It was evident from the results that the model could effectively capture the geometrical elements from machining features.
Ritrovamenti monetali dalla Caupona del dio Pan a Ostia (IV, ix, 5) (2020)

This paper analyzes about two hundred Roman imperial coins, found during the excavations carried out at the Caupona of the god Pan/Mithraeum of the coloured marbles (IV, ix, 5), within the Ostia Marina Project. The building is located in the suburban district of Ostia along via della Marciana. This structure, dated around the middle of the 3rd century AD, shows signs of renovations and restorations that took place during the third quarter of the 4th century AD, in correspondence with a change of use: from a place of refreshment to a place of worship. The single coins are to be considered indicators of the period of life of the structure.
TRUMMAR - a trust model for mobile agent systems based on reputation (2004)

In this paper we present TRUMMAR, a reputation-based trust model that mobile agent systems can use to protect agents from malicious hosts. TRUMMAR is unique in being a truly comprehensive model since it accounts, in a unified framework, for a multitude of concepts such as prior-derived reputation, first impression, loss of reputation information with time, hierarchy of host systems (neighbors, friends, and strangers), and the inclusion of interaction results in reputation calculation. TRUMMAR is also general enough to be applied to any distributed system. We show simulation results that verify the correctness of this model and the effects of its various parameters.
Monte Carlo Studies of Ternary Semiconductor Alloys: Application to theSi1−x−yGexCySystem (1995)

The structural properties of Si-Ge-C alloys are studied using Monte Carlo simulations. The large size mismatch among the constituents is overcome by introducing atom-identity switches accompanied with neighbor-atom relaxations. A repulsive interaction between carbon atoms is found, so no clustering is observed. No formation of Ge-C bonds is foreseen. The lattice structural parameters show strong deviations from linear behavior.
Unsettling caste-bound gender orders: the convergence of teacher commitment and pupil aspiration in two schools in Madhya Pradesh, India (2006)

Abstract: Whilst there has been significant progress towards gender equity in school enrolment, attendance and achievement in India since Independence in 1947, boys still out-perform girls in all these areas. Despite considerable social change and intervention in the last decade, poverty, the poor quality of government education, the highly abstract curriculum and restrictive class, caste and gender regimes interact to sustain gender inequality. This paper presents two case studies, focussed on gendered dimensions of schooling in and around two government schools in Madhya Pradesh, North Central India. The case studies illustrate that, despite the many challenges they had to overcome, girls from the most marginalised socio-economic groups were determined to succeed academically, and that two teachers, through their professionalism, attitudes and commitments, supported these girls in their struggles. Enrolment, attendance and achievement data demonstrates that, regardless of teachers’ positions on equality of opportunity, the interaction of complex caste-based dynamics and gender regimes operated to ensure that Dalit girls from low-income groups faced the most persistent inequalities of opportunity. Despite the persistence of bias in educational opportunity, however, both teachers renounced discrimination, attempted to treat all pupils equally and ultimately inspired most of them to aim for academic success. Spaces were thus created to challenge gendered caste and class regimes and compensate for some of the inadequacies of the system. Future policies and strategies in pursuit of educational gender equity must be based on further exploration of the lives, practices and insights of such teachers.
Assessment of critical steps of a GC/MS based indirect analytical method for the determination of fatty acid esters of monochloropropanediols (MCPDEs) and of glycidol (GEs) (2017)

Fatty acid esters of 2- and 3-chloropropanediol (MCPDEs) and fatty acid esters of glycidol (GEs) are commonly monitored in edible fats and oils. A recommendation issued by the European Commission emphasizes the need of generating data on the occurrence of these substances in a broad range of different foods. So far, analytical methods for the determination of MCPDEs and GEs are fully validated only for oils, fats and margarine. This manuscript presents the assessment of critical steps in the AOCS Cd 29a-13 method for the simultaneous determination of MCPDEs and GEs in the fat phase obtained from bakery and potato products, smoked and fried fish and meat, and other cereal products. The trueness of the method is affected by the additional formation of 3-MBPD esters from monoacylglycerols (MAGs), which are frequently present in food. The overestimation of GE contents for some samples was confirmed by the comparison of results with results obtained by an independent analytical method (direct analysis of GE by HPLC-MS/MS). An additional sample pre-treatment by SPE was introduced to remove MAGs from fat prior to the GEs conversion, while the overall method sensitivity was not significantly affected. Trueness of the determination of GEs by the modified analytical procedure was confirmed by comparison with a direct analysis of GEs. The potential impact on accuracy of results of the final sample preparation step of the analytical procedure, the derivatization of free forms MCPD and MBPD with PBA, was evaluated as well. Different commercial batches of PBA showed differences in solubility in a non-polar organic solvent. The PBA derivatization in organic solvent did not affect precision and trueness of the method due to the isotopic standard dilution. However, method sensitivity might be significantly compromised.
Supplementary Table S1 from Keratin down-regulation in vimentin-positive cancer cells is reversible by vimentin RNA interference, which inhibits growth and motility (2023)

Supplementary Table S1 from Keratin down-regulation in vimentin-positive cancer cells is reversible by vimentin RNA interference, which inhibits growth and motility
Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Symmetric Planar Metamaterial at THz Wavelengths (2015)

We report the experimental observation and the evidence of the analogue of electromagnetically-induced transparency (EIT) in a symmetric planar metamaterial. This effect has been obtained in the THz range thanks to a destructive Fano-interference between the two first modes of an array of multi-gap split ring resonators deposited on a silicon substrate. This structure is a planar thin film material with four-fold symmetry. Thanks to this property, a polarization-independent transmission has been achieved. The proposed metamaterial is well adapted to variety of slow-light applications in the infrared and optical range.
Identification of Fc Gamma Receptor Glycoforms That Produce Differential Binding Kinetics for Rituximab (2017)

Fc gamma receptors (FcγR) bind the Fc region of antibodies and therefore play a prominent role in antibody-dependent cell-based immune responses such as ADCC, CDC and ADCP. The immune effector cell activity is directly linked to a productive molecular engagement of FcγRs where both the protein and glycan moiety of antibody and receptor can affect the interaction and in the present study we focus on the role of the FcγR glycans in this interaction. We provide a complete description of the glycan composition of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) expressed human Fcγ receptors RI (CD64), RIIa<sub>Arg131/His131</sub> (CD32a), RIIb (CD32b) and RIIIa<sub>Phe158/Val158</sub> (CD16a) and analyze the role of the glycans in the binding mechanism with IgG. The interactions of the monoclonal antibody rituximab with each FcγR were characterized and we discuss the CHO-FcγRIIIa<sub>Phe158/Val158</sub> and CHO-FcγRI interactions and compare them to the equivalent interactions with human (HEK293) and murine (NS0) produced receptors. Our results reveal clear differences in the binding profiles of rituximab, which we attribute in each case to the differences in host cell-dependent FcγR glycosylation. The glycan profiles of CHO expressed FcγRI and FcγRIIIa<sub>Phe158/Val158</sub> were compared with the glycan profiles of the receptors expressed in NS0 and HEK293 cells and we show that the glycan type and abundance differs significantly between the receptors and that these glycan differences lead to the observed differences in the respective FcγR binding patterns with rituximab. Oligomannose structures are prevalent on FcγRI from each source and likely contribute to the high affinity rituximab interaction through a stabilization effect. On FcγRI and FcγRIIIa large and sialylated glycans have a negative impact on rituximab binding, likely through destabilization of the interaction. In conclusion, the data show that the IgG1-FcγR binding kinetics differ depending on the glycosylation of the FcγR and further support a stabilizing role of FcγR glycans in the antibody binding interaction.
Effect of “Cobalt–Carbon Nanotubes” Catalysts on Anthracene Coking (2019)

Coking of anthracene at 400–600°C in the presence or in the absence of a cobalt catalyst supported on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was studied for the first time. The coking products were examined by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. The CoO-CNTs catalyst considerably (by 50°C) decreased the temperature of the onset of coking and accelerated the coke formation. The presence of CoO-CNTs changed the coke morphology. Whereas coking of pure anthracene affords ~1 μm spherical particles of poorly crystallized carbon, in the presence of the catalyst, a carbon coat covering the CNT surface is formed.
Predicting ultrahigh risk multiple myeloma by molecular profiling: an analysis of newly diagnosed transplant eligible myeloma XI trial patients (2020)

The prognosis for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) has improved with the advent of new agents, but outcome in some patients remains very poor. Identifying patients with high-risk disease early opens up the prospect of stratified treatment
Particle-impact nanoelectrochemistry: a Fickian model for nanoparticle transport (2012)

The transport of nanoparticles to a substrate electrode for collision can be quantitatively described by a Fickian (i.e. diffusional) model both where the nanoparticles are oxidatively electrolysed at the electrode and where electrolysis of solution-phase species occurs on the surface of the impacting nanoparticles.
Active SOC Balancing Control Strategy for Modular Multilevel Super Capacitor Energy Storage System (2018)

This paper presents an active state-of-charge (SOC) balancing control strategy for modular super capacitor energy storage system (ESS). The strategy has a master-slave structure, including a common dc bus voltage loop and individual slave current loop for each submodule. The common voltage loop ensures the ability of the system to stabilize dc bus voltage cannot be affected by SOC balancing control, and provides a same original current reference for all submodules. SOC information is introduced into current loops to achieve SOC balancing control. The highest SOC is taken as a reference for low SOC modules, thus, the low SOC modules can regulate the submodule average operation current according to the SOC reference and their own SOC. In order to minimize system current deviation caused by the introduction of SOC, a current correction method is proposed to improve system current regulate performance. The proposed strategy can achieve SOC balancing control during ESS charging and discharging process dynamically, in addition, the modularity of the system is improved and the proposed strategy has favorable stability. A modular ESS prototype consisting of three half-bridge submodules is tested in the laboratory, and the experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.
Lanthanide complexes forming columnar mesophases (2003)

Lanthanide complexes with a disklike shape (discotic complexes) can form liquid-crystalline phases upon heating. In these liquid-crystalline phases or mesophases the molecular order is between that of an ordered solid and a disordered liquid. The mesophase is an anisotropic fluid. In columnar mesophases, the molecules are stacked into columns. Depending on the type of 2D lattice formed by the columns, one can make a distinction between a hexagonal columnar phase (Colh), a tetragonal columnar phase (Colt) or a rectangular columnar phase (Colr). To stabilize the mesophase and to reduce the transition temperatures, long alkyl chain are attached to the disklike core of these complexes. At the melting point, the alkyl chains obtain a disordered liquid-like conformation, but the columns remain intact. At the clearing point (second melting point), the columnar supramolecular organization is lost. A powerful experimental tool to study these complexes is high-temperature X-ray diffraction, but also hot-stage polarizing optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) can provide valuable information. In this presentation, an overview is given of the different types of discotic liquid-crystalline lanthanide complexes described in the literature [1]. Special attention will be paid to the substituted bis(phthalocyaninato)lanthanide(III) complexes in which the lanthanide ion is sandwiched between two phthalocyanine rings. The lutetium compounds can be considered as one-dimensional molecular semiconductors, and most of these complexes show electrochromism. Another type of interesting compounds are metal-containing liquid crystals (metallomesogens) which contain both a lanthanide ion and a transition metal ion. Different types of liquid-crystalline f-d complexes will be discussed. By rational ligand design, it is also possible to obtain binuclear f-f complexes. [1] K. Binnemans, C. Görller-Walrand, Chem. Rev. 2002, 102, 3374.
Carbon Nanotube/Teflon Composite Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors (2003)

The fabrication and attractive performance of carbon nanotube (CNT)/Teflon composite electrodes, based on the dispersion of CNT within a Teflon binder, are described. The resulting CNT/Teflon material brings new capabilities for electrochemical devices by combining the advantages of CNT and "bulk" composite electrodes. The electrocatalytic properties of CNT are not impaired by their association with the Teflon binder. The marked electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen peroxide and NADH permits effective low-potential amperometric biosensing of glucose and ethanol, respectively, in connection with the incorporation of glucose oxidase and alcohol dehydrogenase/NAD(+) within the three-dimensional CNT/Teflon matrix. The accelerated electron transfer is coupled with minimization of surface fouling and surface renewability. These advantages of CNT-based composite devices are illustrated from comparison to their graphite/Teflon counterparts. The influence of the CNT loading upon the amperometric and voltammetric data, as well as the electrode resistance, is examined. SEM images offer insights into the nature of the CNT/Teflon surface. The preparation of CNT/Teflon composites overcomes a major obstacle for creating CNT-based biosensing devices and expands the scope of CNT-based electrochemical devices.
Management of glass eel fisheries is not a sufficient measure to recover a local Japanese eel population (2021)

We evaluated whether a strict fisheries management measure of closure of fishing for recruiting juveniles (glass eels) could have resulted in the recovery of a local population of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, when there was no harmonized management of the other life stages, the relevant ecosystem, or local socioeconomic factors (i.e., Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) approach not applied). The study was conducted in the Kojima Bay-Asahi River system, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, because this prefecture has not permitted commercial glass eel fisheries since 2003, which provides a unique opportunity to conduct a quasi–experimental evaluation of the effects of a glass eel fisheries moratorium. Longline eel fishery data and fishery-independent sampling data indicate that growth-phase Japanese eel (yellow eel) abundance in this water system has not increased, or maybe even decreased, since commercial glass eel fisheries in this area were closed. Based on the results obtained in this study, we concluded that the closure of glass eel fisheries was not a sufficient countermeasure to recover the Japanese eel population in the study area. To conserve and sustainably use Japanese eels, a series of management measures such as habitat restoration and management of yellow and silver eel fisheries are needed along with the control of glass eel fisheries throughout the species distribution range. The EBM approach might be helpful to progress integrated management at appropriate spatial scales.