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Mental representation of compositions in paintings is based on their perceptual similarities (2011)

Recent studies have found that art works and human vision share some basic characteristics, such as statistical regularities (Graham & Field, 2007), motion (Kim & Blake, 2007), and lightness perception (Cavanagh, 2005). Perception of spatial relations is another important visual ability that artists have long been employed in their art works as composition. We investigated whether people utilize compositional information when they see paintings and if compositions are, indeed, mentally represented. In order to see whether people make use of the compositional information, Experiment 1 tested the hypothesis that paintings with similar compositions would interfere with target detection in a rapid serial visual presentation paradigm. The stimuli were 495 Renaissance paintings classified in advance into 6 different compositions based on experts' ratings. We found that target detection performance significantly decreased when the composition of the target image was consistent with the distracters compared to when they were inconsistent, suggesting the interference by the similar compositional information. Experiment 2 was conducted to examine whether paintings were mentally represented according to their compositions. If the interference effects found in Experiment 1 were due to representation of compositions, paintings with perceptually similar compositions should be closely placed in mental space. Participants learned to associate arbitrary numbers assigned to 30 paintings. The frequency of errors was measured to construct confusion matrices, which were then analyzed through multidimensional scaling. As expected, the paintings with the same composition were grouped together with significantly shorter psychological distances in a two-dimensional space. These results suggest that compositions in paintings are utilized and represented according to their perceived similarities. Our research supports the view that artists’ creation of visual works is based on their active exploration of how we see the world, and provides a possible link between human vision and aesthetic preference.
Distributed Asynchronous Relaxation Methods for Convex Network Flow Problems (1987)

We consider the solution of the single commodity strictly convex network flow problem in a distributed asynchronous computation environment. The dual of this problem is unconstrained, differentiable, and well suited for solution via Gauss–Seidel relaxation. We show that the structure of the dual allows the successful application of a distributed asynchronous method whereby relaxation iterations are carried out in parallel by several processors in arbitrary order and with arbitrarily large interprocessor communication delays.
Low-threshold 1.25-μm vapor-grown InGaAsP cw lasers (1979)

Vapor-grown double-heterojunction lasers of InGaAsP/InP have been prepared with cw room-temperature threshold currents of 85 mA and differential quantum efficiencies exceeding 50% at 1.25 μm. From several lasers, fundamentaal-lateral- and fundamental-longitudinal-mode operation have been observed over moderate current ranges. Over 1000 h of room-temperature cw operation has been observed to date without significant degradation.
Provenance Data in the Machine Learning Lifecycle in Computational\n Science and Engineering (2019)

Machine Learning (ML) has become essential in several industries. In\nComputational Science and Engineering (CSE), the complexity of the ML lifecycle\ncomes from the large variety of data, scientists' expertise, tools, and\nworkflows. If data are not tracked properly during the lifecycle, it becomes\nunfeasible to recreate a ML model from scratch or to explain to stakeholders\nhow it was created. The main limitation of provenance tracking solutions is\nthat they cannot cope with provenance capture and integration of domain and ML\ndata processed in the multiple workflows in the lifecycle while keeping the\nprovenance capture overhead low. To handle this problem, in this paper we\ncontribute with a detailed characterization of provenance data in the ML\nlifecycle in CSE; a new provenance data representation, called PROV-ML, built\non top of W3C PROV and ML Schema; and extensions to a system that tracks\nprovenance from multiple workflows to address the characteristics of ML and\nCSE, and to allow for provenance queries with a standard vocabulary. We show a\npractical use in a real case in the Oil and Gas industry, along with its\nevaluation using 48 GPUs in parallel.\n
Pathologic Lymph Node Regression After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Predicts Recurrence and Survival in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Study in the United Kingdom (2023)

Pathologic LN regression after neoadjuvant chemotherapy was a strong prognostic factor and provides important information beyond pathologic TNM staging and primary tumor regression grading. LN regression should be included as standard in the pathologic reporting of esophagectomy specimens.
ChemInform Abstract: Fast and Efficient One‐Step Synthesis of Dienamides. (2009)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 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.
Direct visual control on cord coagulation using a fetoscopy‐guided bipolar forceps. Description of a new technique (2009)

This new instrument might allow easier access to the cord and reduce operation time by direct visualization of the target and, therefore, improve the outcome after the procedure.
Contribution à la modélisation des systèmes électrotechniques à l'aide des formulations en potentiels : application à la machine asynchrone (1997)

Cette these est une contribution dans le domaine de la modelisation 2D et 3D des systemes electrotechniques sur la base d'une resolution des equations de l'electromagnetisme par la methode des elements finis. Dans ce contexte, plusieurs formulations en terme de potentiels peuvent etre envisagees. Le potentiel vecteur magnetique est une methode robuste, mais penalisante en temps de calcul. Ces derniers sont reduits notablement avec un potentiel scalaire magnetique. Neanmoins, il est difficile de modeliser les inducteurs a geometrie complexe. C'est pourquoi, la formulation hybride proposee est une alternative interessante. En effet, elle peut etre utilisee pour realiser un gain en temps de calcul ou pour l'elimination des difficultes qu'entraine le potentiel scalaire. Cette approche est basee sur un couplage des potentiels en assurant les conditions de transmission du champ et de l'induction magnetique au niveau de la surface qui separe les deux formulations. Les potentiels scalaire et vecteur sont discretises en utilisant, respectivement, les elements nodaux et d'arete. Pour modeliser un systeme electrotechnique complexe tel qu'une machine electrique tournante, on doit, en plus de la resolution des equations du champ, tenir compte de l'interaction des phenomenes magnetiques et electriques, des parties en mouvement,. . . La notion de couplage entre les equations du circuit et celles du champ electromagnetique est presentee pour les formulations en potentiels. Quant au mouvement, il est simule par une connexion surfacique des parties fixe et mobile. Cette methode, dite surface de glissement, necessite un maillage regulier et conforme par deplacement. Pour calculer les forces magnetiques et le couple, nous comparons deux techniques : le tenseur de maxwell et les travaux virtuels. L'etude de la machine asynchrone est une application directe des developpements effectues dans ce travail.
A quasi-universal method to measure the electromagnetic characteristics of usual materials in the microwave range (2014)

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Cloning, sequencing and expression inEscherichia coliof the primary alcohol dehydrogenase gene fromThermoanaerobacter ethanolicusJW200 (2000)

The structural gene, adhA, for a thermostable primary alcohol dehydrogenase was cloned from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200. Constitutive expression from its own promoter was observed in Escherichia coli. The nucleotide sequence of adhA corresponded to an open reading frame of 1197 bp, encoding a polypeptide of 399 amino acids with a calculated Mr of 43 192. Amino acid sequence analysis showed 67-69% identity with alcohol dehydrogenases from two archaeal species and 29-37% identity with bacterial type III alcohol dehydrogenases. This represents the first reported cloning of an alcohol dehydrogenase from a bacterial species that is both thermostable and active against primary long-chain alcohols.
Bactericidal antibiotics promote oxidative damage and programmed cell death in sinonasal epithelial cells (2017)

In this study, we demonstrate that treatment of cultured SNECs with levofloxacin leads to an increase in caspase-3 activity. SFN pretreatment suppresses the increased apoptotic response possibly through its antioxidant stimulating properties. Our results suggest that levofloxacin treatment stimulates a potent proapoptotic possibly through an ROS-dependent mechanism. Future studies will explore if this antibiotic-induced response is harmful to recovery of function in those with sinusitis.
Characterization of Soil Types and Subtypes in N-Dimensional Space of Multitemporal (Empirical) Soil Line (2018)

A classical soil line (SL) in the RED–NIR spectral space is specified by two coefficients “a” and “b.” In this form, it does not characterize soil types and subtypes. A multitemporal soil line (MSL) represents the major axis of the ellipse describing all possible pairs of RED–NIR values characterizing a bare soil surface for a given pixel of remote sensing images. The MSL in the RED–NIR spectral space is specified by several (N) coefficients. The resulting N-dimensional space of MSL coefficients makes it possible to give unique characteristics for each type and subtype of soils in the following zonal soil sequence: soddy-podzolic soils, light gray forest soils, gray forest soils, dark gray forest soils, podzolized chernozems, and leached chernozems. The analysis of variance allows us to state that the soils of this sequence significantly differ from one another in the characteristic sets of MSL coefficients. In other words, these coefficients characterize soil types and subtypes, and the MSL can be considered an empirical soil line (ESL) of the given type and subtype of soil. A classical SL is an integrity of ESLs of different soils within the given scene of remote sensing data.
Murine T and B cell responses to natural and recombinant hornet venom allergen Dol m 5.02 and its recombinant fragments. (1995)

White-face hornet venom allergen, Dol m 5.02, is a protein of 204 amino acid residues. This protein and its overlapping fragments, of 53-114 residues in size, containing the N-terminal, middle, and C-terminal regions of the molecule, can be expressed in high yield in bacteria by using the plasmid vector pQE12. Natural (n) and recombinant (r) Dol m 5.02s and the r-fragments are about equally immunogenic for IgG Ab response in BALB/c mice. n-Dol m 5.02 induces mainly murine IgG Abs specific for its discontinuous B cell epitopes and, to a lesser extent, Abs specific for its continuous epitopes. r-Dol m 5.02 and the r-fragments induce only Abs specific for continuous B cell epitopes that are common with those of the n-protein. Abs specific for the discontinuous epitopes show higher affinity than those specific for the continuous epitopes. r-Dol m 5.02 and the r-fragments are as efficient as n-Dol m 5.02 in inducing murine T cell responses specific for the n-protein. The differences in the immunogenicity of n- and r-proteins or r-peptide fragments for B and T cell responses are related to their conformations, inasmuch as only the n-protein is cross-linked by four disulfide bonds. These findings are relevant to the potential use of r-fragments as immunotherapeutic reagents in humans.
Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Sensing Coatings of QCM Gas Sensors to Detect Different Organic Gases (2019)

Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) are innovative materials that have the potential to be used as gas sensing films without special operating conditions. We measured the frequency shift and also the resistance change with Vector Network Analyzers in order to observe the behavior of RTILs during the adsorption. Both the frequency and the resistance of QCM coated with RTIL selectively responded to sample gases. Consequently, the experimental result shows the possibility of the utilization of RTILs for sensing films.
De lo general y lo particular en arqueología (2002)

En este trabajo tratamos la escision existente entre los diversos campos de conocimiento, surgida a partir de la diferenciacion entre ciencias naturales y ciencias del hombre. Del mismo modo reflexionamos sobre la inclusion de la Arqueologia, y en especial, la aplicacion de esta al conocimiento de la Prehistorica, en uno u otro tipo de disciplinas, y sobre el alcance de la interpretacion arqueologica.
Modulation of the Estrogen Receptor Structure, Evidence of a Heterogeneity? (1990)

In order to analyse the molecular weight polymorphism of the estrogen receptor (ER) in MCF-7 cells, we have developed a procedure which allowed in situ linkage of ER by (3H) tamoxifen aziridine and provided labelled proteins in conditions which minimized protease activities. After labelling, cell lysis was performed in SDS buffer containing various concentrations of [symbol: see text]-mercaptoethanol. Proteins extracted with phenolic solution and precipitated by cold acetone were analysed by SDS PAGE. It appears that beside the form of 67 kDa already described, binding entities of tamoxifen aziridine were also present at a molecular mass of 110 kDa and 45 kDa. On the other hand, investigations on the effect of 12-0-Tetradecanoyl Phorbol 13-Acetate (TPA) showed that TPA induces a decrease of the 67 kDa entity.
MMArt-ACM'21: International Joint Workshop on Multimedia Artworks Analysis and Attractiveness Computing in Multimedia 2021 (2021)

The International Joint Workshop on Multimedia Artworks Analysis and Attractiveness Computing in Multimedia (MMArt-ACM) solicits contributions on methodology advancement and novel applications of multimedia artworks and attractiveness computing that emerge in the era of big data and social media. The topics of the accepted papers cover an analytic topic on comic contents understanding to generative topics on image synthesis and conversion. The actual MMArt-ACM'21 Proceedings are available at: https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3460426.
120-GHz 8-Stage Broadband Amplifier With Quantitative Stagger Tuning Technique (2019)

A novel quantitative design method is proposed herein for a 120-GHz 8-stage broadband amplifier using the stagger tuning technique. The pole frequencies of the unit amplifiers are determined by the parasitic capacitors and the size of the matching inductors, and resonance peaks are formed at the pole frequency. We proposed the stagger tuning technique at two different frequencies, where an inductance of four stages is chosen to match the pole frequency at a lower frequency (f <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">L</sub> ) and an inductance of the other four stages is chosen for the upper frequency (f <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">H</sub> ). With this technique, the maximum bandwidth can be achieved with the given amplifier gain. Moreover, it was shown that the amplifier designed with stagger tuning at two different frequencies yielded the lowest noise figure in the target band because the gain was concentrated in the target band. A 120-GHz 8-stage amplifier is designed with the proposed technique and fabricated using 40-nm CMOS technology. The measured peak gain of the amplifier is 20.6 dB, and the 3-dB bandwidth is 40.6 GHz while consuming 45-mW of dc power.
Hyperresponsiveness to tussive stimuli in cigarette smoke‐exposed guinea‐pigs: a role for capsaicin‐sensitive, calcitonin gene‐related peptide‐containing nerves (1991)

Environmental pollutants may induce airway hyperresponsiveness to bronchonconstrictor stimuli, but if there is a concomitant change in other defensive reflexes, like the cough reflex, is not known. We have examined how two weeks' exposure to cigarette smoke influences airway sensitivity to inhaled irritants acting mainly through capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons (citric acid, capsaicin) or rapidly adapting stretch receptors (cigarette smoke, histamine). Guinea-pigs were exposed, over a period of one hour, to cigarette smoke or room air, twice daily for 2 weeks. Twenty-four hours after the end of the smoke exposure coughing produced by nebulized citric acid (0.40 M) and capsaicin (30 microM) was enhanced 3.7 (P less than 0.001) and 2.5 (P less than 0.05) times, respectively, whereas the cigarette smoke-induced cough was unchanged. The enhanced responsiveness gradually returned to normal over a period of three weeks and was not mediated by cyclo-oxygenase products since it was not affected by indomethacin (3 mumols kg-1). In contrast, the broncho-constrictor responses to citric acid, capsaicin, cigarette smoke and histamine (0.70 mM) were not altered by inhalation of cigarette smoke. Smoke-exposed animals had a significantly (P less than 0.05) increased amount of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like material (CGRP, contained in capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons) in tracheal tissue, suggesting that chronic irritation stimulates peptide synthesis. The amount of neuropeptide Y-like material (in autonomic motor nerves) in pulmonary tissue was not changed indicating some 'specificity' in the irritative effect of smoke. It is concluded that prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke produces a tussive hyperresponsiveness that seems to involve specifically capsaicin-sensitive, CGRP-containing sensory neurons mediating cough. The present data demonstrate the development of a 'sensory' hyperresponsiveness, separate from airway hyperresponsiveness to bronchoconstrictor agents.
Compression of the layered depth image (2003)

A layered depth image (LDI) is a new popular representation and rendering method for objects with complex geometries. Similar to a two-dimensional (2-D) image, the LDI consists of an array of pixels. However, unlike the 2-D image, an LDI pixel has depth information, and there are multiple layers at a pixel location. We develop a novel LDI compression algorithm that handles the multiple layers and the depth coding. The algorithm records the number of LDI layers at each pixel location, and compresses LDI color and depth components separately. For LDI layer with sparse pixels, the data is aggregated and then encoded. An empirical rate-distortion model is used to optimally allocate bits among different components. Compared with the benchmark compression tools such as JPEG-2000 and MPEG-4, our scheme improves the compression performance significantly.
A Simple and Direct Preparation of a Substrate‐Free Interconnected Nanostructured Carbon Electrode from Date Palm Leaflets for Detecting Hydroquinone (2017)

Abstract Preparation of carbon nanomaterials from agro‐waste is a promising research area due to the low cost and high availability of agro‐waste and the unique physical, chemical and electrochemical properties of agro‐waste‐derived carbon. Such prepared nanomaterials have been used as electrode materials after immobilizing them on other solid substrates such as glassy carbon, Au, and Pt electrodes. However, this immobilizing step is tedious and the substrate electrodes are expensive. Here we present a simple pyrolytic preparation of a substrate‐free electrode consisting of interconnected nanostructured carbon from date palm leaflets for direct use as an inexpensive electrode material. The prepared nanostructure was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The cyclic voltammetry studies revealed the electrocatalytic properties of the prepared nanostructured electrode toward K 4 [Fe 4 (CN) 6 ] and hydroquinone (HQ) to be superior to those of the commonly employed glassy carbon electrode. The prepared nanostructured carbon electrode was deployed using amperometry to sensitively detect HQ, and showed a detection limit for HQ of 6.1 μM. This electrode was highly stable and selective for HQ in the presence of several test interferents. The developed electrode may thus be considered as a promising tool for sensing HQ.
Costs of burn care: A systematic review (2014)

Burn care is traditionally considered expensive care. However, detailed information about the costs of burn care is scarce despite the increased need for this information and the enhanced focus on healthcare cost control. In this study, economic literature on burn care was systematically reviewed to examine the problem of burn-related costs. Cost or economic evaluation studies on burn care that had been published in international peer-reviewed journals from 1950 to 2012 were identified. The methodology of these articles was critically appraised by two reviewers, and cost results were extracted. A total of 156 studies met the inclusion criteria. Nearly all of the studies were cost studies (n = 153) with a healthcare perspective (n = 139) from high-income countries (n = 127). Hospital charges were often used as a proxy for costs (n = 44). Three studies were cost-effectiveness analyses. The mean total healthcare cost per burn patient in high-income countries was $88,218 (range $704-$717,306; median $44,024). A wide variety of methodological approaches and cost prices was found. We recommend that cost studies and economic evaluations employ a standard approach to improve the quality and harmonization of economic evaluation studies, optimize comparability, and improve insight into burn care costs and efficiency.
Total Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Pseudosemiglabrin, a Platelet Aggregation Antagonist, and Its Diastereomer Semiglabrin (1995)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTTotal Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Pseudosemiglabrin, a Platelet Aggregation Antagonist, and Its Diastereomer SemiglabrinMichael C. Pirrung and Yong Rok LeeCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 17, 4814–4821Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1995Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1995https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00122a011https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00122a011research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views499Altmetric-Citations41LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-AlertscloseSupporting Info (2)»Supporting Information Supporting Information Get e-Alerts
Interval system for calculating tolerances in CAD systems (2002)

The architecture of the program system for the calculation and synthesis of tolerances is developed. The methods of analysis of interval data for simulation of devices are used. The influence of exposure is taken into account. The object-oriented design is used.