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Preparation and Physisorption Characterization of <scp>d</scp>-Glucose-Templated Mesoporous Silica Sol−Gel Materials (1999)

The synthesis of mesoporous silica materials has been achieved with d-glucose as a nonsurfactant pore-forming agent in the sol−gel reactions of tetraethyl orthosilicate under basic or near neutral (pH 6) conditions. Regardless of the pH values of the medium, transparent and monolithic glucose-containing silica gels could be obtained. d-Glucose was removed by water extraction to afford silica materials with high specific surface area of ∼800 m2/g, pore volume of ∼0.5 cm3/g, and narrow pore distribution with BJH pore diameter of 3.2−3.5 nm, indicative of the mesoporosity. As the glucose concentration is increased in the synthesis, these pore parameters generally increase, and the N2 sorption isotherms gradually transform from reversible type I to type IV-like isotherms with H2 hysteresis. At low glucose concentrations (<36 wt %), both micropores and mesopores contribute to the porosity of the materials. However, at high glucose concentrations (36−64 wt %), mesopores are dominant. The characteristics of pore structures are similar to those for the materials obtained under acid catalysis. The aggregation or assembly of the aggregates of the glucose molecules and their hydrogen-bonding interactions with the silicate species might direct the mesophase formation.
An Intelligent Tire Based Tire-Road Friction Estimation Technique and Adaptive Wheel Slip Controller for Antilock Brake System (2013)

The contact between the tire and the road is the key enabler of vehicle acceleration, deceleration and steering. However, due to changes to the road conditions, the driver's ability to maintain a stable vehicle may be at risk. In many cases, this requires intervention from the chassis control systems onboard the vehicle. Although these systems perform well in a variety of situations, their performance can be improved if a real-time estimate of the tire-road friction coefficient is available. Existing tire-road friction estimation approaches often require certain levels of vehicle longitudinal and/or lateral motion to satisfy the persistence of excitation condition for reliable estimations. Such excitations may undesirably interfere with vehicle motion controls. This paper presents a novel development and implementation of a real-time tire-road contact parameter estimation methodology using acceleration signals from an intelligent tire. The proposed method characterizes the terrain using the measured frequency response of the tire vibrations and provides the capability to estimate the tire road friction coefficient under extremely lower levels of force utilization. Under higher levels of force excitation (high slip conditions), the increased vibration levels due to the stick/slip phenomenon linked to the tread block vibration modes make the proposed tire vibrations based method unsuitable. Therefore for high slip conditions, a brush model-based nonlinear least squares (NLLS) parameter estimation approach is proposed. Hence an integrated approach using the intelligent tire based friction estimator and the model based estimator gives us the capability to reliably estimate friction for a wider range of excitations. Considering the strong interdependence between the operating road surface condition and the instantaneous forces and moments generated; this real time estimate of the tire-road friction coefficient is expected to play a pivotal role in improving the performance of a number of vehicle control systems. In particular, this paper focuses on the possibility of enhancing the performance of the ABS control systems. In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the design and implementation of a fuzzy/sliding mode/proportional integral (fuzzy-SMC-PI (FSP)) control methodology is proposed. The results show significant improvements in the stopping distance of a vehicle equipped with an intelligent tire based FSP controller as compared to a vehicle equipped with a standard ABS.
Magnetic design for low-field tunability of microwave ferrite resonators (1999)

An advanced microstrip resonator design consisting of a ferrite substrate formed in a closed magnetic path (toroidal structure) is shown to produce substantially improved tunability over previous versions that operated in an external magnetic field. Magnetically tunable toroidal resonators with tunability approaching 10% in magnetic fields of 60 Oe have been demonstrated using conventional ferrite compositions. Calculations with a hysteresis-loop theory developed specifically for modeling the low-field magnetization of ferrites were successfully fitted to resonator frequencies measured as a function of magnetic field. Performance predictions for resonators with ferrites optimized for low-field magnetization properties suggest that tunability approaching 15% is possible at magnetic fields of less than 5 Oe.
SATCHMO: sequence alignment and tree construction using hidden Markov models (2003)

The software is available for download from http://www.drive5.com/lobster/index.htm
In vitro antifungal and fungicidal activities and erythrocyte toxicities of cyclic lipodepsinonapeptides produced by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (1996)

Recent increases in fungal infections, the few available antifungal drugs, and increasing fungal resistance to the available antifungal drugs have resulted in a broadening of the search for new antifungal agents. Strains of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae produce cyclic lipodepsinonapeptides with antifungal activity. The in vitro antifungal and fungicidal activities of three cyclic lipodepsinonapeptides (syringomycin E, syringotoxin B, and syringostatin A) against medically important isolates were evaluated by a standard broth microdilution susceptibility method. Erythrocyte toxicities were also evaluated. All three compounds showed broad antifungal activities and fungicidal actions against most of the fungi tested. Overall, the cyclic lipodepsinonapeptides were more effective against yeasts than against the filamentous fungi. Syringomycin E and syringostatin A had very similar antifungal activities (2.5 to > 40 micrograms/ml) and erythrocyte toxicities. Syringotoxin B was generally less active (0.8 to 200 micrograms/ml) than syringomycin E and syringostatin A against most fungi and was less toxic to erythrocytes. With opportunities for modification, these compounds are potential lead compounds for improved antifungal agents.
Understanding differences between healthy swallows and penetration-aspiration swallows via compressive sensing of tri-axial swallowing accelerometry signals (2014)

Swallowing accelerometry is a promising tool for non-invasive assessment of swallowing difficulties. A recent contribution showed that swallowing accelerometry signals for healthy swallows and swallows indicating laryngeal penetration or tracheal aspiration have different time-frequency structures, which may be problematic for compressive sensing schemes based on time-frequency dictionaries. In this paper, we examined the effects of different swallows on the accuracy of a compressive sensing scheme based on modulated discrete prolate spheroidal sequences. We utilized tri-axial swallowing accelerometry signals recorded from four patients during routinely schedule videofluoroscopy exams. In particular, we considered 77 swallows approximately equally distributed between healthy swallows and swallows presenting with some penetration/aspiration. Our results indicated that the swallow type does not affect the accuracy of a considered compressive sensing scheme. Also, the results confirmed previous findings that each individual axis contributes different information. Our findings are important for further developments of a device which is to be used for long-term monitoring of swallowing difficulties.
Experimental validations of in vivo human musculoskeletal tissue conductivity images using MR‐based electrical impedance tomography (2014)

Magnetic resonance (MR)-based electrical impedance tomography (MREIT) is a widely used imaging technique that provides high-resolution conductivity images at DC or below the 1 kHz frequency range. Using an MR scanner, this technique injects imaging currents into the human body and measures induced internal magnetic flux density data. By applying the recent progress of MREIT techniques, such as chemical shift artifact correction, multi-echo pulse sequence, and improved reconstruction algorithm, we can successfully reconstruct conductivity images of the human body. Meanwhile, numerous studies reported that the electrical conductivity of human tissues could be inferred from in vitro or ex vivo measurements of different species. However, in vivo tissues may differ from in vitro and/or ex vivo state due to the complicated tissue responses in living organs. In this study, we performed in vivo MREIT imaging of a human lower extremity and compared the resulting conductivity images with ex vivo biological tissue phantom images. The human conductivity images showed unique contrast between two different types of bones, muscles, subcutaneous adipose tissues, and conductive body fluids. Except for muscles and adipose tissues, the human conductivity images showed a similar pattern when compared with phantom results due to the anisotropic characteristic of muscle and the high conductive fluids in the adipose tissue.
Polyterephthalamides with naphthoxy‐pendent groups (2002)

Abstract A series of new aromatic polyamides having pendent naphthoxy groups were synthesized by the triphenyl phosphite‐activated polycondensation of (2‐naphthoxy)terephthalic acid (NOTPA) with various aromatic diamines in a medium consisting of N ‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP), pyridine, and calcium chloride. The diacid monomer NOTPA was prepared from the nitro displacement of dimethyl 2‐nitroterephthalate with the potassium naphthoxide of β‐naphthol, followed by base‐induced ester hydrolysis. All the resulting polymers were noncrystalline and readily soluble in aprotic polar solvents such as NMP and N , N ‐dimethylacetamide. Almost all the polymers could be solution‐cast to tough, creasable amorphous films with good mechanical properties, the values of tensile strengths ranging from 90 to 124 MPa with initial moduli ranging from 1.72 to 2.51 GPa. Except for two examples, all the other polyamides displayed discernible glass transitions between 189 and 248 °C in the differential scanning calorimetric traces. These polyamides showed insignificant decomposition below 400 °C in nitrogen or air. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 1781–1789, 2002
Filial Imprinting, Environmental Enrichment, and Music Application Effects on Behavior and Performance of Meat Strain Chicks (1989)

Combined effects of music, environmental enrichment, and filial imprinting were tested on meat strain chicks (broilers) from 1 to 7 days old (Study I) or from one to 8 wk old (Study II). In six experiments conducted in two separate studies, chicks were exposed to a blue plastic box (30 × 30 × 38 cm) containing speakers from which red gloves were hung at the chicks’ eye level. Classical music was provided intermittently (1 h on/1 h off) from speakers located in the boxes. Approach response, feeding behavior, fear behavior, body weight, feed:gain ratio, and mortality were evaluated. Approach response tests (Study I) demonstrated that attachment to the imprinting enrichment and music (IEM) object was greater among treated chicks, whereas fear response tests indicated that IEM-treated chicks were also less fearful. Evaluation of feeding behavior (Study II) indicated that IEM chickens fed significantly more often than controls, particularly when the music was activated. Feed:gain ratios of the IEM-treated chicks in Study I were significantly improved (1.48 vs. 1.58) compared with those of controls for three of the four experiments. The exception occurred in Experiment 3, when chicks were exposed to heat stress, and nonsignificant differences for feed:gain ratios were observed. Body weight and mortality differences were not observed. Results of Study II, however, demonstrated significant influences of imprinting, enrichment, and music on body weight at 8 wk of age (2.63 vs. 2.57 kg), whereas differences in feed conversion and mortality were not significant.
Hydrolytically stable thermoplastic and thermosetting poly(arylene phosphine oxide) material systems (1993)

Abstract Several thermoplastic and thermosetting polymeric materials containing the phenyl phosphine oxide group were prepared and characterized by physical methods. High molecular weight poly(arylene ether)s and polyimides containing the hydrolytically stable bulky phosphine oxide unit were synthesized and found to be soluble materials with moderately high glass transition temperatures. The phenyl phosphine oxide moiety was further incorporated into epoxy and bismaleimide type crosslinked systems. Phosphorus promoted char formation in air was displayed by both the linear and crosslinked macromolecules, leading to improved self‐extinguishability relative to the non‐phosphorus containing analogous polymeric systems.
Quantum Machine Learning Algorithm for Knowledge Graphs (2021)

Semantic knowledge graphs are large-scale triple-oriented databases for knowledge representation and reasoning. Implicit knowledge can be inferred by modeling the tensor representations generated from knowledge graphs. However, as the sizes of knowledge graphs continue to grow, classical modeling becomes increasingly computationally resource intensive. This article investigates how to capitalize on quantum resources to accelerate the modeling of knowledge graphs. In particular, we propose the first quantum machine learning algorithm for inference on tensorized data, i.e., on knowledge graphs. Since most tensor problems are NP-hard [18], it is challenging to devise quantum algorithms to support the inference task. We simplify the modeling task by making the plausible assumption that the tensor representation of a knowledge graph can be approximated by its low-rank tensor singular value decomposition, which is verified by our experiments. The proposed sampling-based quantum algorithm achieves speedup with a polylogarithmic runtime in the dimension of knowledge graph tensor.
Experimental evaluation of the resolution and quantitative accuracy of temperature-modulated fluorescence tomography (2017)

Previously, we reported on the spatial resolution and quantitative accuracy of temperature-modulated fluorescence tomography (TM-FT) using simulation studies. TM-FT is a novel fully integrated multimodality imaging technique that combines fluorescence diffuse optical tomography (FT) with focused ultrasound. Utilizing unique thermo-reversible fluorescent nanocapsules (ThermoDots), TM-FT provides high-resolution cross-sectional fluorescence images in thick tissue (up to 6 cm). Focused ultrasound and temperature-sensitive ThermoDots are combined to provide accurate localization of these fluorescent probes and functional a priori information to constrain the conventional FT reconstruction algorithm. Our previous simulation studies evaluated the performance of TM-FT using synthetic phantoms with multiple fluorescence targets of various sizes located at different depths. In this follow-up work, we perform experimental studies to evaluate the performance of this hybrid imaging system, in particular, the effect of size, depth, and concentration of the fluorescence target. While FT alone is unable to accurately locate and resolve the fluorophore target in many cases, TM-FT is able to resolve the size and concentration of the ThermoDots within a thick turbid medium with high accuracy for all cases. The maximum error in the recovered ThermoDots concentration and target sizes with TM-FT are 12% and 25%, respectively.
Hydrothermal synthesis of perovskite nanotubesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX) of the TiO2, BaTiO3 and SrTiO3 nanotubes: (a) TiO2, (b) BaTiO3 and (c) SrTiO3. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b2/b210633g/ (2003)

A low-temperature hydrothermal reaction has been utilized to generate crystalline barium titanate and strontium titanate nanotubes, which have been characterized by means of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy, coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis.
Monitoring Expression Profiles of Rice Genes under Cold, Drought, and High-Salinity Stresses and Abscisic Acid Application Using cDNA Microarray and RNA (2003)

To identify cold-, drought-, high-salinity-, and/or abscisic acid (ABA)-inducible genes in rice (Oryza sativa), we prepared a rice cDNA microarray including about 1,700 independent cDNAs derived from cDNA libraries prepared from drought-, cold-, and high-salinity-treated rice plants. We confirmed stress-inducible expression of the candidate genes selected by microarray analysis using RNA gel-blot analysis and finally identified a total of 73 genes as stress inducible including 58 novel unreported genes in rice. Among them, 36, 62, 57, and 43 genes were induced by cold, drought, high salinity, and ABA, respectively. We observed a strong association in the expression of stress-responsive genes and found 15 genes that responded to all four treatments. Venn diagram analysis revealed greater cross talk between signaling pathways for drought, ABA, and high-salinity stresses than between signaling pathways for cold and ABA stresses or cold and high-salinity stresses in rice. The rice genome database search enabled us not only to identify possible known cis-acting elements in the promoter regions of several stress-inducible genes but also to expect the existence of novel cis-acting elements involved in stress-responsive gene expression in rice stress-inducible promoters. Comparative analysis of Arabidopsis and rice showed that among the 73 stress-inducible rice genes, 51 already have been reported in Arabidopsis with similar function or gene name. Transcriptome analysis revealed novel stress-inducible genes, suggesting some differences between Arabidopsis and rice in their response to stress.
(Invited) Low-Temperature Molten Sodium Batteries for Large-Scale Storage: Fundamental Studies of Metal Halide Catholyte and Cathode Materials (2022)

Low-cost, long-duration energy storage is a vital resource needed for a robust electric grid powered by renewables. Low-temperature (<130 °C) molten sodium batteries (MNaBs) with NaI-metal halide molten salt catholytes have been developed to meet this need. This battery chemistry avoids the safety concerns caused by metal dendrites and flammable organic solvents found in Li-metal or Li-ion batteries. It also offers higher voltages and drastically reduces the expensive high temperature material requirements compared to other MNaBs, such as sodium-nickel chloride (ZEBRA) batteries, which operate near 300 °C. Among the key challenges to wide-spread utilization of these emerging molten Na batteries for large-scale, long-duration applications is catholyte stability and performance at high current densities while cycling at temperatures just above the melting point of Na (98 °C). To optimize the catholyte, we have examined a variety of electroactive molten salt chemistries, including mixtures of NaI with AlCl 3 , AlBr 3 , and GaCl 3 . To better understand the catholyte properties during cycling, we have performed electrochemical kinetics studies and mathematical modeling of the iodide-triiodide speciation. Results reveal a dependence between catholyte speciation and usable capacity and current densities for the given catholyte compositions. Additional experiments, including cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry, probe the interactions between the cathode current collector and the molten salts, revealing potential impacts on electrochemical kinetics and stability during cycling. Insights from these fundamental studies serve as the foundation for the informed design of high-performance cathodes in new scalable molten sodium batteries. Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525.
Abstract 1207: Pharmacodynamic evaluation of ADCC mediated effects in humanized IL2 or IL15 NOG mice models (2014)

Abstract Humanized mice (i.e. immunodeficient NOG mice engrafted with human hematopoietic stem cells (HSC)) have demonstrated their usefulness for studying the human immune system. These models should help recapitulating some pathology such as viral infection and then are suitable system to evaluate new human specific therapies. Nevertheless, one issue of these models is the incomplete maturation of natural killer (NK) cell subpopulation. This lake of NK cell functionality was solved by the Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA) with the second generation of transgenic NOG mice expressing human IL2 or IL15 (NK-NOG). The serum levels of hIL-2 and hIL-15 in mice were 1-2 and 0.1-0.2 ng/mL, respectively. In these mice, human NK cells differentiated from HSC are well distributed in the mouse body (peripheral blood, bone marrow, spleen…). They expressed various NK receptors such as NKp30, NKp44, NKp46, etc., granzyme A and perforin, indicating their maturity in the mice. They are also fully functional as evidenced using an ex vivo 51Cr release assay demonstrating lysis properties of human NK cells from collected spleen of HSC-humanized mice.In vivo proof of concept studies were successfully performed with humanized NK-NOG mice xenografted with either human Burkitt's disseminated lymphoma cells or with human solid tumors treated with humanized therapeutic antibodies. Prediction of ADCC-mediated antitumor activity of humanized antibodies is now routinely feasible for preclinical evaluation using these new in vivo NK-NOG models. Citation Format: Caroline Mignard, Jean-Francois Mirjolet, Olivier Duchamp, Yasuyuki Ohnishi, Ikumi Katano, Mamoru Ito. Pharmacodynamic evaluation of ADCC mediated effects in humanized IL2 or IL15 NOG mice models. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2014 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2014;74(19 Suppl):Abstract nr 1207. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-1207
Photomechanical Response of Composite Structures Built from Azobenzene Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks (2011)

Optically directed shape adaptive responses have been sought after for many decades in photoresponsive polymeric materials. A number of recent examinations have elucidated elucidated the unique opportunities of photomechanical responses realized in azobenzene-functionalized liquid crystalline polymer networks (both elastomers and glasses). This work summarizes and contrasts the photomechanical response of glassy polydomain, monodomain, and twisted nematic azo-LCN materials to blue-green irradiation. Building from this summary, the combinatorial photomechanical response observed upon irradiation of composite cantilevers is examined. Large scale shape adaptations are realized, with novel responses that may be of potential use in future employment of these materials in actuation.
On transform dynamic range in high efficiency video coding (2012)

We consider the problem of determining the dynamic range of an inverse transform. An analytic approach is described, and the resulting bound is a function of the bit-depth of the input data and the maximum L <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">1</sub> norm of the transformation matrix. Furthermore, the analytic approach is refined to account for nonlinearities within a transform due to intermediate, integer conversions. This refinement considers the maximum error introduced by the nonlinearity on the initial, linear bound. The efficacy of the proposed tool is demonstrated by analyzing the inverse transform in the high efficiency video coding (HEVC) standard developed by the JCT-VC.