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Organic content of Southwest and Pacific Coast municipal waters (1968)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTOrganic content of Southwest and Pacific Coast municipal watersKurt Herbert Nelson and Ihor LysyjCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 1968, 2, 1, 61–62Publication Date (Print):January 1, 1968Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 January 1968https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es60013a005https://doi.org/10.1021/es60013a005research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views23Altmetric-Citations5LEARN 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-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
NK cell receptor gene of the KIR family with two IG domains but highest homology to KIR receptors with three IG domains (1996)

The killer cell inhibitory receptors (KIRs) are surface glycoproteins expressed by natural killer (NK) cells and some T cells. They recognize polymorphic human HLA class I molecules. Two families of KIRs have been identified and named p58 and p70. The p58 family of genes encode type I membrane proteins with two extracellular immunoglobulin (Ig) domains, while the p70 genes have three Ig domains. We here report the cloning and characterization of a novel KIR cDNA obtained from tumor cell lines with NK reactivity (YT and NK‐92). This gene is also expressed in the normal cell line NK 3.3 and in NK cells obtained from some but not all normal donors. The clone, KIR103AS, has an open reading frame consistent with a KIR with two extracellular Ig domains, a transmembrane region and a 114 amino acid long cytoplasmic domain containing a single src homology 2 (SH2) binding motif. The membrane distal Ig domain of KIR 103AS has highest homology with the first Ig domain of p70 KIRs and differs significantly from the first Ig domain of p58 KIRs. The second, membrane proximal Ig domain of KIR103AS has similar and high homology with the membrane proximal Ig domains of both p70 and p58 KIRs. The extracellular domains of KIR 103AS therefore share characteristic features with both p70 and p58 genes: the domain structure is identical to p58 KIRs but the sequence homology matches closely with p70 KIRs. The putative transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains are distinctly different from all previously reported KIR cDNAs.
The mechanics of tubular fiber: Theoretical analysis (1983)

Abstract A mathematical model of a tubular fiber is analyzed to predict its rigidity and some of its physical properties which are essential in textiles. The change in the properties of a tubular fiber with increase in the size of hollow core is considered and compared with the cylindrical fiber of the same outside diameter, the same denier, and the same rigidity as that of the tubular fiber. The equations are developed in dimensionless quantities to make them invariant to the units of fiber dimensions. The analysis revealed that having a hollow core of 4/10th the size of the outside diameter, in a solid fiber, could reduce the fiber weight by 16% without making any significant change in the rigidity of the fiber.
Reflexiones tras la derrota (2007)

Teniendo en cuenta el interes de los debates sobre las elecciones presidenciales en Francia
para la izquierda europea, encargamos dos puntos de vista sobre el balance de estas elecciones
a Robert March, cuyas opiniones pueden considerarse en sentido amplio dentro de
la mayoria de la LCR, y a Antoine Artous y Eustache Kouvelakis, que tienen posiciones
criticas respecto a la mayoria. Respondiamos asi a nuestra vocacion de presentar opiniones
diferentes cuando hay debates importantes, pero no teniamos, por supuesto, ninguna intencion
de trasladar a nuestros lectores las polemicas internas de la LCR.
Gran parte del articulo de Artous y Kouvelakis esta destinado a interpretar la posicion de la
direccion de la LCR y a polemizar con ella. Constatando este hecho y sin espacio para dar a
conocer la opinion de portavoces de la mayoria, hemos incluido en nuestra web un texto de
Daniel Bensaid y Pierre Rousset, que responde a Artous y Kouvelakis. Lamentamos esta situacion
y procuraremos que en el futuro la publicacion de debates politicos no incluya polemicas
que tienen su lugar adecuado en el interior de organizaciones amigas.
Facial nerve grading systems. (1983)

A comprehensive, accurate, and valid system for reporting results of facial nerve surgery and disease is needed. This study describes and statistically analyzes eight currently available systems for reliability, validity, and ease of use. They are divided into three grading categories: gross scales, regional systems, and specific scales. Botman and Jongkees, May, and Peitersen have proposed five-point gross scales. Janssen, Smith, Adour and Swanson, and Yanagihara have devised regional systems. Stennert has proposed a specific criteria scale. Fifteen otologists experienced with facial nerve problems used modifications of the existing scales to evaluate videotapes of 12 patients representing the complete range of facial function. The observers' responses were translated back to the original scales. Observers also ranked patients from least to most severe, to obtain an accurate assessment of facial function for patients in the study. A follow-up questionnaire examined observers' system preferences. Validity is measured by correlating responses to different scales and by comparing responses to each scale with observers' rankings. All scales have good validity except the scales of Stennert and Yanagihara. Consistency of responses is determined by reliability coefficients. Coefficients for all scales are high except for the gross scale, which is moderately reliable, and the Stennert scale, which is unreliable. Results indicate that all scales succeed in evaluating patients with normal function or total paralysis. The regional scales have the highest reliabilities but they also have wide response ranges. Most also assume a level of precision that is unsubstantiated. Gross scales have smaller ranges, which result in greater agreement of responses but lower reliability. Comparisons to more complex scales show that the simpler gross scales convey similar information about patients. The study concludes that a gross scale is the best type of system and proposes a new scale for international acceptance. This system has six categories, includes secondary defects, is designed to clearly differentiate between moderate degrees of dysfunction, and should facilitate interpretation and communication of facial nerve results.
A framework for roadmap-based navigation and sector-based localization of mobile robots (2004)

Personal robotics applications require autonomous mobile robot navigation methods that are safe, robust, and inexpensive. Two requirements for autonomous use of robots for such applications are an automatic motion planner to select paths and a robust way of ensuring that the robot can follow the selected path given the unavoidable odometer and control errors that must be dealt with for any inexpensive robot. Additional di&#64259;culties are faced when there is more than one robot involved. In this dissertation, we describe a new roadmapbased method for mobile robot navigation. It is suitable for partially known indoor environments and requires only inexpensive range sensors. The navigator selects paths from the roadmap and designates localization points on those paths. In particular, the navigator selects feasible paths that are sensitive to the needs of the application (e.g., no sharp turns) and of the localization algorithm (e.g., within sensing range of two features). We present a new sectorbased localizer that is robust in the presence of sensor limitations and unknown obstacles while still maintaining computational e&#64259;ciency. We extend our approach to teams of robots focusing on quickly sensing ranges from all robots while avoiding sensor crosstalk, and reducing the pose uncertainties of all robots while using a minimal number of sensing rounds. We present experimental results for mobile robots and describe a webbased route planner for the Texas A&M campus that utilizes our navigator.
Burden of hospitalizations primarily due to uncontrolled diabetes : Implications of inadequate primary health care in the United States. (2007)

This study describes the burden ofpotentially preventable hospitaliza-tions primarily due to uncontrolled diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes, if not managed properly, often leads to bio-chemical imbalances that can cause acute life-threatening events and hospitaliza-tions. Since diabetes management relies heavily on ambulatory care, hospitaliza-tions with uncontrolled diabetes largely reflect the quality of the primary health care provided outside the hospital setting. Therefore, the Agency for Healthcare Re-search and Quality (AHRQ) selected un-controlled diabetes as a prevention quality indicator (PQI) where timely and appropri-ate ambulatory carewouldhavepreventeda hospitalization (1). To improve primary health care, it is essential to track an out-come of current status of prevention qual-ity indicators. However, the extent of potentially preventable hospitalizations associated with uncontrolled diabetes and its economic burden in the U.S. re-mains under-investigated. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS — Aprimary diagnosis in-dicative of uncontrolled diabetes was ana-lyzed using two nationally representative samples of inpatients records. First, to es-timate the number of potentially prevent-able hospitalizations, the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) was analyzed. The NHDS-2004, the latest an-nual survey available (2), acquired a prob-abilistic sample of 370,785 inpatient records from a national sample of 500 hospitals. Overall, the hospital response rate was 92 % in 2004 (3). Details con-cerning sampling procedures are pub-lished elsewhere (4). Briefly, the NHDS, conducted annually since 1965, is the principal source for national data con-cerning characteristics of patients dis-charged from nonfederal, short-stay hospitals. This annual survey is con-ducted under the auspices of the National
Iodine revisited (2007)

Iodine is an antiseptic that has been used in wound care for more than 150 years. Traditional formulations of iodine had serious limitations that were reduced in later products. Much has been written about iodine and opinions on its clinical efficacy are divided. There have been reviews of the chemical properties of iodine, its antimicrobial activity, human physiology, cytotoxicity and its clinical effectiveness, but few have addressed all these aspects. With the recent development of iodine-containing wound care products and the continued publication of laboratory and clinical studies, it seems timely to reassess the evidence relating to the effectiveness of iodine for treating wounds. This literature review attempts to provide an appropriate chemical and physiological background of the characteristics of iodine in order to provide a sound basis for understanding the available microbiological and clinical data. It will show that understanding the factors that contribute to the activity and potential cytotoxicity of iodine are important in evaluating the clinical evidence. Although definitive studies are needed, the sustained delivery of low doses of free iodine offers the potential to inhibit a broad range of microbial species without selecting for resistant strains or inducing cytotoxic effects.
Novel Isolated High-Step-Up DC–DC Converter With Voltage Lift (2011)

A novel two-switch high-step-up isolated converter with voltage lift is proposed in this paper. The proposed isolated converter utilizes a transformer with low turn ratio to achieve high step-up gain. The secondary winding charges two boosting capacitors in parallel as switches during the switch-on period, and two boosting capacitors are discharged in series during the switch-off period. Thus, the converter has high voltage gain with appropriate duty ratio. In addition, by using two clamping diodes and a capacitor on the primary side, leakage energy is recycled, and the voltage spikes of the two active switches are clamped, thereby improving conversion efficiency. Finally, experimental results based on a prototype implemented in the laboratory with an input voltage of 24 V, an output voltage of 200 V, and an output power of 200 W verify the performance of the proposed isolated converter; full-load efficiency is nearly 93%.
Switched positive/negative charge pump design using standard CMOS transistors (2010)

The most common approach used in the generation of on-chip high voltages are based on Dickson's charge pump. In embedded and stand-alone designs of non-volatile memories, multiple charge pumps are utilised to generate both positive and negative voltages. Owing to high voltage drop across their terminals, high-voltage transistors are used to implement charge transfer function in many charge pump designs. The authors present a switchable charge pump design that utilises standard (low voltage) transistors to generate positive or negative high voltage based on the required mode of operation. Such design eliminates the need for multiple charge pumps, hence resulting in better utilisation of the available silicon area. Moreover, the use of standard transistors is shown to provide better performance/efficiency than designs that uses high-voltage transistors.
Glial Cell Line–Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Transfer Exerts Protective Effect on Axons in Sciatic Nerve Following Constriction-Induced Peripheral Nerve Injury (2010)

Damage to peripheral nerves following trauma or neurodegenerative diseases often results in various sensory and motor abnormalities and chronic neuropathic pain. The loss of neurotrophic factor support has been proposed to contribute to the development of peripheral neuropathy. The main objective of this study was to investigate the protective effect of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) using peripheral gene delivery in a rat model of constriction-induced peripheral nerve injury. In this study, it was shown that mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity increased on the injured limb at day 7 after chronic constrictive injury (CCI) was induced. The neurological changes were correlated with the structural changes and loss of GDNF/Akt signaling, particularly in the distal stump of the injured sciatic nerve. Subsequently, recombinant adenovirus was employed to evaluate the potential of intramuscular GDNF gene delivery to alleviate the CCI-induced nerve degeneration ad neuropathic pain. After CCI for 3 days, intramuscular injection of adenovirus encoding GDNF (Ad-GDNF) restored the protein level and activity of GDNF/Akt signaling pathway in the sciatic nerve. This was associated with an improved myelination profile and behavioral outcomes in animals with CCI. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates the involvement of GDNF loss in the pathogenesis of CCI-induced neuropathic pain and the therapeutic potential of intramuscular GDNF gene delivery for the treatment of peripheral nerve degeneration.
A practical mtbf estimate for pcb design considering component and non-component failures (2006)

Accurate reliability prediction for MTBF (mean-time-between-failures) is always desirable and anticipated before the new product is ramped up for customer shipment. In reality it is often difficult to obtain the accurate MTBF estimate for a new product due to the lack of the testing time in pilot line and limited field failure data. In this paper, a practical reliability prediction model is presented for predicting the MTBF of PCB (printed-circuit-board) in the design phase. Unlike conventional reliability prediction models, which usually focus on parts failure rates, the method presented here not only incorporates component failures but also non-component failures which include design, software, manufacturing and process issues. Component failure rates are computed using either historical data or the nominal failure rates together with operating conditions such as temperature and electrical derating. Triangular distributions are used to model non-component failure rates due to design errors, software bugs, manufacturing and handling problems. Finally, the confidence intervals for the new product MTBF are obtained based on six-sigma criteria. The method was applied to the design of a DC/analog instrument board that is used in the semiconductor testing equipment
Impedance cardiographyThe impact of new technology (1998)

The 1990s have witnessed major advances in impedance cardiography technology. Problems existed with the methods used to calculate cardiac output. Excessive lung fluid, as often found in critically ill patients, may also invalidate measurements. The signal processing and measurement techniques used in older systems were deficient. The newer systems, of which there are at least six, incorporate novel and improved signal processing techniques. They also offer analog visual displays, personal computer interfacing, sophisticated analytical software and haemodynamic patient management systems. Evaluation of these systems is difficult because no true ‘gold standard’ method of cardiac output measurement exists. When compared with thermodilution techniques, limits of agreement of ± 20–30% seem acceptable. These limits can be achieved in normal subjects but not in critically ill patients. Validation data are available for only half of the new systems. Until recently, the main application for impedance cardiography has been research but improved accuracy should lead to increased clinical usage.
Continuous Backcrossing to Transfer Prolificacy to a Single‐Eared Inbred Line of Maize<sup>1</sup> (1974)

The prolificacy of C103, an inbred line of maize ( Zea mays L.), was increased by crossing it to a highly prolific popcorn, backcrossing four times to the inbred with selection in each backcross population for signs of the incompletely recessive prolific trait, and then selfing to homozygosity while selecting for prolificacy. When three selections of the converted inbred were compared to the original in hybrid combinations at three rates of planting, they were more prolific but not higher yielding than the original inbred at low rates; and had less silk delay, were much less barren, and were much higher yielding than the original at high rates. These results agree with the hypothesis that prolific germplasm tends to reduce barrenness at high planting rates. They also demonstrate that continuous backcrossing can be used for rapid transfer of a quantitative trait, such as prolificacy, from exotic to adapted strains.
Copyright (1974)

The concept of copyright has greatly changed through the years, both in importance and definition. The conflict of personal right of ownership versus the public welfare has grown increasingly complex in recent times. A familiarity with the historical perspective is necessary to understand these developments. Even today, the Copyright Revision Bill lies before Congress and long-awaited decisions will be made to shape events in the immediate future. These decisions will affect the student and the professional alike by their effect on the availability of materials to everyone. The ease and availability of present-day photocopying necessarily will affect the nature of the decisions. This paper gives an overview of the historical background, and status of present law, and the possible future role of copyright.
Low complexity rate compatible puncturing patterns design for LDPC codes (2017)

In contemporary digital communications design, two major challenges should be addressed: adaptability and flexibility. The system should be capable of flexible and efficient use of all available spectrums and should be adaptable to provide efficient support for the diverse set of service characteristics. These needs imply the necessity of limit-achieving and flexible channel coding techniques, to improve system reliability. Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes fit such requirements well, since they are capacity-achieving. Moreover, through puncturing, allowing the adaption of the coding rate to different channel conditions with a single encoder/decoder pair, adaptability and flexibility can be obtained at a low computational cost. In this paper, the design of rate-compatible puncturing patterns for LDPCs is addressed. We use a previously defined formal analysis of a class of punctured LDPC codes through their equivalent parity check matrices. We address a new design criterion for the puncturing patterns using a simplified analysis of the decoding belief propagation algorithm, i.e., considering a Gaussian approximation for message densities under density evolution, and a simple algorithmic method, recently defined by the Authors, to estimate the threshold for regular and irregular LDPC codes on memoryless binary-input continuous-output Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channels.
Silence Coding for RFID Tag Anti-Collision (2016)

This paper proposes a tree-based RFID tag anti-collision protocol, called the silence coding query tree (SCQT) protocol, based on a novel coding scheme, namely the silence coding, to speed up tag identification. The proposed protocol can identify multiple tags at a time even at the appearance of tag signal collisions. Simulation results show that the SCQT protocol significantly outperforms other related tree-based protocols in terms of the number of cycles to identify tags.
Umsetzung von Lithiiertem 2-Hydroxybiphenyl Bzw. 2′-Hydroxy-Mterphenyl Mit Halogenverbindungen von Silicium und Germanium, Phosphor und Arsen (1994)

Abstract The reaction of lithiated 2-hydroxybiphenyl and 2′-hydroxy-m-terphenyl resp. with SiCl4 and SiBr4 resp. yields the aryloxyhalogenosilanes 1-6 and the 1-oxa-10-silaphenanthrenederivative 7. PCl3 and POCl3 resp. react to yield the phosphanes 8-11 and the P(V)-derivative 12. With AsCl3 the 1-oxa-10-arsaphenanthrene 13 was obtained. With the germaniumdichloride-dioxane complex and GeCl4 resp. the spirocyclic germabiphenanthrene compounds 14 and 15 and the 1-oxa-10-germaphenanthrene 16 were formed. The compounds were characterized analytically and spectroscopically (n.m.r.: 1H, 29Si, 13C, 31P, and by mass spectroscopy).
The TUBA Family of Plate Elements for the Matrix Displacement Method (1968)

The analytical construction of displacement functions for plate elements subject to bending was discussed at some length in ref. 1. Attention was thereby drawn to both triangular and quadrilateral elements available in the ASKA system, which satisfy either all kinematic compatibility conditions or are deficient in the continuity of the gradient normal to the edge. The most rudimentary elements of the triangular set consist of the so-called fully compatible TRIB 3C and the TRIB 3, which satisfies the slope condition only at the vertices. The TRIB 3C corresponds in principle, but not in detail, to the element evolved by Bazeley et al but allows, however, also for linear taper.