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Intercostal Nerve Block and Neurolysis for Intractable Cancer Pain (2016)

Management of intractable cancer-associated chest wall pain is difficult once patients have reached dose-limiting side effects of opioids and coanalgesic medications. This case series describes 11 patients with intractable cancer-associated chest wall pain who were treated with a diagnostic intercostal nerve block. Six patients subsequently received chemical neurolysis with phenol using the same approach. No serious adverse events were observed. Radiopaque contrast dye spread into the paravertebral space in all 11 patients, and in 1 patient contrast dye spread into the epidural space. Seven of 11 patients experienced pain relief from the diagnostic blockade. Four of six patients experienced pain relief from the neurolytic blockade. The principal reportable finding from this case series is the observation that contrast dye spread liberally from the intercostal space into other anatomic spaces, even though very small volumes of injectate (less than 5 mL) were used. Definitive evidence of safety and efficacy of intercostal nerve block and neurolysis for cancer pain will require a prospective randomized clinical trial.
An algebraic approach to building interpolating polynomial (2005)

In this paper, a different approach to
constructing interpolating (multivariable) polynomials is given,
which uses Grobner Bases Techniques. The well known Buchberger
-Moller Algorithm is applied in the computation. Furthermore,
this algebraic method can be used to construct all the polynomial
models of a discrete time series, by repeatedly using the same
algorithm. The advantage of this method is that it makes it
possible for researchers to search different types of resulting
polynomials, such as those involving certain favored variables, or
those with small total degrees.
Research on the translation from XSD to JSON schema (2017)

The data exchange efficiency of traditional XML is low and its versatility is poor, while JSON has a higher transmission efficiency compared with XML. As a lightweight data-interchange format, JSON is becoming more and more popular, but not as common as XML for its latter appearance in the application of web services. If we directly translate the XML data format into JSON data format, the original data will have format error. Since there is XML Schema Documents to validate XML format, and the JSON Schema to validate the JSON format. We can translate the XSD to its corresponding JSON Schema to make sure the translation from XML to JSON with no format error. So far, there is no much research on the translation from XSD into JSON Schema. In this paper we made a dictionary to translate every node of XSD to its equivalent JSON Schema format by unfolding the XSD. With some tests, we find the method can basically have a good translation result.
Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate Reductase in Plants (1988)

Two forms of dihydroxyacetone phosphate reductase are present in spinach, soybean, pea, and mesophyll cells of corn leaves. An improved homogenizing medium was developed to measure this activity. The enzyme was detectable only after dialysis of the 35 to 70% saturated (NH(4))(2)SO(4) fraction and the two forms were separated by chromatography on either DEAE cellulose or Sephacryl S-200. About 80% of the reductase was one form in the chloroplast and the rest was a second form in the cytosol as determined by chromatography and by fractionation of subcellular organelles. The amount of activity detectable in the chloroplast fraction was 10.7 micromoles of dihydroxyacetone phosphate reductase per hour per milligram chlorophyll from spinach leaves and 4.9 from pea leaves. The chloroplast form eluted first from DEAE cellulose and, being smaller, it eluted second from Sephacryl S-200. Activity of the chloroplast form was stimulated 3- to 5-fold by the addition of 1 millimolar dithiothreitol or 50 microgram reduced Escherichia coli thioredoxin or 4 micrograms spinach thioredoxin to the assay mixture. This stimulation was not observed with monothiols. Activity of the cytosolic form was not affected by either reduced thioredoxin or dithiothreitol.
A novel speech coding algorithm for cochlear implants (2012)

Cochlear implants (CI) can restore some degree of hearing to individuals with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. In recent years, new speech coding algorithms were developed for improving the performance of cochlear implants, but sound recognition in noisy environment, tonal language and music perception remain very difficult for most cochlear implant users. To enhance speech recognition in noise, as well as tonal language and music perception, a new speech coding algorithm called Hilbert Huang Transform Stimulating(HHTS) for cochlear implants was presented. HHT is a powerful tool which consists of sifting procedure of empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and the Hilbert Transform (HT) to analyze non-linear and non-stationary signal. Instantaneous frequency could be derived from time-frequency description of speech signal in the sifting procedure and a lot of information comprised in fine structure is not only reflection of speech contents, speech rhythms and tones, but also speakers' individual characteristics, so that have to get finer envelope and fine structure properties of speech. HHTS, continuous interleaved sampling (CIS), channel specific sampling sequences (CSSS), frequency amplitude modulation encoding (FAME) strategies were simulated based on MATLAB. Synthesized stimulus and their spectrum were correlation analyzed between original signals. Compared to other 3 strategies, HHTS obtain the highest correlation coefficient between spectrum of synthesized signal and that of original speech. The spectrum of synthesized signal through HHTS strategy is the most correlated to that of original speech, and the correlation is significant.
Qué relación tiene el aumento en los años de escolaridad no obligatoria en la emancipación de los jóvenes en Cataluña durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX (2004)

Comunicació presentada al VII Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Demografía Histórica celebrat a Granada de l'1 al 3 d'abril de 2004
Nitric Oxide Induces Phytoalexin Accumulation in Potato Tuber Tissues (1996)

We investigated whether nitric oxide (NO) radical could induce phytoalexin production. Treatment of potato tuber tissues with l-hydroxy-2-oxo-3,3-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1-triazene (NOC-18), an NO-releasing compound, induced the accumulation of the potato phytoalexin rishitin. This induction was inhibited by carboxy-2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-l-oxyl-3-oxide (carboxy-PTIO), an NOspecific scavenger, or by Tiron, a radical scavenger, suggesting a phytoalexin inducing activity for NO.
A facile and efficient synthesis of 4 beta-aminopodophyllotoxins (1999)

4 beta-amino-4-desoxypodophyllotoxin and 4 beta-amino-4'-desmethyl-4-desoxypodophyllotoxin have been synthesized by reduction of the corresponding 4 beta-azidopodophyllotoxin derivatives with samarium diiodide in excellent yields under convenient and mild conditions. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Compact bulk optical isolator with monomode fibre pigtails for use at 1.3 μm (1986)

A compact optical isolator has been designed, with monomode optical fibre pigtails, for use at a wavelength of 1.3 μm. The device has an isolation of greater than 26 dB and a fibre-to-fibre insertion loss of 3.5 dB, and the return loss is better than 26 dB.
Topography, purification and characterization of thyroidal NAD+ glycohydrolase (1985)

Subcellular fractionation of bovine thyroid tissue by differential pelleting and isopycnic gradient centrifugation in a zonal rotor indicated that NAD(+) glycohydrolase is predominantly located and rather uniformly distributed in the plasma membrane. Comparison of NAD(+) glycohydrolase activities of intact thyroid tissue slices, functional rat thyroid cells in culture (FRT(l)) and their respective homogenates indicated that most if not all of the enzyme (catalytic site) is accessible to extracellular NAD(+). The reaction product nicotinamide was predominantly recovered from the extracellular medium. The diazonium salt of sulphanilic acid, not penetrating into intact cells, was able to decrease the activity of intact thyroid tissue slices to the same extent as in the homogenate. Under the same conditions this reagent almost completely abolished NAD(+) glycohydrolase activity associated with intact thyroid cells in culture. The triazine dye Cibacron Blue F3GA and its high-M(r) derivative Blue Dextran respectively completely eliminated or caused a severe depression in the NAD(+) glycohydrolase activity of FRT(l) cells. The enzyme could be readily solubilized from bovine thyroid membranes by detergent extraction, and was further purified by gel filtration and affinity chromatography on Blue Sepharose CL-6B. The overall procedure resulted in a 1940-fold purification (specific activity 77.6mumol of nicotinamide released/h per mg). The purified enzyme displays a K(m) of 0.40mm for beta-NAD(+), a broad pH optimum around pH7.2 (0.1 m-potassium phosphate buffer) and an apparent M(r) of 120000. Nicotinamide is an inhibitor (K(i) 1.9mm) of the non-competitive type. The second reaction product ADP-ribose acts as a competitive inhibitor (K(i) 2.7mm). The purified enzyme splits beta-NAD(+), beta-NADP(+), beta-NADH and alpha-NAD(+) at rates in the relative proportions 1:0.75:<0.02:<0.02 and exhibits transglycosidase (pyridine-base exchange) activity. Anionic phospholipids such as phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylserine inhibit the partially purified enzyme. A stimulating effect was observed upon the addition of histones.
An Algorithm for Distorted Fingerprint Matching Based on Local Triangle Feature Set (2006)

Coping with nonlinear distortions in fingerprint matching is a challenging task. This paper proposes a novel method, a fuzzy feature match (FFM) based on a local triangle feature set to match the deformed fingerprints. The fingerprint is represented by the fuzzy feature set: the local triangle feature set. The similarity between the fuzzy feature set is used to characterize the similarity between fingerprints. A fuzzy similarity measure for two triangles is introduced and extended to construct a similarity vector including the triangle-level similarities for all triangles in two fingerprints. Accordingly, a similarity vector pair is defined to illustrate the similarities between two fingerprints. The FFM method maps the similarity vector pair to a normalized value which quantifies the overall image to image similarity. The proposed algorithm has been evaluated with NIST 24 and FVC2004 fingerprint databases. Experimental results confirm that the proposed FFM based on the local triangle feature set is a reliable and effective algorithm for fingerprint matching with nonlinear distortions.
Introduction (1995)

Professor Leisure Studies Division School of Recreation, Physical and Health Education Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia
The complete cDNA and deduced amino acid sequence of equine IgE (1995)

The cDNA from a transcript encoding the complete heavy chain of the equine immunoglobulin IgE has been cloned and sequenced. A fragment of the equine epsilon gene was amplified from cDNA using PCR and this fragment was then used to probe a horse cDNA library prepared from peripheral blood lymphocytes. A recombinant clone containing the cDNA encoding the complete horse epsilon chain and its associated V-D-J and leader, was subsequently isolated and sequenced. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of equine IgE with the C epsilon heavy chains of other species indicates it to be most similar to human C epsilon (54%), followed by sheep C epsilon (52%); the greatest sequence similarity was found in the C epsilon 3 and C epsilon 4 domains among the species compared. The associated V-region had greatest similarity in FR1 to those reported for sheep and the cow (> 80%) but less than 60% to the VH sequences of other species in FR3.
IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING A WIRELESS BODY SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA ACQUISITION AT HOME (2010)

Advances in embedded devices and wireless sensor networks have resulted in new and inexpensive health care solutions. This paper describes the implementation and the evaluation of a wireless body sensor system that monitors human physiological data at home. Specifically, a waist-mounted triaxial accelerometer unit is used to record human movements. Sampled data are transmitted using an IEEE 802.15.4 wireless transceiver to a data logger unit. The wearable sensor unit is light, small, and consumes low energy, which allows for inexpensive and unobtrusive monitoring during normal daily activities at home. The acceleration measurement tests show that it is possible to classify different human motion through the acceleration reading. The 802.15.4 wireless signal quality is also tested in typical home scenarios. Measurement results show that even with interference from nearby IEEE 802.11 signals and microwave ovens, the data delivery performance is satisfactory and can be improved by selecting an appropriate channel. Moreover, we found that the wireless signal can be attenuated by housing materials, home appliances, and even plants. Therefore, the deployment of wireless body sensor systems at home needs to take all these factors into consideration.
Tool support for generating model-based test cases via web (2014)

Testing activities play an important role in order to obtain high quality software products. These activities become more important when considering critical software, for instance, space application software. Nowadays, there is an extensive collaboration among space institutions. So, it is more than natural to expect distributed development of software and software testing activities. Therefore, a collaborative tool hosted on the internet becomes quite useful. In this respect, WEB-PerformCharts 2.0 tool discussed in this paper moves in this direction. The tool focuses on supporting a single aspect of distributed software development: the activity of generating test cases via web. Moreover, it allows model-based test case generation by means of formal methods (formal languages statecharts and FSM) which are considered state of the art in software development. WEB-PerformCharts 2.0 can be used to generate test cases for any kind of reactive systems modelled in statecharts or FSM. We present three case studies in different application domains to demonstrate the feasibility of our tool.
Is Crowdfunding Bad for Investors (2014)

With the passing of the Jwnpstart Our Business Startups ( JOBS) Act, U.S. companies and their investors will soon be able to participate in "equity crowdf unding" ( ECF), a process that allows individuals to buy equity securities in a company over the Internet.After assessing arguments both for and against ECF, this article concludes that the benefits of ECF, on the whole, outweigh its disadvantages.ECF provides small and mid-size companies with an economical system for raising capital, decreases costs incurred to invest in these companies, offers investment opportunities to a greater population, and pairs companies with intetested investots.The article makes some proposals for the regulation of ECF, such as requiring the distribution of securities to occur through portals that are registered with the securities regulator and it briefly addresses the Ontario Securities Comm.ission's recently proposed crowdfunding prospectus exemption.22.This endorsement of portal based crowdfunding follows from the JOBS Act, which permits equity crowdfunding via a licensed intennediary (in the U.S. called a broker-dealer) or via a registered portal.
Predictive control algorithm technique with reduced number of calculation for asymmetric multilevel converter with floating cells (2015)

This paper proposes an algorithm technique for an asymmetric cascaded multilevel converter with one floating cell with reduced number of calculation. This control approach permits a unique DC source generate three-phase current with one main cell and one floating cell per phase. Main cells are handled by using a space vector control and floating cells are controlled by a predictive control algorithm technique. Floating capacitors voltages are controlled to maintain an asymmetry to maximize the number of load voltage levels with a reduce number of calculation, selecting only near vectors of previous solution. Results are presented in simulations.
Satellite Autonomous Navigation with SHAD (Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion) (1987)

Abstract : The primary objective of this study was to generate some indication of the autonomous navigation accuracy that can be achieved with the SHAD concept for various representative satellite orbits. This was accomplished by conducting a covariance analysis utilizing a Kalman filter to sequentially process the measurements as they occur during orbit operation.
An Analysis of Black-Box Web Application Security Scanners against Stored SQL Injection (2011)

Web application security scanners are a compilation of various automated tools put together and used to detect security vulnerabilities in web applications. Recent research has shown that detecting stored SQL injection, one of the most critical web application vulnerabilities, is a major challenge for black-box scanners. In this paper, we evaluate three state of art black-box scanners that support detecting stored SQL injection vulnerabilities. We developed our custom test bed that challenges the scanners capability regarding stored SQL injections. The results show that existing vulnerabilities are not detected even when these automated scanners are taught to exploit the vulnerability. The weaknesses of black-box scanners identified reside in many areas: crawling, input values and attack code selection, user login, analysis of server replies, miss-categorization of findings, and the automated process functionality. Because of the poor detection rate, we discuss the different phases of black-box scanners' scanning cycle and propose a set of recommendations that could enhance the detection rate of stored SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Manufacturing Strategy in the New Industrial Environment in Asia Pacific Region (1993)

Together with the new open economy policy adopted by China and the industrial development in other South-East Asia countries, manufacturers worldwide, particularly those in the Asia Pacific region, will have to reconsider their industrial strategy in order to survive the new competition. Cheap labour, huge demand for all kinds of product, fast development, and unexplored expertise are just some of the significant features found in the newly open countries. Many Hong Kong manufacturers have taken and are taking advantages in this industrialization wave. Industrialists in other countries such as Australia must face the reality that they either adjust their strategy or sink in the billow. This paper discusses various issues from the experience of the author who has recently audited a number of new factories in south China cities.
Iron Induced Manganese Deficiency in ‘July Elberta’ Peach Trees1 (1973)

Abstract Sodium ferric ethylenediamine di-(o-hydroxphenylacetate) at 113.4 g per tree depressed the concn of Mn, Zn, P, K, and N in ‘July Elberta’ peach leaves and reduced Fe chlorosis. At 226.8 g, the chelate increased the concn of Fe; depressed the concn of Mn, Zn, and K; and reduced Fe chlorosis in the leaves. The Mn-Fe ratio remained essentially the same in the leaves as the season progressed where no fertilizer was applied; whereas, the 226.8 g rate of FeNa 2 -EDDHA reduced the ratio. There were no discernable treatment effects on trunk and shoot growth.
Experimental Studies of the Effect of Intent Information on (1997)

Intent information provides knowledge of another aircraft’s current and future trajectory states. Prototype traffic displays were designed for four different levels of intent: Position, Rate, Commanded State, and FMS-Path. The current TCAS Display, which shows altitude rate in addition to current position and altitude, was used as a baseline and represents the lowest level of intent. The Rate, Commanded State, and FMS-Path Displays show increasing levels of intent information using TCAS-like symbology in addition to incorporating a conflict probe and profile view display. An initial experiment was run on the MIT Part Task Flight Simulator in which eight airline pilots flew five traffic scenarios with each of the four displays. Results show that pilots had fewer separation violations and maneuvered earlier with the three intent displays. Separation violations were reduced when pilots maneuvered earlier. A second experiment was run to compare performance between displaying intent information directly and incorporating it into a conflict probe. A different set of eight airline pilots flew four traffic scenarios with the TCAS and Commanded State Displays with and without the conflict probe. Conflict probes with two minute and long range look-ahead times were tested. Displaying conflict bands or showing intent information directly both led to fewer separation violations and earlier avoidance maneuvers than the base TCAS Display. Performance was similar between the two minute and long range look-ahead conflict probes. Pilots preferred all intent displays over the TCAS Display.
Tumour regression grade (TRG) analyses in patients with resectable gastro‐oesophageal adenocarcinomas treated with platinum‐based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (2009)

TRG may reflect response to chemotherapy. In addition, positive correlations between TRG and ypTNM staging were demonstrated that would suggest tumour downstaging.
Transient ischemic attacks: Part II. Treatment. (2004)

Risk factors for stroke should be evaluated in patients who have had a transient ischemic attack. Blood pressure, lipid levels, and diabetes mellitus should be controlled. When applicable, smoking cessation and weight loss also are important. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy may help prevent stroke. Aspirin is the treatment of choice for stroke prevention in patients who do not require anticoagulation. Clopidogrel is an alternative therapy in patients who do not tolerate aspirin. Atrial fibrillation, a known cardioembolic source (confirmed thrombus), or a highly suspected cardioembolic source (e.g., recent large myocardial infarction, dilated cardiomyopathy, mechanical valve, rheumatic mitral valve stenosis) are indications for anticoagulation.
Efficient processing of XML twig queries with OR-predicates (2004)

An XML twig query, represented as a labeled tree, is essentially a complex selection predicate on both structure and content of an XML document. Twig query matching has been identified as a core operation in querying tree-structured XML data. A number of algorithms have been proposed recently to process a twig query holistically. Those algorithms, however, only deal with twig queries without OR-predicates. A straightforward approach that first decomposes a twig query with OR-predicates into multiple twig queries without OR-predicates and then combines their results is obviously not optimal in most cases. In this paper, we study novel holistic-processing algorithms for twig queries with OR-predicates without decomposition. In particular, we present a merge-based algorithm for sorted XML data and an index-based algorithm for indexed XML data. We show that holistic processing is much more efficient than the decomposition approach. Furthermore, we show that using indexes can significantly improve the performance for matching twig queries with OR-predicates, especially when the queries have large inputs but relatively small outputs.