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Recognition of curiosity using eye movement analysis (2015)

Among the different personality traits that guide our behaviour, curiosity is particularly interesting for context-aware assistive systems as it is closely linked to our well-being and the way we learn. This work proposes eye movement analysis for automatic recognition of different levels of curiosity. We present a 26-participant gaze dataset recorded during a real-world shopping task with empirically validated curiosity questionnaires as ground truth. Using a support vector machine classiffer and a leave-one-person-out evaluation scheme we can discriminate between two to four classes of standard curiosity scales well above chance. These results are promising and point towards a new class of context-aware systems that take the user's curiosity into account, thereby enabling new types of interaction and user adaptation.
C&EN TALKS WITH (2004)

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTC&EN TALKS WITHJENNIFER HOLMGRENUOP research director looks to new tools and novel ideas to boost innovationMITCH JACOBYCite this: Chem. Eng. News 2004, 82, 4, 45Publication Date (Print):January 26, 2004Publication History Published online14 November 2010Published inissue 26 January 2004https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cen-v082n004.p045https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v082n004.p045newsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2004 American Chemical SocietyArticle Views9Altmetric-Citations-LEARN 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 options SUBJECTS:Sustainability Get e-Alerts
[The effect of enterosorbents on stomach functional activity and the parameters of nitrogen metabolism in patients with nephrogenous gastropathies]. (1991)

The therapeutic efficacy of the continuous 6-week application of the enterosorbents CKH-4M and CKT-6A was traced in 64 patients with chronic renal diseases and different stages of chronic renal failure (CRF). The treatment was established to be most effective in the early stages of CRF. The morphologically verified manifest nephrogenic gastropathy was often associated with lack of the therapeutic effect and deterioration of the clinico-laboratory characteristics. Enterosorption brought about a decrease of ammonia concentration in gastric juice coupled with a positive time course of changes in dyspeptic disorders in such patients.
Speaking of Art, Listening to What Teachers are Saying (2011)

(2011). Speaking of Art, Listening to What Teachers are Saying. Art Education: Vol. 64, No. 2, pp. 12-17.
Study on the accelerated biodegradation of PP modified with an organic pro‐degradant additive (2014)

ABSTRACT In order to reduce the environmental impact of the accumulation of synthetic polymer waste, especially in the case of products with a short shelf life, such as disposable diapers and sanitary napkins, this study evaluated the biodegradation of samples of polypropylene (PP) modified with an organic additive free of transition metals. The samples were prepared using a single‐screw extruder, then ground with liquid nitrogen and processed by thermal compression molding into the form of plates. They were then submitted to a respirometric test involving biodegradation carried out at 58°C for 120 days. The samples were characterized according to their physical, thermal, and morphological properties. The results verified that the modified PP showed evidence of enhanced degradation through increased CO 2 generation and weight loss during incubation. The thermal analysis revealed an increase in the degree of crystallinity and a decrease in the melt temperature. SEM micrographs showed exfoliation, the appearance of holes, and surface deterioration. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131 , 41054.
Chemical Modification of Cationic Groups of a Novel α-Neurotoxin (Oh-4) from King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Venom1 (1995)

The cationic groups of arginine and lysine residues in Oh-4, a novel alpha-neurotoxin from king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) venom were subjected to modification with p-hydroxyphenylglyoxal (HPG) and trinitrobenzene sulfonate (TNBS), respectively. Monoderivatization of Arg-35, resulted in a drastic loss in neurotoxicity to 25% of the native toxin. The activity was decreased to a greater extent with the derivative extensively modified on Arg-35, -9, and -37. The Arg-35-modified derivative retained about a half of the antigenicity of the native toxin, and extensive modification on Arg-9 and Arg-37 caused a further decrease in the antigenicity of the toxin molecule. Selective trinitrophenylation (TNP-) of Lys-51 caused losses of neurotoxicity and antigenicity by 77 and 83%, respectively. These results indicate that Arg-35 and Lys-51 in Oh-4 have important roles in the neurotoxicity. In contrast to the Arg residues at 9, 35, and 37, Lys-51 plays a more critical role in the antigenicity.
Comparison of Five Fertilization Programs for Fish Ponds (1981)

Abstract Five fertilization programs were compared in sunfish ponds at Auburn, Alabama, during the 1980 growing season. Each fertilization program was replicated four times and fertilizers were applied on 12 dates. Amounts of fertilizer per application, types of fertilizer (percentages by weight), and net production of sunfish were: 45 kg/hectare of fishpond fertilizer (N-P2O5-K2O:20–20-5), 228 kg/hectare of sunfish; 20 kg/hectare of triple superphosphate (0–46-0), 298 kg/hectare; 10 kg/hectare of triple superphosphate, 226 kg/hectare; 10 kg/hectare of diammonium phosphate (18–46-0), 308 kg/hectare; and 8 kg/hectare of liquid fertilizer (13–25-0), 228 kg/hectare. None of the values for net production differed significantly (P > 0.05), even though there were considerable differences in N, P2O5, and K2O application rates among treatments. Net production of sunfish in two control ponds was only 125 kg/hectare—a value comparable to those reported for other unfertilized ponds in the Piedmont area of Alabama. C...
Soybean Growth and Boron Distribution in a Sandy Soil Amended with Scrubber Sludge (1987)

Abstract A field study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using scrubber sludge residues from coal‐fired generation of electricity as an agricultural soil amendment. Boron distribution between plant, soil, and soil water was monitored to determine whether scrubber sludge application would enhance crop growth by alleviation of the B‐deficient status of an irrigated Hubbard loamy sand (Udorthentic Haploborolls) without elevation of soil or soil‐water B to phytotoxic levels. Soybean ( Glycine max L.) plants were grown on plots amended with 0, 10, 20, and 40 Mg scrubber sludge ha −1 . Effects on plant populations, bean yield and nutrient content, B availability, soil‐water B concentration, and electrical conductivity (EC) were measured for three growing seasons. Hot‐water extractable soil B was elevated from low (0.40 mg kg −1 ) to sufficiency levels (> 1.0 mg kg −1 ) by application of at least 20 Mg scrubber sludge ha −1 ; such levels were maintained for two to three growing seasons. Soil‐water EC and B concentrations reached levels potentially detrimental to soybean production during the application year at the 40 Mg ha −1 rate. Elevated soil‐water EC and B levels were mediated after the first growing season as leaching removed excess soluble components from the root zone. Soybean populations decreased linearly with increasing rates of application the first two growing seasons following application. Yield was significantly reduced the first year but was enhanced in response to scrubber sludge application the third growing season. Leaf B content was significantly increased all 3 yr; symptoms of B toxicity were visible only during the year of application. Seed B, although significantly affected by treatment, did not parallel leaf B or yield.
Speaker Adaptation of SR-HPM for Speaking Rate-Controlled Mandarin TTS (2016)

In this paper, a structural maximum a posteriori (SMAP) speaker adaptation approach to adjusting the speaking rate (SR)-dependent hierarchical prosodic model (SR-HPM) of an existing SR-controlled Mandarin text-to-speech system to a new speaker's data for producing a new voice is discussed. Two main issues are addressed. One is the small SR coverage of the adaptation data and is solved by using the existing SR-HPM that was trained from a speech corpus of wide SR coverage as an informative prior. Another is the data sparseness problem resulting from the large number of parameters of the SR-HPM to be adjusted. It is solved by hierarchically organizing the SR-HPM parameters into decision trees so as to be efficiently adjusted by the SMAP method. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated on speech databases of five new speakers. Both objective and subjective evaluations show that the proposed method not only performs better than the maximum likelihood-based method in the observed SR range of the target speaker's data, but also is much better in the unseen SR ranges.
Damping of multi-modal oscillations in power systems using a dual-rate adaptive stabilizer (1988)

The ability of a dual-rate adaptive stabilizer to damp multimode oscillations in a power system is investigated. The controller adjusts its parameters to track the dominant frequency of oscillation and damps different modes one by one according to their dominance. The results show that adaptive and conventional stabilizers working on different units within a system can operate cooperatively and mutually support each other.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Physical Chemical Considerations of Lipid‐Based Oral Drug Delivery‐Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (2004)

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ADAMTS proteinases: a multi-domain, multi-functional family with roles in extracellular matrix turnover and arthritis. (2005)

Members of the ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) family are known to influence development, angiogenesis, coagulation and progression of arthritis. As proteinases their substrates include the von Willebrand factor precursor and extracellular matrix components such as procollagen, hyalectans (hyaluronan-binding proteoglycans including aggrecan), decorin, fibromodulin and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. ADAMTS levels and activities are regulated at multiple levels through the control of gene expression, mRNA splicing, protein processing and inhibition by TIMP (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases). A recent screen of human cartilage has shown that multiple members of the ADAMTS family may be important in connective tissue homeostasis and pathology.
Intereses contrapuestos y racismo: el incendio de los almacenes chinos en Elche (septiembre de 2004) (2006)

El articulo analiza las bases sociales los sucesos que tuvieron lugar en Elche en septiembre 2004 y en los cuales fueron incendiados dos almacenes calzado un empresario chino. Tras examinar las transformaciones que, como consecuencia la crisis, se han producido en lo que era un clasico distrito industrial con una presencia tradicional e importante economia sumergida y marcar otros elementos contextuales relevantes, sintetiza la mano Wieviorka distintos tipos contemporaneo y aplica al caso Elche el llamado racismo la caida y la exclusion. Asimismo, tras exponer los planteamientos del chivo expiatorio Girard, examina si en Elche se dan los distintos aspectos que senala este autor. Tras llevar a cabo este ejercicio, se aprecia que en los sucesos Elche se (re)producen los elementos basicos para hablar un acto xenofobo de caida y exclusion que aplica la logica del chivo expiatorio contra los almacenes chinos como respuesta a la brutal crisis del sector del calzado que sufre la comarca.
Combined effects of Cantide and chemotherapeutic drugs on inhibition of tumor cells’ growth<i>in vitro</i>and<i>in vivo</i> (2005)

These findings indicate that Cantide may enhance therapeutic effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs over a wide range of tumor cells in vitro, and the combination use of Cantide and DDP can produce much higher inhibition rates, as compared with when either of these drugs was used only in vivo.
Subtyping of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Typhimurium Outbreak Strains Isolated from Humans and Animals in Iceland (2003)

A total of 75 Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strains of various (mainly human and animal) origins were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and phage typing. These strains were collected during an outbreak in Iceland in 1999 and 2000. The typing revealed that 84% of the strains belonged to the same PFGE and phage type (PT), namely, PFGE type 1Aa and PT 1.
The Transcriptional Repressor FarR Is Not Involved in Meningococcal Fatty Acid Resistance Mediated by the FarAB Efflux Pump and Dependent on Lipopolysaccharide Structure (2010)

Free fatty acids are important antimicrobial substances regulating the homeostasis of colonizing bacteria on epithelial surfaces. Here, we show that meningococci express a functional farAB efflux pump, which is indispensable for fatty acid resistance. However, other than in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the transcriptional regulator FarR is not involved in regulation of this operon in Neisseria meningitidis. We tested the susceptibility of 23 meningococcal isolates against saturated and unsaturated long-chain fatty acids, proving that meningococci are generally highly resistant, with the exception of serogroup Y strains belonging to sequence type 23. Using genetically determined lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-truncated mutant strains, we show that addition of the LPS core oligosaccharide and hexa-acylation of its membrane anchor lipid A are imperative for fatty acid resistance of meningococci. The sensitivity of the serogroup Y strains is due to naturally occurring mutations within the lpxL1 gene, which is responsible for addition of the sixth acyl chain on the LPS membrane anchor lipid A. Therefore, fatty acid resistance in meningococci is provided by both the active efflux pump FarAB and by the natural permeability barrier of the Gram-negative outer membrane. The transcriptional regulator FarR is not implicated in fatty acid resistance in meningococci, possibly giving rise to a constitutively active FarAB efflux pump system and thus revealing diverse mechanisms of niche adaptation in the two closely related Neisseria species.
Lymphoscintigraphy in Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flaps (1994)

Myocutaneous flaps are used widely in the surgical treatment of advanced cancers, which in the past had been thought to be inoperable. Tumor recurrences are expected more frequently in these patients. Recurrent tumors may spread locally and to the regional areas via lymphatics and vessels. However, the lymphatic spread may differ in cases where myocutaneous flaps are used for reconstruction. This study is based on five patients with head and neck cancer who underwent reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps. Technetium Tc99m-labeled dextran was used to demonstrate the lymphatic flow, and technetium Tc99m rhenium sulfur colloid was used to show the lymph nodes of the neck and pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. Our findings show that the newly formed lymphatics do not pierce the fibrotic border of the donor and recipient sides. Lymphatic metastasis may occur to the internal mammary nodes through the myocutaneous flap only after recurrent tumors have invaded the myocutaneous flap directly.
High resolution magnetic resonance angiography non-invasively reveals mouse strain differences in the cerebrovascular anatomy in vivo (2000)

High resolution magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed highly variable arterial cerebrovascular structures in mice from different strains and within the same strain. C57Black/6 mice presented small unilateral anastomoses between the posterior cerebral and the superior cerebellar arteries. Well developed, either unilateral or bilateral, posterior communicating arteries (PcomA) were detected on CBA mice. The arterial structure of CD1 mice ranged from no detectable anastomoses to well developed, unilateral PcomAs. SV-129 mice showed significantly shorter middle cerebral arteries compared to the other strains, and clear bilateral anastomoses between the posterior cerebral and the superior cerebellar arteries. Because of its non-invasiveness, MRA may be of importance in murine stroke studies by enabling the selection of animals and/or the side for performing the surgical intervention, and the verification of its success. Magn Reson Med 44:252-258, 2000.
Ubiquitin Chain Synthesis (2005)

Several important signaling processes depend on the tagging of cellular proteins with "polyubiquitin chains"-ubiquitin polymers whose building blocks are connected by isopeptide bonds between G76 of one ubiquitin and a specific lysine residue of the next one. Here we describe procedures for the synthesis of polyubiquitin chains of defined lengths that are linked through the K48 or K63 side chains. The method involves a series of enzymatic reactions in which proximally and distally blocked monoubiquitins (or chains) are conjugated to produce a particular chain in high yield. Individual chains are then deblocked and joined in another round of reaction. Successive rounds of deblocking and synthesis can give rise to a chain of any desired length.
Mechanism of Chloramphenicol and Tetracycline Resistance in Escherichia coli (1964)

The protein-synthesizing activity of cell-free preparations of Escherichia coli was estimated by adding radioactive amino acids according to the system of Matthei & Nirenberg (1961). Cell-free systems were prepared from antibiotic-sensitive strains of E. coli and from resistant variants, and the sensitivity of amino acid incorporation to inhibition by chloramphenicol and tetracycline determined. The same sensitivity was shown for the sensitive as for the resistant strains.
Reversible Kirkwood–Alder Transition Observed in Pt<sub>3</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub> Nanoctahedron Assemblies under Controlled Solvent Annealing/Drying Conditions (2012)

We report a Kirkwood-Alder transition in a system of nonspherical Pt(3)Cu(2) nanoctahedra coated with oleic acid and oleylamine ligands. Using both transmission electron microscopy tomography with 3D reconstruction analysis and synchrotron-based in-situ grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) techniques, we specifically determined that these nanoctahedra can assemble into an open structure in which the nanoctahedra are arranged tip-to-tip to form a bcc superlattice with a low packing efficiency. Using in-situ and real-time GISAXS, we further observed a "nanoctahedron crystallization" as a soft Kirkwood-Alder transition, that is, the soft nanoactahedra crystallize at a critical concentration and possess continuous crystalline states during a period of solvent evaporation. Finally, we found a reversible change of the superlattice constant during the solvent annealing and evaporation/drying processes.
Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase as a Potential Target for the Treatment of Acute Renal Injury Caused by Lipopolysaccharide (2008)

Recent studies have clearly reported that there is a relationship between endotoxemia and acute renal injury. The aim of this study was to investigate whether treatment with the new potent PARP inhibitor PJ34 could prevent the acute renal injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Endotoxemia was induced by LPS injection (10 mg/kg, i.v.). LPS increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels from 22 +/- 0.54 mg/dL to 45.7 +/- 5.79 mg/dL (p < 0.05). The plasma creatinine levels were 0.38 +/- 0.02 mg/dL and 0.47 +/- 0.03 mg/dL for the control and LPS groups, respectively. In addition, urinary excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG, a marker of renal tubular damage) was increased after LPS injection. By light microscopy, structural renal damage was observed in the LPS-treated group. However, PJ34 treatment (10 mg/kg, i.p.) attenuated LPS-induced renal injury, as indicated by plasma BUN and creatinine levels, urinary NAG excretion, and renal histology. These results indicated that the overactivation of the PARP pathway may have a role in LPS-induced renal impairment. Hence, pharmacological inhibition of this pathway might be an effective intervention to prevent endotoxin-induced acute renal injury.
Moving the decimal point: 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications and market opportunity (2000)

This presentation reviews the status of the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet standards effort. It also explains why and where 10 Gigabit Ethernet will be used in local area, metropolitan area, and wide area networks over both dark fiber and in attachment to SONET/SDH infrastructure.
Randomised trial of endoscopic endoprosthesis versus operative bypass in malignant obstructive jaundice. (1989)

In patients with obstructive jaundice caused by malignant stricture of the extrahepatic bile duct we compared survival time, complication rates, hospitalisation requirements, and quality of life after palliation by endoscopic endoprosthesis or bypass surgery. During diagnostic endoscopic cholangiography 50 patients were randomised to the two treatment alternatives. All 25 patients randomised to endoprosthesis were treated by this procedure, whereas only 19 of 25 patients randomised to bypass surgery underwent operative biliary-digestive anastomosis. Life table analysis revealed no difference in survival between treatment groups or randomisation groups. No differences were found when other variables were compared. We conclude, that palliation of obstructive jaundice in malignant bile duct obstruction with endoscopically introduced endoprosthesis is as effective as operative bypass.
Parental Care in Cliff Swallows (1954)

This study included observations on the behavior of adult and young swallows with emphasis on feeding behavior, and growth rate of young in relations to the size of brood. Project report has not been submitted. Project Number 70.
Situating Psychological Well‐Being: Exploring the Cultural Roots of Its Theory and Research (1999)

Psychological well‐being is a seminal concept in counseling and yet it is seldom discussed, researched, or critiqued; this article examines the cultural values and assumptions underlying its theory and research. Contemporary understandings of psychological and subjective well‐being are placed in cultural and historical context to illuminate their Euro‐American cultural roots. Approaches to psychological well‐being are shown to presuppose ontological and liberal individualism as notions of the self and as normative prescriptions for the good or ideal person. It is argued that culture‐free theories or measures of well‐being are unattainable; all understandings of psychological well‐being are based on moral visions.
Full band waveguide-to-microstrip probe transitions (2003)

Design data in the form of dimension tables is presented for probe transitions for microstrip substrates with 4 dielectric constants (2.2, 6.0, 10.1, and 13) in two orientations relative to the waveguide (broadside and longitudinal). These dimensions have been optimized for full waveguide bandwidth with >20 dB return loss using an electromagnetic CAD procedure. The dimensions can be applied to any size waveguide with a 2:1 width/height aspect ratio. Experimental verification for two of the designs applied to a W-band waveguide is presented.