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Managing Customer Support Knowledge (1998)

The management of customer support knowledge is increasingly important to organizations because of rapid product change and the growing need for service-based differentiation. This article describes how organizations, particularly in high-technology industries, are both managing their own support knowledge and extending its use to customers for self-service. Among the issues addressed are the key attributes of customer support knowledge, the technologies most commonly used to manage support knowledge, and the management issues most frequently faced by customer support knowledge managers.
Anti-inflammatory Effects of the Aqueous Extracts of Plantain Roots (Musa Species) (2012)

The ant-inflammatory effects of the aqueous extracts of plantain (Musa Species) roots was investigated using egg albumin-induced inflammation on the hind-paw in 45 adult Wistar rats. The animals were grouped into nine groups of five rats each. The first group was administered with normal saline while the second group was given a standard anti-inflammatory drug. Piroxicam 20 mins before induction of inflammation. The third, fourth and fifth groups were administered with the different concentrations of the Plantain root extracts 20 min before induction of inflammation while the sixth group was induced with inflammation 20 min before the administration of the standard drug (Piroxicam). The seventh, eighth and ninth groups were administered with different concentrations of the Plantain root extracts 20 min after the egg albumin induced inflammation to investigate the effects of the different concentrations of the Plantain root extracts on the size of the hind-paw induced inflammation on the rats. Measurements of the sizes of the inflammation were done every 20 min for 3 h. The results showed significant reduction in the sizes of the inflammation in both the administration of the extracts before and after the induction of inflammation which was found to be dose and time dependent. These results compared favorably with the conventional anti- inflammatory drugs and show that the aqueous extracts of Plantain roots can be effective as a protective and treatment agent against inflammatory conditions and diseases.
Hospital plant features two-engine cogeneration system for improved energy efficiency (1995)

In 1990, Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in New York brought together a team composed of representatives from the local gas utility company, a mechanical/electrical engineering firm, and the hospital engineering staff to develop a prototype cogeneration plant for the SIUH South Campus. This article describes how the SIUH project demonstrates the technical and economic viability of small scale, hospital-based cogeneration. The provision for recovering low grade recompression and the electrical flexibility designed into the control system (including isolated as well as paralleling mode, autoresynchronization, and peak shaving with a second unit) enhance the benefits of this plant class. The 250-bed hospital was constructed in 1988, and the project design began in 1990. The plant went online in 1991 and was fully operational by the end of that year.
Resource Allocation in Electrical/Optical Hybrid Switching Data Center Networks (2017)

Hybrid switching combines the strengths of electronic packet switching and high-speed optical circuit switching and is thus widely believed to be a cost-effective solution for current and future data center networks (DCNs). In designing a hybrid switching DCN, it is essential to know how many resources should be devoted to optical circuit switching and electronic packet switching so the performance requirements in both planes can be satisfied, and, at the same time, objectives such as minimizing the overall system building cost or the power consumption can be realized. In this paper, we introduce BLOC, the Blocking LOss Curve, as a tool to characterize hybrid switching DCNs. With BLOC, the three interacting components in hybrid switching systems—resource allocation, traffic partitioning, and system performance—can be naturally integrated and studied together. We show how BLOC can be used to obtain feasible resource allocation/traffic partition combinations. We also show how system parameters, such as flow arrival characteristics, may affect resource allocation and system costs. Our study reveals that the total amount of resource required to satisfy 95th percentile traffic can be as low as 60% of that required for 99.9th percentile traffic.
Real time image reconstruction using GPUs for a surgical PET imaging probe system (2009)

We present an on-line list-mode image reconstruction system using GPUs for a surgical PET imaging probe system. We used the nVidia GeForce 9800GTX+ and CUDA to reconstruct images. The proposed system can generate a three-dimensional image from simulated data in 70 msec. We also compared the processing time with respect to the number of LORs per subset. We are working on optimizing the CUDA code to reduce the processing time. The data for image reconstruction were obtained from Monte Carlo simulations. The PET imaging probe system provides intermediately reconstructed 3-dimensional images online in order to detect small tumors or remnants of surgically removed tumors either during surgery or preoperatively. The on line image reconstruction requires high speed computation. Even multi-processor computers may not satisfy the requirement. Fortunately, currently available GPUs provide high speed computation. We are exploring a variant of one-pass list-mode OSEM in conjunction with GPU-based coding to provide real time image reconstruction. We present intermediately reconstructed images by consecutively applying a non-overlapping data window or an overlapping data window on data. The PET probe system itself consists of a segment of a conventional PET scanner and a small, high-resolution PET detector equipped with a position-tracker. Coincidence lines-of-response (LORs) are collected between the two detectors. The imaging probe's proximity to the lesions and the small size crystals in the probe contribute to high spatial resolution. The continuously updated 3D image is reprojected in real-time onto a plane whose orientation is driven by the tracking system. Based on the intermediate images and the preoperative PET scans, surgeons can survey suspicious regions in detail. If online reconstruction and display are achievable, the PET imaging probe can be viewed as a handheld, clinician-guided camera capable of seeing the distribution of the radiotracer. Note that the probe suffers from an inherent limited angle tomography problem. However, because we are interested in the FOV that is close to the PET imaging probe, the effect of limited angle tomography may not be so severe. The GPU based image reconstruction system will be integrated with a prototype PET imaging probe. While computation speed is not yet sufficient, it can be improved by using high-end GPUs and optimized CUDA code.
Carboxylic acids: effective inhibitors for calcium sulfate precipitation? (2014)

Results are reported here of an investigation into the effects of three carboxylic acid additives (tartaric, maleic and citric acids) on the precipitation of calcium sulfate phases. Precipitation reactions were followed at pH 7 in the pure CaSO 4 system and in experiments with 0–20 ppm carboxylic acids added using in situ UV-VIS spectrophotometry (turbidity). The solid products were characterized in terms of their mineralogical composition, using X-ray diffraction, during and at the end of each reaction, and in terms of their morphological features, by scanning electron microscopy. All additives increased the time needed for turbidity to develop (induction time, start of precipitation) and the comparison between additive and additive-free experiments showed that, at equivalent concentrations, citric acid performed far better than the other two carboxylic acids. In all cases bassanite precipitated first and with time it transformed to gypsum. The addition of citrate stabilized bassanite and changed the final gypsum habit from typical needle-like crystals in the pure CaSO 4 system to plates in the citrate-additive experiments.
Robert E. Roselle (1992)

Mr. Amos had a diversity of experiences working on the European com borer, fruit insects, scale insects, chinch bugs, househod pests, and in apiculture while attending high school, university,
Gallium Nitride for Nuclear Batteries (2011)

Gallium Nitride (GaN) PIN betavoltaic nuclear batteries (GB) are demonstrated in our work for the first time. GaN films are grown on sapphire substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and then GaN PIN diodes are fabricated by normal micro-fabrication process. Nickel with mass number of 63 (63Ni), which emits β particles, is loaded on the GaN PIN diodes to achieve GB. Current-Voltage (I-V) characteristics shows that the GaN PIN diodes have leakage current of 18 pA at -10V due to consummate fabrication processes, and the open circuit voltage of the GB is estimated about 0.14 V and the short circuit current density is 89.2nAcm -2 . The relative limited performance of the GB is due to thick dead layer and strong backscattering of β particles, Which lead to less energy deposition in GB. However, the conversion efficiency of 1.6% and charge collection efficiency (CCE) of 100% for the GB have been obtained. Therefore, the output power of the GB are expected to greatly increase with thin dead layer and structural surface weakening the backscattering.
An analytical modeling of time dependent pulsed laser melting (1999)

The one-dimensional time dependent heat conduction equation for surface heating and a phase boundary (the so-called classical Stefan problem) has been solved in the absence of vaporization. For a rectangular laser pulse and constant material parameters, useful solutions have been determined for melt depth as a function of time both during and following the pulse. Based on the model, the intensity dependence of the melt depth is investigated. Two melting regimes—slow and fast—have been identified by comparison with previously reported data for silicon.
Pose-aware Adversarial Domain Adaptation for Personalized Facial Expression Recognition (2020)

Current facial expression recognition methods fail to simultaneously cope with pose and subject variations. In this paper, we propose a novel unsupervised adversarial domain adaptation method which can alleviate both variations at the same time. Specially, our method consists of three learning strategies: adversarial domain adaptation learning, cross adversarial feature learning, and reconstruction learning. The first aims to learn pose- and expression-related feature representations in the source domain and adapt both feature distributions to that of the target domain by imposing adversarial learning. By using personalized adversarial domain adaptation, this learning strategy can alleviate subject variations and exploit information from the source domain to help learning in the target domain. The second serves to perform feature disentanglement between pose- and expression-related feature representations by impulsing pose-related feature representations expression-undistinguished and the expression-related feature representations pose-undistinguished. The last can further boost feature learning by applying face image reconstructions so that the learned expression-related feature representations are more pose- and identity-robust. Experimental results on four benchmark datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Design and Implementation of Distribution Management System (2004)

This paper expounded the design and implementation of a fourth generation distribution management system.The system of GALASYS-DMS has the advantage of open,universal and expandable.The main technologies applied on the system are Distributed Real-Time Database(DRTDB),(C++)Wrapper and Web.And the paper mainly introduced the whole structure of the system and the implementation technologies of network manage sub-system,DRTDB and application sub-system.
Diabetes: the cost of illness in Sweden (1998)

The overall conclusion must be that very little has changed in the cost structure of diabetes in Sweden between 1978 and 1994.
Characterization of packaging materials with respect to taint and odour (1985)

Mise en evidence et identification, par analyse sensorielle et chromatographie gazeuse, du developpement de composes volatils malodorants. Les resultats de l'etude montrent que la formation de ces aldehydes, cetones et alcools indesirables sont en etroite relation avec le vieillissement des materiaux et ont comme precurseurs les encres et vernis, additifs et constituants resineux des bois utilises
On the implementation of minimum-redundancy prefix codes (2002)

Minimum-redundancy coding (also known as Huffman (1952) coding) is one of the enduring techniques of data compression. We examine how best minimum-redundancy coding can be implemented, with particular emphasis on the situation when n is large, perhaps of the order of 10/sup 6/. We review techniques for devising minimum-redundancy codes, and consider in detail how encoding and decoding should be accomplished. In particular, we describe a modified decoding method that allows improved decoding throughput, requiring just a few machine operations per output symbol (rather than for each decoded bit), and uses just a few hundred bytes of memory above and beyond the space required to store an enumeration of the source alphabet. We review methods for calculating codeword lengths, show how those codeword lengths should be used to derive a minimum-redundancy code that has the alphabetic sequence property, and describes a memory-compact method for decoding such canonical codes. An improved method for decoding canonical codes is also presented.
The Use of the Wittmann Patch Facilitates a High Rate of Fascial Closure in Severely Injured Trauma Patients and Critically Ill Emergency Surgery Patients (2008)

Use of the Wittmann Patch can achieve a high rate of delayed fascial closure in severe trauma and critically ill emergency surgery patients with open abdomens. Most of the complications associated with use of the patch were wound infections after fascial closure and closure of the skin.
Phospholipase Cγ2 Is Essential for Specific Functions of FcεR and FcγR (2002)

Phospholipase Cgamma2 (PLCgamma2) plays a critical role in the functions of the B cell receptor in B cells and of the FcRgamma chain-containing collagen receptor in platelets. Here we report that PLCgamma2 is also expressed in mast cells and monocytes/macrophages and is activated by cross-linking of Fc(epsilon)R and Fc(gamma)R. Although PLCgamma2-deficient mice have normal development and numbers of mast cells and monocytes/macrophages, we demonstrate that PLCgamma2 is essential for specific functions of Fc(epsilon)R and Fc(gamma)R. While PLCgamma2-deficient mast cells have normal mitogen-activated protein kinase activation and cytokine production at mRNA levels, the mutant cells have impaired Fc(epsilon)R-mediated Ca(2+) flux and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production, degranulation, and cytokine secretion. As a physiological consequence of the effect of PLCgamma2 deficiency, the mutant mice are resistant to IgE-mediated cutaneous inflammatory skin reaction. Macrophages from PLCgamma2-deficient mice have no detectable Fc(gamma)R-mediated Ca(2+) flux; however, the mutant cells have normal Fc(gamma)R-mediated phagocytosis. Moreover, PLCgamma2 plays a nonredundant role in Fc(gamma)R-mediated inflammatory skin reaction.
Numerical solution of heat conduction problems by parabolic time‐space element (1982)

Abstract In this paper, heat conduction problems are solved by a quasi‐variational approach. A parabolic time–space element based on the above formulation is developed, and the stability of the above scheme is established. The results indicate that the scheme is suitable for various auxiliary conditions and that it is unconditionally stable.
Communication-efficient algorithms for statistical optimization (2013)

We analyze two communication-efficient algorithms for distributed optimization in statistical settings involving large-scale data sets. The first algorithm is a standard averaging method that distributes the N data samples evenly to m machines, performs separate minimization on each subset, and then averages the estimates. We provide a sharp analysis of this average mixture algorithm, showing that under a reasonable set of conditions, the combined parameter achieves mean-squared error (MSE) that decays as O(N-1 +(N/m)-2). Whenever m ≤ √N, this guarantee matches the best possible rate achievable by a centralized algorithm having access to all N samples. The second algorithm is a novel method, based on an appropriate form of bootstrap subsampling. Requiring only a single round of communication, it has mean-squared error that decays as O(N-1 + (N/m)-3), and so is more robust to the amount of parallelization. In addition, we show that a stochastic gradient-based method attains mean-squared error decaying as O(N-1 + (N/m)-3/2), easing computation at the expense of a potentially slower MSE rate. We also provide an experimental evaluation of our methods, investigating their performance both on simulated data and on a large-scale regression problem from the internet search domain. In particular, we show that our methods can be used to efficiently solve an advertisement prediction problem from the Chinese SoSo Search Engine, which involves logistic regression with N ≈ 2.4×108 samples and d ≈ 740,000 covariates.
Factor IX Thrombogenicity: In Vivo Effects on Coagulation Activation and a Case Report of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (1982)

An episode of defibrination with bleeding following high dose Edinburgh Factor IX (D.E.F.IX) replacement in a patient with haemophilia B undergoing knee joint replacement is reported. We have also monitored plasma fibrinopeptide A levels in patients with haemophilia B following ten standard doses of D.E.F.IX (15-20 u/kg) and have been unable to document any change. Activation of the coagulation system, as previously noted, appears to be related to the use of Factor IX concentrates in high doses.
A Reinvestigation of the Relationship Between Big-Time Basketball Success and Average SAT Scores (2006)

The advertising effect argues that a high-quality athletic team creates a positive spillover beneficial to the academic mission. This article reexamines the proposition that a university having a successful basketball program improves the quality of incoming freshmen measured by their average SAT scores. If true, large expenditures of universities on big-time basketball and negative publicity from scandals might be justified. Previous literature provides contradictory evidence that is based on only 2 academic years. This article revisits the issue using data for academic years 1993-2002 and concludes there is no consistent evidence a highly successful basketball team has a favorable advertising effect on average SAT scores. Conference fixed effects reveal positive impacts from being in a major conference, a result that supports previous findings regarding the importance of being affiliated with a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) football conference.
Prevalence, Classification and Natural History of Gastric Varices: A Long–Term Follow–Up Study in 568 Portal Hypertension Patients (1992)

To determine the prevalence and natural history of gastric varices, we prospectively studied 568 patients (393 bleeders and 175 nonbleeders) with portal hypertension (cirrhosis in 301 patients, noncirrhotic portal fibrosis in 115 patients, extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in 117 patients and hepatic venous outflow obstruction in 35 patients). Primary (present at initial examination) gastric varices were seen in 114 (20%) patients; more were present in bleeders than in non-bleeders (27% vs. 4%, respectively; p < 0.001). Secondary (occurring after obliteration of esophageal varices) gastric varices developed in 33 (9%) patients during follow-up of 24.6 +/- 5.3 mo. Gastric varices (compared with esophageal varices) bled in significantly fewer patients (25% vs. 64%, respectively). Gastric varices had a lower bleeding risk factor than did esophageal varices (2.0 +/- 0.5 vs. 4.3 +/- 0.4, respectively) but bled more severely (4.8 +/- 0.6 vs. 2.9 +/- 0.3 transfusion units per patient, respectively). Once a varix bled, mortality was more likely (45%) in gastric varix patients. Gastric varices were classified as gastroesophageal or isolated gastric varices. Type 1 gastroesophageal varices (lesser curve varices) were the most common (75%). After obliteration of esophageal varices, type 1 gastroesophageal varices disappeared in 59% of patients and persisted in the remainder; bleeding from persistent gastroesophageal varices was more common than it was from gastroesophageal varices that were obliterated (28% vs. 2%, respectively; p < 0.001). Type 2 gastroesophageal varices, which extend to greater curvature, bled often (55%) and were associated with high mortality. Type 1 isolated gastric varices patients had only fundal varices, with a high (78%) incidence of bleeding.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Programmer's problem solver for the IBM PC, XT, & AT (1985)

This is the master reference manual, the only reference you will need
to take complete control over your IBM PC, XT, and AT. Programmer's
Problem Solver shows you how to manipulate every aspect of
your system's hardware at three levels: in a high-level language (with
examples in BASIC), through interrupts in the operating system (PCDOS),
and in a low-level programming language (assembly) for system
control at the chip level.
Programmer's Problem Solver â€” the ultimate reference bookâ€”is an
excellent source of ideas, a valuable tutor, and a tremendous time
Subway: Peer-to-peer clustering of clients for web proxy (2003)

Many cooperated web cache systems and protocols have been proposed. But, these systems need the expensive resources, such as core-link bandwidth and proxy cpu or storage, and need administrative cost to achive enough performance when the client population increases. This paper suggests a self-organizable caching system, called Subway, which is scalable and fault tolerant, with a distributed peer-to-peer storage as a backup storage. Subway reduces consumption of expensive resources by using resources of participant clients, which use the service of a central proxy. We examine the performance of Subway via trace driven simulations.
Hermansky-pudlak syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature. (2008)

Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive bleeding post surgery. Here we reported such a case and reviewed the clinicopathological features and our current understanding of this rare congenital disorder.
Z-Scheduler: integrating theories on scheduling behavior into a computational model (2002)

An approach to integrating theories of strategic behavior into a computational model using knowledge-based techniques is presented. The software implementation of this approach, the Z-Scheduler, is a constraint-based opportunistic scheduling model that uses a blackboard architecture. Z-Scheduler is programmed in GEST (Generic Expert System tool) and Common Lisp and is currently running on Symbolics hardware platforms. Having both a computational model and a software implementation to integrate the theories on scheduling strategies is potentially useful for the human factors analysts who want to check for efficient use of a human operator's resources in HMI (human-machine interface) designs.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>