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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator trial may be used as a screening tool prior to spinal cord stimulator implantation (2010)

This is a prospective pilot study looking at the utility of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) trial as a screening tool prior to spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant to identify patients who may fail a SCS trial. The accepted screening test prior to a permanent SCS implant is a SCS trial. Patients may fail the SCS trial due to several causes of which one is the inability to tolerate stimulation induced paresthesias. Twenty five patients scheduled for a SCS trial for the treatment of refractory pain secondary to Failed Back surgery syndrome underwent a TENS trial and psychological evaluation by personnel uninvolved in the SCS trial. Data was collected by personnel not involved in the SCS trial or permanent placement. Twenty patients completed the study. Data collected included area of coverage, paresthesia tolerance, pain and anxiety measured on a VAS scale. Comparability between the groups were analyzed using Pearson's correlation, Fisher Exact test and simple regression analysis. We noted a significant correlation between ability to tolerate TENS and SCS induced paresthesias. Statistically significant correlation was also noted between pre SCS trial anxiety score and high pain score during SCS trial. We conclude that there is potential applicability of a TENS trial as a non invasive screening tool which may promote cost effectiveness and decrease unnecessary procedural risks to the patient by avoiding SCS trial in select patients.
Follow-up Study of Gore-Tex® Artificial LigamentSpecial Emphasis on Tunnel Osteolysis (2000)

The Gore-Tex anterior cruciate ligament has been implanted in 123 patients at our institutions between 1984 and 1993. The Gore-Tex ligaments were totally ruptured in 26 cases. In the remaining 97 cases, 80 were followed up 5-11 years after operation. Graft loosening occurred in half of the cases, and osteoarthritic change was developed in 62% of the cases. Moreover, tibial and tunnel osteolysis was observed in most of the cases. Judging from these follow-up results, the Gore-Tex ligament should not be used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
High Performance Ultraviolet Photodetector Fabricated with ZnO Nanoparticles-graphene Hybrid Structures (2013)

Ultraviolet (UV) photodetector constructed by ZnO material has attracted intense research and commercial interest. However, its photoresistivity and photoresonse are still unsatisfied. Herein, we report a novel method to assemble ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) onto the reduced graphite oxide (RGO) sheet by simple hydrothermal process without any surfactant. It is found that the high-quality crystallized ZnO NPs with the average diameter of 5 nm are well dispersed on the RGO surface, and the density of ZnO NPs can be readily controlled by the concentration of the precursor. The photodetector fabricated with this ZnO NPs-RGO hybrid structure demonstrates an excellent photoresponse for the UV irradiation. The results make this hybrid especially suitable as a novel material for the design and fabrication of high performance UV photodector.
Analysis and Prediction of Mobility Development Patterns in China (2015)

Currently a number of developing countries are in the process of urbanization and motorization. This paper explores the general pattern of mobility development in China with elasticity regression analysis method, based on mobility development trajectories of developed countries with a stable mobility development state. A five stage developing pattern is proposed to forecast mobility development pattern without policy restrictions in China. Mobility data of 23 sample cities in China is collected and classification of cities by regions is conducted to analyze and predict more specifically. Finally this paper shows the prediction of vehicle ownership in sample cities in 2030.
Dynamically discovering likely program invariants to support program evolution (1999)

Article Free Access Share on Dynamically discovering likely program invariants to support program evolution Authors: Michael D. Ernst Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352350, Seattle WA Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352350, Seattle WAView Profile , Jake Cockrell Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352350, Seattle WA Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352350, Seattle WAView Profile , William G. Griswold Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of California San Diego, 0114, La Jolla, CA Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of California San Diego, 0114, La Jolla, CAView Profile , David Notkin Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352350, Seattle WA Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352350, Seattle WAView Profile Authors Info & Claims ICSE '99: Proceedings of the 21st international conference on Software engineeringMay 1999 Pages 213–224https://doi.org/10.1145/302405.302467Published:16 May 1999Publication History 249citation1,521DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations249Total Downloads1,521Last 12 Months208Last 6 weeks71 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF
Screening for prostate cancer (1993)

The annual rise of 3% in the incidence rate of prostate carcinoma has dramatically increased the interest in a screening programme for its early diagnosis. In the European Community and in Germany, prostate cancer has advanced to the second leading cause of cancer death in men, after carcinoma of the lung. The Programme for Early Detection of Cancer, running in Germany since 1972, which exclusively considers the findings of rectal palpation, currently has a participation rate of 14% and a detection rate of only 0.1%. Therefore it must be considered ineffective. However, the diagnostic rate could be improved many times and more locally confined carcinomas could be found with minimal financial expenditure, if the qualification of the examiner were improved (for example, a 'driver's licence for the palpating finger'). The prostate-specific antigen determination, which is used so often these days, appears to be minimally useful as a first-line investigation in screening for prostate cancer because of its high costs and the lack of evidence that early diagnosis decreases the cancer-specific mortality.
Defocusing of a converging electromagnetic wave by a plane dielectric interface (1996)

We study how a converging spherical wave gets distorted by a plane dielectric interface. The fields in the second medium are obtained by evaluating the m-theory diffraction integral on the interface. The loss of intensity and the form of the intensity distribution are investigated. Examples are presented for various refractive-index contrasts and depths of focus. In general the intensity gets spread out over a volume that is large compared with the case without refractive-index contrast. It was found that moving the focusing lens a distance d toward the interface does not result in an equal shift of the intensity profile. This latter point has important practical implications.
Shockwave Spectroscopy of Nanoparticles (2011)

This dissertation examines the effects of laser-generated shockwaves on colloidally prepared nanocrystals. Their microscopic structure is first examined utilizing gold nanoparticles. The properties under scrutiny in the first study are used to then initiate a polymorphic phase transition in CdSe quantum dots. In the final study, hollow CdS particles are used to show the utility of nanoparticles as possible energy attenuation materials.In gold nanoparticles it is shown, for the first time, a direct observation of the effect of density increase on the optical properties of gold nanoparticles. The splitting of the plasmon resonance into two distinct peaks illustrates the result of a uniaxial compression characteristic of a shock wave. The behavior of CdSe nanocrystals shocked to stresses of 2&amp;ndash3.75 GPa has been studied. Above 3 GPa a near-complete disappearance of the first excitonic feature and broadening of the low-energy absorption edge were observed, consistent with a wurtzite to rocksalt structural transformation. The transformation pressure is reduced relative to hydrostatic compression in a diamond anvil cell. Also, the rate of the phase transition increases. These effects are attributed to shock induced shear stress along the reaction coordinate. The especially rapid rate observed for a 3.75 GPa shock suggests multiple nucleation events per particle. \tHollow CdS nanospheres have been fractured under the action of laser-induced shock waves. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have been used to image the recovered fragmented particles. Additionally, time-resolved measurements of the transmission of the shock wave through a polymer layer containing hollow nanospheres have been carried out. The hollow nanospheres can attenuate the transmitted shock above a threshold stress. At the highest shock stresses measured, the shock attenuation layer acts as a composite shocked above its elastic limit. \tTo these ends we show that nanoparticles are useful in studying and altering the properties of shockwaves. Shockwaves are also shown to be useful in high time-resolution studies of the morphological processes in solids, using nanocrystals as the archetypical, single-domain sample.
Shell over a cluster (SHOC): towards achieving single system image via the shell (2003)

With dramatic improvements in cost-performance, the use of clusters of personal computers is becoming widespread. For ease of use and management, a single system image (SSI) is highly desirable. There are several approaches that one can take to achieve SSI. In this paper, we discuss the achievement of SSI via the use of the user login shell. To this end, we describe shoc (shell over a cluster)-an implementation of the standard Linux-GNU bash shell that permits the user to utilize a cluster as a single resource. In addition, shoc provides for transparent pre-emptive load balancing without requiring the user to rewrite, recompile or even relink of existing applications. Running at user-level, shoc does not require any kernel modification and currently runs on any Linux cluster fulfilling a minimal set of requirements. We also present results on the performance of shoc and show that the load balancing feature gives rise to better overall cluster utilization as well as improvement in response time for individual processes.
An Improved Windshield (1970)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">A windshield research program has been conducted at Libbey-Owens-Ford's Technical Center during the past two years which required the destructive testing of about 4500 production-size experimental windshields.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">Safety performance characteristics were investigated as affected by thicker plastic interlayer, thinner and thicker glass plies, and plate versus float glass. These data provide a basis for recommendation of an improved windshield design.</div>
The 1,5-Shift Reaction (1981)

Data on the reaction involving the 1,5-shift of hydrogen and substituents in cyclic and acyclic dienes and trienes as well as homodienyl systems published up to June 1979 are considered and treated systematically. The bibliography includes 197 references.
Clinical Response of Contact Lens-Associated Fungal Keratitis to Topical Fluoroquinolone Therapy (2007)

Fungal keratitis associated with soft contact lens wear may occasionally present in a less aggressive form. Topical fluoroquinolone therapy may be an adjunct to the innate immune response in eradicating less fulminant keratomycosis.
Comparison of mobile application development tools for multi-platform industrial applications (2015)

The mobile device base is strongly divided between different mobile platforms, most importantly Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Applications developed for one platform with traditional development methods only work on that platform, and supporting multiple platforms requires developing the application separately for each of the platforms. Different cross-platform methods have been introduced as a solution to this problem. They allow deploying the application for multiple platforms from a single code base. \n\nThis thesis studies when a cross-platform solution is a viable alternative to developing the application separately for each target platform. The focus is on industrial applications that communicate wirelessly with electric drives. Three main development methods are identified as native, web and hybrid applications. Native applications are developed for a single platform with the platform's standard development tools and conventions. Web applications are developed with web technologies and hosted as web sites. Hybrid applications utilize web technologies but are installed on the device like native applications and are developed with specialized cross-platform tools such as PhoneGap.\n\nEach method is evaluated by various criteria. The evaluations show that on average the methods are almost equal, and their suitability depends on the target application. A matrix is generated that calculates the best fitting method for a given application with the help of application-specific weight values. The weight values represent how important each individual criterion is for that application. The matrix is then used to select the best method for three study cases. The results show that a cross-platform solution can sometimes be a viable option, based on the needs of the application.
Motor Fault Detection Using a Rogowski Sensor Without an Integrator (2009)

This paper presents a new approach for the current acquisition system in motor fault detection applications. This paper includes the study, design, and implementation of a Rogowski-coil current sensor without the integrator circuit that is typically used. The circuit includes an autotuning block able to adjust to different motor speeds. Equalizing the amplitudes of the fundamental and fault harmonics leads to higher precision current measurements. The resulting compact sensor is used as a current probe for fault detection in induction motors through motor current signal analysis. The use of a Rogowski coil without an integrator allows a better discrimination of the fault harmonics around the third and fifth main harmonics. Finally, the adaptive conditioning circuit is tested over an induction machine drive. Results are presented, and quantitative comparisons are carried out.
Simulation and analytical approximation of ATM multistage shared buffer switch (2002)

A multistage ATM switch based on Clos interconnection of shared buffer switching elements is analyzed with the aim to develop design tools suitable for switch dimensioning in the range of ATM cell loss target. Starting from a simulation activity, which obtains the main switch performance and shows the effects of architectural and operational options, an approximated model is proposed. It is based on the discovery that statistical correlations in later stages of Clos network reduces so that it is feasible to treat different queue lengths as independent random variables to evaluate the cell loss performance of a shared buffer switching element. Approximate dimensioning of the whole switch is also performed. Results are given and verified in the range tractable by simulation for uniform and multiplexed bursty traffic.
Acute pharmacological activity of intravenous cocaine in the rhesus monkey. (1976)

The effects of the intravenous administration of cocaine (0.05-5.0 mg/kg) on body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate and several unconditioned behavioral categories were ascertained in unanesthetized male rhesus monkeys. Statistically significant increases in body temperature, respiration rate and heart rate occurred only after the largest dosage tested. Subjective increases in pupil size, activity, reactivity and vocalization as well as the occurrence of stereotyped behaviors, mydriasis and refusal to ingest fruit, were observed following injection with 0.2, 0.5 mg/kg and 5.0 mg/kg. A large degree of consistent intersubject variability in the magnitude of these responses was present. There was no consistent correlation across subjects between the magnitude of these responses and the plasma level of cocaine. However, within a given subject a direct correlation existed between these parameters.
Applicability of semi-automatic segmentation for volumetric analysis of brain lesions (1998)

This project involves the development of a fast semi-automatic segmentation procedure to make an accurate volumetric estimation of brain lesions. This method has been applied in the segmentation of demyelination plaques in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and right cerebral hemispheric infarctions in patients with neglect. The developed segmentation method includes several image processing techniques, such as image enhancement, amplitude segmentation, and region growing. The entire program operates on a PC-based computer and applies graphical user interfaces. Twenty three patients with MS and 43 patients with right cerebral hemisphere infarctions were studied on a 0.5 T MRI unit. The MS plaques and cerebral infarctions were thereafter segmented. The volumetric accuracy of the program was demonstrated by segmenting Magnetic Resonance (MR) images of fluid filled syringes. The relative error of the total volume measurement based on the MR images of syringes was 1.5%. Also the repeatability test was carried out as inter-and intra-observer study in which MS plaques of six randomly selected patients were segmented. These tests indicated 7% variability in the inter-observer study and 4% variability in the intra-observer study. Average time used to segment and calculate the total plaque volumes for one patient was 10 min. This simple segmentation method can be utilized in the quantitation of anatomical structures, such as air cells in the sinonasal and temporal bone area, as well as in different pathological conditions, such as brain tumours, intracerebral haematomas and bony destructions.
A generalized computer procedure for the design of optimum systems - Part II (1959)

The general characteristics of a new and powerful procedure for the design of optimum systems have been outlined in Part I of this paper.1 This procedure consists of a complex group of criteria specifically formulated to enable previously known gradient minimization techniques to be applied to the design problem.
Efficacy and safety of dexketoprofen tablet in treatment of acute dental pain in Indian patients (2009)

Background: Dexketoprofen is the pharmacologically active enantiomer ofracemic Ketoprofen, and is indicated for the treatment of acute pain. Objective: To record the efficacy and safety of Dexketoprofen 25 mg Tablet in treatment of acute dental pain. Material and Methods: This was an observational, prescription event monitoring study in clinical setting. Indian male or female patients between 18-65 years of age who would be undergoing oral surgery consisting of extraction of the impacted or semi-impacted third molars or have acute dental pain and willing to comply with study were included. Patients were treated with Dexketoprofen Tablet 25 mg (Infen-25) every 8 hours preferably 30 min before meal. Efficacy was analyzed by decrease in pain on VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) and investigator's overall assessment of efficacy of therapy. Adverse events, if any, were noted. Results: Data of 3318 patients were analyzed. Mean baseline pain intensity on VAS decreased from 7.74 to 7.02, 5.48, 4 22, 3.31 and 2.52 at 10, 20, 30, 45 and 60 minutes, respectively, after drug administration. Investigators' overall assessment for efficacy was good to excellent in 96.5% patients, while investigators'Dexketoprofen was very well tolerated. Conclusion: Dexketoprofen Tablet provided rapid onset of action, with good tolerability and very high patient and investigator satisfaction.
High Performance Materials Development in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century: Trends and Directions (2004)

Product performance including the cost of ownership is becoming increasingly dependent on the availability of high quality, high performance, affordable materials of construction. Today, the requirements placed on a new material for a high performance structural application extend well beyond the improvement of one or more material properties. This makes the introduction of a new material a multi-faceted activity. Modern structural materials derive their performance from a combination of composition and processing, the results of which are inextricably intertwined. This statement pertains to both metallic alloys and to fiber reinforced composite materials. In addition, material cost and the reproducibility of material properties are becoming more central as acceptance criteria for incorporating new materials into new products. This paper will use examples of recent developments in materials for aircraft gas turbines to depict the materials introduction process. Some of these developments have been successful and others have not. These examples illustrate the changing picture that represents the successful introduction of a new structural material, even in a high performance, high value product such as a gas turbine. Specific examples will include metal matrix composites, Ni-base alloys and improved reliability Ti alloys. The basis for successful introduction, or lack thereof will be discussed. While the examples are specific to gas turbines, they are generally instructive and depict the growing complexity of the process of developing and introducing new materials into a high value product. An additional issue for all new materials introduction is the time required to achieve product readiness. As the time required for product design decreases, there has been little commensurate reduction in materials development cycle time. This matter also will be discussed and some possible reasons and potential solutions will be described.
Anomaly Detection in Bitcoin Network Using Unsupervised Learning Methods (2016)

The problem of anomaly detection has been studied for a long time. In short, anomalies are abnormal or unlikely things. In financial networks, thieves and illegal activities are often anomalous in nature. Members of a network want to detect anomalies as soon as possible to prevent them from harming the network's community and integrity. Many Machine Learning techniques have been proposed to deal with this problem; some results appear to be quite promising but there is no obvious superior method. In this paper, we consider anomaly detection particular to the Bitcoin transaction network. Our goal is to detect which users and transactions are the most suspicious; in this case, anomalous behavior is a proxy for suspicious behavior. To this end, we use three unsupervised learning methods including k-means clustering, Mahalanobis distance, and Unsupervised Support Vector Machine (SVM) on two graphs generated by the Bitcoin transaction network: one graph has users as nodes, and the other has transactions as nodes.
Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk in Pediatric Patients (2003)

The performance of the Braden Q Scale in a pediatric population is similar to that consistently reported for the Braden Scale in adult patients. The Modified Braden Q Scale, with 3 subscales, provides a shorter yet comparable tool.