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Chronological age versus developmental age in evaluating patients’ performances on motion perception tests (2019)

In neuropsychological assessments, a patient's raw score is frequently compared to a large general population normative sample. It is common to use the chronological age as entry of norm tables to assess a patient's current cognitive function. In individual patients with a developmental delay or cognitive impairment, this may result in misinterpretation of performance. The aim of this study was to test the impact of chronological and developmental age parameters on motion perception outcomes and to construct and evaluate normal motion perception limits for clinical practice. In the present study, the developmental age and four aspects of motion perception (biological motion, global motion, motion speed, motion-defined form) were assessed in 49 children with indications of brain damage and in 60 controls. Based on current results, we present the preliminary normal limits and we suggest the use the developmental age as entry of norm tables.
Suitability of quantum cascade laser spectroscopy for CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O eddy covariance flux measurements (2007)

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Palladium‐Catalyzed Chlorocarbonylation of Aryl (Pseudo)Halides Through In Situ Generation of Carbon Monoxide (2020)

An efficient palladium-catalyzed chlorocarbonylation of aryl (pseudo)halides that gives access to a wide range of carboxylic acid derivatives has been developed. The use of butyryl chloride as a combined CO and Cl source eludes the need for toxic, gaseous carbon monoxide, thus facilitating the synthesis of high-value products from readily available aryl (pseudo)halides. The combination of palladium(0), Xantphos, and an amine base is essential to promote this broadly applicable catalytic reaction. Overall, this reaction provides access to a great variety of carbonyl-containing products through in situ transformation of the generated aroyl chloride. Combined experimental and computational studies support a reaction mechanism involving in situ generation of CO.
Fates of Retroviral Core Components during Unrestricted and TRIM5-Restricted Infection (2013)

TRIM5 proteins can restrict retroviral infection soon after delivery of the viral core into the cytoplasm. However, the molecular mechanisms by which TRIM5α inhibits infection have been elusive, in part due to the difficulty of developing and executing biochemical assays that examine this stage of the retroviral life cycle. Prevailing models suggest that TRIM5α causes premature disassembly of retroviral capsids and/or degradation of capsids by proteasomes, but whether one of these events leads to the other is unclear. Furthermore, how TRIM5α affects the essential components of the viral core, other than capsid, is unknown. To address these questions, we devised a biochemical assay in which the fate of multiple components of retroviral cores during infection can be determined. We utilized cells that can be efficiently infected by VSV-G-pseudotyped retroviruses, and fractionated the cytosolic proteins on linear gradients following synchronized infection. The fates of capsid and integrase proteins, as well as viral genomic RNA and reverse transcription products were then monitored. We found that components of MLV and HIV-1 cores formed a large complex under non-restrictive conditions. In contrast, when MLV infection was restricted by human TRIM5α, the integrase protein and reverse transcription products were lost from infected cells, while capsid and viral RNA were both solubilized. Similarly, when HIV-1 infection was restricted by rhesus TRIM5α or owl monkey TRIMCyp, the integrase protein and reverse transcription products were lost. However, viral RNA was also lost, and high levels of preexisting soluble CA prevented the determination of whether CA was solubilized. Notably, proteasome inhibition blocked all of the aforementioned biochemical consequences of TRIM5α-mediated restriction but had no effect on its antiviral potency. Together, our results show how TRIM5α affects various retroviral core components and indicate that proteasomes are required for TRIM5α-induced core disruption but not for TRIM5α-induced restriction.
Synthesis of ammonium and sulfate ion-functionalized titanium dioxide for photocatalytic applications (2017)

Due to high band gap energy the optimum photocatalytic activities can only be achieved under UV light, thus limiting the practical application of TiO2. In this study, a method combining NH4 +/SO4 2−-functionalization technique and post-treatment was developed and successfully applied to synthesize photoactive TiO2 samples which showed higher photocatalytic activity than the commercial P25 TiO2 under visible light radiation. The results also showed that the addition of (NH4)2SO4 surface functionalization on TiO2 increased the photocatalytic activity, which could be due to the combined effect of crystallinity and band gap energies. Moreover, the results showed that calcination temperature was inversely proportional to photocatalytic activity. The degradation efficiency for methylene blue under visible light was improved by ~2 times from 10.7% for P25 nano Degussa TiO2 to 20.2% for the synthesized sample. The band gap energies were also reduced from 3.7 to 3.4 eV (under UV–Vis direct transition mode) indicating a red shift towards higher wavelength.
Síntese de nanocompósitos de poli (propileno-1-octeno) com nanolâminas de grafite através da polimerização in situ (2013)

Resumo– Este trabalho apresenta a sintese de nanocompositos de copolimeros poli(propileno-1-octeno) atraves da polimerizacao in situ utilizando catalisador metalocenico e nanolâminas de grafite. Inicialmente, estudou-se a sintese e caracterizacao dos copolimeros com quantidades variadas do comonomero 1-octeno utilizando o catalisador metalocenico rac-Me2Si(Ind)2ZrCl2. Em seguida, partiu-se para as reacoes de polimerizacao in situ para obtencao dos nanocompositos. As propriedades termicas investigadas por DSC e TGA mostraram que nanolâminas de grafite (GNS) proporcionaram melhorias significativas a matriz, aumentando as temperaturas de cristalizacao e de degradacao. O efeito de reforco que GNS e capaz de fornecer a matriz polimerica foi confirmado pelo aumento dos modulos de Young e de armazenamento.
In situ Raman analyses of the soot oxidation reaction over nanostructured ceria-based catalysts (2019)

To reduce the emissions of internal combustion engines, ceria-based catalysts have been widely investigated as possible alternatives to the more expensive noble metals. In the present work, a set of four different ceria-based materials was prepared via hydrothermal synthesis, studying the effect of Cu and Mn as dopants both in binary and ternary oxides. In situ Raman analyses were carried out to monitor the behaviour of defect sites throughout thermal cycles and during the soot oxidation reaction. Despite ceria doped with 5% of Cu featured the highest specific surface area, reducibility and amount of intrinsic and extrinsic defects, a poor soot oxidation activity was observed through the standard activity tests. This result was confirmed by the calculation of soot conversion curves obtained through a newly proposed procedure, starting from the Raman spectra collected during the in situ tests. Moreover, Raman analyses highlighted that new defectiveness was produced on the Cu-doped catalyst at high temperature, especially after soot conversion, while a slight increase of the defect band and a total reversibility were observed in case of the ternary oxide and pure/Mn-doped ceria, respectively. The major increment was related to the extrinsic defects component; tests carried out in different atmospheres suggested the assignment of this feature to vacancy-free sites containing oxidized doping cations. Its increase at the end of the tests can be an evidence of peroxides and superoxides deactivation on catalysts presenting excessive oxygen vacancy concentrations. Instead, ceria doped with 5% of Mn exhibited the best soot oxidation activity, thanks to an intermediate density of oxygen vacancies and to its well-defined morphology.
Perspectives: molecular genetic research in human obesity (2003)

Within the past decade the molecular basis of single forms of monogenic obesity has been elucidated. With the exception of functionally relevant mutations in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene, which occur in approximately 2-4% of extremely obese individuals, all other currently known monogenic forms are rare and additionally associated with distinct endocrinological abnormalities. A large number of association studies have been performed in 'normal' obesity. Whereas many associations have been reported, it is largely unclear which of these represent true positive findings. Over 20 genome scans pertaining to obesity and related phenotypes have been performed; specific chromosomal peak regions have been identified in different scans. We review the current status and discuss relevant issues related to phenotyping, association and linkage studies. We recommend that the procedure via which a consensus is reached as to what constitutes a true positive association finding requires formalization.
Dbprisk: Disinfection By-Product Risk Estimation (2016)

This work describes a new open-source software platform, the dbpRisk software, for conducting simulation experiments in order to model the formation for disinfection by-product in drinking water distribution networks under various conditions and uncertainties. The goal is to identify the risk-level at each node location, contributing in the enhancement of consumer safety. The use of the dbpRisk software is demonstrated using a real water distribution network model from the Nicosia water transport network. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31664-2_7
&lt;title&gt;Machine vision system for ore sizing&lt;/title&gt; (1991)

A machine vision systelu has been developed to size and count ore as it passes down a conveyor belt. The imaging system consists of a line scan camera a zoom lens and a structured lighting arrangenient. The structured lighting produces a line of light which is projected onto the conveyor belt at an angle with respect to the caniera. When a piece of ore is present the line of light covering the piece is displaced out of the field of view of the camera. This method is used to overcome the poor contrast between the ore and the conveyor belt. Iniages are acquired using an iiaage processor which performs real-tiiae thresholding of the iraage before it is passed to a frame buffer. A coniputer progrant locates the ore pieces in the image and identifies the boundaries between those pieces which are touching. Chords corresponding to the approximate major and minor axes of each piece are calculated. Using these measurements the size distribution for a population of ore is determined. 1.
Supplemental table 2 from Heregulin–ErbB3-Driven Tumor Growth Persists in PI3 Kinase Mutant Cancer Cells (2023)

&lt;p&gt;Table showing raw values of tumor sizes of OVCAR8 EV-neg, H1047R-neg, and H1047R-ErbB3 expressing xenografts.&lt;/p&gt;
Pulsed assistance: A new paradigm of robot training (2013)

In this preliminary study we compare continuous with pulsed robot assistance in five chronic stroke survivors with a mild degree of spasticity, with the aim of promoting volitional effort and reducing assistance during a reaching task. The protocol consists of one familiarization session and a single training session during which a manipulandum provides subjects with pulsed or continuous assistance in random order. The basic level of assistive force is calibrated for each subject and is the same for both modalities; however, the average force during continuous assistance is about twice the average force in pulsed assistance. In spite of this, the results show that pulsed assistance allows subjects to reach similar performance levels as compared to continuous assistance after a single training session. Moreover, we introduce a novel kinematic-based measure to assess voluntary participation of subjects during the rehabilitation task, which is only applicable with pulsed assistance.
Heterogeneity in patterns of pain development after nerve injury in rats and the influence of sex (2021)

The genesis of neuropathic pain is complex, as sensory abnormalities may differ between patients with different or similar etiologies, suggesting mechanistic heterogeneity, a concept that is largely unexplored. Yet, data are usually grouped for analysis based on the assumption that they share the same underlying pathogenesis. Sex is a factor that may contribute to differences in pain responses. Neuropathic pain is more prevalent in female patients, but pre-clinical studies that can examine pain development in a controlled environment have typically failed to include female subjects. This study explored patterns of development of hyperalgesia-like behavior (HLB) induced by noxious mechanical stimulation in a neuropathic pain model (spared nerve injury, SNI) in both male and female rats, and autonomic dysfunction that is associated with chronic pain. HLB was analyzed across time, using both discrete mixture modeling and rules-based longitudinal clustering. Both methods identified similar groupings of hyperalgesia trajectories after SNI that were not evident when data were combined into groups by sex only. Within the same hyperalgesia development group, mixed models showed that development of HLB in females was delayed relative to males and reached a magnitude similar to or higher than males. The data also indicate that sympathetic tone (as indicated by heart rate variability) drops below pre-SNI level before or at the onset of development of HLB. This study classifies heterogeneity in individual development of HLB and identifies sexual dimorphism in the time course of development of neuropathic pain after nerve injury. Future studies addressing mechanisms underlying these differences could facilitate appropriate pain treatments.
Luminescence and Amplified Stimulated Emission in CdSe–ZnS‐Nanocrystal‐Doped TiO<sub>2</sub> and ZrO<sub>2</sub> Waveguides (2007)

Abstract A reproducible route for the preparation of high‐quality CdSe–ZnS‐doped titania and zirconia waveguides is presented. The optical properties of the resultant composite materials are found to be sensitive to the semiconducting properties of the host matrix. Titania‐based composites are seen to be inherently photounstable because of photoelectron injection into the bulk matrix and subsequent nanocrystal (NC) oxidation. In comparison, zirconia composites are significantly more robust with high photoluminescence (PL) retained for annealing temperatures up to 300 °C. Both titania and zirconia composite waveguides exhibit amplified stimulated emission (ASE); however only zirconia‐based waveguides exhibit long‐term photostability (loss of less than 30 % ASE intensity after more than 40 min continuous excitation). We conclude that the low electron affinity of zirconia and its inherent high refractive index makes it an ideal candidate for NC‐based optical waveguides.
Gait Speed improves EuroSCORE II prediction (2015)

Traditionally cardiac surgery risk scores have worse performance in elderly patients. Frailty evaluation may improve EuroSCORE II accuracy in predicting morbimortality
Inferring Temporal Knowledge for Near-Periodic Recurrent Events (2018)

We define the novel problem of extracting and predicting occurrence dates for a class of recurrent events -- events that are held periodically as per a near-regular schedule (e.g., conferences, film festivals, sport championships). Knowledge-bases such as Freebase contain a large number of such recurring events, but they also miss substantial information regarding specific event instances and their occurrence dates. We develop a temporal extraction and inference engine to fill in the missing dates as well as to predict their future occurrences. Our engine performs joint inference over several knowledge sources -- (1) information about an event instance and its date extracted from text by our temporal extractor, (2) information about the typical schedule (e.g., ``every second week of June") for a recurrent event extracted by our schedule extractor, and (3) known dates for other instances of the same event. The output of our system is a representation for the event schedule and an occurrence date for each event instance. We find that our system beats humans in predicting future occurrences of recurrent events by significant margins. We release our code and system output for further research.
Rapid deployment of SARS-CoV-2 testing: The CLIAHUB (2020)

Author(s): Crawford, Emily D; Acosta, Irene; Ahyong, Vida; Anderson, Erika C; Arevalo, Shaun; Asarnow, Daniel; Axelrod, Shannon; Ayscue, Patrick; Azimi, Camillia S; Azumaya, Caleigh M; Bachl, Stefanie; Bachmutsky, Iris; Bhaduri, Aparna; Brown, Jeremy Bancroft; Batson, Joshua; Behnert, Astrid; Boileau, Ryan M; Bollam, Saumya R; Bonny, Alain R; Booth, David; Borja, Michael Jerico B; Brown, David; Buie, Bryan; Burnett, Cassandra E; Byrnes, Lauren E; Cabral, Katelyn A; Cabrera, Joana P; Caldera, Saharai; Canales, Gabriela; Castaneda, Gloria R; Chan, Agnes Protacio; Chang, Christopher R; Charles-Orszag, Arthur; Cheung, Carly; Chio, Unseng; Chow, Eric D; Citron, Y Rose; Cohen, Allison; Cohn, Lillian B; Chiu, Charles; Cole, Mitchel A; Conrad, Daniel N; Constantino, Angela; Cote, Andrew; Crayton-Hall, Tre'Jon; Darmanis, Spyros; Detweiler, Angela M; Dial, Rebekah L; Dong, Shen; Duarte, Elias M; Dynerman, David; Egger, Rebecca; Fanton, Alison; Frumm, Stacey M; Fu, Becky Xu Hua; Garcia, Valentina E; Garcia, Julie; Gladkova, Christina; Goldman, Miriam; Gomez-Sjoberg, Rafael; Gordon, M Grace; Grove, James CR; Gupta, Shweta; Haddjeri-Hopkins, Alexis; Hadley, Pierce; Haliburton, John; Hao, Samantha L; Hartoularos, George; Herrera, Nadia; Hilberg, Melissa; Ho, Kit Ying E; Hoppe, Nicholas; Hosseinzadeh, Shayan; Howard, Conor J; Hussmann, Jeffrey A; Hwang, Elizabeth; Ingebrigtsen, Danielle; Jackson, Julia R; Jowhar, Ziad M; Kain, Danielle; Kim, James YS; Kistler, Amy; Kreutzfeld, Oriana; Kulsuptrakul, Jessie; Kung, Andrew F
Synthesis of AIPO<sub>4</sub>‐5 aluminumphosphate molecular sieve crystals for membrane applications by microwave heating** (1995)

Aluminum phosphate molecular sieves with well‐shaped hexagonal column‐like morpholgoy (see Figure) have been produced by applying microwave heating to a gel. The crystals are effective materials for application in one‐dimensional membranes for molecular sieving. As can be seen in the figure, crystals containing a central tubular void can also be produced magnified image .
Physical and genetic localization of ilv regulatory sites in lambda ilv bacteriophages (1982)

A set of nine lambda dilv phages were used to transduce bacterial recipients containing point mutations or deletions in the ilv genes located at 84 min on the Escherichia coli K-12 chromosome. This genetic analysis indicated that two phages carry the entire ilvGEDAC cluster; others carry the complete ilvC gene and, in addition, bacterial DNA that extends to a termination point between ilvA and ilvC, within ilvD, within ilvE, or within ilvG. DNA extracted from the lambda dilv phages was digested with EcoRI, HindIII, KpnI, PstI, SalI, and SmaI. The restriction maps revealed that these phages were generated after insertion at four distinct insertion sites downstream (clockwise) of ilvC. The physical relationships between the various phages were further examined by electron microscopic heteroduplex analysis. The physical maps of the phages thus generated were straightforward and in complete accord with the genetic data. No evidence for genetic rearrangements of ilv DNA in the phage was obtained, thus validating conclusions based on the use of these phages in previous and ongoing research projects. Bacterial cells with deletions of the ilv genes were made lysogenic with lambda dilv phage to examine the regulation of ilv genes present in the phage. The results confirm previous studies showing that one site for control by repression and derepression is upstream (counterclockwise) of ilvG. It was shown, in addition, that the activities of dihydroxy acid dehydrase and threonine deaminase were increased when the prototrophic lysogens were grown with 20 mM leucine. Since this increase was exhibited even when the ilvG-linked control region was not carried by the lambda dilv phage, additional control sites must be located within the ilvEDA region of the ilvGEDA transcription unit.
Luminescence Vapochromism of a Dynamic Copper Iodide Mesocate (2018)

A copper iodide complex coordinated by three phosphine ligands with the formula [Cu<sub>2</sub> I<sub>2</sub> (Ph<sub>2</sub> PC<sub>2</sub> (C<sub>6</sub> H<sub>4</sub> )C<sub>2</sub> PPh<sub>2</sub> )<sub>3</sub> ] exhibits solvatochromic and vapochromic luminescence properties. A mechanism based on solvent-dependent molecular motion appears to occur. The highly contrasted response observed upon THF solvent exposure makes this complex an appealing candidate for chemical sensor applications.
Low Installation Cost GPS Telecommunications Synchronisation (1999)

GPS is now widespread as a cost effective method of
providing long-term highly accurate frequency
sources (primary reference sources or PRS)
throughout the telecommunications network.
As the network continues to expand, service providers
are seeking ever more efficient ways to install the
necessary equipment, often in smaller premises or at
customer sites.
This paper deals with the difficulties of providing
rooftop antenna installation for use with GPS PRS
devices, and looks at the solutions adopted to enable
Through the Window and Through the Wall (TTW)
antenna installation. It traces the minimum signal
reception required to provide PRS quality frequency,
and the techniques and algorithms used to implement
the current range of products. Results of intensive
laboratory and field-testing, using various forms of
local oscillator technology, are presented.
The paper also looks at the practicalities of installing
and commissioning such equipment, and suggests
further improvements and alternatives for research in
the future.
Synthetic Mono-Crystalline Diamond Lenses for High Power Laser Materials Processing Applications (2017)

Mono-crystalline diamond offers superior material properties compared to other transparent materials used for high power laser applications. We present the manufacturing and characterization results of diamond lenses suited for multi-kW fiber and disc lasers.
SARI OpenRec -- Empowering Recommendation Systems with Business Events (2010)

With growing product portfolios of eCommerce companies it gets increasingly challenging for customers to find the products they like best. Current recommendation approaches primarily rely on customer-product affinities derived from explicit ratings or historical purchases. In this paper, we introduce SARI OpenRec, an extendible framework combining the capabilities of complex event processing and recommendation systems. SARI OpenRec enhances recommendations by considering most recent customer activities reflected in event streams. These include website activities (e.g., page views, advertisement clicks, page durations), as well as business activities such as purchases, payments and returned goods. The integrated rule engine enables companies to model rules for dynamically adjusting the recommendation based on stock levels, seasonal factors or current marketing campaigns. Finally, we demonstrate how to analyze historic events and evaluate the recommendation process using the visualization facilities in SARI OpenRec. We claim that by considering a wide range of external signals and business events, the recommendation system becomes more context-aware and personalized.