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The influence of different workload descriptions on a heuristic load balancing scheme (1991)

A task scheduler based on the concept of a stochastic learning automation, implemented on a network of Unix workstations, is described. Creating an artificial, executable workload, a number of experiments were conducted to determine the effect of different workload descriptions. These workload descriptions characterize the load at one host and determine whether a newly created task is to be executed locally or remotely. Six one-dimensional workload descriptors are examined. Two workload descriptions that are more complex are also considered. It is shown that the best single workload descriptor is the number of tasks in the run queue. The use of the worst workload descriptor, the 1-min load average, resulted in an increase of the mean response time of over 32%, compared to the best descriptor. The two best workload descriptors, the number of tasks in the run queue and the system call rate, are combined to measure a host's load. Experimental results indicate that no performance improvements over the scheduler versions using a one-dimensional workload descriptor can be obtained.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Activation of APE/Ref-1 redox activity is mediated by reactive oxygen species and PKC phosphorylation (2001)

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) arise through normal cellular aerobic respiration, and, in combination with external sources such as ionizing radiation, cigarette tar and smoke, and particulate matter generated by combustion, can have a profound negative effect on cellular macromolecules such as DNA that may lead to a number of human pathological disorders including accelerated aging and cancer. A major end product of ROS damage to DNA is the formation of apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites, which without removal are known to halt mRNA and DNA synthesis, or act as non-coding lesions resulting in the increased generation of DNA mutations. In human cells, the major enzyme in correcting the deleterious effects of AP sites in DNA is through the participation of AP endonuclease (APE), which initiates the removal of baseless sites in DNA through the catalytic scission of the phosphodiester bond 5' and adjacent to an AP site. Interestingly, APE also possesses an activity (Ref-1) that controls the redox status of a number of transcription factors including Fos and Jun. The means by which APE/Ref-1 is directed to carry out such disparate roles are unknown. The presence of a number of phosphorylation sites scattered throughout both functional domains of APE/Ref-1 however offered one possible mechanism that we reasoned could play a role in dictating how this protein responds to different stimuli. Here we show that the in vitro redox activity of APE/Ref-1 is stimulated by PKC phosphorylation. Furthermore, when human cells were exposed to the PKC activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, an increase in redox activity was observed that corresponded to an increase in the phosphorylation status of APE/Ref-1. Importantly, human cells exposed to the oxidizing agent hypochlorite, followed by methyl methanesulfanate, responded with an increase in redox activity by APE/Ref-1 that also involved an increase in PKC activity and a corresponding increase in the phosphorylation of APE/Ref-1. These results suggest that the ability of APE/Ref-1 to perform its in vivo redox function is correlated to its susceptibility to PKC phosphorylation that notably occurs in response to DNA damaging agents.
Survival and breeding success of the Osprey <i>Pandion haliaetus</i> in Sweden (1994)

Summary During 1942–1983, the average survival rate of Ospreys in Sweden (as derived from ringing data) was 53% during the first year, and for older birds it varied between 72% and 86% (below the level recorded in North America). The annual survival rate decreased significantly among young birds (1st-3rd years of life) but not among older age classes. A weak relationship between annual survival and rainfall in wintering areas in West Africa may exist for some year-classes. Breeding success was 2.1 young per successful breeding attempt over the period 1961-1987, which is lower than during 1938-1946. The long-term annual growth rate of the population declined from 7% around 1940 to 5% around 1990. A local decline in breeding success occurred during the 1960s and 1970s in areas heavily affected by acid precipitation in south-west Sweden, but this trend halted during the 1980s as liming programmes restored the fish stocks in acidified lakes. There was a significant relationship between lake productivity, measured as concentrations of total phosphorus, and breeding success: at 16 lakes breeding success ranged between 1.6 and 2.3 young per nest per year, and at the most oligotrophic lakes breeding success was close to the minimum required to balance mortality. The Swedish population of the Osprey is not in acute danger, but the decline in the potential for population growth should be noted.
IRRIGATION TIMING—ITS INFLUENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND WATERLOGGING STRESSES IN TOBACCO PLANTS (1978)

Salinity (NaCl) and soil-oxygen-deficiency stresses were applied to tobacco plants, and water uptake by the plants was measured for 10 days. After 10 days Na+ and Cl- concentrations were measured in different plant parts. The plants were irrigated at 8 A.M. or 8 P.M. with or without salinity stress (90 me/l), and were allowed to drain or remain undrained (soil oxygen deficiency). Water uptake was significantly reduced (P = 0.05) by the presence of NaCl in the root zone irrespective of irrigation and drainage treatment. Leaf chloride in all nonsalinized treatments was significantly lower (P = 0.01) than in all salinized treatments. Both day and night waterlogged saline treatment were significantly higher (P = 0.01 and P = 0.05, respectively) than the nonwaterlogged salinized treatment. Thus there was a strong and adverse effect of waterlogging on the uptake of NaCl. The saline treatment that was waterlogged at night was significantly lower (P = 0.05) than the day waterlogged saline treatment. This difference in Cl- concentration between day and night waterlogging treatments was significant only for leaf chloride, although the same trend to higher Cl- content with day waterlogging was present with petioles and stems. Root Cl- concentrations were relatively low irrespective of treatment. Leaf sodium concentrations of day and night waterlogged salinity treatments were significantly higher (P = 0.01) than all other treatments, and the day waterlogged salinized plants were significantly higher (P = 0.05) in leaf Na+ than the night waterlogged salinity treatment. With respect to irrigation management, it is suggested that plants in a soil with some chance of being waterlogged even partially in the root zone and with NaCl present in the root zone would benefit from being irrigated at night rather than during the day.
A study of the relationship between the rheo-dielectric effect and the elasticity of viscoelastic materials (2011)

Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Yiyan Peng, Lih-Sheng Turng, Haimei Li, Zhixiang Cui; A study of the relationship between the rheo-dielectric effect and the elasticity of viscoelastic materials. J. Rheol. 1 March 2011; 55 (2): 301–311. https://doi.org/10.1122/1.3539654 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe Society of RheologyJournal of Rheology Search Advanced Search |Citation Search
An inhibitor of the chymotrypsin-like activity of the multicatalytic proteinase complex (20S proteasome) induces arrest in G2-phase and metaphase in HeLa cells. (1996)

HeLa cells were treated with different concentrations of an inhibitor of the proteasome chymotrypsin-like activity, the peptidyl aldehyde N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Ile-Glu(O-t-butyl)-Ala-leucinal (PSI). A detailed analysis, which included flow cytometry, cell counting and morphological assessment, was performed. PSI treatment induces a significant reduction of mitotic activity, accompanied by metaphase arrest of the mitotic cells. DNA flow cytometry shows an accumulation of the cells in G2+M phases of the cell cycle, which indicates the existence of a proteasome-mediated step in the G2-phase of the cell cycle. After removal of the inhibitor and supplementation with fresh medium, the cell cycle is resumed, but the mitotic cells show increased misalignment of chromosomes in the metaphase plate. PSI also induces HeLa cells to acquire a fibroblastoid phenotype.
Virtual video camera (2009)

We present an image-based rendering system to viewpoint-navigate through space and time of complex real-world, dynamic scenes. Our approach accepts unsynchronized, uncalibrated multi-video footage as input. Inexpensive, consumer-grade camcorders suffice to acquire arbitrary scenes, e.g., in the outdoors, without elaborate recording setup procedures. Instead of scene depth estimation, layer segmentation, or 3D reconstruction, our approach is based on dense image correspondences, treating view interpolation uniformly in space and time: spatial viewpoint navigation, slow motion, and freeze-and-rotate effects can all be created in the same fashion. Acquisition simplification, generalization to difficult scenes, and space-time symmetric interpolation amount to a widely applicable Virtual Video Camera system.
A distributed adaptive GSC beamformer over coordinated antenna arrays network for interference mitigation (2012)

A general framework of adaptive coordinated beamforming is proposed to enhance the performance of distributed antenna arrays network based on generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC). The proposed method exploits GSC structure to realize the convex combination of distributed neighboring nodes' weights sophistically such that the steady-state and robustness of antenna arrays network are greatly improved in strong interference environment. The optimal design as well as adaptive implementation by least-mean squares (LMS) algorithm is developed with detailed theoretical analysis on the stability and the steady-state output signal to interference plus noise ratio. Moreover, the effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by simulation studies.
Comparison of Five Diagnostic Methods for Detecting Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Infection in Calves (2007)

Five diagnostic techniques performed on skin biopsies (shoulder region) and/or serum were compared for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in 224 calves 0-3 months of age, 23 calves older than 3 months but younger than 7 months, and 11 cattle older than 7 months. The diagnostic methods used were immunohistochemistry (IHC), 2 commercial antigen ELISAs, 1 commercial antibody ELISA, and real-time RT-PCR. Results of 249 out of 258 skin and serum samples were identical and correlated within the 3 antigen detection methods and the real-time RT-PCR used. Twenty-six of these 249 samples were BVDV-positive with all antigen detection methods and the real-time RT-PCR. Nine out of 258 samples yielding discordant results were additionally examined by RT-PCR, RT-PCR Reamplification (ReA), and antigen ELISA I on serum and by immunohistochemistry on formalin fixed and paraffin-embedded skin biopsies. Virus isolation and genotyping was performed as well on these discordant samples. In 3 cases, transiently infected animals were identified. Two samples positive by real-time RT-PCR were interpreted as false positive and were ascribed to cross-contamination. The antigen ELISA II failed to detect 2 BVDV-positive calves due to the presence of maternal antibodies; the cause of 2 false-positive cases in this ELISA remained undetermined. Only persistently infected animals were identified in skin samples by IHC or antigen ELISA I. The 3 antigen detection methods and the real-time RT-PCR used in parallel had a high correlation rate (96.5%) and similar sensitivity and specificity values.
The histology of the radiolucent line (1992)

The radiographic and histological features of radiolucent areas at the cement-bone interface were correlated in 15 specimens retrieved at post-mortem from patients who had undergone cemented total hip arthroplasty, two weeks to 15 years prior to death. All but one of the components were securely fixed, as demonstrated by direct measurements of micromotion. Extensive radiolucencies were present in all but one case. In 11 of the 14 specimens with radiolucencies, histological examination showed that the radiolucent areas represented regions of osteoporosis and bone remodelling. The remodelling changes were characterised by osteoporosis, cancellisation and thinning of the endosteal cortex, and osteopenia of the trabecular bone. In two specimens the appearance of radiolucency was found to be due to fibrous tissue at the cement-bone interface and in one specimen there was a mixed picture of osteolysis and fibrosis. The study demonstrates that radiolucent lines can occur with well-fixed components and that they may commonly represent osteoporosis rather than the presence of a fibrous membrane at the cement-bone interface.
Cooperative Intrusion Traceback and Response Architecture (CITRA) (2002)

The Cooperative Intrusion Traceback and Response Architecture (CITRA) was originally developed as an infrastructure for integrating network-based intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and routers to trace attacks back to their true source and block the attacks close to that source. Prototype implementations of CITRA have proven useful for integrating other security mechanisms in support of automated response to both intrusions and other changes in security status of a system. This paper provides an overview of CITRA policy mechanisms and how CITRA integrates diverse security technologies to improve system defense.
Water toxicity monitoring using Vibrio fischeri: a method free of interferences from colour and turbidity (2004)

In this paper the kinetic method for the determination of toxicity using Vibrio fischeri is described and suggested as a potential method for the continuous screening of wastewater toxicity. The kinetic method was demonstrated to be free from interferences due to colour and turbidity normally observed when testing wastewater samples with this organism. This is of great importance for the application of the method to remote toxicity screening of wastewaters. The effect of colour, investigated using 50 ppm Zn(2+) solutions containing the food-dye tropaeolin O, and the effect of turbidity, investigated using 50 ppm Zn(2+) solutions containing white optically reflective and coloured optically absorbing polystyrene beads, is reported. It was also found that the design of the light detection system of the instrument ensures efficient collection of the light scattered by particles in the sample, which enables a greater range of turbid samples to be tested. In addition the natural light decay was found to be negligible during the duration of a 10 min test and thus one channel would be enough to carry out the tests. This would mean halving the quantity of bacterial reagent used and reducing the cost of the tests.
Pressure modulated changes in resonance frequency of microchannel string resonators (2014)

Resonating strings have shown promise in a variety of applications including micron-scale mass and temperature sensors. We present microchannel string resonators (MSRs) which have resonance frequency modulated by the internal gauge pressure of silicon nitride microchannels sitting atop the strings. We present an analytical model to predict the pressure sensitivity (Hz/kPa) of the first resonance frequency as well as experimental results for three identical MSRs. While the highest experimental sensitivity of one of the resonators is 5.19 Hz/kPa (0.5 Hz/mbar), the analytical model suggests sensitivity could increase by two orders of magnitude if the microchannels are fabricated at nanometer scale with a length of 10 μm, a channel width of 600 nm, and a channel thickness of 50 nm. The average pressure resolution of the sensors is 0.4 kPa. These results are for a calibrated range of pressure from 50 kPa to 100 kPa (500 mbar to 1000 mbar). However, the analytical model shows that resonance frequency is a linear function of pressure over a range of several MPa, suggesting that the microchannel resonators could have a pressure sensing range (dynamic range) suitable for many applications.
Multi-View Point Registration via Alternating Optimization (2015)

Multi-view point registration is a relatively less studied problem compared with two-view point registration. Directly applying pairwise registration often leads to matching discrepancy as the mapping between two point sets can be determined either by direct correspondences or by any intermediate point set. Also, the local two-view registration tends to be sensitive to noises. We propose a novel multi-view registration method, where the optimal registration is achieved via an efficient and effective alternating concave minimization process. We further extend our solution to a general case in practice of registration among point sets with different cardinalities. Extensive empirical evaluations of peer methods on both synthetic data and real images suggest our method is robust to large disturbance. In particular, it is shown that our method outperforms peer point matching methods and performs competitively against graph matching approaches. The latter approaches utilize the additional second-order information at the cost of exponentially increased run-time, thus usually being less efficient.
Applying cognitive patterns to support software tool development (2006)

This research was motivated by the development of a set of cognitive patterns [3], and the hypothesis that those patterns could lead to innovative and useful features in software development environments. Cognitive patterns are descriptions of ways people think and act when exploring or explaining software. In this research we focused on the Temporal Details cognitive patterns, which describe the dynamics of the changes in someone's mental model. The main objective of this research, therefore, is to determine to what extent software engineering tool features could be derived from the cognitive patterns, specifically belonging to the Temporal Details hierarchy. As the first step in our research, we analysed current tool support for cognitive patterns. The second step was to create and evaluate a list of potential new features based on the cognitive patterns. Thirdly, we developed a prototype for our most promising feature entitled Temporal Model Explorer (TME). This prototype helps people understand and manipulate the history of a software model. Users can use a slider to browse the history of the construction of a UML diagram from its point of creation to its current state. Navigation can be performed at different levels of granularity. Design rationale can be included at any point in the history. The final step was to evaluate the TME prototype with twelve participants from different backgrounds. The participants found the tool useful, and agreed that they would use it if it was available in their work environment.
Ultralow loss polycrystalline alumina (2002)

Polycrystalline alumina with extremely low microwave dielectric loss is reported with properties analogous to a theoretical ensemble of randomly oriented, single crystal sapphire grains. By avoiding deleterious impurities and by careful control of microstructure, we show that grain boundaries in aluminum oxide have only a limited influence on the dielectric loss. A method of measuring the electric permittivity and loss tangent of low-loss microwave ceramic dielectrics is reported. The electrical parameters such as relative permittivity and loss tangent are extracted using the radial mode matching technique. The measured values for ultralow loss polycrystalline aluminum oxide agree well with theoretical values modelled on an ensemble of randomly oriented anisotropic single crystal sapphire grains.
Intramolecular Electron Transfer between Terminal 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene Units in Radical Cations with a [2.2](1,4)Naphthalenophane, [2.2](1,4)Anthracenophane, and Pentacene Skeleton (1998)

Various radical cations, in which two terminal 1,4-dimethoxybenzene units are anellated to [2.2]paracyclophane (2b•+, 3b•+), [2.2](1,4)naphthalenophane (4d•+), and anthracene bridges (5•+), have been studied by ESR and ENDOR spectroscopy. In the syn- and anti-naphthalenophane radical cations 2b•+ and 3b•+ the delocalization of the unpaired electron over both π-moieties and the distinct difference between the first and second oxidation potentials, ΔE = E20 – E10, are evidence for a substantial intramolecular electronic interaction between the two electrophores. Extension of the bridge in 4d•+ and 5 by benzo anellation results in a localized radical cation. Strong intramolecular electronic interaction between the two electrophores is found in the 1,4,8,11-tetramethoxy-pentacene radical cation (5•+). The syntheses of 4d are described.
Glutathione Reductase Activity and Flavin Concentration in Guinea-pig Tissues. (1999)

Glutathione reductase (GR) activity and flavin concentration were studied in systemic tissues (brain, heart, lung, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, muscle, kidney, testis) and blood components (erythrocytes and plasma) from male guinea-pigs. GR activity and the flavin concentration were high in kidney and liver, and low in muscle. GR activity in erythrocytes was found in a range of tissues, but flavin concentration in erythrocytes was lower than in any tissues. GR was saturated with flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) in almost all tissues, but not in muscle or erythrocytes.
Boron is required for zebrafish embryogenesis (1999)

Boron is the only element known to be essential for plants, but only circumstantial evidence for essentiality exists in animals. We report here that boron is essential for the embryonic development of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish were maintained in water with a boron concentration of 0.1 micromol l-1 or supplemented to a concentration of 45 micromol l-1 using ultrapure boric acid. Both groups were fed boron-depleted brine shrimp. This procedure depleted the boron content of the blastulas from low-boron parents to only 5 % of the boron content of the blastulas from boron-supplemented parents. Sperm from low-boron males successfully fertilized eggs from low-boron females, but 92 % of the embryos died within 10 days. The early cleavage stage of development was the most sensitive to boron deficiency. Of the fertilized embryos, 46% did not live to complete the blastula stage. Repletion of low-boron embryos during the first hour after fertilization rescued them from death. These observations provide strong evidence that boron is essential for zebrafish development.
Broiler pulmonary hypertension syndrome. III. Commercial broiler strains differ in their susceptibility. (1988)

Broilers of 4 different commercial strains were kept during winter at an altitude of 1,350 m. The birds were slaughtered at weekly intervals and their relative right ventricular mass (pulmonary arterial pressure index = API values) determined. In addition, the incidence of ascites was recorded. Two of the strains suffered high losses from ascites, while the other 2 showed a certain degree of resistance. The former 2 groups had a higher mean API and a greater percentage of high API values in clinically normal birds than the other 2 groups. The group with the lowest incidence of ascites achieved the highest mean live mass at 51 days. There was also a decrease in mean API with age in clinically normal birds. There was no difference in the incidence of ascites between males and females.