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Physical properties and supermolecular structure of perfluorinated ion-containing (nafion) polymers (1977)

The supermolecular structure and viscoelastic and diffusion properties of a perfluorinated polymer containing sulfonic acid (Nafion) were investigated. The breakdown of time–temperature super-position for the dry salt and and acid in the presence of 0.5 H2O/SO3H as well as the results of small-angle x-ray scattering suggest that the ions in this material are clustered. Above 180°C, the reestablishment of the time–temperature superposition in the salt suggests that ions in the clusters become mobile. Dynamic mechanical studies were performed over a temperature range from −190°C to above the glass transition temperatures Tg of the materials. The Tg of the salts is found at ca. 220°C, while in the acid it occurs at 110°C. A β peak in the acid is found at ca. 20°C, while in the salts it occurs between 140°C and 160°C. The β peak shifts to a lower temperature with the addition of water in both the acid and the salts, while the α and γ peaks are unaffected. The latter is located at ca. −110°C at 1 Hz. Dielectric behavior has also been studied as a function of water content for the acid sample and the potassium salt at frequencies of 100 Hz to 10 kHz. Two relaxations with different activation energies were observed. The position of both peaks shifts to a lower temperature as the water content increases. Finally, the diffusion of water in Nafion in the acid form has been determined. The diffusion coefficient can be represented by the equation
A Cross-platform Application Development Environment Supported by Cloud Service (2012)

Along with the mobile Internet growing up, mobile terminal device are becoming more and more multiplicity and the application development are become more difficult. In this paper, we propose a cross-platform application development environment supported by cloud service. This development environment abstract hardware capability makes developers needn't consider the hardware of target device, and it can generates different platform applications which run on different devices and service application run on the cloud. The cloud has the ability to provide service to four kinds of mobile device operating system and four terminal devices. At last, we implement the prototype of the application development environment and a campus application based on cloud.
Zelkovamycin, a New Cyclic Peptide Antibiotic from Streptomyces sp. K96-0670. I. Production, Isolation and Biological Properties. (1999)

A new antibiotic termed zelkovamycin was isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. K96-0670 by solvent extraction, ODS column chromatography and preparative HPLC. Zelkovamycin showed antibacterial activity against Xanthomonas oryzae, Acholeplasma laidlawii, Pyricularia oryzae and Staphylococcus aureus.
In vitro chemical degradation of poly(glycolic acid) pellets and fibers (1987)

Abstract The influence of macroscopic dimensions, heat treatment, and polymer morphology on the chemical degradation of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) fibers and pellets was examined in media of different pH values by monitoring the sample mass, dimensions, crystallinity, mechanical strength, and surface character. The degradation was found to be chemically controlled and independent of fiber size. The rate was an order of magnitude faster in alkaline vs. acidic media. In general, the pellets degraded faster than fibers, and while the latter showed little surface deterioration, scanning electron photomicrographs of the pellets revealed considerable surface degradation with circumferential microcracks progressing into longitudinal cracks with increasing immersion times and pH. Concomitantly, DSC measurements showed a steady increase in crystallinity for both fibers and pellets. The fiber tensile strength decline was independent of diameter and more drastic in alkaline media. Additionally, the heat‐treated fiber was always stronger than the non‐heat‐treated one. It is concluded that crystallinity and polymer chain orientation, in addition to immersion media, influence PGA degradation. Also, the loss in strength results from chain scission in the amorphous regions while mass loss occurs when polymer chains become small enough to be soluble. These different variables offer a means of modifying PGA fiber tensile properties.
An algebraic semantics of subobjects (1995)

Existing formalisms of inheritance are not sufficient to model the complexities of the kind of multiple inheritance exemplified in C++. Any satisfactory formalism must model the complicating effects of virtual and non-virtual base classes as well as virtual and non-virtual methods. By abstracting the implementational notion of a subobject and formalizing subobject selection, we develop a formalism to model this combination of features. Not intended as a formal semantics of C++, the resulting model should nevertheless provide an essential level of understanding for language theorists and implementors in their dealings with C++ and related languages.
Numerical Integration for DAEs of Multibody System Dynamics (2015)

During the simulation of constrained multibody system,numerical integration is important for solving the Euler-Lagrange equation of multibody system dynamics,which is usually a Differential-Algebraic Equations(DAEs).Using the discrete Hamilton principle,discrete EulerLagrangian equation is obtained first based on Lagrange Interpolation.Then the Romberg,Gauss integral is used to solve the DAEs.At last,numerical results are compared by using Euler method,Runge-Kutta method,Romberg method and Gauss method for a double pendulum system.
ENZYMES FROM MICROORGANISMS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS (1995)

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTENZYMES FROM MICROORGANISMS IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS MICHAEL W. W. ADAMS and ROBERT M. KELLYView Author Information University of Georgia North Carolina State UniversityCite this: Chem. Eng. News 1995, 73, 51, 32–42Publication Date (Print):December 18, 1995Publication History Published online12 November 2010Published inissue 18 December 1995https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v073n051.p032Copyright © 1995 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views30Altmetric-Citations94LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (3 MB) SUBJECTS:Genetics,Peptides and proteins Get e-Alerts
BCS News (1997)

Journal Article BCS News Get access BCS BCS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Computer Bulletin, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 1997, Pages 4–8, https://doi.org/10.1093/combul/39.2.4 Published: 01 April 1997
Spectral properties of fluorescence induced by glutaraldehyde fixation. (1981)

Following fixation with glutaraldehyde, tissues or gelatin films fluoresce. This fluorescence can be enhanced more than thirtyfold by several minutes exposure to near ultraviolet light. Longer wavelengths produce a smaller effect. The enhanced fluorescence is maximally excited at 540 nm (half-band width about 45 nm), and fluorescence emission peaks at 560 nm. The rate of photoenhancement is independent of temperature in the 12--30 degrees C range. Photoenhancement is greater at alkaline than acid pH; the pH dependence involves a single acid binding group with pK = 7.3. These effects are not observed following treatment with paraformaldehyde or prior reduction with boranedimethylamine. Schiff base linkages between the bifunctional cross-linking reagent and free amino groups therefore seem to be involved. The effects of pH and wavelength on the photoenhancement of fluorescence are best accounted for by a kinetic scheme that includes both photogeneration of fluorophore from an ultraviolet-absorbing precursor, and its subsequent photodestruction by visible light.
Complementary therapy use by patients and parents of children with asthma and the implications for NHS care: a qualitative study (2006)

Complementary therapy use reflects patients' and parents' underlying desire for greater self-care and need of opportunities to address some of their concerns regarding NHS asthma care. Self-management of chronic conditions is increasingly promoted within the NHS but with little attention to complementary therapy use as one strategy being used by patients and parents. With their desire for self-help, complementary therapy users are in many ways adopting the healthcare personas that current policies aim to encourage.
Production of Immortalized Human Neural Crest Stem Cells (2003)

Neural crest cells migrate from the dorsal aspect of the neural tube and differentiate into a variety of cell types in different locations. These cell types include peripheral neurons and glia (Schwann cells), melanocytes, endocrine cells, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle and bone (). In vivo lineage tracing and in vitro clonal analyses in avian embryos have indicated that many neural crest cells are multipotent (,) and transplantation and culture studies suggest that the fate of multipotent neural crest cells can be determined by the environment (, , ).
Mechanical characterization of suspended GaN microstructures fabricated by GaN-on-patterned-silicon technique (2006)

The mechanical properties of high-quality suspended GaN microstructures fabricated by GaN-on-patterned-silicon technique are characterized. Micro-Raman scattering is used to study the stress distribution in the GaN microstructures, and the measured results show that the stress in GaN microbeams decreases 47% when the silicon underneath the microbeams is removed. Microbeam bending test is used to measure the Young’s modulus of GaN films grown on silicon (111) substrate, yielding a Young’s modulus of 330 GPa.
Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: a prospective study of risk factors (2001)

Three variables associated with an increased incidence of shunt infection have been identified. Changes in clinical practice should address these variables, as follows. 1) Great care should be taken intraoperatively to avoid a postoperative CSF leak. 2) Alternatives to placement of a CSF shunt in premature infants should be studied. 3) Surgeons should minimize manual contact with the shunt system and consider the use of double gloves.
The Photo-oxidation of Hydrogen and Deuterium Iodides<sup>1</sup> (1935)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTThe Photo-oxidation of Hydrogen and Deuterium Iodides1G. A. Cook and J. R. BatesCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1935, 57, 10, 1775–1778Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1935Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1935https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01313a006https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01313a006research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views41Altmetric-Citations17LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Ultra low-noise differential ac-coupled photodetector for sensitive pulse detection applications (2009)

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Predictors of hepatitis B screening among patients with cancer. (2011)

180 Background: Patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at risk of reactivation after chemotherapy. It is unclear whether all patients or only those with certain risk factors should be screened for HBV before chemotherapy. The purpose of our study was to determine the clinical predictors of HBV screening in a single institution. Methods: In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we evaluated new patients who received chemotherapy between 1/1/04 and 9/30/07. We collected data on patients' demographics, types of cancer and chemotherapy, and HBV risk factors such as a previous ICD-9 code for hepatitis C or other liver conditions. We searched for HBV screening as defined by an HBsAg or anti-HBc test ordered prior to chemotherapy. In univariate analyses, we examined the association between each of the patient-related variables and HBV screening. We then determined predictors of HBV screening in a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: We found 10,729 patients who had chemotherapy during the study period. Overall, 16.7% had HBV screening. All of the following predictors in the univariate analysis were significant for HBV screening at the p<0.01 level: age, gender, ethnicity, U.S. residence, cancer type, chemotherapy type, and having a HBV risk factor. In multivariable logistic regression examining predictors for screening using HBsAg, we found that Asian ethnicity (OR 1.75; 1.16-2.66), hematologic malignancies (OR 22.65; 19.3-26.31), and the receipt of rituxamab (OR 3.71; 3.03-4.48) were significant predictors at the p<0.01 level. Women were less likely to be screened than men (OR 0.68; 0.59-0.78). We repeated the analyses using the anti-HBc screening test, and the results were similar. Overall, 1.5% of the screened patients had a positive HBV test. Conclusions: We found that ethnicity, cancer types, and chemotherapy drugs predict physician-driven HBV screening. Future research is needed to study the predictors of a positive HBV screening test and reactivation of HBV after chemotherapy. [Table: see text]
The Surface Decontamination of Seeds to Produce Axenic Seedlings (1979)

A variety of sterilizing agents were tested to develop a standard procedure for surface decontaminating seeds to produce axenic seedlings. The use of calcium hypochlorite (0.5% phosphate buffer, pH 6) for 10 min followed by three sterile water rinses was among the most effective agents, and it did not injure some species as did sodium hypochlorite, formaldehyde, ethylene oxide and mercuric chloride. Some species contained internal microbes requiring severe treatments which killed or injured the seedling, while other species were “decontaminated” with a sterile water rinse. The percentage of seeds with internal microbes varied considerably among plant species, seed lot, and the length of seed storage. Thus, with seeds not easily decontaminated, screening of additional seed lots would be more profitable than testing additional decontamination agents. Release of microbes from the seed's interior is associated with germination, and microbial testing must last at least 11 days. Nutrient agar permitted growth, although the seedlings outgrew petri plates too quickly for adequate certification. These seedlings were transferred to nutrient agar in quart jars in which an internal pool of broth was periodically agitated to permit microbial sampling of the leaves while the plant grew.
Liquid‐crystalline polyimides, 16. Chiral thermotropic copoly(ester‐imide)s based on isosorbide and <i>N</i>‐(4‐carboxyphenyl)trimellitimide (1995)

Abstract A series of chiral copoly(ester‐imide)s was prepared by polycondensation of N ‐(4‐carboxy‐phenyl)trimellitimide with mixtures of isosorbide and phenylhydroquinone. All copolyesters are non‐crystalline. They form a cholesteric melt, when containing more than 50 mol‐% of phenyl‐hydroquinone. Containing 5 or 10 mol‐% of isosorbide a “Grand‐Jean” texture is detected above 300°C and 350°C, respectively.
Voxel-based population analysis for correlating local dose and rectal toxicity in prostate cancer radiotherapy (2013)

The majority of current models utilized for predicting toxicity in prostate cancer radiotherapy are based on dose-volume histograms. One of their main drawbacks is the lack of spatial accuracy, since they consider the organs as a whole volume and thus ignore the heterogeneous intra-organ radio-sensitivity. In this paper, we propose a dose-image-based framework to reveal the relationships between local dose and toxicity. In this approach, the three-dimensional (3D) planned dose distributions across a population are non-rigidly registered into a common coordinate system and compared at a voxel level, therefore enabling the identification of 3D anatomical patterns, which may be responsible for toxicity, at least to some extent. Additionally, different metrics were employed in order to assess the quality of the dose mapping. The value of this approach was demonstrated by prospectively analyzing rectal bleeding (≥Grade 1 at 2 years) according to the CTCAE v3.0 classification in a series of 105 patients receiving 80 Gy to the prostate by intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Within the patients presenting bleeding, a significant dose excess (6 Gy on average, p < 0.01) was found in a region of the anterior rectal wall. This region, close to the prostate (1 cm), represented less than 10% of the rectum. This promising voxel-wise approach allowed subregions to be defined within the organ that may be involved in toxicity and, as such, must be considered during the inverse IMRT planning step.
Automatic Assessment of Hoarding Clutter from Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks (2018)

Hoarding is a mental and public health problem stemming from difficulty associated with discarding one's possessions and resulting clutter. In the last decade, a visual method, called "Clutter Image Rating" (CIR), has been developed for the assessment of hoarding severity. It involves rating clutter in patient's home on the CIR scale from 1 to 9 using a set of reference images. Such assessment, however, is time-consuming, subjective, and may be non-repeatable. In this paper, we propose a new automatic clutter assessment method from images, according to the CIR scale, based on deep learning. While, ideally, the goal is to perfectly classify clutter, trained professionals admit assigning CIR values within ±1. Therefore, we study two loss functions for our network: one that aims to precisely assign a CIR value and one that aims to do so within ±1. We also propose a weighted combination of these loss functions that, as a byproduct, allows us to control the CIR mean absolute error (MAE). On a recently-collected dataset, we achieved ±1 accuracy of 82% and MAE of 0.88, significantly outperforming our previous results of 60% and 1.58, respectively.
Amyloidosis (2005)

Amyloidosis is a clinical disorder caused by extracellular deposition of insoluble abnormal fibrils, derived from aggregation of misfolded, normally soluble, protein. About 23 different unrelated proteins are known to form amyloid fibrils in vivo, which share a pathognomonic structure although they are associated with clinically distinct conditions. Systemic amyloidosis, with amyloid deposits in the viscera, blood vessel walls, and connective tissue, is usually fatal and is the cause of about one per thousand deaths in developed countries. This rarity and the variable involvement of different organs and tissues are often responsible for missed or delayed diagnosis, and amyloidosis remains a considerable clinical challenge. However, recent elucidation of important aspects of pathogenesis, as well as developments in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment, have greatly improved outcomes, especially when patients are managed in specialist centers.
Moitree: A Middleware for Cloud-Assisted Mobile Distributed Apps (2016)

This paper presents Moitree, the middleware of our Avatar platform for mobile cloud computing. Avatar leverages cloud resources to support fast, scalable, reliable, and energy efficient distributed computing over mobile devices. Each mobile device is augmented by an avatar, a per-user always-on software entity that resides in the cloud and acts as the surrogate of the mobile device, to the extent possible, thus reducing the workload and the demand for storage, bandwidth, and energy on the mobiles. Moitree provides: (1) a novel middleware which allows unmodified apps to execute seamlessly over mobile/avatar pairs with the provision of offloading computation and communication, and (2) a new programming framework to simplify mobile collaborative app development. The programming framework has two key features: (1) user collaborations are modeled using natural group semantics - groups are created dynamically based on context and are hierarchical. (2) data communication is offloaded to the cloud through high-level communication channels. A prototype of Moitree, along with several apps, has been implemented and evaluated on Android devices and on an OpenStack-based cloud running Android x86 avatars.
Comparative Study on Nocturnal Behavior of <I>Aedes aegypti</I> and <I>Aedes albopictus</I> (2005)

Abstract Nocturnal behavior of nonblood-fed females of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) was studied using an automatic recording device equipped with a photoelectric sensor. Carbon dioxide, heating, and the contrast of the black and white colors were used as attractive cues for mosquitoes. The nocturnal host-seeking activity positively correlated with the increasing light intensity in both species. Ae. aegypti was found to be more sensitive to light than Ae. albopictus. The threshold of light intensity for the activation of the nocturnal host-seeking activity was <0.1 lx (≈0.01 foot candle) in Ae. aegypti and >10 lx (≈1 foot candle) in Ae. albopictus. Complete darkness during the daytime deactivated the host-seeking activity of both species, irrespective of their increasing flight activity controlled by their intrinsic circadian rhythms. This finding suggested that visual cues are indispensable for host-seeking behavior. The eye parameter value, the product of the ommatidial diameter, and the interommatidial angle were significantly larger in Ae. aegypti than those in Ae. albopictus, indicating that the eye of Ae. aegypti is more adapted to a darker environment.
The chemical synthesis of oligoribonucleotides VII. A comparison of condensing agents in the coupling of silybted ribonucleosides (1980)

The t-butyldimethylsilyl group is shown to be an ideal protecting group for the 2T-hydroxyl function of ribonucleosides during the synthesis of ribonucleotides using any of nine commonly used condensing agents. The phosphite coupling procedure compares favorably with all of the widely used condensing agents and provides a most convenient route to the key intermediates in the "modified" triester strategy.