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Demo abstract: Reproducible deployment of pervasive applications (2015)

Pervasive systems present stringent requirements that make software deployment especially challenging. The unknown and fluctuating environment in which pervasive applications are executed discards traditional approaches. As a result, there is an increasing need for a reproducible and dynamic deployment process. In last years, we developed several industrial pervasive platforms and applications. Based on these experiences we propose Rondo, a tool suite for deploying pervasive applications. Rondo includes a domain-specific language for declaratively describing applications, a deployment manager that can dynamically apply these descriptions and development tools for helping the description of applications. In this paper we present this tool suite and a set of deployment scenarios in which we validated our approach, including a web framework and a home automation platform.
Microbiological screening of the straight chain fatty acids (c<sub>1</sub>‐c<sub>12</sub>) as potential silage additives (1975)

Abstract A microbiological screening procedure was used to assess the potential of each of the straight chain members of the series of fatty acids, formic to lauric inclusive, as silage additives. Thirty‐four pure cultures of microorganisms were subjected to serial dilutions of each of the acids in broth buffered at unit pH intervals between 3 and 6 inclusive. All the fatty acids of the series appeared to have potential; the lower members (C 1 ‐C 7 ) prevented the growth of spore‐bearing bacteria and the higher acids had more general antimicrobial effects. A consistent feature of the data obtained was the increase in antimicrobial activity with a decline in pH.
<i>In Situ</i> Solid-State NMR Studies of Trichloroethylene Photocatalysis: Formation and Characterization of Surface-Bound Intermediates (1998)

In situ solid-state NMR methodologies have been employed to investigate the photocatalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene (TCE) over two TiO2-based catalysts, Degussa P-25 powder and a monolayer TiO2 catalyst dispersed on porous Vycor glass. 13C magic angle spinning (MAS) experiments reveal that similar reaction intermediates form on the surfaces of both catalysts. Long-lived intermediates, including dichloroacetyl chloride (Cl2HCCOCl, DCAC), carbon monoxide, and pentachloroethane and final products CO2, phosgene (Cl2CO), and HCl were observed under dry conditions. The presence of molecular oxygen was found to be essential for TCE photooxidation to proceed. Adsorbed water was found to greatly reduce the formation of phosgene. The formation of surface-bound dichloroacetate and trichloroacetate species was observed and identified via 13C cross polarization MAS experiments. Dichloroacetate, which forms from mobile DCAC, appears to be bound to the nonirradiated surfaces of the powdered TiO2 catalyst and further degradation was not possible. Formation of di- and trichloroacetate also takes place on the TiO2/PVG catalyst in the absence of light; however, their concentrations are low. Degradation studies of these surface-bound species indicate that the photooxidation of dichloroacetate is slow and results in the formation of phosgene and CO2, while trichloroacetate remains resistive to degradation on the TiO2/PVG catalyst. Our results also indicate that the formation of DCAC and phosgene seems to be a general result of TCE degradation which is not limited to TiO2 photocatalysis but instead may be more characteristic of the types of initiating species which are formed by UV irradiation. However, the TiO2 surface is the most effective in terms of the observed initial rates of degradation.
Quantitative and Site-Directed Chemical Modification of Hypocrellins toward Direct Drug Delivery and Effective Photodynamic Activity (2012)

For photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment of microvascular diseases, drugs are delivered via blood circulation and the targets are vasculature endothelial cells, for which the contradictory requirements of hydrophilicity and lipophilicity of the drugs have been achieved by liposome preparations. Herein, it is demonstrated that the drug delivery and target affinity are achieved by a single chemical compound, hypocrellin B (HB) derivative 6 selected from three novel aminoalkanesulfonic acid HB derivatives, 5-7. 6 exhibits a much higher PDT activity (IC(50) = 22 nM) on human gastric carcinoma BGC823 cells than HB, while it has no cellular toxicity in the dark. On the basis of estimation of the clinically required concentration according to relative PDT activity and clinical criteria, it can be predicted that 6 is directly deliverable to and PDT effective on target cells. The enhanced red absorption and superhigh photoactivity suggest that 6 is more powerful for PDT of tumors than HB.
Minor Abnormalities of Testis Development in Mice Lacking the Gene Encoding the MAPK Signalling Component, MAP3K1 (2011)

In mammals, the Y chromosome is a dominant male determinant, causing the bipotential gonad to develop as a testis. Recently, cases of familial and spontaneous 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) have been attributed to mutations in the human gene encoding mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1, MAP3K1, a component of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction pathway. In individuals harbouring heterozygous mutations in MAP3K1, dysregulation of MAPK signalling was observed in lymphoblastoid cell lines, suggesting a causal role for these mutations in disrupting XY sexual development. Mice lacking the cognate gene, Map3k1, are viable and exhibit the eyes open at birth (EOB) phenotype on a mixed genetic background, but on the C57BL/6J genetic background most mice die at around 14.5 dpc due to a failure of erythropoiesis in the fetal liver. However, no systematic examination of sexual development in Map3k1-deficient mice has been described, an omission that is especially relevant in the case of C57BL/6J, a genetic background that is sensitized to disruptions to testis determination. Here, we report that on a mixed genetic background mice lacking Map3k1 are fertile and exhibit no overt abnormalities of testis development. On C57BL/6J, significant non-viability is observed with very few animals surviving to adulthood. However, an examination of development in Map3k1-deficient XY embryos on this genetic background revealed no significant defects in testis determination, although minor abnormalities were observed, including an increase in gonadal length. Based on these observations, we conclude that MAP3K1 is not required for mouse testis determination. We discuss the significance of these data for the functional interpretation of sex-reversing MAP3K1 mutations in humans.
Electric field gradients experienced by the noble gas isotopes <sup>21</sup> Ne, <sup>83</sup> Kr and <sup>131</sup> Xe in thermotropic liquid crystals (1993)

The 21Ne, 83Kr and 131Xe NMR spectra of these noble gases dissolved in various thermotropic liquid crystals were recorded in the nematic phases at varying temperatures. The spectra display splittings due to the interaction between the nuclear quadrupole moment and the electric field gradient (EFG) at the nuclear site and, consequently, allow one to investigate electric field gradients. The temperature dependence of the EFG is found to be such that the field gradient arising from the electric multipoles of the liquid crystal molecules is not sufficient alone to explain the observations, but one additional contribution has to be taken into account. The quadrupole couplings were analysed in terms of a model based on the contributions from the liquid crystal molecules and from the deformation of the electron cloud due to the collisions of the atoms with liquid crystal molecules. The model provides fairly detailed information on the EFG contributions as well as on the liquid crystal order.
Enantioselective Formal [4 + 2] Annulation of <i>ortho</i>-Quinone Methides with <i>ortho</i>-Hydroxyphenyl α,β-Unsaturated Compounds (2018)

The highly efficient enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition of o-QMs with ortho-hydroxyphenyl-substituted α,β-unsaturated compounds was realized by using a chiral N, N'-dioxide-Sc(III) complex as catalyst. A variety of chiral chromane derivatives with three continuous stereocenters were obtained in excellent results (up to 99% yield, >19:1 dr, and 99% ee) under as low as 0.005-1 mol % catalyst loading. Besides, a catalytic cycle with a possible transition state model was proposed to elucidate the origin of the chirality.
Low-resolution scalar quantization for Gaussian sources and squared error (2006)

This correspondence analyzes the low-resolution performance of entropy-constrained scalar quantization. It focuses mostly on Gaussian sources, for which it is shown that for both binary quantizers and infinite-level uniform threshold quantizers, as D approaches the source variance /spl sigma//sup 2/, the least entropy of such quantizers with mean-squared error D or less approaches zero with slope -log/sub 2/e/2/spl sigma//sup 2/. As the Shannon rate-distortion function approaches zero with the same slope, this shows that in the low-resolution region, scalar quantization with entropy coding is asymptotically as good as any coding technique.
Analytical Theory of Grating Couplers for Waveguide Sensing: A Perturbational Approach and Its Limitations (2004)

The in-coupling process for grating-coupled planar optical waveguide sensors is investigated in the case of TE waves. A simple analytical model based on the Rayleigh-Fourier method is applied together with a perturbational technique to calculate analytical expressions for the guided wave amplitudes. In addition, analytical expressions are derived for the position correction and width of the in-coupling resonant peaks. Numerical computations verify the model for shallow gratings both in terms of peak shape and position and provide the limitations for the analytical formulas.
Advantages and Limitations of MTS and MTGS (2002)

This chapter contains sections titled: Direction of Abnormalities Example of a Graduate Admission System Multicollinearity A Discussion of Partial Correlations Conclusions
Evolutionary Design of Neural Network Architectures Using a Descriptive Encoding Language (2006)

Evolutionary algorithms are a promising approach to the automated design of artificial neural networks, but they require a compact and efficient genetic encoding scheme to represent repetitive and recurrent modules in networks. We present a problem-independent approach based on a human-readable and writable descriptive encoding using a high-level language. This encoding is based on developmental methods and a modular neural network paradigm. Here, we show that our approach works effectively by demonstrating that it can specify the search space compactly for "n-partition problems" and for sequence generation problems requiring recurrent networks, and that the evolved neural networks are parsimonious, modular, and capable of high-performance. We conclude that this approach based on high-level descriptive encoding can be useful in designing hierarchical, modular networks which may have recurrent connectivity, and is effective in describing the evolutionary search space, as well as the final neural networks resulting from the evolutionary process
<i>EGR1</i> Predicts <i>PTEN</i> and Survival in Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (2005)

EGR1 gene expression predicts PTEN levels and survival after surgical resection of NSCLC. Consistent with its known tumor suppressor properties, lower levels of EGR1 are associated with poor outcome. Identification of patients with low EGR1 therefore may identify patients at high risk for disease recurrence and may also identify patients who have tumors resistant to therapy secondary to loss of pathways such as PTEN.
The adhesion molecule factsbook (2000)

This updated and expanded Second Edition of Adhesion Molecule FactsBook has nearly double the number of entries of the First Edition, and provides a compendium of the major cell surface adhesion molecules. The introductory chapters detail the organization of the data in the entries section, provide a background to the main adhesion molecule families, and inform the reader how to access information on adhesion molecules on the Internet. The entries have been designed to allow the reader to quickly establish the main structure and functional features of each molecule and where to find information. It covers: alternative nomenclature, tissue distribution and regulation of expression; ligands; gene organization and chromosomal location; protein structure and molecular weights; amino acid sequence of the most commonly studied organisms; PIR, SWISSPROT, and EMBL/GenBank accession numbers; biological function; and key references.
Does stress cause psychiatric illness (1995)

Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Historical perspective on stress and psychiatric illness. Introduction to a case-control study of life events and other possible psychosocial risk factors for episodes of schizophrenia and major depression. Stress, Dopamine, and schizophrenia: evidence for a stress-diathesis model. Stress and the course of unipolar and bipolar disorders. Relationship of stress to panic disorder: cause or effect? Preventive interventions in the worksite to reduce negative psychiatric consequences of work and family stress.
Gold‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Aminoarylation of Alkenes: CC Bond Formation through Bimolecular Reductive Elimination (2010)

Gold-ilocks and the 3 mol % catalyst: Bimetallic gold bromides allow the room temperature aminoarylation of unactivated terminal olefins with aryl boronic acids using Selectfluor as an oxidant. A catalytic cycle involving gold(I)/gold(III) and a bimolecular reductive elimination for the key CC bond-forming step is proposed. dppm= bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
Dynamic Display of Bioactivity through Host–Guest Chemistry (2013)

A molecular host, β-cyclodextrin (CD), covalently attached to an alginate matrix enables dynamic control of cue display through exchange of guest molecules. Addition of soluble RGDS-containing guest molecules to culture medium induced focal adhesion formation and spreading of 3T3 fibroblasts on the otherwise non-spreading alginate surface. The spreading could be reversed by adding competitive guest molecules bearing the mutated non-bioactive sequence RGES.
Numerical studies on a modified negative-branch confocal unstable resonator (MNBUR) (2006)

A modified unstable resonator, suitable for a laser with large gain medium cross section and a small or median output coupling, is presented. The spherical mirrors of this resonator form an off-axis negative-branch confocal unstable resonator. The special shaping of the scraper together with the negative-branch confocal unstable resonator configuration yields a laser output beam in the shape of a half-ring. In contrast to the conventional resonator with a ring-shaped output beam, the cross section of the half-ring is more compact and generates a lower structured far-field distribution, but the rotational symmetry disappears. For a rectangular medium cross section, the modified resonator is applicable, too. Some properties of such a rectangular modified negative-branch confocal unstable resonator (MNBUR) are investigated numerically. The theory is based on the integral equation of the Fresnel-Kirchhoff formulation of Huygens' Principle. The theoretical study pays attention to inaccuracies that may occur in mirror manufacturing. With respect to deviations from the specified mirror radius of curvature, the MNBUR does not show important differences to the performance of a conventional unstable resonator. The tilt of a resonator mirror affects the total coupling loss. The sensitivity of the MNBUR to output mirror misalignment is smaller than that of the common negativebranch confocal unstable resonator. A further important improvement achieved by resonator modification is an increased beam quality.
Spectroscopic Signatures for Interlayer Coupling in MoS<sub>2</sub>–WSe<sub>2</sub> van der Waals Stacking (2014)

Stacking of MoS2 and WSe2 monolayers is conducted by transferring triangular MoS2 monolayers on top of WSe2 monolayers, all grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) studies reveal that these mechanically stacked monolayers are not closely coupled, but after a thermal treatment at 300 °C, it is possible to produce van der Waals solids consisting of two interacting transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers. The layer-number sensitive Raman out-of-plane mode A(2)1g for WSe2 (309 cm(-1)) is found sensitive to the coupling between two TMD monolayers. The presence of interlayer excitonic emissions and the changes in other intrinsic Raman modes such as E″ for MoS2 at 286 cm(-1) and A(2)1g for MoS2 at around 463 cm(-1) confirm the enhancement of the interlayer coupling.
Parthenotes as a source of embryonic stem cells (2007)

The derivation and study of human embryonic stem cell lines, despite their potential therapeutic usefulness, raise considerable ethical, religious, legal and political concerns because it inevitably leads to the destruction of viable embryos. In an attempt to bridge the division between ethical questions and potential scientific and medical benefits, considerable efforts have been devoted to the search for alternative sources of pluripotent cell lines. In this review we discuss the use of artificial parthenogenesis as a way to create entities, called parthenotes, that may represent an alternative ethical source for pluripotent cell lines. We describe the biological differences between parthenotes and embryos, in order to provide a rationale for the discussion on whether their use can be acceptable as a source of stem cells. We present data derived from animal models on the extent parthenogenetic stem cells are similar to biparental cell lines and discuss these aspects in the context of their extension to the human species. Finally, we present experiments recently carried out in our laboratory that allowed us to generate human parthenotes through artificial activation of human oocytes and to use them as a source for the derivation of parthenogenetic pluripotent cell lines.
A Study of the Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor Performance and Seawater Biodegradability of a Series of Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s (2009)

Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have been used successfully in the field for about the last 14 years to prevent gas hydrate formation mostly in gas and oilfield production lines. They work by delaying the nucleation and often also the growth of gas hydrate crystals for periods of time dependent on the subcooling in the system. Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)s [or poly(N-acylalkylene imine)s] are a known class of KHI, but no work has previously been published detailing a systematic study of structure versus performance. In this paper we report the KHI performance of poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) homopolymers and statistical copolymers with alkyl side groups up to four carbon atoms. The study includes hydrate crystal growth tests on structure II tetrahydrofuran hydrate crystals as well as high pressure nucleation and crystal growth studies on a synthetic natural gas mixture giving structure II hydrates. Seawater biodegradation studies on all the polymers according to the OECD306 procedure indicate that they are all poorly biodegradable (<20% in 28 days).
Microstructures and critical current densities of YBCO films containing structure-controlled BaZrO<sub>3</sub>nanorods (2007)

BaZrO3 nanorods are known to be effective pinning centers as c-axis-correlated pinning centers. Furthermore, BaZrO3 nanorods in REBa2Cu3Oy (RE: rare-earth element) films are formed by self-assembled stacking of BaZrO3 using a target mixture of a superconductor and BaZrO3 for pulsed-laser deposition, which is a very easy fabrication technique. The density of BaZrO3 nanorods in YBa2Cu3Oy (YBCO) films can be controlled by varying the BaZrO3 content in a target. The BaZrO3 addition has two functions for superconductivity; one is the improvement of pinning forces due to the addition of pinning centers and the other is Tc degradation. The optimum BaZrO3 addition for Jc improvement in magnetic fields is found to be around 3 wt% because of a trade-off between the two functions described above. Furthermore, the length of BaZrO3 nanorods is found to be controlled using two types of target: pure YBCO and a mixture of YBCO and BaZrO3. Varying the BaZrO3 nanorod length has an effect on the pinning mechanism. In particular, magnetic field angle dependences of Jc are varied from c-axis-correlated pinning to nearly random pinning by changing the nanorod length. The magnetic field at the crossover of the pinning mechanism seems to be adjusted by the BaZrO3 nanorod length.
Automated directory assistance system - from theory to practice (2007)

Abstract The automated directory assistance system (ADAS) is traditionally formulated as an automatic speech recognition (ASR) problem. Recently, it has been formulated as a voice search problem, where a spoken utterance is firstly converted into text, which in turn is used to search for the listing. In this paper, we focus on the design and development of the utterance-to-listing component of ADAS. We show that many theoretical and practical issues need to be resolved when applying the basic idea of voice search to the development of ADAS. We share our experiences in addressing these issues, especially in pre-processing the listing database, generating a high performance LM, and developing efficient, accurate, and robust search algorithms. Field tests of our prototype system indicate that an 81% task completion rate can be achieved. Index Terms : speech recognition, directory assistance, voice search, TFIDF, spoken dialog system, vector space model 1. Introduction An automated directory assistance system (ADAS) [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] is a spoken dialog system that provides the caller with the phone number and/or address of the business or residential listing he/she requests. It is a very complicated system that involves automatic speech recognition (ASR), listing lookup, disambiguation, and dialog design. The core element of the ADAS is the utterance-to-listing (U2L) component that maps an utterance K <to a listingHÐ w , where w= H
Study on performance of silicon material prepared by high pressure low temperature (2003)

We have studied performance of silicon material by high pressure and low temperature. Ceramic silicon materials have been obtained under different temperatures. By analyzing performance of ceramic silicon materials, the optimum preparing condition has been obtained. The phase and structure of samples have been analyzed by XRD. Densities of samples were measured by Archimedes' s method. The resistivity and hardness of samples were also measured. The results show that ceramic silicon materials without oxidized phase can be produced by high pressure and low temperature and the optimum temperature was about 600℃. The samples have good hardness and mechanical intension and can be used for the substrates of poly-Si thin films.