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GROWTH HORMONE STUDIES IN GROWTH RETARDATION (2009)

Journal Article Growth Hormone Studies in Growth Retardation Get access Nutrition Reviews, Volume 22, Issue 4, April 1964, Pages 98–99, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.1964.tb04844.x Published: 01 April 1964
DoraPicker: An autonomous picking system for general objects (2016)

Robots that autonomously manipulate objects within warehouses have the potential to shorten the package delivery time and improve the efficiency of the e-commerce industry. In this paper, we present a robotic system that is capable of both picking and placing general objects in warehouse scenarios. Given a target object, the robot autonomously detects it from a shelf or a table and estimates its full 6D pose. With this pose information, the robot picks the object using its gripper, and then places it into a container or at a specified location. We describe our pick-and-place system in detail while highlighting our design principles for the warehouse settings, including the perception method that leverages knowledge about its workspace, three grippers designed to handle a large variety of different objects in terms of shape, weight and material, and grasp planning in cluttered scenarios. We also present extensive experiments to evaluate the performance of our picking system and demonstrate that the robot is competent to accomplish various tasks in warehouse settings, such as picking a target item from a tight space, grasping different objects from the shelf, and performing pick-and-place tasks on the table.
Scheduling Mechanism for Energy-Efficient Communication in Hybrid Wireless Sensor Networks (2016)

The paper discusses a topic at the frontier of two domains that are subjects for intensive research in recent years, namely the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). One of the main issues addressed in WSN is energy consumption and communication has the principal responsibility. Scheduling schemes for alternating active with sleep periods for nodes represents the most effective approach. This work considers the scheduling mechanism when the gateway node of the WSN is performed by an UAV, thus the topology is not fix. Additionally, the authors propose the use of directional antenna for improving the efficiency of the communication. In this way the ground nodes communicate only with the UAV, forming a hybrid WSN. The novelty of the work consists in the proposed architecture together with the communication algorithm that can offer the intended life of several years for a WSN.
Vertically Curved Runways for Reducing Airport Environmental Impact and Increasing Aircraft Productivity (2015)

This paper presents the concept and advantages of vertically curved runways for reducing the air pollution in the vicinity of airports, while also increasing the productivity of passenger aircraft. The shape of a curved runway was optimize to minimize the produced during an aircraft takeoff and to maximize the aircraft takeoff weight for a given runway horizontal length. A method for aircraft takeoff simulation is presented and validated using actual data of a passenger aircraft. Using that method, a series of single-objective as well as multi-objective optimizations was performed to find the optimum runway shape for different objectives: minimizing the produced during takeoff, maximizing the aircraft takeoff weight, and minimizing the runway construction cost, while achieving the first two objectives. The results of the optimizations showed that, for a Boeing 747-400 class aircraft, about 250 kg reduction in the produced during a takeoff can be achieved using a curved runway with the height of 60 m and the length of 3 km. On the other hand, the range of a similar aircraft can be increased by 2500 km using a curved runway with the same height and length comparing to a flat runway with the same horizontal length.
The influence of patient position on withdrawal force of thoracic epidural catheters* (2011)

We investigated the forces required to remove thoracic epidural catheters to determine the effect of patient position on removal. Eighty-four patients undergoing open thoracotomy and thoracic patient-controlled epidural analgesia were enrolled. Catheterisation was performed under fluoroscopic guidance before surgery, and the patients were allocated to one of three position groups for removal: prone; sitting; and lateral. On the third postoperative day, the peak tension during withdrawal in the assigned position was measured. No differences in mean (SD) forces were found between groups: prone 1.61 (0.39) N, supine 1.62 (0.61) N and lateral 1.36 (0.56) N (p = 0.140). The withdrawal forces required to remove thoracic epidural catheters were not affected by the position. Thus, the position for removal can be determined by patient's choice and clinical judgement.
[Association of cytochrome P450 genes polymorphisms (CYP1A1 and CYP1A2) with the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bashkortostan]. (2008)

To assess the role that polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 genes play in genetic predisposition to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the allele and genotype distributions of CYPIA1 (2455 A/G, 3801T/C) and CYP1A2 (-2464T/delT, -163C/A) genes were studied in Tatar and Russian COPD patients and in cases of healthy individuals (Russian, Tatar and Bashkir), residents of Bashkortostan. It was shown that the CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 genes haplotypes frequency distribution patterns do not differed between Tatars and Russians ethnic groups (chi2 = 0.973, df = 3, p = 1.00 and chi2 = 1.546, df = 3, p = 0.92, respectively). Analysis of the the CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 genes haplotypes revealed statistically significant differences in the haplotypes frequency distributions between Bashkirs versus Russians and Tatars (chi2 = 12.328, df= 3,p = 0.008; chi2 = 9.218, df=3, p = 0.034, respectively for CYP1A1 gene and (chi2 = 18.779, df=3, p = 0.0001, chi = 14.326, df=3, p = 0.003, respectively for CYP1A2 gene). The (-2467)delT allele and CYP1A2*1D haplotype of CYPIA2 gene was associated with higher risk of COPD in Tatar ethnic group (OR = 1.83, 95% CI 1.24-2.71, chi2 = 9.48, p = 0.003 and chi2 = 9.733, p = 0.0027, Pcor = 0.008; OR = 3.908, 95% CI 1.56-10.19, respectively). On the other hand the CYP1A2*1A haplotype had protective effect (chi2 = 6.319, p = 0.0127, Pcor = 0.038; OR = 0.6012, 95% CI 0.402-0.898). But at the same time we did not find any differences in the genotypes and haplotypes frequency distributions of the CYP1A2 gene within the patients and healthy groups in Russian ethnic group. We also did not find any association of CYP1A1 gene with COPD in ethnic groups of Bashkortostan.
Phosphazene-Based Ionic Liquids:  Synthesis, Temperature-Dependent Viscosity, and Effect as Additives in Water Lubrication of Silicon Nitride Ceramics (2004)

Phosphazene rings with (dimethylamino)ethoxy (1, 2), pyridylmethoxy (3), or (dimethylamino)propoxy (4) chains were synthesized and quaternized at the substitutent nitrogen by treatment with methyl iodide at 35 degrees C over 3-6 h to give polyiodo salts, 5-8. Subsequent metathesis with LiN(SO(2)CF(3))(2) or NaBF(4) gave the respective ionic salts, 9-13. The amide salts, 9-12, were viscous liquids with pour points at 55-100 degrees C, and the tetrafluoroborate salt, 13, was a solid, mp 168 degrees C. The compositions of 2 and 5-13 were confirmed by elemental analysis and spectroscopic methods. Compounds 1, 2, and 4 were viscous liquids (d(25) = 1.67 g cm(-3); eta(25) = 0.76-1.56 mPa s(-1) ) with pour points at approximately 15 degrees C. The solid polyquaternary salts, 5-8, melted at 130-194 degrees C. The ionic liquids, 9-12, had an average density of approximately 1.73 g cm(-3) at 25 degrees C, and viscosities (25 degrees C) ranged between 68.3 and 139.2 mPa s(-1). A plot of the viscosities of 9-12 vs temperature revealed an almost linear correlation between 55 and 120 degrees C. Friction and wear properties of water with 0.25 wt % of 9-12 as boundary lubricant additives were evaluated on Si(3)N(4)/Si(3)N(4) ceramic interfaces. The most significant observation is that they caused a decrease in the running-in period.
Inhibition of shivering in man by thermal stimulation of the facial area (1985)

The contribution of the facial thermoreceptors to thermoregulatory shivering was studied. Seven subjects were exposed to -3 degrees C ambient air for 1 h. Radiant heat was applied to the facial area during 30 s periods at 10 min intervals and the effects on the integrated electromyographic activity (IEMG) in the brachial biceps, trapezius and femoral rectus muscles, and on the heart rate (HR) were studied. During cold-air exposure mean skin temperature as measured at four sites decreased by 15.5 +/- 0.6 degrees C (mean +/- SE) while rectal temperature remained virtually unchanged. During the radiant heat exposures IEMG activity decreased by 18.9 +/- 2.3%; HR decreased by 11 +/- 1 beats min-1. The changes in IEMG occurred within or slightly below the range of maximum cold receptor sensitivity (20-30 degrees C) and coincided with the maximum rate of change in chin temperature. The observed inhibition of shivering IEMG during locally applied facial heat stimulation suggest that the trigeminal region contributes an important input to the overall thermoregulatory responses.
The Value of Near Field Hydrophone Measurements for Monitoring Source Signature Variations (1999)

Abstract The emitted energy spectrum of the seismic source is a limiting factor for temporal and spatial resolution.
Chiroptical properties of poly{2, 5‐bis[(<i>S</i>)‐2‐methylbutoxy]‐1, 4‐phenylene vinylene} (1997)

The photoluminescent and electroluminescent properties of conjugated polymers are, in part, controlled by interchain interactions in solid films. A study of the (chir)optical properties of optically active BMB‐PPV (see Figure) shows that circular dichroism spectroscopy is very powerful in detecting association of the polymer. Two different forms of BMB‐PPV are reported to be present in solution, depending on the solvent. magnified image
Polyhedra (2005)

Abstract The concept of a polyhedron is a useful way of describing diverse chemical structures, including those of coordination compounds and metal clusters. In this context, a polyhedron may be regarded as a set consisting of vertices, edges, and faces. Familiar examples of polyhedra are the five regular (Platonic) polyhedra, that is, the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. The relationship between the numbers of vertices ( v ), edges ( e ), and faces ( f ) in a polyhedron can be described by Euler's theorem, that is, v − e + f = 2. A given polyhedron can be converted to larger polyhedra by capping one or more of its faces. Interchanging the vertices and faces of a polyhedron leads to its dual, which has the same symmetry as the original polyhedron. A projection of a polyhedron onto a plane, known as a Schlegel diagram, is often a useful way of visualizing polyhedra, which supplements the usual perspective drawings. There are no formulas, direct or recursive, for which the number of distinct polyhedra having a given number of vertices, edges, or faces can be calculated.
Effect of ketamine on presympathetic neurons in rostral ventrolateral medulla of rats. (2001)

Ketamine could affect the sympathetic outflow by blocking tonic baroreceptor inhibition of the presympathetic neurons in the RVLM.
Purinergic Signalling: Pathophysiological Roles (1998)

In this review, after a summary of the history and current status of the receptors involved in purinergic signalling, we focus on the distribution and physiological roles of purines and pyrimidines in both short-term events such as neurotransmission, exocrine and endocrine secretion and regulation of immune cell function, and long-term events such as cell growth, differentiation and proliferation in development and regeneration. Finally, the protective roles of nucleosides and nucleotides in events such as cancer, ischemia, wound healing, drug toxicity, inflammation and pain are explored and some suggestions made for future developments in this rapidly expanding field, with particular emphasis on the involvement of selective agonists and antagonists for purinergic receptor subtypes in therapeutic strategies.
Distillers Grains as a Protein and Energy Supplement for Dairy Cattle (2003)

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Fast algorithms for running ordering and max/min calculation (1989)

Order statistics are used in a variety of filtering techniques (e.g. median, alpha -trimmed mean, nonlinear order statistics filtering, morphological filtering). Their computation is relatively fast, because it requires only comparisons. The author presents an algorithm that requires a significantly smaller number of comparisons and is significantly faster than the traditional approach to order statistics filtering. Also proposed are filter structures for order statistics filtering that are much faster than the known sorting structures.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Nonionic amphiphilic polymers derived from Tris(hydroxymethyl)-acrylamidomethane keep membrane proteins soluble and native in the absence of detergent (2000)

A new family of amphipols-amphiphilic polymers designed to form water-soluble complexes with membrane proteins-was synthesized by free-radical telomerization of Tris(hydroxymethyl)-acrylamidomethane (THAM) and derivatized THAM. Some of these polymers were found to prevent aggregation and denaturation of two model membrane proteins, bacteriorhodopsin and cytochrome b(6) f, in the absence of detergent micelles.
Macroblock-level Reduced Resolution Video Coding Allowing Adaptive DCT Coefficients Selection (2007)

Reduced resolution update (RRU) video coding provides a better compression performance than H.264/AVC does. It is implemented by encoding the predicted residuals after down-sampling at the encoder and at the decoder, is up-sampled to the full-resolution size while motion compensation prediction signal are still yielded in the full-resolution spatial domain. In this paper, the authors first extend the frame-level RRU to the macroblock-level to obtain better coding performance than the frame-level RRU. Furthermore, a novel macroblock-level reduced resolution coding scheme was proposed which adaptively selects the part of DCT coefficients in the zigzag scan order to obtain better coding efficiency in terms of rate distortion performance. Experimental results exhibit that the proposed methods can achieve obvious improvements in both compression efficiency and decoding complexity compared with the frame-level RRU and H.264/AVC.
Taming IO Spikes in Enterprise and Campus VM Deployment (2014)

Enterprises and campuses have widely employed virtualization to improve resource utilization and save capital costs. The virtualized storage infrastructure usually comprises a pool of storage nodes (disks, RAID groups and storage servers), each consolidating a number of virtual machines (VMs). The IO workload on each storage node is highly bursty where a few overloaded periods, namely IO spikes, incur lags and greatly affect VM performance. In this paper, we design VMpart, a system that automatically reconfigures VM deployment to remove IO spikes from a deployed VM environment. Firstly, VMpart collects IO parameters and identifies IO spikes for deployed VMs during production periods. Secondly, during the maintenance phase, VMpart divides every VM based on its disk partitions and reconfigures the system with a fine-grained optimized partition deployment for better load balancing. We set up a representative VM environment with desktop and server VMs used in enterprises and campuses to evaluate VMpart. Our experiments show that the optimized deployment reduces the average booting time of desktop VMs during boot storm from 9% to 28%, improves server VM throughput by more than 60% and reduces VM storage migration time by about 57%.
Longer-acting and highly potent chimaeric inhibitors of excessive exocytosis created with domains from botulinum neurotoxin A and B (2012)

Various human neurogenic hyper-excitability disorders are successfully treated with type A or B BoNT (botulinum neurotoxin). The BoNT/A complex is widely used because of its longer-lasting benefits; also, autonomic side-effects are more often reported for BoNT/B. To establish if this distinct effect of BoNT/B could be exploited therapeutically, BoNT/A was modified so that it would bind the more abundant BoNT/B acceptor in rodents while retaining its desirable persistent action. The advantageous protease and translocation domain of BoNT/A were recombinantly combined with the acceptor-binding moiety of type B [H(C)/B (C-terminal half of BoNT/B heavy chain)], creating the chimaera AB. This purified protein bound the BoNT/B acceptor, displayed enhanced capability relative to type A for intraneuronally delivering its protease, cleaved SNAP-25 (synaptosome-associated protein of 25 kDa) and induced a more prolonged neuromuscular paralysis than BoNT/A in mice. The BA chimaera, generated by substituting H(C)/A (C-terminal half of BoNT/A heavy chain) into BoNT/B, exhibited an extremely high specific activity, delivered the BoNT/B protease via the BoNT/A acceptor into neurons, or fibroblast-like synoviocytes that lack SNAP-25, cleaving the requisite isoforms of VAMP (vesicle-associated membrane protein). Both chimaeras inhibited neurotransmission in murine bladder smooth muscle. BA has the unique ability to reduce exocytosis from non-neuronal cells expressing the BoNT/A-acceptor and utilising VAMP, but not SNAP-25, in exocytosis.
Towards cognitive control of hearing instruments using EEG measures of selective attention (2018)

Single-trial EEG measures of selective auditory attention have recently suggested the perspective of decoding who a listener is focusing on in multi-talker scenarios. Here, we report results from work within the COCOHA (Cognitive Control of a Hearing Aid) project investigating the possibility of integrating EEG into neuro-steered hearing instruments. Our EEG decoding strategy relies on measuring cortical activity entrained to envelope fluctuations in the attended speech signal. Currently, a major challenge has been to obtain robust EEG measures of selective attention in older hearing-impaired (HI) listeners. We report our recent COCOHA attempts to decode selective attention from the EEG of hearing-impaired (HI) listeners. Aided HI listeners and age-matched normal-hearing controls were presented with competing talkers at 0 dB target-to-masker ratio and instructed to attend to one talker. We show that single-trial decoding accuracies similar to those reported for younger listeners can be obtained with both groups of older listeners (70–100% correct single-trial classification). Importantly, we did not find differences in decoding accuracies between the NH and the aided HI listeners. Although numerous other challenges involved in integrating EEG signals in hearing instruments are evident, our results suggest that single-trial attention decoding is possible with hearing impaired listeners.
In-column ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to monitor affinity chromatography purification of monoclonal antibodies (2016)

In recent years many monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have entered the biotherapeutics market, offering new treatments for chronic and life-threatening diseases. Protein A resin captures monoclonal antibody (mAb) effectively, but the binding capacity decays over repeated purification cycles. On an industrial scale, replacing fouled Protein A affinity chromatography resin accounts for a large proportion of the raw material cost. Cleaning-in-place (CIP) procedures were developed to extend Protein A resin lifespan, but chromatograms cannot reliably quantify any remaining contaminants over repeated cycles. To study resin fouling in situ, we coupled affinity chromatography and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for the first time, by embedding an attenuated total reflection (ATR) sensor inside a micro-scale column while measuring the UV 280 nm and conductivity. Our approach quantified the in-column protein concentration in the resin bed and determined protein conformation. Our results show that Protein A ligand leached during CIP. We also found that host cell proteins bound to the Protein A resin even more strongly than mAbs and that typical CIP conditions do not remove all fouling contaminants. The insights derived from in-column ATR-FTIR spectroscopic monitoring could contribute to mAb purification quality assurance as well as guide the development of more effective CIP conditions to optimise resin lifespan.
C’était la plus jolie des filles: Répertoire des chansons d’Angélina Paradis Fraser. Recueilli et présenté par Donald Deschênes (Montréal, Les Quinze Editeurs, 1982. 240 pages, musique) (1981)

C’était la plus jolie des filles: Répertoire des chansons d’Angélina Paradis Fraser. Recueilli et présenté par Donald Deschênes (Montréal, Les Quinze Editeurs, 1982. 240 pages, musique). Un article de la revue Ethnologies (Volume 3, numéro 2, 1981, p. 91-170) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit.
Gradient bimetallic ion–based hydrogels for tissue microstructure reconstruction of tendon-to-bone insertion (2021)

Although gradients play an essential role in guiding the function of tissues, achieving synchronous regeneration of gradient tissue injuries remains a challenge. Here, a gradient bimetallic (Cu and Zn) ion-based hydrogel was first constructed via the one-step coordinative crosslinking of sulfhydryl groups with copper and zinc ions for the microstructure reconstruction of the tendon-to-bone insertion. In this bimetallic hydrogel system, zinc and copper ions could not only act as crosslinkers but also provide strong antibacterial effects and induce regenerative capacity in vitro. The capability of hydrogels in simultaneously promoting tenogenesis and osteogenesis was further verified in a rat rotator cuff tear model. It was found that the Cu/Zn gradient layer could induce considerable collagen and fibrocartilage arrangement and ingrowth at the tendon-to-bone interface. Overall, the gradient bimetallic ion-based hydrogel ensures accessibility and provides opportunities to regenerate inhomogeneous tissue with physiological complexity or interface tissue.
Attachment of Single CdSe Nanocrystals to Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2002)

Single amine functionalized CdSe quantum dots were coupled to individual acid-chloride modified single-walled carbon nanotubes via amide bond formation. The quantum dot−nanotube conjugates were characterized by atomic force and transmission electron microscopies. For single-walled nanotubes with lengths of < 200 nm, binding of quantum dots occurred at the nanotube ends, whereas longer nanotubes showed evidence of sidewall attachment. The number of bound quantum dots per nanotube can relatively be controlled by varying the quantum dot/nanotube mass ratio. These quantum dot−nanotube complexes have the potential to serve as a basis for future nanoelectronic devices.