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Automated analysis of load testing results (2010)

Many software systems must be load tested to ensure that they can scale up while maintaining functional and performance requirements. Current industrial practices for checking the results of a load test remain ad hoc, involving high level checks. Few research efforts are devoted to the automated analysis of load testing results, mainly due to the limited access to large scale systems for use as case studies. Automated and systematic load testing analysis is going to be much needed, as many services have been offered online to an increasing number of users. This dissertation proposes automated approaches to detect functional and performance problems in a load test by mining the recorded load testing data (execution logs and performance metrics). Case studies show that our approaches scale well to large enterprise systems and output high precision results that help analysts detect load testing problems.
Evidence for one-bond cleavage in the thermolysis of (−)-(<i>S</i>)-1-diphenylmethyl-2-(2-butyl)diazene and of 1-diphenylmethyl-2-phenyldiazene (1976)

Thermolysis of (−)-(S)-1-diphenylmethyl-2-(2-butyl)diazene (−)-(S)-1 at 100 °C in benzene and in benzene containing 1 M butanethiol produces (−)-(R)-1,1-diphenyl-2-methylbutane (−)-(R)-6 with 2 and 6% net inversion of configuration, respectively. These results indicate that the rate determining step is a one-bond cleavage to give diphenylmethyl and 2-butyldiazenyl radicals because a two-bond cleavage process cannot produce a coupling product with net inversion of configuration. The cage effect is at least 13% on thermolysis of (±)-1 at 100 °C in benzene containing 1 M butanethiol. (−)-(R)-6 is not thought to be formed by a displacement reaction of the diphenylmethyl radical on the (S)-2-butyldiazenyl radical. An estimate for the lifetime of the latter radical is ∼10 −10 s or less. There is a small viscosity effect on the rate of thermolysis, k, of (±)-1. At 77.6 °C in cumene, octane, and hexadecane k = 4.48, 4.28, and 3.95 × 10 −5 s −1 , respectively. At 77.6 °C in cumene ΔH ≠ = 30.5 ± 1.3 kcal/mol and ΔS ≠ = 8.1 ± 4.0 eu for thermolysis of (±)-1.No emission or enhanced absorption due to the methine proton of the diphenylmethyl group of (±)-1 was detected in the nmr spectrum of the thermolysis at 120 °C in hexadecane.Enhanced absorption of the corresponding proton was observed in the nmr spectrum of thermolysis in hexadecane of 1-diphenylmethyl-2-phenyldiazene 7 at 180 °C which indicates one-bond cleavage occurs in this system. No evidence for the formation of crossed azo products was obtained when concentrated solutions of 7 and its tri-p-tert-butyl derivative were thermolized for one half-life (25 s) at 190 °C. This indicates that the phenyldiazenyl radical does not survive long enough to encounter a diphenylmethyl radical produced from another molecule of azo compound.
Monte Carlo modelling of electron beams from medical accelerators (1999)

Monte Carlo simulation of radiation transport is considered to be one of the most accurate methods of radiation therapy dose calculation. With the rapid development of computer technology, Monte Carlo based treatment planning for radiation therapy is becoming practical. A basic requirement for Monte Carlo treatment planning is a detailed knowledge of the radiation beams from medical accelerators. A practical approach to obtain the above is to perform Monte Carlo simulation of radiation transport in the medical accelerator. Additionally, Monte Carlo modelling of the treatment machine head can also improve our understanding of clinical beam characteristics, help accelerator design and improve the accuracy of clinical dosimetry by providing more realistic beam data. This paper summarizes work over the past two decades on Monte Carlo simulation of clinical electron beams from medical accelerators.
Design of multiprocessor systems for concurrent error detection and fault diagnosis (1991)

Results on the design of systems using algorithm-based fault tolerance (ABFT), a low-overhead fault tolerance scheme for high-speed parallel processing systems, are presented. Bounds on the diagnosability of the system and the number of checks needed to design a unit system of given capability are derived. A procedure for forming the target fault-tolerant system from the unit system is introduced. The procedure is applicable to a wide range of systems in which processors may share data elements. The applications of the design scheme are illustrated through examples.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Virtual worlds as metaphors for Web sites exploration: are they effective? (1999)

The article discusses the effectiveness of desktop virtual reality as a metaphor for navigating through information in structured Web sites. The work is based on a model for information classification and an architecture for generating VR interfaces from XML and DTD documents describing the Web site structure.
Modulation of binding and bioactivity of insulin by anti-insulin antibody: relation to possible role of receptor self-aggregation in hormone action. (1979)

Incubation of physiological concentrations of 125I-labeled insulin with liver membranes in the presence of anti-insulin IgG results in a 7- to 15-fold increase in the specific binding of the hormone. The low-affinity/high-capacity binding sites are replaced by an apparently homogeneous class of high-affinity sites, and the nonlinear Scatchard plots are converted to linear plots without a change in the maximum number of binding sites. Similarly, the binding of insulin to receptors in 3T3 fibroblasts is increased substantially in the presence of anti-insulin antibody, and the biological activity of subactive concentrations of insulin is enhanced by antibody in these cells. However, the affinity of 125I-labeled epidermal growth factors (EGF) in fibroblasts is not affected by anti-EGF IgG. In adipocytes anti-insulin IgG in the same concentration range only inhibits the binding of insulin and suppresses insulin-mediated glucose oxidation. Monovalent Fab' fragments from anti-insulin IgG inhibit the binding of the hormone, indicating that the enhancement of binding in liver membranes and fibroblasts requires the bivalency of the antibody.
Antipruritic Effects of Sophora flavescens on Acute and Chronic Itch-Related Responses in Mice (2003)

To find new antipruritic herbal medicines for pruritus, we screened the methanol extracts of seven herbal medicines which have been used to treat dermatologic diseases, testing them on mouse models of acute and chronic itch. When administrated perorally (p.o.) at a dose of 200 mg/kg, methanol extracts of Sophora flavescens and Cnidium monnieri, but not the others, significantly inhibited a serotonin (5-HT)-induced itch-related response (scratching) and the spontaneous scratching of NC mice, a mouse model of atopic dermatitis. The inhibitory effect of Sophora flavescens was stronger than that of Cnidium monnieri. The methanol extract from Sophora flavescens (50-200 mg/kg) inhibited 5-HT-induced scratching in a dose-dependent manner, without any effects on the locomotor activity. These results suggest that Sophora flavescens and its constituents widely affect acute and chronic pruritus, and are possible as new antipruritic agents.
Find Answers from Web Search Results (2010)

In a variety of domains, the amount of information grows rapidly; new sources and types of information are proliferating. In recent years, the world-wide web information has been growing at a dramatic pace and might have become the most important information source for most people. In daily life, when people encounter some problems, they tend to retrieve the information from the Web search engines. Many business search engines are efficient at identifying the best web sites for any given keyword query. Unfortunately, the information on the web is not always correct. Moreover, different web sites often provide different information on a subject. One headache problem we have to face is how to distinguish between what is true and what is wrong. In this paper, we propose a computational method to find answers from web search results. Intuitively, if a value is provided by many accurate web sites, it is very likely that the value is correct. We adopt an iterative method to compute the accuracy of web sites and the confidence of values. Finally we find the most likely correct answers and return to the users for further choice.
Reproducibility of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Retinal Thickness Measurements and Conversion to Equivalent Time-Domain Metrics in Diabetic Macular Edema (2014)

Reproducibility appears to be better with Spectralis than with Cirrus and Stratus. Conversion equations to transform Cirrus or Spectralis measurements to Stratus-equivalent values, within 10% of the observed Stratus thickness values, appear feasible. Central subfield thickness changes beyond 10% when using the same machine or 20% when switching machines, after conversion to Stratus equivalents, are likely due to a change in retinal thickness rather than measurement error.
Bong-Han Corpuscles as Possible Stem Cell Niches on the Organ-Surfaces (2008)

Objectives : Showing that Bong-Han corpuscles(BHC) are suppliers of the stem cells in adulthood, and the Bong-Han ducts(BHD) are transportation routes of stem cells. Methods : BHC and BHD were obtained from the internal organ-surfaces of rats. The sliced BHC and BHD were immunostained with various stem cell markers. Extracellular matrices were also analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Result : The presence of mesenchymal stem cells was confirmed by the expression of Integrin beta 1, Collagen type 1 and Fibronectin. But CD54 was not expressed. The hematopoietic stem cell marker, Thy 1 was strongly expressed. BHDs showed Collagen type 1, Fibronectin, and vWF expression. Conclusion : Both hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cell markers were expressed strongly in BHC similarly as in bone marrow. An endothelial cell marker(vWF) demonstrated the possibility of the stem cell transportation routes of BHD.
Electron spectroscopy of the diamond surface (1981)

The diamond surface is studied by ionization loss spectroscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy. For surfaces heated to &lt;900 °C, the band gap was found to be devoid of empty states in the absence of electron beam effects. The incident electron beam generates empty states in the band gap and loss of structure in the valence band for these surfaces. A cross section of 1.4×10−19 cm2 was obtained for this effect. For surfaces heated to ≳900 °C the spectra were identical to those from surfaces modified by the electron beam. The diamond surface undergoes a thermal conversion in its electronic structure at ∼900 °C.
MTID: a database of Sleeping Beauty transposon insertions in mice (2003)

The Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system provides the first random insertional mutagen available for germline genetic screens in mice. In preparation for a large scale project to create, map and manage up to 5000 SB insertions, we have developed the Mouse Transposon Insertion Database (MTID; http://mouse.ccgb.umn.edu/transposon/). Each insertion's genomic position, as well as the distance between the insertion and the nearest annotated gene, are determined by a sequence analysis pipeline. Users can search the database using a specified nucleotide or genetic map position to identify the nearest insertion. Mouse reports describe insertions carried, strain, genotype and dates of birth and death. Insertion reports describes chromosome, nucleotide and genetic map positions, as well as nearest gene data from Ensembl, NCBI and Celera. The flanking sequence used to map the insertion is also provided. Researchers will be able to identify insertions of interest and request mice or frozen sperm that carry the insertion.
Helicopter-borne GPR systems: A way from ice thickness measurements to geological applications (2008)

Since more then 30 years ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has become a useful tool in solving different geophysical tasks in environmental geology, glaciology, archaeology, mineral exploration and for the detection of near-surface objects. The large variety of ground based GPR devices, even for rugged field conditions, is an effective tool for surveying small areas. GPR-equipped fixed-wing aircrafts are used mainly for surveying large areas or inaccessible regions; for example desert areas, permafrost areas or high mountain ranges. A GPR system installed in a helicopter is an effective possibility to survey large areas with high data density. Large areas, even in inaccessible regions, may be surveyed within short time and even under limited logistic demands. The high agility of a helicopter allows to increase the data density in areas of special interest.
Traceable e-cash (1997)

The widespread success and acceptability of electronic cash systems ultimately will involve striking a balance between anonymity and traceability. Traceable e-cash would make it harder to commit many crimes but would also threaten users' privacy. Completely untraceable digital cash would pose new difficulties for law enforcement agencies. Although physical cash has certain properties of an anonymous medium, its anonymous use is significantly constrained by the following considerations: bulk-large amounts of money take up a certain amount of space, but this sort of bulk sometimes helps authorities track money; transactional delays-the process of transferring, verifying, and counting bills takes at least a few seconds and for larger quantities, the times required are even less trivial; palpability-physical cash cannot be transferred over a computer network, and transferring it securely to a remote payee takes time and resources that may render the process somewhat visible; traceability-if law enforcement authorities know the serial numbers of bills being tracked, financial institutions may be able to help identify the next person who deposits them.
Widen the Peepholes! Entity-based Auto-Suggestion as a rich and yet immediate Starting Point for Exploratory Search. (2012)

Abstract: Today’s search engines provide instant keyword-based auto-suggestion and completion of the user’s search queries. This paper presents a novel auto-suggestion interface for the Semantic Multimedia Explorer (SEMEX), a semantic search engine that supports entity-based exploratory video retrieval. In difference to traditional text-based retrieval, auto-suggestion and auto-completion of the user’s query string is not based on plain text but on semantic entities grouped by meaningful categories. Sug-gested entities are ranked by plain edit-distance as well as by popularity while their representations are enabled for brushing and linking. The categories contribute to a quick comprehensibility of the suggested entities compared to other systems that constrain an actually significant and practical feature into static and narrow vertical listings. Thus, our approach is leading to better decision making from the very start of an exploratory search. 1
Mitochondrial Aberrations in Mucolipidosis Type IV (2006)

Mucolipidosis type IV is a genetic lysosomal storage disease associated with degenerative processes in the brain, eye, and other tissues. Mucolipidosis type IV results from mutations in the gene MCOLN1, which codes for the TRP family ion channel, mucolipin 1. The connection between lysosomal dysfunction and degenerative processes in mucolipidosis type IV is unclear. Here we report that mucolipidosis type IV and several unrelated lysosomal storage diseases are associated with significant mitochondrial fragmentation and decreased mitochondrial Ca2+ buffering efficiency. The mitochondrial alterations observed in these lysosomal storage diseases are reproduced in control cells by treatment with lysosomal inhibitors and with the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine. This suggests that inefficient autophagolysosomal recycling of mitochondria generates fragmented, effete mitochondria in mucolipidosis. Mitochondria accumulate that cannot properly buffer calcium fluxes in the cell. A decrease in mitochondrial Ca2+ buffering capacity in cells affected by these lysosomal storage diseases is associated with increased sensitivity to apoptosis induced by Ca2+-mobilizing agonists and executed via a caspase-8-dependent pathway. Deficient Ca2+ homeostasis may represent a common mechanism of degenerative cell death in several lysosomal storage diseases.
Sudanese women carry a double burden. Special report: women and HIV. (1995)

Women and girls in the Sudan face considerable burdens. Maternal mortality is high (655/100,000 live births). Less than 50% of girls attend primary school. Only 20% attend secondary school. 88% of women cannot read or write. 8.8% of all women 15-19 years old have children. About 80% of the population live in rural areas. Droughts, floods, and plagues trouble the agriculture-based economy. Poverty burdens women at a rate two times that of men. Political unrest and civil war in the south have made widows of many women and orphans of many children. Girls work from a very early age. Women must work with their husbands in the fields or have an alternative source of income. Girls from a low-income family, who are the eldest daughters, or who have younger sisters and brothers must work to feed and clothe the family and to pay school fees. Many women go to Khartoum to find a better life, but few jobs exist, even if the women are well educated. Some women as young as 12 years old sell tea in the street, work as maids for the privileged, or work as sex workers. Some women form groups with an older woman serving as their leader. She promises to protect the women in her group from hunger. Yet, she cannot defend them against HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases. Any woman arrested for soliciting clients may serve 2-3 months in prison. The government has a program for women prisoners informing them about HIV/AIDS and providing them new skills. The IEC (information, education, and communication) coordinator for HIV/AIDS in the Ministry of Health has set up this special program which provides religious advice and handicrafts. The program also shows women prisoners videos on transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
[Comparison of Tyloxapol (Tacholiquin, Alevaire) with physiological saline as inhalation carrier solutions]. (1975)

The European energy policy of 20% efficiency in 2020 is only achievable by a consequent replacement of for example of incandescence lamps by CFL, standard drives and pumps by variable speed drives, classical oil or gas heating facilities by electrical heat pumps and central power stations by decentralized generators (DG) in order to bring the production closer to the demand. The increasing population in cities is an additional challenge and it requires an enormous effort for reducing the greenhouse gases. Especially, cities have a high and still increasing demand on electricity, gas, heating and cooling simultaneously. Therefore, an optimal use of multi energy systems (mostly based on DG) in the urban environment using smart control and communication technologies and the implementation of e-mobility is the key towards highly efficient and carbon-reduced cities. Therefore, in the framework of Smart Grids, Smart Cities take a particular role.
Tethered acoustic doppler current profiler platforms for measuring streamflow (2003)

For additional information, contact: Director, Indiana Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey5957 Lakeside Blvd.Indianapolis, IN 46278 The U.S. Geological Survey tested and refined tethered-platform designs for measuring streamflow. Platform specifications were developed, radio-modem telemetry of acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) data and potential platform-hull sources were investigated, and hulls were tested and evaluated. Different platforms, which included a variety of hull configurations, were tested for drag and stability at the U.S. Geological Survey tow tank and at a field site below a reservoir. The testing indicated that, although any of the designs could be used under certain conditions, trimaran designs provided the best all-around performance under a range of conditions. The trimaran designs housed the ADCP in the center hull; this resulted in lower drag than the catamaran designs and retained the stability advantage of catamarans over monohull designs. Waterproof radio modems that operate at 900 megahertz were used to communicate wirelessly with instruments at high baud rates. A tethered-platform design with a trimaran hull and 900-megahertz radio modems is now commercially available. Continued field use has resulted in U.S. Geological Survey procedures for making tethered-platform discharge measurements, including methods for tethered-boat deployment, moving-bed tests, and measurement of edge distances.
Wirkungsgeschichtlicher Exkurs (1964)

Bühnenstücke leben auf zwei Ebenen, der der Literatur und der der Buhne. Wenn ein Bühnenstück sich literarisch als lebensfähig erweist, ruft es nicht immer die Begeisterung des zeitgenössischen Theaterpublikums hervor, und umgekehrt, ein zeitweiliger Erfolg bei Aufführungen gewährleistet keineswegs die literarische Qualität, die ewige Gültigkeit eines Stuckes, macht es nicht zur epochalen Klassik. Das seltene Zusammenfallen beider Elemente geht meistens auf zeitbedingte, günstige Zufalle zurück, die nicht immer positiver Natur sein müssen, wie z. B. die Urauffuhrungen von Hauptmanns Dramen »Vor Sonnenaufgang« und »Die Weber« am besten zeigen. Eine kurze wirkungsgeschichtliche Betrachtung der dramatischen Werke Hauptmanns unternehmen wir nicht nur, um die stilistische Analyse zu ergänzen, sondern auch, um auf einige unglückliche Tendenzen in der heutigen Hauptmannkritik einzugehen.
GH, IGFs, IGF-binding protein-3 and acid-labile subunit: what is the pecking order? (1997)

Journal Article GH, IGFs, IGF-binding protein-3 and acid-labile subunit: what is the pecking order? Get access M Binoux M Binoux Unité de Recherches sur la Régulation de la Croissance, U. 142, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 75571 Paris Cedex 12, France Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar European Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 137, Issue 6, Dec 1997, Pages 605–609, https://doi.org/10.1530/eje.0.1370605 Published: 01 December 1997 Article history Received: 26 August 1997 Accepted: 28 August 1997 Published: 01 December 1997
Rationally designed multifunctional plasmonic nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a review (2014)

Rationally designed multifunctional plasmonic nanostructures efficiently integrate two or more functionalities into a single entity, for example, with both plasmonic and catalytic activity. This review article is focused on their synthesis and use in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as a molecular spectroscopic technique with high sensitivity, fingerprint specificity, and surface selectivity. After a short tutorial on the fundamentals of Raman scattering and SERS in particular, applications ranging from chemistry (heterogeneous catalysis) to biology and medicine (diagnostics/imaging, therapy) are summarized.