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A service logic program structure of UPT service in intelligent networks (2002)

A single SLP may be a solution for UPT services. However, the authors propose a strategy of building UPT services with multiple SLPs which can be triggered independently. They also discuss a structure that treats these SLPs as a single SLP. These structures make it easy to enhance UPT services, because additional SLPs may introduce new UPT features independently. Furthermore, the relationship is clarified between personal mobility and UPT service's SLP triggering, the cooperation of adjacent UPT service SLPs, and the required functions to support SLP cooperation.
Fractal Analysis of EEG in Hypnosis and its Relationship with Hypnotizability (2006)

Fractal analysis was applied to study the trends of EEG signals in the hypnotic condition. The subjects were 19 psychiatric outpatients. Hypnotizability was measured with the Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP). Fifty-four sets of EEG data were analyzed by detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA), a well-established fractal analysis technique. The scaling exponents, which are the results of fractal analysis, are reduced toward white noise during the hypnotic condition, which differentiates the hypnotic condition from the waking condition. Further, the decrease in the scaling exponents during hypnosis was solely associated with the eye-roll sign within specific cortical areas (F3, C4, and O1/2) closely related to eye movements and attention. In conclusion, the present study has found that the application of the fractal analysis technique can demonstrate the electrophysiological correlations with hypnotic influence on cerebral activity.
Systemic treatment with resveratrol and/or curcumin reduces the progression of experimental periodontitis in rats (2016)

Resveratrol and curcumin are capable of reducing alveolar bone loss in an animal model of periodontitis. This occurred when these agents were added singly or in combination with one another, but there did not appear to be either synergistic or additive effects.
Failure of glove hole detection device for synthetic gloves (1999)

Holes in latex gloves can be reliably detected by commercially available electronic devices. The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of an electronic glove hole detection device using latex gloves to that of neoprene, vinyl, and nitrile latex-free gloves. The electronic hole detection device accurately detected holes in the latex gloves during the 2-h study. In contrast, the latex-free gloves were immediately conductive of electricity in the absence of holes. Consequently, electronic glove hole detection devices cannot be reliably used with latex-free gloves.
Tour Route Multiobjective Optimization Design Based on the Tourist Satisfaction (2014)

The question prompted is how to design the tour route to make the tourists get the maximum satisfactions considering the tourists’ demand. The influence factors of the tour route choices of tourists were analyzed and tourists’ behavior characteristics and psychological preferences were regarded as the important influence factors based on the tourist behavioral theories. A questionnaire of tourists’ tour route information and satisfaction degree was carried out. Some information about the scene spot and tourists demand and tour behaviors characteristic such as visit frequency, number of attractions visited was obtained and analyzed. Based on the convey datum, tour routes multiobjective optimization functions were prompted for the tour route design regarding the maximum satisfaction and the minimum tour distance as the optimal objective. The available routes are listed and categorized. Based on the particle swarm optimization model, the priorities of the tour route are calculated and finally the suggestion depth tour route and quick route tour routes are given considering the different tour demands of tourists. The results can offer constructive suggestions on how to design tour routes on the part of tourism enterprises and how to choose a proper tour route on the part of tourists.
Evaluation of the Ames Solid Waste Recovery System. Part I. Summary of environmental emissions: equipment, facilities, and economic evaluations. Interim report 5 Feb 76--4 Feb 77 (1977)

The following topics are discussed: characterization of the refuse derived fuel (RDF) produced; Equipment and plant performance evaluations; an analysis of plant maintenance and manpower requirements; and an analysis of plant operating costs. Also included is a brief summary of the boiler environmental emissions and boiler performance when mixtures of coal and RDF are burned. During the year the plant processed 37,136 Mg of municipal solid waste. Average as received heating value of the RDF produced was 13,050 kJ/kg at 23.0% moisture and 17.4% ash. The net cost of operating the refuse processing plant after credits were given for the RDF, recovered metals and dump fees was $18.90/Mg of municipal solid waste received. The economic model of the plant showed that a volume increase is the most attractive method of reducing the net cost.
Cytoplasmic as opposed to surface Ia antigens expressed on human peripheral blood lymphocytes and monocytes. (1982)

Peripheral blood leucocytes were examined for the presence of HLA-Dr or Ia-like antigen on the cell surface and in the cytoplasm. Surface staining of viable cell suspensions, using monoclonal anti-Ia antibody in both immunofluorescence and immunoperoxidase methods gave similar results. Using a newly developed immunoperoxidase double staining procedure, which stains the cells when either viable or fixed, both the surface and cytoplasm of the individual cells were labelled and examined. Twenty to thirty percent of the mononuclear cells were positive for Ia staining on the cell surface and in the cytoplasm. Morphologically these positive cells were identified as both lymphocytes and monocytes. A small percentage (5-9%) of these monocytes and lymphocytes consistently labelled only cytoplasmic Ia determinants. In contrast, only surface binding was observed with monoclonal antibodies recognizing T cell subpopulations. The ability to detect intracellular Ia antigenic determinants is of value in distinguishing stages of lymphocyte and monocyte development.
SIMULATION OF A FOUR PHASE SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF MUTUAL COUPLING (1989)

ABSTRACT Switched reluctance motors are typically constructed such that the coupling between phases is relatively small compared to conventional induction and synchronous machines. While small, this coupling is not negligible and could have important influence on transfer of current between motor phases during both normal and abnormal conditions. This paper presents, for the first time, a coupled circuit model which allows for mutual coupling between motor phases. Comparison is made between simulation and test results and good correlation is obtained.
Electrostatic Transducers for Micro Energy Harvesting Based on SOI Technology (2007)

This paper describes the modeling, fabrication, and characterization of SOI-based micro- electro-mechanical transducers used for energy harvesting. The electrostatic transducers convert vibrations of a seismic mass by means of variable capacitors realized using comb structures. The seismic mass with comb electrodes is suspended by four 1-mm-long straight beam springs. Transducers with springs of different widths with theoretical resonance frequencies ranging from 96 to 1160 Hz were realized. The frequency behavior of the resonators is investigated using an in-plane vibrometer with nm resolution. Linear and non-linear responses are measured for weak and hard driving excitations, respectively. The effect of the capacitance variation on the harvested power is investigated as well as the application of different resistive loads to the devices.
Integrative Ranging and Positioning for IR-UWB Wireless Sensor Networks (2011)

Sufficient intercommunication between ranging module and positioning module was lacked during the current research on the localization issue for IR-UWB wireless sensor networks. The idea of integrative ranging and positioning was proposed in this paper. The ranging module was designed to provide not only the range estimation results to the positioning module, but also the corresponding reliability evaluation results and NLOS identification results. Three positioning algorithms that differently utilize the ranging information were proposed, including LS, WLS, and MLE. Simulation results show that WLS and MLE greatly outperform LS. Since the computation complexity of WLS is much less than MLE, WLS is more appropriate for practical application. The effects of pulse energy and NLOS ratio of anchor nodes on positioning performance were also investigated, some useful results which can guide the practical design are drawn.
A Simple Route to Spiroketals via Alkylation of Dihydropyran (1984)

3,4-Dihydro-2H-pyran was alkylated, v i a i t s 2 -l i t h i o d e r i v a t i v e , w i t h several 0-protected 6o r y-iodo alcohols i n excellent y i e l d s .Acidic treatment of the r e s u l t a n t 2-substituted dihydropyrans produced both the deprotection o f the hydroxyl group and the c y c l i z a t i o n t o s p i r o k e t a l s .values 4,12,18,25,26
Sub-pixel motion estimation using gradient cross-correlation (2003)

A highly accurate and computationally efficient method is presented suitable for the estimation of motion in video sequences. The method is based on the maximisation of the spatial gradient cross-correlation function, which is computed in the frequency domain and therefore is implemented by fast transformation algorithms. By taking into full consideration gradient magnitude and phase, the selection of salient and reliable image features is promoted and the resulting accuracy of motion estimation enhanced. The proposed method outperforms established competing frequency-domain motion estimation methods, most notably phase correlation, in terms of sub-pixel accuracy for a range of test material and motion scenarios. Our results also show that our method is considerably more immune to the presence of manually induced additive Gaussian noise.
Streamer propagation and breakdown in natural ester at high voltage (2009)

This paper reports an experimental investigation about streamer propagation and breakdown in natural esters (rape-seed oils). Experiments are carried out over a large range of gap distances (from 2 to 20 cm) and voltage (up to 460 kV), in order to determine the properties of natural esters for high voltage insulation. A detailed description of positive and negative streamers is obtained by the measurement of propagation velocity, stopping length, transient currents, charge, streak photographs of the emitted light. As in previous studies carried out in mineral transformer oil, several propagation "modes" can be observed in rape-seed oil. They show the transition from "slow" streamers (velocity about 1 km/s), to fast streamers (velocity up to 200 km/s). Fast positive streamers propagate at much lower voltage in rape-seed oil compared to mineral oil. In turn, this induces lower breakdown voltages and shorter time to breakdown in this liquid. Measurements of currents and streak photographs bring the evidence of the stepped character of fast positive streamers and show the constancy of their velocity under very high voltage.
A compact high resolution piezoresistive digital tactile sensor (2003)

A tactile sensor has been developed which provides a 256-element tactile image to a host computer. The sensor contains all required circuitry to scan the sensor array and provide eight-bit digitized data as well as synchronization signals. The sensing area is 0.5 in.*0.5 in., providing spatial resolution of 0.031 in. The overall package measures 0.8 in.*0.8 in.*0.25 in., making it small enough to be located on a fingertip. The circuitry is located inside the package on a hybrid microcircuit which measures 0.5 in.*0.5 in. The sensing elements are force-sensing resistors with a wide usable force range.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Multi-criteria Scheduling on Clouds (2013)

Le cloud computing a émergé au cours de la dernière décennie pour être largement adopté aujourd’hui dans plusieurs domaines de l’informatique. Il consiste à proposer des ressources axées, ou non, sur le marché sous forme de services qui peuvent être consommés de manière souple et transparente. Dans cette thèse, nous traitons le problème d’ordonnancement, un des enjeux majeurs du cloud. Selon la configuration de cloud ciblée, nous avons identifié trois niveaux d’ordonnancement : niveau service, niveau tâche et niveau machine virtuelle. Nous revisitons la modélisation du problème, la conception et l’implémentation des métaheuristiques multiobjectives pour chaque niveau d’ordonnancement du cloud. Les ordonnanceurs à base de métaheuristiques que nous proposons portent sur différents critères notamment la consommation d’énergie, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, le profit et la qualité du service (coût et temps de réponse). Nous prouvons leur capacité d’adaptation aux contraintes du cloud en les intégrant au sein du gestionnaire de cloud OpenNebula. De plus, nos ordonnanceurs ont été largement expérimentés utilisant des configurations réalistes de cloud sur Grid’5000, en tant qu’infrastructure en tant que service (IAAS), et des scénarios concrets basés sur les instances et les tarifications d’Amazon EC2. Les résultats présentés montrent que les méthodes que nous proposons surpassent les approches d’ordonnancement existantes sur tous les critères cités précédemment.
Microbiomics of irrigation with xylitol or <i>Lactococcus lactis</i> in chronic rhinosinusitis (2021)

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Less is More (2016)

Model-based reliability estimation of systems can provide useful insights early in the development process. However, computational complexity of estimating metrics such as mean time to first failure (MTTFF), turnaround time (TAT), or other domain-based quantitative measures can be prohibitive both in time, space, and precision. In this article, we present an alternative to exhaustive model exploration, as in probabilistic model checking, and partial random exploration, as in statistical model checking. Our hypothesis is that a (carefully crafted) partial systematic exploration of a system model can provide better bounds for these quantitative model metrics at lower computation cost. We present a novel automated technique for metric estimation that combines simulation, invariant inference, and probabilistic model checking. Simulation produces a probabilistically relevant set of traces from which a state invariant is inferred. The invariant characterises a partial model, which is then exhaustively explored using probabilistic model checking. We report on experiments that suggest that metric estimation using this technique (for both fully probabilistic models and those exhibiting nondeterminism) can be more effective than (full-model) probabilistic and statistical model checking, especially for system models for which the events of interest are rare.
CAD Systems and Cognitive Complexity: Beyond the Drafting Board Metaphor (1991)

Abstract Computer-Aided Design (CAD) systems can and should support and enhance the product development process. Unfortunately, the benefits delivered by current systems have not met users’ expectations. We believe that CAD systems should be designed to minimize the cognitive complexity facing the engineer; CAD systems should be easy to use and should help the engineer manage design-related complexity. A series of propositions are developed which refine these ideas. To evaluate the central propositions, we constructed a prototype CAD system for the design of blanked and bent sheet metal parts. The user of the system is provided with a hand-held input device which interprets actions of the user’s hands as production operations on a CAD representation of the part. The user creates sheet metal parts by bending, stretching, pushing, and moving the input device. The system was demonstrated to engineers, engineering managers, and researchers, who provided ideas for future enhancements. Reactions to the demonstrations of the system have helped evaluate the concepts behind the system. Although we have used sheet metal as an example domain, we believe these ideas can be applied in other design contexts.
A Family of Single-Isomer, Sulfated γ-Cyclodextrin Chiral Resolving Agents for Capillary Electrophoresis. 1. Octakis(2,3-diacetyl-6-sulfato)-γ-cyclodextrin (1999)

The first member of the single-isomer, sulfated gamma-cyclodextrin family, the sodium salt of octakis(2,3-diacetyl-6-sulfato)-gamma-cyclodextrin (ODAS-gamma CD) has been synthesized, analytically characterized, and used to separate, by capillary electrophoresis, a variety of neutral, acidic, basic, and amphoteric enantiomers in low pH background electrolytes. The anionic effective mobilities of the neutral and anionic analytes were found to increase with the concentration of ODAS-gamma CD. For weakly binding cationic analytes, the effective mobilities went from cationic high values, through zero, to increasingly larger anionic values as the concentration of ODAS-gamma CD was increased. For the strongly complexing cationic analytes, the effective mobilities became anionic even at very low ODAS-gamma CD concentrations and became smaller as the ionic strength of the background electrolyte increased with the increasing ODAS-gamma CD concentration. Separation selectivity followed the predictions of the charged resolving agent migration model: for neutral analytes it decreased as the concentration of ODAS-gamma CD was increased. For cationic analytes, selectivities were found to increase as the cationic effective mobilities approached zero, then decreased as the concentration of ODAS-gamma CD was increased further. The extent of peak resolution that could be realized with ODAS-gamma CD strongly depended on the magnitude of separation selectivity and the normalized electroosmotic flow mobility. ODAS-gamma CD proved to be a broadly applicable chiral resolving agent.
Effect of inlet orifice on saturated CHF and flow visualization in multi-microchannel heat sinks (2009)

This article investigates the effect of inlet orifices on saturated critical heat flux (CHF) in multi-microchannel heat sinks. Two different multi-microchannel heat sinks made in copper were tested with three low pressure refrigerants (R134a, R236fa, R245fa). One had 20 parallel rectangular microchannels of 467 times 4052 mum (width times depth) while the other had 29 channels of 199 times 756 mum (width times depth). Flow visualization has been conducted with and without an orifice insert at the inlet of microchannels. Visualization confirmed the existence of flow instability, back flow and non-uniform distribution of flow among the channels when the insert with orifices was removed. Flow patterns in the microchannels and their evolution with increasing heat flux were observed. The flow boiling curves suggest that in the case of omitting the orifice, the boiling incipient occurred at a higher heat flux resulting in a higher overshoot of wall temperature. Moreover, the flow was easily subjected to instability and caused CHF to occur at much lower values than occurred with the orifices in place.
Review of traffic data estimations extracted from cellular networks (2008)

One of the main characteristics of modern society is the never-ending increase in mobility. This leads to a series of problems such as congestion and increased pollution. To resolve these problems, it is imperative to have a good road network management and planning. To efficiently identify the characteristics of traffic in the road network, it would be necessary to perform a permanent monitorisation of all roadway links. This would involve an excessive cost of installation and maintenance of road infrastructure. Hence, new alternatives are required which can characterise traffic in a real time with good accuracy at an acceptable price. Mobile telephone systems are considered as a promising technology for the traffic data collection system. Its extensive use in converting its subscribers in a broad sample to draw information from phones becomes anonymous probes to monitor traffic. It is reviewed how to obtain parameters related to traffic from cellular-network-based data, describing methods used in existing simulation works as well as field tests in the academic and industrial field.
Renewable pH Cross-Sensitive Potentiometric Heparin Sensors with Incorporated Electrically Charged H<sup>+</sup> Ionophores (1999)

Polymer membrane-based potentiometric sensors have been developed earlier to provide a rapid and direct method of analysis for polyions such as heparin, a natural anticoagulant administered to prevent thrombus formation during cardiovascular surgery. These heparin sensors are irreversible, requiring a membrane renewal procedure between measurements which currently prevents the sensors from being used for continuous monitoring of blood heparin. A newly developed heparin sensor is shown here to allow an alternate and more practical method of membrane renewal. The electrically charged H+ ionophore 5-(octadecanoyloxy)-2-(4-nitrophenylazo)-phenol (ETH 2412) is incorporated as an additional ionophore into a heparin-sensing membrane. This membrane will respond to pH only at low H+ concentrations, while sample anions are coextracted with H+ ions into the membrane at physiological pH. In buffered samples at physiological pH, the sensors will therefore respond to heparin via an ion-exchange mechanism with chloride anions. The pH cross-sensitive heparin-sensing membranes are shown to give an excellent potentiometric response toward heparin in aqueous samples at physiological pH and Cl-levels as well as in undiluted whole blood with no loss of heparin response. The membrane renewal is accomplished by moderately increasing the pH of the sample, causing heparin to diffuse out of the membrane with H+ ions. Reproducibilities are, with less than 1 mV standard deviation, improved over the classical system. Unlike the high NaCl concentration used to strip heparin from the previously established heparin sensor, the pH change used here could ultimately be performed locally at the sample-membrane interface, allowing the sensor to be used for automated long-term monitoring of heparin in blood. A theoretical model is presented to explain the experimental results.
Sex-steroid hormones, gonadotropin and ovarian carcinogenesis: a review of epidemiological and experimental data (2004)

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Second stage of a genome scan of schizophrenia: Study of five positive regions in an expanded sample (2000)

In a previous genome scan of 43 schizophrenia pedigrees, nonparametric linkage (NPL) scores with empirically derived pointwise P-values less than 0.01 were observed in two regions (chromosomes 2q12-13 and 10q23) and less than 0.05 in three regions (4q22-23, 9q22, and 11q21). Markers with a mean spacing of about 5 cM were typed in these regions in an expanded sample of 71 pedigrees, and NPL analyses carried out. No region produced significant genomewide evidence for linkage. On chromosome 10q, the empirical P-value remained at less than 0.01 for the entire sample (D10S168), evidence in the original 43 pedigrees was slightly increased, and a broad peak of positive results was observed. P-values less than 0.05 were observed on chromosomes 2q (D2S436) and 4q (D4S2623), but not on chromosomes 9q or 11q. It is concluded that this sample is most supportive of linkage on chromosome 10q, with less consistent support on chromosomes 2q and 4q. Am. J. Med. Genet. (Neuropsychiatr. Genet.) 96:864–869, 2000. © 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.