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Detection, Growth, and Amine-Producing Capacity of Lactobacilli in Cheese (1989)

A differential plating medium was developed to detect decarboxylating lactobacilli in cheese. With this medium, 15 cheeses made from raw milk were investigated for the presence of these bacteria. Five histidine-decarboxylating strains and one tyrosine-decarboxylating strain were isolated. The isolates were identified with the API 50L system. Accordingly, each of the five histidine-decarboxylating strains was identified as Lactobacillus buchneri, whereas the tyrosine-decarboxylating strain is a representative of Lactobacillus brevis. Cheesemaking experiments using a low inoculum concentration of the histidinedecarboxylating L. buchneri strain St2A (0.2 CFU/ml of milk) showed that, under conditions of accelerated proteolysis, histamine may accumulate rapidly; after 3 months of ripening, 410 mg/kg was found. An inoculum concentration of 5 CFU/ml gave rise to the formation of 1,060 mg/kg.
Preparation and Evaluation of Fullers Earth Beads for Removal of Cesium from Waste Streams (2007)

Abstract Fullers earth beads and cylinders were prepared using chitosan and sodium silicate as binders, respectively, for removal of cesium ion from aqueous solutions. The cost of the adsorbent is expected to be significantly lower as the raw materials are low cost materials and readily available. The adsorbents were characterized by SEM, EDS, and x‐ray microanalysis. Adsorption capacity of the beads was evaluated under both batch and dynamic conditions. The adsorption capacity for Fullers earth beads was found to be 26.3 mg/g of adsorbent at 293 K when the liquid phase concentration of cesium was 1000 mg/L. The adsorption capacity of Fullers earth cylinder was found to be higher than that of beads, however, it was concluded that the alkaline nature of the cylinder precipitated out cesium increasing its capacity. The capacity of Fullers earth beads decreased by almost 62% when 1 mol/L NaCl and 2.25 mmol/L of strontium were present in the solution. The Freundlich, the Langmuir isotherm equations, and a modified Polanyi's equation were used to correlate the data. The isosteric heats of adsorption suggested the heterogeneity of the surface and multilayer coverage. The first order reversible kinetic model adequately described the dynamic system during the adsorption process. The adsorption (k1) and desorption (k2) rate constants were evaluated from the dynamic model.
The IBM 8209 LAN bridge (1992)

The issues involved in bridging 802.5 (token-ring) and 802.3 (Ethernet) networks at the media access control (MAC) layer are discussed. The issues concern incompatibilities between the two networks in six areas: routing schemes, station addresses, frame formats, and local area network speeds. An approach incorporated in the IBM 8209 LAN bridge for resolving the incompatibilities is described. The IBM 8209 LAN bridge, a two-port MAC bridge, supports source routing on the token ring/802.5 side and transparent bridging on the Ethernet/802.3 side. Recently proposed changes in the token-ring source routing standards are discussed.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Bandwidth and gain improvement of a circularly polarized dual-rhombic loop antenna (2006)

We present a novel way to improve the performance of a circularly polarized (CP) dual-rhombic loop antenna. The bandwidth is enhanced by adding a pair of parasitic rhombic loops inside the dual-rhombic loop while the gain is increased with the help of a short backfire antenna (SBA). Good impedance matching is obtained by introducing a broadband balun. The addition of the parasitic elements leads to a bandwidth of 46% for $ axial ~ratio ~( AR) leq 2~ dB$ with an impedance bandwidth of 50% for $ VSWRleq 2$. The dual-rhombic loop excited SBA achieves an AR ( $leq 3~ dB$ ) bandwidth of 45% with an antenna gain of 11 dBi.
Maximal Androgen Blockade for the Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer—A Systematic Review (2006)

The small survival benefit conferred by MAB with NSAA is of questionable clinical significance given the added toxicity and concomitant decline in quality of life observed in patients treated with MAB. Therefore, combined treatment with flutamide or nilutamide should not be routinely offered to patients with meta-static prostate cancer beyond the purpose of blocking testosterone flare. Monotherapy, consisting of orchiectomy or the administration of a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist is recommended as standard treatment.
Organic Materials for Optical Second Harmonic Generation (1983)

Recent studies have revealed the anomalously large optical nonlinearities of certain organic compounds relative to those of more conventional inorganic substances. Progress in the optimization of the optical nonlinearity of organic materials has stemmed from the interactive combination of better theoretical understanding of the origins of these large nonlinearities and the rational modification of molecular and crystal structure via organic synthesis.
Why are Computer Games so Entertaining? – A study on whether motivational feedback elements from computer games can improve spoken language learning games. (2011)

This master thesis is a part of a project conducted by the Centre of Speech Technology at the Department of Language, Speech and Music at the Royal Institute of Technology. The focus of this master thesis has been on how to make computerized language learning more entertaining and stimulating. Computer games in general can create an addictive and motivational encouraging stimulation for players and it is very interesting to understand what these elements are and whether the elements can be implemented into language learning games. The subjects for this project consisted of both bachelor and master students from the ages 18-35 and some participants being members of a game committee at the school of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In order to understand what makes normal games so addictive and what these motivational feedback attributes and elements are, we have to examine and explore what game traits, mechanisms and genres that are considered appealing by the users. The project started by examining what previous works have been made within the fields of motivation, education and games. Afterwards a qualitative survey was created based on previous theoretical works that was sent to the committee and the targeted user group of interest. The results were later evaluated and analyzed, in order to extract the most appealing, important and motivational encouraging feedback elements.
Analgesic Concentrations of Lidocaine Suppress Tonic A-delta and C Fiber Discharges Produced by Acute Injury (1991)

Intravenous lidocaine has been shown to relieve acute postoperative pain and chronic neuropathic pain. It is not known whether analgesia produced by 2-10 micrograms/ml plasma concentrations of lidocaine is due to an effect on peripheral-pain-transducing nerves or to central nervous system effects. The current study examined effects of analgesic concentrations of lidocaine on injury-induced discharge of A-delta and C fibers, using the in vitro rabbit corneal nerve preparation. Lidocaine at concentrations from 1-20 micrograms/ml reversibly suppressed tonic action potential discharge of acutely injured nerves. The median effective concentration (ED50) (5.7 micrograms/ml) corresponds to clinically effective plasma concentrations for analgesia. Electrically evoked nerve conduction was not blocked until lidocaine concentrations were greater than 250 micrograms/ml. Thus, analgesia produced by lidocaine appears to result from suppression of tonic neural discharge in injured peripheral A-delta and C fiber nociceptors.
Design and Implementation of Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer Based on FPGA (2009)

This design makes use of the FPGA chip to accomplish the core part of the direct-digital-frequency synthesizer(DDS) system circuits,adopts the hardware description language(VHDL) to complete the design of each moldule that constitutes the core circuits,and designs the periphery hardware circuits which corresponds to the DDS system.This kind of design can also make use of the reference clock signal with 8 MHz to synthesize a frequency in the 0-500 KHz of the sine or the cosine wave.Because of the Field Programmable characteristics,the DDS can fulfill a flexible improvement according to the different requests.It also has other characteristics,such as high-integration,quick function speed and low power cost.
Plasmonic Bragg reflectors for enhanced extraordinary optical transmission through nano-hole arrays in a gold film (2007)

We demonstrate the use of plasmonic Bragg reflectors (PBRs) to enhance the extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) from an array of subwavelength apertures in a gold film. Arrays of partially milled lines and dimples are placed at the edges of an array of nano-holes in a gold film. These PBR structures, with half the pitch of the array, capture light scattered away from the array by Bragg reflection. By appropriate positioning of the PBR, the light is reflected in-phase with the EOT light and thereby doubles the EOT without shifting the wavelength of the resonant transmission peak. Furthermore, the PBR structures show strong polarization dependence that is also strongly dependent on the structure of the PBR, as explained in terms of scattering of the surface waves.
Togra Smith, D.D. (1894)

Togra Smith, D.D. Get access C. E. D. C. E. D. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Notes and Queries, Volume s8-V, Issue 110, 3 February 1894, Page 93, https://doi.org/10.1093/nq/s8-V.110.93-c Published: 03 February 1894
Emerging Roles for the Transforming Growth Factor-β Superfamily in Regulating Adiposity and Energy Expenditure (2010)

Members of the TGF-β superfamily regulate many aspects of development, including adipogenesis. Studies in cells and animal models have characterized the effects of superfamily signaling on adipocyte development, adiposity, and energy expenditure. Although bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 4 is generally considered a protein that promotes the differentiation of white adipocytes, BMP7 has emerged as a selective regulator of brown adipogenesis. Conversely, TGF-β and activin A inhibit adipocyte development, a process augmented in TGF-β-treated cells by Smads 6 and 7, negative regulators of canonical TGF-β signaling. Other superfamily members have mixed effects on adipogenesis depending on cell culture conditions, the timing of expression, and the cell type, and many of these effects occur by altering the expression or activities of proteins that control the adipogenic cascade, including members of the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein family and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ. BMP7, growth differentiation factor (GDF) 8, and GDF3 are versatile in their mechanisms of action, and altering their normal expression characteristics has significant effects on adiposity in vivo. In addition to their roles in adipogenesis, activins and BMP7 regulate energy expenditure by affecting the expression of genes that contribute to mitochondrial biogenesis and function. GDF8 signals through its own receptors during adipogenesis while antagonizing BMP7, an example of a ligand from one major branch of the superfamily regulating the other. With such intricate relationships that ultimately affect adiposity, TGF-β superfamily signaling holds considerable promise as a target for treating human obesity and its comorbidities.
Therapeutic genome editing of triple-negative breast tumors using a noncationic and deformable nanolipogel (2019)

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which has the highest mortality rate of all breast cancer, is in urgent need of a therapeutic that hinders the spread and growth of cancer cells. CRISPR genome editing holds the promise of a potential cure for many genetic diseases, including TNBC; however, its clinical translation is being challenged by the lack of safe and effective nonviral delivery systems for in vivo therapeutic genome editing. Here we report the synthesis and application of a noncationic, deformable, and tumor-targeted nanolipogel system (tNLG) for CRISPR genome editing in TNBC tumors. We have demonstrated that tNLGs mediate a potent CRISPR knockout of Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2), a known breast cancer oncogene, in human TNBC cells in vitro and in vivo. The loss of Lcn2 significantly inhibits the migration and the mesenchymal phenotype of human TNBC cells and subsequently attenuates TNBC aggressiveness. In an orthotopic TNBC model, we have shown that systemically administered tNLGs mediated >81% CRISPR knockout of Lcn2 in TNBC tumor tissues, resulting in significant tumor growth suppression (>77%). Our proof-of-principle results provide experimental evidence that tNLGs can be used as a safe, precise, and effective delivery approach for in vivo CRISPR genome editing in TNBC.
Synthesis and Properties of Novel Well-Defined Alternating PPE/PPV Copolymers (2001)

The polycondensation reactions of luminophoric dialdehydes 5 and bisphosphonates 3 provide a new type of π-conjugated polymers 7 with well-defined structure (—Ar—C≡C—Ar—C≡C—Ar—CH=CH—Ar— CH=CH—)n , which was confirmed by NMR, infrared and UV-Vis spectroscopy. High molecular weight (M̄w up to 500 000 g/mol), thermostable, soluble and transparent film-forming materials were obtained. The grafting of large alkoxy side chains enhances the solubility and processability of the new compounds. The incorporation of triple bonds into the PPV backbone increases the oxidation and reduction potentials, thus making these polymers potentially good electron-transporting materials if used in light-emissive-diode devices. The polymers are photoconductive and show very good photoluminescent properties in solution as well as in the solid state. Identical absorption (λmax,abs = 445 nm) and emission (λmax,em = 490 nm) behaviors were observed for all polymers in solution (CHCl3), resulting in a fluorescence quantum yield of 70%, but the photophysical behavior in solid state was side group dependent. Polymer 7ac shows a very large Stokes shift (137 nm) and lower fluorescence quantum yield (19%), whereas 7aa, 7bb and 7ab, consisting of side groups equal to or longer than O(CH2)11CH3 are characterized by smaller Stokes shifts (around 30 nm) and comparatively higher fluorescence quantum yields (34 to 44%).
Instrumentation curriculum: from ATE to VXI (2003)

It is argued that the instrumentation curriculum provides a number of opportunities for change through the use of modern ATE equipment in the electrical engineering laboratory. New interface buses like VXIbus provide opportunities for advanced digital interface design and implementation of custom instrumentation interfaces. The use of integrated software packages like LabWindows and LabView allows the creation of virtual instruments. Virtual instruments(VI) flexibly configure instrument assets so as to achieve a desired total instrument functionality. A VI environment can integrate stand-alone instruments as well as plug-in cards to achieve a complete instrument solution. An example of a digital systems design project supported by the availability of VXIbus ATE equipment is described. The objective is to carry out a simulation of a model of the VXIbus backplane with the use of simulation tools available.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
<title>Breaking open the set top box</title> (1998)

In this paper we describe the work being done at HP Labs Bristol in the area of home networks and gateways. This work is based on the idea of breaking open the set top box by physically separating the access network specific functions from the application specific functions. The access network specific functions reside in an access network gateway that can be shared by many end user devices. The first section of the paper present the philosophy behind this approach. The end user devices and the access network gateways must be interconnected by a high bandwidth network which can offer a bounded delay service for delay sensitive traffic. We are advocating the use of IEEE 1394 for this network, and the next section of the paper gives a brief introduction to this technology. We then describe a prototype digital video broadcasting satellite compliant gateway that we have built. This gateway could be used, for example, by a PC for receiving a data service or by a digital TV for receiving an MPEG-2 video service. A control architecture is the presented which uses a PC application to provide a web based user interface to the system. Finally, we provide details of our work on extending the reach of IEEE 1394 and its standardization status.
The eCloudManager intelligence edition semantic technologies for enterprise cloud management (2010)

Abstract. Enterprise clouds apply the paradigm of cloud computing to enterprise IT infrastructures, with the goal of providing easy, flexible, and scalable access to both computing resources and IT services. Realizing the vision of the fully automated enterprise cloud involves addressing a range of technological challenges. In this demonstration, we show how semantic technologies can help to address the challenges related to intelligent information management in enterprise clouds. In particular, we address the topics of data integration, collaborative documentation and annotation and intelligent information access and analytics and demonstrate solutions that are implemented in the newest addition to our eCloudManager product suite: The Intelligence Edition. 1
RGB-D camera-based activity analysis (2012)

Abstract — In this paper, we propose a new activity analysis framework to facilitate the independence of elderly adults living in the community, reduce risks, and enhance the quality of life at home by using RGB-D cameras. Our contributions include two aspects: 1) recognizing 5 activities related to falling including standing, fall from standing, fall from sitting, sit on chair, and sit on floor. The main analysis is based on the depth information due to the advantages of handling illumination changes and identity protection. If the monitored person is out of the range of 3D camera, RGB-based video analysis module is employed to continue the activity monitoring. 2) Identifying the monitored person if there are multiple people in the camera view by combining both depth and RGB information. We have collected a dataset under different lighting conditions and ranges. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposal framework. I.
Capturing and Reproducing Hand-Object Interactions Through Vision-Based Force Sensing (2015)

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Search-quality Tradeoffs for Routing in Non-ideal Wireless Networks (2006)

Typical wireless routing protocols like AODV/DSR are not scalable to very large networks because they employ flooding for route discovery. Geographic routing protocols like GPSR are highly scalable because they require minimum control overhead, but depend on idealized link quality models (such as the unit disk model) which are not always applicable. We explore the routing spectrum between these two extremes under a realistic random link quality model. It is common wisdom that by adding limited flooding to a protocol like geographic routing improves quality. In this paper, we provide a formal and quantitative formulation of this trade-off, and show both analytically and experimentally that a significant improvement in path quality is possible by searching a narrow region around the geographic straight-line path between the source and destination. In particular, if the end-to-end throughput is measured as the product of link reliabilities in a path, then we demonstrate that the path quality improves exponentially as the search region is broadened
Rating Prediction Based on Social Sentiment From Textual Reviews (2016)

In recent years, we have witnessed a flourish of review websites. It presents a great opportunity to share our viewpoints for various products we purchase. However, we face an information overloading problem. How to mine valuable information from reviews to understand a user's preferences and make an accurate recommendation is crucial. Traditional recommender systems (RS) consider some factors, such as user's purchase records, product category, and geographic location. In this work, we propose a sentiment-based rating prediction method (RPS) to improve prediction accuracy in recommender systems. Firstly, we propose a social user sentimental measurement approach and calculate each user's sentiment on items/products. Secondly, we not only consider a user's own sentimental attributes but also take interpersonal sentimental influence into consideration. Then, we consider product reputation, which can be inferred by the sentimental distributions of a user set that reflect customers' comprehensive evaluation. At last, we fuse three factors-user sentiment similarity, interpersonal sentimental influence, and item's reputation similarity-into our recommender system to make an accurate rating prediction. We conduct a performance evaluation of the three sentimental factors on a real-world dataset collected from Yelp. Our experimental results show the sentiment can well characterize user preferences, which helps to improve the recommendation performance.
Pose Space Image Based Rendering (2013)

Abstract This paper introduces a new image‐based rendering approach for articulated objects with complex pose‐dependent appearance, such as clothes. Our approach combines body‐pose‐dependent appearance and geometry to synthesize images of new poses from a database of examples. A geometric model allows animation and view interpolation, while small details as well as complex shading and reflection properties are modeled by pose‐dependent appearance examples in a database. Correspondences between the images are represented as mesh‐based warps, both in the spatial and intensity domain. For rendering, these warps are interpolated in pose space , i.e. the space of body poses, using scattered data interpolation methods. Warp estimation as well as geometry reconstruction is performed in an offline procedure, thus shifting computational complexity to an a‐priori training phase.
Apple Fruit β-galactosidase and Softening in Storage1 (1978)

Abstract Fruit softening of apple ( Malus domestica Borkh.) and the activity of β -galactosidase in 0.5 m citrate extracts of fruit cortex were compared for ‘Lodi’, ‘McIntosh’, ‘Golden Delicious’, and ‘York Imperial’ during storage at 0° or 3.3°, 10.0°, and 18.3°C. Enzyme activity per g fresh weight increased as fruits softened, but specific activity did not change. Cell wall galactose content also decreased during softening. The decrease in wall galactose was least in ‘Lodi’ which contained the lowest β -galactosidase activity. ‘York Imperial’ which softened most slowly showed the highest β -galactosidase activity at harvest and throughout storage. Concentrated enzyme preparations did not release measurable amounts of reducing sugar, uronic acid, or neutral hexose from isolated cell walls.