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Fusing Eye Gaze with Speech Recognition Hypotheses to Resolve Exophoric References in Situated Dialogue (2010)

In situated dialogue humans often utter linguistic expressions that refer to extralinguistic entities in the environment. Correctly resolving these references is critical yet challenging for artificial agents partly due to their limited speech recognition and language understanding capabilities. Motivated by psycholinguistic studies demonstrating a tight link between language production and human eye gaze, we have developed approaches that integrate naturally occurring human eye gaze with speech recognition hypotheses to resolve exophoric references in situated dialogue in a virtual world. In addition to incorporating eye gaze with the best recognized spoken hypothesis, we developed an algorithm to also handle multiple hypotheses modeled as word confusion networks. Our empirical results demonstrate that incorporating eye gaze with recognition hypotheses consistently outperforms the results obtained from processing recognition hypotheses alone. Incorporating eye gaze with word confusion networks further improves performance. 1
Carbon-dioxide laser with high power per unit length (1969)

A CO2-N2-He laser is described in which the discharge plasma was excited in the volume between two coaxial silica tubes by means of a radial r.f. field. Additional power was fed into the plasma by a longitudinal d.c. field applied to internal electrodes. With an outer tube 46.5 mm in diameter and 1.2m long, an output power of 250W was obtained at 12% efficiency.
CIEN AÑOS DE SOLEDAD Y LA CRÍTICA COLOMBIANA (2007)

El presente articulo se centra en el tratamiento que la critica literaria colombiana dio a Cien anos de soledad en el momento de su publicacion. Inicialmente aparece en Lecturas Dominicales de El Tiempo, el 24 de mayo de 1987. El texto tiene como punto de partida el revuelo que ocasiono la publicacion –en 1907– de Pax, la primera novela politica colombiana, de la autoria de Lorenzo Marroquin y Jose Maria Rivas Groot, y el modo en que la critica se comporto ante este fenomeno. El documento cobra vigencia en el marco de las reflexiones que se hacen en la presente edicion de Cuadernos de Literatura del Caribe e Hispanoamerica, en torno a la obra de Gabriel Garcia Marquez. PALABRAS CLAVES Pax, critica literaria colombiana, centralismo critico, soledad critica. ABSTRACT The current article is focused on the treatment that the literary Colombian critics offered to One Hundred Years of Solitude, when published. First, it is distributed in El Tiempo –Colombian newspaper– Lecturas Dominicales –Sunday Readings– section on May 24th, 1987. The text has, as its main goal, the commotion caused by the publication of Lorenzo Marroquin and Jose Maria Rivas Groot’s novel Pax in 1907, and the way in which the critics behaved before this phenomenon. The document is valid in the frame of reflections made in the current edition of Cuadernos de Literatura del Caribe e Hispanoamerica – Caribbean and Hispanic-American Literature Notebooks–, regarding the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. KEY WORDS Pax, Colombian literary critic, critic centralism, critic solitude.
The Epidemiology of Pertussis: A Comparison of the Epidemiology of the Disease Pertussis With the Epidemiology of <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> Infection (2005)

In the prevaccine era pertussis epidemics followed a cyclic pattern, with peaks every 2 to 5 years. With the marked reduction of pertussis by vaccination, the same cyclic pattern still occurs. Studies relating to reported pertussis and Bordetella pertussis infection have been reviewed and analyzed. The increase in reported pertussis over the last 2 decades is mainly due to a greater awareness of pertussis and perhaps to the use of several less efficacious vaccines. Studies of prolonged cough illnesses in adolescents and adults reveal that 13% to 20% are a result of B pertussis infection. Serologic studies suggest that the rate of B pertussis infection in adolescents and adults is approximately 2.0% per year. The rate of cough illnesses (pertussis) caused by B pertussis infection in adolescents and adults is between 370 and 1500 per 100,000 population. These data suggest that there are between approximately 800,000 and 3.3 million cases per year in the United States. The coming availability of adolescent- and adult-formulated diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccines for adolescents and adults and their widespread use should reduce the reservoir of B pertussis disease. It is suggested that a universal program of adolescent and adult boosters would decrease the circulation of B pertussis in these age groups and possibly could lead to the elimination of the organism from the population.
Ultrasound Responsive Macrophase-Segregated Microcomposite Films for <i>in Vivo</i> Biosensing (2016)

Ultrasound imaging is a safe, low-cost, and in situ method for detecting in vivo medical devices. A poly(methyl-2-cyanoacrylate) film containing 2 μm boron-doped, calcined, porous silica microshells was developed as an ultrasound imaging marker for multiple medical devices. A macrophase separation drove the gas-filled porous silica microshells to the top surface of the polymer film by controlled curing of the cyanoacrylate glue and the amount of microshell loading. A thin film of polymer blocked the wall pores of the microshells to seal air in their hollow core, which served as an ultrasound contrast agent. The ultrasound activity disappeared when curing conditions were modified to prevent the macrophase segregation. Phase segregated films were attached to multiple surgical tools and needles and gave strong color Doppler signals in vitro and in vivo with the use of a clinical ultrasound imaging instrument. Postprocessing of the simultaneous color Doppler and B-mode images can be used for autonomous identification of implanted surgical items by correlating the two images. The thin films were also hydrophobic, thereby extending the lifetime of ultrasound signals to hours of imaging in tissues by preventing liquid penetration. This technology can be used as a coating to guide the placement of implantable medical devices or used to image and help remove retained surgical items.
Energy saving in ac generators (1980)

Circuit cuts no-load losses, without sacrificing full-load power. Phase-contro circuit includes gate-controlled semiconductor switch that cuts off applied voltage for most of ac cycle if generator idling. Switch on time increases when generator is in operation.
Democracy from the Ground Up: Reflections on Grassroots Media (2001)

Grassroots media are often taken to be "in your face," confrontational, and adversarial.Activist circles and the academy celebrate such media for their authenticity as well as their oppositional stance vis-a-vis mainstream media, a liberation through new technology and new voices.As an ethnographer/videographer teaching in communication, I know that such grassroots media generally are also seen by community organizers, media activists, academics and students, as a vital representation of the diverse voices of ethnic and sexual minorities across the United States.At the same time, I am wary of taking these texts as simple examples of the promises of new, alternative media in the United States.This very championing of alternative and authentic media, as I argue, may overlook their complexity, their negotiations ofform and audience, and their actual uses and impacts.This is not to say that these media cannot be controversial or oppositional; my analysis of one community-based production program since 1993 argues that the story is even more complicated.These
Low-cost realization of toffoli gate for the low-cost synthesis of quantum ternary logic functions (2008)

Reversible quantum computer system is one of the best choices for future computer systems. Multiple-valued logic especially ternary logic is a good candidate for the realization of reversible quantum computer. An efficient logic synthesis mechanism is essential for the low-cost realization. Toffoli gate is an important gate for quantum logic synthesis. It is the basic element for the Galois Field Sum of Product (GFSOP) expression based logic synthesis mechanism. So, for low-cost realization of any ternary logic function, a low-cost implementation of Toffoli gate is very necessary. This paper shows a low-cost, practically realizable, and efficient realization of 3-qutrit ternary Toffoli gate by using ion-trap realizable Muthukrishnan-Stroud gate. This realization is more efficient and less costly than other realizations.
Enhancing diffraction-limited images using properties of the point spread function (2006)

We propose an algorithm to enhance diffraction-limited images based on pixel-to-pixel correlations introduced by the finite width of the Point Spread Function (PSF). We simulate diffraction-limited images of point sources by convolving the PSF of a diffraction-limited lens with simulated images, and enhance the blurred images with our algorithm. Our algorithm reduces the PSF width, increases the contrast, and reveals structure on a length scale half of that resolvable in the unenhanced image. Our enhanced images compare favorably with images enhanced by conventional Tikhonov regularization.
Nitric oxide and pulmonary hypertension (2010)

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of a number of lung and heart diseases that is characterized by peripheral vascular structural remodeling and loss of vascular tone. Nitric oxide can modulate vascular injury and interrupt elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance selectively; however, it can also produce cytotoxic oxygen radicals and exert cytotoxic and antiplatelet effects. The balance between the protective and adverse effects of nitric oxide is determined by the relative amount of nitric oxide and reactive radicals. Nitric oxide has been shown to be clinically eff ective in the treatment of congenital heart disease, mitrial valvular disease combined with pulmonary hypertension and in orthotropic cardiac transplantation patients. Additionally, new therapeutic modalities for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, natriuretic peptides and aqueous nitric oxide are also eff ective for treatment of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. (Korean
Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the human CRYB2 gene locus (22q11.2) (1992)

Journal Article Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the human CRYB2 gene locus (22q11.2) Get access Claude Marineau, Claude Marineau Center for Resaerch in Neuroscience, McGill University and the Montreal General Hospital Research InstituteMontreal H3G 1A4, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Guy A. Rouleau Guy A. Rouleau Center for Resaerch in Neuroscience, McGill University and the Montreal General Hospital Research InstituteMontreal H3G 1A4, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 20, Issue 6, 25 March 1992, Page 1430, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/20.6.1430-a Published: 25 March 1992
An infectious retrovirus susceptible to an IFN antiviral pathway from human prostate tumors (2007)

We recently reported identification of a previously undescribed gammaretrovirus genome, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), in prostate cancer tissue from patients homozygous for a reduced activity variant of the antiviral enzyme RNase L. Here we constructed a full-length XMRV genome from prostate tissue RNA and showed that the molecular viral clone is replication-competent. XMRV replication in the prostate cancer cell line DU145 was sensitive to inhibition by IFN-beta. However, LNCaP prostate cancer cells, which are deficient in JAK1 and RNase L, were resistant to the effects of IFN-beta against XMRV. Furthermore, DU145 cells rendered deficient in RNase L with siRNA were partially resistant to IFN inhibition of XMRV. Expression in hamster cells of the xenotropic and polytropic retrovirus receptor 1 allowed these cells to be infected by XMRV. XMRV provirus integration sites were mapped in DNA isolated from human prostate tumor tissue to genes for two transcription factors (NFATc3 and CREB5) and to a gene encoding a suppressor of androgen receptor transactivation (APPBP2/PAT1/ARA67). Our studies demonstrate that XMRV is a virus that has infected humans and is susceptible to inhibition by IFN and its downstream effector, RNase L.
Excessive reactive oxygen species are therapeutic targets for intervertebral disc degeneration (2015)

A positive feedback loop was formed between excessive ROS and TNF-alpha in AF cells. Thus, oxidative stress contributes to the progression of IVD degeneration and NAC can be a therapeutic option for IVD degeneration.
Cache restoration for highly partitioned virtualized systems (2012)

The economics of server consolidation have led to the support of virtualization features in almost all server-class systems, with the related feature set being a subject of significant competition. While most systems allow for partitioning at the relatively coarse grain of a single core, some systems also support multiprogrammed virtualization, whereby a system can be more finely partitioned through time-sharing, down to a percentage of a core being allotted to a virtual machine. When multiple virtual machines share a single core however, performance can suffer due to the displacement of microarchitectural state. We introduce cache restoration, a hardware-based prefetching mechanism initiated by the underlying virtualization software when a virtual machine is being scheduled on a core, prefetching its working set and warming its initial environment. Through cycle-accurate simulation of a POWER7 system, we show that when applied to its private per-core L3 last-level cache, the warm cache translates into 20% on average performance improvement for a mixture of workloads on a highly partitioned core, compared to a virtualized server without cache restoration.
Improved Image Quality and Detection of Acute Cerebral Infarction with PROPELLER Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging (2002)

With a short increase in imaging time, PROPELLER MR imaging offers better image quality and detection of acute cerebral infarction than does echo-planar MR imaging.
순환여과식 사육수조의 수리학적 연구 (1994)

A numerical experiment on the effective discharge of waste materials caused in recirculating aquaculture basins was performed. The numerical model used in this study was a 4-level hydrodynamic and advection-diffusion model. Flow structures and settling processes of ss in the various mathematical model basins are discussed. The calculated flow fields of the numerical basin corresponded well with the measured velocity in field basin. In the cases of steep bottom slopes in 4/30, the non-dimensional tractive force(U* /U*_c) which is an important parameter for the deposition pattern of waste materials was stronger than with the mild slope one. The settling pattern of ss depended considerably on the degree of bottom slope of basin. To concentrate deposited waste materials into the center discharge pipe. it is useful to design a cylindrical basin with a steeply conical bottom. In addition, to prevent movement of the deposit area away from the center, it is necessary to locate the circulating ducts at diametrically opposed points on the basin sides.
Focusing properties of thin-film lenslike light guide for integrated optics (1973)

A thin-film lenslike light guide was made by rf sputtering of one glass film on another glass substrate. The one-dimensional focusing properties which depend upon the propagating mode are to be demonstrated. A basic theoretical treatment is given which shows that the focusing power increases with the mode number. The focusing parameters were determined experimentally. The over-all experimental results were in good agreement with the theoretical predictions.
Probing the druggability of membrane-bound Rab5 by molecular dynamics simulations (2017)

Rab5 is a small GTPase and a key regulator in early endosomal trafficking. Rab5 and its effectors are involved in a large number of infectious diseases and certain types of cancer. We performed µs atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of inactive and active full-length Rab5 anchored to a complex model bilayer with composition of the early endosome membrane. Direct interactions between the Rab5 G domain and the bilayer were observed. We found two dominant nucleotide-dependent orientations characterised by a different accessibility of the switch regions. The "buried switch" orientation was mainly associated with inactive Rab5 accompanied with a rather extended structure of the hypervariable C-terminal region. Active Rab5 preferred an orientation in which the switch regions are accessible to effector proteins. These structural differences may provide an opportunity to selectively target one Rab5 state and lead to new approaches in the development of Rab5-specific therapies.
Biotech has strong prospects, despite market volatility (2011)

Recent market volatility has once again seen investors buying into highly-liquid equities perceived to be lower risk, leaving some of Australia's most innovative industries to feel the global uncertainty with particular keenness. However, Australian biotech companies are achieving some stunning deal results that underscore the maturation of a robust local sector.
40 Gb/s transmission over 140 m 62.5 /spl mu/m multimode fiber using polarization controlled launch (2004)

Launch polarizations excite different modes in commercial-grade multi-mode fiber. By controlling input polarization and monitoring output eye-diagram, 40 Gb/s transmission over 140 m 62.5/125 mum fiber is demonstrated using return-to-zero format with readily available single-mode transceivers
<title>Real-time video processing and video texture generation</title> (1994)

We present the architecture of a system, based on a PC, covering real-time video processing by integrating live video and computer graphics. The video processing and integration is realized by generating and evaluating an on-line MIPmap video texture. This new application of a known filtering technique for still textures in the field of live video processing permits an easy and high performance integration of video and graphics and speeds up the video processing. The evaluation is done by mapping the video texture on surfaces defined by graphics primitives. The graphics primitives are processed by a standard graphics pipeline with special hardware support for the rendering part.
Physiologic Importance of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (1991)

Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ, methoxatin) is a dissociable cofactor for a number of bacterial dehydrogenases. The compound is unusual because of its ability to catalyze redox cycling reactions at a high rate of efficiency and it has the potential of catalyzing various carbonyl amine reactions as well. In methylotrophic bacteria, PQQ is derived from the condensation of L-tyrosine with L-glutamic acid. Whether or not PQQ serves as a cofactor in higher plants and animals remains controversial. Nevertheless, a strong case may be made that PQQ and related quinoids have nutritional and pharmacologic importance. In highly purified, chemically defined diets, PQQ stimulates animal growth. Furthermore, PQQ deprivation appears to impair connective tissue maturation, particularly when initiated in utero and throughout perinatal development.
A Phase I Study of Arsenic Trioxide (Trisenox), Ascorbic Acid, and Bortezomib (Velcade) Combination Therapy in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Mulitple Myeloma (2011)

Abstract Abstract 5129 Purpose: Bortezomib is a well recognized standard therapy, however it is not curative for multiple myeloma. New agents and approaches are needed to overcome resistance in multiple myeloma. Arsenic trioxde (ATO) induces apoptosis of plasma cells through a number of mechanisms, including down regulation of gene overexpression, activating cell cycle arrest by inducing p21 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein, and by triggering apoptosis through caspase-3 in a dose dependent manner. This phase I study assessed the feasibility and tolerability of concomitant administration of arsenic trioxide (ATO), ascorbic acid (AA), and bortezomib (VelcadeÔ) (AAV) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Experimental Design: A standard dose of ATO (0.25 mg/kg IV infused over 1–2 hours) and AA (1g IV infused over 15 minutes after infusion of ATO) were given once weekly × 2 with an escalating dose of bortezomib (cohort 1: 1 mg/m2 or cohort 2: 1.3 mg/m2 IV bolus on days 1, 8) of a 21 day cycle). ATO was given at least 1 hour prior to bortezomib and patients were allowed up to a maximum of 6–8 cycles. Results: A total of ten patients (median age, 62 years old) were enrolled with a median follow up of survivors of 25 months. Patients had an average of 4 prior failed therapies. Seven (70%) patients were refractory to bortezomib when previously administered. Despite our patient population being heavily pre-treated, objective responses were observed, with one partial response (Cohort 2), two minimal response (Cohort 1 and 2), and one stable disease (Cohort 2). To date, three of the 10 patients are continuing maintenance therapy 13–43 months from initiating this study. Conclusion: Of the patients that completed the treatment, objective responses were observed despite suboptimal dosing and previous bortezomib treatment failure. Tolerability was observed in most patients as discontinuation was not due to treatment toxicities, but due to aggressiveness of disease. Further studies are warranted with a larger patient population to effectively determine the effectiveness of AAV in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Disclosures: Rizzieri: Cephalon: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Long:Millennium: Speakers Bureau. Gasparetto:Millennium: Speakers Bureau.
Effects of fertility change on maternal and child survival : prospects for sub-Saharan Africa (1985)

In this paper, the potential effects of fertility change on maternal and child mortality in sub - Saharan Africa are estimated. Three aspects of both maternal and child mortality are examined: the current level of mortality; relative risks associated with family formation patterns; and exposure to risk factors. Although information on maternal mortality in sub - Saharan Africa is woefully sparse, there is enough information to indicate that maternal mortality in sub - Saharan Africa is still very high. While mortality rates among children younger than five have declined substantially during the last several decades, they are still the highest in the world. Published studies of the World Fertility Survey (WFS) data, and our own analyses of WFS data tapes from Cameroon, Ghana and Kenya, show that (1) short birth intervals are associated with substantial excesses of mortality among children born either at the start or the end of such an interval. (2) The excess in deaths associated with short intervals is not explained by socioeconomic status, maternal age, or birth order. (3) Although a number of possible explanations of the birth spacing effect were explored, none of them appear to explain the powerful and persistent effect of birth spacing on child survival.
Comments on a Provably Secure Three-Party Password-Based Authenticated Key Exchange Protocol Using Weil Pairings. (2006)

In 2005, Wen et al. proposed the first provably secure three-party password-based authenticated key exchange using Weil pairings, and provided their proof in a modified Bellare-Rogaway model (BR-model). Here, we show an impersonation attack on Wen et al.’s scheme and point out a main flaw of their model that allows a man-in-the-middle adversary easily violate the security.