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Coastal Engineering 1998 (1999)

This proceedings, Coastal Engineering 1998, contains 280 papers presented at the 26th International Conference on Coastal Engineering which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 22-26, 1998. The proceedings is divided into five parts: 1) characteristics of coastal waves and currents; 32) long waves and storm surges; 3) coastal structures; 4) coastal processes and sediment transport; and 5) coastal, estuarine and environmental problems. The individual papers include such topics as the effects of wind, waves, storms and currents as well as the study of sedimentation, erosion, and beach nourishment. Special emphasis is given to case studies of completed engineering projects. With the inclusion of both theoretical and practical information, these papers provide the civil engineer and professionals in related fields with a broad range of information on coastal engineering and coastal processes affecting design and operations in the coastal zone.
Surface-consistent deconvolution (1989)

Abstract Using first principles, I formulate surface-consistent deconvolution as a problem in optimization, to which I apply methods for nonlinear least-squares. To minimize processing artifacts, I avoid data transformations such as Fourier transforms or slant stacks. My deconvolution filters are computed as approximate solutions to a large, sparse, least-squares system. Useful solutions are obtained in a few iterations, with each iteration equivalent in cost to performing a single-trace deconvolution of the data.The use of optimization removes a great deal of uncertainty about the results of surface-consistent deconvolution. If, with a given choice of filter length, etc., a good deconvolution can be obtained, it is obtained. I illustrate the method and its limitations with three instructive field examples. The first underlines the issues of uncertainty and reliability. The other two show how surface-consistent deconvolution can degrade as seismic data depart from the surface-consistent model by small and large amounts, respectively.
Air classification of rapeseed meal using the tervel separator (1986)

Abstract The University of Toronto Tervel Separator was used to fractionate ground, defatted rapeseed meal into protein enriched, and high‐fibre products suitable for inclusion into food products and feed respectively. The meal was screened into fractions of a narrow range of particle size and classified at air speeds chosen to utilize as much of the collection area of the separator as possible. The meat‐rich and hull‐rich cuts were chosen arbitrarily, the cut point being a compromise between pure meat fraction and the greatest possible yield of the meat‐rich fraction. All meat‐rich samples had an increased protein content compared to the original oil‐free meal (43.1%). The 300/425 μm, 425/600 μm, and 600/850 μm meat‐rich fractions had a protein content (moisture‐, and oil‐free basis) of 54.4%, 55.6% and 49.5%, respectively. These meat‐rich fractions contained 28.7%, 20.9% and 15.3% of the protein present in the feed material for a total protein recovery of 64.9% in approximately 55% of the meat weight. The protein‐rich fraction is competitive with dehulled soya meal on the basis of protein content.
[An observational, retrospective two-year cost study in primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension in newly diagnosed patients]. (2001)

After two years of treatment, the mean intraocular pressure decreased from 24 to 17.5mmHg. The higher the basal intraocular pressures is, the more intensive the treatment and the higher the costs. The more efficient the treatment to decrease baseline intraocular pressure is, the earlier the costs will be reduced.
RF-Over-Fiber Links With Very Low Noise Figure (2008)

Previously published analytical models for the noise figure of an amplifierless fiber-optic link fail to predict the measured performance, with a discrepancy of 1.1 dB at 1 GHz that increases to 2.3 dB by 12 GHz. We use an equivalent circuit to derive the effect of an additional source of noise not accounted for in earlier models: thermal noise arising from loss in the modulator's traveling-wave electrodes. The electrode thermal noise has a frequency dependence matching that of the link's noise figure, such that predictions using the improved model match the measured 1-12 GHz performance of a link with record low noise figure to within ~ 0.4 dB across this band.
The hepatocyte growth factor regulates the synthesis of acute-phase proteins in human hepatocytes: Divergent effect on interleukin-6-stimulated genes (1996)

Our study addressed the role of the human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a potent mitogen for mature rat and human hepatocytes, in the regulation of specific hepatic genes. The experimental evidence obtained in primary cultured human hepatocytes indicates that HGF regulates the synthesis of plasma proteins in a dose-response fashion. It stimulates the synthesis of the negative acute-phase proteins albumin, transferrin, and fibronectin, decreases that of alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) and haptoglobin, and stimulates that of alpha2-macroglobulin (AMG), which in man is insensitive to inflammatory mediators. HGF had no effect on C-reactive protein (CRP) synthesis. These effects differ from those elicited by interleukin-6 (IL-6). The effects of HGF on fibrinogen and alpha1-antitrypsin were, however, similar to those induced by IL-6. The effects of HGF were also observed at the messenger RNA (mRNA) level. Time-course induction experiments showed that the effects of HGF on protein synthesis were delayed by about 48 to 72 hours, in contrast with the 12-hour lag found after IL-6 stimulation. Although the presence of glucocorticoids was not absolutely necessary for HGF to affect plasma protein synthesis, it moderately extended the effects. In pulse-chase experiments, it was found that the action of HGF was not due to an alteration of the rate of secretion of the proteins. The effects of HGF on the synthesis of albumin, transferrin, fibronectin, alpha1-antichymotrypsin, and haptoglobin could be counteracted by the simultaneous presence of IL-6 in the incubation media. A clear additive effect was observed only in the case of fibrinogen. No interaction was observed in the cases of CRP and AMG. The results of this study indicate that the effects of HGF on human hepatocytes may not simply be limited to its mitogenic activity, but that it also regulates hepatic-specific genes and antagonizes, in part, the action of IL-6.
Capturing Conference Presentations (2006)

Working on multimedia and e-learning areas, you might have heard about the Berkeley MPEG-1 Tools, the Berkeley Multimedia, Interfaces, and Graphics (MIG) Seminar/Lecture Webcasting System, or the Open Mash Streaming Media Toolkit. All these achievements were produced from the group led by Larry Rowe. In this issue, we invite Rowe to introduce his latest low-cost system on automated presentation capture, which covers both the technology and the process. In particular, he shares with us some valuable thoughts on improving the quality of the captured material, the process from capture to postproduction, the system usability (such as the user-friendly interface), and the media streaming protocols to support playback.
Photopumped long wavelength vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers using strain-compensated multiple quantum wells (1994)

We report optically pumped long wavelength vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) made of strain-compensated multiple quantum wells. The structure of the VCSELs consists of 30 pairs of compressive strained wells and tensile strained barriers as the gain medium and Si/SiO2 dielectric mirrors. The lasers operate at 1.59 μm wavelength. The threshold power density was measured to be 3 kW/cm2 at room temperature, corresponding to a threshold current density of about 2 kA/cm2. The VCSELs have a characteristic temperature T0 of 90 K between 10 and 60 °C, and 60 K from 70 to 110 °C.
Adaptive Filtering for Color Image Sharpening and Denoising (2007)

Both tasks of sharpening and denoising color images are eternity problems for improving image quality. This paper proposes a filtering algorithm which brings a dramatic improvement in sharpening effects and reducing flat-area noises for natural color images. First, we generate a luminance slope map, which classifies a color image into the edge areas and the flat areas with uniform color. Second, the Gaussian derivative filter is applied to sharpening each segmented edge area. In order to keep color balance, the edge-sharpening filter is applied only to the luminance component of the color image. In the flat areas, a filter based on the SUSAN algorithm is applied to reducing the background noises with preserving sharpened edges. The performance of the proposed method is verified for natural image with Gaussian noise and impulse noise.
Cervical cancer classification from Pap-smears using an enhanced fuzzy C-means algorithm (2019)

Globally, cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most prevalent cancer affecting women. However, it can be successfully treated if detected at an early stage. The Pap smear is a good tool for initial screening of cervical cancer, but there is the possibility of error due to human mistake. Moreover, the process is tedious and time-consuming. The objective of this study was to mitigate the risk of mistake by automating the process of cervical cancer classification from Pap smear images. In this research, contrast local adaptive histogram equalization was used for image enhancement. Cell segmentation was achieved through a Trainable Weka Segmentation classifier, and a sequential elimination approach was used for debris rejection. Feature selection was achieved using simulated annealing integrated with a wrapper filter, while classification was achieved using a fuzzy c-means algorithm. The evaluation of the classifier was carried out on three different datasets (single cell images, multiple cell images and Pap smear slide images from a pathology unit). An overall classification accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of ‘98.88%, 99.28% and 97.47%‘, ‘97.64%, 98.08% and 97.16%’ and ‘96.80%, 98.40% and 95.20%’ were obtained for each dataset respectively. The higher accuracy and sensitivity of the classifier was attributed to the robustness of the feature selection method that was utilized to select cell features that would improve the classification performance, and the number of clusters used during defuzzification and classification. The evaluation and testing conducted confirmed the rationale of the approach taken, which is based on the premise that the selection of salient features embeds sufficient discriminatory information that leads to an increase in the accuracy of cervical cancer classification. Results show that the method outperforms many of the existing algorithms in terms of the false negative rate (0.72%), false positive rate (2.53%), and classification error (1.12%), when applied to the DTU/Herlev benchmark Pap smear dataset. The approach articulated in this paper is applicable to many Pap smear analysis systems, but is particularly pertinent to low-cost systems that should be of significant benefit to developing economies.
Streptococcus pneumoniae synergizes with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae to induce inflammation via upregulating TLR2 (2008)

Our study thus provides novel insights into the regulation of TLR2 expression in mixed bacterial infections.
Three-Dimensional Visual Patient Based on Electronic Medical Diagnostic Records (2017)

the VP introduces a new way for medical professionals to access and interact with a huge amount of patient records with better efficiency in the big data era.
An integrated approach to software reuse practice (1995)

Since 1993, Sodalia's Software Engineers have been studying a reuse program whose goal is making software reuse a significant and systematic part of the software process. The Sodalia's Corporate Reuse Program is intended to develop a Software Reuse Process that incorporates reuse-specific activities along the Object-Oriented Software Development Process, and a reuse library to support the classification and management of reusable components. This paper focuses on the on-going experience of Sodalia in the gradual introduction of reuse practice in the organization, illustrates the evolutionary stages, and the reached results.
The Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Sulfamoyl Nucleosides Related to Carbovir and AZT (1995)

Abstract A series of 5′-0-sulfamoylated carbocyclic 2′,3′-dideoxy nucleosides was synthesized and evaluated for antitumor and anti-HIV activities. In this study, we have combined the phosphate mimicking features of the sulfamoyl group with our previously reported antiviral carbocyclic nucleoside, carbovir. In a related strategy, the sufamoyl moiety was used as a replacement for the α-phosphate of AZT-triphosphate in an analog designed to examine a membrane permeable HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Some of the analogs exhibited significant in vitro anticancer activity.
Data-oriented methods for grapheme-to-phoneme conversion (1993)

It is traditionally assumed that various sources of linguistic knowledge and their interaction should be formalised in order to be able to convert words into their phonemic representations with reasonable accuracy. We show that using supervised learning techniques, based on a corpus of transcribed words, the same and even better performance can be achieved, without explicit modeling of linguistic knowledge.In this paper we present two instances of this approach. A first model implements a variant of instance-based learning, in which a weighed similarity metric and a database of prototypical exemplars are used to predict new mappings. In the second model, grapheme-to-phoneme mappings are looked up in a compressed text-to-speech lexicon (table lookup) enriched with default mappings. We compare performance and accuracy of these approaches to a connectionist (backpropagation) approach and to the linguistic knowledge-based approach.
Transient expression directed by homologus and heterologous prometer and enhancer sequences in fish cells (1990)

In order to construct fish specific expression vectors for studies on gene regulation in vitro and in vivo a variety of heterologous enhancers and promoters from mammals and from viruses of higher vertebrate cells were tested for expression of the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyl transferase reporter gene in three teleost fish cell lines. Several viral enhancers were found to be constitutively active at high levels. The human metallothionein promoter showed inducible expression in the presence of heavy metal ions. A fish sequence was isolated that can be used as a homologous constitutively active promoter for expression of foreign genes. Using the human growth hormone gene with an active promoter in fish cells for transient expression insufficient splicing and lack of translation were observed, pointing to limitations in the use of heterologous genes in gene transfer experiments. On the contrary, some heterologous promoters and enhancers functioned in fish cells as well as in their cell type of origin, indicating that corresponding transcription factors are sufficiently conserved between fish and human over a period of 900 million years of independent evolution.
Doppler ultrasonography of the lower extremity arteries: anatomy and scanning guidelines (2017)

Doppler ultrasonography of the lower extremity arteries is a valuable technique, although it is less frequently indicated for peripheral arterial disease than for deep vein thrombosis or varicose veins. Ultrasonography can diagnose stenosis through the direct visualization of plaques and through the analysis of the Doppler waveforms in stenotic and poststenotic arteries. To perform Doppler ultrasonography of the lower extremity arteries, the operator should be familiar with the arterial anatomy of the lower extremities, basic scanning techniques, and the parameters used in color and pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography.
An over 200-W output power GaN HEMT push-pull amplifier with high reliability (2004)

We describe a state-of-the-art 250-W output power AlGaN/GaN HEMT push-pull transmitter amplifier operated at a drain bias voltage of 50 V. We also demonstrated stable operation under RF stress testing for 1000 h at a drain bias voltage of 60 V, for the first time. The amplifier, combined with a digital pre-distortion (DPD) system, also achieved an adjacent channel leakage power ratio (ACLR) of less than -50 dBc for 1-carrier W-CDMA signals with a drain supply voltage of 50 V. We show, for the first time, that an AlGaN/GaN HEMTs push-pull amplifier can fulfill the requirements of W-CDMA systems.
Experimental liver membrane antibodies (LMA) and antibodies against "liver specific protein (LSP)"--a comparative in vitro study. (1990)

Experimental antisera against the 26 kD rat liver protein--recently defined as a target antigen of LMA--and against "LSP" were tested on tissue sections and isolated hepatocytes from rat as well as with a variety of subcellular fractions as antigens. Anti-26 kD protein resulted in sharp immunofluorescence staining of hepatocellular plasma membranes in liver sections and on isolated hepatocytes, while the antiserum did not react with intracellular structures and was also negative with tissue sections from kidney and heart. Anti-"LSP" stained the plasma membranes of isolated hepatocytes, the cytoplasma of liver and kidney sections as well as the connective tissue of heart sections. In Western blot studies anti-26 kD protein showed a single band at 26 kD when liver plasma membranes and soluble liver protein fractions were used as antigens; a weak reaction was observed with microsomes and soluble kidney protein fractions, but there was no reaction with mitochondria or soluble heart proteins. Anti-"LSP" reacted with various proteins of the subcellular fractions between 16 and 116 kD. The 26 kD protein was found in peak II of Sepharose 6B chromatography of soluble liver protein fractions but was absent in the "LSP" fraction (peak I). We conclude that experimental LMA and anti-"LSP" recognize different epitopes of the hepatocellular plasma membrane.
Carbon Dioxide Embolism during Laparoscopic Surgery (2012)

Clinically significant carbon dioxide embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of anesthesia administered during laparoscopic surgery. Its most common cause is inadvertent injection of carbon dioxide into a large vein, artery or solid organ. This error usually occurs during or shortly after insufflation of carbon dioxide into the body cavity, but may result from direct intravascular insufflation of carbon dioxide during surgery. Clinical presentation of carbon dioxide embolism ranges from asymptomatic to neurologic injury, cardiovascular collapse or even death, which is dependent on the rate and volume of carbon dioxide entrapment and the patient's condition. We reviewed extensive literature regarding carbon dioxide embolism in detail and set out to describe the complication from background to treatment. We hope that the present work will improve our understanding of carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic surgery.
London and Parliament in the Reign of Henry VIII (1962)

London and Parliament in the Reign of Henry VIII Get access Helen Miller Helen Miller Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 35, Issue 92, November 1962, Pages 128–149, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1962.tb01424.x Published: 12 October 2007
Development of Ammonium-Saponites from Gels with Variable Ammonium Concentration and Water Content at Low Temperatures (1993)

Abstract Ammonium-saponite is hydrothermally grown at temperatures below 300°C from a gel with an overall composition corresponding to (NH 4 ) 0.6 Mg 3 Si 3.4 Al 0.6 O 10 (OH) 2 . The synthetic saponite and coexisting fluid have been characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, Induced Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, CEC determination using an ammonia selective electrode, and pH measurement. In the crystallization model developed, crystallization started with the growth of individual tetrahedral layers with an aluminum substitution not controlled by the A1 IV /A1 VI ratio in the gel and hydrothermal fluid, on which the octahedral Mg layers can grow. During the synthesis, individual sheets stacked to form thicker flakes while lateral growth also took place. The remaining A1 VI partly replaced ammonium as the interlayer cation.
Improved initial burst of estradiol organogel as long-term<i>in situ</i>drug delivery implant: formulation,<i>in vitro</i>and<i>in vivo</i>characterization (2012)

Organogels based on L-lysine methyl ester derivative were ideal carriers for long-term parenteral administration of E2.
Remaining useful life estimation of ball bearings by means of monotonic score calibration (2015)

The estimation of remaining useful life applied to industrial machinery and its components is one of the current trends in the advanced manufacturing field. In this context, this work presents a reliable methodology applied to ball bearings health monitoring. First, the proposed methodology analyses the available vibration and temperature data by means of the Spearman coefficient. This step allows the identification of the most significant monotonic relationship between features and the evolution of the remaining useful life. The method is complemented by means of the application of one-class support vector machine in order to obtain the remaining useful life indication trough the mapping of the classification scores. The proposed scheme shows a significant accuracy and reliability of the degradation detection due to the coherent management of the information. This fact is experimentally demonstrated by a run-to-failure test bench and the comparison with classical approaches.
Transaction Level Modeling of IEEE 802.11 System (2005)

In the paper, we introduce a TLM (transaction level modeling) methodology focusing on IEEE 802.11 WLAN as a derivative system. Decomposing the entire system into several computation components, we analyzed the property of each transaction, resulting in the TLM. In the case of a shared bus, the simulation results show the effect of communication architecture such as bus protocol and bus parameters on the system performance.
Continuous Hot Electron Generation in Pt/TiO<sub>2</sub>, Pd/TiO<sub>2</sub>, and Pt/GaN Catalytic Nanodiodes from Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide (2005)

Thin films (<10 nm) of platinum or palladium were deposited on TiO2 or GaN to form Schottky diodes. We detected and monitored the continuous electron flow across the metal-oxide interfaces of Pt/TiO2, Pd/TiO2, and Pt/GaN during the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide. The electron excitation and flow in the metals were due to conversion of energy released by the oxidation of carbon monoxide into the kinetic energy of free electrons in platinum and palladium. The best conversion of three electrons per four CO2 molecules was observed from 5 nm Pt/TiO2.