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Flexible On-Board Stream Processing for Automotive Sensor Data (2009)

Vehicle testing and diagnosis requires huge amounts of data to be gathered and analyzed. Not all possibly interesting data can be stored because of the limited memory available in a tested vehicle. On-board preprocessing of data and decisions about which information has to be kept or omitted is thus vital for vehicle testing routines. This paper introduces a method for flexible on-board processing of sensor data of a vehicle. The approach is motivated by sensor network ideas and makes use of stream processing techniques. A processing graph model for automotive applications is proposed, which consists of operator nodes and connecting data streams. This model supplies both recording and processing functionality together. To account for dynamic changes of conditions within a vehicle-most of the time only a small portion of the vehicle states are interesting for diagnosis-both the model and actual software are built in such a way that the whole system can automatically be adapted at runtime whenever certain conditions are detected. The proposed stream processing model has been implemented in a proof-of-concept industrial application, that was deployed to an automotive on-board unit. Results show that this approach effectively trades a little more on-board processing power for a large data volume, that does not need to be saved and transmitted for off-board usage anymore.
Some Illustrative Problems in the Flow of Viscoelastic Non-Newtonian Lubricants (1965)

A discussion of factors affecting the choice of an equation of state for the description of non-Newtonian viscoelastic lubricants is given. Based on a compromise between realism and complexity, simple solutions for squeeze films with and without superimposed steady shears are given. These illustrate the complexity of the action of these fluids, including the variation of the effective relaxation time and the “softening” of the film under dynamic loading.
64-Channel UWB wireless neural vector analyzer and phase synchrony-triggered stimulator SoC (2012)

A UWB 64-channel responsive neural stimulator is presented. It wirelessly monitors magnitude, phase and phase synchronization of neural signals. Abnormal phase synchrony triggers programmable-waveform biphasic current-mode stimulation in a closed loop. To implement these functionalities, the SoC integrates 64 neural recording amplifiers with tunable switched-capacitor (SC) bandpass filters, 64 multiplying 8-bit SAR ADCs, 64 programmable 16-tap FIR filters, a tri-core CORDIC processor, 64 biphasic current stimulation channels, and a 3.1-10.4GHz UWB wireless transmitter onto a 4mm × 3mm 0.13μm CMOS die. The SoC dissipates 1.4mW/1.5mW when recording/stimulating and has been validated in early detection and abortion of epileptic seizures in freely moving rodents on-line and in early seizure detection in humans off-line.
Bacterial infection of wounds: fibronectin-mediated adherence group A and C streptococci to fibrin thrombi in vitro (1990)

Adherence of group A, B, and C streptococci to fibrin thrombi was studied by using a novel fluorochrome microassay carried out in microdilution plates in which fibrin thrombi had been prepared by clotting citrated human, cattle, or horse plasma. Substantial adherence was observed with various strains of group A and C streptococci, whereas little was observed with group B streptococci. Adherence of all group A and C streptococcal strains decreased by up to 40% when fibronectin was depleted from the plasmas used for preparing fibrin thrombi, and fibronectin repletion increased adherence of streptococci in a dose-dependent manner. Addition of the 210-kilodalton C-terminal fragment of fibronectin to fibronectin-depleted plasma restored the adherence of group C but not group A streptococci, whereas addition of the 29-kilodalton N-terminal fragment was without any effect for all tested streptococcal strains. Prior incubation of group A and C streptococcal strains with fibronectin markedly increased their adherence, but treatment with proteases abolished their ability to adhere to fibrin thrombi. Adherence of group B streptococci was not affected by either fibronectin depletion or proteolytic digestion. These results indicate that both fibronectin incorporated into the fibrin matrix of thrombi and soluble fibronectin can mediate adherence of group A and C streptococci to fibrin thrombi and that binding sites for fibronectin located on the bacterial surface mediate this adherence.
Surgery of Primary Melanomas (2010)

Surgery remains the mainstay of melanoma therapy, regardless of the tumor site. Only the early diagnosis combined with proper surgical therapy currently gives patients affected by this malignancy the chance for a full cure. The main goal of surgical therapy is to provide the local control of the disease and to secure long-term survival of the patient without reasonable functional and esthetic impairment. The recommended method of biopsy-excisional biopsy, as an initial diagnostic and, to some extent, therapeutic procedure-is performed under local anesthesia as an elliptical incision with visual clear margins of 1-3 mm and with some mm of subcutaneous tissue. The extent of radical excision of the primary tumor (or scar after excisional biopsy) is based on the histopathologic characteristics of the primary tumor and usually consists of 1-2 cm margins with primary closure. The philosophy behind conducted randomized clinical trials has been to find the most conservative surgical approach that is able to guarantee the same results as more demolitive treatment. This has been the background of the trials designed to define the correct margins of excision around a primary cutaneous melanoma. Much less definition can be dedicated to the surgical management of patients with non-cutaneous melanomas.
A Classification Method for User-Independent Intent Recognition for Transfemoral Amputees Using Powered Lower Limb Prostheses (2015)

Powered lower limb prosthesis technologies hold the promise of providing greater ability and mobility to transfemoral amputees. Intent recognition systems for these devices may allow amputees to perform automatic, seamless transitions between locomotion modes. Prior studies in which pattern recognition algorithms have been trained to recognize subject-specific patterns within device-mounted sensor data have shown the feasibility of such systems. While effective, these strategies require substantial training regimens. To reduce this training burden, we developed and evaluated user-independent intent recognition systems. A novel mode-specific classification system was developed that allowed each locomotion transition to be statistically considered its own class. Various pattern recognition algorithms were trained with sensor data from a pool of eight lower limb amputees and performance was tested using data on a novel subject. For both user-dependent and user-independent classification, mode-specific classification reduced error ( ) on transitional steps by ∼ 50% without affecting steady-state classification. Incorporating sensor time history and level-ground walking data from the novel subject into the training data resulted in decreasing errors ( ) on steady-state classification by over 60% without affecting transitional error. These strategies were combined to demonstrate significant overall system improvements from baseline conditions presented in prior research.
Encephalitozoon cuniculi antibodies in a specific-pathogen-free rabbit unit (1978)

We describe our discovery of Encephalitozoon cuniculi antibodies in a specific-pathogen-free rabbit colony. Small-sized samples had failed to reveal the presence of infection with a prevalence of about 5%. Using an India ink immunoreaction test by which we were able to visualize both negative and positive reactions, we were able to undertake a 100% screen of the colony of more than 700 rabbits and to repeat this 4 weeks later when we had culled the positive reactors. By collating the results of those tests with the results of tests on previously collected samples, we have been able to discuss and observe age and sex susceptibilities and the mode of transmission of the naturally occurring disease.
Reporter Gene Constructs Suggest That the <i>Caenorhabditis Elegans</i> Avermectin Receptor β-Subunit is Expressed Solely in the Pharynx (1997)

Gene promoter/LacZ reporter constructs were made in order to analyse the expression of the beta-subunit of the Caenorhabditis elegans glutamate-gated Cl- channel (Glu-Cl) receptor. Southern blot analysis of the C. elegans cosmid C35E8 identified a 4kbp EcoRI fragment which contained the 5' portion of the Glu-Cl beta coding sequence together with 5' flanking sequences. This was subcloned and used as the template for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a DNA fragment encoding the first 24 amino acid residues of Glu-Cl beta together with 1.4 kbp of 5' genomic sequence. The fragment was subcloned into the LacZ expression vector pPD22.11 to form a translational reporter fusion. After injection of the construct into worms, six stably transformed lines were established and assayed for beta-galactosidase activity. Stained nuclei were observed in the pharyngeal metacorpus in adults and in all larval stages, and stained nuclei were seen in many embryos undergoing morphogenesis. Additional stained nuclei towards the terminal bulb of the pharynx were observed in larval stages. These results provide further evidence that the Glu-Cl receptor mediates the glutamatergic inhibition of pharyngeal muscle via the M3 motor neurone and point to inhibition of pharyngeal pumping as a major mode of action for avermectins.
Systemization with CAD/CAM welding robots for bridge fabrication (2002)

Innovations for the sub-assembly process have been implemented with CAD/CAM multirobot welding system. There are 26 sets of arc welding robot have been under operation for steel bridge panel fabrication in NKK's Tsu Works. The first step was taken in 1992. The box girder panel sub-assembly lines with 14 welding robots were developed. The second step, the plate girder panel sub-assembly line with 10 welding robots was developed in 1994. During the same period, the T-shaped transverse rib sub-assembly line with 2 welding robots was developed. The key technologies of welding systemization are classified into 4 groups, such as welding process, sensor, robot and computer system. Doubled welding efficiency has been attained with high-speed rotating arc welding process. Furthermore, this process is more effective to reduce panel deformation because of the lower welding heat input. The welding is stabilized with precise accuracy by multifunction arc sensor based on the high-speed rotating arc i.e. joint end detecting, bead end detecting and seam tracking arc sensor. The welding tasks of the panel are distributed into multiple robots and executed coordinately as if autonomous distributed robot system. All the welding robots are controlled by the teaching-less CAD/CAM system. This system is especially effective for these kinds of works where almost all the panels are different shapes. The line management system is installed to assure more effective production. The Ethernet LAN is used to communicate between the lines and office.
Synthesis of nano-polycrystalline diamond and related hard materials using multianvil apparatus (2005)

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BACILLUS CEREUS FOOD POISONING: A PROVISIONAL SEROTYPING SCHEME (1975)

A provisional serotyping scheme for Bacillus cereus has been developed. Eighteen selected cultures of B. cereus isolated from foods and clinical specimens were used to prepare agglutinating sera against the flagellar antigen. There were no significant cross-reactions between the sera. The sera were used to type 137 isolates of B. cereus from 34 British and Australian incidents of food poisoning associated with the consumption of cooked rice. The majority of the isolates from samples of food (56 of 84; 66-7%) and from clinical specimens (43 of 53; 81-1%) were of H-serotype 1. Types 1, 3 and 5 were isolated from foods, clinical specimens or both, obtained from 31 of the 34 episodes. Sixty-six isolates of B. cereus were obtained from 63 samples of uncooked long-grain rice. The majority of the isolates (38 of 66; 57-6%) were untypable and types 1, 3 and 5 made up only 5 of 66 (7-5%) of the total. The results support the theory that B. cereus may cause two distinct forms of foodborne illness. Strains from incidents of food poisoning characterised by a longer incubation period and with diarrhoea as the main symptom have provided serotypes 2, 6, 8, 9 and 10, whereas those causing the rice-associated emetic illness are usually serotypes 1, 3 or 5.
In Vitro Effects of a Novel Class of Nitric Oxide (NO) Donating Compounds on Isolated Human Erectile Tissue (2002)

Our results provide a rationale for future use of NCX 911 and S-nitrosothiols in the pharmacotherapy of erectile dysfunction (ED). Since the compounds are assumed to exert no considerable hemodynamic effects, they might be developed into new oral treatments for ED.
ChemInform Abstract: Molybdenum Oxadiene Catalysts for the Chemoselective Hydrosilylation of α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones and Aldehydes. (1994)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Learning at the Edges: Challenges to the Sustainability of Service Learning in Higher Education (2000)

Service-learning in higher education has gained increasing attention in recent years, but at most universities it remains an activity that is largely peripheral to the dominant concerns of the institution. Service learning has generally been defined as coursework that places undergraduates in community-service activities and relates those activities to academic content. In principle, service-learning courses engage students in activities that involve service of some sort to the neighboring community and provide the occasion to reflect on their participation in those activities, thus connecting service to classroom instruction. In this way, service learning both extends learning beyond the classroom and brings the real world into the classroom. In practice, however, because of the manner in which service-learning programs have been established at many universities, primarily from higher administrative units, the tendency has been for service-learning programs to become marginalized. That is, they take place outside the academic mainstream of campus life  in many cases, outside traditional academic departments  and enjoy relatively little departmental or institutional commitment. This tendency represents a serious challenge to the long-term sustainability of universities servicelearning partnerships with schools and community organizations. In this article, we attempt to make both practical and theoretical contributions to the literature on service learning. On one hand, we focus pragmatically on the sustainability of service learning efforts, given the institutional culture of the university. On the other hand, we also examine service learning through the lens of sociocultural theory, as a form of learning through apprenticeship. Our intent is to understand the multiLearning at the Edges: Challenges to the Sustainability of Service Learning in Higher Education
Macular dazzling test on normal subjects. (1986)

The macular dazzling test was performed on 240 healthy eyes, classified into six groups according to the ages of the subjects. The test was used to assess both long distance and short distance vision with a simultaneous study of the influence of mydriasis and miosis. The MDT is a test easy to perform, requires a minimum of co-operation by the subject, and gives repeatable results. The MDT values increase significantly as the age of the subject increases. The sex of the subject has no influence on it, and there are no significant differences between a subject's right and left eyes. Mydriasis does not affect the MDT, but miosis reduces the recovery period. All the values are statistically greater for long distance vision than for short distance vision.
Human polymorphism of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 attributable to variable numbers of tandem decameric repeats in the mucinlike region (2001)

Abstract Platelet GP Ibα and leukocyte P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) are membrane mucins with a number of structural and functional similarities. It was investigated whether, like GP Ibα, PSGL-1 is affected by a variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism in its mucin-like region. By polymerase chain reaction amplification of the genomic region encoding the PSGL-1 repeats, 3 allelic variants were identified in the human population. The 3 alleles—A, B, and C—from largest to smallest, contained 16, 15, and 14 decameric repeats, respectively, with the B variant lacking repeat 2 and the C variant retaining repeat 2 but lacking repeats 9 and 10. Allele frequencies were highest for the A variant and lowest for the C variant in the 2 populations studied (frequencies of 0.81, 0.17, and 0.02 in white persons and 0.65, 0.35, and 0.00 in Japanese). Thus, PSGL-1 is highly polymorphic and contains a structural polymorphism that potentially indicates functional variation in the human population.
Critical Capabilities for Offshore Outsourcing of Information Systems (2008)

Eager to capitalize on the low-cost, high-quality IS labor markets overseas, many companies are moving their IS work offshore, but often with disappointing results. The reason, we believe, is that most firms lack the fundamental capabilities critical for success. We use the popular â€œcapabilities thinkingâ€ approachâ€”thinking about the fundamental capabilities an enterprise or a function needs to attain superior outcomesâ€”to address the challenges of IS offshore outsourcing.Based on our study of eighteen firmsâ€”some effective and some ineffective in IS offshore outsourcingâ€”we have identified ten capabilities needed for success in IS offshore outsourcing and group them into the following four categories: (1) Systemic Thinking on Offshore Sourcing: capability to strategize and offshore readiness; (2) Global IS Vendor Management: vendor selection, contract facilitation and relationship governance; (3) Global IS Resource Management: human resource management, knowledge management and distributed work management; (4) IS Change Management: managing user-related change and managing IS organizational change.We calibrate each capability to mark out specific operational routines and processes underlying them. Our study uncovered five main lessons for leveraging IS offshore outsourcing capabilities: (1) adopt a systematic approach to building offshore outsourcing capabilities, (2) focus on the entire outsourcing lifecycle, (3) recognize the dynamic nature of capabilities, (4) invest in structure and people, and (5) periodically perform capabilities audits.
Scheme of Electronic Seal Based on Public Key Infrastructure (2008)

This paper improves the general electronic seal scheme based on PKI platform. The original scheme has low efficiency and complicated process when seal's authenticity is verified. In this new scheme, before the seal is used for the time a random code will be created by CA. The random code and the electronic seal image will be printed together. User can easily complete the seal security anti-counterfeiting verification under security strength with no high requirement, through contacting CA for checking the random.
Totally silicided (CoSi/sub 2/) polysilicon: a novel approach to very low-resistive gate (∼2Ω/□) without metal CMP nor etching (2002)

In this paper we present for the first time mid-gap CoSi/sub 2/ metal gates obtained by total gate silicidation meaning that the silicidation process decay itself once the reaction front arrives down to the gate oxide and no more polysilicon is left. Metal gate are required for FDSOI but they may also be useful for low gate-resistance bulk RF devices. For simplicity, we have investigated totally silicided gates within a 0.1 /spl mu/m CMOS bulk technology. In the next step, CoSi/sub 2/ metal gates were processed after the poly CMP step (first CMP in damascene process) in order to protect source and drain from deep silicidation. Low gate resistivity transistors were obtained, exhibiting good performances without degradation in gate leakage, subthreshold slope nor in drive and off currents compared with reference poly-silicon gate transistors.
Optimizing Laccase Application on Creeping Bentgrass (<i>Agrostis stolonifera</i> L.) to Facilitate Biodethatching (2014)

ABSTRACT Organic matter buildup in the form of thatch or mat layers leads to several problems in turfgrass management systems. In a previous greenhouse study, laccase enzyme solution reduced the rate of accumulation of organic matter when applied at an activity level of 2.0 units cm −2 every 2 wk for 9 mo on ‘Crenshaw’ creeping bentgrass ( Agrostis stolonifera L.). A 2‐yr field experiment was conducted on creeping bentgrass to optimize the laccase activity level, frequency of application, and to determine potential interactions with core aeration and topdressing cultural practices. Laccase enzyme at five activity levels, 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 units cm −2 , was applied every 2 wk. The frequency of laccase application was tested using a laccase activity level of 2.0 units cm −2 applied at frequencies of 2, 4, 8, or 12 wk. The common cultural management practices of core aeration and sand topdressing were compared with and without laccase enzyme at an activity level of 2.0 units cm −2 applied once a month. Results indicated that laccase treatments were effective in reducing thatch layer thickness (TLT) at rates as low as 0.5 units cm −2 applied every 2 wk and as infrequent as once a month when applied at a rate of 2.0 units cm −2 . Laccase application at 2.0 units cm −2 once in 4 wk was just as effective at reducing TLT as was core aeration and sand topdressing twice per year. Even greater reductions in TLT were observed when laccase was applied in combination with core aeration and sand topdressing.
Allergen‐induced nasal hyperreactivity appears unrelated to the size of the nasal and dermal immediate allergic reaction (1987)

It has been previously demonstrated in nasal challenge studies that there is an increased sensitivity to allergen following an initial allergen challenge. A similar feature has been demonstrated following natural allergen exposure in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. To further explore the characteristics of this "priming" phenomenon and its relationship to other expressions of their allergic airway disease, 28 hay fever patients with strictly seasonal disease were studied. Skin tests with the relevant pollen allergen and histamine were performed and the size of the immediate and late phase allergic reaction was determined. An initial nasal allergen challenge was followed by a rechallenge of the nose with allergen 24 h later using a lavage technique. Determinations of TAME-esterase activity, as a biochemical marker of the allergic reaction, were made in the returned lavage fluid. The number of sneezes was counted and nasal symptoms were also assessed using a scoring technique. 19 of 28 patients (67%), displayed an increased responsiveness at rechallenge with similar findings in terms of symptom scores and TAME-esterase measurements. The increase was statistically significant for the symptoms of nasal blockage, which increased from 0.7 +/- 0.1 (mean +/- SEM) to 1.1 +/- 0.2 (P less than 0.05), and nasal secretion which rose from 1.1 +/- 0.2 to 1.7 +/- 0.2 (P less than 0.01). A composite nasal symptom score which also took account of the number of sneezes, increased from 2.9 +/- 0.4 to 4.0 +/- 0.3 (P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)