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Complex and Concurrent Negotiations for Multiple Interrelated e-Markets (2012)

To date, most of the existing bargaining models are designed for supporting negotiation in only one market involving only two types of participants (buyers and sellers). This work devises a complex negotiation mechanism that supports negotiation activities among three types of participants in multiple interrelated markets. The complex negotiation mechanism consists of: 1) a bargaining-position-estimation (BPE) strategy for the multilateral negotiations between consumer and broker agents in a service market and 2) a regression-based coordination (RBC) strategy for concurrent negotiations between broker and provider agents in multiple resource markets. The negotiation outcomes between broker and provider agents in a resource market can potentially influence the negotiation outcomes between broker and consumer agents in a service market. Empirical results show that agents adopting the BPE strategy can better respond to different market conditions than agents adopting the time-dependent strategy because they do not make excessive (respectively, inadequate) amounts of concessions in favorable (respectively, unfavorable) markets. In the concurrent negotiations in multiple resource markets, empirical results show that broker agents adopting the RBC strategy achieved significantly higher utilities, higher success rates, and faster negotiation speed than broker agents adopting the utility-oriented and patient coordination strategies.
Hypocitraturia in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malabsorption (1980)

We measured serum and urinary citrate, oxalate, calcium, and magnesium in 22 normal subjects and in 16 patients with malabsorption. The patients had subnormal levels of serum citrate and magnesium during fasting, subnormal 24-hour levels of urinary citrate, magnesium, and calcium, and excessive levels of urinary oxalate. Daily citrate excretion averaged only 15 per cent of normal. The hypocitraturia in the patients resulted from a subnormal filtered load of citrate and abnormally high net tubular reabsorption of the anion. An oral citrate supplement raised both the serum concentration and the filtered load of citrate to normal fasting values, but net tubular reabsorption remained abnormally high and urinary excretion abnormally low. Intramuscular magnesium sulfate, which corrected the hypomagnesemia and hypomagnesuria, had no effect on serum citrate or its filtered load. Nevertheless the injection restored net tubular reabsorption of citrate to normal and partially improved the hypocitraturia. Full correction of the hypocitraturia was achieved by combined treatment with oral citrate and intramuscular magnesium sulfate. Hypocitraturia may contribute to the formation of oxalate stones in these patients, and therefore our treatment may help to prevent this complication.
Advanced Micro-Surgery Techniques and Material Parasitics for Debug of Flip-Chip Microprocessor (1999)

Abstract Silicon microsurgery, also known as on-silicon circuit editing, has evolved into a critical capability for the ramp-up of a new microprocessor or complex integrated circuit (IC) from tapeout to production. The ability to perform edits directly on a packaged device serves two major purposes during a product’s ramp. The first is to perform in-situ verification of logic and timing related design changes, and the second is to provide engineering samples to enable further debug for system and tester level validation. In both cases, sample generation using silicon microsurgery technology can be performed in a fraction of the time it would take to tapeout a new mask layer and generate samples through the fabrication process. Silicon microsurgery techniques are also employed to assist with failure analysis. For this application, these techniques are applied to help isolate a stuck-at fault or open on a failing node. This is done by bi-passing the failure point, through signal rerouting or by performing isolation cuts to further localize the defect. This paper will review several advanced siliconmicrosurgery edit applications and supporting technologies, microsurgery RC material properties, and finally some results from 0.25 and 0.18 micron technologies.
Mechanism and kinetics of the persulfate-initiated polymerization of acrylamide (1991)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTMechanism and kinetics of the persulfate-initiated polymerization of acrylamideD. HunkelerCite this: Macromolecules 1991, 24, 9, 2160–2171Publication Date (Print):April 29, 1991Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 29 April 1991https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma00009a004https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00009a004research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views4457Altmetric-Citations73LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Embedding XML processing toolkit on general purpose programming language (2003)

Many methods for XML processing have been proposed in the last few years. One popular approach is to process XML documents by using existing programming languages. Another popular approach is to create a new programming language specialized to the domain of XML processing. We propose a new approach of constructing XML processors: embedding XML processing language on Lisp. Owing to this approach, we may seamlessly invoke the functions of XML-specific language from Lisp. The other novel features of our approach are shuffle expression pattern matching and dynamic validation of XML documents. A shuffle expression is an extension of a regular expression; it supports a shuffle (interleave) operator that is useful, for example, to represent unordered records such as bibliography data. Dynamic validation makes it possible to validate XML documents with respect to the schema or patterns at run time.
New algorithm to enable 400+ TFlop/s sustained performance in simulations of disorder effects in high-T c superconductors (2008)

Staggering computational and algorithmic advances in recent years now make possible systematic Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations of high temperature (high-Tc) superconductivity in a microscopic model, the two dimensional (2D) Hubbard model, with parameters relevant to the cuprate materials. Here we report the algorithmic and computational advances that enable us to study the effect of disorder and nano-scale inhomogeneities on the pair-formation and the superconducting transition temperature necessary to understand real materials. The simulation code is written with a generic and extensible approach and is tuned to perform well at scale. Significant algorithmic improvements have been made to make effective use of current supercomputing architectures. By implementing delayed Monte Carlo updates and a mixed single-/double precision mode, we are able to dramatically increase the efficiency of the code. On the Cray XT4 systems of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), for example, we currently run production jobs on 31 thousand processors and thereby routinely achieve a sustained performance that exceeds 200 TFIop/s. On a system with 49 thousand processors we achieved a sustained performance of 409 TFIop/s. We present a study of how random disorder in the effective Coulomb interaction strength affects the superconducting transition temperature in the Hubbard model.
Variable Rowland radius laboratory vacuum surface-sensitive x-ray absorption fine structure spectrometer (2007)

A new laboratory x-ray spectrometer for surface-sensitive extended x-ray absorption fine structure [(S)EXAFS] and surface-sensitive x-ray absorption near-edge structure [(S)XANES] measurements is described. The spectrometer employs a 12 kV mA rotating anode generator. It has a monochromator equipped with a set of exchangeable curved crystals of Johann or Johansson type with different cell parameters, orientations, and Rowland radii. The computer controlled movement system based on nine stepping motors allows all the main elements of the spectrometer to be positioned freely relative to the x-ray source and gives an opportunity to use sophisticated scanning modes (for example, a mode with a focus spot position on a sample surface instead of an exit slit). The whole x-ray beam line is completely enclosed in a vacuum chamber that is directly connected to the x-ray generator, thereby preventing the absorption of x rays in the air. This layout allows a wide x-ray photon energy range from a few keV up to dozens of keV. A registration of x rays transmitted through the sample with proportional counter- and photoelectrons emitted from the sample with channeltron is used to carry out bulk- and surface-sensitive measurements, respectively. Using a 25 x 200 kV mA power regime of a rotating anode x-ray generator, a photon flux of 2.5 x 10(5) counts/s was registered at the Cu K edge, where the energy resolution was about 5 eV. High near surface sensitivity is demonstrated by the EXAFS spectra of Cu K and Hf LIII edges measured from 3 nm Cu and Hf oxide films.
Total synthesis of (+/-)-11 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone by cyclization of a polyunsaturated epoxide. (1985)

The total synthesis of a typical 11-hydroxylated steroid, (+/-)-11 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, was achieved by picric acid-catalyzed tricyclization of a polyunsaturated epoxide appropriately substituted with ketal, hydroxyl, and acetylenic units. This epoxide was prepared by a multistage sequence featuring two successive alkylations of intermediary, monocyclic sulfones. The first sulfone intermediate was obtained by means of a short sequence starting from levulinic acid and diethyl succinate and involving a selective cyclization reaction.
A simple biphasic route to water soluble dithiocarbamate functionalized quantum dots (2008)

Hydrophobic trioctylphosphine oxide-functionalized CdSe quantum dots (CdSe-TOPO QDs) were transferred from organic solvent to aqueous solution via a simple yet novel biphasic ligand exchange process in one step, which involved the in-situ formation of hydrophilic dithiocarbamate moieties and subsequent ligand exchange with TOPO at the chloroform/water interface. The resulting water dispersible, dithiocarbamate functionalized CdSe QDs (i.e., D-CdSe) exhibited an increased photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield as compared to the original CdSe-TOPO QDs, suggesting an effective passivation of dithiocarbamate ligands on the QD surface. The D-CdSe QDs were then mixed with hydroxyl terminated TiO2nanoparticles. A decrease in the PL of the mixture was observed, indicating a possible charge transfer from the D-CdSe QDs to the TiO2nanoparticles. The reaction of the carboxyl group on the D-CdSe surface with the hydroxyl group on the TiO2 rendered QDs in direct contact with TiO2, thereby facilitating the electronic interaction between them.
Expression of Tcf-1 mRNA and surface TCR-CD3 complexes are reduced during apoptosis of T cells (1998)

When a T cell hybridoma, 70.7, was treated with a Ca2+ ionophore (A23187), apoptotic cell death was induced. Interestingly, we observed that the expression of Tcf-1, a T cell-specific transcription factor, mRNA was reduced by approximately 5-fold in the A23187-treated apoptotic cells compared to an ethanol-treated control. The hybridoma cells, however, did not display such a reduced expression of Tcf-1 mRNA upon treatment with buthionine sulfoxide, which is known to induce a necrosis-like cell death. When another T cell hybridoma, KMIs-8.3.5, was treated with A23187 and phorbol myristate acetate, which leads to activation-induced apoptosis, Tcf-1 expression was again greatly reduced. However, a mutant line (KCIT1-8.5) derived from KMIs-8.3.5, which produces IL-2 upon activation and is resistant to apoptosis, did not show such reduction in Tcf-1 expression. We also showed that the reduced expression level of CD3epsilon mRNA and surface TCR-CD3 complex in apoptotic T cells is caused by the reduced expression of Tcf-1. When 70.7 cells were transfected with a plasmid DNA pSVtcf-1, in which Tcf-1 gene expression is driven by the SV40 promoter, such reduction of the Tcf-1 mRNA and the surface expression of the TCR-CD3 complex were not observed upon apoptosis induction. Our results suggest that the reduced expression of Tcf-1 is specific for the apoptotic, but not for the activating, process of T cells and is also responsible for the reduced surface expression of the TCR-CD3 in apoptotic T cells.
Measuring and evaluating of road roughness conditions with a compact road profiler and ArcGIS (2016)

With a wide range of requirements throughout the world, high-quality road management is subject to increasing demand from a perspective of customer-oriented levels of service. In recent years, road administrators are requested to create a visual map of a road network to monitor conditions. To fulfill these requirements, this study conducted as follows. Firstly, this paper introduces a new compact road profiler to collect the profile data at ease. Using the international roughness index (IRI) to assess public roads in local cities of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture, this study also provides real-time monitoring of pavement roughness conditions. Moreover, this study deals with an effective method for visualizing collected IRI data as an attribute in a geographic information system (GIS) and the database of Japan digital road map (DRM). Secondly, the authors present the measurement results of IRI at two different cities during different seasons by using GIS to compare the road conditions. According to the results clarified on different statistical characteristics of road profiles, this study recommends that it is necessary to establish pavement management system (PMS) in consideration of road class, network of local city, and evaluation and management of road conditions in winter quantitatively. Finally, the authors measure and evaluate ride quality by assessing differences between the inner wheel path (IWP) and outer wheel path (OWP) of the vehicle into account, using the previously mentioned profilers and the driving simulator, which is called KITDS. Results show that information from both wheel paths contributes to improve current monitoring process regarding pavement surface, and expects to construct a high level of PMS for road administration in the future.
A Different Approach to the Measurement of Income Inequality (1993)

This article presents Atkinson indices of racial income inequality for 1954–1989. This approach permits the study of racial inequality and inequality in the overall distribution of income in a consistent framework. The Atkinson index shows that progress towards racial equality stopped much earlier than observation of mean income ratios would suggest and that most of the gains have been eroded.
NAND Flash Scaling Beyond 20nm (2009)

With the advent of prevailing mobile devices in our daily lives, the densities of nonvolatile memory, especially NAND Flash suitable for mobile devices become higher and higher, and Flash memory applications will be constantly increased in the future due to their non-volatility and high capacity. Therefore it is very meaningful and important to summarize where NAND Flash memory technology is now, what kinds of challenges have to be overcome, and what the promising candidates will be in the future. In this paper, we present the major scaling issues and performance requirements for NAND Flash with advancing technology nodes, and we also show directions for new emerging technologies beyond 20 nm technology node.
Critical Role of Interface and Crystallinity on the Performance and Photostability of Perovskite Solar Cell on Nickel Oxide (2017)

Hybrid perovskites are on a trajectory toward realizing the most efficient single-junction, solution-processed photovoltaic devices. However, a critical issue is the limited understanding of the correlation between the degree of crystallinity and the emergent perovskite/hole (or electron) transport layer on device performance and photostability. Here, the controlled growth of hybrid perovskites on nickel oxide (NiO) is shown, resulting in the formation of thin films with enhanced crystallinity with characteristic peak width and splitting reminiscent of the tetragonal phase in single crystals. Photophysical and interface sensitive measurements reveal a reduced trap density at the perovskite/NiO interface in comparison with perovskites grown on poly(3,4-ethylene dioxy thiophene) polystyrene sulfonate. Photovoltaic cells exhibit a high open circuit voltage (1.12 V), indicating a near-ideal energy band alignment. Moreover, photostability of photovoltaic devices up to 10-Suns is observed, which is a direct result of the superior crystallinity of perovskite thin films on NiO. These results elucidate the critical role of the quality of the perovskite/hole transport layer interface in rendering high-performance and photostable optoelectronic devices.
Capacity analysis and system optimization for the forward link of multi‐beam satellite broadband systems exploiting adaptive coding and modulation (2004)

Abstract This paper proposes a methodology for designing and optimizing the performance of adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) schemes for the forward link of unicast satellite broadband networks. The proposed technique of general applicability is based on the overall system capacity maximization conditioned on meeting a certain service area coverage for a given outage probability. The paper first derives in detail the method for computing the Shannon‐based capacity of a multi‐beam satellite system adopting ACM. Then the link efficiency is optimized under different physical layer constraints allowing a more realistic system performance assessment. Finally, to exemplify the methodology application and to quantify the ACM system performance improvement capabilities a study case corresponding to a Ka‐band state‐of‐the‐art bent pipe satellite network is provided. The example illustrates the very substantial capacity gain offered by state‐of‐the‐art adaptive modulation and coding schemes utilization compared to current broadband satellite system design approach. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Unplanned extubation in the intensive care unit (1994)

A 1-month prospective quality improvement audit was performed to determine the incidence of self-extubation in the intensive care units (ICUs) at the Westchester County Medical Center (WCMC), a 625-bed tertiary care hospital with 92 intensive care beds in 11 ICUs. During the 1-month study period, there were seven unplanned extubations in six of 121 intubated patients, or one unplanned extubation for every 136 patient-ventilator days. Based on the initial review, a corrective action plan was initiated that consisted of education of nurses and house staff about the problem of unplanned extubation, daily assessment on rounds of patient risk of unplanned extubation, and careful documentation of any episodes of unplanned extubation. A 5-month follow-up review identified 12 unplanned extubations in 11 patients, which resulted in a reduced rate of one unplanned extubation per 455 patient-ventilator days. Risk factors for unplanned extubation included documented anxiety, routine care intervention, and a history of previous unplanned extubation. Unplanned extubation can be a serious complication associated with mortality and therefore is a quality-of-care concern. However, the majority of patients with this complication did well and were discharged from the hospital. The incidence of unplanned extubation can be reduced but not eliminated by a program of education and attention to risk factors for unplanned extubation.
Johnny Depp: "No me arrepiento de ninguno de mis trabajos" (1999)

El protagonista de La novena puerta ha hablado en exclusiva con CINEMANIA sobre su nueva pelicula y otros asuntos.
Domain structures of single layer graphene imaged with conductive probe atomic force microscopy (2012)

We report nanoscale domain boundaries on single layer graphene probed with conductive probe atomic force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum. Graphene was prepared using the inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition technique on a copper substrate. Current mapping revealed domains 50–100 nm in size on the single layer graphene. Stick slip images revealed a hexagonal structure of the graphene layer in the middle of the domain. The conductance on the domain boundary is lower than that inside the domain structure, which is associated with disorder on the boundary, while friction and adhesion measurements on the domain boundaries did not show any contrast. We found that the conductance contrast is prominent at high loads, suggesting the domain boundary plays a significant role in the charge transport properties of graphene under mechanical deformation. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Computer-aided detection and characterization of hyperparathyroidism in digital hand radiographs (2003)

A computer algorithm has been developed to detect and possibly stage subperiosteal resorption from digitized hand radiographs for patients with primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism. The method can quantify the severity of bony resorption by analyzing the roughness of the radial phalangeal margins as projected on the hand radiographs. This margin is detected by a model-guided boundary-tracking scheme and its roughness is quantified by the mean-square variation and the first moment of the power spectrum. The preliminary results indicate that the computer-aided diagnosis system if accurately trained, may assist radiologists in detection and staging of hyperparathyroidism by providing reproducible and consistent analysis of bony erosion.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>