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Engelstaedter V, Cristea MC, Garber JE, Neuhausen SL, Frankel PH, Sand S, Steele L, Matulonis U, Liu J, Weitzel J. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of BRCA-associated ovarian cancer (OC): Genotype and survival. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Parsons HA, Hui D, Nguyen L, Palla SL, Liu J, Yennurajalingam S, Kurzrock R, Bruera E. Timing of palliative care referral and symptom burden in phase I cancer patients: A retrospective cohort study. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.9062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Matulonis U, Pereira L, Lee H, Campos SM, Liu J, Lee J, Whalen C, Atkinson T, Hill M, Berlin ST. Sequential angiogenic blockade for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tian L, Liu J, Sun X, Gao C, Fan Y, Guo Q. A Protective Effect of Endomorphins on the Oxidative Injury of Islet. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2010; 118:467-72. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1252068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Abbasi RU, Abu-Zayyad T, Al-Seady M, Allen M, Amman JF, Anderson RJ, Archbold G, Belov K, Belz JW, Bergman DR, Blake SA, Brusova OA, Burt GW, Cannon C, Cao Z, Deng W, Fedorova Y, Finley CB, Gray RC, Hanlon WF, Hoffman CM, Holzscheiter MH, Ivanov D, Hughes G, Hüntemeyer P, Ivanov D, Jones BF, Jui CCH, Kim K, Kirn MA, Loh EC, Liu J, Lundquist JP, Maestas MM, Manago N, Marek LJ, Martens K, Matthews JAJ, Matthews JN, Moore SA, O'Neill A, Painter CA, Perera L, Reil K, Riehle R, Roberts M, Rodriguez D, Sasaki N, Schnetzer SR, Scott LM, Sinnis G, Smith JD, Sokolsky P, Song C, Springer RW, Stokes BT, Stratton S, Thomas SB, Thomas JR, Thomson GB, Tupa D, Zech A, Zhang X. Indications of proton-dominated cosmic-ray composition above 1.6 EeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 104:161101. [PMID: 20482038 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.161101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2009] [Revised: 03/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We report studies of ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray composition via analysis of depth of air shower maximum (X(max)), for air shower events collected by the High-Resolution Fly's Eye (HiRes) observatory. The HiRes data are consistent with a constant elongation rate d<X(max)>/d[log(E)] of 47.9+/-6.0(stat)+/-3.2(syst) g/cm2/decade for energies between 1.6 and 63 EeV, and are consistent with a predominantly protonic composition of cosmic rays when interpreted via the QGSJET01 and QGSJET-II high-energy hadronic interaction models. These measurements constrain models in which the galactic-to-extragalactic transition is the cause of the energy spectrum ankle at 4x10(18) eV.
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Maaz K, Karim S, Usman M, Mumtaz A, Liu J, Duan J, Maqbool M. Effect of crystallographic texture on magnetic characteristics of cobalt nanowires. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2010; 5:1111-1117. [PMID: 20596344 PMCID: PMC2894180 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-010-9610-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cobalt nanowires with controlled diameters have been synthesized using electrochemical deposition in etched ion-track polycarbonate membranes. Structural characterization of these nanowires with diameter 70, 90, 120 nm and length 30 μm was performed by scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The as-prepared wires show uniform diameter along the whole length and X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that [002] texture of these wires become more pronounced as diameter is reduced. Magnetic characterization of the nanowires shows a clear difference of squareness and coercivity between parallel and perpendicular orientations of the wires with respect to the applied field direction. In case of parallel applied field, the coercivity has been found to be decreasing with increasing diameter of the wires while in perpendicular case; the coercivity observes lower values for larger diameter. The results are explained by taking into account the magnetocrystalline and shape anisotropies with respect to the applied field and domain transformation mechanism when single domain limit is surpassed.
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Tan NM, Liu J, Wong DK, Lim JH, Zhang Z, Lu S, Li H, Saw SM, Tong L, Wong TY. Automatic detection of pathological myopia using variational level set. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010; 2009:3609-12. [PMID: 19964081 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5333517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pathological myopia, the seventh leading cause of legal blindness in United States, is a condition caused by pathological axial elongation and eyes that deviates from the normal distribution curve of axial length, resulting in impaired vision. Studies have shown that ocular risks associated with myopia should not be underestimated, and there is a public health need to prevent the onset or progression of myopia. Peripapillary atrophy (PPA) is one of the clinical indicators for pathological myopia. In this paper, we introduce a novel method, to detect pathological myopia via peripapaillary atrophy feature by means of variational level set. This method is a core algorithm of our system, PAMELA, an automated system for the detection of pathological myopia. The proposed method has been tested on 40 images from Singapore Cohort study Of the Risk factors for Myopia (SCORM), producing a 95% accuracy of correct assessment, and a sensitivity and specificity of 0.9 and 1 respectively. The results highlight the potential of PAMELA as a possible clinical tool for objective mass screening of pathological myopia.
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Cao YG, Li QX, Fu GY, Liu J, Guo HZ, Hu X, Li XJ. Depinning dynamics of two-dimensional magnetized colloids on a random substrate. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2010; 22:155101. [PMID: 21389546 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/15/155101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We perform Langevin simulations on the depinning dynamics of two-dimensional magnetized colloids on a random substrate. On increasing the magnetic field strength, we find for the first time a crossover from plastic to smectic flows as well as a crossover from smectic to elastic crystal flows above depinning. For both the smectic and elastic crystal flows, a power-law scaling relationship could be obtained between the average velocity and applied driving force. The scaling exponent is found to be larger than 1 for smectic flow. But, for the elastic crystal flow, the scaling exponent is found to be less than 1. For the plastic flow, no power-law scaling relationship between the average velocity and applied driving force can be derived and history dependence of the depinning occurs. Within the crossover from plastic to smectic flows, a sudden decrease in the critical driving force is observed, and a sudden increase is found in the critical driving force across the crossover from smectic to elastic crystal flows, accompanied by a crossing of the curves of average velocity versus driving force.
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Zhao H, Huang L, Xiao C, Liu J, Wei J, Gao X. Influence of culture media and environmental factors on mycelial growth and conidial production of Diplocarpon mali. Lett Appl Microbiol 2010; 50:639-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2010.02847.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ablikim M, Achasov MN, An L, An Q, An ZH, Bai JZ, Ban Y, Berger N, Bian JM, Boyko I, Briere RA, Bytev V, Cai X, Cao GF, Cao XX, Chang JF, Chelkov G, Chen G, Chen HS, Chen JC, Chen LP, Chen ML, Chen P, Chen SJ, Chen YB, Chu YP, Cronin-Hennessy D, Dai HL, Dai JP, Dedovich D, Deng ZY, Denysenko I, Destefanis M, Ding Y, Dong LY, Dong MY, Du SX, Duan MY, Fang J, Feng CQ, Fu CD, Fu JL, Gao Y, Geng C, Goetzen K, Gong WX, Greco M, Grishin S, Gu YT, Guo AQ, Guo LB, Guo YP, Han SQ, Harris FA, He KL, He M, He ZY, Heng YK, Hou ZL, Hu HM, Hu JF, Hu T, Hu XW, Huang B, Huang GM, Huang JS, Huang XT, Huang YP, Ji CS, Ji Q, Ji XB, Ji XL, Jia LK, Jiang LL, Jiang XS, Jiao JB, Jin DP, Jin S, Komamiya S, Kuehn W, Lange S, Leung JKC, Li C, Li C, Li DM, Li F, Li G, Li HB, Li J, Li JC, Li L, Li L, Li QJ, Li WD, Li WG, Li XL, Li XN, Li XQ, Li XR, Li YX, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang TR, Liang YT, Liang YF, Liao GR, Liao XT, Liu BJ, Liu CL, Liu CX, Liu CY, Liu FH, Liu F, Liu F, Liu GC, Liu H, Liu HB, Liu HM, Liu HW, Liu J, Liu JP, Liu K, Liu KY, Liu Q, Liu SB, Liu XH, Liu YB, Liu YF, Liu YW, Liu Y, Liu ZA, Lu GR, Lu JG, Lu QW, Lu XR, Lu YP, Luo CL, Luo MX, Luo T, Luo XL, Ma CL, Ma FC, Ma HL, Ma QM, Ma X, Ma XY, Maggiora M, Mao YJ, Mao ZP, Min J, Mo XH, Muchnoi NY, Nefedov Y, Ning FP, Olsen SL, Ouyang Q, Pelizaeus M, Peters K, Ping JL, Ping RG, Poling R, Pun CSJ, Qi M, Qian S, Qiao CF, Qiu JF, Rong G, Ruan XD, Sarantsev A, Shao M, Shen CP, Shen XY, Sheng HY, Sonoda S, Spataro S, Spruck B, Sun DH, Sun GX, Sun JF, Sun SS, Sun XD, Sun YJ, Sun YZ, Sun ZJ, Sun ZT, Tang CJ, Tang X, Tang XF, Tian HL, Toth D, Varner GS, Wan X, Wang BQ, Wang JK, Wang K, Wang LL, Wang LS, Wang P, Wang PL, Wang Q, Wang SG, Wang XD, Wang XL, Wang YD, Wang YF, Wang YQ, Wang Z, Wang ZG, Wang ZY, Wei DH, Wen SP, Wiedner U, Wu LH, Wu N, Wu W, Wu YM, Wu Z, Xiao ZJ, Xie YG, Xu GF, Xu GM, Xu H, Xu M, Xu M, Xu XP, Xu Y, Xu ZZ, Xue Z, Yan L, Yan WB, Yan YH, Yang HX, Yang M, Yang P, Yang SM, Yang YX, Ye M, Ye MH, Yu BX, Yu CX, Yu L, Yuan CZ, Yuan Y, Zeng Y, Zhang BX, Zhang BY, Zhang CC, Zhang DH, Zhang HH, Zhang HY, Zhang JW, Zhang JY, Zhang JZ, Zhang L, Zhang SH, Zhang XY, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Zhang ZP, Zhao C, Zhao HS, Zhao J, Zhao J, Zhao L, Zhao L, Zhao MG, Zhao Q, Zhao SJ, Zhao TC, Zhao XH, Zhao YB, Zhao ZG, Zhemchugov A, Zheng B, Zheng JP, Zheng YH, Zheng ZP, Zhong B, Zhong J, Zhou L, Zhou ZL, Zhu C, Zhu K, Zhu KJ, Zhu QM, Zhu XW, Zhu YS, Zhu ZA, Zhuang J, Zou BS, Zou JH, Zuo JX, Zweber P. Measurements of h(c)(1P(1)) in psi' decays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010; 104:132002. [PMID: 20481873 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.132002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present measurements of the charmonium state h(c)(1P(1)) made with 106x10(6) psi' events collected by BESIII at BEPCII. Clear signals are observed for psi'-->pi0 h(c) with and without the subsequent radiative decay h(c)-->gamma eta(c). First measurements of the absolute branching ratios B(psi'-->pi0 h(c)) = (8.4+/-1.3+/-1.0) x 10(-4) and B(h(c)-->gamma eta(c)) = (54.3+/-6.7+/-5.2)% are presented. A statistics-limited determination of the previously unmeasured h(c) width leads to an upper limit Gamma(h(c))<1.44 MeV (90% confidence). Measurements of M(h(c)) = 3525.40+/-0.13+/-0.18 MeV/c2 and B(psi'-->pi0 h(c)) x B(h(c)-->gamma eta(c)) = (4.58+/-0.40+/-0.50) x 10(-4) are consistent with previous results.
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Abelev BI, Aggarwal MM, Ahammed Z, Alakhverdyants AV, Alekseev I, Anderson BD, Arkhipkin D, Averichev GS, Balewski J, Barnby LS, Baumgart S, Beavis DR, Bellwied R, Betancourt MJ, Betts RR, Bhasin A, Bhati AK, Bichsel H, Bielcik J, Bielcikova J, Biritz B, Bland LC, Bonner BE, Bouchet J, Braidot E, Brandin AV, Bridgeman A, Bruna E, Bueltmann S, Bunzarov I, Burton TP, Cai XZ, Caines H, Calderon M, Catu O, Cebra D, Cendejas R, Cervantes MC, Chajecki Z, Chaloupka P, Chattopadhyay S, Chen HF, Chen JH, Chen JY, Cheng J, Cherney M, Chikanian A, Choi KE, Christie W, Chung P, Clarke RF, Codrington MJM, Corliss R, Cramer JG, Crawford HJ, Das D, Dash S, Leyva AD, De Silva LC, Debbe RR, Dedovich TG, DePhillips M, Derevschikov AA, Derradi de Souza R, Didenko L, Djawotho P, Dogra SM, Dong X, Drachenberg JL, Draper JE, Dunlop JC, Dutta Mazumdar MR, Efimov LG, Elhalhuli E, Elnimr M, Engelage J, Eppley G, Erazmus B, Estienne M, Eun L, Evdokimov O, Fachini P, Fatemi R, Fedorisin J, Fersch RG, Filip P, Finch E, Fine V, Fisyak Y, Gagliardi CA, Gangadharan DR, Ganti MS, Garcia-Solis EJ, Geromitsos A, Geurts F, Ghazikhanian V, Ghosh P, Gorbunov YN, Gordon A, Grebenyuk O, Grosnick D, Grube B, Guertin SM, Gupta A, Gupta N, Guryn W, Haag B, Hamed A, Han LX, Harris JW, Hays-Wehle JP, Heinz M, Heppelmann S, Hirsch A, Hjort E, Hoffman AM, Hoffmann GW, Hofman DJ, Hollis RS, Huang B, Huang HZ, Humanic TJ, Huo L, Igo G, Iordanova A, Jacobs P, Jacobs WW, Jakl P, Jena C, Jin F, Jones CL, Jones PG, Joseph J, Judd EG, Kabana S, Kajimoto K, Kang K, Kapitan J, Kauder K, Keane D, Kechechyan A, Kettler D, Kikola DP, Kiryluk J, Kisiel A, Klein SR, Knospe AG, Kocoloski A, Koetke DD, Kollegger T, Konzer J, Kopytine M, Koralt I, Koroleva L, Korsch W, Kotchenda L, Kouchpil V, Kravtsov P, Krueger K, Krus M, Kumar L, Kurnadi P, Lamont MAC, Landgraf JM, LaPointe S, Lauret J, Lebedev A, Lednicky R, Lee CH, Lee JH, Leight W, Levine MJ, Li C, Li L, Li N, Li W, Li X, Li Y, Li Z, Lin G, Lindenbaum SJ, Lisa MA, Liu F, Liu H, Liu J, Ljubicic T, Llope WJ, Longacre RS, Love WA, Lu Y, Luo X, Ma GL, Ma YG, Mahapatra DP, Majka R, Mal OI, Mangotra LK, Manweiler R, Margetis S, Markert C, Masui H, Matis HS, Matulenko YA, McDonald D, McShane TS, Meschanin A, Milner R, Minaev NG, Mioduszewski S, Mischke A, Mitrovski MK, Mohanty B, Mondal MM, Morozov B, Morozov DA, Munhoz MG, Nandi BK, Nattrass C, Nayak TK, Nelson JM, Netrakanti PK, Ng MJ, Nogach LV, Nurushev SB, Odyniec G, Ogawa A, Okada H, Okorokov V, Olson D, Pachr M, Page BS, Pal SK, Pandit Y, Panebratsev Y, Pawlak T, Peitzmann T, Perevoztchikov V, Perkins C, Peryt W, Phatak SC, Pile P, Planinic M, Ploskon MA, Pluta J, Plyku D, Poljak N, Poskanzer AM, Potukuchi BVKS, Powell CB, Prindle D, Pruneau C, Pruthi NK, Pujahari PR, Putschke J, Qiu H, Raniwala R, Raniwala S, Ray RL, Redwine R, Reed R, Ritter HG, Roberts JB, Rogachevskiy OV, Romero JL, Rose A, Roy C, Ruan L, Sahoo R, Sakai S, Sakrejda I, Sakuma T, Salur S, Sandweiss J, Sangaline E, Schambach J, Scharenberg RP, Schmitz N, Schuster TR, Seele J, Seger J, Selyuzhenkov I, Seyboth P, Shahaliev E, Shao M, Sharma M, Shi SS, Sichtermann EP, Simon F, Singaraju RN, Skoby MJ, Smirnov N, Sorensen P, Sowinski J, Spinka HM, Srivastava B, Stanislaus TDS, Staszak D, Stevens JR, Stock R, Strikhanov M, Stringfellow B, Suaide AAP, Suarez MC, Subba NL, Sumbera M, Sun XM, Sun Y, Sun Z, Surrow B, Svirida DN, Symons TJM, Szanto de Toledo A, Takahashi J, Tang AH, Tang Z, Tarini LH, Tarnowsky T, Thein D, Thomas JH, Tian J, Timmins AR, Timoshenko S, Tlusty D, Tokarev M, Trainor TA, Tram VN, Trentalange S, Tribble RE, Tsai OD, Ulery J, Ullrich T, Underwood DG, Van Buren G, van Leeuwen M, van Nieuwenhuizen G, Vanfossen JA, Varma R, Vasconcelos GMS, Vasiliev AN, Videbaek F, Viyogi YP, Vokal S, Voloshin SA, Wada M, Walker M, Wang F, Wang G, Wang H, Wang JS, Wang Q, Wang XL, Wang Y, Webb G, Webb JC, Westfall GD, Whitten C, Wieman H, Wingfield E, Wissink SW, Witt R, Wu Y, Xie W, Xu H, Xu N, Xu QH, Xu W, Xu Y, Xu Z, Xue L, Yang Y, Yepes P, Yip K, Yoo IK, Yue Q, Zawisza M, Zbroszczyk H, Zhan W, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang WM, Zhang XP, Zhang Y, Zhang ZP, Zhao J, Zhong C, Zhou J, Zhou W, Zhu X, Zhu YH, Zoulkarneev R, Zoulkarneeva Y. Observation of an Antimatter Hypernucleus. Science 2010; 328:58-62. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1183980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Wong DWK, Liu J, Lim JH, Tan NM, Zhang Z, Lu S, Li H, Teo MH, Chan KL, Wong TY. Intelligent fusion of cup-to-disc ratio determination methods for glaucoma detection in ARGALI. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010; 2009:5777-80. [PMID: 19963657 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5332534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of permanent blindness. ARGALI, an automated system for glaucoma detection, employs several methods for segmenting the optic cup and disc from retinal images, combined using a fusion network, to determine the cup to disc ratio (CDR), an important clinical indicator of glaucoma. This paper discusses the use of SVM as an alternative fusion strategy in ARGALI, and evaluates its performance against the component methods and neural network (NN) fusion in the CDR calculation. The results show SVM and NN provide similar improvements over the component methods, but with SVM having a greater consistency over the NN, suggesting potential for SVM as a viable option in ARGALI.
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Xu L, Gai R, Wang X, Liu Z, Cheng J, Zhou C, Liu J, Zhang H, Li H, Tang W. Socio-economic factors affecting the success of tuberculosis treatment in six counties of Shandong Province, China. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010; 14:440-446. [PMID: 20202302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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SETTING Tuberculosis (TB) control in rural China is of high priority in health policy making. OBJECTIVE To investigate treatment success among rural TB patients and the determinants of patient and case management and to explore the current status of DOTS implementation in rural China. METHODS A patient-based study was conducted in six counties of Shandong Province, China. Study sites were selected by multi-stage random sampling. Subjects were rural smear-positive pulmonary TB patients registered with the county TB dispensaries at study sites who completed treatment during the period October 2006 to September 2007. RESULTS This study observed a success rate of 74.5% among 501 participants. The cure rate, of 50.5%, was much lower than the national level. There was a difference in treatment success rates across counties. Factors independently affecting treatment success were patient income, study site, and home visits and supervision by town and village health workers. CONCLUSIONS Enhancing financial resources for TB control and effective involvement of human resources are crucial to achieving success with the DOTS strategy in rural China.
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Zhang J, Song Y, Liu J. Talk to the hand: The visual word form area responds to bodies and faces. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/9.8.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu J, Lu Z, Dosher B. Augmented Hebbian Learning Hypothesis in Perceptual Learning: Interaction between feedback and training accuracy. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.1124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Harris AM, Liu J, Duchaine BC, Nakayama K. Characterizing face processing in developmental prosopagnosia using magnetoencephalography. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/3.9.829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu J, Palomares M, Leonard C, Egeth H. Subitizing capacity is decreased when visual short-term memory capacity is exceeded. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/5.8.623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu J, Newsome WT. Correlation between MT activity and behavioral judgment of visual speed in macaque monkeys. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/3.9.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu J, Harris A, Kanwisher N. What makes a face a face: an MEG and fMRI study. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/1.3.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Giampietro PF, McCarty C, Mukesh B, McKiernan F, Wilson D, Shuldiner A, Liu J, LeVasseur J, Ivacic L, Kitchner T, Ghebranious N. The role of cigarette smoking and statins in the development of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a pilot study utilizing the Marshfield Clinic Personalized Medicine Cohort. Osteoporos Int 2010; 21:467-77. [PMID: 19506792 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-0981-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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SUMMARY A cohort of postmenopausal osteoporotic females and controls with normal bone mineral density, the interleukin 6 (IL6) -634G > C (rs1800796) C allele of the promoter region showed association with osteoporosis. The lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) gene showed association between C135242T C/T alleles and osteoporosis only in smokers, suggesting a role for environmental interaction. INTRODUCTION A nested case-control study within a population-based cohort was undertaken to assess the relative impact of cigarette smoking, statin use, genetic polymorphisms, and one-way interaction of these factors on development of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. METHODS Genotyping of 14 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) corresponding to vitamin D receptor gene, estrogen receptor 1, collagen type 1 alpha 1, IL6, transcription growth factor beta, apolipoprotein E, and LRP5 genes was performed in cases (n = 309) with osteoporosis and controls (n = 293) with normal bone mineral density drawn from a homogeneous Caucasian population. SNPs were chosen based on known functional consequences or prior evidence for association and genotyped using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight technology. RESULTS Cases differed from controls relative to body mass index, age, and smoking but not statin use. After adjusting for age, the IL6 -634G > C (rs1800796) allele showed association with osteoporosis (odds ratio (OR) for CC + CG = 2.51, p = 0.0047)), independent of statin use or smoking status. On stratification for smoking, association with LRP5 C135242T (rs545382) and osteoporosis emerged (OR 2.8 in smokers for CT alleles, p = 0.03)), suggestive of potential environmental interaction. CONCLUSION Evidence suggested a role for genetic variation in IL6 and LRP5 in conferring risk for osteoporosis in Caucasian women, with the latter manifest only in smokers.
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Schmidt GP, Jerebko AK, Zhou X, Bi J, Anand V, Liu J, Schoenberg SO, Schmuecking I, Kiefer B, Reiser M. Entwicklung eines computergestützten Systems zur Detektion von Skelettmetastasen in der MRT-STIR-Bildgebung der Wirbelsäule. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1252848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Liu Y, Namba T, Liu J, Suzuki R, Shioda S, Seki T. Glial fibrillary acidic protein-expressing neural progenitors give rise to immature neurons via early intermediate progenitors expressing both glial fibrillary acidic protein and neuronal markers in the adult hippocampus. Neuroscience 2010; 166:241-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Verheyden B, Liu J, Beckers F, Aubert AE. Operational point of neural cardiovascular regulation in humans up to 6 months in space. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 108:646-54. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00883.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Entering weightlessness affects central circulation in humans by enhancing venous return and cardiac output. We tested whether the operational point of neural cardiovascular regulation in space sets accordingly to adopt a level close to that found in the ground-based horizontal position. Heart rate (HR), finger blood and brachial blood pressure (BP), and respiratory frequency were collected in 11 astronauts from nine space missions. Recordings were made in supine and standing positions at least 10 days before launch and during spaceflight ( days 5– 19, 45– 67, 77– 116, 146– 180). Cross-correlation analyses of HR and systolic BP were used to measure three complementary aspects of cardiac baroreflex modulation: 1) baroreflex sensitivity, 2) number of effective baroreflex estimates, and 3) baroreflex time delay. A fixed breathing protocol was performed to measure respiratory sinus arrhythmia and low-frequency power of systolic BP variability. We found that HR and mean arterial pressure did not differ from preflight supine values for up to 6 mo in space. Respiration frequency tended to decrease during prolonged spaceflight. Concerning neural markers of cardiovascular regulation, we observed in-flight adaptations toward homeostatic conditions similar to those found in the ground-based supine position. Surprisingly, this was not the case for baroreflex time delay distribution, which had somewhat longer latencies in space. Except for this finding, our results confirm that the operational point of neural cardiovascular regulation in space sets to a level close to that of an Earth-based supine position. This adaptation level suggests that circulation is chronically relaxed for at least 6 mo in space.
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Xiao L, Gong LL, Yuan D, Deng M, Zeng XM, Chen LL, Zhang L, Yan Q, Liu JP, Hu XH, Sun SM, Liu J, Ma HL, Zheng CB, Fu H, Chen PC, Zhao JQ, Xie SS, Zou LJ, Xiao YM, Liu WB, Zhang J, Liu Y, Li DWC. Protein phosphatase-1 regulates Akt1 signal transduction pathway to control gene expression, cell survival and differentiation. Cell Death Differ 2010; 17:1448-62. [PMID: 20186153 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2010.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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AKT pathway has a critical role in mediating signaling transductions for cell proliferation, differentiation and survival. Previous studies have shown that AKT activation is achieved through a series of phosphorylation steps: first, AKT is phosphorylated at Thr-450 by JNK kinases to prime its activation; then, phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 phosphorylates AKT at Thr-308 to expose the Ser-473 residue; and finally, AKT is phosphorylated at Ser-473 by several kinases (PKD2 and others) to achieve its full activation. For its inactivation, the PH-domain containing phosphatases dephosphorylate AKT at Ser-473, and protein serine/threonine phosphatase-2A (PP-2A) dephosphorylates it at Thr-308. However, it remains unknown regarding which phosphatase dephosphorylates AKT at Thr-450 during its inactivation. In this study, we present both in vitro and in vivo evidence to show that protein serine/threonine phosphatase-1 (PP-1) is a major phosphatase that directly dephosphorylates AKT to modulate its activation. First, purified PP-1 directly dephosphorylates AKT in vitro. Second, immunoprecipitation and immunocolocalization showed that PP-1 interacts with AKT. Third, stable knock down of PP-1alpha or PP-1beta but not PP-1gamma, PP-2Aalpha or PP-2Abeta by shRNA leads to enhanced phosphorylation of AKT at Thr-450. Finally, overexpression of PP-1alpha or PP-1beta but not PP-1gamma, PP-2Aalpha or PP-2Abeta results in attenuated phosphorylation of AKT at Thr-450. Moreover, our results also show that dephosphorylation of AKT by PP-1 significantly modulates its functions in regulating the expression of downstream genes, promoting cell survival and modulating differentiation. These results show that PP-1 acts as a major phosphatase to dephosphorylate AKT at Thr-450 and thus modulate its functions.
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Liu J, Man WY, Lv CZ, Song SP, Shi YJ, Elias PM, Man MQ. Epidermal permeability barrier recovery is delayed in vitiligo-involved sites. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2010; 23:193-200. [PMID: 20185976 DOI: 10.1159/000288166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 01/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Prior studies have demonstrated that both the skin surface pH and epidermal permeability barrier function vary with skin pigmentation types. Although melanin deficiency is the main feature of vitiligo, alterations in cutaneous biophysical properties in vitiligo have not yet been well defined. In the present study, stratum corneum (SC) hydration, the skin surface pH and epidermal permeability barrier function in vitiligo were evaluated. METHODS A total of 30 volunteers with vitiligo comprising 19 males and 11 females aged 13-51 years (mean age: 27.91 +/- 2.06 years) were enrolled in this study. The skin surface pH, SC hydration, melanin/erythema index and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) were measured by respective probes connected to a Courage-Khazaka MPA5. SC integrity was determined by measuring the TEWL following each D-Squame application. The barrier recovery rate was assessed at 5 h following barrier disruption by repeated tape stripping. RESULTS In addition to SC hydration, both melanin and erythema index were significantly lower in vitiligo lesions than in contralateral, nonlesional sites, while no difference in skin surface pH between vitiligo-involved and uninvolved areas was observed. In addition, neither the basal TEWL nor SC integrity in the involved areas differed significantly from that in the uninvolved areas. However, barrier recovery in vitiligo-involved sites was significantly delayed in comparison with uninvolved sites (40.83 +/- 5.39% vs. 58.30 +/- 4.71%; t = 2.441; p < 0.02). CONCLUSION Barrier recovery following tape stripping of the SC is delayed in vitiligo. Therefore, improvement in epidermal permeability barrier function may be an important unrecognized factor to be considered in treating patients with vitiligo.
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