... classified into each participant, andthe six AMs were individually trained usingthe data for each participant Compared with the case of without AM adaptation, the score was further improved by approximately ... “pure” information on the target and interference sources is available, the calibration andthe adaptation process is much easier and more effective Ina usual small-sized meeting treated in this paper, ... Pittsburgh, Pa, USA, September 2006 F Asano, S Ikeda, M Ogawa, H Asoh, and N Kitawaki, “Combined approach of array processing and independent component analysis for blind separation of acoustic signals,”...
... concept of relative span weighted localization in order to estimate the location ofa transmitter with minimal information available at a set of receivers Our approach adapts the concept of moving average ... et al [17] and localizes the transmitting source ofa message to the (x, y) coordinates obtained from averaging the coordinates of all receiving devices within range Weighted centroid localization ... receivers ofa particular message, as suggested by Barbeau and Robert [9], as well as Liu et al [10] In such mechanisms, the minimum and maximum distances between a transmitter and each receiver are approximated...
... myocardin, and cardiac $-actin have also been found in both late stage embryos and adults (Akazawa et al 2005) While expression of Nkx2-5 has been well characterized at later stages, and cofactors ... Nkx2-5 has two DNA binding domains: a homeodomain that binds the sequence TYAAGTG and an Nk2 domain that binds the sequence CWTAATTG (Chen et al 1995) In some known targets, such as the gene atrial ... Microarray analysis of gene expression is the parallelization ofthe traditional northern blots Northern blotting can detect the abundance ofa particular RNA ina sample, using DNA or RNA probes...
... Veletsos and Tang (1986) and Rammerstofer et al (1990) Balendra et al (198 2a, b) and Yi and Natsiavas (1990) studied the mode shapes and natural frequencies of cylindrical storage tanks usingthe finite ... simulate small amplitude sloshing ina container Solaas and Faltinsen (1997) adopted a perturbation theory to investigate sloshing in 2D tanks of general shape Linear theory is not accurate inthe ... sloshing load in preliminary design La Rocca et al (2005) investigated the problem of sloshing waves ofa two-liquid system experimentally and theoretically The Lagrangian variational approach was...
... the statistical analyses and carried out all genetic analyses; CS participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study and co-wrote the manuscript; RS performed the statistical analyses and ... the study, participated in its design andthe coordination and acquisition of data, performed the statistical analyses, and co-wrote the manuscript; CB participated inthe design ofthe study, ... data about ethnic origin d Excluded because of unavailable data e Data referred to SardiNIA sample f Data referred to BLSA (Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging) sample and no evidence of between-study...
... combine terms andthe search strategy was modified several times before being finally performed (full search available from the authors) The Cochrane Library andthe Database of Abstracts and Reviews ... patient and investigator were Placebo and drug unaware ofthe allocated MDI canisters were treatment’ identical, andthe placebo mist was flavoured to make the treatments indistinguishable’ Unclear ... trial, a patient’s own doctor managed any exacerbation according to usual guidelines The decision to stop the study inhaler and return to the usual (prerandomisation) inhaler was made by the patient...
... integrated inthe calculation above.6 • Main rivers and lakes: Within the landscape rivers and lakes have two different functions On one hand they are natural barriers separating landscapes, and on the ... too, mainly by sharing information and data These are namely: The National Geographic Department (NGD), the National Land Management Authority (NLMA), the National Agriculture and Forestry Research ... approach of Ekadinata et al (2004) using ASTER imagery instead ofthe defect Landsat images The ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) satellite was launched in...
... similarity ofthe NMR data for the glycine residue in L3 galE oligosaccharide and BZ157 B5+ galE oligosaccharide, and MS data for other strains that elaborate glycine would suggest that in meningococcal ... status ofthe GlcNAc residue are indicated inthe inset figures also performed on two other meningococcal strains of clinical origin andthe compositions ofthe glycoforms observed are listed in ... This paper has described another structural variation to the inner core oligosaccharide of N meningitidis LPS The identification and localization ofthe amino acid glycine substituting the HepII...
... All these biochemical indices are indirect measures of brain inflammation In contrast to a multitude of studies analyzing local inflammatory response in NPSLE, the evaluation of neuronal damage ... detection antibody The concentration of APP in samples of CSF was calculated from the linear part ofa standard curve In contrast to other analyses, only 86 SLE patients were analyzed regarding APP A ... 14 Alcocer-Varela J, Aleman-Hoey D, Alarcon-Segovia D: Interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 activities are increased inthecerebrospinalfluidof patients with CNS lupus erythematosus and correlate...
... clinical and rheumatological data analyses BJ and JS participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study, and drafted the manuscript MR has assisted in writing the manuscript AH and AS analyzed ... DNA of Pseudomonas poae, Delftia acidovorans, and Burkholderia cepacia A detailed sequence analysis ofthe PCR- positive samples of ReA and UA patients revealed a number of DNA of bacteria that ... cloning and sequencing the entire 16S rDNA and demonstrated the presence ofa large number of bacterial DNA inthe synovial tissue (ST) of patients with ReA, UA, and other arthropathies [15] These...
... nmol/l The intra-assay and interassay coefficients of variation were measured using patient serum samples and were 5% and 10%, respectively, in all tests Statistical analyses Statistical analyses ... serum and CSF inthe bacterial meningitis group are summarized in Table Cortisol and cytokines incerebrospinalfluidand serum Cortisol and cytokine CSF concentrations in all groups and levels of ... correlation with inflammatory cytokines as well as routinely examined laboratory parameters Also, we evaluated relationships between these mediators andthe severity of bacterial meningitis, as...
... remarkable aspects of this study was the use ofa spectral counting approach, namely APEX, to calculate protein abundance inthe sample Of note, the global dynamic range calculated with APEX was ... performed statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript CD acquired the data, performed the statistical analysis, and helped draft manuscript NO acquired the data EdO designed the study, and helped ... Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona, Spain Authors’ contributions JB conceived and coordinated the study, acquired the data, and drafted the manuscript AC designed the study, acquired the data,...
... subsequently applied to quantitatively analyze all physiological amino acids especially the nine pain-related amino acids (asparagine, aspartate, GABA, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, taurine, arginine and ... A2 A, A2 B and A3 receptors Adenosine also regulates pain transmission inthe spinal cord andinthe periphery, anda number of agents can alter the extracellular availability of adenosine and subsequently ... diseases) inflammatory pain sets in Inflammatory pain typically decreases as the damage and inflammatory response resolve Neuropathic pain Neuropathic pain is defined as spontaneous pain and...
... outbreak with 33 deaths inthe vicinity of Geneva, Switzerland [2] The Italian pathologists Marchiafava and Celli first described intracellular oval micrococci ina sample of CSF The Italian pathologists ... northern of Viet Nam; analyse the genetic characteristic, original evolution, genetic transformation in nucleotide and amino acid level ofNeisseriameningitidis strains circulating inthe northern ... disease such as meningococcemia, a life-threatening sepsis also known as meningococcus These illnesses are often severe and include infections ofthe lining ofthe brain and spinal cord (meningitis)...
... congeners inthe sample decreased dramatically in size inthe first 30 minutes ofthe reaction and almost disappeared after 180 minutes ofthe reaction The very fast decrease inthe size ofthe peaks ... maybe attributed to dechlorination occurring inthe early stages ofthe reaction and/ or formation of reaction intermediates as reaction progressed The drastic increase inthe pH observed inthe ... well as the kind and concentration of intermediates formed during reaction Alnaizy and Akgerman (2000) reported that as the initial concentration of phenol is increased, the efficiency of the...
... statistical analysis CSRC participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that ... Pouchitis and extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis Ann Surg 1990, 211(5):622-629 Hata K, Watanabe T, Shinozaki M, Nagawa H: Patients with ... mucosa [16,17] The study of intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways in ileal pouch remains not completely available and there are few studies inthe literature that have evaluated this putative...
... were calculated for each step usingthe three-dimensional coordinates ofthe infrared markers Mean and standard deviations for each parameter and time interval were calculated for each patient and ... for further analysis Significant changes inthe mean and standard deviations of these parameters were used as probable indicators of fatigue It was assumed that a patient’s gait pattern at the rested ... obtaining meaningful data on a patient’s physical status and may be particularly valuable for assessing a patient’s ability to perform occupational tasks and consequently for determining a patient’s...
... DSE and LR Writing and/ or critical review of article: MCG, LST, MCL and CAG All authors have read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they ... S100B has been proposed as a marker of astroglial activation in brain disorders, and changes in its cerebrospinalfluid and/ or serum content have been associated with various neurological and psychiatric ... respectively, i.p.) and placed ina stereotaxic apparatus A midline saggital incision was made inthe scalp and one burr hole was drilled inthe skull over both ventricles The following coordinates were...