Analysis of the F-corona according to the Mie theory. Mathematical formulation and uniqueness of the derived theoretical models

Mathematical model formulation to remove integrals over scattering angle and particle size occuring in zodiacal light observation analysi

Analysis of the F-corona according to the Mie theory. Part I - Mathematical formulation and uniqueness of the derived theoretical models

Mathematical model for removing integrals over scattering angle and particle size in analyzing observations of zodiacal ligh

FOOD PROCESSING CONTRACTS "PATH TO MAINTAIN UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS"

Agribusiness,

Analysis of all available zodiacal light observations Final report

Interplanetary dust model ensemble derived for analysis of zodiacal light observation

Using gene co-expression network analysis to predict biomarkers for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common adult leukemia. It is a highly heterogeneous disease, and can be divided roughly into indolent and progressive stages based on classic clinical markers. Immunoglobin heavy chain variable region (IgV_H) mutational status was found to be associated with patient survival outcome, and biomarkers linked to the IgV_H status has been a focus in the CLL prognosis research field. However, biomarkers highly correlated with IgV_H mutational status which can accurately predict the survival outcome are yet to be discovered.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this paper, we investigate the use of gene co-expression network analysis to identify potential biomarkers for CLL. Specifically we focused on the co-expression network involving ZAP70, a well characterized biomarker for CLL. We selected 23 microarray datasets corresponding to multiple types of cancer from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and used the frequent network mining algorithm CODENSE to identify highly connected gene co-expression networks spanning the entire genome, then evaluated the genes in the co-expression network in which ZAP70 is involved. We then applied a set of feature selection methods to further select genes which are capable of predicting IgV_H mutation status from the ZAP70 co-expression network.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>We have identified a set of genes that are potential CLL prognostic biomarkers IL2RB, CD8A, CD247, LAG3 and KLRK1, which can predict CLL patient IgV_H mutational status with high accuracies. Their prognostic capabilities were cross-validated by applying these biomarker candidates to classify patients into different outcome groups using a CLL microarray datasets with clinical information.</p

Validity of a self-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and its generalizability to the estimation of dietary folate intake in Japan

BACKGROUND: In an epidemiological study, it is essential to test the validity of the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for its ability to estimate dietary intake. The objectives of our study were to 1) validate a FFQ for estimating folate intake, and to identify the foods that contribute to inter-individual variation of folate intake in the Japanese population. METHODS: Validity of the FFQ was evaluated using 28-day weighed dietary records (DRs) as gold standard in the two groups independently. In the group for which the FFQ was developed, validity was evaluated by Spearman's correlation coefficients (CCs), and linear regression analysis was used to identify foods with large inter-individual variation. The cumulative mean intake of these foods was compared with total intake estimated by the DR. The external validity of the FFQ and intake from foods on the same list were evaluated in the other group to verify generalizability. Subjects were a subsample from the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study who volunteered to participate in the FFQ validation study. RESULTS: CCs for the internal validity of the FFQ were 0.49 for men and 0.29 and women, while CCs for external validity were 0.33 for men and 0.42 for women. CCs for cumulative folate intake from 33 foods selected by regression analysis were also applicable to an external population. CONCLUSION: Our FFQ was valid for and generalizable to the estimation of folate intake. Foods identified as predictors of inter-individual variation in folate intake were also generalizable in Japanese populations. The FFQ with 138 foods was valid for the estimation of folate intake, while that with 33 foods might be useful for estimating inter-individual variation and ranking of individual folate intake

Real-Time Traffic-Differentiated QoS Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) emerge as underlying infrastructures for new classes of large scale networked embedded systems. However, WSNs system designers must fulfill the Qualityof-Service (QoS) requirements imposed by the applications (and users). Very harsh and dynamic physical environments and extremely limited resources are major obstacles for satisfying QoS metrics such as reliability, timeliness, and system lifetime. The limited communication range of WSN nodes, link asymmetry, and the characteristics of the physical environment lead to a major source of QoS degradation in WSNs. This paper proposes a Real-Time Traffic-Differentiated Routing protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). It targets WSN applications having different types of data traffic with several priorities. The protocol achieves to increase packet reception ratio and reduce end-to-end delay while considering multi-queue priority policy, two-hop neighborhood information, link reliability and power efficiency. The protocol is modular and utilizes memory and computational effective methods for estimating the link metrics. Numerical results show that the proposed protocol is a feasible solution to addresses QoS service differentiation for traffic with different priorities. Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs), quality-of-service(QoS), twoho

FOOD PROCESSING CONTRACTS "PATH TO MAINTAIN UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS"

Speech and PowerPoint Presentatio

Bedrock features of Lechuguilla Cave, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico

Lechuguilla is a hypogenic cave dissolved in limestones and dolostones of the Capitan Reef Complex by sulfuric acid derived from oil and gas accumulations in the Delaware Basin of southeast New Mexico and west Texas. Most of the cave developed within the Seven Rivers and Capitan Formations, but a few high level passages penetrate the lower Yates Formation. The Queen and possibly Goat Seep formations are exposed only in the northernmost part of the cave below -215 m. Depositional and speleogenetic breccias are common in Lechuguilla. The cave also has many spectacular fossils that are indicators of depositional environments. Primary porosity in the Capitan and Seven Rivers Formations was a reser- voir for water containing hydrogen sulfide, and a pathway for oxygenated meteoric water prior to and during sulfuric acid speleogenesis. Many passages at depths \u3e250 m in Lechuguilla are in steeply dip- ping breccias that have a west-southwest orientation parallel to the strike of the shelf margin. The cor- relation between passage orientation and depositional strike suggests that stratigraphy controls these passages