Exploring Communities in Large Profiled Graphs

Given a graph $G$ and a vertex $q\in G$, the community search (CS) problem aims to efficiently find a subgraph of $G$ whose vertices are closely related to $q$. Communities are prevalent in social and biological networks, and can be used in product advertisement and social event recommendation. In this paper, we study profiled community search (PCS), where CS is performed on a profiled graph. This is a graph in which each vertex has labels arranged in a hierarchical manner. Extensive experiments show that PCS can identify communities with themes that are common to their vertices, and is more effective than existing CS approaches. As a naive solution for PCS is highly expensive, we have also developed a tree index, which facilitate efficient and online solutions for PCS

Modelling of Capillary Pore Structure Evolution in Portland Cement Pastes Based on Irregular-Shaped Cement Particles

The pore structure plays a crucial role in durability performance of cement-based materials. However, the pore structure in cement pastes is highly dependent on the initial packing of cement particles and cement hydration process, which seems to be related to the shapes of cement particles. This paper proposed a numerical method to investigate the effect of cement particle shapes on capillary pore structures in cement pastes. In this study, irregular-shaped cement particles with various shapes are generated using a novel central growth model, and then incorporated into CEMHYD3D model to simulate Portland cement hydration. Some home-made programs of determining pore structure parameters including porosity, pore size distribution, connectivity and tortuosity are subsequently performed on the extracted three-dimensional network of capillary pore structure in cement pastes. The modelling results indicate that shape-induced large surface area in more non-equiaxed irregular-shaped cement particles can improve pore structure parameters in hardened cement pastes, but this effect will be slight in the later curing period and at a low water-tocement ratio. In addition, the less considered geometric difference plays a role in pore structure evolution especially for extremely non-equiaxed cement particle. However, the geometric attribute has a weak effect on pore structure parameters overall. The modelling results can provide a new insight into durability design in cement-based materials by means of manipulating cement particle shape in the future

Effects of Modified Atmosphere Packaging with Varied CO2 and O2 Concentrations on the Texture, Protein, and Odor Characteristics of Salmon during Cold Storage

The effect of gas ratio on the growth of bacteria has been well demonstrated, but some adverse effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on seafoods have also been found. To provide a better understanding of the effects of CO2 and O2 concentrations (CO2 from 40% to 100% and O2 from 0% to 30%) in MAP on the texture and protein contents and odor characteristics of salmon during cold storage, the physiochemical, microbial, and odor indicators were compared with those without treatment (CK). Generally, MAP treatments hindered the increase of microbial counts, total volatile basic nitrogen, and TCA-soluble peptides, and decreased the water-holding capacity, hardness, springiness, and sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar protein contents. The results also indicated that 60%CO2/10%O2/30%N2 was optimal and decreased the total mesophilic bacterial counts by 2.8 log cfu/g in comparison with CK on day 12. In agreement, the concentration of CO2 of 60% showed the lowest myofibrillar protein degradation, and less subsequent loss of hardness. The electronic nose characteristics analysis indicated that 60%CO2/20%O2/20%N2 and 60%CO2/10%O2/30%N2 had the best effect to maintain the original odor profiles of salmon. The correlation analysis demonstrated that microbial growth had a strong relationship with myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic protein content. It can be concluded that 60%CO2/10%O2/30%N2 displayed the best effect to achieve the goal of preventing protein degradation and odor changes in salmon fillets

The possible causes for sulcal hyperintensities on FLAIR images on brain MRI: the dataset derived from a systematic review

This report describes the data related to the article entitiled: “Relationship between inferior frontal sulcal hyperintensities on brain MRI, ageing and cerebral small vessel disease”. This systematic review was conducted to assess possible causes for sulcal hyperintensities on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images on brain MRI

Cutaneous Mycobacterium intracellulare infection presenting as multiple asymptomatic papulonodules in an immunocompetent adult: A case report and review of the literature

AbstractDisseminated cutaneous nontuberculous mycobacteria infection is rare in immunocompetent hosts. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in an immunocompetent patient presenting with simultaneously developing multiple asymptomatic cutaneous papulonodules. The possibility of lung lesions as the primary focus is suspected. We review the literature for other cases of multiple cutaneous M avium complex infections in immunocompetent hosts. There are differences in the virulence of M avium and M intracellulare, and hence in the underlying immune status of the hosts

3-[(R)-3,3-Dichloro-2-hydroxy­prop­yl]-8-hydr­oxy-6-meth­oxy-1H-isochromen-1-one

The title compound, C13H12Cl2O5, is an isocoumarin compound which has been isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the fermentation broth of actinomycete Streptomyces sp. (V4) from the South China Sea. There are intra- and inter­molecular hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds [Cl⋯Cl = 3.434 (2) Å; C—Cl⋯Cl = 121.6°]. The intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into chains along the b axis

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Adult Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Medical Center in Taiwan

Within the past 10 years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has not only been a hospital pathogen but also a community pathogen. To understand the carriage rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among the adult patients visiting emergency department (ED), we conducted this study.From May 21 to August 12, 2009, a total of 502 adult patients visiting emergency department (ED) of a tertiary care hospital in northern Taiwan were recruited in this study and surveyed for nasal carriage of MRSA. A questionnaire regarding the risk factors for MRSA acquisition was also obtained. The overall prevalence of MRSA nasal carriage among the patients was 3.8%. The carriage rate was significantly higher in patients with risk factors for MRSA acquisition (5.94%) than those without risk factors (2.12%). Patients with urinary complaints, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease and current percutaneous tube usage were significantly associated with MRSA colonization. By multiple logistic regression analysis, only current usage of catheters or tubes was the independent predictor for MRSA nasal colonization. Of the 19 MRSA, most isolates belonged to one of two linages, characterized as sequence type (ST) 239 (32%) and ST 59 (58%). The latter linage, accounting for 83% of 6 isolates from patients without risk factors, is a community-associated (CA) clone in Taiwan, while the former linage is among healthcare-associated clones.A substantial proportion of patients visiting ED, particularly with current usage of percutaneous catheter or tubes, in northern Taiwan carried MRSA, mostly community strains, in nares