A Novel Neighboring Information-Based Method for Motion Object Detection
AbstractMotion Object Detection is a fundamental and crucial step in the applications of intelligent video surveillance. Various techniques including background subtraction are proposed to achieve good...
View ArticleSemi-direct tracking and mapping with RGB-D camera for MAV
AbstractIn this paper we present a novel semi-direct tracking and mapping (SDTAM) approach for RGB-D cameras which inherits the advantages of both direct and feature based methods, and consequently it...
View ArticleMetabolome response to temperature-induced virulence gene expression in two...
AbstractBackgroundVibrio parahaemolyticus is a main causative agent of serious human seafood-borne gastroenteritis disease. Many researchers have investigated its pathogenesis by observing the...
View ArticleImpacts of SST Warming in tropical Indian Ocean on CMIP5 model-projected...
AbstractBased on the historical and RCP8.5 experiments from 25 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) models, the impacts of sea surface temperature (SST) warming in the tropical Indian...
View ArticleExpected Residual Minimization Formulation for a Class of Stochastic Vector...
AbstractThis paper considers a class of vector variational inequalities. First, we present an equivalent formulation, which is a scalar variational inequality, for the deterministic vector variational...
View ArticleThe effect of immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A on myeloid-derived...
AbstractObjectiveMyeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) play important roles in preventing graft rejection. Immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A (CsA) is widely used in clinics to treat patients...
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Self-healing superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride/Fe 3 O 4 @polypyrrole...
AbstractSelf-healing superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride/Fe3O4@polypyrrole (F-PVDF/Fe3O4@PPyx) fibers with core–sheath structure were successfully fabricated by electrospinning of a PVDF/Fe3O4...
View ArticleUncertainty and variability in bivariate modeling of hydrological droughts
Abstract There are two kinds of uncertainty factors in modeling the bivariate distribution of hydrological droughts: the alteration of predefined critical ratios for pooling droughts and excluding...
View ArticleDiscovery of ERBB3 inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) via...
AbstractAs a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor family (EGFR) of receptor tyrosine kinases, ERBB3 plays an important role in mediating cellular growth and differentiation. Recent research...
View ArticlePerformance of SCO Buffers Prepared by Dip Coating and Slot-Die Coating Methods
AbstractBi-axially textured, smooth, uniform, and crack-free Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9−x(SCO) single buffer tapes have been prepared on textured Ni-5 %W alloy substrate by dip coating and slot-die coating...
View ArticleA reciprocal inhibitory relationship between adiponectin and mammalian...
AbstractThioredoxin is a redox protein while adiponectin is an adipokine. Their relationship has been less appreciated. Here we show that in serum of patients with acute exacerbations of chronic...
View ArticleAn extended probabilistic method for reliability analysis under mixed...
AbstractThe reliability analysis approach based on combined probability and evidence theory is studied in this paper to address the reliability analysis problem involving both aleatory uncertainties...
View ArticleA comparison of incidences of bladder neck contracture of 80- versus 180-W...
AbstractBladder neck contracture (BNC) after GreenLight laser photoselective vaporization (PVP) of benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common complication. In the present study, data of patients received...
View ArticleResearch on the joint probability distribution of rainfall and reference crop...
AbstractThe relationship between rainfall and reference crop evapotranspiration (ET0) can be complex in an irrigation district. To reveal such complex and possibly a nonlinear relationship, rainfall...
View ArticlePreparation of Schiff base surfactant and its application in alkaline...
AbstractA Schiff base surfactant 2-octanone ethylenediamine (OED) was in this study designed to improve the performance of alkaline zinc-nickel batteries that were synthesized and characterized by IR...
View ArticleDepletion of Dicer promotes epithelial ovarian cancer progression by...
AbstractDicer is an essential component of the microRNA (miRNA) processing machinery whose low expression is associated with advanced stage and poor clinical outcome in epithelial ovarian cancer. To...
View ArticleEffect of the FeSe Precursor on the Superconductivity of K x Fe 2− y Se 2
AbstractThree single crystals of KxFe2−ySe2 with nominal compositions of K0.8Fe2Se2 were prepared by self-flux method in one step or two steps, employing different FeSe precursors as raw materials....
View ArticleObserver-based controller design for singular stochastic Markov jump systems...
AbstractThis paper is concerned with the problem of observer-based controller design for singular stochastic Markov jump systems with state-dependent noise. Two concepts called “non-impulsiveness” and...
View ArticleA Low-Cost and High Sensitive Paper-Based Microfluidic Device for Rapid...
AbstractThe concentration of glucose in fruit is a key index for fruit quality. Despite the fact that there are many methods to detect glucose, finding a rapid, visual, and inexpensive method to detect...
View ArticleAssociation between SLCO1B1 −521T>C and −388A>G polymorphisms and risk...
AbstractAn increasing number of studies have investigated the association between SLCO1B1 −521T>C and −388A>G polymorphisms and the risk of statin-induced adverse drug reactions (ADRs), but the...
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