The objective of this study was to find an efficient method for measuring the total soluble solid content (TSSC) and water “Luogang” orange. Quick, accurate, nondestructive detection tools (VIS/NIR spectroscopy, NIR machine vision, electronic nose), four data processing methods (Savitzky–Golay (SG), genetic algorithm (GA), multi-source information fusion (MIF), convolutional neural network (CNN...

BACKGROUND New ventilators have simplified the use of supraglottic superimposed high-frequency jet ventilation (SHFJV(SG)), but it has not been systematically compared with other modes of jet ventilation (JV) in humans. We sought to investigate whether SHFJV(SG) would provide more effective ventilation compared with single-frequency JV techniques. METHODS A total of 16 patients undergoing min...

Wavelength converters are a novel class of photonic integrated circuits that is crucial for multiwavelength fiber-optic communication networks [1]. Such converters switch the flow of information from one wavelength to another. We present here the simulation and analysis of an optoelectronic InP-based tunable wavelength converter (Fig. 14.1) that monolithically combines a preamplified receiver w...

this research was conducted to investigate the effect of acetylation on weathering resistance of solid wood and particleboard produced from acetylated particles of fagus orientalis. after 12 hours soaking in acetic unhydride, in order to achieve three levels of weight gain, 5, 9 and 16%, acetylated particles of bech wood were heated in oven at 120oc for 30, 90 and 240 minutes, respectively. als...

In vivo, homozygous staggerer (Rora(sg/sg)) Purkinje cells (PCs) remain in an early stage of development with rudimentary spineless dendrites, associated with a lack of parallel fiber (PF) input and the persistence of multiple climbing fibers (CFs). In this immunocytochemical study we used cerebellar organotypic cultures to monitor the development of Rora(sg/sg) PF-PC synapses in the absence of...

Striae gravidarum (SG), or stretch marks developing during pregnancy, affect up to 90% of women. While not medically dangerous, SG can be disfiguring, causing emotional and psychological distress. However, studies specifically addressing the prevention of SG, especially during pregnancy, are sparse. Furthermore, the molecular pathogenesis of SG is unclear and may differ from that of striae from...

Serglycin (SG), the hematopoietic cell secretory granule proteoglycan, is crucial for storage of specific secretory proteins in mast cells, neutrophils, and cytotoxic T lymphocytes. We addressed the role of SG in platelets using SG-/- mice. Wild-type (WT) but not SG-/- platelets contained chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Electron microscopy revealed normal alpha-granule structure in SG-/- pla...

Semenogelin (Sg) is secreted from the seminal vesicle and constitutes a major gel-forming protein in semen. Sg plays an important role for inhibiting sperm motility. Human seminal plasma has immunosuppressive effects on human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). Here, we studied whether human Sg exerted immunosuppressive effects on human lymphocyte functions in vitro. We found that Sg reduced pr...

BACKGROUND Semenogelin (Sg), the main protein of human semen coagulum, prevents sperm capacitation. The objective of this study was to examine the role of Sg and its mechanism of action. METHODS AND RESULTS Sg blocked sperm capacitation triggered by various stimuli, via inhibition of superoxide anion (O(2)*-; luminescence assay) and nitric oxide (NO*; tested using diaminofluorescein) generati...

Nina Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD [Chair, SG] Richard S. Bakalar, MD [SG] Norbert Belz, MHSA RHIA [WG] Leslie Bennett, LCSW [WG] Jordana Bernard, MBA [S] Anne Burdick, MD, MPH [Vice Chair, SG] David Brennan, MSBE [SG] Sharon Cain, MD [R] Lisa Carnahan, PhD [SG, WG] Jerry Cavallerano, PhD, OD [SG] Robert Cuyler, PhD [R] Veronica Decker, APRN, BC, MBA [WG] Kenneth Drude, PhD [R] Sara Gibson, MD [R] B...