Numerical analysis of modal instability onset in fiber amplifiers Report Title Numerical analysis of the onset of modal instability in fiber amplifiers is presented. Specifically calculations of the evolution of the intensity fluctuation spectrum along the fiber for a sampling point offset from the core center are presented for different instability onset conditions. These include seeding with ...

Extracranial and meningeal seeding of glioblastoma multiforme is rare. We report herein a case of glioblastoma in a 41-year-old man who underwent surgical resection, concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and seven courses of adjuvant chemotherapy with temozolomide. The patient then complained of intermittent severe lower back pain and gait disturbance. Imaging studies demonstrated that although ...

A critical element of word of mouth (WOM) marketing (aka buzz marketing) is to identify central actors with high degree in the social network to serve as seeds. However, seed identification typically requires data on the full network structure, which is often unavailable. We examine WOM seeding strategies motivated by the friendship paradox to get higher degree nodes without knowing network str...

Tauopathies such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) feature progressive intraneuronal deposition of aggregated tau protein. The cause is unknown, but in experimental systems trans-cellular propagation of tau pathology resembles prion pathogenesis. Tau aggregate inoculation into mice produces transmissible pathology, and tau forms distinct strains, i.e. conformers that faithfully replicate and create p...

The validation of a cloud system can be complicated by the size system, number users that concurrently request services, and virtualization used to give illusion using dedicated machines. Unfortunately, it is not feasible use conventional testing methods with systems. This article proposes framework, called TEA-Cloud, integrates simulation for validating designs. Testing applied on both functio...

The purpose ofthis randomized prospective study was to assess the efficacy of local radiotherapy in prevent¬ ing malignant seeding along invasive diagnostic pro¬ cedures (cytology, needle biopsy, thoracoscopy, or chest tube placement) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Forty consecutive patients with histologically proven malignant mesothelioma were enrolled. Twenty patients recei...

With the climbing costs of cotton production, producers must ensure optimal returns on their cotton crops in order to make a profit. The groundwork for a high yielding crop has to start with an accurate and efficient planting system to ensure an optimal stand. However, there are a variety of new systems and techniques to incorporate compared to the conventional system that has been used for so ...

The average effect of two cloud seeding experiments (1957-1960; 1961, 1962, and 1964) over the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona, on the 24-hr precipitation at Walnut Gulch, 65 miles away, was an apparent 40% loss of rainfall (P = 0.025) on seeded, as opposed to not-seeded, experimental days. Larger apparent losses, some highly significant, were found for experimental days on which Walnut Gulch...

Introduction. A critical step for the in vitro engineering of a threedimensional tissue is to initially achieve a uniform distribution of cells seeded throughout the entire scaffold. Furthermore, if autologous cells are to be used in a clinical application, cells isolated from a small biopsy must be utilized with maximum efficiency. To overcome limitations associated with the most commonly empl...

Finding a suitable seeding resolution when using superpixel segmentation methods is usually challenging. Different parts of the image contain different levels of clutter, resulting in an either too dense or too coarse segmentation. Since both possible solutions cause problems with respect to subsequent processing, we propose an edge adaptive seeding for superpixel segmentation methods, generati...