One of the major issues in GLM-based fMRI analysis techniques is the presence of temporal autocorrelations in the residual signal after regression. A possible correction method is that of prewhitening, which fits an autoregressive (or other) model to the residual and uses the expected temporal autocorrelations of the model to transform the data and design matrix such that the residual becomes w...

Complete biodegradation of the surfactant linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (LAS) is accomplished by complex bacterial communities in two steps. First, all LAS congeners are degraded into about 50 sulfophenylcarboxylates (SPC), one of which is 3-(4-sulfophenyl)butyrate (3-C(4)-SPC). Second, these SPCs are mineralized. 3-C(4)-SPC is mineralized by Comamonas testosteroni KF-1 in a process involving 4-...

To examine the upper limit of analyzable wavelength ranges (upper wavelength, ULW) spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) method in microtremor surveys, we have derived a formula evaluating stochastic errors phase velocity estimate obtained by SPAC method. We then followed our previous paper to evaluate biases generated that come from presence incoherent noise so could discuss which is crucial factor d...

Continuous state DEC-MDPs are critical for agent teams in domains involving resources such as time, but scaling them up is a significant challenge. To meet this challenge, we first introduce a novel continuous-time DEC-MDP model that exploits transition independence in domains with temporal constraints. More importantly, we present a new locally optimal algorithm called SPAC. Compared to the be...

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is a widely used probiotic, and the strain's salutary effects on the intestine have been extensively documented. We previously reported that strain GG can modulate inflammatory signaling, as well as epithelial migration and proliferation, by activating NADPH oxidase 1-catalyzed generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, how strain GG induces these responses...

When treating water with activated carbon, natural organic matter (NOM) is not only a target for adsorptive removal but also an inhibitory substance that reduces the removal efficiency of trace compounds, such as 2-methylisoborneol (MIB), through adsorption competition. Recently, superfine (submicron-sized) activated carbon (SPAC) was developed by wet-milling commercially available powdered act...

To estimate the irrigation volume required for agriculture and improve water resources utilization efficiency, it is essential to obtain an of reference evapotranspiration (ET0) its components (e.g., transpiration, T0 soil evaporation, E0). This study updated a soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC) model associated reference-based SPAC (R-SPAC), applied agricultural ecosystem. Model simulation...

2 Degrees-of-Freedom (DoF) per transmit-antenna per user. The constraints imposed on the scheme are based on the linear receiver since conventional IA assumes Gaussian signaling. However, when the transmitters employ Finite Alphabet (FA) signaling, neither the conventional IA precoders nor the linear receiver are optimal structures. Therefore, a novel Fractional Interference Alignment (FIA) sch...

Regression adjustment is often used to estimate average treatment effect (ATE) in randomized experiments. Recently, some penalty-based regression methods have been proposed handle the high-dimensional problem. However, these existing may fail achieve satisfactory performance when covariates are highly correlated. In this paper, we propose a novel estimation method for ATE by combining semi-stan...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We prospectively studied the incidence and natural history of Horner syndrome following stent-supported percutaneous angioplasty of the carotid artery (SPAC). We assessed the hypothesis that postinterventional Horner syndrome is related to ipsilateral carotid wall hematoma. METHODS We performed duplex sonography of the carotid arteries and clinical examination in 28 con...