Graph regularized nonnegative matrix factorization (GNMF) decomposes a nonnegative data matrix X[Symbol:see text]R(m x n) to the product of two lower-rank nonnegative factor matrices, i.e.,W[Symbol:see text]R(m x r) and H[Symbol:see text]R(r x n) (r < min {m,n}) and aims to preserve the local geometric structure of the dataset by minimizing squared Euclidean distance or Kullback-Leibler (KL) di...

Functional Generative Description (FGD is a dependency based system for Czech, whose beginnings date back to the 1960s (see esp. Sgall et al. 1969, Sgall et al. 1986). FGD may be of some interest for the description of most Slavic languages, since it is adapted to treat a high degree of free word order. It not only specifies surface structures of the given sentences, but also translates them in...

OBJECTIVE Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by isolated glucocorticoid deficiency with preserved mineralocorticoid secretion. Mutations in the ACTH receptor (MC2R) account for approximately 25% of all FGD cases, but since these are usually missense mutations, a degree of receptor function is frequently retained. A recent report, however...

High levels of accumulated phosphorus (P) in soils of the Delmarva Peninsula are a major source of dissolved P entering drainage ditches that empty into the Chesapeake Bay. The objective of this study was to design, construct, and monitor a within-ditch filter to remove dissolved P, thereby protecting receiving waters against P losses from upstream areas. In April 2007, 110 Mg of flue gas desul...

Air pollution control devices (APCDs) are installed at coal-fired power plants for air pollutant regulation. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems have the co-benefits of air pollutant and mercury removal. Configuration and operational conditions of APCDs and mercury speciation affect mercury removal efficiently at coal-fired utilities. The Ontario H...

Accurate dose measurement tools are needed to evaluate the radiation dose delivered to patients by using modern and sophisticated radiation therapy techniques. However, the adequate tools which enable us to directly measure the dose distributions in three-dimensional (3D) space are not commonly available. One such 3D dose measurement device is the polymer-based dosimeter, which changes the mate...

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background: the blood donation proportion of women to men is 1 to 9 in iran. lack of time, fear of needling and difficult access to donation sites were main reasons for not donating blood in previous studies. the aim of this study was to assess barriers of blood donation by women working in tehran blood transfusion center. methods: to achieve the aim of this study we designed a qualitative rese...

The objective of the study was to provide a model to predict the uptake of arsenic and mercury by plants in response to coal combustion byproducts (CCB) application rates to soil, based on CCB/soil characteristics as determined by sequential extraction of the amended soil. Two greenhouse studies were conducted. The first study consisted of sorghum sudan grass, sunflower, and brake fern, an arse...