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Learning probabilistic models of connectivity from multiple spike train data
(2010-07-20)Neuronal circuits or cell assemblies carry out brain function through complex coordinated firing patterns [1]. Inferring topology of neuronal circuits from simultaneously recorded spike train data is a challenging problem ... -
LiDAR: Another Potential Data Source
(2014-08-25)LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a valuable tool for evaluating line of sight. Though setup is time-intensive, it can to be used as an automated process. It is more objective and efficient than video reduction or ... -
Mass fatality preparedness among medical examiners/coroners in the United States: a cross-sectional study
(BMC, 2014)Background: In the United States (US), Medical Examiners and Coroners (ME/Cs) have the legal authority for the management of mass fatality incidents (MFI). Yet, preparedness and operational capabilities in this sector ... -
Mathematical Models of E-Antigen Mediated Immune Tolerance and Activation following Prenatal HBV Infection
(PLOS, 2012-07-02)We develop mathematical models for the role of hepatitis B e-antigen in creating immunological tolerance during hepatitis B virus infection and propose mechanisms for hepatitis B e-antigen clearance, subsequent emergence ... -
Mining Novellas from PubMed Abstracts using a Storytelling Algorithm
(Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2007), TR-07-08Motivation: There are now a multitude of articles published in a diversity of journals providing information about genes, proteins, pathways, and entire processes. Each article investigates particular subsets of a biological ... -
Mobile phone use is associated with higher smallholder agricultural productivity in Tanzania, East Africa
(PLOS, 2020-08-06)Mobile phone use is increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, spurring a growing focus on mobile phones as tools to increase agricultural yields and incomes on smallholder farms. However, the research to date on this topic is ... -
Moderators of intervention dose effects on diet quality and physical activity changes in a church-based, multicomponent, lifestyle study: Delta Body and Soul III
(2016-06)Many community-based lifestyle interventions targeting African Americans have reported positive effects on participants' dietary choices and physical activity habits. However, these effects vary and not all participants ... -
NSF 2nd Year Report: CTRnet: Integrated Digital Library Support for Crisis, Tragedy, and Recovery
(2011-07-01)One of the important parts of this project is to collect and archive as much information as possible about various events that are related to crises, tragedies, and recovery (CTR). In order to do long-term archiving of ... -
NSF 3rd Year Report: CTRnet: Integrated Digital Library Support for Crisis, Tragedy, and Recovery
(2012-07-01)The Crisis, Tragedy and Recovery (CTR) network, or CTRnet, is a human and digital library network for providing a range of services relating to different kinds of tragic events, including broad collaborative studies related ... -
NSF Year 1 Report for CTRnet: Integrated Digital Library Support for Crisis, Tragedy, and Recovery
(2010-07-08)The Crisis, Tragedy and Recovery network, or CTRnet, is a human and digital library network for providing a range of services relating to different kinds of tragic events. Through this digital library, we will collect and ... -
Older Ghanaian adults’ perceptions of physical activity: an exploratory, mixed methods study
(2019-03-15)Background Ghana is experiencing an epidemiological shift in public health issues toward non-communicable diseases that are underpinned by modifiable health behaviors. Physical activity rates have decreased, especially ... -
The PATRIC Bioinformatics Resource Center: expanding data and analysis capabilities
(2020-01-08)The PathoSystems Resource Integration Center (PATRIC) is the bacterial Bioinformatics Resource Center funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (https://www.patricbrc.org). PATRIC supports ... -
Patterns and Limitations of Urban Human Mobility Resilience under the Influence of Multiple Types of Natural Disaster
(Public Library of Science, 2016-01-28)Natural disasters pose serious threats to large urban areas, therefore understanding and predicting human movements is critical for evaluating a population’s vulnerability and resilience and developing plans for disaster ... -
The pivotal role of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases in metabolic flexibility
(2014-02-12)Metabolic flexibility is the capacity of a system to adjust fuel (primarily glucose and fatty acids) oxidation based on nutrient availability. The ability to alter substrate oxidation in response to nutritional state depends ... -
Plant Date, Yield, and Nitrogen Management for Strawberries in the Coastal Plain of Virginia
(Virginia Tech, 2016-04-25)Fresh market strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) availability in mid to late -April signals the beginning of locally available fresh fruit and vegetables for the mid-Atlantic region. Of the 290 acres of fresh market strawberries ... -
Prediabetes Phenotype Influences Improvements in Glucose Homeostasis with Resistance Training
(PLOS, 2016-02-03)Purpose To determine if prediabetes phenotype influences improvements in glucose homeostasis with resistance training (RT). Methods Older, overweight individuals with prediabetes (n = 159; aged 60±5 yrs; BMI 33±4 ... -
Predicting Complications in Critical Care Using Heterogeneous Clinical Data
(IEEE, 2016-10-19)Patients in hospitals, particularly in critical care, are susceptible to many complications affecting morbidity and mortality. Digitized clinical data in electronic medical records can be effectively used to develop machine ... -
Predictors of Successful Weight Loss Maintenance: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis
(Scientific Research, 2014-05)Individuals successful at weight loss maintenance (WTLM) utilize similar behaviors but in varying amounts and combinations. Research identifying characteristics which predict WTLM success could be used to develop effective ... -
Psychosocial constructs were not mediators of intervention effects for dietary and physical activity outcomes in a church-based lifestyle intervention: Delta Body and Soul III
(2016-08)Objective: Evaluating an intervention's theoretical basis can inform design modifications to produce more effective interventions. Hence the present study's purpose was to determine if effects from a multicomponent lifestyle ... -
Quantifying Interhospital Patient Sharing as a Mechanism for Infectious Disease Spread
(University of Chicago Press, 2010-11)BACKGROUND. Assessments of infectious disease spread in hospitals seldom account for interfacility patient sharing. This is particularly important for pathogens with prolonged incubation periods or carrier states. METHODS. ...
