The present study uses cell-based screening assays to assess the anticancer effects of targeting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-regulated integrin-linked kinase (ILK) in combination with small-molecule inhibitors of Raf-1 or mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK). The objective was to determine if synergistic interactions are achievable through...

We present a general framework for constructing and analyzing finite volume methods applied to the mixed formulation of second-order elliptic problems on quadrilateral grids. The control volumes, or covolumes, in the grids overlap. An overlapping finite volume method of this type was first introduced by Russell in [T. F. Russell, Tech. report 3, Reservoir Simulation Research Corp., Tulsa, OK, 1...

The fuzzy time series has recently received increasing attention because of its capability in dealing with vague and incomplete data. This article presents an improved fuzzy time series model; we show that our method is as complete as the original definition but with higher reliability (Chou and Lee). Experimental results using the University of Alabama’s enrollment data (adapted by Song and Ch...

We present a method which can produce readable proofs for theorems of constructive type involving points, lines and conics in projective geometry. The method extends Wu’s method to bracket algebra and develops the area method of Chou, Gao and Zhang in the framework of projective geometry.

We describe a method for using machine learning to refine algorithms represented as generalized finite-state automata. The knowledge in an automaton is translated into a corresponding artificial neural network, and then refined by applying backpropagation to a set of examples. Our technique for translating an automaton into a network extends the KBANN algorithm, a system that translates a set o...

The genus Loxocephala Schaum, 1850 is reviewed. Three new species: L. rugosa sp. nov., L. verticalis sp. nov. and L. mangkangensis sp. nov. are described from China. L., perpunctata Jacobi, 1944 and L. sinica Chou & Huang, 1985 are given supplementary descriptions. In addition, according to the male genitalia, L. sinica sichuanensis Chou & Huang, 1985 is upgraded to species level: L. sichuanens...

We describe a method for using machine learning to re ne algorithms represented as generalized nite-state automata. The knowledge in an automaton is translated into an arti cial neural network, and then re ned with backpropagation on a set of examples. Our technique for translating an automaton into a network extends kbann, a system that translates a set of propositional rules into a correspond...