Vanessa Wiggermann, Lisa E. Lee, Enedino Hernández Torres, David K.B. Li, Alex L. MacKay, Irene M. Vavasour, Anthony Traboulsee, and Alexander Rauscher Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, UBC MRI Research Centre, Vancouver, B...

P. Kozlowski, S. D. Chang, E. C. Jones, R. Meng, N. Buchan, and S. L. Goldenberg UBC MRI Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Radiology, Univeristy of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Univeristy of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Urologic Sciences, Univeristy of British Columbia, Vancouver, ...

Pattern / Normalization Resources •1–4 digit years • “BC/AD” phrases Rules •several modifications and new rules • rules with explicit “BC/AD” phrases • rules without “BC/AD” phrases Normalization Strategies •calculations for relative and underspecified expressions •disambiguation of 2-digit years •expressions without “BC/AD” phrases ∗preliminary normalized to AD dates ∗ if explicit BC dates in ...

The sectoral and regional contributions from northern hemisphere anthropogenic and biomass burning emission sectors to black carbon (BC) distributions over the continental United States (CONUS) in summer 2008 are studied using the Sulfur Transport and dEposition Model (STEM). North American (NA) emissions heavily (>70% of total emissions) affect the BC levels from the surface tow5 km, while non...

Two high-performance bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofiber-based hybrid structures were produced using an in situ self-assembly approach, one with microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and another with sisal fiber, by incorporating them in the fermentation media. The fabricated BC-MFC hybrid and BC-sisal hybrid fibers showed enhanced mechanical properties compared to pure BC and sisal fibers, respectiv...

Bacterial cellulose (BC), a three-dimensional fibril, is a natural polymer that can be used for many applications. BC effectiveness may be improved by enhancing surface characteristics contributing to a better physiologic interaction with human and animal cells and to intrinsically present antimicrobial agents. In the present study, gentamicin-activated BC membranes were obtained by chemically ...

Quaternary ammonium compounds such as benzalkonium chloride (BC) are widely used as disinfectants in both food processing and medical environments. BC-resistant strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been implicated in multistate outbreaks of listeriosis and have been frequently isolated from food processing plants. However, the genetic basis for BC resistance in L. monocytogenes remains poorly...

The effects of coating on black carbon (BC) optical properties and global climate forcing are revisited with more realistic approaches. We use the Generalized Multiparticle Mie method along with a realistic size range of monomers and clusters to compute the optical properties of uncoated BC clusters. Mie scattering is used to compute the optical properties of BC coated by scattering material. W...

Thyroid and breast cancers (TC, BC) are common female malignant tumors worldwide. Studies suggest that TC patients have a higher BC risk, and vice versa. However, it has not been investigated quantitatively if there is an association between the space-time TC and BC incidence distributions at the population level. This work aims to answer this question. 5358 TC and 8784 BC (female) cases were d...

1Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, 3Island Medical Program, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Canada, 4Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, 5International Collabo...