In this paper we present some recent results involving track level fusion in a distributed tracking environment. Successful fusion for the application requires that target state estimates and their error covariance matrices be available for processing. For this study, we are dealing with the limitations associated with several of the existing communication links (missing covariance) and how we ...

A TOTAL of 146 gilts were randomly assigned at estrus to one of the following flushing treatments: (1) control--2.27 kg of feed daily; (2) 1-day flush--2.27 kg of feed daily, except for a 24-hr. period of ad libitum feed intake during mating estrus; and (3) 14-day flush--2.27 kg of feed daily except for a 2-week period of ad l ibitum feed intake starting on day 7 of the estrous cycle. Average o...

This experiment was designed .to study follicular development at various days of the estrous cycle in intact gilts for comparison with follicular growth following the removal of surface follicles from the ovaries by electrocautery at different stages of the estrous cycle. Thirty-five Yorkshire-Poland China gilts were divided equally into seven subgroups. Four of the subgroups served as controls...

The effects of combined exposure to the checkpoint abrogator UCN-01 and pharmacologic MEK1/2 inhibitors were examined in human multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines. Treatment of RPMI8226, NCI-H929, and U266 MM cells with a minimally toxic concentration of UCN-01 (150 nM) for 24 hours resulted in mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation, an effect that was blocked by coadministration of the...

BACKGROUND The Lachman and pivot-shift tests have been widely used for detecting anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency. However, it still remains unclear whether these manual tests can be quantified accurately while patients are awake. PURPOSE To assess the differences in knee kinematics of awake and anesthetized patients. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS A to...

In a previous study it was shown that acute perfusion of aldosterone into the isolated carotid sinus decreased baroreceptor activity. The aim of the present study was to determine whether chronic, systemic administration of aldosterone also depresses baroreflex function. In six conscious dogs, the baroreflex was determined before and 10 days after an osmotic minipump containing aldosterone (100...

PURPOSE To evaluate changes in anterior chamber depth (ACD) and intraocular pressure (IOP) after phacoemulsification in eyes with occludable angles and compare the results with those in eyes with normal open angles. SETTING Eye Clinic, Ipoh General Hospital, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. METHODS Patients with nonglaucomatous eyes with open angles or with occludable angles were recruited. Ocular bi...

The present studies were initiated to determine in greater molecular detail how MEK1/2 inhibitors [PD184352 and AZD6244 (ARRY-142886)] interact with UCN-01 (7-hydroxystaurosporine) to kill mammary carcinoma cells in vitro and radiosensitize mammary tumors in vitro and in vivo and whether farnesyl transferase inhibitors interact with UCN-01 to kill mammary carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. E...

OBJECTIVE Four days of hypoxia produce an extensive fetal polyuria with little change in amniotic fluid volume in the ovine fetus. We hypothesized that fetal swallowing and intramembranous absorption would increase with prolonged hypoxia to offset the polyuria. STUDY DESIGN After a 24-hour normoxic period, nine ovine fetuses were subjected to 4 days of hypoxia induced by lowering maternal ins...