This study reports a C-->A transversion at position 4887 in exon 7 of cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1), resulting in a threonine-asparagine exchange in codon 461. The polymorphism is located directly beside the known codon 462-Ile/Val mutation (m2) near the heme binding region. The C4887A mutation leads to the loss of a BsaI cleavage site, which allows analysis. No linkage of this mutation, termed m...

The solution of most commercial rule-based expert systems consists of two components –the conclusion(s) reached and a calculated measure of belief in the conclusion(s), expressed as a single number. In non-deterministic domains, this number is often the most critical factor in analyzing the solution. However, as this paper reviews, a robust calculus for this number has yet to be documented, ind...

This study analyzed the characteristics of, and locations prone to, extreme rainfall-induced landslides in three watersheds in Taiwan, as well as the long-term evolution of landslides in the Laonong River watershed (LRW), based on multiannual landslide inventories during 2003–2014. Extreme rainfall-induced landslides were centralized beside sinuous or meandering reaches, especially those with l...