This paper presents a non-local kernel regression (NL-KR) method for image and video restoration tasks, which exploits both the non-local self-similarity and local structural regularity in natural images. The non-local self-similarity is based on the observation that image patches tend to repeat themselves in natural images and videos; and the local structural regularity reveals that image patc...

We have identified an 86-kDa protein containing a single amino-terminal RNA recognition motif and two carboxy-terminal domains rich in serine-arginine (SR) dipeptides. Despite structural similarity to members of the SR protein family, p86 is clearly unique. It is not found in standard SR protein preparations, does not precipitate in the presence of high magnesium concentrations, is not recogniz...

Cardiac calsequestrin-null mice (Casq2-/-) display catecholaminergic ventricular tachycardia akin to humans with CASQ2 mutations. However, the specific contribution of Casq2 deficiency to the arrhythmia phenotype is difficult to assess because Casq2-/- mice also show significant reductions in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) proteins junctin and triadin-1 and increased SR volume. Furthermore, it...

The first measurements of Sr isotopic composition and concentration of archived stream water samples from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in central New Hampshire were collected to evaluate long term trends. The presented data are for two watersheds, one of which was timber harvested in late 1983, and the other is a control watershed. Excess anion deposition, deforestation, and drought ar...

Graphs can be found in applications like social networks, bibliographic networks, and biological databases. Understanding the relationship, or links, among graph nodes enables applications such as link prediction, recommendation, and spam detection. In this paper, we propose link-based similarity join (LS-join), which extends the similarity join operator to link-based measures. Given two sets o...

The effects of the NK3 tachykinin receptor antagonist SR 142801 on synaptic transmission and spike windup induced by trains of stimuli applied to a dorsal root were investigated with intra- and extracellular recording from the neonatal rat spinal cord in vitro. SR 142801 (10 microM) reduced the depolarization (recorded from lumbar ventral roots) induced by senktide (an NK3 agonist) more strongl...

High-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) are important for relevant geoscience research and practical applications. Compared with traditional hardware-based methods, super-resolution (SR) reconstruction techniques currently low-cost feasible methods used obtaining high-resolution DEMs. Single-image (SISR) have become popular in DEM SR recent years. However, has not yet utilized reference...

OBJECTIVE Scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) is a major receptor for high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in the liver, which is the terminus of reverse cholesterol transport. Overexpression of SR-BI attenuated experimental atherosclerosis in murine models, concomitant with a reduction in plasma HDL-cholesterol levels. Probucol is known to be a potent hypolipidemic drug to regress xanthoma fo...

Traditional database query languages are based on set theory and crisp logic. Many applications, however, need similarity or retrieval-like queries producing results with truth values from the interval [0, 1]. Such truth values can be regarded as continuous membership values of tuples expressing how strongly a query is matched. Formulating queries by applying existing similarity relational alge...

This paper investigates the merits of the SR-VTCA (Stable Routing-Virtual Topology Capacity Adjustment) approach as a mechanism to find a beneficial trade-off between network stability and reduction in capital expenditures (CapEx). These are two main objectives for the entities that own the optical infrastructure, such as Network Operators (NOs), and those also acting as Internet Service Provid...