The relationship between the expression of mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) and the protective effects of Myrica rubra Sieb. Et Zucc fruit extract (MCE) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver damage was investigated. Pretreatment with 50 mg kg(-1), 150 mg kg(-1) or 450 mg kg(-1) MCE significantly blocked the CCl(4)-induced increase in both serum aspartate amin...

In our previous work, we have proposed a speaker modeling technique using spectral and pitch features for text-independent speaker identification based on Multi-Space Probability Distribution Gaussian Mixture Models (MSD-GMMs). We have presented a maximum likelihood (ML) estimation procedure for the MSD-GMM parameters and demonstrated its high recognition performance. In this paper, we describe...

Background Malignant cerebral edema (MCE) is a life-threatening complication of large hemisphere infarction (LHI). Therefore, fast, accurate, and convenient tool for predicting MCE can guide triage services facilitate shared decision-making. In this study, we aimed to develop validate nomogram the early prediction risk in acute LHI involving anterior circulation understand potential mechanism M...

Large-margin discriminative training of hidden Markov models has received significant attention recently. A natural and interesting question is whether the existing discriminative training algorithms can be extended directly to embed the concept of margin. In this paper, we give this question an affirmative answer by showing that the sigmoid bias in the conventional minimum classification error...

Abstract The magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of Ni 0.4 Cu 0.2 Zn Fe 2- x Dy O 4 ( = 0.02, 0.03, and 0.04) nanoferrites is simulated using a phenomenological model. analysis indicates that the MCE strongly influenced by content in both conventional inverse MCE. For MCE, full-width at half-maximum $$\delta {\text{T}}_{{{\text{FWHM}}}}$$ <mml:m...

BACKGROUND Since myocardial blood flow changes dynamically after reperfusion and since both hyperemia and impairment in microvascular function exist within the acutely reperfused bed, we sought to investigate the role of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in (1) defining the temporal variability in perfusion patterns after reflow and relating these to microsphere-derived blood flow; (2)...

Multi-car elevator (MCE for short) systems have been receiving increasing attention these days. An MCE has two or more cars in one shaft. It is difficult to control MCEs by using algorithms developed for single-car elevator systems, because MCEs need to avoid collision of the cars of the same shaft. In this paper, we propose an algorithm to control MCE systems, and show the effectiveness of our...

BACKGROUND Distinguishing ischemic from nonischemic origin in patients presenting with acute heart failure (AHF) not resulting from acute myocardial infarction has both therapeutic and prognostic implications. The aim of the study was to assess whether myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) can identify underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) as the cause of AHF. METHODS AND RESULTS Fift...