Lei Wu ( ),1,* Lu Li,2 Jie-Fang Zhang,1 Dumitru Mihalache,3 Boris A. Malomed,4 and W. M. Liu5 1Institute of Nonlinear Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China 2Institute of Theoretical Physics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China 3Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, R-077125 Magurele-Bucharest, Romania 4Department of Phys...

Advertising is an area that is covered by many researches, however, over-the-counter reactions to this important marketing tool has not yet been touched. This article present an exploratory study on this market segment as it respond to the marketing mix involved in the launching of an over-the-counter brand originally successful in the ethical market. The author found that advertising passes tw...

3 Dedicated to my loving mother and wife for their love and constant support 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First of all, I would like to appreciate my advisor and supervisory committee chair, Dr. Fan Ren. Thanks for his broad and profound knowledge, patience and encouragement through my Ph.D. study. The completion of this work would not be possible without the guidance from Dr. Fan Ren. He has always been ...

GRAPHICAL MODELS FOR PROTEIN FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE PREDICTION MINGJIE TANG,1,† KEAN MING TAN,2,† XIN LU TAN,2 LEE SAEL,1,3 MEGHANA CHITALE,1 JUAN ESQUIVEL-RODRÍGUEZ,1 and DAISUKE KIHARA1,3 1Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 2Department of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 3Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West L...

We find a different approach to define convex functions in the subRiemannian setting. A function on a sub-Riemannian manifold is nonholonomically geodesic convex if its restriction to any nonholonomic (straightest) geodesic is convex. In the case of Carnot groups, this definition coincides with that by Danniell-Garofalo-Nieuhn (equivalent to that by Lu-Manfredi-Stroffolini). Nonholonomic geodes...

In this paper we present the studies performed on a set of Lu Al O :Pr (LuAG:Pr) crystals with praseodymium concentration between 1.5 and 10%, grown by the micro-pulling-down ( PD) technique. The research comprises the measurements of X-ray excited emission spectra and Cs gamma-ray pulse height spectra in a range from 78 to 600 K, and thermoluminescence glow curves. Based on experimental data w...

1. Zhang Fan, Xiao Guohua, Zhang Xian. Patent map, the typical applications of [J]. science and technology management research, 2008, (2): 190-194. (In Chinese) 2. Wu Xinyin, Liu Ping. Preliminary study on patent map [J]. research and development management, 2003, 15 (5): 88-95. (In Chinese) 3. Gu Zhenyu, Bian Zhixin, Lu Wei, Xiao Huwei. Application of patent map and empirical research [J]. Jou...

During the last two decades, large-scale high biomass algal blooms of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense Lu have occurred frequently in the East China Sea (ECS). The role of increasing nutrient concentrations in driving those blooms is well-established, but the source population that initiates them is poorly understood. We hypothesized that the front of Taiwan Warm Current (TWC) may se...

BACKGROUND Successful treatments of patients with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-overexpressing neuroendocrine tumours (NET) comprise somatostatin-analogue lutetium-177-labelled octreotate ((177)Lu-TATE) treatment, also referred to as peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), and temozolomide (TMZ) treatment. Their combination might result in additive effects. Using MRI and SPECT/CT, we studi...