A generalization of the maximum noise fraction (MNF) transform is proposed. Powers of each band are included as new bands before the MNF transform is performed. The generalized MNF (GMNF) is shown to perform better than the MNF on a time dependent airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data filtering problem. 1 Keywords— Maximum noise fraction transform, noise filtering, time dependent airborne electro...

A novel winged-helix transcription factor, MNF-beta, is expressed coincidentally with cell cycle withdrawal and differentiation of skeletal myogenic cells. MNF-beta is closely related to the myocyte nuclear factor (MNF) protein previously described (now termed MNF-alpha), but expression of the two isoforms is differentially regulated, and they exhibit distinctive functional properties with resp...

The maximum noise fraction (MNF) transform, which produces the improved order of components by signal to noise ratio (SNR), has been commonly used for spectral feature extraction from hyperspectral remote sensing data before image classification. When hyperspectral data contains a spectral distortion, also known as a “smile” property, the first component of the MNF, which should have high image...

Although hyperspectral data can contribute to the discrimination between spectrally similar objects in the landscape (like tree species) the noisy nature of data from airborne scanners like the Airborne Visible Infrared/Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) limits the utility of this data. The minimum noise fraction (MNF) is a data transformation that is commonly used in hyperspectral image processing ...

Majority logic is a powerful generalization of common AND/OR logic. Original two-level and multi-level logic networks can use majority operators as primitive connective, in place of AND/ORs. In such a way, Boolean functions have novel means for compact representation and efficient manipulation. In this paper, we focus on two-level logic representation. We define a Majority Normal Form (MNF), as...

Exogenous arginine slows the progression of chronic renal failure (CRF) in remnant rats through a nitric oxide (NO)-dependent mechanism. We tested whether the inhibition of arginase could induce similar results through the increased availability of endogenous arginine. Three groups of remnant rats were studied for 8 wk: 1) untreated rats (REM); 2) remnant rats treated with 1% l-arginine (ARG); ...

(R,R')-4-methoxy-1-naphthylfenoterol (MNF) inhibits cancer cell proliferation in vitro through cell-type specific modulation of β2-adrenergic receptor and/or cannabinoid receptor function. Here, we report an investigation into antitumor activity of MNF in rat C6 glioma cells. The potent antiproliferative action of MNF in these cells (IC50 of ∼1 nmol/L) was refractory to pharmacological inhibiti...

PURPOSE To analyze the relative position of the mandibular foramina (MnFs) in patients diagnosed with skeletal class III malocclusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computed tomography (CT) images were collected from 85 patients. The vertical lengths of each anatomic point from the five horizontal planes passing through the MnF were measured at the coronoid process, sigmoid notch, condyle, and the go...

It has been suggested that the supernatant of LPSstimulated macrophages (macrophage nociceptive factor, MNF) promotes nociception in mice. Intraperitoneal administration of MNF induced dose-related writhing, which reached a plateau between 18 and 26 min after injection and decreased within 60 min. The release of MNF was inhibited by the pretreatment of the macrophages with cycloheximide, a prot...

Micro/nanofibres (MNFs) are optical fibres with diameters close to or below the vacuum wavelength of visible or near-infrared light. Due to its wavelengthor sub-wavelength scale diameter and relatively large index contrast between the core and cladding, an MNF can offer engineerable waveguiding properties including optical confinement, fractional evanescent fields and surface intensity, which i...