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- Edelson, R. A., et al.
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Multiwavelength observations of short-timescale variability in NGC 4151. IV. Analysis of multiwavelength continuum variability
- 1996
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - : American Astronomical Society. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 470:1, s. 364-377377
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- For pt.III see ibid., vol.470, no.1, p.349-63 (1996). Combines data from the three preceding papers in order to analyze the multi wave-band variability and spectral energy distribution of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151 during the 1993 December monitoring campaign. The source, which was near its peak historical brightness, showed strong, correlated variability at X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical wavelengths. The strongest variations were seen in medium-energy (~1.5 keV) X-rays, with a normalized variability amplitude (NVA) of 24%. Weaker (NVA=6%) variations (uncorrelated with those at lower energies) were seen at soft gamma-ray energies of ~100 keV. No significant variability was seen in softer (0.1-1 keV) X-ray bands. In the ultraviolet/optical regime, the NVA decreased from 9% to 1% as the wavelength increased from 1275 to 6900 Aring. These data do not probe extreme ultraviolet (1200 Aring to 0.1 keV) or hard X-ray (250 keV) variability. The phase differences between variations in different bands were consistent with zero lag, with upper limits of lsim0.15 day between 1275 Aring and the other ultraviolet bands, lsim0.3 day between 1275 Aring and 1.5 keV, and lsim1 day between 1275 and 5125 Aring. These tight limits represent more than an order of magnitude improvement over those determined in previous multi-wave-band AGN monitoring campaigns. The ultraviolet fluctuation power spectra showed no evidence for periodicity, but were instead well fitted with a very steep, red power law (ales-2.5)
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- Crenshaw, D. M., et al.
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Multiwavelength observations of short-timescale variability in NGC 4151. I. Ultraviolet observations
- 1996
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal. - : American Astronomical Society. - 0004-637X .- 1538-4357. ; 470:1, s. 322-335335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Presents the results of an intensive ultraviolet monitoring campaign on the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151, as part of an effort to study its short-timescale variability over a broad range in wavelength. The nucleus of NGC 4151 was observed continuously with the International Ultraviolet Explorer for 9.3 days, yielding a pair of LWP and SWP spectra every ~70 minutes, and during 4 hr periods for 4 days prior to and 5 days after the continuous-monitoring period. The sampling frequency of the observations is an order of magnitude higher than that of any previous UV monitoring campaign on a Seyfert galaxy. The continuum fluxes in bands from 1275 to 2688 Aring went through four significant and well-defined ldquoeventsrdquo of duration 2-3 days during the continuous-monitoring period. The authors find that the amplitudes of the continuum variations decrease with increasing wavelength, which extends a general trend for this and other Seyfert galaxies to smaller timescales (i.e., a few days). The continuum variations in all the UV bands are simultaneous to within an accuracy of ~0.15 days, providing a strict constraint on continuum models. The emission-line light curves show only one major event during the continuous monitoring (a slow rise followed by a shallow dip) and do not correlate well with continuum light curves over the short duration of the campaign, because the timescale for continuum variations is apparently smaller than the response times of the emission lines
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- LI, L, et al.
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Impairment of synaptic vesicle clustering and of synaptic transmission, and increased seizure propensity, in synapsin I-deficient mice
- 1995
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424. ; 92:20, s. 9235-9239
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Synapsin I has been proposed to be involved in the modulation of neurotransmitter release by controlling the availability of synaptic vesicles for exocytosis. To further understand the role of synapsin I in the function of adult nerve terminals, we studied synapsin I-deficient mice generated by homologous recombination. The organization of synaptic vesicles at presynaptic terminals of synapsin I-deficient mice was markedly altered: densely packed vesicles were only present in a narrow rim at active zones, whereas the majority of vesicles were dispersed throughout the terminal area. This was in contrast to the organized vesicle clusters present in terminals of wild-type animals. Release of glutamate from nerve endings, induced by K+,4-aminopyridine, or a Ca2+ ionophore, was markedly decreased in synapsin I mutant mice. The recovery of synaptic transmission after depletion of neurotransmitter by high-frequency stimulation was greatly delayed. Finally, synapsin I-deficient mice exhibited a strikingly increased response to electrical stimulation, as measured by electrographic and behavioral seizures. These results provide strong support for the hypothesis that synapsin I plays a key role in the regulation of nerve terminal function in mature synapses.
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- Henriksson, G, et al.
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Expression of P-glycoprotein 170 in nasal mucosa may be increased with topical steroids
- 1997
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Ingår i: American journal of rhinology. - : SAGE Publications. - 1050-6586 .- 1539-6290. ; 11:4, s. 317-321
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The synthesis of P-glycoprotein 170 (P-gp), a “multidrug resistance” protein capable of extruding various drugs including 11-OH steroids from human cells, can be upregulated by certain glucocorticosteroids. This study demonstrates the presence of P-gp in the columnar surface epithelium and in glandular acini of healthy nasal mucosa with immunohistochemical technique. Furthermore, nasal polyps from 5 of 17 patients treated with clinical doses of a topical nasal steroid, budesonide, appear to show a stronger staining intensity for P-gp than polyps from 13 untreated patients. This suggests the possibility of local P-gp gene induction by topical glucocorticoid treatment. Upregulation of P-gp synthesis appears as a new possible cause of relative resistance to topical steroid medication in patients with nasal inflammatory disease.
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- Li, J, et al.
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An efficient algorithm for two-dimensional frequency estimation
- 1996
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Ingår i: MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. - : KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL. - 0923-6082. ; 7:2, s. 151-178
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper presents a computationally efficient eigenstructure-based 2D-MODE algorithm for two-dimensional frequency estimation. We derive the theoretical performance of the 2D-MODE estimator and show that it is asymptotically statistically efficient unde
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- Li, J, et al.
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Angle and waveform estimation via RELAX
- 1997
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Ingår i: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. - : IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. ; 33:3
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Described here is how the RELAX algorithm, recently proposed for temporal spectral analysis, can be extended to the spatial problem of angle and waveform estimation for both narrowband and wideband plane waves arriving at a uniform linear array (ULA). Bot
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- Li, JA, et al.
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Efficient direction and polarization estimation with a COLD array
- 1996
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Ingår i: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION. - : IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC. - 0018-926X. ; 44:4, s. 539-547
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper considers angle and polarization estimation by means of a cocentered orthogonal loop and dipole (COLD) array, We show that by using the COLD array, the performance of both angle and polarization estimation can be greatly improved, as compared t
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- Li, JA, et al.
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One-dimensional MODE algorithm for two-dimensional frequency estimation
- 1997
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Ingår i: MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING. - : KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL. - 0923-6082. ; 8:4, s. 449-468
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this paper, we describe how the computationally efficient one-dimensional MODE (ID-MODE) algorithm can be used to estimate the frequencies of two-dimensional complex sinusoids. We show that the ID-MODE algorithm is computationally more efficient than t
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- Zhang, L, et al.
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Biodegradability of regenerated cellulose films coated with polyurethane/natural polymers interpenetrating polymer networks
- 1999
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Ingår i: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0888-5885 .- 1520-5045. ; 38:11, s. 4284-4289
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) coatings synthesized from castor- oil-based polyurethane (PU) with chitosan, nitrocellulose, or elaeostearin were coated on regenerated cellulose (RC) film for curing at 80-100 °C for 2-5 min, providing biodegradable, water-resistant cellulose films coded, respectively, as RCCH, RCNC, and RCEs. The coated films were buried in natural soil for decaying and inoculated with a spore suspension of fungi on the agar medium, respectively, to test biodegradability. The viscosity- average molecular weight, M(n), and the weight of the degraded films decreased sharply with the progress of degradation. The degradation half- lifes, t(1/2), of the films in soil at 30 °C were found to be 19 days for RC, 25 days for RCNC, 32 days for RCCH, and 45 days for the RCEs films. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the extent of decay followed in the order RC > RCNC > RCCH > RCEs. SEM, infrared (IR), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and CO2 evolution results indicated that the microorganisms directly attacked the water-resistant coating layer and then penetrated into the cellulose to speedily metabolize, while accompanying with producing CO2, H2O, glucose cleaved from cellulose, and small molecules decomposed from the coatings.Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) coatings synthesized from castor-oil-based polyurethane (PU) with chitosan, nitrocellulose, or elaeostearin were coated on regenerated cellulose (RC) film for curing at 80-100°C for 2-5 min, providing biodegradable, water-resistant cellulose films coded, respectively, as RCCH, RCNC, and RCEs. The coated films were buried in natural soil for decaying and inoculated with a spore suspension of fungi on the agar medium, respectively, to test biodegradability. The viscosity-average molecular weight, Mη, and the weight of the degraded films decreased sharply with the process of degradation. The degradation half-lifes, t1/2, of the films in soil at 30°C were found to be 19 days for RC, 25 days for RCNC, 32 days for RCCH, and 45 days for the RCEs films. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the extent of decay followed in the order RC > RCNC > RCCH > RCEs. SEM, infrared (IR), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and CO2 evolution results indicated that the microorganisms directly attacked the water-resistant coating layer and then penetrated into the cellulose to speedily metabolize, while accompanying with producing CO2, H2O, glucose cleaved from cellulose, and small molecules decomposed from the coatings.
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