Feng Li

Reduced dynamics with renormalization in solid-state charge qubit measurement (2009)

Luo, JunYan, Jiao, Hujun, Li, Feng, Li, Xin-Qi, Yan, YiJing

Quantum measurement will inevitably cause backaction on the measured system, resulting in the well known dephasing and relaxation. In this report, in the context of solid--state qubit measurement by...

Coulomb blockade double-dot Aharonov-Bohm interferometer: harmonic decomposition of the interference pattern (2009)

Li, Feng, Jiao, HuJun, Wang, Hui, Luo, JunYan, Li, Xin-Qi

For the solid state double-dot interferometer, the phase shifted interference pattern induced by the interplay of inter-dot Coulomb correlation and multiple reflections is analyzed by harmonic...

Efficient Opportunistic Routing in Utility-Based Ad Hoc Networks (2009)

Mingming Lu, Feng Li, Ieee Student Member, Jie Wu, Ieee Senior Member

Due to resource scarcity, a paramount concern in ad hoc networks is utilizing limited resources efficiently. The self-organized nature of ad hoc networks makes the network utility based approach an...

CAGE: Clique-based Assignment of Group kEy (2009)

Avinash Srinivasan, Feng Li, Jie Wu

Abstract-Due to the unique operational environment ofWSNs combined with their communication medium that is open to eavesdroppers, the traditional wireless network threats manifest in new forms....

Bis[μ-2-(2-carboxylatophenyl)acetato]-κ3O1,O1′:O2;κ3O2:O1,O1′-bis[aqua(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)nickel(II)] (2009)

Feng Li, Huifang Zeng, Zhaowei Yan, Taohai Li

The title compound, [Ni2(C9H6O4)2(C12H8N2)2(H2O)2], is isostructural with the ZnII analogue. Each NiII atom is coordinated in a distorted octahedral geometry by three O atoms from two homophthalate...

Experimental Study of the Effects of Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfected with Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Gene (2009)

Jinfu Yang, Tao Tang, Feng Li, Wenwu Zhou, Jian Liu, Zhiping Tan, ...

Objective. To construct the eukaryotic expression vector hypoxia-inducible factor 1α-pcDNA3.1 and to investigate its transfective efficiency into mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro and the...

The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the cabbage butterfly, Artogeia melete (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) (2009)

Hong, Guiyun, Jiang, Shaotong, Yu, Miao, Yang, Ying, Li, Feng, Xue, Fangsen, ...

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Artogeia melete was determined as being composed of 15,140 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and one control...

Reactive oxygen species generated by thiopurine/UVA cause irreparable transcription-blocking DNA lesions (2009)

Brem, Reto, Li, Feng, Karran, Peter

Long-term treatment with the anticancer and immunosuppressant thiopurines, azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine, is associated with acute skin sensitivity to ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation and a high risk...

Identification of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) and biogenesis of their siRNAs in the Solanaceae: New functional implications for MITEs (2009)

Kuang, Hanhui, Padmanabhan, Chellappan, Li, Feng, Kamei, Ayako, Bhaskar, Pudota B., Ouyang, Shu, ...

Small RNAs regulate the genome by guiding transcriptional and post-transcriptional silencing machinery to specific target sequences, including genes and transposable elements (TEs). Although...

Experimental Study of the Effects of Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfected with Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Gene (2009)

Jinfu Yang, Tao Tang, Feng Li, Wenwu Zhou, Jian Liu, Zhiping Tan, ...

Objective. To construct the eukaryotic expression vector hypoxia-inducible factor 1α-pcDNA3.1 and to investigate its transfective efficiency into mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro and the...

Uridine insertion/deletion RNA editing in trypanosomatid mitochondria: In search of the editosome (2009)

Osato, Daren, Rogers, Kestrel, Guo, Qiang, Li, Feng, Richmond, Greg, Klug, Felix, ...

The RNA ligase-containing or L-complex is the core complex involved in uridine insertion/deletion RNA editing in trypanosome mitochondria. Blue native gels of glycerol gradient-separated fractions of...

A Brassica rapa Linkage Map of EST-based SNP Markers for Identification of Candidate Genes Controlling Flowering Time and Leaf Morphological Traits (2009)

Li, Feng, Kitashiba, Hiroyasu, Inaba, Kiyofumi, Nishio, Takeshi

For identification of genes responsible for varietal differences in flowering time and leaf morphological traits, we constructed a linkage map of Brassica rapa DNA markers including 170 EST-based...

INVITED REVIEW Current Therapeutic Antibody Production and Process Optimization (2008)

Feng Li, Joe X. Zhou, Xiaoming Yang Tim, Brian Lee

pipeline, monoclonal antibodies are a predominant modality for a broad range of clinical indications, including inflammatory disorders, oncology, and infectious diseases. 1 More than two dozen...

Research Article Conditional Deletion of c-myc Does Not Impair Liver Regeneration (2008)

Feng Li, Yan Xiang, James Potter, Ramani Dinavahi, Chi V. Dang, Linda A. Lee

The oncogene c-myc encodes a transcription factor that has long been considered essential to liver regeneration, the process by which fully differentiated hepatocytes proliferate in an attempt to...

Coulomb blockade double-dot Aharonov-Bohm interferometer: giant fluctuations (2008)

Li, Feng, Jiao, HuJun, Luo, JuYan, Li, Xin-Qi, Gurvitz, S. A.

Electron transport through two parallel quantum dots is a kind of solid-state realization of double-path interference. We demonstrate that the inter-dot Coulomb correlation and quantum coherence...

Characterization of Handoff in Mobile IP ©2005 Journal of Software 软 件 学 报 (2008)

Zhao Qing-lin, Li Zhong-cheng, Feng Li, Yang Jian-hua

Abstract: Mobile IP is a simple and scalable global mobility solution. This paper numerically analyzes the characterization of handoff for Mobile IP: the probability distribution about packet loss...

Nest Raising by Red-crowned Cranes in Response to Human-mediated Flooding at Zhalong Nature Reserve, China (2008)

Qiang Wang, Feng Li

Water was released from a reservoir in May 2005 to restore the wetland of international importance at Zhalong, China. As a result, the water level on the floodplain rose rapidly. A pair of...

*Corresponding author (2008)

Avinash Srinivasan, Feng Li, Jie Wu, Minglu Li

Abstract: Security has become the corner stone of research in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Due to the unique operational environment of WSNs, where the communication medium is open to...

© (2006) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland Online available since 2006/Nov/15 Passivation Cracking Analyses of Micro-structures of IC Packages (2008)

Yuting He, Hongpeng Li, Rong Shi, Feng Li, G. Q. Zhang, L. J. Ernst

Abstract. The passivation cracking of Micro-structures of IC packages is studied by maximum principal stress theory using a certain 2D FEM model with different design parameters, pitch of lines,...

Online available since 2007/Sep/10 Predictive Model Based on Genetic Algorithm-Neural Network for Fatigue Performances of Pre-corroded Aluminum Alloys (2008)

Chaohua Fan A, Yuting He B, Hengxi Zhang, Hongpeng Li, Feng Li

Abstract. In the paper, genetic algorithm is introduced in the study of network authority values of BP neural network, and a GA-NN algorithm is established. Based on this genetic algorithm-neural...

Challenging More Updates: Towards Anonymous Re-publication of Fully Dynamic Datasets (2008)

Li, Feng, Zhou, Shuigeng

Most existing anonymization work has been done on static datasets, which have no update and need only one-time publication. Recent studies consider anonymizing dynamic datasets with external updates:...

Weak Measurement of Qubit Oscillations with Strong Response Detectors: Violation of the Fundamental Bound Imposed on Linear Detectors (2008)

Jiao, HuJun, Wang, Shi-Kuan, Li, Feng, Li, Xin-Qi

We investigate the continuous weak measurement of a solid-state qubit by single electron transistors in nonlinear response regime. It is found that the signal-to-noise ratio can violate the universal...

Improving Searching Performance Based on Semantic Correlativity in Peer to Peer Network (2008)

Zhichao Li, Pilian He, Ming Lei, Feng Li

Abstract. Most existing Peer-to-peer (P2P) systems support only title-based searches, which can not satisfy the content searches. In this paper, we proposed a semantic correlativity model which can...

Measuring Queue Capacities of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Access Points (2008)

Feng Li, Mingzhe Li, Rui Lu, Huahui Wu, Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

Abstract — While queue capacities have a direct impact on loss and latency during congestion, and wireless networks continue to spread in university, corporate and home networks, little is publicly...

ABSTRACT Weather Forecasting- Predicting Performance for Streaming Video over Wireless LANs (2008)

Mingzhe Li, Feng Li, Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

The growth of wireless LANs has brought the expectation for high-bitrate streaming video to wireless PCs. However, it remains unclear how wireless channel characteristics impact the quality of...

What is e-Business? How the Internet Transforms Organizations (2008)

Feng Li, Upon Tyne

What is e-Business? provides a thorough and reflective introduction to business strategies and organisational innovations for the Internet world. This muchneeded new text gives business and...

Characterization of Handoff in Mobile IP ©2005 Journal of Software 软 件 学 报 (2008)

Zhao Qing-lin, Li Zhong-cheng, Feng Li, Yang Jian-hua

Abstract: Mobile IP is a simple and scalable global mobility solution. This paper numerically analyzes the characterization of handoff for Mobile IP: the probability distribution about packet loss...

Magnetic field switching in parallel quantum dots (2008)

Li, Feng, Li, Xin-Qi, Zhang, Wei-Min, Gurvitz, S. A.

We show that the Coulomb blockade in parallel dots pierced by magnetic flux $\Phi$ completely blocks the resonant current for any value of $\Phi$ except for integer multiples of the flux quantum...

Theoretical insight into faceted ZnS nanowires and nanotubes from interatomic potential and first-principles calculations (2008)

Li, Lijuan, Zhao, Mingwen, Zhang, Xuejuan, Zhu, Zhonghua, Li, Feng, Li, Jiling, ...

The geometric, energetic, and electronic structures of zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanowires (NWs) and nanotubes (NTs) with hexagonal cross sections were explored using interatomic potential (IP) and...

A model-based approach to video-based eye tracking ("Special Issue in Physiological Optics") (2008)

Feng Li, Susan Kolakowski, Jeff Pelz

Video-based eye tracking typically relies on tracking the pupil and a first-surface corneal reflection (CR) of an illumination source. The positional difference between these two features is used to...

Early challenges of implementing an e-commerce system in a medical supply company A case experience from a knowledge transfer partnership KTP (2008)

M Bourlakis, S Cook, A Hansell, Prof. Feng Li, K Martin, S Papagiannidis

Peacocks Medical Group Limited is a leading supplier in the orthotics market in the UK. Until recently the company relied on a well-established part electronic and part paper-based supply chain...

Making real money in virtual worlds MMORPGs and emerging business opportunities challenges and ethical implications in metaverses (2008)

M Bourlakis, Prof. Feng Li, S Papagiannidis

Today millions of people from around the globe play online role playing games MMORPG in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world either using their existing...

(Isopropyl xanthato-κ2S,S′)bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)sodium(I) (2008)

Feng Li

The title compound, [Na(C4H7OS2)(C12H8N2)2], is monomeric, with the Na atom chelated by the S atoms of an i-propylxanthate ligand and the N atoms of two 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands. The Na...

The Amphiphilic Self-Assembling Peptide EAK16-I as a Potential Hydrophobic Drug Carrier (2008)

Jing Wang, Fushan Tang, Feng Li, Juan Lin, Yinghui Zhang, Linfang Du, ...

It is crucial for hydrophobic drugs to be dissolved and stabilized by carriers in aqueous systems and then to be delivered into target cells. An amphiphilic self-assembling peptide EAK16-I...

Gentle immobilization of nonionic polymersomes on solid substrates (2008)

Li, Feng, Ketelaar, T., Cohen Stuart, M.A., Sudholter, E.J.R., Leermakers, F.A.M., Marcelis, A.T.M.

Vesicles from Pluronic L121 (PEO5-PPO68-PEO5) triblock copolymers were first stabilized by a permanent interpenetrating polymer network and then gently immobilized onto a glass or mica surface....

Selected absorption behavior of sulfur on single-walled carbon nanotubes by DFT (2008)

Lu, Xu, Sun, Chenghua, Li, Feng, Cheng, Hui-Ming

The selected absorption behavior of sulfur atoms on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was studied by the density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31G (d)), in terms of absorption energy and charge...

Self-assembly and cathodoluminescence of microbelts from Cu-doped boron nitride nanotubes (2008)

Chen, Zhi-Gang, Zou, Jin, Liu, Qingfeng, Sun, Chenghua, Liu, Gang, Yao, Xiangdong, ...

We report the self-assembly of microbelts from Cu-doped boron nitride nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition using Cu as a catalyst. The BN nanotubes with Cu-encapsulated flat tips have uniform outer...

Silicon-induced oriented ZnS nanobelts for hydrogen sensitivity (2008)

Chen, Zhi-Gang, Zou, Jin, Liu, Gang, Lu, Hao Feng, Li, Feng., Lu, Gao Qing, ...

Oriented ZnS nanobelts were grown on an Si substrate using hydrogen-assisted thermal evaporation under moist gas conditions. It was found that these ZnS nanobelts had a single crystal hexagonal...

Fluorination-induced magnetism in boron nitride nanotubes from ab initio calculations (2008)

Li, Feng, Zhu, Zhonghua, Yao, Xiangdong, Lu, Gaoqing, Zhao, Mingwen, Xia, Yueyuan, ...

Ab initio calculations were conducted to investigate the electronic structures and magnetic properties of fluorinated boron nitride nanotube (F-BNNT). It was found that the chemisorption of F atoms...

The Amphiphilic Self-Assembling Peptide EAK16-I as a Potential Hydrophobic Drug Carrier (2008)

Jing Wang, Fushan Tang, Feng Li, Juan Lin, Yinghui Zhang, Linfang Du, ...

It is crucial for hydrophobic drugs to be dissolved and stabilized by carriers in aqueous systems and then to be delivered into target cells. An amphiphilic self-assembling peptide EAK16-I...

Fluorination-induced magnetism in boron nitride nanotubes from ab initio calculations (2008)

Li, Feng, Zhu, Zhonghua, Yao, Xiangdong, Lu, Gaoqing, Zhao, Mingwen, Xia, Yueyuan, ...

Ab initio calculations were conducted to investigate the electronic structures and magnetic properties of fluorinated boron nitride nanotube (F-BNNT). It was found that the chemisorption of F atoms...

Amorphous TiO2 nanotube arrays for low-temperature oxygen sensors (2008)

Lu, Hao Feng, Li, Feng, Liu, Gang, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Wang, Da-Wei, Fang, Hai-Tao, ...

Titania nanotube arrays (TNTA) were synthesized on a titanium substrate using anodic oxidation in an electrolyte containing ammonium fluoride and evaluated for low-temperature oxygen sensing. Their...

Fluorination-induced magnetism in boron nitride nanotubes from ab initio calculations (2008)

Li, Feng, Zhu, Zhonghua, Yao, Xiangdong, Lu, Gaoqing, Zhao, Mingwen, Xia, Yueyuan, ...

Ab initio calculations were conducted to investigate the electronic structures and magnetic properties of fluorinated boron nitride nanotube (F-BNNT). It was found that the chemisorption of F atoms...

Crystal structure, stability and in vitro RNAi activity of oligoribonucleotides containing the ribo-difluorotoluyl nucleotide: insights into substrate requirements by the human RISC Ago2 enzyme (2007)

Li, Feng, Pallan, Pradeep S., Maier, Martin A., Rajeev, Kallanthottathil G., Mathieu, Steven L., Kreutz, Christoph, ...

Short interfering RNA (siRNA) duplexes are currently being evaluated as antisense agents for gene silencing. Chemical modification of siRNAs is widely expected to be required for therapeutic...

A Raman probe for selective wrappings of single-walled carbon nanotubes by DNA (2007)

Yang, Quang-Hong, Gale, Nittaya, Oton, Claudio J., Li, Feng, Vaughan, Alun, Saiton, Riichiro, ...

In this paper, we discuss nanotube diameter selectivity in DNA wrapping of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) under high-shear sonication and present Raman evidence for the selective wrapping....

Suppression of Antiviral Silencing by Cucumber Mosaic Virus 2b Protein in Arabidopsis Is Associated with Drastically Reduced Accumulation of Three Classes of Viral Small Interfering RNAs (2007)

Diaz-Pendon, J. A., Li, Feng, Li, Wan-Xiang, Ding, Shou-Wei

We investigated the genetic pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana targeted during infection by cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) 2b protein, known to suppress non-cell-autonomous transgene silencing and...

What is e-business and does it still matter? (2007)

Feng Li

What is e-business – or e-commerce, e-government or e-learning? Does it still matter today? If so, in what ways and what can we do about it? Since the mid-1990s, the e-phenomenon has captured...

What is e-business and does it still matter? (2007)

Feng Li

What is e-business – or e-commerce, e-government or e-learning? Does it still matter today? If so, in what ways and what can we do about it? Since the mid-1990s, the e-phenomenon has captured...

Full counting statistics of transport through two-channel Coulomb blockade systems (2007)

Wang, Shi-Kuan, Jiao, Hujun, Li, Feng, Li, Xin-Qi, Yan, YiJing

A mesoscopic Coulomb blockade system with two identical transport channels is studied in terms of full counting statistics. It is found that the average current cannot distinguish the quantum...

New frontiers in e-Business and e-Government emerging opportunities and challenges (2007)

A Barlow, Prof. Feng Li, S Papagiannidis

This paper is intended to provide an overview of the key issues that emerged from the presentations and discussion of a successful workshop organised by the British Academy of Management BAM...

Synthesis of branched amino acids : Isonorstatine, Phenylisothreonine, Lactacystin Analogues, and Amino Polyols (2007)

Li, Feng

The 1,2-aminoalcohol fragment is found in many natural products and drugs, for example as a central moiety of non-proteinogenic amino acids. It is also an integral part of doxorubicin and daunomycin,...

Morphological and Physiological Responses to Sediment Type and Light Availability in Roots of the Submerged Plant Myriophyllum spicatum (2007)

Xie, Yonghong, Luo, Wenbo, Ren, Bo, Li, Feng

Background and Aims Both sediment and light are essential factors regulating the growth of submerged macrophytes, but the role of these two factors in regulating root morphology and physiology is far...

Low-Complex Equalization for Single Carrier Systems Employing Cyclic Prefix over Time-Variant Channels (2007)

LI, Feng, ZHU, Shihua, WANG, Lei

A simplified equalization method based on the band structure of the frequency domain channel matrix is proposed for the single carrier systems employing cyclic prefix (SC-CP) over time-varying...

Reduction of ischemic damage by application of insulin-like growth factor-1 in rat brain after transient ischemia. (2006)

Wang, Jiang Ming, Hayashi, Takeshi, Zhang, Wen Ri, Li, Feng, Iwai, Masanori, Abe, Koji

In order to investigate a possible effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on ischemic brain injury, IGF-1 was applied topically on the brain surface of reperfused rat brain after 60 min of...

Construction of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma 2D/MS repository with Open Source XML Database – Xindice (2006)

Li, Feng, Li, Maoyu, Xiao, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Pengfei, Li, Jianling, Chen, Zhuchu

Abstract Background Many proteomics initiatives require integration of all information with uniformcriteria from collection of samples and data display to publication of experimental results. The...

Well beyond streaming video IPv6 and the next generation television (2006)

J Berry, Prof. Feng Li, S Papagiannidis

The Internet has provided a plethora of commercial opportunities the majority of them arising from advances in software and networking. As the technology evolves in an ever increasing pace new...

Annual Report Readability, Earnings, and Stock Returns (2006)

Li, Feng

This paper examines the relationship between annual report readability and firm performance. This is motivated by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s plain English disclosure regulations that...

Studies on the Interaction Mechanism of 1,10-Phenanthroline Cobalt(II) Complex with DNA and Preparation of Electrochemical DNA Biosensor (2006)

Shuyan Niu, Feng Li, Shusheng Zhang, Long Wang, Xuemei Li, Shiying Wang

Fluorescence spectroscopy and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy techniques coupled with cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used to study the interaction between salmon sperm DNA and 1,10-Phenanthroline...

Purification of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Annealing and Extraction Based on the Difference in van der Waals Potential (2006)

Zhang, Hui, Sun, Cheng H., Li, Feng, Li, Hong X., Cheng, Hui M.

The potential energies of van der Waals interactions between two multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) as well as two carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were calculated and compared on the basis of the...

Purification of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Annealing and Extraction Based on the Difference in van der Waals Potential (2006)

Zhang, Hui, Sun, Cheng H., Li, Feng, Li, Hong X., Cheng, Hui M.

The potential energies of van der Waals interactions between two multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) as well as two carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were calculated and compared on the basis of the...

Incentive compatible cost- and stability-based routing in ad hoc networks (2006)

Mingming Lu, Feng Li, Jie Wu

In this paper, we embed an incentive-compatible, efficient, and individual rational payment scheme into our cost- and stability-based routing protocol in ad hoc networks which consist of selfish...

Tools and techniques for measurement of IEEE 802.11 wireless networks (2006)

Feng Li, Mingzhe Li, Rui Lu, Huahui Wu, Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

Abstract — With the growing popularity of wireless local area networks (WLANs) has come an increased need for effective measurements of real-world WLANs and their applications. This paper presents...

Research article Construction of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma 2D/MS repository with Open Source XML Database – Xindice (2006)

Feng Li, Maoyu Li, Zhiqiang Xiao, Pengfei Zhang, Jianling Li, Zhuchu Chen

Background: Many proteomics initiatives require integration of all information with uniformcriteria from collection of samples and data display to publication of experimental results. The integration...

Perfect Tracking Control of Nonminimum Phase Systems in Magnetic Levitation System (2006)

LI, Feng, LU, Jianming, ZHAO, Xueqin, YAHAGI, Takashi

In this paper, we study the problem of perfect tracking control of nonminimum phase systems in magnetic levitation system. Generally, perfect tracking control schemes cannot be applied to nonminimum...

40 JOURNAL OF CLIMATE VOLUME 21 The Strength of the Brewer–Dobson Circulation in a Changing Climate: Coupled Chemistry–Climate Model Simulations (2006)

Feng Li

The strength of the Brewer–Dobson circulation (BDC) in a changing climate is studied using multidecadal simulations covering the 1960–2100 period with a coupled chemistry–climate model, to...

Do stock market investors understand the risk sentiment of corporate annual reports (2006)

Feng Li, Patty Dechow, Ilia Dichev, Michelle Hanlon, Yu Huang, Gene Imhoff, ...

∗This paper was previously titled “The implications of annual report’s risk sentiment for future earnings and stock returns”. I acknowledge the financial support of the Harry Jones Endowment...

Skills brokerage a new model for business start-ups in the networked economy (2005)

Prof. Feng Li, S Papagiannidis

This paper presents a new business model based on skill brokerage aiming to facilitate business start-ups and enhance their chance of survival in the context of the networked economy. The model is...

Van der Waals interactions between two parallel infinitely long single-walled nanotubes (2005)

Sun, Cheng-Hua, Yin, Li-Chang, Li, Feng, Lu, Gao-Qing, Cheng, Hui-Ming

The potential energies of van der Waals (VDW) interactions between two parallel, infinitely long and perfect SWNTs with identical, and different sizes were studied based on the continuum...

Fractal effects on the measurement of the specific surface areas of single-walled carbon nanotubes (2005)

Sun, C. H., Li, Feng, Cheng, H. M., Lu, G. Q.

The specific surface area (SSA) of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been measured by different groups. Fujiwara et al. measured the SSA of SWNT bundles by using nitrogen and oxygen as...

Fractal effects on the measurement of the specific surface areas of single-walled carbon nanotubes (2005)

Sun, C. H., Li, Feng, Cheng, H. M., Lu, G. Q.

The specific surface area (SSA) of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been measured by different groups. Fujiwara et al. measured the SSA of SWNT bundles by using nitrogen and oxygen as...

Van der Waals interactions between two parallel infinitely long single-walled nanotubes (2005)

Sun, Cheng-Hua, Yin, Li-Chang, Li, Feng, Lu, Gao-Qing, Cheng, Hui-Ming

The potential energies of van der Waals (VDW) interactions between two parallel, infinitely long and perfect SWNTs with identical, and different sizes were studied based on the continuum...

Application, Network and Link Layer Measurements of Streaming Video over a Wireless Campus Network (2005)

Feng Li, Jae Chung, Mingzhe Li, Huahui Wu, Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

Abstract. The growth of wireless LANs has brought the expectation for high-bitrate streaming video to wireless PCs. However, it remains unknown how to best adapt video to wireless channel...

Performance Analysis of the Intertwined Effects between Network Layers for 802.11g Transmissions (2005)

Jon Gretarsson, Feng Li, Mingzhe Li, Ashish Samant, Huahui Wu, Mark Claypool, ...

While the canonical behavior of today’s home Internet users involves several residents concurrently executing diverse Internet applications, the most common home configuration is a single external...

Outline (2005)

Long Le, Jay Kikat, Kevin Jeffay, Don Smith, Feng Li

� The case for differential congestion notification (DCN). � A DCN prototype and its empirical evaluation. 2005-2-15 CS577(Spring 2005) 2 Router-Based Congestion Control The Case against...

Application, Network and Link Layer Measurements of Streaming Video over a Wireless Campus Network (2005)

Feng Li, Jae Chung, Mingzhe Li, Huahui Wu, Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

Abstract. The growth of wireless LANs has brought the expectation for high-bitrate streaming video to wireless PCs. However, it remains unknown how to best adapt video to wireless channel...

Application, Network and Link Layer Measurements of Streaming Video over a Wireless Campus Network (2005)

Feng Li, Jae Chung, Mingzhe Li, Huahui Wu, Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki

1 Introduction The combination of the decrease in price of wireless LAN access points (APs)and the increase in wireless link capacities has prompted a significant increase in the number of wireless...

Genetic Structure of Hmong-Mien Speaking Populations in East Asia as Revealed by mtDNA Lineages (2005)

Wen, Bo, Li, Hui, Gao, Song, Mao, Xianyun, Gao, Yang, Li, Feng, ...

Hmong-Mien (H-M) is a major language family in East Asia, and its speakers distribute primarily in southern China and Southeast Asia. To date, genetic studies on H-M speaking populations are...

Evolution of Water Vapor Concentrations and Stratospheric Age of Air in Coupled Chemistry-Climate Model Simulations (2005)

John Austin, John Wilson, Feng Li

Stratospheric water vapor concentrations and age of air are investigated in an ensemble of coupled chemistry-climate model simulations covering the period from 1960 to 2005. Observed greenhouse gas...

∗The paper was previously titled “Annual report readability, earnings, and stock returns”. I acknowledge (2005)

Feng Li, Of Business, Daniel Cohen, Ilia Dichev, Scott Richardson

This paper examines the relationship between annual report readability and firm performance and earnings persistence. This is motivated by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s plain English...

[Value of intra-abdominal pressure monitoring in the prevention and treatment of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome] (2004)

Weng, Wei-qun, Li, Feng, Gu, Wei-li

Department of ICU, The second Affilicated Hospital of Nantong Medical College, 226001 Jiangsu, China.

Identification and characterization of a novel nasopharyngeal carcinoma-associated peptide: NAP-1 (2004)

Li, Feng, Yang, Xu Y, Jiang, Wei H, Yin, Zhi H, Feng, Xiang L, Liu, Wei D, ...

Abstract Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most commons cancers in Southeast Asia and Southern China. Several NPC-associated genes have been so far described and here we describe the...

Object-Based and Semantic Image Segmentation Using MRF (2004)

Feng Li, Jiaxiong Peng, Xiaojun Zheng

The problem that the Markov random field (MRF) model captures the structural as well as the stochastic textures for remote sensing image segmentation is considered. As the one-point clique, namely,...

Explain the latent heat and specific heat of water, ammonia, and methanol with degrees of freedom (2004)

Lianxi Ma, Feng Li

The internal energies of 0°C water and ice are considered from the perspective of degree of freedom and latent heat offusion of water is calculated, which is in good agreement with the published...

Surface Fractal Dimension of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes (2004)

Sun, Cheng-Hua, Li, Feng, Ying, Zhe, Liu, Chang, Cheng, Hui-Ming

Isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), SWNT bundles, and ropes (or strands) show a structural self-similar characteristic. By calculating the Hausdorff dimension, it was found that their...

Surface Fractal Dimension of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes (2004)

Sun, Cheng-Hua, Li, Feng, Ying, Zhe, Liu, Chang, Cheng, Hui-Ming

Isolated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), SWNT bundles, and ropes (or strands) show a structural self-similar characteristic. By calculating the Hausdorff dimension, it was found that their...

Online Supermarkets: Emerging Strategies And Business Models In The UK." Proceedings of the 17th Bled eCommerce Conference. ABOUT THE AUTHORS PLEASE ADD UP TO 150 WORDS ABOUT EACH AUTHOR Alexander Osterwalder is a senior research fellow at the Univer (2004)

Irene Yousept, Feng Li

The Internet has facilitated the emergence of new strategies and business models in several industries. In the UK, significant changes are happening in supermarket retailing with the introduction of...

Object-Based and Semantic Image Segmentation Using MRF (2004)

Xiaojun Zheng, Jiaxiong Peng, Feng Li

The problem that the Markov random field (MRF) model captures the structural as well as the stochastic textures for remote sensing image segmentation is considered. As the one-point clique, namely,...

Object-Based and Semantic Image Segmentation Using MRF (2004)

Feng Li, Jiaxiong Peng, Xiaojun Zheng

The problem that the Markov random field (MRF) model captures the structural as well as the stochastic textures for remote sensing image segmentation is considered. As the one-point clique, namely,...

Genetic Structure of Hmong-Mien Speaking Populations in East Asia as Revealed by mtDNA Lineages (2004)

Wen, Bo, Li, Hui, Gao, Song, Mao, Xianyun, Gao, Yang, Li, Feng, ...

Hmong-Mien (H-M) is a major language family in East Asia, and its speakers distribute primarily in southern China and Southeast Asia. To date, genetic studies on H-M speaking populations are...

Genetic Structure of Hmong-Mien Speaking Populations in East Asia as Revealed by mtDNA Lineages (2004)

Wen, Bo, Li, Hui, Gao, Song, Mao, Xianyun, Gao, Yang, Li, Feng, ...

Hmong-Mien (H-M) is a major language family in East Asia, and its speakers distribute primarily in southern China and Southeast Asia. To date, genetic studies on H-M speaking populations are...

Optimal dynamic pricing for two perishable and substitutable products (2003)

Li, Feng

This thesis presents a dynamic pricing model where a seller offers two types of a generic product to a random number of customers. Customers show up sequentially. When a customer arrives, he will...

Optimal dynamic pricing for two perishable and substitutable products (2003)

Li, Feng

This thesis presents a dynamic pricing model where a seller offers two types of a generic product to a random number of customers. Customers show up sequentially. When a customer arrives, he will...

Internet banking: from new distribution channel to new business models (2003)

Feng Li

This paper examines the evolution of internet banking in the UK. Today, most banks have adopted the so-called multi-channel strategy where the internet is one of many channels through which customers...

Internet banking: from new distribution channel to new business models (2003)

Feng Li

This paper examines the evolution of internet banking in the UK. Today, most banks have adopted the so-called multi-channel strategy where the internet is one of many channels through which customers...

The interaction between increased estrogen and increased cortisol is necessary for normal blood pressure control in late gestation [electronic resource] / (2003)

Li, Feng.

ABSTRACT: During pregnancy, plasma concentrations of cortisol and estrogen usually increase. In previous studies, we observed that hypotension resulting from hypoadrenocorticism occurs more quickly...

Cooperative three- and four- player quantum games (2002)

Ma, Ying Jun, Long, Gui Lu, Deng, Fu Guo, Li, Feng, Zhang, Sheng-Xing

A cooperative multi-player quantum game played by 3 and 4 players has been studied. Quantum superposed operator is introduced in this work which solves the non-zero sum difficulty in previous...

von Willebrand factor interaction with subendothelial collagens and platelet surface receptor GPIBalpha under shear conditions (2002)

Li, Feng, Li, Feng

The molecular mechanisms of binding interaction among von Willebrand factor, subendothelium and platelets under physiological shear conditions are important medically in hemostasis and thrombosis. By...

Quantifying Potential Measurement Errors and Uncertainties Associated with Bathymetric Change Analysis (2002)

Mark R. Byrnes, Jessica L. Baker, Feng Li

procedures for quantifying error and uncertainty estimates in volume change calculated from comparison of bathymetric surveys from two different times. Initially, this procedure involves an...

2006 “Firm Specific Information and the Cost of Equity Capital.” Mimeo. ***don’t quote w/o permission (2002)

Philip G. Berger, Huafeng (jason Chen, Feng Li

Preliminary. Please do not quote without authors ’ permission. We develop a comprehensive and large-sample measure of a firm’s information qual-ity. The measure is the ratio of firm-specific...

Effective Virtual Teams Through Communities of Practice (2000)

Chris Kimble, Alexis Barlow, Feng Li, Feng Li, Senior Lecturer

This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. It presents a framework for categorising virtual teams and argues that fundamental changes have taken place...

Elemental and isotopic analysis of ancient Chinese glass /--by Feng Li. (1999)

Li, Feng.

"A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, February 1999"--T.p.

New collaboration between firms: The role of interorganizational systems (1999)

Feng Li, Howard Williams

Interorganizational systems (IOS) can play an important role in stabilising the relationship between firms. More recent evidence suggests that such systems can also facilitate new collaboration...

Synthesis of 9-Deoxycotylenol Derivatives Carrying a Fluorescent Chromophore (1998)

Li, Feng, Kato, Nobuo, Gorohmaru, Hideki, Mataka, Shuntaro, Mori, Akira, Takeshita, Hitoshi, ...

During the course of our study on the structure-activity relationships of cotylenol, a plant-growth regulating diterpenoid, 9-deoxycotylenol has been found to retain the biological activities. Here,...

Prediction, measurement and control of linear and nonlinear vibrations of marine power trains /--by Feng Li. (1996)

Li, Feng.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Effects of large aggregate on the resilient modulus of hot mix asphalt /--by Feng Li. (1995)

Li, Feng.

Thesis (M.S. in Civil Engineering)--Louisiana Tech University, May 1995.

Stereoselective metabolism of [beta]-adrenergic blocking drugs / (1995)

Li, Feng.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Concordia University, 1996.

Separation flow around airfoil with upstream disturbance by discrete vortex method (1991)

Li, Feng

The discrete vortex method was applied to the calculation of separation flow past NACA 4412 airfoil: Vortex panel was used to represent the body surface and discrete vortices were used to model the...

The S2 Gene of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Is Dispensable for Viral Replication In Vitro

Li, Feng, Puffer, Bridget A., Montelaro, Ronald C.

Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) contains the simplest genome among lentiviruses in that it encodes only three putative regulatory genes (S1, S2, S3) in addition to the canonical gag, pol, and...

The S2 Gene of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Is a Highly Conserved Determinant of Viral Replication and Virulence Properties in Experimentally Infected Ponies

Li, Feng, Leroux, Caroline, Craigo, Jodi K., Cook, Sheila J., Issel, Charles J., Montelaro, Ronald C.

Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) is genetically one of the simplest lentiviruses in that the viral genome encodes only three accessory genes, tat, rev, and S2. Although serological analyses...

Immune Responses and Viral Replication in Long-Term Inapparent Carrier Ponies Inoculated with Equine Infectious Anemia Virus

Hammond, Scott A., Li, Feng, McKeon, Brian M., Cook, Sheila J., Issel, Charles J., Montelaro, Ronald C.

Persistent infection of equids by equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) is typically characterized by a progression during the first year postinfection from chronic disease with recurring disease...

Internal Ribosomal Entry Site-Mediated Translation Initiation in Equine Rhinitis A Virus: Similarities to and Differences from That of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

Hinton, Tracey M., Li, Feng, Crabb, Brendan S.

Equine rhinitis A virus (ERAV) has recently been classified as an aphthovirus, a genus otherwise comprised of the different serotypes of Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). FMDV initiates...

Functional Roles of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Gag p9 in Viral Budding and Infection

Chen, Chaoping, Li, Feng, Montelaro, Ronald C.

Previous studies utilizing Gag polyprotein budding assays with transfected cells reveal that the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) Gag p9 protein provides a late assembly function mediated by a...

Human IAP-Like Protein Regulates Programmed Cell Death Downstream of Bcl-xL and Cytochrome c

Duckett, Colin S., Li, Feng, Wang, Yu, Tomaselli, Kevin J., Thompson, Craig B., Armstrong, Robert C.

The gene encoding human IAP-like protein (hILP) is one of several mammalian genes with sequence homology to the baculovirus inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein (iap) genes. Here we show that hILP can...

Functional Replacement and Positional Dependence of Homologous and Heterologous L Domains in Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Replication

Li, Feng, Chen, Chaoping, Puffer, Bridget A., Montelaro, Ronald C.

We have previously demonstrated by Gag polyprotein budding assays that the Gag p9 protein of equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) utilizes a unique YPDL motif as a late assembly domain (L domain) to...

Budding of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Is Insensitive to Proteasome Inhibitors

Patnaik, Akash, Chau, Vincent, Li, Feng, Montelaro, Ronald C., Wills, John W.

The only retrovirus protein required for the budding of virus-like particles is the Gag protein; however, recent studies of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) and human immunodeficiency virus have suggested...

Chaperones increase association of tau protein with microtubules

Dou, Fei, Netzer, William J., Tanemura, Kentaro, Li, Feng, Hartl, F. Ulrich, Takashima, Akihiko, ...

Molecular chaperones and their functions in protein folding have been implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, which are characterized...

A Live Attenuated Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Proviral Vaccine with a Modified S2 Gene Provides Protection from Detectable Infection by Intravenous Virulent Virus Challenge of Experimentally Inoculated Horses

Li, Feng, Craigo, Jodi K., Howe, Laryssa, Steckbeck, Jonathan D., Cook, Sheila, Issel, Charles, ...

Previous evaluations of inactivated whole-virus and envelope subunit vaccines to equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) have revealed a broad spectrum of efficacy ranging from highly type-specific...

Anoxic Fibroblasts Activate a Replication Checkpoint That Is Bypassed By E1a

Gardner, Lawrence B., Li, Feng, Yang, Xuejie, Dang, Chi V.

Little is known about cell cycle regulation in hypoxic cells, despite its significance. We utilized an experimentally tractable model to study the proliferative responses of rat fibroblasts when...

Interferon antagonist proteins of influenza and vaccinia viruses are suppressors of RNA silencing

Li, Wan-Xiang, Li, Hongwei, Lu, Rui, Li, Feng, Dus, Monica, Atkinson, Peter, ...

Homology-dependent RNA silencing occurs in many eukaryotic cells. We reported recently that nodaviral infection triggers an RNA silencing-based antiviral response (RSAR) in Drosophila, which is...

Identification and characterization of a novel nasopharyngeal carcinoma-associated peptide: NAP-1

Li, Feng, Yang, Xu Y, Jiang, Wei H, Yin, Zhi H, Feng, Xiang L, Liu, Wei D, ...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most commons cancers in Southeast Asia and Southern China. Several NPC-associated genes have been so far described and here we describe the identification...

Discerning an Effective Balance between Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Attenuation and Vaccine Efficacy

Craigo, Jodi K., Li, Feng, Steckbeck, Jonathan D., Durkin, Shannon, Howe, Laryssa, Cook, Sheila J., ...

Among the diverse experimental vaccines evaluated in various animal lentivirus models, live attenuated vaccines have proven to be the most effective, thus providing an important model for examining...

Functional complementation of Trypanosoma brucei RNA in vitro editing with recombinant RNA ligase

Gao, Guanghan, Simpson, Agda M., Kang, Xuedong, Rogers, Kestrel, Nebohacova, Martina, Li, Feng, ...

The ≈20S RNA ligase-containing complex (L-complex) in trypanosomatid mitochondria interacts by means of RNA linkers with at least two other multiprotein complexes to mediate the editing of...

p21-activated kinase 1 interacts with and phosphorylates histone H3 in breast cancer cells

Li, Feng, Adam, Liana, Vadlamudi, Ratna K., Zhou, Hongyi, Sen, Subrata, Chernoff, Jonathan, ...

Stimulation of p21-activated kinase-1 (Pak1) signaling promotes motility, invasiveness, anchorage-independent growth and abnormal mitotic assembly in human breast cancer cells. Here, we provide new...

p21-Activated Kinase 1 Regulates Microtubule Dynamics by Phosphorylating Tubulin Cofactor B

Vadlamudi, Ratna K., Barnes, Christopher J., Rayala, Suresh, Li, Feng, Balasenthil, Seetharaman, Marcus, Stevan, ...

p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1) induces cytoskeleton reorganization in part by regulating microtubule dynamics through an elusive mechanism. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified tubulin...

A tumor necrosis factor receptor family protein serves as a cellular receptor for the macrophage-tropic equine lentivirus

Zhang, Baoshan, Jin, Sha, Jin, Jing, Li, Feng, Montelaro, Ronald C.

Characterization of cellular receptors for human, simian, and feline immunodeficiency viruses that are tropic for lymphocytes and macrophages have revealed a common theme of a sequential binding of...

Nicastrin Is Critical for Stability and Trafficking but Not Association of Other Presenilin/γ-Secretase Components*

Zhang, Yun-wu, Luo, Wen-jie, Wang, Hong, Lin, Ping, Vetrivel, Kulandaivelu S., Liao, Fang, ...

γ-Secretase, which is responsible for the intramembranous cleavage of Alzheimer β-amyloid precursor protein and the signaling receptor Notch, is a multiprotein complex consisting of at least four...

The replication timing program of the Chinese hamster β-globin locus is established coincident with its repositioning near peripheral heterochromatin in early G1 phase

Li, Feng, Chen, Jianhua, Izumi, Masako, Butler, Mark C., Keezer, Susan M., Gilbert, David M.

We have examined the dynamics of nuclear repositioning and the establishment of a replication timing program for the actively transcribed dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) locus and the silent β-globin...

Spatial distribution and specification of mammalian replication origins during G1 phase

Li, Feng, Chen, Jianhua, Solessio, Eduardo, Gilbert, David M.

We have examined the distribution of early replicating origins on stretched DNA fibers when nuclei from CHO cells synchronized at different times during G1 phase initiate DNA replication in Xenopus...

p41-Arc subunit of human Arp2/3 complex is a p21-activated kinase-1-interacting substrate

Vadlamudi, Ratna K, Li, Feng, Barnes, Christopher J, Bagheri-Yarmand, Rozita, Kumar, Rakesh

The formation of new branched actin filament networks at the cell cortex of migrating cells is choreographed by the actin-related protein (Arp) 2/3 complex. Despite the fundamental role of the Arp2/3...

Myc Stimulates Nuclearly Encoded Mitochondrial Genes and Mitochondrial Biogenesis†

Li, Feng, Wang, Yunyue, Zeller, Karen I., Potter, James J., Wonsey, Diane R., O'Donnell, Kathryn A., ...

Although several genes involved in mitochondrial function are direct Myc targets, the role of Myc in mitochondrial biogenesis has not been directly established. We determined the effects of ectopic...

3-O-(3′,3′-Dimethysuccinyl) Betulinic Acid Inhibits Maturation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Precursor Assembled In Vitro

Sakalian, Michael, McMurtrey, Curtis P., Deeg, Frederick J., Maloy, Christopher W., Li, Feng, Wild, Carl T., ...

3-O-(3′,3′-Dimethysuccinyl) betulinic acid (PA-457) has been shown to potently inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication in culture. In contrast to inhibitors that act upon the viral...

Employee Stock Options, Equity Valuation, and the Valuation of Option Grants Using a Warrant-Pricing Model

FENG LI

We investigate the use of a warrant-pricing approach to incorporate employee stock options (ESOs) into equity valuation and to account for the dilutive effect of ESOs in the valuation of option...

The S2 Gene of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Is Dispensable for Viral Replication In Vitro

Li, Feng, Puffer, Bridget A., Montelaro, Ronald C.

Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) contains the simplest genome among lentiviruses in that it encodes only three putative regulatory genes (S1, S2, S3) in addition to the canonical gag, pol, and...

The S2 Gene of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Is a Highly Conserved Determinant of Viral Replication and Virulence Properties in Experimentally Infected Ponies

Li, Feng, Leroux, Caroline, Craigo, Jodi K., Cook, Sheila J., Issel, Charles J., Montelaro, Ronald C.

Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) is genetically one of the simplest lentiviruses in that the viral genome encodes only three accessory genes, tat, rev, and S2. Although serological analyses...

Immune Responses and Viral Replication in Long-Term Inapparent Carrier Ponies Inoculated with Equine Infectious Anemia Virus

Hammond, Scott A., Li, Feng, McKeon, Brian M., Cook, Sheila J., Issel, Charles J., Montelaro, Ronald C.

Persistent infection of equids by equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) is typically characterized by a progression during the first year postinfection from chronic disease with recurring disease...

Internal Ribosomal Entry Site-Mediated Translation Initiation in Equine Rhinitis A Virus: Similarities to and Differences from That of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

Hinton, Tracey M., Li, Feng, Crabb, Brendan S.

Equine rhinitis A virus (ERAV) has recently been classified as an aphthovirus, a genus otherwise comprised of the different serotypes of Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). FMDV initiates...

Functional Roles of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Gag p9 in Viral Budding and Infection

Chen, Chaoping, Li, Feng, Montelaro, Ronald C.

Previous studies utilizing Gag polyprotein budding assays with transfected cells reveal that the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) Gag p9 protein provides a late assembly function mediated by a...

Human IAP-Like Protein Regulates Programmed Cell Death Downstream of Bcl-xL and Cytochrome c

Duckett, Colin S., Li, Feng, Wang, Yu, Tomaselli, Kevin J., Thompson, Craig B., Armstrong, Robert C.

The gene encoding human IAP-like protein (hILP) is one of several mammalian genes with sequence homology to the baculovirus inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein (iap) genes. Here we show that hILP can...

Functional Replacement and Positional Dependence of Homologous and Heterologous L Domains in Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Replication

Li, Feng, Chen, Chaoping, Puffer, Bridget A., Montelaro, Ronald C.

We have previously demonstrated by Gag polyprotein budding assays that the Gag p9 protein of equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) utilizes a unique YPDL motif as a late assembly domain (L domain) to...

Budding of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Is Insensitive to Proteasome Inhibitors

Patnaik, Akash, Chau, Vincent, Li, Feng, Montelaro, Ronald C., Wills, John W.

The only retrovirus protein required for the budding of virus-like particles is the Gag protein; however, recent studies of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) and human immunodeficiency virus have suggested...

Chaperones increase association of tau protein with microtubules

Dou, Fei, Netzer, William J., Tanemura, Kentaro, Li, Feng, Hartl, F. Ulrich, Takashima, Akihiko, ...

Molecular chaperones and their functions in protein folding have been implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, which are characterized...

A Live Attenuated Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Proviral Vaccine with a Modified S2 Gene Provides Protection from Detectable Infection by Intravenous Virulent Virus Challenge of Experimentally Inoculated Horses

Li, Feng, Craigo, Jodi K., Howe, Laryssa, Steckbeck, Jonathan D., Cook, Sheila, Issel, Charles, ...

Previous evaluations of inactivated whole-virus and envelope subunit vaccines to equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) have revealed a broad spectrum of efficacy ranging from highly type-specific...

Anoxic Fibroblasts Activate a Replication Checkpoint That Is Bypassed By E1a

Gardner, Lawrence B., Li, Feng, Yang, Xuejie, Dang, Chi V.

Little is known about cell cycle regulation in hypoxic cells, despite its significance. We utilized an experimentally tractable model to study the proliferative responses of rat fibroblasts when...

Interferon antagonist proteins of influenza and vaccinia viruses are suppressors of RNA silencing

Li, Wan-Xiang, Li, Hongwei, Lu, Rui, Li, Feng, Dus, Monica, Atkinson, Peter, ...

Homology-dependent RNA silencing occurs in many eukaryotic cells. We reported recently that nodaviral infection triggers an RNA silencing-based antiviral response (RSAR) in Drosophila, which is...

Identification and characterization of a novel nasopharyngeal carcinoma-associated peptide: NAP-1

Li, Feng, Yang, Xu Y, Jiang, Wei H, Yin, Zhi H, Feng, Xiang L, Liu, Wei D, ...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most commons cancers in Southeast Asia and Southern China. Several NPC-associated genes have been so far described and here we describe the identification...

Discerning an Effective Balance between Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Attenuation and Vaccine Efficacy

Craigo, Jodi K., Li, Feng, Steckbeck, Jonathan D., Durkin, Shannon, Howe, Laryssa, Cook, Sheila J., ...

Among the diverse experimental vaccines evaluated in various animal lentivirus models, live attenuated vaccines have proven to be the most effective, thus providing an important model for examining...

Functional complementation of Trypanosoma brucei RNA in vitro editing with recombinant RNA ligase

Gao, Guanghan, Simpson, Agda M., Kang, Xuedong, Rogers, Kestrel, Nebohacova, Martina, Li, Feng, ...

The ≈20S RNA ligase-containing complex (L-complex) in trypanosomatid mitochondria interacts by means of RNA linkers with at least two other multiprotein complexes to mediate the editing of...

p21-activated kinase 1 interacts with and phosphorylates histone H3 in breast cancer cells

Li, Feng, Adam, Liana, Vadlamudi, Ratna K., Zhou, Hongyi, Sen, Subrata, Chernoff, Jonathan, ...

Stimulation of p21-activated kinase-1 (Pak1) signaling promotes motility, invasiveness, anchorage-independent growth and abnormal mitotic assembly in human breast cancer cells. Here, we provide new...

p21-Activated Kinase 1 Regulates Microtubule Dynamics by Phosphorylating Tubulin Cofactor B

Vadlamudi, Ratna K., Barnes, Christopher J., Rayala, Suresh, Li, Feng, Balasenthil, Seetharaman, Marcus, Stevan, ...

p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1) induces cytoskeleton reorganization in part by regulating microtubule dynamics through an elusive mechanism. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified tubulin...

Myc Stimulates Nuclearly Encoded Mitochondrial Genes and Mitochondrial Biogenesis†

Li, Feng, Wang, Yunyue, Zeller, Karen I., Potter, James J., Wonsey, Diane R., O'Donnell, Kathryn A., ...

Although several genes involved in mitochondrial function are direct Myc targets, the role of Myc in mitochondrial biogenesis has not been directly established. We determined the effects of ectopic...

A tumor necrosis factor receptor family protein serves as a cellular receptor for the macrophage-tropic equine lentivirus

Zhang, Baoshan, Jin, Sha, Jin, Jing, Li, Feng, Montelaro, Ronald C.

Characterization of cellular receptors for human, simian, and feline immunodeficiency viruses that are tropic for lymphocytes and macrophages have revealed a common theme of a sequential binding of...

p41-Arc subunit of human Arp2/3 complex is a p21-activated kinase-1-interacting substrate

Vadlamudi, Ratna K, Li, Feng, Barnes, Christopher J, Bagheri-Yarmand, Rozita, Kumar, Rakesh

The formation of new branched actin filament networks at the cell cortex of migrating cells is choreographed by the actin-related protein (Arp) 2/3 complex. Despite the fundamental role of the Arp2/3...

3-O-(3′,3′-Dimethysuccinyl) Betulinic Acid Inhibits Maturation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Precursor Assembled In Vitro

Sakalian, Michael, McMurtrey, Curtis P., Deeg, Frederick J., Maloy, Christopher W., Li, Feng, Wild, Carl T., ...

3-O-(3′,3′-Dimethysuccinyl) betulinic acid (PA-457) has been shown to potently inhibit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication in culture. In contrast to inhibitors that act upon the viral...

Effect of Losartan on the mRNA Expressions of MT3-MMP and TIMP-2 in Diabetic Kidneys

Ding, He-Lin, Xu, Ming-Tong, Guo, Ying, Chen, Long, Zhang, Shao-Ling, Li, Feng, ...

BACKGROUND and OBJECTIVES: The renin-angiotensin system plays a critical role in circulatory homoeostasis. Evidence has emerged that suggests a pathologic role for angiotensin II in patients with...

In Vitro Resistance to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Maturation Inhibitor PA-457 (Bevirimat)▿

Adamson, Catherine S., Ablan, Sherimay D., Boeras, Ioana, Goila-Gaur, Ritu, Soheilian, Ferri, Nagashima, Kunio, ...

3-O-(3′,3′-dimethylsuccinyl)betulinic acid (PA-457 or bevirimat) potently inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) maturation by blocking a late step in the Gag processing pathway,...

Intraneuronal Alzheimer Aβ42 Accumulates in Multivesicular Bodies and Is Associated with Synaptic Pathology

Takahashi, Reisuke H., Milner, Teresa A., Li, Feng, Nam, Ellen E., Edgar, Mark A., Yamaguchi, Haruyasu, ...

A central question in Alzheimer’s disease concerns the mechanism by which β-amyloid contributes to neuropathology, and in particular whether intracellular versus extracellular β-amyloid plays a...

Origine et évolution du complément directionnel complexe en chinois

Feng Li

This paper shows that the complex directional complement occurred in Late Medieval Chinese (during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties) and developed from that of the simple directional...

Crystal structure, stability and in vitro RNAi activity of oligoribonucleotides containing the ribo-difluorotoluyl nucleotide: insights into substrate requirements by the human RISC Ago2 enzyme

Li, Feng, Pallan, Pradeep S., Maier, Martin A., Rajeev, Kallanthottathil G., Mathieu, Steven L., Kreutz, Christoph, ...

Short interfering RNA (siRNA) duplexes are currently being evaluated as antisense agents for gene silencing. Chemical modification of siRNAs is widely expected to be required for therapeutic...

Determination of potential management zones from soil electrical conductivity, yield and crop data*

Li, Yan, Shi, Zhou, Wu, Ci-fang, Li, Hong-yi, Li, Feng

One approach to apply precision agriculture to optimize crop production and environmental quality is identifying management zones. In this paper, the variables of soil electrical conductivity (EC)...

Effective Virtual Teams through Communities of Practice

Chris Kimble, Alexis Barlow, Feng Li

This paper examines the nature of virtual teams and their place in the networked economy. It presents a framework for categorising virtual teams and argues that fundamental changes have taken place...

The replication timing program of the Chinese hamster β-globin locus is established coincident with its repositioning near peripheral heterochromatin in early G1 phase

Li, Feng, Chen, Jianhua, Izumi, Masako, Butler, Mark C., Keezer, Susan M., Gilbert, David M.

We have examined the dynamics of nuclear repositioning and the establishment of a replication timing program for the actively transcribed dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) locus and the silent β-globin...

Spatial distribution and specification of mammalian replication origins during G1 phase

Li, Feng, Chen, Jianhua, Solessio, Eduardo, Gilbert, David M.

We have examined the distribution of early replicating origins on stretched DNA fibers when nuclei from CHO cells synchronized at different times during G1 phase initiate DNA replication in Xenopus...

Suppression of Antiviral Silencing by Cucumber Mosaic Virus 2b Protein in Arabidopsis Is Associated with Drastically Reduced Accumulation of Three Classes of Viral Small Interfering RNAs[W][OA]

Diaz-Pendon, Juan A., Li, Feng, Li, Wan-Xiang, Ding, Shou-Wei

We investigated the genetic pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana targeted during infection by cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) 2b protein, known to suppress non-cell-autonomous transgene silencing and...

Annual report readability, current earnings, and earnings persistence

Li, Feng

This paper examines the relation between annual report readability and firm performance and earnings persistence. I measure the readability of public company annual reports using the Fog index from...

Efficient scheduling of railway traffic based on global information of train

Li, Feng, Gao, Ziyou, Li, Keping, Yang, Lixing

This paper presents an improved simulation method for solving the train scheduling problem to reduce the total travel time on the single-track railway. An algorithm based on the global information of...

Between physical and electronic spaces: the implications for organisations in the networked economy

Feng Li, Jason Whalley, Howard Williams

With the rapid development of computing and telecommunications infrastructure, a new electronic space has emerged which coexists, and sometimes intertwines, with the physical space and place of our...

Reactive oxygen species generated by thiopurine/UVA cause irreparable transcription-blocking DNA lesions

Brem, Reto, Li, Feng, Karran, Peter

Long-term treatment with the anticancer and immunosuppressant thiopurines, azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine, is associated with acute skin sensitivity to ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation and a high risk...

Positional Cues in the Drosophila Nerve Cord: Semaphorins Pattern the Dorso-Ventral Axis

Zlatic, Marta, Li, Feng, Strigini, Maura, Grueber, Wesley, Bate, Michael

Positional cues target sensory axons to appropriate volumes of the developing nervous system independently of their synaptic partners.

How can China build purchase alliances in the world market of resource commodities?

Yuhua Song, Feng Li

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study China's strategy of purchasing resource commodities in international markets, what the Chinese government can do to change the current disorderly...

Identification of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) and biogenesis of their siRNAs in the Solanaceae: New functional implications for MITEs

Kuang, Hanhui, Padmanabhan, Chellappan, Li, Feng, Kamei, Ayako, Bhaskar, Pudota B., Ouyang, Shu, ...

Small RNAs regulate the genome by guiding transcriptional and post-transcriptional silencing machinery to specific target sequences, including genes and transposable elements (TEs). Although...

Experimental Study of the Effects of Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfected with Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Gene

Yang, Jinfu, Tang, Tao, Li, Feng, Zhou, Wenwu, Liu, Jian, Tan, Zhiping, ...

Objective. To construct the eukaryotic expression vector hypoxia-inducible factor 1α-pcDNA3.1 and to investigate its transfective efficiency into mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro and the...

Structure of the core editing complex (L-complex) involved in uridine insertion/deletion RNA editing in trypanosomatid mitochondria

Li, Feng, Ge, Peng, Hui, Wong H., Atanasov, Ivo, Rogers, Kestrel, Guo, Qiang, ...

Uridine insertion/deletion RNA editing is a unique form of posttranscriptional RNA processing that occurs in mitochondria of kinetoplastid protists. We have carried out 3D structural analyses of the...

Corepressive Action of CBP on Androgen Receptor Transactivation in Pericentric Heterochromatin in a Drosophila Experimental Model System▿ †

Zhao, Yue, Takeyama, Ken-ichi, Sawatsubashi, Shun, Ito, Saya, Suzuki, Eriko, Yamagata, Kaoru, ...

Ligand-bound nuclear receptors (NR) activate transcription of the target genes. This activation is coupled with histone modifications and chromatin remodeling through the function of various...

Entrepreneurial networks: A Triple Helix approach for brokering human and social capital

Savvas Papagiannidis, Feng Li, Henry Etzkowitz, Michael Clouser

Skills brokerage, Triple Helix, Business support services, Human capital, Social capital, Incubators, Entrepreneurial networks,

How can China build purchase alliances in the world market of resource commodities?

Yuhua Song, Feng Li

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study China's strategy of purchasing resource commodities in international markets, what the Chinese government can do to change the current disorderly...

Detection and Characterization of Influenza A Virus PA-PB2 Interaction through a Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Assay▿

Hemerka, Joseph N., Wang, Dan, Weng, Yuejin, Lu, Wuxun, Kaushik, Radhey S., Jin, Jing, ...

The influenza virus polymerase complex, consisting of the PA, PB1, and PB2 subunits, is required for the transcription and replication of the influenza A viral genome. Previous studies have shown...

Internet banking in the U.K.: From new distribution channel to new business models

Li, Feng

The Internet is shaking the foundation of the banking industry. Simply deploying the Internet as a more efficient distribution channel will not bring sustainable strategic advantages. To compete...

Interaction of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T, cytochrome P4502E1 polymorphism and environment factors in esophageal cancer in Kazakh population

Qin, Jiang-Mei, Yang, Lei, Chen, Bo, Wang, Xiu-Mei, Li, Feng, Liao, Pei-Hua, ...

AIM: To evaluate the association and interaction of genetic polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHER) and cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP4502E1), environment risk factors with esophageal...

A Brassica rapa Linkage Map of EST-based SNP Markers for Identification of Candidate Genes Controlling Flowering Time and Leaf Morphological Traits

Li, Feng, Kitashiba, Hiroyasu, Inaba, Kiyofumi, Nishio, Takeshi

For identification of genes responsible for varietal differences in flowering time and leaf morphological traits, we constructed a linkage map of Brassica rapa DNA markers including 170 EST-based...