Hua Liu

Cooperation and Learning in Multiuser Opportunistic Spectrum Access (2009)

Hua Liu, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Qing Zhao

Abstract — We consider how two secondary users should interact to maximize their total throughput in a twochannel sensing-based opportunistic spectrum access network where spectrum opportunities...

Spatio-temporal analysis of the relationship between WNV dissemination and environmental variables in Indianapolis, USA (2008)

Liu, Hua, Weng, Qihao, Gaines, David

Abstract Background This study developed a multi-temporal analysis on the relationship between West Nile Virus (WNV) dissemination and environmental variables by using an integrated approach of...

Enabling Self-Managing Applications using (2008)

Viraj Bhat, Manish Parashar, Hua Liu, Mohit Kh, Nagarajan K

The increasing heterogeneity, dynamism, and uncertainty of emerging DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) systems imply that an application must be able to detect and adapt to changes in its state,...

Collaborative Self-Organization by Devices Providing Document Services- A Multi-Agent Perspective (2008)

Nathan Gnanasamb, Naveen Sharma, Hua Liu

Abstract — In a service oriented environment such as the realm of document services, the conventional notion is that of a multi-function device interacting individually with customer applications...

Cooperative Anomaly and Intrusion Detection for Alert Correlation in Networked Computing Systems (2008)

Kai Hwang, Fellow Ieee, Hua Liu, Student Member, Ying Chen, Student Member

Abstract: Network-centric computing systems manifest as Grids, clusters, Intranets, LANs, or P2P networks, etc. These distributed systems are subject to security breaches in an open network...

Rule-based Visualization in a Computational Steering Collaboratory (2008)

Lian Jiang, Hua Liu, Manish Parashar, Deborah Silver

Abstract. In this paper, we introduce the concept of rule-based visualization for a computational steering collaboratory and show how these rules can be used to steer the behaviors of visualization...

Keynote Presentation by Kai Hwang (2008)

Kai Hwang, Ying Chen, Hua Liu

Network security breaches hinder the application of distributed computing systems manifested as the Grids, clusters, intranets, extranets, or P2P systems. A new integrated approach is presented for...

An African origin for the intimate association between humans and Helicobacter pylori (2007)

Linz, Bodo, Balloux, Francois, Moodley, Yoshan, Manica, Andrea, Liu, Hua, Roumagnac, Philippe, ...

Infection of the stomach by Helicobacter pylori is ubiquitous among humans. However, although H. pylori strains from different geographic areas are associated with clear phylogeographic...

An African origin for the intimate association between humans and Helicobacter pylori (2007)

Linz, Bodo, Balloux, Francois, Moodley, Yoshan, Manica, Andrea, Liu, Hua, Roumagnac, Philippe, ...

Infection of the stomach by Helicobacter pylori is ubiquitous among humans. However, although H. pylori strains from different geographic areas are associated with clear phylogeographic...

Cluster Comput DOI 10.1007/s10586-007-0023-x A self-managing wide-area data streaming service (2007)

Viraj Bhat, Manish Parashar, Hua Liu, Nagarajan K, Asamy Mohit Kh, Scott Klasky, ...

Abstract Efficient and robust data streaming services are a critical requirement of emerging Grid applications, which are based on seamless interactions and coupling between geographically...

U.S. trade deficit, productivity growth, and offshore outsourcing / (2006)

Liu, Hua.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Middle Tennessee State University, 2006.

A price-based reliable routing game in wireless networks (2006)

Hua Liu, Bhaskar Krishnamachari

We investigate a price-based reliable routing game in a wireless network of selfish users. Each node is characterized by a probability of reliably forwarding a packet, and each link is characterized...

Accord: A Programming Framework for Autonomic Applications (2006)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar, Senior Member

Abstract—The emergence of pervasive wide-area distributed computing environments, such as pervasive information systems and computational Grids, has enabled new generations of applications that are...

Accord: A Programming Framework for Autonomic Applications (2006)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar, Senior Member

Abstract—The emergence of pervasive wide-area distributed computing environments, such as pervasive information systems and computational Grids, has enabled new generations of applications that are...

Fabrication and biocompatibility of nano-TiO2/titanium alloys biomaterials (2005)

Cui, Chunxiang, Liu, Hua, Li, Yanchun, Sun, Jinbin, Wang, Ru, Liu, Shuangjin, ...

Using the process that titanium alloys were embedded by nanometer titanium dioxide powders and sintered in the high temperature furnace, the nano-TiO2/titanium alloys biomedical material was...

Quadratic regression analysis for gene discovery and pattern recognition for non-cyclic short time-course microarray experiments (2005)

Liu, Hua, Tarima, Sergey, Borders, Aaron S, Getchell, Thomas V, Getchell, Marilyn L, Stromberg, Arnold J

Abstract Background Cluster analyses are used to analyze microarray time-course data for gene discovery and pattern recognition. However, in general, these methods do not take advantage of the fact...

Rule-based visualization in the discover computational steering collaboratory (2005)

Hua Liu, Lian Jiang, Manish Parashar, Deborah Silver

In this paper, we introduce the concept of rule-based visualization for a computational steering collaboratory and show how these rules can be used to steer the behaviors of the visualization...

Rule-based monitoring and steering of distributed scientific applications (2005)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar

This paper presents the design, prototype implementation and experimental evaluation of DIOS++, an infrastructure for enabling rule-based management and control of distributed scientific...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil, Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil A., Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil, Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of the optically induced anisotropy of Cr♯Ê:YAG (2004)

Liu, Hua.

Typescript. Bibliography: leaves 147-156. Introduction -- Characterisation of Cr♯Ê:YAG -- Optically-induced anisotropy in Cr♯Ê:YAG laser crystals -- End-pumped Cr♯Ê:YAG laser schemes --...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil, Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil, Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil A., Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Component Based Programming Framework for Autonomic Applications (2004)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar, Salim Hariri

The emergence of pervasive wide-area distributed computing environments, such as pervasive information systems and computational Grids, has enabled new generations of applications that are based on...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil A., Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation (2004)

Liu, Hua, Wang, J., Kelson, Neil A., Brown, Richard J.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for ultrahigh velocity waterjets and abrasive waterjets (AWJs) are established using the Fluent6 flow solver. Jet dynamic characteristics for the flow...

A Study of the Cutting Performance in Abrasive Waterjet Contouring of Alumina Ceramics and Associated Jet Dynamic Characteristics (2004)

Liu, Hua

Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting is one of the most recently developed nontraditional manufacturing technologies. It has been increasingly used in industry owing to its various distinct advantages...

Dios++: A framework for rule-based autonomic management of distributed scientific applications (2003)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar

Abstract. This paper presents the design, prototype implementation and experimental evaluation of DIOS++, an infrastructure enabling rule based autonomic adaptation and control of distributed...

DIOS++: A Framework for Rule-Based Autonomic Management of Distributed Scientific Applications (2003)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar

This paper presents the design, prototype implementation and experimental evaluation of DIOS++, an infrastructure for enabling rule based autonomic adaptation and control of distributed scientific...

In situ hybrid composites : the influence of microstructure on the mechanical properties / (2003)

Liu, Hua.

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Materials Engineering, 2003.

Measurement of polarization-dependent loss mechanisms in Cr ⁴⁺:YAG (2003)

Liu, Hua, Dawes, Judith, Dekker, Peter, Piper, James

Using a polarized pump-probe technique, we studied the continuous-wave absorption and emission polarization anisotropy of Cr⁴⁺:YAG crystals and modeled the ground state absorption and excited...

Restoration of distorted digital images and similarity measure between images /--by Hua Liu. (1999)

Liu, Hua.

Thesis (M.S. [C.Sc.])--City College of New York, 1999. [School of Engineering. Dept. of Computer Sciences]

Presenting Systems Concepts in Physiology and Pharmacology With Simulation Applets in JAVA (1998)

Kootsey, J. M., McAuley, Grant, Liu, Hua

Java simulation applets solving equations for system models have been constructed for teaching system behavior in Pharmacology and Physiology. The applets are intended to be included in Web pages...

Effect of Some Metallurgical Parameters on the Properties of a SiC Particulate Reinforced Aluminum Composite. (1998)

Liu, Hua, Samuel, Fawzy H.

Studies were carried out to investigate the effects of i) starting material (ingot vs recycled), ii) stirring time, iii) stirring mode (continuous vs discontinuous) and iv) heat treatment (t6 vs t61)...

Interfacial Compatibility in Ceramic-Fibre-Reinforced Metal Composites. (1998)

Shinoda, T., Liu, Hua, Mishima, Y., Suzuki, T.

With four typical kinds of ceramic-reinforced metal (cfrm) composite system (c-al, al2o3-al, c-cu and sic-al) the interfacial compatibility are categorized into two types: "chemical" and "mechanical"...

Enabling self-management of component-based high-performance scientific applications (1998)

Hua Liu, Manish Parashar

Emerging high-performance paruEleUdistributed scien-tiJc applications and environments are increasingly large, dynamic and complex. As a result, it requires programming systems that enable rhe...

Interactive design of complex time dependent lighting (1995)

Donald E. Brown, Hua Liu, Yifei Xue

The discovery of preferences in space and time is important in a variety of applications. In this paper we first establish the correspondence between a set of preferences in space and time and...

A proposal for a workshop for college-level Asian students. (1993)

Liu, Hua.

This thesis has been approved by the Department of English.

Nitric Oxide-Mediated Inhibition of the Ability of Rickettsia prowazekii To Infect Mouse Fibroblasts and Mouse Macrophagelike Cells

Turco, Jenifer, Liu, Hua, Gottlieb, Sheldon F., Winkler, Herbert H.

The role of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) pathway in inhibiting the ability of Rickettsia prowazekii to initially infect (invade) mouse cytokine-treated, fibroblastic L929 cells and macrophagelike...

Identification of the antivasopermeability effect of pigment epithelium-derived factor and its active site

Liu, Hua, Ren, Jian-Guo, Cooper, William L., Hawkins, Charles E., Cowan, Mitra R., Tong, Patrick Y.

Vascular permeability plays a key role in a wide array of life-threatening and sight-threatening diseases. Vascular endothelial growth factor can increase vascular permeability. Using a model system...

Low temperature tolerance of human embryonic stem cells

Heng, Boon Chin, Vinoth, Kumar Jayaseelan, Liu, Hua, Hande, Manoor Prakash, Cao, Tong

This study investigated the effects of exposing human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to 4oC and 25oC for extended durations of 24h and 48h respectively. Cell survivability after low temperature exposure...

Inhibition of VEGF-Dependent Multistage Carcinogenesis by Soluble EphA Receptors1

Cheng, Nikki, Brantley, Dana, Fang, Wei Bin, Liu, Hua, Fanslow, William, Cerretti, Douglas Pat, ...

Elevated expression of Eph receptors has long been correlated with the growth of solid tumors. However, the functional role of this family of receptor tyrosine kinases in carcinogenesis and tumor...

Nitric Oxide-Mediated Inhibition of the Ability of Rickettsia prowazekii To Infect Mouse Fibroblasts and Mouse Macrophagelike Cells

Turco, Jenifer, Liu, Hua, Gottlieb, Sheldon F., Winkler, Herbert H.

The role of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) pathway in inhibiting the ability of Rickettsia prowazekii to initially infect (invade) mouse cytokine-treated, fibroblastic L929 cells and macrophagelike...

Identification of the antivasopermeability effect of pigment epithelium-derived factor and its active site

Liu, Hua, Ren, Jian-Guo, Cooper, William L., Hawkins, Charles E., Cowan, Mitra R., Tong, Patrick Y.

Vascular permeability plays a key role in a wide array of life-threatening and sight-threatening diseases. Vascular endothelial growth factor can increase vascular permeability. Using a model system...

Inhibition of VEGF-Dependent Multistage Carcinogenesis by Soluble EphA Receptors1

Cheng, Nikki, Brantley, Dana, Fang, Wei Bin, Liu, Hua, Fanslow, William, Cerretti, Douglas Pat, ...

Elevated expression of Eph receptors has long been correlated with the growth of solid tumors. However, the functional role of this family of receptor tyrosine kinases in carcinogenesis and tumor...

Low temperature tolerance of human embryonic stem cells

Heng, Boon Chin, Vinoth, Kumar Jayaseelan, Liu, Hua, Hande, Manoor Prakash, Cao, Tong

This study investigated the effects of exposing human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to 4oC and 25oC for extended durations of 24h and 48h respectively. Cell survivability after low temperature exposure...

A Geographically Explicit Genetic Model of Worldwide Human-Settlement History

Liu, Hua, Prugnolle, Franck, Manica, Andrea, Balloux, François

Currently available genetic and archaeological evidence is generally interpreted as supportive of a recent single origin of modern humans in East Africa. However, this is where the near consensus on...

CpG motif acts as a ‘danger signal’ and provides a T helper type 1-biased microenvironment for DNA vaccination

Liu, Ling, Zhou, Xiaohui, Liu, Hua, Xiang, Li, Yuan, Zhenghong

The method of delivering a DNA vaccine can influence the type of immune response induced by the vaccine. Application of a DNA vaccine by gene gun typically induces a T helper type 2 (Th2)-type...

A monoclonal antibody against CD148, a receptor-like tyrosine phosphatase, inhibits endothelial-cell growth and angiogenesis

Takahashi, Takamune, Takahashi, Keiko, Mernaugh, Raymond L., Tsuboi, Nobuo, Liu, Hua, Daniel, Thomas O.

Angiogenesis contributes to a wide range of neoplastic, ischemic, and inflammatory disorders. Definition of the intrinsic molecular controls in angiogenic vessel growth promises novel therapeutic...

Enhancement of stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants constitutively expressing AtIpk2β, an inositol polyphosphate 6-/3-kinase from Arabidopsis thaliana

Yang, Lei, Tang, Renjie, Zhu, Jinqi, Liu, Hua, Mueller-Roeber, Bernd, Xia, Huijun, ...

Inositol phosphates (IPs) and their turnover products have been implicated to play important roles in stress signaling in eukaryotic cells. In higher plants genes encoding inositol polyphosphate...

Modeling of human colonic blood flow for a novel artificial anal sphincter system*

Zan, Peng, Yan, Guo-zheng, Liu, Hua

A novel artificial anal sphincter system has been developed to simulate the normal physiology of the human anorectum. With the goal of engineering a safe and reliable device, the model of human...

Genetic diversity of Acanthamoeba isolates from ocean sediments

Liu, Hua, Ha, Young-Ran, Lee, Sung-Tae, Hong, Yean-Chul, Kong, Hyun-Hee, Chung, Dong-Il

Genetic diversity of 18 Acanthamoeba isolates from ocean sediments was evaluated by comparing mitochondrial (mt) DNA RFLP, 18S rDNA sequences and by examining their cytopathic effects on human...

Coordinate regulation of enzyme markers for inflammation and for protection against oxidants and electrophiles

Liu, Hua, Dinkova-Kostova, Albena T., Talalay, Paul

An elaborate network of highly inducible phase 2 proteins protects aerobic cells against the cumulative damaging effects of reactive oxygen intermediates and toxic electrophiles, which are the major...

Effect of Lianshu preparation on lipopolysaccharide-induced diarrhea in rats

Liu, Jun, Wan, Rong, Xu, Xuan-Fu, Wang, Xing-Peng, Yang, Wen-Juan, Xia, Yu-Jing, ...

AIM: To investigate the effect of Lianshu preparation on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced diarrhea in rats.

Evaluation of taxonomic validity of four species of Acanthamoeba: A. divionensis, A. paradivionensis, A. mauritaniensis, and A. rhysodes, inferred from molecular analyses

Liu, Hua, Moon, Eun-Kyung, Yu, Hak-Sun, Jeong, Hae-Jin, Hong, Yeon-Chul, Kong, Hyun-Hee, ...

The taxonomy of Acanthamoeba spp., an amphizoic amoeba which causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and chronic amoebic keratitis, has been revised many times. The taxonomic validity of some...