K. Patel

Publication List Details

Period

1900 - 2008

Number

97

Co-Authors

Xenon in Mercury-Manganese Stars (2008)

Dworetsky, M. M., Persaud, J. L., Patel, K.

Previous studies of elemental abundances in Mercury-Manganese (HgMn) stars have occasionally reported the presence of lines of the ionized rare noble gas Xe II, especially in a few of the hottest...

Daily versus weekly azithromycin in cystic fibrosis patients. (2007)

McCormack, J. G., Bell, S. C., Sharon S., Walmsley, K., Patel, K., Wainwright, C., ...

Four randomised, placebo-controlled trials have previously documented the clinical benefits of azithromycin (AZM) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The present study examined whether the beneficial...

Combining visualization and statistical analysis to improve operator confidence and efficiency for failure detection and localization (2006)

Bodik, P., Friedman, G., Biewald, L., Levine, H., Candea, G., Patel, K., ...

Web applications suffer from software and configuration faults that lower their availability. Recovering from failure is dominated by the time interval between when these faults appear and when they...

Diffusion MR imaging for cerebral abscess (2004)

Jati, A., Venkatesh, S.K., Patel, K., Malik, S.

We report a case of cerebral abscess, which ruptured into the lateral ventricle. The radiological features on conventional MRI, appearance on both diffusion weighted images (DWI) and apparent...

Diffusion MR imaging for cerebral abscess (2004)

Jati, A., Venkatesh, S.K., Patel, K., Malik, S.

We report a case of cerebral abscess, which ruptured into the lateral ventricle. The radiological features on conventional MRI, appearance on both diffusion weighted images (DWI) and apparent...

Diffusion MR imaging for cerebral abscess (2004)

Jati, A., Venkatesh, S.K., Patel, K., Malik, S.

We report a case of cerebral abscess, which ruptured into the lateral ventricle. The radiological features on conventional MRI, appearance on both diffusion weighted images (DWI) and apparent...

High Speed Simulator - A Simulator for All Seasons (2004)

Patel, K., Reinholtz, W., Robinson, W.

This paper will discuss the evolution of the Multimission Ground Systems Office's (MGSO) High Speed Spacecraft Simulator (HSS) development at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This paper will examine...

Highly Autonomous Systems Workshop (2004)

Doyle, R., Rasmussen, R., Man, G., Patel, K.

It is our aim by launching a series of workshops on the topic of highly autonomous systems to reach out to the larger community interested in technology development for remotely deployed systems,...

A randomised clinical trial to assess the effect of total enteral and total parenteral nutritional support on metabolic, inflammatory and oxidative markers in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis (APACHE II ≥6) (2003)

Gupta, R., Patel, K., Calder, P.C., Yaqoob, P., Primrose, J.N., Johnson, C.D.

Background: Total enteral nutrition (TEN) within 48 h of admission has recently been shown to be safe and efficacious as part of the management of severe acute pancreatitis. Our aim was to ascertain...

Preliminary Multi-Disciplinary Optimization in Turbomachinery Design (2003)

Panchenko, V., Moustapha, H., Mah, S., Patel, K., Dowhan, M. J.

The gas turbine engine is a complex aerodynamic machine with performance, structural and manufacturability challenges. This paper gives an overview of a multidisciplinary optimization approach...

Selecting a Fuzzy Logic Operation from the DNF-CNF Interval: How Practical Are the Resulting Operations? (2002)

I. B. Turksen, A. Esper, K. Patel, S. A. Starks, V. Kreinovich

In classical (two-valued) logic, CNF and DNF forms of each propositional formula are equivalent to each other. In fuzzy logic, CNF and DNF forms are not equivalent, they form an interval that...

CD40 and CD86 upregulation with divergent CMRF44 expression on blood dendritic cells in inflammatory bowel diseases (2001)

Vuckovic, S, Florin, THJ, Khalil, D, Zhang, MF, Patel, K, Hamilton, I, ...

OBJECTIVE: Dendritic cells (DC) are the only antigen-presenting cells that can activate naive T lymphocytes and initiate a primary immune response. They are also thought to have a role in immune...

Are Galaxies Optically Thin to Their Own Lyman Continuum Radiation? I. M33 (1995)

Patel, K., Wilson, C. D.

Halpha and UBV photometry of the inner kpc of M33 are used to study the distribution of OB stars and HII regions in the galaxy and to determine whether individual regions of the galaxy are in a state...

Are Galaxies Optically Thin to Their Own Lyman Continuum Radiation? II. NGC 6822 (1995)

Patel, K., Wilson, C. D.

Halpha and UBV photometry of NGC 6822 are used to study the distribution of OB stars and HII regions in the galaxy and to determine whether individual regions of the galaxy are in a state of...

DSC AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION INVESTIGATIONS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN HxBABA AND NBABA (1979)

Usha Deniz, K., Paranjpe, A., Mirza, E., Parvathanathan, P., Patel, K.

The phase transitions and the heats of transformation (ΔH), of the hexyl (HxBABA) and nonyl (NBABA) members of the series of compounds, p-n-Alkoxybenzylidene-p-Aminobenzoic Acids, have been...

DSC AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION INVESTIGATIONS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN HxBABA AND NBABA (1979)

Usha Deniz, K., Paranjpe, A., Mirza, E., Parvathanathan, P., Patel, K.

The phase transitions and the heats of transformation (ΔH), of the hexyl (HxBABA) and nonyl (NBABA) members of the series of compounds, p-n-Alkoxybenzylidene-p-Aminobenzoic Acids, have been...

DSC AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION INVESTIGATIONS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN HxBABA AND NBABA (1979)

Usha Deniz, K., Paranjpe, A., Mirza, E., Parvathanathan, P., Patel, K.

The phase transitions and the heats of transformation (ΔH), of the hexyl (HxBABA) and nonyl (NBABA) members of the series of compounds, p-n-Alkoxybenzylidene-p-Aminobenzoic Acids, have been...

Mutation of p53 in primary biopsy material and cell lines from Hodgkin disease.

Gupta, R K, Patel, K, Bodmer, W F, Bodmer, J G

The p53 tumor-suppressor gene encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein that arrests cell cycle progress at G1. It may facilitate DNA damage repair and is frequently mutated in many human tumors. Hodgkin...

Multiple independent defective suppressor-mutator transposon insertions in Arabidopsis: a tool for functional genomics.

Tissier, A F, Marillonnet, S, Klimyuk, V, Patel, K, Torres, M A, Murphy, G, ...

A new system for insertional mutagenesis based on the maize Enhancer/Suppressor-mutator (En/Spm) element was introduced into Arabidopsis. A single T-DNA construct carried a nonautonomous defective...

Function search in a large transcription factor gene family in Arabidopsis: assessing the potential of reverse genetics to identify insertional mutations in R2R3 MYB genes.

Meissner, R C, Jin, H, Cominelli, E, Denekamp, M, Fuertes, A, Greco, R, ...

More than 92 genes encoding MYB transcription factors of the R2R3 class have been described in Arabidopsis. The functions of a few members of this large gene family have been described, indicating...

Comparison of five selective media for identifying fecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

Landman, D, Quale, J M, Oydna, E, Willey, B, Ditore, V, Zaman, M, ...

There is no uniformly accepted method for detecting colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The sensitivities of five culture methods were determined for patients known to harbor...

Rapid diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infections in immunocompromised adults.

Englund, J A, Piedra, P A, Jewell, A, Patel, K, Baxter, B B, Whimbey, E

Although rapid antigen detection methods for the documentation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are widely used with pediatric patients, these tests have not been prospectively...

Activity of herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript (LAT) promoter in neuron-derived cells: evidence for neuron specificity and for a large LAT transcript.

Zwaagstra, J C, Ghiasi, H, Slanina, S M, Nesburn, A B, Wheatley, S C, Lillycrop, K, ...

By using chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) assays in neuron-derived cell lines, we show here that promoter activity associated with the herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript...

In vivo study of an antimicrobial surgical drape system.

Conn, J, Bornhoeft, J W, Almgren, C, Mucha, D P, Olderman, J, Patel, K, ...

We performed a double-blind clinical study to determine the efficacy of nonwoven laparotomy drapes in which 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride, an antimicrobial agent, was...

Variability in gas production by Escherichia coli in enrichment media and its relationship to pH.

Meadows, P S, Anderson, J G, Patel, K, Mullins, B W

Variability in gas production in multiple subcultures of Escherichia coli was assessed in two selective enrichment media and in lactose peptone water. Considerable variability occurred with all media...

A novel and rapid method for isolating sequences adjacent to rare cutting sites and their use in physical mapping.

Patel, K, Cox, R, Shipley, J, Kiely, F, Frazer, K, Cox, D R, ...

We describe a simple PCR based technique which can be used to isolate sequences adjacent to rare cutter sites and can subsequently be employed for the construction of long range physical maps. The...

Relationship of oxygen and glutathione in protection against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic microsomal lipid peroxidation and covalent binding in the rat. Rationale for the use of hyperbaric oxygen to treat carbon tetrachloride ingestion.

Burk, R F, Lane, J M, Patel, K

CCl4 exerts its toxicity through its metabolites, including the free radicals CCl3. and CCl(3)00.. Oxygen strongly inhibits the hepatic cytochrome P-450-mediated formation of CCl3. from CCl4 and...

Expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) isoforms in neuroblastoma.

Phimister, E, Kiely, F, Kemshead, J T, Patel, K

A comparative study on the expression of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) in human neuroblastoma cell lines and tissues was undertaken. NCAMs are a family of closely related cell surface...

Reduced glutathione protection against rat liver microsomal injury by carbon tetrachloride. Dependence on O2.

Burk, R F, Patel, K, Lane, J M

Rat liver microsomal membranes contain a reduced-glutathione-dependent protein(s) that inhibits lipid peroxidation in the ascorbate/iron microsomal lipid peroxidation system. It appears to exert its...

CA 125 and survival in ovarian cancer: preliminary communication.

Parker, D, Patel, K, Alred, E J, Harnden-Mayor, P, Naylor, B

CA 125 is an epithelial membrane marker which can be detected in the serum of patients with ovarian cancer and which may reflect tumour burden. In a group of 42 patients, the level of this marker has...

An analysis of the relationship between hydration and protein-DNA interactions.

Woda, J, Schneider, B, Patel, K, Mistry, K, Berman, H M

Eleven protein-DNA crystal structures were analyzed to test the hypothesis that hydration sites predicted in the first hydration shell of DNA mark the positions where protein residues hydrogen-bond...

Hydration of the phosphate group in double-helical DNA.

Schneider, B, Patel, K, Berman, H M

Water distributions around phosphate groups in 59 B-, A-, and Z-DNA crystal structures were analyzed. It is shown that the waters are concentrated in six hydration sites per phosphate and that the...

Mutation of p53 in primary biopsy material and cell lines from Hodgkin disease.

Gupta, R K, Patel, K, Bodmer, W F, Bodmer, J G

The p53 tumor-suppressor gene encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein that arrests cell cycle progress at G1. It may facilitate DNA damage repair and is frequently mutated in many human tumors. Hodgkin...

Multiple independent defective suppressor-mutator transposon insertions in Arabidopsis: a tool for functional genomics.

Tissier, A F, Marillonnet, S, Klimyuk, V, Patel, K, Torres, M A, Murphy, G, ...

A new system for insertional mutagenesis based on the maize Enhancer/Suppressor-mutator (En/Spm) element was introduced into Arabidopsis. A single T-DNA construct carried a nonautonomous defective...

Function search in a large transcription factor gene family in Arabidopsis: assessing the potential of reverse genetics to identify insertional mutations in R2R3 MYB genes.

Meissner, R C, Jin, H, Cominelli, E, Denekamp, M, Fuertes, A, Greco, R, ...

More than 92 genes encoding MYB transcription factors of the R2R3 class have been described in Arabidopsis. The functions of a few members of this large gene family have been described, indicating...

Comparison of five selective media for identifying fecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

Landman, D, Quale, J M, Oydna, E, Willey, B, Ditore, V, Zaman, M, ...

There is no uniformly accepted method for detecting colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The sensitivities of five culture methods were determined for patients known to harbor...

Rapid diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infections in immunocompromised adults.

Englund, J A, Piedra, P A, Jewell, A, Patel, K, Baxter, B B, Whimbey, E

Although rapid antigen detection methods for the documentation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are widely used with pediatric patients, these tests have not been prospectively...

Activity of herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript (LAT) promoter in neuron-derived cells: evidence for neuron specificity and for a large LAT transcript.

Zwaagstra, J C, Ghiasi, H, Slanina, S M, Nesburn, A B, Wheatley, S C, Lillycrop, K, ...

By using chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) assays in neuron-derived cell lines, we show here that promoter activity associated with the herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript...

In vivo study of an antimicrobial surgical drape system.

Conn, J, Bornhoeft, J W, Almgren, C, Mucha, D P, Olderman, J, Patel, K, ...

We performed a double-blind clinical study to determine the efficacy of nonwoven laparotomy drapes in which 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride, an antimicrobial agent, was...

Variability in gas production by Escherichia coli in enrichment media and its relationship to pH.

Meadows, P S, Anderson, J G, Patel, K, Mullins, B W

Variability in gas production in multiple subcultures of Escherichia coli was assessed in two selective enrichment media and in lactose peptone water. Considerable variability occurred with all media...

A novel and rapid method for isolating sequences adjacent to rare cutting sites and their use in physical mapping.

Patel, K, Cox, R, Shipley, J, Kiely, F, Frazer, K, Cox, D R, ...

We describe a simple PCR based technique which can be used to isolate sequences adjacent to rare cutter sites and can subsequently be employed for the construction of long range physical maps. The...

Relationship of oxygen and glutathione in protection against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic microsomal lipid peroxidation and covalent binding in the rat. Rationale for the use of hyperbaric oxygen to treat carbon tetrachloride ingestion.

Burk, R F, Lane, J M, Patel, K

CCl4 exerts its toxicity through its metabolites, including the free radicals CCl3. and CCl(3)00.. Oxygen strongly inhibits the hepatic cytochrome P-450-mediated formation of CCl3. from CCl4 and...

Expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) isoforms in neuroblastoma.

Phimister, E, Kiely, F, Kemshead, J T, Patel, K

A comparative study on the expression of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) in human neuroblastoma cell lines and tissues was undertaken. NCAMs are a family of closely related cell surface...