Lei Zhang

Publication List Details

Period

1991 - 2009

Number

464

Co-Authors

A NEW APPROACH FOR DESIGN SHARP FIR FILTERS USING FREQUENCY RESPONSE MASKING TECHNIQUE (2009)

Lei Zhang, Yong Lian, C. C. Ko

A new method to reduce the number of multipliers in the design of sharp FIR filter by frequency-response masking technique is presented. The success of the proposed method is based on a modified...

A local parabolic monotonicity formula on Riemannian manifolds (2009)

Teixeira, Eduardo. V., Zhang, Lei

In this article we establish a local parabolic almost monotonicity formula for two phase free boundary problems on Riemannian manifolds, which is an extension of a work of Edquist-Petrosyan.

Phase field model for the nucleation in solid state phase transformations: Theories, Algorithms and Applications (2009)

Zhang, Lei

Nucleation takes place when a material becomes thermodynamically meta-stable with respect to its transformation to a new state or new crystal structure. Very often, the nucleation process dictates...

DOI: 10.1007/s00526-003-0230-0 (2009)

Yanyan Li, Lei Zhang

Let (M,g) be an n−dimensional, smooth, compact Riemannian manifold without boundary. For n =2, the uniformization theorem of Poincaré gives the existence of Riemannian metrics which are pointwise...

Uncovering new signaling proteins and potential drug targets through the interactome analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2009)

Cui, Tao, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Xizhou, He, Zheng-Guo

Abstract Background Analysis of the pathogen interactome is a powerful approach for dissecting potential signal transduction and virulence pathways. It also offers opportunities for exploring new...

Profile of bubbling solutions to a Liouville system (2009)

Lin, Chang-shou, Zhang, Lei

In several fields of Physics, Chemistry and Ecology, some models are described by Liouville systems. In this article we first prove a uniqueness result for a Liouville system in $\mathbb R^2$. Then...

Six Degrees of Separation in Online Society (2009)

Zhang, Lei, Tu, Wanqing

Six degrees of separation is a well-known idea that any two people on this planet can be connected via an average number of six steps. Having succeeded in the real world, the theory even directly or...

Multiscale LMMSE-Based Image Denoising With Optimal Wavelet Selection (2008)

Lei Zhang, Paul Bao, Senior Member, Xiaolin Wu, Senior Member

Abstract—In this paper, a wavelet-based multiscale linear minimum mean square-error estimation (LMMSE) scheme for image denoising is proposed, and the determination of the optimal wavelet basis...

Similarity Space Projection for Web Image Search and Annotation (2008)

Ying Liu, Tao Qin, Tie-yan Liu, Lei Zhang, Wei-ying Ma

Web image search has been explored and developed in academic as well as commercial areas for over a decade. To measure the similarity between Web images and user queries, most of the existing Web...

Hidden Markov Models and Dynamically Multi-Linked HMMs (DML- (2008)

Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras, Nelly Alia-klein, Nora D. Volkow, Rita Z. Goldstein

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has enabled scientists to look into the active brain. However, interactivity between functional brain regions, is still little studied. In this paper, we...

ANGEL: A HYBRID CONTENT-BASED FILTERING TOOL FOR PROTECTING TEENS SAFETY IN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK (2008)

Zhang, Lei

Since its emergence in 1997 [1] , online social networks have experienced dramatic evolution and played an increasingly important role in our life. With the enlarging population of members of various...

Numerical homogenization of the acoustic wave equations with a continuum of scales (2008)

Owhadi, Houman, Zhang, Lei

In this paper, we consider numerical homogenization of acoustic wave equations with heterogeneous coefficients, namely, when the bulk modulus and the density of the medium are only bounded. We show...

FPGA-based Accelerator Design for RankBoost in Web Search Engines (2008)

Ning-yi Xu, Xiong-fei Cai, Rui Gao, Lei Zhang, Feng-hsiung Hsu

Search relevance is a key measurement for the usefulness of search engines. Shift of search relevance among search engines can easily change a search company’s market cap by tens of billions of...

FEATURE SELECTION ON COMBINATIONS FOR EFFICIENT LEARNING FROM IMAGES (2008)

Rong Xiao, Lei Zhang, Hong-jiang Zhang

Due to the high computation complexity and intra-class variance in the area of image pattern recognition, feature extraction for image pattern recognition has been the focus of interest for quite...

Constructing Stack Tables with Magic %GluePlus (Another User-Defined Macro for Creating Stack Tables) (2008)

Lei Zhang, Celgene Corporation, George Li, Amgen Inc

As a composite table, a stack table is made up of a varying number of child tables that are placed one on top of another without any gaps. Unlike a regular table that has a fixed number of columns...

Monotonicity theorems for Laplace Beltrami operator on Riemannian manifolds (2008)

Teixeira, Eduardo V, Zhang, Lei

For free boundary problems on Euclidean spaces, the monotonicity formulas of Alt-Caffarelli-Friedman and Caffarelli-Jerison-Kenig are cornerstones for the regularity theory as well as the existence...

Determination of Sensitive Stage for Switching Migrant Oriental Armyworms Into Residents (2008)

Lei Zhang, Xing-Fu Jiang, Li-Zhi Luo

The sensitive stage for switching migrant oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Walker), into residents was determined under the stresses of starvation and cold (5°C) in a laboratory population....

Uncompensated Care Provision and the Economic Behavior of Hospitals: the Influence of the Regulatory Environment (2008)

Zhang, Lei

This dissertation project examines the effect of various state regulations such as Certificate-of-Need (CON) regulation, uncompensated care pools and community benefit requirement laws on hospital...

Uncompensated Care Provision and the Economic Behavior of Hospitals: the Influence of the Regulatory Environment (2008)

Zhang, Lei

This dissertation project examines the effect of various state regulations such as Certificate-of-Need (CON) regulation, uncompensated care pools and community benefit requirement laws on hospital...

Prescribing curvatures on three dimensional Riemannian manifolds with boundaries (2008)

Zhang, Lei

Let $(M,g)$ be a complete three dimensional Riemannian manifold with boundary $\partial M$. Given smooth functions $K(x)>0$ and $c(x)$ defined on $M$ and $\partial M$, respectively, it is natural to...

A priori estimate for a family of semi-linear elliptic equations with critical nonlinearity (2008)

Zhang, Lei

We consider positive solutions of $\Delta u-\mu u+Ku^{\frac{n+2}{n-2}}=0$ on $B_1$ ($n\ge 5$) where $\mu $ and $K>0$ are smooth functions on $B_1$. If $K$ is very sub-harmonic at each critical point...

Asymptotic Behavior of Blowup Solutions for Elliptic Equations with Exponential Nonlinearity and Singular Data (2008)

Zhang, Lei

We consider a sequence of blowup solutions of a two dimensional, second order elliptic equation with exponential nonlinearity and singular data. This equation has a rich background in physics and...

The profile of bubbling solutions of a class of fourth order geometric equations on 4-manifolds (2008)

Weinstein, Gilbert, Zhang, Lei

We study a class of fourth order geometric equations defined on a 4-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold which includes the Q-curvature equation. We obtain sharp estimates on the difference near...

Body mass index and health related quality of life in elementary school children: a pilot study (2008)

Zhang, Lei, Fos, Peter J, Johnson, William D, Kamali, Vafa, Cox, Reagan G, Zuniga, Miguel A, ...

Abstract Background We investigated the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) indicated by baseline health status in elementary school children....

Polymer single-nanowire optical sensors (2008)

Gu, Fuxing, Zhang, Lei, Yin, Xuefeng, Tong, Limin

We report highly versatile nanosensors using polymer single nanowires. On the basis of the optical response of waveguiding polymer single nanowires when exposed to specimens, functionalized polymer...

Path integral study of the role of correlation in exchange coupling of spins in double quantum dots and optical lattices (2008)

Zhang, Lei, Gilbert, Matthew, Pedersen, Jesper, Shumway, John

We explore exchange coupling of a pair of spins in a double dot and in an optical lattice. Our algorithm uses the frequency of exchanges in a bosonic path integral, evaluated with Monte Carlo. This...

TABLE OF CONTENTS (2008)

Olph Hall, Maged Dessouky, Lei Zhang, Ajay Singh, Vishal Pate, Maged Dessouky, ...

This paper has been mechanically scanned. Some errors may have been inadvertently introduced.

– Object Recognition, H.2.8 [Database Management]: Database Application – Image databases. General Terms (2008)

Xirong Li, Xin-jing Wang, Changhu Wang, Lei Zhang

In this technical demonstration, we showcase the SBIA system – a search-based image annotation system. At the heart of the system lies a very large-scale image search engine which indexed three...

AUTOMATEDMUSICVIDEOGENERATIONUSINGWEBIMAGERESOURCE (2008)

Rui Cai, Lei Zhang, Feng Jing, Wei Lai

In this paper, we proposed a novel prototype of automated music video generation using web image resource. In this prototype, the salient words/phrases of a song's lyrics are first automatically...

IGroup: A Web Image Search Engine with Semantic Clustering of Search Results (2008)

Feng Jing, Changhu Wang, Yuhuan Yao, Kefeng Deng, Lei Zhang, Wei-ying Ma

In this demo, we present IGroup, a Web image search engine that organizes the search results into semantic clusters. Different from all existing Web image search results clustering algorithms that...

Low Loss Metamaterials Based on Classical Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (2008)

Tassin, Ph., Zhang, Lei, Koschny, Th., Economou, E. N., Soukoulis, C. M.

We demonstrate theoretically that electromagnetically induced transparency can be achieved in metamaterials, in which electromagnetic radiation is interacting resonantly with mesoscopic oscillators...

Surface waves in photonic crystal slabs (2008)

Wang, Bingnan, Dai, Weitao, Fang, Anan, Zhang, Lei, Tuttle, Gary, Koschny, Thomas, ...

Photonic crystals with a finite size can support surface modes when appropriately terminated. We calculate the dispersion curves of surface modes for different terminations using the plane wave...

Equilibrium conformation of polymer chains with noncircular cross section (2008)

Zhao, Shumin, Zhang, Shengli, Yao, Zhenwei, Zhang, Lei

In this paper we derive the general equilibrium equations of a polymer chain with a noncircular cross section by the variation of the free energy functional. From the equilibrium equation of the...

Human Gait Recognition With Matrix Representation (2008)

Dong Xu, Shuicheng Yan, Dacheng Tao, Lei Zhang, Xuelong Li, ...

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SOR: A Practical System for Ontology Storage, Reasoning and Search (2008)

Jing Lu, Li Ma, Lei Zhang, Jean-sébastien Brunner, Chen Wang, Yue Pan, ...

Ontology, an explicit specification of shared conceptualization, has been increasingly used to define formal data semantics and improve data reusability and interoperability in enterprise information...

Semplore: An IR Approach to Scalable Hybrid Query of Semantic Web Data (2008)

Lei Zhang, Qiaoling Liu, Jie Zhang, Haofen Wang, Yue Pan, Yong Yu

Abstract. As an extension to the current Web, Semantic Web will not only contain structured data with machine understandable semantics but also textual information. While structured queries can be...

Defect Tolerance in Homogeneous Manycore Processors Using Core-Level Redundancy with Unified Topology (2008)

Lei Zhang, Yinhe Han, Qiang Xu, Xiaowei Li

Homogeneous manycore processors are emerging for terascale computation. Effective defect tolerance techniques are essential to improve the yield of such complex integrated circuits. In this paper, we...

• Optimal ranking function: Relevance + Quality (2008)

Lei Zhang, Key Issues

• Feature extraction – 1990-1998 ̵ Finding low level features to represent high level semantic concepts • Relevance feedback – 1995-2001 ̵ Leveraging users feedback to bridge the gap

Integrating Web Services into Ontology-based Web Portal (2008)

Jian Zhou, Yong Yu, Lei Zhang, Chenxi Lin, Yin Yang

Abstract. With the explosive emerged Web services, the Web becomes a world of information and applications. So portals whose goal is presenting a structured view onto the Web should provide users...

Internet Electronic Journal of Molecular Design (2008)

Ovidiu Ivanciuc, Douglas J. Klein, Bing Liu, Aijun Lu, Lei Zhang, Haibo Liu, ...

Based on the topological scaffold classification approach to cluster a structural database, we propose a new criterion to evaluate the diversity of a chemical structural database. This criterion is...

IGroup: A Web Image Search Engine with Semantic Clustering of Search Results (2008)

Feng Jing, Changhu Wang, Yuhuan Yao, Kefeng Deng, Lei Zhang, Wei-ying Ma

In this demo, we present IGroup, a Web image search engine that organizes the search results into semantic clusters. Different from all existing Web image search results clustering algorithms that...

Connectivity Geometry Parameterized Mesh (2008)

Lei Zhang, Ligang Liu, Zhongping Ji, Guojin Wang

( c) ( d) Fig. 1. Manifold parameterization: mapping the connectivity of a mesh (a) onto another mesh (b) directly to obtain a new mesh (c). The new mesh (c) has almost the same geometry with mesh...

Automated Retinal Vessel Segmentation Using Gabor Filters and Scale Multiplication (2008)

Qin Li, Jane You, Lei Zhang

Abstract- The accurate identification of the appearance of blood vessels in ocular fundus plays an important role in medical diagnosis of many diseases. The automated segmentation is helpful for eye...

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Bhavani Shankar Yanamadala, Lei Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, I Xiy I

Self-calibration based on robust point matching

A Novel Gabor-LDA Based Face Recognition Method (2008)

Yanwei Pang, Lei Zhang, Mingjing Li, Zhengkai Liu, Weiying Ma

Abstract. In this paper, a novel face recognition method based on Gabor-wavelet and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) is proposed. Given training face images, discriminant vectors are computed using...

An Approach to RDF(S) Query, Manipulation and Inference on Databases (2008)

Jing Lu, Yong Yu, Kewei Tu, Chenxi Lin, Lei Zhang

Abstract. In order to lay a solid foundation for the emerging semantic web, effective and efficient management of large RDF(S) data is in high demand. In this paper we propose an approach to the...

Using OCL in Executable UML (2008)

Ke Jiang, Lei Zhang, Shigeru Miyake

Abstract. Executable UML allows precisely describing the software system at a higher level of abstraction. The executable models can be translated to a less abstract programming language completely...

Modelling the Peripheral Auditory System of Lizards (2008)

Lei Zhang, John Hallam, Jakob Christensen-dalsgaard

Abstract. Lizards, such as Mabuya macularia or Gecko gecko, have a relatively simple peripheral auditory system structured as a pressure difference receiver with a strong broadband directional...

LSM: Language Sense Model for Information Retrieval (2008)

Shenghua Bao, Lei Zhang, Erdong Chen, Min Long, Rui Li, Yong Yu

Abstract. A lot of work has been done on drawing word senses into retrieval to deal with the word sense ambiguity problem, but most of them achieved negative results. In this paper, we first...

Neighborhood Preserving Projections (NPP): A Novel Linear Dimension Reduction Method (2008)

Yanwei Pang, Lei Zhang, Zhengkai Liu

Abstract. Dimension reduction is a crucial step for pattern recognition and information retrieval tasks to overcome the curse of dimensionality. In this paper a novel unsupervised linear dimension...

Hemispherical Harmonic Surface Description and Applications to Medical Image Analysis (2008)

Heng Huang, Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras, Li Shen, Rong Zhang, Fillia Makedon, ...

The use of surface harmonics for rigid and nonrigid shape description is well known. In this paper we define a set of complete hemispherical harmonic basis functions on a hemisphere domain and...

Aberrant epigenetic changes and gene expression in cloned cattle dying around birth (2008)

Lin, Li, Li, Qiang, Zhang, Lei, Zhao, Dingsheng, Dai, Yunping, Li, Ning

Abstract Background Aberrant reprogramming of donor somatic cell nuclei may result in many severe problems in animal cloning. To assess the extent of abnormal epigenetic modifications and gene...

AUTOMATED RED-EYE DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS (2008)

Lei Zhang, Yanfeng Sun, Mingjing Li, Hongjiang Zhang

Caused by light reflected off the subject's retina, red-eye is a troublesome problem in consumer photography. Although most of the cameras have the red-eye reduction mode, the result reality is...

Parallel Image Matrix Compression for Face Recognition (2008)

Dong Xu, Shuicheng Yan, Lei Zhang, Mingjing Li, Weiying Ma, Zhengkai Liu, ...

The canonical face recognition algorithm Eigenface and Fisherface are both based on one dimensional vector representation. However, with the high feature dimensions and the small training data, face...

Modeling Neuronal Interactivity using Dynamic Bayesian Networks (2008)

Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras, Nelly Alia-klein, Nora Volkow, Rita Goldstein

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has enabled scientists to look into the active brain. However, interactivity between functional brain regions, is still little studied. In this paper, we...

WWW 2007 / Track: Semantic Web Session: Applications Explorations in the Use of Semantic Web Technologies for Product Information Management (2008)

Jean-sébastien Brunner, Li Ma, Chen Wang, Lei Zhang, Daniel C. Wolfson, Yue Pan, ...

Master data refers to core business entities a company uses repeatedly across many business processes and systems (such as lists or hierarchies of customers, suppliers, accounts, products, or...

Face Reconstruction Across Different Poses and Arbitrary Illumination Conditions (2008)

Sen Wang, Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras

Abstract. In this paper, we present a novel method for face reconstruction from multi-posed face images taken under arbitrary unknown illumination conditions. Previous work shows that any face image...

ABSTRACT Image-Driven Re-targeting and Relighting of Facial Expressions (2008)

Lei Zhang, Yang Wang, Sen Wang, Dimitris Samaras

Synthesis and re-targeting of facial expressions is central to facial animation and often involves significant manual work in order to achieve realistic expressions, due to the difficulty of...

A Positive Approach for Travel Behavior and Demand Analysis (2008)

Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

This is to certify that I have examined this copy of a Ph.D. dissertation by

Face Reconstruction Across Different Poses and Arbitrary Illumination Conditions (2008)

Sen Wang, Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras

Abstract. In this paper, we present a novel method for face reconstruction from multi-posed face images taken under arbitrary unknown illumination conditions. Previous work shows that any face image...

Image Annotation Using Search and Mining Technologies 1 (2008)

Xin-jing Wang, Lei Zhang, Feng Jing, Wei-ying Ma

In this paper, we present a novel solution to the image annotation problem which annotates images using search and data mining technologies. An accurate keyword is required to initialize this...

Performance of (2008)

Xin-jing Wang, Wei-ying Ma, Lei Zhang, Xing Li

Image clustering is an important research topic which contributes to a wide range of applications. Traditional image clustering approaches are based on image content features only, while content...

Searching One Billion Web Images by Content: Challenges and Opportunities (2008)

Zhiwei Li, Xing Xie, Lei Zhang, Wei-ying Ma

Abstract. Although content-based image retrieval has been studied for decades, most commercial image search engines are still text-based. However, there is a growing demand for techniques to support...

Hyperaccretion after the Blandford-Znajek Process: a New Model for GRBs with X-Ray Flares Observed in Early Afterglows (2008)

Lei, Wei-Hua, Wang, Ding-Xiong, Zou, Yuan-Chuan, Zhang, Lei

We propose a three-stage model with Blandford-Znajek (BZ) and hyperaccretion process to interpret the recent observations of early afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). In the first stage, the...

Complex dynamics of a Holling-type IV predator-prey model (2008)

Zhang, Lei, Wang, Weiming, Xue, Yakui, Jin, Zhen

In this paper, we focus on a spatial Holling-type IV predator-prey model which contains some important factors, such as diffusion, noise (random fluctuations) and external periodic forcing. By a...

Pattern formation of a predator-prey system with Ivlev-type functional response (2008)

Wang, Weiming, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Hailing, Li, Zhenqing

In this paper, we investigate the emergence of a predator-prey system with Ivlev-type functional response and reaction-diffusion. We study how diffusion affects the stability of predator-prey...

Spatiotemporal pattern formation of Beddington-DeAngelis-type predator-prey model (2008)

Wang, Weiming, Zhang, Lei, Xue, Yakui, Jin, Zhen

In this paper, we investigate the emergence of a predator-prey model with Beddington-DeAngelis-type functional response and reaction-diffusion. We derive the conditions for Hopf and Turing...

Invasive Alien Species (2008)

Wang, Zhongyu, Zhang, Lei, Ivanov, Boris

This report starts from the theory of invasion biology. Several theories would be explained; they are propagule pressure, process of invasion, stages and several management theories which include:...

Di-μ3-iodido-diiodidobis(μ2-4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine)tetracopper(I) (2008)

Han-Yuan Xie, Lei Zhang, Wen-Juan Shi

The title complex, [Cu4I4(C21H15N3)2], lies on an inversion centre located at the centroid of a four-membered ring formed by one of the crystallographically independent CuI ions and a triply bridging...

(Dicyanamido)[2-(2-pyridylmethyliminomethyl)phenolato]copper(II) monohydrate (2008)

Qi-Hua Zhao, Lei Zhang, Lin Du, Rui-Bin Fang

The title compound, [Cu(C13H11N2O)(C2N3)]·H2O, is a mononuclear copper(II) complex in which the CuII ion has a slightly distorted square-planar geometry and is coordinated by two N atoms and one...

catena-Poly[[aquacopper(II)]-μ-[(S)-N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-l-aspartato]] (2008)

Lei Zhang, Bai-Wang Sun

The title compound, [Cu(C11H11NO5)(H2O)]n, was obtained by the reaction of Cu(NO3)2 and the homochiral organic ligand (S)-N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-l-aspartic acid (S-H3sasp). The CuII ion has a distorted...

Synthesis of RP 48497, an Impurity of Eszopiclone (2008)

Yu Sharov, Lei Zhang, Gui-Jie Du, Jian Ren, Mao-Sheng Cheng

Abstract: RP 48497 is a photodegradation product of eszopiclone, a non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic used in the treatment of insomnia. We report herein the first synthesis of RP 48497 via...

Electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline nano-networks on p-aminobenzene sulfonic acid functionalized glassy carbon electrode Its use for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid and uric acid (2008)

Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Chunhua, Lian, Jiying

A composite film of polyaniline (PAN) nano-networks/p-aminobenzene sulfonic acid (ABSA) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) has been fabricated via an electrochemical oxidation procedure and...

Homogenization of Parabolic Equations with a Continuum of Space and Time Scales (2007)

Owhadi, Houman, Zhang, Lei

This paper addresses the issue of the homogenization of linear divergence form parabolic operators in situations where no ergodicity and no scale separation in time or space are available. Namely, we...

Instructor/Teaching Assistant (2007)

Lei Zhang

provide the ability to evaluate and compare programming languages from both the user's and implementor's view. The emphasis of the course will be on programming languages issues such as...

Neural Basis of the Non-Attentional Processing of Briefly Presented Words (2007)

Dan-ling Peng, Duo Xu, Zhen Jin, Qian Luo, Guo-sheng Ding, Conrad Perry, ...

Abstract: The neural basis of the automatic activation of words was investigated in an fMRI study. In the study, words were presented briefly (51 or 151 msec) followed by a mask. To prevent...

An Efficient Memorization Scheme for Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval (2007)

Lei Zhang, Fang Qian, Mingjing Li, Hong-Jiang Zhang

We propose a novel approach to memorizing content relevance information accumulated in relevance feedback sessions (historical relevance feedback) in image retrieval. It is based on the idea that by...

Microimprinting and ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer films (2007)

Zhang, Lei, Ducharme, Stephen, Li, Jiangyu

Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] copolymer films have been patterned by microimprinting with excellent quality of pattern transferring. Ferroelectricity of the imprinted...

All-cause mortality and risk factors in a cohort of retired military male veterans, Xi'an, China: an 18-year follow up study (2007)

Sai, Xiao Y, He, Yao, Men, Ke, Wang, Bo, Huang, Jiu Y, Shi, Qiu L, ...

Abstract Background Risk factors of all-cause mortality have not been reported in Chinese retired military veterans. The objective of the study was to examine the risk factors and proportional...

Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Geographic and Melanic Laboratory Populations in China (2007)

Xing-Fu Jiang, Li-Zhi Luo, Lei Zhang

Genetic diversity within and among three wild-type natural populations and one melanic laboratory population of Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were evaluated using amplified...

Economic Development and Land-Use Conversion in the Main Course Area of the Yangtse River Basin (2007)

Lei Zhang;

En tant qu’éléments clés du milieu naturel, les ressources foncières et leur exploitation jouent un rôle très important pour promouvoir l’industrialisation régionale. Celle-ci a abouti non...

Metric based upscaling for partial differential equations with a continuum of scales (2007)

Zhang, Lei

Numerical upscaling of problems with multiple scale structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years. In particular, problems with non-separable scales pose a great challenge to...

Metric based upscaling for partial differential equations with a continuum of scales (2007)

Zhang, Lei

Numerical upscaling of problems with multiple scale structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years. In particular, problems with non-separable scales pose a great challenge to...

Monitoring bands and monitoring rules: how currency intervention can change market composition (2007)

Corrado, Luisa, Miller, Marcus, Zhang, Lei

In this paper we show how trading rules can generate excess volatility in the exchange rate through repeated entry and exit of currency bears and bulls. This is something of a caricature: but it...

Electronic structures and conductance of carbon nanotubes (2007)

Zhang, Lei

Electronic structures of finite length single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) with up to more than 500 carbon atoms are calculated using density functional theory (DFT). The HOMO-LUMO gap results from...

Bulls, Bears and Excess Volatility: can currency intervention help? (2007)

Corrado, Luisa, Miller, Marcus, Zhang, Lei

Asset mis-pricing may reflect investor psychology, with excess volatility arising from switches of sentiment. For a floating exchange rate where fundamentals follow a random walk, we show that excess...

Sonoporation is an efficient tool for intracellular fluorescent dextran delivery and one-step double-crossover mutant construction in Fusobacterium nucleatum. (2007)

Han, Yiping W., Ikegami, Akihiko, Chung, Peter, Zhang, Lei, Deng, Cheri X.

Studies of microorganisms are often hindered by a lack of effective genetic tools. One such example is Fusobacterium nucleatum, a gram-negative anaerobe associated with various human infections,...

Improved related-key impossible differential attacks on reduced round AES-192 (2007)

Wentao Zhang, Wenling Wu, Lei Zhang

Abstract. In this paper we examine the strength of AES-256 against the related-key impossible differential attack, following the work in [1] and [2]. Firstly, we present a carefully chosen relation...

Generalized File System Dependencies (2007)

Christopher Frost, Mike Mammarella, Eddie Kohler, Andrew Reyes, Shant Hovsepian, Andrew Matsuoka, ...

Reliable storage systems depend in part on “write-before ” relationships where some changes to stable storage are delayed until other changes commit. A journaled file system, for example, must...

Generalized File System Dependencies (2007)

Christopher Frost, Mike Mammarella, Eddi Kohler, Shant Hovsepian, Andrew Matsuoka, ...

Reliable storage systems depend in part on “write-before” relationships where some changes to stable storage are delayed until other changes commit. A journaled file system, for example, must...

Development of the semi-arid climate and environment research observatory over Loess Plateau (2007)

Jianping Huang, Wu Zhang, Jinqing Zuo, Congbin Fu, Jifan Chou, Jiuyi Yuan, ...

Arid and semi-arid areas comprise about 30 % of earth surface. Changes in climate and climate variability will likely have a significant impact on these regions. Loess Plateau over Northwest China is...

Improved related-key impossible differential attacks on reduced round AES-192 (2007)

Wentao Zhang, Wenling Wu, Lei Zhang, Dengguo Feng

Abstract. In this paper, we present several new related-key impossible differential attacks on 7- and 8-round AES-192, following the work of Eli Biham and Orr Dunkelman et al. [1]. We choose another...

IGroup: Presenting Web Image Search Results (2007)

Shuo Wang, Feng Jing, Jibo He, Qixing Du, Lei Zhang

Current web image search engines still rely on user typing textual description: query word(s) for visual targets. As the queries are often short, general or even ambiguous, the images in resulting...

The comprehensive assessing of the economic development conditions of cities in Shandong province ∗ (2007)

Guoliang Cai, Lei Zhang

Abstract. In this article, we analyze the current conditions of cities in Shandong province by using multivariate statistical method and find out their comparative advantage and weakness. Then, we...

Generalized File System Dependencies (2007)

Christopher Frost, Mike Mammarella, Eddie Kohler, Andrew Reyes, Shant Hovsepian, Andrew Matsuoka, ...

Reliable storage systems depend in part on “write-before ” relationships where some changes to stable storage are delayed until other changes commit. A journaled file system, for example, must...

Exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular cylindrical shells (2007)

Zhang, Lei, Xiang, Y.

Based on the Flügge thin shell theory, this paper presents exact solutions for the vibration of circular cylindrical shells with step-wise thickness variations in the axial direction. The shell is...

Empirical study on benchmarking software development tasks (2007)

Ruan, Li Juan, Wang, Yongji, Wang, Qing, Li, Mingshu, Yang, Yun, Xie, Lizi, ...

Benchmarking is one of the most important methods to learn the best practices for software process improvement. However, in current software process context, benchmarking is mainly for projects...

Compactness of solutions to the Yamabe problem. III (2006)

Li, YanYan, Zhang, Lei

For a sequence of blow up solutions of the Yamabe equation on non-locally confonformally flat compact Riemannian manifolds of dimension 10 or 11, we establish sharp estimates on its asymptotic...

Experimental demonstration of negative index of refraction (2006)

Zhou, Jiangfeng, Koschny, Thomas, Zhang, Lei, Tuttle, Gary, Soukoulis, Costas M.

We introduce an improved and simplified structure made of periodic arrays of pairs of H-shaped metallic wires that offer a potentially simpler approach in building negative-index materials. Using...

Angiotensin Receptor Blockade and Apoptosis in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy (2006)

Zhang, Lei

To explore whether blockade of AT1 and AT2 receptors had an effect on apoptosis in the graft and the development and progression of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), we orthotopically transplanted...

Numerical Homogenization of the Acoustic Wave Equations with a Continuum of Scales (2006)

Owhadi, Houman, Zhang, Lei

In this paper, we consider numerical homogenization of acoustic wave equations with heterogeneous coefficients, namely, when the bulk modulus and the density of the medium are only bounded. We show...

Integrated location management and location-aided routing system for mobile ad-hoc networks (2006)

Zhang, Lei, Muppala, Jogesh K., Chanson, Samuel T.

We propose an integrated location management and location-aided routing system which organizes the Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) into a two-level hierarchy with the help of Voronoi diagrams. The...

Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Substituted Phenols: A Computational Study† (2006)

Lei Zhang, Gilles H. Peslherbe, Heidi M. Muchall

Vertical excitation energies for electronic transitions from the ground state to the first two excited states of phenol, mono- and disubstituted methoxyphenols and methyl-substituted phenols have...

New Iron Polyoxometalate - Based Catalysts for Decontamination of HD and G Agents (2006)

Okun, Nelya, Tarr, Chris, Zhang, Lei, Hill, Craig

Recently developed iron containing polyoxometalates (POMs) are the most reactive catalysts yet for the rapid aerobic oxidation/ decontamination of mustard (HD) and the optimal simulant for HD,...

Human gait recognition with matrix representation (2006)

Xu, Dong, Yan, Shuicheng, Tao, Dacheng, Zhang, Lei, Li, Xuelong, Zhang, Hong-Jiang

Human gait is an important biometric feature. It can be perceived from a great distance and has recently attracted greater attention in video-surveillance-related applications, such as closed-circuit...

Human gait recognition with matrix representation (2006)

Xu, Dong, Yan, Shuicheng, Tao, Dacheng, Zhang, Lei, Li, Xuelong, Zhang, Hong-Jiang

Human gait is an important biometric feature. It can be perceived from a great distance and has recently attracted greater attention in video-surveillance-related applications, such as closed-circuit...

Human gait recognition with matrix representation (2006)

Xu, Dong, Yan, Shuicheng, Tao, Dacheng, Zhang, Lei, Li, Xuelong, Zhang, Hong-Jiang

Human gait is an important biometric feature. It can be perceived from a great distance and has recently attracted greater attention in video-surveillance-related applications, such as closed-circuit...

Human gait recognition with matrix representation (2006)

Xu, Dong, Yan, Shuicheng, Tao, Dacheng, Zhang, Lei, Li, Xuelong, Zhang, Hong-Jiang

Human gait is an important biometric feature. It can be perceived from a great distance and has recently attracted greater attention in video-surveillance-related applications, such as closed-circuit...

Human gait recognition with matrix representation (2006)

Dong Xu, Shuicheng Yan, Dacheng Tao, Lei Zhang, Xuelong Li, Hong-jiang Zhang

Abstract—Human gait is an important biometric feature. It can be perceived from a great distance and has recently attracted greater attention in video-surveillance-related applications, such as...

Image Annotation by Large-Scale Content-based Image Retrieval (2006)

Xirong Li, Le Chen, Lei Zhang, Fuzong Lin, Wei-ying Ma

Image annotation has been an active research topic in recent years due to its potentially large impact on both image understanding and Web image search. In this paper, we target at solving the...

Image Annotation by Large-Scale Content-based Image Retrieval (2006)

Xirong Li, Le Chen, Lei Zhang, Fuzong Lin, Wei-ying Ma

Image annotation has been an active research topic in recent years due to its potentially large impact on both image understanding and Web image search. In this paper, we target at solving the...

Implementing Remote Display on Commodity Operating Systems (2006)

Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

I would like to thank my advisor Jason Nieh. His foresight in research and wealth of expertise in computer systems guided me throughout this work. This thesis would not have been possible without his...

AnnoSearch: Image Auto-Annotation by Search (2006)

Xin-jing Wang, Lei Zhang, Feng Jing, Wei-ying Ma

Although it has been studied for several years by computer vision and machine learning communities, image annotation is still far from practical. In this paper, we present AnnoSearch, a novel way to...

Enjoyphoto - a vertical image search engine for enjoying high-quality photos (2006)

Lei Zhang, Le Chen, Feng Jing, Kefeng Deng, Wei-ying Ma

In this paper, we propose building a vertical image search engine called EnjoyPhoto that leverages rich metadata from various photo forum web sites to meet users ’ requirements for enjoying...

Igroup: Web image search results clustering (2006)

Feng Jing, Changhu Wang, Yuhuan Yao, Kefeng Deng, Lei Zhang, Wei-ying Ma

In this paper, we propose, IGroup, an efficient and effective algorithm that organizes Web image search results into clusters. IGroup is different from all existing Web image search results...

Face recognition from a single training image under arbitrary unknown lighting using spherical harmonics (2006)

Lei Zhang, Student Member, Dimitris Samaras

Abstract—In this paper, we propose two novel methods for face recognition under arbitrary unknown lighting by using spherical harmonics illumination representation, which require only one training...

Image Annotation by Large-Scale Content-based Image Retrieval (2006)

Xirong Li, Le Chen, Lei Zhang, Fuzong Lin, Wei-ying Ma

Image annotation has been an active research topic in recent years due to its potentially large impact on both image understanding and Web image search. In this paper, we target at solving the...

Scalable Search-Based Image Annotation of Personal Images (2006)

Changhu Wang, Feng Jing, Lei Zhang, Hong-jiang Zhang

With the prevalence of digital cameras, more and more people have considerable digital images on their personal devices. As a result, there are increasing needs to effectively search these personal...

Homogenization of parabolic equations with a continuum of space and time scales (2005)

Owhadi, Houman, Zhang, Lei

This paper addresses the issue of homogenization of linear divergence form parabolic operators in situations where no ergodicity and no scale separation in time or space are available. Namely, we...

Access Scheduling and Controller Design in Networked Control Systems (2005)

Zhang, Lei

A Networked Control System (NCS) is a control system in which the sensors and actuators are connected to a feedback controller via a shared communication medium. In an NCS, the shared medium can only...

Access Scheduling and Controller Design in Networked Control Systems (2005)

Zhang, Lei

A Networked Control System (NCS) is a control system in which the sensors and actuators are connected to a feedback controller via a shared communication medium. In an NCS, the shared medium can only...

Metric based up-scaling (2005)

Owhadi, Houman, Zhang, Lei

We consider divergence form elliptic operators in dimension $n\geq 2$ with $L^\infty$ coefficients. Although solutions of these operators are only H\"{o}lder continuous, we show that they are...

Aberrant Gene Expression in Organs of Bovine Clones That Die Within Two Days after Birth1 (2005)

Shijie Li, Yanxin Li, Weihua Du, Lei Zhang, Shuyang Yu, Yunping Dai, ...

Cloning by somatic nuclear transfer is an inefficient process in which some of the cloned animals die shortly after birth and display organ abnormalities. In an effort to determine the possible...

Provisioning virtual private networks in the hose model with delay requirements (2005)

Zhang, Lei, Muppala, Jogesh K., Chanson, Samuel T.

Virtual Private Networks (VPN) provide a cost-effective means of meeting the communication needs among several sites. The hose model for VPN configuration alleviates the scalability problem of the...

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order to...

Analytical and numerical development on vibration of shells. (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The subject of free vibration analysis of thin cylindrical shells is one that extends well back into the last century. In general, the computational methods can be classified as analytical methods...

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order...

Analytical and numerical development on vibration of shells. (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The subject of free vibration analysis of thin cylindrical shells is one that extends well back into the last century. In general, the computational methods can be classified as analytical methods...

Angiotensin receptor blockade and apoptosis in chronic allograft nephropathy / (2005)

Zhang, Lei.

München, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2005 (Nicht für den Austausch).

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order...

Analytical and numerical development on vibration of shells. (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The subject of free vibration analysis of thin cylindrical shells is one that extends well back into the last century. In general, the computational methods can be classified as analytical methods...

Free vibration analysis of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2005)

Xiang, Y., Zhang, Lei

This paper presents the first-known investigation on exact vibration of circular Mindlin plates with multiple step-wise thickness variations. A stepped circular plate is divided into multiple annular...

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order...

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order...

Analytical and numerical development on vibration of shells (2005)

Zhang, Lei, School Of Engineering And Industrial Design

The subject of free vibration analysis of thin cylindrical shells is one that extends well back into the last century. In general, the computational methods can be classified as analytical methods...

Analytical and numerical development on vibration of shells (2005)

Zhang, Lei, School Of Engineering And Industrial Design

The subject of free vibration analysis of thin cylindrical shells is one that extends well back into the last century. In general, the computational methods can be classified as analytical methods...

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order...

Understanding viral-immune dynamics in HIV infection (2005)

Zhang, Lei

The HIV epidemic has caused a health crisis globally. Using mathematical and statistical tools, we have analysed and modelled data from animal models of HIV, HSV and influenza virus, in order to...

An enhanced model for searching in semantic portals (2005)

Lei Zhang, Yong Yu, Yin Yang, Jian Zhou, Chenxi Lin

Semantic Portal is the next generation of web portals that are powered by Semantic Web technologies for improved information sharing and exchange for a community of users. Current methods of...

Color demosaicking via directional linear minimum mean square-error estimation (2005)

Lei Zhang, Xiaolin Wu, Senior Member

Abstract-- Digital color cameras sample scenes using a color filter array of mosaic pattern (e.g. the Bayer pattern). The demosaicking of the color samples is critical to the quality of digital...

Discriminant analysis with tensor representation (2005)

Shuicheng Yan, Dong Xu, Qiang Yang, Lei Zhang, Xiaoou Tang, Hong-jiang Zhang

In this paper, we present a novel approach to solving the supervised dimensionality reduction problem by encoding an image object as a general tensor of 2nd or higher order. First, we propose a...

An Enhanced Model for Searching in Semantic Portals (2005)

Lei Zhang, Yong Yu, Yin Yang, Jian Zhou, ChenXi Lin

Semantic Portal is the next generation of web portals that are powered by Semantic Web technologies for improved information sharing and exchange for a community of users. Current methods of...

The KudOS Architecture for File Systems (2005)

Andrew De Los, Chris Frost, Eddie Kohler, Mike Mammarella, Lei Zhang

INTRODUCTION For robustness, stability, and reboot speed, file system implementations must ensure that the file system's stored image is kept consistent or easy to return to consistency....

Face synthesis and recognition from a single image under arbitrary unknown lighting using a spherical harmonic basis morphable model (2005)

Lei Zhang, Sen Wang, Dimitris Samaras

Understanding and modifying the effects of arbitrary illumination on human faces in a realistic manner is a challenging problem both for face synthesis and recognition. Recent research demonstrates...

Concurrent subspaces analysis (2005)

Dong Xu, Shuicheng Yan, Lei Zhang, Hong-jiang Zhang, Zhengkai Liu, Heung-yeung Shum

A representative subspace is significant for image analysis, while the corresponding techniques often suffer from the curse of dimensionality dilemma. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm,...

Efficient 3D reconstruction for face recognition (2005)

Dalong Jiang, Yuxiao Hu, Shuicheng Yan, Lei Zhang, Hongjiang Zhang, Wen Gao

� This work was performed while the authors were visiting Microsoft Research Asia.

Machine learning for clinical diagnosis from functional magnetic resonance imaging (2005)

Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) has enabled scientists to look into the active human brain. FMRI provides a sequence of 3D brain images with intensities representing brain activations....

Exploiting temporal information in functional magnetic resonance imaging brain data (2005)

Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras, Nelly Alia-klein, Lisa Cottone, Andreana Leskovjan, Nora Volkow

Abstract. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging(fMRI) has enabled scientists to look into the active human brain, leading to a flood of new data, thus encouraging the development of new data analysis...

Towards Imaging Large-Scale Ontologies for Quick Understanding and Analysis (2005)

Kewei Tu, Miao Xiong, Lei Zhang, Haiping Zhu, Jie Zhang, Yong Yu

Abstract. In many practical applications, ontologies tend to be very large and complicated. In order for users to quickly understand and analyze large-scale ontologies, in this paper we propose a...

Discriminant analysis with tensor representation (2005)

Shuicheng Yan, Dong Xu, Qiang Yang, Lei Zhang, Xiaoou Tang, Hong-jiang Zhang

In this paper, we present a novel approach to solving the supervised dimensionality reduction problem by encoding an image object as a general tensor of 2nd or higher order. First, we propose a...

Compactness of solutions to the Yamabe problem. II (2004)

Li, YanYan, Zhang, Lei

We study compactness of solutions to the Yamabe problem on Riemannian manifolds which are not locally conformally flat.

Negative refraction and superlensing in a 2D photonic crystal structure (2004)

Moussa, R., Foteinopoulou, S., Zhang, Lei, Tuttle, G., Guven, K., Ozbay, E., ...

We experimentally and theoretically studied a new left-handed (LH) structure based on a photonic crystal (PC) with a negative refractive index. The structure consists of triangular array of...

Modulational instability of dust envelope waves with grain and charge distribution (2004)

Duan, Wen-shan, Parkes, John*, Zhang, Lei

A reasonable normalization for a dusty plasma with many different species of dust grains is adopted. By applying a reductive perturbation technique to the equations governing a dusty plasma with N...

Modulational instability of dust envelope waves with grain and charge distribution (2004)

Duan, Wen-Shan, Parkes, John, Zhang, Lei

A reasonable normalization for a dusty plasma with many different species of dust grains is adopted. By applying a reductive perturbation technique to the equations governing a dusty plasma with N...

Modulational instability of dust envelope waves with grain and charge distribution (2004)

Duan, Wen-shan, Parkes, John, Zhang, Lei

A reasonable normalization for a dusty plasma with many different species of dust grains is adopted. By applying a reductive perturbation technique to the equations governing a dusty plasma with N...

Modulational instability of dust envelope waves with grain and charge distribution (2004)

Duan, Wen-shan, Parkes, John, Zhang, Lei

A reasonable normalization for a dusty plasma with many different species of dust grains is adopted. By applying a reductive perturbation technique to the equations governing a dusty plasma with N...

Economic Development and Land-Use Conversion in the Main Course Area of the Yangtse River Basin (2004)

Lei Zhang

En tant qu’éléments clés du milieu naturel, les ressources foncières et leur exploitation jouent un rôle très important pour promouvoir l’industrialisation régionale. Celle-ci a abouti non...

New Diversity Criterion and Database Compression Method (2004)

Bing Liu, Aijun Lu, Lei Zhang, Haibo Liu, Zhenming Liu, Jiaju Zhou

Based on the topological scaffold classification approach to cluster a structural database, we propose a new criterion to evaluate the diversity of a chemical structural database. This criterion is...

Virtuality and the city : Benjamin against Baudrillard (2004)

Zhang, Lei

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled Virtuality and the City: Benjamin against Baudrillard Submitted by Zhang Lei for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in...

SPECTROSCOPY OF SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXOXY RADICALS AND KINETICS OF THEIR REACTIONS WITH $O_{2}$ (2004)

Dibble, Theodore S., Zhang, Lei, Callahan, Karen M., Derbyshire, Dean A.

Author Institution: Chemistry Department, SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry; Chemistry Department, The Ohio State University; Chemistry Department, Le Moyne College

Virtuality and the city : Benjamin against Baudrillard (2004)

Zhang, Lei

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled Virtuality and the City: Benjamin against Baudrillard Submitted by Zhang Lei for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in...

Stabilization of Networked Control Systems: Designing Effective Communication Sequences (2004)

Zhang, Lei, Hristu-Varsakelis, D.

This paper discusses the stabilization of a networked control system (NCS) whose sensors and actuators exchange information with a remote controller over a shared communication medium. Access to that...

Stabilization of Networked Control Systems under Feedback-based Communication (2004)

Zhang, Lei, Hristu-Varsakelis, D.

We study the stabilization of a networked control system (NCS) in which multiple sensors and actuators of a physical plant share a communication medium to exchange information with a remote...

fMRI evidence for the automatic phonological activation of briefly presented words (2004)

Peng, Dan-ling, Ding, Guo-sheng, Perry, Conrad, Xu, Duo, Jin, Zhen, Luo, Qian, ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to investigate whether people generate the phonology of briefly presented words that they do not attend. This was done in Chinese by examining the...

fMRI evidence for the automatic phonological activation of briefly presented words (2004)

Peng, Dan-ling, Ding, Guo-sheng, Perry, Conrad, Xu, Duo, Jin, Zhen, Luo, Qian, ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to investigate whether people generate the phonology of briefly presented words that they do not attend. This was done in Chinese by examining the...

Stabilization of Networked Control Systems: Designing Effective Communication Sequences (2004)

Zhang, Lei, Hristu-Varsakelis, Dimitrios

This paper discusses the stabilization of a networked control system (NCS) whose sensors and actuators exchange information with a remote controller over a shared communication medium. Access to that...

Stabilization of Networked Control Systems under Feedback-based Communication (2004)

Zhang, Lei, Hristu-Varsakelis, Dimitrios

We study the stabilization of a networked control system (NCS) in which multiple sensors and actuators of a physical plant share a communication medium to exchange information with a remote...

Virtuality and the city : Benjamin against Baudrillard (2004)

Zhang, Lei

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled Virtuality and the City: Benjamin against Baudrillard Submitted by Zhang Lei for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in...

fMRI evidence for the automatic phonological activation of briefly presented words (2004)

Peng, Dan-ling, Ding, Guo-sheng, Perry, Conrad, Xu, Duo, Jin, Zhen, Luo, Qian, ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to investigate whether people generate the phonology of briefly presented words that they do not attend. This was done in Chinese by examining the...

fMRI evidence for the automatic phonological activation of briefly presented words (2004)

Peng, Dan-ling, Ding, Guo-sheng, Perry, Conrad, Xu, Duo, Jin, Zhen, Luo, Qian, ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to investigate whether people generate the phonology of briefly presented words that they do not attend. This was done in Chinese by examining the...

Pose invariant face recognition under arbitrary unknown lighting using spherical harmonics (2004)

Lei Zhang, Dimitris Samaras

Abstract. We propose a new method for face recognition under arbitrary pose and illumination conditions, which requires only one training image per subject. Furthermore, no limitation on the pose and...

SPortS: Semantic+Portal+Service (2004)

Chenxi Lin, Lei Zhang, Jian Zhou, Yin Yang, Yong Yu

Abstract. Ontology-based web portal generation and management is an active field of research and development. Recently, many systems have been developed. However, many of them lack the integration of...

Calc. Var. 24, 185–237 (2005) Calculus of Variations DOI: 10.1007/s00526-004-0320-7 (2004)

Yanyan Li, Lei Zhang

Let (M n,g) be a compact, smooth, connected Riemannian manifold (without boundary) of dimension n ≥ 3. The Yamabe conjecture has been proved through the works of Yamabe [92], Trudinger [91], Aubin...

Efficient propagation for face annotation in family albums (2004)

Lei Zhang, Yuxiao Hu, Mingjing Li, Weiying Ma, Hongjiang Zhang

In this paper, we propose and investigate a new user scenario for face annotation, in which users are allowed to multi-select a group of photographs and assign names to these photographs. The system...

Y.: ORIENT: Integrate ontology engineering into industry tooling environment (2004)

Lei Zhang, Yong Yu, Jing Lu, Chenxi Lin, Kewei Tu, Mingchuan Guo, ...

Abstract. Orient is a project to develop an ontology engineering tool that integrates into existing industry tooling environments – the Eclipse platform and the WebSphere Studio developing tools...

Towards composing information providing services (2004)

Chenxi Lin, Yong Yu, Yin Yang, Lei Zhang, Jian Zhou

Composing web services is an active field of research and development. Recently, many efforts are devoted to process integration on world changing services, e.g. business process composition. In this...

SPortS: Semantic + Portal + Service (2004)

Chenxi Lin Lei, Lei Zhang, Jian Zhou, Yin Yang, Yong Yu

Ontology-based web portal generation and management is an active field of research and development. Recently, many systems have been developed. However, many of them lack the integration of web...

Automatic 3d reconstruction for face recognition (2004)

Yuxiao Hu, Dalong Jiang, Shuicheng Yan, Lei Zhang, Hongjiang Zhang

An analysis-by-synthesis framework for face recognition with variant pose, illumination and expression (PIE) is proposed in this paper. First, an efficient 2D-to-3D integrated face reconstruction...

Boosting image classification with LDA-based feature combination for digital photograph management (2004)

Xuezheng Liu, Lei Zhang, Mingjing Li, Hongjiang Zhang, Dingxing Wang

Image classification is of great importance for digital photograph management. In this paper we propose a general statistical learning method based on boosting algorithm to perform image...

Efficient propagation for face annotation in family albums (2004)

Lei Zhang, Yuxiao Hu, Mingjing Li, Weiying Ma, Hongjiang Zhang

In this paper, we propose and investigate a new user scenario for face annotation, in which users are allowed to multi-select a group of photographs and assign names to these photographs. The system...

(Extended Abstract) (2004)

Michael V. Mannino, Lei Zhang, Injun Choi, Michael V. Mannino, Lei Zhang, Injun Choi

We present efficiency models to evaluate data warehouse operations and analyze a preliminary data set using one of the models. The macro model represents the efficiency of operating a collection of...

FACTORS INFLUENCING SHOOT REGENERATION FROM COTYLEDONS OF TETRAPLOID ISATIS INDIGOTICA FORT. (2003)

LEI ZHANG, TIEFENG XU, XIAOFEN SUN, HANMING ZHANG, TIANLIN TANG, KEXUAN TANG

An efficient in vitro plant regeneration system from cotyledons was established in tetraploid Isatis indigotica Fort. Factors influencing shoot regeneration from cotyledons, including culture medium...

Exchange monitoring bands: theory and policy (2003)

Corrado, Luisa, Miller, Marcus H., Zhang, Lei

Recent empirical research by Mark Taylor and co-authors has found evidence of hybrid dynamics for the real exchange rate. While there is a random walk near equilibrium, for real exchange rates some...

The third generation mobile phone market in China : an analysis of its development and forecasts about its future (2003)

Zhang, Lei

This thesis has used several recent secondary research reports on the subject of 3G markets as a starting point to analyse and assess the market for the new 'third generation' 3G mobile phones in...

The third generation mobile phone market in China : an analysis of its development and forecasts about its future (2003)

Zhang, Lei

This thesis has used several recent secondary research reports on the subject of 3G markets as a starting point to analyse and assess the market for the new 'third generation' 3G mobile...

Integrating directory service into business applications / (2003)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (M. Sc. (CIM))--Nanyang Technological University, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, 2003.

Ethernet module design for a 32-bit micro controller / (2003)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (M. Sc. (Microelect.))--Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2003.

The third generation mobile phone market in China : an analysis of its development and forecasts about its future (2003)

Zhang, Lei

This thesis has used several recent secondary research reports on the subject of 3G markets as a starting point to analyse and assess the market for the new 'third generation' 3G mobile phones in...

Liouville type theorems and Harnack type inequalities for semilinear elliptic equations (2003)

Yanyan Li, Lei Zhang

Dedicated with admiration to L. Nirenberg on his seventy-fifth birthday 1

Learning in region-based image retrieval (2003)

Feng Jing, Mingjing Li, Lei Zhang, Hong-jiang Zhang, Bo Zhang

Abstract. In this paper, several effective learning algorithms using global image representations are adjusted and introduced to region-based image retrieval (RBIR). First, the query point movement...

Data Migration for Ontology Evolution (2003)

Zhuo Zhang, Lei Zhang, Chenxi Lin, Yan Zhao, Yong Yu

Ontology is the conceptual backbone that provides meaning to data on the Semantic Web. However, ontology is not a static resource and may evolve over time. Ontology’s change often leaves the...

Automated Annotation of Human Faces in Family Albums (2003)

Lei Zhang, Hongjiang Zhang

Automatic annotation of photographs is one of the most desirable needs in family photograph management systems. In this paper, we present a learning framework to automate the face annotation in...

Bayesian Face Annotation in Family Albums (2003)

Lei Zhang, Longbin Chen, Mingjing Li, Hongjiang Zhang

Automatic annotation of photographs is one of the most desirable needs in family photograph management systems. This paper presents a new framework for semiautomated face annotation in family photo...

Learning in region-based image retrieval (2003)

Feng Jing, Mingjing Li, Lei Zhang, Hong-jiang Zhang, Bo Zhang

Abstract. In this paper, several effective learning algorithms using global image representations are adjusted and introduced to region-based image retrieval (RBIR). First, the query point movement...

Synthesis of pCpCpA-3'-NH-phenylalanine as a ribosomal substrate (2002)

Zhang, Biliang, Zhang, Lei, Sun, Lele, Cui, Zhiyong

[reaction: see text] The trinucleotide cytidylyl(3'-->5'phosphoryl)cytidylyl(3'-->5'phosphoryl)-3'-deoxy-3'-(L-ph enylalanyl) amido adenosine (CpCpA-NH-Phe) was synthesized by phosphoramidite...

Exchange Rate Monitoring Bands: Theory and Policy (2002)

Corrado, Luisa, Miller, Marcus, Zhang, Lei

Recent empirical research by Mark Taylor and coauthors has found evidence of hybrid dynamics for real exchange rates. While there is a random walk near equilibrium, for real exchange rates some...

Engineering performance improvement based on the integration of genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks (2002)

Zhang, Lei

The sector of industrial facility construction has been experiencing unsuccessful project implementations for a long time. Both the industry and the academic world have realized the significant...

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei

This thesis presents the first-known exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates. The considered circular plate is of several step-wise variation in thickness in the radial...

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei.

A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Engineering (Civil), School of Engineering and Industrial Design, University of Western Sydney, 2002. Bibliography : p. 42-46.

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei

This thesis presents the first-known exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates. The considered circular plate is of several step-wise variation in thickness in the radial...

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei, School Of Engineering And Industrial Design

This thesis presents the first-known exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates. The considered circular plate is of several step-wise variation in thickness in the radial...

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei

This thesis presents the first-known exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates. The considered circular plate is of several step-wise variation in thickness in the radial...

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei, School Of Engineering And Industrial Design

This thesis presents the first-known exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates. The considered circular plate is of several step-wise variation in thickness in the radial...

Exact solution for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates (2002)

Zhang, Lei, School Of Engineering And Industrial Design

This thesis presents the first-known exact solutions for vibration of stepped circular Mindlin plates. The considered circular plate is of several step-wise variation in thickness in the radial...

Knowledge graph theory and structural parsing (2002)

Lei Zhang, C L. Zhang, Lei Zhang

photocopy or any other means without the permission

International Journal of Image and Graphics (2002)

Longbin Chen, Baogang Hu, Lei Zhang, Mingjing Li, Hongjiang Zhang

this paper, we propose a framework to semi-automatically annotate faces in family photo albums. The core of the framework is the features used to define face similarity and this results in the...

MyPhotos - A System for Home Photo Management and Processing (2002)

Yanfeng Sun, Hongjiang Zhang, Lei Zhang, Mingjing Li

MyPhotos is a prototype system for home photo management and processing. Several home user orientated image processing and analysis tools are provided. And several auto grouping methods can help user...

Gaussian Mixture Model for Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval (2002)

Fang Qian, Mingjing Li, Lei Zhang, Hong-Jiang Zhang, Bo Zhang

Relevance Feedback (RF) has become a powerful technique in content-based image retrieval. Most RF methods assume that positive images follow the single Gaussian distribution, which is not sufficient...

DEVELOPING EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE FREEWAY RAMP CONTROL STRATEGIES (2002)

Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

and have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all aspects, and that any revisions required by the final

Anisotropy and spin-reorientations in Co-rich rare earth compounds (2001)

Buschow, K.H.J., Hu, Shejun, Tegus, O., Zhang, Lei, Bruck, E.H., Boer, F.R. De

The effect on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of substitution of several types of non-magnetic atoms into the various Co sites of R Co compounds has been studied. A substitution scheme is presented...

Applications of Structured Total Least Norm method / (2001)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Minnesota, 2001.

Expression of Drosophila TRPL cation channel induces apoptosis in a prostate cancer cell line (2001)

Zhang, Lei.

Typescript (bound) Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-241).

Learning to Generate Semantic Annotation for Domain Specific Sentences (2001)

Jianming Li, Lei Zhang, Yong Yu

Seas of web pages in the Internet contain free texts in natural language that are only read by human beings. To be understandable for machines, these pages should be annotated with semantic markups....

Learning to generate CGs from domain specific sentences. LNCS, 2120:44–57, 2001. you find a list of the most recent technical reports of the Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik. They are available by anonymous ftp fromftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de under the directory (2001)

Lei Zhang, Yong Yu

Abstract. Automatically generating Conceptual Graphs (CGs) [1] from natural language sentences is a difficult task in using CG as a semantic (knowledge) representation language for natural language...

Learning to Generate Semantic Annotation for Domain Specific Sentences (2001)

Jianming Li, Lei Zhang, Yong Yu

Seas of web pages in the Internet contain free texts in natural language that are only read by human beings. To be understandable for machines, these pages should be annotated with semantic markups....

Learning to Generate Semantic Annotation for Domain (2001)

Specific Sentences Jianming, Jianming Li, Lei Zhang, Yong Yu

Seas of web pages in the Internet contain free texts in natural language that are only read by human beings. To be understandable for machines, these pages should be annotated with semantic markups....

Support Vector Machine Learning for Image Retrieval (2001)

Lei Zhang, Fuzong Lin, Bo Zhang

In this paper, a novel method of relevance feedback is presented based on Support Vector Machine learning in the content-based image retrieval system. A SVM classifier can be learned from training...

Structure and magnetic properties of Pr2Co17-xSix compounds," (2000)

Zhang, Lei, Zeng, D.C., Liang, Yaoneng, Klaasse, J.C.P., Bruck, E.H., Liu, Z.Y., ...

The structure and magnetic properties of Pr2Co17-xSi-x compounds with Si concentrations up to x52 were studied by means of X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. All compounds have the...

Magnetic properties of Nd2Co17-xSix compounds (2000)

Zhang, Lei, Liang, Yaoneng, Zeng, D.C., Klaasse, J.C.P., Bruck, E.H., Liu, Z.Y., ...

The structure and magnetic properties of Nd2Co17~xSix compounds with Si concentrations up to 2 were investigated by means of X-ray di!raction and magnetic measurements. All compounds crystallize in...

Magnetic properties of Er2Co17-xSix compounds (2000)

Zhang, Lei, Zeng, D.C., Liang, Yaoneng, Klaasse, J.C.P., Bruck, E.H., Liu, Z.Y., ...

The structure and magnetic properties of Er2Co17~xSix compounds with Si concentrations up to 2 were investigated by X-ray di!raction and magnetic measurements. All compounds show easy-axis anisotropy...

Magnetic anisotropy evolution of (Ce,Y)2Co17 compounds (2000)

Zhang, Lei, Tegusi, T., Liu, Z.Y., Klaasse, J.C.P., Bruck, E.H., Boer, F.R. De, ...

The evolution of the magnetic anisotropy of (Ce,Y)2Co17 compounds with increasing Ce concentration was investigated by magnetic measurements and X-ray diffraction on magnetically aligned powders. At...

Influence of substitution of Ti, V, Cr, Cu and Mo for Co on the magnetic properties of Y2Co17 (2000)

Zhang, Lei, Liang, Yaoneng, Zeng, D.C., Klaasse, J.C.P., Bruck, E.H., Liu, Z.Y., ...

We have studied the in#uence of several transition-metal substituents on the magnetic properties of Y2Co16M compounds with M"Ti, V, Cr, Cu and Mo. X-ray-di!raction measurements show that a single...

Evaluation of ITS Technology for Bus Transit Systems (1999)

Hall, Randolph, Dessouky, Maged, Zhang, Lei, Singh, Ajay, Patel, Vishal

Recently, bus transit service providers have begun to adopt Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Mobile Data Terminals. These systems...

User's Manual for Transit ITS Simulator (TRAN-ITS) (1999)

Dessouky, Maged, Zhang, Lei, Singh, Ajay, Hall, Randolph

This report describes a simulation model developed to evaluate the impact of using Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for bus tracking, on controlling...

The Synthesis, Characterization, and Photochemical Crosslinking of an NLO Epoxy Polymer. (1998)

Goodson, Theodore, Takaca, James M., Wang, C. H., Zhang, Lei

A Photocrosslinkable second order nonlinear optical (NLO) epoxy polymer, BisphenolA-Nitroaminotolane, containing covalently attached cinnamate side chain substituents (BisA-NAT-CM), was synthesized....

Stabilization of Networked Control Systems: Designing Effective Communication Sequences (1998)

Zhang, Lei, Hristu-Varsakelis, D.

This paper discusses the stabilization of a networked control system (NCS) whose sensors and actuators exchange information with a remote controller over a shared communication medium. Access to that...

Stabilization of Networked Control Systems Under Feedback-based Communication (1998)

Zhang, Lei, Hristu-Varsakelis, D.

We study the stabilization of a networked control system (NSC) in which multiple sensors and actuators of a physical plant share a communication medium to exchange information with a remote...

Interfacial properties of alkyl-beta-D-glucosides and alkyl-beta-D-maltosides at air/liquid and solid/liquid interfaces (1998)

Zhang, Lei

The sugar-based surfactants are a relatively new class of non-ionic surfactants which can be synthesized from renewable material and are easily biodegradable. These surfactants exhibit some unique...

Opioid peptide metabolism and disposition studies using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry :--applications to DSLET /--by Lei Zhang. (1998)

Zhang, Lei.

"... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the School of Pharmacy."

Accurate solution to overdetermined linear equations with errors, using L 1 norm minimization (1998)

J. Ben Rosen, John Glick, Lei Zhang

Abstract. It has been known for manyyears that a robust solution to an overdeterminedsystem of linear equations Ax b is obtained by minimizing the L1 norm of the residual error. A correct solution x...

Low-field hole mobility in a photorefractive polymer (1997)

Goonesekera, Arosha, Ducharme, Stephen, Takacs, James M., Zhang, Lei

We present the time-of-flight measurements of hole mobility in a photorefractive polymer composite as a function of temperature and applied electric field. The analysis shows that the temperature...

Three-Dimensional Modeling Station, Phase II. (1997)

Zhang, Lei, Maida, Javier F., James, Gregory D.

13. ABStRACT (Maximum 200 words) The objective of this Phase II SBIR project was to provide the U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) with a Three-Dimensional (3-D) Modeling Station composed...

Synthesis and decomposition of several organic peroxides / (1996)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan Technological University, 1996.

The effect of prostaglandin E2 on potassium channels in rat neurohypophyseal nerve terminals / (1996)

Zhang, Lei.

Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Department of Physiology.

Synthesis of photorefractive polymers /--by Lei Zhang. (1995)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 1995.

Electrophysiology of the gallbladder smooth muscle / (1994)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Vermont, 1994.

A Modified Mullins-Sekerka Stability Analysis Including Surface Energy Effects (1993)

Zhang, Lei, Garimella , S V

An excess enthalpy correction is proposed to the energy balance condition at the solid-liquid interface used in the morphological stability analysis of a planar interface. The Mullins-Sekerka...

Morphological interface stability in alloy systems during unidirectional solidification /--by Lei Zhang. (1993)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering)--University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1993.

Age-dependent particle deposition in the human lung / (1991)

Zhang, Lei.

Thesis (M.S.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 1992.

Sovereign Default By Argentina: 'Slow Motion Train Crash' or Self-Fulfilling Crisis?

García-Fronti, Javier, Miller, Marcus, Zhang, Lei

To check hyperinflation, Argentina pegged the peso at one US dollar in 1991. This stopped inflation in its tracks: but, with the rise of the dollar against the Euro and the substantial devaluation of...

Optimal Target Zones: How an Exchange Rate Mechanism Can Improve Upon Discretion

Miller, Marcus, Zhang, Lei

Using Krugman's (1991) target zone model, we find an explicit, sub-game perfect solution for a central bank wishing to stabilize the exchange rate given proportional costs of intervention. We...

Exchange Monitoring Bands: Theory and Policy

Luisa Corrado, Marcus H. Miller, Lei Zhang

Recent empirical research by Mark Taylor and co-authors has found evidence of hybrid dynamics for the real exchange rate. While there is a random walk near equilibrium, for real exchange rates some...

Monetary and Exchange Rate Dynamics During Disinflation: An Empirical Analysis

Andrés Arias, Lei Zhang, A. Javier Hamann

Based on the observed behavior of monetary aggregates and exchange rates, we classify inflation-stabilization episodes into two categories: de facto exchange rate-based stabilizations (ERBS) and...

Sovereign Liquidity Crisis: The Strategic Case for a Payments Standstill

Marcus Miller, Lei Zhang

Is sovereign borrowing so different from corporate debt that there is no need for bankruptcy- style procedures to protect debtors? With the waiver of immunity, sovereign debtors who already face...

Efficient expression of CFTR function with adeno-associated virus vectors that carry shortened CFTR genes

Zhang, Lei, Wang, Danher, Fischer, Horst, Fan, Pei-dong, Widdicombe, Jonathan H., Kan, Yuet Wai, ...

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based vectors have been shown to be effective in transferring the cystic fibrosis gene (CFTR) into airway epithelial cells in animal models and in patients. However, the...

Branched co-polymers of histidine and lysine are efficient carriers of plasmids

Chen, Qing-Rong, Zhang, Lei, Stass, Sanford A., Mixson, A. James

We previously determined that a linear co-polymer of histidine and lysine (HK) in combination with liposomes enhanced the transfection efficiency of cationic liposomes. In the current study, we...

DNA-binding activity and subunit interaction of the mariner transposase

Zhang, Lei, Dawson, Angela, Finnegan, David J.

Mos1 is a member of the mariner/Tc1 family of transposable elements originally identified in Drosophila mauritiana. It has 28 bp terminal inverted repeats and like other elements of this type it...

Regulation of NMDA receptors by cyclin-dependent kinase-5

Li, Bing-Sheng, Sun, Miao-Kun, Zhang, Lei, Takahashi, Satoru, Ma, Wu, Vinade, Lucia, ...

Members of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) class of glutamate receptors (NMDARs) are critical for development, synaptic transmission, learning and memory; they are targets of pathological disorders...

Optimal transfection with the HK polymer depends on its degree of branching and the pH of endocytic vesicles

Chen, Qing-Rong, Zhang, Lei, Luther, Paul W., Mixson, A. James

We have recently reported that liposomes in combination with histidine (HK)-containing polymers enhanced the expression of luciferase in transfected cells. In transformed or malignant cell lines,...

Viral Repression of Fungal Pheromone Precursor Gene Expression

Zhang, Lei, Baasiri, Rudeina A., Van Alfen, Neal K.

Biological control of chestnut blight caused by the filamentous ascomycete Cryphonectria parasitica can be achieved with a virus that infects this fungus. This hypovirus causes a perturbation of...

Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 prevents neuronal apoptosis by negative regulation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3

Li, Bing-Sheng, Zhang, Lei, Takahashi, Satoru, Ma, Wu, Jaffe, Howard, Kulkarni, Ashok B., ...

Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5) is a serine/threonine kinase activated by associating with its neuron-specific activators p35 and p39. Analysis of cdk5–/– and p35–/– mice has demonstrated...

Role of SHP-2 in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-Mediated Suppression of Myogenesis in C2C12 Myoblasts

Kontaridis, Maria I., Liu, Xiangdong, Zhang, Lei, Bennett, Anton M.

Ligand activation of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) represses myogenesis and promotes activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (Erks). The precise mechanism through...

Protein–protein interaction map for yeast TFIID

Yatherajam, Gayatri, Zhang, Lei, Kraemer, Susan M., Stargell, Laurie A.

A major rate-limiting step in transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II is recognition and binding of the TATA element by the transcription factor TFIID. TFIID is composed of TATA binding protein...

A Fine Physical Map of the Rice Chromosome 4

Zhao, Qiang, Zhang, Yu, Cheng, Zhukuan, Chen, Mingsheng, Wang, Shengyue, Feng, Qi, ...

As part of an international effort to completely sequence the rice genome, we have produced a fine bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-based physical map of the Oryza sativa japonica Nipponbare...

Structural features of the rice chromosome 4 centromere

Zhang, Yu, Huang, Yuchen, Zhang, Lei, Li, Ying, Lu, Tingting, Lu, Yiqi, ...

A complete sequence of a chromosome centromere is necessary for fully understanding centromere function. We reported the sequence structures of the first complete rice chromosome centromere through...

Effects of Antibody on Viral Kinetics in Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Implications for Vaccination

Zhang, Lei, Ribeiro, Ruy M., Mascola, John R., Lewis, Mark G., Stiegler, Gabriela, Katinger, Hermann, ...

Passive antibody treatment of macaques prior to simian/human immunodeficiency virus infection produces “sterilizing immunity” in some animals and long-term reductions in viral loads in others....

Engineering tropane biosynthetic pathway in Hyoscyamus niger hairy root cultures

Zhang, Lei, Ding, Ruxian, Chai, Yourong, Bonfill, Mercedes, Moyano, Elisabet, Oksman-Caldentey, Kirsi-Marja, ...

Scopolamine is a pharmaceutically important tropane alkaloid extensively used as an anticholinergic agent. Here, we report the simultaneous introduction and overexpression of genes encoding the...

Microtubule-stabilizing agents based on designed laulimalide analogues

Mooberry, Susan L., Randall-Hlubek, Deborah A., Leal, Rachel M., Hegde, Sayee G., Hubbard, Robert D., Zhang, Lei, ...

Laulimalide is a potent, structurally unique microtubule-stabilizing agent originally isolated from the marine sponge Cacospongia mycofijiensis. Laulimalide exhibits an activity profile different...

The serine/threonine kinase cyclin G-associated kinase regulates epidermal growth factor receptor signaling

Zhang, Lei, Gjoerup, Ole, Roberts, Thomas M.

Cyclin G-associated kinase (GAK) is a serine/threonine kinase that features high homology outside its kinase domain with auxilin. Like auxilin, GAK has been shown to be a cofactor for uncoating...

Sphingosine Kinase Regulates the Sensitivity of Dictyostelium discoideum Cells to the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin

Min, Junxia, Traynor, David, Stegner, Andrew L., Zhang, Lei, Hanigan, Marie H., Alexander, Hannah, ...

The drug cisplatin is widely used to treat a number of tumor types. However, resistance to the drug, which remains poorly understood, limits its usefulness. Previous work using Dictyostelium...

Mechanism of Action of Pseudomonas syringae Phytotoxin, Syringomycin 1: Stimulation of Red Beet Plasma Membrane ATPase Activity

Bidwai, Ashok P., Zhang, Lei, Bachmann, Robert C., Takemoto, Jon Y.

Syringomycin, a peptide toxin produced by the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae preferentially stimulated (2-fold) the vanadate-sensitive ATPase activity associated with the plasma...

The Noncatalytic Amino Terminus of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase 1 Directs Nuclear Targeting and Serum Response Element Transcriptional Regulation†

Wu, J. Julie, Zhang, Lei, Bennett, Anton M.

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) is an immediate-early gene comprised of a dual-specificity phosphatase domain and a noncatalytic NH2 terminus. Here, we show that the...

Membrane Insertion by Anthrax Protective Antigen in Cultured Cells†

Qa'dan, Maen, Christensen, Kenneth A., Zhang, Lei, Roberts, Thomas M., Collier, R. John

The enzymatic moieties of anthrax toxin enter the cytosol of mammalian cells via a pore in the endosomal membrane formed by the protective antigen (PA) moiety. Pore formation involves an acidic...

High-Potency Human Immunodeficiency Virus Vaccination Leads to Delayed and Reduced CD8+ T-Cell Expansion but Improved Virus Control

Davenport, Miles P., Zhang, Lei, Bagchi, Ansuman, Fridman, Arthur, Fu, Tong-Ming, Schleif, William, ...

CD8+ T lymphocytes are thought to play an important role in the control of acute and chronic human immunodeficiency virus infections. However, there is a significant delay between infection and the...