Li Yang

Publication List Details

Period

1520 - 2009

Number

131

Co-Authors

Interface strength in glass fibre-polypropylene measured using the fibre pull-out and microbond methods (2009)

Yang, Li, Thomason, J.L.

Interface strength in glass fibre-polypropylene was measured using both fibre pull-out and microbond methods. Excellent correlation between two methods was obtained. Data from microbond test could be...

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG STRUCTURES (2009)

Yang, Li

The objective of the proposed research is to design and develop a series of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag structures that exhibit good performance characteristics with cost optimization...

Voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is involved in apoptosis of cell lines carrying the mitochondrial DNA mutation (2009)

Yuqi, Liu, Lei, Gao, Yang, Li, Zongbin, Li, Hua, Xu, Lin, Wang, ...

Abstract Background The mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is increasingly implicated in the control of apoptosis. We have studied the effects the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tRNA Ile...

Incentive-Compatible Opportunistic Routing for Wireless Networks ABSTRACT (2009)

Fan Wu, Tingting Chen, Sheng Zhong, Li Erran, Li Yang, Richard Yang

User-contributed wireless mesh networks are a disruptive technology that may fundamentally change the economics of edge network access and bring the benefits of a computer network infrastructure to...

Urinary estrogen metabolites and prostate cancer: a case-control study and meta-analysis (2009)

Barba, Maddalena, Yang, Li, Schünemann, Holger J, Sperati, Francesca, Grioni, Sara, Stranges, Saverio, ...

Abstract Objective To investigate prostate cancer (Pca) risk in relation to estrogen metabolism, expressed as urinary 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE1), 16α-hydroxyestrone (16α-OHE1) and 2-OHE1 to...

Effect of Genistein on vasculogenic mimicry formation by human uveal melanoma cells (2009)

Cong, Rihong, Sun, Qingmin, Yang, Li, Gu, Haijuan, Zeng, Ying, Wang, Bin

Abstract Background Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) was increasingly recognized as a form of aggressive melanoma acquiring blood supply. Genistein had attracted much attention as a potential anticancer...

Anti-tumor effect of adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of pigment epithelium-derived factor on mouse B16-F10 melanoma (2009)

Yang, Li-Ping, Cheng, Ping, Peng, Xing-Chen, Shi, Hua-Shan, He, Wei-Hong, Cui, Feng-Yu, ...

Abstract Background Angiogenesis plays an important role in tumor growth, invasion, and eventually metastasis. Antiangiogenic strategies have been proven to be a promising approach for clinical...

Excitonic Effects on the Optical Response of Graphene and Bilayer Graphene (2009)

Yang, Li, Deslippe, Jack, Park, Cheol-Hwan, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

We present first-principles calculations of many-electron effects on the optical response of graphene, bilayer graphene, and graphite employing the GW-Bethe Salpeter equation approach. We find that...

Landau Levels and Quantum Hall Effect in Graphene Superlattices (2009)

Park, Cheol-Hwan, Son, Young-Woo, Yang, Li, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

We show that, when graphene is subjected to an appropriate one-dimensional external periodic potential, additional branches of massless fermions are generated with nearly the same electron-hole...

Suppression of lung cancer in murine model: treated by combination of recombinant human endostsatin adenovirus with low-dose cisplatin (2009)

Bai, Rui Z, Wu, Yang, Liu, Quan, Xie, Ke, Wei, Yu Q, Wang, Yong S, ...

Abstract Background The sustained growth of tumors necessitates neovascularization. As one of the potent endogenous vascular inhibitors, endostatin has been widely used in antiangiogenesis therapy...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comorbid oppositional defiant disorder and its predominately inattentive type: evidence for an association with COMT but not MAOA in a Chinese sample (2009)

Qian, Qiu-Jin, Liu, Jin, Wang, Yu-Feng, Yang, Li, Guan, Li-Li, Faraone, Stephen V

Abstract Background There are three childhood disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD)....

Multiresolution data aggregation and analytical exploration of large data sets (2009)

Li Yang, Mustafa Sanver

Analytical processing of large relation data demands for a shared compact representation of data in multiple resolutions in order to efficiently facilitate the incurring data aggregation, data cube,...

Chlorido{N,N′-o-phenylene-[6,6′-ethylenebis(pyridine-2-carboxamide)]}iron(III) (2009)

Li Yang, Bin Tang

In the title compound, [Fe(C20H14N4O2)Cl], the FeIII ion is in a distorted square-pyramidal environment, with two pyridine and two deprotonated amide N atoms in the basal plane and the Cl ion in the...

Ethyl 3-amino-4H-thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (2009)

Ren-lin Zheng, Wen-qin Zhang, Luo-Ting Yu, Sheng-Yong Yang, Li Yang

The molecule of the title compound, C10H10N2O2S, is essentially planar, except for the ethyl group, which is twisted away from the carboxyl plane by −90.5 (3)°. In the crystal...

Urine Biomarkers of Risk in the Molecular Etiology of Breast Cancer (2009)

Nilesh W. Gaikwad, Li Yang, Sandhya Pruthi, James N. Ingle, Nicole Sandhu, Eleanor G. Rogan, ...

Endogenous estrogens can be bio-activated to endogenous carcinogens via formation of estrogen quinones. Estrogen-3,4-quinones react with DNA to form mutagenic depurinating estrogen-DNA adducts. The...

designGG: an R-package and web tool for the optimal design of genetical genomics experiments (2009)

Li Yang, Swertz Morris, Vera Gonzalo, Fu Jingyuan, Breitling Rainer, Jansen Ritsert

Abstract Background High-dimensional biomolecular profiling of genetically different individuals in one or more environmental conditions is an increasingly popular strategy for exploring the...

(μ-Pyridine-2-carbaldehyde azine)bis[bis(triphenylphosphine-κP)copper(I)] bis(tetrafluoridoborate) dichloromethane disolvate (2009)

Li Yang, Yu Xie, Jianping Zou, Jie Jia, Xiaowei Hong

In the centrosymmetric title complex, [Cu2(C12H10N4)(C18H15P)4](BF4)2·2CH2Cl2, the CuI atom adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry, defined by two P atoms from two triphenylphosphine ligands...

SOA-based Maintenance Analysis of BIT System (Built-in-Test) (2009)

Yang, Li

Build-in test (BIT) is a vital part of modern complex military equipment and systems. This diploma work will explore how the diagnosis and information from the BIT canbe used in Lift- the Swedish...

Multipathogen infections in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections (2009)

Peng Dan, Zhao Dongchi, Liu Jingtao, Wang Xia, Yang Kun, Xicheng Hong, ...

Abstract Background To explore the epidemiologic and clinical features of, and interactions among, multipathogen infections in hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI). A...

RFID Tag and RF Structures on a Paper Substrate Using Inkjet-Printing Technology (2008)

Li Yang, Student Member, Amin Rida, Student Member, Rushi Vyas, Manos M. Tentzeris, ...

Abstract—In this paper, inkjet-printed UHF and microwave circuits fabricated on paper substrates are investigated for the first time as an approach that aims for a system-level solution for fast...

Conformal Magnetic Composite RFID for Wearable RF and Bio-Monitoring Applications (2008)

Yang, Li, Martin, Lara J., Staiculescu, Daniela, Wong, C. P., Tentzeris, Manos M.

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Locally Multidimensional Scaling for Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction (2008)

Li Yang

A data embedding method is introduced to configure global coordinates of data using local distances as input. The method applies classical multidimensional scaling within a neighborhood of each data...

Abstract FlexibleLCP and Paper-based Substrates with Embedded Actives, Passives, and RFIDs (2008)

Swapan K. Bhattacharya, Manos M. Tentzeris, Li Yang, Serkan Basat, Amin Rida

*Email: swapan(iece.gatec edu board- the likely answer is of course with embedded Miniaturization with increased functionality at reduced components. Although embedded passives have received cost...

Design and Integration of Inkjet-printed Paper-Based UHF Components for RFID and Ubiquitous Sensing Applications (2008)

Amin Rida, Li Yang, Rushi Vyas, Swapan Bhattacharya, Manos M. Tentzeris

Abstract — Paper is one of the best substrate candidates for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and ubiquitous sensing applications due to the fact that it is not only one of the lowest cost...

Efficient inhibition of murine breast cancer growth and metastasis by gene transferred mouse survivin Thr34→Ala mutant (2008)

Peng, Xing-Chen, Yang, Li, Yang, Li-Ping, Mao, Yong-Qiu, Yang, Han-Shuo, Liu, Ji-Yan, ...

Abstract Background Metastasis in breast cancer is a vital concern in treatment because most women with primary breast cancer have micrometastases to distant sites at diagnosis. As a member of the...

New Generation of Massless Dirac Fermions in Graphene under External Periodic Potentials (2008)

Park, Cheol-Hwan, Yang, Li, Son, Young-Woo, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

We show that new massless Dirac fermions are generated when a slowly varying periodic potential is applied to graphene. These quasiparticles, generated near the supercell Brillouin zone boundaries...

Electron beam supercollimation in graphene superlattices (2008)

Park, Cheol-Hwan, Son, Young-Woo, Yang, Li, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

Although electrons and photons are intrinsically different, importing useful concepts in optics to electronics performing similar functions has been actively pursued over the last two decades. In...

Electron Beam Supercollimation in Graphene Superlattices (2008)

Park, Cheol-Hwan, Son, Young-Woo, Yang, Li, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

Although electrons and photons are intrinsically different, importing useful concepts in optics to electronics performing similar functions has been actively pursued over the last two decades. In...

Design of a Novel High-efficiency UHF RFID Antenna on Flexible LCP Substrate with High Read-Range Capability (2008)

S. Serkan Basat, Swapan Bhattacharya, Li Yang, Amin Rida, Manos M. Tentzeris

In this paper, the design and development of a unique high read-range highefficiency (95%) Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) antenna for the 915 MHZ UHF band is discussed. The RFID exceptional...

Novel Substrate-independent Broadband Micromachined Antennas for mmwave Cognitive Radio Applications (2008)

Terence Wu, Anya Traille, Li Yang, Bo Pan, John Papapolymerou, M. Tentzeris

Abstract: In this paper, novel U-slot and Yagi-Uda micromachined patch antennas were designed based on the “micromachined elevation ” technique to improve the performance of mm-wave cognitive...

Design and Characterization of Novel Paper-based Inkjet-Printed UHF Antennas for RFID and Sensing Applications (2008)

Amin Rida, Li Yang, Manos M. Tentzeris

Abstract- In this paper, inkjet printed antennas on paper based substrates are investigated for the first time as a solution for the mass production of ultra-low cost Radio Frequency Identification...

Research Track Poster ABSTRACT Building Connected Neighborhood Graphs for Isometric Data Embedding (2008)

Li Yang

Neighborhood graph construction is usually the first step in algorithms for isometric data embedding and manifold learning that cope with the problem of projecting high dimensional data to a low...

Received 2002-04-28; Accepted 2002-06-19 (2008)

Li Yang, Guan Zhi-wei, Dai Guo-zhong

Li Y, Guan ZW, Dai GZ. Research on development tools for pen-based user interfaces. Journal of Software,

Formal Representation and Transformation of DTDs to Sem-ODM Semantic Schemas* (2008)

Li Yang, Naphtali Rishe

Abstract. Many projects have investigated the issue of storing XML in traditional database systems and exporting data in traditional databases as XML documents. However, they paid little attention to...

Sequential Patterns-Based Cache Replacement in Servlet Container (2008)

Li Yang, Zhang Wen-bo, Wei Jun, Zhong Hua, Huang Tao

Abstract: Servlet cache can effectively improve the throughput of Servlet container and reduce the response time experienced by the users. But the cache effect is dependent on the hit rate determined...

A Network Anomaly Detection Method Based on Transduction Scheme (2008)

Li Yang, Fang Bin-xing, Guo Li, Chen You, Li Y, Fang Bx, ...

Abstract: Network anomaly detection has been an active and difficult research topic in the field of intrusion detection for many years. Up to now, high false alarm rate, requirement of high quality...

A Web Application Server Replication Scheme for Complex Transaction Patterns (2008)

Zuo Lin, Liu Shao-hua, Feng Yu-lin, Wei Jun, Li Yang

Abstract: The support of reliability as adopted in conventional replication or transaction processing techniques is not enough due to their distinct objectives: Replication guarantees the liveness of...

Design and Characterization ofNovel Paper-based Inkjet-Printed RFID and Microwave Structures for Telecommunication and Sensing Applications (2008)

Li Yang, Manos M. Tentzeris

Abstract- In this paper, inkjet-printed microwave circuits fabricated on paper-based substrates were investigated, as a system-level solution for ultra-low-cost mass production. The RF...

Antenna Advancement Techniques and Integration of RFID Electronics on Organic Substrates for UHF RFID Applications in Automotive Sensing and Vehicle Security (2008)

Li Yang, Amin Rida, Jiexin Li, Manos M. Tentzeris

Abstract — In this paper, design requirements and advanced approaches for improved performance UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are presented. Organic substrates are examined as...

Novel Manufacturing Processes for Ultra-Low-Cost Paper-Based RFID Tags with Enhanced "Wireless Intelligence" (2008)

Amin Rida, Li Yang, Rushi Vyas, Serkan Basat, Swapan K. Bhattacharya, Manos M. Tentzeris

The objective ofthis study is to demonstrate ultra-low-cost paper substrates for the realization of inexpensive RFID tags that can be integrated with batteries and sensors for wireless sensing,...

Integration of Sensors and RFID’s on Ultra-low-cost Paper-based Substrates for Wireless Sensor Networks Applications (2008)

Antonio Ferrer-vidal, Amin Rida, Serkan Basat, Li Yang, Manos M. Tentzeris

Abstract — In this paper, an overview of novel integration approaches for improved performance UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and embedded sensors and batteries is presented....

A Framework for Absolute QoS Guarantees in Optical Burst Switched Networks (2008)

Li Yang, George N. Rouskas

Abstract — We consider the problem of supporting absolute QoS guarantees in terms of the end-to-end burst loss in OBS networks. We present a parameterized model for wavelength sharing which...

Optimal Wavelength Sharing Policies in OBS Networks Subject to QoS Constraints (2008)

Li Yang, George N. Rouskas, Senior Member

Abstract — We consider the general problem of optimizing the performance of OBS networks with multiple traffic classes subject to strict (absolute) QoS constraints in terms of the end-toend burst...

Ethyl 7-amino-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-8-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate monohydrate (2008)

Jia Pan, Li Yang, Zhi-Hua Mao, Ling-Ling Weng

In the title compound, C16H17FN2O4·H2O, the dihedral angle between the heterocyclic ring and the benzene ring is 5.77 (9)°, that between the heterocycle and the ethoxycarbonyl plane...

[N,N′-(1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diyl)bis(pyridine-2-carboxamidato)]nickel(II) diethyl ether hemisolvate (2008)

Li Yang, Dong-Yan Deng, Mei Li, Xiang-Ge Zhou

In the title compound, [Ni(C26H20N4O2)]·0.5C4H10O, the central metal ion is coordinated by four atoms of the tetradentate picolinamide ligand, forming a slightly distorted square-planar...

Expression of ezrin in human lung carcinoma and its clinicopathologic significance (2008)

Lan LAN, Tieying SUN, Dongge LIU, Jianxin PANG, Li YANG, Chunzheng YANG, ...

Background and objective Metastasis is the main cause of cancer related mortality, and identification of genes involved in tumor metastasis is important for effective therapies. The membrane...

Effects of combined therapy of Phosphatidylinositol 3p-Kinase and Paclitaxel in human lung cancer nude mice model (2008)

Lan LAN, Tieying SUN, Chunzheng YANG, Dongsheng XIONG, Dongge LIU, Jianxin PANG, ...

Background and objective Increasing evidence suggests that aberrant activation of PI3K/Akt is involved in many human cancers, and that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway might be a promising strategy...

Hepatocyte growth factor enhances death receptor-induced apoptosis by up-regulating DR5 (2008)

Li Yang, Fan Xing, Goodwin C Rory, Laterra John, Xia Shuli

Abstract Background Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its receptor c-MET are commonly expressed in malignant gliomas and embryonic neuroectodermal tumors including medulloblastoma and appear to play...

aboratory of Statistical Genetics (2007)

Wentian Li, Human Genetics, Yaning Yang, Li Yang

Using a measure of how differentially expressed a gene is in two biochemically/phenotypically different conditions, we can rank all genes in a microarray dataset. We have shown that the falling-off...

Excitonic effects in the optical spectra of graphene nanoribbons (2007)

Yang, Li, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

We present a first-principles calculation of the optical properties of armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs) with many-electron effects included. The reduced dimensionality of the AGNRs gives...

Excitonic Effects in the Optical Spectra of Graphene Nanoribbons (2007)

Yang, Li, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

We present a first-principles calculation of the optical properties of armchair-edged graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs) with many-electron effects included. The reduced dimensionality of the AGNRs gives...

Quasiparticle Energies and Band Gaps of Graphene Nanoribbons (2007)

Yang, Li, Park, Cheol-Hwan, Son, Young-Woo, Cohen, Marvin L., Louie, Steven G.

We present calculations of the quasiparticle energies and band gaps of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) carried out using a first-principles many-electron Green's function approach within the GW...

Genetic Interactions Between Leaf Polarity-Controlling Genes and ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 and 2 in Arabidopsis Leaf Patterning (2007)

Fu, Yanlei, Xu, Lin, Xu, Ben, Yang, Li, Ling, Qihua, Wang, Hua, ...

During leaf development, establishment of adaxial–abaxial polarity is essential for normal leaf morphogenesis. This process is known to be strictly regulated by several putative transcription...

A noncoding RNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an RNase P substrate (2007)

Yang, Li, Altman, Sidney

Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is involved in regulation of noncoding RNA (ncRNA) expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A hidden-in-reading-frame antisense-1 (HRA1) RNA in S. cerevisiae, which belongs to...

In situ chemical fixation of arsenic-contaminated soils: An experimental study (2007)

Yang, Li, Donahoe, Rona J., Redwine, James C.

This paper reports the results of an experimental study testing a low-cost in situ chemical fixation method designed to reclaim arsenic-contaminated subsurface soils. Subsurface soils from several...

Iterative Approximation to Convex Feasibility Problems in Banach Space (2007)

Shih-Sen Chang, Jen-Chih Yao, Jong Kyu Kim, Li Yang

The convex feasibility problem (CFP) of finding a point in the nonempty intersection ∩i=1NCi is considered, where N≥1 is an integer and each Ci is assumed to be the fixed point...

Optimization Design and Experimental Study of Low-Pressure Axial Fan with Forward-Skewed Blades (2007)

Li Yang, Ouyang Hua, Du Zhao-Hui

This paper presents an experimental study of the optimization of blade skew in low pressure axial fan. Using back propagation (BP) neural network and genetic algorithm (GA), the optimization was...

STUDYING THE FUNCTION OF RHO FAMILY GTPase Cdc42 BY GENE TARGETING IN MICE (2007)

YANG, LI

Cdc42 is a member of the Rho GTPase family known to regulate multiple signaling pathways and functions in eukaryotic cells. However, current knowledge of Cdc42 function came mostly from studies using...

Novel “Enhanced-Cognition” RFID Architectures on Organic/Paper Low-Cost Substrates Utilizing Inkjet Technologies (2007)

Li Yang, Amin Rida, Rushi Vyas, Manos M. Tentzeris

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of novel design and integration approaches for improved performance “enhanced-cognition” UHF passive and active radio...

Biologically inspired visual models by sparse and unsupervised learning : a dissertation / (2007)

Yang, Li.

Thesis (Ph.D.) OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU, January 2007.

Generalized wavelength sharing policies for absolute QoS guarantees in OBS networks (2007)

Li Yang, George N. Rouskas, Senior Member

Abstract — We consider the problem of supporting absolute QoS guarantees in terms of the end-to-end burst loss in OBS networks. We present a parameterized model for wavelength sharing which...

Iterative Approximation to Convex Feasibility Problems in Banach Space (2007)

Shih-Sen Chang, Jen-Chih Yao, Jong Kyu Kim, Li Yang

The convex feasibility problem (CFP) of finding a point in the nonempty intersection ∩i=1NCi is considered, where N≥1 is an integer and each Ci is assumed to be the fixed point set of a...

Optimization Design and Experimental Study of Low-Pressure Axial Fan with Forward-Skewed Blades (2007)

Li Yang, Ouyang Hua, Du Zhao-Hui

This paper presents an experimental study of the optimization of blade skew in low pressure axial fan. Using back propagation (BP) neural network and genetic algorithm (GA), the optimization was...

Novel “Enhanced-Cognition” RFID Architectures on Organic/Paper Low-Cost Substrates Utilizing Inkjet Technologies (2007)

Li Yang, Amin Rida, Rushi Vyas, Manos M. Tentzeris

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of novel design and integration approaches for improved performance “enhanced-cognition” UHF passive and active radio frequency identification...

MIPSPlantsDB--plant database resource for integrative and comparative plant genome research (2007)

Spannagl, Manuel, Noubibou, Octave, Haase, Dirk, Yang, Li, Gundlach, Heidrun, Hindemitt, Tobias, ...

Genome-oriented plant research delivers rapidly increasing amount of plant genome data. Comprehensive and structured information resources are required to structure and communicate genome and...

A noncoding RNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an RNase P substrate (2007)

Yang, Li, Altman, Sidney

Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is involved in regulation of noncoding RNA (ncRNA) expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A hidden-in-reading-frame antisense-1 (HRA1) RNA in S. cerevisiae, which belongs to...

Possible mechanisms explaining the tendency towards interstitial fibrosis in aristolochic acid-induced acute tubular necrosis (2007)

Yang, Li, Li, Xiaomei, Wang, Haiyan

Background. We explored possible mechanisms responsible for the inability of plerosis and the tendency towards fibrosis in aristolochic acid-induced acute tubular necrosis (AA-ATN). Methods. Renal...

Dominance of HIV-1 Subtype CRF01_AE in Sexually Acquired Cases Leads to a New Epidemic in Yunnan Province of China (2006)

Yong Zhang, Lin Lu, Lei Ba, Li Liu, Li Yang, Manhong Jia, ...

BackgroundDating back to the first epidemic among injection drug users in 1989, the Yunnan province has had the highest number of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections in China....

First-principles Calculations on the Electronic, Vibrational, and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires (2006)

Yang, Li

The first part of my PhD work is about the lattice vibrations in silicon nanowires. First-principles calculations based on the linear response are performed to investigate the quantum confinement...

First-principles Calculations on the Electronic, Vibrational, and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanowires (2006)

Yang, Li

The first part of my PhD work is about the lattice vibrations in silicon nanowires. First-principles calculations based on the linear response are performed to investigate the quantum confinement...

First-principles calculations on the electronic, vibrational, and optical properties of semiconductor nanowires [electronic resource] / (2006)

Yang, Li.

The first part of my PhD work is about the lattice vibrations in silicon nanowires. First-principles calculations based on the linear response are performed to investigate the quantum confinement...

Dynamic wavelength sharing policies for absolute QoS guarantees (2006)

Li Yang, George N. Rouskas

Abstract — We consider the problem of providing absolute QoS guarantees to multiple classes of users of an OBS network in terms of the end-to-end burst loss. We employ Markov decision process (MDP)...

Design and Development of Novel Inductively Couple RFID Antennas (2006)

Li Yang, S. Serkan Basat, Manos M. Tentzeris

Abstract – Inductively coupled RFID antennas in two different structures, namely arc-shape and dual-body configurations, are presented. High input resistance can be easily achieved with these...

Semi-automatic ground truth generation for chart image recognition (2006)

Li Yang, Weihua Huang, Chew Lim Tan

Abstract. While research on scientific chart recognition is being carried out, there is no suitable standard that can be used to evaluate the overall performance of the chart recognition results. In...

Thermal Decomposition of Li(NTO)·2H2O and Na(NTO)·H2O (NTO = Anion of 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one): Kinetics Derived from T-jump/FTIR Spectroscopy (2006)

Sun, Yuanhua, Zhang, Tonglai, Zhang, Jianguo, Qiao, Xiaojing, Yang, Li, Zheng, Hong

A "snapshot" simulation of the surface reaction zone is captured by a thin film of material heated rapidly to temperatures characteristic of the burning surface by using the T-jump/FTIR spectroscopy....

Myeloperoxidase G-463A polymorphism and the risk of gastric cancer: a case-control study1 (2006)

Zhu, Huaijun, Yang, Li, Zhou, Bo, Yu, Rongbin, Tang, Naping, Wang, Bin

Several epidemiological studies have shown that the myeloperoxidase (MPO) G-463A polymorphism may influence the risk of many cancers, including lung, breast, bladder and laryngeal cancer. However,...

Genetic Interaction between the AS1-AS2 and RDR6-SGS3-AGO7 Pathways for Leaf Morphogenesis (2006)

Xu, Lin, Yang, Li, Pi, Limin, Liu, Qili, Ling, Qihua, Wang, Hua, ...

In higher plants, class I KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) gene suppression and leaf polarity establishment are two processes crucial for leaf morphogenesis. The Arabidopsis genes, ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1...

Genetic Interaction between the AS1-AS2 and RDR6-SGS3-AGO7 Pathways for Leaf Morphogenesis (2006)

Xu, Lin, Yang, Li, Pi, Limin, Liu, Qili, Ling, Qihua, Wang, Hua, ...

In higher plants, class I KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) gene suppression and leaf polarity establishment are two processes crucial for leaf morphogenesis. The Arabidopsis genes, ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1...

Myeloperoxidase G-463A polymorphism and the risk of gastric cancer: a case-control study (2006)

Zhu, Huaijun, Yang, Li, Zhou, Bo, Yu, Rongbin, Tang, Naping, Wang, Bin

Several epidemiological studies have shown that the myeloperoxidase (MPO) G–463A polymorphism may influence the risk of many cancers, including lung, breast, bladder and laryngeal cancer. However,...

The form, distribution and mobility of arsenic in soils contaminated by arsenic trioxide, at sites in southeast USA (2005)

Yang, Li, Donahoe, Rona J.

Soils from many industrial sites in southeastern USA are contaminated with As because of the application of herbicide containing As2O3. Among those contaminated sites, two industrial sites, FW and...

The Genomes of Oryza sativa: A History of Duplications (2005)

Jun Yu, Jun Wang, Wei Lin, Songgang Li, Heng Li, Jun Zhou, ...

We report improved whole-genome shotgun sequences for the genomes of indica and japonica rice, both with multimegabase contiguity, or almost 1,000-fold improvement over the drafts of 2002. Tested...

Security specification and enforcement in mediation system (2005)

Yang, Li

Mediation techniques provide interoperability and support integrated query processing among heterogeneous databases. While such techniques help data sharing among different sources, they increase the...

Rouskas, Path switching in OBS networks (2005)

Li Yang, George N. Rouskas

Abstract. We investigate the concept of path switching in optical burst switched (OBS) networks and its potential to reducing the overall burst drop probability. With path switching, each source...

Regulated expression of functional external guide sequences in mammalian cells using a U6 RNA polymerase III promoter (2005)

KOVRIGINA, ELIZAVETA, YANG, LI, PFUND, EMMANUEL, ALTMAN, SIDNEY

A regulatable promoter has been stably integrated into a human embryonic kidney cell line. The promoter is a pol III mouse promoter and is under the control of ponasterone A, an ecdysone inducer. The...

Regulated expression of functional external guide sequences in mammalian cells using a U6 RNA polymerase III promoter (2005)

KOVRIGINA, ELIZAVETA, YANG, LI, PFUND, EMMANUEL, ALTMAN, SIDNEY

A regulatable promoter has been stably integrated into a human embryonic kidney cell line. The promoter is a pol III mouse promoter and is under the control of ponasterone A, an ecdysone inducer. The...

Security Enforced Mediation Systems for Data Integration (2005)

Li Yang, Raimund K. Ege

Abstract. Mediation techniques support integrated query processing among heterogeneous databases. While such techniques help data sharing among different distributed sources, they increase the risk...

XML storage and retrieval using the semantic binary object-oriented database system (SEM-ODB) (2003)

Yang, Li

Over the past five years, XML has been embraced by both the research and industrial community due to its promising prospects as a new data representation and exchange format on the Internet. The...

Incremental Sketch Understanding for Intention Extraction in Sketch-based User Interfaces 1 (2003)

Li Yang, Yang Li

The inherent ambiguity of sketch-based user interfaces makes the intention extraction process quite different from traditional user interfaces. It is a critical problem of how precise computers can...

Study of a novel gene, Hemogen/EDAG, in hematopoiesis and spermatogenesis (2002)

Yang, Li

Differential gene expression is the genetic basis of animal development. In the search for differentially expressed genes during early embryogenesis, a novel murine gene, Hemogen , has been cloned by...

Light scattering and ink penetration effects on tone reproduction (2001)

Li Yang, Reiner Lenz, Björn Kruse

Light scattering or the so-called Yule-Nielsen effect and ink penetration into the substrate paper play important roles in the tone reproduction. In this paper we develop a framework in which the...

Preliminary Empirical Results on Anytime Propositional Reasoning (Abstract) (1997)

Mukesh Dalal, Li Yang

An anytime family of propositional reasoners is a sequence |-0, |-1, ... of inference relations such that each |-k is sound, tractable, and makes more inferences than |-k-1, and each theory has a...

Abstract A Webware for Computer Graphics Education (1520)

Mustafa Sanver, Erik Gillespie, Li Yang

This paper presents live and interactive webware for online learning of computer graphics concepts. A list of demos is provided. Each demo presents a concept in computer graphics by showing a 3D real...

Distinct roles of VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 in the aberrant hematopoiesis associated with elevated levels of VEGF

Huang, Yuhui, Chen, Xiaolan, Dikov, Mikhail M., Novitskiy, Sergey V., Mosse, Claudio A., Yang, Li, ...

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major factor in tumor-host interactions, plays a critical role in the aberrant hematopoiesis observed in cancer-bearing hosts. To dissect the roles of...

Asymmetric effect of basis on dynamic futures hedging: Empirical evidence from commodity markets

Lien, Donald, Yang, Li

The dynamic minimum variance hedge ratios (MVHRs) have been commonly estimated using the Bivariate GARCH model that overlooks the basis effect on the time-varying variance-covariance of spot and...

Expression Pattern of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Normal Rat Epidermis and Pilosebaceous Unit during Hair Cycle

Xu, Yuanxu, Yang, Li, Yang, Tian, Xiang, Mingming, Huang, Enyi, Lian, Xiaohua

As an important member of the cyclooxygenase isoenzymes, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mainly catalyzes the first two steps in prostanoid synthesis. In mammalian animals, although COX-2 was thought to be...

Hedging with Chinese metal futures

Lien, Donald, Yang, Li

This paper evaluates different hedging strategies for aluminum and copper futures contracts traded at Shanghai Futures Exchange. In addition to usual candidates such as the traditional regression...

Clinical Pharmacy Education in China

Ryan, Melody, Shao, Hong, Yang, Li, Nie, Xiao-Yan, Zhai, Suo-Di, Shi, Lu-Wen, ...

Pharmacy education in China focuses on pharmaceutical sciences, with the bachelor of science (BS) of pharmacy as the entry-level degree. Pharmacy practice curricula in these programs are centered on...

Intraday return and volatility spill-over across international copper futures markets

Donald Lien, Li Yang

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the short-run return and volatility spill-overs across three major international copper futures markets: London Metal Exchange (LME), New York...

An amino acid polymorphism in the couch potato gene forms the basis for climatic adaptation in Drosophila melanogaster

Schmidt, Paul S., Zhu, Chen-Tseh, Das, Jayatri, Batavia, Mariska, Yang, Li, Eanes, Walter F.

Diapause is the classic adaptation to seasonality in arthropods, and its expression can result in extreme lifespan extension as well as enhanced resistance to environmental challenges. Little is...

Characterization of Rat Hair Follicle Stem Cells Selected by Vario Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting System

Huang, Enyi, Lian, Xiaohua, Chen, Wei, Yang, Tian, Yang, Li

Hair follicle stem cells (HfSCs) play crucial roles in hair follicle morphogenesis and hair cycling. These stem cells are self-renewable and have the multi-lineage potential to generate epidermis,...