Min Wu

Global Exponential Stability of Bidirectional Associative Memory Neural Networks With Time Delays (2009)

Xin-ge Liu, Ralph R. Martin, Min Wu, Mei-lan Tang

Abstract—In this paper, we consider delayed bidirectional associative memory (BAM) neural networks (NNs) with Lipschitz continuous activation functions. By applying Young’s inequality and...

Utilizing Co-Occurrence of Answers in Question Answering (2009)

Min Wu, Tomek Strzalkowski

In this paper, we discuss how to utilize the co-occurrence of answers in building an automatic question answering system that answers a series of questions on a specific topic in a batch mode....

Increased OXPHOS activity precedes rise in glycolytic rate in H-RasV12/E1A transformed fibroblasts that develop a Warburg phenotype (2009)

De Groof, Ad JC, Te Lindert, Mariska M, Van Dommelen, Michiel MT, Wu, Min, Willemse, Marieke, Smift, Amy L, ...

Abstract Background The Warburg phenotype in cancer cells has been long recognized, but there is still limited insight in the consecutive metabolic alterations that characterize its establishment. We...

A core-attachment based method to detect protein complexes in PPI networks (2009)

Wu, Min, Li, Xiaoli, Kwoh, Chee-Keong, Ng, See-Kiong

Abstract Background How to detect protein complexes is an important and challenging task in post genomic era. As the increasing amount of protein-protein interaction (PPI) data are available, we are...

Unicity Distance of Robust Image Hashing (2009)

Yinian Mao, Min Wu, Senior Member

Abstract—An image hash is a randomized compact representation of image content and finds applications in image authentication, image and video watermarking, and image similarity comparison....

A glucocorticoid amplifies IL-2-induced selective expansion of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in vivo and suppresses graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic lymphocyte transplantation (2009)

Xie, Yanhui, Wu, Min, Song, Runhua, Ma, Jiexian, Shi, Yi, Qin, Wenming, ...

Regulatory T (Treg) cells are a subpopulation of T cells that not only prevent autoimmunity, but also control a wide range of T cell-dependent immune responses. Glucocorticoid treatment...

Autonomous Motion Planning on Mars ∗ (2008)

Xue Liu, Wenbo He, Chengdu Huang, Min Wu, Liqian Luo

To confirm whether there is water on Mars, we send mobile robots roving on Mars, and let them go to the target area to do verification. One the surface of Mars, there are Mountains (obstacles) and...

Factoring Finite-rank Linear Functional Systems ∗ (2008)

Min Wu

By a finite-rank (linear functional) system, we mean a system of linear differential, shift and q-shift operators or, any mixture thereof, whose solution space is finite-dimensional. This poster...

Distortion Management of Real-time MPEG-4 FGS Video over Downlink Multicode CDMA Networks (2008)

Guan-ming Su, Zhu Han, Andres Kwasinski, Min Wu, Nariman Farvardin

Abstract — In this paper, a protocol is designed to manage source rate/channel coding rate adaptation, code allocation, and power control to transmit real-time MPEG-4 FGS video over downlink...

JOINT UPLINK AND DOWNLINK OPTIMIZATION FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING OVER WIRELESS LAN (2008)

Guan-ming Su, Zhu Han, Min Wu

In this paper, a real-time video conferencing framework is proposed for multiple conferencing pairs by joint considering the uplink and downlink conditions within IEEE802.11 networks. We formulate...

Liouvillian Solutions of Difference-Differential Equations (2008)

Feng, Ruyong, Singer, Michael F., Wu, Min

For a field k$with an automorphism \sigma and a derivation \delta, we introduce the notion of liouvillian solutions of linear difference-differential systems {\sigma(Y) = AY, \delta(Y) = BY} over k...

Testing Linear Dependence of Hyperexponential Elements ∗ (2008)

Ziming Li, Min Wu, Dabin Zheng

A Wronskian (resp. Casoratian) criterion is useful to test linear dependence of elements in a differential (resp. difference) field over constants. We generalize this criterion for invertible...

Peripheral pulmonary nodules: Relationship between multi-slice spiral CT perfusion imaging and tumor angiogenesis and VEGF expression (2008)

Ma, Shu-Hua, Le, Hong-Bo, Jia, Bao-hui, Wang, Zhao-Xin, Xiao, Zhuang-Wei, Cheng, Xiao-Ling, ...

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between16-slice spiral CT perfusion imaging and tumor angiogenesis and VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)...

Utilizing Entity Relation to Bridge the Language Gap in Cross-Lingual Question Answering System (2008)

Min Wu, Tomek Strzalkowski

We describe University at Albany’s CLQA system and its performance in English-Chinese subtask evaluation in NTCIR-6 CLQA. Firstly we illustrate our submitted system, which was built in two weeks....

Efficient Bandwidth Resource Allocation for Low-Delay Multiuser MPEG-4 Video Transmission (2008)

Guan-ming Su, Min Wu

Abstract — In this paper, we propose an efficient bandwidth resource allocation algorithm with low delay and low fluctuation of quality to transmit multiple MPEG-4 Fine Granularity Scalability...

Exploring QIM based Anti-Collusion Fingerprinting for Multimedia (2008)

Ashwin Swaminathan, Shan He, Min Wu

Digital fingerprinting is an emerging technology to protect multimedia from unauthorized use by embedding a unique fingerprint signal into each user’s copy. A robust embedding algorithm is an...

Data Hiding in Compiled Program Binaries for Enhancing Computer System Performance (2008)

Ashwin Swaminathan, Yinian Mao, Min Wu, Krishnan Kailas

Abstract. Information hiding has been studied in many security applications such as authentication, copyright management and digital forensics. In this work, we introduce a new application where...

ROBUST DIGITAL FINGERPRINTING FOR CURVES (2008)

Hongmei Gou, Min Wu

Hiding data in curves can be achieved by parameterizing a curve using the B-spline model and adding spread spectrum sequences in B-spline control points. In this paper, we propose an iterative...

M. Wu: ENEE631 Digital Image Processing (Fall'01) (2008)

Min Wu

Introduction to Video Content Analysis � Teach computer to “think ” and “understand” – Define features that computer can learn to measure � color (RGB values or other color coordinates)...

NOISE FEATURES FOR IMAGE TAMPERING DETECTION AND STEGANALYSIS (2008)

Hongmei Gou, Ashwin Swaminathan, Min Wu

With increasing availability of low-cost image editing softwares, the authenticity of digital images can no longer be taken for granted. Digital images have also been used as cover data for...

COLLUSION-RESISTANT VIDEO FINGERPRINTING FOR LARGE USER GROUP (2008)

Shan He, Min Wu

Digital fingerprinting protects multimedia content from illegal redistribution by uniquely marking copies of the content distributed to each user. Most existing multimedia fingerprinting schemes...

Utilizing Co-Occurrence of Answers in Question Answering (2008)

Min Wu, Tomek Strzalkowski

In this paper, we discuss how to utilize the co-occurrence of answers in building an automatic question answering system that answers a series of questions on a specific topic in a batch mode....

ROBUST DISTRIBUTED MULTI-POINT VIDEO CONFERENCING OVER ERROR-PRONE CHANNELS (2008)

Meng Chen, Guan-ming Su, Min Wu

In this paper, we propose a novel multi-point video conferencing system through error-prone channels, where the aggregation of multiple video streams and resource allocation are performed in a...

Intrinsic Fingerprints for Image Authentication and (2008)

Ashwin Swaminathan, Min Wu

With growing popularity of digital imaging devices and low-cost image editing software, the integrity of image content can no longer be taken for granted. This paper introduces a methodology for...

On Solutions of Linear Functional Systems and Factorization of Laurent-Ore Modules (2008)

Ziming Li, Min Wu

Abstract. We summarize some recent results on partial linear functional systems. By associating a finite-dimensional linear functional system to a Laurent-Ore module, Picard-Vessiot extensions are...

ENEE631: Digital Image Processing (2008)

Ashwin Swaminathan, Gaurav Agarwal, Instructor Dr, Min Wu

Transform coding has become a standard model for image coding. DCT based image codecs have been developed and their performance studied. Despite the phenomenal performance of the JPEG baseline...

Robust Scanner Identification Based on Noise Features (2008)

Hongmei Gou, Ashwin Swaminathan, Min Wu

A large portion of digital image data available today is acquired using digital cameras or scanners. While cameras allow digital reproduction of natural scenes, scanners are often used to capture...

Dedication (2008)

Forensics For, Z. Jane Wang, Min Wu, Hong Zhao, ...

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Global exponential stability of bidirectional associative memory neural networks with time delays (2008)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Martin, Ralph Robert, Wu, Min, Tang, Mei-Lan

Abstract—In this paper, we consider delayed bidirectional associative memory (BAM) neural networks (NNs) with Lipschitz continuous activation functions. By applying Young’s inequality and...

COLLUDING FINGERPRINTED VIDEO USING THE GRADIENT ATTACK (2008)

Shan He, Darko Kirovski, Min Wu

Digital �ngerprinting is an emerging tool to protect multimedia content from unauthorized distribution by embedding a unique �ngerprint into each user’s copy. Although several �ngerprinting...

Dialogue management for an automated multilingual call center. research directions in dialogue processing (2008)

Hilda Hardy, Tomek Strzalkowski, Min Wu

with Information and Services) has been established under joint funding from the European Commission’s 5 th Framework Program and the U.S.

Broadly sampled multigene trees of eukaryotes (2008)

Yoon, Hwan Su, Grant, Jessica, Tekle, Yonas I, Wu, Min, Chaon, Benjamin C, Cole, Jeffrey C, ...

Abstract Background Our understanding of the eukaryotic tree of life and the tremendous diversity of microbial eukaryotes is in flux as additional genes and diverse taxa are sampled for molecular...

Broadly sampled multigene trees of eukaryotes (2008)

Yoon, Hwan Su, Grant, Jessica, Tekle, Yonas I., Wu, Min, Chaon, Benjamin C., Cole, Jeffrey C., ...

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the...

Pure rotational Raman lidar with fiber Bragg grating for temperature profiling of the atmospheric boundary layer (2008)

Jiandong Mao, Liaolin Hu, Dengxin Hua, Fei Gao, Min Wu

A new pure rotational Raman lidar (PRRL) system at a wavelength of 532.25 nm has been designed for profiling the atmospheric temperature of the planetary boundary layer. A newly compact spectroscope...

Algorithms for detecting protein complexes in PPI networks: an evaluation study (2008)

Wu, Min, Li, Xiaoli, Kwoh, Chee-Keong

Since protein complexes play important biological roles in cells, many computational methods have been proposed to detect protein complexes from protein-protein interaction (PPI) data. In this paper,...

Delay-dependent H∞ control of linear discrete-time systems with an interval-like time-varying delay (2008)

He, Yong, Wu, Min, Han, Qing-Long, Faculty Of Business And Informatics., She, Jin-Hua

The free-weighting-matrix approach is developed to study the H control of linear discrete-time systems with an interval-like time-varying delay. First, a delay- and range-dependent criterion for a...

Delay-dependent H∞ control of linear discrete-time systems with an interval-like time-varying delay (2008)

He, Yong., Wu, Min., Han, Qing-Long., Faculty Of Business And Informatics., She, Jin-Hua.

The free-weighting-matrix approach is developed to study the H control of linear discrete-time systems with an interval-like time-varying delay. First, a delay- and range-dependent criterion for a...

Peripheral pulmonary nodules: relationship between multi-slice spiral CT perfusion imaging and tumor angiogenesis and VEGF expression. (2008)

Ma, Shu-Hua, Le, Hong-Bo, Jia, Bao-hui, Wang, Zhao-Xin, Xiao, Zhuang-Wei, Cheng, Xiao-Ling, ...

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between 16-slice spiral CT perfusion imaging and tumor angiogenesis and VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) expression in...

Algorithms for detecting protein complexes in PPI networks: an evaluation study (2008)

Wu, Min, Li, Xiaoli, Kwoh, Chee-Keong

Since protein complexes play important biological roles in cells, many computational methods have been proposed to detect protein complexes from protein-protein interaction (PPI) data. In this paper,...

An Effective File Migration Algorithm in Cluster File Systems (2007)

Wei Liu, Weimin Zheng, Meiming Shen, Xinming Ou, Min Wu

I/O balancing is an attractive problem in distributed systems. With the fast growth of high-speed network technology, file migration becomes an effective way to solve the problem. In this paper, we...

Design of an I/O Balancing File System on Web Server Clusters (2007)

Wei Liu, Min Wu, Xinming Ou, Weimin Zheng, Meiming Shen

The paper presents the design of an I/O balancing file system on Web server clusters. High-speed networks allow machines to access remote data nearly as quickly as they can access local data. This...

PREFETCHING AND CACHING METADATA IN A DISTRIBUTED NFS (2007)

Wei Liu, Xinming Ou, Weimin Zheng, Min Wu, Meiming Shen

The paper describes a name and attribute cache(NACache) in a distributed NFS server. The distributed NFS server provides the identical NFS service as the common NFS server and no modification to NFS...

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DISTRIBUTED NFS SERVER ON CLUSTER OF WORKSTATIONS (2007)

Wei Liu, Weimin Zheng, Meiming Shen, Xinming Ou, Min Wu

The paper presents the design and implementation of a distributed NFS server which consists of multiple computers. The distributed NFS server provides the identical NFS file service as the...

ARTICLE NO. CO981470 Developing Online Support for Clinical Information System Developers: The FAQ Approach (2007)

Adam Wilcox, George Hripcsak, Stephen B. Johnson, Jae-jun Hwang, Min Wu

Objective: We investigate a knowledge-based help system for developers of an integrated clinical information system (CIS). The first objective in the study was to determine the system’s ability to...

A facilitated tracking and transcription mechanism of long-range enhancer function (2007)

Zhu, Xingguo, Ling, Jianhua, Zhang, Ling, Pi, Wenhu, Wu, Min, Tuan, Dorothy

In the human ϵ−globin gene locus, the HS2 enhancer in the Locus Control Region regulates transcription of the embryonic ϵ-globin gene located over 10 kb away. The mechanism of...

Stability analysis for neutral systems with mixed delays (2007)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Wu, Min, Martin, Ralph R., Tang, Mei-Lan

Relationships between system states contained in the neutral equation are used to address the delay-dependent stability of a neutral system with time-varying state delay. Using linear matrix...

Stability analysis for neutral systems with mixed delays (2007)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Wu, Min, Martin, Ralph R., Tang, Mei-Lan

Relationships between system states contained in the neutral equation are used to address the delay-dependent stability of a neutral system with time-varying state delay. Using linear matrix...

Stability analysis for neutral systems with mixed delays (2007)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Wu, Min, Martin, Ralph Robert, Tang, Mei-Lan

Relationships between system states contained in the neutral equation are used to address the delay-dependent stability of a neutral system with time-varying state delay. Using linear matrix...

Delay-dependent stability analysis for uncertain neutral systems with time-varying delays (2007)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Wu, Min, Martin, Ralph Robert, Tang, Mei-Lan

This paper investigates the stability of neutral delay-differential systems with mixed multiple time-varying delay arguments. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, and the relationship between the...

Rewriting Earnings History (2007)

Lev, Baruch, Ryan, Stephen G., Wu, Min

Research on the usefulness of financial information generally focuses on the innovation in the information examined, such as an earnings surprise or cash flow growth. Consequently, prior research...

Rewriting Earnings History (2007)

Lev, Baruch, Ryan, Stephen G., Wu, Min

Research on the usefulness of financial information generally focuses on the innovation in the information examined, such as an earnings surprise or cash flow growth. Consequently, prior research...

Dialogue Management for an Automated Multilingual Call Center (2007)

Hardy, Hilda, Strzalkowski, Tomek, Wu, Min

The AMITIES project (Automated Multilingual Interaction with Information and Services) has been established under joint funding from the European Commission's 5th Framework Program and the U.S. DARPA...

Delay-dependent stability analysis for uncertain neutral systems with time-varying delays (2007)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Wu, Min, Martin, Ralph R., Tang, Mei-Lan

This paper investigates the stability of neutral delay-differential systems with mixed multiple time-varying delay arguments. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, and the relationship between the...

Preparation of nano-liposome enveloping Flos Magnoliae volatile oil (2007)

Min WU

Objective: To discuss the influences of the concentrations of sodium cholate, cholesterol and drug, preparation temperature, ultrasonic time and power on the particle size and encapsulation...

Delay-dependent stability analysis for uncertain neutral systems with time-varying delays (2007)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Wu, Min, Martin, Ralph R., Tang, Mei-Lan

This paper investigates the stability of neutral delay-differential systems with mixed multiple time-varying delay arguments. Based on the Lyapunov functional method, and the relationship between the...

Collaborative Image Coding and Transmission over Wireless Sensor Networks (2007)

Min Wu, Chang Wen Chen

The imaging sensors are able to provide intuitive visual information for quick recognition and decision. However, imaging sensors usually generate vast amount of data. Therefore, processing and...

Collaborative Image Coding and Transmission over Wireless Sensor Networks (2007)

Min Wu, Chang Wen Chen

The imaging sensors are able to provide intuitive visual information for quick recognition and decision. However, imaging sensors usually generate vast amount of data. Therefore, processing and...

Classification of Element Systems over Finite Commutative Groups (2006)

Zhang, Shouchuan, Wu, Min, Wang, Hengtai

We obtain the formula computing the number of isomorphic classes of element systems with characters over finite commutative group $G$.

Classification of Ramification Systems for Symmetric Groups (2006)

Zhang, Shouchuan, Wu, Min, Wang, Hengtai

We obtain the formula computing the number of isomorphic classes of ramification systems with characters over group $S_n$ ($n \not=6$) and their representatives.

A fisheye viewer for microarray-based gene expression data (2006)

Wu, Min, Thao, Cheng, Mu, Xiangming, Munson, Ethan V

Abstract Background Microarray has been widely used to measure the relative amounts of every mRNA transcript from the genome in a single scan. Biologists have been accustomed to reading their...

Establishment of endolithic populations of extremophilic Cyanidiales (Rhodophyta) (2006)

Yoon, Hwan, Ciniglia, Claudia, Wu, Min, Comeron, Josep M, Pinto, Gabriele, Pollio, Antonino, ...

Abstract Background Cyanidiales are unicellular extremophilic red algae that inhabit acidic and high temperature sites around hot springs and have also adapted to life in endolithic and interlithic...

A Recursive Method for Determining the One-Dimensional Submodules of Laurent-Ore Modules (2006)

Li, Ziming, Singer, Michael F., Wu, Min, Zheng, Dabin

We present a method for determining the one-dimensional submodules of a Laurent-Ore module. The method is based on a correspondence between hyperexponential solutions of associated systems and...

Alterations in vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) phosphorylation: associations with asthmatic phenotype, airway inflammation and β2-agonist use (2006)

Hastie, Annette T, Wu, Min, Foster, Gayle C, Hawkins, Gregory A, Batra, Vikas, Rybinski, Katherine A, ...

Abstract Background Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) mediates focal adhesion, actin filament binding and polymerization in a variety of cells, thereby inhibiting cell movement....

Alterations in vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) phosphorylation: associations with asthmatic phenotype, airway inflammation and β2-agonist use (2006)

Hastie, Annette T., Wu, Min, Foster, Gayle C., Hawkins, Gregory A., Batra, Vikas, Rybinski, Katherine A., ...

Background Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) mediates focal adhesion, actin filament binding and polymerization in a variety of cells, thereby inhibiting cell movement. Phosphorylation of...

A New finite sum inequality for delay-dependent H∞ control of discrete-time delay systems (2006)

Zhang, Xian-Ming., Han, Qing-Long., Wu, Min.

This paper is concerned with the problem ofdelay-dependent H∞ control for linear discrete-time systems with time-varying delay. A new finite sum inequality is first established to derive a...

Delay-dependent robust stabilisation of discrete-time systems with time-varying delay (2006)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Martin, Ralph R., Wu, Min, Tang, Mei-Lan

The stability of discrete systems with time-varying delay is considered. New delay-dependent stability criteria are devised, which are dependent on the minimum and maximum delay bounds. An initial...

Comparative study of construction industry size and structure between the UK and Australia and the significance of industry fragmentation (2006)

Langston, Craig, Wu, Min

While comparing both the size and structure between the UK and Australian construction industries, this study reveals that the UK construction industry is about two and a half times larger than the...

Topsis-AHP simulation model and its application to supply chain management ∗ (2006)

Min Wu

Abstract. SCM (supply chain management) emphasizes on the strategic cooperative relationship between core enterprise and enterprise alliance. The selection of strategic partners is an important...

Web wallet: Preventing phishing attacks by revealing user intentions (2006)

Min Wu, Robert C. Miller, Greg Little

{minwu, rcm, glittle} @ csail.mit.edu We introduce a new anti-phishing solution, the Web Wallet. The Web Wallet is a browser sidebar which users can use to submit their sensitive information online....

Do Security Toolbars Actually Prevent Phishing Attacks (2006)

Min Wu, Robert C. Miller, Simson L. Garfinkel

Security toolbars in a web browser show security-related information about a website to help users detect phishing attacks. Because the toolbars are designed for humans to use, they should be...

A Recursive Method for Determining the One-Dimensional Submodules of Laurent-Ore Modules (2006)

Ziming Li, Min Wu

We present a method for determining the one-dimensional submodules of a Laurent-Ore module. The method is based on a correspondence between hyperexponential solutions of associated systems and...

Image tampering identification using blind deconvolution (2006)

Ashwin Swaminathan, Min Wu

Digital images have been used in growing number of applications from law enforcement and surveillance, to medical diagnosis and consumer photography. With such widespread popularity and the presence...

Do Security Toolbars Actually Prevent Phishing Attacks (2006)

Min Wu, Robert Miller, Simson Garfinkel

Security toolbars inside a web browser are designed to show security-related information about a website in order to help users detect phishing websites. We ran a user study to test the effectiveness...

A Recursive Method for Determining the One-Dimensional Submodules of Laurent-Ore Modules (2006)

Ziming Li, Min Wu

We present a method for determining the one-dimensional submodules of a Laurent-Ore module. The method is based on a correspondence between hyperexponential solutions of associated systems and...

A joint signal processing and cryptographic approach to multimedia encryption (2006)

Yinian Mao, Student Member, Min Wu

Abstract — In recent years, there is an increasing trend for multimedia applications to use delegate service providers for content distribution, archiving, search and retrieval. These delegate...

Component forensics of digital cameras: A non-intrusive approach (2006)

Ashwin Swaminathan, Min Wu

This paper considers the problem of component forensics and proposes a methodology to identify the algorithms and parameters employed by various processing modules inside a digital camera. The...

Delay-dependent robust stabilisation of discrete-time systems with time-varying delay (2006)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Martin, Ralph R., Wu, Min, Tang, Mei-Lan

The stability of discrete systems with time-varying delay is considered. New delay-dependent stability criteria are devised, which are dependent on the minimum and maximum delay bounds. An initial...

Delay-dependent robust stabilisation of discrete-time systems with time-varying delay (2006)

Liu, Xin-Ge, Martin, Ralph Robert, Wu, Min, Tang, Mei-Lan

The stability of discrete systems with time-varying delay is considered. New delay-dependent stability criteria are devised, which are dependent on the minimum and maximum delay bounds. An initial...

A New finite sum inequality for delay-dependent H∞ control of discrete-time delay systems (2006)

Zhang, Xian-Ming., Han, Qing-Long., Wu, Min.

This paper is concerned with the problem ofdelay-dependent H∞ control for linear discrete-time systems with time-varying delay. A new finite sum inequality is first established to derive a...

Classification-Based Spatial Error Concealment for Visual Communications (2006)

Meng Chen, Yefeng Zheng, Min Wu

In an error-prone transmission environment, error concealment is an effective technique to reconstruct the damaged visual content. Due to large variations of image characteristics, different...

Significance of COX-2 expression in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (2006)

Zhi, Huiying, Wang, Lin, Zhang, Jian, Zhou, Chuannong, Ding, Fang, Luo, Aiping, ...

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is well established to play an important role in the tumorigenesis of a variety of human cancers; however, the function of COX-2 in the development of esophageal squamous...

A comparative study of construction industry size and structure between the UK and Australia and the significance of industry fragmentation (2006)

Langston, Craig, Wu, Min

While comparing both the size and structure between the UK and Australian construction industries, this study reveals that the UK construction industry is about two and a half times larger than the...

Anticancer properties of propofol-docosahexaenoate and propofol-eicosapentaenoate on breast cancer cells (2005)

Siddiqui, Rafat A, Zerouga, Mustapha, Wu, Min, Castillo, Alicia, Harvey, Kevin, Zaloga, Gary P, ...

Abstract Introduction Epidemiological evidence strongly links fish oil, which is rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), with low incidences of several types of cancer....

Coordinated Sensor Deployment for Improving Secure Communications and Sensing Coverage (2005)

Mao, Yinian, Wu, Min

Sensor network has a great potential in applications such as habitat monitoring, wildlife tracking, building surveillance, and military combat. The design of a sensor network system involves several...

Coordinated Sensor Deployment for Improving Secure Communications and Sensing Coverage (2005)

Mao, Yinian, Wu, Min

Sensor network has a great potential in applications such as habitat monitoring, wildlife tracking, building surveillance, and military combat. The design of a sensor network system involves several...

AntiCollusion Forensics of Multimedia Fingerprinting Using Orthogonal Modulation (2005)

Z. Jane Wang, Min Wu, Hong Vicky Zhao

Abstract—Digital fingerprinting is a method for protecting digital data in which fingerprints that are embedded in multimedia are capable of identifying unauthorized use of digital content. A...

Data-Driven Language Understanding for Spoken Language Dialogue (2005)

Nick Webb, Cristian Ursu, Yorick Wilks, Hilda Hardy, Min Wu

We present a natural-language customer service application for a telephone banking call center, developed as part of the AMITIES dialogue project (Automated Multilingual Interaction with Information...

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (2005)

Http Www Merl, Min Wu, Anthony Vetro, Jonathan Yedidia, Huifang Sun, Chang Wen Chen

In conventional video coding, the complexity of an encoder is generally much higher than that of a decoder because of operations such as motion estimation consume significant computational resources....

Performance study on multimedia fingerprinting employing traceability codes (2005)

Shan He, Min Wu

Abstract. Digital fingerprinting is a tool to protect multimedia content from illegal redistribution by uniquely marking copies of the content distributed to each user. Collusion attack is a powerful...

Improving Collusion Resistance of Error Correcting Code Based Multimedia Fingerprinting (2005)

Shan He, Min Wu

Digital fingerprinting protects multimedia content from illegal redistribution by uniquely marking copies of the content distributed to each user. Collusion is a powerful attack whereby several...

Forensic Analysis of Nonlinear Collusion Attacks for Multimedia Fingerprinting (2005)

H. Vicky Zhao, Min Wu, Z. Jane Wang

Abstract—Digital fingerprinting is a technology for tracing the distribution of multimedia content and protecting them from unauthorized redistribution. Unique identification information is...

Collusion resistance of multimedia fingerprinting using orthogonal modulation (2005)

Min Wu, Z. Jane Wang

Digital fingerprints are unique labels inserted in different copies of the same content before distribution. Each digital fingerprint is assigned to an intended recipient, and can be used to trace...

Performance study on multimedia fingerprinting employing traceability codes (2005)

Shan He, Min Wu

Abstract. Digital fingerprinting is a tool to protect multimedia content from illegal redistribution by uniquely marking copies of the content distributed to each user. Collusion attack is a powerful...

Data hiding in curves with application to fingerprinting maps (2005)

Hongmei Gou, Student Member, Min Wu

Abstract—This paper presents a new data hiding method for curves. The proposed algorithm parameterizes a curve using the B-spline model and adds a spread spectrum sequence to the coordinates of the...

Significance of COX-2 expression in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (2005)

Zhi, Huiying, Wang, Lin, Zhang, Jian, Zhou, Chunnong, Ding, Fang, Luo, Aiping, ...

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is well established to play an important role in the tumorigenesis of a variety of human cancers; however, the function of COX-2 in the development of esophageal squamous...

Group-Oriented Fingerprinting for Multimedia Forensics (2004)

Z. Jane Wang, Min Wu, Wade Trappe

Digital fingerprinting of multimedia data involves embedding information in the content signal and offers protection to the digital rights of the content by allowing illegitimate usage of the content...

Secure Web Authentication with Mobile Phones (2004)

Min Wu, Simson Garfinkel, Rob Miller

People increasingly rely on public computers (e.g., Internet kiosks) to do business over the Internet. But accessing today’s web-based email, online auctions, or banking sites invariably requires...

Dynamic Join-Exit Amortization and Scheduling for Time-Efficient Group Key Agreement (2004)

Yinian Mao, Yan Sun, Min Wu

In this paper, we propose a time-efficient contributory key agreement framework for secure communications in dynamic groups. The proposed scheme employs a special jointree /exit-tree topology in the...

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (2004)

Http Www Merl, Min Wu, Anthony Vetro, Chang Wen Chen

Multiple description coding (MDC) is a source coding technique that involves coding the source information into multiple descriptions. When these descriptions are transmitted over different channels...

Data hiding in curves for collusion-resistant digital fingerprinting (2004)

Hongmei Gou, Min Wu

ABSTRACT * This paper presents a new data hiding method for curves. The proposed algorithm parameterizes a curve using the B-spline model and adds a spread spectrum sequence in the coordinates of the...

Fingerprinting curves (2004)

Hongmei Gou, Min Wu

Abstract. This paper presents a new method for robust data hiding in curves and highlights potential applications including digital fingerprinting of map document for trace and track purposes. We...

Group-Oriented Fingerprinting for Multimedia Forensics (2004)

Wade Trappe, Min Wu, Z. Jane Wang

Digital fingerprinting of multimedia data involves embedding information in the content signal and offers protection to the digital rights of the content by allowing illegitimate usage of the content...

Group-Oriented Fingerprinting for Multimedia Forensics (2004)

Z. Jane Wang, Min Wu, Wade Trappe

Digital fingerprinting of multimedia data involves embedding information in the content signal and offers protection to the digital rights of the content by allowing illegitimate usage of the content...

Nanoscale Patterning of Antigen on Silicon Substrate to Examine Mast Cell Activation (2003)

Orth, Reid N., Wu, Min, Clark, Theodore G., Holowka, David A., Baird, Barbara A.

Rat Basophilic Leukemia (RBL) cells are immobilized and stimulated on micro- and nanometer scale patterns of supported lipid bilayers. The patterns are realized as the photolithographically patterned...

EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing 2004:14, 2142–2162 c ○ 2004 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Group-Oriented Fingerprinting for Multimedia (2003)

Z. Jane Wang, Min Wu

Digital fingerprinting of multimedia data involves embedding information in the content signal and offers protection to the digital rights of the content by allowing illegitimate usage of the content...

Anti-collusion Fingerprinting for Multimedia (2003)

Min Wu, Zhen Wang

Digital fingerprinting is a technique for identifying users who might try to use multimedia content for unintended purposes, such as redistribution. These fingerprints are typically embedded into the...

Question answering by pattern matching, web-proofing, semantic form proofing (2003)

Min Wu, Xiaoyu Zheng, Michelle Duan, Ting Liu, Tomek Strzalkowski

In this paper, we introduce the University at Albany’s question answering system, ILQUA. It is developed on the following methods: pattern matching over annotated text, web-proofing and semantic...

Anti-collusion Fingerprinting for Multimedia (2003)

Min Wu, Z. Jane Wang

Abstract—Digital fingerprinting is a technique for identifying users who use multimedia content for unintended purposes, such as redistribution. These fingerprints are typically embedded into the...

NLM tele-education system for radiology residents interpreting mammography / (2003)

Wu, Min.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003.

NLM tele-education system for radiology residents interpreting mammography [microform] / (2003)

Wu, Min.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003.

Adjusting for population admixture in multipoint linkage analysis with incomplete data (2002)

Wu, Min

In genetic linkage analysis, association between the sharing of genetic material Identity-By-Descent (IBD) and the sharing of phenotypes in related individuals is examined. With incomplete haplotype...

Anti-Collusion Fingerprinting for Multimedia (2002)

Trappe, Wade, Wu, Min, Liu, K.J. Ray

Digital fingerprinting is a technique for identifyingusers who might try to use multimedia content for unintendedpurposes, such as redistribution. These fingerprints are typicallyembedded into the...

Anti-Collusion Fingerprinting for Multimedia (2002)

Trappe, Wade, Wu, Min, Liu, K.J. Ray

Digital fingerprinting is a technique for identifyingusers who might try to use multimedia content for unintendedpurposes, such as redistribution. These fingerprints are typicallyembedded into the...

Analysis of protein sequence/structure similarity relationships (2002)

Hin Hark Gan, Rebecca A. Perlow, Sharmili Roy, Joy Ko, Min Wu, Jing Huang, ...

ABSTRACT Current analyses of protein sequence/structure relationships have focused on expected similarity relationships for structurally similar proteins. To survey and explore the basis of these...

Multimedia Data Hiding (2002)

Min Wu

The digital information revolution has brought about profound changes in our society and our lives. The many advantages of digital information have also generated new challenges and new opportunities...

Relating repair susceptibility of carcinogen-damaged DNA with structural distortion and thermodynamic stability (2002)

Wu, Min, Yan, Shixiang, Patel, Dinshaw J., Geacintov, Nicholas E., Broyde, Suse

A key issue in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) of bulky carcinogen–DNA adducts is the ability of the NER machinery to recognize and repair certain adducts while failing to repair others....

Tool for evaluating radiologists interpreting mammography /--by Min Wu. (2001)

Wu, Min.

"... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Biomedical Engineering."

Rotation, scale and translation resilient watermarking for images (2001)

Ching-yung Lin, Min Wu, Student Member, Jeffrey A. Bloom, Ingemar J. Cox, Senior Member, ...

Abstract—Many electronic watermarks for still images and video content are sensitive to geometric distortions. For example, simple rotation, scaling, and/or translation (RST) of an image can...

Rotation, scale and translation resilient watermarking for images (2001)

Ching-yung Lin, Min Wu, Student Member, Jeffrey A. Bloom, Ingemar J. Cox, Senior Member, ...

Abstract--Many electronic watermarks for still images and video content are sensitive to geometric distortions. For example, simple rotation, scaling, and/or translation (RST) of an image can prevent...

Analysis of attacks on sdmi audio watermarks (2001)

Min Wu, Scott A. Craver, Edward W. Felten, Bede Liu

This paper explains and analyzes the successful attacks submitted by the authors on four audio watermark proposals during a 3-week SDMI public challenge. Our analysis points out some weaknesses in...

Dynamic Resource Allocation Via Video Content and Short-term Traffic Statistics (2001)

Min Wu, Robert A. Joyce, Student Member, Student Member, Hau-san Wong, Ling Guan, ...

The reliable and e#cient transmission of high quality VBR video through the Internet generally requires network resources be allocated in a dynamic fashion. This includes the determination of when to...

Dynamic Resource Allocation via Video Content and Short-Term Traffic Statistics (2001)

Min Wu, Robert A. Joyce, Student Member, Student Member, Hau-san Wong, Ling Guan, ...

Abstract — The reliable and efficient transmission of high quality VBR video through the Internet generally requires network resources be allocated in a dynamic fashion. This includes the...

Rotation, scale and translation resilient watermarking for images (2001)

Ching-yung Lin, Min Wu, Student Member, Jeffrey A. Bloom, Ingemar J. Cox, Senior Member, ...

Abstract—Many electronic watermarks for still images and video content are sensitive to geometric distortions. For example, simple rotation, scaling, and/or translation (RST) of an image can...

Rotation, Scale, and Translation Resilient Public Watermarking for Images (2000)

Ching-Yung Lin, Min Wu, Jeffrey A. Bloom, Ingemar J. Cox, Matt L. Miller, Yui Man Lui

Many electronic watermarks for still images and video content are sensitive to geometric distortions. For example, simple rotation, scaling, and/or translation (RST) of an image can prevent detection...

Dynamic Resource Allocation via Video Content and Short-Term Traffic Statistics (2000)

Min Wu, Robert A. Joyce

Dynamic resource allocation is critical in the transmission of VBR video. Our study shows that content is one of the major factors that controls the bandwidth of the video bitstream, yet content...

Decreased expression of SPRR3 in Chinese human oesophageal cancer (2000)

Chen, Bao-Sheng, Wang, Ming-Rong, Cai, Yan, Xu, Xin, Xu, Zhi-Xiong, Han, Ya-Ling, ...

cDNA fragments that were differentially expressed between human oesophageal carcinomas and matched normal adjacent mucosa were isolated using an improved mRNA differential display technique. One of...

Attacks on Digital Watermarks (1999)

Min Wu, Bede Liu

Two methods for attacking watermarks in images and videos have been proposedinthispaper. The first attack is to remove robust watermarks by iterative block dropping and concealment. Our study...

Multi-level Data Hiding for Digital Image and Video (1999)

Min Wu, Hong Heather Yu, Alex Gelman

Previous works on data hiding generally targeted on a specific tradeoff between capacity and robustness. This results in overestimation of the processing noise under some situations and/or...

Watermarking for image authentication (1998)

Min Wu, Bede Liu

A data embedding method is proposed for image authentication based on table look-up in frequency domain. A visually meaningful watermark and a set of simple features are embedded invisibly in the...

Watermarking For Image Authentication (1998)

Min Wu, Bede Liu

A data embedding method is proposed for image authentication based on table look-up in frequency domain. A visually meaningful watermark and a set of simple features are embedded invisibly in the...

An Algorithm For Wipe Detection (1998)

Min Wu, Wayne Wolf, Bede Liu

The detection of transitions between shots in video programs is an important first step in analyzing video content. The wipe is a frequently used transitional form between shots. Wipe detection is...

Segregation Analysis of Esophageal Cancer in 221 High-Risk Chinese Families (1992)

Carter, Christine Lee, Hu, Nan, Wu, Min, Lin, Pei-Zhong, Murigande, Charles, Bonney, George E.

Background: Until recently, environmental factors were considered of greatest importance in the etiology of esophageal cancer. Recent studies, however, have suggested that genetic factors also have a...

Inherited somatic mosaicism caused by an intracisternal A particle insertion in the mouse tyrosinase gene

Wu, Min, Rinchik, Eugene M., Wilkinson, Erby, Johnson, Dabney K.

A recessive, fully penetrant mutation (cm1OR) at the mouse albino locus that results in coat-color mottling has been characterized at the molecular level. Restriction mapping and DNA sequencing...

Genetically engineered macrophages expressing IFN-γ restore alveolar immune function in scid mice

Wu, Min, Hussain, Shabbir, He, Ying-Hui, Pasula, Rajamouli, Smith, Patricia A., Martin, William J.

Reversal of immunodeficiency in the lung by gene therapy is limited in part by the difficulty of transfecting lung cells in vivo. Many options exist for successfully transfecting cells in vitro, but...

The expression of human α-like globin genes in transgenic mice mediated by bacterial artificial chromosome

Feng, Dong-Xiao, Liu, De-Pei, Huang, Yue, Wu, Lin, Li, Tie-Chang, Wu, Min, ...

After screening a bacterial artificial chromosome of human genomic DNA library with human HS-40, ζ-, α-, and θ-globin probes, a 110-kb clone bearing the whole human α-globin gene cluster was...

Packaging Cell Lines for Simian Foamy Virus Type 1 Vectors

Wu, Min, Mergia, Ayalew

Foamy viruses are nonpathogenic retroviruses that offer several unique opportunities for gene transfer in various cell types from different species. We have previously demonstrated the utility of...

Characterization of Provirus Clones of Simian Foamy Virus Type 1

Mergia, Ayalew, Wu, Min

We have cloned proviral DNA of simian foamy virus type 1 (SFV-1) from linear unintegrated DNA (pSFV-1). Transfection of pSFV-1 induces cytopathology in several cell lines with supernatants from the...

cis-Acting Sequences Required for Simian Foamy Virus Type 1 Vectors

Wu, Min, Chari, Soumya, Yanchis, Tina, Mergia, Ayalew

We have constructed a series of vectors based on simian foamy virus type 1 (SFV-1) to define the minimum cis-acting elements required for gene transfer. To characterize these vectors, we inserted the...

Relating repair susceptibility of carcinogen-damaged DNA with structural distortion and thermodynamic stability

Wu, Min, Yan, Shixiang, Patel, Dinshaw J., Geacintov, Nicholas E., Broyde, Suse

A key issue in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) of bulky carcinogen–DNA adducts is the ability of the NER machinery to recognize and repair certain adducts while failing to repair others....

c-Kit triggers dual phosphorylations, which couple activation and degradation of the essential melanocyte factor Mi

Wu, Min, Hemesath, Timothy J., Takemoto, Clifford M., Horstmann, Martin A., Wells, Audrey G., Price, E. Roydon, ...

Microphthalmia (Mi) is a bHLHZip transcription factor that is essential for melanocyte development and postnatal function. It is thought to regulate both differentiated features of melanocytes such...

Reconstruction of functionally normal and malignant human breast tissues in mice

Kuperwasser, Charlotte, Chavarria, Tony, Wu, Min, Magrane, Greg, Gray, Joe W., Carey, Loucinda, ...

The study of normal breast epithelial morphogenesis and carcinogenesis in vivo has largely used rodent models. Efforts at studying mammary morphogenesis and cancer with xenotransplanted human...

Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers

Wu, Min, Holowka, David, Craighead, Harold G., Baird, Barbara

Micrometer-size patterned lipid bilayers containing liganded lipids are used to control the location and size of receptor clusters and enable direct visualization of structural reorganization of...

Gadd45a Expression Induces Bim Dissociation from the Cytoskeleton and Translocation to Mitochondria

Tong, Tong, Ji, Junfang, Jin, Shunqian, Li, Xianxing, Fan, Wenhong, Song, Yongmei, ...

Gadd45a, a p53- and BRCA1-regulated stress protein, has been implicated in the maintenance of genomic fidelity, probably through its roles in the control of cell cycle checkpoint and apoptosis....

Segregation Analysis of Esophageal Cancer in a Moderately High–Incidence Area of Northern China

Zhang, Weihua, Bailey-Wilson, Joan E., Li, Weidong, Wang, Xiuqin, Zhang, Chunlin, Mao, Xuezheng, ...

In order to explore the mode of inheritance of esophageal cancer in a moderately high-incidence area of northern China, we conducted a pedigree survey on 225 patients affected by esophageal cancer in...

Analysis of protein sequence/structure similarity relationships.

Gan, Hin Hark, Perlow, Rebecca A, Roy, Sharmili, Ko, Joy, Wu, Min, Huang, Jing, ...

Current analyses of protein sequence/structure relationships have focused on expected similarity relationships for structurally similar proteins. To survey and explore the basis of these...

Simulating Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Carcinogen-Damaged DNA

Yan, Shixiang, Wu, Min, Patel, Dinshaw J., Geacintov, Nicholas E., Broyde, Suse

A pair of stereoisomeric covalent adducts to guanine in double-stranded DNA, derived from the reaction of mutagenic and tumorigenic metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene, have been well characterized...

Isolation and characterization of a novel strain of Natrinema containing a bop gene*

Xu, Xue-wei, Wu, Min, Huang, Wei-da

A novel member of extremely halophilic archaea, strain AJ2, was isolated from Ayakekum Lake located in Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. The strain...

High Spatial Resolution Observation of Single-Molecule Dynamics in Living Cell Membranes

Edel, Joshua B., Wu, Min, Baird, Barbara, Craighead, Harold G.

Self-organized lipid bilayers together with proteins are the essential building blocks of biological membranes. Membranes are associated with all living systems as they make up cell boundaries and...

A Novel Approach to Restore Lung Immunity During Systemic Immunosuppression

Martin, William J, Wu, Min, Pasula, Rajamouli

Systemic immunosuppression accounts for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pulmonary infections represent the most common cause of death in these patients. The resident inflammatory cell...

Histamine innervation and activation of septohippocampal GABAergic neurones: involvement of local ACh release

Xu, Changqing, Michelsen, Kimmo A, Wu, Min, Morozova, Elena, Panula, Pertti, Alreja, Meenakshi

Recent studies indicate that the histaminergic system, which is critical for wakefulness, also influences learning and memory by interacting with cholinergic systems in the brain....

Inherited somatic mosaicism caused by an intracisternal A particle insertion in the mouse tyrosinase gene

Wu, Min, Rinchik, Eugene M., Wilkinson, Erby, Johnson, Dabney K.

A recessive, fully penetrant mutation (cm1OR) at the mouse albino locus that results in coat-color mottling has been characterized at the molecular level. Restriction mapping and DNA sequencing...

Genetically engineered macrophages expressing IFN-γ restore alveolar immune function in scid mice

Wu, Min, Hussain, Shabbir, He, Ying-Hui, Pasula, Rajamouli, Smith, Patricia A., Martin, William J.

Reversal of immunodeficiency in the lung by gene therapy is limited in part by the difficulty of transfecting lung cells in vivo. Many options exist for successfully transfecting cells in vitro, but...

The expression of human α-like globin genes in transgenic mice mediated by bacterial artificial chromosome

Feng, Dong-Xiao, Liu, De-Pei, Huang, Yue, Wu, Lin, Li, Tie-Chang, Wu, Min, ...

After screening a bacterial artificial chromosome of human genomic DNA library with human HS-40, ζ-, α-, and θ-globin probes, a 110-kb clone bearing the whole human α-globin gene cluster was...

Packaging Cell Lines for Simian Foamy Virus Type 1 Vectors

Wu, Min, Mergia, Ayalew

Foamy viruses are nonpathogenic retroviruses that offer several unique opportunities for gene transfer in various cell types from different species. We have previously demonstrated the utility of...

Characterization of Provirus Clones of Simian Foamy Virus Type 1

Mergia, Ayalew, Wu, Min

We have cloned proviral DNA of simian foamy virus type 1 (SFV-1) from linear unintegrated DNA (pSFV-1). Transfection of pSFV-1 induces cytopathology in several cell lines with supernatants from the...

cis-Acting Sequences Required for Simian Foamy Virus Type 1 Vectors

Wu, Min, Chari, Soumya, Yanchis, Tina, Mergia, Ayalew

We have constructed a series of vectors based on simian foamy virus type 1 (SFV-1) to define the minimum cis-acting elements required for gene transfer. To characterize these vectors, we inserted the...

Relating repair susceptibility of carcinogen-damaged DNA with structural distortion and thermodynamic stability

Wu, Min, Yan, Shixiang, Patel, Dinshaw J., Geacintov, Nicholas E., Broyde, Suse

A key issue in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) of bulky carcinogen–DNA adducts is the ability of the NER machinery to recognize and repair certain adducts while failing to repair others....

c-Kit triggers dual phosphorylations, which couple activation and degradation of the essential melanocyte factor Mi

Wu, Min, Hemesath, Timothy J., Takemoto, Clifford M., Horstmann, Martin A., Wells, Audrey G., Price, E. Roydon, ...

Microphthalmia (Mi) is a bHLHZip transcription factor that is essential for melanocyte development and postnatal function. It is thought to regulate both differentiated features of melanocytes such...

Reconstruction of functionally normal and malignant human breast tissues in mice

Kuperwasser, Charlotte, Chavarria, Tony, Wu, Min, Magrane, Greg, Gray, Joe W., Carey, Loucinda, ...

The study of normal breast epithelial morphogenesis and carcinogenesis in vivo has largely used rodent models. Efforts at studying mammary morphogenesis and cancer with xenotransplanted human...

Visualization of plasma membrane compartmentalization with patterned lipid bilayers

Wu, Min, Holowka, David, Craighead, Harold G., Baird, Barbara

Micrometer-size patterned lipid bilayers containing liganded lipids are used to control the location and size of receptor clusters and enable direct visualization of structural reorganization of...

Gadd45a Expression Induces Bim Dissociation from the Cytoskeleton and Translocation to Mitochondria

Tong, Tong, Ji, Junfang, Jin, Shunqian, Li, Xianxing, Fan, Wenhong, Song, Yongmei, ...

Gadd45a, a p53- and BRCA1-regulated stress protein, has been implicated in the maintenance of genomic fidelity, probably through its roles in the control of cell cycle checkpoint and apoptosis....

Segregation Analysis of Esophageal Cancer in a Moderately High–Incidence Area of Northern China

Zhang, Weihua, Bailey-Wilson, Joan E., Li, Weidong, Wang, Xiuqin, Zhang, Chunlin, Mao, Xuezheng, ...

In order to explore the mode of inheritance of esophageal cancer in a moderately high-incidence area of northern China, we conducted a pedigree survey on 225 patients affected by esophageal cancer in...

Analysis of protein sequence/structure similarity relationships.

Gan, Hin Hark, Perlow, Rebecca A, Roy, Sharmili, Ko, Joy, Wu, Min, Huang, Jing, ...

Current analyses of protein sequence/structure relationships have focused on expected similarity relationships for structurally similar proteins. To survey and explore the basis of these...

Simulating Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Carcinogen-Damaged DNA

Yan, Shixiang, Wu, Min, Patel, Dinshaw J., Geacintov, Nicholas E., Broyde, Suse

A pair of stereoisomeric covalent adducts to guanine in double-stranded DNA, derived from the reaction of mutagenic and tumorigenic metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene, have been well characterized...

High Spatial Resolution Observation of Single-Molecule Dynamics in Living Cell Membranes

Edel, Joshua B., Wu, Min, Baird, Barbara, Craighead, Harold G.

Self-organized lipid bilayers together with proteins are the essential building blocks of biological membranes. Membranes are associated with all living systems as they make up cell boundaries and...

Isolation and characterization of a novel strain of Natrinema containing a bop gene*

Xu, Xue-wei, Wu, Min, Huang, Wei-da

A novel member of extremely halophilic archaea, strain AJ2, was isolated from Ayakekum Lake located in Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. The strain...

A Novel Approach to Restore Lung Immunity During Systemic Immunosuppression

Martin, William J, Wu, Min, Pasula, Rajamouli

Systemic immunosuppression accounts for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pulmonary infections represent the most common cause of death in these patients. The resident inflammatory cell...

Histamine innervation and activation of septohippocampal GABAergic neurones: involvement of local ACh release

Xu, Changqing, Michelsen, Kimmo A, Wu, Min, Morozova, Elena, Panula, Pertti, Alreja, Meenakshi

Recent studies indicate that the histaminergic system, which is critical for wakefulness, also influences learning and memory by interacting with cholinergic systems in the brain....

A Hand-held Application for Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)

Thao, Cheng, Wu, Min

An Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is a widely used service plan for children with disabilities in the community health. This project developed a hand-held computer application to collect...

Spatially-oriented EMR for Dental Surgery

Wu, Min, Koenig, Lisa, Lynch, John, Wirtz, Thomas

As digital dental images become widely available, a new Electronic MR system (EMR) will be critical for the success of applying new technology to dental care. This project is designed an image-based...

Design of an Integrated System for Milwaukee Children with Developmental Disabilities

Wu, Min, Rhyner, Paula

Currently, data on children with developmental delays are collected on an as-needed basis and in general are created and maintained locally. In this paper, a comprehensive, user-friendly integrated...

Design of a System for Combined Analysis of Microarray-based Gene Expression and FlyBase-derived Annotation in Drosophila

Shin, Bormi, Zhao, Tian, Wu, Min, Zeng, Chaoyang

In recent years, researchers began to utilize both the experimental microarray data and the annotation data from FlyBase to assign functions to gene sequences. So far, they have to manually combine...

Online Annotation Tool for Dental Radiology

Tan, Chu J., Wu, Min

Dental imaging plays a significant role in the process of diagnoses of oral cancer. In this project, an online annotation tool for dental radiology is developed to support systematic annotation,...

Design of a System for Vision Screening and Follow-up Eye Care for Children in Milwaukee Public Schools

Murphy, Kathleen, Wu, Min, Steber, Dale, Cisler, Ron A.

Vision problems affect many school age children, while only few of children are adequately screened for vision problems. The design of an information system supporting vision screening and follow-up...

A facilitated tracking and transcription mechanism of long-range enhancer function

Zhu, Xingguo, Ling, Jianhua, Zhang, Ling, Pi, Wenhu, Wu, Min, Tuan, Dorothy

In the human ε−globin gene locus, the HS2 enhancer in the Locus Control Region regulates transcription of the embryonic ε-globin gene located over 10 kb away. The mechanism of long-range HS2...

Depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores enhances flow-induced vascular dilatation in rat small mesenteric artery

Liu, Cuiling, Ngai, Ching-Yuen, Huang, Yu, Ko, Wing-Hung, Wu, Min, He, Guo-Wei, ...

The effect of depleting intracellular Ca2+ stores on flow-induced vascular dilatation and the mechanism responsible for the vasodilatation were examined in rat isolated small mesenteric arteries.The...

Roles of the Tumor Suppressor p53 and the Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21WAF1/CIP1 in Receptor-mediated Apoptosis of WEHI 231 B Lymphoma Cells

Wu, Min, Bellas, Robert E., Shen, Jian, Sonenshein, Gail E.

Treatment of WEHI 231 immature B lymphoma cells with an antibody against their surface immunoglobulin M (anti-IgM) induces apoptosis and has been studied extensively as a model of self-induced B cell...

β-Catenin–induced melanoma growth requires the downstream target Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor

Widlund, Hans R., Horstmann, Martin A., Price, E. Roydon, Cui, Junqing, Lessnick, Stephen L., Wu, Min, ...

The transcription factor Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a lineage-determination factor, which modulates melanocyte differentiation and pigmentation. MITF was recently shown...

NLM tele-educational application for radiologists to interpret mammography.

Wu, Min, Zheng, Yuanshui, North, Michael, Pisano, Etta

The goal of this study was to provide unique tools for an educational program to improve the skills, namely consistency and accuracy, of radiology residents who interpret digital mammograms. The...

COTTON FABRIC PROPERTIES WITH WATER-REPELLENT FINISHING VIA SOLâGEL PROCESS

CHAOXIA WANG, MAO LI, MIN WU, LI CHEN

The properties of the cotton fabric with water-repellence finishing by sol method with the hexadecyltrimethoxysilane as additive were observed. The cotton fabrics were immersed in the prepared sols...

Fission and selective fusion govern mitochondrial segregation and elimination by autophagy

Twig, Gilad, Elorza, Alvaro, Molina, Anthony J A, Mohamed, Hibo, Wikstrom, Jakob D, Walzer, Gil, ...

Accumulation of depolarized mitochondria within β-cells has been associated with oxidative damage and development of diabetes. To determine the source and fate of depolarized mitochondria,...

Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells Activate Alveolar Macrophages and Mitigate P. Aeruginosa Infection

Kannan, Shibichakravarthy, Huang, Huang, Seeger, Drew, Audet, Aaron, Chen, Yaoyu, Huang, Canhua, ...

Although alveolar epithelial type II cells (AECII) perform substantial roles in the maintenance of alveolar integrity, the extent of their contributions to immune defense is poorly understood. Here,...

Molecular Regulation of H3K4 Trimethylation by Wdr82, a Component of Human Set1/COMPASS▿

Wu, Min, Wang, Peng Fei, Lee, Jung Shin, Martin-Brown, Skylar, Florens, Laurence, Washburn, Michael, ...

In yeast, the macromolecular complex Set1/COMPASS is capable of methylating H3K4, a posttranslational modification associated with actively transcribed genes. There is only one Set1 in yeast; yet in...

Dissecting genetic requirements of human breast tumorigenesis in a tissue transgenic model of human breast cancer in mice

Wu, Min, Jung, Lina, Cooper, Adrian B., Fleet, Christina, Chen, Lihao, Breault, Lyne, ...

Breast cancer development is a complex pathobiological process involving sequential genetic alterations in normal epithelial cells that results in uncontrolled growth in a permissive...