Qiang Fu

Publication List Details

Period

1991 - 2009

Number

129

Co-Authors

2007b), A strict test in climate modeling with spectrally resolved radiances: GCM simulation versus AIRS observations, Geophys (2009)

Yi Huang, V. Ramaswamy, Xianglei Huang, Qiang Fu, Charles Bardeen

[1] The spectrally resolved infrared radiances observed by AIRS provide a strict and insightful test for general circulation models (GCMs). We compare the clear- and totalsky spectra simulated from...

Novel polymer nanocomposite composed of organic nanoparticles via self-assembly (2009)

Xiao, Dequan, Lin, Kunhua, Fu, Qiang, Yin, Qinjian

We report a novel class of polymer nanocomposite composed of organic nanoparticles dispersed in polymer matrix, with the particle sizes of 30-120 nm in radius. The organic nanoparticles were formed...

ModuleDigger: an itemset mining framework for the detection of cis-regulatory modules (2009)

Sun, Hong, De Bie, Tijl, Storms, Valerie, Fu, Qiang, Dhollander, Thomas, Lemmens, Karen, ...

Abstract Background The detection of cis -regulatory modules (CRMs) that mediate transcriptional responses in eukaryotes remains a key challenge in the postgenomic era. A CRM is characterized by a...

ModuleDigger: an itemset mining framework for the detection of cis-regulatory modules (2009)

Sun, Hong, De Bie, Tijl, Storms, Valerie, Fu, Qiang, Dhollander, Thomas, Lemmens, Karen, ...

Background The detection of cis-regulatory modules (CRMs) that mediate transcriptional responses in eukaryotes remains a key challenge in the postgenomic era. A CRM is characterized by a set of...

ZnO/MgO distributed Bragg reflectors (2009)

Bingzhi Huo, Lizhong Hu, Heqiu Zhang, Ziwen Zhao, Qiang Fu, Xi Chen

ZnO/MgO distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) are grown by pulsed laser deposition. DBR samples grown at the same temperature and the same pressure show obvious reflections in transmission spectra. If...

The Myb/SANT domain of the telomere-binding protein TRF2 alters chromatin structure (2009)

Baker, Asmaa M., Fu, Qiang, Hayward, William, Lindsay, Stuart M., Fletcher, Terace M.

Eukaryotic DNA is packaged into chromatin, which regulates genome activities such as telomere maintenance. This study focuses on the interactions of a myb/SANT DNA-binding domain from the...

Introductions to Authors (2008)

Associate Editors-in-chief, Qiang Fu, Yongsheng Ma, Margaret Young, Tina Zhang, ...

The Nature and Science is an international journal with a purpose to enhance our natural and scientific knowledge dissemination in the world under the free publication principle. Any valuable papers...

Reduced expression of N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2 in human thyroid cancer (2008)

Zhao, Huadong, Zhang, Jian, Lu, Jianguo, He, Xianli, Chen, Changsheng, Li, Xiaojun, ...

Abstract Background NDRG 2 (N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2) was initially cloned in our laboratory. Previous results have shown that NDRG 2 expressed differentially in normal and cancer tissues....

Prognostic implication of p27Kip1, Skp2 and Cks1 expression in renal cell carcinoma: a tissue microarray study (2008)

Liu, Zheng, Fu, Qiang, Lv, Jiaju, Wang, Facheng, Ding, Kejia

Abstract Background p27 Kip1 plays a major role as a negative regulator of the cell cycle. The regulation of p27 Kip1 degradation is mediated by its specific ubiquitin ligase subunits S-phase kinase...

Quantum gl ∞, infinite q-Schur algebras and their representations, preprint, ArXiv:0708.2525 (2008)

Jie Du, Qiang Fu

Abstract. In this paper, we investigate the structure and representations of the quantum group U(∞) = Uυ(gl∞). We will present a realization for U(∞), following...

Requirements for Constraint Solvers in Verification of Data-Intensive Embedded System Software ⋆ (2008)

Qiang Fu, Maurice Bruynooghe, Gerda Janssens, Francky Catthoor

Abstract. In tuning data-intensive software such as multimedia and telecom applications for embedded processors in portable devices, designers use a combination of automated and manual...

QUANTUM gl n, q-SCHUR ALGEBRAS AND THEIR INFINITE/INFINITESIMAL COUNTERPARTS (2008)

Jie Du, Qiang Fu

Abstract. We present a survey of recent developments of the Beilinson–Lusztig–MacPherson approach in the study of quantum gl n, infinitesimal quantum gl n, quantum gl ∞ and their associated...

QUANTUM gl n, q-SCHUR ALGEBRAS AND THEIR INFINITE/INFINITESIMAL COUNTERPARTS (2008)

Jie Du, Qiang Fu

Abstract. We present a survey of recent developments of the Beilinson–Lusztig–MacPherson approach in the study of quantum gl n, infinitesimal quantum gl n, quantum gl ∞ and their associated...

Short Communication (2008)

Cloning And Mapping, Chromosome P. –p, Min Zhang, Long Yu, Yurong Xin, Peirong Hu, ...

this article have been deposited with the GenBank Database under Accession No. AF064257

A GENERALIZATION OF THE MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION ERROR (MCE) TRAINING METHOD FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION AND DETECTION (2008)

Fu, Qiang

The model training algorithm is a critical component in the statistical pattern recognition approaches which are based on the Bayes decision theory. Conventional applications of the Bayes decision...

A GENERALIZATION OF THE MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION ERROR (MCE) TRAINING METHOD FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION AND DETECTION (2008)

Fu, Qiang

The model training algorithm is a critical component in the statistical pattern recognition approaches which are based on the Bayes decision theory. Conventional applications of the Bayes decision...

A generalization of the minimum classification error (MCE) training method for speech recognition and detection (2008)

Fu, Qiang

The model training algorithm is a critical component in the statistical pattern recognition approaches which are based on the Bayes decision theory. Conventional applications of the Bayes decision...

Selective filling of carbon nanotubes with metals by selective washing (2008)

Fu, Qiang, Weinberg, Gisela, Su, Dang Sheng

A straightforward method is presented to produce catalyst particle-filled carbon nanotubes. Based on capillarity and surface tension, a simple strategy was developed to selectively fill carbon...

μ-4,4′-Diazenediyldiphthalato-κ2O2:O2′-bis[pentaaquamanganese(II)] tetrahydrate (2008)

Jian-Wei Bai, Jun Wang, Yang Hou, Bao-Zhong Zhao, Qiang Fu

The dinuclear complex in the title compound, [Mn2(C16H6N2O8)(H2O)10]·4H2O, lies on an inversion center. Two delocalized carboxylate groups are each connected in a monodentate fashion to two...

3,3′-Diazenediyldiphthalic acid dihydrate (2008)

Bin Yang, Jun Wang, Yang Hou, Bao-zhong Zhao, Qiang Fu

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C16H10N2O8·2H2O, the organic molecule is located on a centre of symmetry. The two benzene rings are parallel, but not coplanar, as indicated by...

Estimation of Asian dust aerosol effect on cloud radiation forcing using Fu-Liou radiative model and CERES measurements (2008)

Su, Jing, Huang, Jianping, Fu, Qiang, Minnis, P., Ge, Jinming, Bi, Jianrong

The impact of Asian dust on cloud radiative forcing during 2003?2006 is studied by using the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy Budget Scanner (CERES) data and the Fu-Liou radiative transfer model....

Estimation of Asian dust aerosol effect on cloud radiation forcing using Fu-Liou radiative model and CERES measurements (2008)

Su, Jing, Huang, Jianping, Fu, Qiang, Minnis, P., Ge, Jinming, Bi, Jianrong

The impact of Asian dust on cloud radiative forcing during 2003?2006 is studied by using the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy Budget Scanner (CERES) data and the Fu-Liou radiative transfer model....

On indexing in the Web of Science and predicting journal impact factor (2008)

Wu, Xiu-fang, Fu, Qiang, Rousseau, Ronald

We discuss what document types account for the calculation of the journal impact factor (JIF) as published in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Based on a brief review of articles discussing how to...

On indexing in the Web of Science and predicting journal impact factor (2008)

Wu, Xiu-fang, Fu, Qiang, Rousseau, Ronald

We discuss what document types account for the calculation of the journal impact factor (JIF) as published in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Based on a brief review of articles discussing how to...

Estimation of Asian dust aerosol effect on cloud radiation forcing using Fu-Liou radiative model and CERES measurements (2008)

Jing Su, Jianping Huang, Qiang Fu, P. Minnis, Jinming Ge, Jianrong Bi

The impact of Asian dust on cloud radiative forcing during 2003–2006 is studied by using the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy Budget Scanner (CERES) data and the Fu-Liou radiative...

Speech Enhancement Using Improved Adaptive Null-Forming in Frequency Domain with Postfilter (2008)

ZHANG, Heng, FU, Qiang, YAN, Yonghong

In this letter, a two channel frequency domain speech enhancement algorithm is proposed. The algorithm is designed to achieve better overall performance with relatively small array size. An improved...

Infinitesimal Quantum gl_n and Little q-Schur Algebras (2007)

Jie Du, Qiang Fu, Jian-pan Wang

We first follow De Concini and Kac [3] to give a presentation for the infinitesimal quantum gl n , uk (n), and then reconstruct or realize uk (n) in two di#erent ways following the...

Unifying Contests: from Noisy Ranking to Ratio-Form Contest Success Functions (2007)

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper proposes a multi-winner noisy-ranking contest model. Contestants are ranked in a descending order by their perceived outputs, and rewarded by their ranks. A contestant's perceivable output...

Quantum $\frak {gl}_\infty$, infinite $q$-Schur algebras and their representations (2007)

Du, Jie, Fu, Qiang

In this paper, we investigate the structure and representations of the quantum group $\iU=\mathbf U_\up(\frak{gl}_\iy)$. We will present a realization for $\iU$, following...

Unifying Contests: from Noisy Ranking to Ratio-Form Contest Success Functions (2007)

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper proposes a multi-winner noisy-ranking contest model. Contestants are ranked in a descending order by their perceived outputs, and rewarded by their ranks. A contestant's perceivable output...

Contest design and optimal endogenous entry (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper derives the effort-maximizing contest rule and the optimal endogenous entry in a context where potential participants bear fixed entry costs. The organizer is allowed to design the contest...

The optimal multi-stage contest (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper investigates the optimal (effort-maximizing) structure of multi-stage sequential-elimination contests with pooling competition in each stage. We allow the contest organizer to design the...

The beauty of "bigness" in contest design: merging or splitting? (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper studies in a multiple-winner contest setting how the total efforts may vary between a grand contest and a set of subcontests. We first show that the rent-dissipation rate increases when...

A blind method towards performance improvement of high performance TCP with random losses (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

The deployment of high performance networks and the emergence of broadband wireless access technologies challenge the performance of standard TCP. Recent years have seen a few high performance and...

A preliminary analysis of loss synchronisation between concurrent TCP flows (2006)

Jay, Philip, Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

This paper introduces a preliminary study of synchronisation between packet loss events across concurrent TCP flows. Loss synchronisation is explored over four routing paths – one inside Australia...

A preliminary analysis of loss synchronisation between concurrent TCP flows (2006)

Jay, Philip, Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

This paper introduces a preliminary study of synchronisation between packet loss events across concurrent TCP flows. Loss synchronisation is explored over four routing paths – one inside Australia...

A blind method towards performance improvement of high performance TCP with random losses (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

The deployment of high performance networks and the emergence of broadband wireless access technologies challenge the performance of standard TCP. Recent years have seen a few high performance and...

A preliminary analysis of loss synchronisation between concurrent TCP flows (2006)

Jay, Philip, Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

This paper introduces a preliminary study of synchronisation between packet loss events across concurrent TCP flows. Loss synchronisation is explored over four routing paths – one inside Australia...

A blind method towards performance improvement of high performance TCP with random losses (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

The deployment of high performance networks and the emergence of broadband wireless access technologies challenge the performance of standard TCP. Recent years have seen a few high performance and...

A blind method towards performance improvement of high performance TCP with random losses (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

The deployment of high performance networks and the emergence of broadband wireless access technologies challenge the performance of standard TCP. Recent years have seen a few high performance and...

A preliminary analysis of loss synchronisation between concurrent TCP flows (2006)

Jay, Philip, Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

This paper introduces a preliminary study of synchronisation between packet loss events across concurrent TCP flows. Loss synchronisation is explored over four routing paths – one inside Australia...

Effects of Jianpi Qinghua Recipe on oxygen radicals and transforming growth factor β1 in renal tissue in a rat model of chronic renal failure with hyperlipidemia (2006)

Qiang FU

Objective: To evaluate the effects of Jianpi Qinghua Recipe (JPQHR) on oxygen radicals and transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) in renal tissue in a rat model of chronic renal failure with...

A blind method towards performance improvement of high performance TCP with random losses (2006)

Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

The deployment of high performance networks and the emergence of broadband wireless access technologies challenge the performance of standard TCP. Recent years have seen a few high performance and...

A preliminary analysis of loss synchronisation between concurrent TCP flows (2006)

Jay, Philip, Fu, Qiang, Armitage, Grenville J.

This paper introduces a preliminary study of synchronisation between packet loss events across concurrent TCP flows. Loss synchronisation is explored over four routing paths – one inside Australia...

A Theory of Affirmative Action in College Admissions (2006)

Fu, Qiang

To address the issue of when minority and nonminority candidates compete for admissions to a college, we show that an academic quality–oriented college maximizes the test score of its incoming...

Hypoxia suppresses the production of matrix metalloproteinases and migration of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (2005)

Zhao, Wenli, Darmanin, Stephanie, Fu, Qiang, Chen, Jian, Cui, Hongyan, Wang, Jingxin, ...

As most solid tumors are hypoxic, dendritic cells (DC) in solid tumors are also exposed to hypoxia. While many adaptation responses of tumor cells to hypoxia are known, it is yet to be determined how...

Hypoxia suppresses the production of matrix metalloproteinases and migration of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (2005)

Zhao, Wenli, Darmanin, Stephanie, Fu, Qiang, Chen, Jian, Cui, Hongyan, Wang, Jingxin, ...

As most solid tumors are hypoxic, dendritic cells (DC) in solid tumors are also exposed to hypoxia. While many adaptation responses of tumor cells to hypoxia are known, it is yet to be determined how...

Hypoxia suppresses the production of matrix metalloproteinases and migration of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (2005)

Zhao, Wenli, Darmanin, Stephanie, Fu, Qiang, Chen, Jian, Cui, Hongyan, Wang, Jingxin, ...

As most solid tumors are hypoxic, dendritic cells (DC) in solid tumors are also exposed to hypoxia. While many adaptation responses of tumor cells to hypoxia are known, it is yet to be determined how...

Three essays on contests / (2005)

Fu, Qiang.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 2005.

A THEORY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS (2005)

Fu, Qiang

To address the issue of when minority and nonminority candidates compete for admissions to a college, we show that an academic quality-oriented college maximizes the test score of its incoming class...

Genetic Epidemiology of Alcohol-Induced Blackouts (2004)

Nelson, Elliot C., Heath, Andrew C., Bucholz, Kathleen K., Madden, Pamela A. F., Fu, Qiang, Knopik, Valerie, ...

Background: Alcohol-induced blackouts (ie, periods of anterograde amnesia) have received limited recent research attention. Objective: To examine the genetic epidemiology of lifetime blackouts and...

Elastin: A Stimuli Responsive Biopolymer for Nano-, and Micro-Actuation (2003)

Lopez, Gabriel P., Goparaju, Venkata R., Fu, Qiang, Balamurugan, S., Mendez, S.

We developed hybrid materials comprising of silica and stimuli responsive polymers (SRPs) to demonstrate the feasibility of SRPs as actuation elements in functional nanostructured materials. We...

A NOVEL SPEECH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON (2003)

Wavelet Denoising, Qiang Fu, Eric A. Wan

This paper introduces a novel speech enhancement system based on a wavelet denoising framework. In this system, the noisy speech is first preprocessed using a generalized spectral subtraction method...

Isolation and analyses of genes preferentially expressed during early cotton fiber development by subtractive PCR and cDNA array (2003)

Ji, Sheng-Jian, Lu, Ying-Chun, Feng, Jian-Xun, Wei, Gang, Li, Jun, Shi, Yong-Hui, ...

Cotton fibers are differentiated epidermal cells originating from the outer integuments of the ovule. To identify genes involved in cotton fiber elongation, we performed subtractive PCR using cDNA...

A chemically defined diet enables continuous rearing of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Homoptera: Delphacidae) (2001)

Qiang Fu, Zhitao Zhang, Cui Hu, Fengxiang Lai, Zongxiu Sun

Continuous rearing of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), was achieved on a chemically defined diet D-97 developed in this laboratory. The performance of N. lugens reared on D-97...

The assessment of delivery systems for sport in Singapore / (2001)

Fu, Qiang.

Thesis (M.A.)--National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 2001.

A comparison of indirect and optimal routing in mobile networks (2000)

Fu, Qiang.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-151) Summarises the basic concepts of mobile networking protocols and involved routing issues and compares indirect and direct routing in traffic...

Light Scattering from Irregular Tetrahedral Aggregates (1998)

Videen, Gorden, Sun, Wenbo, Fu, Qiang

We examine the light scattering from spheres aggregated into tetrahedral structures and the changes that occur when the internal structure of the system is modified by filling the central portion of...

Light Scattering from Deformed Droplets and Droplets with Inclusions: Volume 2 - Theoretical Results (1998)

Videen, Gorden, Sun, Wenbo, Fu, Qiang, Secker, David, Kaye, Paul

This is the second volume of a two-volume report dealing with experimental and theoretical results from the scattering of light by deformed liquid droplets and droplets with inclusions. With improved...

Targeted disruption of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (1998)

Fu, Qiang

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important functions in cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolism. The biological actions of IGFs are mediated through binding to the specific...

Targeted disruption of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (1998)

Fu, Qiang

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important functions in cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolism. The biological actions of IGFs are mediated through binding to the specific...

Targeted disruption of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (1998)

Fu, Qiang

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important functions in cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolism. The biological actions of IGFs are mediated through binding to the specific...

Targeted disruption of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (1998)

Fu, Qiang

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important functions in cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolism. The biological actions of IGFs are mediated through binding to the specific...

Targeted disruption of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (1998)

Fu, Qiang

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important functions in cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolism. The biological actions of IGFs are mediated through binding to the specific...

Targeted disruption of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 gene in mouse embryonic stem cells (1998)

Fu, Qiang

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important functions in cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolism. The biological actions of IGFs are mediated through binding to the specific...

The Asymmetry Parameter and Aggregate Particles (1997)

Videen, Gorden, Pinnick, Ronald G., Ngo, Dat, Fu, Qiang, Chylek, Petr

We derive and examine the general expression for the scattering asymmetry parameter g. For aggregate particles, the asymmetry parameter is made up of two terms. One term accounts for interference...

Commercial Mortgage Prepayments Under Heterogeneous Prepayment Penalty Structures

Qiang Fu, Michael LaCour-Little, Kerry D. Vandell

Much of the literature on pricing commercial mortgages and commercial mortgage-backed securities has assumed homogeneity in prepayment penalty structure. In this paper, we provide evidence that such...

Isolation and analyses of genes preferentially expressed during early cotton fiber development by subtractive PCR and cDNA array

Ji, Sheng-Jian, Lu, Ying-Chun, Feng, Jian-Xun, Wei, Gang, Li, Jun, Shi, Yong-Hui, ...

Cotton fibers are differentiated epidermal cells originating from the outer integuments of the ovule. To identify genes involved in cotton fiber elongation, we performed subtractive PCR using cDNA...

Endogenous timing of contest with asymmetric information

Qiang Fu

Simultaneous moves have been conventionally assumed in modeling rent-seeking competition. However, in reality many forms of contests involve contestants sequentially choosing their effort entries....

Isolation and analyses of genes preferentially expressed during early cotton fiber development by subtractive PCR and cDNA array

Ji, Sheng-Jian, Lu, Ying-Chun, Feng, Jian-Xun, Wei, Gang, Li, Jun, Shi, Yong-Hui, ...

Cotton fibers are differentiated epidermal cells originating from the outer integuments of the ovule. To identify genes involved in cotton fiber elongation, we performed subtractive PCR using cDNA...

Parathyroid Hormone Controls Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand Gene Expression via a Distant Transcriptional Enhancer†

Fu, Qiang, Manolagas, Stavros C., O'Brien, Charles A.

RANKL, a protein essential for osteoclast development and survival, is stimulated by parathyroid hormone (PTH) via a PTH receptor 1/cyclic AMP (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA)/CREB cascade, exclusively...

Nanoliter microfluidic hybrid method for simultaneous screening and optimization validated with crystallization of membrane proteins

Li, Liang, Mustafi, Debarshi, Fu, Qiang, Tereshko, Valentina, Chen, Delai L., Tice, Joshua D., ...

High-throughput screening and optimization experiments are critical to a number of fields, including chemistry and structural and molecular biology. The separation of these two steps may introduce...

A Theory of Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Qiang Fu

To address the issue of when minority and nonminority candidates compete for admissions to a college, we show that an academic quality--oriented college maximizes the test score of its incoming class...

On indexing in the Web of Science and predicting journal impact factor

Wu, Xiu-fang, Fu, Qiang, Rousseau, Ronald

We discuss what document types account for the calculation of the journal impact factor (JIF) as published in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Based on a brief review of articles discussing how to...

Contest design and optimal endogenous entry

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper derives the effort-maximizing contest rule and the optimal endogenous entry in a context where potential participants bear fixed entry costs. The organizer is allowed to design the contest...

The optimal multi-stage contest

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper investigates the optimal (effort-maximizing) structure of multi-stage sequential-elimination contests with pooling competition in each stage. We allow the contest organizer to design the...

The beauty of "bigness" in contest design: merging or splitting?

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper studies in a multiple-winner contest setting how the total efforts may vary between a grand contest and a set of subcontests. We first show that the rent-dissipation rate increases when...

Unifying Contests: from Noisy Ranking to Ratio-Form Contest Success Functions

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper proposes a multi-winner noisy-ranking contest model. Contestants are ranked in a descending order by their perceived outputs, and rewarded by their ranks. A contestant's perceivable output...

Unifying Contests: from Noisy Ranking to Ratio-Form Contest Success Functions

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper proposes a multi-winner noisy-ranking contest model. Contestants are ranked in a descending order by their perceived outputs, and rewarded by their ranks. A contestant's perceivable output...

Targeted Deletion of a Distant Transcriptional Enhancer of the Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand Gene Reduces Bone Remodeling and Increases Bone Mass

Galli, Carlo, Zella, Lee A., Fretz, Jackie A., Fu, Qiang, Pike, J. Wesley, Weinstein, Robert S., ...

Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) is essential for osteoclast differentiation, and hormones and cytokines that stimulate bone resorption increase RANKL expression in...

The Myb/SANT domain of the telomere-binding protein TRF2 alters chromatin structure

Baker, Asmaa M., Fu, Qiang, Hayward, William, Lindsay, Stuart M., Fletcher, Terace M.

Eukaryotic DNA is packaged into chromatin, which regulates genome activities such as telomere maintenance. This study focuses on the interactions of a myb/SANT DNA-binding domain from the...

Contest with pre-contest investment

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

In a standard noisy contest, more competition (more contestants) leads to lower individual equilibrium effort. We show that when contestants can make pre-contest investment to enhance their...

The beauty of "bigness": On optimal design of multi-winner contests

Fu, Qiang, Lu, Jingfeng

This paper examines the variation in total effort expended by participants when prizes are awarded in a grand contest as opposed to a number of subcontests. When contestants are homogeneous, under a...

Probable risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients undergoing spinal surgery

Gao, Rui, Yang, Zhi-zhou, Li, Ming, Shi, Zhi-cai, Fu, Qiang

Postoperative delirium and its risk factors had been widely reported in several kinds of surgeries; however, there is only one known article relative to postoperative delirium in spinal surgery. We...