Qiang Li

Magnetic field effect on the spin resonance in FeTe(0.5)Se(0.5) (T_c=14 K) (2009)

Wen, Jinsheng, Xu, Guangyong, Xu, Zhijun, Lin, Zhi Wei, Li, Qiang, Chen, Ying, ...

Inelastic neutron scattering and susceptibility measurements have been performed on the optimally-doped Fe-based superconductor FeTe(0.5)Se(0.5), which has a critical temperature, T_c of 14 K. The...

Short-range incommensurate magnetic order near the superconducting phase boundary in Fe(1+d)Te(1-x)Se(x) (2009)

Wen, Jinsheng, Xu, Guangyong, Xu, Zhijun, Lin, Zhi Wei, Li, Qiang, Ratcliff, W., ...

We performed elastic neutron scattering and magnetization measurements on Fe(1.07)Te(0.75)Se(0.25) and FeTe(0.7)Se(0.3). Short-range incommensurate magnetic order is observed in both samples. In the...

Jet angular correlation in vector-boson fusion processes at hadron colliders (2009)

Hagiwara, Kaoru, Li, Qiang, Mawatari, Kentarou

Higgs boson and massive-graviton productions in association with two jets via vector-boson fusion (VBF) processes and their decays into a vector-boson pair at hadron colliders are studied. They...

Leakage Currents and Capacitances of Thick CZT Detectors (2009)

Garson III, Alfred, Li, Qiang, Jung, Ira V., Dowkontt, Paul, Bose, Richard, Simburger, Garry, ...

The quality of Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors is steadily improving. For state of the art detectors, readout noise is thus becoming an increasingly important factor for the overall energy...

Studies on Agrobacterium   -mediated genetic transformation of embryogenic suspension cultures of sweet potato (2009)

Xing, Yu-Jun, Ji, Qin, Yang, Qing, Luo, Yu-Ming, Li, Qiang, Wang, Xin

In this study, genetic transformation of embryogenic suspension cultures of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas   ) cultivar Xu55-2 was conducted utilizing the Agrobacterium tumefaciens   strain EHA105...

Virtual reality for fixture design and assembly (2009)

Li, Qiang

Due to today's heavy, growing competition environment, manufacturing companies have to develop and employ new emerging technologies to increase productivity, reduce production costs, improve product...

2-(Benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-N-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)acetamide (2009)

Bing Zhao, Hui Wang, Qiang Li, Yan Gao, Dong Liang

In the title compound, C15H13N3OS2, the pyridine ring and the benzo[d]thiazole unit subtend a dihedral angle of 57.7 (2)°. The length of the Csp2—S bond...

N-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-ylsulfanyl)acetamide (2009)

Qiang Li, Wei Wang, Hui Wang, Yan Gao, Hong Qiu

In the title compound, C14H14ClN3OS, the 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine ring and the chlorobenzene ring subtend a dihedral angle of 80.0 (2)°. The length of the Csp2—S bond is significantly...

The Novel {micro}-Opioid Receptor Antagonist, [N-Allyl-Dmt1]Endomorphin-2, Attenuates the Enhancement of GABAergic Neurotransmission by Ethanol (2009)

Li, Qiang, Okada, Yoshio, Marczak, Ewa, Wilson, Wilkie A., Lazarus, Lawrence H., Swartzwelder, H. S.

Aims: We investigated the effects of [N-allyl-Dmt1]endomorphin-2 (TL-319), a novel and highly potent μ-opioid receptor antagonist, on ethanol (EtOH)-induced enhancement of GABAA receptor-mediated...

Expression and Clinical Significance of TTF-1 and p63 in NSCLC (2009)

Peng ZHANG, Yiping HAN, Ling HUANG, Qiang LI, Dalie MA

Background and objective To detect the expressions of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) and p63 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to evaluate their clinical significance. Methods The...

A New Clustering Algorithm Based Upon Flocking On Complex Network (2008)

Li, Qiang, He, Yan, Jiang, Jing-ping

We have proposed a model based upon flocking on a complex network, and then developed two clustering algorithms on the basis of it. In the algorithms, firstly a \textit{k}-nearest neighbor (knn)...

A Novel Clustering Algorithm Based Upon Games on Evolving Network (2008)

Li, Qiang, Chen, Zhuo, He, Yan, Jiang, Jing-ping

We introduce a model based upon games on an evolving network, and develop three clustering algorithms according to it. In the clustering algorithms, data points for clustering are regarded as players...

Cluster-Based Rough Set Construction ⋆ (2008)

Qiang Li, Bo Zhang

Abstract. In many data mining applications, cluster analysis is widely used and its results are expected to be interpretable, comprehensible, and usable. Rough set theory is one of the techniques to...

A Novel Clustering Algorithm Based on Quantum Random Walk (2008)

Li, Qiang, He, Yan, Jiang, Jing-ping

The enormous successes have been made by quantum algorithms during the last decade. In this paper, we combine the quantum random walk (QRW) with the problem of data clustering, and develop two...

Fabrication of Schottky Diode in Standard CMOS Process (2008)

Qiang Li, Junyu Wang, Yifeng Han, Hao Min, Feng Zhou

Abstract- This paper describes design and fabrication of schottky barrier diodes (SBD) with a commercial standard 0.35um CMOS process. In order to reduce the series resistor of schottky contact,...

A Novel Clustering Algorithm Based on Quantum Games (2008)

Li, Qiang, He, Yan, Jiang, Jing-ping

The enormous successes have been made by quantum algorithms during the last decade. In this paper, we combine the quantum game with the problem of data clustering, and develop clustering algorithms...

A Novel Clustering Algorithm Based on a Modified Model of Random Walk (2008)

Li, Qiang, He, Yan, Jiang, Jing-ping

We introduce a modified model of random walk, and then develop two novel clustering algorithms based on it. In the algorithms, each data point in a dataset is considered as a particle which can move...

Video Quality Assessment Using a Statistical Model of Human Visual Speed Perception (2008)

Zhou Wang, Qiang Li

Motion is one of the most important types of information contained in natu-ral video, but direct use of motion information in the design of video quality assessment algorithms has not been deeply...

Succinct Text Indexes on Large Alphabet ⋆ (2008)

Meng Zhang, Jijun Tang, Dong Guo, Liang Hu, Qiang Li

Abstract. In this paper, we first consider some properties of strings who have the same suffix array. Next, we design a data structure to support rank and select operations on an alphabet Σ using...

Prevalence of A2143G mutation of H. pylori-23S rRNAin Chinese subjects with and without clarithromycin use history (2008)

Liu, Zhuoqi, Shen, Jing, Zhang, Lian, Shen, Lin, Li, Qiang, Zhang, Baozhen, ...

Abstract Background A2143G mutation of 23S rRNA gene of H. pylori results in clarithromycin (CLR) resistance. To investigate the prevalence of the CLR resistance-related A2143G mutation of the H....

HELAS and MadGraph/MadEvent with spin-2 particles (2008)

Hagiwara, Kaoru, Kanzaki, Junichi, Li, Qiang, Mawatari, Kentarou

Fortran subroutines to calculate helicity amplitudes with massive spin-2 particles (massive gravitons), which couple to the standard model particles via the energy momentum tensor, are added to the...

QUALITY-AWARE VIDEO (2008)

Basavaraj Hiremath, Qiang Li, Zhou Wang

Recent development in network visual communications has emphasized on the need of objective, reliable and easy-to-use video quality assessment (VQA) systems. This paper introduces a novel idea of...

Oxygen enrichment effects on protein oxidation, proteolytic activity and the energy status of submerged batch cultures of Aspergillus niger b1-D (2008)

Li, Qiang, McNeil, Brian, Harvey, Linda M.

Oxygen enrichment (sparging bioreactors with oxygen-enriched air) ameliorates oxygen limitation in batch cultures of Aspergillus niger B1-D, and although nutrient utilization rates for both the...

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

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

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

Surface Chemistry of Hexacyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on (2×1) and Modified Surfaces of Si(100) (2008)

Qiang Li

I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be...

Graviton production with 2 jets at the LHC in large extra dimensions (2008)

Hagiwara, Kaoru, Konar, Partha, Li, Qiang, Mawatari, Kentarou, Zeppenfeld, Dieter

We study Kaluza-Klein (KK) graviton production in the large extra dimensions model via 2 jets plus missing transverse momentum signatures at the LHC. We make predictions for both the signal and the...

The Inhibiting Effect and Its Molecular Mechanism of Tanshinone on Human Lung Cancer Cell Line in vitro (2008)

Yulin JI, Jintao HE, Qinghua ZHOU, Jun CHEN, Qiang LI, Jiang ZHU, ...

Background and objective To explore the inhibiting effect and its molecular mechanism of Tanshione on human lung carcinoma cell line. Methods Human lung adenocarcinoma cell line (SPC-A-1) was treated...

Language, immigration, and cities (2008)

Li, Qiang

This dissertation analyzes the complex relationships between language, immigration, and labor and housing market outcomes. First, I model the urban labor market as segmented by language barriers. The...

The effects of bioprocess parameters on extracellular proteases in a recombinant Aspergillus niger B1-D (2008)

Li, Qiang, McNeil, Brian, Harvey, Linda M.

Although host proteases are often considered to have a negative impact upon heterologous protein production by filamentous fungi, relatively little is known about the pattern of their appearance in...

Preparation of Open-cell Alumina Ceramic Foam with Uniform Cell Structure Using Plant Seed Template (2008)

Yu, Jingyuan, Sun, Xudong, Li, Qiang, Li, Xiaodong, Liu, Yinong, Duan, Kai

Open-cell Al O ceramic foams with uniform cell structures and dense cell struts were fabricated by centrifugal slip casting using the plant seeds as the templates. The rheological characteristic of...

Modeling and Analysis of Compressive Properties of Porous NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Using Artificial Neural Network (2008)

LI, Qiang, SUN, Xudong, YU, Jingyuan, Liu, Zhigang, Duan, Kai

Artificial neural network (ANN) is an intriguing data processing technique. Over the last decade, it was applied widely in the chemistry field, but there were few applications in the porous NiTi...

Preparation of open-cell alumina ceramic foam with uniform cell structure using plant seed template (2008)

Yu, Jingyuan., Sun, Xudong., Li, Qiang., Li, Xiaodong., Liu, Yinong., Duan, Kai.

Open-cell Al O ceramic foams with uniform cell structures and dense cell struts were fabricated by centrifugal slip casting using the plant seeds as the templates. The rheological characteristic of...

Modeling and analysis of compressive properties of porous NiTi shape memory alloy using artificial neural network (2008)

Li, Qiang., Sun, Xudong., Yu, Jingyuan., Liu, Zhigang., Duan, Kai.

Artificial neural network (ANN) is an intriguing data processing technique. Over the last decade, it was applied widely in the chemistry field, but there were few applications in the porous NiTi...

16.6- and 28-GHz fully integrated CMOS RF switches with improved body floating. (2008)

Li, Qiang., Zhang, Yueping., Yeo, Kiat Seng., Lim, Wei Meng.

This paper presents two fully integrated CMOS transmit/receive (T/R) switches with improved body-floating operations. The first design exploits an improved transistor layout with asymmetric...

The bell tolls for the relationship between house dust mite exposure and asthma in childhood (2008)

Catarina Almqvist, Guy Marks, Qiang Li, Daniel Crisafulli, Euan Tovey

Prior evidence has suggested a direct relationship between the level of house dust mite (HDM) allergen exposure, sensitisation and asthma. A recent cross-sectional study indicated a bell-shaped...

Polycystin-2 down-regulates cell proliferation via promoting PERK-dependent phosphorylation of eIF2{alpha} (2008)

Liang, Genqing, Yang, JungWoo, Wang, Zuocheng, Li, Qiang, Tang, Yan, Chen, Xing-Zhen

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by the formation of renal, hepatic and pancreatic cysts and by non-cystic manifestations such as abnormal vasculature and embryo...

Polycystin-2 is regulated by endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (2008)

Liang, Genqing, Li, Qiang, Tang, Yan, Kokame, Koichi, Kikuchi, Tadashi, Wu, Guanqing, ...

Endoplasmic reticulum(ER)-associated degradation (ERAD) is an essential process for cell homeostasis and remains not well understood. During ERAD, misfolded proteins are recognized, ubiquitinated on...

cneViewer: a database of conserved non-coding elements for studies of tissue-specific gene regulation (2008)

Persampieri, Jason, Ritter, Deborah I., Lees, Daniel, Lehoczky, Jessica, Li, Qiang, Guo, Su, ...

Summary: There are thousands of strongly conserved non-coding elements (CNEs) in vertebrate genomes, and their functions remain largely unknown. However, without biologically relevant criteria for...

Test of CZT Detectors with Different Pixel Pitches and Thicknesses (2007)

Li, Qiang, Garson, Alfred III, Jung, Ira, Groza, Michael, Dowkontt, Paul, Bose, Richard, ...

The Modified Horizontal Bridgman (MHB) process produces Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) crystals with high yield and excellent homogeneity. Various groups,including our own, previously reported on the...

Nonlinear Microwave Switching Response Of Bscco Single Crystals (2007)

Jacobs Balam, T. Jacobs, Balam A. Willemsen, Qiang Li, G. D. Gu, N. Koshizuka

this paper was motivated by a chance observation during the study of the microwave response of high quality Bi 2 Sr 2 Ca 1 Cu 2 O8+ffi (BSCCO) single crystals. While measuring the surface impedance,...

ILIN: An Implementation of the Integer Labeling Algorithm for Integer Programming (2007)

Qiang Li, Fred Janssen, Zaifu Yang, Tetsuo Ida, P In R

this paper we discuss a practical implementation of the algorithm and present a computer program (ILIN) for solving integer programming using integer labeling algorithm. We also report on the...

Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium Proceedings (2007)

Qiang Li, E. Kurt

This paper introduces a multi-objective linear programming model for transit itinerary planning (TIP) with multimodal and fixed-route transit networks and presents an efficient two-phase TIP...

Arterial Road Travel Time Study using Probe Vehicle Data (2007)

李, 強, Li, Qiang

名古屋大学博士学位論文 学位の種類:博士(工学)(課程) 学位授与年月日:平成19年9月26日

Arterial Road Travel Time Study using Probe Vehicle Data (2007)

李, 強, Li, Qiang

名古屋大学博士学位論文 学位の種類:博士(工学)(課程) 学位授与年月日:平成19年9月26日

Formation of bulk ferromagnetic nanostructured Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloys by metastable liquid spinodal decomposition (2007)

Li, Qiang

Nanostructured Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloys ingots of diameter 3~5 mm could be synthesised by a metastable liquid state spinodal decomposition method. The molten Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloy was purified by means of...

Nonlinear Thermal Properties of Three-Terminal Mesoscopic Dielectric Systems (2007)

Ming, Yi, Wang, Zhexian, Li, Qiang, Ding, Zejun

This paper studies the thermal properties of three-terminal mesoscopic dielectric systems in the nonlinear response regime at low temperature. For a symmetric three-terminal system, when the...

Improved Turbo Equalization Schemes Robust to SNR Estimation Errors (2007)

LI, Qiang, MOW, Wai Ho, ZHANG, Zhongpei, LI, Shaoqian

An improved Max-Log-Map (MLM) turbo equalization algorithm called Scaled Max-Log-Map (SMLM) iterative equalization is presented. Simulations show that the scheme can dramatically outperform the MLM...

On the End-to-End Distortion for a Buffered Transmission over Fading Channel (2007)

Li, Qiang, Georghiades, C. N.

In this paper, we study the end-to-end distortion/delay tradeoff for a analogue source transmitted over a fading channel. The analogue source is quantized and stored in a buffer until it is...

Solution for the Fourth Moment Equation of Waves in Random Continuum Under Strong Fluctuations: General Theory and Plane Wave Solution (2007)

Xu, Zheng-Wen, Wu, Jian, Wu, Zhen-Sen, Li, Qiang

The fourth moment plays an important role in wave propagation and scattering in random media. However, in the strong scattering regimes, it remains to be solved although a rich variety of methods...

The Asymptotic Performance of the Linear MMSE Receiver for Spatial Multiplexing System with Channel Estimation Errors (2007)

LI, Qiang, GAN, Jiansong, LI, Yunzhou, ZHOU, Shidong, YAO, Yan

Spatial multiplexing (SM) offers a linear increase in transmission rate without bandwidth expansion or power increase. In SM systems, the LMMSE receiver establishes a good tradeoff between the...

Effects of Adaptive Discretization on Numerical Computation using Meshless Method with Live-object Handling Applications (2007)

Li, Qiang

The finite element method (FEM) has difficulty solving certain problems where adaptive mesh is needed. Motivated by two engineering problems in live-object handling project, this research focus on a...

Effects of Adaptive Discretization on Numerical Computation using Meshless Method with Live-object Handling Applications (2007)

Li, Qiang

The finite element method (FEM) has difficulty solving certain problems where adaptive mesh is needed. Motivated by two engineering problems in live-object handling project, this research focus on a...

Effects of Adaptive Discretization on Numerical Computation using Meshless Method with Live-object Handling Applications (2007)

Li, Qiang

The finite element method (FEM) has difficulty solving certain problems where adaptive mesh is needed. Motivated by two engineering problems in live-object handling project, this research focus on a...

Carbon nanotube assisted synthesis of CeO2 nanotubes (2007)

Zhang, Dengsong, Fu, Hongxia, Shi, Liyi, Fang, Jianhui, Li, Qiang

CeO2 nanotubes have been synthesized facilely using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as templates by a liquid phase deposition method. The properties of the CeO2 nanotubes were characterized by scanning...

Hepatic angiosarcoma arising in an adult mesenchymal hamartoma (2007)

Li, Qiang, Wang, Jian, Sun, Yan, Cui, Yunlong, Hao, Xishan

Abstract The histogenesis of the hepatic sarcoma and its association with hamartoma is not well understood. We hereby present a Chinese patient with hepatic angiosarcoma arising from an adult...

Four new species and nine new species records of the subgenus Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) Latreille (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from China (2007)

Tingjing Li, Qiang Li

Four new species Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) ferrugiabdominale from Zhejiang Province, China, Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) infoveatum from Yunnan Province, China, Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) brunneimaculatum from...

Experimental study of high temperature mechanical and fatigue behaviours of sicp_a356 composites for brake disc (2007)

Wang, Wenjing, Li, Qiang, Barton, Janice

Mechanical and low cycle fatigue behaviours of SiCp_A356 composite at room and elevated temperature are investigated by experiments. The yield stress, tensile stress and Young’s modulus drop...

CMOS T/R switch design : towards ultra-wideband and higher frequency. (2007)

Li, Qiang., Zhang, Yueping.

This paper presents the comprehensive considerations of CMOS transmit/receive (T/R) switch design towards ultra-wideband and over 15-GHz frequencies. Techniques for minimizing parasitics and...

Performance of UWB impulse radio with planar monopoles over on-human-body propagation channel for wireless body area networks. (2007)

Zhang, Yueping., Li, Qiang.

Ultrawideband (UWB) is a promising technology for wireless body area networks (WBANs). This paper studied the impacts of 3.1–10.6 GHz on-human-body UWB channel on the impulse radio WBAN system. A...

Compaction of bulk amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloys (2006)

Li, Qiang

The consolidations of two bulk amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloy discs are performed via hot pressing for a short time in its supercooled liquid region under a pressure of ~1.2 GPa. When the consolidated...

Formation of ferromagnetic bulk amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloys (2006)

Li, Qiang

Ferromagnetic bulk amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloy rods with a diameter of 1.2 mm can be prepared by means of a rapid quenching technique. If a fluxing technique is also used, amorphous rods with a...

Critical cooling rate for the glass formation of ferromagnetic Fe40Ni40P14B6 alloy (2006)

Li, Qiang

Bulk ferromagnetic amorphous Fe-Ni-P-B alloys in rod shape were formed by a rapid solidification technique. The largest amorphous specimen prepared had a diameter of ~2.5 mm and the corresponding...

Soft Gluon Resummation Effects in Single Graviton Production at the CERN Large Hadron Collider in the Randall-Sundrum Model (2006)

Li, Qiang, Li, Chong Sheng, Yang, Li Lin

We study QCD effects in single graviton production at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in the Randall-Sundrum (RS) Model. We present in detail the complete next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD...

Coupled Field Damage Structural Dynamics (2006)

Li, Qiang

This work aims to develop a class of coupled field, microstructural/macrostructural (damage/structural) models that can be used to study the dynamics of damage evolution. Since the phenomena of...

Associated Production of Neutral Higgs Boson with Squark Pair in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with Explicit CP Violation at the CERN LHC (2006)

Li, Zhao, Li, Chong Sheng, Li, Qiang

We investigate the associated production of neutral Higgs boson with squark pair in the minimal supersymmetric standard model with and without explicit CP violation, respectively. We show that the...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

Native and heterologous protein oxidation and subsequent degradation in a recombinant filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger B1-D (2006)

Li, Qiang, Harvey, Linda, McNeil, Brian

Conference poster illustrating how filamentous fungi have attracted extensive research interest due to their abilities to secrete large amounts of high-valued recombinant proteins. Despite the fact...

Effects of adaptive discretization on numerical computation using meshless method with live-object handling applications [electronic resource] / (2006)

Li, Qiang.

The finite element method (FEM) has difficulty solving certain problems where adaptive mesh is needed. Motivated by two engineering problems in live-object handling project, this research focus on a...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

Coupled field damage structural dynamics [electronic resource] / (2006)

Li, Qiang.

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Coupled field damage structural dynamics (2006)

Li, Qiang.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2006.

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

Native and heterologous protein oxidation and subsequent degradation in a recombinant filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger B1-D (2006)

Li, Qiang, Harvey, Linda, McNeil, Brian

Conference poster illustrating how filamentous fungi have attracted extensive research interest due to their abilities to secrete large amounts of high-valued recombinant proteins. Despite the fact...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

Native and heterologous protein oxidation and subsequent degradation in a recombinant filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger B1-D (2006)

Li, Qiang, Harvey, Linda, McNeil, Brian

Conference poster illustrating how filamentous fungi have attracted extensive research interest due to their abilities to secrete large amounts of high-valued recombinant proteins. Despite the fact...

System Modelling and Simulation of RFID (2006)

Yifeng Han, Qiang Li, Hao Min

A system simulation environment in Matlab/Simulink of RFID is constructed in this paper. Special attention is emphasized on the analog/RF circuit. Negative effects are concerned in the system model,...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

A differential CMOS T/R switch for multi-standard applications. (2006)

Zhang, Yueping., Li, Qiang., Fan, Wei., Ang, Chew Hoe., Li, He.

This brief presents a differential transmit–receive (T/R) switch integrated in a 0.18- m standard CMOS technology for wireless applications up to 6 GHz. This switch design employs fully...

Kinesin-2 mediates physical and functional interactions between polycystin-2 and fibrocystin (2006)

Wu, Yuliang, Dai, Xiao-Qing, Li, Qiang, Chen, Carl X., Mai, Weiyi, Hussain, Zahir, ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused by mutations in PKD1, encoding polycystin-1 (PC1), or PKD2 (polycystin-2, PC2). Autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD) is caused by mutations...

G8: a novel domain associated with polycystic kidney disease and non-syndromic hearing loss (2006)

He, Quan-yuan, Liu, Xiang-hua, Li, Qiang, Studholme, David J., Li, Xuan-wen, Liang, Song-ping

Summary: We report a novel protein domain—G8—which contains five repeated β-strand pairs and is present in some disease-related proteins such as PKHD1, KIAA1199, TMEM2 as well as other...

Kinesin-2 mediates physical and functional interactions between polycystin-2 and fibrocystin (2006)

Wu, Yuliang, Dai, Xiao-Qing, Li, Qiang, Chen, Carl X., Mai, Weiyi, Hussain, Zahir, ...

ADPKD is caused by mutations in PKD1, encoding polycystin-1 (PC1), or PKD2 (polycystin-2, PC2). ARPKD is caused by mutations in PKHD1, encoding fibrocystin/polyductin (FPC). No molecular link between...

The Measurement of Short- and Long- Term Returns of Chinese Initial Public Offerings and the Identification of Corporate Governance Variables That May Explain These Returns (2006)

Li, Qiang

This thesis examines the relationship between the aftermarket performance of Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) and corporate governance for firms that listed during the years 1999 to 2001. The...

SUSY-QCD Corrections to $W^{\pm}H^{\mp}$ Associated Production at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (2005)

Zhao, Jun, Li, Chong Sheng, Li, Qiang

We calculate the SUSY-QCD corrections to the inclusive total cross sections of the associated production processes $pp\to W^{\pm}H^{\mp}+X$ in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model(MSSM) at the...

Enhanced flux pinning in YBa2Cu3O7-d films by nano-scaled substrate surface roughness (2005)

Ye, Zuxin, Si, W. D., Li, Qiang, Hu, Y., Johnson, P. D., Zhu, Y.

Nano-scaled substrate surface roughness is shown to strongly influence the critical current density Jc in YBCO films made by pulse-laser-deposition on the crystalline LaAlO3 substrates consisting of...

Response of fractal penetration of magnetic flux to disorder landscape in superconducting films (2005)

Ye, Zuxin, Li, Qiang, Si, W. D., Suenaga, M., Solovyov, V. F., Johnson, P. D.

Magnetic flux front and induction contours in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-d films with defect size s ~ l (superconducting coherence length) and s > l are studied by magneto-optical imaging. Robust...

Charged Higgs Production at Linear Colliders in Large Extra Dimensions (2005)

Li, Qiang, Li, Chong Sheng, Oakes, Robert J., Yang, Li Lin

In the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model(2HDM) with large extra dimensions(LED), we study the contributions of virtual Kaluza-Klein(KK) gravitons to 2HDM charged Higgs production, especially in the two...

Soft Gluon Resummation Effects in Single Slepton Production at Hadron Colliders (2005)

Yang, Li Lin, Li, Chong Sheng, Liu, Jian Jun, Li, Qiang

We investigate QCD effects in the production of a single slepton at hadron colliders in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model without R-parity. We calculate the total cross sections and the...

Finite automata for testing uniqueness of Eulerian trails (2005)

Li, Qiang, Xie, Hui-Min

We investigate the condition under which the Eulerian trail of a digraph is unique, and design a finite automaton to examine it. The algorithm is effective, for if the condition is violated, it will...

Full One-Loop Electroweak Corrections to the Charged Higgs Decays into a Chargino and Neutralino in the MSSM (2005)

Li, Zhao, Li, Chong Sheng, Li, Qiang, Yang, Li Lin, Zhao, Jun

We calculate the full one-loop electroweak (FEW) corrections to $H^-\to\widetilde{\chi}^-_1\widetilde{\chi}^0_i$ in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), and compare with the leading...

Next-to-leading order QCD predictions for pair production of neutral Higgs bosons at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (2005)

Jin, Li Gang, Li, Chong Sheng, Li, Qiang, Liu, Jian Jun, Oakes, Robert J.

We present the calculations of the complete NLO inclusive total cross sections for pair production of neutral Higgs bosons through $b\bar b$ annihilation in the minimal supersymmetric standard model...

Next-to-leading order QCD predictions for $A^0Z^0$ associated production at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (2005)

Li, Qiang, Li, Chong Sheng, Liu, Jian Jun, Jin, Li Gang

We present the calculations of the complete next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD corrections (including supersymmetric QCD) to the inclusive total cross sections of the associated production processes...

Effects of R-parity violation in unpolarized top quark decay into polarized W-boson (2005)

Nie, Yi Min, Li, Chong Sheng, Li, Qiang, Liu, Jian Jun, Zhao, Jun

We calculate one-loop R-parity violating corrections to the top quark decay into a bottom quark and a polarized W-gauge boson. The corrections are presented according to the total corrections, the...

Subjective well-being and mortality in Chinese oldest old (2005)

Li, Qiang

The present study investigates the relationship between subjective well-being (SWB) and mortality risk, using a large sample (N=7852) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (age range...

Alpha-actinin associates with polycystin-2 and regulates its channel activity (2005)

Li, Qiang, Montalbetti, Nicolás, Shen, Patrick Y., Dai, Xiao-Qing, Cheeseman, Christopher I., Karpinski, Edward, ...

Polycystin-2 (PC2) is the product of the PKD2 gene, which is mutated in 10–15% patients of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). PC2 is an integral transmembrane protein and...

Modulating DNA bending affects NodD-mediated transcriptional control in Rhizobium leguminosarum (2005)

Chen, Xiao-Chun, Feng, Jie, Hou, Bi-He, Li, Feng-Qing, Li, Qiang, Hong, Guo-Fan

Rhizobium leguminosarum NodD binds to the nod box of the inducible nod gene nodA as a V-shaped tetramer and bends the nod box. In this work, we show that the nod gene inducer naringenin decreased gel...

Alpha-actinin associates with polycystin-2 and regulates its channel activity (2005)

Li, Qiang, Montalbetti, Nicolás, Shen, Patrick Y., Dai, Xiao-Qing, Cheeseman, Christopher I., Karpinski, Edward, ...

Polycystin-2 is the product of the PKD2 gene, which is mutated in 10-15% patients of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Polycystin-2 is an integral transmembrane protein and acts...

Alpha-actinin associates with polycystin-2 and regulates its channel activity (2005)

Li, Qiang, Montalbetti, Nicolás, Shen, Patrick Y., Dai, Xiao-Qing, Cheeseman, Christopher I., Karpinski, Edward, ...

Polycystin-2 is the product of the PKD2 gene, which is mutated in 10-15% patients of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Polycystin-2 is an integral transmembrane protein and acts...

Electron scattering dependence of dendritic magnetic instability in superconducting MgB2 films (2004)

Ye, Z. X., Li, Qiang, Hu, Y. F., Pogrebnyakov, A. V., Cui, Y., Xi, X. X., ...

Magnetic instability in both ultra-pure and carbon-doped MgB2 films is investigated by magneto-optical imaging, transport and bulk magnetization measurements. In the carbon-doped MgB2 thin film,...

Effects of R-parity Violation on the Charged Higgs Boson Decays (2004)

Song, Yi Ping, Li, Chong Sheng, Li, Qiang, Liu, Jian Jun

We calculate one-loop R-parity-violating couplings corrections to the processes $H^-\to \tau\bar{\nu_\tau}$ and $H^-\to b\bar{t}$. We find that the corrections to the $H^-\to \tau\bar{\nu_\tau}$...

Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Bladder Cancer in Men and Women (2004)

Quirk, Jeffrey T, Li, Qiang, Natarajan, Nachimuthu, Mettlin, Curtis J, Cummings, K Michael

Abstract Although cigarette smoking is a principal risk factor for bladder cancer in both men and women, few studies have statistically evaluated whether gender modifies the effect of smoking on...

Surface Chemistry of Hexacyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on (2x1) and Modified Surfaces of Si(100) (2004)

Li, Qiang

Room-temperature chemisorption of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the 2x1, sputtered, oxidized and H-terminated Si(100) surfaces, as well as those upon post treatments of hydrogenation,...

Surface Chemistry of Hexacyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on (2x1) and Modified Surfaces of Si(100) (2004)

Li, Qiang

Room-temperature chemisorption of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the 2x1, sputtered, oxidized and H-terminated Si(100) surfaces, as well as those upon post treatments of hydrogenation,...

Surface Chemistry of Hexacyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on (2x1) and Modified Surfaces of Si(100) (2004)

Li, Qiang

Room-temperature chemisorption of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the 2x1, sputtered, oxidized and H-terminated Si(100) surfaces, as well as those upon post treatments of hydrogenation,...

Surface Chemistry of Hexacyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on (2x1) and Modified Surfaces of Si(100) (2004)

Li, Qiang

Room-temperature chemisorption of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the 2x1, sputtered, oxidized and H-terminated Si(100) surfaces, as well as those upon post treatments of hydrogenation,...

Surface chemistry of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on (2x1) and modified surfaces of Si(100) [electronic resource] / (2004)

Li, Qiang.

Room-temperature chemisorption of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the 2x1, sputtered, oxidized and H-terminated Si(100) surfaces, as well as those upon post treatments of hydrogenation,...

Surface Chemistry of Hexacyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on (2x1) and Modified Surfaces of Si(100) (2004)

Li, Qiang

Room-temperature chemisorption of hexacyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the 2x1, sputtered, oxidized and H-terminated Si(100) surfaces, as well as those upon post treatments of hydrogenation,...

A Primary Model of Commuting Travel Mode Choice by Taking Account of Disutility of Commutation (2003)

Li, Qiang, Ooeda, Yoshinao, Sumi, Tomonori, Matsuzaki, Shigenobu, 大枝, 良直, 角, 知憲

To improve the services of mass transit systems so as to attract additional travelers switching from private cars, it is necessary to grasp the travel mode choice behaviors of the workers. This paper...

Characterization of Failure Mechanisms in Cross Wedge Rolling (2003)

Li, Qiang

Cross wedge rolling (CWR) is a metal processing technology in which a heated cylindrical billet is plastically deformed into an axisymmetric part by the action of wedge shape dies moving tangentially...

Characterization of Failure Mechanisms in Cross Wedge Rolling (2003)

Li, Qiang

Cross wedge rolling (CWR) is a metal processing technology in which a heated cylindrical billet is plastically deformed into an axisymmetric part by the action of wedge shape dies moving tangentially...

Entwicklung einer graphischen Eingabemöglichkeit für Propagationsskripte (2003)

Li, Qiang

Die meisten Unternehmen haben mehrere heterogene Informationssysteme, die fürihre Produktions- und Geschäftsprozesse Daten anbieten. Die angebotenen Datenmüssen zwischen den heterogenen Systemen...

Entwicklung einer graphischen Eingabemöglichkeit für Propagationsskripte (2003)

Li, Qiang

Die meisten Unternehmen haben mehrere heterogene Informationssysteme, die für ihre Produktions- und Geschäftsprozesse Daten anbieten. Die angebotenen Daten müssen zwischen den heterogenen Systemen...

Inactivation of the nod box distal half-site allows tetrameric NodD to activate nodA transcription in an inducer-independent manner (2003)

Feng, Jie, Li, Qiang, Hu, Hai-Liang, Chen, Xiao-Chun, Hong, Guo-Fan

In Rhizobium leguminosarum, NodD can activate nodA transcription in response to inducer flavonoids. Here, we show that the inducible nodA promoter contains an intrinsic part through which NodD can...

Identifying the Determinants of Commuting Travel Mode Choice from Daily Commutation Behavior (2002)

Li, Qiang, Ooeda, Yoshinao, Matsunaga, Chiaki, Sumi, Tomonori, 大枝, 良直, 松永, 千晶, ...

Understanding of commuting travel mode choice behavior is crucial for enhancing the effects of transportation demand management (TDM) policies and improving the utilization of mass transits. For the...

Supersymmetric Electroweak Corrections to Heavier Top Squark Decay into Lighter Top Squark and Neutral Higgs Boson (2002)

Li, Qiang, Jin, Li Gang, Li, Chong Sheng

We calculate the Yukawa corrections of order ${\cal O}(\alpha_{ew}m_{t(b)}^2/m_W^2)$, ${\cal O}(\alpha_{ew}m_{t(b)}^3/m_W^3)$ and ${\cal O}(\alpha_{ew}m_{t(b)}^4/m_W^4)$ to the widths of the decays...

Superconducting properties of nanocrystalline MgB$_2$ thin films made by an in situ annealing process (2001)

Zeng, X. H., Sukiasyan, A., Xi, X. X., Hu, Y. F., Wertz, E., Li, Qi, ...

We have studied the structural and superconducting properties of MgB$_2$ thin films made by pulsed laser deposition followed by in situ annealing. The cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy...

High resolution hyperbolic radon transform multiple removal [microform] / (2001)

Li, Qiang.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta.

Synthesis and spectroscopic investigation of bis-boronic acid receptor for carbohydrates / (2001)

Li, Qiang.

Thesis (M.S.)--New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Department of Chemistry, 2001.

Decoupling control law for structural control implementation (2001)

Li, Qiang, Fang, Jason, Jeary, Alan, Liu, Dikai

Multi-story buildings, subjected to wind or earthquake excitation, can be modeled as multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) systems defined by a set of coupled second order ordinary differential equations....

High resolution hyperbolic radon transform multiple removal / (2001)

Li, Qiang.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta.

Estimation of mixture models / (1999)

Li, Qiang.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 1999.

A Coherent X-Ray Source Using Transition Radiation. (1998)

Piestrup, M. A., Li, Qiang, Ho, A. H., Boyers, D. G.

The major goal of this work was to establish the commercial feasibility of a compact, quasimonochromatic, collimated x-ray source. We analyzed x ray emission from foil stacks with uniform foil...

Neuronal Degeneration in the Cingulate Gyrus: NMDA Antagonists and Anticholinesterases (1998)

Nelson, Wilkie A., Clark, Suzanne, Li, Qiang, Jones, K.

Neurotoxic mechanisms and interactions between NMDA antagonists and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs)/cholingeric agonists were investigated using patch clamp recordings in rat brain slices of...

Neuronal Degeneration in the Cingulated Gyrus: NMDC Antagonists and Anticholinesterases (1998)

Wilson, Wilkie A., Jones, Katherine, Li, Qiang

The key objective of these studies is to determine the neurotoxic risk of combining acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blockers. In this year of study...

Thermoresponsiveness of Ventromedial Hypothalamic (VMH) Neurons to Peripheral (Scrotal) Thermal Stimulation (1996)

Li, Qiang

The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) is an important central effector site involved in activating brown adipose tissue (BAT) or non-shivering thermogenesis. VMH neurons have previously been...

A Parallel Algebraic Constraint Solver for Integer Programming (1996)

John Darlington, Yi-ke Guo, Tetsuo Ida, Qiang Li, Hing Wing To

Conventional methods for solving integer programming (IP) are based on heuristic searching algorithms. Recently, the tools of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry have bought new insights to...

Local-Area MultiProcessor: the Scalable Coherent Interface (1995)

David B. Gustavson, Qiang Li

There is rapidly increasing demand for very high performance shared access to distributed data, for multiprocessors, networked workstation clusters, distributed databases, industrial data acquisition...

OSAM*.KBMS/P: A Parallel, Active, Object-oriented Knowledge Base Server (1994)

Base Server, Ramamohanrao Jawadi, Prashant Cherukuri, Qiang Li, Richard Nartey

An active object-oriented knowledge base server can provide many desirable features for supporting a wide spectrum of advanced and complex database applications. Knowledge rules, which are used to...

Theoretical and experimental investigations of motion stability of long-span bridges in turbulent flow (1993)

Li, Qiang

The motion stability of long-span bridges under turbulent wind is studied. A new stochastic theory, developed on the basis of a new wind turbulence model, is applied to experimentally measured bridge...

Simulation-based dynamic traffic system :--a GIS approach /--by Qiang Li.

Li, Qiang.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kansas, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.

Dynamin Is Required for Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Type 2 Infection

Duan, Dongsheng, Li, Qiang, Kao, Aimee W., Yue, Yongping, Pessin, Jeffrey E., Engelhardt, John F.

Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors for gene therapy of inherited disorders have demonstrated considerable potential for molecular medicine. Recent identification of the viral receptor...

Inactivation of the nod box distal half-site allows tetrameric NodD to activate nodA transcription in an inducer-independent manner

Feng, Jie, Li, Qiang, Hu, Hai-Liang, Chen, Xiao-Chun, Hong, Guo-Fan

In Rhizobium leguminosarum, NodD can activate nodA transcription in response to inducer flavonoids. Here, we show that the inducible nodA promoter contains an intrinsic part through which NodD can...

IκBα and IκBβ possess injury context-specific functions that uniquely influence hepatic NF-κB induction and inflammation

Fan, Chenguang, Li, Qiang, Zhang, Yulong, Liu, Xiaoming, Luo, Meihui, Abbott, Duane, ...

IκB proteins play an important role in regulating NF-κB induction following a diverse range of environmental injuries. Studies evaluating IκBβ knock-in mice (AKBI), in which the IκBα gene is...

Modulating DNA bending affects NodD-mediated transcriptional control in Rhizobium leguminosarum

Chen, Xiao-Chun, Feng, Jie, Hou, Bi-He, Li, Feng-Qing, Li, Qiang, Hong, Guo-Fan

Rhizobium leguminosarum NodD binds to the nod box of the inducible nod gene nodA as a V-shaped tetramer and bends the nod box. In this work, we show that the nod gene inducer naringenin decreased gel...

Putative Exposed Aromatic and Hydroxyl Residues on the Surface of the N-Terminal Domains of Chi1 from Aeromonas caviae CB101 Are Essential for Chitin Binding and Hydrolysis

Li, Qiang, Wang, Fengping, Zhou, Ying, Xiao, Xiang

Chitinase Chi1 of Aeromonas caviae CB101 possesses chitin binding sites at both its N and C termini. Four putative exposed residues aligned in a line on the surface of the N-terminal domains of Chi1...

Nox2 and Rac1 Regulate H2O2-Dependent Recruitment of TRAF6 to Endosomal Interleukin-1 Receptor Complexes†

Li, Qiang, Harraz, Maged M., Zhou, Weihong, Zhang, Liang N., Ding, Wei, Zhang, Yulong, ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by NADPH oxidases (Nox) have been implicated in the regulation of signal transduction. However, the cellular mechanisms that link Nox activation with plasma...

Identifying the Determinants of Commuting Travel Mode Choice from Daily Commutation Behavior

LI, Qiang, OOEDA, Yoshinao, MATSUNAGA, Chiaki, SUMI, Tomonori

Understanding of commuting travel mode choice behavior is crucial for enhancing the effects of transportation demand management (TDM) policies and improving the utilization of mass transits. For the...

Cytoskeletal regulation of calcium-permeable cation channels in the human syncytiotrophoblast: role of gelsolin

Montalbetti, Nicolás, Li, Qiang, Timpanaro, Gustavo A, González-Perrett, Silvia, Dai, Xiao-Qing, Chen, Xing-Zhen, ...

The human syncytiotrophoblast (hST) is the most apical epithelial barrier that covers the villous tree of the human placenta. An intricate and highly organized network of cytoskeletal structures...

REIT Splits and Dividend Changes: Tests of Signaling and Information Substitutability

Qiang Li, Hua Sun, Seow Ong

Recent work on stock splits have attempted to relate the information value associated with splits with that from dividends signaling. This paper extends this genre of research by evaluating the issue...

Dynamin Is Required for Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Type 2 Infection

Duan, Dongsheng, Li, Qiang, Kao, Aimee W., Yue, Yongping, Pessin, Jeffrey E., Engelhardt, John F.

Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors for gene therapy of inherited disorders have demonstrated considerable potential for molecular medicine. Recent identification of the viral receptor...

Inactivation of the nod box distal half-site allows tetrameric NodD to activate nodA transcription in an inducer-independent manner

Feng, Jie, Li, Qiang, Hu, Hai-Liang, Chen, Xiao-Chun, Hong, Guo-Fan

In Rhizobium leguminosarum, NodD can activate nodA transcription in response to inducer flavonoids. Here, we show that the inducible nodA promoter contains an intrinsic part through which NodD can...

IκBα and IκBβ possess injury context-specific functions that uniquely influence hepatic NF-κB induction and inflammation

Fan, Chenguang, Li, Qiang, Zhang, Yulong, Liu, Xiaoming, Luo, Meihui, Abbott, Duane, ...

IκB proteins play an important role in regulating NF-κB induction following a diverse range of environmental injuries. Studies evaluating IκBβ knock-in mice (AKBI), in which the IκBα gene is...

Modulating DNA bending affects NodD-mediated transcriptional control in Rhizobium leguminosarum

Chen, Xiao-Chun, Feng, Jie, Hou, Bi-He, Li, Feng-Qing, Li, Qiang, Hong, Guo-Fan

Rhizobium leguminosarum NodD binds to the nod box of the inducible nod gene nodA as a V-shaped tetramer and bends the nod box. In this work, we show that the nod gene inducer naringenin decreased gel...

Putative Exposed Aromatic and Hydroxyl Residues on the Surface of the N-Terminal Domains of Chi1 from Aeromonas caviae CB101 Are Essential for Chitin Binding and Hydrolysis

Li, Qiang, Wang, Fengping, Zhou, Ying, Xiao, Xiang

Chitinase Chi1 of Aeromonas caviae CB101 possesses chitin binding sites at both its N and C termini. Four putative exposed residues aligned in a line on the surface of the N-terminal domains of Chi1...

Nox2 and Rac1 Regulate H2O2-Dependent Recruitment of TRAF6 to Endosomal Interleukin-1 Receptor Complexes†

Li, Qiang, Harraz, Maged M., Zhou, Weihong, Zhang, Liang N., Ding, Wei, Zhang, Yulong, ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by NADPH oxidases (Nox) have been implicated in the regulation of signal transduction. However, the cellular mechanisms that link Nox activation with plasma...

Cytoskeletal regulation of calcium-permeable cation channels in the human syncytiotrophoblast: role of gelsolin

Montalbetti, Nicolás, Li, Qiang, Timpanaro, Gustavo A, González-Perrett, Silvia, Dai, Xiao-Qing, Chen, Xing-Zhen, ...

The human syncytiotrophoblast (hST) is the most apical epithelial barrier that covers the villous tree of the human placenta. An intricate and highly organized network of cytoskeletal structures...

Identifying the Determinants of Commuting Travel Mode Choice from Daily Commutation Behavior

LI, Qiang, OOEDA, Yoshinao, MATSUNAGA, Chiaki, SUMI, Tomonori

Understanding of commuting travel mode choice behavior is crucial for enhancing the effects of transportation demand management (TDM) policies and improving the utilization of mass transits. For the...

Hepatic angiosarcoma arising in an adult mesenchymal hamartoma

Li, Qiang, Wang, Jian, Sun, Yan, Cui, Yunlong, Hao, Xishan

The histogenesis of the hepatic sarcoma and its association with hamartoma is not well understood. We hereby present a Chinese patient with hepatic angiosarcoma arising from an adult mesenchymal...

Access to Low-Taxed Cigarettes Deters Smoking Cessation Attempts

Hyland, Andrew, Higbee, Cheryl, Li, Qiang, Bauer, Joseph E., Giovino, Gary A., Alford, Terry, ...

We examined whether smokers who purchased low-taxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations had lower quit attempt and cessation rates than did smokers who purchased cigarettes from full-price...

A Longitudinal Assessment of the Impact of Smoke-Free Worksite Policies on Tobacco Use

Bauer, Joseph E., Hyland, Andrew, Li, Qiang, Steger, Craig, Cummings, K. Michael

Objectives. In this cohort study, we assessed the impact of smoke-free work-site policies on smoking cessation behaviors.

Regulation of adiponectin and leptin secretion and expression by insulin through a PI3K-PDE3B dependent mechanism in rat primary adipocytes

Cong, Li, Chen, Ke, Li, Ji, Gao, Ping, Li, Qiang, Mi, Shuhua, ...

Adiponectin is intimately involved in the regulation of insulin sensitivity, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and cardiovascular functions. The circulating concentration of adiponectin is decreased...

A Novel Filamentous Phage from the Deep-Sea Bacterium Shewanella piezotolerans WP3 Is Induced at Low Temperature▿

Wang, Feng, Wang, Fengping, Li, Qiang, Xiao, Xiang

Active filamentous phage particles were isolated from the deep-sea bacterium Shewanella piezotolerans WP3. A putative single-stranded DNA binding protein of the phage was found to be overexpressed at...

Polycystin-2 cation channel function in the human syncytiotrophoblast is regulated by microtubular structures

Montalbetti, Nicolás, Li, Qiang, Wu, Yuliang, Chen, Xing-Zhen, Cantiello, Horacio F

Polycystin-2 (PC2), encoded by PKD2, which is one of the genes whose mutations cause polycystic kidney disease, is abundantly produced in the apical domain of the syncytiotrophoblast (hST) of term...

Subjective well-being and mortality in Chinese oldest old

Qiang Li

The present study investigates the relationship between subjective well-being (SWB) and mortality risk, using a large sample (N=7852) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (age range...

Aging of a giant: a stochastic population forecast for China, 2001-2050

Qiang Li, Mieke Reuser, Cornelia Kraus, Juha Alho

This paper presents a stochastic population forecast for China with a special emphasis on population aging. Stochastic forecasting methods have the advantage of producing a projection of the future...

Hsf1 Is Required for the Nuclear Translocation of p53 Tumor Suppressor1

Li, Qiang, Feldman, Rebecca A, Radhakrishnan, Vijayababu M, Carey, Steven, Martinez, Jesse D

Although the p53 tumor suppressor is most frequently inactivated by genetic mutations, exclusion from the nucleus is also seen in human tumors. We have begun to examine p53 nuclear importation by...

Does Education Still Pay Off in Rural China: Revisit the Impact of Education on Off-farm Employment and Wages

Haiqing Zhang, Linxiu Zhang, Renfu Luo, Qiang Li

The present study considers how education affects off-farm job participation and wages. We use a nationally representative dataset from a survey conducted in 5 provinces, 101 villages and 808...

Evidence for a Superoxide Permeability Pathway in Endosomal Membranes▿

Mumbengegwi, Davis R., Li, Qiang, Li, Canhui, Bear, Christine E., Engelhardt, John F.

The compartmentalized production of superoxide (·O2−) by endosomal NADPH oxidase is important in the redox-dependent activation of NF-κB following interleukin 1β (IL-1β) stimulation. It remains...

Extraordinarily thick-boned fish linked to the aridification of the Qaidam Basin (northern Tibetan Plateau)

Chang, Meemann, Wang, Xiaoming, Liu, Huanzhang, Miao, Desui, Zhao, Quanhong, Wu, Guoxuan, ...

Scattered with numerous salt lakes and ≈2,700–3,200 m above sea level, the giant Qaidam inland basin on the northern Tibetan Plateau has experienced continuing aridification since the beginning...

Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Bladder Cancer in Men and Women

Quirk, Jeffrey T, Li, Qiang, Natarajan, Nachimuthu, Mettlin, Curtis J, Cummings, K Michael

Although cigarette smoking is a principal risk factor for bladder cancer in both men and women, few studies have statistically evaluated whether gender modifies the effect of smoking on bladder...

Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Bladder Cancer in Men and Women

Quirk, Jeffrey T, Li, Qiang, Natarajan, Nachimuthu, Mettlin, Curtis J, Cummings, K Michael

Although cigarette smoking is a principal risk factor for bladder cancer in both men and women, few studies have statistically evaluated whether gender modifies the effect of smoking on bladder...

An atomistic-continuum hybrid simulation of fluid flows over superhydrophobic surfaces

Li, Qiang, He, Guo-Wei

Recent experiments have found that slip length could be as large as on the order of 1 μm for fluid flows over superhydrophobic surfaces. Superhydrophobic surfaces can be achieved by patterning...

Ser1369Ala Variant in Sulfonylurea Receptor Gene ABCC8 Is Associated With Antidiabetic Efficacy of Gliclazide in Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Feng, Yan, Mao, Guangyun, Ren, Xiaowei, Xing, Houxun, Tang, Genfu, Li, Qiang, ...

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to investigate whether genetic variants could influence the antidiabetic efficacy of gliclazide in type 2 diabetic patients.

cneViewer: a database of conserved non-coding elements for studies of tissue-specific gene regulation

Persampieri, Jason, Ritter, Deborah I., Lees, Daniel, Lehoczky, Jessica, Li, Qiang, Guo, Su, ...

Summary: There are thousands of strongly conserved non-coding elements (CNEs) in vertebrate genomes, and their functions remain largely unknown. However, without biologically relevant criteria for...