Qiang Liu

Publication List Details

Period

1991 - 9999

Number

71

Co-Authors

Expression of SORL1 and a novel SORL1 splice variant in normal and Alzheimers disease brain (2009)

Grear, Karrie E, Ling, I-Fang, Simpson, James F, Furman, Jennifer L, Simmons, Christopher R, Peterson, Shawn L, ...

Abstract Background Variations in sortilin-related receptor (SORL1) expression and function have been implicated in Alzheimers Disease (AD). Here, to gain insights into SORL1, we evaluated SORL1...

SAMBO and SAMBOdtf Results for the Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative 2008 (2009)

Patrick Lambrix, He Tan, Qiang Liu

Abstract. This article describes a base system for ontology alignment, SAMBO, and an extension, SAMBOdtf. We present their results for the benchmark, anatomy and FAO tasks in the 2008 Ontology...

Flock of Black-necked Crane Wintering at Napahai Nature Reserve, China (2009)

LIU, Qiang, YANG, Xiao-jun, ZHU, Jian-guo, ZHAO, Jian-lin, YU, Hong-zhong

From October 2004 to May 2005, flock size and composition of wintering black-necked cranes (Grus nigricollis   ) were studied using spot scanning technique at Napahai Nature Reserve in Yunnan...

LRP1 shedding in human brain: roles of ADAM10 and ADAM17 (2009)

Liu, Qiang, Zhang, Juan, Tran, Hien, Verbeek, Marcel M, Reiss, Karina, Estus, Steven, ...

Abstract Background The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) plays critical roles in lipid metabolism, cell survival, and the clearance of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. Functional...

Baculo-expression and enzymatic characterization of CES7 esterase (2009)

Zhang, Li, Liu, Qiang, Zhou, Yuchuan, Zhang, Yonglian

The male reproductive tracts in different species are characterized by similar patterns of male-dependent overexpression of carboxylesterases. This phenomenon indicates male sex-associated functions...

Study on Differences of Nitrogen Efficiency and Nitrogen Response in Different Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) Varieties (2009)

Zhen-hua Zhang, Hai-xing Song, Qiang Liu, Xiang-min Rong, Jian-wei Peng, Gui-xian Xie, ...

Field experiment was carried out to evaluate the nitrogen efficiency and nitrogen response under no nitrogen application and nitrogen application conditions. The differences of grain yield, nitrogen...

Identification and characterization of an epididymis-specific gene, Ces7 (2009)

Zhang, Li, Hu, Zhihong, Zhu, Chunfang, Liu, Qiang, Zhou, Yuchuan, Zhang, Yonglian

Carboxylesterases (CEs) represent a multigene family of serine-dependent enzymes. Male-dependent CEs are over-expressed in the male reproductive tract of different animal species (bivalve mollusks,...

Entropy Characteristic on Harmonious Unifying Hybrid Preferential Networks (2008)

Yong Li, Jin-qing Fang, Qiao Bi, Qiang Liu

Abstract: Based on the harmonious unifying hybrid preferential model (HUHPM) network proposed by our group, the entropy characteristic of an un-weighted HUHPM-BA network and a weighted HUHPM-BBV...

Neural Activity Dissociation between Thought-based and Perception-based Response Conflict (2008)

Antao Chen, Xu Lei, Xiting Huang, Qinglin Zhang, Qiang Liu, Yongxiu Lai, ...

Based on the idea that intentions have different penetrability to perception and thought (Fodor, 1983), four Stroop-like tasks, AA, AW, WA, and WW are used, where the A represents an arrow and the...

Specialized Video and Physiological Data Coding System for Remote Monitoring (2008)

Qiang Liu, Datong Chen, Mingui Sun, Robert J. Sclabassi

Abstract —Patient monitoring via video and physiological data recording can now be performed outside hospitals. This procedure, usually performed in a prolonged manner, generates a considerable...

Dynamic interfaces in an organic thin film (2008)

Tao, Chenggang, Liu, Qiang, Riddick, Blake C., Cullen, William G., Reutt-Robey, Janice, Weeks, John D., ...

Low-dimensional boundaries between phases and domains in organic thin films are important in charge transport and recombination. Here, fluctuations of interfacial boundaries in an organic thin film,...

Mining Appearance Models Directly from Compressed Video (2008)

Datong Chen, Qiang Liu, Mingui Sun

In this paper, we propose an approach to learning appearance models of moving objects directly from compressed video. The appearance of a moving object changes dynamically in video due to varying...

CAMSHIFT BASED REAL-TIME MULTIPLE FACES MATCH TRACKING (2008)

Qiang Liu, Canhui Cai, King N. Ngan, Hongliang Li

A novel CAMShift based multiple faces tracking algorithm with weighted greedy tracking and match pursuing is proposed in this paper. The greedy tracking overcomes the disadvantage of CAMShift, which...

Abstract Mining Appearance Models Directly From Compressed Video (2008)

Datong Chen, Qiang Liu, Jie Yang, Mingui Sun

In this paper, we propose an approach for learning appearance models of moving objects directly from compressed video. The appearance of a moving object changes dynamically in video due to varying...

Specialized Video and Physiological Data Coding System for Remote Monitoring (2008)

Qiang Liu, Datong Chen, Mingui Sun, Robert J. Sclabassi

Abstract —Patient monitoring via video and physiological data recording can now be performed outside hospitals. This procedure, usually performed in a prolonged manner, generates a considerable...

The Parameterization of Joint Rotation with the Unit Quaternion (2008)

Qiang Liu, Edmond C. Prakash

Abstract. Unit quaternion is an ideal parameterization for joint rotations. However, due to the complexity of the geometry of S 3 group, it’s hard to specify meaningful joint constraints with unit...

DIGITAL MEDIA INDEXING ON THE CELL PROCESSOR (2008)

Lurng-kuo Liu, Qiang Liu, Apostol (paul Natsev, Kenneth A. Ross, John R. Smith, Ana Lucia Varbanescu

We present a case study of developing a digital media indexing application, code-named MARVEL, on the STI Cell Broadband Engine (CBE) processor. There are two aspects of the target application that...

3-(2-Nitrophenoxy)phthalonitrile (2008)

Xian-Fu Zhang, Dandan Jia, Aijun Song, Qiang Liu

In the title compound, C14H7N3O3, the dihedral angle between the two arene units is 62.57 (12)°.

3-(m-Tolyloxy)phthalonitrile (2008)

Xian-Fu Zhang, Dandan Jia, Qiang Liu, Aijun Song

In the molecule of the title compound, C15H10N2O, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 65.49 (9)°.

Transcriptome Analysis of a cDNA Library from Adult Human Epididymis (2008)

Li, Jian-Yuan, Wang, Hai-Yan, Liu, Jie, Liu, Qiang, Zhang, Jin-Song, Wan, Feng-Chun, ...

Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC) verified over 9000 human full-ORF genes and FLJ Program reported 21 243 cDNAs of which 14 409 were unique ones and 5416 seemed to be protein-coding. The pity is that...

Entropy Characteristic on Harmonious Unifying Hybrid Preferential Networks (2007)

Yong Li, Jin-Qing Fang, Qiao Bi, Qiang Liu

Based on the harmonious unifying hybrid preferential model (HUHPM) networkproposed by our group, the entropy characteristic of an un-weighted HUHPM-BA networkand a weighted HUHPM-BBV network are...

A flexible multi-server platform for distributed video information processing (2007)

Wang, Yao, Tao, Linmi, Liu, Qiang, Zhao, Yanjun, Xu, Guangyou

The complexity of recent computer vision system calls for an infrastructure of distributed processing. This paper presents a platform acting as a framework for video information processing...

RNase9, an Androgen-Dependent Member of the RNase A Family, Is Specifically Expressed in the Rat Epididymis (2006)

Zhu, Chun-Fang, Liu, Qiang; U0051078, Zhang, L, Yuan, Hai-Xin, Zhen, Wei, Zhang, Jin-Song, ...

Members of the RNase superfamily participate in a diverse array of biological processes, including RNA degradation, antipathogen activities, angiogenesis, and digestion. In the present study, we...

Expression of mRNA for multiple serotonin (5-HT) receptor types/subtypes by the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of rhesus macaques (2006)

Yang, Gui-Bo, Qiu, Chen-Li, Zhao, H, Liu, Qiang; U0051078, Shao, Yiming

To find out whether rhesus macaque peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) express mRNA for 5-HT receptors, blood samples from normal healthy rhesus monkeys were used to isolate PBMCs by...

Crystal structure of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid 3,4-dioxygenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A special subgroup of the type III extradiol dioxygenases (2006)

Li, XW, Guo, M, Fan, J, Tang, WY, Wang, DQ, Ge, HH, ...

3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid 3,4-dioxygenase (3HAO) is a non-heme ferrous extradiol dioxygenase in the kynurenine pathway from tryptophan. It catalyzes the conversion of 3-hydroxyanthranilate ( HAA) to...

Basalt fiber reinforced polymer composites: Processing and properties (2006)

Liu, Qiang

A high efficiency rig was designed and built for in-plane permeability measurement of fabric materials. A new data derivation procedure to acquire the flow fluid pattern in the experiment was...

NEW CHANGE DETECTION MODELS FOR OBJECT-BASED ENCODING OF PATIENT MONITORING VIDEO (2005)

Liu, Qiang

The goal of this thesis is to find a highly efficient algorithm to compress patient monitoring video. This type of video mainly contains local motions and a large percentage of idle periods. To...

Detection of heterozygous deletions and duplications in the MECP2 gene in Rett syndrome by Robust Dosage PCR (RD-PCR) (2005)

Shi, Jinxiu, Shibayama, Akane, Liu, Qiang, Nguyen, Vu Q., Feng, Jinong, Santos, Mónica, ...

Fifty to eighty percent of Rett syndrome (RTT) cases have point mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein-2 (MECP2). A fraction of MECP2 negative classical RTT patients has large...

Detection of heterozygous deletions and duplications in the MECP2 gene in rett syndrome by robust dosage PCR (RD-PCR) (2005)

Shi, Jinxiu, Shibayama, Akane, Liu, Qiang, Nguyen, Vu Q., Feng, Jinong, Santos, Mónica, ...

Fifty to eighty percent of Rett syndrome (RTT) cases have point mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein-2 (MECP2). A fraction of MECP2 negative classical RTT patients has large...

An Application of MAP-MRF to Change Detection in Image Sequence Based on Mean Field Theory (2005)

Qiang Liu, Robert J. Sclabassi, Ching-Chung Li, Mingui Sun

Change detection is one of the most important problems in video segmentation. In conventional methods, predetermined thresholds are utilized to test the variation between frames. Although certain...

An Application of MAP-MRF to Change Detection in Image Sequence Based on Mean Field Theory (2005)

Qiang Liu, Robert J. Sclabassi, Ching-Chung Li, Mingui Sun

Change detection is one of the most important problems in video segmentation. In conventional methods, predetermined thresholds are utilized to test the variation between frames. Although certain...

The chemokine GRO-{alpha} (CXCL1) confers increased tumorigenicity to glioma cells (2005)

Zhou, Yan, Zhang, Jing, Liu, Qiang, Bell, Robert, Muruve, Daniel A., Forsyth, Peter, ...

The chemokine GRO-α (CXCL1) has been found to mediate the proliferation of glia progenitor cells during neural development. As malignant gliomas are thought to arise from glia progenitors or their...

The chemokine GRO-{alpha} (CXCL1) confers increased tumorigenicity to glioma cells (2005)

Zhou, Yan, Zhang, Jing, Liu, Qiang, Bell, Robert, Muruve, Daniel A., Forsyth, Peter, ...

The chemokine GRO-α (CXCL1) has been found to mediate the proliferation of glia progenitor cells during neural development. As malignant gliomas are thought to arise from glia progenitors or their...

Tolerance-based process plan evaluation using Monte Carlo simulation (2004)

Huang, SH, Liu, Qiang; U0051078, Musa, R

In the discrete part manufacturing industry, engineers develop process plans by selecting appropriate machining processes and production equipment to ensure the quality of finished components. The...

Purification, partial characterization, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction of two cysteine-rich secretory proteins from Naja atra and Trimeresurus stejnegeri venoms (2004)

Wang, J, Guo, M, Tu, XY, Zheng, DH, Teng, MK, Niu, LW, ...

Cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISPs) are widely distributed in mammals and snake venoms. They possess apparent homology but varying functions. The structure of CRISPs has remained elusive. Two...

Cloning and Functional Analysis of a Novel DREB1/CBF Transcription Factor Involved in Cold-Responsive Gene Expression in Zea mays L. (2004)

Qin, Feng, Sakuma, Yoh, Li, Jie, Liu, Qiang, Li, Yi-Qin, Shinozaki, Kazuo, ...

The transcription factors DREB1s/CBFs specifically interact with the DRE/CRT cis-acting element (core motif: G/ACCGAC) and control the expression of many stress-inducible genes in Arabidopsis. We...

Nitric oxide induces cyclooxygenase expression and inhibits cell growth in colon cancer cell lines (2003)

Liu, Qiang, Chan, S.T.F., Mahendran, Ratha

The role of nitric oxide (NO) in colon cancer remains controversial. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been reported to be up regulated and down regulated in colorectal cancer in both animal...

Pyrophosphorolysis-activatable oligonucleotides may facilitate detection of rare alleles, mutation scanning and analysis of chromatin structures (2002)

Liu, Qiang, Sommer, Steve S.

Pyrophosphorolysis-activated polymerization (PAP) was initially developed to enhance the specificity of allele-specific PCR for detection of known mutations in the presence of a great excess of...

Primate epididymis-specific proteins: Characterization of ESC42, a novel protein containing a trefoil-like motif in monkey and human (2001)

Liu, Qiang, Hamil, Katherine G, Sivashanmugam, P, Grossman, Gail, Soundararajan, Rama, Rao, Jagannadha A, ...

Epididymal secreted proteins promote sperm maturation and fertilizing capacity by interacting with sperm during passage through the epididymis. Here we investigate the molecular basis of sperm...

Discrete mobility of single-stranded DNA in non-denaturing gel electrophoresis (2000)

Liu, Qiang, Scaringe, William A., Sommer, Steve S.

Gel electrophoresis is the standard method to separate, identify and purify nucleic acids. SSCP detects single base changes by altered mobility of single-stranded segments electrophoresed through...

Effects of Osmotic Stress, Ionic Stress and IAA on the Cell-Membrane Resistance of Vigna Hypocotyls (1991)

Liu, Qiang, Katou, Kiyoshi, Okamoto, Hisashi

The cell-membrane resistance (Rm) of Vigna hypocotyls was examined, and the effects of osmotic stress, ionic stress and IAA on Rm were investigated. Rm decreased by 64 to 77% under osmotic stress in...

TOWARD A HARMONIOUS UNIFYING HYBRID MODEL FOR ANY EVOLVING COMPLEX NETWORKS

JINQING FANG, QIAO BI, YONG LI, XIN-BIAO LU, QIANG LIU

The current interest in complex networks is a part of a broader movement towards research on complex systems. Motivation of this work raises the two challenging questions: (i) Are real networks...

Reversal of multi-drug resistance by pSUPER-shRNA-mdr1 in vivo and in vitro

Pan, Guang-Dong, Yang, Jian-Qing, Yan, Lv-Nan, Chu, Guang-Ping, Liu, Qiang, Xiao, Yi, ...

AIM: To explore the possibility of reversing multi-drug resistance (MDR) to HepG2/mdr1 in vitro and in vivo with RNA interference (RNAi).

Dynamic interfaces in an organic thin film

Tao, Chenggang, Liu, Qiang, Riddick, Blake S., Cullen, William G., Reutt-Robey, Janice, Weeks, John D., ...

Low-dimensional boundaries between phases and domains in organic thin films are important in charge transport and recombination. Here, fluctuations of interfacial boundaries in an organic thin film,...

Transcriptome Analysis of a cDNA Library from Adult Human Epididymis

Li, Jian-Yuan, Wang, Hai-Yan, Liu, Jie, Liu, Qiang, Zhang, Jin-Song, Wan, Feng-Chun, ...

Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC) verified over 9000 human full-ORF genes and FLJ Program reported 21 243 cDNAs of which 14 409 were unique ones and 5416 seemed to be protein-coding. The pity is that...

μ2 adaptin facilitates but is not essential for synaptic vesicle recycling in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gu, Mingyu, Schuske, Kim, Watanabe, Shigeki, Liu, Qiang, Baum, Paul, Garriga, Gian, ...

Synaptic vesicles must be recycled to sustain neurotransmission, in large part via clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Clathrin is recruited to endocytic sites on the plasma membrane by the AP2 adaptor...

A proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 neutralizing antibody reduces serum cholesterol in mice and nonhuman primates

Chan, Joyce C. Y., Piper, Derek E., Cao, Qiong, Liu, Dongming, King, Chadwick, Wang, Wei, ...

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) regulates serum LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) by interacting with the LDL receptor (LDLR) and is an attractive therapeutic target for LDL-C lowering....

Interferon-alpha restrains growth and invasive potential of hepatocellular carcinoma induced by hepatitis B virus X protein

Yang, Jian-Qing, Pan, Guang-Dong, Chu, Guang-Ping, Liu, Zhen, Liu, Qiang, Xiao, Yi, ...

AIM: To investigate the effects of interferon-alpha (IFN-α) to restrain the growth and invasive potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) induced by hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein.

New power generation technology options under the greenhouse gases mitigation scenario in China

Liu, Qiang, Shi, Minjun, Jiang, Kejun

Climate change has become a global issue. Almost all countries, including China, are now considering adopting policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The power generation...