Qin Chen

ENSILING CORN STOVER WITH ENZYMES AS A FEEDSTOCK PRESERVATION METHOD FOR BIOCONVERSION (2009)

Chen, Qin

Energy sustainability and environmental protection are two great challenges that face humanity. Biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass have been recognized as a potential solution for both of these...

Wafer-scale transfer of nanoimprinted patterns into silicon substrates (2009)

Hubbard, G., Abbott, S. J., Chen, Qin, Allsopp, Duncan W E, Wang, Wang N, Bowen, Christopher R, ...

A simple low cost method of nanoimprinting has been developed. The technique uses a flexible disposable master and lends itself to roll-to-roll processing. Residual layer thicknesses of 5-10 nm are...

Group velocity delay in coupled-cavity waveguides based on ultrahigh-Q cavities with Bragg reflectors (2009)

Chen, Qin, Allsopp, Duncan W E

Optical waveguides formed by coupled ultrahigh-Q cavities have been investigated by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation. The flexible control of group velocity and bandwidth are...

Design of tapering one-dimensional photonic crystal ultrahigh-Q microcavities (2009)

Chen, Qin, Allsopp, Duncan W E

One-dimensional (1D) photonic crystal (PC) microcavities can be readily embedded into silicon-on-insulator waveguides for photonic integration. Such structures are investigated by 2D...

Optimization of DNA Extraction from Seeds of Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf. (2009)

Qin CHEN, Shasha WEI, Zhirui DENG, Liping YIN, Bin HE, Xiaolei KONG

Sudan Grass (Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.) is a fine annual forage of Gramineae, Sorghum Genus that thrives in warm natural environment, with strong resistance against drought and barren soil,...

Wave-averaged and Wave-resolving Numerical Modeling of Vorticity Transport in the Nearshore Region: the SANDYDUCK Case Study (2008)

Riccardo Briganti, James T. Kirby, Fengyan Shi, Maurizio Brocchini, Qin Chen

The paper analyzes the mixing features in numerically generated shear waves by simulating the circulation during SANDYDUCK experiments. Different wave resolving Boussinesq type models and a wave...

Genetic architecture of genes from the wild potato plant (Solanum pinnatisectum) showing resistance to the Colorado potato beetle (2008)

Sanjib Nandy, Qin Chen, Jiliang Yang, Mark Goettel

The Mexican wild potato species Solanum pinnatisectum is an important gene source for resistance to Colorado potato beetle and late blight. Diploid progenies segregating for resistance genes to...

Karyotypic, Morphological, and Molecular Evidence for Hynobius Yunanicus as a Synonym of Pachyhynobius Shangchengensis (Urodela: Hynobiidae) (2007)

Jian-Li Xiong, Qin Chen, Xiao-Mao Zeng, Er-Mi Zhao, Li-Yan Qing

Using karyotypic, morphological, and molecular data, we compared Hynobius yunanicus with a sympatric species, Pachyhynobius shangchengensis. Similar to P. shangchengensis, H. yunanicus has a diploid...

Age and Sex-related Dendritic Changes in the Visual Cortex of the Rat (2007)

XU, Ye-hua, WANG, Hao, CHEN, Qin, ZHOU, Yi-feng

Visual functions undergo an age-related degradation. However, the neural mechanisms underlying these changes are not yet clear. This study was designed to investigate the influence of age and sex on...

Piezoelectric polymers actuators for precise shape control of large scale space antennas (2007)

Chen, Qin, Natale, Don, Neese, Bret, Ren, Kailiang, Lin, Minren, Zhang, Q. M., ...

Extremely large, lightweight, in-space deployable active and passive microwave antennas are demanded by future space missions. This paper investigates the development of PVDF based piezopolymer...

MARKER ASSISTED SELECTION FOR RESPONSE ATTACK OF VENTURIA INAEQUALIS IN DIFFERENT APPLE GENOTYPES (2006)

Patrascu Bianca, Pamfil D., Sestras R., Botez C., Gaboreanu Ioana, Barbos A., ...

Apple scab caused by Venturia inaequalis, is an important disease, spread worldwide, having a major negative impact in apple production. In this study, there were analyzed four apple cultivars...

Real-Time power-aware routing in sensor networks (2006)

Octav Chipara, Zhimin He, Guoliang Xing, Qin Chen, Xiaorui Wang, Chenyang Lu, ...

Abstract — Many wireless sensor network applications must resolve the inherent conflict between energy efficient communication and the need to achieve desired quality of service such as end-to-end...

Real-Time power-aware routing in sensor networks (2006)

Octav Chipara, Zhimin He, Guoliang Xing, Qin Chen, Xiaorui Wang, Chenyang Lu, ...

Abstract — Many wireless sensor network applications must resolve the inherent conflict between energy efficient communication and the need to achieve desired quality of service such as end-to-end...

Real-Time power-aware routing in sensor networks (2006)

Octav Chipara, Zhimin He, Guoliang Xing, Qin Chen, Xiaorui Wang, Chenyang Lu, ...

Abstract — Many wireless sensor network applications must resolve the inherent conflict between energy efficient communication and the need to achieve desired quality of service such as end-to-end...

EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR ON IN VITRO REGENERATION OF COTYLEDONAR EXPLANTS IN PEPPER (2005)

Qin Chen, Zhao-long Dong, Wen-xuan Liu, Zhi-rui Deng, Liang Tang

Regenerated plants were obtained from cotyledon explants of eight pepper varieties (Capsicum annuum L.) cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with different plant growth...

Robust Video Coding using Multiple Description Lattice Vector Quantization with Channel Optimization (2005)

Qin Chen

A robust video coding scheme using multiple description coding (MDC) is presented. MDC is an effective approach to combat packet losses in the Internet and wireless networks. The new coder is built...

Robust Video Coding using Multiple Description Lattice Vector Quantization with Channel Optimization (2005)

Qin Chen, Qin Chen

A robust video coding scheme using multiple description coding (MDC) is presented. MDC is an effective approach to combat packet losses in the Internet and wireless networks. The new coder is built...

VARIABILITY OF TRAITS OF GROWTH - IN VIVO AND IN VITRO - ON GREENHOUSE CARNATION (2004)

Sestras R., Ardelean M., Botez C., Pamfil D., Tamas Elena, Qin Chen, ...

Several traits of growth on greenhouse carnation were analysed at seven varieties, growing both in vivo and in vitro. In vitro culture, proliferation and root formation were more intense in Pink Sol,...

Wnt5a inhibits B cell proliferation and functions as a tumor suppressor in hematopoietic tissue (2003)

Liang, Huiling, Chen, Qin, Coles, Andrew H., Anderson, Stephen J., Pihan, German A., Bradley, Allan, ...

Wnt5a is a member of the Wnt family of secreted glycoproteins that play essential organizing roles in development. Similar to other Wnt members, Wnt5a can upregulate cell proliferation and has been...

Boussinesq modeling of longshore currents (2003)

Qin Chen, James T. Kirby, Robert A. Dalrymple, Fengyan Shi, Edward B. Thornton

[1] A time domain Boussinesq model for nearshore hydrodynamics is improved to obtain the conservation of vertical vorticity correct to second order and extended for use on an open coast using...

CREB-binding Protein/p300 Co-activation of Crystallin Gene Expression (2002)

Qin Chen, Dennis H. Dowhan, Dongcai Liang, David D. Moore, Paul A. Overbeek

In this study, we designed experiments to test whether the co-activators CREB-binding protein (CBP) and/or p300 interact with c-Maf, Prox-1, or Sox-1 to enhance transcription of crystallin genes. Our...

CREB-binding Protein/p300 Co-activation of Crystallin Gene Expression (2002)

Qin Chen, Dennis H. Dowhan, Dongcai Liang, David D. Moore, Paul A. Overbeek

In this study, we designed experiments to test whether the co-activators CREB-binding protein (CBP) and/or p300 interact with c-Maf, Prox-1, or Sox-1 to enhance transcription of crystallin genes. Our...

CREB-binding protein/p300 co-activation of crystallin gene expression (2002)

Chen, Qin, Dowhan, Dennis H., Liang, Dongcai C., Moore, David D. D., Overbeek, Paul A.

Although some of the transcription factors that are required for expression of crystallins during lens development have been identified, the molecular interactions that contribute to enhanced...

CREB-binding protein/p300 co-activation of crystallin gene expression (2002)

Chen, Qin, Dowhan, Dennis H., Liang, Dongcai C., Moore, David D. D., Overbeek, Paul A.

Although some of the transcription factors that are required for expression of crystallins during lens development have been identified, the molecular interactions that contribute to enhanced...

User Fees Impact Access to Healthcare for Female Children in Rural Zambia (2002)

Malama, Costantine, Chen, Qin, De Vogli, Roberto, Birbeck, Gretchen L.

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund favor healthcare user fees. User fees offer revenue and may decrease inappropriate care. However, user fees may deter needed care, especially in...

A fully nonlinear Boussinesq model in generalized curvilinear coordinates (2001)

Fengyan Shi, Robert A. Dalrymple, James T. Kirby, Qin Chen, Andrew Kennedy

Based on the fully nonlinear Boussinesq equations in Cartesian coordinates, the equations in generalized coordinates are derived to adapt computations to irregularly shaped shorelines, such as...

Wave Motion 33 (2001) 225--243 (2001)

Andrew B. Kennedy, James T. Kirby, Qin Chen, Robert A. Dalrymple

In this paper, we derive and test a set of extended Boussinesq equations with improved nonlinear performance. To do this, the concept of a reference elevation is further generalised to include a...

Boussinesq modeling of wave transformation, breaking, and runup (2000)

B. Kennedy, Qin Chen, James T. Kirby, Robert A. Dalrymple

ABSTRACT: Parts I and II of this paper describe the extension and testing of two sets of Boussinesq-type equations to include surf zone phenomena. Part I is restricted to 1D tests of shoaling,...

A Fully Nonlinear Boussinesq Model in Generalized Curvilinear Coordinates (1998)

Shi, Fengyan, Dalrymple, Robert A., Kirby, James T., Chen, Qin, Kennedy, Andrew

Based on the fully nonlinear Boussinesq equations in Cartesian coordinates, the equations in generalized coordinates are derived adapt computations to irregularly-shaped shorelines, such as harbors,...

The Influence of Swell on the Sea Surface Roughness and the Growth of Wind Waves (1998)

Chen, Qin, Hwang, Paul A., Kaihatu, James A.

The paper utilizes an extended Boussinesq wave model incorporating the wind forcing to examine the effects of swell on the spatial variation of the sea surface roughness and the growth of wind waves....

Boussinesq Modelling of Wave-Induced Nearshore Circulation (1998)

Qin Chen, Robert A. Dalrymple, James T. Kirby, Andrew Kennedy

e rip channel breaks a submerged bar on a beach with a 1:30 slope. The water depth on the crest and at the offshore toe of the bar is 0.1 m and 0.048 m, respectively. We use a normally-incident,...

Mixed-use complex in urban area : a new balance between urban and suburban / (1996)

Chen, Qin.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996.

Coordinated complexes of polyoxometalates /--by Qin Chen. (1990)

Chen, Qin.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--The University at Albany, State University of New York, Dept. of Chemistry, 1990.

LXRα functions as a cAMP-responsive transcriptional regulator of gene expression

Tamura, Kouichi, Chen, Yuqing E., Horiuchi, Masatsugu, Chen, Qin, Daviet, Laurent, Yang, Zhiyong, ...

LXRα is a member of a nuclear receptor superfamily that regulates transcription. LXRα forms a heterodimer with RXRα, another member of this family, to regulate the expression of cholesterol...

Transfection and expression of exogenous gene in laying hens oviduct in vitro and in vivo*

Gao, Bo, Sun, Huai-chang, Song, Cheng-yi, Wang, Zhi-yue, Chen, Qin, Song, Hong-qin

To examine whether or not the regulatory sequence of chicken ovalbumin gene can drive transgene expression specifically in hen oviduct, the authors constructed an oviduct-specific expression vector...

LXRα functions as a cAMP-responsive transcriptional regulator of gene expression

Tamura, Kouichi, Chen, Yuqing E., Horiuchi, Masatsugu, Chen, Qin, Daviet, Laurent, Yang, Zhiyong, ...

LXRα is a member of a nuclear receptor superfamily that regulates transcription. LXRα forms a heterodimer with RXRα, another member of this family, to regulate the expression of cholesterol...

Transfection and expression of exogenous gene in laying hens oviduct in vitro and in vivo*

Gao, Bo, Sun, Huai-chang, Song, Cheng-yi, Wang, Zhi-yue, Chen, Qin, Song, Hong-qin

To examine whether or not the regulatory sequence of chicken ovalbumin gene can drive transgene expression specifically in hen oviduct, the authors constructed an oviduct-specific expression vector...

Age-Related Urinary Excretion of BK Polyomavirus by Nonimmunocompromised Individuals▿

Zhong, Shan, Zheng, Huai-Ying, Suzuki, Motofumi, Chen, Qin, Ikegaya, Hiroshi, Aoki, Naoto, ...

Two polyomaviruses, BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV), are ubiquitous in the human population, generally infecting children asymptomatically and then persisting in renal tissue. It is generally...

Safety and Immunogenicity of H5N1 Influenza Vaccine Based on Baculovirus Surface Display System of Bombyx mori

Jin, Rongzhong, Lv, Zhengbing, Chen, Qin, Quan, Yanping, Zhang, Haihua, Li, Si, ...

Avian influenza virus (H5N1) has caused serious infections in human beings. This virus has the potential to emerge as a pandemic threat in humans. Effective vaccines against H5N1 virus are needed. A...

Boussinesq-Type Equations With Improved Nonlinear Performance

Andrew B. Kennedy, James T. Kirby, Qin Chen, Robert A. Dalrymple

In this paper, we derive and test a set of extended Boussinesq equations with improved nonlinear performance. To do this, the concept of a reference elevation is further generalised to include a...

A NEW METHOD OF MEDICAL IMAGE RETRIEVAL BASED ON COLORâTEXTURE CORRELOGRAM AND GTI MODEL

XIAO-YING TAI, LI-DONG WANG, QIN CHEN, REN FUJI, KITA KENJI

This paper presents a method for endoscopic image retrieval based on colorâtexture correlogram and Generalized Tversky's Index (GTI) model. First we define a new image feature named colorâtexture...