Rui Zhang

Publication List Details

Period

1990 - 2009

Number

185

Co-Authors

Cooperative Feedback for Multi-Antenna Cognitive Radio Networks (2009)

Huang, Kaibin, Zhang, Rui

Cognitive beamforming (CB) is a promising technique for efficient spectrum sharing between primary users (PUs) and secondary users (SUs) in a cognitive radio network. With CB, the multi-antenna SU...

The V*-Diagram: A Query-Dependent Approach to Moving KNN Queries (2009)

Sarana Nutanong, Rui Zhang, Egemen Tanin, Lars Kulik

The moving k nearest neighbor (MkNN) query finds the k nearest neighbors of a moving query point continuously. The high potential of reducing the query processing cost as well as the large spectrum...

Cooperative Interference Management in Multi-Cell Downlink Beamforming (2009)

Zhang, Rui, Cui, Shuguang

This paper studies the downlink beamforming for a multi-cell system, where multiple base stations (BSs) each with multiple antennas cooperatively design their respective transmit beamforming vectors....

Cooperative Multi-Cell Block Diagonalization with Per-Base-Station Power Constraints (2009)

Zhang, Rui

Block diagonalization (BD) is a practically favorable precoding technique that eliminates the interuser interference in downlink multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. In this...

Design-time and Run-time Reasoning with RelBAC (2009)

Zhang, Rui

Relation-Based Access Control (RelBAC) is an access control model for the Web scenarios, which represents permissions as relations between users and objects. It allows to express policies using...

Creation of long-term coherent optical memory via controlled nonlinear interactions in Bose-Einstein condensates (2009)

Zhang, Rui, Garner, Sean R., Hau, Lene Vestergaard

A Bose-Einstein condensate confined in an optical dipole trap is used to generate long-term coherent memory for light, and storage times of more than one second are observed. Phase coherence of the...

On the Origin of Chaos in Autonomous Boolean Networks (2009)

Gauthier, Daniel J., Socolar, Joshua E. S., Zhang, Rui

We undertake a systematic study of the dynamics of Boolean networks to determine the origin of chaos observed in recent experiments. Networks with nodes consisting of ideal logic gates are known to...

A Human-specific Mutation Leads to Reduced Interaction Between miR-124a and One of Its Target Genes, PLOD3 (2009)

HUANG, Lin, ZHANG, Rui, SU, Bing

MicroRNAs (miRNAs)are a class of noncoding RNAs (20-24 nt) that can post-transcriptionally regulate the expression of protein coding genes in metazoans. Among them, miR-124a, which is...

Boolean Chaos (2009)

Zhang, Rui, Gao, Zheng, Gauthier, Daniel J., Socolar, Joshua E. S., Adams, Matthew M., ...

We observe deterministic chaos in a simple network of electronic logic gates that are not regulated by a clocking signal. The resulting power spectrum is ultra-wide-band, extending from dc to beyond...

ABSTRACT The V*-Diagram: A Query-Dependent Approach to Moving KNN Queries (2009)

Sarana Nutanong, Rui Zhang, Egemen Tanin, Lars Kulik

The moving k nearest neighbor (MkNN) query finds the k nearest neighbors of a moving query point continuously. The high potential of reducing the query processing cost as well as the large spectrum...

Exploiting Opportunistic Multiuser Detection in Decentralized Multiuser MIMO Systems (2009)

Zhang, Rui, Cioffi, John M.

This paper studies the design of a decentralized multiuser multi-antenna (MIMO) system for spectrum sharing over a fixed narrow band, where the coexisting users independently update their transmit...

On Active Learning and Supervised Transmission of Spectrum Sharing Based Cognitive Radios by Exploiting Hidden Primary Radio Feedback (2009)

Zhang, Rui

This paper is concerned with wireless spectrum sharing between a cognitive radio (CR) or so-called secondary radio link and a primary radio (PR) link. Supposing that the PR adapts its transmit power...

Throughput and Delay Scaling in Supportive Two-Tier Networks (2009)

Gao, Long, Zhang, Rui, Yin, Changchuan, Cui, Shuguang

Consider a wireless network that has two tiers with different priorities: a primary tier vs. a secondary tier, which is an emerging network scenario with the advancement of cognitive radio...

Outage Capacity and Optimal Transmission for Dying Channels (2009)

Zeng, Meng, Zhang, Rui, Cui, Shuguang

In wireless networks, communication links may be subject to random fatal impacts: for example, sensor networks under sudden power losses or cognitive radio networks with unpredictable primary user...

Design of Learning Based MIMO Cognitive Radio Systems (2009)

Gao, Feifei, Zhang, Rui, Liang, Ying-Chang, Wang, Xiaodong

This paper addresses the design issues of the multi-antenna-based cognitive radio (CR) system that is able to operate concurrently with the licensed primary radio (PR) system. We propose a practical...

Opportunistic Spectrum Access for Energy-constrained Cognitive Radios (2009)

Anh Tuan Hoang, Ying-chang Liang, David Tung, Chong Wong, Yonghong Zeng, Rui Zhang

This paper considers a scenario in which a secondary user makes opportunistic use of a channel allocated to some primary network. The primary network operates in a time-slotted manner and switches...

Using Description Logics in Relation Based Access Control (2009)

Zhang, Rui, Artale, Alessandro, Giunchiglia, Fausto, Crispo, Bruno

Relation Based Access Control (RelBAC) is an access control model designed for the new scenarios of access control onWeb 2.0. Under this model, we discuss in this paper how to formalize with...

9FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS ON THE SINTERING OF STAINLESS STEEEL 316L POWDER COMPACTS ABSTRACT (2009)

Rui Zhang, Renata S. Engel, Nicholas J. Salamon, All M. German

Implementation of an accurate sintering model into a finite element simulation program can significantly improve Powder Metallurgy (P/M) part properties and processing efficiency. The densification...

On the Relationship Between the Multi-antenna Secrecy Communications and Cognitive Radio Communications (2009)

Zhang, Lan, Zhang, Rui, Liang, Ying-Chang, Xin, Yan, Cui, Shuguang

This paper studies the capacity of the multi-antenna or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) secrecy channels with multiple eavesdroppers having single/multiple antennas. It is known that the MIMO...

Iterative Spectrum Shaping with Opportunistic Multiuser Detection (2009)

Zhang, Rui, Cioffi, John

This paper studies a new decentralized resource allocation strategy, named iterative spectrum shaping (ISS), for the multi-carrier-based multiuser communication system, where two coexisting users...

Vasoactive effects of lysophosphatidylcholine in small arteries (2009)

Zhang, Rui

Lysophosphatidylcholine (1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, LPC) is the most abundant glycerol-based lysophospholipid present in cell membranes and oxidized lipoproteins. It has been proposed that...

2,2′-(1,3,5,7-Tetraoxo-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-f]isoindole-2,6-diyl)diacetic acid N,N-dimethylformamide disolvate (2009)

Chunhua Ge, Xiangqian Li, Xiangdong Zhang, Yang Zhao, Rui Zhang

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C14H8N2O8·2C3H7NO or L·2DMF (DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide), contains one half of the centrosymmetric molecule L and one solvent molecule, which is...

4,4′-Bipyridine–2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzoic acid (1/2) (2009)

Xiangdong Zhang, Lijuan Wang, Chunhua Ge, Yanmei Men, Rui Zhang

In the title 1:2 adduct, C10H8N2·2C7HF5O2, the complete 4,4′-bipyridine molecule is generated by a crystallographic twofold axis. The components of the adduct are linked by intermolecular...

Indexing Fast Moving Objects for KNN Queries Based on Nearest Landmarks (2008)

Dan Lin, Rui Zhang, Aoying Zhou

With the rapid advancements in positioning technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless communications, the tracking of continuously moving objects has become more...

Visible Nearest Neighbor Queries (2008)

Sarana Nutanong, Egemen Tanin, Rui Zhang

Abstract. We introduce the visible k nearest neighbor (VkNN) query, which finds the k nearest objects that are visible to a query point. We also propose an algorithm to efficiently process the VkNN...

Approaching MIMO-OFDM Capacity with Per-Antenna Power and Rate Feedback (2008)

Rui Zhang, Ying-chang Liang, Senior Member, Ravi Narasimhan, Senior Member, John M. Cioffi

Abstract — This paper presents power-efficient transmission schemes for the multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) block-fading channel under the...

Continuous Intersection Joins Over Moving Objects (2008)

Rui Zhang, Dan Lin, Kotagiri Ramamohanarao, Elisa Bertino

Abstract — The continuous intersection join query is computationally expensive yet important for various applications on moving objects. No previous study has specifically addressed this query...

Making the Pyramid Technique Robust to Query Types and Workloads (2008)

Rui Zhang, Beng Chin Ooi, Kian-Lee Tan

The effectiveness of many existing high-dimensional indexing structures is limited to specific types of queries and workloads. For example, while the Pyramid technique and the iMinMax are efficient...

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Rui Zhang, Dan Lin, Kotagiri Ramamohanarao, Elisa Bertino

The continuous intersection join query is computationally expensive yet important for various applications on moving objects. No previous study has particularly addressed this query type. We can...

Delay-Throughput Tradeoff for Supportive Two-Tier Networks (2008)

Gao, Long, Zhang, Rui, Yin, Changchuan, Cui, Shuguang

Consider a static wireless network that has two tiers with different priorities: a primary tier vs. a secondary tier. The primary tier consists of randomly distributed legacy nodes of density $n$,...

Ontology Driven Community Access Control (2008)

Giunchiglia, Fausto, Zhang, Rui, Crispo, Bruno

In this paper we present RelBAC(for Relation Based Access Control), a model and a logic for access control which models communities, possibly nested, and resources, possibly organized inside complex...

Automated Access Control Rule Generation via Semantic Matching (2008)

Zhang, Rui

Semantic Web techniques bring us help in many fields. In this paper, we propose a way to use Semantic Matching on access control. We illustrate the motivation with an eBusiness access control schema...

Design and Run Time Reasoning with RelBAC (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Crispo, Bruno, Giunchiglia, Fausto

Relation-Based Access Control (RelBAC) is an access control model for the Web scenarios, which represents permissions as relations between users and objects. By exploiting the formalization of RelBAC...

On Gaussian MIMO BC-MAC Duality With Multiple Transmit Covariance Constraints (2008)

Zhang, Lan, Zhang, Rui, Liang, Ying-Chang, Xin, Yan, Poor, H. Vincent

Owing to the structure of the Gaussian multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) broadcast channel (BC), associated optimization problems such as capacity region computation and beamforming optimization...

Exploiting New Forms of Multiuser Diversity in Spectrum Sharing Cognitive Radio Networks (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Liang, Ying-Chang

Multiuser diversity (MD), as a fundamental property of fading wireless networks, has been widely applied in today's wireless communication systems. In this letter, we consider the newly emerging...

Cognitive Beamforming Made Practical: Effective Interference Channel and Learning-Throughput Tradeoff (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Gao, Feifei, Liang, Ying-Chang

This paper studies the transmission strategy for cognitive radio (CR) under spectrum sharing with primary radio (PR). It is assumed that the CR transmitter is equipped with multi-antennas, whereby...

Optimal Power Allocation for Fading Channels in Cognitive Radio Networks: Ergodic Capacity and Outage Capacity (2008)

Kang, Xin, Liang, Ying-Chang, Nallanathan, Arumugam, Garg, Hari Krishna, Zhang, Rui

A cognitive radio network (CRN) is formed by either allowing the secondary users (SUs) in a secondary communication network (SCN) to opportunistically operate in the frequency bands originally...

ABSTRACT Similarity Search: A Matching Based Approach (2008)

Rui Zhang, Nick Koudas, Beng Chin Ooi

Similarity search is a crucial task in multimedia retrieval and data mining. Most existing work has modelled this problem as the nearest neighbor (NN) problem, which considers the distance between...

Optimal Beamforming for Two-Way Multi-Antenna Relay Channel with Analogue Network Coding (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Liang, Ying-Chang, Chai, Chin Choy, Cui, Shuguang

This paper studies the wireless two-way relay channel (TWRC), where two source nodes, S1 and S2, exchange information through an assisting relay node, R. It is assumed that R receives the sum signal...

RelBAC: Relation Based Access Control (2008)

Giunchiglia, Fausto, Zhang, Rui, Crispo, Bruno

TheWeb 2.0, GRID applications and, more recently, semantic desktop applications are bringing the Web to a situation where more and more data and metadata are shared and made available to large user...

Revision of the theraphosid spiders from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) (2008)

Ming-Sheng Zhu, Rui Zhang

Ten theraphosid spiders of the genera Citharognathus Pocock 1895, Haplopelma Simon 1892, Chilobrachys Karsch 1891, Yamia Kishida 1920 and Selenocosmia Ausserer 1871 from China are described,...

On Ergodic Sum Capacity of Fading Cognitive Multiple-Access and Broadcast Channels (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Cui, Shuguang, Liang, Ying-Chang

This paper studies the information-theoretic limits of a cognitive radio (CR) network under spectrum sharing with an existing primary radio network for wireless communications. In particular, the...

Cytoskeleton mediated effective elastic properties of model red blood cell membranes (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Brown, Frank L. H.

The plasma membrane of human red blood cells consists of a lipid bilayer attached to a regular network of underlying cytoskeletal polymers. We model this system at a dynamic coarse-grained level,...

On Peak versus Average Interference Power Constraints for Protecting Primary Users in Cognitive Radio Networks (2008)

Zhang, Rui

This paper considers spectrum sharing for wireless communication between a cognitive radio (CR) link and a primary radio (PR) link. It is assumed that the CR protects the PR transmission by applying...

On Multiuser Power Region of Fading Multiple-Access Channel with Multiple Antennas (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Mohseni, Mehdi, Cioffi, John M.

This paper is concerned with the fading MIMO-MAC with multiple receive antennas at the base station (BS) and multiple transmit antennas at each mobile terminal (MT). Two multiple-access techniques...

Optimal Dynamic Resource Allocation for Multi-Antenna Broadcasting with Heterogeneous Delay-Constrained Traffic (2008)

Zhang, Rui

This paper is concerned with dynamic resource allocation in a cellular wireless network with slow fading for support of data traffic having heterogeneous transmission delay requirements. The...

Optimal Power Control over Fading Cognitive Radio Channels by Exploiting Primary User CSI (2008)

Zhang, Rui

This paper is concerned with spectrum sharing cognitive radio networks, where a secondary user (SU) or cognitive radio link communicates simultaneously over the same frequency band with an existing...

Discrete denoising for channels with memory (2008)

Rui Zhang, Tsachy Weissman

Abstract. We consider the problem of estimating a discrete signal X n = (X1,..., Xn) based on its noise-corrupted observation signal Z n = (Z1,..., Zn). The noise-free, noisy, and reconstruc-tion...

Dynamic Composition of Math Lessons (2008)

Melanie Kellar, Bonnie Mackay, Rui Zhang, Carolyn Watters, David Kaufman, Jonathan Borwein

In this work we describe an architecture that supports the composition of web based lesson plans for math based on a database of fine grained mathematical components. Lessons can be tailored for...

Generic Transforms to Acquire CCA-Security for Identity Based Encryption: the Cases of FOpkc and REACT (2008)

Takashi Kitagawa, Peng Yang, Goichiro Hanaoka, Rui Zhang, Kanta Matsuura, Hideki Imai

Fujisaki-Okamoto (FOpkc) conversion [14] and REACT conversion [18] are widely known to be able to generically convert a weak public key encryption scheme to a strong encryption scheme, i.e.,...

Performance Problem Localization in Self-Healing, Service-Oriented Systems using Bayesian Networks ∗ ABSTRACT (2008)

Rui Zhang, Steve Moyle

In distributed, service-oriented environments, performance problem localization is required to provide self-healing capabilities and deliver the desired quality of service (QoS). This paper presents...

Abstract TRANSACTION EXPERMENT (2008)

Linh Tran, Rui Zhang

whereas the science component is often less paid attention to. The lack of scientific methodology raised the questions of credibility, validity, and reliability against computer science research,...

Generic Combination of Public Key Encryption with Keyword Search and Public Key Encryption (2008)

Rui Zhang, Hideki Imai

Abstract. In this paper, we study the problem of secure integrating public key encryption with keyword search (PEKS) with public key data encryption (PKE). We argue the previous security model is not...

Optimal End-to-end Distortion Estimation for Drift Management in Scalable Video Coding (2008)

Hua Yang, Rui Zhang, Kenneth Rose

This paper is concerned with performance optimization of point-to-point communication of scalable video over lossy networks. The premise of the work is: (i) Decoder drift due to prediction should be...

A model of HIV budding and self-assembly, role of cell membrane (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Nguyen, Toan T.

Budding from the plasma membrane of the host cell is an indispensable step in the life cycle of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which belongs to a large family of enveloped RNA viruses,...

Dependence of noise in magnetic tunnel junction sensors on annealing field and temperature (2008)

Liou, Sy-Hwang, Zhang, Rui, Russek, Stephen, Yuan, L., Halloran, Sean T., Pappas, David P.

The minimum detectable field of magnetoresistive sensors is limited by their intrinsic noise. Magnetization fluctuations are one of the crucial noise sources and are related to the magnetization...

Formal Security Treatments for IBE-to-Signature Transformation: Relations among Security Notions (2008)

Yang Cui, Eiichiro Fujisaki, Goichiro Hanaoka, Hideki Imai, Rui Zhang

In a seminal paper of identity based encryption (IBE), Boneh and Franklin [BF01] mentioned an interesting transform from an IBE scheme to a signature scheme, which was observed by Moni Naor. In this...

Formal Security Treatments for IBE-to-Signature Transformation: Relations among Security Notions (2008)

Yang Cui, Eiichiro Fujisaki, Goichiro Hanaoka, Hideki Imai, Rui Zhang

In a seminal paper of identity based encryption (IBE), Boneh and Franklin [BF01] mentioned an interesting transform from an IBE scheme to a signature scheme, which was observed by Moni Naor. In this...

Monmouth University and (2008)

H. V. Jagadish, Beng Chin Ooi, Kian-lee Tan, Cui Yu, Rui Zhang

In this paper, we present an efficient B +-tree based indexing method, called iDistance, for Knearest neighbor (KNN) search in a high-dimensional metric space. iDistance partitions the data based on...

Rheological and Thermal Properties of Acrylonitrile-Acrylamide Copolymers: Influence of Polymerization Temperature (2008)

Wu, Xueping, Lu, Chunxiang, Wu, Gangping, Zhang, Rui, Ling, Licheng

An attempt was made to correlate the polymerization temperature and rheological and thermal properties of acrylonitrile (AN)-acrylamide (AM) copolymers. The copolymers were synthesized at different...

Protective Activity against Ionizing Radiation of Antioxidative Plants Indigenous to Korea (2008)

Jung, Myung-Sun, Kang, Kyoung-Ah, Zhang, Rui, Chae, Sung-Wook, Yoo, Byoung-Sam, Yang, Young-Taek, ...

We have screened the cytoprotective effect on ${\gamma}-ray$ radiation induced oxidative stress from forty one Korean plant extracts. Carpinus laxiflora (caulis), Quercus salicina (caulis), and...

Molecular Analysis of Pcp2/L7 3'UTR and Its Putative Binding Proteins: Unr and Vps36 (2008)

Zhang, Rui

Purkinje cell protein 2 (Pcp2 or L7) is highly expressed in cerebellar Purkinje cells and functions as a modulator for G protein-mediated cell signaling. Its mRNA is abundantly localized in the...

Molecular Analysis of Pcp2/L7 3'UTR and Its Putative Binding Proteins: Unr and Vps36 (2008)

Zhang, Rui

Purkinje cell protein 2 (Pcp2 or L7) is highly expressed in cerebellar Purkinje cells and functions as a modulator for G protein-mediated cell signaling. Its mRNA is abundantly localized in the...

MicroRNA regulation and the variability of human cortical gene expression (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Su, Bing

Understanding the driving forces of gene expression variation within human populations will provide important insights into the molecular basis of human phenotypic variation. In the genome, the gene...

Blockage of JAK/STAT signalling attenuates renal ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rat (2008)

Yang, Niansheng, Luo, Mingqian, Li, Rong, Huang, Yuefang, Zhang, Rui, Wu, Qingqing, ...

Background. JAK/STAT signalling is one of the major pathways for cytokine signal transduction. However, the role of JAK/STAT in renal ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is not clear. The present...

Molecular Evolution of a Primate-Specific microRNA Family (2008)

Zhang, Rui, Wang, Yin-Qiu, Su, Bing

Lineage-specific microRNA (miRNA) families may contribute to developmental novelties during evolution. However, little is known about the origin and evolution of new miRNA families. We report...

Exploiting Multi-Antennas for Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks (2007)

Zhang, Rui, Liang, Ying Chang

In cognitive radio (CR) networks, there are scenarios where the secondary (lower priority) users intend to communicate with each other by opportunistically utilizing the transmit spectrum originally...

A Model For Signature Revocation (2007)

Rui Zhang, Michiharu Kudo, Kanta Matsuura, Hideki Imai

This paper introduces the important concept of signature revocation. An important property of digital signature is nonrepudiatability that a signer can’t deny his legal signature. However, in some...

Use of external CFRP prestressing in Hewei bridge in China (2007)

Huang, Jian, Xia, Wengjun, Zhang, Yigui, Zhang, Rui, Peng, Wang, Ding, Hanshan

This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material on the CD ROM was published using Adobe Acrobat technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document...

Use of external CFRP prestressing in Hewei bridge in China (2007)

Huang, Jian, Xia, Wengjun, Zhang, Yigui, Zhang, Rui, Peng, Wang, Ding, Hanshan

This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material on the CD ROM was published using Adobe Acrobat technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document...

Rapid evolution of an X-linked microRNA cluster in primates (2007)

Zhang, Rui, Peng, Yi, Wang, Wen, Su, Bing

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a growing class of small RNAs (about 22 nt) that play crucial regulatory roles in the genome by targeting mRNAs for cleavage or translational repression. Most of the identified...

Induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase: a protective mechanism in colitis-induced adenocarcinoma (2007)

Zhang, Rui, Ma, Adrienne, Urbanski, Stefan J., McCafferty, Donna-Marie

A close association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and increased risk of developing adenocarcinoma exists. Moreover, chronic induction of high levels of nitric oxide (NO) produced from...

Bacterioplankton in Hong Kong waters : diversity, dynamics, and mortality (2007)

Zhang, Rui

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007

Efficient Statistical Performance Modeling for Autonomic, Service-oriented Systems (2007)

Zhang, Rui, Bivens, A., Rezek, Iead

As service-oriented environments grow in size and complexity, managing their performance becomes increasingly difficult. To assist administrators, autonomic techniques have been adopted to permit...

Bacterioplankton in Hong Kong waters : diversity, dynamics, and mortality / (2007)

Zhang, Rui.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007.

Mechanism of and requirement for estrogen-regulated MYB expression in estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer cells (2007)

Drabsch, Yvette, Hugo, Honor, Zhang, Rui, Dowhan, Dennis H., Miao, Yu Rebecca, Gewirtz, Alan M., ...

MYB (the human ortholog of c-myb) is expressed in a high proportion of human breast tumors, and that expression correlates strongly with estrogen receptor (ER) positivity. This may reflect the fact...

Modulation of mechanics and electromechanical force in prestin transfected membrane tethers (2007)

Zhang, Rui, Zhang, Rui

The voltage-dependent movement, or electromotility, of cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) contributes to cochlear amplification in mammalian hearing. Prestin, a transmembrane protein expressed in the...

Mechanism of and requirement for estrogen-regulated MYB expression in estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer cells (2007)

Drabsch, Yvette, Hugo, Honor, Zhang, Rui, Dowhan, Dennis H., Miao, Yu Rebecca, Gewirtz, Alan M., ...

MYB (the human ortholog of c-myb) is expressed in a high proportion of human breast tumors, and that expression correlates strongly with estrogen receptor (ER) positivity. This may reflect the fact...

The syntheses, NMR and photochromic properties of modified dimethyldihydropyrenes (2007)

Zhang, Rui

The cyclopentadienone-fused dihydropyrenes 46 and 47 were synthesized. The internal methyl resonances, the coupling constants, NICS calculations and X-ray results confirmed that the cyclopentadienone...

Value of serum glycated albumin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in the prediction of presence of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (2006)

Pu, Li, Lu, Lin, Xu, Xue, Zhang, Rui, Zhang, Qi, Zhang, Jian, ...

Abstract Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major vascular complication of diabetes mellitus and reveals high mortality. Up to 30% of diabetic patients with myocardial ischemia remain...

Electrostatic theory of viral self-assembly: a toy model (2006)

Hu, Tao, Zhang, Rui, Shklovskii, B. I.

Viruses self-assemble from identical capsid proteins and their genome consisting, for example, of a long single stranded (ss) RNA. For a big class of T = 3 viruses capsid proteins have long positive...

Stability of isooctane mixtures with 3-pentanone or biacetyl as fluorescence tracers in combustion experiments (2006)

Bohac, Stanislav V., Zhang, Rui, Sick, Volker

Evidence is presented in the literature that common fluorescence tracer/fuel mixtures used in engine experiments, 3-pentanone/isooctane and biacetyl/isooctane, may decompose during extended use and...

Performance modeling and prediction for scientific Java applications (2006)

Zhang, Rui, Zhang, Rui

This thesis develops an execution time model for predicting the performance of computation intensive scientific Java applications. Performance modeling can help in balancing the application workload...

Similarity search: A matching based approach (2006)

Rui Zhang, Nick Koudas, Beng Chin Ooi

Similarity search is a crucial task in multimedia retrieval and data mining. Most existing work has modelled this problem as the nearest neighbor (NN) problem, which considers the distance between...

Similarity search: A matching based approach (2006)

Rui Zhang, Nick Koudas, Beng Chin Ooi

Similarity search is a crucial task in multimedia retrieval and data mining. Most existing work has modelled this problem as the nearest neighbor (NN) problem, which considers the distance between...

Similarity search: A matching based approach (2006)

Rui Zhang, Nick Koudas, Beng Chin Ooi

Similarity search is a crucial task in multimedia retrieval and data mining. Most existing work has modelled this problem as the nearest neighbor (NN) problem, which considers the distance between...

Applying Fujisaki-Okamoto to Identity-Based Encryption (2006)

Peng Yang, Takashi Kitagawa, Goichiro Hanaoka, Rui Zhang, Kanta Matsuura, Hideki Imai

Abstract. The Fujisaki-Okamoto (FO) conversion is widely known to be able to generically convert a weak public key encryption scheme, say one-way against chosen plaintext attacks (OW-CPA), to a...

MeRNA: a database of metal ion binding sites in RNA structures (2006)

Stefan, Liliana R., Zhang, Rui, Levitan, Aaron G., Hendrix, Donna K., Brenner, Steven E., Holbrook, Stephen R.

Metal ions are essential for the folding of RNA into stable tertiary structures and for the catalytic activity of some RNA enzymes. To aid in the study of the roles of metal ions in RNA structural...

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SOLID-STATE SINTERING OF METAL POWDER COMPACT DOMINATED BY GRAIN BOUNDARY DIFFUSION (2005)

Zhang, Rui

The research effort is oriented towards the modeling of metal powder sintering to accurately predict the densification and distortion of a sintered part, which is mainly due to the differential...

Evolution of mixed surfactant aggregates in solutions and at solid/solution interfaces (2005)

Zhang, Rui

Surfactant systems have been widely used in such as enhanced oil recovery, waste treatment and metallurgy, etc., in order to solve the problem of global energy crisis, to remove the pollutants and to...

Feng Xiaogang and Chinese cinema after 1989 (2005)

Zhang, Rui

This dissertation first began as a case study of one of the most popular, prolific, versatile and successful film directors of contemporary China, Feng Xiaogang; it explores Chinese film history...

Discrete Denoising for Channels with Memory (2005)

Zhang, Rui, Weissman, Tsachy

We consider the problem of estimating a discrete signal $X^n = (X_1, \ldots, X_n)$ based on its noise-corrupted observation signal $Z^n = (Z_1, \ldots, Z_n)$. The noise-free, noisy, and...

Self-assembly of charged macroions / (2005)

Zhang, Rui.

Thesis (Ph. D)--University of Minnesota, 2005. Major: Physics.

Feng Xiaogang and Chinese cinema after 1989 [electronic resource] / (2005)

Zhang, Rui.

Abstract: This dissertation first began as a case study of one of the most popular, prolific, versatile and successful film directors of contemporary China, Feng Xiaogang; it explores Chinese film...

Physical modeling of the human trunk for simulation of scoliotic surgery / (2005)

Zhang, Rui.

"Mémoire présenté en vue de l'obtention du diplôme de Maîtrise ès sciences appliquées (génie informatique)"

Feng Xiaogang and Chinese cinema after 1989 (2005)

Zhang, Rui.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005.

MeRNA: a database of metal ion binding sites in RNA structures (2005)

Liliana R. Stefan, Rui Zhang, Aaron G. Levitan, Donna K. Hendrix, Steven E. Brenner, Stephen R. Holbrook

Metal ions are essential for the folding of RNA into stable tertiary structures and for the catalytic activity of some RNA enzymes. To aid in the study of the roles of metal ions in RNA structural...

Relations among notions of security for identity based encryption schemes. Cryptology ePrint Archive, Report 2005/258 (2005)

Nuttapong Attrapadung, Yang Cui, David Galindo, Goichiro Hanaoka, Ichiro Hasuo, Hideki Imai, ...

Abstract. This paper shows that the standard security notion for identity based encryption schemes (IBE), that is IND-ID-CCA2, captures the essence of security for all IBE schemes. To achieve this...

Efficient Identity-Based Encryption with Tight Security Reduction (2005)

Nuttapong Attrapadung, Benoit Chevallier-mames, Jun Furukawa, Takeshi Gomi, Goichiro Hanaoka, Hideki Imai, ...

In a famous paper of Crypto'01, Boneh and Franklin proposed the first identity-based encryption scheme (IBE), around fifteen years after the concept was introduced by Shamir. Their scheme...

Relations among Notions of Security for Identity Based Encryption Schemes (2005)

Nuttapong Attrapadung, Yang Cui, Hideki Imai, Kanta Matsuura, Peng Yang, ...

Identity based encryption (IBE) schemes have been flourishing since the very beginning of this century. In it is widely believed that proving the security of a scheme in the sense of INDID -CCA2 is...

Multiple Aggregations Over Data Streams (2005)

Rui Zhang Nick, Rui Zhang, Nick Koudas, Beng Chin Ooi, Divesh Srivastava

application for data stream management systems. The need for exploratory IP traffic data analysis naturally leads to posing related aggregation queries on data streams, that differ only in the choice...

Generalized multidimensional data mapping and query processing (2005)

Rui Zhang, Panos Kalnis, Beng Chin Ooi, Kian-lee Tan

Multi-dimensional data points can be mapped to one-dimensional space to exploit single dimensional indexing structures such as the B +-tree. In this paper we present a Generalized structure for data...

Multiple aggregations over data streams (2005)

Rui Zhang, Nick Koudas, Beng Chin, Ooi Divesh Srivastava

Monitoring aggregates on IP traffic data streams is a compelling application for data stream management systems. The need for exploratory IP traffic data analysis naturally leads to posing related...

MeRNA: a database of metal ion binding sites in RNA structures (2005)

Liliana R. Stefan, Rui Zhang, Aaron G. Levitan, Donna K. Hendrix, Steven E. Brenner, Stephen R. Holbrook

Metal ions are essential for the folding of RNA into stable tertiary structures and for the catalytic activity of some RNA enzymes. To aid in the study of the roles of metal ions in RNA structural...

Relations among notions of security for identity based encryption schemes. Cryptology ePrint Archive, Report 2005/258 (2005)

Nuttapong Attrapadung, Yang Cui, Goichiro Hanaoka, Hideki Imai, Kanta Matsuura, Peng Yang, ...

Abstract. Identity based encryption (IBE) schemes have been flourishing since the very beginning of this century. In IBE it is widely believed that proving the security of a scheme in the sense of...

Threshold Network Synthesis and Optimization and Its Application to Nanotechnologies (2005)

Rui Zhang, Pallav Gupta, Lin Zhong, Student Member, Student Member, Student Member, ...

Abstract — We propose an algorithm for efficient threshold network synthesis of arbitrary multi-output Boolean functions. Many nanotechnologies, such as resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs), quantum...

Indexing Fast Moving Objects for kNN Queries Based on Nearest Landmarks (2005)

Dan Lin, Rui Zhang, Aoying Zhou

Abstract With the rapid advancements in positioning technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless communications, the tracking of continuously moving objects has become more...

Ogsa-based grid workload monitoring (2005)

Rui Zhang, Steve Moyle, Steve Mckeever

In heterogeneous and dynamic distributed systems like the Grid, detailed monitoring of workload and its resulting system performance (e.g. response time) is required to facilitate performance...

Long range polarization attraction between two different likely charged macroions (2004)

Zhang, Rui, Shklovskii, B. I.

It is known that in a water solution with multivalent counterions (Z-ions), two likely charged macroions can attract each other due to correlations of Z-ions adsorbed on their surfaces. This...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2004)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2004)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2004)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2004)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Phase diagram of solution of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes (2004)

Zhang, Rui, Shklovskii, B. I.

We study a solution of long polyanions (PA) with shorter polycations (PC) and focus on the role of Coulomb interaction. A good example is solutions of DNA and PC which are widely studied for gene...

On the Security of Cryptosystems with All-or-Nothing Transform (2004)

Rui Zhang, Goichiro Hanaoka, Hideki Imai

We study the data privacy of cryptosystems with All-or-Nothing transform (AONT). An AONT is an efficient computable transform with two properties: Given all the bits of its output, it is easy to...

On the security of multiple encryption or CCA-security + CCA-security = CCA-security (2004)

Rui Zhang, Goichiro Hanaoka, Junji Shikata, Hideki Imai

In a practical system, a message is often encrypted more than once by dierent encryptions, here called multiple encryption, to enhance its security. Additionally, new features may be achieved by...

Synthesis and Optimization of Threshold Logic Networks With Application To Nanotechnology (2004)

Rui Zhang, Pallav Gupta, Lin Zhong, N. K. Jha

We propose an algorithm for efficient threshold network synthesis of arbitrary multi-output Boolean functions. The main purpose of this work is to bridge the wide gap that currently exists between...

On the security of multiple encryption or CCA-security + CCA-security = CCA-security (2004)

Rui Zhang, Goichiro Hanaoka, Junji Shikata, Hideki Imai

In a practical system, a message is often encrypted more than once by different encryptions, here called multiple encryption, to enhance its security. Additionally, new features may be achieved by...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2003)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2003)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2003)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2003)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Alternative medicine and media: a comparison of online newsgroup discussion and newspaper coverage (2003)

Zhang, Rui

This study examined a specific and controversial issue in health communication: the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Recent studies have shown that both online newsgroups and traditional...

Personalized web system for mobile users / (2003)

Zhang, Rui.

"Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering."

Design of Optimal Quantizers for Distributed Source Coding (2003)

David Rebollo-monedero, Rui Zhang, Bernd Girod

We address the problem of designing optimal quantizers for distributed source coding. The generality of our formulation includes both the symmetric and asymmetric scenarios, together with a number of...

Wyner-Ziv coding for video: Applications to compression and error resilience (2003)

Anne Aaron, Shantanu Rane, Rui Zhang, Bernd Girod

In this paper we consider two separate applications of Wyner-Ziv coding of motion video. The Wyner-Ziv Theorem on source coding with side information available only at the decoder suggests that an...

SmartMesh: A Smart Structure for Object Creation (2003)

Andrea Mazzone Christian, Christian Spagno, Andreas Kunz, Rui Zhang

We introduce the SmartMesh, a novel type of active structure capable of deforming actively its shape and thus being able to form objects. It is a new approach to find a solution to the difficulties...

Wyner-Ziv coding of motion video (2002)

Anne Aaron, Rui Zhang, Bernd Girod

In current interframe video compression systems, the encoder performs predictive coding to exploit the similarities of successive frames. The Wyner-Ziv Theorem on source coding with side information...

Advances in network-adaptive video streaming (2002)

Bernd Girod, Jacob Chakareski, Mark Kalman, Yi J. Liang, Eric Setton, Rui Zhang

Internet transmission is characterized by variations in throughput, delay, and packet loss, which can severely affect the quality of multimedia presentations delivered over the network. Still,...

Advances in channel-adaptive video streaming (2002)

Bernd Girod, Mark Kalman, Yi J. Liang, Rui Zhang

Despite the well-known challenges of variations in throughput, delay, and packet loss over the Internet, video streaming has experienced phenomenal growth, owing to the extensive research in video...

Advances in channel-adaptive video streaming (2002)

Bernd Girod, Mark Kalman, Yi J. Liang, Rui Zhang

We review recent advances in channel-adaptive video streaming. Adaptive media playout at the client can be used to reduce receiver buffering and therefore average latency, and provide a limited rate...

Molecular States and 1^-+ Exotic Mesons (2001)

Zhang, Rui, Ding, Yi-Bing, Li, Xue-Qian, Page, Philip R.

This work investigates whether the observed 1^-+ exotic mesons are molecular states. We first use a potential model to calculate the spectra and lifetimes of the f_0(980) and a_0(980), taken to be...

Prescient mode selection for robust video coding (2001)

Rui Zhang, Shankar L. Regunathan, Kenneth Rose

In standard predictive video coders, intra-mode coding of macroblocks (MBs) provides packet loss resilience, at the cost of reduced compression efficiency. Conventional mode selection algorithms are...

Synthesis and characterisation of rhenium carbonyl complexes with dicarboxylate ligands / (2000)

Zhang, Rui.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 2000.

Spectra of Baryons Containing Two Heavy Quarks in Potential Model (1999)

Tong, Sheng-Ping, Ding, Yi-Bing, Guo, Xin-Heng, Jin, Hong-Ying, Li, Xue-Qian, Shen, Peng-Nian, ...

In this work, we employ the effective vertices for interaction between diquarks (scalar or axial-vector) and gluon where the form factors are derived in terms of the B-S equation, to obtain the...

Possible Explanation Why \tau_{B^{\pm}}\sim\tau_{B^0} But \tau_{D^{\pm}}\sim \tau_{D^0} (1998)

Dong, Hui-Shi, Guo, Xin-Heng, Li, Xue-Qian, Zhang, Rui

Data show that \tau_{B^{\pm}}\sim\tau_{B^0}, but \tau_{D^{\pm}}\sim 2\tau_{D^0}. The naive interpretation which attributes \tau_{D^{\pm}}\sim 2\tau_{D^0} to a destructive interference between two...

Recognition of character strings from color urban map images on the basis of validation mechanism (1997)

Watanabe, Toyohide, Zhang, Rui

The map recognition is one of interesting subjects to distinguish the meaningful information automatically from map images and construct resource data in information systems such as GIS (Geographic...

Performance analysis of MAX+PLUS ASIC design tools /--by Rui Zhang. (1993)

Zhang, Rui.

Thesis (M.S.)--California State University, Northridge, 1993.

An Abstract (1990)

Yongzheng Zhang, Rui Zhang

This paper introduces an external memory parallel sorting algorithm in a multiprocessor architecture. The overall goal is to choose p − 1 partitioning elements so that the final p sorted files, one...

Feng Xiaogang and Chinese cinema after 1989

Zhang, Rui

This dissertation first began as a case study of one of the most popular, prolific, versatile and successful film directors of contemporary China, Feng Xiaogang; it explores Chinese film history...

MeRNA: a database of metal ion binding sites in RNA structures

Stefan, Liliana R., Zhang, Rui, Levitan, Aaron G., Hendrix, Donna K., Brenner, Steven E., Holbrook, Stephen R.

Metal ions are essential for the folding of RNA into stable tertiary structures and for the catalytic activity of some RNA enzymes. To aid in the study of the roles of metal ions in RNA structural...

MeRNA: a database of metal ion binding sites in RNA structures

Stefan, Liliana R., Zhang, Rui, Levitan, Aaron G., Hendrix, Donna K., Brenner, Steven E., Holbrook, Stephen R.

Metal ions are essential for the folding of RNA into stable tertiary structures and for the catalytic activity of some RNA enzymes. To aid in the study of the roles of metal ions in RNA structural...

Convergence of vitamin D and retinoic acid signalling at a common hormone response element

Tavera-Mendoza, Luz, Wang, Tian-Tian, Lallemant, Benjamin, Zhang, Rui, Nagai, Yoshihiko, Bourdeau, Véronique, ...

Although 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D3) and retinoic acid (RA) have distinct developmental and physiological roles, both regulate the cell cycle. We provide molecular and genomic evidence that...

Failure of HIV-exposed CD4+ T cells to activate dendritic cells is reversed by restoration of CD40/CD154 interactions

Zhang, Rui, Lifson, Jeffrey D., Chougnet, Claire

Because interactions between activated CD4+ T cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are crucial for optimal APC function, defective CD4+ T-cell activation may contribute to APC dysregulation in...

A nonpeptidic agonist of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors with efficacy in diabetic db/db mice

Chen, Desu, Liao, Jiayu, Li, Na, Zhou, Caihong, Liu, Qing, Wang, Guangxing, ...

Peptidic mimics of the gut hormone glucagon-like peptide (GLP) 1, exemplified by the recently approved drug exenatide, show promise as therapies for type 2 diabetes. Such “incretin mimetics”...

Rapid evolution of an X-linked microRNA cluster in primates

Zhang, Rui, Peng, Yi, Wang, Wen, Su, Bing

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a growing class of small RNAs (about 22 nt) that play crucial regulatory roles in the genome by targeting mRNAs for cleavage or translational repression. Most of the identified...

HIV-1–driven regulatory T-cell accumulation in lymphoid tissues is associated with disease progression in HIV/AIDS

Nilsson, Jakob, Boasso, Adriano, Velilla, Paula Andrea, Zhang, Rui, Vaccari, Monica, Franchini, Genoveffa, ...

Regulatory T (Treg) cells accumulate in the lymphoid tissues of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals, contributing to the inability of the immune system to control virus...

Mechanism of and requirement for estrogen-regulated MYB expression in estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer cells

Drabsch, Yvette, Hugo, Honor, Zhang, Rui, Dowhan, Dennis H., Miao, Yu Rebecca, Gewirtz, Alan M., ...

MYB (the human ortholog of c-myb) is expressed in a high proportion of human breast tumors, and that expression correlates strongly with estrogen receptor (ER) positivity. This may reflect the fact...

Prestin Modulates Mechanics and Electromechanical Force of the Plasma Membrane

Zhang, Rui, Qian, Feng, Rajagopalan, Lavanya, Pereira, Fred A., Brownell, William E., Anvari, Bahman

The voltage-dependent movement, or electromotility, of cochlear outer hair cells contributes to cochlear amplification in mammalian hearing. Outer hair-cell electromotility involves a membrane-based...

MicroRNA regulation and the variability of human cortical gene expression

Zhang, Rui, Su, Bing

Understanding the driving forces of gene expression variation within human populations will provide important insights into the molecular basis of human phenotypic variation. In the genome, the gene...

Cold Neutral Atoms in Optical Lattices.

Zhang, Rui

In this thesis, I study the properties of cold neutral atoms, including Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC), inside periodic light-shift potentials created by optical lattices. In the ¯rst part, a new...

RNase-Resistant Virus-Like Particles Containing Long Chimeric RNA Sequences Produced by Two-Plasmid Coexpression System▿

Wei, Yuxiang, Yang, Changmei, Wei, Baojun, Huang, Jie, Wang, Lunan, Meng, Shuang, ...

RNase-resistant, noninfectious virus-like particles containing exogenous RNA sequences (armored RNA) are good candidates as RNA controls and standards in RNA virus detection. However, the length of...

Effects of Price Volatility and Surging South American Soybean Production on Short-run Soybean Basis Dynamics

Zhang, Rui, Houston, Jack

This study investigates the effects of South American production (SAP) and futures volatility on the soybean price dynamics in terms of their effects on the basis. The results of the econometric...

Impacts of government risk management policies on hedging in futures and options:LPM2 hedge model vs. EU hedge model

Zhang, Rui (Carolyn), Houston, Jack E., V. Vedenov, Dmitry V., Barnett, Barry J.

The main objective of this study is to compare the impacts of government payments and crop insurance policies on the use of futures and options measured from a downside risk hedge model with the...

Interprotofilament interactions between Alzheimer's Aβ1–42 peptides in amyloid fibrils revealed by cryoEM

Zhang, Rui, Hu, Xiaoyan, Khant, Htet, Ludtke, Steven J., Chiu, Wah, Schmid, Michael F., ...

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain. This amyloid primarily contains amyloid-β (Aβ), a 39- to 43-aa peptide derived...

Autosomal variation for male body size and sperm competition phenotypes is uncorrelated in Drosophila melanogaster

Zhang, Rui, Amah, Linda, Fiumera, Anthony C

Correlations between male body size and phenotypes impacting post-copulatory sexual selection are commonly observed during the manipulation of male body size by environmental rearing conditions....