Rapid Detection Techniques for Biological and Chemical Contamination in Food: A Review (2009)
Tang, Yali, Lu, Lixin, Zhao, Wei, Wang, Jun
The contamination problem in food safety is still a major concern not only for developing countries but also for the industrialized world. To guarantee the food safety, the advanced examination...
Rapid Detection Techniques for Biological and Chemical Contamination in Food: A Review (2009)
Tang, Yali, Lu, Lixin, Zhao, Wei, Wang, Jun
The contamination problem in food safety is still a major concern not only for developing countries but also for the industrialized world. To guarantee the food safety, the advanced examination...
Rapid Detection Techniques for Biological and Chemical Contamination in Food: A Review (2009)
Tang, Yali, Lu, Lixin, Zhao, Wei, Wang, Jun
The contamination problem in food safety is still a major concern not only for developing countries but also for the industrialized world. To guarantee the food safety, the advanced examination...
Rapid Detection Techniques for Biological and Chemical Contamination in Food: A Review (2009)
Tang, Yali, Lu, Lixin, Zhao, Wei, Wang, Jun
The contamination problem in food safety is still a major concern not only for developing countries but also for the industrialized world. To guarantee the food safety, the advanced examination...
On Routing Schemes for Switch-Based In-Vehicle Networks (2009)
Abstract — In this paper, we study in-vehicle digital communication networks. We propose switch-based network architecture and analyze routing schemes in terms of their performance in this new kind...
On schedulability bounds of static priority schedulers (2009)
Jianjia Wu, Jyh-charn Liu, Wei Zhao
While utilization bound based schedulability test is simple and effective, it is often difficult to derive the bound itself. For its analytical complexity, utilization bound results are usually...
On the Modeling and Optimization of Discontinuous Network Congestion Control Systems (2009)
Yong Xiong, Jyh-charn Liu, Kang G. Shin, Wei Zhao
Abstract—AIMD is a widely-used network congestion control scheme. Despite its discontinuous control behavior, the majority of contemporary literature employed a statistically-averaged continuous...
Session 3532 Virtual Networking Lab (VNL): its concepts and implementation (2009)
Steve Liu, Willis Marti, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we present the architecture and design for a Virtual Networking Lab (VNL) that is being developed for hands-on exercises in network engineering curricula at Texas A&M University....
The 2-adic valuation of Stirling numbers of the second kind (2009)
Hong, Shaofang, Zhao, Jianrong, Zhao, Wei
In this paper, we investigate the 2-adic valuation of the Stirling numbers $S(n, k)$ of the second kind. We show that $v_2(S(2^n+1, k+1))= s_2(n)-1$ for any positive integer $n$, where $s_2(n)$ is...
A statistical framework to evaluate virtual screening (2009)
Zhao, Wei, Hevener, Kirk E, White, Stephen W, Lee, Richard E, Boyett, James M
Abstract Background Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is widely used to evaluate virtual screening (VS) studies. However, the method fails to address the "early recognition" problem...
Correlates of smoking quit attempts: Florida Tobacco Callback Survey, 2007 (2009)
Davila, Evelyn P, Zhao, Wei, Byrne, Margaret, Webb, Monica, Huang, Yougie, Arheart, Kristopher, ...
Abstract Objective The public health burden of tobacco-associated diseases in the USA remains high, in part because many people's attempts to quit are unsuccessful. This study examined factors...
Study on the photocatalytic activity of TiN/TiO2 nanoparticle formed by ball milling (2009)
Chen, Shifu, Zhang, Sujuan, Zhao, Wei, Liu, Wei
TiN/TiO2 nanoparticle photocatalyst was prepared by ball milling of TiO2 in H2O solution doped with TiN. The photocatalyst was characterized by UV–Vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, X-ray powder...
2. Alternative Scalable Algorithms (2009)
Wei Zhao, Lu Zhang, Dan Hao, Hong Mei, Jiasu Sun, Invocation Relations, ...
Considering the scalability of using formal concept analysis to locate features in source code, we present a set of alternative straightforward algorithms to achieve the same objectives. A...
Group Aggregation for Scalable Anycast Routing (2009)
Zhibin Mai, Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address the issues related to aggregation of anycast groups for scalable anycast routing. Anycast is a new network service that allows a sender to access anyone in a group that...
Protective effects of DIDS against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats (2009)
Zhao, Wei, Zhu, Feng, Shen, Weiwei, Fu, Aifen, Zheng, Lin, Yan, Zhaowen, ...
The compound 4,4′-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid (DIDS) is an efficient anion exchanger inhibitor that can block the activities of anion exchanger 2 (AE2), which plays an...
iLOC: An invisible LOCalization Attack to Internet Threat Monitoring Systems (2008)
Xun Wang, Wei Yu, Xinwen Fu, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
Abstract—Internet threat monitoring (ITM) systems have been deployed to detect widespread threats and attacks on the Internet in recent years. However, the integrity and functionality of these...
SmartClick: An Enabler for Human-Centered Wireless Web Service (2008)
Seong-ryong Kang, Hoh In, Wei Zhao
Most handheld devices have much less display and means of operation. This imposes a particular problem to the design of mobile information services in terms of information and service navigation....
Self-Adaptive Worms and Countermeasures (2008)
Abstract. In this paper, we address issues related to defending against widespreading worms on the Internet. We study a new class of worms called the selfadaptive worms. These worms dynamically adapt...
On Detecting Camouflaging Worm (2008)
Wei Yu, Xun Wang, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
Active worms pose major security threats to the Internet. In this paper, we investigate a new class of active worms, i.e., Camouflaging Worm (C-Worm in short). The C-Worm has the capability to...
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING IN PETROLEUM APPLICATIONS (2008)
Richard E. Ewing, Guan Qin, Wei Zhao
Abstract. The purpose of mathematical reservoir simulation models in petroleum applications is to try to optimize the recovery of hydrocarbon from permeable underground reservoirs. To accomplish...
A Practical Method for Weak Stationarity Test of Network Traffic with Long-Range Dependence (2008)
Ming Li, Yun-yun Zhang, Wei Zhao
Abstract:- Testing the stationarity of real traffic remains a problem worth studying. Due to the importance of traffic theory in the Internet, to find a solution to such a problem brooks no delay....
Abstract — We address issues related to sharing information in a distributed system consisting of autonomous entities, each of which holds a private database. We consider threats from malicious...
A Harmonical Model for Approximating the Identity in Min-Plus Convolution (2008)
Abstract:- Min-plus convolution is an algebra system that has applications to computer networks. Mathematically, the identity of min-plus convolution plays a key role in theory. On the other hand,...
Ming Li, Shengquan Wang, Wei Zhao
Abstract. Abnormal variations of traffic are conventionally considered to occur under the condition that traffic rate is abnormally high in the cases, such as traffic congestions or traffic under...
Privacy-Preserving Data Mining Systems (2008)
Although successful in many applications, data mining poses special concerns for private data. An integrated architecture takes a systemic view of the problem, implementing established protocols for...
The universal Kummer congruences (2008)
Hong, Shaofang, Zhao, Jianrong, Zhao, Wei
Let $p$ be a prime. In this paper, we present detailed $p$-adic analysis to factorials and double factorials and their congruences. We give good bounds for the $p$-adic sizes of the coefficients of...
Design and Implementation of QoS-Provisioning System for Voice over IP (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Zhibin Mai, Student Member, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
Abstract—In this paper, we address issues in implementing Voice over IP (VoIP) services in packet switching networks. VoIP has been identified as a critical real-time application in the network QoS...
Abstract:- This paper studies the inverse of min-plus convolution, i.e., min-plus deconvolution, in the set of non-negative, wide-sense increasing and causal functions. A sufficient condition for...
On Detecting Camouflaging Worm (2008)
Wei Yu, Xun Wang, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
Active worms pose major security threats to the Internet. In this paper, we investigate a new class of active worms, i.e., Camouflaging Worm (C-Worm in short). The C-Worm has the capability to...
A Study of Providing Statistical QoS in a Differentiated Sevices Network (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing statistical guarantees within the diffserv model in a network, that uses static-priority schedulers. We extend the previous work on...
Wang, Mo, Yang, Ruijin, Zhao, Wei
Green tea is an unfermented tea containing a higher quantity of bioactive components. It has received a great deal of attention due to many biological activities, such as antioxidative,...
Wang, Mo, Yang, Ruijin, Zhao, Wei
Green tea is an unfermented tea containing a higher quantity of bioactive components. It has received a great deal of attention due to many biological activities, such as antioxidative,...
Wang, Mo, Yang, Ruijin, Zhao, Wei
Green tea is an unfermented tea containing a higher quantity of bioactive components. It has received a great deal of attention due to many biological activities, such as antioxidative,...
Wang, Mo, Yang, Ruijin, Zhao, Wei
Green tea is an unfermented tea containing a higher quantity of bioactive components. It has received a great deal of attention due to many biological activities, such as antioxidative,...
Tang, Yali, Shi, Yonghui, Zhao, Wei, Hao, Gang, Le, Guowei
An efficient and convenient purifying procedure for recombinant peptide was established. Thereby, the aimed antimicrobial peptide T1 containing the conservative sequences derived from cecropin was...
Tang, Yali, Shi, Yonghui, Zhao, Wei, Hao, Gang, Le, Guowei
An efficient and convenient purifying procedure for recombinant peptide was established. Thereby, the aimed antimicrobial peptide T1 containing the conservative sequences derived from cecropin was...
Tang, Yali, Shi, Yonghui, Zhao, Wei, Hao, Gang, Le, Guowei
An efficient and convenient purifying procedure for recombinant peptide was established. Thereby, the aimed antimicrobial peptide T1 containing the conservative sequences derived from cecropin was...
Tang, Yali, Shi, Yonghui, Zhao, Wei, Hao, Gang, Le, Guowei
An efficient and convenient purifying procedure for recombinant peptide was established. Thereby, the aimed antimicrobial peptide T1 containing the conservative sequences derived from cecropin was...
Scalable Multicast Routing Protocol using Anycast and Hierarchical-Trees (2008)
Weijia Jia, Pui-on Au, Gaochao Xu, Wei Zhao
A novel efficiency and effectiveness Internet multicast routing protocol is presented with short delay, high throughput, resource utilization and scalability for a single multicast group g. The...
Privacy-Preserving Data Mining Systems (2008)
Although successful in many applications, data mining poses special concerns for private data. An integrated architecture takes a systemic view of the problem, implementing established protocols for...
Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao, Weijia Jia, Hongwen Zhu
An anycast packet is one that should be delivered to one member in a group of designated recipients. Using anycast services may considerably simplify some applications. Little work has been done on...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract—In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for pro-Glossary viding absolute differentiated services for real-time applications. We de- Term Description velop a method that can be...
Distributed policy processing in active-service based infrastructures (2008)
Wei Yu, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao, John Wiley
More and more applications in the Internet are requiring an intelligent service infrastructure to provide customized services. In this paper, we present an infrastructure, which can transparently and...
Abstract Bandwidth-Efficient Continuous Media Streaming Through Optimal Multiplexing (2008)
zwQcs.umd.edu Maximizing bandwidth efficiency in dist,ributed continuous media streaming systems is the key in delivering cost-effective mult,imedia services to distributed and heterogeneous...
for Material Simulations Biological Computing and (2008)
Ashish Sharma, Aiichiro Nakano, Rajiv K. Kalia, Priya Vashishta, Sanjay Kodiyalam, Paul Miller, ...
We have developed a visualization system, named Atomsviewer, to render a billion atoms from the results of a molecular dynamics simulation. This system uses a hierarchical view frustum culling...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (2008)
Nan Zhang, Shengquan Wang, Wei Zhao, Presented Nan Zhang, Data Providers, Data Miner, ...
• Extract knowledge from large amounts of data • Original data may be – Centrally stored in a database – Partitioned and held by autonomous entities – Fully distributed 3
Transforming Business Process Models: Enabling Programming at a Higher Level (2008)
Two practical paradigms are presented, which facilitate domain concepts to be directly used to model business operations: the first paradigm is based on the business artifacts and their life cycle;...
Camouflaging Virtual Honeypots (2008)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Dan Cheng, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Honeypots are decoys designed to trap attackers. Once deployed, we can use honeypots to log an attacker’s activities, analyze its behavior and design new approaches to defend against it. A virtual...
A COMPILER DESIGN FOR THE AGENT-BASED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (2008)
In this paper, we introduce a prototype compiler for the Agentbased Programming Language (APL) using the Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) model. The compiler we developed can translate an agent-based...
Extraction and Modeling of Process Variations for Robust Nanoscale Design (2008)
Wei Zhao, Yu Cao, Ibm Technical, Contact Frank Liu, Kanak Agarwal, ...
Abstract-Statistical analysis and optimization is critical for robust nanoscale circuit design. To accurately perform such analysis, primary process variation sources must be identified and their...
High-Precision BLAS on FPGA-enhanced Computers (2008)
Chuan He, Guan Qin, Richard E. Ewing, Wei Zhao
The emergence of high-density reconfigurable hardware devices gives scientists and engineers an option to accelerating their numerical computing applications on low-cost but powerful “FPGA-enhanced...
Wei Zhao, Rainer Hauser, Kamal Bhattacharya, Barrett R. Bryant, Fei Cao
Abstract: This paper presents a systematic study of some major problems involved in the transformation of business process modelling languages to executable business process representations. A...
Anonymity Network, Ye Zhu, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract: Mix networks are designed to provide anonymity for users in a variety of applications, including privacy-preserving WWW browsing and numerous e-commerce systems. Such networks have been...
Group-Alignment based Accurate Floating-Point Summation on FPGAs (2008)
Chuan He, Guan Qin, Mi Lu, Wei Zhao
Floating-point summation is one of the most important operations in scientific/numerical computing applications and also a basic subroutine (SUM) in BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) library....
T-Clipse: an Integrated Development Environment for Two-Level Grammar (2008)
Beum-seuk Lee, Xiaoqing Wu, Fei Cao, Shih-hsi Liu, Wei Zhao, Chunmin Yang, ...
T-Clipse is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) using Eclipse developed for Two-Level Grammar (TLG), a high-level formal specification language. In our research, given a programming language,...
and Meanings of Programs]: Semantics of Programming Languages—Program analysis (2008)
Wei Zhao, Lu Zhang, Yin Liu, Jiasu Sun, Fuqing Yang
To facilitate software maintenance and evolution, a helpful step is to locate features concerned in a particular maintenance task. In the literature, both dynamic and interactive approaches have been...
Zhang, Hai-Ming, Xie, Zhao-Xiong, Long, La-Sheng, Zhong, Hui-Ping, Zhao, Wei, Mao, Bing-Wei, ...
In this paper, a kind of robust self-assembled monolayer (SAM) directed by lateral triple hydrogen bonding interactions was prepared by a one-step reaction of cyanuric acid (CA) and melamine (M)...
Towards a Dynamic Data Driven Application System for Wildfire Simulation (2008)
Jan M, Lynn S. Bennethum, Mingshi Chen, Janice L. Coen, Craig C, Leopoldo P. Franca, ...
Abstract. We report on an ongoing effort to build a Dynamic Data Driven Application System (DDDAS) for short-range forecast of wildfire behavior from real-time weather data, images, and sensor...
Delay Guarantee for Real-Time Traffic Flows with High Rate (2008)
Weijia Jia, Hanxing Wang, Jianchao Fang, Wei Zhao
This paper presents a new method to guarantee delay performance for high rate real-time traffic flows. Our method is based on a novel traffic control algorithm which is a generalization of...
Modeling WWW-Traffic Data by Autocorrelations (2008)
Abstract: Multimedia traffic data on distributed multimedia systems are random sequences. Abstractly, the task of a distributed multimedia system is to process multimedia traffic data. Hence, the...
High-order Finite Difference Modeling on Reconfigurable Computing Platform (2008)
High-order finite difference schemes are always considered appropriate for seismic modeling applications because of their excellent numerical properties in dispersion, dissipation, and anisotropy....
A Method for Modeling Autocorrelation Functions of Asymptotically LRD Traffic and (2008)
Abstract-This paper points out that there exists a unique optimal approximation of autocorrelation function of an asymptotically second-order self-similar process. A simple type of autocorrelation...
HIDING ROLE ASSIGNMENT IN MISSION-CRITICAL COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS (2008)
Xinwen Fu, Yong Guan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In a mission critical collaboration system, a group of roles are assigned to computer nodes connected by a communication network. Role assignment is mission-critical information and needs to be...
Wei Zhao, Krithi Ramamritham, A. Stankovic, Senior Member
Abstract-We consider the problem of scheduling a set of n computationally simple heuristics. The computational compreemptable tasks in a system having r resources. Each task has plexity of our...
An Efficient Fau It-Tolerant Multicast Routing Protocol with Core-Based Tree Techniques (2008)
Weijia Jia, E Computer Society, Wei Zhao, Senior Member, Dong Xuan, Gaochao Xu
Abstract-In this paper, we design and analyze an efficient fault-tolerant multicast routing protocol. Reliable multicast communication is critical for the success of many Internet applications....
A Study of Providing Statistical QoS in a Differentiated Sevices Network (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing statistical guarantees within the diffserv model in a network, that uses static-priority schedulers. We extend the previous work on...
A Study of Providing Statistical QoS in a Differentiated Sevices Network (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing statistical guarantees within the diffserv model in a network, that uses static-priority schedulers. We extend the previous work on...
Resource Allocation for Multi-Media Communication in Heterogeneous Network (2008)
Anirudha Sahoo, Wei Zhao, Biao Chen
Di erent from traditional data communication, multimedia communication has two distinct characteristics: 1) It is delay sensitive i.e there is a timing constraint associated with it. If a multimedia...
e Regulation To Meet End-to-End Deadlines In ATM (2008)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
This paper considers the support of hard real-time con-nections in ATM networks. In an ATM network, a set of hard real-time connections can be admitted only if the worst case end-to-end delays of...
Design and Implementation of QoS-Provisioning System for Voice over IP (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Zhibin Mai, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address issues in implementing Voice over IP (VoIP) services in packet switching networks. VoIP has been identified as a critical real-time application in the network QoS research...
Scalable Multicast Routing Protocol using Anycast and Hierarchical-Trees (2008)
Weijia Jia, Pui-on Au, Gaochao Xu, Wei Zhao
A novel efficiency and effectiveness Internet multicast routing protocol is presented with short delay, high throughput, resource utilization and scalability for a single multicast group g. The...
Biao Chen, Yingbi Zhang, John Yen, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we study connection-oriented ser-vice in heterogeneous network for real-time appli-cations. Many existing distributed mission-critical systems are deployed over heterogeneous networks....
Prestack Kirchhoff Time Migration on High Performance Reconfigurable Computing Platform (2008)
Chuan He, Chuanwen Sun, Mi Lu, Wei Zhao
A reconfigurable computing (RC) platform called SPACE (Seismic data Processing Accelerator with reConfigurable Engine) is proposed to accelerate the execution of 3D prestack Kirchhoff time migration...
Sadegh Davaril, Ted F. Leibfried, Swami Natarajan, David Pruett, Lui Sha, Wei Zhao
several challenges which are unique in the NASA history of manned and unmanned spacecraft systems. The challenges include a 30 year life, and evolution in capability of the station as a science...
Use of anycast service can considerably simplify many communication applications. Two approaches can be used for routing anycast packets. Single-path routing always uses the same path for anycast...
An Efficient Optimal Reconfiguration Algorithm for FDDI-Based Networks (2008)
Abstract-We study a new network architecture based on standard FDDI networks. This network, called FDDI-based reconfigurable network (FBRN), is constructed using multiple FDDI token rings and has the...
Providing Statistical Delay Guarantees in Wireless Networks (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Ripal Nathuji, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This work studies the delay performance of policed traffic to provide real-time guarantees over wireless networks. A number of models have been presented in the literature to describe wireless (radio...
Anonymity Analysis of Mix Networks Against Flow-Correlation Attacks (2008)
Ye Zhu, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract — Mix networks are designed to provide anonymity for users in a variety of applications, including anonymous web browsing and numerous E-commerce systems. Such networks have been shown to...
Using Parasite Flows to Camouflage Flow Traffic (2008)
Xinwen Fu, Yong Guan, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract — This paper presents a flow based architecture for network traffic camouflaging. We aim at hiding both the message traffic pattern and the fact that camouflaging itself is taking place,...
Modeling and Regulation of Host Tr c in "!I Networks* (2008)
Fang Fengt, Cen Lij, Amitava Rahai, Shiqian Yu, Wei Zhao
For any connection admission control(CA C) algo-rithm to work correctly and eficiently, accurate infor-mation of the trafic flow out of host systems is re-quired. In this paper, we develop several...
ABSTRACT META-LEVEL CONTROL IN DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (2008)
In distributed systems where the system state and task characteristics change dynamically, no single scheduling algorithm performs well in all situations. Ideally, the system should be able to use...
Analysis of Pattern Similarity between Choi-Williams Kernel and Born-Jordan Kernel Abstract (2008)
This paper analyzes the pattern similarity of two types of kernels, Sinc kernel (i.e., Born-Jordan’s) and Choi-Williams kernel (i.e., Gaussian’s). Correlation coefficients are used to...
Rabi N. Mahapatra, Senior Member, Wei Zhao
Abstract—In multimode distributed systems, active task sets are assigned to their distributed components for realizing one or more functions. Many of these systems encounter runtime task variations...
Session 3532 Virtual Networking Lab (VNL): its concepts and implementation (2008)
Steve Liu, Willis Marti, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we present the architecture and design for a Virtual Networking Lab (VNL) that is being developed for hands-on exercises in network engineering curricula at Texas A&M University....
Providing Statistical Delay Guarantees in Wireless Networks (2008)
Shengquan Wang, Ripal Nathuji, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This work studies the delay performance of policed traffic to provide real-time guarantees over wireless networks. A number of models have been presented in the literature to describe wireless (radio...
using anycast selection (2008)
Weijia Jia, Wanqing Tu, Wei Zhao, Gaochao Xu
Multi-shared-trees based multicast routing control protocol
Efficient Internet Multicast Routing Using Anycast Path Selection (2008)
Weijia Jia, Gaochao Xu, Wei Zhao, Pui-on Au
A novel efficient and dynamic multicast routing protocol based on anycast routing techniques is presented. The contributions of the protocol differ from well-known shared-tree systems in two aspects:...
Effective Delay Control for High Rate Heterogeneous Real-time Flows (2008)
Weijia Jiaa, Hanxing Wangb, Maoning Tangb C, Wei Zhao
This paper presents a new method to control the delay performance for high rate heterogeneous real-time traffic flows based on a novel traffic control algorithm which is a generalization of...
Distributed Policy Processing in Active-Service based Infrastructures (2008)
More and more applications in the Internet are requiring an intelligent service infrastructure to provide customized services. In this paper, we present an infrastructure, which can transparently and...
Anonymity Analysis of Mix Networks Against Flow-Correlation Attacks (2008)
Ye Zhu, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract — Mix networks are designed to provide anonymity for users in a variety of applications, including anonymous web browsing and numerous E-commerce systems. Such networks have been shown to...
A Component Assembly Architecture with Two-Level Grammar Infrastructure (2008)
Wei Zhao, Barrett R. Bryant, Fei Cao, Rajeev R. Raje, Mikhail Auguston, Andrew M. Olson, ...
Being able to generate a concrete software product from domain specifications, upon an order requirement 5, still remains a mirage using most modern software engineering techniques. To provide a...
Assessment of chemically separated carbon nanotubes for nanoelectronics (2008)
Zhang, Li, Zaric, Sasa, Tu, Xiaomin, Wang, Xinran, Zhao, Wei, Dai, Hongjie
It remains an elusive goal to obtain high performance single-walled carbon-nanotube (SWNT) electronics such as field effect transistors (FETs) composed of single- or few-chirality SWNTs, due to broad...
Resource Allocation for Multi-Media Communication in Heterogeneous Network (2008)
Anirudha Sahoo, Wei Zhao, Biao Chen
this paper, we will discuss issues related to resource management for multimedia applications in a heterogeneous environment. Multi-media communication is usually connection-oriented. In this kind of...
Wei Zhao, Barrett R. Bryant, Fei Cao, Carol C. Burt, Rajeev R. Raje
UniFrame is a framework to help organizations to build interoperable distributed computing systems. Using UniFrame, a new system is built by assembling predeveloped heterogeneous and distributed...
Detection of Variations of Local Irregularity of Traffic under DDOS Flood Attack (2008)
The aim of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) flood attacks is to overwhelm the attacked site or to make its service performance deterioration considerably by sending flood packets to the target...
Wei Zhao, Bapi Pahar, Karol Sestak
A non-human primate model was used to evaluate its potential for identification of rotavirus viral protein 6 (VP6) CD4+ T cell epitopes. Four juvenile rhesus macaques were inoculated with a mixed...
Panzea: an update on new content and features (2008)
Canaran, Payan, Buckler, Edward S., Glaubitz, Jeffrey C., Stein, Lincoln, Sun, Qi, Zhao, Wei, ...
Panzea (http://www.panzea.org), the public web site of the project ‘Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome’, has expanded over the past two years in data content, display tools...
Detection of Variations of Local Irregularity of Traffic under DDOS Flood Attack (2008)
The aim of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) flood attacks is to overwhelm the attacked site or to make its service performance deterioration considerably by sending flood packets to the target...
Li, Xiaolin, Tu, Xiaomin, Zaric, Sasa, Welsher, Kevin, Seo, Won Seok, Zhao, Wei, ...
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are potential materials for future nanoelectronics. Since the electronic and optical properties of SWNTs strongly depend on tube diameter and chirality,...
Simulation of self-similar traffic and a tcp traffic simulator (2007)
This paper presents a simulation method of self-similar traffic and a type of TCP traffic simulators based on autocorrelation sequences. The impulse function of a simulator is carried out. The...
A Method for Modeling Autocorrelation Functions of Asymptotically LRD Traffic and (2007)
Abstract This paper points out that there exists a unique optimal approximation of autocorrelation function of an asymptotically second-order selfsimilar process. A simple type of autocorrelation...
Ecient Trac Camou aging in Mission-Critical QoS-guaranteed Networks (2007)
Yong Guan, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This paper focuses on how to prevent trac analysis for mission-critical QoS guaranteed networks in a dynamic environments. In an IP-based network, the headers of packets, including source and...
American Society for Testing and Materials) (2007)
Ming Li, You-sheng Wu, Bing-han Xu, Wei Zhao
Processor to correcting the random loading on-line in a fatigue test system. By inputting a power spectrum described by a data file to a computer, its corresponding random process may be simulated....
Biao Chen, Yingbi Zhang, John Yen, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we study connection-oriented service in heterogeneous network for real-time applications. Many existing distributed mission-critical systems are deployed over heterogeneous networks....
From Natural Language Requirements to (2007)
Barrett R. Bryant, Beum-seuk Lee, Fei Cao, Wei Zhao, Jeffrey G. Gray, Carol C. Burt
The UniFrame approach to component-based software development assumes that concrete components are developed from a meta-model, called the Unified Meta-component Model, according to standardized...
Worst Case Cell Delay for an ATM Switch with Real-Time Video Traffic (2007)
Shibin Song, Bihai Tang, Wei Zhao
Real time applications running on an ATM network require the network to provide a transmission quality guarantee. Such transmission guarantee can only be possible if there exists an absolute and...
The Statistical End-to-end Delay Guarantee for Networks with Self-similar Traffic (2007)
Shibin Song, Bihai Tang, Wei Zhao, Shibin Song A
Previous studies on Connection-oriented packet switches such as ATM switches had shown ways to derive the deterministic delay each packet will experience under different traffic models and scheduling...
The long-range dependence of Internet traffic has been experimentally observed. One issue in handling long-range dependent traffic is how to simulate random traffic data with long-range dependence....
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services with statistical performance guarantees for real-time applications in networks that use static...
Glossary Term Description f (i) (2007)
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract--- In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services for real-time applications in networks that use static priority scheduler. We extend the...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract--- In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing statistical guarantees within the diffserv model in a network, that uses static-priority schedulers. We extend the...
Major Subject: Computer Science Approved as to style and content by: (2007)
Nitin H. Vaidya, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This thesis considers environments wherein the bandwidth available to a server is insu cient to serve the clients one at a time. In such environments, broadcasting data to all clients is e cient....
EXPLICIT CONGESTION INDICATION FOR TCP OVER WIRELESS NETWORKS (2007)
Nitin H. Vaidya, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Explicit Congestion Indication for TCP over Wireless Networks. (August 2000) Shishir, B.Tech., Banaras Hindu University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Nitin H. Vaidya Transmission control protocol...
1 A Routing Protocol for Anycast Messages (2007)
Dong Xuan, Weijia Jia, Wei Zhao, Hongwen Zhu
An anycast packet is one that should be delivered to one member in a group of designated recipients. Using anycast services may considerably simplify some applications. Little work has been done on...
Wei Zhao, Taruni Seth, Michelle Kim, Marc Willebeek-lemair
Feasible region is a simple and optimal framework for scheduling the transmission of data with deadlines. In this paper, we establish the fundamental relationship between the bandwidth requirement...
Weijia Jia, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
Use of anycast service can considerably simplify many communication applications. Two approaches can be used for routing anycast packets. Single path routing always uses the same path for anycast...
Abstract The concept and principle of time-frequency distributions (TFDs) have been reviewed in the paper. As far as the concept was concerned, we introduce the TFDs from the spectrum analysis of...
Abstract. In this paper, we extend the traditional QoS model into one that is adaptive. We address how to admit real-time connections under this new model. We investigate various search techniques in...
E$cient adaptive connection admission control algorithms for real-time ATM LANs
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
The CAC algorithm must efficiently determine if a new connection can be admitted by verifying that its QoS requirements can be met without violating those of previously admitted connections. In hard...
We report our work on FDDI based networks for multimedia applications. It lifts previous research limitations and shows a systematic way for bounding message delays at the application level. The...
Amitava Raha, Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao
In this paper we study the effect of the output link scheduling discipline of an ATM switch on the ability of an ATM LAN to admit real-time connections. Three output link scheduling policies are
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Mark Michael Mathis, Mark Michael Mathis, Nancy Amato, Marvin Adams, Wei Zhao
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Journal Of Network, Weijia Jia, Gaochao Xu, Wei Zhao, Pui-on Au
This paper studies an efficient and dynamic multicast routing protocol with the following objectives: Efficiency: Short end-to-end average delay should be achieved to satisfy application requirements
Effective Delay Control for High Rate Heterogeneous Real-time Flows (2007)
Weijia Jia Hanxing, Weijia Jiaa, Hanxing Wangb, Maoning Tangb C, Wei Zhao
This paper presents a new method to control the delay performance for high rate heterogeneous realtime traffic flows based on a novel traffic control algorithm which is a generalization of...
T-Clipse: an Integrated Development Environment for Two-Level Grammar (2007)
Beum-seuk Lee, Xiaoqing Wu, Fei Cao, Shih-hsi Liu, Wei Zhao, Chunmin Yang, ...
T-Clipse is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) using Eclipse developed for Two-Level Grammar (TLG), a high-level formal specification language. In our research, given a programming language,...
Combined Effects of Heat and PEF on Microbial Inactivation and Quality of Liquid Egg Whites (2007)
Zhao, Wei, Yang, Ruijin, Tang, Yali, Lu, Rongrong
Combined effects of heat and pulsed electric fields treatment (20 and 40oC, 0-800 µs at 30 kV/cm) on microbial inactivation inoculated in egg whites were studied. Pulsed electric fields treatment...
Combined Effects of Heat and PEF on Microbial Inactivation and Quality of Liquid Egg Whites (2007)
Zhao, Wei, Yang, Ruijin, Tang, Yali, Lu, Rongrong
Combined effects of heat and pulsed electric fields treatment (20 and 40oC, 0-800 µs at 30 kV/cm) on microbial inactivation inoculated in egg whites were studied. Pulsed electric fields treatment...
Combined Effects of Heat and PEF on Microbial Inactivation and Quality of Liquid Egg Whites (2007)
Zhao, Wei, Yang, Ruijin, Tang, Yali, Lu, Rongrong
Combined effects of heat and pulsed electric fields treatment (20 and 40oC, 0-800 µs at 30 kV/cm) on microbial inactivation inoculated in egg whites were studied. Pulsed electric fields treatment...
Combined Effects of Heat and PEF on Microbial Inactivation and Quality of Liquid Egg Whites (2007)
Zhao, Wei, Yang, Ruijin, Tang, Yali, Lu, Rongrong
Combined effects of heat and pulsed electric fields treatment (20 and 40oC, 0-800 µs at 30 kV/cm) on microbial inactivation inoculated in egg whites were studied. Pulsed electric fields treatment...
Gong, Ke, Zhao, Wei, Li, Ning, Barajas, Berenice, Kleinman, Michael, Sioutas, Constantinos, ...
Abstract Background Ambient air pollution is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We have found that exposure to ambient ultrafine particulate matter, highly enriched in...
The design process of aerospace systems is becoming more and more complex. As the process is progressively becoming enterprise-wide, it involves multiple vendors and encompasses the entire life-cycle...
The design process of aerospace systems is becoming more and more complex. As the process is progressively becoming enterprise-wide, it involves multiple vendors and encompasses the entire life-cycle...
The design process of aerospace systems is becoming more and more complex. As the process is progressively becoming enterprise-wide, it involves multiple vendors and encompasses the entire life-cycle...
Zhao, Wei, Cai, Zu-cong, Xu, Zhihong
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007.
Engineering atomic wavepackets in very-high-n Rydberg atoms (2007)
The remarkable level of control of atomic wavepackets that can be achieved using very-high-n Rydberg atoms (n ≥ 350) is demonstrated. This control is accomplished with carefully-tailored sequences...
DSSSbased flow marking technique for invisible traceback (2007)
Wei Yu, Xinwen Fu, Steve Graham, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
Law enforcement agencies need the ability to conduct electronic surveillance to combat crime, terrorism, or other malicious activities exploiting the Internet. However, the proliferation of anonymous...
Multiterminal video coding (2007)
Yang Yang, Vladimir Stanković, Wei Zhao, Zixiang Xiong
Abstract — Following recent works on the rate region of the quadratic Gaussian two-terminal source coding problem and limit-approaching code designs, this paper examines multiterminal source coding...
Wei Zhao, Prof Dimitri, N. Mavris, Prof Vitali Volovoi, Prof Daniel, ...
To my parents, Fuyang Zhao and Guqing Fang
The design process of aerospace systems is becoming more and more complex. As the process is progressively becoming enterprise-wide, it involves multiple vendors and encompasses the entire life-cycle...
Zhao, Wei, Cai, Zu-cong, Xu, Zhihong
The impacts of ammonium-based N ($$ {\text{NH}}^{ + }_{4} - {\text{N}} $$) addition on soil nitrification and acidification were investigated in terms of kinetic mechanisms and major factors...
Molecular Modeling of Charged Membrane Systems (2006)
We have performed molecular modeling of membrane systems by employing the classical molecular dynamics method and force field parameterizations. In this thesis, our main interest is on the structural...
A new concept of flat-panel imager (FPI) with avalanche gain and high resolution (with 50 micron pixel size) is being investigated for improving the imaging performance of digital mammography at low...
Molecular modeling of charged membrane systems / (2006)
Diss. -- Espoo -- Teknillinen korkeakoulu.
Model-driven integration of software and service components (2006)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2006.
Gramene: Development and Integration of Trait and Gene Ontologies for Rice (2006)
Pankaj Jaiswal, Doreen Ware, Junjian Ni, Kuan Chang, Wei Zhao, Steven Schmidt, ...
Gramene (http://www.gramene.org/) is a comparative genome database for cereal crops and a community resource for rice. We are populating and curating Gramene with annotated rice (Oryza sativa)...
W.: Self-adaptive worm and countermeasures (2006)
Abstract. In this paper, we address issues related to defending against widespreading worms on the Internet. We study a new class of worms called the selfadaptive worms. These worms dynamically adapt...
New Territories, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (2006)
J Comb Optim, Weijia Jia, Hanxing Wang, Wanqing Tu, Wei Zhao, W. Jia, ...
Abstract This paper presents a novel control algorithm to decrease the worst-case delay bound for high rate homogeneous and heterogeneous real-time flows when the network traffic load becomes heavy....
Gramene: a bird’s eye view of cereal genomes (2006)
Pankaj Jaiswal, Junjian Ni, Immanuel Yap, Doreen Ware, William Spooner, Ken Youens-clark, ...
Rice, maize, sorghum, wheat, barley and the other major crop grasses from the family Poaceae (Gramineae) are mankind’s most important source of calories and contribute tens of billions of dollars...
Model-driven integration of software and service components [electronic resource] / (2006)
System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Gramene: a bird's eye view of cereal genomes (2006)
Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ni, Junjian, Yap, Immanuel, Ware, Doreen, Spooner, William, Youens-Clark, Ken, ...
Rice, maize, sorghum, wheat, barley and the other major crop grasses from the family Poaceae (Gramineae) are mankind's most important source of calories and contribute tens of billions of dollars...
Panzea: a database and resource for molecular and functional diversity in the maize genome (2006)
Zhao, Wei, Canaran, Payan, Jurkuta, Rebecca, Fulton, Theresa, Glaubitz, Jeffrey, Buckler, Edward, ...
Serving as a community resource, Panzea (http://www.panzea.org) is the bioinformatics arm of the Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome project. Maize, a classical model for genetic...
Arvanitis, Rigas, Zhao, Wei, Qiu, Haixiong, Xu, Jian-niu
This article examines the creation of industrial enterprises and the basic models of firm-level technological learning behaviour of the last 20 years in China. Six case studies of technological...
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATING RELATIONAL DATA IN XML (2005)
XML has become the standard format for universal data exchange because it allows data to be exchanged regardless of the platform. However, the source data to be shared are often relational on...
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATING RELATIONAL DATA IN XML (2005)
XML has become the standard format for universal data exchange because it allows data to be exchanged regardless of the platform. However, the source data to be shared are often relational on...
Structured Antedependence Models for Functional Mapping of Multiple Longitudinal Traits (2005)
Zhao, Wei, Hou, Wei, Littell, Ramon C., Wu, Rongling
In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determine growth trajectories of two correlated traits during ontogenetic development. This model is...
Structured Antedependence Models for Functional Mapping of Multiple Longitudinal Traits (2005)
Zhao, Wei, Hou, Wei, Littell, Ramon C., Wu, Rongling
In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determine growth trajectories of two correlated traits during ontogenetic development. This model is...
Structured Antedependence Models for Functional Mapping of Multiple Longitudinal Traits (2005)
Zhao, Wei, Hou, Wei, Littell, Ramon C., Wu, Rongling
In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determine growth trajectories of two correlated traits during ontogenetic development. This model is...
Structured Antedependence Models for Functional Mapping of Multiple Longitudinal Traits (2005)
Zhao, Wei, Hou, Wei, Littell, Ramon C., Wu, Rongling
In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determine growth trajectories of two correlated traits during ontogenetic development. This model is...
Mutations of PIK3CAin gastric adenocarcinoma (2005)
Li, Vivian, Wong, Chi, Chan, Tsun, Chan, Agnes, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Kent-Man, ...
Abstract Background Activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) through mutational inactivation of PTEN tumour suppressor gene is common in diverse cancer types, but rarely reported in...
The characteristics of strongly-polarized quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) Rydberg atoms produced by photoexcitation of selected Stark states in the n = 350 Stark manifold are investigated by...
Fei Cao, Barrett R. Bryant, Rajeev R. Raje, Andrew M. Olson, Mikhail Auguston, Wei Zhao, ...
Abstract: Component-based software composition offers a development approach with reduced time-to-market and cost while achieving enhanced productivity, quality and maintainability. Existent work on...
functional diversity in (2005)
Wei Zhao, Payan Canaran, Rebecca Jurkuta, Theresa Fulton, Jeffrey Glaubitz, Edward Buckler, ...
a database and resource for molecular and
A non-stationary model for functional mapping of complex traits (2005)
Population Analysis, Wei Zhao, Ying Q. Chen, James M. Cheverud, Rongling Wu
doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bti382
Compiling Business Processes: Untangle Unstructured Loops in Irreducible Flow Graphs (2005)
The evolution of programming languages (from machine languages, to assembly languages, high-level languages, and modeling languages) provides the technical foundation for the transition from...
Realtime component-based systems (2005)
Shengquan Wang, Sangig Rho, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
of software engineering in research and development. Reusability is a key factor that contributes to its success. The reuse of components can lead to a shortening of software development cycles and...
On schedulability bounds of static priority schedulers (2005)
Jianjia Wu, Jyh-charn Liu, Wei Zhao
Utilization bound based admission control has simple and effective on-line operations, but it is difficult to derive the utilization bound for the schedulability test. For its analytical complexity,...
On multiterminal source code design (2005)
Yang Yang, Vladimir Stanković, Zixiang Xiong, Wei Zhao
Multiterminal (MT) source coding refers to separate lossy encoding and joint decoding of multiple correlated sources. This paper presents two practical MT coding schemes under the same general...
On Flow Marking Attacks in Wireless Anonymous Communication Networks (2005)
Xinwen Fu, Ye Zhu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This paper studies the degradation of anonymity in a flow-based wireless mix network under flow marking attacks, in which an adversary embeds a recognizable pattern of marks into wireless traffic...
SAS: A Scalar Anonymous Communication System (2005)
Hongyun Xu, Xinwen Fu, Ye Zhu, Riccardo Bettati, Jianer Chen, Wei Zhao
Abstract. Anonymity technologies have gained more and more attention for communication privacy. In general, users obtain anonymity at a certain cost in an anonymous communication system, which uses...
On Flow Marking Attacks in Wireless Anonymous Communication Networks (2005)
Xinwen Fu, Ye Zhu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao, Ieee Fellow
Abstract — This paper studies the degradation of anonymity in a flow-based wireless mix network under flow marking attacks, in which an adversary embeds a recognizable pattern of marks into...
On Flow Marking Attacks in Wireless Anonymous Communication Networks (2005)
Xinwen Fu, Ye Zhu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This paper studies the degradation of anonymity in a flow-based wireless mix network under flow marking attacks, in which an adversary embeds a recognizable pattern of marks into wireless traffic...
On schedulability bounds of static priority schedulers (2005)
Jianjia Wu, Jyh-charn Liu, Wei Zhao
While utilization bound based schedulability test is simple and effective, it is often difficult to derive the bound itself. For its analytical complexity, utilization bound results are usually...
FPGA-based high-order finite difference algorithm for 2D acoustic wave propagation problems (2005)
Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method is the most commonly used numerical algorithm for simulating linear wave propagation phenomena in geophysics, electromagnetics, and aero- or...
Realtime component-based systems (2005)
Shengquan Wang, Sangig Rho, Zhibin Mai, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Component technology has become a central focus of software engineering in research and development. Reusability is a key factor that contributes to its success. The reuse of components can lead to a...
Time Domain Numerical Simulation for Transient Waves on Reconfigurable Coprocessor Platform (2005)
A successful application-oriented reconfigurable coprocessor design requires not only a powerful FPGAbased computing engine along with suitable hardware architecture, but also an efficient algorithm...
Abstract. This paper presents a new statistical model for detecting signs of abnormality in static-priority scheduling networks with differentiated services at connection levels on a class-by-class...
Performance measurements for privacy preserving data mining (2005)
Nan Zhang, Wei Zhao, Jianer Chen
Abstract. This paper establishes the foundation for the performance measurements of privacy preserving data mining techniques. The performance is measured in terms of the accuracy of data mining...
FPGA Implementation of Closed-Loop Control System for Small-Scale Robot (2005)
Wei Zhao, Byung Hwa Kim, Amy C. Larson, Richard M. Voyles
Abstract — Small robots can be beneficial to important applications such as civilian search and rescue and military surveillance, but their limited resources constrain their functionality and...
Auguston, Marshaling and Unmarshaling Models Using Entity-Relationship Model (2005)
Fei Cao, Barrett R. Bryant, Wei Zhao, Carol C. Burt
Software systems are usually designed and documented with the aid of visual modeling notations. Visual modeling notations keep evolving over the years in tandem with visual modeling tools, and the...
Fei Cao, Barrett R. Bryant, Rajeev R. Raje, Andrew M. Olson, Mikhail Auguston, Wei Zhao, ...
Abstract: Component-based software composition offers a development paradigm with reduced time-to-market and cost while achieving enhanced productivity, quality and maintainability. Existent work on...
Zhao, Wei, Soejima, Hidenobu, Higashimoto, Ken, Nakagawachi, Tetsuji, Urano, Takeshi, Kudo, Shinichi, ...
Silencing of the O 6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene, a key to DNA repair, is involved in carcinogenesis. Recent studies have focused on DNA hypermethylation of the promoter CpG...
Hou, Wei, Garvan, Cynthia W., Zhao, Wei, Behnke, Marylou, Eyler, Fonda Davis, Wu, Rongling
A mixture model for determining quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting growth trajectories has been proposed in the literature. In this article, we extend this model to a more general situation in...
A non-stationary model for functional mapping of complex traits (2005)
Zhao, Wei, Chen, Ying Q., Casella, George, Cheverud, James M., Wu, Rongling
Summary: Understanding the genetic control of growth is fundamental to agricultural, evolutionary and biomedical genetic research. In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping...
Hou, Wei, Garvan, Cynthia W., Zhao, Wei, Behnke, Marylou, Eyler, Fonda Davis, Wu, Rongling
A mixture model for determining quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting growth trajectories has been proposed in the literature. In this article, we extend this model to a more general situation in...
A nonstationary model for functional mapping of complex traits (2005)
Zhao, Wei, Chen, Ying Q., Casella, George, Cheverud, James M., Wu, Rongling
Summary: Understanding the genetic control of growth is fundamental to agricultural, evolutionary and biomedical genetic research. In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping...
A note on dynamic data driven wildfire modeling (2004)
Mandel, Jan, Chen, Mumin, Franca, Leopoldo, Johns, Craig, Puhalskii, Anatolii, Coen, Janice, ...
"A Note on dynamic data driven wildfire modeling," Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS '04). Held in Krakow, Poland: 6-9 June 2004.
Nichols, William Alfred Theodore, Cam, Surhan, Chou , Wen-chi Grace, Chun , Soonok, Zhao , Wei, Feng , Tongqing
This article is about factory regimes and more particularly about changes in factory regimes in East Asia. Its point of departure is Burawoy’s early and highly influential contribution to the...
Nichols, William Alfred Theodore, Cam, Surhan, Chou , Wen-chi Grace, Chun , Soonok, Zhao , Wei, Feng , Tongqing
This article is about factory regimes and more particularly about changes in factory regimes in East Asia. Its point of departure is Burawoy’s early and highly influential contribution to the...
From Natural Language Requirements to Executable Models of Software Components (2004)
Bryant, Barrett R., Lee, Beurn-Seuk, Cao, Fei, Zhao, Wei, Gray, Jeffrey G.
The UniFrame approach to component-based software development assumes that concrete components are developed from a meta-model, called the Unified Meta-component Model, according to standardized...
Asymmetric code design for remote multiterminal source coding (2004)
Yang Yang, Vladimir Stanković, Zixiang Xiong, Wei Zhao
We perform asymmetric code design for remote multiterminal source coding (the CEO problem [1,2]) in the quadratic Gaussian case. For an i.i.d. Gaussian source we have two noisy � � � � �...
Empirical and theoretical evaluation of active probing attacks and their countermeasures (2004)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract. A variety of remote sensing attacks allow adversaries to break flow confidentiality and gather mission-critical information in distributed systems. Such attacks are easily supplemented by...
SNIAFL: Towards a static non-interactive approach to feature location (2004)
Wei Zhao, Lu Zhang, Yin Liu, Jiasu Sun, Fuqing Yang
To facilitate software maintenance and evolution, a helpful step is to locate features concerned in a particular maintenance task. In the literature, both dynamic and interactive approaches have been...
Grammatically Interpreting Feature Compositions (2004)
Wei Zhao, Barrett R. Bryant, Fei Cao, Rajeev R. Raje, Mikhail Auguston, Carol C. Burt, ...
Feature modeling is a popular domain analysis method for describing the commonality and variability among the domain products. The current formalisms of feature modelling do not have enough support...
A new scheme on privacy preserving association rule mining (2004)
Nan Zhang, Shengquan Wang, Wei Zhao
Abstract. We address the privacy preserving association rule mining problem in a system with one data miner and multiple data providers, each holds one transaction. The literature has tacitly assumed...
Empirical and theoretical evaluation of active probing attacks and their countermeasures (2004)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract. A variety of remote sensing attacks allow adversaries to break flow confidentiality and gather mission-critical information in distributed systems. Such attacks are easily supplemented by...
Distributed admission control for anycast flows (2004)
Weijia Jia, Dong Xuan, Wanqing Tu, Lidong Lin, Wei Zhao
Abstract—Anycasting has recently become an important research topic, especially for replicated servers. With anycasting, applications can request the “nearest ” server for provision of desired...
Empirical and theoretical evaluation of active probing attacks and their countermeasures (2004)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract. A variety of remote sensing attacks allow adversaries to break flow confidentiality and gather mission-critical information in distributed systems. Such attacks are easily supplemented by...
Multiterminal source code design based on Slepian-Wolf coded quantization”, in preparation (2004)
Yang Yang, Vladimir Stanković, Zixiang Xiong, Wei Zhao
Abstract- Multiterminal (MT) source coding refers to separate lossy encoding and joint decoding of multiple correlated sources. This paper presents two practical MT coding schemes under the same...
On flow correlation attacks and countermeasures in mix networks (2004)
Ye Zhu, Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract. In this paper, we address issues related to flow correlation attacks and the corresponding countermeasures in mix networks. Mixes have been used in many anonymous communication systems and...
Asymmetric code design for remote multiterminal source coding (2004)
Yang Yang, Vladimir Stanković, Zixiang Xiong, Wei Zhao
We perform asymmetric code design for remote multiterminal source coding (the CEO problem [1,2]) in the quadratic Gaussian case. For an i.i.d. Gaussian source we have two noisy � � � � �...
On flow correlation attacks and countermeasures in mix networks (2004)
Ye Zhu, Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address issues related to flow correlation attacks and the corresponding countermeasures in mix networks. Mixes have been used in many anonymous communication systems and are...
A DISTRIBUTED HARD REAL-TIME JAVA SYSTEM Approved as to style and content by: (2004)
Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao, Rabi N. Mahapatra, Valerie E. Taylor
Estimating the common risk difference in multi-center studies when data are sparse / (2004)
Thesis (M.S.)--San Diego State University, 2004.
On the confidential auditing of distributed computing systems (2004)
Yiping Shen, T. C. Lam, Jyh-charn Liu, Wei Zhao
Abstract- In this paper, we propose a confidential logging and auditing service for distributed information systems. We propose a cluster-based TTP (trusted third party) architecture for the event...
This paper, based on the analysis of the developmental process of the work organizations in the automobile industry, aims to describe the nature and current situation of the unique German production...
Study of structures and properties of polycarbonate/liquid crystalline polymer blends / (2003)
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Materials Engineering, 2003.
Decision analysis of statistically detecting distributed denial-of-service flooding attacks (2003)
Li, Ming, Jia, Weijia, Zhao, Wei, Zhou, Wanlei, Cao, Jiannong, ...
There are two statistical decision making questions regarding statistically detecting sings of denial-of-service flooding attacks. One is how to represent the distributions of detection probability,...
Understanding how the requirements are implemented in source code (2003)
Wei Zhao, Lu Zhang, Yin Liu, Jing Luo, Jiasu Sun
For software maintenance and evolution, a common problem is to understand how each requirement is implemented in the source code. The basic solution of this problem is to find the fragment of source...
Ming Li, Wei Zhao, Weijia Jia, Dongyang Long, Chi-Hung Chi
The approach to model autocorrelation functions of real-traffic traces in communication networks is presented based on optimal approximation in Hilbert space. The verifications are carried out with...
Analytical and empirical analysis of countermeasures to traffic analysis attacks (2003)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao, Dong Xuan
This paper studies countermeasures to traffic analysis attacks. A common strategy for such countermeasures is link padding. We consider systems where payload traffic is padded so that packets have...
Active Traffic Analysis Attacks and Countermeasures (2003)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
To explore mission-critical information, an adversary using active traffic analysis attacks injects probing traffic into the victim network and analyzes the status of underlying payload traffic....
Utilization-Based Admission Control for Scalable Real-Time (2003)
Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao, Chengzhi Li
Abstract. We propose a utilization-based schedulability and admission control mechanism for distributed systems with workload aggregation to achieve scalability. We use the differentiated services...
Analytical and empirical analysis of countermeasures to traffic analysis attacks (2003)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao, Dong Xuan
This paper studies countermeasures to traffic analysis attacks. A common strategy for such countermeasures is link padding. We consider systems where payload traffic is padded so that packets have...
W.: On effectiveness of link padding for statistical traffic analysis attacks (2003)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Traffic analysis attacks aim at deriving mission critical information from the analysis of the traffic transmitted over a network. Countermeasures for such attacks are usually realized by properly...
On Countermeasures to Traffic Analysis Attacks (2003)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Absfrucf- This paper makes three contributions. First, we propose Shan-non’s perfect secrecy theory as a foundation for developing countermea-sures to traffic analysis attacks on information...
W.: On effectiveness of link padding for statistical traffic analysis attacks (2003)
Xinwen Fu, Bryan Graham, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Traffic analysis attacks aim at deriving mission critical information from the analysis of the traffic transmitted over a network. Countermeasures for such attacks are usually realized by properly...
From Natural Language Requirements to Executable Models of Software Components (2003)
Barrett R. Bryant, Beum-Seuk Lee, Fei Cao, Wei Zhao, Carol C. Burt, Rajeev R. Raje, ...
The UniFrame approach to component-based software development assumes that concrete components are developed from a meta-model, called the Unified Meta-component Model, according to standardized...
Major Subject: Computer Engineering (2003)
Ripal Babubhai Nathuji, Riccardo Bettati, Narasimha Reddy, Wei Zhao, Valerie Taylor
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A Generative and Model Driven Framework for Automated Software Product Generation (2003)
Wei Zhao, Barrett R. Bryant, Jeff Gray, Carol C. Burt
Component-based Software Engineering (CBSE) and related technologies have demonstrated their strength in recent years by increasing development productivity and parts reuse. Recently, the Model...
Regard(s) sur l'émergence d'une économie de marché en Chine (2003)
Arvanitis, Rigas, Miège, Pierre, Zhao, Wei
The Chinese economy does still not qualify as demand-driven economy. Its growth is based on investment. In fact successive waves of investment have emerged during the eighties and produced a...
Management of Cryptorchism and Risk of Testicular Cancer (2003)
Herrinton, Lisa J., Zhao, Wei, Husson, Gail
Cryptorchism is an established risk factor for testicular cancer, but the role of age at surgical correction is unclear. The authors investigated this relation using information obtained from...
Decision analysis of statistically detecting distributed denial-of-service flooding attacks (2003)
Li, Ming, Jia, Weijia, Zhao, Wei, Zhou, Wanlei, Cao, Jiannong, ...
There are two statistical decision making questions regarding statistically detecting sings of denial-of-service flooding attacks. One is how to represent the distributions of detection probability,...
An optimal strategy for anonymous communication protocols (2002)
Yong Guan, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
For many Internet applications, the ability to protect the identity of participants in a distributed applications is critical. For such applications, a number of anonymous communication systems have...
Implementation of QoS-Provisioning System for Voice over IP (2002)
Shengquan Wang, Zhibin Mai, Walt Magnussen, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address issues related to implementing Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services in packet switching networks. VoIP has been identified as a critical real-time application in the network QoS...
An optimal strategy for anonymous communication protocols (2002)
Yong Guan, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
For many Internet applications, the ability to protect the identity of participants in a distributed applications is critical. For such applications, a number of anonymous communication systems have...
Group aggregation for scalable anycast routing (2002)
Zhibin Mai, Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
In this paper. we address the issues related to aggrega-tion of anycast groups for scalable anycast routing. Any-cast is a new network service that allows a sender to ac-cess anyone in a group that...
Implementation of QoS-Provisioning System for Voice over IP (2002)
Shengquan Wang, Zhibin Mai, Walt Magnussen, Dong Xuan, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address issues related to implementing Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services in packet switching networks. VoIP has been identified as a critical real-time application in the network QoS...
An optimal strategy for anonymous communication protocols (2002)
Yong Guan, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
For many Internet applications, the ability to protect the identity of participants in a distributed applications is critical. For such applications, a number of anonymous communication systems have...
Gramene: Development and Integration of Trait and Gene Ontologies for Rice (2002)
Pankaj Jaiswal, Doreen Ware, Junjian Ni, Kuan Chang, Wei Zhao, Steven Schmidt, ...
Gramene (http://www.gramene.org/) is a comparative genome database for cereal crops and a community resource for rice. We are populating and curating Gramene with annotated rice (Oryza sativa)...
Gramene: a resource for comparative grass genomics (2002)
Ware, Doreen, Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ni, Junjian, Pan, Xiaokang, Chang, Kuan, Clark, Kenneth, ...
Gramene (http://www.gramene.org) is a comparative genome mapping database for grasses and a community resource for rice. Rice, in addition to being an economically important crop, is also a...
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Feng, Jie, Li, Chun-Zhu, Pratt, Kerry C., Xie, Ke-Chang, Xie, Zongli, Zhao, Wei, ...
The formation of HCN and NH3 from the pyrolysis of a small set of Chinese and Australian coals were studied using a novel fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor and a fluidised-bed/tubular reactor. The...
Feng, Jie, Li, Chun-Zhu, Pratt, Kerry C., Xie, Ke-Chang, Xie, Zongli, Zhao, Wei
The formation of HCN and NH3 from the pyrolysis of a small set of Chinese and Australian coals were studied using a novel fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor and a fluidised-bed/tubular reactor. The...
Feng, Jie, Li, Chun-Zhu, Pratt, Kerry C., Xie, Ke-Chang, Xie, Zongli, Zhao, Wei
The formation of HCN and NH3 from the pyrolysis of a small set of Chinese and Australian coals were studied using a novel fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor and a fluidised-bed/tubular reactor. The...
Feng, Jie, Li, Chun-Zhu, Pratt, Kerry C., Xie, Ke-Chang, Xie, Zongli, Zhao, Wei
The formation of HCN and NH3 from the pyrolysis of a small set of Chinese and Australian coals were studied using a novel fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor and a fluidised-bed/tubular reactor. The...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract — In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services for real-time applications in networks that use static-priority schedulers. We extend...
Power-aware traffic cover mode to prevent traffic analysis in wireless ad hoc networks (2001)
Shu Jiang, Nitin H. Vaidya, Wei Zhao
Abstract--- Traffic analysis poses a serious threat to communication security, especially in wireless networks. Encryption may be used to hide message contents, whereas traffic padding may be used to...
A Quantitative Analysis of Anonymous Communications (2001)
Yong Guan, Xinwen Fu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract--- This paper aims to quantitatively analyze anonymous communication systems with regard to anonymity properties. Various anonymous communication systems have been designed and implemented....
Scheduling and Priority Mapping for Static Real-Time Middleware (2001)
Lisa Cingiser Dipippo, Victor Fay Wolfe, Levon Esibov, Gregory Cooper, Russell Johnston, Wei Zhao
Abstract. This paper presents a middleware real-time scheduling technique for static, distributed, real-time applications. The technique uses global deadline monotonic priority assignment to clients...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract--- In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services for real-time applications in networks that use static-priority schedulers. We extend...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
We propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services with statistical performance guarantees for real-time applications in networks that use class-based (as opposed to...
Xiaohua Jia, Associate Member, Wei Zhao, Jie Li
Abstract—This letter presents: 1) a delay analysis model, which is specially for the admission control of real-time multicast connections in ATM networks; 2) a distributed multicast routing...
Providing Absolute Differentiated Services with Statistical Guarantees (2001)
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper; we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute digerentiated services with statisti-cal pe formance guarantees for real-time applications in networks that use...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract—In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services for real-time applications. We develop a method that can be used to derive delay bounds...
NetCamo: Camouflaging Network Traffic for QoS-Guaranteed Mission Critical Applications (2001)
Yong Guan, Student Member, Xinwen Fu, Dong Xuan, Prashanth Umesh Shenoy, Riccardo Bettati, ...
Abstract—This paper presents the general approach, design, implementation, and evaluation of NetCamo, which is a system to prevent traffic analysis in systems with real-time requirements....
A gateway-based defense system for distributed dos attacks in high-speed networks (2001)
Dong Xuan, Shengquan Wang, Ye Zhu, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract — We describe a defense system to contain Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) flooding attacks in highspeed networks. We aim at protecting TCP friendly traffic, which forms a large...
Providing Absolute Differentiated Services for (2001)
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services for real-time applications in networks that use static-priority schedulers. We extend previous work...
Shengquan Wang, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract — In this paper, we propose and analyze a methodology for providing absolute differentiated services for real-time applications in networks that use static-priority schedulers. We extend...
Feng, Jie, Li, Chun-Zhu, Pratt, Kerry C., Xie, Ke-Chang, Xie, Zongli, Zhao, Wei
The formation of HCN and NH3 from the pyrolysis of a small set of Chinese and Australian coals were studied using a novel fluidised-bed/fixed-bed reactor and a fluidised-bed/tubular reactor. The...
Zhao, Wei (Wayne), Luzzi, David E
Polysynthetically-twinned titanium aluminide (PST-TiAl), a fully lamellar γ-TiAl+α2- Ti3Al dual-phase alloy, is under evaluation for applications in rotary components in aircraft and automobile...
In this thesis, numerical studies of sound radiation from subsonic jets with application to human speech production are presented. A highly accurate numerical method which features high-order compact...
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Scalable QoS Guaranteed Communication Services for Real-Time Applications (2000)
Byung-kyu Choi, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose an approach to flow-unaware admission control, which is combination with an aggregate packet forwarding scheme, improves scalability of networks while guaranteeing...
A Routing Protocol for Anycast Messages (2000)
Dong Xuan, Weijia Jia, Wei Zhao, Senior Member, Hongwen Zhu
AbstractÐAn anycast packet is one that should be delivered to one member in a group of designated recipients. Using anycast services may considerably simplify some applications. Little work has been...
Scalable QoS Guaranteed Communication Services for Real-Time Applications (2000)
Byung-kyu Choi, Dong Xuan, Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Tel:1-409-845-5469, Fax:1-409-847-8578 In this paper, we propose a system of admission control and packet forwarding scheme to improve scalability of networks while guaranteeing end-to-end delay...
Scalable QoS Guaranteed Communication Services for Real-Time Applications (2000)
Byung-kyu Choi, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao, Chengzhi Li
In this paper, we propose an approach to flow-unaware admission control, which is combination with an aggregate packet forwarding scheme, improves scalability of networks while guaranteeing...
Utilization-based admission control for real-time applications (2000)
Dong Xuan, Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Jianer Chen, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we present a methodology to apply utilization-based admission control to provide hard real-time communication in a scalable fashion. We make admission control scalable by using a...
Correlation form of timestamp increment sequences of self-similar traffic on Ethernet (2000)
An empiric correlation form for modeling the autocorrelation functions of the timestamp increment sequences of self-similar traffic is presented. The verifications are demonstrated with the timestamp...
Utilization-based admission control for real-time applications (2000)
Dong Xuan, Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Jianer Chen, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we present a methodology to use utilization-based admission control in guaranteed real-time communication in a scalable fashion. We make admission control scalable by using a...
Routing in packet radio networks to prevent traffic analysis (2000)
Shu Jiang, Nitin H. Vaidya, Wei Zhao
Abstract | Trac analysis poses a serious threat to communication security, especially in wireless networks. Strong encryption and trac padding are often used to hide message contents as well as trac...
Trio - A Scheme For Active Resource Management In Differentiated Services Networks (2000)
Saikrishnan Gopalakrishnan, Riccardo Bettati, Nitin Vaidya, Wei Zhao
Differentiated services architecture is receiving wide attention as a scalable mechanism for providing different levels of Quality-of-Service (QOS). Recent studies, both analytical and...
by the American Society for Testing and Materials (2000)
Reference Li Wu, Ming Li, You-sheng Wu, Bing-han Xu, Weijia Jia, Wei Zhao
The authors present an application of the Solartron 1200 Real Time Signal Processor to correcting the on-line random loading in a fatigue test system. By inputting a power spectrum described by a...
A closed form of autocorrelation functions about asymptotically self-similar processes is presented. The verification shows that this form best the real-trajfic data on Ethernet investigated...
Utilization-based admission control for real-time applications (2000)
Dong Xuan, Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Jianer Chen, Wei Zhao
In this paper; we present a methodology to use utilization-based admission control in guaranteed real-time communication in a scalable fashion. We make admission control scalable by using a...
Scalable QoS Guaranteed Communication Services for Real-Time Applications (2000)
Byung-kyu Choi, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao, Chengzhi Li
In this paper, we propose an approach to flow-unaware admission control, which is combination with an aggregate packet forwarding scheme, improves scalability of networks while guaranteeing...
Scalable QoS Guaranteed Communication Services for Real-Time Applications (2000)
Byung-kyu Choi, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we propose an approach to flow-unaware admission control, which is combination with an aggregate packet forwarding scheme, improves scalability of networks while guaranteeing...
A study of neural network and multi-channel handwritten isolated digit recognition / (2000)
Thesis (M.Sc. (Comp. Contr. & Autom.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2000.
Hierarchical specification techniques for SRNs and their graphical representation / (1999)
This thesis proposes and implements a Hierarchical Specification Technique (HST) for Stochastic Reward Nets (SRNs), which can be used for system reliability, availability and maintainability...
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999.
An error resilient image compression scheme based on wavelet transform /--by Wei Zhao. (1999)
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Adaptive streaming of scalable multimedia over heterogeneous environments /--by Wei Zhao. (1999)
Thesis research directed by Dept. of Computer Science.
Bandwidth-Efficient Continuous Media Streaming Through Optimal Multiplexing (1999)
Maximizing bandwidth efficiency in distributed continuous media streaming systems is the key in delivering cost-effective multimedia services to distributed and heterogeneous receivers. We introduce...
Wei Zhao, Marc Willebeek-lemair, Prasoon Tiwari
The fast increasing network connectivities to a wider range of end-users and cheaper and diverse enduser devices further exacerbate the need for adaptive and scalable streaming solutions. Motivated...
An Efficient Fault-Tolerant Multicast Routing Protocol with Core-Based Tree Techniques (1999)
Weijia Jia, Wei Zhao, Dong Xuan, Gaochao Xu
In this paper, we study an efficient fault-tolerant CBT multicast routing protocol. With our strategy, when a faulty component is detected, some pre-defined backup path(s) is (are) used to bypass the...
New Delay Analysis in High Speed Networks (1999)
Chengzhi Li Riccardo, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
The implementation of bounded-delay services over integrated services networks relies admission control mechanisms that in turn use end-to-end delay computation algorithms. For guaranteed-rate...
Preventing Traffic Analysis for Real-Time Communication Networks (1999)
Dong Xuan, Chengzhi Li, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address issues related to preventing traffic analysis in computer networks used for realtime mission-critical applications. We consider an IP-based network where headers of packets,...
New Delay Analysis in High Speed Networks (1999)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
The implementation of bounded-delay services over integrated services networks relies admission control mechanisms that in turn use end-to-end delay computation algorithms. For guaranteed-rate...
High Performance Switch Architectures For CC-Numa Multiprocessors (1999)
Ravishankar Iyer, N. Bhuyan, Donald Friesen, Wei Zhao
High Performance Switch Architectures for CC-NUMA Multiprocessors. (August 1999) Ravishankar Iyer, B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr....
New Delay Analysis in High Speed Networks (1999)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
The implementation of bounded-delay services over integrated services networks relies admission control mechanisms that in turn use end-to-end delay computation algorithms. For guaranteed-rate...
Preventing Traffic Analysis for Real-Time Communication Networks (1999)
Yong Guan, Chengzhi Li, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract-In this paper, we address issues related to preventing traffic analysis in computer networks used for realtime mission-critical applications. We consider an IP-based network where headers of...
An efficient fault-tolerant multicast routing protocol with core-based tree techniques (1999)
with Core-Based Tree Techniques In this paper, we study an efficient fault-tolerant CBT multicast routing protocol. With our strategy, when a faulty component is detected, some pre-defined backup...
New delay analysis in high speed networks (1999)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
The implementation of bounded-delay services over integrated services networks relies admission control mechanisms that in turn use end-to-end delay computation algorithms. For guaranteed-rate...
Preventing Traffic Analysis for Real-Time Communication Networks (1999)
Yong Guan, Chengzhi Li, Dong Xuan, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Abstract-In this paper, we address issues related to preventing traffic analysis in computer networks used for real-time mission-critical applications. We consider an IP-based network where headers...
New delay analysis in high speed networks (1999)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
The implementation of bounded-delay services over integrated services networks relies admission control mechanisms that in turn use end-to-end delay computation algorithms. For guaranteed-rate...
Brent P. Burton, Bruce H. Mccormick, Donald H. House, Nancy M. Amato, Wei Zhao
Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Bruce H. McCormick A fast automated system for tracing neurons in parallel is described, adequate to support a quantitative analysis of neuron morphology. The system...
Robust Multiobjective Controllers for Smart Structures, (1998)
Rao, Vittal S., Butler, Robert, Zhao, Wei
Flexible smart structures are large mechanical structures with applications in which specific performance characteristics are desired in the presence of parameter variations and disturbances. These...
Scramjet Combustor Simulations Using Reduced Chemical Kinetics for Practical Fuels (1998)
Adams, Bradley R., Cremer, Marc A., Mongomery, Christopher J., Zhao, Wei, Eklund, Dean R.
This report covers work performed to make hydrocarbon combustion modeling simulations for scramjet flow fields practical. Several approaches were combined and demonstrated to greatly improve the time...
Providing Survivable Real-Time Communication Service for Distributed Mission Critical Systems (1998)
Zhao, Wei, Bettati, Riccardo, Vaidya, Nitin
This document is the final report for Providing Survivable Real-Time Communication Service for Distributed Mission Critical Systems, a Texas A&M project funded through the DARPA Fault Tolerant...
A new concept of flat-panel imager (FPI) with avalanche gain and high resolution (with 50 micron pixel size) is being investigated for improving the imaging performance of digital mammography at low...
A Resource Reservation Scheme for Synchronized Distributed Multimedia Sessions (1998)
Zhao, Wei, Tripathi, Satish K.
Guarantees of services in a networked environment are provided by the proper allocation and utilization of network and system resources. In this paper, the authors propose a resource reservation...
Zhao, Wei, Song, Chulho, Pehrsson, Pehr E.
There is great interest in using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as nanoscale probes and sensors in biological electronics and optical devices because the electronic and optical properties of...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Joint Health Sciences, 1998.
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Implementation and automation of a silicon ZMR process /--by Wei Zhao. (1998)
Degree granted by Systems Engineering Program, Cullen College of Engineering.
Transverse thermal conductivity of thin dielectric films (1998)
Earlier work revealed that the transverse thermal conductivity of thin films of amorphous SiO$\sb2$ and $\rm Si\sb3N\sb4$ deposited on monocrystalline silicon decreased substantially when the film...
Wei Zhao, Marc Willebeek-lemair, Prasoon Tiwari
The evolution of today's computer networks to higher bandwidths and increased connectivity to a wider range of end-user devices will further exacerbate the need for adaptive streaming solutions....
Scheduling and Bandwidth Allocation for Distribution of Archived Video in VoD Systems (1998)
Marwan Krunz, Wei Zhao, Ibrahim Matta
Providing cost-effective video-on-demand (VOD) services necessitates reducing the required bandwidth for transporting video over high-speed networks. In this paper, we investigate efficient schemes...
A resource reservation scheme for synchronized distributed multimedia sessions (1998)
Guarantees of services in a networked environment are provided by the proper allocation and utilization of network and system resources. A lot of research work in packet scheduling, QoS routing,...
A resource reservation scheme for synchronized distributed multimedia sessions (1998)
Guarantees of services in a networked environment are provided by the proper allocation and scheduling of network and system resources. A lot of research in packet scheduling, QoS routing, traffic...
Response Time Analysis for Distributed Real-Time Systems with Bursty Job Arrivals (1998)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This paper presents a new schedulability analysis methodology for distributed hard real-time systems with bursty job arrivals. The schedulability is analyzed by comparing worst-case response times of...
An Evaluation Of The Storage Systems Based On Network-Attached Disks (1998)
Gang Ma, L. Narasimha Reddy, Riccardo Bettati, Nitin Vaidya, Wei Zhao, Dr. Riccardo Bettati
An evaluation of the storage systems based on network-attached disks. (August 1998) Gang Ma, B.S., Tsinghua University, China Co--Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. A. L. Narasimha Reddy Dr. Riccardo...
Scheduling and Bandwidth Allocation for the Distribution of Archived Video in VOD Systems (1998)
Marwan Krunz, Wei Zhao, Ibrahim Matta
Providing cost-effective video-on-demand (VOD) services necessitates reducing the required bandwidth for transporting video over high-speed networks. In this paper, we investigate efficient schemes...
Testing DSP Cores Based on Self-Test Programs (1998)
Wei Zhao Chris, Wei Zhao, Chris Papachristou
This paper presents a new method for the testing of the datapath of DSP cores based on self-test program. During the test, random patterns areloaded into the core, exercise di#erent components of the...
Response time analysis for distributed real-time systems with bursty job arrivals (1998)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This paper presents a new schedulability analysis methodology for distributed hard real-time systems with bursty job arrivals. The schedulability is analyzed by comparing worst-case response times of...
Response time analysis for distributed real-time systems with bursty job arrivals (1998)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
This paper presents a new schedulability analysis methodology for distributed hard real-time systems with bursty job arrivals. The schedulability is analyzed by comparing worst-case response times of...
Integrated End-to-end Delay Analysis for Regulated ATM Networks (1998)
Abstract. In this paper, we present an ef®cient and effective method to derive the worst case end-to-end delay for ATM network.Traf®c and service description plays an important part in the...
Fault Tolerant Guarantees of Hard - Real Time Message Deadlines is FDDI Networks. (1997)
Our project addressed issues relating to fault-tolerant guarantees of message dead-lines in communication networks, i.e., even in the presence of a network fault messages will be transmitted before...
Liu, Chaoqun, Liu, Zhining, Zhao, Wei, Xiong, Guohua
The three dimensional development of flow transition in both subsonic and supersonic Joukowsky airfoil boundary layers are studied by direct numerical simulation (DNS). The numerical simulation is...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Surrey, 1997.
Digital radiology using active matrix readout of amorphous selenium (1997)
grantor: University of Toronto
Wei Zhao, Marwan Krunz, Satish K. Tripathi
We present efficient scheduling schemes for transporting MPEG-compressed video sources with stringent, deterministic quality-of-service (QoS) requirements. These schemes are used with VBRcoded and...
Routing Guaranteed Quality of Service Connections in Integrated Services Packet Networks (1997)
A critical functional component of quality-of-service (QoS) deployment in packet-switched networks is QoSbased routing. In this paper, we present a routing solution for guaranteed quality-of-service...
A Framework for Communication Support in Object Oriented Distributed Systems (1997)
Anish S. Karmarkar, Jennifer L. Welch, Nitin H. Vaidya, Terry R. Larsen, Wei Zhao
Static Priority Scheduling for ATM Networks (1997)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Static-priority scheduling is popular for traffic scheduling in ATM switches because it is less costly than dynamic priority scheduling while being sensitive to the delay constraints of connections....
Stability in ATM Networks. (1997)
Chengzhi Li Amitava, Chengzhi Li, Amitava Raha, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address the issues of stability in ATM networks. A network is stable if and only if all the packets have a bounded delay. We first consider ATM networks with FCFS scheduling policy....
Design and Implementation of NetEx: A Toolkit for Delay Guaranteed Communications (1997)
A. Sahoo, C. Li, B. Devalla, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we report the design and implementation of a software suite called NetEx (short for Network Express) that can provide connection-oriented delay-guaranteed communication services at...
B. Devalla, C. Li, A. Sahoo, Wei Zhao
We report our project aimed at the design and implementation of a mid-ware tool kit, called NetEx, that provides deadline-guaranteed and connectionoriented communication services at the application...
Static Priority Scheduling for ATM Networks (1997)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Static-priority scheduling is popular for traffic scheduling in ATM switches because it is less costly than dynamic priority scheduling while being sensitive to the delay constraints of connections....
Partition-Based Admission Control in Heterogeneous Networks for Hard Real-Time Connections (1997)
Anirudha Sahoo And, Anirudha Sahoo, Wei Zhao, Weijia Jia
Efficient and accurate connection admission control (CAC) is essential in hard real-time communication. In a hard real-time system, every admitted connection must meet its deadline, otherwise the...
Static Priority Scheduling for ATM Networks (1997)
Chengzhi Li, Riccardo Bettati, Wei Zhao
Static-priority scheduling is popular for trafJic schedul-ing in ATM switches because it is less costly than dynamic priority scheduling while being sensitive to the delay con-straints of...
Pyrimidine-specific ribonuclease superfamily (1996)
Pyrimidine-specific ribonucleases constitute a superfamily of homologous proteins. Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease (robinclease A) is a typical representative of this superfamily. It can cleave RNA...
Characterization of drug-induced behaviors in Cryptotis parva (the least shrew) / (1996)
Thesis (M.S.)--Northeast Missouri State University, 1996.
Pyrimidine-specific ribonuclease superfamily / (1996)
Thesis (doctoral)--Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen, 1996.
Meeting Delay Requirements in Computer Networks with Wormhole Routing (1996)
When a computer network is used to support mission-critical applications, meeting delay requirements is a key issue that has to be addressed. In this paper, we study high performance networks with...
Fang Feng, Wei Zhao, Amit Kumar
The development of high-speed networks makes multimedia communication services possible [13, 15, 21]. Such services include teleconferencing, video telephony, video-on-demand, distant learning,...
Biao Chen, Anirudha Sahoo, Wei Zhao, Amitava Raha
In this paper, we study connection-oriented service in an FDDI-ATM-FDDI heterogeneous network for real-time applications. We design and analyze an algorithm for connection admission control (CAC) for...
Performance Issues in Mobile Wireless Networks (1996)
P. Krishna, K. Pradhan, Nitin H. Vaidya, Wei Zhao, Jennifer Welch, Don Ross, ...
Performance Issues in Mobile Wireless Networks. (August 1996) P. Krishna, B.S.(Hons.), Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, India; M.S., Texas A&M University Co--Chairs of Advisory Committee:...
Admission control for hard real-time connections in ATM LAN's (1996)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
A CAC algorithm must efficiently determine if a new connection can be admitted by verifying that its QoS requirements can be met without violating those of previously admitted connections. In hard...
3,4-Dichioropropionanilide-Induced Atrophy of the Thymus: Mechanisms of Toxicity and Recovery (1996)
CUFF, CHRISTOPHER F., ZHAO, WEI, NUKUI, TOMOKO, SCHAFER, ROSANA, BARNETT, JOHN B.
The herbicide 3,4-dichioropropionanilide (propanil) has several well-documented neurotoxic and immunotoxic effects on mice. We report here a detailed characterization of the effects of propanil...
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"August 1995."
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Keele, 1995.
Using traffic regulation to meet end-to-end deadlines in atm networks (1995)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
This paper considers the support of hard real-time connections in ATM networks. In an ATM network, a set of hard real-time connections can be admitted only if the worst case end-to-end delays of...
Hard Real-Time Communication in Multiple-Access Networks (1995)
Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao, A. Stankovic
Abstract. With the increasing use of distributed hard real-time systems, the ability of computer networks to handle hard real-time message traffic is becoming more important. For traditional...
Fault-tolerant real-time communication in FDDI-based networks (1995)
Biao Chen, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
FDDI-Based Reconfigurable Networks [1] have an architecture that is suitable for delivering messages that have hard real-time constraints as well as certain fault-tolerance requirements. This...
Using traffic regulation to meet end-to-end deadlines in atm networks (1995)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
This paper considers the support of hard real-time connections in ATM networks. In an ATM network, a set of hard real-time connections can be admitted only if the worst case end-to-end delays of...
Guaranteeing application-to-application deadlines in distributed real-time systems (1995)
Fang Feng, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
We address the issue of guaranteeing applicationto-application deadlines of messages in distributed real-time systems. Most of the previous studies have focused on either host subsystem or network...
Guaranteeing end-to-end deadlines in ATM networks (1995)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
In this paper we address the issue of guaranteeing the end-to-end deadlines of hard real-time connections in an ATM network. In an ATM network, a set of hard realtime connections can be admitted only...
Fang Feng, Amit Kumar, Wei Zhao
The Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is recommended as a candidate for many hard real-time local-area communication systems. The Timed-Token Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol of FDDI is...
Using Traffic Regulation To Meet End-to-End Deadlines In ATM Networks (1995)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Xiaohua Jia, Wei Zhao
This paper considers the support of hard real-time connections in ATM networks. In an ATM network, a set of hard real-time connections can be admitted only if the worst case end-to-end delays of...
Real-Time Performance of Two Token Ring Protocols (1995)
When designing real-time communication protocols, the primary objective is to guarantee the deadlines of the synchronous messages while...
Real-Time Performance of Two Token Ring Protocols (1995)
When designing real-time communication protocols, the primary objective is to guarantee the deadlines of synchronous messages while sustaining a high aggregate throughput. In this paper, we study two...
An FDDI-based reconfigurable network for fault-tolerant real-time communications (1995)
We propose and analyze an FDDI-Based Reconfigumble Network (FBRN), with the aim of providing fault-tolerant real-time communication services in mission-critical systems. An FBRN consists of multiple...
Fault-tolerant real-time communication in FDDI-based networks (1995)
Biao Chen, Sanjay Kamat, Wei Zhao
The first high-speed network to meet the Safenet standard’s bandwidth requirements, the fiber distributed data interface needs help to meet Safenet’s fault-tolerance requirement. A network...
Using traffic regulation to meet end-to-end deadlines in atm networks (1995)
Amitava Raha, Sanjay Kamat, Xiaohua Jia, Ieee Computer Society, Wei Zhao
AbstractÐThis paper considers the support of hard real-time connections in ATM networks. In an ATM network, a set of hard realtime connections can be admitted only if the worst case end-to-end...
Hard Real-Time Communication in Multiple-Access Networks (1995)
Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao, A. Stankovic
Abstract. With the increasing use of distributed hard real-time systems, the ability of computer networks to handle hard real-time message tra c is becoming more important. For traditional networks,...
Wavelet analysis applied to electrograstrography [sic] / (1994)
Thesis (M.S.)--East Carolina University, 1994.
Includes abstract.
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On available bandwidth in FDDI-based reconfigurable networks (1994)
Sanjay Kamat, Gopal Agrawal, Wei Zhao
The increasing use of high-speed networks in mission safety critical applications has led to a growing concern for reliability issues in network design. The conventional approaches to evaluating...
Guaranteed real-time communication in ATM local area networks (1994)
Amitava Raha, Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao
In this paper we address issues related to providing guaranteed real-time communication in ATM local area networks. We develop admission criteria for real-time applications using ATM. Because output...
Real-time communication in FDDI-based reconfigurable networks (1994)
Wei Zhao, Amit Kumar, Gopal Agrawal, Sanjay Kamat, Nicholas Malcolm, Biao Chen
We report our ongoing research in real-time communication with FDDI-based reconfigurable networks. The original FDDI architecture was enhanced in order to improve its fault-tolerance capability while...
Evaluation of Admission Policies in ATM Based Embedded Hard Real-Time Systems (1994)
Amitava Raha, Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao
In this paper we study the effect of the output link scheduling discipline of an ATM switch on the ability of an ATM LAN to admit real-time connections. Three output link scheduling policies are...
Use of the Timed Token Protocol for Real-Time Communications (1994)
this paper is to address some important issues in the use of networks for real-time communication.
The timed-token protocol for real-time communications (1994)
Real-time appliCatiOnS have stringent timing safzes, requirements. The timed-token protocol guards against timing failures by guaranteeing synchronous bandwidth regardless of the behavior of...
Real-time communication in FDDI-based reconfigurable networks (1994)
Wei Zhao, Amit Kumar, Gopal Agrawal, Sanjay Kamat, Nicholas Malcolm, Biao Chen
We report our ongoing research in real-iime com-munication with FDDI-based reconfigumble networks. The original FDDI archiieciure was enhanced in or-der to improve tis fauli-iolemnce capability while...
An inverse natural convection / radiation problem /--by Wei Zhao. (1993)
Title on p. i: Inverse natural convection / surface radiation problem.
Sanjay Kamat, Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we study the performance of FDDI networks in terms of their guarantee probability, i.e., the probability that a set of synchronous messages are guaranteed to meet their deadlines....
Real-time schedulability of two token ring protocols (1993)
When designing real-time communication protocols, the primary objective is to guarantee the deadlines of synchronous messages while sustaining a high aggregate throughput. In this study, we compare...
Sanjay Kamat, Nicholas Malcolm, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we study the performance of FDDI networks in terms of their guarantee probability, i.e., the probability that a set of synchronous messages are guaranteed to meet their deadlines....
Guaranteeing Synchronous Messages with Arbitrary Deadline Constraints in an FDDI Network (1993)
This paper addresses issues related to guaranteeing synchronous messages with arbitrary deadline constraints in an FDDI network. We show that several network parameters must be set carefully if...
Real-time schedulability of two token ring protocols (1993)
mn deny?. &-time communktion protocols, the pnmary o jec tve is to guamntee the deadlines of chmnow messages whale sustaming a high a mate Zughpt. In this stud we wmpunz two tohn ring pmtoco for...
Biao Chen, Gopal Agrawal, Wei Zhao
We study the problem of guaranteeing synchronous message deadlines in communication networks where the timed token medium access control protocol is employed. Synchronous capacity, defined as the...
Properties of the Timed Token Protocol (1992)
this report we will derive some properties of token rotation time and then use these properties to yield a close formula for the minimum total synchronous message transmission time a node can have...
Gopal Agrawal, Biao Chen, Wei Zhao, Sadegh Davari
We study the problem of guaranteeing synchronous message deadlines in token ring networks where the timed token medium access control protocol is employed. Synchronous capacity, defined as the...
Guaranteeing synchronous message deadlines with the timed token protocol (1992)
Gopal Agrawal, Biao Chen, Wei Zhao, Sadegh Davari
Abstract-We study the problem of guaranteeing synchronous message deadlines in token ring networks where the timed to-ken medium access control protocol is employed. Synchronous bandwidth, defined as...
Architecture Impact of FDDI Network on Scheduling Hard Real-Time Traffic (1991)
Baio Chen, Wei Zhao Of, Gopal Agrawal, Baio Chen, Wei Zhao, Sadegh Davari
Memorandum of Understanding between the two Unversities and is an example of fulfilment of the RICIS mission statement. RICIS funding was provided through a service contract between the University of...
Version Selection Schemes for Hard Real-Time Communications (1991)
We study version selection schemes for hard realtime communications in multi-access networks. In many hard real-time systems a message may have several versions, e.g., a long version and a short...
A drift-optimizing model for enhancing the precision of repetitive gravity field data / (1990)
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On Real-Time Transactions (1988)
Next generation real-time systems will require greater.flexibility and pre-dictability than is commonly found in today's systems. These future systems include the space station, integrated...
We consider the problem of scheduling a set of n tasks in a system having r resources. Each task has an arbitrary, but known, processing time and a deadline, and may request use of a number of...
Gramene: a resource for comparative grass genomics
Ware, Doreen, Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ni, Junjian, Pan, Xiaokang, Chang, Kuan, Clark, Kenneth, ...
Gramene (http://www.gramene.org) is a comparative genome mapping database for grasses and a community resource for rice. Rice, in addition to being an economically important crop, is also a model...
Zhao, Wei, Noya, Francisco, Chen, Wen Yong, Townes, Tim M., Chow, Louise T., Broker, Thomas R.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) gene expression in squamous epithelia is differentiation dependent in benign patient lesions and in organotypic raft cultures of primary human keratinocytes (PHKs). Using...
Gravity-Stimulated Changes in Auxin and Invertase Gene Expression in Maize Pulvinal Cells1
Long, Joanne C., Zhao, Wei, Rashotte, Aaron M., Muday, Gloria K., Huber, Steven C.
Maize (Zea mays) stem gravitropism involves differential elongation of cells within a highly specialized region, the stem internodal pulvinus. In the present study, we investigated factors that...
Hauck, Bernd, Zhao, Wei, High, Katherine, Xiao, Weidong
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a unique gene transfer vector which takes approximately 4 to 6 weeks to reach its expression plateau. The mechanism for this slow-rise expression profile was proposed...
Exploring the Temperature-Stress Metabolome of Arabidopsis1[w]
Kaplan, Fatma, Kopka, Joachim, Haskell, Dale W., Zhao, Wei, Schiller, K. Cameron, Gatzke, Nicole, ...
Metabolic profiling analyses were performed to determine metabolite temporal dynamics associated with the induction of acquired thermotolerance in response to heat shock and acquired freezing...
Mutations of PIK3CA in gastric adenocarcinoma
Li, Vivian Sze Wing, Wong, Chi Wai, Chan, Tsun Leung, Chan, Agnes Sze Wah, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Kent-Man, ...
Fortwendel, Jarrod R., Zhao, Wei, Bhabhra, Ruchi, Park, Steven, Perlin, David S., Askew, David S., ...
The Ras family of GTPase proteins has been shown to control morphogenesis in many organisms, including several species of pathogenic fungi. In a previous study, we identified a gene encoding a...
Panzea: a database and resource for molecular and functional diversity in the maize genome
Zhao, Wei, Canaran, Payan, Jurkuta, Rebecca, Fulton, Theresa, Glaubitz, Jeffrey, Buckler, Edward, ...
Serving as a community resource, Panzea () is the bioinformatics arm of the Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome project. Maize, a classical model for genetic studies, is an...
Gramene: a bird's eye view of cereal genomes
Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ni, Junjian, Yap, Immanuel, Ware, Doreen, Spooner, William, Youens-Clark, Ken, ...
Rice, maize, sorghum, wheat, barley and the other major crop grasses from the family Poaceae (Gramineae) are mankind's most important source of calories and contribute tens of billions of dollars...
Zhao, Wei, Oskeritzian, Carole A., Pozez, Andrea L., Schwartz, Lawrence B.
The current study characterizes the cytokine protein (ELISA) and mRNA (gene array and RT-PCR) profiles of skin-derived mast cells cultured under serum-free conditions when activated by cross-linking...
Surface CD88 functionally distinguishes the MCTC from the MCT type of human lung mast cell
Oskeritzian, Carole A., Zhao, Wei, Min, Hae-Ki, Xia, Han-Zhang, Pozez, Andrea, Kiev, Jonathan, ...
Background: MCT and MCTC types of human mast cells (MCs) are distinguished from one another on the basis of the protease compositions of their secretory granules, but their functional and...
A Mechanistic Model for Genetic Machinery of Ontogenetic Growth
Wu, Rongling, Wang, Zuoheng, Zhao, Wei, Cheverud, James M.
Two different genetic mechanisms can be proposed to explain variation in growth trajectories. The allelic sensitivity hypothesis states that growth trajectory is controlled by the time-dependent...
Zhao, Wei, Zhu, Jun, Gallo-Meagher, Maria, Wu, Rongling
The effects of quantitative trait loci (QTL) on phenotypic development may depend on the environment (QTL × environment interaction), other QTL (genetic epistasis), or both. In this article, we...
A fast algorithm for functional mapping of complex traits.
Zhao, Wei, Wu, Rongling, Ma, Chang-Xing, Casella, George
By integrating the underlying developmental mechanisms for the phenotypic formation of traits into a mapping framework, functional mapping has emerged as an important statistical approach for mapping...
A statistical framework for genetic association studies of power curves in bird flight
Lin, Min, Zhao, Wei, Wu, Rongling
How the power required for bird flight varies as a function of forward speed can be used to predict the flight style and behavioral strategy of a bird for feeding and migration. A U-shaped curve was...
Zhao, Wei, Panepinto, John C., Fortwendel, Jarrod R., Fox, Lauren, Oliver, Brian G., Askew, David S., ...
Aspergillus fumigatus is an important opportunistic fungal pathogen. The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) signaling pathway plays an important role in regulating morphology, growth, and virulence...
Gramene: a resource for comparative grass genomics
Ware, Doreen, Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ni, Junjian, Pan, Xiaokang, Chang, Kuan, Clark, Kenneth, ...
Gramene (http://www.gramene.org) is a comparative genome mapping database for grasses and a community resource for rice. Rice, in addition to being an economically important crop, is also a model...
Zhao, Wei, Noya, Francisco, Chen, Wen Yong, Townes, Tim M., Chow, Louise T., Broker, Thomas R.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) gene expression in squamous epithelia is differentiation dependent in benign patient lesions and in organotypic raft cultures of primary human keratinocytes (PHKs). Using...
Gravity-Stimulated Changes in Auxin and Invertase Gene Expression in Maize Pulvinal Cells1
Long, Joanne C., Zhao, Wei, Rashotte, Aaron M., Muday, Gloria K., Huber, Steven C.
Maize (Zea mays) stem gravitropism involves differential elongation of cells within a highly specialized region, the stem internodal pulvinus. In the present study, we investigated factors that...
Hauck, Bernd, Zhao, Wei, High, Katherine, Xiao, Weidong
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a unique gene transfer vector which takes approximately 4 to 6 weeks to reach its expression plateau. The mechanism for this slow-rise expression profile was proposed...
Exploring the Temperature-Stress Metabolome of Arabidopsis1[w]
Kaplan, Fatma, Kopka, Joachim, Haskell, Dale W., Zhao, Wei, Schiller, K. Cameron, Gatzke, Nicole, ...
Metabolic profiling analyses were performed to determine metabolite temporal dynamics associated with the induction of acquired thermotolerance in response to heat shock and acquired freezing...
Mutations of PIK3CA in gastric adenocarcinoma
Li, Vivian Sze Wing, Wong, Chi Wai, Chan, Tsun Leung, Chan, Agnes Sze Wah, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Kent-Man, ...
Higashimoto, Ken, Urano, Takeshi, Sugiura, Kazumitsu, Yatsuki, Hitomi, Joh, Keiichiro, Zhao, Wei, ...
To clarify the chromatin-based imprinting mechanism of the p57KIP2/LIT1 subdomain at chromosome 11p15.5 and the mouse ortholog at chromosome 7F5, we investigated the histone-modification status at a...
Fortwendel, Jarrod R., Zhao, Wei, Bhabhra, Ruchi, Park, Steven, Perlin, David S., Askew, David S., ...
The Ras family of GTPase proteins has been shown to control morphogenesis in many organisms, including several species of pathogenic fungi. In a previous study, we identified a gene encoding a...
Panzea: a database and resource for molecular and functional diversity in the maize genome
Zhao, Wei, Canaran, Payan, Jurkuta, Rebecca, Fulton, Theresa, Glaubitz, Jeffrey, Buckler, Edward, ...
Serving as a community resource, Panzea () is the bioinformatics arm of the Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome project. Maize, a classical model for genetic studies, is an...
Gramene: a bird's eye view of cereal genomes
Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ni, Junjian, Yap, Immanuel, Ware, Doreen, Spooner, William, Youens-Clark, Ken, ...
Rice, maize, sorghum, wheat, barley and the other major crop grasses from the family Poaceae (Gramineae) are mankind's most important source of calories and contribute tens of billions of dollars...
A Mechanistic Model for Genetic Machinery of Ontogenetic Growth
Wu, Rongling, Wang, Zuoheng, Zhao, Wei, Cheverud, James M.
Two different genetic mechanisms can be proposed to explain variation in growth trajectories. The allelic sensitivity hypothesis states that growth trajectory is controlled by the time-dependent...
Zhao, Wei, Zhu, Jun, Gallo-Meagher, Maria, Wu, Rongling
The effects of quantitative trait loci (QTL) on phenotypic development may depend on the environment (QTL × environment interaction), other QTL (genetic epistasis), or both. In this article, we...
A fast algorithm for functional mapping of complex traits.
Zhao, Wei, Wu, Rongling, Ma, Chang-Xing, Casella, George
By integrating the underlying developmental mechanisms for the phenotypic formation of traits into a mapping framework, functional mapping has emerged as an important statistical approach for mapping...
Zhao, Wei, Panepinto, John C., Fortwendel, Jarrod R., Fox, Lauren, Oliver, Brian G., Askew, David S., ...
Aspergillus fumigatus is an important opportunistic fungal pathogen. The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) signaling pathway plays an important role in regulating morphology, growth, and virulence...
A statistical framework for genetic association studies of power curves in bird flight
Lin, Min, Zhao, Wei, Wu, Rongling
How the power required for bird flight varies as a function of forward speed can be used to predict the flight style and behavioral strategy of a bird for feeding and migration. A U-shaped curve was...
Fortwendel, Jarrod R., Zhao, Wei, Bhabhra, Ruchi, Park, Steven, Perlin, David S., Askew, David S., ...
Ghaffari, Saghi, Kitidis, Claire, Zhao, Wei, Marinkovic, Dragan, Fleming, Mark D., Luo, Biao, ...
AKT serine threonine kinase of the protein kinase B (PKB) family plays essential roles in cell survival, growth, metabolism, and differentiation. In the erythroid system, AKT is known to be rapidly...
Zhao, Wei, Kitidis, Claire, Fleming, Mark D., Lodish, Harvey F., Ghaffari, Saghi
Erythropoietin (Epo) stimulation of its receptor's downstream signaling pathways and optimum function of GATA-1 transcription factor are both essential for normal erythroid cell development....
Tessier, Jeffrey, Green, Candace, Padgett, Diana, Zhao, Wei, Schwartz, Lawrence, Hughes, Molly, ...
Bacillus anthracis edema toxin (ET), composed of protective antigen and an adenylate cyclase edema factor (EF), elicits edema in host tissues, but the target cells and events leading from EF-mediated...
Genetic Mapping of Developmental Instability: Design, Model and Algorithm
Wu, Jiasheng, Zhang, Bo, Cui, Yuehua, Zhao, Wei, Xu, Li'an, Huang, Minren, ...
Developmental instability or noise, defined as the phenotypic imprecision of an organism in the face of internal or external stochastic disturbances, has been thought to play an important role in...
Wavelet-Based Parametric Functional Mapping of Developmental Trajectories With High-Dimensional Data
Zhao, Wei, Li, Hongying, Hou, Wei, Wu, Rongling
The biological and statistical advantages of functional mapping result from joint modeling of the mean-covariance structures for developmental trajectories of a complex trait measured at a series of...
Wang, Jun, Ho, Lap, Chen, Linghong, Zhao, Zhong, Zhao, Wei, Qian, Xianjuan, ...
Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that some antihypertensive medications may reduce the risk for Alzheimer disease (AD). We screened 55 clinically prescribed antihypertensive medications for...
Zhao, Wei, Róg, Tomasz, Gurtovenko, Andrey A., Vattulainen, Ilpo, Karttunen, Mikko
Anionic palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylglycerol (POPG) is one of the most abundant lipids in nature, yet its atomic-scale properties have not received significant attention. Here we report extensive...
Panzea: an update on new content and features
Canaran, Payan, Buckler, Edward S., Glaubitz, Jeffrey C., Stein, Lincoln, Sun, Qi, Zhao, Wei, ...
Panzea (http://www.panzea.org), the public web site of the project ‘Molecular and Functional Diversity in the Maize Genome’, has expanded over the past two years in data content, display tools...
Nelson, Amanda M., Zhao, Wei, Gilliland, Kathryn L., Zaenglein, Andrea L., Liu, Wenlei, Thiboutot, Diane M.
13-cis retinoic acid (13-cis RA; also known as isotretinoin) is the most potent agent available for treatment of acne. It is known that the drug induces apoptosis in cells cultured from human...
Gong, Ke Wei, Zhao, Wei, Li, Ning, Barajas, Berenice, Kleinman, Michael, Sioutas, Constantinos, ...
Gene expression analysis of human microvascular endothelial cells exposed to diesel exhaust particles and oxidized phospholipids revealed several upregulated gene modules, including genes involved in...
Measuring the Folding Transition Time of Single RNA Molecules
Lee, Tae-Hee, Lapidus, Lisa J., Zhao, Wei, Travers, Kevin J., Herschlag, Daniel, Chu, Steven
We describe a new, time-apertured photon correlation method for resolving the transition time between two states of RNA in folding—i.e., the time of the transition between states rather than the...
Zhou, Dongwen, Sun, Jianping, Zhao, Wei, Zhang, Xiao, Shi, Yunyu, Teng, Maikun, ...
The CRD domain of GRP from H. sapiens has been expressed, purified and crystallized and X-ray diffraction data have been collected to a resolution of 2.0 Å.
Structured Antedependence Models for Functional Mapping of Multiple Longitudinal Traits
Wei Zhao, Wei Hou, Ramon Littell, Rongling Wu
In this article, we present a statistical model for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determine growth trajectories of two correlated traits during ontogenetic development. This model is...
A Fresh Look at the Development of a Market Economy in China
Arvanitis, Rigas, Miège, Pierre, Zhao, Wei
The Chinese economy does still not qualify as demand-driven economy. Its growth is based on investment. In fact successive waves of investment have emerged during the eighties and produced a...
Gramene: Development and Integration of Trait and Gene Ontologies for Rice
Jaiswal, Pankaj, Ware, Doreen, Ni, Junjian, Chang, Kuan, Zhao, Wei, Schmidt, Steven, ...
Gramene (http://www.gramene.org/) is a comparative genome database for cereal crops and a community resource for rice. We are populating and curating Gramene with annotated rice (Oryza sativa)...
CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT USING TEXTURE HISTOGRAM AND FUZZY ENTROPY
YANHUI GUO, H. D. CHENG, JIANHUA HUANG, WEI ZHAO, XIANGLONG TANG
Image enhancement is used to correct contrast deficiencies and to improve the quality of an image. It is essential and critical to extracting features and segmenting images. This paper presents a...
Strategic Trade Policy in Bargaining over Managerial Delegation Competition
In this paper, we assess the influence of the generalized Nash bargaining model on strategic trade policies. In particular, how the trade policy and the bargaining process over managerial contract...
Mechanisms Mediating Sex Differences in the Effects of Cocaine.
The patterns of cocaine use differ between men and women. Women are more likely and take shorter time to become cocaine dependent after initial use of cocaine. Behavioral sensitization is an animal...
A New Method for Integrated End-to-End Delay Analysis in ATM Networks
Shibin Song, Chengzhi Li, Wei Zhao
: For admitting a hard real-time connection to an ATM network, it is required that the end-to-end delays of cells belonging to the connection meet their deadlines without violating the guarantees...
Chengzhi Li, Amitava Raha, Wei Zhao
In this paper, we address the issues of stability in ATM networks. A network is stable if and only if all the packets have a bounded delay. We first consider ATM networks with FCFS scheduling policy....
A Routing Protocol for Anycast Messages
Dong Xuan Weijia, Dong Xuan, Weijia Jia, Wei Zhao, Senior Member, Hongwen Zhu
this paper, we propose and analyze a routing protocol for anycast message. It is composed of two subprotocols: the routing table establishment subprotocol and the packet forwarding subprotocol. In...
In breast tomosynthesis a rapid sequence of N images is acquired when the x-ray tube sweeps through different angular views with respect to the breast. Since the total dose to the breast is kept the...
Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth decreases small intestinal motility in the NASH rats
Wu, Wan-Chun, Zhao, Wei, Li, Sheng
AIM: To explore the relationship between small intestinal motility and small intestinal bacteria overgrowth (SIBO) in Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and to investigate the effect of SIBO on the...
An indirect flat panel imager (FPI) with programmable avalanche gain and field emitter array (FEA) readout is being investigated for low-dose and high resolution x-ray imaging. It is made by...
Correlates of smoking quit attempts: Florida Tobacco Callback Survey, 2007
Davila, Evelyn P, Zhao, Wei, Byrne, Margaret, Webb, Monica, Huang, Yougie, Arheart, Kristopher, ...
Wei, Wenqing, Zhao, Wei, Wang, Xiaoping, Teng, Maikun, Niu, Liwen
The thrombin-like enzyme saxthrombin has been purified from G. saxatilis snake venom. Crystallization conditions were found and a data set was obtained to 1.43 Å.
A statistical framework to evaluate virtual screening
Zhao, Wei, Hevener, Kirk E, White, Stephen W, Lee, Richard E, Boyett, James M
Fuller, Kevin K., Zhao, Wei, Askew, David S., Rhodes, Judith C.
Proper regulation of the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) pathway is required for normal growth and development in many fungi. We have reported that deletion of the PKA regulatory subunit...
Remodeling bacterial polysaccharides by metabolic pathway engineering
Yi, Wen, Liu, Xianwei, Li, Yanhong, Li, Jianjun, Xia, Chengfeng, Zhou, Guangyan, ...
Introducing structural modifications into biomolecules represents a powerful approach to dissect their functions and roles in biological processes. Bacterial polysaccharides, despite their rich...
Arvanitis, Rigas, Zhao, Wei, Qiu, Haixiong, Xu, Jian-niu
This article examines the creation of industrial enterprises and the basic models of firm-level technological learning behaviour of the last 20 years in China. Six case studies of technological...
Effects of Grape Seed-derived Polyphenols on Amyloid β-Protein Self-assembly and Cytotoxicity*♦S⃞
Ono, Kenjiro, Condron, Margaret M., Ho, Lap, Wang, Jun, Zhao, Wei, Pasinetti, Giulio M., ...
Epidemiological evidence suggests that moderate consumption of red wine reduces the incidence of Alzheimer disease (AD). To study the protective effects of red wine, experiments recently were...