Xiaoming Li

Publication List Details

Period

1987 - 2009

Number

115

Co-Authors

An Empirical Study of Collusion Behavior in the (2009)

Maze Pp, File-sharing System, Qiao Lian, Zheng Zhang, Ben Y. Zhao, Yafei Dai, ...

Abstract — Peer-to-peer networks often use incentive policies to encourage cooperation between nodes. Such systems are generally susceptible to collusion by groups of users in order to gain unfair...

Psychosocial correlates of cigarette smoking among college students in China (2009)

Mao, Rong, Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Wang, Jing, Hong, Yan, Zhang, Hongshia, ...

The objectives are to examine the smoking practice and intention among Chinese college students and to explore the association between cigarette smoking and individual and psychosocial factors....

The Role of Lithium Carbonate and Lithium Citrate in Regulating Urinary Citrate Level and Preventing Nephrolithiasis (2009)

Xiangbo Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Zhiping Wang, Piyush Aggarwal, Ronald Rodriguez

Background and purpose: Urinary Citrate is an inhibitor of Calcium oxalate stone formation. It is reabsorbed in the proximal kidney through sodium dicarboxylate co-transporters (NaDC-1, NaDC-3)...

Parental HIV/AIDS and Psychosocial Adjustment among Rural Chinese Children (2009)

Fang, Xiaoyi, Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Hong, Yan, Zhang, Liying, Zhao, Guoxiang, ...

Objective To assess the relationship between parental HIV/AIDS and psychosocial adjustment of children in rural central China. Methods Participants included 296 double AIDS orphans (children who had...

Optimizing Sorting with Machine Learning Algorithms (2008)

Xiaoming Li, María Jesús Garzarán, David Padua

The growing complexity of modern processors has made the development of highly efficient code increasingly difficult. Manually developing highly efficient code is usually expensive but necessary due...

• 11:30-12:00 AspectLISA: an Aspect-Oriented Compiler Construction System Based on Attribute Grammars (2008)

On Language Descriptions, John Boyland, Anthony Sloane, Xiaoming Li, Daryl Shannon, Jabari Walker, ...

(LDTA ’06) are contained in this volume. These papers include both technical papers and tool demonstration papers. LDTA ’06 was a satellite event of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and

Automatic Generation of a Parallel Sorting Algorithm ∗ (2008)

Brian A. Garber, Dan Hoeflinger, Xiaoming Li, María Jesús Garzarán, David Padua

In this paper, we discuss a library generator for parallel sorting routines that examines the input characteristics (and the parameters they affect) to select the best performing algorithm. Our...

An Empirical Study of Collusion Behavior in the (2008)

Maze Pp, File-sharing System, Qiao Lian, Zheng Zhang, Ben Y. Zhao, Yafei Dai, ...

Abstract — Peer-to-peer networks often use incentive policies to encourage cooperation between nodes. Such systems are generally susceptible to collusion by groups of users in order to gain unfair...

How to Work Together? Interdisciplinary Collaboration in e-Social Science (2008)

Xiaoming Li

Abstract. This is a personal account of how a computer scientist and a social scientist have collaborated in a series of projects, including a study on hyperlink structure, an online content analysis...

A Conceptual Modeling Approach to Virtual Organizations in the Grid * (2008)

William Song, Xiaoming Li

Abstract. One of the key problems with virtual organizations in the context of the (Semantic) Grid is we don’t know how to describe the components used in virtual organizations because they appear...

LDTA 2006 Preliminary Version Analyzing the Uses of a Software Modeling Tool (2008)

Xiaoming Li, Daryl Shannon, Jabari Walker, Sarfraz Khurshid, Darko Marinov

While a lot of progress has been made in improving analyses and tools that aid software development, less effort has been spent on studying how such tools are commonly used in practice. A study into...

SemanticPeer: An Ontology-Based P2P Lookup Service * (2008)

Jing Tian, Yafei Dai, Xiaoming Li

Abstract. Locating content efficiently and conveniently is the key issue in P2P systems. In this paper we present SemanticPeer, an Ontology-Based P2P lookup service, to address this problem, which is...

Promotional Ranking of Search Engine Results: Giving New Web Pages a Chance to Prove Their Values ⋆ (2008)

Yizhen Zhu, Mingda Wu, Yan Zhang, Xiaoming Li

Abstract. Recent studies show that the link-structure-based measures of Web page popularity prolong the procedure of new pages reaching their deserved ranking. In this paper we propose a promotional...

The Evolution of Link-Attributes for Pages and Its Implications on Web Crawling 1 (2008)

Tao Meng, Hongfei Yan, Jimin Wang, Xiaoming Li

It is important for an incremental crawler to know how web pages evolve and the relation between their changing frequencies and the link-attributes such as indegrees. This paper proposes a model for...

Optimizing Matrix Multiplication with a Classifier Learning System (2008)

Xiaoming Li, Maria Jesus Garzaran

Compilers have been very successful on automating the process of program optimization, but there is still a significant difference in performance between the code generated by the compiler and the...

Studies of Integration and Optimization of Interpreted and Compiled Languages (2007)

Proposal To, Geoffrey C. Fox, Geoffrey C. Fox, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li, Yuhong Wen, ...

activity as we focus on two areas - scientific computing and support of large scale data parallelism - which are outside the commercial mainstream. We have already initiated a community activity...

Analysis Of Anomalous Characters Of The Time-Latitude Residuals Of Yunnan Observatory Before Major Earthquakes (2007)

Xiaoming Li, Hui Hu, Rongu Kan

this paper is to analysis the twenty years' residuals of time-latitude of Yunnan observatory systematically, and to find some clue for the prediction of earthquakes.

Studies of Integration and Optimization of Interpreted and Compiled Languages (2007)

Geoffrey C. Fox, Geoffrey C. Fox, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li, Yuhong Wen, Guansong Zhang, ...

The increasing power of computers should be used not just to solve larger more complex problems but also to produce more attractive programming environments. This proposal explores the concept that...

A dynamically reconfigurable model for a distributed Web crawling system (2007)

Hongfei Yan, Jianyong Wang, Xiaoming Li

A web crawling system using a distributed architecture needs to coordinate the whole system when the nodes in the system change. This paper presents an efficiently dynamic reconfigurability model...

Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, (2007)

Bryan Carpenter, James Cowie, Don Leskiw, Xiaoming Li

We describe a distributed array descriptor that can be used by a runtime supporting HPFlike compilers. This descriptor captures all five types of alignment and BLOCK and CYCLIC distribution as...

Studies of Integration and Optimization of Interpreted and Compiled Languages (2007)

Georey C. Fox, Xiaoming Li, Yuhong Wen, Guansong Zhang

The increasing power of computers should be used not just to solve larger more complex problems but also to produce more attractive programming environments. This proposal explores the concept that...

Studies of Integration and Optimization of Interpreted and Compiled Languages (2007)

Geoffrey C. Fox, Xiaoming Li, Yuhong Wen, Guansong Zhang

The increasing power of computers should be used not just to solve larger more complex problems but also to produce more attractive programming environments. This proposal explores the concept that...

Contents (2007)

Donald Leskiw, Xiaoming Li

We consider the possible role of Java as a language for High Performance Computing. After discussing reasons why Java may be a natural candidate for a portable parallel programming language, we...

Experimental studies of char oxidation and fume formation from pyrite (2007)

Li, Xiaoming

Pulverized coal combustion is nowadays the most commonly used technology for power generation from coal. The detailed understanding of the coal combustion process is of fundamental importance to the...

Sexual attitudes, pattern of communication, and sexual behavior among unmarried out-of-school youth in China (2007)

Wang, Bo, Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Kamali, Vafa, Naar-King, Sylvie, Shah, Iqbal, ...

Abstract Background In recent years, more adolescents are engaging in premarital sex in China. However, only a limited number of studies have explored out-of-school youth's sexual attitudes and...

Personal values and involvement in problem behaviors among Bahamian early adolescents: a cross-sectional study (2007)

Liu, Hongjie, Yu, Shuli, Cottrell, Lesley, Lunn, Sonja, Deveaux, Lynette, Brathwaite, Nanika V, ...

Abstract Background Few studies, particularly in developing countries, have explored the relationship between adolescents and parental values with adolescent problem behaviors. The objectives of the...

A Measurement Study of the Structured Overlay Network in P2P File-Sharing Systems (2007)

Mo Zhou, Yafei Dai, Xiaoming Li

The architecture of P2P file-sharing applications has been developing to meet the needs of large scale demands. The structured overlay network, also known as DHT, has been used in these applications...

An empirical study of collusion behavior in the Maze p2p file-sharing system (2007)

Qiao Lian, Zheng Zhang, Mao Yang, Ben Y. Zhao, Yafei Dai, Xiaoming Li

Peer-to-peer networks often use incentive policies to encourage cooperation between nodes. Such systems are generally susceptible to collusion by groups of users in order to gain unfair advantages...

A Measurement Study of the Structured Overlay Network in P2P File-Sharing Systems (2007)

Mo Zhou, Yafei Dai, Xiaoming Li

The architecture of P2P file-sharing applications has been developing to meet the needs of large scale demands. The structured overlay network, also known as DHT, has been used in these applications...

The Establishment of a Proper Accusation for Computer Crime (2006)

Li, Xiaoming, Wu, Bin

The combined power of Computer and internet-technology is a double-edged sword. While it enhances civilization in even the most remote part of the world, it also creates potential for many criminal...

Machine learning techniques for code generation and optimization / (2006)

Li, Xiaoming.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.

Robust Incentives via Multi-level Tit-for-tat (2006)

Qiao Lian Yu, Yu Peng, Mao Yang, Zheng Zhang, Yafei Dai, Xiaoming Li

Much work has been done to address the need for incentive models in real deployed peer-to-peer networks. In this paper, we discuss problems found with the incentive model in a large, deployed...

Machine learning techniques for code generation and optimization / (2006)

Li, Xiaoming.

The growing complexity of modern processors has made the generation of highly efficient code increasingly difficult. Manual code generation is very time consuming, but it is often the only choice...

Investigation of dialysis methods for the complete removal of Cl- from photosystem II [electronic resource] / (2006)

Li, Xiaoming

"Photosystem II (PSII), which produces oxygen using light energy, requires Cl- as a cofactor. Cl- appears to be difficult to remove from PSII because there always remains residual activity of 25-40%....

Is Search Really Necessary to Generate High-Performance BLAS? (2005)

Kamen Yotov, Xiaoming Li, Gang Ren, Maria Garzaran, David Padua, Keshav Pingali, ...

Abstract — A key step in program optimization is the estimation of optimal values for parameters such as tile sizes and loop unrolling factors. Traditional compilers use simple analytical models to...

Analytic Models and Empirical Search: A Hybrid Approach to Code Optimization (2005)

Arkady Epshteyn, Maria Garzaran, Gerald Dejong, David Padua, Gang Ren, Xiaoming Li, ...

Compilers employ system models, sometimes implicitly, to make code optimization decisions. These models are analytic; they reflect their implementor 's understanding and beliefs of the system....

Optimizing Sorting with Genetic Algorithms (2005)

Xiaoming Li Mar, Xiaoming Li, María Jesús Garzarán, David Padua

The growing complexity of modern processors has made the generation of highly efficient code increasingly difficult. Manual code generation is very time consuming, but it is often the only choice...

Is Search Really Necessary to Generate High-Performance BLAS? (2005)

Kamen Yotov, Xiaoming Li, Gang Ren, Maria Jesus Garzaran, David Padua, Member Ieee, ...

this paper was arrived at by studying the ATLAS source code. In case of any discrepancy between this description and how the ATLAS system is actually implemented, the documentation of the ATLAS...

Functional characterization of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation associated with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss (2005)

Zhao, Hui, Young, Wie-Yen, Yan, Qingfeng, Li, Ronghua, Cao, Juyang, Wang, Qiuju, ...

In this study, we report the biochemical characterization of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation using 27 cybrid cell lines constructed by transferring mitochondria from 9...

Protection Motivation Theory and Adolescent Drug Trafficking: Relationship Between Health Motivation and Longitudinal Risk Involvement (2005)

Wu, Ying, Stanton, Bonita F., Li, Xiaoming, Galbraith, Jennifer, Cole, Matthew L.

Objective To assess health protection motivation as explained by the constructs of protection motivation theory (PMT) and its association with drug trafficking over 2 years. Methods The sample...

Maze: a social peer-to-peer network (2004)

Hua Chen, Xiaoming Li, Jinqiang Han

Abstract. Tianwang Maze system is a hybrid peer-to-peer system. Maze uses a new peer-to-peer technology to help discover peers, which use social network in its peer-to-peer networking. Maze...

A Dynamically Tuned Sorting Library (2004)

Xiaoming Li, Maria Jesus Garzaran, David Padua

Empirical search is a strategy used during the installation of library generators such as ATLAS, FFTW, and SPIRAL to identify the algorithm or the version of an algorithm that delivers the best...

HIV/AIDS knowledge and the implications for health promotion programs among Chinese college students: geographic, gender and age differences (2004)

Li, Xiaoming, Lin, Chongde, Gao, Zuxin, Stanton, Bonita, Fang, Xiaoyi, Yin, Qin, ...

Data were collected in 2000 from 1081 students from eight colleges in China to assess the overall level of AIDS knowledge, and to explore regional, gender and grade differences in AIDS knowledge. The...

Biochemical characterization of the mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) T7511C mutation associated with nonsyndromic deafness (2004)

Li, Xiaoming, Fischel-Ghodsian, Nathan, Schwartz, Faina, Yan, Qingfeng, Friedman, Rick A., Guan, Min-Xin

We report here the biochemical characterization of the deafness‐associated mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) T7511C mutation, in conjunction with homoplasmic ND1 T3308C and tRNAAla T5655C mutations...

A comparison of empirical and model-driven optimization (2003)

Kamen Yotov, Gerald Dejong, Keshav Pingali, Xiaoming Li

Empirical program optimizers estimate the values of key optimization parameters by generating different program versions and running them on the actual hardware to determine which values give the...

A comparison of empirical and model-driven optimization (2003)

Kamen Yotov, Gerald Dejong, Keshav Pingali, Xiaoming Li, Maria Garzaran, Paul Stodghill

Empirical program optimizers estimate the values of key optimization parameters by generating different program versions and running them on the actual hardware to determine which values give the...

Architectural design and evaluation of an efficient Web-crawling system (2001)

Hongfei Yan, Jianyong Wang, Xiaoming Li, Lin Guo

This paper presents an architectural design and evaluation result of an efficient Web-crawling system. The design involves a fully distributed architecture, a URL allocating algorithm, and a method...

Abstract Architectural design and evaluation of an efficient Web-crawling system (2001)

Hongfei Yan, Jianyong Wang, Xiaoming Li, Lin Guo

This paper presents an architectural design and evaluation result of an efficient Web-crawling system. The design involves a fully distributed architecture, a URL allocating algorithm, and a method...

Debonding fracture of foam core sandwich structure (2000)

Li, Xiaoming

A new test specimen, named tilted sandwich debond specimen (TSD), has been Introduced to promote face/core debonding over crack kinking and enable characterization of an important failure mode of...

Design of a three-level inverter for an electric vehicle. (1999)

Li, Xiaoming

A conventional two-level BIT inverter was installed in an electric vehicle to control two AC induction motors at the University of Canterbury. Nowadays, power device technology has made tremendous...

Design of a three-level inverter for an electric vehicle. (1999)

Li, Xiaoming

A conventional two-level BIT inverter was installed in an electric vehicle to control two AC induction motors at the University of Canterbury. Nowadays, power device technology has made tremendous...

Design of a three-level inverter for an electric vehicle. (1999)

Li, Xiaoming

A conventional two-level BIT inverter was installed in an electric vehicle to control two AC induction motors at the University of Canterbury. Nowadays, power device technology has made tremendous...

Design of a three-level inverter for an electric vehicle. (1999)

Li, Xiaoming

A conventional two-level BIT inverter was installed in an electric vehicle to control two AC induction motors at the University of Canterbury. Nowadays, power device technology has made tremendous...

Design of a three-level inverter for an electric vehicle. (1999)

Li, Xiaoming

A conventional two-level BIT inverter was installed in an electric vehicle to control two AC induction motors at the University of Canterbury. Nowadays, power device technology has made tremendous...

Towards a Java environment for SPMD programming (1998)

Bryan Carpenter, Guansong Zhang, Geoffrey Fox, Xiaoming Li, Xinying Li, Yuhong Wen

Abstract. As a relatively straightforward object-oriented language, Java is a plausible basis for a scientific parallel programming language. We outline a conservative set of language extensions to...

Towards a Java environment for SPMD programming (1998)

Bryan Carpenter, Guansong Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Xinying Li, Yuhong Wen

Abstract. As a relatively straightforward object-oriented language, Java is a plausible basis for a scientic parallel programming language. We outline a conservative set of language extensions to...

A prototype Fortran-to-Java converter (1997)

Geoffrey Fox, Xiaoming Li, Zheng Qiang, Wu Zhigang

This is a report on a prototype of a FORTRAN 77 to Java converter, f2j. Translation issues are identified, approaches are presented, a URL is provided for interested readers to download the package,...

Runtime Oriented HPF Compilation (1997)

Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li

Lecture notes for CIS/CPS 600, Fall 1996

PCRC-based HPF compilation (1997)

Guansong Zhang, Bryan Carpenter, Geoffrey Fox, Xiaoming Li, Xinying Li, Yuhong Wen

This paper describes an ongoing effort supported by ARPA PCRC (Parallel Compiler Runtime Consortium) project. In particular, we discuess the design and implementation of an HPF compilation system...

PCRC-based HPF compilation (1997)

Xiaoming Li, Xinying Li, Yuhong Wen

This paper describes an ongoing eort supported by ARPA PCRC (Parallel Compiler Runtime Consortium) project. In particular, we discuess the design and implementation of an HPF compilation system based...

Runtime Oriented HPF Compilation (1997)

Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li

This document is then organized in twelve chapters accordingly. Chapter 1 gives an overview of this course. Since this is considered as an experimental course, a thorough explanation on topics to be...

Studies of cyclopropene and cyclopropane chemistry /--by Xiaoming Li. (1995)

Xiaoming Li.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wales (U.C.N.W., Bangor: Chemistry), 1995.

Experimental studies of char oxidation and fume formation from pyrite (1991)

Li, Xiaoming

Pulverized coal combustion is nowadays the most commonly used technology for power generation from coal. The detailed understanding of the coal combustion process is of fundamental importance to the...

Mixed H₂/H[infinity sign] controller design via convex optimization in state space /--by Xiaoming Li. (1991)

Li, Xiaoming.

Title on spine: Mixed norm controller design via convex optimization in state space.

Mixed H₂/H[infinity sign] controller design via convex optimization in state space / (1991)

Li, Xiaoming.

Title on spine: Mixed norm controller design via convex optimization in state space.

ON THE SYNTHESIS OF RELIABLE NETWORKS (1987)

LI, XIAOMING

Synthesis problems of reliable networks are considered in this dissertation. A solution to the two-terminal synthesis problem of reliable networks is given. Specifically, we claim that for given...

A Human Mitochondrial GTP Binding Protein Related to tRNA Modification May Modulate Phenotypic Expression of the Deafness-Associated Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Mutation

Li, Xiaoming, Guan, Min-Xin

Human mitochondrial 12S rRNA A1555G mutation has been found to be associated with deafness. However, putative nuclear modifier gene(s) has been proposed to regulate the phenotypic expression of this...

Biochemical characterization of the mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) T7511C mutation associated with nonsyndromic deafness

Li, Xiaoming, Fischel-Ghodsian, Nathan, Schwartz, Faina, Yan, Qingfeng, Friedman, Rick A., Guan, Min-Xin

We report here the biochemical characterization of the deafness-associated mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) T7511C mutation, in conjunction with homoplasmic ND1 T3308C and tRNAAla T5655C mutations using...

Functional characterization of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation associated with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss

Zhao, Hui, Young, Wie-Yen, Yan, Qingfeng, Li, Ronghua, Cao, Juyang, Wang, Qiuju, ...

In this study, we report the biochemical characterization of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation using 27 cybrid cell lines constructed by transferring mitochondria from 9...

TNF-α induced c-IAP1/TRAF2 complex translocation to a Ubc6-containing compartment and TRAF2 ubiquitination

Wu, Chuan-Jin, Conze, Dietrich B, Li, Xiaoming, Ying, Sai-Xia, Hanover, John A, Ashwell, Jonathan D

Signaling through tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNF-R2) results in ubiquitination of TRAF2 by the E3 c-IAP1. In this report, we confirm that TRAF2 translocates to a Triton X-100 (TX)-insoluble...

Biochemical characterization of the deafness-associated mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) A7445G mutation in osteosarcoma cell cybrids

Li, Xiaoming, Zhang, Linda S., Fischel-Ghodsian, Nathan, Guan, Min-Xin

The deafness-associated A7445G mutation in the precursor of mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) has been identified in several pedigrees from different ethnic backgrounds. To determine the role of nuclear...

A Human Mitochondrial GTP Binding Protein Related to tRNA Modification May Modulate Phenotypic Expression of the Deafness-Associated Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Mutation

Li, Xiaoming, Guan, Min-Xin

Human mitochondrial 12S rRNA A1555G mutation has been found to be associated with deafness. However, putative nuclear modifier gene(s) has been proposed to regulate the phenotypic expression of this...

Biochemical characterization of the mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) T7511C mutation associated with nonsyndromic deafness

Li, Xiaoming, Fischel-Ghodsian, Nathan, Schwartz, Faina, Yan, Qingfeng, Friedman, Rick A., Guan, Min-Xin

We report here the biochemical characterization of the deafness-associated mitochondrial tRNASer(UCN) T7511C mutation, in conjunction with homoplasmic ND1 T3308C and tRNAAla T5655C mutations using...

Functional characterization of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation associated with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic hearing loss

Zhao, Hui, Young, Wie-Yen, Yan, Qingfeng, Li, Ronghua, Cao, Juyang, Wang, Qiuju, ...

In this study, we report the biochemical characterization of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA C1494T mutation using 27 cybrid cell lines constructed by transferring mitochondria from 9...

TNF-α induced c-IAP1/TRAF2 complex translocation to a Ubc6-containing compartment and TRAF2 ubiquitination

Wu, Chuan-Jin, Conze, Dietrich B, Li, Xiaoming, Ying, Sai-Xia, Hanover, John A, Ashwell, Jonathan D

Signaling through tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNF-R2) results in ubiquitination of TRAF2 by the E3 c-IAP1. In this report, we confirm that TRAF2 translocates to a Triton X-100 (TX)-insoluble...

Mutation in TRMU Related to Transfer RNA Modification Modulates the Phenotypic Expression of the Deafness-Associated Mitochondrial 12S Ribosomal RNA Mutations

Guan, Min-Xin, Yan, Qingfeng, Li, Xiaoming, Bykhovskaya, Yelena, Gallo-Teran, Jaime, Hajek, Petr, ...

The human mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) A1555G mutation has been associated with aminoglycoside-induced and nonsyndromic deafness in many families worldwide. Our previous investigation...

Multiple Leiomyomas of the Esophagus, Lung, and Uterus in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

McKeeby, Jeffrey L., Li, Xiaoming, Zhuang, Zhengping, Vortmeyer, Alexander O., Huang, Steve, Pirner, Mark, ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder characterized by multiple parathyroid, pancreatic, duodenal, and pituitary neuroendocrine tumors. Nonendocrine...

Financial Reforms and Regional Investment Conflicts in China: A Game-Theoretic Analysis.

Li, Xiaoming, Ma, Yue

In the transition from a command to a market economy, macroeconomic stabilization poses a grave problem facing the reform governments. A distinct feature of China's economic fluctuations in the...

Risk Behavior and Perception Among Youths Residing in Urban Public Housing Developments

Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Black, Maureen M., Romer, Daniel, Ricardo, Izabel, Kaljee, Linda

The scientific literature and popular media suggest that variations in housing structure and neighborhood influence risk behaviors among youths living in low-income urban communities. To explore the...

A Note on New Zealand Stock Market Efficiency.

Li, Xiaoming, Xu, Jian

This paper studies the efficient market hypothesis using four New Zealand Stock Exchange indexes (NZSE 10, NZSE 30, NZSE 40, and NZSE SC) within the random walk, cointegration and Granger causality...

Government Revenue, Government Expenditure, and Temporal Causality: Evidence from China.

Li, Xiaoming

Dissatisfied with little evidence provided on various hypotheses concerning the revenue-expenditure relation in China, this paper is an empirical endeavour to fill the gap through a battery of...

EVOLUTION OF STUDENTS' STUDYING ATTITUDES ON THE CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL

MINGFENG HE, XIAOMING LI, SU YAN, SHUCHUN SUN

In this paper, we propose a model of studying attitude evolution on campus. With the Cellular Automata (CA) model, we divide the students into five groups with different studying attitudes, and...

Demand evolution in stochastic inventory systems: Riskiness increase

Li, Xiaoming

This paper characterizes demand evolution in the steady state under common inventory policies in a single-location stochastic inventory system. Our results show that downstream demand nonstrictly...

Characterizing order processes of using (R,nQ) inventory policies in supply chains

Li, Xiaoming, Sridharan, V.

This study characterizes order processes under (R,nQ) inventory policies. We show first that the order distribution at an installation is stationary when it uses an (R,nQ) control policy, for any...

Factorial structure of problem behaviors among urban and rural American adolescents.

Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Yu, Shuli

PURPOSE: The present study was designed to examine the underlying factorial structure of various problem behaviors among diverse populations using data from multiple cohorts of community-based...

Dynamic association between parental monitoring and communication and adolescent risk involvement among African-American adolescents.

Yang, Hongmei, Stanton, Bonita, Li, Xiaoming, Cottrel, Lesley, Galbraith, Jennifer, Kaljee, Linda

PURPOSE: To examine: (1) the relationship between parental monitoring and communication and adolescent risk involvement over time, including consideration of their potential interaction; and (2) the...

Unprotected sex among African-American adolescents: a three-year study.

Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Feigelman, Susan, Galbraith, Jennifer

This study examined the cumulative change of unprotected sex over a period of three years among 383 African American youth ages 9 to 15 at baseline who participated in a trial of a Human...

Parental monitoring intervention: practice makes perfect.

Li, Xiaoming, Stanton, Bonita, Galbraith, Jennifer, Burns, James, Cottrell, Lesley, Pack, Robert

Data from a randomized, controlled longitudinal study of African-American parent-adolescent dyads were analyzed to assess the impact of a parental monitoring intervention on (a) the similarity of...