Yan Song

A Common Polymorphism of Upstream Transcription Factor 1 Gene is associated with Lipid Profile: A Study in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Families (2009)

Yan Song, Na Li, Yonghua Hu, Liu He, Xun Tang, Dafang Chen

Upstream transcription factor 1 (USF1) is capable of controlling various members in glucose and lipid metabolism pathways. Much evidence suggests that the rs3737787 polymorphism in the USF1 gene may...

Porous tubular poly(trimethylene carbonate) scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering (2009)

Song, Yan

Atherosclerosis is a vascular disease that affects medium and small diameter blood vessels. It is the main cause of coronary occlusions, aortic aneurysms and gangrene. Although synthetic grafts like...

To Construct Optimal Training Set For Video Annotation ABSTRACT (2008)

Jinhui Tang, Yan Song, Xian-sheng Hua, Tao Mei, Xiuqing Wu

This paper exploits the criteria to optimize the training set construction for video annotation. Most existing learningbased semantic annotation approaches require a large training set to achieve...

An Efficient Automatic Video Shot Size Annotation Scheme* (2008)

Meng Wang, Xian-sheng Hua, Yan Song, Wei Lai, Li-rong Dai, Ren-hua Wang

Abstract. This paper presents an efficient learning scheme for automatic annotation of video shot size. Instead of existing methods that applied in sports videos using domain knowledge, we are aiming...

Effect of surfactant on the pore structure of mesoporous carbon (2008)

Tang, Zhihong, Song, Yan, Tian, Yongming, Liu, Lang, Guo, Quangui

Mesoporous carbons (MCs) have been synthesized by using thermosetting phenol resin (TPR) as carbon precursor and commercially nanosized silica particles as template. During the synthesis of MCs, a...

ABSTRACT Optimizing Multi-Graph Learning: Towards A Unified Video Annotation Scheme (2008)

Meng Wang, Xian-sheng Hua, Xun Yuan, Yan Song, Li-rong Dai

Learning based semantic video annotation is a promising approach for enabling content-based video search. However, severe difficulties, such as insufficiency of training data and curse of...

Semi-Automatic Video Semantic Annotation Based on Active Learning (2008)

Yan Song, Xian-sheng Hua, Li-rong Dai, Ren-hua Wang

In this paper, we propose a novel semi-automatic annotation scheme for home videos based on active learning. It is well-known that there is a large gap between semantics and low-level features. To...

The Role of Employment Subcenters in Residential Location Decisions (2008)

Eun Joo Cho, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Yan Song

In this paper we employ Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, a polycentric city with 10 employment subcenters, as a case study to explore the role of employment subcenters in determining residential...

Optimizing Training Set Construction for Video Semantic Classification (2008)

Jinhui Tang, Xian-Sheng Hua, Yan Song, Tao Mei, Xiuqing Wu

We exploit the criteria to optimize training set construction for the large-scale video semantic classification. Due to the large gap between low-level features and higher-level semantics, as well as...

Do Physical Neighborhood Characteristics Matter in Predicting Traffic Stress and Health Outcomes? (2007)

Song, Yan, Gee, Gilbert C., Fan, Yingling, Takeuchi, David T.

This study examines whether social, and physical environment characteristics related to urban design interact with individual perceptions of traffic stress to influence individual well-being. The...

Optimizing Training Set Construction for Video Semantic Classification (2007)

Jinhui Tang, Xian-Sheng Hua, Yan Song, Tao Mei, Xiuqing Wu

We exploit the criteria to optimize training set construction for the large-scale video semantic classification. Due to the large gap between low-level features and higher-level semantics, as well as...

Semi-automatic video annotation based on active learning with multiple complementary predictors (2005)

Yan Song, Xian-sheng Hua, Li-rong Dai, Meng Wang

In this paper, we will propose a novel semi-automatic annotation scheme for video semantic classification. It is well known that the large gap between high-level semantics and low-level features is...

Comparative PRKAR1A genotype-phenotype analyses in humans with Carney complex and prkar1a haploinsufficient mice (2004)

Wilkes, David, Burton, Kimberly, McDermott, Deborah A, Song, Yan, Goldstein, Marsha M, ...

Carney complex (CNC) is a familial multiple neoplasia syndrome characterized by cardiac and extracardiac myxomas in the setting of spotty skin pigmentation and endocrinopathy. We previously...

Comparative PRKAR1A genotype-phenotype analyses in humans with Carney complex and prkar1a haploinsufficient mice (2004)

Veugelers, Mark, Wilkes, David, Burton, Kimberly, McDermott, Deborah A., Song, Yan, Goldstein, Marsha M., ...

Carney complex (CNC) is a familial multiple neoplasia syndrome characterized by cardiac and extracardiac myxomas in the setting of spotty skin pigmentation and endocrinopathy. We previously...

Property Tax and Urban Sprawl. Theory and Implications for U.S. Cities

Song, Yan, Zenou, Yves

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords) and...

Property Tax and Urban Sprawl: Theory and Implications for U.S. Cities

Song, Yan, Zenou, Yves

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords) and...

Comparative PRKAR1A genotype–phenotype analyses in humans with Carney complex and prkar1a haploinsufficient mice

Veugelers, Mark, Wilkes, David, Burton, Kimberly, McDermott, Deborah A., Song, Yan, Goldstein, Marsha M., ...

Carney complex (CNC) is a familial multiple neoplasia syndrome characterized by cardiac and extracardiac myxomas in the setting of spotty skin pigmentation and endocrinopathy. We previously...

The BpsIR Quorum-Sensing System of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Song, Yan, Xie, Chao, Ong, Yong-Mei, Gan, Yunn-Hwen, Chua, Kim-Lee

BpsIR, a LuxIR quorum-sensing homolog, is required for optimal expression of virulence and secretion of exoproducts in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Cell density-dependent expression of bpsI and bpsR,...

A Study of Age-Related Architectural Changes that Are Most Damaging to Bones

Song, Yan, Liebschner, Michael A. K., Gunaratne, Gemunu H.

Osteoporosis-related bone damage causes major socioeconomic problems. For efficient use of therapeutic agents, it is necessary to be able to reliably identify patients with high propensity for...

Comparative PRKAR1A genotype–phenotype analyses in humans with Carney complex and prkar1a haploinsufficient mice

Veugelers, Mark, Wilkes, David, Burton, Kimberly, McDermott, Deborah A., Song, Yan, Goldstein, Marsha M., ...

Carney complex (CNC) is a familial multiple neoplasia syndrome characterized by cardiac and extracardiac myxomas in the setting of spotty skin pigmentation and endocrinopathy. We previously...

The BpsIR Quorum-Sensing System of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Song, Yan, Xie, Chao, Ong, Yong-Mei, Gan, Yunn-Hwen, Chua, Kim-Lee

BpsIR, a LuxIR quorum-sensing homolog, is required for optimal expression of virulence and secretion of exoproducts in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Cell density-dependent expression of bpsI and bpsR,...

A Study of Age-Related Architectural Changes that Are Most Damaging to Bones

Song, Yan, Liebschner, Michael A. K., Gunaratne, Gemunu H.

Osteoporosis-related bone damage causes major socioeconomic problems. For efficient use of therapeutic agents, it is necessary to be able to reliably identify patients with high propensity for...

Characterization of transcriptional regulation of neurogranin by nitric oxide and the role of neurogranin in SNP-induced cell death: implication of neurogranin in an increased neuronal susceptibility to oxidative stress

Gui, Jingang, Song, Yan, Han, Nian-Lin Reena, Sheu, Fwu-Shan

Neurogranin (Ng), a calmodulin (CaM)-binding protein kinase C (PKC) substrate, regulates the availability of Ca2+/CaM complex and modulates the homeostasis of intracellular calcium in neurons....

Validation of Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography as a Rapid Detection Method for the Identification of Human INK4A Gene Mutations

Orlow, Irene, Roy, Pampa, Barz, Allison, Canchola, Rebecca, Song, Yan, Berwick, Marianne

The incidence of melanoma is increasing rapidly in western countries. Genetic predisposition in familial and in some sporadic melanomas has been associated with the presence of INK4A gene mutations....

The Molecular Chaperone Hsp90 Is Required for mRNA Localization in Drosophila melanogaster Embryos

Song, Yan, Fee, Lanette, Lee, Tammy H., Wharton, Robin P.

Localization of maternal nanos mRNA to the posterior pole is essential for development of both the abdominal segments and primordial germ cells in the Drosophila embryo. Unlike maternal mRNAs such as...

How Differences in Property Taxes within Cities Affect Urban Sprawl?

Song, Yan, Zenou, Yves

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax rates within urban areas and urban spatial pattern in U.S. cities. We first develop a duocentric-city...

How Differences in Property Taxes within Cities Affect Urban Sprawl?

Song, Yan, Zenou, Yves

This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax rates within urban areas and urban spatial pattern in U.S. cities. We first develop a duocentric-city...

Protecting people and property: the influence of land-use planners on flood hazard mitigation in New Urbanist developments

Mark Stevens, Philip Berke, Yan Song

Research suggests that characteristics of local government land-use planners help determine the priority that local communities place on flood hazard mitigation. However, research has not examined...

Travel of a mis-swallowed long spoon to the jejunum

Song, Yan, Guo, Hua, Wu, Jian-Yong

Foreign-body ingestion is a relatively common presentation at emergency departments, but long metallic spoon swallowing is an infrequent occurrence. Unlike most cases of foreign-body ingestion, there...