Author: SRI International
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Virtual World Language Use and Real World Identity: Sociolinguistic Findings from the VERUS Project
This presentation describes the findings of the VERUS project in using virtual world language usage behavior to identify real world demographic attributes.
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Differential Contribution of Lipoxygenase Isozymes to Nigrostriatal Vulnerability
To determine whether the isozymes contribute differently to nigrostriatal vulnerability, the effects of 5- and 12/15-LOX deficiency on dopaminergic tone under naïve and toxicant-challenged conditions were tested.
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Innovation Abroad, Insight at Home
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The Twin Research Registry at SRI International
Twins in the TRR have participated in studies of complex, clinically relevant phenotypes that would not be feasible to measure in larger samples.
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Current Understanding of Immunity to Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection and Pathogenesis of Chagas Disease
The pathogenesis of Chagas disease is complex and multifactorial involving many interactive pathways. The significance of innate immunity, including the contributions of cytokines, chemokines, reactive oxygen species, and oxidative stress, has been emphasized.
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Differential Effect of Alcoholism and HIV Infection on Visuomotor Procedural Learning and Retention
We examined component processes of visuomotor learning and retention on the rotary pursuit task in 29 ALC, 23 HIV, 28 ALC + HIV, and 20 control subjects.
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Evaluating the usability of a professional modeling tool repurposed for middle school learning
This paper reports the results of a three-stage usability test of a modeling tool designed to support learners’ deep understanding of the impacts of climate change on ecosystems.
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Efficacy of the GluK1/AMPA Receptor Antagonist LY293558 Against Seizures and Neuropathology in a Soman-Exposure Model without Pretreatment and its Pharmacokinetics After Intramuscular Administration
To determine if control of seizures and survival are still possible without pretreatment or immediate pharmacologic intervention, we studied the anticonvulsant efficacy of the GluK1 receptor antagonist.
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Making Industry Partnership Work in ATE: Insights from Targeted Research
This poster illustrates how to check progress in building partnership capital and updating instructional programming to permit a balance between academic rigor and workplace relevance.
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Detection of scene obstructions and persistent view changes in transportation camera systems
Since these systems are often unattended, it is often important to automatically detect such incidents early. In this paper, we describe innovative algorithms to address these problems.
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Reference image-independent fault detection in transportation camera systems for nighttime scenes
To address this, we present image quality metrics that can be extracted without a nominal reference image and can be used to characterize these problems.
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EsPRESSo: efficient privacy-preserving evaluation of sample set similarity
This paper presents the first efficient and provably-secure construction for privacy-preserving evaluation of sample set similarity, measured as the Jaccard similarity index.