Publications
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Optical Emission Spectroscopy During Plasmatron Testing of ZrB 2-SiC Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramic Composites
Optical emission spectroscopy is used to investigate the oxidation of a hot-pressed ZrB2-SiC ultrahigh-temperature ceramic composite tested in the 1.2MW Plastron facility at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.
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Anchored Speech Recognition for Question Answering
In this paper, we propose a novel question answering system that searches for responses from spoken documents such as broadcast news stories and conversations.
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Dopamine Genes and Nicotine Dependence in Treatment-Seeking and Community Smokers
We utilized a cohort of treatment-seeking white cigarette smokers to rank candidate gene single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.
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In Vivo Neurochemical Evidence for Alcohol Binge Induced Neural Compromise and Recovery in Alcohol-Preferring Rats
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Accelerating Botulism Therapeutic Product Development in the Department of Defense
To mitigate the challenges of small-molecule drug discovery research efforts for the treatment of botulism, we propose product development tools to assist in management of the BoNT portfolio and to…
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Using a Systems Biology Approach to Dissect Parasite-Host Interactions
In this article, we take the example of Leishmania parasites and their interactions with the vertebrate host as a model to generate a global view of molecular and biochemical processes in both…
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Visuoconstructional Accuracy, Organizational Strategy, and Memory for a Complex Figure in Abstinent Alcoholics: Relation to Fiber Tract Integrity
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High School Reform in Chicago Public Schools: An Overview (Part One of a Series of Five Reports)
For most of the past decade, the Chicago Public Schools have received significant support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the performance of city high schools.
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VideoTrek: A Vision System for a Tag-Alone Robot
We present a system that combines multiple visual navigation techniques to achieve GPS-denied, non-line-of-sight SLAM capability for heterogeneous platforms.
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The Basics of Preclinical Drug Development for Neurodegenerative Disease Indications
Preclinical development encompasses the activities that link drug discovery in the laboratory to initiation of human clinical trials.
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The Second Rewrite Engines Competition
The Second Rewrite Engines Competition (REC) was celebrated as part of the 7th Workshop on Rewriting Logic and its Applications (WRLA 2008).
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Implications of Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms on the Orchestration of the Immune Response: Lessons Learned from Oral Diseases
Here we will discuss the importance of studies of gene polymorphism towards the identification of susceptible groups or prognostic indicators of oral disease.