Optimal Appearance Model for Visual Tracking.

Many studies argue that integrating multiple cues in an adaptive way increases tracking performance. However, what is the definition of adaptiveness and how to realize it remains an open issue. On the premise that the model with optimal discriminative ability is also optimal for tracking the target, this work realizes adaptiveness and robustness through the optimization of multi-cue integration models.

An improved RT-IPCR for detection of pyrene and related polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous homogeneous chemicals which are well known by carcinogens, mutagens and endocrine disorder. Here, an improved real-time immuno-PCR (RT-IPCR) was developed for detection of pyrene and its homologs in water samples. The PAHs in sample compete with pyrene-modified DNA to bind with monoclonal antibody (McAb) coated on PCR plate.

An optical sensing composite for cysteine detection using up-conversion nanoparticles and a rhodamine-derived chemosensor: Construction, characterization, photophysical feature and sensing performance.

In this paper, we reported an optical sensing composite for cysteine detection. A chemosensor derived from rhodamine 6G was synthesized and characterized. To minimize its photobleaching, up-conversion nanocrystals β-NaYF4:Yb(3+)/Er(3+) were prepared and modified with α-cyclodextrin, serving as excitation host.

The effects of anaesthetics on postoperative physiological reactions: a meta-analysis.

This study aimed to systematically investigate the effects of different anaesthetics on postoperative physiological reactions compared with placebo. The literature search was conducted using three databases: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. Studies published from January 1990 to January 2015 were screened.

MicroRNAs in the immune organs of chickens and ducks indicate divergence of immunity against H5N1 avian influenza.

Chickens are susceptible to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus (HPAIV), whereas ducks are not. Here, we used high-throughput sequencing to analyse the microRNA expression in the spleen, thymus and bursa of Fabricius of H5N1-HPAIV-infected and non-infected chickens and ducks. We annotated the genomic positions of duck microRNAs and we compared the microRNA repertoires of chickens and ducks.

Magnetic bead and gold nanoparticle probes based immunoassay for β-casein detection in bovine milk samples.

In this work, a double-probe based immunoassay was developed for rapid and sensitive determination of β-casein in bovine milk samples. In the method, magnetic beads (MBs), employed as supports for the immobilization of anti-β-casein polyclonal antibody (PAb), were used as the capture probe. Colloidal gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), employed as a bridge for loading anti-β-casein monoclonal antibody (McAb) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP), were used as the amplification probe.

A rapid immunomagnetic beads-based immunoassay for the detection of β-casein in bovine milk.

An immunomagnetic beads-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IMBs-ELISA) was developed for the detection of β-casein in bovine milk. Immunomagnetic beads (IMBs) were employed as the solid phase. The anti-β-casein monoclonal antibody (McAb) bound to IMBs was used as capture probe and an anti-β-casein polyclonal antibody (PcAb), labelled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP), was employed as detector probe.

5,6-Dimethyl-pyrazine-2,3-dicarb-oxy-lic acid.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(8)H(8)N(2)O(4), consists of one complete mol-ecule and a second mol-ecule generated by the application of twofold axis. The mean planes of the two carboxyl groups attached to the pyrazine ring at neighboring positions are twisted by 10.8 (1) and 87.

Poly[[μ(7)-l-cysteato(2-)]disodium].

The title compound {systematic name: poly[[μ(7)-(2R)-2-amino-3-sulfonato-propano-ato]disodium]}, [Na(2)(C(3)H(5)NO(5)S)](n), was obtained through solvent-thermal reaction of l-cysteic acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide. The monomer consists of two Na(+) cations that are coordinated to the deprotonated amino acid. The latter acts as donor utilizing all available coordination sites, viz.

Tetra-aqua-bis-[4-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)benzoato-κN]copper(II) dihydrate.

In the title compound, [Cu(C(9)H(6)N(3)O(2))(2)(H(2)O)(4)]·2H(2)O, the Cu(II) atom lies on an inversion center and is six-coordinated by two N atoms from two 4-(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)benzoate ligands and four water mol-ecules in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to a three-dimensional supra-molecular network. Intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds and π-π inter-actions between the benzene rings and between the benzene and triazole rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.

Diaqua-bis-[4-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)benzoato-κO,O']nickel(II).

In the title compound, [Ni(C(9)H(6)N(3)O(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], the Ni(II) atom lies on a twofold rotation axis and is six-coordinated by two bidentate chelating 4-(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)benzoate ligands and two water mol-ecules in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. Inter-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the complex mol-ecules into a two-dimensional network parallel to (010).