Papers by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran
Abstracts of the Annual Meetings, Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2004
2006 IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, 2006
A new affine precoding and decoding method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) frequency-se... more A new affine precoding and decoding method for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) frequency-selective fading channel is proposed. Based on a concept of orthogonal superimposed training on linear precoding, the optimal design of an affine precoder consisting of linear precoder and training sequence is developed. The training sequence is superimposed on the linearly precoded data, i.e., it is arithmetically added to the
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2020
Federated learning (FL) rests on the notion of training a global model in a decentralized manner.... more Federated learning (FL) rests on the notion of training a global model in a decentralized manner. Under this setting, mobile devices perform computations on their local data before uploading the required updates to improve the global model. However, when the participating clients implement an uncoordinated computation strategy, the difficulty is to handle the communication efficiency (i.e., the number of communications per iteration) while exchanging the model parameters during aggregation. Therefore, a key challenge in FL is how users participate to build a high-quality global model with communication efficiency. We tackle this issue by formulating a utility maximization problem, and propose a novel crowdsourcing framework to leverage FL that considers the communication efficiency during parameters exchange. First, we show an incentivebased interaction between the crowdsourcing platform and the participating client's independent strategies for training a global learning model, where each side maximizes its own benefit. We formulate a two-stage Stackelberg game to analyze such scenario and find the game's equilibria. Second, we formalize an admission control scheme for participating clients to ensure a level of local accuracy. Simulated results demonstrate the efficacy of our proposed solution with up to 22% gain in the offered reward.
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American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 1997
We investigated the possibility that the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation in vascular smoo... more We investigated the possibility that the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle attenuates norepinephrine- or KCl-evoked vasoconstriction with no change in mobilization of intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). Experiments were performed in perfused segments of the rat tail artery loaded with the intracellular calcium dye fura 2, in the absence and presence of dinitrophenol or sodium cyanide; inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation was evaluated from the fall in intracellular ATP levels. The metabolic inhibitors reduced vasoconstriction with no change in [Ca2+]i handling, suggesting that 1) inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation attenuates vasoconstriction via a mechanism downstream of [Ca2+]i, and 2) [Ca2+]i homeostasis (both increases and decreases in [Ca2+]i) can be maintained in the presence of inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation.
Natural Product Research, 2018
The ethyl acetate extract of the rhizomes of Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn (... more The ethyl acetate extract of the rhizomes of Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn (Rutaceae) delivered one new acridone alkaloid named Luvungaside A (1) together with three known acridone alkaloids, namely 1,3-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-10methyl-9-acridone (2), arborinine (3) and 1-hydroxy-3-methoxy-10-methyl-9-acridone (4). Compounds were reported for the first time from the species L. scandens applying various chromatography methods. Chemical structures were elucidated by IR, UV, HR-ESI-MS, NMR 1D & 2D experiments and comparison with the literature. The cytotoxicity and hepatoprotective activity of compounds 1-4 in human hepatoma cell line HepG2 was measured by MTT assay. At 10-100 μM, compounds expressed significant hepatoprotective effect with prevention percentage ranging from 81.1% to 194.3%, compared to the positive control quercetin displaying 49.0%.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 1998
In male Wistar rats, the in vitro vasoconstrictor response of the perfused tail artery elicited b... more In male Wistar rats, the in vitro vasoconstrictor response of the perfused tail artery elicited by norepinephrine or serotonin decreased with age (24 mo old vs. 3 mo old), whereas the fluorescent signal (fura 2) produced by intracellular calcium ([Formula: see text]) mobilization increased. Both vasoconstriction and the increase in intracellular calcium concentration elicited by a high-K, depolarizing solution were unaffected by aging. Pertussis toxin, a G protein inhibitor, had no effect on vasoconstriction induced by high Kbut diminished vasoconstrictor responses to norepinephrine in 3- and 12-mo-old animals but not in 24-mo-old animals. Pertussis toxin had no effect on[Formula: see text] mobilization. The sensitivity of receptor activation to pertussis toxin in tail arteries from 24-mo-old animals was restored by pretreatment with the α-adrenoceptor antagonist nicergoline. Nicergoline had no effect on vasoconstriction induced by high K. Plasma norepinephrine concentration rose wi...
Natural product research, Jan 4, 2017
The aim of this study is to elucidate the structure and investigate the antimicrobial activity of... more The aim of this study is to elucidate the structure and investigate the antimicrobial activity of an ulvan obtained by water extraction from green seaweed Ulva reticulata collected at Nha Trang sea of Vietnam by using IR, NMR, SEC-MALLS and SAXS methods. The ulvan is composed of rhamnose, galactose, xylose, manose and glucose (mole ratio Rha: Gal: Xyl: Man: Glu = 1:0.12:0.1:0.06:0.03), uronic acid (22.5%) and sulphate groups (17.6%). Chemically structural determination showed that the ulvan mainly composed of disaccharide [→4)β-D-GlcA(1→4)α-L-Rha3S-(1→]. The results from SAXS indicated that ulvan under study has a rod-like bulky chain conformation. Ulvan from U. reticulata showed high antimicrobial activity, with inhibition zone diameter of 20 mm against Enterobacter cloace and 18 mm against Escherichia coli.
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Physical Review A, 1985
We describe the first comprehensive measurements of the energy distribution, branching ratios, an... more We describe the first comprehensive measurements of the energy distribution, branching ratios, and angular distributions of electrons ejected from Bat [6p&/p {3/2)ns{/2]J-{ states in their autoionization to the Barr 6s, 5d, and 6p ion states. These measurements are made using a stepwise laser excitation scheme, which results in excitation of only the bound part of the autoionizing states. Furthermore, the laser excitation of these autoionizing states through the spherically symmetric Bar 6sns So intermediate states results in simplified electron angular distributions. %'e find that the Bat [6pj/p {3/2)ns(/2]J 1 states autoionize predominantly to an excited state of the Ba ion. The interaction between the Bat [6p)/2ns(/q]/ 1 and the Bat [6p3/2ns(/2]/-1 series manifests itself in the sharp variation in the electron asymmetry parameter P near the neighborhood of the interaction. We also present a simple analysis of our results incorporating the multichannel quantum-defect theory. an unaligned system, and Yang's theorem may be applied to predict the form of the electron angular distribution. This problem is, of course, similar to that of photoexcitaiion from a 'So ground state. Recently we reported the energy and angular distribution measurements of the electrons ejected from the Bat [6p1/p {3/2)n$1/2]J 1 states. From these measurements 24 we inferred the branching ratios to the Ban 6s, Sd, and 31
Physical Review A, 1984
We describe the photoexcitation spectra from bound Ba Rydberg states 6snl to the analogous autoio... more We describe the photoexcitation spectra from bound Ba Rydberg states 6snl to the analogous autoionizing 6pnl states. The spectra are obtained with high laser power bringing out weak spectral features corresponding to changes in n of the outer nl electron. These spectra are explained using a quantum-defect-theory approach which shows that the optical cross section is a product of the spectral density of the autoionizing states and the overlap integral from the initial bound state. When a saturation effect is taken into account, synthetic spectra calculated in this way accurately reproduce the observed spectra. Experimental spectra of unperturbed autoionizing series are presented together with the two-channel quantum-defect theory relevant to this case. In addition, the new features which arise in the case of interacting series are shown as well as a model three-channel quantumdefect-theory treatment.
Physical Review A, 1982
We report new, more extensive photoexcitation spectra of Ba autoionizing states which demonstrate... more We report new, more extensive photoexcitation spectra of Ba autoionizing states which demonstrate that apparent interferences between discrete autoionizing states are in fact not interferences as previously proposed. A simple alternative interpretation of the "interference"like line shapes as being due to variations in the spectral density of the autoionizing states and their overlap integrals with the bound initial state is presented and shown to agree with experiment. We argue that such spectra allow perhaps the most accurate determination of quantum defects, and should be a useful spectroscopic probe of autoionizing states.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016
See the Editorial Commentary by Low and Ooi on pages 664-5.) Background. Early prediction of seve... more See the Editorial Commentary by Low and Ooi on pages 664-5.) Background. Early prediction of severe dengue could significantly assist patient triage and case management. Methods. We prospectively investigated 7563 children with ≤3 days of fever recruited in the outpatient departments of 6 hospitals in southern Vietnam between 2010 and 2013. The primary endpoint of interest was severe dengue (2009 World Health Organization Guidelines), and predefined risk variables were collected at the time of enrollment to enable prognostic model development. Results. The analysis population comprised 7544 patients, of whom 2060 (27.3%) had laboratory-confirmed dengue; nested among these were 117 (1.5%) severe cases. In the multivariate logistic model, a history of vomiting, lower platelet count, elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level, positivity in the nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) rapid test, and viremia magnitude were all independently associated with severe dengue. The final prognostic model (Early Severe Dengue Identifier [ESDI]) included history of vomiting, platelet count, AST level. and NS1 rapid test status. Conclusions. The ESDI had acceptable performance features (area under the curve = 0.95, sensitivity 87% (95% confidence interval [CI], 80%-92%), specificity 88% (95% CI, 87%-89%), positive predictive value 10% (95% CI, 9%-12%), and negative predictive value of 99% (95% CI, 98%-100%) in the population of all 7563 enrolled children. A score chart, for routine clinical use, was derived from the prognostic model and could improve triage and management of children presenting with fever in dengue-endemic areas. Keywords. dengue; diagnosis; tropical infectious diseases. Dengue is the most common arboviral infection of humans and a public health burden in much of tropical Asia and Latin America [1]. Seasonal epidemics, with children and young adults most affected, place enormous stress on healthcare systems in endemic countries. The burden of dengue in 10 endemic countries was revealed with precision in phase 3 vaccine trials of the now licensed Dengvaxia vaccine, in which approximately 10% of all febrile episodes in the control groups were confirmed to be dengue cases [2]. Among these dengue cases, the percentage requiring hospitalization was 19.1% in the Asian cohort and 11.1% in the Latin American cohort [2]. The pathophysiological hallmarks of severe dengue are increased capillary permeability, coagulopathy, and a hemorrhagic diathesis. For some patients this can lead to hypovolemic shock, called dengue shock syndrome (DSS), with or without clinically severe bleeding. Other rare complications can include hepatic dysfunction, central nervous system involvement, and myocarditis [1, 3]. Progress in clinical management, particularly fluid resuscitation and monitoring in intensive care, has led to a decline in the dengue case fatality rate over the last 2 decades; it is now <1% of hospitalized cases in many settings [1], but can exceed 20% if treatment is inadequate [4]. There are no specific antiviral or disease-modifying treatments for dengue despite recent efforts [5-8]. DSS typically manifests between the fourth and sixth day of illness, during the so-called critical phase [1, 9, 10]. Features such as abdominal pain, lethargy, rapidly rising hematocrit level, and persistent vomiting have anecdotally been associated with progression to DSS or other clinically severe manifestations. However, the prognostic value of these signs and symptoms, which usually occur near the time of shock, have not been formally evaluated. Thus emergency department physicians seeing
<p>WT animals treated with an anti-UNC5B antibody or Immunoglobulin (IgG) prior to the indu... more <p>WT animals treated with an anti-UNC5B antibody or Immunoglobulin (IgG) prior to the induction of IRI. A) LDH, B) ALT, C) AST in the serum was analysed (Data are mean ± SEM, n = 6 per condition). D) Representative pictures of TTC stained liver lobes are shown (n = 4 per condition).</p
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015
The cathodoluminescent properties of zinc sulfide films prepared via single-source chemical vapor... more The cathodoluminescent properties of zinc sulfide films prepared via single-source chemical vapor deposition of zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate under a variety of precursor fluxes were examined. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and depth profiling of the resultant films found bulk carbon impurities of <1% atomic concentrations. X-ray diffraction indicated that the films have a single (111) orientation. Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy found that the light-emitting properties of the films were strongly dependent on the film deposition conditions, with certain films producing a strong band gap emission on a broad background spectrum, while others produced only defect emissions. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that structural defects in the form of threading defects were responsible for the loss of edge emission while carbon contamination at the grain boundaries led to a broad emission in the visible region. Overall the results suggest that ZnS thin films grown using a low cost and straightforward technique such as single-source chemical vapor deposition may have potential applications in producing light-emitting devices
<p>A) Relative UNC5B mRNA expression in brain, heart, intestine, blood, lung, kidney, liver... more <p>A) Relative UNC5B mRNA expression in brain, heart, intestine, blood, lung, kidney, liver and spleen in C57Bl/6 mice. B)–E) Flowcytometry of murine leukocytes gated and stained for the leukocyte marker CD45 (PerCP labeled), the macrophage marker F4/80 (APC labeled) and UNC5B (PE labeled). F) Immune fluorescence staining of human PMN was performed using anti-UNC5B and CD45 antibodies as primary and Alexa488-conjugated and CruzFluor™ 594-conjugated as secondary antibodies were used as well as isotype matched control antibodies. (Data are mean ± SEM, n = 4 per condition).</p
Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation Ninth International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation Daegu Korea 28 May 2 June 2006 Sri 2006, 2015
<p>A) PNM counts per high power field in the stained liver tissue. B) Relative hepatic MPO ... more <p>A) PNM counts per high power field in the stained liver tissue. B) Relative hepatic MPO activity in mice pre-treated wit anti-UNC5B or IgG control. C) Representative pictures of histological PMN staining of liver lobes (brown, marked with arrowheads) of WT mice pre-treated with anti-UNC5B or IgG after IRI, are shown (magnification 400×). Data are mean ± SEM, n = 6 per group.</p
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