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Intravitreal Bevacizumab Vs Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 2.5 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab in one eye, versus panretinal photocoagulation in the contralateral eye, for the treatment of patients with untreated symmetric proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Drug: intravitreal injection of bevacizumab
Procedure: panretinal photocoagulation
Phase 2
Phase 3
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Intravitreal Bevacizumab Vs Panretinal Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A One-Year Prospective, Contralateral Eye Study
- Best corrected visual acuity at six months and one year
- Macular thickness measured by OCT at six months and one year
- Median deviation in visual fields at one year
- Score on a patient satisfaction scale at six months and one year
- Complications associated to each treatment
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The current gold standard for the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy is panretinal photocoagulation. However, it is a treatment that results in significant discomfort to the patient, causes reduction of visual acuity and visual field impairment. Intravitreal bevacizumab is a novel treatment that reduces intraocular VEGF concentration and therefore inhibits neovascular proliferation, without causing significant disconfort to the patient, nor affecting visual acuity or visual fields (although with other risks associated with intravitreal injection). Making a comparison between both treatments in different patients is difficult because there are other variables that influence the progression of the disease (such as glycemic control or renal insufficiency). Therefore this study is designed using both treatments in the same patient: intravitreal bevacizumab in one eye, compared to panretinal photocoagulation in the contralateral eye, and evaluating visual acuity, visual fields, fluorescein angiography, optic coherence tomography of the macula, and patient discomfort, in a one-year follow-up.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- symmetric proliferative diabetic retinopathy without high risk characteristics
- age 18 years or older
- patient consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- heart attack or cerebrovascular attack
- only eye
- retinal detachment
- vitreous haemorrhage
- previous treatment for diabetic retinopathy
- media opacities that preclude visualization of the fundus
- pregnancy
- inability to understands the implications of the protocol
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00347698
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|Principal Investigator: Gerardo García-Aguirre, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Veronica Kon-Jara, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Mitzy Torres, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Elizabeth Reyna-Castelan, MD
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Mexico: Ministry of Health
Keywords provided by Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México:
diabetic retinopathy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Retinopathy
Retinal Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Angiopathies
Endocrine System Diseases
Eye Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Growth Inhibitors
Growth Substances
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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With hair down to there, perfect English-rose coloring, and angelic wide-set eyes, Edie Campbell could easily be mistaken for a schoolgirl--of the hip Brit variety, of course. Discovered first by Mario Testino, who shot her alongside Kate Moss in the Burberry F/W 09 campaign, this budding model is totally magnetic and has an unmistakable Alexa Chung-inspired appeal thanks to her quirky, individualist style. Whether she's mixing socks with strappy sandals, opting for a statement-making striped dress, or putting her own spin on a skater skirt, Campbell's approach to fashion is enthrallingly fresh, which is why she's the perfect subject for January's Girl of the Month.
Maybe it's because she so looks the part, but we can't help but swoon for Campbell's more scholarly ensembles. Take, for example, the all-gray outfit she wore to a Mulberry party during New York Fashion Week (bottom row, center) this past September. Campbell combined a Lacoste duffle coat with toggles with an Alaia bodysuit and self-proclaimed "ancient" wool Bonpoint skirt to create a stylishly youthful ensemble. The monochromatic palette is the epitome of winter chic, and we like how she contrasted her flirty skirt with boyish touches in the form of a newsboy cap and Church's lace-up shoes. Holding fast to her position at the head of the class, the across-the-pond stunner was snapped in an equally erudite outfit at the premiere of Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston at the Electric Cinema in London that same month (top row, far left). Campbell paired a vintage H&M dress with Lacoste's Wool Jacquard Cardigan ($73) to create a Chanel-like look that is girlishly refined and perfect for the event.
In addition these sweet and swirly outfits, our model muse also knows how to work a skinny pant, as she demonstrated at Fashion's Night Out at the Armani store in September (bottom row, far left). Campbell styled a pair of high-waisted RARA trousers with a bodysuit and a vintage blue velvet jacket, resulting in a texturally complex ensemble we love. We also adore the pants-centric look our GOTM selected for Matthew Williamson's book party launch at the Somerset house in London earlier this fall (top row, center). This time Campbell played with proportions by mixing cropped bottoms with a Uniqlo double-breasted wool jacket (which is from their +J Fall 09 collection), and then further personalized the look via a pair of gray socks and strappy heels. She finished her outfit with a cream and teal bag--specifically Anya Hindmarch's Keaton Bag ($950)--a perfect addition to her otherwise understated look.
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2014 Outdoors: Ran the 800 meters in 2:24 at the Central College invite. Also competed in the Jim Duncan invite hosted by Drake University, running the 1500 in 4:55.
2014 Indoors: Ran 5:16 in her season opener mile, finishing second at the Grinnell Invite. Two weeks following she clocked a personal best 5:01 mile at the Nebraska tune-up.
2013 Cross Country: Ran a season opener 17:51 in the 3 mile at the Augustana Twilight. Had a season opening 6k of 24:05 at the Woody Greeno invite. One week following ran another 6k, clocking 23:42 at the Roy Griak invite in Minneapolis, MN. Competed at the Briar Cliff 5k invite running a personal best 18:04 and placing 4th. Ran a personal best 6k at the Bradley Classic in 21:57. Finished the season with two more 6k's, running 22:56 at the Big East Conference Championships, and 22:55 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.
2013 Outdoors: Did not compete
2013 Indoors: Did not compete
2012 Cross Country: Opened the season at the UNO/CU Classic, running 20:13 on the 5k course finishing 11th. Competed in the Woody Greeno invite placing 25th and running 22:51 on the 6k course. Ran 19:07 in the 5k at the Southern Illinois Saluki invitational, good for 11th place. Clocked a season best 5k at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, OR, running 18:24. Ran a season best 6k in 22:14 at the Bradley Classic. Ran 18:58 at the Missouri Valley Championships, a 5k hosted by Illinois State. Finished the season at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, with a time of 24:27 on the 6k course.
2012 Indoors: Ran 10:53 in the 3k at the Nebraska Tune Up.
2012 Outdoors: Clocked a personal best 1500 at the Mizzou Relays, running 4:55. Competed in the Jim Duncan Invite running a season best 18:07 in the 5k, good for 3rd place.
2011 Cross Country: Opened the season running 20:28 at the UNO/CU Classic, finishing 15th. Finished 20th at the Huskie Open running 19:37 on the 5k course. Ran a 23:06 6k at the Woody Greeno Invitational. Had a seasonal best 5k at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, running 18:47. Ran 23:03 at the Bradley Classic in Peoria, IL, a 6k race. Finished the season at the Missouri Valley Cross Country Championships, running 19:39 on the 5k course.
High School: Competed in both State Cross Country and Track Championships. Also played varsity basketball for two years.
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About the size of Delaware, Brunei is an independent sultanate on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo in the South China Sea, wedged between the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.
Constitutional sultanate.
Brunei was trading with China during the 6th century, and, through allegiance to the Javanese Majapahit kingdom (13th to 15th century), it came under Hindu influence. In the early 15th century, with the decline of the Majapahit kingdom and widespread conversion to Islam, Brunei became an independent sultanate. It was a powerful state from the 16th to the 19th century, ruling over the northern part of Borneo and adjacent island chains. But Brunei fell into decay and lost Sarawak in 1841, becoming a British protectorate in 1888 and a British dependency in 1905. Japan occupied Brunei during World War II; it was liberated by Australia in 1945.
The sultan regained control over internal affairs in 1959, but Britain retained responsibility for the state's defense and foreign affairs until 1984, when the sultanate became fully independent. Sultan Bolkiah was crowned in 1967 at the age of 22, succeeding his father, Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin, who had abdicated. During his reign, exploitation of the rich Seria oilfield had made the sultanate wealthy. Brunei has one of the highest per capita incomes in Asia, and the sultan is believed to be one of the richest men in the world. In Aug. 1998, Oxford-educated Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah was inaugurated as heir to the 500-year-old monarchy.
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Sultan Bolkiah began taking cautious steps toward democratic reform in Sept. 2004, when he reinstated Parliament for the first time since Brunei gained independence in 1984. He was widely praised in May 2005 when he fired four members of his cabinet, including the education minister, whose plan to expand religious education angered many parents.
In Oct. 2013, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced plans to impose sharia law on Muslims, who make up two-thirds of the country's 400,000 inhabitants. Death by stoning for adulterers and gay sex and the amputation of limbs for theft were two examples of punishments that could be meted out at the discretion of the country's judges. Non-Muslims would also be subjected to some of the laws. His decree was met with outrage by human-rights activists. The first phase of the law was put into place in May 2014. Two other phases will follow over two years.
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Value for Wyoming (Number): 493,782
Data item: Resident population (April 1) 2000 (complete count)
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Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs)
Drama, Comedy
The film follows a close-knit group of friends whose bonds are tested and strengthened over a summer holiday. Guillaume Canet weaves a joyous and heartfelt ensemble film out of the dilemmas of eight thirty and forty-something close friends as they vacation together in the summer beach house of uptight restaurateur Max. Starting out light and carefree, tensions begin to fill the air when Ludo is clinging to life following a motorcycle accident, and Max is grappling with unwanted affections from Vincent, whose married life and sexuality are under fire. Womanizing actor Eric and free-spirited ethnologist Marie navigate the challenges of single life while lovelorn Antoine pines for his ex-girlfriend after a sudden breakup.
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, François Cluzet
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Mountain biking is on the rise in St. Lawrence County, and as the weather turns warmer, the regions most avid bikers are looking forward to a new season.
Weve definitely seen a lot of growth in trail riding as a form of exercise, said Michael Klein, head of the St. Lawrence Mountain Biking Association and owner of Wear on Earth, a Potsdam store selling equipment for outdoor sports.
Mr. Klein has been taking his bike onto steep hills and dirt trails for the last five years. He founded the association about three years ago, when he realized the sport was gaining in popularity but still disorganized.
Because of the land usage issues, we were a little bit disjointed as a mountain biking community, he said.
Mountain bikers use trails on both public and private land, and it is the associations job to make sure the bikers do not cause too much wear and tear to paths shared by hikers and skiers.
Every spring, in early April, the associations 10 to 15 members clear the countys trails of debris and make sure they are in good shape for the season. The most important thing is making sure the trails have proper drainage so that water runs immediately off the trail instead of down it, which would worsen the effects of erosion.
The association follows guidelines set by the International Mountain Bike Association.
As a group, following these standards, weve seen a lot of improvement, Mr. Klein said.
Some of the most popular trails are on Clarkson Universitys campus and in Down- erville State Forest in Russell. The highlight, though, is the Stone Valley trails in Colton and Parishville, according to Mark Simon, who has been mountain biking in the area since the 1980s.
You can ride them and just get a really great ride, he said. The trails draw hikers and skiers because of their varied terrain and vistas of waterfalls on the Raquette River, and bikers appreciate them for the steep downhill drops that provide the adrenaline rush so many of them seek.
You work to gain the elevation and you want to enjoy the downhills, Mr. Simon said.
Mr. Simon is the Wilderness Education Program coordinator at SUNY Potsdam, which gives him plenty of chances to tell his students to hit the trails.
He attributes the rise in popularity to a more general growth in the number of people who want to take their exercise outdoors. Mountain biking has a higher barrier to entry than other outdoor activities, though; a good dual-suspension mountain bike capable of tackling difficult trails can cost from $1,000 to $6,000.
Mr. Simon works to maintain the Stone Valley trails in his free time, and this summer he will be working with the St. Lawrence Mountain Biking Association to construct a new trail in the valley for beginners and intermediate riders.
Mr. Klein said he doesnt know whether the trail will be complete this season because there is still plenty of red tape that must be cleared before construction can begin.
Mountain bikings newfound popularity has proven to be a business booster for Mr. Klein. Wear on Earth started selling bikes and biking equipment about five years ago, and it now accounts for more than 30 percent of his sales, largely replacing the share once held by canoes and kayaks.
Biking is becoming a really integral part of our business, he said.
Mr. Klein said better trails will draw more people. He sees plenty of Canadian tourists when he is out on his rides, and he said he hopes mountain bikers one day will see St. Lawrence County as a destination.
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OGDENSBURG The owner of a trash removal company is in jail after allegedly collecting more than a customers trash.
City police arrested Perrys Trash Removal owner and operator Melvin H. Perry, 45, of 720 Jay St., and charged him with two counts of second-degree burglary, both class C felonies, and two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, both class E felonies.
Mr. Perry was arraigned in City Court and remanded to St. Lawrence County jail, Canton, without bail due to a prior felony. He said he burglarized the homes for drug money.
The charges are a result of two separate incidents which police said Mr. Perry confessed to during an interview Monday night, prior to his arrest.
On June 26, police said, Mr. Perry said he walked onto the enclosed front porch of Michael and Gloria McLears 1011 New York Ave. home, reached inside the unlocked front door and snatched Mrs. McLears wallet containing credit and debit cards. Moments later, court records stated, he met an apparently unsuspecting Mr. McLear in the driveway, handed him a recycling pamphlet and eventually threw the wallet in the Oswegatchie River.
Police said Mr. Perry also confessed that on July 22, he unlawfully entered the unlocked home of Betty Bice, 224 Harrison Ave, about 11:30 p.m., taking money from the victim.
She is 81, Detective Sgt. Robert H. Wescott said. She was confronted by a man and, due to fear and intimidation, handed over the money he asked for.
Sgt. Wescott said Ms. Bice turned over $30, though the culprit allegedly requested $50.
Both victims are customers of Mr. Perry and Sgt. Wescott said it is believed they were targeted due to his familiarity with the homes, adding that these are not believed to be isolated incidents.
He is due back in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing.
Anyone concerned over any dealings they may have had with Mr. Perry can call police at 393-1551.
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The University of Utah is moving to the Pacific Athletic Conference in 2011 and there is a lot to consider in this move, including the politics involved, the cultural norms and the dollars involved.
I was a student at Utah (albeit a part-time one by that time) when the two Arizona schools moved to the PAC 8 in 1978. That move was a blow to the Western Athletic Conference and I think with the competition level at the time with the two schools from the south both Utah and BYU fans expected that same west coast conference would come calling within a couple of years for the Utes and the Cougars. At that time the Sun Devils (Arizona State) had dominated football in the WAC for awhile and Utah's program was a loser. Still we all expected it to happen. But even BYU's national championship of 1984 didn't do the trick.
I always thought both teams would be a good fit, making the PAC 10 more even, both geographically, and athletically. The PAC is much like an Ivy League conference however, and they have been pretty snooty over the years, even though their athletic record (other than in football) has not been as strong as it once was. True they are the "conference of champions" because over the last century they have won more national championships than any other league. Still they have not been as strong in recent years in as many sports as they once were.
Now, 32 years later, the PAC came calling and only invited the Utes. I am saddened that BYU was not invited, yet I am happy for my alma mater too. Don't get me wrong; I dislike BYU as any good Ute might from years of taking beatings from them during the football doldrum years of 1971-1990. But I think the "Y" would have been a good addition to the PAC conference.
However, that being said, there has been a lot of crying by BYU fans about the Utes invitation and acceptance, some even saying that BYU would have never done such a thing to the others schools in the Mountain West Conference or their traditional conference mates. While I nor anyone could say what they would have done, I think that line is mostly malarky. Many BYU fans have been saying for years that they were going to be the ones in the PAC not Utah. They probably would have run away from the MWC just as fast had the offer been sent to Provo.
Remember too that BYU isn't the only school upset about this change in the Mountain West. Wyoming has had almost as long a relationship with the Utes as BYU, and some others in the league are going to feel the sting as well. Look on the Internet and read their hometown papers lamenting the loss of one of the signature schools that hallmarked everything from the Skyline Conference to today's MWC.
This kind of move has also happened before, but instead the Utes and Cougars were the ones that left a conference behind-twice. First, because of their defection and others the Western Athletic Conference was formed in 1962 leaving Utah State high and dry without any playmates in a formal setting at all. The Aggies hated Utah for that for a long time and the rivalry continues between the schools to this day.
Both universities also bolted the WAC when it seemed to get too big (and mixed up) 12 years ago, leaving behind some schools they had played for years, thereby forming the MWC. Let's just face it - things change and they will change again.
Why BYU was not invited along with Utah, and Colorado was included instead, has been debated and commented upon endlessly. Reasons from left leaning west coast campuses to Sunday games to gay rights opposition have been cited. All these may have played a part, or for that matter none of them. There is a lot of outright jealousy amongst the Cougars and many have been saying Utah will be a small fish in a big pond in the PAC. Yet by saying that, aren't they belittling their own teams by inferring that Utah has a second rate athletic program, one that has often baffled Cougar athletes in the past decade?
However, I am also ashamed of my alumni brothers and sisters for being so high and mighty about the whole thing as well. Utah deserved the invitation, but without the MWC and BYU's strong athletic programs to compete against, the Utes would never have made the grade either.
Some say the rivalry will go away. I doubt that whole heartedly. The red blood in my veins wants the "U" to beat the "Y" even if it doesn't count in the standings. Whether BYU stays in the Mountain West or gets an invite to the Big 12 at some point, they will still have great athletic programs, which brings me to the point of this piece.
This could be the best thing that ever happened to both schools.
Imagine this: Utah wins the PAC 12 football championship and goes to the Rose Bowl and beats, let's say, Ohio State. BYU goes undefeated in the MWC and is invited to a BCS bowl where they annihilate a Big East or SEC team. Both win. Isn't that great for Utah as a whole? That could never happen as things have been since the BCS came to fruition, because as we know, no matter what their records in the Mountain West, one team or the other was going to suffer in the bowl season because of their loss to the in-state rival. Who knows, if the stars align and other things get moved around a bit, the two could even play for a national championship against each other one day. Talk about blue/red craziness if that happened.
In basketball they very well could face each other during March Madness much easier than in football. What a stage to play on and what a game (or games over the years) those might be.
A hundred years of being in the same conferences in all sports has been good for both schools, but it has also kept them both from being all they could be at some points during that century. Now the Cougar fans have that much more reason to want to beat Utah and Utah will be driven not to lose to a team from a less established conference. Both will get better and fans will benefit.
Money, which drives college athletics much more than anyone wants to admit, will also be more plentiful for both schools if their success continues.
And if the Big 12 does call on the Cougars, how much more fascinating it might all be?


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People who bake cookies or make chocolate at home want to know if they can use the towns kitchen, Ms. Regan said.
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US cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley listens during a press conference... NachrichtenfotoHorizontal,Italien,Kardinal,Pressekonferenz,Religion,Rom - Italien,Sean Patrick O'Malley,USA,ZuhörenPhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2013 AFPUS cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley listens during a press conference at the North American College on March 5, 2013 in Rome. The Vatican said Tuesday that the date for the conclave to elect a new pope could be set before all cardinals have arrived in Rome, as five electors were still missing from the roll call. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO,ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)


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Faculty Profile
Dr. Yong Shi
- Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004
- M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
- B.Eng. in Composite Materials, National University of Defense Technology, P.R. China, 1985
- Active nanostructures such as nanofibers, nanotubes and nanojunctions
- Mechanical, thermal, solar, and chemical energy scavenging
- Novel actuation and sensing technologies for biomedical and structural health monitoring applications
- Power, biomedical, RF and optical MEMS/NEMS design and fabrication
- Experimental micro/nano mechanics and electromechanical coupling
- 09/11-present Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
- 09/04-08/11 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
- 1/97-08/98 Vice Director/Director of the composites department, Beijing spacecraft, P. R. China
- 03/96-12/96 Sinosat satellite platform coordinator, Aerospatial, Cannes, France
- 08/85-02/96 satellite engineer/director engineer, Beijing Spacecraft, P. R. China
Institutional Service
- Member of Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Committee
- Member of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Committee
- Member of Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Committee
Professional Service
Proposal Reviews
- National Science Foundation, 2009
- National Science Foundation, 2008
- National Science Foundation, 2007
- Basic Energy Sciences for the Department of Energy, 2007
- National Science Foundation, 2006
- Science, J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Nanotechnology, Smart Materials and Structures, Measurement Science and Technology, Composite Science and Technology
- Symposium on Applied Mechanics, Friction and Tribology of MEMS/NEMS, The ASME 3rd International Conference on Micro-and Nanosystem, San Diego, CA, 2009
- Symposium on Applied Mechanics, Friction and Tribology of MEMS/NEMS, The ASME 2nd International Conference on Micro-and Nanosystem, Brooklyn, NY, 2008
- ASME Nano Bootcamp, University of Minnesota, 2006
- NSF Proposal Writing Workshop, George Washington University, 2006
- Training on Proposal Writing, Rutgers University, 2007
Honors & Awards
- Recipient of 2007 ANST fellowships
- Best Young Researcher Award, Chinese Academy of Space Technology, P. R. China, 1993
- R&D Award from the National Defense Science and Technology Committee, "Development of solar panel substrate and yoke for China-Bazil earth resources satellite," P.R. China, 1998
Professional Societies
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- IEEE Member
- Materials Research Society (MRS) Member
- Sigma Xi
Patents & Inventions
US-2009-0056094-A1, "Piezoelectric nanofibers, nanotubes, nanojunctions and nanotrees
Selected Publications
- Xi Chen, Shiyou Xu, Nan Yao and Yong Shi. (2010). "1.6 V Nanogenerator for mechanical energy harvesting using PZT nanofibers", Nano Letters, 10 (6), 2133-2137.
- Shiyou Xu, Yong Shi. (2009). "Gas sensing properties of indium tin oxide nanofibers", Sensors & Transducers Journal, 110 (11), 47-55.
- Shiyou Xu, Yong Shi,. "Fabrication and Characterization of Nano AFC�s as Acoustic Emission Sensor", Materials Evaluation, 67 (10), 1189-1192.
- Shiyou Xu, Yong Shi. (2009). "Low temperature high sensor response nano gas sensor using ITO nanofibers", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 143 (1), 71-75.
- Xi.Chen, S. Xu, N. Yao, W. Xu & Y. Shi. (2009). "Potential measurement from a single lead zirconate titanate nanofiber using a nanomanipulator", Applied Physics Letters, 94 253113.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (2009). "Power generation from piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate nanotubes", J. of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42 (5pp), 085301.
- V. R. Challa, M. G. Prasad, Y. Shi, F. T. Fisher. (2008). "A vibration energy harvesting device with bidirectional resonance frequency tenability", Smart Materials and Structures, 17 15-35.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi, S.-G. Kim. (2006). "Fabrication and mechanical property of nano piezoelectric fibers", Nanotechnology, 17 4497-4501.
- Sang-Gook Kim, Yong Shi, Yongbae Jeon. (Aug 2002). "Design of Micro-photonic Beam Steering Systems", 2002 CIRP Annal, Spain .
- Y. Shi, S. Kim. (2001). "Optical Crossconnect Technology Review", Report for Silicon Valley Group Corp. .
- Yong Shi, Yin L. (1996). "A New Low Viscosity Long Pot life Filament Winding Resin System", CAST Research Report.
- Y. Shi. (1995). "Advancements in CFRP Satellite Antenna Reflectors in the world", CAST Research Report. .
- Y. Shi, Q., Tang. (1992). "Technologies of Composite Materials in Germany", CAST Research Report. 2.
- Yong Shi. "The Development of the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Stringer Pre-forms for the Central Tube of a Comsat", China Space Science and Technology. 6 (1992).
- Sang-Gook Kim, Yong Shi. "A Self-alignment, Self-cleaning Long Lifecycle MEMS Switch", manuscript in preparation for IEEE Transaction on Journal of MEMS. .
- Yong Shi, Nesbitt W. Hagood. "Theory and Experiments of Actuation Efficiency in Piezo-electrically driven linear and nonlinear systems", Manuscript in preparation for Smart materials and Structures. .
Conference Proceedings
- Jinwei Li, Shiyou Xu and Yong Shi,. "TiO2 Nanofibers based dye-sensitized solar cells", Proceedings of the ASME, 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2009, November 13-19, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA.
- Weihe Xu, Shiyou Xu, Dante Smiriglio, Yong Shi. "Fabrication and Characterization of Thermoelectric Oxide La1-xSrxCoO3 (x~0.05) Nanofibers", Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition November 13-19, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (Jan 5-8, 2009). "High sensitivity, low operational temperature ITO nano gas sensor with integrated circuits", Proc. of the 4th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, Shenzheng, China.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (Oct 31, 2008). "Electromechanical coupling of PZT nanofibers", Proc. of IMECE200, 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA.
- X. Chen, Y. Shi, S. Mangla, M. Zhang. (Aug 3-6, 2008). "Modeling and simulation of a bio-mimetic MEMS actuator with self-sensing for thrombus retrieving", Proc. of the ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Brooklyn, NY.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (Nov 25-30, 2007). "Energy harvesting from PZT nanofibers", Proc. of the Materials Research Society, Symposium K: Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, and Magnetoelectrics, Boston, MA.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (Nov 11-15, 2007). "Fabrication of ITO nanofibers as gas sensor", Proc. of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA.
- Shiyou Xu, Vinod Challa, Y. Shi. (Jan 10-13, 2007). "Characterization of piezoelectric response of PZT nanofibers", Proc. of the Micro Nano China 07, Sanya, Hainan, China.
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (Nov 1-3, 2006). "Piezoelectric nanofibers and their composites for micro/nano active structures", International Symposium on NanoManufacturing, MIT, Cambridge, MA.
- Y. Shi, X. Zhang, S. Xu, S.-G. Kim. (Sep 20-22, 2006). "Fabrication and process characterization of piezoelectric nano fiber composites", Proc. of the ASME Multifunctional Nanocomposites International Conference, Honolulu, HI. .
- S. Xu, Y. Shi. (Apr 17-21, 2006). "Synthesis and characterization of ITO nanofibers by electrospinning", Proc. of the Materials Research Society, Symposium R, San Francisco, CA. .
- Y. Shi, S. Xu, S.-G. Kim, M.Libera. (Nov 28, 2005). "Structural characteristics and piezoelectric properties of electrospun piezoelectric nanofibers", Proc. of the MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium V, Boston, MA.
- Y. Shi, S. Xu, S.-G. Kim. (Sep 14-16, 2005). "Partially aligned piezoelectric nanofibers by sol-gel electrospinning process", Proc. of Nano2005, Integrated Nanosystems: Design, Synthesis and Applications, Berkeley, CA.
- Y. Shi, S.-G. Kim. (Sep 12-16, 2005). "Micro undulated contact surfaces on the contact behavior of a MEMS switch", Proc. of the Word Tribology Congress III, Washington, DC.
- Y. Shi, S.-G. Kim. (Mar 28, 2005). "Critical process issues in the fabrication of a lateral self-cleaning MEMS switch", Proc. of the MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium J, San Francisco, CA.
- Y. Shi, S.-G. Kim. (Jan 30, 2005). "A lateral, self-cleaning, direct contact MEMS switch", Proc. of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Miami Beach, FL.
- Yong Shi, Nesbitt W. Hagood. (Nov 2001). "Actuation Efficiency and Work Flow in Piezo-electrically Driven Systems", ASM/ASME, Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems, New York .
- Yong Shi. (1997). "The Structure Subsystem of a New Generation Communication Satellite", The Fifth annual Conference on Satellite Applications, Beijing, China .
- Yong Shi. (1994). "Filament Winding Technology of CFRP and Its Application in China�s Satellites", Chinese Technology Review Annual Conference, China .
- Yong Shi, Meng G.. (1993). "The Development of HS601 Solar Panel Coupons for Hughes", North China Technology Annual Conference, Beijing.
- ME 225 Dynamics
- ME 423 Engineering Design VII
- ME 424 Engineering Design VIII
- E 126 Mechanics of Solids
- ME 573 Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems
- ME 470 Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate reporter
While it is obvious that one event can change a persons life, particularly when severe physical injury occurs, memories of a single incident can create a memory that one thinks of every day, regardless of how the years pass by.
That's the case for Carbon resident, Al Gray, who, as a Machinists Mate on a rocket landing ship in March of 1945, during the assault on Okinawa, found himself in the middle of a Kamikaze attack, which didn't sink the vessel he was on, but did kill a number of his shipmates and put the craft out of commission for some time.
"No one on the crew of 79 men had ever heard of a kamikaze attack prior to the time the plane hit the ship," says Gray today. "However there had been some kamikaze activity during the Leyte Gulf invasion several months earlier."
It was no wonder the sailors on LSMR 188 knew little or nothing of the then new Japanese tactic of crashing airplanes into American ships in a last stand defense against invasions that were coming ever closer to the home islands. Most of the sailors on board were recent recruits and had just been deployed from the United States to the Pacific a few months before.
The LSMR 188 was part of an original 12 LSM's (landing ship medium) that were converted in the Charleston Navy Yard in South Carolina in the fall of 1944 from regular landing ships to support rocket ships. The decks of the vessels were fitted with rockets that were in a fixed configuration and could be launched by changing the position of the ship itself. These first 12 vessels also had one five inch gun mounted on the aft deck, which made it the smallest ship (203 feet long and 35 feet wide) in the Navy to receive a gun of this size.
The ships were deployed to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in early 1945 after passing through the Panama Canal and the San Diego naval base. From there they sailed with their crews to Leyte in the Philippines. Finally, after picking up troops to deploy to Okinawa, they arrived in the waters of the island and began to send rockets and gunnery into some ancillary islands that surrounded the main invasion objective.
"My battle station was near a four cylinder Buda diesel engine that provided power to the fire and flushing pump system on the ship," relates Gray. "That unit provided water for fighting fires and also kept the waste flushing system pressurized. That is where I was when the attack came."
From his station, located on a deck underneath the galley, all he knew of what was going on was relayed to him by a sound-powered telephone. (Sound-powered telephones function without batteries or other power source. The transmitter element generates the power from the incident acoustic energy.)
"I felt some kind of concussion to the ship (when the plane hit), but thought it was another ship colliding with us, as had happened a few days previously," says Gray. "The phone was dead and I waited for some time to hear some communication but none arrived. I then decided to leave my battle station and go topside to see what the problem was."
When Gray reached topside, he was stunned.
"...the devastating damage, dead bodies, the hole in the deck, and the general damage everywhere," he states as if it happened yesterday. "It was hard to comprehend what had happened because I had no information until I talked with one of the survivors."
The official report was that a Val (the Americans gave the Japanese planes names they could understand such as Kate, Zeke, Laura, Jake, Paul, etc.) dive bomber crashed into the deck and a 500 lb. bomb dislodged from the plane upon impact and crashed through the deck into the rocket magazine, exploding there and causing the devastation.
"If that had happened I wouldn't be here today," says Gray with certainty. "The ship would have been blown out of the water."
Gray says that the bomb did not detonate and was later taken out of the magazine and thrown overboard. Gray believes the bomb was either unarmed or failed to detonate for some unknown reason. Regardless he feels lucky to have lived through the experience and to have been where he was when it happened. Of the 79 crewmen on the ship, 34, including Gray, were unharmed. Fourteen were killed instantly and three died from injuries later. One of those killed instantly was the pharmacists mate (smaller ships did not have their own full doctors) so the ship had to get doctors from other ships to help their wounded.
The LSMR 188 hadn't been hit by the first plane that attacked it, however. Four planes had strafed the ship and the crew had shot down two of them and another vessel had downed another before the Val crashed into the deck, spreading death and fire everywhere.
The LSMR 188 started to take on water right after the hit, but with the help of pumps and the shutting of valves by some of the crew, including Gray, they began to stabilize the vessel. Two American warships came directly to their rescue, the battleship Arkansas and the cruiser Indianapolis. That later ship became famous for carrying the first atomic bomb across the Pacific Ocean to a waiting B-29 called the Enola Gay. Then a few days after that historic voyage it was sunk by a Japanese submarine in one of the worst U.S. Navy ship disasters in history.
For a young man from Clarion, Pa. it was a life defining experience. Today Gray, who has lived in Carbon County for 28 years, still thinks about the things he went through that day. Time has changed his perspective and other interests such as music and instruments, mechanics and woodworking, have taken the place of being a sailor, but that incident will always be a part of him.
Since the war ended he has spent 20 years in the insurance business and then another 28 working as an MSHA mine inspector. But his interests are diverse and since retiring he has been able to pursue them even more.
"See this old piano," he says as he points to a small room inside his garage. "It's an old player piano and I have rebuilt this part of it." He points to some of the instrumentation for the unit.
He also points out a hundred year old organ which he describes as unique because it uses suction to produce music action rather than producing air which inflates the bellows.
A back bedroom of his house is peppered with photos and magazines sitting amongst old musical instruments, some converted into lamps, others being fixed.
"See that tuba," says Gray as he points to the large metallic horn set on the floor. "That was my first instrument." That is other than the piano which his mother, a music teacher, inspired him to play.
His love of woodworking is apparent. Shelves, cabinets and other creations dot his home. He pulls out a magazine advertisement that he has placed inside one of them and points out an image that looks exactly like the cabinet from which it was removed.
"I liked this when I saw it in the magazine, and so I built it," he says. The cabinet is almost an exact copy of what is in the picture.
His yard has a painted wall, with murals on it. His daughter Patty says that he is a "folk art" painter because he "paints for folks."
His garage is adorned with souvenirs of his many interests. A Mercedes Benz hubcap converted into a clock, old electric golf cart motors he hopes someone can use some day, other parts and pieces of various kinds of devices and a five cylinder Mercedes diesel engine he rebuilt after his son overheated it on the freeway in northern Utah and it seized up.
He also owns a most unusual vehicle: a late 1970's Mercedes Benz sedan that has been converted into an "El Camino" type pickup truck.
"When I went to England in 1999 I saw a number of those conversions and I thought I might like to do that too," says Gray as he looks over the car. "It still needs some work."
But what he seems to take the most pride in is his ability to fool around with musical instruments of all kinds, particularly pianos.
"I like to think of myself as an amateur musicologist," he says as he plays a piece on the piano in his house adding a question. "Doesn't that sound like it's about half a note flat to you?"
But as much as playing an instrument he likes the mechanics and workings of musical production as well.
"I like to tune pianos, although I am no professional," he states. "I was doing one for a restaurant in Helper a few weeks ago and couldn't get it right. I found that the connection board at the back of the instrument had come loose. I have talked with a lot of people who know about pianos and no one had ever seen that happen before."
With a life that has certainly changed since that attack back in 1945, it would be easy for some to forget their shipmates. But Gray belongs to an association that meets periodically consisting of those that served on those few special LSMR's that operated between 1944 and 1970, from World War II to Vietnam. The association has over 3000 members and has also located 6000 more individuals who served on those ships during their active years. They have a camaraderie that is similar to submariners or those that served on destroyers.
As with many who were in the wars of the past he makes it to the Veterans Day ceremony at the Peace Garden as often as he can. It's not that he'll ever forget those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.
It's that he doesn't want others to forget.


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