gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Female mice ultrasonically interact with males during courtship displays (2015)

During courtship males attract females with elaborate behaviors. In mice, these displays include ultrasonic vocalizations. Ultrasonic courtship vocalizations were previously attributed to the courting male, despite evidence that both sexes produce virtually indistinguishable vocalizations. Because of this similarity, and the difficulty of assigning vocalizations to individuals, the vocal contribution of each individual during courtship is unknown. To address this question, we developed a microphone array system to localize vocalizations from socially interacting, individual adult mice. With this system, we show that female mice vocally interact with males during courtship. Males and females jointly increased their vocalization rates during chases. Furthermore, a female's participation in these vocal interactions may function as a signal that indicates a state of increased receptivity. Our results reveal a novel form of vocal communication during mouse courtship, and lay the groundwork for a mechanistic dissection of communication during social behavior.
Reversible Covalent Binding of Neratinib to Human Serum Albumin In Vitro (2010)

Neratinib (HKI-272), an irreversible inhibitor of Her 2 tyrosine kinase, is currently in development as an alternative for first and second line therapy in metastatic breast cancer patients who overexpress Her 2. Following incubation of [(14)C]neratinib in control human plasma at 37°C for 6 hours, about 60% to 70% of the radioactivity was not extractable, due to covalent binding to albumin. In this study, factors that could potentially affect the covalent binding of neratinib to plasma proteins, specifically to albumin were investigated. When [(14)C]neratinib was incubated at 10 μg/mL in human serum albumin (HSA) or control human plasma, the percent binding increased with time; the highest percentages of binding (46 and 67%, respectively) were observed at 6 hours, the longest duration of incubation examined. Binding increased with increasing temperature; the highest percentages of binding to HSA or human plasma (59 and 78%) were observed at 45°C, the highest temperature tested. The binding also increased with increasing pH of incubation; the highest percentages of binding (56 and 65%) were observed at pH 8.5, the highest pH value tested. The percentages of binding were similar (53% to 57%) when a wide range of concentrations of [(14)C]neratinib (50 ng/mL to 10 μg/mL) were incubated with human plasma at 37°C for 6 hours, indicating that the binding was independent of the substrate concentration, especially in the therapeutic range (50 to 200 ng/mL). When human plasma proteins containing covalently bound [(14)C]neratinb were suspended in a 10 fold volume of phosphate buffer at pH 4.0, 6.0, 7.4, and 8.5, and further incubated at 37°C for ~ 16 hours, about 45%, 44%, 32%, and 12% of the total radioactivity, respectively, was released as unchanged [(14)C]neratinib, indicating that the binding is reversible in nature, with more released at pH 7.4 and below. In conclusion, the covalent binding of neratinib to serum albumin is pH, time and temperature dependent, but not substrate concentration dependent, especially in the therapeutic range. Acidification and incubation of human plasma proteins that contained covalently bound [(14)C]neratinib leads to the release of the drug, indicating that the binding is reversible in nature. It is reasonable to speculate that the release of neratinib from human serum albumin provides a transport system leading to release of neratinib in the more acidic environment of the tumor.
Bioavailability of cyclosporine with concomitant rifampin administration is markedly less than predicted by hepatic enzyme induction (1992)

The pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine was studied in six healthy volunteers after administration of the drug orally (10 mg/kg) and intravenously (3 mg/kg) with and without concomitant rifampin administration. Both blood and plasma (separated at 37 degrees C) samples were analyzed for cyclosporine concentration. For blood and plasma, respectively, clearances of cyclosporine were calculated to be 0.30 and 0.55 L/hr/kg, values for volume of distribution at steady state were 1.31 and 1.68 L/kg, and bioavailabilities were 27% and 33% during the pre-rifampin phase. Post-rifampin phase clearances of cyclosporine were 0.42 and 0.79 L/hr/kg, values for volume of distribution at steady state were 1.36 and 1.35 L/kg, and bioavailabilities were 10% and 9% for blood and plasma, respectively. Rifampin not only induces the hepatic metabolism of cyclosporine but also decreases its bioavailability to a greater extent than would be predicted by the increased metabolism. The decreased bioavailability most probably can be explained by an induction of intestinal cytochrome P450 enzymes, which appears to be markedly greater than the induction of hepatic metabolism.
The ITK Software Guide Book 2: Design and Functionality (Volume 2) (2015)

The ITK Software Guide is divided into two books. This second book details the toolkit architecture that supports reading and writing of images to files, introduces the most commonly used filters found in ITK, discusses ITKs capabilities for performing image registration, reviews ITKs commonly used segmentation components, and describes ITKs statistics functionalities. This book is the companion to The ITK Software Guide Book 1: Introduction and Development Guidelines. ITK is an open-source, cross-platform software toolkit that provides an extensive suite of tools for image analysis. For over a decade, researchers and developers around the world have processed their MRI, CT, ultrasound, PET, fluoroscopy, and microscopy data with ITK. Developed through extreme programming methodologies, ITK employs leading-edge algorithms for registering and segmenting multidimensional data.
Full‐ Versus Partial‐Mouth Disinfection in the Treatment of Periodontal Infections. Long‐Term Clinical Observations of a Pilot Study (1996)

A classical treatment for chronic adult periodontitis consists of four to six consecutive sessions of scaling and root planing at a 1- to 2-week interval. Such a so-called "quadrant or sextant therapy" might result in a reinfection of a previously disinfected area by bacteria from an untreated region. The purpose of this study was to investigate, over an 8-month period, the clinical benefits of full-mouth disinfection within a 24-hour period in the control of chronic periodontitis. Ten adult patients with advanced chronic periodontitis were randomly assigned to a test and a control group. The control group received the standard scheme of initial periodontal therapy, consisting of scaling and root planing of the four quadrants was performed within 24 hours and immediately followed by a thorough supra- and subgingival chlorhexidine application to limit any transfer of bacteria. The latter involved tongue brushing with a 1% chlorhexidine gel for 60 seconds, mouthrinsing with a 0.2% chlorhexidine solution twice for 60 seconds, repeated subgingival irrigation of all pockets with a 1% chlorhexidine gel (3 times within 10 minutes), and mouthrinsing twice daily with a 0.2% chlorhexidine solution during 2 weeks. In addition, both groups received thorough oral hygiene instructions. The plaque index, gingival index, probing depth, gingival recession, and bleeding on probing were recorded prior to professional cleaning and at 1, 2, 4, and 8 months afterwards. Although the test group scored higher plaque indices than the control group, especially at months 2 and 4, the gingival index and bleeding tendency showed similar improvements with time. However, when the gingival/plaque ratio was considered, the latter was lower in the test group at all follow-up visits. For pockets > or = 7 mm, full-mouth disinfection showed a significantly (P = 0.01) higher reduction in probing depth at each follow-up visit with, at month 8, a reduction of 4 mm (from 8 mm to 4 mm), in comparison to 3 mm (from 8 mm to 5 mm) for the classical therapy. The increase in gingival recession in the full-mouth disinfection group remained below 0.7 mm, while in the control group it reached 1.9 mm after 8 months. This resulted in a gain of clinical attachment level of 3.7 mm for the test group versus 1.9 mm for the control group. A radiographical examination also indicated a superior improvement for the test group when compared to the control group. This pilot study suggests that a full-mouth disinfection in one day results in an improved clinical outcome in chronic periodontitis as compared to scalings per quadrant at 2-week intervals over several weeks.
Automatic Generation of Structural Building Descriptions from 3D Point Cloud Scans (2014)

We present a new method for automatic semantic structuring of 3D point clouds representing buildings. In contrast to existing approaches which either target the outside appearance like the facade structure or rather low-level geometric structures, we focus on the building's interior using indoor scans to derive high-level architectural entities like rooms and doors. Starting with a registered 3D point cloud, we probabilistically model the affiliation of each measured point to a certain room in the building. We solve the resulting clustering problem using an iterative algorithm that relies on the estimated visibilities between any two locations within the point cloud. With the segmentation into rooms at hand, we subsequently determine the locations and extents of doors between adjacent rooms. In our experiments, we demonstrate the feasibility of our method by applying it to synthetic as well as to real-world data.
Black nonreflecting silicon surfaces for solar cells (2006)

We present a wet chemical process for nanoscale texturing of Si surfaces, which results in an almost complete suppression of the reflectivity in a broad spectral range, leading to black Si surfaces. The process affects only the topmost 200–300nm of the material and is independent of the surface orientation and doping. Thus, it can be applied to various structural forms of bulk silicon (single, poly-, or multicrystalline) as well as to thin Si films (amorphous or microcrystalline). The optical properties of various black Si samples are presented and discussed in correlation with the surface morphology.
NEUTRAL ENDOPEPTIDASE 3.4.24.11 INHIBITION POTENTIATES THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF TYPE‐C NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ON LEUKOTRIENE D4‐INDUCED AIRWAY CHANGES (1998)

1. Microvascular leakage, a primary feature of inflammation, is well known for worsening the asthmatic condition. Gene expression of and a specific receptor for type-C natriuretic peptide (CNP), initially considered a neuropeptide, have been detected in the human vascular wall and secretion of CNP from vascular endothelial cells has recently been demonstrated. These facts suggest the presence of a vascular natriuretic peptide system and led us to expect that CNP may act beneficially on airway microvascular leakage in asthma. In the present study, we investigated the effects of CNP against leukotriene (LT) D4-induced airway microvascular leakage and bronchoconstriction and how these effects were potentiated by thiorphan, a potent neutral endopeptidase 3.4.24.11 (NEP) inhibitor. 2. Anaesthetized male guinea-pigs, ventilated via a tracheal cannula, were placed into a plethysmograph for 10 min, in order to measure pulmonary mechanics and mean blood pressure, after challenge with 2 micrograms/kg LTD4 and then the extravasation of 20 mg/kg Evans blue dye into airway tissue was investigated to indicate and evaluate microvascular leakage. 3. Intravenous administration of CNP (100, 300 and 1000 micrograms/kg) significantly inhibited the LTD4-induced microvascular leakage and bronchoconstriction in a dose-dependent manner. These inhibitory effects were enhanced by pretreatment with 20 mg/kg thiorphan, suggesting the important role of NEP in the pulmonary metabolism of CNP. 4. We believe that these results are encouraging for the further investigation of the therapeutic applications of exogenous CNP in asthma.
Laser micromachined and laminated microchannel components for chemical sensors and heat transfer applications (1997)

The fabrication of microchannel chemical sensors with seven laminated individual functional modules is described. The sensors, used to detect chromium in nuclear and chemical waste streams, were fabricated using laser micromachining, bulk silicon micromachining, photolithographic techniques, sputter coating deposition, and anodic and adhesive bonding processes. The size of the sensor was 2 cm by 2.2 cm, with a total thickness of 2.2 cm. It consisted of two or more reservoir modules to hold the liquids being evaluate, two or more micropump modules to pump the liquids through the sensor, a chemical mixing module, a reaction module, and a sensor module with electrical circuitry for connection to external measurement equipment. The fluids were directed through the layers by interconnecting flow channels. The reservoir modules were fabricated by machining Pyrex and anodic bonding to silicon. The chemical mixing module was fabricated by wet etching Pyrex and anodic bonding to silicon. The reaction module contained a serpentine 200- micrometers -wide channel, and was formed by laser micromachining polyimide. The first prototype of this sensor employed external micropumps, while the second prototype will use off-the-shelf piezoelectric micropumps. The detector layer consisted of iridium, silver, and platinum sensor pads connected to gold contact strips. The modules were joined using adhesive bonding, and an electrostatic technique was used for silicon-Pyrex bonding.
Effect of Antibody to HIV-1 Tat Protein on Viral Replication in Vitro and Progression of HIV-1 Disease in Vivo (1995)

In HIV-1-infected cell cultures, a relatively low concentration (5 micrograms/ml) of monoclonal antibody (mAb) against HIV-1-transactivating Tat protein was an efficient inhibitor of HIV-1 replication both in HIV-1(IIIB)-infected Jurkat cell and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cultures and significantly reduced the expression of a Tat-responsive CAT-reporter construct in HIV-1(IIIB)-infected Jurkat cells. Anti-Tat mAb also caused a significant reduction and a consistent delay in HIV-1 replication when added to PBMCs from HIV-1-infected patients cocultivated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated normal PBMCs. These data indicate that an autocrine-paracrine loop sustained by extracellular Tat protein, which is actively released by HIV-1-infected cells, may affect HIV-1 replication in cell cultures in vitro. An inverse relationship between natural anti-Tat antibody levels and p24 antigenemia was demonstrated by retrospective analysis of serial serum samples obtained from 10 HIV-1-seropositive hemophiliac patients followed over a 7-9-year period. This datum points to a possible influence of anti-Tat antibody on the progression of HIV-1 disease in vivo. These findings have strong implications for Tat protein as a possible target for specific immunotherapy in HIV-1-infected patients.
Characterization of the asialoglycoprotein receptor in a continuous hepatoma line. (1981)

The asialoglycoprotein receptor has been identified on a continuous human hepatoma cell line, HepG2. This receptor requires Ca2+ for ligand binding and is specific for asialoglycoprotein. There are approximately 150,000 ligand molecules bound/cell at 4 degrees C. These receptors represent a homogeneous population of high affinity binding sites with Kd = 7 X 10(-9) M. From the rate of 125I-ASOR binding at 4 degrees C, kon was 0.95 X 10(6) M-1 min-1. Uptake of 125I-ASOR at 37 degrees C was approximately 0.02 pmol/min/10(6) cells.
A security analysis of Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud service (2012)

Cloud services such as Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud and IBM's SmartCloud are quickly changing the way organizations are dealing with IT infrastructures and are providing online services. Today, if an organization needs computing power, it can simply buy it online by instantiating a virtual server image on the cloud. Servers can be quickly launched and shut down via application programming interfaces (API), offering the user a greater flexibility compared to traditional server rooms. In this talk, I will explore the general security risks associated with using virtual server images from the public catalogs of cloud service providers. In particular, we investigate in detail the security problems of public images that are available on the Amazon EC2 service. I will describe the design and implementation of an automated system that we used to instantiate and analyze the security of public AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) on the Amazon EC2 platform, and provide detailed descriptions of the security tests that we performed on each image. Our findings demonstrate that both the users and the providers of public AMIs may be vulnerable to security risks such as unauthorized access, malware infections, and loss of sensitive information. The Amazon Web Services Security Team has acknowledged our findings, and has already taken steps to properly address all the security risks we present in this talk.
Testosterone Selectively Reduces the High Molecular Weight Form of Adiponectin by Inhibiting Its Secretion from Adipocytes (2005)

The antidiabetic hormone adiponectin circulates in blood as several oligomeric complexes, and the ratios between them are critical in determining insulin sensitivity. In this study we investigated the role of testosterone in regulating the oligomeric complex distribution of adiponectin. Gel filtration analysis revealed that circulating adiponectin existed as the forms of high molecular weight (HMW), middle molecular weight, and low molecular weight complexes in both human and mice. The concentration of HMW adiponectin in female was significantly higher than that in male, whereas there were no gender differences for the other two forms. Castration induced a dramatic elevation of the HMW form but had no effect on either the middle molecular weight or the low molecular weight form in mice. Testosterone treatment, on the other hand, caused a specific reduction of HMW adiponectin in the circulation. Pulse-chase labeling experiments in rat adipocytes revealed that the three oligomeric forms of adiponectin were secreted into the culture medium at different rates and that testosterone selectively impeded the secretion of HMW adiponectin but not the other two forms. The inhibitory effect of testosterone on secretion of HMW adiponectin was largely restored by the transcription inhibitor actinomycin D, suggesting the involvement of a transcriptional event in this process. The selective inhibition of HMW adiponectin by testosterone might contribute to the sex dimorphism of adiponectin in terms of its oligomeric complex distribution and could partly explain why men have higher risk to insulin resistance and atherosclerosis than women.
Avant-propos : Le football en Europe : Nouveaux visages, nouvelles régulations (2011)

Quinze ans après l’arrêt Bosman, l’idée d’un « football national » en Europe semble plus que jamais dépassée. Parallèlement à l’ouverture des frontières, la suppression des quotas de joueurs en provenance de l’Union européenne a modifié considérablement le paysage du football. Depuis plusieurs années déjà, des voix s’élèvent contre cette réglementation accusée d’avoir porté préjudice aux petits championnats et permis notamment aux grands clubs d’Espagne ou d’Angleterre, mieux dotés, d’asseoir...
Lipid bilayer partitioning and stability of camptothecin drugs (1993)

The intense intrinsic fluorescence emissions from several clinically relevant camptothecin drugs have been exploited in order to determine (1) the structural basis of drug binding to lipid bilayers, (2) the lipid bilayer stability of each drug's alpha-hydroxylactone moiety, a pharmacophore which is essential for antitumor activity, and (3) the site of drug binding in the bilayer. Equilibrium affinities of camptothecin and related congeners for small unilamellar vesicles composed of electroneutral dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) or negatively-charged dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol (DMPG) were determined using the method of fluorescence anisotropy titration. Experiments were conducted in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 37 degrees C and overall association constants (K values) were determined. Of the seven compounds studied, the new compound 9-chloro-10,11-methylenedioxy-(20S)-camptothecin (CMC) was found to display the highest membrane affinities (KDMPC = 400 M-1, KDMPG = 320 M-1), followed by 10,11-methylenedioxy-camptothecin and camptothecin, which exhibited KDMPC and KDMPG values of 100 M-1 or greater. Topotecan displayed markedly reduced binding to lipid bilayers (KDMPC = 10 M-1, KDMPG = 50 M-1). HPLC assays were subsequently employed to assess the relative stabilities of the lactone ring of membrane-bound drugs. Our results clearly indicate that lipid bilayer interactions stabilize the lactone moiety of camptothecin drugs. In comparison to half-lives in PBS (37 degrees C) of 17 and 19 min for camptothecin and CMC, respectively, DMPC- or DMPG-bound drugs were found to be stable even for periods up to 72 h. Iodide quenching data indicate that membrane-bound camptothecin intercalates between the lipid acyl chains, in a protected environment well removed from the aqueous interface. In this manner lipid bilayer interactions stabilize the lactone ring structure of camptothecins and thereby conserve the biologically active form of each medication.
Comparison of genome profiles for identification of distinct subgroups of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (2005)

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) comprises molecularly distinct subgroups such as activated B-cell-like (ABC) and germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) DLBCLs. We previously reported that CD5(+) and CD5(-)CD10(+) DLBCL constitute clinically relevant subgroups. To determine whether these 2 subgroups are related to ABC and GCB DLBCLs, we analyzed the genomic imbalance of 99 cases (36 CD5(+), 19 CD5(-)CD10(+), and 44 CD5(-)CD10(-)) using array-based comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Forty-six of these cases (22 CD5(+), 7 CD5(-)CD10(+), and 17 CD5(-)CD10(-)) were subsequently subjected to gene-expression profiling, resulting in their division into 28 ABC (19 CD5(+) and 9 CD5(-)CD10(-)) and 18 GCB (3 CD5(+), 7 CD5(-)CD10(+), and 8 CD5(-)CD10(-)) types. A comparison of genome profiles of distinct subgroups of DLBCL demonstrated that (1) ABC DLBCL is characterized by gain of 3q, 18q, and 19q and loss of 6q and 9p21, and GCB DLBCL is characterized by gain of 1q, 2p, 7q, and 12q; (2) the genomic imbalances characteristic of the CD5(+) and CD5(-)CD10(+) groups were similar to those of the ABC and GCB types, respectively. These findings suggest that CD5(+) and CD5(-)CD10(+) subgroups are included, respectively, in the ABC and GCB types. Finally, when searching for genomic imbalances that affect patients' prognosis, we found that 9p21 loss (p16(INK4a) locus) marks the most aggressive type of DLBCL.
Tocolytic effect of a selective FP receptor antagonist in rodent models reveals an innovative approach to the treatment of preterm labor (2007)

The tocolytic activity displayed by a selective FP receptor antagonist supports a key role for the FP receptor in the pathophysiology of premature birth and demonstrates the therapeutic potential of an FP antagonist for the treatment of preterm labor cases in which uterine hyperactivity plays a dominant role.