gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Music on Exercise as Determined by Physiological Recovery Heart Rates and Distance (1990)

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of music stimuli on exercise by comparing the distance traveled and recovery heart rates under three conditions: (a) 30 minutes of walking at an aerobic speed to no music, (b) 30 minutes of walking at an aerobic speed to continuous music, and (c) 30 minutes of walking at an aerobic speed to intermittent music. A pedometer was used to measure the distance walked, and individual heart rates were monitored to maintain a target zone heart rate for the entire 30 minutes of walking. A recovery heart rate was then determined for each individual following the exercise period. Thirty-two volunteer students ranging in age from 18 to 22 were randomly assigned to either Experimental Group A or Experimental Group B. Each group included eight males and eight females who had no predetermined degree of fitness. Each subject individually exercised twice: once in the control setting with no music and once in an experimental setting with music. Group A subjects exercised to no music and to continuous music, while Group B subjects exercised to no music and to intermittent music. Results of this study indicated that subjects had a higher recovery heart rate and walked significantly further during the experimental settings than during the control setting. There was no statistically significant difference between recovery heart rates of subjects in the two experimental conditions. However, subjects in Experimental Group B walked further during the experimental setting than did subjects in Experimental Group A. Results show that music had a statistically significant effect on aerobic exercise and that the intermittent music setting was a slightly more effective than the continuous music setting. Data were further analyzed for differences related to gender. A statistical significance was found between males and females in recovery heart rates with music and without music; no statistical significance was found in distance walked.
Two Separate 18-Amino Acid Domains of Tau Promote the Polymerization of Tubulin (1989)

Tau is a heat-stable microtubule-associated protein which promotes tubulin polymerization. The assembly promoting region of tau was localized using synthetic peptides modeled after domains found in both human and mouse tau. The design of these synthetic peptides was based on the triple repeat motif found in mouse tau. The first peptide, Tau-(187-204), and the second peptide, Tau-(218-235), are capable of promoting the polymerization of tubulin into microtubules, at concentrations above 100 microM. Two other peptides tested, TauR and Tau-(250-267), were not able to promote the assembly of tubulin over a range of concentrations up to 800 microM. TauR is a random analog of Tau-(187-204). Although TauR is unable to promote polymerization, it can modify Tau-(187-204)-induced tubulin assembly.
The influence of internal voids with 3–1 connectivity on the properties of piezoelectric ceramics prepared by a new planar process (1989)

Abstract Using resonance measurements, the material properties of lead zirconate titanate samples with evenly spaced (anisotropic) internal voids were investigated. Ceramic/air-composites with 3–1 connectivity (0–15% voids) were produced using a new multilayer method. Essential to this new technique is a combination of photolithography with a stacking and pressing step of thin ceramic sheets. The results prove that the permittivity ε, the mechanical quality factor Q t , the frequency constant in thickness direction N t , and therefore also the acoustical impedance Z of the investigated composites decrease greatly with increasing ratio of voids to bulk. The piezoelectric coupling k 32 perpendicular to the internal voids also decreases strongly. The coupling factors parallel to the voids k 31 and in thickness direction kt do not change from those of bulk material. The measurements are compared with calculations which were done using a simple model.
Dichlorido(6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)cobalt(II) (2010)

In the title compound, [CoCl(2)(C(12)H(12)N(2))], the Co(II) atom is four-coordinated in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry by two N atoms from a 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligand and two terminal Cl atoms. Inter-molecular C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking inter-actions between the pyridine rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.788 (1) and 3.957 (1) Å] are present in the crystal structure.
Structural and Functional Diversity of the Microbial Kinome (2007)

The eukaryotic protein kinase (ePK) domain mediates the majority of signaling and coordination of complex events in eukaryotes. By contrast, most bacterial signaling is thought to occur through structurally unrelated histidine kinases, though some ePK-like kinases (ELKs) and small molecule kinases are known in bacteria. Our analysis of the Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) dataset reveals that ELKs are as prevalent as histidine kinases and may play an equally important role in prokaryotic behavior. By combining GOS and public databases, we show that the ePK is just one subset of a diverse superfamily of enzymes built on a common protein kinase-like (PKL) fold. We explored this huge phylogenetic and functional space to cast light on the ancient evolution of this superfamily, its mechanistic core, and the structural basis for its observed diversity. We cataloged 27,677 ePKs and 18,699 ELKs, and classified them into 20 highly distinct families whose known members suggest regulatory functions. GOS data more than tripled the count of ELK sequences and enabled the discovery of novel families and classification and analysis of all ELKs. Comparison between and within families revealed ten key residues that are highly conserved across families. However, all but one of the ten residues has been eliminated in one family or another, indicating great functional plasticity. We show that loss of a catalytic lysine in two families is compensated by distinct mechanisms both involving other key motifs. This diverse superfamily serves as a model for further structural and functional analysis of enzyme evolution.
A second large controlled clinical study of E5, a monoclonal antibody to endotoxin (1995)

In this study, E5 did not reduce mortality in nonshock patients with Gram-negative sepsis whether or not those patients also had organ failure. However, E5 did result in greater resolution of organ failure in patients with Gram-negative sepsis. This benefit extended to those patients with suspected Gram-negative etiology. This finding is important because patients with suspected Gram-negative sepsis and organ failure can be identified without waiting for culture results. In addition, E5 resulted in the prevention of adult respiratory distress syndrome and central nervous system organ failure. However, more studies are needed to determine if this result can be extended to organ failure in general. E5 is safe as a treatment for patients with Gram-negative sepsis.
Hormonal modulation of HER-2/neu protooncogene messenger ribonucleic acid and p185 protein expression in human breast cancer cell lines. (1990)

Recent work has suggested that overexpression of the HER-2/neu protooncogene may play a role in the aggressive clinical behavior of some breast tumors. Since hormones are also known to change the proliferation rate and invasiveness of these cells, we have studied the effect of sex steroid hormones and antihormones on levels of the HER-2/neu mRNA and protein in human breast cancer cell lines using complementary DNA and antibody probes. In MCF-7 cells, which contain high levels of estrogen receptor and an estradiol (E2)-inducible progesterone receptor (PR), 1 nM E2 caused a rapid drop in HER-2/neu mRNA (4.8 kilobases), to 40% of control values by 6 h, and a more gradual decrease in HER-2/neu protein, to 50% by 24 h. HER-2/neu protein and mRNA levels remained reduced throughout 1 week of E2 treatment. The effect of E2 was dose dependent, with the maximal effect seen with concentrations of 10(-10) M E2 and above, and antiestrogen partly reversed the E2-induced decrease in HER-2/neu expression. These characteristics suggest that the observed modulation of HER-2/neu is an estrogen receptor-mediated process. In contrast, progestins did not change HER-2/neu mRNA or protein levels in E2-primed MCF-7 cells that contain high levels of PR; in T47D cells, which contain low levels of ER and high levels of PR, addition of E2 or the progestin R5020 or the antiprogestin RU38,486 had no significant effect on HER-2/neu mRNA or protein levels over 6 days of treatment. These results indicate that estrogen but not progestin modulates HER-2/neu protooncogene expression in these breast cancer cell lines and suggest that aggressiveness associated with high levels of HER-2/neu mRNA and protein may be uncoupled from estrogen-stimulated proliferation in these cells.
Antigenic Analysis of Hematopoiesis: A Review (1993)

The ability to immunophenotype the heterogeneous populations of cells within bone marrow has given investigators the tools to identify, enumerate, and isolate cells of any lymphohematopoietic lineage. These cells can, in turn, be studied in morphologic, growth, biochemical, and molecular biological assays, and used for clinical transplantation, with or without in vitro expansion. Although the map of normal marrow lymphohematopoiesis has been largely determined, there is still some controversy regarding the identity and maturation pathways of lymphohematopoietic progenitors and stem cells. The currently available information on this area is reviewed and interpreted in this article.
High level gene expression in mammalian cells by a nuclear T7-phage RNA polymerase (1989)

Here we describe a novel expression system for mammalian cells which is based on transcription of hybrid genes containing T7 phage promoters by a T7 phage RNA polymerase targeted to the nucleus of the host cells. The RNA polymerase gene of T7 phage has been modified by substituting a sequence encoding the nuclear location signal of SV40 large T antigen for the N-terminal part of the polymerase gene. Expression of the modified gene is driven by the mouse metallothionein promoter in transfected mouse Ltk- cells resulting in high concentration of the polymerase in the nucleus. Nuclear T7 RNA polymerase directs efficient transcription of the cat gene under control of a T7 promoter. T7 constructs are expressed at a level at least 6 fold higher than the prototype pRSVcat. The unique properties of this heterologeous expression system are discussed.
Continuous Convective Assembling of Fine Particles into Two-Dimensional Arrays on Solid Surfaces (1996)

Forming regular textures of an arbitrary size on smooth solid surfaces is the challenge of future technology to produce new types of optical gratings, optical filters, antireflective surface coatings, selective solar absorbers, data storage, and microelectronics. Here we present a novel approach to form such sophisticated textures: controlling the growth of particle arrays on smooth and wettable solid surfaces. The obtained centimeter-size polycrystalline monolayer films consist of closely packed fine particles. Coloring of the monolayer which arises from the light diffraction, interference, and scattering exclusively inherent in textured films shows the size of the differently oriented crystal domains building the film. The results show that the higher the particle monodispersity, the lower the particle volume fraction, and the higher the environmental humidity, the larger the size of the forming domains.
Transient Effects on Microchannel Electrokinetic Filtering with an Ion-Permselective Membrane (2008)

The electrokinetics and hydrodynamics in a hybrid microfluidic/nanofluidic pore network configuration and its effect on the concentration enrichment of charged analytes are described. A hydrogel microplug, photopolymerized in a microfluidic channel, with negative surface charge serves as a nanoporous membrane and dictates the electrokinetic behavior within the adjoining microchannel compartments. The nanoporous hydrogel with a mean pore size on the order of the electrical double layer thickness imparts ion-permselectivity (cation-selectivity) to the migration of ionic species which, under the influence of an applied electrical field, drives concentration polarization in bulk solution near the interfaces between the two microchannel compartments and the hydrogel-based nanopores. The concentration enrichment efficiency for charged analytes depends on this concentration polarization, which strongly affects the distribution of local electrical field strength. In addition, electroosmotic flow in the device plays a critical role in determining the location of the analyte enrichment zone. A theoretical model and simulations are presented to explain the interplay of concentration polarization and electroosmotic flow with respect to the observed concentration enrichment of negatively charged analytes at the cathodic hydrogel plug-microchannel solution interface.
Ulex europaeus I Lectin as a Marker for Tumors Derived from Endothelial Cells (1983)

Some skin and soft tumors, which generally are assumed to be derived from endothelial cells or blood vessels, were characterized with fluorochrome-labeled Ulex europaeus I agglutinin (UEA I), recently shown to bind specifically to endothelial cells in various normal human tissues. The staining pattern was compared with that obtained with immunostaining using antibodies against factor-VIII-related antigen (FVIII-RAG), a known marker for endothelial cells. The results showed that UEA-I is a specific and a more sensitive marker for the endothelial cells in benign vascular lesions as compared with anti-FVIII-RAG. UEA-I also stained many neoplastic cells of endothelial sarcomas, which generally were negative for FVIII-RAG. Melanomas, anaplastic carcinomas, and other types of sarcomas were negative for both UEA-I and FVIII-RAG. The results suggest that UEA-I lectin is a specific and sensitive adjunct tool in demonstrating endothelial cells and endothelial derivation of human tumors.
Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (2003)

In patients with ACS, MPO serum levels powerfully predict an increased risk for subsequent cardiovascular events and extend the prognostic information gained from traditional biochemical markers. Given its proinflammatory properties, MPO may serve as both a marker and mediator of vascular inflammation and further points toward the significance of PMN activation in the pathophysiology of ACS.
Evaluation of Protecting Groups for 3-Hydroxyisoxazoles − Short Access to 3-Alkoxyisoxazole-5-carbaldehydes and 3-Hydroxyisoxazole-5-carbaldehyde, the Putative Toxic Metabolite of Muscimol (1998)

The regioselectivity of the 3-hydroxyisoxazole-5-ester 1 is studied with respect to O- versus N-alkylation. 3-O-Alkyl products 2 are highly favoured with benzyl, benzhydryl, and allyl bromide (≥ 91:9), in contrast to known uses of 5-alkyl-3-hydroxyisoxazoles or when methylation with diazomethane (or methyl iodide) is effected. Methoxymethylation leads to the N-substituted isoxazolinone 3e only. On reduction with DIBAH, the esters 2 afford 3-O-protected 3-hydroxyisoxazole-5-carbaldehydes 4 (75−98%). For removal of the benzyl protecting groups, three variations (HBr/HOAc, H2-Pd/BaSO4, NBS/AIBN) were found useful with 5-ester, 5-formyl, and 5-hydroxymethyl derivatives. The free 3-hydroxy-5-carbaldehyde 9, the putative toxic metabolite of the GABA agonist muscimol, is prepared accordingly. The O-protected 3-hydroxyisoxazole-5-carbaldehydes 4 constitute versatile intermediates in various routes to analogues of CNS-active amino acids and can now be obtained in a highly efficient manner.
Foetal and cancer patient fibroblasts produce an autocrine migrationstimulating factor not made by normal adult cells (1988)

We have previously reported that (1) the migration of foetal and adult fibroblasts into three-dimensional collagen matrices is differentially affected by cell density, and (2) skin fibroblasts from cancer patients commonly display a foetal-like mode of migratory behaviour. Data presented here indicate that differences in the migration of these cell types are particularly apparent in cultures plated at high density (i.e. at cell confluence); under these conditions, foetal fibroblasts and the foetal-like fibroblasts of cancer patients migrate into the three-dimensional collagen matrix to a significantly greater extent than do normal adult cells. In this initial study concerned with the biochemical basis of these observations, we report that medium conditioned by either foetal or cancer patient fibroblasts stimulates the migration of confluent adult cells. This stimulation of migration is specific to confluent cells, as the migration of subconfluent adult fibroblasts is unaffected by these conditioned media. Gel filtration chromatography of foetal fibroblast-conditioned medium indicates that migration-stimulating activity is recovered in a single peak with an apparent molecular mass in the range of 50-60 (X 10(3]. The active migration stimulating factor (MSF) in both foetal and cancer patient fibroblast-conditioned media appears to be a protein stable at acid pH, but inactivated by heat, alkaline pH and reductive alkylation. MSF produced by foetal and cancer patient fibroblasts is presumably responsible for the characteristically elevated levels of migration displayed by these cells in confluent culture, thereby suggesting an autocrine mode of action for this factor.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Empirical therapy of the male with clomiphene in couples with unexplained infertility. (1989)

Unexplained infertility may be secondary to a cryptic male or female factor. Although most often empirical therapy of the female partner may be attempted, clomiphene has been claimed, after uncontrolled studies, to improve fertility in men with subnormal spermograms. We chose to determine if clomiphene therapy of the male would improve fertility in couples with unexplained infertility despite normal-appearing semen parameters. One hundred husbands were randomized to treatment with clomiphene citrate, 25 mg daily for 25 days with 5 days' rest each month, if their social security numbers ended in an even number or ascorbic acid, 500 mg daily, if ending in an odd number. All female infertility factors had to be meticulously corrected for at least eight cycles for inclusion in the study, along with a minimum of 1 1/2 years' duration of infertility. Within 8 months, 29 of 50 couples (58%) with clomiphene therapy of the male achieved a pregnancy, but only 8 of 50 (16%) with ascorbic acid treatment of the male. There were no appreciable changes in sperm counts, motility, or morphology after either treatment, nor were there any significant differences in semen parameters in those conceiving versus those who did not. Further, improved fertility could not be accounted for by improvement in the hamster ova penetration test. Possibly, clomiphene improves some quality of the sperm that is defective but not measurable by standard androgenologic methods, or it improves some aspect of the seminal plasma. Perhaps, though, the results might be better explained on a psychogenic basis, i.e., clomiphene is a "better" placebo than ascorbic acid.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Syntactic and semantic knowledge in the DELPHI unification grammar (1990)

This paper presents recent natural language work on HARC, the BBN Spoken Language System. The HARC system incorporates the Byblos system [6] as its speech recognition component and the natural language system Delphi, which consists of a bottom-up parser paired with an integrated syntax/semantics unification grammar, a discourse module, and a database question-answering backend. The paper focuses on the syntactic and semantic analyses made in the grammar.
[Distributions of polymorphism of ADD1, MC4R, H-FABP gene, associated with IMF and BF in 3 populations in pig]. (2006)

Different breeds of pigs varied in traits of meat quality, especially between local abroad varieties. Intramuscular fat content (IMF) and back fat thickness (BF) have extra difference between Chinese breeds and foreign breeds. We have known that polymorphism of H-FABP, MC4R and ADD1 gene associated relation with IMF or BF in recent research. The Meishan, Sutai and Duroc x Landrace x Yorkshair become experimental animal in this research. Result show three breeds have different IMF and BF because different distributions of polymorphism three genes. Meishan has particular genetic background, so it should be protected. The results of associated analysis show that the polymorphism of three genes was associated traits of IMF and BF, polymorphism of MC4R gene was not associated traits BF. The molecular marker can apply to pig breeding by molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS).
Rapid arterial hemostasis and decreased access site complications after cardiac catheterization and angioplasty: Results of a randomized trial of a novel hemostatic device (1995)

This sheath-deployed, bioabsorbable device provides a safe and effective means of obtaining rapid arterial hemostasis after cardiac catheterization procedures. It appears to be particularly useful in those patients most at risk for access site complications.
Clinical findings of the second 1000 UK Gulf War Veterans who attended the Ministry of Defence’s Medical Assessment Programme (2001)

796 (80%) veterans were well. There were 309 (31%) patients with organic disease. 252 (25%) veterans had psychiatric conditions of which 173 (69%) had an active diagnosed disorder and post traumatic stress disorder was the predominant condition. The pattern of disease is similar to that seen in NHS practice. We found, like others, no evidence to support a unique Gulf War syndrome. Post conflict illnesses have many common features.
NIK Stabilization in Osteoclasts Results in Osteoporosis and Enhanced Inflammatory Osteolysis (2010)

Constitutive activation of NIK drives enhanced osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption, both in basal conditions and in response to inflammatory stimuli.