gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
The effects of immunization against luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone on performance, sexual development, and levels of boar taint-related compounds in intact male pigs (1994)

The effect of a newly developed anti-LH-RH vaccine on the performance, sexual development, and incidence of boar taint-related compounds was investigated in young intact male pigs. At 29 kg BW, 40 crossbred intact males and 20 castrates were allocated to three groups. Castrates and half of the intact males were untreated. The remaining intact males were immunized against LH-RH at 29 kg and again at 89 kg BW. All pigs were slaughtered at 105 kg BW. Compared with control intact males, feed efficiency in castrates was decreased by 10%, muscle content was reduced by 5%, and carcass fat content was increased by 26%. Growth performance and carcass traits did not differ significantly between immunized and control intact males. Genital tract weight, measured at slaughter, was decreased (P < or = .002) by immunization. Plasma testosterone concentrations were not significantly affected at 89 kg BW, whereas they were sevenfold lower (P < .001) in immunized than in control intact males at 105 kg BW. Fat androsterone levels, measured at slaughter, were substantially reduced (P < .001) from .66 +/- .07 microgram/g in control to .21 +/- .01 microgram/g in immunized intact males. Rates of testicular steroid biosynthesis, measured in vitro, were decreased by immunocastration. Fat skatole levels were very low and did not differ significantly between the three groups. The present results demonstrate that anti-LHRH immunization was effective in reducing the level of androstenone, a boar taint-related compound, although having a limited effect on the performance of the animals.
Genetic Modification of Adenovirus 5 Tropism by a Novel Class of Ligands Based on a Three-Helix Bundle Scaffold Derived from Staphylococcal Protein A (2002)

The use of adenovirus (Ad) as an efficient and versatile vector for in vivo tumor therapy requires the modulation of its cellular tropism. We previously developed a method to genetically alter the tropism of Ad5 fibers by replacing the fiber knob domain by an extrinsic trimerization motif and a new cellular ligand. However, fibers carrying complex ligands such as single-chain antibody fragments did not assemble into functional pentons in vitro in the presence of penton base, and failed to be rescued into infectious virions because of their inability to fold correctly within the cytoplasm of Ad-infected cells. Here we show that the coding sequence for a disulfide bond-independent three-helix bundle scaffold Z, derived from domain B of Staphylococcal protein A and capable of binding to the Fc portion of immunoglobulin (Ig) G1, could be incorporated into modified knobless Ad fiber gene constructs with seven shaft repeats. These fiber gene constructs could be rescued into viable virions that were demonstrated to enter 293 cells engineered for IgG Fc surface expression but not unmodified 293 cells, via a mechanism that could be specifically blocked with soluble Fc target protein. However, the tropism modified viruses showed a slightly impaired cellular entry and a lower infectivity than wildtype (WT) virus. In addition, we generated recombinant fibers containing an IgA binding Affibody ligand, derived from combinatorial specificity-engineering of the Z domain scaffold. Such fiber constructs also showed the expected target specific binding, indicating that the affibody protein class is ideally suited for genetic engineering of Ad tropism.
Adaptive trellis coded modulation for mobile communications (2002)

An adaptive scheme for trellis coded modulation of multiple phase shift keying (MPSK) signals, called adaptive trellis coded MPSK (ATCMPSK), is proposed for the Rayleigh fading channel. The adaptive scheme is based on varying the coding/modulation (codulation) rate according to channel conditions. Slow fading and ideal channel information at the receiver are assumed. It is shown that ATCMPSK results in a considerable improvement in bit error rate (BER) performance of MPSK signals under fading.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
NF-κB inhibition by ω-3 fatty acids modulates LPS-stimulated macrophage TNF-α transcription (2003)

Omega-3 fatty acid (FA) emulsions reduce LPS-stimulated murine macrophage TNF-alpha production, but the exact mechanism has yet to be defined. The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanism for omega-3 FA inhibition of macrophage TNF-alpha production following LPS stimulation. RAW 264.7 cells were pretreated with isocaloric emulsions of omega-3 FA (Omegaven), omega-6 FA (Lipovenos), or DMEM and subsequently exposed to LPS. IkappaB-alpha and phospho-IkappaB-alpha were determined by Western blotting. NF-kappaB binding was assessed using the electromobility shift assay, and activity was measured using a luciferase reporter vector. RT-PCR and ELISA quantified TNF-alpha mRNA and protein levels, respectively. Pretreatment with omega-3 FA inhibited IkappaB phosphorylation and significantly decreased NF-kappaB activity. Moreover, omega-3-treated cells demonstrated significant decreases in both TNF-alpha mRNA and protein expression by 47 and 46%, respectively. These experiments demonstrate that a mechanism for proinflammatory cytokine inhibition in murine macrophages by omega-3 FA is mediated, in part, through inactivation of the NF-kappaB signal transduction pathway secondary to inhibition of IkappaB phosphorylation.
Development of a Topically Active Imiquimod Formulation (1999)

The purpose of this work was to develop a topical formulation of imiquimod, a novel immune response modifier, to induce local cytokine production for the treatment of external genital and perianal warts. A pH-solubility profile and titration data were used to calculate a pKa of 7.3, indicative of a weak base. Solubility experiments were conducted to identify a solvent that dissolves imiquimod to achieve a 5% formulation concentration. Studies to select surfactants, preservatives, and viscosity-enhancing excipients to formulate an oil-in-water cream indicated that fatty acids were the preferred solvent for topical imiquimod formulations, and isostearic acid (ISA) was selected. A relationship existed between the fatty acid composition of four commercially available ISA sources and the solubility of imiquimod. A combination of polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, and xanthan gum was used to produce a physically stable cream. The preservative system included parabens and benzyl alcohol to meet the USP criteria for preservative activity. An in vitro method was developed to demonstrate that imiquimod was released from the formulation. Topical application of the formulation induced local cytokine activity in mice.
337 nm Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization of single aerosol particles (1999)

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectra were obtained from single particles injected directly into a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Aerosol particles were generated at atmospheric pressure using a piezoelectric single-particle generator or a pneumatic nebulizer and introduced into the mass spectrometer through a series of narrow-bore tubes. Particles were detected by light scattering that was used to trigger a 337 nm pulsed nitrogen laser and the ions produced by laser desorption were mass separated in a two-stage reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer. MALDI mass spectra of single particles containing bradykinin, angiotensin II, gramicidin S, vitamin B(12) or gramicidin D were obtained at mass resolutions greater than 400 FWHM. For the piezoelectric particle generator, the efficiency of particle delivery was estimated to be approximately 0.02%, and 50 pmol of sample were consumed for each mass spectrum. For the pneumatic nebulizer, mass spectra could be obtained from single particles containing less than 100 amol of analyte, although the sample consumption for a typical mass spectrum was over 400 pmol.
Na-doped Ni-rich LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2cathode material with both high rate capability and high tap density for lithium ion batteries (2014)

Na-doped Ni-rich LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode material, Li0.97Na0.03Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2, is synthesized by a hydroxide co-precipitation route. The structural characterization reveals that the substitution of Na for Li results in a more ordered α-NaFeO2 structure, enlarges Li layer spacing, and reduces the degree of cation mixing. The Li0.97Na0.03Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 material has a high tap density of 2.17 g cm(-3) that meets the commercial requirement in lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The galvanostatic charge/discharge results show that the electrochemical performance of the Li0.97Na0.03Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 is significantly improved. At 0.2, 1, 10, 30 and 50 C, the specific capacities of the Li0.97Na0.03Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 are 228.43, 163.12, 121.43, 95.56 and 60.09 mA h g(-1), respectively, which are superior to those of the undoped LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 due to the enlargement of Li layer spacing, the decreased degree of cation mixing, and the rapid diffusion of Li-ion in the bulk lattice after the substitution of Na for Li. Therefore, the Na-doped Ni-rich LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 material is a promising cathode candidate for the next generation of LIBs.
New Strategies in Prostate Cancer: Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Ligands for Diagnosis and Therapy (2016)

Key issues for prostate cancer patients are the detection of recurrent disease and the treatment of metastasized cancer. Early detection is a major challenge for all conventional imaging modalities. Furthermore, therapy of patients with hormone-resistant tumor lesions presents a major clinical challenge. Because the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is frequently overexpressed in prostate cancer, several PSMA-targeting molecules are under development to detect and treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). mCRPC represents a situation where cure is no longer achievable and novel therapeutic approaches for palliation and increase of survival are needed. In this article, we discuss the recent development for noninvasive detection of recurrent disease and therapy of mCRPC with corresponding PSMA-targeted radioligands.
A Reactive Peptidic Linker for Self-Assembling Hybrid Quantum Dot−DNA Bioconjugates (2007)

Self-assembly of proteins, peptides, DNA, and other biomolecules to semiconductor quantum dots (QD) is an attractive bioconjugation route that can circumvent many of the problems associated with covalent chemistry and subsequent purification. Polyhistidine sequences have been shown to facilitate self-assembly of proteins and peptides to ZnS-overcoated CdSe QDs via complexation to unoccupied coordination metal sites on the nanocrystal surface. We describe the synthesis and characterization of a thiol-reactive hexahistidine peptidic linker that can be chemically attached to thiolated-DNA oligomers and mediate their self-assembly to CdSe-ZnS core-shell QDs. The self-assembly of hexahistidine-appended DNA to QDs is probed with gel electrophoresis and fluorescence resonance energy transfer techniques, and the results confirm high-affinity conjugate formation with control over the average molar ratio of DNA assembled per QD. To demonstrate the potential of this reactive peptide linker strategy, a prototype QD-DNA-dye molecular beacon is self-assembled and tested against both specific and nonspecific target DNAs. This conjugation route is potentially versatile, as altering the reactivity of the peptide linker may allow targeting of different functional groups such as amines and facilitate self-assembly of other nanoparticle-biomolecule structures.
GAS FLOW EFFECTS ON TWIN-FLUID ATOMIZATION OF LIQUID METALS (2000)

Twin-fluid atomization by means of free-fall atomizers is a common process technology in metal powder production and especially in metal spray forming. The latter is a process route for producing near-net-shaped preforms with excellent material properties. Here, disintegration of the molten metal results in a characteristic particle size, momentum, and thermal energy distribution in the spray, which strongly affects the behavior and efficiency of the spray forming process. The gas nozzle arrangement in the free-fall atomizer consists in most applications of a number of discrete jets. Spreading and interaction of the individual gas jets result in a characteristic transsonic gas flow field in the vicinity of the atomization area. Changes in the gas momentum distribution in the atomization area are discussed, dependent on the geometric arrangement of the jets and the formation of the gas nozzle contours (converging or converging/diverging). The particle size distribution in the spray is analyzed for a model fluid and a metal melt. Some design criteria for free-fall atomizer nozzle arrangements with efficient liquid metal atomization are given.
A new medium for the enumeration and subculture of bacteria from potable water (1985)

Plate count agar is presently the recommended medium for the standard bacterial plate count (35 degrees C, 48-h incubation) of water and wastewater. However, plate count agar does not permit the growth of many bacteria that may be present in treated potable water supplies. A new medium was developed for use in heterotrophic plate count analyses and for subculture of bacteria isolated from potable water samples. The new medium, designated R2A, contains 0.5 g of yeast extract, 0.5 g of Difco Proteose Peptone no. 3 (Difco Laboratories), 0.5 g of Casamino Acids (Difco), 0.5 g of glucose, 0.5 g of soluble starch, 0.3 g of K2HPO4, 0.05 g of MgSO4 X 7H2O, 0.3 g of sodium pyruvate, and 15 g of agar per liter of laboratory quality water. Adjust the pH to 7.2 with crystalline K2HPO4 or KH2PO4 and sterilize at 121 degrees C for 15 min. Results from parallel studies with spread, membrane filter, and pour plate procedures showed that R2A medium yielded significantly higher bacterial counts than did plate count agar. Studies of the effect of incubation temperature showed that the magnitude of the count was inversely proportional to the incubation temperature. Longer incubation time, up to 14 days, yielded higher counts and increased detection of pigmented bacteria. Maximal bacterial counts were obtained after incubation at 20 degrees C for 14 days. As a tool to monitor heterotrophic bacterial populations in water treatment processes and in treated distribution water, R2A spread or membrane filter plates incubated at 28 degrees C for 5 to 7 days is recommended.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Using a hospital information system to assess the effects of adverse drug events. (1993)

The most common adverse events experienced by hospitalized patients are drug related. While numerous studies have described the incidence and types of adverse drug events (ADEs), the actual effect of these events on patient outcomes have only been estimated. The studies that have described the effects of ADEs on patient outcomes have not stratified patients by severity of illness and hospital costs were estimated based on a percent of hospital charges. We designed a study to utilize the resources of our hospital information system to assess the attributable effects of ADEs on hospital length of stay and cost of hospitalization. This approach emphasized the difference between study patients and their matched control patients rather than overall differences between patients with and without ADEs. In addition, we used nursing acuity data to help adjust severity of illness within DRG groups and actual hospital costs were used instead of estimated costs. This study found that while the average length of stay for patients with ADEs was 8.19 days compared to 4.36 days for matched control patients, the attributable difference due to the ADEs was 1.94 days. Similar methods found that patients with ADEs had an average cost of hospitalization of $10,584 compared to $5,350 for those without and the attributable difference due to ADEs was $1,939. This indicates that the 569 ADEs at our hospital during 1992 resulted in an additional 1,104 extra patient days at a cost of $1,103,291.
A bifunctional DNA binding region in Tn5 transposase (2007)

Tn5 transposition is a complicated process that requires the formation of a highly ordered protein-DNA structure, a synaptic complex, to catalyse the movement of a sequence of DNA (transposon) into a target DNA. Much is known about the structure of the synaptic complex and the positioning of protein-DNA contacts, although many protein-DNA contacts remain largely unstudied. In particular, there is little evidence for the positioning of donor DNA and target DNA. In this communication, we describe the isolation and analysis of mutant transposases that have, for the first time, provided genetic and biochemical evidence for the stage-specific positioning of both donor and target DNAs within the synaptic complex. Furthermore, we have provided evidence that some of the amino acids that contact donor DNA also contact target DNA, and therefore suggest that these amino acids help define a bifunctional DNA binding region responsible for these two transposase-DNA binding events.
Crystallized Frameworks with Giant Pores:  Are There Limits to the Possible? (2005)

In the domain of porous solids with inorganic or hybrid frameworks, the combination of mastered chemistry and of computer simulations pushes forward the limits of the classical approach and allows the full determination from powder diffraction data of architectures with cells of several hundred thousand cubic angstroms with hierarchies of giant pores and unprecedented Langmuir surfaces. The different limits induced by this new approach are analyzed.
Osteocalcin differentially regulates β cell and adipocyte gene expression and affects the development of metabolic diseases in wild-type mice (2008)

The osteoblast-specific secreted molecule osteocalcin behaves as a hormone regulating glucose metabolism and fat mass in two mutant mouse strains. Here, we ask two questions: is the action of osteocalcin on beta cells and adipocytes elicited by the same concentrations of the molecule, and more importantly, does osteocalcin regulate energy metabolism in WT mice? Cell-based assays using isolated pancreatic islets, a beta cell line, and primary adipocytes showed that picomolar amounts of osteocalcin are sufficient to regulate the expression of the insulin genes and beta cell proliferation markers, whereas nanomolar amounts affect adiponectin and Pgc1alpha expression in white and brown adipocytes, respectively. In vivo the same difference exists in osteocalcin's ability to regulate glucose metabolism on the one hand and affect insulin sensitivity and fat mass on the other hand. Furthermore, we show that long-term treatment of WT mice with osteocalcin can significantly weaken the deleterious effect on body mass and glucose metabolism of gold thioglucose-induced hyperphagia and high-fat diet. These results establish in WT mice the importance of this novel molecular player in the regulation of glucose metabolism and fat mass and suggest that osteocalcin may be of value in the treatment of metabolic diseases.
Differential Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass on Appetite, Circulating Acyl-ghrelin, Peptide YY3-36 and Active GLP-1 Levels in Non-diabetic Humans (2013)

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) reduces appetite and induces significant and sustainable weight loss. Circulating gut hormones changes engendered by LRYGBP are implicated in mediating these beneficial effects. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is advocated as an alternative to LRYGBP, with comparable short-term weight loss and metabolic outcomes. LRYGBP and LSG are anatomically distinct procedures causing differential entero-endocrine cell nutrient exposure and thus potentially different gut hormone changes. Studies reporting the comparative effects of LRYGBP and LSG on appetite and circulating gut hormones are controversial, with no data to date on the effects of LSG on circulating peptide YY3-36 (PYY3-36) levels, the specific PYY anorectic isoform. In this study, we prospectively investigated appetite and gut hormone changes in response to LRYGBP and LSG in adiposity-matched non-diabetic patients. Anthropometric indices, leptin, fasted and nutrient-stimulated acyl-ghrelin, active glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), PYY3-36 levels and appetite were determined pre-operatively and at 6 and 12 weeks post-operatively in obese, non-diabetic females, with ten undergoing LRYGBP and eight adiposity-matched females undergoing LSG. LRYGBP and LSG comparably reduced adiposity. LSG decreased fasting and post-prandial plasma acyl-ghrelin compared to pre-surgery and to LRYGBP. Nutrient-stimulated PYY3-36 and active GLP-1 concentrations increased post-operatively in both groups. However, LRYGBP induced greater, more sustained PYY3-36 and active GLP-1 increments compared to LSG. LRYGBP suppressed fasting hunger compared to LSG. A similar increase in post-prandial fullness was observed post-surgery following both procedures. LRYGBP and LSG produced comparable enhanced satiety and weight loss. However, LSG and LRYGBP differentially altered gut hormone profiles.
Impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Sensory Characteristics in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (2001)

Although SCS has previously been shown to cause a significant pain reduction in complex regional pain syndrome type I, the treatment has no long-term effect on detection and pain thresholds for pressure, warmth, or cold. The treatment seems to have only minimal influence on mechanical hyperalgesia.
Preparation of microbubble suspensions by co-axial electrohydrodynamic atomization (2006)

In this paper we report a novel method, based on co-axial electrohydrodynamic jetting, for the preparation of microbubble suspensions containing bubbles <10 microm in size and having a narrow size distribution. No selective filtration is necessary and the suspensions are produced directly by the process. To demonstrate the method, glycerol was used as the liquid medium, flowing in the outer needle of the co-axial twin needle arrangement and undergoing electrohydrodynamic atomization in the stable cone-jet mode while air flowed through the inner needle at the same time. At zero applied voltage a hollow stream of liquid flowed from the outer needle. When the applied voltage was increased, eventually the hollow stream became a stable cone-jet and emitted a microthread of bubbles, which were collected in a container of glycerol to obtain microbubble suspensions. The size of the microbubbles was measured via optical microscopy and laser diffractometry. Several microbubble suspensions were prepared and characterised and the size distribution was found to be critically dependent on the ratio (n) of flow rates of liquid/air and, in particular the flow rate of the air. At n=1.5, with the flow rate of air set at approximately 1.7 microl/s, a microbubble suspension containing bubbles in the size range 2-8 microm was obtained.
Winpitchpro - a tool for text to speech alignment and prosodic analysis (2004)

Traditional experimental phonetics laboratories are made somewhat obsolete by the use of popular software tools such as Praat [7].Indeed, these tools provide most of the acoustic analysis engines needed for prosodic research, in particular fundamental frequency trackers and speech prosodic morphing synthesizer.Still, their usage is not always totally intuitive, and considerable training must sometimes be provided in order to ensure a reasonable degree of success and efficiency when used in a research project.In this perspective, new generation acoustical analysis software such as WinPitchPro will put emphasis on reliability of measurements and ease of use.