gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Virtual CPE: Enhancing CPE's deployment and operations through virtualization (2012)

The arising opportunity exposed in this paper is leveraging the capabilities of network virtualization to provide a whole IP Network as a Service (NaaS). Users are offered the capability to customize the policies, the configuration and the management on their allocated virtual network to meet their own requirements. Following the NaaS paradigm, the European Community funded project Mantychore is developing and providing an IP NaaS framework to enhance the service portfolio of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) and other e-Infrastructure providers. This paper, as a particular use case of the project, describes how NaaS could benefit Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) deployment. Two CPE scenarios discussed are: the Aggregated Virtual CPE and the Multiple Networks Virtual CPE. The benefits of these scenarios go from equipment purchasing cost to operations expenses and efficiencies.
Association of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D with Liver Cancer Incidence and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality in Finnish Male Smokers of the ATBC Study (2018)

Background: Although circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations were linked to liver cancer and chronic liver disease (CLD) in laboratory studies, few epidemiologic studies have addressed the associations.Methods: Within the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study, we measured 25(OH)D in baseline serum of 202 incident liver cancer cases and 225 CLD deaths that occurred during nearly 25 years of follow-up, and 427 controls. ORs and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. We examined predetermined clinically defined cut-points, and season-specific and season-standardized quartiles.Results: Low serum 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with higher risk of liver cancer (<25 nmol/L vs. ≥50 nmol/L: 1.98; 95% CI, 1.22-3.20; Ptrend across categories = 0.003) and CLD mortality (1.93; 95% CI, 1.23-3.03; Ptrend = 0.006) in models adjusted for age and date of blood draw. After additional adjustment for body mass index, diabetes, smoking, and other potential confounders, the association remained statistically significant for liver cancer (1.91; 95% CI, 1.16-3.15; Ptrend = 0.008), but was somewhat attenuated for CLD mortality (1.67; 95% CI, 1.02-2.75; Ptrend = 0.05). Associations were similar for analyses using season-specific and season-standardized quartiles, and after excluding participants with diabetes, or hepatitis B or C.Conclusions: Our results suggest a possible preventive role for vitamin D against liver cancer and CLD, although the importance of the liver for vitamin D metabolism and the lack of information about underlying liver disease makes reverse causality a concern.Impact: Future studies are needed to evaluate associations of vitamin D with liver cancer and liver disease in other populations, particularly those with a different constellation of risk factors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(9); 1075-82. ©2018 AACR.
Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) using multi-aperture DSPI system and fast Fourier transform method (2007)

Digital speckle pattern interferometry (DSPI) and digital shearography (DS) are two independent whole-field non-contacting optical methods for nondestructive flaw detection and precision measurements. A multi-aperture arrangement in front the imaging lens provides the grid structure within the speckles to yield desired diffraction halos at the Fourier transform plane. A three aperture arrangement in front of the imaging system is proposed here to combine coherently three waves at the CCD plane and also to introduce spatial carrier fringes within the speckle. One of the apertures is used for imaging the object onto the CCD plane, the second aperture for introducing smooth reference wave, while the third aperture carries a small angle wedge plate to provide the shear. This method allows simultaneous phase evaluation of the out-of-plane displacement and its first order derivative (slope) by filtering the appropriate diffraction halos of the Fourier spectrum. In this paper, we describe a (1, N) phase shifting technique with fast Fourier transform (FFT) for non destructive evaluation (NDE) of quasi-dynamic behavior of objects subject to slowly varying loads. The prominent advantage of the technique is that, it requires only a single frame prior to the object deformation and N number of frames during the object deformation for NDE. Experimental results are presented on a honeycomb structure subjected to thermal load.
The evolutionary logic of sepsis (2017)

The recently proposed Microbiome Mutiny Hypothesis posits that members of the human microbiome obtain information about the host individuals' health status and, when host survival is compromised, switch to an intensive exploitation strategy to maximize residual transmission. In animals and humans, sepsis is an acute systemic reaction to microbes invading the normally sterile body compartments. When induced by formerly mutualistic or neutral microbes, possibly in response to declining host health, sepsis appears to fit the 'microbiome mutiny' scenario except for its apparent failure to enhance transmission of the causative organisms. We propose that the ability of certain species of the microbiome to induce sepsis is not a fortuitous side effect of within-host replication, but rather it might, in some cases, be the result of their adaptive evolution. Whenever host health declines, inducing sepsis can be adaptive for those members of the healthy human microbiome that are capable of colonizing the future cadaver and spread by cadaver-borne transmission. We hypothesize that such microbes might exhibit switches along the 'mutualist - lethal pathogen - decomposer - mutualist again' scenario, implicating a previously unsuspected, surprising level of phenotypic plasticity. This hypothesis predicts that those species of the healthy microbiome that are recurring causative agents of sepsis can participate in the decomposition of cadavers, and can be transmitted as soil-borne or water-borne infections. Furthermore, in individual sepsis cases, the same microbial clones that dominate the systemic infection that precipitates sepsis, should also be present in high concentration during decomposition following death: this prediction is testable by molecular fingerprinting in experimentally induced animal models. Sepsis is a leading cause of human death worldwide. If further research confirms that some cases of sepsis indeed involve the 'mutiny' (facultative phenotypic switching) of normal members of the microbiome, then new strategies could be devised to prevent or treat sepsis by interfering with this process.
Enterobacterial infection modulates major histocompatibility complex class I expression on mononuclear cells (1999)

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression is reduced in several viral infections, but it is not known whether the same happens during infections caused by intracellular enterobacteria. In this study, the expression of MHC class I antigens on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 16 patients with Salmonella, Yersinia, or Klebsiella infection was investigated. During or after the acute infection, the expression of MHC class I antigens was markedly decreased in eight patients, all with genotype HLA-B27, and six out of eight with reactive arthritis (ReA). A significant decrease of monomorphic MHC class I was found in three patients, of HLA-B27 in eight (P<0.05) and of HLA-A2 in two. However, patients negative for the HLA-B27 genotype, or healthy HLA-B27-positive individuals, did not have a significant decrease of MHC class I antigens. During the decreased expression on the cell surface, intracellular retention of MHC class I antigens was observed, whereas HLA-B27 mRNA levels did not vary significantly. This is the first evidence that enterobacterial infection may down-regulate expression of MHC class I molecules in vivo and that down-regulation is predominant in patients with the HLA-B27 genotype.
Ocular input for human melatonin regulation: relevance to breast cancer. (2002)

The impact of breast cancer on women across the world has been extensive and severe. As prevalence of breast cancer is greatest in industrialized regions, exposure to light at night has been proposed as a potential risk factor. This theory is supported by the epidemiological observations of decreased breast cancer in blind women and increased breast cancer in women who do shift-work. In addition, human, animal and in vitro studies which have investigated the melatonin-cancer dynamic indicate an apparent relationship between light, melatonin and cancer, albeit complex. Recent developments in understanding melatonin regulation by light in humans are examined, with particular attention to factors that contribute to the sensitivity of the light-induced melatonin suppression response. Specifically, the role of spectral characteristics of light is addressed, and recent relevant action spectrum studies in humans and other mammalian species are discussed. Across five action spectra for circadian and other non-visual responses, a peak sensitivity between 446-484 nm was identified. Under highly controlled exposure circumstances, less than 1 lux of monochromatic light elicited a significant suppression of nocturnal melatonin. In view of the possible link between light exposure, melatonin suppression and cancer risk, it is important to continue to identify the basic related ocular physiology. Visual performance, rather than circadian function, has been the primary focus of architectural lighting systems. It is now necessary to reevaluate lighting strategies, with consideration of circadian influences, in an effort to maximize physiological homeostasis and health.
[Production of IL2 and induction of IL2 receptor: two independent and dissociable events during allogenic stimulation in vitro in man]. (1986)

Donors from HLA genotyped families are extremely useful for immunogenetic studies. Analysis of the in vitro allogenic response of lymphocytes from HLA recombinant siblings can dissect the respective role of HLA class I and class II antigens for the lymphocyte activation. Using lymphocytes from such donors, we have demonstrated that IL2 production is triggered by HLA class II disparities (but not by HLA class I), HLA class I disparities can prime the cytotoxic T lymphocytes precursors inducing the IL2 receptor on the specific clones which will proliferate in presence of IL2 either from endogenous origin (in the case of HLA class II disparities) or from experimentally added IL2 in the culture.
Impact of Chikungunya Virus Infection on Health Status and Quality of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2009)

More than one year following the acute phase of infection, CHIK+ subjects reported more disabilities than those who were CHIK-. These persistent disabilities, however, have no significant influence on medical consumption, and the impact on quality of life is moderate.
Dynamics of Dielectrophoretic-Force-Directed Assembly of NaYF4 Colloidal Nanocrystals into Tunable Multilayered Micropatterns (2014)

The dynamics of dielectrophoretic-force-directed assembly of polarizable colloidal upconverting β-NaYF4 nanocrystals into tunable multilayers on charge micropatterns written by atomic force microscopy is investigated. Multilayered nanocrystal assembly by this nanoxerography process occurs in two phases. During the first phase typically lasting a few minutes, the nanocrystal assemblies grow up to a maximum thickness under the influence of strong dielectrophoretic forces exerted by the charge patterns. Subsequently, the nanocrystals start to diffuse back into the solvent, leaving a single layer attached to the charge patterns. A theoretical model based on the Fokker-Planck equation is formulated to describe this dynamics involving an interplay of diffusive and dielectrophoretic forces. Being in good agreement with the experimental results, this approach may be reliably extended to simulate the directed assembly of other types of polarizable colloids from liquid phase by nanoxerography.
Joint AMC and Packet Fragmentation for Error Control Over Fading Channels (2010)

Error control is critical for wireless networks to combat channel fading and ensure efficient resource utilization. Adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) in the physical (PHY) layer and packet fragmentation and automatic repeat request (ARQ) in the link layer are widely used error-control mechanisms. However, how to jointly optimize them in both layers for high-rate wireless networks is still open. In this paper, using the WiMedia ultrawideband (UWB) networks as an example, we first develop a general analytical framework to quantify the link delay and loss performance considering the channel fading, the joint error-control mechanisms, and the arbitrary reservation-based media access control (MAC) protocol. Second, we introduce a cross-layer design to optimize the PHY-layer AMC and the link-layer packet fragmentation and propose a joint-adaptation mechanism that is simple to implement and has near-optimal performance. Numerical results reveal that fragmentation has a greater impact than AMC on the delay and loss performance for marginal links and that the proposed joint-adaptation strategy is efficient for high-rate wireless networks.
THE ALLEVIATORY EFFECTS OF THE DIODE LASER IN TREATING MANY CASES OF PAIN (1988)

We have applied a pain alleviating low power diode Laser to a total of 3635 patients (6605 cumulative cases) with an overall efficacy of 82.8%.A direct oral questioning in our clinic revealed that the immediate efficacy of the Laser therapy was 72.8%, while the written inquiry gave an higher efficacy of 76%. The duration of the therapeutic effect given by one irradiation was variable. One hundred and thirteen patients (113/752, 15%) had only a 8.9 hour relief of pain, whilst the remainder of the patients (572/752, 76%) reported a long lasting effect of 3.8 day on the average. The patients were requested to answer to 10 items, general malaise, sleep, appetite, body weight, mood, emotion, vigor, interest for the circumstance, chillness in the extremities and general energy-each of which was graded into 5 extents-excellent, good, fair, equivocal and aggravated. When “excellent”, “good” and “fair” combined, some favorable effects of the Laser therapy were indicated by the following results: good mood (85.4%), increased general energy (79. 1%), good sleep (65.3%), stabilized emotion (64.7%) increased vigor (63.0%), increased interest for the circumstance (54.7%), increased appetite (40.9%), les sensed general malaise (48.8%), alleviated chillness of the extremities (35.8 %) and weight gain (21.7%).
Water Diffusion and Solubility in Glasses and Melts of Float, Container, and Other Commercial Compositions (2006)

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Experimental Procedures Results Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgements
SPCp1-06: Codebook Design for Noncoherent MIMO Communications Via Reflection Matrices (2006)

This paper studies the codebook design problem for noncoherent multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communications. Each codeword in the codebook is considered to be a point in a Grassmann manifold. In this paper, the codebook design is formulated as an inverse eigenvalue problem. A new algorithm using reflection matrices is proposed to obtain the optimal codebook for noncoherent block fading channels where the channel state information (CSI) is unknown at both the receiver and transmitter. The key contribution of this paper is that our algorithm is able to construct an optimal codebook via a sequence of reflection matrices.
Density sensitive line ratios for highly ionized atoms of the Cu i and Na i isoelectronic sequences (1990)

We discuss extreme ultraviolet and x-ray spectral lines emitted by ions of the Cu i and Na i isoelectronic sequences and show that certain intensity ratios of these lines are sensitive to electron density in the range from about 1018 to 1022 cm−3. These lines therefore provide density diagnostics for high-temperature plasmas. We illustrate the density dependence for four ions of the Cu i sequence (Z=60, 71, 82, 92) and seven ions of the Na i sequence (Z=32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92). We also show that the dependence of the ratios on electron temperature is not strong, and demonstrate that opacity can be kept small by employing the spot spectroscopy technique.
Evaluation of Dynamic Fracture Toughness Using the Normalization Method (1993)

This paper presents a simple technique to determine dynamic J-R curves from a single, precracked Charpy-type specimen by means of an instrumented Charpy testing machine. This technique is based on the normalization method proposed originally by Landes and Herrera. This method eliminates the need for crack length monitoring that makes it particularly suitable under dynamic loading conditions. The method used to generate J-R curves consisted of conducting precracked Charpy tests using a stop block. This simple device allows interruption of the test before the specimen is completely broken, furnishing the two calibration points necessary for applying the normalization method. J-R curves obtained with the normalization method were compared with values calculated following the multiple specimen technique.
Inhibition of mTOR with sirolimus slows disease progression in Han:SPRD rats with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) (2005)

We conclude that oral sirolimus markedly delays the loss of renal function and retards cyst development in Han:SPRD rats with ADPKD. Our data also suggest that activation of the S6K signalling pathway plays an important role in the pathogenesis of PKD. Sirolimus could be a useful drug to retard progressive renal failure in patients with ADPKD.
Autochthonous dengue virus infection in Japan imported into Germany, September 2013 (2014)

In September 2013, dengue virus (DENV) infection was diagnosed in a German traveller returning from Japan. DENV-specific IgM and IgG and DENV NS1 antigen were detected in the patient’s blood, as were DENV serotype 2-specific antibodies. Public health authorities should be aware that autochthonous transmission of this emerging virus may occur in Japan. Our findings also highlight the importance of taking a full travel history, even from travellers not returning from tropical countries, to assess potential infection risks of patients.
A Mixed Hierarchical Attention based Encoder-Decoder Approach for\n Standard Table Summarization (2018)

Structured data summarization involves generation of natural language\nsummaries from structured input data. In this work, we consider summarizing\nstructured data occurring in the form of tables as they are prevalent across a\nwide variety of domains. We formulate the standard table summarization problem,\nwhich deals with tables conforming to a single predefined schema. To this end,\nwe propose a mixed hierarchical attention based encoder-decoder model which is\nable to leverage the structure in addition to the content of the tables. Our\nexperiments on the publicly available WEATHERGOV dataset show around 18 BLEU (~\n30%) improvement over the current state-of-the-art.\n
Characteristics and Factors Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection, Hospitalization, and Mortality Across Race and Ethnicity (2021)

Major healthcare disparities were evident, especially among Hispanics who tested positive at a higher rate, required excess hospitalization and mechanical ventilation, and had higher odds of in-hospital mortality despite younger age. Targeted, culturally responsive interventions and equitable vaccine development and distribution are needed to address the increased risk of poorer COVID-19 outcomes among minority populations.
Donor origin of de novo hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatic allografts (2003)

Hepatitis B virus-associated de novo HCC in liver transplants is of donor but not of host origin. The new technique described here can also discriminate between true recurrence of the original tumor and new recipient tumors.
Complex Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus Treated With a Novel Bi-Phasic Aragonite-based Implant (2020)

To present initial results of a novel, bi-phasic, porous, biodegrade, and cell-free aragonite-based scaffold for treating complex osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT). Four subjects (2 males and 2 females; 34-61 years old) were operated on their ankles due to chronic and deep OLT-Hepple grades 4 or 5 (1.8-2.2 cm<sup>2</sup>). Three subjects had OLT on the medial central trochlea, and 1 had a combined medial and lateral lesions. OLT were exposed through medial malleolus osteotomy, with an additional lateral arthrotomy in the combined lesions. Bi-phasic porous osteochondral scaffolds (single implant or 2 implants) were implanted in a press-fit manner using a designated surgical toolset. Treatment outcome was followed clinically (Foot and Ankle Outcome Score, EQ-5D 3L, Tegner activity scale) and by medical imaging (radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging) from 18 to 32 months. All Foot and Ankle Outcome Score values increased from preoperative to final follow-up values (Symptoms 62 to 71, Pain 53 to 84, ADL 60 to 89, Sport 19 to 65, and QoL 18 to 47). EQ-5D 3L increased from 0.59 to 0.76, and Tegner activity values increased from 1.5 to 3. Kellgren-Lawrence ankle radiographic scores remained stable (2 to 2). Postoperative MR evaluation demonstrated cartilage defect fill of 75% to 100% respect to the native cartilage in 3 subjects (4 OLTs), while 1 lesion was filled 25% to 50%. No graft related serious adverse events or graft failures were reported. The use of a bi-phasic osteochondral biodegradable aragonite-based scaffold in the treatment of complex OLT during the reported period presented positive and promising clinical and radiologic outcome, without serious adverse events or graft failures.
An ultra-compact 16-pixel local oscillator at 1.9 THz (2016)

In this work we report on the design, fabrication and initial tests of an ultra-compact 16-pixel 1.9 THz local oscillator source with >10 μW output power per pixel at room temperature. The power of each pixel can be individually controlled through the dc bias of the multiplier stages. The total dimensions of the module is 143mm × 30 mm × 25 mm. The pixel spacing is 5 mm and the total estimated dc power consumption is of 2.6 W/pixel, including the synthesizer. This represents a factor of 4 increase in number of pixels and a factor of 5 reduction in dc power consumption per pixel with regards to previously demonstrated arrays at 1.9 THz.
STAP à rang réduit, récursif en distance et utilisant un développement de Taylor (2011)

Dans cet article, on teste et on compare, sur des signaux fournis par la Direction&#13;\nGénérale de l’Armement Maîtrise de l’Information (DGA/MI), des algorithmes de traitement&#13;\nadaptatif spatio-temporel (STAP) récemment développés par les auteurs pour éliminer l’effet&#13;\ndu fouillis lorsque l’on veut détecter une cible lentement mobile au sol par un radar&#13;\naéroporté. Ces algorithmes sont : i) à rang réduit afin de permettre une convergence, en&#13;\nnombre de données secondaires nécessaires à l’estimation de la matrice de covariance,&#13;\nréduite par rapport à la méthode standard du SMI ; ii) fondés sur un développement en séries&#13;\nde Taylor du premier ordre du sous-espace fouillis pour tenir compte d’une éventuelle non&#13;\nstationnarité de ces données secondaires ; iii) récursifs en distance pour limiter la complexité&#13;\ncalculatoire. Il apparaît que ces algorithmes ont de très bonnes performances et une&#13;\ncomplexité calculatoire linéaire par rapport au nombre de paramètres.