gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Sliding Mode Positioning Control of Single Link Flexible Arm Using H.INF. Control Hyperplane with Q Parametrization. (1998)

This paper is concerned with the positioning control of single link flexible arm using sliding mode control theory. We designed for the control system using output feedback method. But the high gain sliding mode controller often causes the control system unstable based on spillover phenomena in higher frequency region. Therefore, we also design for the switching hyperplane using H∞ control theory. But H∞ controller has a problem which is a big overshoot. Then we apply to Q parametrization which has a performance of H∞ controller. In a word, nominal controller is the H∞ controller. Q parametrization can satisfy some constraints, for example norm, overshoot, settling time and so on. Q controller has a good performance. However, it becomes a high-order compensator. In this study, it becomes from 6th to 25th-order.
An Overview on the Insulin Preparations and Devices (2018)

Abstract: Insulin preparations are the mainstay in the management of type 1 along with various type 2 diabetes. Available insulin preparations are either short-acting or long-acting or mixture to mimic the physiological insulin secretion and their doses need to be individualized. Attempting to imitate normal secretion of insulin can be valuable paradigm for understanding and providing effective therapy. This review provides an outline about the composition, use, route of administration, injection site, pharmacokinetics, storage and handling of various insulin preparations. The efficacy and safety of various insulin preparations for the management of diabetes mellitus are discussed. In addition, the use and application of various insulin devices to improve adherence and provide optimum delivery are elaborated. Indeed, the patient awareness and adherence on these issues is crucial to achieve good glycemic control. Key words: Short-acting insulin, Long-acting insulin, Mixture, Analogues, Handling, Devices, Diabetes.
Photovoltaics in the utility distribution system: The evaluation of system and distributed benefits (2002)

Results of work undertaken at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to quantify the potential benefits of distributed grid-connected photovoltaic generation are presented. Methodologies and evaluations used to examine potential benefits of distributed generation for a test case are described. Results indicate there can be significant distributed benefits in carefully chosen transmission and distribution systems. It is concluded that these benefits could enable PV generation to be a potentially cost-effective alternative for utility planning. and thereby stimulate utility demand for PV systems. Specifically, it is demonstrated that PV power plants can relieve thermal overloads in selected utility distribution systems. Other benefits of strategically located PV systems are electrical loss savings, voltage support, and higher reliability.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Spectra of the cobaltlike ions Sr xii, Y xiii, Zr xiv, Nb xv, and Mo xvi (1982)

Spectra of the cobaltlike ions Sr xii, Y xiii, Zr xiv, Nb xv, and Mo xvi have been observed by means of a low-inductance vacuum spark and a 10.7-m grazing-incidence spectrograph in the region 40–95 Å. For Y xiii, Zr xiv, Nb xv, and Mo xvi more than 40 transitions of the type 3d9–3d84p were identified in each ion. For Sr xii about 20 such transitions were identified. The identifications were made with the aid of Hartree–Fock and least-squares parametric calculations. New wavelengths were obtained for the 3p63d9–3p53d10 transitions in these ions. The previous analysis of Mo xvi was partially revised and extended.
CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IN TRAUMATIC CONTUSIONS IS PREDOMINANTLY REDUCEDAFTER AN INDUCED ACUTE ELEVATION OF CEREBRAL PERFUSION PRESSURE (2007)

Our findings suggest that CPP elevation induced by norepinephrine is effective in improving contusional rCBF only in selected cases, which are represented by a subset of contusions with critical perfusion, which can be identified by rCBF measurements. Conversely, in contusions with rCBF higher than critical low values, the CPP elevation could probably induce a temporary breakdown of the blood brain barrier, and the norepinephrine leads to a vasoconstriction with a worsening of regional perfusion.
A preliminary taxonomy of multi-agent interactions (2003)

Agent interactions are frequently characterized as "coherent," "collaborative," "cooperative," "competitive," or "coordinated." All of these are specializations of the more foundational category of "correlation," which can be measured by the joint information of a system. "Congruence" is an orthogonal category, reflecting the degree to which correlation and its specializations satisfy user requirements. Lack of correlation can sometimes arise purposefully, and requires the use of formal stochasticity.
Acoustic and Signal Processing Techniques To Estimate Rock Properties Through Casing: Preliminary Results (2001)

Abstract This paper reports preliminary results of the development of acoustic and signal processing techniques to estimate rock properties through casing. In general, the major factors influencing compressional (P) and shear (S) wave velocities of unconsolidated and consolidated sedimentary rocks are porosity, bulk density, and effective stress. The acoustic impedance of the viscoelastic porous media behind the cemented casing will also depend on these factors, being higher for rocks under water or oil-saturated conditions than for rocks under gas-saturated condition. Stronger local-borehole compressional-wave reflectivity is expected from gas-rock reservoirs than from water or oil-rock reservoirs. In the case of the wet-Berea sandstone, the formation acoustic impedance is similar to the acoustic impedance of the cement layer. Experimental and theoretical studies of ultrasonic wave transmission and reflection for cemented casings and steel-plates with cemented sedimentary rocks were undertaken. Results provide a quantitative means to use acoustic energy to evaluate pore fluid saturant and detect gas, oil, and water interfaces through casing. A time and frequency domain analysis of a selected portion of the reflected signal at normal and oblique incidence is carried out. Laboratory measurements of ultrasonic wave attenuation and penetration into the rock formation through casing are also described and discussed.
DESYNCHRONIZATION OF COUPLED OSCILLATORS USING CHAOS (2011)

Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to pathological changes in the number and function of CD4+ T helper cell subsets (CD4+Th1, CD4+Th17, CD4+CD25(bright)Foxp3-natural regulatory T cells-nTreg) in patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate, whether alfacalcidol could restore immune-regulatory changes in patients with UCTD. We assessed the optimal dose of alfacalcidol that could normalize the elevated levels of IFN-γ expressed by the CD4+Th1 cells and the IL-17 expressed by Th17 cells. Furthermore alfacalcidol decreased the Th1 and Th17 related cytokine levels, repaired the nTreg/Th7 balance, and restored the functional activity of nTreg cells. Twenty one UCTD patients with Vitamin D deficiency (<30 ng/ml) were administered with three different daily doses of alfacalcidol. Seven patients were supplemented with 0.5 μg/day, 7 patients with 1.0 μg/day, and 7 patients with 1.5 μg/day alfacalcidol treatment during 5 weeks. Our results indicated that 1.0 μg/day alfacalcidol during 5 weeks was the optimal therapeutic regime to increase the vitamin D levels, repair the nTreg/Th17 balance and raise the capacity of nTreg cells to suppress the proliferation of autologous CD4+CD25- cells. 1.5 μg daily dose alfacalcidol was not more effective than the 1.0 μg/day treatment. In this study we described that vitamin D deficiency can contribute to the complex immune-regulatory abnormalities in patients with UCTD and vitamin D substitution therapy can improve the fine balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory processes in the disease.
Present and future of revista brasileira de psiquiatria (RBP) (2016)

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (RBP) is currently one of the most important scienti fi c journals in Brazil, and it now holds the highest impact factor among all Brazilian scienti fi c journals. Over the past few years, RBP has consolidated its positi on in the internati onal scenario of psychiatric publicati ons, att racti ng a growing number of submissions from diff erent countries. In this arti cle, we review the recent history of RBP, highlighti ng its most signifi cant acti ons, contributi ons, and achievements.
Towards the isolation of boron tolerance genes from barley and wheat (2006)

Boron toxicity in many low yielding environments is a significant limitation to crop productivity. In barley and wheat, genetic variation exists for tolerance to soil boron and the location of major loci is known from previous work. The major controlling loci in barley are on chromosomes 4H and 6H, and on 7B in wheat. In each case the favorable allele reduces the accumulation of boron in shoots and the deleterious morphological symptoms of growth under toxic conditions. We report on progress to identify these genes using positional cloning. In the first instance double haploid populations have been used to obtain moderate mapping resolution, and larger F2 and F3 populations have been developed and are currently in use for fine mapping to a sub-centimorgan scale. To achieve targeted PCR-based marker generation for both species we have exploited colinearity with related regions of the rice genome (on chromosomes 2, 3 and 6) in combination with wheat and barley EST databases. BAC (bacterial artificial chromosome) and TAC (transformation-competent artificial chromosome) libraries from a boron tolerant line have been constructed in-house to enable the recovery and sequencing of target loci and determine the molecular basis for boron tolerance in cereals.
Regulated Expression of Caspase-12 Gene in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Suggests Its Immunomodulating Role (2008)

hRPE cells express a high level of caspase-12S. The regulated expression of caspase-12S suggests that this caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-only protein may be an endogenous dominant negative regulator that modulates inflammatory responses in hRPE cells.
Cell and substrate adhesion molecules in embryonic and neural development. (1989)

Abstract Recent studies of cell adhesion molecules and substrate adhesion molecules suggest that many key events related to embryonic and neural pattern formation depend upon cell surface modulation. I briefly review here the evidence supporting this conclusion.
Optical Characterization of a Bimorph Deformable Mirror (2005)

This paper reports the results of interferometric characterization of a bimorph deformable mirror (DM) designed for use in an adaptive optics (AO) system. The natural frequencies of this DM were measured up to 20 kHz using both a custom stroboscopic phase-shifting interferometer as well as a commercial Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV). Interferometric measurements of the DM surface profile were analyzed by fitting the surface with mode-shapes predicted using classical plate theory for an elastically-supported disk. The measured natural frequencies were found to be in good agreement with the predictions of the theoretical model.
An Improved Depth-Based TDMA Scheduling Algorithm for Industrial WSNs to Reduce End-to-end Delay (2015)

Industrial WSNs need great performance and reliable communication. In industrial WSNs, cluster structure reduces the cost to form a network, and the reservation-based MAC is a more powerful and reliable protocol than the contention-based MAC. Depth-based TDMA assigns time slots to each sensor node in a cluster-based network and it works in a distributed manner. DB-TDMA is a type of depth-based TDMA and guarantees scalability and energy efficiency. However, it cannot allocate time slots in parallel and cannot perfectly avoid a collision because each node does not know the total network information. In this paper, we suggest an improved distributed algorithm to reduce the end-to-end delay of DB-TDMA, and the proposed algorithm is compared with DRAND and DB-TDMA.
Healing ligaments have decreased cyclic modulus compared to normal ligaments and immobilization further compromises healing ligament response to cyclic loading (2003)

Ligaments help maintain joint stability by resisting excessive strain during the repetitive loading experienced during daily activity. Healing ligaments may be less able to fulfill this role, straining more under equivalent loading than normal ligaments. We examined the cyclic stress-strain response of normal and healing ligaments to repetitive low loads (<10% of the normal ligament failure strength). Rabbit medial collateral ligaments (MCLs) were surgically gapped in either a unilateral (right MCL; n=23) or bilateral (right and left MCLs; n=17) fashion with immobilization of the right hindlimb in the bilateral group. These MCL scars were allowed to heal for 3, 6, and 14 weeks and were cyclic creep tested at 2.2, 4.1, and 7.1 MPa, respectively. Creep test stresses were a constant 30% of the failure strength of non-immobilized scars at the different healing intervals. Normal MCLs were creep tested at 4.1 and 7.1 MPa (n=13). The cyclic modulus of the non-immobilized scars was less than that of normal ligaments. The percent increase in modulus during cycling was greater for scars than for normal ligaments, likely related to increased viscous dissipation or material inferiorities in scars. Furthermore, immobilization significantly decreased the ability of scars to resist strain, with a majority of immobilized scars failing during repetitive loading. Such failures were preceded by a reduction in cyclic modulus indicating damage to the healing ligaments that was predictive of eventual total failure. The implications of this study are that joints with healing ligaments may have increased strain in joint structures while they are under stress, potentially leading to joint instability. Although immobilization could be used temporarily to maintain joint stability, remobilization would likely lead to total failure of the healing ligament.
Revamping Cross-Modal Recipe Retrieval with Hierarchical Transformers\n and Self-supervised Learning (2021)

Cross-modal recipe retrieval has recently gained substantial attention due to\nthe importance of food in people's lives, as well as the availability of vast\namounts of digital cooking recipes and food images to train machine learning\nmodels. In this work, we revisit existing approaches for cross-modal recipe\nretrieval and propose a simplified end-to-end model based on well established\nand high performing encoders for text and images. We introduce a hierarchical\nrecipe Transformer which attentively encodes individual recipe components\n(titles, ingredients and instructions). Further, we propose a self-supervised\nloss function computed on top of pairs of individual recipe components, which\nis able to leverage semantic relationships within recipes, and enables training\nusing both image-recipe and recipe-only samples. We conduct a thorough analysis\nand ablation studies to validate our design choices. As a result, our proposed\nmethod achieves state-of-the-art performance in the cross-modal recipe\nretrieval task on the Recipe1M dataset. We make code and models publicly\navailable.\n
Genetic analysis of the pyruvate decarboxylase reaction in yeast glycolysis (1982)

Six different pyruvate decarboxylase mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were isolated. They belong to two unlinked complementation groups. Evidence is presented that one group is affected in a structural gene. The fact that five of the six mutants had residual pyruvate decarboxylase activity provided the opportunity for an intensive physiological characterization. It was shown that the loss of enzyme activity in vitro is reflected in a lower fermentation rate, an increased pyruvate secretion, and slower growth on a 2% glucose medium. The different effects of antimycin A on leaky mutants grown on ethanol versus the same mutants grown on glucose support the view that glucose induces some of the glycolytic enzymes, especially pyruvate decarboxylase.
A Markov chain model for integrating behavioral targeting into contextual advertising (2009)

Both Contextual Advertising (CA) and Behavioral Targeting (BT) are playing important roles in online advertising market. Recently, the problem of how to integrate BT strategies into CA has attracted much attention from both industry and academia. However, to our best knowledge, few research works have been published to provide BT solutions in CA. In this paper, we propose a new notion of relevance between webpages and ads based on users' online click-through behaviors from BT's perspective. Compared with the classical behavior targeting method where only users' history interests are considered, we pay more attention to the click probability of ads from a webpage where the relevance between them is evaluated. Moreover, a combination model integrating behavioral relevance and contextual relevance for matching ads and webpags is presented. The model parameters are learnt from a dataset consisting of 200 webpages and 35,880 ads. Experimental results show that our integrated strategy indeed outperforms the strategies that only consider either behavioral relevance or contextual relevance. The best model achieves a 18.1% improvement in precision over single strategies.
VanetMobiSim (2006)

In this paper, we present and describe VanetMobiSim, a generator of realistic vehicular movement traces for telecommunication networks simulators. VanetMobiSim mobility description is validated by illustrating how the interaction between featured macro- and micro-mobility is able to reproduce typical phenomena of vehicular traffic.
Daily omeprazole prevented relapse of reflux esophagitis (1994)

Source Citation Dent J, Yeomans ND, Mackinnon M, et al. Omeprazole v ranitidine for prevention of relapse in reflux oesophagitis. A controlled double blind trial of their efficacy and safety. Gut. 1994 May;35:590-8.
Construction of a Leftover Bath Water Model for Microbial Testing (2006)

In this study, in order to construct a model of leftover bath water, we analyzed one hundred samples of used bath water samples which were provided by twenty-eight volunteer families. It appeared that the number of detected bacteria from such bath water was correlated closely with the number of bathers. Moreover, the pH, acidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), ion, protein content of the leftover bath water were measured. The number of bathers had no connection with the pH, acidity, COD, and ion content of the leftover bath water. However, the protein content of the bath water correlated with the number of detected bacteria. Based on these results, the model of leftover bath water was constructed. Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa were incubated with the model bath water as indices of bath water contamination. The number of incubated viable cells in the model bath water increased with increasing concentrations of casamino acid. Consequently, it was suggested that varying the concentration of casamino acid based on family size or contamination would be necessary in the efficient use of the constructed model of leftover bath water for microbial testing.
Experimental investigation of multimode fiber bandwidth requirements for 5.2 GHz WLAN signal transmission (2006)

We investigate the specification requirements of MMF for 5.2 GHz WLAN signal transmission and show that at minimum 1400 MHz-km are required for EVM distortion <1%. Low-bandwidth 62.5 /spl mu/m MMF is not suited for this application.
Unified decentralised control for both grid‐connected and islanded operation of cascaded‐type microgrid (2020)

In order to ensure the uninterrupted power supply, it is necessary for the microgrid to operate in both grid‐connected mode and islanded mode. To address this concern, this study proposes a unified decentralised control strategy for both grid‐connected and islanded operation of the cascaded‐type microgrid (CMG). It can realise the smooth mode switching without the need of changing controllers. In terms of the proposed scheme, the system always holds a unique equilibrium point regardless of the grid‐connected or islanded operation. Since the CMG is performed in a decentralised manner without any communication, it is a reliable and cost‐effective solution. Moreover, the self‐synchronisation of each DG is obtained under both the resistance–inductance (RL) and resistance–capacitance (RC) loads. The small‐signal stability is proved and the design of control parameters is given. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed method is verified by simulation and OPAL‐RT‐based real‐time simulation results.
Fostering Research Synergies between Chemists in Swiss Academia and at Novartis (2021)

We present a short overview of the way Novartis chemists interact and collaborate with the academic chemistry community in Switzerland. This article exemplifies a number of collaborations, and illustrates opportunities to foster research synergies between academic and industrial researchers. It also describes established programs available to academic groups, providing them access to Novartis resources and expertise.
A Study on Optical Piezo-Electric Actuator (Response Experiments by U.V. Beam and Photo Response Model) (1992)

In this paper, we propose a photo response model of the optical piezo-electro actuator, which reacts by light beam. Based on response experiments by U.V. beam, the response in this model is constituted with three effects: 1) photostrictive effect; 2) pyroelectro effect; 3) thermal deformation. Those effects are different in response magnitude and response time each other; influenced by the characteristics of the light beam. In consequence, it is possible that a photo response is controlled by changing characteristics of light beam. As a whole, results of the simulations of this model agree with those of the experiments.
Feasibility of a point-of-care test based on quantum dots with a mobile phone reader for detection of antibody responses (2019)

We developed a novel and portable fluorescent sensor that integrates a lateral flow assay with a quantum dot (Qdots) label and a mobile phone reader for detection of specific antibodies in human serum. We evaluated the utility of this assay to test for antibodies to the Taenia solium rT24H antigen. It was a retrospective study by examining 112 positive human sera from patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) including samples from patients with single viable cyst (n = 18), two or more viable cysts (n = 71), and subarachnoid (racemose) cysts (n = 23). These samples were collected from previous study subjects in Lima, Peru under an approved study protocol in Peru. The sera were made anonymous under a protocol approved by the CDC Institutional Review Board. Definitive diagnosis of the subject was established by computed-tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging. To test the specificity of the assay, we evaluated a panel of serum samples obtained from patients with other infections (n = 24), and serum samples from persons in the United States and Egypt who had not traveled outside their country, and therefore are presumed negative for cysticercosis (n = 128). The assay specificity in the negative panel was 99% (95-100%) while assay sensitivity was 89% (79-95%) in NCC patients with two or more viable cysts. Our assay has performance characteristics similar to those of traditional platforms for the detection of NCC and shows promise as a mobile phone reader-based point-of-care test for antibody detection.