gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Spherical codes generated by binary partitions of symmetric pointsets (1995)

Several constructions are presented by which spherical codes are generated from groups of binary codes. In the main family of constructions the codes are generated from equally spaced symmetric pointsets on the real line. The main ideas are code concatenation and set partitioning. Extensive tables are presented for spherical codes in dimension n/spl les/24.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
The Service Pattern-Oriented Smart Bedroom Based on Elderly Spatial Behaviour Patterns (2012)

This paper stresses the importance of the service patterns matching the behaviours of residents in improving comfort, safety, convenience, etc in homes for the aged. The paper particularly focuses on the smart services (SVs) a bedroom can provide for the elderly. This paper derives three service patterns (SVPs) based on the elderly spatial behaviour patterns (SBP). The first pattern is SVP 1 (intrusion/theft prevention → temperature/humidity control → health care/emergency system) for solving potential problems during sleep in mobility and cognition of the elderly. The second pattern is SVP 2 (temperature/humidity control → health care, medical examination → smart furniture) for controlling interior environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, ventilation, lighting, etc. The final pattern is SVP 3 (entertainment → remote control, smart furniture → intrusion/theft prevention → temperature/humidity control, lighting control → health care, emergency call) that offers entertainment and leisure for the elderly to relieve their loneliness. Suggested service patterns largely place a great deal of weight on such aspects as comfort, health and emergency, because smart technologies are included for the convenience of old people who are fragile from physical, psychological and social perspectives. All service patterns provide a healthy management of the elderly. Moreover, each service pattern can be customized to behaviour patterns determined by habit, lifestyle and needs.
Rat class III Fc gamma receptor isoforms differ in IgG subclass-binding specificity and fail to associate productively with rat CD3 zeta (1993)

Several new rat class III Fc gamma R isoforms are described here, extending the genetic complexity of this receptor family and further distinguishing rat CD16 from mouse CD16, represented by only one receptor isoform, and human CD16, represented by only two isoforms. RNase protection assays reveal that three rat tumor cell lines--RBL-1 basophilic leukemia cells, RM-SV1 macrophages, and CRNK-16 NK cells--all coordinately express multiple and probably identical rtFc gamma RIII-related transcripts in similar relative proportions but at significantly different levels. These results indicate that no single isoform predominates in these cell types but that the overall level of rtFc gamma RIII-related transcripts is differentially regulated. Two of the rtFc gamma RIII isoforms found to have extensive amino acid sequence differences in their second extracellular (EC2) domains are shown to bind rat and mouse IgG subclasses differently. This result suggests that the receptor isoform diversity in this species may function as a mechanism for extending the IgG-binding capacity of rat leukocytes. Cloned cDNA for the rat CD3 zeta protein was also isolated in this study and its ability to augment surface expression of class III Fc gamma R was tested by rosetting of cDNA-transfected COS cells. Like the structurally homologous mouse CD3 zeta, rat CD3 zeta fails to promote surface expression of Fc gamma RIII, sharply contrasting the efficient receptor expression produced by human CD3 zeta. Variations in the transmembrane amino acid sequences correlate with the divergent capacities of these CD3 zeta molecules to augment receptor expression. The high levels of CD3 zeta message expressed in rat NK cells may indicate that other unidentified hetero-subunits are required for assembly of rat CD3 zeta into functional CD16 receptors.
Two Component Injection Molding of Phase Separating Blends (2006)

Abstract A partially miscible polymer PMMA/SAN blend is used in two component injection molding to produce a sandwich structure with a heterogeneous skin layer. Two different strategies are explored to obtain the desired structure either via sequential injection molding or via the use of the fountain flow. Both cases are studied with scanning electron microscopy to visualize the structure in the skin layer. In addition, numerical modelling examples are presented to improve understanding of the morphologies that have been created with injection molding.
Molecular cloning of the Escherichia coli gene for diadenosine 5',5'''-P1,P4-tetraphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase (1985)

A clone overproducing diadenosine tetraphosphatase (diadenosine 5', 5'''-P1, P4-tetraphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase) activity was isolated from an Escherichia coli cosmid library. Localization of the DNA region responsible for stimulation of this activity was achieved by deletion mapping and subcloning in various vectors. Maxicell experiments and immunological assays demonstrated that a 3.5-kilobase-pair DNA fragment carried the structural gene apaH encoding the E. coli diadenosine tetraphosphatase. The DNA coding strand was determined by cloning this fragment in both orientations in pUC plasmids. It was also shown that the overproduction of diadenosine tetraphosphatase decreased the dinucleoside tetraphosphate concentration in E. coli by a factor of 10.
Oligodendrocyte and axon pathology in clinically silent multiple sclerosis lesions (1998)

Oligodendrocyte and axon pathology was studied in 11 autopsy cases of clinically silent multiple sclerosis. A total of 54 lesions, either demyelinated or late remyelinated, were distributed through the whole brain and spinal cord with 39% of the lesions located in periventricular areas. Determination of axon density revealed an average reduction of 64% and 59% in demyelinated and remyelinated lesions with an extreme variation between different plaques and cases. Oligodendrocytes were identified by immunocytochemistry for myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and in situ hybridization for proteolipid protein (PLP) mRNA. Oligodendrocytes were almost completely lost in demyelinated lesions; remyelinated lesions revealed preservation of a considerable number of oligodendrocytes within the lesions. At the border between plaques and the periplaque white matter, similar oligodendrocyte numbers as in remyelinated lesions were found. Different factors including lesion site, axonal preservation and remyelination may thus contribute to the clinical nonappearance of multiple sclerosis lesions.
The accuracy of urinary cytology in daily practice (1999)

The diagnostic yield of consultations based on urinary cytology in the daily practice of pathology is high, regardless of whether the practice setting is referral-based or community-based. The available information indicates that in approximately 79% of patients with high grade transitional cell neoplasms, the neoplasms can be detected using urinary cytology. Conversely, a negative result is predictive of no cancer in more than 90% of cases. Sensitivity for detecting low grade urothelial lesions is low; however, most of these are easily detected cystoscopically. The authors' inability to acquire sufficient information to determine diagnostic yield in a large percentage of their cases was disturbing to them. Not only did this deficiency render their analyses incomplete, but lack of easily accessible follow-up and the apparent low priority for quality assurance activities among pathologists in all types of practice settings is likely to significantly reduce the feedback required for pathologists to acquire and maintain expertise in this very difficult area.
Lipids in human milk (1999)

I have reviewed recent (March 1995-December 1997) papers on human milk lipids including many on fatty acid (FA) composition. The effects of maternal diets on the profiles are apparent. However, more data on the composition of milk lipids are needed. It is noteworthy that so few papers on milk FA composition have reported analyses using high-resolution gas-liquid chromatography columns. Two of these were on milk from women in North America. The diets in North America are varied and the number of analyses few. We do not have a reliable data base showing the ranges of biologically important acids. Except for the gangliosides, few new data on the other lipids appeared during this period.
Structural characteristics of mangrove forests in Brazilian estuaries: A comparative study Características estructurales de los manglares en los estuarios de Brasil: Un estudio comparativo (2012)

The aim of this study was the characterization of mangrove forests in 9 estuaries in the state of Ceara, northeastern Brazil, with the purpose of comparing them and providing subsidies for their conservation. We used the method of multiple squares, having 3 transects of 5 quadrats at each site. We obtained values for the diameter and basal area of the individuals, dominance, trunk density and relative frequency per species, as well as variables for the analysis of sediment. The results obtained regarding structural parameters showed differences among the sampled forests, where the highest density levels were found in the Acarau, Ceara and Guriu rivers. The Guriu River also presented the smallest values for height, Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and basal area. The grouping analysis indicates 3 groups of forests: 1) Coco and Ceara; 2) Acarau, Jaguaribe and Pacoti, and 3) Aracatimirim and Guriu. The mangrove forests in Curu and Barra Grande were not grouped. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated that the sediments collected in the estuaries present a distinct texture composition. The differences between the areas must be taken into consideration when proposing management, as each mangrove demands different strategies for its maintenance.
More Types of Inclusion Found in Colchicine-Treated, Cultured Rat Hepatocytes (1982)

Primary monolayer cultures of hepatocytes provide a convenient model system for the study of hepatic parenchymal cell function. Recently it has been shown that colchicine toxicity to cultured rat hepatocytes can be prevented by the addition of certain hormones (glucagon, hydrocortisone and insulin) to the growth medium. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we have characterized the structural properties of cultured hepatocytes treated with colchicine with and without hormone supplement.
Design implications for a community-based social recipe system (2014)

We introduced the concept of a community-based social recipe system which suggests recipes to groups of users based on available ingredients from these users (i.e. who can be from the same household or different households). In this paper we discuss the relevance and desirability of such a system and how it should be designed based on user studies. We identified the relevance of targeting ingredients and found positive expected experiences with the system such as to prevent habitual waste-related behavior, awareness of in-home food availability, creativity in cooking, moments for surprises and spontaneity, coordination among a group of friends, education and connectedness. Possible reasons of not using the system are trust and the inconvenience of distance among users in a group that are suggested with a social recipe. From our findings, we specify design implications for the system and optimization functions aiming at the prevention of food waste at a collective level.
"Fine Roman Hand." (1965)

"Fine Roman Hand." Get access Y. X. Y. X. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Notes and Queries, Volume s3-VII, Issue 174, 29 April 1865, Page 338, https://doi.org/10.1093/nq/s3-VII.174.338f Published: 29 April 1965
Next-Generation Silicon Photonic Interconnect Solutions (2019)

Silicon Photonics (SiPh) is expected to be the technology platform to address next-generation optical interconnect solutions. By leveraging existing semiconductor production infrastructure and processes as well as building complex optical system-on-chip solutions by shrinking photonics and co-designing with electronics, SiPh enables opportunities for a wide range of fundamentally new applications.
Pharmacogenomic Profiling of Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia to Identify Therapeutic Vulnerabilities and Inform Functional Precision Medicine (2022)

We conducted integrated drug and genomic profiling of patient biopsies to build the functional genomic landscape of pediatric AML. Age-specific differences in drug response and new gene-drug interactions were identified. The feasibility of functional precision medicine-guided management of children with high-risk AML was successfully demonstrated in two evaluable clinical cases. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 476.
Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Agricultural Waste and Surplus Materials (2005)

To be competitive with common plastics, the production costs of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have to be minimized. Biotechnological polymer production occurs in aerobic processes; therefore, only about 50% of the main carbon sources and even a lower percentage of the precursors used for production of co-polyesters end up in the products wanted. A second cost factor in normally phosphate-limited production processes for PHAs is the costs for complex nitrogen sources. Both cheap carbon sources and cheap nitrogen sources are available from agricultural waste and surplus materials and make a substantial contribution for minimizing PHA production costs. In this study, fermentations for PHA production were carried out in laboratory-scale bioreactors on hydrolyzed whey permeate and glycerol liquid phase from the biodiesel production using a highly osmophilic organism. Without any precursor, the organism produced a poly[3(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)] copolyester on both carbon sources. During the accumulation phases, a constant 3-hydroxyvalerate content of 8-10% was obtained at a total PHA concentration of 5.5 g/L (on hydrolyzed whey permeate) and 16.2 g/L (glycerol liquid phase). In an additional fermentation, an expensive nitrogen source was substituted by meat and bone meal beside the glycerol liquid phase as a carbon source, resulting in a final PHA concentration of 5.9 g/L.
Motion Compensated Frame Rate Up-Conversion Using Extended Bilateral Motion Estimation (2007)

This paper presents a motion compensated frame rate up-conversion algorithm that uses the expanded range of the motion trajectory to enhance the accuracy of motion estimation. In the proposed algorithm, an adaptive motion vector refinement is also proposed to correct false motion vectors. In addition, a recursive motion vector smoothing is proposed to smooth motion vectors considering true neighboring motion vectors only. Finally, we propose the weighted index-based bidirectional motion compensated interpolation to reduce artifacts. In the experiments using benchmark test sequences, the proposed algorithm improves the average PSNR of interpolated frames by up to 4.84 dB, when compared to the conventional algorithm.
Abstract 091: High Density Adrenal MRI Detects Clinically Relevant Aldosterone-producing Adenomas with Higher Precision than Computer Tomography (2015)

Background: Primary hyperaldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension, and part of the noninvasive diagnostic studies used to confirm the diagnosis include biochemical and computed tomography (CT) of the adrenal glands. If no adenomas are seen on imaging, invasive adrenal vein sampling, to diagnose unilateral disease amenable to surgery, is limited to cases with high pre-test probability. We developed a dedicated MRI protocol and investigated whether surgically-treatable unilateral aldosterone-producing adenomas missed by CT could be detected using this protocol. Methods: We developed a dedicated MRI protocol of the adrenal glands using thin single shot T2-weighted scans, noncontrast MR angiography, reduced field of view diffusion, and dynamic contrast enhancement through the kidneys and adrenal glands with gadolinium (or ferumoxytol if eGFR &lt; 30 mL/min/1.73m2). We then enrolled patients with biochemical evidence of primary hyperaldosteronism without evidence of adrenal lesions by CT and performed MRI. Results: Five subjects with primary hyperaldosteronism and negative CT underwent MRI. Each had adrenal nodules by MRI. In three cases, a single, unilateral adrenal nodule was detected and followed up with ipsilateral lateralization of aldosterone/cortisol production by adrenal vein sampling. These patients underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy with histologic diagnosis of an aldosterone-producing adenoma with significant improvement in blood pressure and/or reduction in antihypertensive medications. In the other two cases, adrenal nodules were found but adrenal vein sampling detected no lateralization of aldosterone/cortisol ratio. Conclusions: As proof of concept, MRI of the adrenal glands may be a superior imaging modality to diagnose subtypes of primary hyperaldosteronism. With identification of adrenal lesions, this may capture additional cases of secondary hypertension than are amenable to surgical cure improving outcomes and quality of life for patients with severe hypertension. Moreover, it may imply that some cases of primary hyperaldosteronism ascribed to bilateral adrenal hyperplasia may indeed be due to aldosterone-producing adenomas undetectable by CT.
Drilling Waste Management: Past, Present, and Future (2002)

Abstract The process of drilling oil and gas wells generates large volumes of drill cuttings and spent muds. The American Petroleum Institute estimates that in 1995, about 150 million barrels of drilling waste was generated from onshore wells in the United States alone. Onshore and offshore operators have employed a variety of methods for managing these drilling wastes, depending on what state and federal regulations allow and how costly those options are for the wells in question. In the offshore, the options are limited to discharge, underground injection, and transport back to shore for disposal. Onshore operators have a wider range of options--some wastes are managed onsite while others are removed to offsite commercial disposal facilities. The onshore waste management options employed include landspreading and landfarming, evaporation and burial onsite, underground injection, incineration and other thermal treatment, bioremediation and composting, and reuse and recycling. Some drilling waste management practices used in the past did not protect the environment and public health to the extent desired and were later prohibited by regulatory agencies. This paper reviews some of those past waste management practices and indicates how wastes are currently being managed. Over time, state and federal regulatory requirements will become stricter, drilling and mud system technologies will advance, and some companies may voluntarily adopt waste management options that have even less environmental impacts that those in use today. The paper also discusses some possible drilling waste management practices that are likely to be employed in the upcoming decade.
Comparison Between Lung Fluid Filtration Rate and Measured Starling Forces After Hemorrhagic and Endotoxic Shock (1980)

The measurement of pulmonary vascular pressure and plasma oncotic pressure (pi p) is reported to be useful for predicting excess fluid transport across the pulmonary microcirculation in the critically ill. However, interpretation of change in these forces must take into consideration the compensatory changes in the other Starling forces, particularly interstitial oncotic pressure (pi i) and the permeability characteristics of the membrane. We calculated pulmonary microvascular pressure Pmv, pi p, and pi i in unanesthetized sheep with lung lymph fistulae. We altered Pmv by fluid loading and pi p by producing a severe hypoproteinemia after hemorrhagic shock and altered the membrane with endotoxin. We compared these with changes in the pulmonary transvascular fluid filtration rate (Qf). We found Pmv correlated very well with Qf during volume loading and during the post-shock hypoproteinemic state. pi i decreased in response to decreases in pi p, producing a relatively constant oncotic gradient (pi p-pi i). pi p then correlated very poorly with Qf when hypoproteinemia was present. There was essentially no correlation between any of the pressures and Qf after the severe permeability change produced by endotoxin.
Musical hallucinations following insular glioma resection (2010)

Hallucinations can be auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory, and can be caused by psychiatric (such as schizophrenia and depression), neurological (such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasia, and infection), or endocrine and metabolic disorders. Musical hallucinations related to neurological disorders are rare. The authors present a case of a patient with a right insular glioma who developed transient musical hallucinations after microsurgical resection of the tumor.
Disposal of HEPA filters by fluidized bed incineration (1978)

Various methods of gaseous waste immobilization have been tested at the Rocky Flats Plant over the past few years. Vitrification was selected as the most promising immobilization method for wastes collected by high efficiency particulate air filters (HEPA). Two vitrification alternatives were tested, (1) punching out the filter media, feeding it into the vitrification process, and incinerating the frame, and (2) incinerating the entire filter and vitrifying the incinerator residue. It was found that present methods of handling HEPA filters produces a waste probably unacceptable at a permanent repository. HEPA filters can be successfully incinerated using a fluidized bed incinerator. Separation of the frame from the media and incinerating only the frame is an unnecessary operation. The residue from incineration of HEPA filters can be processed into a glass acceptable under proposed repository criteria.
Modelling Of Unconfined Flame Tilt In Cross-Winds (2000)

Experiments were conducted to characterize the effects of cross-wind on flame properties for unconfined fires. Propane gas was used as a fuel in a O.lm XO.lm diffusion burner employed as a model fire source. The effects of the floor around a fire source, which would control the volume of air entrained into the hot current, were also investigated. Empirical models of the apparent flame height of the inclined flame are presented. We also develop empirical models of the flame tilt angle based on the balance of mass fluxes given by the upward hot current and cross-wind. These models are based on functions of dimensionless heat release rate and Froude number. The values of empirical coefficients and exponents were derived from the experimental results. The calculated flame length based on the flame tilt angle and the apparent flame height was compared with experimental results, showing that models can be used to estimate flame length in cross-winds.
Matchings (Maximum Matchings) (1983)

In the preceding chapter we mentioned the problem of devising a “global criterion” for deciding whether one matching is better than another. We noted that no such criterion appears to exist in general. Nevertheless, there are some cases where simple criteria suffice. For instance, if each possible pairing is either permitted or not permitted, with no other relative preferences given, then we have no trouble. This is known as the maximum matching problem.