gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Nanometer scale patterning and oxidation of silicon surfaces with an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope (1994)

Nanoscale patterning of the Si(100)-2×1 monohydride surface has been achieved by using an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to selectively desorb the hydrogen passivation. Hydrogen passivation on silicon represents one of the simplest possible resist systems for nanolithography experiments. After preparing high quality H-passivated surfaces in the UHV chamber, patterning is achieved by operating the STM in field emission. The field emitted electrons stimulate the desorption of molecular hydrogen, restoring clean Si(100)-2×1 in the patterned area. This depassivation mechanism seems to be related to the electron kinetic energy for patterning at higher voltages and the electron current for low voltage patterning. The patterned linewidth varies linearly with the applied tip bias achieving a minimum of &amp;lt;10 Å at −4.5 V. The dependence of linewidth on electron dose is also studied. For positive tip biases up to 10 V no patterning occurs. The restoration of clean Si(100)-2×1 is suggestive of selective area chemical modifications. This possibility has been explored by exposing the patterned surface to oxygen and ammonia. For the oxygen case, initial oxidation of the patterned area is observed. Ammonia dosing, on the other hand, repassivates the surface in a manner different from that of atomic hydrogen. In both cases the pattern resolution is retained and the surrounding H-passivated areas remain unaffected by the dosing.
Demonstration of 640x512 pixels long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) quantum dot infrared photodetector (QDIP) focal plane array (2007)

Epitaxially grown self-assembled InAs/InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) are exploited for the development of large-format long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) focal plane arrays (FPAs). The Dot-in-a-Well (DWELL) structures were experimentally shown to absorb both 45° and normal incident light, therefore a reflection grating structure was used to enhance the quantum efficiency. The devices exhibit peak responsivity out to 8.1 microns, with peak detectivity reaching ~ 1 x 10<sup>10</sup> Jones at 77 K. The devices were fabricated into the first long-wavelength 640x512 pixel QDIP imaging FPA, which has produced excellent infrared imagery with noise equivalent temperature difference of 40 mK at 60K operating temperature.
Unusual Appearances of Uterine Leiomyomas: MR Imaging Findings and Their Histopathologic Backgrounds (1999)

Typical appearances of uterine leiomyoma at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are well established, and diagnosis is usually easy. However, cases that, are extremely difficult to differentiate from other conditions are occasionally encountered. To understand the wide spectrum of MR imaging findings, such unusual appearances can be classified into three categories: degeneration and other histopathologic findings, specific types of unusual leiomyomas, and unusual growth patterns. The common types of degeneration are hyaline (>60% of cases), cystic (approximately 4%), myxoid, and red. Edema is not a phenomenon of degeneration but is a common histopathologic finding (approximately 50% of cases). Hemorrhage, necrosis, and calcification (approximately 4% of cases) may also be observed. Specific types of unusual leiomyomas include lipoleiomyoma and myxoid leiomyoma, which may have MR imaging features characteristic enough to allow differentiation from other gynecologic and nongynecologic diseases. Intravenous leiomyomatosis, metastasizing leiomyoma, diffuse leiomyomatosis, and peritoneal disseminated leiomyomatosis represent unusual growth patterns; other unusual growth patterns are retroperitoneal growth, parasitic growth, and the pattern that may occur in cervical leiomyoma. Because leiomyomas are the most common gynecologic tumors and are exclusively benign, it is important to be familiar with the variety of MR imaging appearances of uterine leiomyomas to distinguish them from other significant diseases.
Intervention ventriculography. Comparative value of nitroglycerin, post-extrasystolic potentiation and nitroglycerin plus post-extrasystolic potentiation. (1976)

The comparative value of nitroglycerin (TNG), post-extrasystolic potentiation (PESP) and their combination (TNG + PESP) to unmask asynergic residual contraction was examined, each patient serving as his own control. Twelve of 13 hypokinetic zones improved both with TNG and PESP. One remained unchanged with either. Of 15 akinetic zones, four improved with both TNG and PESP, while ten remained unchanged. One akinetic zone, although improved with TNG, remained unchanged with PESP. Four dyskinetic zones did not change with either. Six asynergic zones responding to TNG alone demonstrated further augmentation with TNG + PESP. However, none of 13 TNG unresponsive zones improved with TNG + PESP. Thus, TNG, PESP, and TNG + PESP are each equally capable of unmasking asynergic residual contractile ability.
Metabolite monitoring in plants with double‐quantum filtered chemical shift imaging (2000)

1H spectroscopic imaging in combination with double-quantum filtering with magnetic field gradients is used for in vivo applications in humans and animals. Because of its high selectivity and strong reduction of water signal it is also a useful tool for monitoring the distribution of specific metabolites in plants. The development and application of a double-quantum selective spectroscopic imaging sequence for detecting the sucrose distribution in the stem of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is described. The results show that local differences in sucrose distribution can be detected non-invasively with a resolution of 0.4x0.4x6 mm(3) to 0.645x0.645x6 mm(3).
Short-term morbidity in transdiaphragmatic cardiophrenic lymph node resection for advanced stage gynecologic cancer (2016)

Ovarian cancer is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage, with disease involving the upper abdomen. The finding of enlarged cardiophrenic lymph nodes (CPLNs) on pre-operative imaging often indicates the presence of malignant spread to the mediastinum. Surgical resection of CPLN through a transdiaphragmatic approach can help to achieve cytoreduction to no gross residual. A retrospective chart review was conducted on all patients who underwent transdiaphragmatic cardiophrenic lymph node resection from 8/1/11 through 2/1/15. All relevant pre-, intra-, and post-operative characteristics and findings were recorded. A brief description of the surgical technique is included for reference. Eleven patients were identified who had undergone transdiaphragmatic resection of cardiophrenic lymph nodes. Malignancy was identified in 18/21 (86%) of total lymph nodes submitted. The median number of post-operative days was 7. The overall post-operative morbidity associated with CPLN resection was low, with the most common finding being a small pleural effusion present on chest x-ray between POD# 3-5 (55%). Transdiaphragmatic CPLN resection is a feasible procedure with relatively minor short-term post-operative morbidities that can be used to achieve cytoreduction to no gross residual disease.
Distributed second order sliding mode secondary frequency control for HVDC system (2020)

This paper studies the secondary frequency control among non-synchronous AC areas interconnected by High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC). A distributed second order sliding mode control scheme is adopted to secondary frequency control of HVDC transmission systems to adjust the frequency of power grid to rated value, which solves the frequency disturbance caused by load power change of the DC power grid. And on this basis, the power generation in each region is reasonably distributed, so as to minimize the cost of power generation. Finally, the stability of the system is proved on an appropriate sliding manifold.
Perfect imaging in the optical domain using dielectric materials (2010)

The promise of perfect imaging in the optical domain, where light can be imaged without aberrations and with ultra-high resolution, could revolutionize technology and nanofabrication [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Recently it has been shown theoretically that perfect imaging can be achieved in a dielectric medium with spatially varying refractive index [7, 8]. The lens geometry is defined using transformation optics [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] for projecting a spherical space onto a real plane space, forming Maxwells fish eye [16, 17, 18, 19]. Most transformation optics demonstrations have been achieved for Euclidean spaces and in the microwave regime, due to ease of fabrication. Here we demonstrate a transformation to a non-Euclidean space [20] in the optical regime using silicon nanophotonic structures.
Advancing viral RNA structure prediction: measuring the thermodynamics of pyrimidine-rich internal loops (2017)

Accurate thermodynamic parameters improve RNA structure predictions and thus accelerate understanding of RNA function and the identification of RNA drug binding sites. Many viral RNA structures, such as internal ribosome entry sites, have internal loops and bulges that are potential drug target sites. Current models used to predict internal loops are biased toward small, symmetric purine loops, and thus poorly predict asymmetric, pyrimidine-rich loops with >6 nucleotides (nt) that occur frequently in viral RNA. This article presents new thermodynamic data for 40 pyrimidine loops, many of which can form UU or protonated CC base pairs. Uracil and protonated cytosine base pairs stabilize asymmetric internal loops. Accurate prediction rules are presented that account for all thermodynamic measurements of RNA asymmetric internal loops. New loop initiation terms for loops with >6 nt are presented that do not follow previous assumptions that increasing asymmetry destabilizes loops. Since the last 2004 update, 126 new loops with asymmetry or sizes greater than 2 × 2 have been measured. These new measurements significantly deepen and diversify the thermodynamic database for RNA. These results will help better predict internal loops that are larger, pyrimidine-rich, and occur within viral structures such as internal ribosome entry sites.
Effectiveness of traditional Malaysian vegetables (ulam) in modulating blood glucose levels. (2014)

Ulam refers to a group of traditional Malaysian plants commonly consumed as a part of a meal, either in the raw form or after a short blanching process. Many types of ulam are thought to possess blood glucose-lowering properties, but relatively little is known on the effectiveness of ulam in modulating blood glucose levels in humans. This review aims to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of ulam in modulating blood glucose levels in humans. A literature review was conducted using multiple databases with no time restriction. Eleven studies were retrieved based on a priori inclusion and exclusion criteria. In these 11 studies, only Momordica charantia, locally known as "peria katak", was extensively studied, followed by Centella asiatica, locally known as "daun pegaga", and Alternanthera sessilis, locally known as "kermak putih". Of the 11 studies, 9 evaluated the effectiveness of M. charantia on blood glucose parameters, and 7 of which showed significant improvement in at least one parameter of blood glucose concentration. The remaining 2 studies reported nonsignificant improvements in blood glucose parameters, despite having high-quality study design according to Jadad scale. None of the studies related to C. asiatica and A. sessilis showed significant improvement in blood glucose-related parameters. Current clinical evidence does not support the popular claim that ulam has glucose-lowering effects, not even for M. charantia. Hence, further clinical investigation is needed to verify the glucose modulation effect of M. charantia, C. asiatica, and A. sessilis.
Full-field optical coherence tomography by achromatic phase shifting with a rotating polarizer (2005)

We demonstrate two-dimensional detection optical coherence tomography (OCT) using achromatic phase shifting with a rotating polarizer. This phase shifting, which experiences a light beam with a cyclic change in its polarization state, is, in principle, independent of wavelength. We simulated the wavelength dependence of an achromatic phase shifter using Jones calculus and found that the achromatic region exceeded 145 nm when the deviation of the phase retardation was less than +/- 0.5 degrees. Using the achromatic phase shifter and a conventional phase-shift calculation method, we obtained en face OCT images of an onion at different depths. This method is effective to enhance the quality of OCT with an ultrabroad-spectrum light source.
The effect of excess atomic volume on He bubble formation at fcc–bcc interfaces (2010)

Atomistic modeling shows that Cu–Nb and Cu–V interfaces contain high excess atomic volume due to constitutional vacancy concentrations of ∼5 at. % and ∼0.8 at. %., respectively. This finding is supported by experiments demonstrating that an approximately fivefold higher He concentration is required to observe He bubbles via through-focus transmission electron microscopy at Cu–Nb interfaces than in Cu–V interfaces. Interfaces with structures tailored to minimize precipitation and growth of He bubbles may be used to design damage-resistant composites for fusion reactors.
Clinical Aspects of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever (2011)

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates. Similar to the more widely known Ebola hemorrhagic fever, MHF is characterized by systemic viral replication, immunosuppression and abnormal inflammatory responses. These pathological features of the disease contribute to a number of systemic dysfunctions including hemorrhages, edema, coagulation abnormalities and, ultimately, multiorgan failure and shock, often resulting in death. A detailed understanding of the pathological processes that lead to this devastating disease remains elusive, a fact that contributes to the lack of licensed vaccines or effective therapeutics. This article will review the clinical aspects of MHF and discuss the pathogenesis and possible options for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Preemptive cache management policies for processing units (2023)

A processing system includes at least one central processing unit (CPU) core, at least one graphics processing unit (GPU) core, a main memory, and a coherence directory for maintaining cache coherence. The at least one CPU core receives a CPU cache flush command to flush cache lines stored in cache memory of the at least one CPU core prior to launching a GPU kernel. The coherence directory transfers data associated with a memory access request by the at least one GPU core from the main memory without issuing coherence probes to caches of the at least one CPU core.
Evangeliarium Spalatense in historiography (2017)

Pregled historiografije o Splitskom evangelijaru od 18. st. do danas, sastavljen povodom izlaska iz tiska njegova kritickog izdanja (Split, 2016.) za tematski blok casopisa Hrvatska revija.
Infants’ brain responses to pupillary changes in others are affected by race (2019)

Sensitive responding to eye cues plays a key role during human social interactions. Observed changes in pupillary size provide a range of socially-relevant information including cues regarding a person's emotional and arousal states. Recently, infants have been found to mimic observed pupillary changes in others, instantiating a foundational mechanism for eye-based social communication. Among adults, perception of pupillary changes is affected by race. Here, we examined whether and how race impacts the neural processing of others' pupillary changes in early ontogeny. We measured 9-month-old infants' brain responses to dilating and constricting pupils in the context of viewing own-race and other-race eyes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Our results show that only when responding to own-race eyes, infants' brains distinguished between changes in pupillary size. Specifically, infants showed enhanced responses in the right superior temporal cortex when observing own-race pupil dilation. Moreover, when processing other-race pupillary changes, infants recruited the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a brain region linked to cognitive control functions. These findings suggest that, early in development, the fundamental process of responding to pupillary changes is impacted by race and interracial interactions may afford greater cognitive control or effort. This critically informs our understanding of the early origins of responding to pupillary signals in others and further highlights the impact of race on the processing of social signals.
Solid-State Structure of Polystyrene-block-poly(γ-benzyl l-glutamate): Helix Folding vs Stretching (2006)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNoteNEXTSolid-State Structure of Polystyrene-block-poly(γ-benzyl l-glutamate): Helix Folding vs StretchingHelmut Schlaad, Bernd Smarsly, and Ines BelowView Author Information Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Colloid Department, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany Cite this: Macromolecules 2006, 39, 13, 4631–4632Publication Date (Web):June 1, 2006Publication History Received20 March 2006Revised25 April 2006Published online1 June 2006Published inissue 1 June 2006https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma0606197https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0606197brief-reportACS PublicationsCopyright © 2006 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views286Altmetric-Citations19LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose SUBJECTS:Layers,Morphology,Scattering,Solvents,Thickness Get e-Alerts
A novel bipolar device with low emitter impurity concentration structure (1974)

A novel high performance passivated bipolar device has been developed. The structure of this device, called here a “LEC structure” is characterized by low emitter impurity concentration and electrical impurity concentration and electrical barrier in the emitter, which causes superior device performance and productivity. The experimental results agreed with proposed model, and technology of this device were compared with conventional double diffused transistor.
Approximate and exact cone-beam reconstruction with standard and non-standard spiral scanning (2007)

The long object problem is practically important and theoretically challenging. To solve the long object problem, spiral cone-beam CT was first proposed in 1991, and has been extensively studied since then. As a main feature of the next generation medical CT, spiral cone-beam CT has been greatly improved over the past several years, especially in terms of exact image reconstruction methods. Now, it is well established that volumetric images can be exactly and efficiently reconstructed from longitudinally truncated data collected along a rather general scanning trajectory. Here we present an overview of some key results in this area.
Multi-Band Brain Network Analysis for Functional Neuroimaging Biomarker Identification (2021)

The functional connectomic profile is one of the non-invasive imaging biomarkers in the computer-assisted diagnostic system for many neuro-diseases. However, the diagnostic power of functional connectivity is challenged by mixed frequency-specific neuronal oscillations in the brain, which makes the single Functional Connectivity Network (FCN) often underpowered to capture the disease-related functional patterns. To address this challenge, we propose a novel functional connectivity analysis framework to conduct joint feature learning and personalized disease diagnosis, in a semi-supervised manner, aiming at focusing on putative multi-band functional connectivity biomarkers from functional neuroimaging data. Specifically, we first decompose the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) signals into multiple frequency bands by the discrete wavelet transform, and then cast the alignment of all fully-connected FCNs derived from multiple frequency bands into a parameter-free multi-band fusion model. The proposed fusion model fuses all fully-connected FCNs to obtain a sparsely-connected FCN (sparse FCN for short) for each individual subject, as well as lets each sparse FCN be close to its neighbored sparse FCNs and be far away from its furthest sparse FCNs. Furthermore, we employ the l<sub>1</sub> -SVM to conduct joint brain region selection and disease diagnosis. Finally, we evaluate the effectiveness of our proposed framework on various neuro-diseases, i.e., Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and the experimental results demonstrate that our framework shows more reasonable results, compared to state-of-the-art methods, in terms of classification performance and the selected brain regions. The source code can be visited by the url https://github.com/reynard-hu/mbbna.
FLASH irradiator at the Radiological Research Accelerator Facility. (2022)

Abstract The Radiological Research Accelerator Facility has modified a decommissioned Varian Clinac to deliver FLASH dose rates: Operating in 9 MeV electron mode (FLASH mode), samples can be irradiated inside the Clinac head at average dose rates of up to 600 Gy/sec (3 Gy per 0.5 µsec pulse, 180 pulses per sec). In this mode multiple pulses are required for most irradiations. By modulating pulse repetition rate, dose rates below 1 Gy/min can be achieved, allowing comparison of FLASH and conventional irradiations with the same beam. Operating in 6 MV photon mode, with the conversion target removed (superFLASH mode), samples are irradiated at instantaneous dose rates of up to 1 GGy/sec (0.2-150 Gy per pulse, 360 pulses per sec) and most irradiations can be performed with a single very high dose rate pulse. In both modes we have seen the expected inverse relation between dose rate and irradiated area, with the highest dose rates obtained for beams with a FWHM of about 2 cm and ±10% uniformity over 1 cm diameter. As an example of operation of the FLASH irradiator, we present dose rate dependence of dicentric chromosome yields.
Examination of shale-derived polar compounds and their effects on diesel fuel stability (1984)

This study is an examination of the effects of adding shale-derived polar fractions to a stable shale base fuel. Polar compounds have been isolated from two different shale sources by mild acid extraction followed by adsorption on silica gel. The identification of the extract components by combined gas chromatography - mass spectrometry, as well as the results of accelerated storage stability tests, are described in this paper.
Synthesis and Applications of Novel Fluoroalkyl End-capped Oligomers/Silica Gel Polymer Hybrids (2005)

Fluoroalkyl end-capped N,N-dimethylacrylamide and acryloylmorpholine oligomers were polymerized with hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) to afford homogeneous fluoroalkyl end-capped oligomers and silica gel polymer hybrids, respectively. In particular, the sol solutions of fluorinated oligomers/TEOS polymer hybrids were applied to surface modifications of glass with not only a strong oleophobicity but also good hydrophilicity.