gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Data extraction for user profile management based on behavior (2015)

Despite the large and spectacular development in the field of vehicle safety, particularly in the context of driver safety needs, solutions remain insufficient and independent. In this paper, we propose a new system that has been dubbed 3SD "Security and Surveillance System for Drivers". It is a multifunction system as a complete package based on intelligent sensors and cameras that constantly monitor the vehicle's environment and the behavior of the driver to detect early so potentially dangerous situations. In critical driving situations, these systems alert and actively help the driver; if necessary, they automatically intervene to prevent or mitigate the consequences of an accident. The package proposed includes an application comprising a set of pre-registered drivers in a specialized social network interconnected to a geolocation server for distributed real-time sharing of information and data useful for security and traffic. The system is founded mainly on learning systems for face recognition based on advanced algorithms “Viola and Jones method” and “PCA method” as well as management of drivers profiles based on preferences to provide the following features: early detection of sleep, unconsciousness and poor driver behavior, security against theft of vehicles, driver comfort and control and sharing of traffic information in real time between the conductors.
Lipid profile in consecutive pregnancies (2010)

There is a general increase in total cholesterol, LDL and VLDL during pregnancy. We demonstrate a cumulative effect of consecutive pregnancies on lowering HDL cholesterol levels. This effect may have negative implications on future cardiovascular health.
New biological assay to test viability of cultured cells for in vitro research applications (2004)

The balance between apoptosis and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is responsible for mediating profound changes in vascular architecture in development and disease. New insights in the biology of SMCs can be important to our understanding of (patho) physiological mechanisms and for tissue-engineering (TE) applications. Here the development of a new method to characterise SMCs regarding proliferation versus apoptosis is described and the application of this method for TE purposes is showed. Proliferation and programmed cell death (apoptosis) of human umbilical vein SMCs were analysed by measuring cyclin E (1) and tissue transglutaminase (tTG) (2) mRNA expression levels with use of a semi-quantitative real-time RT-PCR method. Ratios of cyclin E and tTG were calculated to make a quantified comparison of proliferation versus apoptosis. In this way the viability of SMCs cultured on standard culture systems and on TE scaffolds for small diameter blood vessel constructs were analysed.
The role of autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis. (1999)

Despite intensive research over the past three decades, the events leading to pathogenic autoantibody production and immune deposit formation in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus continues to be debated. The controversy is fueled by the clinical observations that individual patients with lupus have variable expression of disease, and that it is often difficult to completely distinguish the events involved in the initiation of nephritis from the processes leading to progressive disease and organ failure. This review focuses on the mechanisms of immune deposition in individuals with lupus nephritis. Recent evidence derived from both analysis of spontaneously occurring animal models of lupus nephritis and human lupus nephritis suggests that direct binding of autoantibodies to glomerular antigens is an important mechanism in lupus and other immune complex nephritides. In situ deposition of circulating autoantigens and autoantibodies also may play a role. These findings, taken together with observations from analysis of other autoimmune diseases, suggest that autoantigen ligation by autoantibodies may contribute to the inflammatory/fibrogenic response through either direct stimulation of cells or interruption of cell-cell or cell matrix interactions. The nature of these type of interactions in individual patients therefore may have disease-modulating effects. For example, the predominant autoantibody response likely influences the glomerular response to immune deposition and the ensuing inflammation. The evidence for, and implications of, this hypothesis are discussed.
Setting Goals and Maintaining Motivation (2017)

Abstract Chapter 4 of Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: Workbook focuses on identifying ways that your emotional responding is interfering with your lives—the top problems you would like to change and how determine the specific steps needed to address these problems. The importance of maintaining motivation for making these difficult changes is also discussed. The topics covered in this chapter form the necessary foundation for building a healthier relationship with our emotions. The rest of the skills in this book build upon this groundwork. This chapter also explores the costs and benefits of changing and remaining the same.
Growth of ZnO Nanorods on Stainless Steel Wire Using Chemical Vapour Deposition and Their Photocatalytic Activity (2014)

The photodegradation efficiency of ZnO nanoparticles in removal of organic pollutants deteriorates over time as a high percentage of the nanoparticles can be drained away by water during the wastewater treatment. This problem can be solved by growing the ZnO nanorods on stainless steel wire. In this work, ZnO nanorods were successfully grown on stainless steel wire by chemical vapour deposition. The SAED analysis indicates that ZnO nanorod is a single crystal and is preferentially grown in [0001] direction. The deconvoluted O 1s peak at 531.5 eV in XPS analysis is associated with oxygen deficient, revealing that the ZnO nanorods contain many oxygen vacancies. This observation is further supported by the finding of the small I(uv)/I(vis) ratio, that is, ~1 in the photoluminescence analysis. The growth of ZnO nanorods on stainless steel wire was governed by vapour-solid mechanism as there were no Fe particles observed at the tips of the nanorods. The photodegradation of Rhodamine B solution by ZnO nanorods followed the first-order kinetics.
Design and Performance of a 6 Ghz Analog Optical Link (2019)

Applied Physical Electronics, L.C. (APELC) has designed and constructed an analog optical link with a bandwidth of 250 kHz to 6 GHz. The system is controlled from a Lab View -based remote platform that provides the user with control and monitoring of the system standby function, battery charge, temperature, and attenuation. The internal step attenuator provides 60 dB of dynamic range in 1 dB increments. Internal temperature compensation allows the system to operate without recalibrations in environments where the temperature fluctuates over a wide range in one day. The link is housed in a rugged and shielded enclosure for use in external environments with extremely high field strengths. This paper describes design considerations and performance of the system.
Measuring Device for Large Piping Structures (2000)

The 3-D noncontact measuring device we developed for large piping structures consists of a 3-axis gantry robot and 3-axis rotation using a vision sensor consisting of a CCD camera and a slit laser. Center points of pipes are calculated by fitting ellipses to each section curves using the least squares method. We used this device to measure 3-D pipe structures. Tests verified device accuracy using ellipse fitting.
Palladium Catalysis in the Synthesis of 8-Position modified Adenosine, 2′-Deoxyadenosine and Guanosine (1995)

Abstract Adenosine and guanosine analogs with 8-position vinyl and aryl groups were prepared by palladium catalyzed cross-coupling of organostannanes with 8-bromopurine nucleosides. The reaction conditions and catalyst composition were improved so that both vinyl and aryl modifications could be made by a general procedure.
Loss-of-function mutations in novel triacylglycerol lipase genes are associated with low rancidity in pearl millet flour (2022)

ABSTRACT Commercialization and utilization of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum L.) by consumers and processing industry is constrained due to rapid onset of rancidity in its milled flour. We studied the underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms to flour rancidity in contrasting inbreds under 21-day accelerated storage. Rapid TAG decrease was accompanied by FFA increase in high rancidity genotype compared to the low rancidity line, that maintained lower FFA and high TAG levels, besides lower headspace aldehydes. DNA sequence polymorphisms observed in two lipase genes revealed loss-of-function mutations that were functionally confirmed in yeast system. We outline a direct mechanism for mutations in these key TAG lipases in pearl millet and the protection of TAG and fatty acids from hydrolytic and oxidative rancidity respectively,. Natural variation in the PgTAGLip1 and PgTAGLip2 genes may be selected through marker assisted breeding or by precision genetics methods to develop hybrids with improved flour shelf life.
High level of HTLV-I specific protein expression in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia, chronic progressive myelopathy and Kaposi's sarcoma. (1992)

Analysis was made of serum anti-HTLV-I antibodies, virus-specific proteins in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and proviruses in lymphocyte DNA of a patient with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), Kaposi's sarcoma, and chronic myelopathy. Using Western blot and PCR (with HIV-1 specific primers), it was shown that Kaposi's sarcoma was not linked to HIV infection. Western blot analysis of serum revealed antibodies against p19, p24 and Pr 53 of HTLV-I. Examination of proteins in fresh PBL by Western blot revealed a high level of HTLV-I specific protein expression. Southern blot analysis of the patient's DNA revealed two different sites for HTLV-I provirus integration.
Real-Time X-ray Diffraction Study on Two-Stage Drawing of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Reactor Powder above the Static Melting Temperature (1996)

The polyethylene for the study was ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) reactor powder extrusion drawn to a low draw ratio (DR) of ∼6 (first-stage draw). The structural change during the second-stage tensile draw of the extrudate has been studied above the static melting point by real-time wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). Information on the phase structure was also obtained by WAXD as a function of sample DR, temperature (Td), and applied tensile load and by retractive stress measurements. Upon heating the extrudate with the fixed ends in an X-ray high-temperature chamber, part of the initially orthorhombic crystals transformed into the hexagonal crystalline and amorphous phases at ≥150 °C, indicating that the retractive stress was not homogeneously distributed within a drawn sample. Such a transformation temperature increased with sample DR. When draw was initiated at a constant Td of 150−155 °C, the chain orientation in both the hexagonal and the amorphous phases rapidly increased, and these phases transformed into the orthorhombic crystals. Even when the Td was raised to 160 °C during drawing, the orthorhombic phase was predominant with no significant increase in the amorphous component. These results show that the major deformation proceeded in a highly crystalline state where the orthorhombic crystalline phase was predominant, giving an efficient draw in terms of molecular DR, at least up to 155 °C, and reflecting the characteristics of the UHMW-PE reactor powder used in this work. Such deformation behavior in the high-temperature range is markedly different from that previously reported for single-crystal mats and gel and melt-crystallized films of UHMW-PE, which produced poor mechanical properties.
MP13, a generalized transducing bacteriophage for Bacillus megaterium (1982)

The first generalized transducing bacteriophage reported for Bacillus megaterium has been characterized. Optimum conditions for lysate production and transduction procedures were established so that transducing frequencies of 8 x 10(-6) and higher are now possible. The phage, MP13, has a head diameter of 97 nm and a contractile tail (202 by 17 nm) and adsorbs to the periphery of the cell. MP13 was inactivated rapidly at 60 degrees C, but not at 55 degrees C, and was sensitive to toluene, ether, and chloroform. When centrifuged in a neutral CsCl gradient, two bands were observed, a major band of 1.490 g cm-3 and a minor band of 1.482 g cm-3 buoyant density. The major band contained only infective particles, whereas the minor band contained both infective and transducing particles. Phage DNA was resistant to several restriction endonucleases, but yielded 9 fragments with MboI, more than 34 with HindIII, and 7 with BstEII. The molecular weights for the fragments from MboI-BstEII double digests total 97 x 10(9).
Fluid dynamics aspects of miniaturized axial-flow blood pump (2014)

Rotary blood pump (RBP) is a kind of crucial ventricular assist device (VAD) and its advantages have been evidenced and acknowledged in recent years. Among the factors that influence the operation performance and the durability of various rotary blood pumps, medium property and the flow features in pump's flow passages are conceivably significant. The major concern in this paper is the fluid dynamics aspects of such a kind of miniaturized pump. More specifically, the structural features of axial-flow blood pump and corresponding flow features are analyzed in detail. The narrow flow passage between blade tips and pump casing and the rotor-stator interaction (RSI) zone may exert a negative effect on the shear stress distribution in the blood flow. Numerical techniques are briefly introduced in view of their contribution to facilitating the optimal design of blood pump and the visualization of shear stress distribution and multiphase flow analysis. Additionally, with the development of flow measurement techniques, the high-resolution, effective and non-intrusive flow measurement techniques catering to the measurement of the flows inside rotary blood pumps are highly anticipated.
Pre-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Telehealth Practices Among Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialists in the United States (2020)

Most of the PIDS survey respondents reported low utilization of TH and several perceived barriers to TH adoption before the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, they expressed a strong interest in adopting different TH modalities. They also reported spending considerable time on non-reimbursed CCs from within and outside their institutions. The results of this survey provide baseline information that will allow comparisons with post-COVID-19 changes in the adoption of TH in PID.
Immunization of Mice with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Glycoprotein gp160 Peptide 315-329 Induces Both Class I- and Class II-Restricted T Cells: Not All T Cells Can Respond to Whole Molecule Stimulation (1993)

The V3 loop of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) glycoprotein gp160 is of interest as a possible site for protective immune responses. This article examines the murine T cell response to peptide 315-329 derived from HIV gp160. Surprisingly, immunization with peptide in complete Freund's adjuvant induced class I-restricted T cells as well as class II-restricted T cells. These data suggest that this peptide may have the unusual ability to enter the class I antigen processing pathway. Strategies that employ V3 loop peptides to induce protective immunity must generate T cells that can recognize epitopes derived from whole molecules in vivo. Therefore, peptide-induced T cells were tested for their ability to respond to naturally processed forms of gp120 and gp160 whole-molecule preparations. Peptide induced class I-restricted cells were capable of recognizing transfectants expressing gp160. However, only one of two class II-restricted T cell lines was capable of recognizing soluble whole molecules. This indicates that peptide immunization induces T cells that recognize a class II-restricted determinant that is not generated during normal processing of whole molecules. We have also examined the response of peptide primed T cells to lipidated peptide antigens. Lipidated peptides are generally considered to have increased antigenicity and immunogenicity as compared to normal peptides. However, lipidation of peptide 315-329 damaged both the class I- and II-restricted determinants, indicating that lipidation is not always desirable. The data presented here highlight a potential serious problem in the use of peptide vaccines, in that peptide immunization may not always induce T cells that can protect against a viral challenge.
Road to V<inf>min</inf>=0.4V LSIs with least-variability FDSOI and back-bias control (2011)

Ultra low-power CMOS should be operated under E <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">min</sub> condition in principle. Compromise between E and speed is done with adaptive V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">dd</sub> and V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">b</sub> control. Reducing RDF variability and back-bias control is a key requirement for ULV-operation CMOS. SOTB is the suitable device structure for this purpose. From ULP application viewpoint, ULP wireless communication and power source are crucial issues as well as ULV LSIs. “Perpetuum Mobile” microcomputer awaits vast new application field.
The Crystallographic Structure of a Lewis Acid-Assisted Chiral Brønsted Acid as an Enantioselective Protonation Reagent for Silyl Enol Ethers (2002)

It is difficult to control the enantioselectivity in the protonation of silyl enol ethers with simple chiral Brønsted acids, mainly due to bond flexibility between the proton and its chiral counterion, the orientational flexibility of the proton, and the fact that the proton sources available are limited to acidic compounds such as chiral carboxylic acids. To overcome these difficulties, we have developed a Lewis acid-assisted chiral Brønsted acid (LBA) system. The coordination of Lewis acids with Brønsted acids restricts the orientation of protons and increases their acidity. Optically active binaphthol (BINOL) derivative.SnCl4 complexes are very effective as enantioselective protonation reagents for silyl enol ethers. However, their exact structures have not yet been determined. We describe here optically active 1,2-diarylethane-1,2-diol derivative.SnCl4 as a new type of LBA for the enantioselective protonation as well as its crystallographic structure. A variety of optically active 1,2-diarylethane-1,2-diols could be readily prepared by asymmetric syn-dihydroxylation. This is a great advantage over BINOL for the flexible design of a new LBA. The most significant finding is that we were able to specify the conformational direction of the H-O bond of LBA, which has some asymmetric inductivity, by X-ray diffraction analysis. The stereochemical course in the enantioselective protonation of silyl enol ethers using LBA would be controlled by a linear OH/pi interaction with an initial step. The absolute stereopreference in enantioselective reactions using BINOL.SnCl4 can also be explained in terms of this uniformly mechanistic interpretation.
The electronic effects of point defects in Cu(In[sub x]Ga[sub 1−x])Se[sub 2] devices (1999)

An overview is presented of results obtained recently by my group on the effect of point defects on the conduction properties of Cu(In1−xGax)Se2. (CIGS) An interpretation of the data is presented suggesting that clustering of majority point defects into superclusters. This leads to uncompensated defects around the perimeter of the superclusters. These may account for one type of acceptor in the material. The other acceptor is proposed to be CuIn, a minority defect. It is suggested based on electrical results that Ga increases formation of defects. The observed compensating donor is proposed to be unpaired InCu. It is shown that these donors are removed by Na impurities. Finally, a discussion of ion implant damage is presented. It is argued that the mobility of holes in CIGS should be at least 100 cm2/V-s in good materials.
Bidding marginal utility in simultaneous auctions (2003)

Studies investigating the influence of antiepileptic drugs on thyroid hormones usually have compared patients chronically treated with antiepileptic drugs to controls. To date, this type of designs has produced divergent results both with regard to individual drugs and individual thyroid hormones. The present study comprised 31 patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy, commencing treatment with either carbamazepine or valproate. T3, T4, FT4, FT3, rT3, TSH, T3 resin uptake and blood folic acid, were determined before and during antiepileptic monotherapy, thus making the patient his own control. During treatment with carbamazepine, a significant decrease in T4, FT4, FT3, rT3 and TBG was observed. Valproate caused a decrease in T4, FT4 and T3. Neither of the drugs caused any changes in blood folic acid concentrations or persistent increases in the TSH values. None of the patients developed overt symptoms of hypothyreoidism. Conceivable mechanisms underlying these hormonal changes are reviewed.
A Dual-Band Dual-Circularly Polarized Reflectarray for K/Ka-Band Space Applications (2019)

Reflectarrays (RAs) offer not only low-cost and low-profile solutions for point-to-point communications, but they also have a controllable polarization and frequency response. This property of an RA allows to realize polarization-selective and multi-band high-gain apertures. Here, we propose a novel dual-band dual-circularly polarized (CP) RA with a unique set of properties. The RA is composed of a dual-band dual-linearly polarized (LP) RA and a dual-band LP-to-CP polarizer. By dividing the CP-RA into an LP-RA and a polarizer, we obtain the ability to radiate CP shaped beams or pencil beams at desired directions for any of the dual bands and for each polarization, independently. Moreover, the polarizer has a unique property to convert an LP wave to orthogonal CP waves at the two bands. This relaxes the feed complexity and increases the out of band rejection. The underlying unit cell of the proposed RA is designed for 18.2-18.8 GHz and 27.8-28.3 GHz. It provides a 323° phase shift in the lower band and 381° phase shift in the higher band while maintaining a cross polarization level more than 15 dB in both bands, and excellent decoupling between the two bands. An offset-fed RA is designed and full-wave simulation results are presented and confirm the performance of the proposed structure.