gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Fault diagnosis of motorized spindle via modified empirical wavelet transform-kernel PCA and optimized support vector machine (2017)

The fault diagnosis of motorized spindle contributes to the improvement of the reliability of computer numerical control machine tools. Presently, numerous mechanical fault diagnosis technologies suffer from the drawbacks of mode mixing, non-adaptive analysis, and low efficiency. Therefore, adopting an effective signal processing method for fault diagnosis of motorized spindle is essential. A method based on modified empirical wavelet transform (EWT) and kernel principal component analysis (Kernel PCA) is proposed. A new method, which determines the proper number of the Fourier spectrum segments, is applied when using EWT. To improve computational efficiency, Kernel PCA is adopted to reduce dimension. The support vector machine optimized by genetic algorithm is introduced to accomplish fault identification. The performance of the proposed method is validated through single and compound fault experiments. Results show that the recognition rate using the proposed method reached 98.8095 % and 98.4375 % in terms of single and compound fault diagnoses, respectively. Moreover, compared with empirical mode decomposition (EMD), ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD), local mean decomposition (LMD) and EWT, the proposed method can save much computing time. The proposed method can be generalized to other mechanical fault diagnoses as well.
Une version parallèle des MAN par décomposition de domaine (2004)

Ce papier est consacré à la mise en oeuvre des Méthodes Asymptotiques Numériques sur une machine parallèle, par décomposition de domaine. Après avoir rappelé les principes généraux des MAN et les particularités des systèmes linéaires qui en résultent, on justifie l'utilisation d'une méthode de décomposition de domaine de type FETI dans sa version dite ≪ pour seconds membres répétés ≫. Les performances de ce couple MAN et FETI sont discutées et analysées sur des exemples de problèmes d'élasticité en non linéaire géométrique.
Characterization, Recovery Opportunities, and Valuation of Metals in Municipal Sludges from U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants Nationwide (2015)

U.S. sewage sludges were analyzed for 58 regulated and nonregulated elements by ICP-MS and electron microscopy to explore opportunities for removal and recovery. Sludge/water distribution coefficients (KD, L/kg dry weight) spanned 5 orders of magnitude, indicating significant metal accumulation in biosolids. Rare-earth elements and minor metals (Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) detected in sludges showed enrichment factors (EFs) near unity, suggesting dust or soils as likely dominant sources. In contrast, most platinum group elements (i.e., Ru, Rh, Pd, Pt) showed high EF and KD values, indicating anthropogenic sources. Numerous metallic and metal oxide colloids (<100-500 nm diameter) were detected; the morphology of abundant aggregates of primary particles measuring <100 nm provided clues to their origin. For a community of 1 million people, metals in biosolids were valued at up to US$13 million annually. A model incorporating a parameter (KD × EF × $Value) to capture the relative potential for economic value from biosolids revealed the identity of the 13 most lucrative elements (Ag, Cu, Au, P, Fe, Pd, Mn, Zn, Ir, Al, Cd, Ti, Ga, and Cr) with a combined value of US $280/ton of sludge.
Staurosporine induces hydrolysis of phosphatidyl inositol 4,5‐bisphosphate in human platelets (1994)

Staurosporine in the micromolar range raised inositol trisphosphate in intact human platelets to levels comparable to that mediated by thrombin. This response was inhibited by neomycin, a phospholipase C antagonist. Staurosporine alone induced a weak, transient rise in cytosolic free calcium levels ([Ca2+]i) from release of internal Ca2+ stores but potentiated the effect induced by thrombin. Therefore, it is unlikely that this alkaloid suppressed inositol trisphosphate mobilization of Ca2+. Additional studies show that staurosporine, 0.5-5 microM, stimulated GTPase activity in platelet membranes while 2 microM K252a and 20 microM H7 were inactive. Present results suggest that staurosporine may activate platelet phospholipase C at the level of G proteins or receptors.
Optimal Energy Consumption for Communication, Computation, Caching, and Quality Guarantee (2019)

Energy efficiency is a fundamental requirement of modern data-communication systems, and its importance is reflected in much recent work on performance analysis of system energy consumption. However, most work has only focused on communication and computation costs without accounting for data caching costs. Given the increasing interest in cache networks, this is a serious deficiency. In this paper, we consider the problem of energy consumption in data communication, computation and caching (C3) with a quality-of-information (QoI) guarantee in a communication network. Our goal is to identify the optimal data compression rates and cache placement over the network that minimizes the overall energy consumption in the network. We formulate the problem as a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problem with nonconvex functions, which is non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) in general. We propose a variant of the spatial branch-and-bound algorithm (V-SBB) that can provide an $\epsilon$-global optimal solution to the problem. By extensive numerical experiments, we show that the C3 optimization framework improves the energy efficiency by up to 88% compared to any optimization that only considers either communication and caching or communication and computation. Furthermore, the V-SBB technique provides comparatively better solutions than some other MINLP solvers at the cost of additional computation time.
Stealth dicing of transparent materials using Bessel beams and novel beam shapes (2017)

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Aspects of flow of power‐law fluids in porous media (1995)

Abstract Non‐Newtonian fluid flow in porous media is encountered in a variety of applications. Aspects of single‐phase flow of power‐law fluids in porous media are examined. First, homogenization theory is used to derive a macroscopic law. It is shown that the single‐capillary power law between flow rate and pressure gradient also applies at the macroscopic scale, provided that the Reynolds number is sufficiently small. Homogenization theory confirms the validity of the use of pore network models to describe flow of power‐law fluids, although not necessarily of fluids of a more general rheology. Flow in pore networks is next used to explore various pore geometry effects. Numerical simulations show that approaches based on an effective medium or on the existence of a critical path, which carries most of the flow, are valid in narrow‐ or wide‐pore‐size distributions, respectively. The corresponding expressions agreed well with the numerical results in the respective ranges. An analysis presented for Bethe lattices leads to closed‐form expressions in two limits: for an effective medium and near percolation. The behavior near percolation generalizes the results of Stinchcombe (1974) for the linear (Newtonian) case.
Damped Vibration Absorbers Applied to Lateral Modes of Rotating Machinery (1999)

Abstract Damped vibration absorbers can significantly reduce the amplitude of resonant motion. Normally, these devices are used on machinery that is non-rotating (stationary). However, as this paper demonstrates both analytically and experimentally, a damped absorber can be successfully applied on rotating equipment, particularly on vertical machines, to attenuate lateral resonances. To illustrate this application, a detailed analysis of the damped absorber is presented, focusing on mass ratio, tuning frequency, amount of damping, and speed effects. It is shown that an optimum design can be obtained for use on a rotating machine that parametrically differs from a non-rotating application. Test data is also given illustrating the effectiveness of the concept and design methodology on an actual machine. Recommendations are provided to guide the application of this technology on other rotating machines.
Complexity Reduction and Performance Improvement for Geometry Partitioning in Video Coding (2012)

Geometry partitioning for video coding involves establishing a partition line boundary within each block-shaped region and applying motion-compensated prediction to the two sub-regions created by the partition line. This paper presents techniques for enhancing the effectiveness and reducing the complexity of geometry partitioning schemes. A texture-difference-based approach is described to simplify the process of selecting the partition lines. Applying this approach together with a described skipping strategy for blocks with uniform texture can achieve a 94% reduction of encoding time while retaining a similar rate-distortion (R-D) performance to the full-search partitioning approach, when implemented for wedge-based geometry partitioning (WGP) in the context of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC JM 16.2. A bit rate improvement of approximately 6% is shown relative to not using geometry partitioning. For further R-D improvement, we describe a background-compensated prediction scheme to reduce the number of overhead bits used for motion vectors. Additionally, for systems in which high-quality depth maps are available, we incorporate depth map usage into the described approaches to generate a more accurate partitioning. Using these approaches with object-boundary-based geometry partitioning can achieve about 9% bit rate savings relative to using WGP, while keeping a similar computational complexity to the described complexity-reduced WGP.
Development of a Predictive Pressure Waves Model for High-Pressure Common Rail Injection Systems (2021)

&lt;div&gt;Over the last years, automotive industries drove a great amount of research in the field of advanced combustion techniques minimizing carbon dioxide emissions. The so-called Low-Temperature Combustions (LTC), characterized by the self-ignition of highly premixed air-fuel mixtures, represent a promising solution to achieving high efficiency and ultralow emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. Among these, gasoline Partially Premixed Combustion (PPC), obtained through the high-pressure direct injections of gasoline, showed a good potential for the simultaneous reduction of pollutants and emissions in compression ignited engines. However, when multiple injections per cycle are performed (with hydraulic-assisted needle opening), combustion stability might be compromised by the wave effects in the hydraulic system, which produce incoherence between the requested and injected fuel. This work presents a model-based pressure waves reconstruction strategy, based on a control-oriented model of the high-pressure common rail injection system fueled with gasoline. To determine the hydraulic system’s behavior during the injection process, a specifically designed flushing bench with a high-frequency acquisition system has been developed. Experimental activities have been carried out to highlight fuel pressure fluctuations with single and double injection patterns. Through the analysis of the acquired data, the key parameters (characteristic of the system) have been identified and the accuracy of pressure waves reconstruction has been evaluated, always returning errors lower than 2% between measured and estimated instantaneous pressures. Different fuel types, injectors, and rail positions have been tested to highlight the robustness of the approach. Based on the instantaneous pressure trace estimated with the control-oriented model, a fuel quantity Fluctuation Correction Strategy (FQC), implementable on a standard engine Electronic Control Unit (ECU), has been developed. The obtained results confirm the potential to reduce fuel quantity oscillations in multiple-injections systems.&lt;/div&gt;
SpaRCS: Recovering low-rank and sparse matrices from compressive measurements (2011)

We consider the problem of recovering a matrix M that is the sum of a low-rank matrix L and a sparse matrix S from a small set of linear measurements of the form y = A(M) =A(L + S). This model subsumes three important classes of signal recovery problems: compressive sensing, affine rank minimization, and robust principal component analysis. We propose a natural optimization problem for signal recovery under this model and develop a new greedy algorithm called SpaRCS to solve it. Empirically, SpaRCS inherits a number of desirable properties from the state-of-the-art CoSaMP and ADMiRA algorithms, including exponential convergence and efficient implementation. Simulation results with video compressive sensing, hyperspectral imaging, and robust matrix completion data sets demonstrate both the accuracy and efficacy of the algorithm. 1
Hypercholesterolemia Impairs Transduction of Vasodilator Signals Derived From Ischemic Myocardium (2004)

We conclude that the transduction of vasodilator signals derived from ischemic myocardium is impaired in the coronary microvascular wall of hypercholesterolemia. Enhanced oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemia may alter the microvascular function.
Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes Following Surgery for Small Bowel Obstruction (2006)

Morbidity and mortality after surgery for SBO in VA hospitals are comparable with those in other large series. The morbidity rate, but not the mortality rate, is significantly higher in patients requiring small bowel resection compared with those requiring adhesiolysis only (P < 0.001). The risk indices presented provide an easy-to-use tool for clinicians to predict outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for SBO.
Centralized fault location technique for power transmission networks using WAMS data (2016)

Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS) have recently become a prominent technology that helps in improving the visibility and situational awareness of the power grid. This technology employs Phasor Measurement Units (PMU) widely and extensively, and they are synchronized using a global positioning system clock to provide time-synchronized voltage and current phasors at the points of employment. This paper presents a fault location algorithm for two-terminal overhead line, cable and hybrid lines, using positive sequence components of these synchronized phasor measurements as inputs. The proposed technique is simple in terms of computational complexity and works well for all types of transmission (homogenous and non-homogeneous) systems. The proposed fault location method is tested with various conditions such as type of fault, fault resistance, fault location, inception angle and source to line impedance ratios (SIR), by using PSCAD/EMTP simulations. The PSCAD/EMTP simulation studies demonstrate that the proposed method gives high accuracy under various power system conditions.
Selective Hydrogenation of Nitriles to Secondary Imines over Rh-PVP Catalyst under Mild Conditions (2018)

Various metal nanoparticle catalysts (Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, and Pt) were prepared via liquid-phase reduction and their activity was studied for selective hydrogenation of benzonitrile to corresponding secondary imine under mild conditions (3 bar H2 and 30 °C). The Rh catalyst with particle size of 2.7 nm exhibited excellent activity for the hydrogenation of benzonitrile to secondary imine. The catalyst was reused and applied to transform various nitriles to corresponding secondary imines.
Optimization of ultrasonic extraction of anthocyanin in mulberry residue by response surface methodology (2020)

Abstract Using local mulberry products in Chuxiong as raw material, skin residue was obtained after brewing mulberry wine, and the anthocyanin extraction process was optimized by ultrasonic assisted water extraction method. Firstly, the single factor experiment was used to study the effects of four different factors, namely, ratio of feed to liquid, temperature, time and ultrasonic power, on anthocyanin extraction from mulberries. On the basis of single factor test, the optimal design of response surface was analyzed. According to the analysis results and practical verification, the optimal ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions for anthocyanin in mulberries were determined as follows: the extraction time was 40 min, the extraction temperature was 45 °C, and the ultrasonic power was 305 W. Under these conditions, the anthocyanin content was 5.212 mg/g.
ChemInform Abstract: TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (.+‐.)‐CORYDALIC ACID METHYL ESTER (1984)

Abstract Aus dem Homophthalsäureanhydrid (I) und dem Cyanmethyl‐imin (H) erhält man über stereoisomere Zwischenstufen wie (III) in hoher Ausbeute (id‐Corydacinsäure‐methylestertVI).
TO012HOW DIFFERENT IS THE CLEARANCE OF LARGE MIDDLE MOLECULES AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS FROM EXPANDED HEMODIALYSIS THERAPY COMPARED TO ONLINE HEMODIAFILTRATION? (2020)

Abstract Background and Aims Expanded hemodialysis (HDx) with a medium cut-off dialyzer, Theranova® 500, can achieve a middle molecule clearance but its efficacy or comparison with HDF is still unknown. It is still unknown on how large middle molecules and inflammation markers are affected over time with a medium cut-off dialyzer. This study compared the purifying effectiveness of Theranova® 500 dialyzer with respect to online Hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF). Method Sixty-three patients who were already receiving HDF were evaluated and 43 were randomized by residual renal function. Twenty-one patients received treatment with HDx using Theranova® 500 and 22 patients remained in HDF in post-dilution mode, using a high-flux dialyzer, Polyflux® 170H, for up to 24 weeks. The dialysis time and the adequacy parameters for both arms were the same. Large middle molecules were measured (kappa immunoglobulin free light chains [κ-FLC], lambda immunoglobulin free light chains [λ-FLC], chitinase-3-like protein 1 [YKL-40], fibroblast growth factor 23 [FGF-23] and serum beta-2 microglobulin [β2M]), ; and inflammatory markers (high sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], pentraxin - 3 [PTX-3], interleukin-6 [IL-6], interleukin-10 [IL-10]) at 12 weeks of treatment; and its change from baseline to weeks 12 and 24 in mid-week pre-dialysis. The method of measurement was the immunoassay. Siemens immunoassay was used for FLCs. Results HDx with Theranova® 500 demonstrated comparable results to OL-HDF with convective volume 24.4±3.2 L in terms of reduction rate (RR) of middle molecules (κ-FLC, λ-FLC, FGF-23 and β2M) at 12 weeks of treatment. HDx demonstrated similar performance to HDF in mid-week pre-dialysis plasma levels of middle molecules from baseline, at 12 and 24 weeks of treatment. Greater RR of YKL-40 at 12 weeks of treatment was seen in HDx group when compared to HDF (58.1% vs 42.4%; p≤0.0001), and there was a difference in the pre-dialysis β2M change from Baseline values between the groups (-0.60 for HDx arm and +3.28 for HDF arm, p=0.46). HDx with Theranova® 500 demonstrated comparable results to HDF in terms of reduction rate (RR) of inflammatory markers (hs-CRP, PTX-3, IL-6 and IL-10) at 12 weeks of treatment. There were no differences in the parameters of adequacy of dialysis between both arms. Both treatments were effective in maintaining pre-dialysis albumin and fibrinogen levels throughout the study. There were no significant adverse events related to the safety of Theranova. Conclusion HDx with Theranova® 500 is an emergent, effective and safe hemodialysis therapy that showed a purifying efficacy at least comparable to OL-HDF.
Laser scanning – principles and applications (2007)

In this overview paper the principles of laser scanning systems are presented.&lt;br&gt;This includes a survey of different range measurement principles as well as different&lt;br&gt;mechanisms for the deflection of the emitted laser beam. Furthermore, the usage of the&lt;br&gt;laser scanning (LS) principle at different platforms (airborne (ALS), terrestrial (TLS),&lt;br&gt;satellite) is discussed. Additionally, typical sensor parameters of currently commercially&lt;br&gt;available sensor systems are presented. Furthermore, the technique of full-waveform LS&lt;br&gt;is introduced and georeferencing of ALS data for improved precision is presented. The&lt;br&gt;usage of LS data in different applications will be presented in an overview.
Abstract P624: Prevalence, Predictors and Comparison of Spironolactone versus Clonidine as a Fourth Drug for Resistant Hypertension: the Resistant Hypertension Optimal Treatment (ReHOT) study (2016)

Background: The prevalence, predictors and the best anti-hypertensive regimen for resistant hypertension (RH) are not well established especially in Countries with multiethnic profile. Our main aim was to compare spironolactone versus clonidine as a fourth drug therapy for patients with RH. Methods: This is a multicentric, randomized controlled trial comprising 26 sites in Brazil that recruited outpatients from a highly admixed population with hypertension stage 2 (≥160/100mmHg) at study entry. Medical therapy adherence was checked by pill counting. Patients with confirmed RH (no office and 24hs ambulatory blood pressure monitoring - ABPM - control despite treatment with 3 drugs including a diuretic for 12 weeks) were randomized to additional 12 weeks treatment with spironolactone (12.5-50mg once daily) or clonidine (0.1-0.3mg twice daily). The primary endpoint was blood pressure (BP) control from both office (&lt;140/90mmHg) and 24hs ABPM (&lt;130/80mmHg). Secondary endpoints included absolute and relative BP reductions in each study arm. Results: A total of 1597 patients were included in the analysis. We found that 14.9% (238 patients) fulfilled the RH criteria. Predictors of true RH include male gender (OR 1.43; CI 1.02-2.00), previous stroke (OR 2.81; CI 1.51-5.06), diabetes (OR 2.09; CI 1.48-2.94) and BP ≥180x110mmHg at study entry (OR 2.53; CI 1.88-3.43). Compared to patients randomized to spironolactone (n=119), those patients randomized to clonidine (n=119) presented similar rate of the primary endpoint (19.8 vs. 24%, respectively; p=0.59). Similarly, no differences were observed between groups in the blood pressure reduction analyzed either by office as well as by 24-h ABPM. No differences in the pill counting monitoring were observed in the groups. Conclusions: Appropriate treatment for stage 2 hypertension under the national universal health care conditions provided blood pressure control in 85% from a highly admixed population. Spironolactone or clonidine displayed comparable BP control as a fourth drug in patients with RH. Funding: Ministry of Health/H. Samaritano, National Research Council, Sao Paulo Research Foundation and Zerbini Foundation.
CRTC2 regulates plasma cell metabolism and survival (2021)

Abstract Antibody secreting cell (ASC) function and longevity determines the strength and durability of a humoral immune response. Previously, we identified the inactivation of the CREB-regulated transcriptional coactivator-2 (CRTC2) in an in vitro B cell differentiation assay that produced functional ASCs. However, the requirement for CRTC2 inactivation in ASC physiology in vivo remains unknown. Using transgenic (TG) mice that express a constitutively active form of CRTC2 ( Crtc2-AA ) as an experimental tool, we demonstrate that Crtc2 repression in plasma cells (PCs) is an intrinsic requirement for ASC metabolic fitness. Sustained CRTC2 activity shortens the survival of splenic and bone marrow PCs, resulting in reduced numbers of long-lived PCs and antibody deficits against T cell dependent and independent antigens, and an acute viral infection. TG PCs resemble short-lived PCs with reductions in glycolysis, oxidative metabolism, spare respiratory capacity, and antibody secretion. Mechanistically, Crtc2 repression is necessary for the fidelity of PC gene expression and mRNA alternative-splicing programs. Combined, Crtc2 repression in PCs must occur to support PC metabolism and extend ASC survival during a humoral immune response.