gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
A Comparative Study of Human thermal face recognition based on Haar\n wavelet transform (HWT) and Local Binary Pattern (LBP) (2013)

Thermal infra-red (IR) images focus on changes of temperature distribution on\nfacial muscles and blood vessels. These temperature changes can be regarded as\ntexture features of images. A comparative study of face recognition methods\nworking in thermal spectrum is carried out in this paper. In these study two\nlocal-matching methods based on Haar wavelet transform and Local Binary Pattern\n(LBP) are analyzed. Wavelet transform is a good tool to analyze multi-scale,\nmulti-direction changes of texture. Local binary patterns (LBP) are a type of\nfeature used for classification in computer vision. Firstly, human thermal IR\nface image is preprocessed and cropped the face region only from the entire\nimage. Secondly, two different approaches are used to extract the features from\nthe cropped face region. In the first approach, the training images and the\ntest images are processed with Haar wavelet transform and the LL band and the\naverage of LH/HL/HH bands sub-images are created for each face image. Then a\ntotal confidence matrix is formed for each face image by taking a weighted sum\nof the corresponding pixel values of the LL band and average band. For LBP\nfeature extraction, each of the face images in training and test datasets is\ndivided into 161 numbers of sub images, each of size 8X8 pixels. For each such\nsub images, LBP features are extracted which are concatenated in row wise\nmanner. PCA is performed separately on the individual feature set for\ndimensionality reeducation. Finally two different classifiers are used to\nclassify face images. One such classifier multi-layer feed forward neural\nnetwork and another classifier is minimum distance classifier. The Experiments\nhave been performed on the database created at our own laboratory and Terravic\nFacial IR Database.\n
Disinhibition of the contralateral motor cortex by low-frequency rTMS (2003)

Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the primary motor cortex (M1) results in a lasting decrease of motor evoked potentials (MEPs). Here we investigated the effects of supra-threshold rTMS (15 min, 1 Hz) to the left M1 on the excitability of the stimulated and homologous (unstimulated) M1 in healthy subjects by using single and double pulse TMS before and after rTMS. We found reduction of MEP amplitudes on the stimulated side and, most importantly, disinhibition of intracortical excitability of the homologous M1. This crossed effect of rTMS supports the concept of a physiological balance of reciprocal inhibitory projections and emphasizes that rTMS can induce remote effects that are relevant for the physiological interpretation of such interventions.
<em>In Vivo</em> Canine Muscle Function Assay (2011)

We describe a minimally-invasive and reproducible method to measure canine pelvic limb muscle strength and muscle response to repeated eccentric contractions. The pelvic limb of an anesthetized dog is immobilized in a stereotactic frame to align the tibia at a right angle to the femur. Adhesive wrap affixes the paw to a pedal mounted on the shaft of a servomotor to measure torque. Percutaneous nerve stimulation activates pelvic limb muscles of the paw to either push (extend) or pull (flex) against the pedal to generate isometric torque. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation activates tibiotarsal extensor muscles. Repeated eccentric (lengthening) contractions are induced in the tibiotarsal flexor muscles by percutaneous peroneal nerve stimulation. The eccentric protocol consists of an initial isometric contraction followed by a forced stretch imposed by the servomotor. The rotation effectively lengthens the muscle while it contracts, e.g., an eccentric contraction. During stimulation flexor muscles are subjected to an 800 msec isometric and 200 msec eccentric contraction. This procedure is repeated every 5 sec. To avoid fatigue, 4 min rest follows every 10 contractions with a total of 30 contractions performed.
ChemInform Abstract: BF3×OEt2 Promotes Fast, Mild, Clean, and Regioselective Dehydration of Tertiary Alcohols, e.g. (I), (IV). (1992)

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Fertilization and early empryology: Use of fetal bovine serum substitutes for the protection of the mouse zona pellucida against hardening during cryoprotectant addition (1993)

The addition of 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS) to media used for mouse oocyte cryopreservation prevents hardening of the zona pellucida that otherwise can occur due to premature release of cortical granule contents (George et al., Hum. Reprod., 7, 401-412, 1992). Protection of human oocytes would ideally be achieved by using a human macromolecular source or a more defined bovine source than total FBS. Here we investigate whether FBS can be replaced by human serum, human cord serum, human serum albumin or fetuin, the major protein component of FBS. Only fetuin was found to be effective.
Expression of proteinases and inhibitors in human breast cancer progression and survival (2002)

The interactions between proteinases and their inhibitors in breast cancer progression are complex. Although there are differences in the expression of these factors that relate to differences in breast cancer pathology, there are no outstanding individual factors that consistently correlate with prognosis. Therefore, different factors are probably important at different stages of the process, and the balance in the relative concentrations of proteinases and inhibitors probably determines ECM degradation in breast tumour invasion and metastasis in vivo.
Antihyperlipidemic Therapies Targeting PCSK9 (2014)

Hyperlipidemia is a major cause of cardiovascular disease despite the availability of first-line cholesterol-lowering agents such as statins. A new therapeutic approach to lowering low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) acts by blocking LDL-receptor degradation by serum proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9). Human monoclonal antibodies that target PCSK9 and its interaction with the LDL receptor are now in clinical trials (REGN727/SAR23653, AMG145, and RN316). These agents are administered by either subcutaneous or intravenous routes, and have been shown to have major LDL-C and apolipoprotein B effects when combined with statins. A phase III clinical trial program evaluating clinical endpoints is now in progress. Other PCSK9-targeted approaches are in early stages of investigation, including natural inhibitors of PCSK9, RNA interference, and antisense inhibitors.
The effect of dispersion on hydrogenolysis activity of silica supported Rh (1981)

The activity for ethane hydrogenolysis of two silica supported Rh catalysts of the same metal loading and comparable preparation was found to differ by approximately two orders of magnitude. These two catalysts were also found to differ substantially in their capacity to chemisorbs H2 and, to a lesser extent, CO. However, both X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicate that the dispersion of Rh is not grossly different on the two catalysts. It is proposed that there exists an Rh-silica interaction that alters the activity and/or structure of small Rh particles.
A preliminary communication on extensively disseminated Kaposiʼs sarcoma in young homosexual men (1981)

Gottlieb, Geoffrey J. M.D.; Ragaz, Anna M.D.; Vogel, Joseph V. M.D.; Friedman-Kien, Alvin M.D.; Rywlin, Arkadi M. M.D.; Weiner, Edward A. M.D.; Ackerman, A. Bernard M.D. Author Information
Ultrahigh Coercivity Magnetic Force Microscopy Probes to Analyze High-Moment Magnetic Structures and Devices (2010)

This letter addresses the fabrication and exploitation of ultrahigh coercivity magnetic force microscopy (MFM) probes to characterize high-magnetic moment nanostructures and devices. The <formula formulatype="inline" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex Notation="TeX">$\hbox{L1}_{0}$</tex></formula> phase of FePt alloys together with CrRu and MgO seed layers are investigated as a method of increasing the coercivity of MFM probes to prevent their behavior as soft magnetic probes when used to image energized magnetic devices. The newly developed MFM probes, with coercivity higher than 11 kOe, are utilized to successfully analyze a modern perpendicular magnetic recording write head under various excitation conditions in order to perform writer saturation and remanence tests. The results include MFM micrographs of a fully energized magnetic writer, obtained with a probe-sample separation of only 10 nm.
Evaluation of User Interface and Workflow Design of a Bedside Nursing Clinical Decision Support System (2013)

The evaluation has shown that our design was functional and met the requirements demanded by the nurses' tight schedules and heavy workloads. The user interface embedded in the tool provided compelling utility to the nurse with minimal distraction.
A New Approach for Deep Gray Matter Analysis Using Partial-Volume Estimation (2016)

The presented methodology provides additional information to standard MR signal averaging approaches that holds promise to identify the presence and nature of diffuse pathology in neuro-inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.
Completely Recyclable Monomers and Polycarbonate: Approach to Sustainable Polymers (2017)

It is of great significance to depolymerize used or waste polymers to recover the starting monomers suitable for repolymerization reactions that reform recycled materials no different from the virgin polymer. Herein, we report a novel recyclable plastic: degradable polycarbonate synthesized by dinuclear chromium-complex-mediated copolymerization of CO<sub>2</sub> with 1-benzyloxycarbonyl-3,4-epoxy pyrrolidine, a meso-epoxide. Notably, the novel polycarbonate with more than 99 % carbonate linkages could be recycled back into the epoxide monomer in quantitative yield under mild reaction conditions. Remarkably, the copolymerization/depolymerization processes can be achieved by the ON/OFF reversible temperature switch, and recycled several times without any change in the epoxide monomer and copolymer. These characteristics accord well with the concept of perfectly sustainable polymers.
Control Strategy of Knob Operated Shift for Electric Vehicles (2019)

We developed knob operated shift control strategy used on pure electric vehicles by use of Matlab 2015b and its Embedded Coder (EC) toolbox based on the V-model development process. Firstly, the functional requirements of knob operated shift strategy were analyzed, a simulation system based on finite-state machine was established in Simulink/Stateflow, the input and output signals, and the parameters of the model were scaled. Secondly, C code were automatic generated by use of EC toolbox, test cases were compiled with Excel, model in loop (MIL) and software in loop (SIL) auto test tool were used and the model was tested and modified. Test results indicate that, under different conditions, the dynamic response of knob operated shift function meet the design requirements.
Contenção farmacológica de ouriços-cacheiros (Sphiggurus spp.) pela associação de xilazina e cetamina (2002)

Onze ouricos-cacheiros (Sphiggurus spp.) foram contidos farmacologicamente para realizacao de exames medicos e procedimentos de manejo. Utilizaram-se, para tal finalidade, xilazina (dose media de 2,32 mg/kg) e cetamina (dose media de 29,66 mg/kg), combinadas na mesma seringa, administradas no terco final da cauda. Observou-se reacao a administracao dos farmacos provavelmente por dor, inducao em um tempo medio de 8,20 minutos e 24,63 minutos de contencao farmacologica. Tanto a inducao quanto a recuperacao foram suaves e livres de efeitos excitatorios. A frequencia respiratoria permaneceu inalterada, mas houve reducao na frequencia cardiaca e na temperatura retal com o decorrer do tempo. A associacao de xilazina e cetamina, nas doses utilizadas, foi eficiente na contencao farmacologica de ourico-cacheiro (Sphiggurus spp.) para a realizacao de manejo ou procedimentos medicos menos invasivos.
Mechanism-based inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-9 provides neuroprotection in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury (2012)

Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on September 19, 2012).
[The national vaccination program against measles]. (1978)

The morphological evolution of isolated individual single crystals deposited on solid substrates was investigated during annealing experiments using in situ and ex situ atomic force microscopy techniques. The crystal morphology changed during annealing at temperatures slightly above the original crystallization temperature of the crystals, far below their melting temperature. Evenly distributed cavities penetrated the crystals, and the number of cavities increased with a rising annealing temperature until the adjacent cavities coalesced. The thickness of the crystals increased during annealing at temperatures slightly above the crystallization temperature. Annealing experiments at fixed temperatures showed that the reorganization process (cavity formation and single-crystal thickening) was fast. Depending on the annealing temperature, the final morphology was formed in seconds. This behavior suggests high chain mobility as well as a homogeneous solid-state reorganization of the entire single crystal at low annealing temperatures.
Online Distributed Coordinated Precoding for Virtualized MIMO Networks With Delayed CSI (2022)

We consider online wireless network virtualization in a multi-cell multiple-input multiple-output system with delayed feedback of channel state information (CSI). Multiple service providers (SPs) simultaneously share the base station resources of an infrastructure provider (InP). We aim at minimizing the accumulated precoding deviation of the InP’s actual precoder from the SPs’ virtualization demands via managing both inter-SP and inter-cell interference, subject to both long-term and short-term per-cell transmit power constraints. We develop an online coordinated precoding solution and show that it provides provable performance bounds. Our precoding solution is fully distributed at each cell, based only on delayed local CSI. Furthermore, it has a closed-form expression with low computational complexity. Simulation results demonstrate the substantial performance gain of our precoding solution over the current best alternative.
Early visual processing deficits in schizophrenia: impaired P1 generation revealed by high-density electrical mapping (2001)

Integrity of early visual sensory processing in schizophrenia was assessed using the well characterized P1 and N1 components of the visual evoked potential (VEP) as our dependent measures. VEPs were recorded in response to successively less fragmented line drawings of common objects. P1 amplitudes were significantly reduced across all stimulus conditions for patients versus controls. Further, this decrement was relatively greater at parieto-occipital than occipito-temporal electrode sites. No differences in N1 amplitude were found. The finding of P1 deficits in patients, particularly over dorsal scalp, supports the view that schizophrenia is associated with impairment of early dorsal visual stream processing. On the other hand, the finding of normal N1 amplitudes in patients suggests that early stages of ventral stream processing may be relatively more intact. These results imply that the cognitive impairment seen in schizophrenia is not just due to deficits in higher order aspects of cognition but also encompasses significant deficits in early sensory processing.
Timing of Epiphysiodesis to Correct Leg-Length Discrepancy (2018)

Determination of skeletal age is clinically relevant in patients being considered for epiphysiodesis to manage leg-length inequality. The multiplier method was the least accurate of the prediction methods in this patient population, which may have implications in calculating the appropriate timing of epiphysiodesis.
Three dual polarized 2.4GHz microstrip patch antennas for active antenna and in-band full duplex applications (2016)

This paper presents the design, implementation and interport isolation performance evaluation of three dual port, dual polarized 2.4GHz microstrip patch antennas. Input matching and interport isolation (both DC and RF) performance of implemented antennas has been compared by measuring the input return losses (Sii, S22) and interport isolation (S12) respectively at 2.4GHz. Two implemented single layer antennas provide around 40dB RF interport isolation while the multilayer antenna has 60dB isolation between transmit and receive ports at centre frequency with DC isolated ports. The multilayer antenna provides more than 55dB interport isolation for antenna's 10 dB input impedance bandwidth of 50MHz.
Translocation of Fungicides and Their Efficacy in ControllingPhellinus noxius, the Cause of Brown Root Rot Disease (2022)

Brown root rot disease (BRRD), caused by <i>Phellinus noxius</i>, is an important tree disease in tropical and subtropical areas. To improve chemical control of BRRD and deter emergence of fungicide resistance in <i>P</i>. <i>noxius</i>, this study investigated control efficacies and systemic activities of fungicides with different modes of action. Fourteen fungicides with 11 different modes of action were tested for inhibitory effects in vitro on 39 <i>P. noxius</i> isolates from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, and Pacific Islands. Cyproconazole, epoxiconazole, and tebuconazole (Fungicide Resistance Action Committee [FRAC] 3, target-site G1) inhibited colony growth of <i>P. noxius</i> by 99.9 to 100% at 10 ppm and 97.7 to 99.8% at 1 ppm. The other effective fungicide was cyprodinil + fludioxonil (FRAC 9 + 12, target-site D1 + E2), which showed growth inhibition of 96.9% at 10 ppm and 88.6% at 1 ppm. Acropetal translocation of six selected fungicides was evaluated in bishop wood (<i>Bischofia javanica</i>) seedlings by immersion of the root tips in each fungicide at 100 ppm, followed by liquid or gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analyses of consecutive segments of root, stem, and leaf tissues at 7 and 21 days posttreatment. Bidirectional translocation of the fungicides was also evaluated by stem injection of fungicide stock solutions. Cyproconazole and tebuconazole were the most readily absorbed by roots and efficiently transported acropetally. Greenhouse experiments suggested that cyproconazole, tebuconazole, and epoxiconazole have a slightly higher potential for controlling BRRD than mepronil, prochloraz, and cyprodinil + fludioxonil. Because all tested fungicides lacked basipetal translocation, soil drenching should be considered instead of trunk injection for their use in BRRD control.
d-imbalance WOM codes for reduced inter-cell interference in multi-level NVMs (2016)

In recent years, due to the spread of multi-level nonvolatile memories (NVM), q-ary write-once memories (WOM) codes have been extensively studied. By using WOM codes, it is possible to rewrite NVMs t times before erasing the cells. The use of WOM codes enables to improve the performance of the storage device, however, it may also increase errors caused by inter-cell interference (ICI). This work presents WOM codes that restrict the imbalance between code symbols throughout the write sequence, hence decreasing ICI. We first specify the imbalance model as a bound d on the difference between codeword levels. Then a 2-cell code construction for general q and input size is proposed. An upper bound on the write count is also derived, showing the optimality of the proposed construction. The new codes are also shown to be competitive with known codes not adhering to the bounded imbalance constraint.
Three‐dimensional modeling of double‐stent techniques at the left main coronary artery bifurcation using micro‐focus X‐ray computed tomography (2007)

Close apposition of the stent to the vessel at the ostium of the LCX is difficult to achieve at the LMCA bifurcation, regardless of which double-stent technique is employed, due to the site's wide bifurcation angle and complex 3D structure. The distribution of plaque and the bifurcation angle should be considered before double-stent deployment, to avoid leaving a gap over significant plaques.
Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary (2008)

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A Siren Detection System based on Mechanical Resonant Filters (2001)

A system based on mechanical resonant filters is proposed that can be used for the detection of acoustical signals the frequency components of which vary according to specific periodic patterns. Usually, signals of this category produced by the siren of an emergency vehicle. The device essentially implements a mechanical narrow filter bank that covers the frequency range of a typical siren sound. Signal detection is obtained by measuring the time delay between successive activation of the filters of the bank. The whole analysis reveals how a set of simple, low-cost mechanical resonant filters can replace an electronic analog or digital system for the implementation of a filter bank. Moreover, a scaling down procedure is proposed so that a microsystem may be developed.
Scrutiny of MT-SOFC Stack Manifolding Design Using CFD (2012)

In this work we investigated the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in order to describe the behaviour of a single Micro Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (MT-SOFC) and a bundle thereof. It is the first step before building a rather necessarily complicated experimental apparatus in order to compare the predictions with experimental measurement. The first goal of this study was to test the suitability of commercially available CFD & SOFC modelling software, with some modified features. The second goal was to predict the effects of various fuel and oxidant manifolding techniques regarding temperature, species and current density distributions. A result of this paper showed that CFD is a very useful tool, when a SOFC module is incorporated for MT-SOFC stack modelling. A second result showed that the oxidant flow regime was much more important than the fuel regime in order to manipulate a single MT-SOFC's temperature profile. The cases investigated had a radiation model included and the differences in temperature profiles, when radiation was included and neglected, especially for MT-SOFCs with view factors to the reactor housing, was shown to be important. The CFD predictions clearly showed the benefits and advantages associated with the different forms of fuel and oxidant manifoldings. A future experimental analysis is currently being designed.
Testing asics with multiple identical cores (2003)

Predesigned cores and reusable modules are popularly used in the design of large and complex application specific integrated circuits (ASICs). As the size and complexity of ASICs increase, the test effort, including test development effort, test data volume, and test application time, has also significantly increased. This paper shows that this test effort increase can be minimized for ASICs that consist of multiple identical cores. A novel design for testability (DFT) technique is proposed to test ASICs with identical embedded cores. The proposed technique significantly reduces test application time, test data volume, and test generation effort.