gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Interpolation synthesis of articulated figure motion (1997)

Most conventional media depend on engaging and appealing characters. Empty spaces and buildings would not fare well as television or movie programming, yet virtual reality usually offers up such spaces. The problem lies in the difficulty of creating computer generated characters that display real time, engaging interaction and realistic motion. Articulated figure motion for real time computer graphics offers one solution to this problem. A common approach stores a set of motions and lets you choose one particular motion at a time. The article describes a process that greatly expands the range of possible motions. Mixing motions selected from a database lets you create a new motion to exact specifications. The synthesized motion retains the original motions' subtle qualities, such as the realism of motion capture or the expressive, exaggerated qualities of artistic animation. Our method provides a new way to achieve inverse kinematics capability-for example, placing the hands or feet of an articulated figure in specific positions. It proves useful for both real time graphics and prerendered animation production. The method, called interpolation synthesis, is based on motion capture data and it provides real time character motion for interactive entertainment or avatars in virtual worlds.
Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals. Part 3. Achiral phenyl benzoates incorporating a trans‐4‐pentylcyclohexyl moiety (1988)

Abstract About twenty substituted phenyl benzoates incorporating a trans ‐4‐pentylcyclohexyl moiety have been synthesised. The synthesis, liquid‐crystal transition temperatures, and enthalpies of fusion are reported. The effect of variations in chainlength and central linkage on the liquid‐crystal transition temperatures is discussed.
Phonon dispersion of the (22) phase of carbon on the reconstructed Ni(100) surface (1987)

The phonon spectrum of the (2\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}2) phase of carbon corresponding to a saturation coverage of half a monolayer on the reconstructed Ni(100) surface has been investigated along the \ensuremath{\Gamma}\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{}-X\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{} direction by electron-energy-loss spectroscopy. Both the dispersion of the adsorbate modes and of various surface resonances and surface phonons are measured along the [110] direction. The experimental data are compared with the results of a lattice-dynamical model calculation with the nickel atoms in the displaced equilibrium positions of the reconstructed surface.
Approximate Radiation Shape Factors between Two Spheres (1978)

Technical Briefs Approximate Radiation Shape Factors between Two Spheres J. D. Felske J. D. Felske Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, N.Y. 14260 Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. D. Felske Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, N.Y. 14260 J. Heat Transfer. Aug 1978, 100(3): 547-548 (2 pages) https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3450848 Published Online: August 1, 1978 Article history Received: October 27, 1977 Online: August 11, 2010
Analysis of Innovation of Party Building in Non Public-owned Economic Organizations in the New Situation (2012)

Since the opening-up and reform in china, the economy of non public-owned economic has become an important part in the development of social economy. Based on innovation is the source of social development and power as the center thought ,with regards to the problems which party building of non public-owned economic organizations are faced with currently, such as, difficulty in unifying recognition, difficulty in organizational construction, difficulty in organizational management, difficulty in team construction and difficulty in playing its functions, etc, this paper around the main body of the party content, analyses the basic thought and measures of party building in non public-owned economic organizations in the aspects of innovation of concept, innovation of theory, institutional innovation, innovation of carrier and innovation of management, etc. It is an important subject to consolidate the base of the ruling status of CPC, and promote the healthy development of non public-owned economic organizations.
ChemInform Abstract: CHEMISTRY OF THIOMETHYL ISOCYANIDES. PART 3. SYNTHESIS OF 1‐(ARYLTHIO)ALKENYL L ISOCYANIDES (1985)

Abstract Die Isocyanide (I) reagieren mit den Aldehyden (II) unter Bildung der Z‐ und E‐Produkte (III) und (IV).
Readings in Electronic Commerce (1996)

= Preface. = Acknowledgments. List of Contributors. Biographical Sketches of the Authors. I. INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW. 1. An Unaffiliated View of Internet Commerce, David H. Crocker. 2. Commercial Scenarios for the Web: Opportunities and Challenges, Donna L. Hoffman, Thomas P. Novak, and Patrali Chatterjee. 3. An Evaluation of the World Wide Web as a Platform for Electronic Commerce, Daniel W. Connolly. II. GENERAL BUSINESS AND POLICY. 4. Electronic Commerce: A Washington Perspective, James B. Rapp. 5. International Encryption Policy, Dorothy E. Denning. 6. The Essential Role of Trusted Third Parties in Electronic Commerce, A. Michael Froomkin. III. PRICING AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS. 7. Perils and Pitfalls of Practical Internet Commerce: The Lessons of First Virtual's First Year, Nathaniel S. Borenstein, John Ferguson, Gerald Hall, Carlyn Lowery, Richard Mintz, Darren New, Beverly Parenti, Marshall T. Rose, Einar Stefferud, Lee Stein, Carey Storm, Ed Vielmetti, Marc Weiser, and Pierre-R. Wolff. 8. Economic Issues in Electronic Commerce, Alok Gupta, Dale O. Stahl, and Andrew B. Whinston. 9. A Flexible Framework for Network Payment, B. Clifford Neuman. IV. DOUMENT MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES. 10. Document Management and Electronic Commerce, Larry Masinter. 11. Smart Catalogs and Virtual Catalogs, Arthur M. Keller. V. BUSINESS APPLICATIONS. 12. Distributed Decision Support Systems for Real-Time Supply Chain Management Using Agent Technologies, Aimo Hinkkanen, Ravi Kalakota, Porama Saengcharoenrat, Jan Stallaert, and Andrew B. Whinston. 13. Electronic Markets, R. Preston McAfee and John McMillan. 14. Intranets: Looking beyond Internal Corporate Web Servers, Ramnath Chellappa, Anitesh Barua, and Andrew B. Whinston. 15. Electronic Publishing versus Publishing Electronically, Ramnath Chellappa, Anitesh Barua, Jennifer Oetzel, and Andrew B. Whinston. Index. 0201880601T04062001
Experimental measurements of the magnitude and phase response of high-frequency modulated light underwater (2017)

The propagation behavior of high-frequency intensity-modulated signals through turbid water is of significant interest for underwater laser ranging, imaging, and communications. Prior experimental measurements have focused only on the magnitude response of the underwater optical channel to forward-scattered and unscattered modulated light. In this study we include, for the first time to our knowledge, both the magnitude and phase of the underwater optical channel to forward-scattered light. The magnitude and phase response is measured out to 1 GHz, using three different artificial scattering agents in scattering environments in excess of 25 attenuation lengths. The phase response provides additional insight into the behavior of forward-scattered light carrying high-frequency intensity modulation.
Do Wage Incentives Reduce Costs? (1952)

Presents a series of case studies which indicate that the use of wage incentives in the reduction of cost would prove to be ineffective when all of the costs entailed by the incentive systems are taken into account. Incentive reward given to an employee for a kind of job that he or she did not want; Incentive wage given for those who do rapid and accurate work; Incentive plan provided for increased earnings. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis: Global Impact and Clinical Consequences (2022)

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the potentially progressive form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD and NASH are very common in most regions of the world and are on trajectory to become the most common liver disease at a global scale. Risk for high prevalence and progressiveness include visceral obesity and Type 2 diabetes. The conundrum of NAFLD is related to the rapid increase in its global burden with very low awareness among most general providers, as well as a lack of widespread availability of fully validated non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic tests and limited treatment options. Currently, lifestyle modification with diet and exercise are the best options. A large number of clinical trials are being developed to provide drug therapeutic options with patients with NASH and moderate to advanced fibrosis.
A new current conveyor amplifier for low-voltage high-speed application (2004)

A novel low-voltage low-power current conveyor amplifier for high-speed SRAM implementations is presented. Simulation results showed that the new circuit offers substantial improvement over the conventional circuit in terms of speed and power-delay product, regardless of the variations in bit-line and data-line capacitances.
A study of formaldehyde and other organic emissions from pressing of laboratory oriented strandboard (1995)

A laboratory method was developed for characterization of total volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from laboratory oriented strandboard (OSB) pressing, based on a specially constructed, enclosed caul system. Gaseous materials produced inside the enclosed caul during pressing were collected in a controlled air stream. VOCs and other condensables were removed from the air stream in an ice-packed trap, followed in series with an aqueous trap. VOC collection efficiency was determined to be greater than 90 percent. Formaldehyde was quantified by a modification of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Method 3500, a chromotropic acid method. Other VOCs were characterized and quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). The quantity of formaldehyde present was found to respond to pressing conditions. Formaldehyde emissions increased with increasing press temperature, mat moisture content, resin treatment, resin free formaldehyde, and pressing time. Untreated aspen strands and resin-treated strands were studied separately. The major VOCs emitted from untreated wood were methanol, acetic acid, formaldehyde, hexanal, and hexanoic acid. These compounds were also the major VOC components from resin-treated wood, with the addition of phenol
THE 3D FEMORAL NECK AXIS- A NOVEL METHOD TO EXPLORE THE HEAD-NECK RELATIONSHIP IN NORMAL AND CAM HIPS (2011)

A robust frame of reference is required to accurately characterize pathoanatomy in the proximal femur and quantify the femoral head-neck relationship. A three dimensional (3D) femoral neck axis (FNA) could serve such a purpose, but has not yet been established in the current literature. The primary aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a reliable method of determining the 3D femoral neck axis. Secondly, we wanted to quantify the translational relationship between the femoral head and neck in normal and cam type hips. Pelvic computed tomographic scans (CT) and radiographs were retrieved from our database of patients who had undergone navigated hip surgery or CT colonography. All patients had given informed consent for their medical files and imaging to be used for research purposes, as approved by the institutional review board. Pre-operative scans were performed using the Siemens Sensation 64 slice scanner (Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany). The Imperial Protocol developed at the authors’ orthopaedic unit was applied, allowing acquisition of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) files of 0.75mm thickness. Normal and cam type hips (n=30) were identified for analysis. ‘Normal’ hips (n=15) were defined in asymptomatic patients with no previous history of hip disease, and, no obvious abnormality on radiographs or CT. The ‘cam’ hip type (n=15) was defined by the presence of an anterior osseous bump at the head-neck junction, and an alpha angle greater than 50° on hip radiographs. DICOMs were converted to 3D stereolith (STL) images using validated commercial image processing and analysis software (3-Matics, Materialise Group, Leuven, Belgium). In order to determine the 3D-FNA, a best fit sphere was applied to the femoral head with a root mean square error of less than 0.5mm. The border between sphere and femoral neck defined the head -neck junction. The bone surface was marked here (including the anterior bump in cam hips) and at the neck base, providing two anatomical rings that defined the superior and inferior limits of the femoral neck. The centre point of each ring was calculated. A line connecting these points defined the femoral neck axis, and was verified on a DICOM viewer in sagittal, axial and coronal planes. The offset between the femoral head centre and neck axis was measured. The 3D image and axis were further analysed to examine the femoral head-neck relationship, using customized software developed at our institution and previously validated in previous research projects. To standardize rotational alignment, the femoral neck was aligned vertically in two planes by creating an axis between the tip of the greater trochanter and the center of the lesser trochanter. The aligned proximal femur was viewed end on, and the version of the head relative to the neck determined by calculating the angle between the head centre and a vertical marker placed at the 12 o’clock position. Angles below 180° demonstrated anteversion, while those above 180° demonstrated retroversion.
Electrochemical Deposition of Copper(I) Oxide Films (1996)

Films of copper(I) oxide can be electrodeposited by reduction of copper(II) lactate in alkaline solution. Rietveld analysis of electrochemically grown films reveals pure copper(I) oxide with no copper(II) oxide or copper metal present in the films and a lattice parameter of a = 0.4266 nm. The cathodic deposition current is limited by a Schottky-like barrier that forms between the Cu2O and the deposition solution. A barrier height of 0.6 eV was determined from the exponential dependence of the deposition current on the solution temperature. At a solution pH of 9 the orientation of the film is [100], while at a solution pH of 12 the orientation changes to [111]. Atomic force images of the [100] oriented films have crystals shaped as four-sided pyramids, while the [111] films have triangular crystals. The grain size for films grown at 65 °C ranges from 2 to 5 μm. A refractive index of 2.6 was measured from the transmission spectrum for wavelengths between 1350 and 2800 nm. The p-type semiconductor has a direct bandgap of 2.1 eV.
Advances in phone-based modeling for automatic accent classification (2006)

It is suggested that algorithms capable of estimating and characterizing accent knowledge would provide valuable information in the development of more effective speech systems such as speech recognition, speaker identification, audio stream tagging in spoken document retrieval, channel monitoring, or voice conversion. Accent knowledge could be used for selection of alternative pronunciations in a lexicon, engage adaptation for acoustic modeling, or provide information for biasing a language model in large vocabulary speech recognition. In this paper, we propose a text-independent automatic accent classification system using phone-based models. Algorithm formulation begins with a series of experiments focused on capturing the spectral evolution information as potential accent sensitive cues. Alternative subspace representations using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis with projected trajectories are considered. Finally, an experimental study is performed to compare the spectral trajectory model framework to a traditional hidden Markov model recognition framework using an accent sensitive word corpus. System evaluation is performed using a corpus representing five English speaker groups with native American English, and English spoken with Mandarin Chinese, French, Thai, and Turkish accents for both male and female speakers.
<title>Endoscopic fluorescence detection of early lung cancer</title> (1991)

Carcinoma in situ and early lung cancer have been detected by fluorescence imaging, a ratio fluorometer, and a realtime fluorescence spectrum analyzer. Positive results have been obtained with all three methods, but there is less experience with the spectrum analyzer. The latest development is to ratio red-to-green in a pixel-by-pixel fashion, combining the advantages of the imaging technique and the red-to-green ratio fluorometer.
Deferoxamine can prevent pressure ulcers and accelerate healing in aged mice (2018)

Chronic wounds are a significant medical and economic problem worldwide. Individuals over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable to pressure ulcers and impaired wound healing. With this demographic growing rapidly, there is a need for effective treatments. We have previously demonstrated that defective hypoxia signaling through destabilization of the master hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) underlies impairments in both aging and diabetic wound healing. To stabilize HIF-1α, we developed a transdermal delivery system of the Food and Drug Administration-approved small molecule deferoxamine (DFO) and found that transdermal DFO could both prevent and treat ulcers in diabetic mice. Here, we demonstrate that transdermal DFO can similarly prevent pressure ulcers and normalize aged wound healing. Enhanced wound healing by DFO is brought about by stabilization of HIF-1α and improvements in neovascularization. Transdermal DFO can be rapidly translated into the clinic and may represent a new approach to prevent and treat pressure ulcers in aged patients.
Late onset asymptomatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor – A case report on the phenotypic expansion for MEN1 (2017)

Age-related penetrance and variable expressivity are well documented in families with MEN1. It is thought that nearly all individuals with MEN1 manifest disease by age 40. We present a case of late-onset MEN1 in the absence of the most common feature, primary hyperparathyroidism, but with the presence of a pNET and cutaneous findings. This family expands the phenotype associated with the c.1A > G pathogenic variant and highlights the importance of providing comprehensive assessment of <i>MEN1</i> mutation carriers in families that at first blush may appear to have isolated hyperparathyroidism.
New Methods for the Synthesis of Troponoid Compounds (1991)

The ring expansion of 7-halogenobicyclo[4.1.0] heptenones and related compounds provides a useful new method for the preparation of the seven-membered conjugated carbocyclic compounds known as tropones and tropolones. This methodology has been exploited in the synthesis of various biologically active troponoid natural products including nezukone, the thujaplicins, thujaplicinol, MY3-469 and colchicine.
A Semi-Analytical Approximation to the Block Error Rate in Nakagami-m Block Fading Channels (2009)

One of the main performance measures of any packet based com-munication system is the success rate of the packets. A packet is successfully received if the arrival of the packet is detected cor-rectly, header is received successfully, and payload is decoded with-out errors. At the moment, the probability of failure to decode the payload, i.e., block error rate (BLER), is often obtained by numer-ical methods, such as Monte-Carlo simulations due to shortage of analytical expressions for BLER. In this work, an approximation method for estimating the BLER in Nakagami-m block-fading channels is proposed. Furthermore, an analytical expression with a single parameter is derived for Nakagami-m channels. This parameter can be obtained by single simulation at a single signal to noise ratio (SNR) in Rayleigh fading channel. Our simulation results demonstrates that the proposed methods is highly accurate is estimating the BLER of many important wireless technologies. Contents
OBJETIVOS DE APRENDIZAJE Y ACTIVIDADES COOPERATIVAS: EXPERIENCIAS PARA FAVORECER EL APRENDIZAJE AUTÓNOMO EN EL ÁREA DE LA QUÍMICA ANALÍTICA (2009)

Two different educative experiences are presented, performed during both courses 2005-06 and 2006-07 in Analytical Chemistry for Bachelor degree in Chemistry in the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. The first one consists of the use of cognitive objectives and it has been performed in ‘Analytical Chemistry II’. A learning objective is a proposal for a ‘change’ desired for the teacher. This ‘change’ should be showed in thoughts, acts and feelings of the students in the different of their lives as a result of educational experiences. The second experience consists of the accomplishment of cooperative activities and has been applied to Chromatographic Methods. With this educative strategy, the active roll of the student inside-&-outside the classroom is promoted. By means of a dynamics working in groups, the students are called to reach the previously proposed ‘specific’ as well as ‘cross-disciplinary’ learning competencies .
Activation of thromboxane receptors and the induction of vasomotion in the hamster cheek pouch microcirculation. (1997)

1. The present study was designed to investigate a possible role of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) on arteriolar vasomotion (spontaneous rhythmic variations of the vessel diameter). Therefore the microcirculatory effects of the thromboxane-receptor (TP-receptor) agonist, U 46619, as well as the effects of the TP-receptor antagonists S 17733 and Bay U3405 were evaluated in the hamster cheek pouch microcirculation. For comparison some effects of angiotensin II were also investigated. 2. For microcirculatory measurements, the cheek pouch preparation was placed under an intravital microscope coupled to a closed circuit TV system. The TV monitor display was used to obtain arteriolar internal diameter measurements by means of an image shearing device. 3. Superfusion (0.1 nM to 1 microM) or bolus application (1 pmol to 10 nmol) of U 46619 concentration- or dose-dependently decreased the arteriolar diameter and induced vasomotion in arterioles with a mean initial diameter of 24+/-2 microm. Both the vasoconstriction and the vasomotion induced by U 46619 were inhibited by the TP-receptor antagonists S 17733 (100 mg kg(-1), i.v.) and Bay U3405 (10 mg kg(-1), i.v.). 4. Bolus applications of angiotensin II (0.1 pmol to 1 nmol) induced transient vasoconstriction followed by vasodilatation in the cheek pouch arterioles. The dilatation but not the constriction, was sensitive to treatment with the NO-synthase inhibitor N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine (L-NOARG; 100 microM). Angiotensin II did not induce vasomotion in control conditions or in the presence of L-NOARG. 5. Bolus application of phenylephrine (10 pmol) induced vasoconstriction but no vasomotion in previously quiescent hamster cheek pouch arterioles. 6. These results indicate that activation of TP-receptors causes vasomotion in the hamster cheek pouch arterioles. These spontaneous rhythmic variations in arteriolar diameter are not observed with equipotent doses of angiotensin II and phenylephrine. Thus, the vasoconstriction by itself cannot explain the occurrence of vasomotion observed with the TP-receptor agonist.