gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Automated Partial Versus Complete Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for the Management of Hemorrhagic Shock in a Pig Model of Polytrauma: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study (2020)

This study demonstrates the feasibility of intermediate-term experiments in a complex swine model of polytrauma with 90 minutes of REBOA. EVAC may be associated with improved survival at 24 hours when compared with complete REBOA. EVAC resulted in normalized physiology after 24 hours, suggesting that prolonged partial occlusion is possible. Longer studies evaluating partial REBOA strategies are needed.
Lymphangiogenesis-Mediated Shedding of LAM Cell Clusters as a Mechanism for Dissemination in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2005)

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) affects exclusively women of reproductive age, involves the lungs and axial lymphatic system, and is frequently complicated with renal angiomyolipomas. LAM lesions are generated by the proliferation of LAM cells with mutations of one of the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) genes. Recent studies indicate that LAM cells can migrate or metastasize to form new lesions in multiple organs, although they show a morphologically benign appearance. In the previous study, we reported LAM-associated lymphangiogenesis and implicated its role in the progression of LAM. In this study, we further focused on the lymphatic abnormalities in LAM: LAM-associated chylous fluid (5 pleural effusion and 2 ascites), surgically resected diaphragm (1 patient), and axial lymphatic system including the thoracic duct, lymph nodes at various regions, and diaphragmatic lymphatic system (5 autopsy cases). We demonstrated that LAM cell clusters enveloped by lymphatic endothelial cells (LCC) in all chylous fluid examined. We identified LAM lesion in the diaphragm (2 of 5 autopy cases and one surgical specimen), thoracic duct (5 of 5), and lymph nodes (retroperitoneal (5 of 5), mediastinal (4 of 5), left venous angle (5 of 5) with total positive rate of 68% to 88% at each region of the lymph node, but less frequent or none at remote lymph nodes located away from the axial lymph trunk (cervical [1 of 5] and axillary [0 of 5]). LCCs were identified in intra-LAM lesional lymphatic channels where LAM cells proliferate along lymphatic system. In in vitro culture system, LCC can fragment into each proliferating LAM cell. These findings suggest that LAM-associated lymphangiogenesis demarcates LAM lesion into bundle- or fascicle-like structure and eventually shed LCC into the lymphatic circulation and that LCCs play a central role in the dissemination of LAM lesion.
A Comparison between Asynchronous Backtracking Pseudocode and its JADEL Implementation (2017)

In this paper, a comparison between the pseudocode of a well-known algorithm for solving distributed constraint satisfaction problems and the implementation of such an algorithm in JADEL is given. First, background and motivations behind JADEL development are illustrated. Then, we make a description of the problem and a brief introduction to JADEL. The core of this work consists in the translation of the algorithm pseudocode in JADEL code, which is described in details. Scope of the paper is to evaluate such a translation, in terms of closeness to pseudocode, complexity, amount of code written and performance.
Holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal system utilizing the co-polymerizations with siloxane compounds and polypropylene glycol derivatives (2011)

Holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal (HPDLC) has a feature that can control diffraction of light by applying electric field. HPDLC can be used for optical elements such as an optical switch, or a polarized beam splitter etc. One of the reactive systems for making HPDLC is well known photopolymerization-induced phase separation (PIPS). The performance of HPDLC by PIPS is dependent on distribution of oriented liquid crystal (LC) molecules, or size and shape of LC droplets. These are controlled by chemical structure or functional group of polymer matrix. In this report, Organic-inorganic hybrid materials having sensitivity at 532 nm were synthesized. Polymer matrix was formed with co-polymerization of siloxane-containing materials and poly (propylene glycol) derivatives functionalized with methacrylate groups. Siloxane chain was introduced in polymer matrix to encourage phase separation of LC and stabilize grating structure. In addition, poly (propylene glycol) derivatives were designed to control polymerization rate and extent of phase separation of LC. The characterization of HPDLC was evaluated in terms of diffraction efficiency, contrast between diffraction and transparency modes by applying voltage, and switch speed. As a result, the separation ratio of p-polarized light and s-polarized light was 100:1. The value of &utri;n was 0.075, and the index matching of both polymer-rich layer and LC-rich layer was completed at voltage of 17V/&mu;m.
Adaptive MTI (Moving Target Indicator) system (1984)

Abstract : This invention relates to improvements in signal processing systems and more particularly to improved techniques for eliminating interference or otherwise undesirable signal components from serial data samples to be processed by Moving Target Indicator type radar system processors.
Gait performance of paraplegics ambulating with the reciprocating gait orthosis powered by electrical muscle stimulation (2003)

The objectives of this study are to quantify the gait performance of six paraplegic patients fitted with the RGO (reciprocating gait orthosis) and powered by muscle stimulation for purposes of assessing the orthoses' clinical efficiency. The data obtained indicate that the muscle-stimulation-powered orthosis provides paraplegics with an efficient means of walking independently on level surfaces. The average maximum performance time for completing a 7-ft distance was 1 min 45 s at an average velocity of 52.5 ft/min and average cadence of 45 steps/min. In addition to functional performance, the following results were obtained: reduction of spasticity in the leg muscle, reduction of incidence of bladder infections, feeling of high energy levels in daily life, restful sleep, and improved general outlook on daily life.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
School-Age Outcomes in Children With Birth Weights Under 750 g (1995)

Hack, Maureen; Taylor, H. Gerry; Klein, Nancy; Eiben, Robert; Schatschneider, Christopher; Mercuri-Minich, Nori Author Information
A Gradient Microarray Electronic Nose Based on Percolating SnO2 Nanowire Sensing Elements (2007)

Fabrication, characterization, and tests of the practical gradient microarray electronic nose with SnO(2) nanowire gas-sensing elements are reported. This novel device has demonstrated an excellent performance as a gas sensor and e-nose system capable of promptly detecting and reliably discriminating between several reducing gases in air at a ppb level of concentration. It has been found that, in addition to the temperature gradient across the nanowire layer, the density and morphological inhomogeneities of nanowire mats define the discriminating power of the electronic nose.
Refractive field mapping beam shaping optics: Important features for a right choice (2010)

There are different kinds of refractive beam shapers of field mapping type used to transform the laser intensity distribution in order to get improvements or special effects in various laser technologies like welding, cladding, hardening, laser techniques in photovoltaics, etc. A right choice of a suitable beam shaper depends on physical specifications of a particular laser application. As a rule, when a final laser spot size is orders of magnitude greater than a laser wavelength, say of millimetre or centimetre scale, it is optimum to apply the beam shapers providing a collimated beam with flattop or another pre-determined output intensity profile. When a final spot size is comparable with the laser wavelength, say tens of microns in micromachining, it is advisable to apply the beam shapers intended to create the required intensity distribution in focal zone of a beam focused. Correspondingly, different kinds of refractive beam shapers, like πShaper or Focal-πShaper, should be applied. This paper will describe important features of intensity profile transformation in optical systems, principles of operation and design features of refractive field mapping beam shapers πShaper and Focal-πShaper. There will be presented examples of intensity transformation and effects on material processing in several industrial applications.
A HIERARCHICAL MULTISCALE MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE VASCULAR BEHAVIOR OF BLOOD-BORNE NANOMEDICINES (2020)

In the field of nanomedicine, there is a pressing need for predictive, quantitative tools to rationally design and optimize carriers for therapeutic and imaging applications. Current nano/microfabrication technologies allow us to control a large number of parameters, including the size, shape surface properties, and mechanical stiffness. These design parameters affect the biophysical behavior of nanomedicines in terms of blood longevity, tissue deposition, drug release, contrast imaging amplification, and more. Thus, sophisticated, multiscale and multiphysics computational models are needed to predict the behavior of nanomedicines and guide the fabrication process toward optimal delivery systems. This work is a first step toward the realization of a fully integrated simulation platform. Here a computational model for describing blood flow in the microvasculature, particle transport, and molecular interaction with the vascular walls is presented. The model predicts particle deposition within a tumor microvasculature as a function of different design parameters. The simulations show that there is a complex interaction between the morphology of the vascular network, the particle surface and mechanical properties, and the particle deposition on the vascular walls. Specifically, the computational model shows and provides interpretation of how the stiffness affects significantly the probability of adhesion onto the vascular walls and the distribution along the network of blood-borne nanomedicines.
Neuronal distribution of intranuclear inclusions in Huntingtonʼs disease with adult onset (1998)

Neuronal intranuclear inclusions were recently found in the brain of patients with inherited neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the expansion of a polyglutamine stretch in the mutated protein. These inclusions are ubiquitinated and, for some of these diseases, the presence of the mutated protein could be also identified. Using immunohistochemistry, we show here that ubiquitinated intranuclear inclusions are also observed postmortem in the brain of patients suffering from Huntington's disease characterized by small polyglutamine expansions and adult onset. We were, however, unable to detect the mutated form of huntingtin in these inclusions. These intranuclear inclusions were detected only in the affected cerebral regions, suggesting that their presence is probably linked to the neurodegenerative process.
Building mobile AR applications using the outdoor AR library (2013)

While early outdoor Augmented Reality (AR) systems required cumbersome equipment to be worn by the user, recent developments in mobile device technology mean that smartphones can now run AR applications. In this tutorial, attendees will learn how to build their own mobile outdoor AR application using the HIT Lab NZ Outdoor AR library. It will start with an overview of outdoor AR technology including core concepts, history and recent research trends. Then we will show how to build a custom mobile AR application using the Outdoor AR library, a component based framework that is easy to customize and reuse.
Position of Fe ions in MgO crystalline structure (2015)

Abstract Magnesium oxide (MgO) is one of the most important raw materials in many branches of industry. Magnesium oxide is a popular refractory raw material because of its high refractoriness and high resistance to basic slags and environment. In many cases, use of MgO is limited by its properties, especially the presence of secondary phases like iron oxides. The amount and distribution of iron oxides can strongly influence the technological properties of MgO and depend on the manufacturing method, particularly the heat-treatment process. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the heat-treatment process on amount and distribution of iron ions in a magnesium oxide lattice. The 57 Fe Mössbauer effect measurements of fused and sintered magnesium oxide samples doped by the iron oxide were conducted. Investigation reveals in both cases the presence of Fe 2+ as well as Fe 3+ ions. Fe 2+ ions occupy Mg 2+ octahedral sites in the MgO lattice, whereas the Fe 3+ ions are located in highly distorted octahedral coordination. The amount of Fe 2+ varies from around 66% for fused samples to 30% for sintered samples.
Association Between Soluble Lectinlike Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 and Coronary Artery Disease in Psoriasis (2019)

Soluble lectinlike oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 levels were elevated in patients with psoriasis and were associated with severity of skin disease. Moreover, sLOX-1 associated with NCB independent of hyperlipidemia status, suggesting that inflammatory sLOX-1 induction may modulate lipid-rich NCB in psoriasis. Improvement of skin disease was associated with a reduction of sLOX-1 at 1 year, demonstrating the potential role of sLOX-1 in inflammatory atherogenesis in psoriasis.
Therapie von Benetzungsstörungen (1994)

Differentiating the disturbances of the three tear film layers in "sicca syndrome", and stabilizing each component is more effective than artificial tears alone.
Reusable Antifouling Viscoelastic Adhesive with an Elastic Skin (2011)

Although the viscoelasticity or tackiness of a pressure-sensitive adhesive gives it strength owing to energy dissipation during peeling, it also renders it nonreusable because of structural changes such as the formation of fibrils, cohesive failure, and fouling. However, an elastic layer has good structural integrity and cohesive strength but low adhesive energy. We demonstrate an effective composite adhesive in which a soft viscoelastic bulk layer is imbedded in a largely elastic thin skin layer. The composite layer is able to meet the conflicting demands of the high peel strength comparable to the viscoelastic core and the structural integrity, reusability, and antifouling properties of the elastic skin. Our model adhesive is made of poly(dimethylsiloxane), where its core and skin are created by varying the cross-linking percentage from 2 to 10%.
Enhanced Derivation of Osteogenic Cells from Murine Embryonic Stem Cells After Treatment with HepG2- Conditioned Medium and Modulation of the Embryoid Body Formation Period: Application to Skeletal Tissue Engineering (2006)

Despite the considerable progress made in directing embryonic stem cell (ESC) differentiation to therapeutically useful lineages, several issues remain to be resolved before ESCs can be used for cell therapy: 1) increasing the efficiency of specific lineage generation, and 2) developing time- and costeffective culture systems for controlling ESC differentiation. Our study aimed to develop efficient methods to enhance mesodermal differentiation and thereby upregulate osteogenic differentiation of ESCs. Specifically, murine ESCs (mESCs) were cultured in the presence of 50% conditioned medium (CM) from the human hepatocarcinoma cell line HepG2, which resulted in enhanced mesoderm formation during embryoid body (EB) formation in the CM-treated mESCs (CM-mESCs). By varying the length of EB culture time, we achieved the selective control and stimulation of osteogenic differentiation and suppression of cardiogenic differentiation. Hence, reducing the EB culture of the CM-mESCs to 1 day resulted in 5–10-fold enhancement of osteogenic differentiation, as determined by bone nodule formation, higher alkaline phosphatase activity, the presence of wellorganized osteoblast-cadherin in the bone nodules, and increased cbfa-1/runx2 gene expression. In contrast, increasing the EB culture of the CM-mESCs to 5 days resulted in three- to four-fold enhanced cardiogenic differentiation. These findings for development of highly efficient culture systems and protocols for mESC differentiation into osteogenic lineage that are time- and cost-effective can be used in skeletal tissue engineering applications.
Programmed cell death 1 (PD‐1) and its ligand PD‐L1 are required for allograft tolerance (2007)

Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1, CD279) and its widely expressed, inducible ligand, PD-L1 (CD274), together dampen T cell activation, but whether they are essential for allograft tolerance is unknown. We show, using gene-deficient mice and blocking mAbs in wild-type mice, that costimulation blockade is ineffectual in PD-1(-/-) or PD-L1(-/-) allograft recipients, or in wild-type allograft recipients treated with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 mAb. Alloreactive PD-1(-/-) CD4 and CD8 T cells had enhanced proliferation and cytokine production compared to wild-type controls, and anergy could not be induced in PD-1-deficient CD4 T cells. We conclude that without inhibitory signals from PD-1 ligation, alloantigen-induced T cell proliferation and expansion cannot be regulated by costimulation blockade, and peripheral tolerance induction cannot occur.
Recent Developments in Mechanochemical Materials Synthesis by Extrusion (2016)

Mechanochemical synthesis, i.e., reactions conducted by grinding solid reactants together with no or minimal solvent, has been demonstrated as an excellent technique for the formation of both organic and inorganic compounds. Mechanochemistry is viewed as an alternative approach to chemical synthesis and is not always considered when developing manufacturing processes of fine chemicals. Here, recent advances are highlighted regarding mechanochemical synthesis, by utilizing a well-developed continuous technique - extrusion, and the advantages it offers to further support its use in the manufacturing of these chemicals. To put this work into context, it is shown how extrusion plays a vital role for manufacturing in the food, polymer, and pharmaceutical industries, and how the research carried out by these respective industrialists provides great insight and understanding of the technique, with the results being applicable in the chemical industry. The synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is highlighted herein as an excellent example showcasing the advantages that extrusion provides to the manufacture of these materials, one advantage being the exceptional space time yields (STYs) reported for these processes, at three orders of magnitude greater than conventional (solvothermal) synthesis.
Hybrid Identification of Nuclear Power Plant Transients With Artificial Neural Networks (2004)

Proper and rapid identification of malfunctions (transients) is of premier importance for the safe operation of nuclear power plants. Feedforward neural networks trained with the backpropagation (BP) algorithm are frequently applied to model simulated nuclear power plant malfunctions. The correct identification of unlabeled transients-or transients of the "don't-know" type have proven to be especially challenging. A novel hybrid neural network methodology is presented which also correctly classifies the unlabeled transients. From this analysis the importance for properly accommodating practical aspects such as the drift of electronics elements of a simulator, the digitization of simulated and actual plant signals, and the accumulating errors during numerical integration became obvious. Beside the feedforward neural networks trained with the BP algorithm, many other types of networks and codes were used for finding the best (sensitive and robust) algorithms. Various neural network based models were successfully applied to identify labeled and unlabeled malfunctions of the Hungarian Paks nuclear power plant simulator. The BP and probabilistic methods have been proven as the most robust against the misleading recognition of unlabeled malfunctions.
Guidelines for multilingualism in local government (2008)

The Department of Provincial and Local Government (DPLG) recently announced draft Guidelines for Implementing Multilingualism in Local Government. 
Multilingualism refers to the ability of societies, institutions, groups and individuals to engage on a regular basis, with more than one language in their day-to-day lives.
Supplementary Figure 1 from Conditional Deletion of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor in Prostate Epithelium (2023)

Supplementary Figure 1 from Conditional Deletion of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor in Prostate Epithelium
Hierarchy of Steering Criteria Based on Moments for All Bipartite Quantum Systems (2015)

Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering is a manifestation of quantum correlations exhibited by quantum systems that allows for entanglement certification when one of the subsystems is not characterized. Detecting the steerability of quantum states is essential to assess their suitability for quantum information protocols with partially trusted devices. We provide a hierarchy of sufficient conditions for the steerability of bipartite quantum states of any dimension, including continuous variable states. Previously known steering criteria are recovered as special cases of our approach. The proposed method allows us to derive optimal steering witnesses for arbitrary families of quantum states and provides a systematic framework to analytically derive nonlinear steering criteria. We discuss relevant examples and, in particular, provide an optimal steering witness for a lossy single-photon Bell state; the witness can be implemented just by linear optics and homodyne detection and detects steering with a higher loss tolerance than any other known method. Our approach is readily applicable to multipartite steering detection and to the characterization of joint measurability.
Characteristics of planar n-p junction diodes made by double-implantations into 4H-SiC (2001)

Double implantation technology consisting of deep-range acceptor followed by shallow-range donor implantation was used to fabricate planar n/sup +/-p junction diodes in 4H-SiC. Either Al or B was used as the acceptor species and N as the donor species with all implants performed at 700/spl deg/C and annealed at 1650/spl deg/C with an AlN encapsulant. The diodes were characterized for their current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) behavior over the temperature range 25/spl deg/C-400/spl deg/C, and reverse recovery transient behavior over the temperature range 25/spl deg/C-200/spl deg/C. At room temperature, the B-implanted diodes exhibited a reverse leakage current of 5/spl times/10/sup -8/ A/cm/sup 2/ at a reverse bias of -20 V and a carrier lifetime of 7.4 ns.
No Residual Cancer on Radical Prostatectomy After Positive 10-Core Biopsy: Incidence, Biopsy Findings, and DNA Specimen Identity Analysis (2006)

Incidence of no residual cancer on prostatectomy of 0.67% after 10-core positive biopsy is higher than previously reported. In most cases, finding no residual cancer on prostatectomy after exhaustive work-up may indicate minimal patient disease. Microsatellite analysis provides a useful and cost-effective test in establishing specimen identity.
ChemInform Abstract: COMPLEX CHEMISTRY OF REACTIVE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. XXXIX. SYNTHESIS OF A 1,3‐DIENE COMPLEX BY METAL‐CENTERED ETHYLENE ISOMERIZATION WITH CARBON‐CARBON COUPLING (1982)

Abstract Der n1 : n3‐Diphenylketen‐eisen‐Komplex (I) reagiert in siedendem Hexan mit Ethylen (II) zu dem röntgenstrukturanalytisch charakterisierten 1,3‐Dien‐Komplex (III).