gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Maier-leibnitz and neutron optics (2002)

Abstract Professor Heinz Maier-Leibnitz passed away on December 16, 2000 at the age of 89. He was an outstanding scientist and one of the pioneers in the fields of neutron physics and applications of research reactors. He was the initiator and director of the first Munich research reactor FRM, the famous “Atomei,” from 1956 to 1967, and then, until 1972, the first director of the ILL, and one of the founders of that institute. During his years in Garching and in Grenoble an important part of Maier-Leibnitz's activities were devoted to new methods aimed at advancing science at research reactors. Our article covers a selected field where Maier-Leibnitz was enthusiastically engaged, namely neutron optics (in a wider sense including Bragg optics). As in many other fields his contributions lay at the heart of the great success of the ILL.
Network-constrained multiperiod auction for a pool-based electricity market (2002)

This paper presents a multiperiod electricity auction market tool that explicitly takes into account transmission congestion and losses as well as intertemporal operating constraints such as start-up costs, ramp rates, and minimum up and down times that may be included in any generating unit's composite bid. This approach, which requires only existing mixed-integer linear solvers, provides the market operator with a valuable tool for scheduling participants in a competitive market where transparency, fairness, and confidentiality of participants' data are of paramount concern. Indeed, under this framework, only network data are of public domain; producers are not required to reveal corporate data, and they have more flexibility in specifying the structure of their composite bid. This paper demonstrates and illustrates, through numerical studies using test systems, that an efficient and fair competitive electricity market can be implemented, taking into account network constraints and losses.
ChemInform Abstract: Carbene‐Transition Metal Complexes Formed by Double C—H Bond Activation (2010)

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Vibrational product state distributions of ion–molecule reactions by infrared chemiluminescence: Cl−+HBr,HI→HCl(v)+Br−,I− (1980)

Initial vibrational product distributions have been obtained for the thermal proton abstraction reactions, Cl−+HBr→HCl(v=0,1)+Br− and Cl−+HI→HCl(v=0,1,2)+I−. The experimental method utilizes detection of infrared chemiluminescence from the products of the ion–molecule reactions in a flowing afterglow. A detailed description of the apparatus design and characteristics is given. The initial relative HCl product vibrational distribution for the reaction Cl−+HI was determined to be Nv=1=1.0, Nv=2=0.85±0.05. The ratio of the total emission from Cl−+HBr to that from Cl−+HI was measured to be 39±2%. The results suggest substantial disposal of energy into product vibrations in these ion–molecule reactions.
Rehabilitation effectiveness II: Assessing the outcomes for clients of a national hearing rehabilitation program (1991)

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Fabricating concepts: using custom 3D models to teach abstract concepts (2020)

Purpose Many scholars and practitioners have attempted innovative teaching practices in an effort to make complex ideas easier to comprehend and retain. The purpose of this study was to test the relationship between learning and the use of 3D models created to provide physical representations of abstract concepts students could hold and manipulate. Design/methodology/approach Using a quasi-experimental design, we test both the students' initial comprehension of the concept and their retention of the information four weeks later when the course concluded. Findings Findings included an initial boost in information retention and a likely increased retention of the information, showing promising trajectories for incorporating 3D objects to enhance teaching in the classroom. Originality/value This study provides a unique analysis of the use of 3D printing technology to illustrate abstract concepts. This teaching innovation provides another example of how technology can enhance and engage students through active learning. We find that this approach can increase student retention of material.
Studies on the Suitability of Iron-rich Indian Bentonites for Synthesis of Organoclays by Intercalation (2011)

In the present study intercalation behaviour of two bentonites from Indian origin were compared with a high-puritycommercial montmorillonite. Experimental bentonites of Indian origin showed low cation exchange capacity (CEC) due to limited Mg2+ substitution. Infra-red spectral study revealed the presence of Fe3+ in octahedral positions. Organic loading of intercalated clays increased with CEC.
Capillary Supercritical Fluid Chromatography with Fourier Transform Infrared Detection (1989)

The principles, technology, and prospects for coupling capillary supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) are described. The information available from reconstructed chromatograms, in both universal and selective detection modes, in addition to the IR spectrum itself, makes SFC-FTIR a powerful hyphenated technique. Flow cell and solvent elimination interfaces are compared, and the restrictions imposed by the compromise between chromatographic and spectroscopic requirements, especially in flow cell design, and by the choice of mobile phase are discussed. Illustrative examples of SFC-FTIR applications are presented, and some likely future trends are projected.
Changes in pain and physical function during waiting time and 3 months after knee joint arthroplasty (2008)

Waiting time did not affect knee pain or isometric knee extension/flexion strength. Three months post-operatively, knee pain had decreased significantly, but the strength of the operated knee was significantly lower than the pre-operative level.
ChemInform Abstract: IMINATION OF SULFUR‐CONTAINING COMPOUNDS. XIV. ARYLSULFONYLIMINATION OF DIBENZOYLMETHYL ARYL SULFIDES (1982)

Abstract Die Titelverbindungen (III), erhalten aus Dibenzoylmethan (I) und den Sulfenylchloriden (II), werden mit den Natriumchloramiden (IV) umgesetzt.
Molecular Details and Functional Analysis of RNA Binding by ESCRT-II (2015)

Many RNAs show distinct localization patterns in cells with enrichment at particular subcellular sites or organelles. RNA localization is a highly conserved process that both spatially and temporally controls gene expression. A common mechanism to selectively sort RNAs within the cell involves recognition of cis-acting sequences on the RNA by trans-acting RNA-binding proteins. Recently, the ESCRT-II complex was identified as a novel trans-acting factor required for the localization of bicoid mRNA in Drosophila oocytes. ESCRT-II was previously uncharacterized as an RNA-binding complex but has a well-established role in multivesicular body formation and receptor downregulation. Recent studies have revealed links between endosomes and RNA regulatory pathways, and the dual roles of ESCRT-II in both cellular processes suggest that it will be an important factor to better understand as an RNA-binding complex. However, bicoid is the only identified direct RNA target of ESCRT-II, and whether ESCRT-II’s role in RNA localization is conserved in other organisms is unclear. Here we report that the role of ESCRT-II in RNA regulation is conserved in Xenopus eggs. We found that ESCRT-II interacts with hundreds of RNAs in Xenopus eggs, and we characterized the molecular details of this interaction. Using a UV-crosslinking approach, we show that ESCRT-II binds directly to RNA through the subunit Vps25. Furthermore, by performing CLIP-seq, we found that ESCRT-II recognizes a polypurine motif. Selective binding of the polypurine motif through Vps25 can be recapitulated in vitro by multiple binding assays using purified components. Furthermore, ESCRT-II interacts with a subset of RNAs that are enriched on the mitotic spindle, and we provide preliminary evidence that ESCRT-II may be involved in localizing RNAs to the mitotic spindle. Consistent with previous reports, we found that ESCRT-II localizes to the centrosome in Xenopus tissue culture cells and to exogenous centrosomes added to egg extract. Our results suggest that the role of ESCRT-II in RNA regulation is conserved and shed light on an unexpected link between the cellular systems that control endosomal sorting and RNA localization.
Experiments with polymer coated microspheres irradiated by the Shiva laser system (1979)

Polymer coated spherical targets have been irradiated by the Shiva laser system in an effort to compress the contained 10 mg/cc DT fuel to super liquid densities. Glass microspheres of 140 ..mu..m ID and 5 ..mu..m wall thickness with polymer coatings 15 ..mu..m to 100 ..mu..m thick have been irradiated with laser pulses of 4 kilojoules in 200 psec FWHM. Target performance was diagnosed with neutron yield measurements, radiochemistry, Argon line imaging, and x-ray imaging techniques. Ball in plate targets achieved greater implosion symmetry than free-standing ball targets. With yields of 10/sup 7/ to 10/sup 8/ neutrons, targets reached DT fuel compressions of several times liquid density.
Low-cost evacuated-tube solar collector. Final report (1981)

A prototype design for an evacuated tube air cooled solar collector module has been completed. A product cost study, based on the production of 60,000 of the prototype modules per year (approx. 1,000,000 square feet annually), estimates that the module as shipped would have a cost at inventory of $7.09 to $7.40 per square foot of aperture. Computer programs were developed to predict the optical and thermal performance of the module. Antireflective coatings (porous aluminum oxide) which could be formed by spraying or dipping were demonstrated but degraded more rapidly when exposed to a high humidity ambient than acid etched films. A selective black chromium oxide multi-layered graded film was vapor deposited which had an absorptivity of about 0.9 and an emissivity of 0.03. When the film was heated to temperatures of 400/sup 0/C in a gettered vacuum for as little as 24 hours, however, irreversible changes took place both between and within coating layers which resulted in ..cap alpha.. decreasing to about 0.73 and epsilon increasing to 0.14. The product cost studies indicate that module design changes are warranted to reduce product cost prior to tooling for production.
CDP User Guides (2014)

Properties - Providing a facilities planning and management service that supports the University's programs and enhances campus life.
Criterion for Negative Refraction with Low Optical Losses from a Fundamental Principle of Causality (2007)

From the fundamental requirement of causality, we derive a rigorous criterion of negative refraction (left handedness). This criterion imposes the lower limits on the electric and magnetic losses in the region of the negative refraction. If these losses are eliminated or significantly reduced by any means, including the compensation by active (gain) media, then the negative refraction will disappear. This theory can be particularly useful in designing new left-handed materials: testing the expected polarizabilities of a medium against this criterion would check the compliance with the causality and verify the design feasibility.
Agriculture spéciale. Les cultures fourragères : les espèces fourragères (2002)

Source Agritrop Cirad (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/605503/)
A homozygous frameshift variant in the KRT5 gene is compatible with life and results in severe recessive epidermolysis bullosa simplex (2019)

A KRT5 disease-causing variant was first associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex by Dowling-Meara in 1992.1 Additional variants throughout the KRT5 and KRT14 genes have subsequently been associated with phenotypic variants of EBS as well as other dermatologic diseases. KRT5 variants alone have been associated with Dowling-Degos disease, EBS-mottled pigmentation, EBS-migratory circinate erythema, EBS-localized (Weber-Cockayne), EBS-generalized intermediate (Koebner), and EBS-generalized severe (Dowling-Meara).
Complex scalar field in $κ$-Minkowski spacetime (2023)

It is often expected that one cannot treat spacetime as a continuous manifold as the Planck scale is approached, because of to possible effects due to a quantum theory of gravity. There have been several proposals to model such a deviation from the classical behaviour, one of which is noncommutativity of spacetime coordinates. In this context, the non-commutativity scale is seen as an observer-independent length scale. Of course, such a scale impose a modification of ordinary relativistic symmetries, which now need to be deformed to accommodate this fundamental scale. The $κ$-Poincaré algebra is an example of this deformation. In what follows I will briefly describe a construction of a $κ$-deformed complex scalar field theory, while at the same time shedding light on the behaviour of discrete and continuous symmetries in this formalism. This in turn will open the way to the study of the application of this formalism to actual physical processes. I will then conclude with some comments and prospects for the future.
The Effects of Kinesio-Taping of Lower Limbs on Muscle Activity for Taekwondo Athletes (2011)

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to determine changes in muscle activity due to elastic taping at the rectus femoris, biceps femoris and tibialis anterior muscles using surface electromyography analysis. Methods : In this study 10 healthy university students in the Department of Taekwondo Studies were screened and individuals with a history of previous injury or surgery to their nerve, muscle, and skeletal systems, such as paresthesia and motor disorder, were excluded. Subjects were taped over the rectus femoris, biceps femoris, and tibialis anterior and their muscle activities were analyzed using the surface electromyography method during maximal voluntary isometric contraction. Results : The results of this study were as follows: muscle activities indicated a significant increase after elastic taping than before at the rectus femoris, biceps femoris, and tibialis anterior muscle. These results lead us to the conclusion that muscle activity were influenced by elastic taping at the rectus femoris, biceps femoris, and tibialis anterior muscles. Conclusion : The results of this study show that muscle activity can be improved by elastic taping at the lower limbs. These results suggest that elastic taping of muscles in the lower extremities has the capability to increase muscle activity in the body.
Implementing a pre-payment system (1999)

Pre-payment metering in its simplest form refers to the payment of utilities (electricity, gas, and water) prior to the use of the utility. The consumer purchases credit and then may use the utility until such time as the credit has expired. A traditional electronic pre-payment metering system operates on three levels. At the lowest level, are the meters, which are installed at the consumer's home. The next level being the vending stations, which are placed at the utility's office or at appointed agents. The communication between the vending stations and the meters is in the form of a token which is used to top up the credit in the meter as well as to transfer or download information to the meter, and in some cases upload information (depending on the token choice) back to the vending station. At the top level is the system master station (SMS) or master client, which is necessary to ensure a common database for reporting as well as to provide for total management, administration, financial and engineering control. The SMS communicates to the various vending stations (vending clients) via modem or other data link. Information on the consumers, tariff changes, etc. are communicated to the vending station and detailed customer sales are communicated back up to the SMS. Success is achieved by pre-planning the implementation of the system and putting in the necessary procedures to ensure a smooth implementation. It is recommended that a checklist of all tasks and decisions be created for a successful implementation. A practical example of such a checklist is given.
JUSTIÇA, ÉTICA E CIDADANIA: APONTAMENTOS PARA A DEMOCRATIZAÇÃO DO JUDICIÁRIO (2004)

O autor, numa abordagem filosófica e psicanalítica, faz breve análise do conceito de cidadania e seu reflexo na atividade judiciária.
MP70-13 CRYOSURGICAL ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE: LOCAL DISEASE CONTROL FOR INTERMEDIATE /HIGH-GRADE GLEASON PROSTATE CANCER (2017)

You have accessJournal of UrologyProstate Cancer: Localized: Ablative Therapy I1 Apr 2017MP70-13 CRYOSURGICAL ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE: LOCAL DISEASE CONTROL FOR INTERMEDIATE /HIGH-GRADE GLEASON PROSTATE CANCER Ahmed El Shafei, Mohamed Eltemamy, Yaw Nyame, Hans Arora, and J Stephen Jones Ahmed El ShafeiAhmed El Shafei More articles by this author , Mohamed EltemamyMohamed Eltemamy More articles by this author , Yaw NyameYaw Nyame More articles by this author , Hans AroraHans Arora More articles by this author , and J Stephen JonesJ Stephen Jones More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.2289AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Our objective is to report local disease control after primary whole gland cryoablation when used to treat Gleason ≥ 7 localized prostate cancers at our institution. METHODS We analyzed 134 prostate cryoablation patients who had a Gleason score of ≥ 7 who underwent primary whole gland cryoablation. Progression free survival (PFS) was defined according to Phoenix definition of PSA nadir +2 ng/ml. Among the biochemical failure (BF) patients, we assessed local disease control by postoperative prostate biopsy, pelvic MRI or CT. BS was used to assess metastatic disease. We defined local treatment failure by a positive post cryoablation prostate biopsy and/or MRI/CT scan findings suggesting local recurrence within the prostate. RESULTS PFS was noted in 101 patients (75%) with median follow up time of 31.5 months. Among the 33 patients who showed BF, 3 patients did not have a metastatic workup. Of the remaining 30 patients, 15 (11.2% of treated patients) showed only local treatment failure as indicated by positive post cryoablation prostate biopsy and/or MRI/CT scan findings suggesting local recurrence within the prostatic gland. The other 15 patients (11.2%) showed metastatic disease with no evidence of local treatment failure. (Table 1) CONCLUSIONS Cryoablation is a successful primary treatment option for patients with intermediate/high grade prostate cancer. Up to half of patients who showed biochemical failure had good local disease control but had distant failure as evident by post cryoablation prostate biopsy and/or MRI/CT scans; this suggests patient selection failing to identify micro metastasis present at the time of treatment rather than local treatment failure. © 2017FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 197Issue 4SApril 2017Page: e940 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2017MetricsAuthor Information Ahmed El Shafei More articles by this author Mohamed Eltemamy More articles by this author Yaw Nyame More articles by this author Hans Arora More articles by this author J Stephen Jones More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
Applying molecular tools for improving livestock performance: From DNA markers to next generation sequencing technologies (2014)

In the last 25 years, DNA markers and associated molecular techniques have created new possibilities for genetic improvement, conservation of biodiversity, and imparting disease resistance in plants and animals, which led to better standard operating procedures for further targeted breeding. The discovery of the PCR had a major influence on genome analyses and contributed towards the development and application of various DNA markers. The need of the hour is to conserve the genetic resources of animals and therefore, the use of DNA marker technology has become popular among the animal geneticists and breeders. In the last 15 years, advancement in molecular marker techniques have played a significant role in animal genetic improvement strategies and have been incorporated into strains protection laws. Molecular markers are indispensable tools for determining the genetic variation and biodiversity with high levels of accuracy and reproducibility. These markers are mainly classified into two types, the widely used mitochondrial DNA markers with decreasing order of conserved sequences and the most commonly used nuclear markers for DNA fingerprinting include random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and microsatellites. This article overviews molecular DNA markers such as SSR, SNP, RFLP, AFLP, microsatellites and other technologies for their applications in functional genomics, strain improvement and domestic animal breeding regime. We will compare these technologies with “Next generation DNA sequencing” to critically examine the futuristic breeding strategies and their promises and pitfalls.
Discovery and SAR Development of 2‐(Phenylamino)imidazolines as Postacyclin Receptor Antagonists. (2004)

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Design and validation of a novel reconfigurable and defect tolerant JTAG scan chain (2014)

In this paper, a novel technique to get a defect tolerant JTAG compliant scan chain in very large area integrated circuits (VLAIC) is presented. It was ruled that wafer-scale VLAICs require structural regularity and defect-tolerance to be cost effective. Using only one scan chain, as typically used in PCBs, would make the whole VLAIC unusable if a single defect is present in the chain. The proposed technique regularly distributes JTAG Test Access Port (TAP) controllers with test data ports linked to two or more neighbor test data ports. One TAP controller is wired as the entry point and another as the exit point of the scan chain that must be configured according to defect locations. An externally controlled wormhole like routing algorithm can be used for functional link discovery. This paper also proposes a mechanism to make defect tolerant access to test data registers, controlled from neighbor TAP controllers. Our technique has been successfully implemented and validated in a wafer-scale like integrated circuit used in a platform for electronic system prototyping. The logic area of this defect-tolerant configurable JTAG scan chain technique occupies 5% of the test logic and 0.3 % of the cell logic when links to four nearest neighbors are included.