gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Enabling Mobile User Modeling: Infrastructure for Personalization in Ubiquitous Computing (2015)

Mobile computing poses a big challenge to user modeling -- how to provide users with personalized services anywhere and anytime, without requiring the user to bootstrap a user model (UM) from scratch every time. The basic, abstract challenge is to maintain an up to date UM. Today's technology provides solutions to this abstract challenge -- the UM may be stored in the cloud or on the user's mobile device (or even both). However, the devil is in the details -- how can the environment or service provider access the UM and get the needed information from the model? How can the UM (or the user-modeling component) respond to continuous requests for personal data required by services in ubiquitous computing? This paper presents the idea and work in progress of "Mobile Info-Beads User Model" -- an extension of the "Info-Beads User Modeling approach" to the mobile world, where user-modeling components are exchanged and composed for providing the current service with the personal data needed for personalization. When such approach is adopted, it paves the way for dynamic construction of UMs, as needed, when needed, hence providing the infrastructure needed for adapting and extending UMs "on the fly" for persnalized ubiquitous computing applications.
Disease of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree (2018)

Cross-sectional imaging modalities including ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and computed tomography (CT) play a critical role in the diagnosis of gallbladder and biliary disease. Biliary imaging for evaluation of obstructive jaundice seeks to diagnose the level of obstruction and its cause. The identification of dilated bile ducts necessitates evaluation for strictures or filling defects, which is best performed with thin-section CT or T2-weighted MR cholangiography. Choledocholithiasis is the most common cause of biliary obstruction, and modern thin-section three-dimensional MR cholangiography is highly sensitive and specific for the detection of stones. Identification of bile duct wall thickening raises concern for cholangitis or malignancy. Primary sclerosing cholangitis and secondary sclerosing cholangitis such as recurrent pyogenic cholangitis and IgG4-related sclerosing disease can develop chronic progressive cholestatic liver disease characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and stricture of the bile ducts. Familiarity with the typical clinical and radiologic appearances of various etiologies of cholangiopathies and biliary malignancies is also important for accurate image interpretation. In order to detect and characterize diseases of the gallbladder appropriately, knowledge of congenital variants and anomalies of the gallbladder anatomy is essential. Understanding the pathogenesis responsible for gallstone formation and resultant imaging features will be outlined. Recognizing mechanisms leading to acute and chronic inflammatory scenarios of the gallbladder may influence the decision on appropriate treatment. Differentiating inflammatory gallbladder disease from gallbladder neoplasms can be challenging in early stages; recognizing imaging features which raise the suspicion for potential underlying neoplasms is essential in guiding potential treatment options.
Analysis of highly accurate rain intensity measurements from a field test site (2010)

Abstract. In the course of the recent WMO international instrument intercomparison in the field and the associated specific laboratory tests, highly accurate rainfall intensity measurements have been collected and made available for scientific investigation. The resulting high quality data set (contemporary one-minute rainfall intensity data from 26 gauges based on various measuring principles) constitutes an important resource to provide insights into the expected behaviour of rain intensity gauges in operational conditions and further useful information for National Meteorological Services and other users. A few aspects of the analysis of one-minute resolution rain intensity measurements are discussed in this paper, focusing on the observed deviations from a calculated reference intensity based on four pit gauges. Results from both catching and non-catching type gauges are discussed in relation with suitable tolerance limits obtained as a combination of the estimated uncertainty of the reference intensity and the WMO accuracy limits for rainfall intensity measurements. It is shown that suitably post-processed weighing gauges and tipping-bucket rain gauges had acceptable performance, while none of the non-catching rain gauges agreed well with the reference.
A Welsh Collection of Mendelssohniana: Letters at Aberystwyth (1998)

Evans, Todd, and Olsen review letters by great musicians held in the Hugh Owen Library of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
INFECTION AND REACTIVATION WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS STRAINS IN LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS (1991)

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and death following lung transplantation (LT) (1). The case fatality rate is highest in the CMV-seronegative recipients (R-) of organs from seropositive donors (D+), which suggests that transmission of CMV may occur with the graft (1), but in seropositive recipients (R+) the comparative importance of reactivation of endogenous virus and reinfection with donor virus is poorly understood.
IP Telephony with H.323: Architectures for Unified Networks and Integrated Services (2001)

From the Publisher:
This book presents end-to-end system basics for IP telephonythe technology that enables private data networks to provide extended communication services and multimedia transmission over standard phone lines. Written by the chief architects of H.323, the governing protocol for IP telephony, this book delivers the most authoritative coverage of what is considered the hottest topic in networking today. Network and telecommunications professionals will find clear discussions of the principles and implementations of next generation architectures and services, as well as comprehensive coverage of the related protocols, addressing and routing issues, interworking IP with legacy systems, deploying gateways, and more. Mobility, security, and QoS aspects of H.323 systems are also explained in detail.
Modelling strain broadening in the EPR spectra of high spin FE(III) metalloproteins (2000)

Patellar tendon autograft is a commonly used graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Harvesting the patellar tendon graft typically entails using a longer incision than other graft options. We describe a technique for harvesting bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft using a smaller more cosmetic incision.
A Vision for All-Spin Neural Networks: A Device to System Perspective (2016)

Spin-transfer torque (STT) mechanisms in vertical and lateral spin valves and magnetization reversal/domain wall motion with spin-orbit torque (SOT) have opened up new possibilities of efficiently mimicking “neural” and “synaptic” functionalities with much lower area and energy consumption compared to CMOS implementations. In this paper, we review various STT/SOT devices that can provide a compact and area-efficient implementation of artificial neurons and synapses. We provide a device-circuit-system perspective and envision design of an All-Spin neuromorphic processor (with different degrees of bio-fidelity) that can be potentially appealing for ultra-low power cognitive applications.
Resilience to Distinguishing Attacks on WG-7 Cipher and Their Generalizations. (2012)

The stream cipher WG-7 is a lightweight variant of the well-known Welch-Gong (WG) stream cipher family, targeting for resource-constrained devices like RFID tags, smart cards, and wireless sensor nodes. Recently, a distinguishing attack was discovered against the stream cipher WG-7 by Orumiehchiha, Pieprzyk and Steinfeld. In this paper, we extend their work to a general distinguishing attack and suggest criteria to protect the WG stream cipher family from this attack. Our analysis shows that by properly choosing the minimal polynomial of the linear feedback shift register for a WG stream cipher, the general distinguishing attack can be easily thwarted. 1
Mutagenesis associated with nitric oxide production in macrophages (1998)

To better understand the mechanisms through which persistent infections/inflammation increase cancer risks, we assessed the potential genotoxic properties of NO produced by macrophages. We recently showed that mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells were capable of resuming exponential growth after stimulation for NO production by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and/or lipopolysaccharide. Here, we report that increases in mutant fraction (MF) in the endogenous, X-linked, hprt gene of the cells are associated with NO exposure. Cells stimulated with 100 units/ml IFN-gamma continuously for 14 and 23 days produced a total of 9.8 and 14 micromol of NO per 10(7) cells, respectively. MFs in the hprt gene of NO-producing cells were 16.6 and 31.3 x 10(-5), respectively, compared with 2.2 and 2.5 x 10(-5) in untreated cells. Addition of an NO synthase inhibitor, N-monomethyl-L-arginine, to the culture medium decreased NO production and MF by 90% and 85%, respectively. Reverse transcription-PCR and DNA sequencing revealed that NO-associated hprt mutations did not differ significantly from those arising spontaneously, with the exception that certain small deletions/insertions and multiple exon deletions were observed only in the former. MF also increased significantly in cells stimulated for only 4 days with lipopolysaccharide plus IFN-gamma for higher rates of NO production. The types and proportion of hprt mutations induced under these conditions were strikingly similar to those associated with long-term NO exposure. These results indicate that NO exposure results in gene mutations in RAW264.7 cells through mechanisms yet to be identified and may also contribute to spontaneous mutagenesis.
Single-Frequency Sub-kW-Peak-Power Combined Er/Er-Yb-Fibers Amplifier with a High Pump-to-Signal Conversion Efficiency (2019)

Single-frequency high peak power pulsed lasers operating in the 1.55 μm spectral range are required in many applications such as wind sensing LIDAR and gas column sensing. When pulse duration exceeds 10-20 ns the main limitation for peak power comes from Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS). To date the highest peak power in all-fiber single-mode laser scheme was demonstrated in [1] using Er-doped (Yb-free) double clad cladding pumped large mode area fiber (EDF). The maximum peak power above 4 kW was demonstrated, however the pump to signal conversion efficiency (PCE) was only 5% with respect to launched pump power. Increase of PCE to 12% was demonstrated in the same work using longer fiber, but peak power was decreased down to 950 W. Utilization of specialty technique for SBS suppression allows one to improve these results. In particular applying of gradient stress to large mode area Er-Yb fibers (EYDF) resulted in achievement of 1 kW peak power and 16.5% PCE [2].
On a new type of flocculant (1986)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTOn a new type of flocculantIsamu Kashiki and Akira SuzukiCite this: Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamen. 1986, 25, 1, 120–125Publication Date (Print):February 1, 1986Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 February 1986https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/i100021a018https://doi.org/10.1021/i100021a018research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views167Altmetric-Citations8LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access options Get e-Alerts
Species richness of scavenger insects on different carcass types. (2019)

The type and amount of resources available significantly influences the structure and dynamics of food webs. In this study, we analyzed differences in species richness of scavengers based on carcass type in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We collected insects from experimental carcasses of three different types, domestic dogs (Canidae, Canis lupus familiaris), Hijazi goats (Bovidae, Capra aegagrus hircus), and camels (Camelidae, Camelus dromedarius). Data collection was conducted during the decay stage in June, 2016. We used mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) barcodes as a marker for the molecular identification of the scavenger insects. The results showed that there were more insects on the camels and goats than the dogs. In total, seven species were found on all carrions. Six species were found on the camels and goats, but only five were found on the dog. Musca domestica was the most collected species of flies whereas, Necrobia rufipes was the most collected species of beetles. Overall, this study showed that carrion type had an effect on the type and number of insects attracted to the carrions. Thus, one of the significant factors that influence the associated scavenger assemblage is a carcass type.
Assessment of a Novel Angiographic Image Stabilization System for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (2007)

Image stabilization centered on the region of interest was considered helpful in a small subset of patients, particularly the complex PCI patients. However, no differences in objective parameters could be demonstrated.
Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase (SGPL1) deficiency is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction (2020)

Deficiency in Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase (S1P lyase) is associated with a multi-systemic disorder incorporating primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome and neurological dysfunction. Accumulation of sphingolipid intermediates, as seen with loss of function mutations in SGPL1, has been implicated in mitochondrial dysregulation, including alterations in mitochondrial membrane potentials and initiation of mitochondrial apoptosis. For the first time, we investigate the impact of S1P lyase deficiency on mitochondrial morphology and function using patient-derived human dermal fibroblasts and CRISPR engineered SGPL1-knockout HeLa cells. Reduced cortisol output in response to progesterone stimulation was observed in two patient dermal fibroblast cell lines. Mass spectrometric analysis of patient dermal fibroblasts revealed significantly elevated levels of sphingosine-1-phosphate, sphingosine, ceramide species and sphingomyelin when compared to control. Total mitochondrial volume was reduced in both S1P lyase deficient patient and HeLa cell lines. Mitochondrial dynamics and parameters of oxidative phosphorylation were altered when compared to matched controls, though differentially across the cell lines. Mitochondrial dysfunction may represent a major event in the pathogenesis of this disease, associated with severity of phenotype.
Hippocampal Volume Differences Between Healthy Young Apolipoprotein E ε2 and ε4 Carriers (2011)

The apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele is the major genetic risk factor for the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), whereas the presence of the APOE ε2 allele seems to confer protection. Here, we report that healthy young APOE ε4 carriers have statistically significantly smaller hippocampal volumes than APOE ε2 carriers, while no differences were detected between the two groups in memory performance. The difference in hippocampal morphology is cognitively/clinically silent in young adulthood, but could render APOE ε4 carriers more prone to the later development of AD possibly due to lower reserve cognitive capacity.
A case of synchronous multiple primary lung adenocarcinomas harboring epidermal growth factor receptor mutation and anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangement successfully treated with combination of osimertinib and alectinib (2021)

Synchronous multiple primary lung cancers (SMPLC) should be distinguished from intrapulmonary metastasis to define the optimal treatment approach. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements are typically mutually exclusive and the co-existence of both mutations is relatively rare. Herein, we report a case of SMPLC harboring each EGFR mutation and ALK rearrangement successfully treated with combination of osimertinib and alectinib. A combination of EGFR- and ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitors could be an effective and tolerable therapeutic option for SMPLC with EGFR mutations and ALK rearrangement.
From XML schema to relations: a cost-based approach to XML storage (2003)

As Web applications manipulate an increasing amount of XML, there is a growing interest in storing XML data in relational databases. Due to the mismatch between the complexity of XML's tree structure and the simplicity of flat relational tables, there are many ways to store the same document in an RDBMS, and a number of heuristic techniques have been proposed. These techniques typically define fixed mappings and do not take application characteristics into account. However, a fixed mapping is unlikely to work well for all possible applications. In contrast, LegoDB is a cost-based XML storage mapping engine that explores a space of possible XML-to-relational mappings and selects the best mapping for a given application. LegoDB leverages current XML and relational technologies: (1) it models the target application with an XML Schema, XML data statistics, and an XQuery workload; (2) the space of configurations is generated through XML-Schema rewritings; and (3) the best among the derived configurations is selected using cost estimates obtained through a standard relational optimizer. We describe the LegoDB storage engine and provide experimental results that demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach.
Quantitative Multiple-Optical-Source Photoacoustic Tomography (2010)

A technique for producing quantitative photoacoustic images is introduced when multiple optical sources are used. Computational examples demonstrate that multiple optical source photoacoustic imaging can produce quantitative images of absorption perturbations in a known turbid background.
Immunological analysis of the human tumor cell surface : characterization of polypeptides associated with urinary bladder carcinoma (1985)

Tumors express antigens characteristic of their malignant phenotype, a fact that has become exploited for the diagnosis of certain types of cancer. As these tumor-associated antigens (TAA) may also ...
High‐Throughput Experimentation (2009)

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Synthesis Strategies Catalyst Libraries for Primary Screening Catalyst Libraries for Secondary Screening Catalyst Libraries for Special Reactor Types An Industrial Point of View Conclusions References
Tropical rainfall over the last two millennia: evidence for a low-latitude hydrologic seesaw (2017)

The presence of a low- to mid-latitude interhemispheric hydrologic seesaw is apparent over orbital and glacial-interglacial timescales, but its existence over the most recent past remains unclear. Here we investigate, based on climate proxy reconstructions from both hemispheres, the inter-hemispherical phasing of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the low- to mid-latitude teleconnections in the Northern Hemisphere over the past 2000 years. A clear feature is a persistent southward shift of the ITCZ during the Little Ice Age until the beginning of the 19th Century. Strong covariation between our new composite ITCZ-stack and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) records reveals a tight coupling between these two synoptic weather and climate phenomena over decadal-to-centennial timescales. This relationship becomes most apparent when comparing two precisely dated, high-resolution paleorainfall records from Belize and Scotland, indicating that the low- to mid-latitude teleconnection was also active over annual-decadal timescales. It is likely a combination of external forcing, i.e., solar and volcanic, and internal feedbacks, that drives the synchronous ITCZ and NAO shifts via energy flux perturbations in the tropics.
Robust estimation of primaries by sparse inversion and Marchenko equation-based workflow for multiple suppression in the case of a shallow water layer and a complex overburden: A 2D case study in the Arabian Gulf (2020)

Suppression of surface-related and internal multiples is an outstanding challenge in seismic data processing. The former is particularly difficult in shallow water, whereas the latter is problematic for targets buried under complex, highly scattering overburdens. We have developed a two-step, amplitude- and phase-preserving, inversion-based workflow that addresses these problems. We apply robust estimation of primaries by sparse inversion (R-EPSI) to solve simultaneously for the surface-related primaries Green’s function and the source wavelet. A significant advantage of the inversion approach of the R-EPSI method is that it does not rely on an adaptive subtraction step that typically limits other demultiple methods such as surface-related multiple elimination. The resulting Green’s function is used as the input to a Marchenko equation-based approach to predict the complex interference pattern of all overburden-generated internal multiples at once. In this approach, no a priori information about the subsurface is needed. In theory, the interbed multiples can be predicted with correct amplitude and phase and, again, no adaptive filters are required. We illustrate this workflow by applying it on an Arabian Gulf field data example. It is crucial that all preprocessing steps are performed in an amplitude-preserving way to restrict any impact on the accuracy of the multiple prediction. In practice, some minor inaccuracies in the processing flow may end up as prediction errors for which corrections will be needed. Hence, we conclude that the use of conservative adaptive filters were necessary to obtain the best results after interbed multiple removal. The obtained results indicate promising suppression of surface-related and interbed multiples.
ChemInform Abstract: A GENERAL REGIOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF (.+‐.)‐11‐DEOXYANTHRACYCLINONES (1982)

Abstract Das AllyllA‐naphthochinon (I) wird zum Hydrochinon reduziert und dieses dann zum Trimethylether (IIa) methyliert, dessen Allylgruppe zum Aldehyd (IIb) abgebaut wird.
Improvement of the surface biocompatibility of silicone intraocular lens by the plasma‐induced tethering of phospholipid moieties (2006)

To improve the surface biocompatibility of the silicone intraocular lens (IOL), 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) was tethered onto the IOL through air plasma treatment. Chemical changes on the IOL surface were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to confirm the covalent binding of MPC. Morphologies of the IOL surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to optimize the plasma treatment process. The hydrophilicity and biocompatibility of the control and modified IOLs were compared by the measurements of water contact angle, platelet adhesion, macrophage cell culture, and lens epithelial cell (LEC) attachment. It was found that, after the tethering of MPC, the hydrophilicity of the IOL can be improved significantly and permanently, and the platelet, macrophage, and LEC adhesion on the IOL surface are obviously suppressed, which indicated the enhancement of surface biocompatibility.