gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
An application of belief networks to future crop production (2002)

Bayesian belief networks are shown to be natural and efficient knowledge representation tools for modelling and manipulating uncertainties in developing expert systems. They provide a basis for probabilistic inference, to calculate the changes in probabilistic belief as new evidence is obtained. However, their use in real problem domains is hampered by the difficulties facing the construction of such belief networks, particularly in domains where neither sufficient data nor human expertise is available. In this paper, we show that this problem can be circumvented by exploiting knowledge from existing mathematical models. An application of belief networks to assess the impact of climate change on potato production is used as an illustration. We show how the uncertainty of future climate change, variability of current weather and the knowledge about potato development can be combined in a belief network, which provides an aid for policy makers in agriculture. The model is tested using synthetic weather scenarios. The results are compared with those obtained from a conventional mathematical model.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Template directed DNA photoligation via substituted 2'-deoxyuridine (2001)

An efficient and reversible template-directed photoligation of oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) using 5-carboxyvinyldeoxyuridine (CVU) was described. We have also demonstrated about photochemical synthesis of circularized DNA and padlocking plasmid DNA via CVU mediated photoreaction.
Low Salinity Oil Recovery – Increasing Understanding of the Underlying Mechanisms of Double Layer Expansion (2011)

Water injection has been used to increase oil recovery since the late 19th century. For over 100 years, the mechanisms behind this incremental oil recovery have been thought as physical, i.e. the injection of water maintains reservoir pressure and sweeps
EVOLUÇÃO DO CONTROLE INTERNO NO SETOR PÚBLICO: UM ESTUDO DOS NOVOS NORMATIVOS EMITIDOS ENTRE 2003-2016 (2018)

Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar os avanços da emissão de novas normas (Leis, Decretos, Resoluções, Portarias e Instruções Normativas) que contribuíram para o aprimoramento do controle interno no setor público brasileiro, como forma de prevenção contra falhas, fraudes e corrupção. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida por meio de uma análise qualitativa e quantitativa dos normativos emitidos no período entre 2003-2016. Os resultados demonstram que o número de normas emitidas cresceu significativamente, especialmente após o anúncio da Operação Lava Jato. Observou-se também que as novas normas possibilitaram o aperfeiçoamento das práticas de controle interno, especialmente para as dimensões de “informação e comunicação” e “ambiente de controle”, previstos no Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission(COSO), a partir da introdução de novos mecanismos de controle e da revisão da estrutura de controle na administração pública, tais como: aprovação da Lei da Anticorrupção e da Lei de Acesso à Informação, criação de um Programa de Integridade na gestão pública, criação de um Conselho de Transparência Pública e Combate à Corrupção, criação do Estatuto das Empresas Estatais, entre outros. O presente estudo apresenta como principal contribuição a análise das recentes mudanças no arcabouço normativo associado à literatura de controles internos na gestão pública, demonstrando a existência de um novo marco conceitual sobre a importância do controle interno para uma boa gestão de riscos, monitoramento e no combate à fraude e corrupção na administração pública.
Modifying the Turbo Decoder for DVC over Wireless Channels (2009)

Distributed Video Coding (DVC) is an emerging video coding approach, particularly attractive due to its flexibility to implement low complex encoders. This feature could be very effectively utilized in a number of video sensor based application scenarios. However, DVC is still in the process of development and currently available codec implementations are based on a number of hypothetical models and assumptions. In DVC, the effects of noise and fading on the compressed payload (parity bit stream) in real video communications and the resultant modified channel model scenario have not been discussed in literature. In this paper, a solution to the above problem in turbo coding based DVC is discussed incorporating a novel dual channel model for the maximum a-posteriori (MAP) algorithm for turbo decoding. The simulations for AWGN and wireless channels at different group of picture (GOP) sizes show that the proposed algorithm improves the rate distortion performance compared to the existing decoding algorithm. It also outperforms the H.264/AVC I-P-I-P codec (v10.1/baseline profile); particularly at low Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) levels of the channel, thus enabling DVC as a viable and efficient option for video communications.
An Analysis Framework of Enterprise Documents for Business Strategy Design (2006)

This paper addresses an analysis framework of enterprise documents for business strategy design. Business strategy becomes significant to manage enterprise activities under current competitive environment. In the strategy design, several business frameworks such as 3C analysis and balanced scorecard are useful to identify what are distinctive business factors of competitors and construct a strategy map. To enhance and accelerate business strategy design using such frameworks, we propose two approaches of extracting strategic analysis data from enterprise documents such as annual reports and press releases, and checking a strategy map using market data
Homograft Target Cells: Contact Destruction in vitro by Immune Macrophages (1966)

Specific adherence of immune macrophages to monolayers of target cells is a passive phenomenon which represents only the first step in the mutually destructive interaction of immune macrophages and target cells. A specific hemagglutinin, responsible for specific adherence, was eluted from well-washed immune macrophages by heat treatment. The nature of the events in the interaction subsequent to adherence are unknown, but apparently demand the biosynthetic activities of the immune macrophage.
Blood Management May Have an Impact on Length of Stay after Total Hip Arthroplasty (2014)

Transfusion of allogeneic blood is independently associated with increased hospital stay after total hip arthroplasty. Blood management modalities that can significantly reduce transfusion risk could impact length of stay as well as the total cost of hip replacement procedures.
CONSTRUCTIVE SOLID GEOMETRY (1977)

The term'constructive solid geometry'denotes a class of schemes for describing solid objects as compositions (usually'additions'and'subtractions') of primitive solid'building blocks.'The notion of adding and subtracting solids has been used by mechanical designers and others for generations, but attempts to embody it in computer-based modelling systems have been hindered by the absence of a firm mathematical foundation. This paper provides such a foundation by drawing on established results in modern axiomatic geometry and point set topology. The paper also initiates a broader discussion, to be continued in subsequent papers, of three seminal topics: mathematical modelling of solids, representation of solids, and calculation of geometrical properties of solids
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Properties of 5‐(1,2‐Dihaloethyl)‐2′‐deoxyuridines and Related Analogues. (1992)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
Elucidation of the Kijanimicin Gene Cluster:  Insights into the Biosynthesis of Spirotetronate Antibiotics and Nitrosugars (2007)

The antibiotic kijanimicin produced by the actinomycete Actinomadura kijaniata has a broad spectrum of bioactivities as well as a number of interesting biosynthetic features. To understand the molecular basis for its formation and to develop a combinatorial biosynthetic system for this class of compounds, a 107.6 kb segment of the A. kijaniata chromosome containing the kijanimicin biosynthetic locus was identified, cloned, and sequenced. The complete pathway for the formation of TDP-l-digitoxose, one of the two sugar donors used in construction of kijanimicin, was elucidated through biochemical analysis of four enzymes encoded in the gene cluster. Sequence analysis indicates that the aglycone kijanolide is formed by the combined action of a modular Type-I polyketide synthase, a conserved set of enzymes involved in formation, attachment, and intramolecular cyclization of a glycerate-derived three-carbon unit, which forms the core of the spirotetronate moiety. The genes involved in the biosynthesis of the unusual deoxysugar d-kijanose [2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-4-(methylcarbamyl)-3-C-methyl-3-nitro-d-xylo-hexopyranose], including one encoding a flavoenzyme predicted to catalyze the formation of the nitro group, have also been identified. This work has implications for the biosynthesis of other spirotetronate antibiotics and nitrosugar-bearing natural products, as well as for future mechanistic and biosynthetic engineering efforts.
Stabilized Suspensions of Monkey Kidney Cells Suitable for Intercontinental Shipment. (1955)

SummaryA method for stabilizing cell suspensions prepared by trypsinization of monkey kidneys is described. Such suspensions prepared in India and shipped to the United States were found to produce cultures useful for the propagation of poliovirus and the production of complement-fixing antigens.
Toward an understanding of the processing delay of peer-to-peer relay nodes (2008)

Peer-to-peer relaying is commonly used in real-time applications to cope with NAT and firewall restrictions and provide better quality network paths. As relaying is not natively supported by the Internet, it is usually implemented at the application layer. Also, in a modern operating system, the processor is shared, so the receive-process-forward process for each relay packet may take a considerable amount of time if the host is busy handling some other tasks. Thus, if we happen to select a loaded relay node, the relaying may introduce significant delays to the packet transmission time and even degrade the application performance. In this work, based on an extensive set of Internet traces, we pursue an understanding of the processing delays incurred at relay nodes and their impact on the application performance. Our contribution is three-fold: 1) we propose a methodology for measuring the processing delays at any relay node on the Internet; 2) we characterize the workload patterns of a variety of Internet relay nodes; and 3) we show that, serious VoIP quality degradation may occur due to relay processing, thus we have to monitor the processing delays of a relay node continuously to prevent the application performance from being degraded.
Glycation Reduces the Stability of ApoAI and Increases HDL Dysfunction in Diet-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes (2017)

The 2H2O method allowed the detection of early in vivo impairments in HDL metabolism and function that were related to hyperglycemia-induced glycation of ApoAI in T2DM.
Experimental characterization of airflows in aircraft cabins, Part I: Experimental system and measurement procedure. Discussion (2005)

Airflow patterns and air velocity within an aircraft cabin have profound effects on the thermalenvironmentandair quality around passengers. To characterize airflows in air cabins experimentally, a full-scale, five-row section of a jumbo aircraft cabin was constructed. Each row hadseven passenger seats. The mockup was a wood structure based on the actual dimensions of the Boeing 767 aircraft cabin. Inside the passenger cabin, actual aircraft equipment, including seats, internal panels, and air diffusers, formed the boundary of the cabin airspace. The construction of the mock air cabin included the fuselage, air supply system, a data acquisition system, and software for data processing. A unique volumetric particle streak velocimetry (VPSV) method was used to measure air velocity profiles. The VPSV technique overcomes many limitations in airflow measurement and has features such as being nonintrusive, full-scale, three-dimensional, and instantaneous. This paper discusses the experimental systems and the air velocity measurement procedures. The data collected with the system described here is reported in Part II of this work.
Hydrogen Induced Cracking Damage Estimation and Evaluation (2021)

Abstract New non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection technology, quantification of damage, and tensile testing, has enabled the assessment of conservatism associated with the hydrogen induced cracking (HIC) damage parameter (DH) currently used in API 579 – 1/ASME Fitness-For-Service (FFS) Part 7. To address HIC damage from an FFS perspective, the general requirements include addressing protection against plastic collapse and protection against cracking. The focus of this body of work is only to address conservatism regarding the protections against plastic collapse. The detrimental effects of HIC damage on plastic collapse is modeled through the DH parameter, currently set at 0.8 or an 80% strength loss in HIC damage material for the Level 2 HIC Assessment Procedure. Original development of the DH parameter was based on tensile testing of HIC damaged material performed in air, where the HIC damage was not sized or quantified, and a 30% margin was added to the maximum measured reduction in tensile strength to get to the 80% strength loss. Modification of the DH parameter is allowed in the Level 3 HIC Assessment Procedure, provided supporting testing data justifying a reduction is also provided with the assessment. For the tensile testing in air, the quantified HIC damage and tensile testing results are consistent with an 80% strength loss, without an added margin. A rigorous ultrasonic testing inspection using conventional phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) and PAUT with full matrix capture using the total focusing method (FMC/TFM) was performed on ex-service SA-212 Grade B material. Locations with service generated HIC damage were extracted and tensile tested in air and in gaseous hydrogen. Examination of the tensile specimen fracture surfaces allowed for quantification of HIC damage associated with final tensile failure. HIC damage measured with NDT was similar to the HIC damage on the fracture surface when characterized using the crack sensitivity ratio (CSR). The hydrogen tensile testing results suggested that for material still charged with hydrogen (not currently explicitly addressed in API 579 – 1/ASME FFS Part 7), the loss in strength may be larger than 80%.
Antibody-directed liposomes: the development of a cell-specific cytotoxic agent (1984)

Conference Article| April 01 1984 Antibody-directed liposomes: the development of a cell-specific cytotoxic agent TIMOTHY D. HEATH; TIMOTHY D. HEATH 1Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar KEITH S. BRAGMAN; KEITH S. BRAGMAN * Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar KATHERINE K. MATTHAY; KATHERINE K. MATTHAY 1Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar NINFA G. LOPEZ-STRAUBINGER; NINFA G. LOPEZ-STRAUBINGER 1Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar DEMETRIOS PAPAHADJOPOULOS DEMETRIOS PAPAHADJOPOULOS 1Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Biochem Soc Trans (1984) 12 (2): 340–342. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0120340 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation TIMOTHY D. HEATH, KEITH S. BRAGMAN, KATHERINE K. MATTHAY, NINFA G. LOPEZ-STRAUBINGER, DEMETRIOS PAPAHADJOPOULOS; Antibody-directed liposomes: the development of a cell-specific cytotoxic agent. Biochem Soc Trans 1 April 1984; 12 (2): 340–342. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0120340 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsBiochemical Society Transactions Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 1984 Biochemical Society1984 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
Family Burden After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children (2016)

Families of children who survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and have high risk for neurologic disability often experience substantial burden during the first year post arrest. The extent of child dysfunction 3 months post arrest is associated with family burden at 12 months.
Norovirus Capsid Proteins Self-Assemble through Biphasic Kinetics via Long-Lived Stave-like Intermediates (2013)

The self-assembly kinetics for a norovirus capsid protein were probed by time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering and then analyzed by singular value decomposition and global fitting. Only three species contribute to the total scattering intensities: dimers, intermediates comprising some 11 dimers, and icosahedral T = 3 capsids made up of 90 dimers. Three-dimensional reconstructions of the intermediate robustly show a stave-like shape consistent with an arrangement of two pentameric units connected by an interstitial dimer. Upon triggering of self-assembly, the biphasic kinetics consist of a fast step in which dimers are assembled into intermediates, followed by a slow step in which intermediates interlock into capsids. This simple kinetic model reproduces experimental data with an excellent agreement over 6 decades in time and with nanometer resolution. The extracted form factors are robust against changes in experimental conditions. These findings challenge and complement currently accepted models for the assembly of norovirus capsids.
Understanding optimal caching and opportunistic caching at "the edge" of information-centric networks (2014)

A formal framework is presented for the characterization of cache allocation models in Information-Centric Networks (ICN). The framework is used to compare the performance of optimal caching everywhere in an ICN with opportunistic caching of content only near its consumers. This comparison is made using the independent reference model adopted in all prior studies, as well as a new model that captures non-stationary reference locality in space and time. The results obtained analytically and from simulations show that optimal caching throughout an ICN and opportunistic caching at the edge routers of an ICN perform comparably the same. In addition caching content opportunistically only near its consumers is shown to outperform the traditional on-path caching approach assumed in most ICN architectures in an unstructured network with arbitrary topology represented as a random geometric graph.
Developing Gold Nanoparticles-Conjugated Aflatoxin B1 Antifungal Strips (2019)

Lateral flow immunochromatographic assays are a powerful diagnostic tool for point-of-care tests, based on their simplicity, specificity, and sensitivity. In this study, a rapid and sensitive gold nanoparticle (AuNP) immunochromatographic strip is produced for detecting aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in suspicious fungi-contaminated food samples. The 10 nm AuNPs were encompassed by bovine serum albumin (BSA) and AFB1 antibody. Thin-layer chromatography, gel electrophoresis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were employed for analysing the chemical complexes. Various concentrations of AFB1 antigen (0-16 ng/mL) were tested with AFB1 antibody-BSA-AuNPs (conjugated AuNPs) and then analysed by scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and Zetasizer. The results showed that the AFB1 antibody was coupled to BSA by the <i>N</i>-hydroxysuccinimide ester method. The AuNPs application has the potential to contribute to AFB1 detection by monitoring a visible colour change from red to purple-blue, with a detection limit of 2 ng/mL in a 96-well plate. The lateral flow immunochromatographic strip tests are rapid, taking less than 10 min., and they have a detection capacity of 10 ng/g. The smartphone analysis of strips provided the results in 3 s, with a detection limit of 0.3 ng/g for AFB1 when the concentration was below 10 ng/g. Excellent agreement was found with AFB1 determination by high-performance liquid chromatography in the determination of AFB1 among 20 samples of peanuts, corn, rice, and bread.
Evaluating alternative solutions for cloning in distributed simulation (2003)

Simulation cloning is designed to satisfy the requirement of examining alternative scenarios concurrently. This paper discusses the issues involved in cloning distributed simulations based on the high-level architecture (HLA) as well as proposing tentative solutions. Alternative solutions are compared from both the qualitative and quantitative point of view. In terms of federation organization, candidate solutions can be classified into the single-federation and the multiple-federation categories. In order to guarantee the correctness and optimize the performance of the whole cloning-enabled distributed simulation, the single-federation solution requires an additional mechanism to isolate the interactions amongst alternative executions. Data distribution management (DDM) is one of the candidate approaches. To measure the trade-off between complexity and efficiency, we introduce a series of experiments to benchmark various solutions at the RTI level. The benchmark results indicate that the single-federation solution provides encouraging performance when using DDM.
Anchor-driven subchunk deduplication (2011)

Data deduplication, implemented usually with content defined chunking (CDC), is today one of key features of advanced storage systems providing space for backup applications. Although simple and effective, CDC generates chunks with sizes clustered around expected chunk size, which is globally fixed for a given storage system and applies to all backups. This creates opportunity for improvement, as the optimal chunk size for deduplication varies not only among backup datasets, but also within one dataset: long stretches of unchanged data favor larger chunks, whereas regions of change prefer smaller ones.