gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Elecciones en Mexico: entre la desilusion, la desafeccion y la apatia. (2003)

Introduccion. El 6 de julio del 2003 se celebraron las primeras elecciones de caracter intermedio en Mexico; con un gobierno emanado de las filas de un partido de oposicion, el Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). Elecciones en las que ya no estuvo al frente del Poder Ejecutivo un Presidente salido de las filas del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), el cual ejercio el poder durante mas de setenta anos ininterrumpidamente. Ya han transcurrido tres anos de gobierno del Presidente Vicente Fox Quesada y la ciudadania acudio a las urnas en escaso margen. Con un padron de electores nacional de casi 65 millones de personas, se registro un indice de abstencionismo historico, el mas alto observado en un proceso electoral federal; alcanzando hasta el momento de escribir este articulo el 59%, segun las cifras oficiales del Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE). El descenso de participacion necesita una interpretacion en si misma, asi como tambien los propios resultados finales que arrojo el proceso electoral el pasado 6 de julio. Los cuales reflejan un reacomodo de fuerzas contrastante con lo observado hace tres anos. Este articulo realiza una primera aproximacion a las causas que han producido esta abstencion asi como de los resultados electorales y sus implicaciones. A traves de un analisis del sentido del voto tomando como base a un nivel descriptivo los datos oficiales y utilizando la informacion que arroja los items o topicos, utilizados por la encuesta de salida que realizo el Diario mexicano Reforma el 6 de julio del 2003, veremos lo que significa y las consecuencias que tiene el pasado proceso electoral para la vida politica del pais.
The free-radical decomposition of peroxymonosulfate (1989)

La decomposition peut etre induite par Ce(IV), Co(II), Co(III), Ag(II), lumiere et rayonnement energetique
Rationalization of Interactions in Precious Metal/Ceria Catalysts Using the d‐Band Center Model (2013)

A correlation between ceria reducibility and the precious-metal d-band center is reported for ceria-supported precious-metal catalysts. The results could provide the missing link to fully explain the occurrence of strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) and hydrogen spillover in catalysts that consist of dispersed metals in contact with reducible metal oxides.
Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (2022)

This study confirms the dysfunction of the RPE in patients with NF1, involving a lower DT and a corresponding higher LP/DT ratio. We hypothesize that this pattern may be due to a dysregulation of the melanocytogenesis, inducing a disruption in Ca2+ ion flux and an abnormal polarization of the RPE.
Energy landscape decomposition for cell differentiation with proliferation effect (2022)

Complex interactions between genes determine the development and differentiation of cells. We establish a landscape theory for cell differentiation with proliferation effect, in which the developmental process is modeled as a stochastic dynamical system with a birth-death term. We find that two different energy landscapes, denoted <i>U</i> and <i>V</i>, collectively contribute to the establishment of non-equilibrium steady differentiation. The potential <i>U</i> is known as the energy landscape leading to the steady distribution, whose metastable states stand for cell types, while <i>V</i> indicates the differentiation direction from pluripotent to differentiated cells. This interpretation of cell differentiation is different from the previous landscape theory without the proliferation effect. We propose feasible numerical methods and a mean-field approximation for constructing landscapes <i>U</i> and <i>V</i>. Successful applications to typical biological models demonstrate the energy landscape decomposition's validity and reveal biological insights into the considered processes.
TheCaenorhabditis eleganspolarity geneooc-5encodes a Torsin-related protein of the AAA ATPase superfamily (2001)

The PAR proteins are required for polarity and asymmetric localization of cell fate determinants in C. elegans embryos. In addition, several of the PAR proteins are conserved and localized asymmetrically in polarized cells in Drosophila, Xenopus and mammals. We have previously shown that ooc-5 and ooc-3 mutations result in defects in spindle orientation and polarity in early C. elegans embryos. In particular, mutations in these genes affect the re-establishment of PAR protein asymmetry in the P(1) cell of two-cell embryos. We now report that ooc-5 encodes a putative ATPase of the Clp/Hsp100 and AAA superfamilies of proteins, with highest sequence similarity to Torsin proteins; the gene for human Torsin A is mutated in individuals with early-onset torsion dystonia, a neuromuscular disease. Although Clp/Hsp100 and AAA family proteins have roles in diverse cellular activities, many are involved in the assembly or disassembly of proteins or protein complexes; thus, OOC-5 may function as a chaperone. OOC-5 protein co-localizes with a marker of the endoplasmic reticulum in all blastomeres of the early C. elegans embryo, in a pattern indistinguishable from that of OOC-3 protein. Furthermore, OOC-5 localization depends on the normal function of the ooc-3 gene. These results suggest that OOC-3 and OOC-5 function in the secretion of proteins required for the localization of PAR proteins in the P(1) cell, and may have implications for the study of torsion dystonia.
Targeting the EGF Receptor for Ovarian Cancer Therapy (2009)

Ovarian carcinoma is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancy in the US. Factors such as the molecular heterogeneity of ovarian tumors and frequent diagnosis at advanced stages hamper effective disease treatment. There is growing emphasis on the identification and development of targeted therapies to disrupt molecular pathways in cancer. The epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor is one such protein target with potential utility in the management of ovarian cancer. This paper will discuss contributions of EGF receptor activation to ovarian cancer pathogenesis and the status of EGF receptor inhibitors and EGF receptor targeted therapies in ovarian cancer treatment.
Effect of the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist Org 34850 on fast and delayed feedback of corticosterone release (2007)

We investigated the effect of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist Org 34850 on fast and delayed inhibition of corticosterone secretion in response to the synthetic glucocorticoid methylprednisolone (MPL). Male rats were implanted with a catheter in the right jugular vein, for blood sampling and MPL administration, and with an s.c. cannula for Org 34850 administration. All experiments were conducted at the diurnal hormonal peak in the late afternoon. Rats were connected to an automated sampling system and blood samples were collected every 5 or 10 min. Org 34850 (10 mg/kg, s.c.) or vehicle (5% mulgofen in saline) was injected at 1630 h; 30 min later, rats received an injection of MPL (500 microg/rat, i.v.) or saline (0.1 ml/rat). We found that an acute administration of MPL rapidly decreased the basal corticosterone secretion and this effect was not prevented by acute pretreatment with Org 34850. However, blockade of GR with Org 34850 prevented delayed inhibition of MPL on corticosterone secretion measured between 4 and 12 h after MPL administration. Our data suggest an involvement of GR in modulating delayed, but not fast, inhibition induced by MPL on basal corticosterone secretion.
Statistical Monitoring and Optimization of Electrochemical Machining using Shewhart Charts and Response Surface Methodology (2018)

The response surface methodology (RSM) and Shewhart control charts have been widely used in manufacturing to reduce variation, improve quality and optimize the output. This article proposes an application of individuals &amp; moving range chart (I&amp;MR) and RSM in electrochemical machining. The Shewhart-type I&amp;MR control chart and RSM are combined together in an effective way to successfully guarantee the statistical control of the surface roughness (Ra) of the items produced by wire electrochemical turning, and meanwhile optimize Ra by exploring the optimal values of the machining parameters including applied voltage, wire feed rate, wire diameter, rotational speed and overlap distance. The conducted experiments reveal that the optimal values of the aforementioned factors are 23.67, 0.5, 0.2, 900 and 0.02, respectively. A second-order regression model is also developed to predict the output (Ra) at different combinations of the input parameters. The developed regression model can predict the output values with a determination coefficient (R2) of 96.9%. The proposed combined scheme of Shewhart charts and RSM can be employed in other manufacturing processes and even in different service sectors to efficiently enhance the performance and reduce the cost.
Is intracellular hyperthermia superior to extracellular hyperthermia in the thermal sense? (2002)

More than 20 years ago, it was hypothesized that intracellular hyperthermia is superior to extracellular hyperthermia. It was further hypothesized that even a single biological cell containing magnetic nanoparticles can be treated for hyperthermia by an AC magnetic field, independent of its surrounding cells. Since experimental investigation of the thermal effects of intracellular hyperthermia is not feasible, these hypotheses have been studied theoretically. The current report shows that nano-scale heating effects are negligible. This study further shows that intracellular heat generation is sufficient to create the necessary conditions for hyperthermia only in a large group of cells loaded with nanoparticles, having an overall diameter of at least 1mm. It is argued in this report that there is no reason to believe that intracellular hyperthermia is superior to extracellular hyperthermia in the thermal sense.
Engineering the tissue which encapsulates subcutaneous implants. II. Plasma-tissue exchange properties (1998)

This study assesses the plasma-tissue exchange characteristics of the capsular tissue that forms around implants and how they are affected by implant porosity. The number of vessels and their permeability to rhodamine were measured by intravascular injection of the fluorophore tracer into Sprague-Dawley rats that hosted for 3-4 months polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) subcutaneous implants. Rats were implanted with four pore sizes of PVA--a nonporous PVA (PVA-skin), and 5, 60, and 700 micron mean pore sizes (PVA-5, PVA-60, and PVA-700, respectively)--and two pore sizes of PTFE: 0.50 (PTFE-0.5) and 5.0 (PTFE-5) mean micron pore sizes. Photodensitometric image analysis was used to quantify the local tracer extravasation and, hence the permeability coefficients of isolated vessels around the implants. The number of functional vessels within 100 microm of the implants highlighted by the lissamine-rhodamine tracer were counted with fluorescence microscopy and with H&E stained sections using brightfield microscopy. The permeability of vessels did not vary substantially with implant pore size but generally were lower than those measured for surrounding subcutis. Pore size, however, had a dramatic effect on the vascular density of tissue-encapsulating implants: the number of microvessels (under 10 microm in radius) within the tissue surrounding the porous implants was higher than the number around nonporous implants. Pore sizes on the order of cellular dimensions incited optimal neovascularization; the vascular density around PVA-60 implants was six times higher (p < .001) and three times higher (p < .001) than those around PVA-0 implants in the fluorescent images and in brightfield, respectively. Moreover, brightfield microscopy showed the number of vessels around PVA-60 implants was almost double those in normal subcutis. The results suggest that optimal vascular density around long-term implants, such as sensors, biofluid cell constructs, and immunoisolated cell systems, may be engineered with pore size.
A human DNA repair activity specific for O4-ethylthymine: identification and partial characterization (1991)

Carcinogenesis, 11, 1419–1424, 1990. The mer− cell line described on pages 1420, 1422 and 1423 was mistakenly referred to as GM006 from ATCC. The correct number/source should be GM0011 from NIGMS.
Per Hop Behavior Identification Codes (2001)

This document defines a 16 bit encoding mechanism for the identification of differentiated services Per Hop Behaviors in protocol messages. It replaces RFC 2836.
Los efectos distributivos del poder de mercado. De vuelta a las andadas (2016)

Este artículo evalúa dos críticas recientes a los trabajos del autor sobre los efectos distributivos del poder de mercado en México
Interleukin‐12p70 Deficiency Increases Survival and Diminishes Pathology inTrypanosoma congolenseInfection (2008)

To determine the immunological role played by interleukin (IL)-12 family members in Trypanosoma congolense infection, IL-12p35(-/-), IL-12p40(-/-), and IL-12p35(-/-)/p40(-/-) mice were used. While the latter 2 strains lack all IL-12 homologues, IL-12p35(-/-) mice still produce IL-12p80 homodimers and IL-23. Compared with wild-type mice, all infected IL-12-deficient mouse strains showed prolonged survival, whereas parasitemia levels were unaltered. Interferon (IFN)-gamma production in IL-12-deficient mice was strikingly reduced during the acute and chronic stages of infection, coinciding with significantly reduced chronic-stage hepatocellular damage, as demonstrated by histological analysis and plasma aspartate transaminase measurements. In contrast, IL-10 production was not affected by the absence of IL-12. Taken together, these results show that, during T. congolense infection, the absence of IL-12, but not the IL-12p80 homodimer or IL-23, leads to a reduction in IFN-gamma production, which reduces hepatic pathology and improves host survival in conjunction with IL-10 without negatively affecting parasitemia control.
Serum soluble CD4 and CD8 levels in polymyalgia rheumatica. (1994)

The rise of serum sCD8 levels observed in patients with PMR with active disease suggests an early activation of CD8 T cells. The therapeutic effect of steroid in PMR may be partially mediated by its effect on CD8 activated cells.
On designing an ubiquitous sensor network for health monitoring (2013)

Managing chronic health conditions at home, through the early detection of symptoms and subsequent rapid remedial action will be therapeutically and financially more effective. Unfortunately, this widely agreed upon statement implies a significant adaptation and/or evolution of present healthcare delivery, from a technological and social point of view. Designing reliable, embedded, non-intrusive sensors adapted to long-term monitoring; processing and collecting health indicators from multiple data sources; and the development of a connective healthcare delivery spanning the clinical domain and the daily environment of a given individual, are undoubted challenges facing the shift from an historical model based on the treatment of acute diseases. In this paper, we present the key possibilities capable of enabling successful implementation of health monitoring systems at home and on the move, as well as the remaining challenges to be addressed to implement these promising solutions.
Improving the Fabrication Process of Micro-Air-Vehicle Flapping Wings (2015)

The aerodynamic performance of flapping micro air vehicles in hover conditions is dependent on many parameters, including the wing design. With the goal of optimizing the wing for hover performance, the initial focus was to reduce the uncertainty in the thrust measurements. This is because lower uncertainty in this metric enables better resolution in comparing the performance of different designs. Aerodynamic performance variability was deemed to be the fault of an imprecise manufacturing technique. Therefore, adjustments were made to the fabrication process until a permissible level of uncertainty was attained for optimization; the goal was less than 5%. This paper chronicles the progression of the wing fabrication process and details how the uncertainty was evaluated. Four fabrication methods and two different wing designs are included in this study: a carbon fiber hand layup technique, carbon fiber cured in a machined mold, and two variations of a machined plastic skeleton reinforced with a carbon fiber rod. The uncertainty in thrust production, expressed in coefficient of variation, improved from 16.8% for the hand layup method to 2.6% for the computer numerically controlled plastic skeleton adhered to the nylon membrane with transfer tape. Additionally, the coefficient of variation for wing weight also reduced (from 11.4 to 2.0%).
Postprandial Hypertriglyceridemia Increases Circulating Levels of Endothelial Cell Microparticles (2004)

A single high-fat meal led to a significant elevation of plasma EMP levels in healthy, normolipidemic subjects and correlated with a postprandial elevation of serum triglycerides. EMPs may be an indirect marker of endothelial dysfunction or injury induced by postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins.
High-dose oral tegafur-uracil maintenance therapy in patients with uterine cervical cancer (2015)

High-dose oral UFT maintenance treatment prolonged the disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with uterine cervical cancer, particularly of those with advanced disease.
Face Recognition Under Varying Illumination Using Gradientfaces (2009)

In this correspondence, we propose a novel method to extract illumination insensitive features for face recognition under varying lighting called the Gradientfaces. Theoretical analysis shows Gradientfaces is an illumination insensitive measure, and robust to different illumination, including uncontrolled, natural lighting. In addition, Gradientfaces is derived from the image gradient domain such that it can discover underlying inherent structure of face images since the gradient domain explicitly considers the relationships between neighboring pixel points. Therefore, Gradientfaces has more discriminating power than the illumination insensitive measure extracted from the pixel domain. Recognition rates of 99.83% achieved on PIE database of 68 subjects, 98.96% achieved on Yale B of ten subjects, and 95.61% achieved on Outdoor database of 132 subjects under uncontrolled natural lighting conditions show that Gradientfaces is an effective method for face recognition under varying illumination. Furthermore, the experimental results on Yale database validate that Gradientfaces is also insensitive to image noise and object artifacts (such as facial expressions).
Total variation based image restoration with free local constraints (2002)

A new total variation based approach was developed by Rudin, Osher and Fatemi (see Physica D., vol.60, p.259, 1992) to overcome the basic limitations of all smooth regularization algorithms. The TV-based technique use the L/sup 1/ norm of the magnitude of a gradient, thus making discontinuous and nonsmooth solutions possible. In TV image restoration, the solution is obtained by solving a time-dependent, nonlinear PDE on a manifold that satisfies the degradation constraints. In practical applications, one assumes a space-varying blurring kernel and signal-dependent (e.g. multiplicative) noise. The evolution part of the TV-based PDE turned out to be related to the curve shortening equation, but scaled by an inverse.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Thermo-optically active polymeric photonic components (2002)

We report on a variety of thermo-optically active polymeric components including tunable Bragg grating filters, tunable arrayed waveguide gratings, digital optical switches with low power consumption and high isolation, and variable optical attenuators with wide dynamic range.
Development, Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness of a New Leg Ulcer Measurement Tool (2004)

The LUMT can be used by 1 or more assessors, with relatively little previous training, to make reproducible evaluations of lower extremity ulcer appearance and to document change in appearance over time. The LUMT represents a novel assessment tool specifically designed and validated for clinical or research use on chronic leg ulcers.
Validation of an Asbestos Exposure Questionnaire (QEAS-7) for Clinical Practice (2020)

The QEAS-7 is a simple, valid and reliable tool for estimating the probability of exposure to asbestos. Its application in clinical practice appears justified. What is already known about this subject? No studies have been published to date on the validation of specific questionnaires designed to determine asbestos exposure for routine use by healthcare staff in the clinical setting. What are the new findings? This questionnaire can be considered a comprehensible, viable, valid and reliable instrument for identifying exposure to asbestos. Its brevity and simplicity of administration make it ideally suited for use in daily clinical practice. How might this impact on policy or clinical practice in the foreseeable future? This questionnaire can be of help for physicians attending to patients with suspected asbestos-related diseases both in the hospital and in the primary care setting.
Interaction tactile et vocale distante de contrôle d’une maison connectée (2022)

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Capital adequacy and risk management - premises for strengthening financial system stability (2009)

In the last decades, we have witnessed the progressive integration of European financial system, as a result of the cumulative effect of markets' liberalization, innovation and globalisation, and of harmonization of the regulations and implementation of financial reforms by the EU Member States. In this context, increased risk of financial instability necessarily requires the development of standards and codes of best practices in order to improve financial system integrity and stability, and to insure the health of the global banking and financial markets. From this perspective, the Basel II Accord represents a true revolution, aiming the improvement of the consistency of capital regulations internationally and better operational risk management practices. As a member of the EU, Romania is currently through the stages of implementation of Basel II, starting 1st of January 2008. As a central bank, NBR main objectives are: to adapt national legislation; to coordinate the efforts of credit institutions to develop new strategies regarding solvency, capital adequacy and measurement system for each risk category; to impose the disclosure requirements for financial reports and to adapt the IT system.