gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
[Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex and anti-thyroidal antibodies in Graves' disease]. (1989)

The study aimed at: 1) assessing occurrence of HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C antigens in patients with Graves' disease in comparison with control group of healthy individuals; 2) determining relationship between circulating serum antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies and selected HLA complex antigens. Human leukocyte antigens A, B, and C were detected with serological technique using cytotoxicity test. Thyroidal antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies were titrated with radioimmunological solid phase technique while anti-membrane antibodies with immunoenzyme technique. The study involved 50 patients with Graves' disease and 50 healthy individuals. HLA-B8, HLA-B15, HLA-B35, and HLA-Cw3 antibodies were detected more frequently in patients with Graves' disease than in the healthy individuals. Antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies were detected in the same group in 76% and 58% of patients, respectively whereas anti-membrane antibodies in 92% of patients. Comparison of the occurrence of thyroidal antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies with the presence of HLA-B8, HLA-B35, HLA-B15, and HLA-Cw3 antigens did not show statistically significant correlation between these two parameters.
Report of Committee on Honorary Members (1937)

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N-vinylformamide - a new environmentally friendly water-soluble monomer (2007)

N-vinylformamide (NVF) is a nontoxic water-soluble monomer, isomeric in relation to acrylamide, until recently introduced into the industrial scale of production. Three various methods of N-vinylformamide synthesis were described, according to the technologies realized in BASF (Germany), Mitsubishi (Japan) and Air Products & Chemicals (USA) companies. There was described the structure of NVF molecule which can form four various conformers because of strong coupling. The reason of the presence of signals of just two conformers in NMR spectra (trans-cis and trans-trans only, cis-cis and cis-trans not present) has been justified on the basis of the results of own spectroscopic investigations (Fig. 1 and 2) and quantum-mechanical calculations (Fig. 3 and 4). The reactions accompanying the radical or ionic NVF polymerizations were presented. Possible applications of poly(N-vinylformamide) as well as of polyvinylamine, obtained by its hydrolysis, were pointed.
Identifying Crack Parameters in Slow Rotating Machinery Using Vibration Measurements and Hybrid Neuro-Particle Swarm Technique (2010)

Low-cycle fatigue-initiated cracks may result in failure in slow-rotating equipments. Online monitoring to identify such fault/crack parameters, namely crack size and crack location, would be critical in providing an early warning signal to the operator and would be used in calculating estimate about the remaining safe life of the equipment in operation. In an earlier study, a scaled-down slow-rotating washer drum was constructed to experimentally investigate the vibrations of a cracked rotor and/or drums. Cracks were simulated using the bolt removal method (BRM), and the vibration signals identifying signatures of certain cracks were measured. Thereafter, a 3D finite element model was used to solve the forward analysis of the inverse problem of crack identification. In this paper, the scaled-down experimental setup is introduced to cracks at different locations of the drum/rotor. Vibration signals identifying signatures of such cracks are measured. Since noisy signals, similar patterns of faults, and similar vibration fault signals create particular challenges for feature extraction systems, two techniques for feature extraction are considered and compared in this work. The fast Fourier transform (FFT) of the vibration signals showing variation in amplitude of the harmonics as time progresses are presented for comparison with the full time signal feature extraction. A hybrid particle-swarm artificial Neural Networks (neuro-particle swarm) is used to identify both the crack size and crack location. The hybrid neuro-particle swarm technique is compared with the previously investigated fuzzy genetic algorithms.
Real-Time 3D Road Scene Based on Virtual-Real Fusion Method (2014)

Road monitoring plays a vital role in emergency disposal, traffic accident liability determination, traffic trend analyzes, and other fields. This paper designs a real-time virtual-real fusion framework for multiview surveillance of large-scale scene, in which 2D panorama, satellite texture, and 3D model are merged. The system is implemented with the following contributions. First, a novel automatic mosaic algorithm for multiview overlapped images is proposed. Feature points between adjacent cameras are detected via comotion statistics map. In addition, transformation model is obtained using random sample consensus algorithm. Second, multiview images are morphed to a same overhead viewpoint. Finally, 2D panoramic road image and 3D scene model are combined based on high-precision ground control points. The proposed framework has been successfully applied to a large road intersection. With the virtual-real fusion approach, observers can freely monitor and ramble in the large-scale 3-D road scene.
Genotype–phenotype correlations in valosin-containing protein disease: a retrospective muticentre study (2022)

This study expands the knowledge on the phenotypic presentation, natural history, genotype-phenotype correlations and risk factors for disease progression of VCP disease and is useful to improve the care provided to patient with this complex disease.
Vocal Identity Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015)

Voices can convey information about a speaker. When forming an abstract representation of a speaker, it is important to extract relevant features from acoustic signals that are invariant to the modulation of these signals. This study investigated the way in which individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) recognize and memorize vocal identity. The ASD group and control group performed similarly in a task when asked to choose the name of the newly-learned speaker based on his or her voice, and the ASD group outperformed the control group in a subsequent familiarity test when asked to discriminate the previously trained voices and untrained voices. These findings suggest that individuals with ASD recognized and memorized voices as well as the neurotypical individuals did, but they categorized voices in a different way: individuals with ASD categorized voices quantitatively based on the exact acoustic features, while neurotypical individuals categorized voices qualitatively based on the acoustic patterns correlated to the speakers' physical and mental properties.
Phase II Study of Dasatinib in Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (2010)

Dasatinib as a single agent had modest clinical activity that was lower than that generally observed in patients with NSCLC who receive chemotherapy. Pleural effusion was an expected and problematic toxicity that was successfully treated with steroids, diuretics, and dose interruptions. Marked activity in one patient and prolonged stable disease in four others suggested a potential subpopulation of patients with dasatinib-sensitive NSCLC.
Comparison of random test vector generation strategies (2002)

Four random test generation strategies are compared to determine their relative effectiveness: equiprobable 0s and 1s; two weighted random pattern generation algorithms; and the maximum output information entropy principle. The test generation strategies are compared at a variety of target fault coverages. Two statistically based metrics are used to evaluate the techniques: a large-sample test of the difference of means and an upper confidence limit. The two weighted random test pattern generation strategies are found to be generally superior to equiprobable 0s and 1s and maximum output entropy. For a given logic circuit, the same technique is not necessarily optimal at every fault coverage.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>
Method for sizing hollow microspheres (1975)

Hollow Microspheres may be effectively sized by placing them beneath a screen stack completely immersed in an ultrasonic bath containing a liquid having a density at which the microspheres float and ultrasonically agitating the bath.
Channel Code Design with Causal Side Information at the Encoder (2007)

The problem of channel code design for the $M$-ary input AWGN channel with additive $Q$-ary interference where the sequence of i.i.d. interference symbols is known causally at the encoder is considered. The code design criterion at high SNR is derived by defining a new distance measure between the input symbols of the Shannon's \emph{associated} channel. For the case of binary-input channel, i.e., M=2, it is shown that it is sufficient to use only two (out of $2^Q$) input symbols of the \emph{associated} channel in the encoding as far as the distance spectrum of code is concerned. This reduces the problem of channel code design for the binary-input AWGN channel with known interference at the encoder to design of binary codes for the binary symmetric channel where the Hamming distance among codewords is the major factor in the performance of the code.
Toward a 3D moving object data model-a preliminary consideration (2003)

This paper investigates a new data model for the realization of a three-dimensional (3D) moving object database system. In contrast to the traditional approach, it can deal with spatio-temporal characteristics of moving objects in 3D space. A spatio-temporal sampling theory is introduced that enables a database system to store and manipulate all of the necessary spatio-temporal information about moving objects. The 3D moving object database consists of three kinds of relations: a set of primary relations, such as POSI, ORI, GRAD, and SHAPE, store all the essential spatio-temporal features of a single moving object; a set of built-in derived relations, such as DIR, SPEED, TRACK, DIST, MDIR, and TOPOL, store, for example, the motion direction of a single object (DIR) and the topological relation between two objects (TOPOL); and a set of user-defined relations such as BACK and FRONT with which one can issue a variety of spatio-temporal queries on moving objects. A domain relational calculus-based moving object query language named MOQL is shown.
High-brightness lasers on silicon by beam combining (2017)

High-brightness lasers are widely used in fields such as spectroscopy, infrared countermeasures, free-space communication, and industrial manufacturing. Integration of a broad-band, multi-spectral laser is made possible by heterogeneously integrating multiple gain materials on one silicon (Si) substrate chip. A single multi-spectral output with high beam quality can be achieved by wavelength beam combining in multiple stages: within the gain bandwidth of each laser material and then coarsely combining each spectral band to a single output waveguide. To make power scaling feasible with this system, heterogeneously integrated lasers spanning the near- to the mid-infrared with corresponding low-loss wavelength beam combining elements on chip must be demonstrated. In this work, a review of multi-spectral lasers integrated on Si is presented and various waveguide materials are discussed for spanning the visible to the mid-infrared. Recent work integrating 2.0&mu;m diode and 4.8&mu;m quantum cascade lasers on Si extend the previously available 1.3&mu;m and 1.5&mu;m diode lasers on Si to the mid-infrared. Spectral beam combining elements for spanning the visible to the mid-infrared with low loss are discussed.
Multi-Target Multi-Camera Tracking by Tracklet-to-Target Assignment (2020)

This paper focuses on the Multi-Target Multi-Camera Tracking task (MTMCT), which aims at tracking multiple targets within a multi-camera network. As the trajectory of each target is inherently split into multiple sub-trajectories (namely local tracklets) in a multi-camera network, a major challenge of MTMCT is how to accurately match the local tracklets generated within each camera across different cameras and generate a complete global trajectory for each target, i.e., the cross-camera tracklet matching problem. We solve the cross-camera tracklet matching problem by TRACklet-to-Target Assignment (TRACTA), and propose the Restricted Non-negative Matrix Factorization (RNMF) algorithm to compute the optimal assignment solution that meets a set of constraints, which should be in force in practice. TRACTA can correct the tracking errors caused by occlusions and missed detections in local tracklets, and produce a complete global trajectory for each target across all the cameras. Moreover, we also develop an analytical way of estimating the total number of targets in the camera network, which plays an important role to compute the tracklet-to-target assignment. Experimental evaluations and ablation studies on four MTMCT benchmark datasets show the superiority of the proposed TRACTA method.
The Combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin Greatly Reduces Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity. A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial (2018)

<b>Rationale:</b> There is currently no effective pharmacological treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Recent investigations indicate that drugs with noradrenergic and antimuscarinic effects improve genioglossus muscle activity and upper airway patency during sleep. <b>Objectives:</b> We aimed to determine the effects of the combination of a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (atomoxetine) and an antimuscarinic (oxybutynin) on OSA severity (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]; primary outcome) and genioglossus responsiveness (secondary outcome) in people with OSA. <b>Methods:</b> A total of 20 people completed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover trial comparing 1 night of 80 mg atomoxetine plus 5 mg oxybutynin (ato-oxy) to placebo administered before sleep. The AHI and genioglossus muscle responsiveness to negative esophageal pressure swings were measured via in-laboratory polysomnography. In a subgroup of nine patients, the AHI was also measured when the drugs were administered separately. <b>Measurements and Main Results:</b> The participants' median (interquartile range) age was 53 (46-58) years and body mass index was 34.8 (30.0-40.2) kg/m<sup>2</sup>. ato-oxy lowered AHI by 63% (34-86%), from 28.5 (10.9-51.6) events/h to 7.5 (2.4-18.6) events/h (<i>P</i> < 0.001). Of the 15/20 patients with OSA on placebo (AHI > 10 events/hr), AHI was lowered by 74% (62-88%) (<i>P</i> < 0.001) and all 15 patients exhibited a ≥50% reduction. Genioglossus responsiveness increased approximately threefold, from 2.2 (1.1-4.7)%/cm H<sub>2</sub>O on placebo to 6.3 (3.0 to 18.3)%/cm H<sub>2</sub>O on ato-oxy (<i>P</i> < 0.001). Neither atomoxetine nor oxybutynin reduced the AHI when administered separately. <b>Conclusions:</b> A combination of noradrenergic and antimuscarinic agents administered orally before bedtime on 1 night greatly reduced OSA severity. These findings open new possibilities for the pharmacologic treatment of OSA. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02908529).
Wideband Speech Coding Advances in VMR-WB Standard (2007)

This paper presents novel techniques for source-controlled variable-rate wideband speech coding. These techniques have been used in the variable-rate multimode wideband (VMR-WB) speech codec recently selected by the Third-Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) for wideband (WB) speech telephony, streaming, and multimedia messaging services in the cdma2000 third-generation wireless system. The codec utilizes efficient coding modes optimized for different classes of speech signal including generic coding based on AMR-WB for transients and onsets, voiced coding optimized for stable voiced signals, unvoiced coding optimized for unvoiced segments, and comfort noise generation for inactive segments. Several innovations enable very good performance at average bit rates below 8 kb/s for active speech coding. The article presents an overview of the codec and describes in detail some of the codec novel features: Robust pitch tracking algorithm, coding-mode dependent prediction of linear prediction (LP) filter quantization, and novel frame erasure concealment techniques including supplementary information for reconstruction of lost onsets and improving decoder convergence. Selected results from the Selection and Characterization tests of the codec illustrate its performance
L'électronique française sur le fil du rasoir (1985)

Electronics is the core of fundamental mutations that are upsetting the whole world industrial system and have been going on for a decade. The French electronics industry, far from having a leading position, followed hardly the world evolution when the new government in 1981 decided a restructuration in order to serve a global strategy for recovery. This paper aims to evaluate the results of French firms to a double constraint, that of the world evolution and the public policy one. So, French electronics is on the knife-edge, as each other can contribute to its collapse. No progress can escape denying the past public strategy but it cannot be long-lasting without substituting a clearly defined alternative strategy.
Offspring growth and development responses to maternal transfer of 6-MBOA information in Microtus montanus (1992)

A study of growth and development in juvenile Microtus montanus was undertaken to determine if reproductive information derived from 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone (6-MBOA) could be transferred from the maternal system to offspring prior to weaning. Mature female M. montanus were implanted intraperitoneally with 20-mm Silastic capsules containing 6-MBOA (experimental) or empty capsules (control) and then paired with males. The resulting offspring were reared in the maternal nest until 18 days old and sacrificed at 26 days of age. Data were collected on body weight, total length, and reproductive organ weights. In general, body weight and length were greater in experimental animals than in controls. Paired-testes weights did not differ significantly between control and experimental males. Uteri were significantly heavier in experimental females. The experiment was repeated and some of the female offspring from each treatment group were paired for mating to determine whether there was a breeding advantage as a result of treatment. The data strongly suggest that a transfer of information between mother and offspring occurs and that a breeding advantage accrues to females from mothers who had been treated with 6-MBOA.
Optimal operation of irrigation canal systems using nonlinear programming - Dynamic simulation model (1992)

Irrigation canals
Natural feature tracking for augmented reality (1999)

Natural scene features stabilize and extend the tracking range of augmented reality (AR) pose-tracking systems. We develop robust computer vision methods to detect and track natural features in video images. Point and region features are automatically and adaptively selected for properties that lead to robust tracking. A multistage tracking algorithm produces accurate motion estimates, and the entire system operates in a closed-loop that stabilizes its performance and accuracy. We present demonstrations of the benefits of using tracked natural features for AR applications that illustrate direct scene annotation, pose stabilization, and extendible tracking range. Our system represents a step toward integrating vision with graphics to produce robust wide-area augmented realities.
Understanding Why Consumers Don't Skip Pre-Roll Video Ads (2017)

Pre-roll advertising is a novel form of online video advertising that provides consumers with an option to skip after viewing a brief forced segment. Pre-roll ads are unique from other forms of online advertising because pre-roll ads play in exactly the space in which consumers are expecting to view their intended content. Such interruption and obstruction not only heightens consumer irritation but also causes attention-getting tactics, which are redundant in a highly attentive state, to backfire. For these reasons, existing ad avoidance literature may not adequately address this unique format. Employing a large industry data set of pre-roll ads representing multiple countries and product categories, we empirically examine skipping behavior using a broader range of ad characteristics than previous research. We propose that less complex affective ad characteristics increase skipping by failing to engage cognitive resources and therefore leaving cognitive resources available to experience irritation. We further posit that, in a pre-roll context, attention-getting ad characteristics are not only superfluous but actually increase the likelihood consumers recognize pre-roll content as advertising and skip. Our empirical findings support these assertions, identifying new factors driving ad avoidance, and calling into question the applicability of attention-getting advertising approaches in the novel pre-roll environment.
Daily Touristic Plan Recommendation Using Text Mining (2016)

This study focuses on the proposal of a recommender system for daily touristic plans. In order to construct such a system it is further examined that there is a need of text mining applications. Moreover, Sentiment Analysis and Keyword Extraction techniques are evaluated by developing and testing different approaches. Sentiment Analysis approaches are examined step-by-step in order to pick the best among them to score restaurant data. Similarly, Keyword Extraction is evaluated from various perspectives of statistics, visualization and machine learning. By the end of the paper the structure and the flow of the proposed system is illustrated upon the chosen approaches which were tested throughout this paper."
Wide-Field-of-View, High-Resolution, Stereoscopic Imager (2010)

A device combines video feeds from multiple cameras to provide wide-field-of-view, high-resolution, stereoscopic video to the user. The prototype under development consists of two camera assemblies, one for each eye. One of these assemblies incorporates a mounting structure with multiple cameras attached at offset angles. The video signals from the cameras are fed to a central processing platform where each frame is color processed and mapped into a single contiguous wide-field-of-view image. Because the resolution of most display devices is typically smaller than the processed map, a cropped portion of the video feed is output to the display device. The positioning of the cropped window will likely be controlled through the use of a head tracking device, allowing the user to turn his or her head side-to-side or up and down to view different portions of the captured image. There are multiple options for the display of the stereoscopic image. The use of head mounted displays is one likely implementation. However, the use of 3D projection technologies is another potential technology under consideration, The technology can be adapted in a multitude of ways. The computing platform is scalable, such that the number, resolution, and sensitivity of the cameras can be leveraged to improve image resolution and field of view. Miniaturization efforts can be pursued to shrink the package down for better mobility. Power savings studies can be performed to enable unattended, remote sensing packages. Image compression and transmission technologies can be incorporated to enable an improved telepresence experience.