gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Machining characteristics of Wire Electrical Discharge Machining on insulating Si3N4 ceramics-Relationship between electrical conductive layer and machining characteristics- (2008)

In recent years, ceramics materials have found increased use in industry. However, some of them are insulating ceramics that cannot be machined by conventional electrical discharge machining. In this study, we developed a special wire EDM machine for investigating the machining characteristics of insulating ceramics. The machining characteristics of Si3N4 insulating ceramics, especially surface roughness, are described. It was confirmed that long-pulse discharges are minimally generated under the second cutting conditions where small discharge craters are uniformly formed on the machined surface. The resulting surface roughness was improved down to 4μmRz. In addition, a unique process of machining with insulating ceramics, in which the threshold level becomes almost of the same as the voltage between the discharge and power supply positions, was observed.
Genome Sequence of the Newly Isolated Chemolithoautotrophic Bradyrhizobiaceae Strain SG-6C (2011)

Strain SG-6C (DSM 23264, CCM 7827) is a chemolithoautotrophic bacterium of the family Bradyrhizobiaceae. It can also grow heterotrophically under appropriate environmental conditions. Here we report the annotated genome sequence of this strain in a single 4.3-Mb circular scaffold.
Toward the Prognostic Significance and Therapeutic Potential of HER3 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in Human Colon Cancer (2011)

We postulate that HER3 is critically involved in colon cancer progression and may serve as a novel target for therapeutic intervention.
Die Macht der Macht — Rückfragen an Michel Foucault (2004)

Macht provoziert — immer noch. Auch wenn ‚Macht‘ lebensweltlich wie theoretisch zunehmend Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen vermag, so ist deren Auseinandersetzung doch immer wieder von enormen Vereinfachungen und irreführenden Kontrastierungen durchzogen, die Begriffsdurchsicht wie Problemdurchstieg empfindlich beschweren: nicht nur, weil Popularität und Diffusität eines Begriffs sich auch hier gegenseitig bedingen, so dass die vermeintliche „Evidenz des Phänomens“ die grassierende „Unklarheit des Begriffs“ (Luhmann 1969: 149) nur verstärkt; auch nicht nur, weil auch der Begriff der Macht als alltäglich fest verankerter Begriff der Dominanz lebensweltlicher Bedeutungszuschreibungen nur selten zu entkommen vermag, so dass Versuche einer begrifflichen Präzision und systematischen Neujustierung gegenüber der enormen Beharrungskraft eingewöhnter Bedeutungen oft bloß vergeblich sind und weitgehend folgenlos bleiben; sondern vor allem, weil die alt eingewöhnte Einschätzung, „dass die Macht an sich böse ist“ (Burckhardt 1949: 61), immer noch deren Thematisierung,unterfüttert’ und so in zwar längst überholte, aber umso wirksamere Blockierungen verfuhrt. Luhmanns gewohnt spitze wie treffsichere Kennzeichnung — „Die Macht der Macht scheint im wesentlichen auf dem Umstand zu beruhen, dass man nicht genau weiß, um was es sich eigentlich handele“ (Luhmann 1969: 149) — mag daher einleuchten, lässt aber auch leicht übersehen, dass Macht sich auch deswegen einer einfachen begrifflichen Fassung und Festlegung entzieht, weil deren Bedeutung von weitreichenden Vorverständnissen abhängt und sich — schließlich — nicht unabhängig von menschlichen Selbstdeutungen erläutern lässt.
PRO‐C3 and ADAPT algorithm accurately identify patients with advanced fibrosis due to alcohol‐related liver disease (2021)

PRO-C3 is a new marker with high accuracy to detect advanced alcohol-related liver fibrosis. The diagnostic accuracy of PRO-C3 can be further improved by using the ADAPT algorithm in which the test outperforms currently available non-patented serological fibrosis markers. The study is registered in the Odense Patient Data Exploratory Network (OPEN) under study identification numbers OP_040 (https://open.rsyd.dk/OpenProjects/da/openProject.jsp?openNo=40) and OP_239 (https://open.rsyd.dk/OpenProjects/openProject.jsp?openNo=239&lang=da).
A European Module in a Master's Degree (1994)

ABSTRACT This article seeks to describe and analyse a module on the European Dimension in Education offered as part of a Master of Education degree of the University of Wales. The broad aims of the module are to provide a knowledge base from which the teachers taking the module can devise activities suitable for their own teaching situation. Content, methods and assignments are listed briefly. The main discussion focuses on the problems encountered, reactions to the course and the way in which it might need to be modified in the future. Problems proved greater for the tutor than the teachers, because she had expected too high a level of knowledge than was the case. Consideration for future planning would, therefore, be to establish a profile of candidates on the basis of interest, prior knowledge and experience of the European Dimension. A list of some of the visual resources used is appended, together with a bibliography of written resources, some of which are not easily available.
MP3: A Unified Model to Map, Perceive, Predict and Plan (2021)

High-definition maps (HD maps) are a key component of most modern self-driving systems due to their valuable semantic and geometric information. Unfortunately, building HD maps has proven hard to scale due to their cost as well as the requirements they impose in the localization system that has to work everywhere with centimeter-level accuracy. Being able to drive without an HD map would be very beneficial to scale self-driving solutions as well as to increase the failure tolerance of existing ones (e.g., if localization fails or the map is not up-to-date). Towards this goal, we propose MP3, an end-to-end approach to mapless <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">1</sup> driving where the input is raw sensor data and a high-level command (e.g., turn left at the intersection). MP3 predicts intermediate representations in the form of an online map and the current and future state of dynamic agents, and exploits them in a novel neural motion planner to make interpretable decisions taking into account uncertainty. We show that our approach is significantly safer, more comfortable, and can follow commands better than the baselines in challenging long-term closed-loop simulations, as well as when compared to an expert driver in a large-scale real-world dataset.
Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases (2016)

Praise for the previous edition: At once a textbook, a surgical atlas, and a source of current practice guidelines...This is a high-quality, thorough and insightful resource that provides accessible and essential information...recommend[ed]. -- Doody's Review Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases, Second Edition, has been revised and updated to reflect recent advances in the medical and surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases. This new edition serves as both a comprehensive guide to patient evaluation as well as an atlas of advanced surgical techniques for managing patients needing operative intervention. Separate chapters are devoted to minimally invasive techniques and remote access/robotic thyroidectomy techniques, both of which have enjoyed increased application throughout the world. New in the second edition: * A section on state-of-the-art, evidence-based management of challenging parathyroid conditions such as multiple endocrine neoplasia and renal hyperparathyroidism * A more detailed discussion of thyroid cancer evaluation and staging * A new chapter dedicated to parathyroid cancer * Nearly 200 additional full-color illustrations This new edition is a valuable resource for all surgeons, endocrinologists, and residents seeking to expand their knowledge of thyroid and parathyroid diseases, as well as seasoned clinicians who want to improve patient care and incorporate the latest surgical advancements into their practice.
Precipitate stability in creep resistant 9-12% chromium steels (2006)

9-12% chromium steels are used extensively in modern steam power plants at service temperatures up to 600°C. These materials are subjected to creep deformation during exposure which is the limiting factor in increasing the steam temperature and thus the thermal efficiency of the plants. A detailed characterization of the microstructure and its development during aging has been carried out to understand the changes in microstructure of 9-12% chromium steels during creep. The focus has been put on studying the coarsening and growth VN and M23C6 precipitates at service temperatures (600°C and 650°C). It was shown that boron segregates to austenite grain boundaries during quenching and is incorporated in M23C6 precipitates during tempering. It was also shown that this element reduces the coarsening rate of M23C6 precipitates. Atom probe measurements showed that slow transport of boron is due to both a low solubility in the matrix and a low diffusion constant resulting from the formation of Mo-B clusters. VN precipitates were highly stable even at 650°C.In many steels Z-phase precipitates after long time (10,000 to several 100,000 hours) and forms as coarse precipitates at the expense of fine VN precipitates and is detrimental for creep strength. The nucleation stage of Z-phase was studied using energy-filtered TEM. It was shown by electron diffraction that VN precipitates in the vicinity of NbC precipitates act as nucleation sites for Z-phase due to a small misfit in the (100) planes of VN and Z-phase. A new high boron trial steel with similar composition and treatment as the well-known TAF steel was studied. It was shown that tempering at 690°C for 2 hours is sufficient for the full precipitation of M23C6 but not VN. Coarse, partly agglomerated borides rich in molybdenum, chromium, vanadium and niobium were found but no BN was observed. Very fine VN precipitates were studied using TEM and atom probe tomography. They contained only vanadium, nitrogen and some chromium but no boron or carbon. A large fraction of the nitrogen content in the steel is present in the matrix as V-N clusters, giving a potential for dynamic precipitation during service.
New aminoglycoside antibiotics (2010)

A few companies and academic groups have recently reawakened the dormant field of AG antibiotics, successfully applying novel technologies. So far, this has yielded one clinical candidate, ACHN-490, currently undergoing a Phase II evaluation in complicated urinary tract infections.
Acoustic Performance Analysis of an Air Handling System (1997)

&lt;div class="htmlview paragraph"&gt;In the present study, the acoustic performance of an automotive air handling system is analyzed using computational aeroacoustics methods. The purpose of this study is to develop a comprehensive method to quantify noise sources and predict sound quantities at any location in the system as well as in the exterior field. Flow of air and vibration of structures are solved simultaneously in the time domain. Results are then postprocessed to derive sound sources. Sound pressure levels at desired locations in the exterior field are then predicted. Predictions were compared with preliminary test data. Also compared is a simulation of the same system using a Helmholtz equation solver, but without taking into account the average fluid flow.&lt;/div&gt;
Electric lead field for a piecewise homogeneous volume conductor model of the head (1998)

A new method is presented for computing the electric lead field of a realistic head shape model which has piecewise homogeneous conductivity. The basic formulae are derived using the well-known reciprocity theorem. Previously described methods are also based upon this theorem, but these first calculate the electric potential inside the head by a scalar boundary element method (BEM), and then approximate the ohmic current density by some sort of gradient. In contrast, this paper proposes the direct evaluation of the ohmic current density by discretizing the vector Green's second identity which leads to a vector version of BEM. This approach also allows the derivation of the same equations for the three concentric spheres model as obtained by Rush and Driscoll [8]. The results of simulations on a spherical head model indicate that the use of a vector BEM leads to an improvement of accuracy in the computation of the ohmic current density with respect to those reported previously, in term of different measures of error.
Membrane Interaction and Conformational Properties of the Putative Fusion Peptide of PH-30, a Protein Active in Sperm-Egg Fusion (1994)

A peptide representing the putative fusion domain of PH-30, a sperm surface protein involved in sperm-egg fusion, was synthesized, and its interaction with model lipid membranes was characterized by biophysical methods. While the peptide binds to the vesicles composed of both neutral and acidic lipids, the apparent affinity is significantly higher for the latter lipid class. The intervesicular lipid mixing assay suggests that the synthetic peptide is able to induce fusion of large unilamellar vesicles. Circular dichroism and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy show that while in an aqueous buffer the peptide exists in an essentially unordered conformation, binding to the membranes results in a conformational transition to a beta-structure. These data indicate that the fragment identified on the alpha-subunit of PH-30 as a putative fusion peptide is indeed a good candidate for this role. However, in contrast to what has been proposed for some viral fusion peptides, the PH-30 fusion domain is highly unlikely to act as an insertional "sided" helix.
Activation of hydrocarbons on acidic zeolites: superior selectivity of methylation of ethene with methanol to propene on weakly acidic catalysts (2008)

The study of methylation of ethene with methanol to propene over MFI zeolites with different heteroatoms has found that an efficient catalyst with weak acidities prevented the side reactions related with the formation of ethene oligomers from occurring, as evidenced by in situ IR spectroscopy, leading to superior propene selectivity in the product distribution.
Physical Layer Specification for Wireless Sensor Networks dedicated to Evaluation of Buildings Energetic Performances (2010)

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Inhibitory Effects of ML-9, Wortmannin, and Y-27632 on the Chemotaxis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Response to Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB (2000)

The chemotactic migration toward platelet-derived growth factor-BB of SM3, a cell line established from rabbit aorta smooth muscle, was examined by the Boyden chamber method. Myosin light-chain (MLC) kinase inhibitors ML-9 and wortmannin, and the Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 effectively reduced the migration. However, neither membrane ruffling nor the phosphorylation of MLC was inhibited concomitantly. The reduction is discussed with reference to a novel property of MLC kinase, which stimulates myosin ATPase activity without phosphorylating MLC [Ye et al. (1999) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 6666-6671].
Carrier localization effects in GaAs1−xSbx/GaAs heterostructures (2016)

We investigated the structural and optical properties of GaAs1−xSbx/GaAs heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs (001) substrates for Sb concentration up to 12% by means of high-resolution X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence. The correlation between our structural and optical analysis revealed that compositional fluctuations induced localized states which trap carriers at low temperature. Under low excitation power, the photoluminescence (PL) spectra are composed of two competing peaks in the temperature range of 30–80 K. The lower energy peak is associated with transitions from localized states in the band-tail of the density of states while the higher energy peak corresponds to transitions from free carriers. A model based on a redistribution process of localized excitons was used to reproduce the S-shape behavior of the temperature dependent PL. Reducing the growth temperature from 500 °C to 420 °C suppressed the S-shape behavior of the PL indicating a reduction in compositional variation.
Synthesis of Cellulose-Type Polyriboses and Their Branched Sulfates with Anti-AIDS Virus Activity by Selective Ring-Opening Copolymerization of 1,4-Anhydro-.alpha.-D-ribopyranose Derivatives (1994)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTSynthesis of Cellulose-Type Polyriboses and Their Branched Sulfates with Anti-AIDS Virus Activity by Selective Ring-Opening Copolymerization of 1,4-Anhydro-.alpha.-D-ribopyranose DerivativesTakashi Yoshida, Chengpei Wu, Lixin Song, Toshiyuki Uryu, Yutaro Kaneko, Toru Mimura, Hideki Nakashima, and Naoki YamamotoCite this: Macromolecules 1994, 27, 16, 4422–4428Publication Date (Print):August 1, 1994Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 August 1994https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma00094a002https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00094a002research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views86Altmetric-Citations22LEARN 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 optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Optimization of thermal stability and second-order nonlinear optical properties of thiophene derived chromophores (1994)

Based on the ‘unconventional’ dithiolydinemethyl type donors and tricyanovinyl acceptor; a new series of highly efficient (βµ= 940–2400 × 10–48 esu) and thermally stable (275–315 °C) thiophene derived nonlinear optical chromophores have been developed.
Lossless and near-lossless image compression with color transformations (2002)

A comparison of lossless compression results is given for RGB, YC/sub R/C/sub B/ and reversible JPEG 2000 color space. The paper describes the general conditions that rounding errors of a color transformation do not cumulate in the consecutive cycles of forward and inverse transformation. In particular, rounding errors of the RGB/spl rarr/YC/sub R/C/sub B//spl rarr/RGB transformation do not accumulate in the consecutive transformation cycles. Luminance and chrominance representation with two additional bits leads to perfectly reversible color transformation. For such representation, compression is slightly better than in RGB but worse than in JPEG 2000 reversible color space. The paper comprises a study on the accumulation of errors produced by near-lossless JPEG-LS in the consecutive compression-decompression cycles. The paper proves that, alternatively, lossless compression can be performed on luminance and chrominance with reduced representation bit numbers. The advantage is that the errors do not accumulate in the consecutive cycles of compression.
Role of novel type I interferon epsilon in viral infection and mucosal immunity (2012)

Intranasal infection with vaccinia virus co-expressing interferon epsilon (VV-HIV-IFN-ε) was used to evaluate the role of IFN-ε in mucosal immunity. VV-HIV- IFN-ε infection induced a rapid VV clearance in lung that correlated with (i) an elevated lung VV-specific CD8(+)CD107a(+)IFN-γ(+) population expressing activation markers CD69/CD103, (ii) enhanced lymphocyte recruitment to lung alveoli with reduced inflammation, and (iii) an heightened functional/cytotoxic CD8(+)CD4(+) T-cell subset (CD3(hi)CCR7(hi)CD62L(lo)) in lung lymph nodes. These responses were different to that observed with intranasal VV-HA-IFN-α(4) or VV-HA-IFN-β infections. When IFN-ε was used in an intranasal/intramuscular heterologous HIV prime-boost immunization, elevated HIV-specific effector, but not memory CD8(+)T cells responses, were observed in spleen, genito-rectal nodes, and Peyer's patch. Homing marker α4β7 and CCR9 analysis indicated that unlike other type I IFNs, IFN-ε could promote migration of antigen-specific CD8(+)T cells to the gut. Our results indicate that IFN-ε has a unique role in the mucosae and most likely can be used to control local lung and/or gut infections (i.e., microbicide) such as tuberculosis, HIV-1, or sexually transmitted diseases.
Hospital-wide outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae horizontally spread through a clonal plasmid harbouring blaIMP-1 in children’s hospitals in Japan (2021)

Carbapenem resistance is primarily conferred by carbapenemases, enzymes that hydrolyse carbapenems. While KPC, NDM and OXA-48 are the most commonly identified carbapenemases,1 IMP carbapenemases have been frequently reported in Japan and Australia.2,3 In Japan, IMP-1 producers have disseminated predominantly in eastern areas, including Tokyo,4,5 and western areas, including Kyushu,6 while IMP-6 producers have been exclusively found in central areas, including Osaka,3 despite heavy movement of people between cities (Figure S1, available as Supplementary data at JAC Online). Herein, we report two consecutive outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolates carrying blaIMP-1 in a children's hospital in Osaka, Japan. In September 2018, a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate producing IMP-1 was isolated from the urine of a 1-month-old patient (patient A) in the hospital, who was born with and hospitalized for prune belly syndrome without carbapenem treatment. CRE surveillance revealed that two more...
Design and Construction of a Distributed Sensor NET for Biotelemetric Monitoring of Brain Energetic Metabolism Using Microsensors and Biosensors (2010)

Design and Construction of a Distributed Sensor NET for Biotelemetric Monitoring of Brain Energetic Metabolism Using Microsensors and Biosensors
Research on Reservoir Sedimentary and Pore Characteristics of Chang 6 in Wuqi Oilfield (2012)

In this paper, we utilized comprehensive geological analysis methods to identify sedimentary micro-facies in Wuqi Oilfield. Based on identification marks of sedimentary facies such as lithologic features, sedimentary structures and paleontological fossil, we classified the sedimentary micro-facies in this field into 4 types, including underwater distributary channel, mouth bar, distal bar and interdistributary bay facies. According to the observation of cores and casting thin sections, we made analysis on the pore characteristics of Chang 6 reservoir. The pore characteristic of target area is mainly intergranular space, which takes 3.27%, followed by feldspar and rock debris dissolution pore. The analysis shows that, the sedimentary thichness and grain size of underwater distributary channel are both quite big. The content of flake silicate mineral, for example, mica, is relatively low, but its porosity and permeability is high compared with mouth bar and distal bar. Interdistributary bay facies that has the lowest porosity and permeability are very strong.