gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Use of a field‐scale biofilter for the degradation of the organophosphate insecticide coumaphos in cattle dip wastes (1998)

Insecticide wastes generated from livestock dipping operations are well suited for biodegradation processes since these wastes are concentrated, contained, and have no other significant toxic components. A field-scale biofilter capable of treating 15000-litre batches of dip waste containing the acaricide coumaphos was used to reduce the coumaphos concentration in two successive 11000-litre batch trials from 2000 mg litre-1 to 10 mg litre-1 in approximately 14 days at 25–29°C. Removal of coumaphos from the biofilter effluent is a function of both physical filtration and biodegradation by the biofilter. However, stoichiometric increases in chloride levels in the effluent as coumaphos concentrations decreased confirmed that coumaphos was being degraded by the biofilter rather than just being filtered out. In subsequent 5500-litre batch experiments, the addition of a vitamin supplement to the biofilter-treated dip resulted in a further decrease in coumaphos concentration to approximately 1 mg litre-1. Results from incubations of two representative Texas soils with biofilter-treated dip spiked with [benzo-U-14C] coumaphos revealed that 32–36% of the spiked [14C] coumaphos was mineralized in the soils after 110 days at 30°C. © 1998 SCI.
Conslide: A Thai soft keyboard for mobile text input (2011)

We propose Conslide, a new Thai input method for compact mobile devices. To address the complexity of Thai language, our design adopts drawing approach for text input. This results in a smaller keyboard (more area for applications). With appropriate layout, users can input words without lifting finger from the screen, hence the better efficiency. Empirical result shows that the average movement distance and minimal movement time required for each Thai word are comparable to those of the quasi-Kedmanee keyboards such as Droidsans Thai keyboard.
Dissolving microneedles for intradermal vaccination: manufacture, formulation, and stakeholder considerations (2018)

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Enantiospecific, Stereospecific Total Synthesis of the Oxindole Alkaloid Alstonisine (2002)

[reaction: see text] The total synthesis of alstonisine was accomplished in enantiospecific fashion in an overall yield of 12% (from tryptophan methyl ester) in 17 reaction vessels. The structure of alstonisine (1) has been determined by NOE spectroscopic experiments and was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis.
Cytotoxicity and Antiviral Activity of the Compounds fromEuphorbia kansui (1998)

Eleven compounds including four triterpenes, one sterol, and six diterpenes from E kansui had been assayed for their cytotoxicity and activiral activity. The relations between structures and bioactivities have also been noted.
The effects of Valeriana officinalis L. hydro-alcoholic extract on depression like behavior in ovalbumin sensitized rats (2014)

The results of the present study showed that the hydro-alcoholic extract of V. officinalis prevents depression like behavior in ovalbumin sensitized rats. These results support the traditional belief on the about beneficial effects of V. officinalis in the nervous system. Moreover, further investigations are required in order to better understand this protective effect.
Novel series connection concept for thin film solar modules (2012)

ABSTRACT The paper introduces a new type of series connection that considerably increases the active area and thus the efficiency of a thin film module by a superior arrangement of the patterning grooves. The new concept is mainly based on pointwise contacts instead of continuous, stripe‐like contacts between adjacent cell stripes combined with a modified arrangement of the isolation grooves. We describe the functionality of the innovative series connection and present a method to calculate the optimal cell stripe geometry for cells based on the new series connection concept. Finally, the applicability of the new concept for a laser‐patterned thin film silicon solar module is demonstrated. The new series connection leads to a relative efficiency increase of approximately 3% compared with the standard series connection for thin film modules. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.
Abstract 14734: Relations of Metabolic Health and Obesity to Brain Aging in Young to Middle-Aged Adults (2019)

Introduction: The relations of metabolic health and obesity with brain health, particularly in young to middle-aged adults, are not well defined. Hypothesis: Greater metabolic risk factors and obes...
Civil Aircrafts Augmented Space–Air–Ground-Integrated Vehicular Networks: Motivation, Breakthrough, and Challenges (2021)

In order to meet mobile users’ unprecedented communication demands and the goal of global seamless communication, space–air–ground-integrated networks (SAGINs) have attracted lots of attention in recent years. The existing works related on air segment mainly discussed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), airships, and balloons near the space. However, they neglected many other valuable resources, such as civil aircrafts (CAs). Moreover, communication problems for remote areas and emergency scenarios (such as disasters and hot-spot areas) have not been solved thoroughly. Motivated by these facts, we introduce CAs to enhance the current SAGIN and present a novel architecture called “CAs augmented space–air–ground-integrated vehicular networks” (CAA-SAGIVNs). The proposed network architecture makes breakthrough in three main aspects: 1) a normal network architecture; 2) collaboration with multiple sky access platforms (SAPs); and 3) service-oriented fair allocation. Although CAA-SAGIVN can bring out many benefits, it also faces more challenges due to its high mobility and cross-layer characteristics. Therefore, we provide an exhaustive review of state-of-the-art works on modeling, mobility management, solutions of service-oriented allocation in SAGIN. On the basis of the preliminary investigation and discussion, some open issues are identified as possible future research directions.
Enzymatic Biofuel Cell for Oxidation of Glucose to CO2 (2011)

Glucose has been widely studied as a fuel in biofuel cells because it not only is abundant in nature and in the bloodstream but also demonstrates low volatility, is nontoxic, and is inexpensive. Those qualities coupled with its relatively high energy density qualify glucose as a promising fuel. However, one key to efficient use of this substrate as fuel is the ability to oxidize glucose to CO2 and convert, more efficiently, the chemical energy released upon the redox reactions to electrical power. Most glucose biofuel cells in literature only oxidize glucose to gluconolactone. In this paper, we report the development of a six-enzyme cascade bioanode containing pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent enzymes extracted from Gluconobacter sp., aldolase from Sulfolobus solfataricus and oxalate oxidase from barley to sequentially oxidize glucose to carbon dioxide through a synthetic minimal metabolic pathway. This bioanode is also capable of performing direct electron transfer to carbon electrode surfaces and eliminates the need for mediators.
Unpreconditioned free revascularized dynamic cardiomyoplasty. Is it feasible? (1999)

According to the result of this experiment, it seemed impossible to get a satisfactory result of more than 3 days for free revascularized cardiomyoplasty at present. There were a lot of problems waiting to be solved, such as preservation method during ischemia, bulky mass of the flap, and the potential problem of neuromuscular atrophy.
Nocturnal periodic breathing is an independent predictor of cardiac death and multiple hospital admissions in Heart failure (2006)

We assessed the association of periodic breathing (PB) with mortality and hospital re-admissions in a large sample of patients enrolled in the European Community study HHH (Home or Hospital in Heart failure). A 24-hour cardiorespiratory recording was carried out in 443 clinically stable heart failure (HF) subjects (age: 60±11 years, NYHA class 2.4±0.6, LVEF 29±7%). We computed the apnoea/hypopnea index (AHI, events/hour) and the duration of PB (hours) during night-time and tested their association with total cardiac death (Cox regression) and hospitalization for worsening HF (logistic regression). All analysis were multivariate adjusting for known clinical/functional risk factors. AHI and PB duration were independent predictors of cardiac death (p&amp;lt;0.02 both) and of recurrent (&amp;gt; 2) hospital readmissions (p=0.04 and 0.003 respectively). This study confirms the independent predictive value of PB and provides evidence that PB is associated with a higher risk of multiple hospital re-admissions. 1.
Parkinson Disease With Old-Age Onset (2003)

At the same disease duration, patients with old-age PD onset have greater motor impairment than patients with middle-age PD onset. This difference may be due to more rapid disease progression, less aggressive or less potent medical treatment, the elderly age of the subjects with old-age PD onset at study end independent of disease onset, or yet-to-be elucidated influences of comorbid conditions. Focused research on old-age PD onset is important to delineate the confounding influences of aging and comorbidities and to establish the safety and efficacy of new treatments for this group of patients.
The application of quaternions and other spatial representations to the reconstruction of re-entry vehicle motion. (2010)

The analysis of spacecraft kinematics and dynamics requires an efficient scheme for spatial representation. While the representation of displacement in three dimensional Euclidean space is straightforward, orientation in three dimensions poses particular challenges. The unit quaternion provides an approach that mitigates many of the problems intrinsic in other representation approaches, including the ill-conditioning that arises from computing many successive rotations. This report focuses on the computational utility of unit quaternions and their application to the reconstruction of re-entry vehicle (RV) motion history from sensor data. To this end they will be used in conjunction with other kinematic and data processing techniques. We will present a numerical implementation for the reconstruction of RV motion solely from gyroscope and accelerometer data. This will make use of unit quaternions due to their numerical efficacy in dealing with the composition of many incremental rotations over a time series. In addition to signal processing and data conditioning procedures, algorithms for numerical quaternion-based integration of gyroscope data will be addressed, as well as accelerometer triangulation and integration to yield RV trajectory. Actual processed flight data will be presented to demonstrate the implementation of these methods.
3-D Velocity Measurements Around an Optically Suspended Sphere (2009)

A new strategy is proposed for the triple drug treatment (tetracycline, metronidazole and bismuth salt) of Helicobacter pylori associated peptic ulcers. The design of the delivery system was based on the swellable asymmetric triple layer tablet approach, with floating feature in order to prolong the gastric retention time of the delivery system. Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and poly(ethylene oxide) were the major rate-controlling polymeric excipients. Tetracycline and metronidazole were incorporated into the core layer of the triple-layer matrix for controlled delivery, while bismuth salt could be included in one of the outer layers for instant release. The concentration of tetracycline and metronidazole released over time was determined simultaneously on a gradient high-performance liquid chromatography system. Results demonstrated that sustained delivery of tetracycline and metronidazole over 6-8 h can be easily achieved while the tablet remained afloat. The floating aspect was envisaged to extend the gastric retention time of the designed system to maintain effective localized concentration of tetracycline and metronidazole. Additionally, the developed HPLC method for the concurrent determination of tetracycline and metronidazole was proved to be rapid and accurate. The developed delivery system has potential to increase the efficacy of the therapy and improve patient compliance.
Disentangled Sequential Autoencoder (2018)

We present a VAE architecture for encoding and generating high dimensional sequential data, such as video or audio. Our deep generative model learns a latent representation of the data which is split into a static and dynamic part, allowing us to approximately disentangle latent time-dependent features (dynamics) from features which are preserved over time (content). This architecture gives us partial control over generating content and dynamics by conditioning on either one of these sets of features. In our experiments on artificially generated cartoon video clips and voice recordings, we show that we can convert the content of a given sequence into another one by such content swapping. For audio, this allows us to convert a male speaker into a female speaker and vice versa, while for video we can separately manipulate shapes and dynamics. Furthermore, we give empirical evidence for the hypothesis that stochastic RNNs as latent state models are more efficient at compressing and generating long sequences than deterministic ones, which may be relevant for applications in video compression.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL IN LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDING (2005)

Abstract: Output of a planning process is a set of assigned individual tasks to resources at a certain point in time. Initially a manual job, however, in the past decades information systems have largely overtaken this role, especially in industries such as (road-) logistics. This paper focuses on the performance parameters and objectives that play a role in the planning process. In order to gain insight in the factors which play a role in designing new software systems for Logistical Service Providers (LSPs). Therefore we study the area of Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Typically, KPIs are used in a post-ante context: to evaluate a company’s past performance. We reason that KPIs should be utilized in the planning phase as well; thus ex-ante. The paper describes the extended literature survey that we performed, and introduces a novel framework that captures the dynamics of competing KPIs, by positioning them in the practical context of an LSP. This framework could be valuable input in the design of a future generation of information systems, capable of incorporating the business dynamics of today’s LSPs. 1
Platelets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical, Pathogenic, and Therapeutic Implications (2004)

Both Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are associated with abnormalities of platelet number and function. In the peripheral circulation the state of platelet activation is typically increased, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-involved mucosa frequently contains platelet aggregates within mucosal microthrombi. The relevance of platelet dysfunction to IBD pathogenesis is still unclear, but there is solid evidence demonstrating that platelets, in addition to their traditional role in hemostasis, can also function as potent proinflammatory cells. Upon activation, platelets secrete a large number of biologically active molecules able to induce or amplify an inflammatory process through many of the same cellular and molecular pathways conventionally utilized by immune cells mediating IBD. The aim of this article is to review data on the existence of platelet dysfunction in IBD, substantiate platelets' inflammatory potential, discuss the implications of abnormal platelet activity for chronic intestinal inflammation, and consider the potential benefits of platelet modulation for treatment of IBD.
Exome sequence association study of levels and longitudinal change of cardiovascular risk factor phenotypes in European Americans and African Americans from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (2021)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 31% of all deaths worldwide. Among CVD risk factors are age, race, increased systolic blood pressure (BP), and dyslipidemia. Both BP and blood lipids levels change with age, with a dose-dependent relationship between the cumulative exposure to hyperlipidemia and the risk of CVD. We performed an exome sequence association study using longitudinal data with up to 7805 European Americans (EAs) and 3171 African Americans (AAs) from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. We assessed associations of common (minor allele frequency > 5%) nonsynonymous and splice-site variants and gene-based sets of rare variants with levels and with longitudinal change of seven CVD risk factor phenotypes (BP traits: systolic BP, diastolic BP, pulse pressure; lipids traits: triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C]). Furthermore, we investigated the relationship of the identified variants and genes with select CVD endpoints. We identified two novel genes: DCLK3 associated with the change of HDL-C levels in AAs and RAB7L1 associated with the change of LDL-C levels in EAs. RAB7L1 is further associated with an increased risk of heart failure in ARIC EAs. Investigation of the contribution of genetic factors to the longitudinal change of CVD risk factor phenotypes promotes our understanding of the etiology of CVD outcomes, stressing the importance of incorporating the longitudinal structure of the cohort data in future analyses.
Path Reasoning over Knowledge Graph: A Multi-agent and Reinforcement Learning Based Method (2018)

Relation reasoning over knowledge graphs is an important research problem in the fields of knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence, because of its extensive applications (e.g., knowledge graph completion and question answering). Recently, reinforcement learning has been successfully applied to multi-hop relation reasoning (i.e., path reasoning). And, a kind of practical path reasoning, in the form of query answering (e.g., (entity, relation, ?)), has been proposed and attracted much attention. However, existing methods for such type of path reasoning focus on relation selection and underestimate the importance of entity selection during the reasoning process. To solve this problem, we propose a Multi-Agent and Reinforcement Learning based method for Path Reasoning, thus called MARLPaR, where two agents are employed to carry out relation selection and entity selection, respectively, in an iterative manner, so as to implement complex path reasoning. Experimental comparison with the state-of-the-art baselines on two benchmark datasets validates the effectiveness and merits of the proposed method.
Time-Varying Input-Output Inoperability Model (2012)

Representing interdependent critical infrastructures is mandatory for implementing protection policies and strategies. Among the several interdependency models provided over the years, the input-output inoperability model (IIM) has attracted widespread attention due to its simplicity and compactness. Such a model can emphasize cascading effects induced in a complex scenario by dependencies and interdependencies; however, the model is typically set up based on economic data, and the stationary assumption greatly reduces the applicability of the framework. These aspects are crude approximations due to the intrinsic limits of the methodology. Indeed, in modeling realistic scenarios, the coupling of different infrastructures and sectors is expected to increase with outage duration. In this paper, a different formulation of the IIM is proposed where time-varying interdependency coefficients are considered. Such coefficients are defined to explicitly account for the severity and duration of negative phenomena. Some interesting results are obtained from a complex case study including several infrastructures in Italy, emphasizing the features of the proposed methodology. The proposed framework, based directly on operator experience, captures the behaviors induced by the various backup strategies.
Control-Oriented Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Models for Unsteady Flows (2007)

Controller development in the relatively young field of closed-loop (or feedback) flow control is constrained by the lack of proper models for the description of the dynamics and response of flows to a control input (actuation). If a set of ordinary differential equations could be derived that describes the unsteady flow with sufficient accuracy and that also models the effect of the actuation, conventional control theory tools could be employed for controller design. In this paper, reduced-order models based on a Galerkin projection of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations onto a proper orthogonal decomposition modal basis are described. The model coefficients can be modified or calibrated to make the model more accurate. An error-minimization technique is employed to obtain the coefficients that describe how the control input enters the model equations. These models work well in the vicinity of the design operating point. Composite models are constructed by combining modes from different operating points. This approach results in more versatile models that are valid for a larger range of operating conditions.
Structures and reactivities of cyclopentadienylmolybdenum complexes with oxo and sulfido ligands (1988)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTStructures and reactivities of cyclopentadienylmolybdenum complexes with oxo and sulfido ligandsL. D. Tanner, R. C. Haltiwanger, and M. Rakowski DuBoisCite this: Inorg. Chem. 1988, 27, 10, 1741–1746Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1988Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1988https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ic00283a016https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00283a016research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views77Altmetric-Citations30LEARN 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-AlertscloseSupporting Info (1)»Supporting Information Supporting Information Get e-Alerts