gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae), Vol. 4: The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study, Vol. 2 (phytochemistry, physiology, application, bibliography) (1987)

Im vorliegenden Band einer umfassenden Studie ueber die Biologie und Oekologie der Wasserlinsen werden die Lemnaceaen unter phytochemischen und physiologischen Gesichtspunkten beschrieben. Ihre chemische Zusammensetzung und der jeweilige Anteil an agrarischen und anorganischen Stoffen werden angegeben. Ausserdem werden u.a. Versuche und Ergebnisse zu Wachstum, Entwicklung und Stoffwechsel der Pflanzen beschrieben. Ebenso ausfuehrlich wird ihre moegliche Nutzung, z.B. als Bioindikatoren, Futterpflanzen und Energietraeger, eroertert. Der Band endet mit einer ausfuehrlichen Bibliographie.
Effect of high-performance liquid chromatography on plasma angiotensin II measurements in treated and untreated normotensive and hypertensive patients. (1997)

These results demonstrate once more that, when using polyclonal antibody 182, the accuracy of the Ang II measurement in human plasma is improved by the inclusion of a HPLC step, especially for samples with Ang II levels in the normal-to-low range. They also show that plasma Ang II and PRA increase or decrease proportionally during treatment with Ang II antagonists or beta-adrenergic blockade, respectively.
Impact of the Identification Strategy on the Reproducibility of the DDA and DIA Results (2020)

Data-independent acquisition (DIA) is a promising technique for the proteomic analysis of complex protein samples. A number of studies have claimed that DIA experiments are more reproducible than data-dependent acquisition (DDA), but these claims are unsubstantiated since different data analysis methods are used in the two methods. Data analysis in most DIA workflows depends on spectral library searches, whereas DDA typically employs sequence database searches. In this study, we examined the reproducibility of the DIA and DDA results using both sequence database and spectral library search. The comparison was first performed using a cell lysate and then extended to an interactome study. Protein overlap among the technical replicates in both DDA and DIA experiments was 30% higher with library-based identifications than with sequence database identifications. The reproducibility of quantification was also improved with library search compared to database search, with the mean of the coefficient of variation decreasing more than 30% and a reduction in the number of missing values of more than 35%. Our results show that regardless of the acquisition method, higher identification and quantification reproducibility is observed when library search was used.
CARL: A Language for Modelling Contextual Augmented Reality Environments (2014)

The paper describes a novel, declarative language that enables modelling ubiquitous, contextual and interactive augmented reality environments. The language, called CARL – Contextual Augmented Reality Language, is highly componentised with regards to both the structure of AR scenes as well as the presented AR content. This enables dynamic composition of CARL presentations based on various data sources and depending on the context. CARL separates specification of three categories of entities constituting an AR environment – trackable markers, content objects and interfaces, which makes the language more flexible and particularly well suited to building collective awareness systems based on ubiquitous AR-based information visualisation.
I. Animal Models of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Pathogenesis (2020)

新型コロナウイルス（SARS-CoV-2（severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2））感染症（coronavirus disease 2019：COVID-19）に対する効果的な治療法や予防法を開発するには，ヒトの症状を再現できるモデル動物が必要である．SARS-CoV-2をハムスターに感染させたところ，同動物は重い肺炎症状を呈する等，ヒトに類似した病態を示すことがわかった．扱いやすく飼育コストの低い小型げっ歯類をCOVID-19の動物モデルとして利用することにより，本感染症の病態解明と，それに対する薬剤とワクチンの開発が進展することが期待される．
Similarity Metric Based on Siamese Neural Networks for Voice Casting (2019)

Dubbing contributes to a larger international distribution of multimedia documents. It aims to replace the original voice in a source language by a new one in a target language. For now, the target voice selection procedure, called voice casting, is manually performed by human experts. This selection is not exclusively based on acoustic similarity between the two voices. Actually, it is also supported by more subjective criteria such as the "color" of the voice, sociocultural choices... The objective of this work is to model a voice similarity metric able to embed all the concerned voice characteristics, including the observers' receptive interests. In this paper, we propose a Siamese Neural Networks-based approach, measuring proximity between the original and dubbed voices. We propose an adapted jackknifing cross-validation method to evaluate our similarity model on unseen voices. The results show that we successfully capture information allowing two voices to be associated, with respect to the character's or role's abstract dimension.
Development of multi-channel fast SiPM readout electronics for clinical TOF PET detector (2014)

Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) are rapidly adapted in simultaneous time of flight (TOF) PET and MRI imaging system in recent years due to its fast timing response and immunity to magnetic field. The aim of this work is to develop multi-channel fast SiPM readout electronics for clinical TOF PET detector. The detector module is assembled by directly coupling a 12×12 LYSO crystal block to an 8×8 Sensl FB30035 SiPM array. We are developing two approaches of compact readout electronics to handle the large number of SiPM output channels. One is a low noise and high bandwidth, 128-channel ASIC to readout the 64 fast outputs and 64 standard outputs of the 8×8 SiPM array. The other approach is a conventional electronics based multiplexing readout scheme using discrete components. A charge division resistor network reduced 64 channels of standard output to four energy signals, and multiplexing and summing circuits reduced 64 channels of fast output to one timing signal, making the detector block highly compact and scalable. The ASIC design has been finished and it's ready for tape-out. Preliminary performance of the detector module readout by conventional electronics was evaluated. 12×12 LYSO crystals were well resolved and identified in the flood image and the average energy resolution was 15.6% ±1.3%. For single crystal pair, 240ps coincidence resolving timing (CRT) was achieved. It was dropped down to 500ps for detector block to single crystal configuration, due to the combination effects of: 1) degradation of fast signal rising edge by output capacitance addition of SiPMs and 2)large white electronic noise and ultrahigh dark count rate. The readout design will be further optimized by increasing the signal bandwidth and reducing noise to get better timing performance at a cost of increasing circuit complexity to a reasonable level. The performance of ASIC readout will be evaluated and good timing performance is expected due to the individual pixel timing pick-off.
Control and DC-capacitor voltage balancing of a space vector-modulated five-level STATCOM (2009)

A space vector modulation (SVM)-based switching strategy for a five-level diode-clamped converter that is adapted as a static compensator (STATCOM) is presented. The main feature of the proposed SVM switching strategy is that it enables voltage-balancing of the DC capacitors, under steady-state and transient conditions, with no requirements for additional control actions or auxiliary devices. A dynamic model of the five-level STATCOM for power system studies is also developed. On the basis of the developed model, a voltage controller to regulate the DC-side voltage and a decoupled current controller to control the AC-side real and reactive power are designed. Performance of the STATCOM and the corresponding controllers are evaluated on the basis of digital time-domain simulation studies in the PSCAD/EMTDC environment. The studies demonstrate capabilities of the proposed space vector modulation (SVM) strategy to maintain voltage balance of the DC capacitors and control the STATCOM reactive power exchange for various operating conditions.
Polarization Selective Wavelength Tunable Filter (2009)

In conventional color CCD cameras, each color pixel consists of different pixels that record the red, green or blue light. However, for special applications such as in astronomy, it is desirable to take pictures at a number of specific wavelengths. In this work, we present the design and fabrication of a liquid crystal wavelength tunable filter which is also able to detect the polarization state of the light. The design consists of a 4-stage Lyot–Öhman filter with an additional liquid crystal cell in front of the filter. By applying the right voltage on the first cell, one can choose the polarization component of the transmitted light.
Asymmetric Reduction of Methoxy Substituted β‐Tetralones Using Transfer Hydrogenation. (2005)

Abstract For Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text.
Identification and characterization of MPG1, a gene involved in pathogenicity from the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea. (1993)

Differential cDNA cloning was used to identify genes expressed during infectious growth of the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea in its host, the rice plant. We characterized one of these genes, MPG1, in detail. Using a novel assay to determine the proportion of fungal biomass present in the plant, we determined that the MPG1 transcript was 60-fold more abundant during growth in the plant than in culture. Mpg1 mutants have a reduced ability to cause disease symptoms that appears to result from an impaired ability to undergo appressorium formation. MPG1 mRNA was highly abundant very early in plant infection concomitant with appressorium formation and was also abundant at the time of symptom development. The MPG1 mRNA was also expressed during conidiation and in mycelial cultures starved for nitrogen or carbon. MPG1 potentially encodes a small, secreted, cysteine-rich, moderately hydrophobic protein with the characteristics of a fungal hydrophobin. Consistent with the role of the MPG1 gene product as a hydrophobin, Mpg1 mutants show an "easily wettable" phenotype. Our results suggest that hydrophobins may have a role in the elaboration of infective structures by fungi and may fulfill other functions in fungal phytopathogenesis.
Cross-Platform Mobile Application Development with React Native (2019)

Developing and maintaining mobile applications for multiple platforms at the same time can be time consuming. Since the applications have to be developed with each platform’s native development technologies, the software designers have to develop and maintain multiple separate source codes for one application. This has pushed many companies and communities to creating new development frameworks and tools for mobile applications which allow the developers to write and maintain a single codebase. The codebase is then compiled to native applications for each platform, and the applications can be published through the platforms’ application marketplaces.\n\nThis thesis focuses on cross-platform mobile development technologies, specifically on the ones that utilize each platform’s native functionality to deliver a familiar user experience to the end users, and React Native is then picked for a closer look. The purpose of this research is to find out if cross-platform technologies are a viable option for modern mobile application development in terms of both development experience as well as user experience.\n\nThe primary finding of the research was that while React Native and other cross- platform technologies may be a practical option for mobile application development, it is unclear when cross-platform technologies have a significant advantage over native development. In small applications the difference between the two is not pronounced and in more complex applications cross-platform technologies do not necessarily have many benefits compared to native technologies.
Improving Neighbor Localization in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks to Avoid Overhead from Periodic Messages (2009)

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) have been widely studied, and the deployment of such networks is likely to happen soon as the required technology and commercial opportunities are already available. Most of applications proposed for these networks require a localization mechanism with reasonable accuracy. In addition to applications, most protocols rely on the availability of a system that determines vehicles' positions. As many vehicles are (or are in the process of being) equipped with GPS, the accurate localization of vehicles in VANETs is achievable. However, one issue that has been ignored is the localization of neighboring vehicles. In VANETs, nodes usually move at high speeds; the information about the position of a neighbour vehicle is therefore fast outdated. The naive approach for handling this issue is to increase the frequency by which periodic messages containing a node's position are exchanged. This solution might lead an unfeasible overhead significantly dropping the bandwidth available for the exchange of services' data. In this paper, we study this problem further, and propose a solution where vehicles predict the position of a neighbor for the near future. Through extensive experiments, we show that a prediction model of low complexity was able to considerably increase the accuracy of neighbor localization. Our mechanism has achieved an accuracy of 50 centimeters with a frequency of exchange of beacons 75% smaller than the naive approach.
Accurate Monocular Visual-Inertial SLAM Using a Map-Assisted EKF Approach (2019)

This paper presents a novel tightly coupled monocular visual-inertial simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm, which provides accurate and robust motion tracking at high frame rates on a standard CPU. In order to ensure the fast response of the system to the highly dynamic motion of robots, we perform the visual-inertial extended Kalman filter (EKF) to track the motion. The filter becomes inconsistent due to linearization errors. It is well known that EKF-based visual-inertial odometry (VIO) will provide no-drift motion estimates with respect to the landmarks maintained in the EKF state vector. Therefore, we construct the globally consistent map and feed back the map to the EKF state vector. In a parallel thread, we construct a global map and perform a keyframe-based visual-inertial bundle adjustment to optimize the map. In addition, a loop closure detection and correction module is also performed in a parallel thread to eliminate the accumulated drift when revisiting an area. Then, we occasionally feed back the constructed global map to the EKF VIO module to update and augment the EKF state vector, thereby improving the motion tracking accuracy of the EKF VIO estimator. The system provides accurate motion tracking that is comparable to the accuracy of the optimization-based method with per-frame processing time near to the filter-based method. The superiority of the proposed algorithm is validated in experiments.
Synthesis of 4-Aryl Benzimidazolo[1,2-a]-s-triazin-2-ones and 2-Aroylaminobenzimidazolo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-thiadiazolines (1989)

Abstract Reaction of 2-aminobenzimidazole with aroylisothiocyanates gave 2-aroylaminobenzimidazoles ( 3 ) and N-aroyl-N′-(benzimidazol-2-yl)-thioureas ( 4 ). The products obtained on reaction of 4 with PCl5 in POCl3, and with oxidising agents have been identified as 4-arylbenzimidazolo[1,2-a]-s-triazin-2-ones ( 5 ) and 2-aroylamino-benzimidazolo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-thiadiazolines ( 7 ) respectively.
A Methodology for the Design of Safety-Compliant and Secure Communication of Autonomous Vehicles (2019)

The automotive industry is increasing its effort towards scientific and technological innovations regarding autonomous vehicles. The expectation is a reduction of road accidents, which are too often caused by human errors. Moreover, technological solutions, such as connected autonomous vehicle platoons, are expected to help humans in emergency situations. In this context, safety and security issues do not yet have a satisfactory answer. In this paper, we address the domain of secure communication among vehicles – especially the issues related to authentication and authorization of inter-vehicular signals and services carrying safety commands. We propose a novel design methodology, where we take a contract-based approach for specifying safety, and combine it in the design flow with the use of the Arrowhead Framework to support security. Furthermore, we present the results through a demo, which employs model-based design for software implementation and the physical realization on autonomous model cars.
Coordinating Ability of Anions, Solvents, Amino Acids, and Gases towards Alkaline and Alkaline‐Earth Elements, Transition Metals, and Lanthanides (2020)

After briefly reviewing the applications of the coordination ability indices proposed earlier for anions and solvents toward transition metals and lanthanides, a new analysis of crystal structures is applied now to a much larger number of coordinating species: anions (including those that are present in ionic solvents), solvents, amino acids, gases, and a sample of neutral ligands. The coordinating ability towards s-block elements is now also considered. The effect of several factors on the coordinating ability will be discussed: (a) the charge of an anion, (b) the chelating nature of anions and solvents, (c) the degree of protonation of oxo-anions, carboxylates and amino carboxylates, and (d) the substitution of hydrogen atoms by methyl groups in NH<sub>3</sub> , ethylenediamine, benzene, ethylene, pyridine and aldehydes. Hit parades of solvents and anions most commonly used in the areas of transition metal, s-block and lanthanide chemistry are deduced from the statistics of their presence in crystal structures.
A Novel Oscillation Circuit Using a Resonant-Tunneling Diode (2005)

A novel oscillation circuit using a resonant-tunneling diode (RTD) is proposed. The circuit has a simple configuration consisting of an RTD, a high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT), and an inductor. A large oscillation swing that substantially exceeds the RTD negative differential resistance region can be obtained, since the oscillation is based on the RTD switching between the peak and valley states. To analyze the large-signal behavior, circuit simulation has been carried out. It was found that the oscillation frequency increases by increasing the RTD peak current density j/sub p/ or by decreasing the inductance L. A frequency as high as 180 GHz has been predicted when j/sub p/=1/spl times/10/sup 5/ A/cm/sup 2/ and L=0.1 nH.
Activation of cumulus-free equine oocytes: effect of maturation medium, calcium ionophore concentration and duration of cycloheximide exposure (2001)

Two different culture media (TCM-199 and follicular fluid), two activation treatments (10 and 50 micromol calcium ionophore l(-1)) and three culture periods with cycloheximide were evaluated to find effective culture conditions for activation of cumulus-free equine oocytes. Oocytes were collected by scraping the follicle walls of ovaries obtained from an abattoir. Oocytes with expanded cumuli were matured at 38.2 degrees C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO(2) in air, in either TCM-199 with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 5 microU FSH ml(-1), or in 100% follicular fluid derived from a preovulatory follicle 24 h after injection of hCG. After 40--42 h of in vitro maturation, oocytes were denuded by gentle pipetting in TCM-199 plus 10% FBS with hyaluronidase. Oocytes with intact cytoplasmic membranes (n = 398; 94% presumed metaphase II) were treated in protein-free PBS with 10 or 50 micromol calcium ionophore l(-1) for 5 min. After washing, the oocytes were cultured in TCM-199 containing 10% FBS and 10 microg cycloheximide ml(-1) for 6 h, in cycloheximide for 6 h and then in cycloheximide-free medium for 18 h, or in cycloheximide for 24 h. The oocytes were fixed and evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. Oocytes with pronucleus I--II (dense to decondensing chromatin), pronucleus III--IV (decondensed chromatin) or progressing towards the first cleavage division were considered activated. The activation rate for oocytes matured in TCM-199 was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than for oocytes matured in follicular fluid (49% (99/204) versus 35% (60/171), respectively; P < 0.05). Culture with cycloheximide for 24 h resulted in a significantly higher rate of activation (67%, 74/111) than did the 6 h (33%, 44/136) or 6 h plus 18 h (32%, 41/128) treatments. The highest rate of activation (82%) was observed in oocytes matured in TCM-199, treated with 50 micromol calcium ionophore l(-1) and cultured with cycloheximide for 24 h.
Design and evaluation of a virtual quadrant receiver for 4-ary pulse position modulation/optical code division multiple access (4-ary PPM/O-CDMA) (2007)

<i>M</i>-ary pulse position modulation (<i>M</i>-ary PPM) is an alternative to on-off-keying (OOK) that transmits multiple bits as a single symbol occupying a frame of <i>M</i> slots. PPM does not require thresholding as in OOK signaling, instead performing a comparison test among all slots in a frame to make the slot decision. Combining PPM with optical code division multiple access (PPM/O-CDMA) adds the benefit of supporting multiple concurrent, asynchronous bursty PPM users. While the advantages of PPM/O-CDMA are well known, implementing a receiver that performs the comparison test can be difficult. This paper describes the design of a novel array receiver for <i>M</i>-ary PPM/O-CDMA (<i>M</i> = 4) where the received signal is mapped onto an xy-plane whose quadrants define the PPM slot decision by means of an associated control law. The receiver does not require buffering or nonlinear operations. In this paper we describe a planar lightwave circuit (PLCs) implementation of the receiver. We give detailed numerical simulations that test the concept and investigate the effects of multi-access interference (MAI) and optical beat interference (OBI) on the slot decisions. These simulations provide guidelines for subsequent experimental measurements that will be described.
Koni, kona, kava. orange-beer culture of the Cook islands. (1976)

The orange-beer culture of the Cook Islands is described. Island drinking customs were found to have cultlike forms, provide for social integration, and control drunken aggression.
The Failed Clinical Story of Myostatin Inhibitors against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Exploring the Biology behind the Battle (2020)

Myostatin inhibition therapy has held much promise for the treatment of muscle wasting disorders. This is particularly true for the fatal myopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Following on from promising pre-clinical data in dystrophin-deficient mice and dogs, several clinical trials were initiated in DMD patients using different modality myostatin inhibition therapies. All failed to show modification of disease course as dictated by the primary and secondary outcome measures selected: the myostatin inhibition story, thus far, is a failed clinical story. These trials have recently been extensively reviewed and reasons why pre-clinical data collected in animal models have failed to translate into clinical benefit to patients have been purported. However, the biological mechanisms underlying translational failure need to be examined to ensure future myostatin inhibitor development endeavors do not meet with the same fate. Here, we explore the biology which could explain the failed translation of myostatin inhibitors in the treatment of DMD.