gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Identity and Anonymity in Ad Hoc Networks (2009)

In ad hoc networks every device is responsible for its own basic computer services, including packet routing, data forwarding, security, and privacy. Most of the protocols used in wired networks are not suitable for ad hoc networks, since they were designed for static environments with defined borders and highly specialized devices, such as routers, authentication servers, and firewalls. This dissertation concentrates on the achievement of privacy-friendly identifiersand anonymous communication in ad hoc networks. In particular, the objective is to offer means for better anonymous communication in such networks. Two research questions were formulated to address the objective: I. How to design proper and trusted privacy-friendly digital identifiers to beused in ad hoc network environments? II. How to provide anonymous communication in ad hoc networks and whatis the performance cost in relation to the obtained degree of anonymity? To address the first research question we studied and classified the security and privacy threats, enhancements, and requirements in ad hoc networks and analyzed the need for privacy and identification. The analysis led us to the relationship between security, identification, and anonymous communication that we refer to as the “identity-anonymity paradox”. We further identifiedthe requirements for privacy-friendly identifiers and proposed the self-certified Sybil-free pseudonyms to address such requirements. The second research question was addressed with the design and implementation of the Chameleon protocol, an anonymous communication mechanism for ad hoc networks. The performance of Chameleon was evaluated using a network simulator. The results were used to find out the trade-off between anonymity and performance in terms of the expected end-to-end delay. The solutions proposed in this dissertation are important steps towards the achievement of better anonymous communications in ad hoc networks andcomplement other mechanisms required to prevent leaks of personal data.
Recurrently exploring class-wise attention in a hybrid convolutional and bidirectional LSTM network for multi-label aerial image classification (2019)

Aerial image classification is of great significance in the remote sensing community, and many researches have been conducted over the past few years. Among these studies, most of them focus on categorizing an image into one semantic label, while in the real world, an aerial image is often associated with multiple labels, e.g., multiple object-level labels in our case. Besides, a comprehensive picture of present objects in a given high-resolution aerial image can provide a more in-depth understanding of the studied region. For these reasons, aerial image multi-label classification has been attracting increasing attention. However, one common limitation shared by existing methods in the community is that the co-occurrence relationship of various classes, so-called class dependency, is underexplored and leads to an inconsiderate decision. In this paper, we propose a novel end-to-end network, namely class-wise attention-based convolutional and bidirectional LSTM network (CA-Conv-BiLSTM), for this task. The proposed network consists of three indispensable components: (1) a feature extraction module, (2) a class attention learning layer, and (3) a bidirectional LSTM-based sub-network. Particularly, the feature extraction module is designed for extracting fine-grained semantic feature maps, while the class attention learning layer aims at capturing discriminative class-specific features. As the most important part, the bidirectional LSTM-based sub-network models the underlying class dependency in both directions and produce structured multiple object labels. Experimental results on UCM multi-label dataset and DFC15 multi-label dataset validate the effectiveness of our model quantitatively and qualitatively.
Tenascin‐W is a specific marker of glioma‐associated blood vessels and stimulates angiogenesis <i>in vitro</i> (2009)

The microenvironment hosting a tumor actively participates in regulating tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Among the extracellular matrix proteins enriched in the stroma of carcinomas are the tenascin family members tenascin-C and tenascin-W. Whereas tenascin-C overexpression in gliomas is known to correlate with poor prognosis, the status of tenascin-W in brain tumors has not been investigated so far. In the present study, we analyzed protein levels of tenascin-W in 38 human gliomas and found expression of tenascin-W in 80% of the tumor samples, whereas no tenascin-W could be detected in control, nontumoral brain tissues. Double immunohistochemical staining of tenascin-W and von Willebrand factor revealed that tenascin-W is localized around blood vessels, exclusively in tumor samples. In vitro, the presence of tenascin-W increased the proportion of elongated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and augmented the mean speed of cell migration. Furthermore, tenascin-W triggered sprouting of HUVEC spheroids to a similar extent as the proangiogenic factor tenascin-C. In conclusion, our study identifies tenascin-W as a candidate biomarker for brain tumor angiogenesis that could be used as a molecular target for therapy irrespective of the glioma subtype.-Martina, E., Degen, M., Rüegg, C., Merlo, A., Lino, M. M., Chiquet-Ehrismann, R., Brellier, F. Tenascin-W is a specific marker of glioma-associated blood vessels and stimulates angiogenesis in vitro.
PVA / Montmorillonite Nanocomposites: Development and Properties (2011)

Polymers are hardly used in their pure form in applications; they are often filled with additives. The modification of polymers, through the incorporation of additives in the micrometer range, e.g. calcium carbonate, glass beads and talc, yields, with few exceptions, multiphase systems containing the additive embedded in a continuous polymeric matrix. The additives can either improve their process ability (lubricants, antioxidants and stabilizers), or modify the modulus and the strength (carbon black, silica beads and fibers, clay, mica), the appearance (pigments and surfactants), the conductivity (carbon black and carbon nanotubes), the transport properties, the moisture content, the flammability or simply reduce their cost (Alexandre & Dubois, 2000), (Fischer, 2003), (Lagaly, 1999), (Giannelis, 1996). On the other hand, polymer nanocomposites represent a class of material alternative to conventional filled polymers. In this type of materials, nanofillers (having at least one dimension in nanoscale range) are finely dispersed in polymer matrix offering remarkable improvement in performance properties of the polymer, including high moduli (LeBaron et al., 1999), (Giannelis et al., 1999), (Vaia et al., 1999) increased strength (Giannelis, 1998) and heat resistance (Gilman, 1999), improved gas barriers properties (Xu et al., 2001), (Sinha-Ray et al., 2002) and fire redundancy (Gilman et al., 2000), (Morgan, 2006) etc. There are four major parameters affecting the final properties of the nanocomposites, namely: i. the filler aspect ratio, ii. the filler dispersion, iii. the filler alignment and orientation and iv. the polymer-polymer and polymer-filler interfacial interactions. The control and the optimization of the above-mentioned structural factors are expected to enable the development of nanocomposites with predefined and superior properties. Interfaces can greatly affect the properties of a composite. The large surface area of the filler can be either advantageous or disadvantageous, depending on the type of property. For example, it may result in a composite of low strength (in spite of the possibly high strength within a single unit of the nanofiller, e.g., within a single nanofiber) due to the mechanical weakness of the interface. It may also result in a composite of high electrical resistivity due to the electrical resistance associated with the interface.
Real-time principal state characterization for use in PMD compensators (2001)

Most polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) compensation systems rely on many feedback parameters that contribute to complexity, instability, and speed limitations. We demonstrate a method that quickly and accurately determines the principal states of polarization of a fiber afflicted with PMD. This information can be used in a feedforward configuration, thereby reducing the number of feedback parameters in a complete compensation system.
A Smart Home Gateway Platform for Data Collection and Awareness (2018)

Smart homes have attracted much attention due to the expanding of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and smart devices. In this paper, we propose a smart gateway platform for data collection and awareness in smart home networks. A smart gateway will replace the traditional network gateway to connect the home network and the Internet. A smart home network supports different types of smart devices, such as in home IoT devices, smart phones, smart electric appliances, etc. A traditional network gateway is not capable of providing quality-of-service measurement, user behavioral analytics, or network optimization. Such tasks are traditionally performed with measurement agents such as optical splitters or network probes deployed in the core network. Our proposed platform is a lightweight plug-in for the smart gateway to accomplish data collection, awareness and reporting. While the smart gateway is able to adjust the control policy for data collection and awareness locally, a cloud-based controller is also included for more refined control policy updates. Furthermore, we propose a multi-dimensional awareness framework to achieve accurate data awareness at the smart gateway. The efficiency of data collection and accuracy of data awareness of the proposed platform is demonstrated based on the tests using actual data traffic from a large number of smart home users.
STI TEOS densification for furnaces and RTP tools (2003)

The traditional oxide densification anneal used to reduce the etch rate of TEOS relative to thermal oxide is inadequate for high-aspect ratio shallow trench isolation processes. Excessive removal of TEOS during wet oxide etches causes yield detractors such as seams (resulting in gate-to-gate shorts), divots (increasing corner leakage), and global TEOS pulldown (creating unwanted topography). Therefore, an alternative densification process was developed. In addition to the defect and device issues, there was incentive to develop a rapid thermal process (RTP) to reduce cycle time. This paper summarizes our work to improve the TEOS anneal process. The etch rate work on monitor wafers compares densification under furnace and RTP conditions for several different ambients and temperatures. The influence of wafer location in the furnace and of film variations through depth is also evaluated. Additionally, after an effective anneal process was extracted from the initial monitor work, it was implemented on 0.25 /spl mu/m CMOS and DRAM technologies in manufacturing. Electrical and physical data were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the anneal.
Nanostructured hyaluronic acid-based materials for active delivery to cancer (2010)

To make HA useful as an intravenous targeting carrier, strategies have to be devised to: reduce HA clearance from the blood; suppress the HA uptake by liver and spleen; and provide tumor-triggered mechanisms of release of an active drug from the HA carrier.
The Locus Lookup tool at MaizeGDB: identification of genomic regions in maize by integrating sequence information with physical and genetic maps (2010)

The Locus Lookup tool is available on the web at http://maizegdb.org/cgi-bin/locus_lookup.cgi. It is implemented in PHP, Oracle and Apache, with all major browsers supported. Source code is freely available for download at http://ftp.maizegdb.org/open_source/locus_lookup/.
Curcuminoids and Sesquiterpenoids in Turmeric (<i>Curcuma longa</i>L.) Suppress an Increase in Blood Glucose Level in Type 2 Diabetic KK-A<sup>y</sup>Mice (2005)

Turmeric, the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., has a wide range of effects on human health. The chemistry includes curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids as components, which are known to have antioxidative, anticarcinogenic, and antiinflammatory activities. In this study, we investigated the effects of three turmeric extracts on blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic KK-A(y) mice (6 weeks old, n = 5/group). These turmeric extracts were obtained by ethanol extraction (E-ext) to yield both curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids, hexane extraction (H-ext) to yield sesquiterpenoids, and ethanol extraction from hexane-extraction residue (HE-ext) to yield curcuminoids. The control group was fed a basal diet, while the other groups were fed a diet containing 0.1 or 0.5 g of H-ext or HE-ext/100 g of diet or 0.2 or 1.0 g of E-ext/100 g of diet for 4 weeks. Although blood glucose levels in the control group significantly increased (P < 0.01) after 4 weeks, feeding of 0.2 or 1.0 g of E-ext, 0.5 g of H-ext, and 0.5 g of HE-ext/100 g of diet suppressed the significant increase in blood glucose levels. Furthermore, E-ext stimulated human adipocyte differentiation, and these turmeric extracts had human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) ligand-binding activity in a GAL4-PPAR-gamma chimera assay. Also, curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, and ar-turmerone had PPAR-gamma ligand-binding activity. These results indicate that both curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids in turmeric exhibit hypoglycemic effects via PPAR-gamma activation as one of the mechanisms, and suggest that E-ext including curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids has the additive or synergistic effects of both components.
영웅신화 원형으로 본 『서유기(西遊記)』의 삼장법사: 영웅의 제자리 찾기 (2016)

소설 『서유기』 속 당삼장(삼장법사)에 대한 이미지는 대체로 부정적이었다. 요괴로부터 사람들을 구하는 주인공은 손오공이며 삼장법사는 유약하고 무능한 지도자라는 비판을 종종 받아왔지만 사실상 『서유기』 속 삼장법사는 신화종교학자 캠벨이 제시한 영웅 신화의 원형에 부합한다. 본고에서는 『서유기』의 삼장법사가 겪는 모험의 궤도를 ``분리-입문-회귀``의 확대판으로 볼 수 있는지 고찰해 보았으며 그 결과 소설 속 삼장법사의 출생, 고난, 성불은 캠벨의 영웅의 모험 도식과 일맥상통함을 알 수 있었다. 삼장법사는 석가여래로부터 불경을 전해 중생을 구제하라는 ``소명``을 받고 태어나, 성장과정에서의 ``시련``을 겪고, 임무를 완수하기 위해 잊혀진 세계로 ``불가사의한 여행``을 떠난다. 그는 험난한 모험에서 손오공이라는 ``초자연적인 힘을 지닌 조력자``의 도움으로 중생을 구제할 수 있는 ``선약-불경``을 가져와 그가 속했던 세계를 ``구원``하는 한편 시련을 극복하며 자기 내면의 불성을 깨달아 부처가 되어 그가 있었던 본래의 위치로 ``귀환``하게 된다. 즉 『서유기』는 손오공이 요마를 물리치는 내용이 골자가 아니라 삼장 법사가 고난을 겪고 조력자의 도움을 받아 그 시련을 이겨낸 후 성불하는 과정을 그린 이야기라고 할 수 있다.
Rethinking Critical Success Factors for Enterprise System Adoption: The Case of a Transition Economy (2010)

This studyâs goal is to investigate and better understand critical success factors (CSFs) for enterprise system (ES) adoption. The research setting embraces ES adoptions conducted in Polish companies, therefore it focuses on a transition economy environment. On the basis of research conducted among more than a hundred Polish companies that had adopted ES, an analysis based on grounded theory revealed 20 CSFs grouped into 4 categories. Next, a stakeholder analysis of discovered CSFs allowed us to propose stakeholder groups, the evaluation of their importance and relationships. Achieved results were compared with the findings of prior research conducted in developed and developing economies. The main results suggest that CSFs for ES adoption in transition economies are first and foremost people-related. The article concludes with the discussion of further research.
An optically coupled superconducting analog to digital converter (1997)

A superconducting analog-to-digital converter has been coupled with a laser diode also operating at 4.2 K to provide a serial output data stream via an optical fiber. The optical signal is converted to a room temperature electrical signal using standard optical fiber receiver techniques. After amplification these signals are fed into a fast comparator circuit. The output of the comparator is a TTL level signal suitable for connection to conventional electronic equipment.
The Temperate Marine Phage ΦHAP-1 of <i>Halomonas aquamarina</i> Possesses a Linear Plasmid-Like Prophage Genome (2008)

A myovirus-like temperate phage, PhiHAP-1, was induced with mitomycin C from a Halomonas aquamarina strain isolated from surface waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The induced cultures produced significantly more virus-like particles (VLPs) (3.73 x 10(10) VLP ml(-1)) than control cultures (3.83 x 10(7) VLP ml(-1)) when observed with epifluorescence microscopy. The induced phage was sequenced by using linker-amplified shotgun libraries and contained a genome 39,245 nucleotides in length with a G+C content of 59%. The PhiHAP-1 genome contained 46 putative open reading frames (ORFs), with 76% sharing significant similarity (E value of <10(-3)) at the protein level with other sequences in GenBank. Putative functional gene assignments included small and large terminase subunits, capsid and tail genes, an N6-DNA adenine methyltransferase, and lysogeny-related genes. Although no integrase was found, the PhiHAP-1 genome contained ORFs similar to protelomerase and parA genes found in linear plasmid-like phages with telomeric ends. Southern probing and PCR analysis of host genomic, plasmid, and PhiHAP-1 DNA indicated a lack of integration of the prophage with the host chromosome and a difference in genome arrangement between the prophage and virion forms. The linear plasmid prophage form of PhiHAP-1 begins with the protelomerase gene, presumably due to the activity of the protelomerase, while the induced phage particle has a circularly permuted genome that begins with the terminase genes. The PhiHAP-1 genome shares synteny and gene similarity with coliphage N15 and vibriophages VP882 and VHML, suggesting an evolutionary heritage from an N15-like linear plasmid prophage ancestor.
Shock compression of polyurethane foams (2012)

Several shock studies have been made on polyurethane materials, both fully dense and distended in the form of foams. However, there is a lack of shock data between the densities of 0.321 and 1.264g/cm3 (fully dense). We present here data obtained from two different types of shock experiments at densities of 0.35, 0.5, 0.68, 0.78, and 0.9g/cm3 in order to fill in the density deficiencies and make it easier to develop an unreacted equation of state (EOS) for polyurethane as a function of density. A thermodynamically consistent EOS was developed, based on the Helmholtz free energy, and was used to predict the shock properties of polyurethane materials at densities from 1.264 to 0.348g/cm3. These estimates are compared to the available data. The data match quite close to the predictions and provide a basis for calculating polyurethane foam shock processes. Chemical reaction has been observed at relatively high pressure (21.7 GPa) in fully dense polyurethane in an earlier study, and the equation of state presented here is representative of the unreacted polyurethane foam. Lowering the density is expected to drop the shock pressure for chemical reaction, yet there is not enough data to address the low density shock reaction thresholds in this study.
La gastronomía como factor identitario: recuerdos y silencios de los inmigrantes españoles en la ciudad de Sao Paulo (2006)

La crisis causada por la Guerra Civil Espanola (1936-39) y II Guerra Mundial (1939-45), llevo a muchos espanoles a emigrar. La ciudad de Sao Paulo, en Brasil iniciaba su industria automovilistica y para tanto necesitaba de mano de obra especializada, de tecnicos en diversas areas. Uniendose el atractivo de la ciudad y la necesidad de los espanoles, se establecio un intenso trafico de inmigrantes en el periodo que va desde 1946 hasta 1965. De las muchas manifestaciones culturales de un pueblo que emigra, la gastronomia representa identidad y memoria, ademas es el ultimo habito que el inmigrante lo abandona, pues forma parte de sus raices, costumbres y gustos. En una ciudad de inmigrantes, los espanoles fueron los que mas pronto se adaptaron a las costumbres locales, especialmente las alimentarias, aunque haya marcas y permanencias de la rica cocina espanola, en las familias de descendientes, en restaurantes tipicos o en los frigorificos que aqui reproducen sus embutidos, incluso el jamon. Otros grupos de inmigrantes mantienen sus cocinas incorporadas a las costumbres de la cocina local, tanto en las familias como en los muchos restaurantes, como los italianos y japoneses, por ejemplo, mientras que los espanoles no las mantuvieron si se habla del grupo que ocupa el tercer lugar en numero de inmigrantes
Complex regional pain syndrome following southern Pacific rattlesnake ( <i>C. oreganus helleri</i> ) envenoming (2021)

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has rarely been reported in the setting of snakebite but might be more common than previously reported. We present the third case of CRPS reported in North America and the first resulting from a pit-viper's bite.
Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of poly(vinylethylene) (1988)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTHeterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of poly(vinylethylene)J. H. Rosedale and F. S. BatesCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1988, 110, 11, 3542–3545Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1988Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1988https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00219a032https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00219a032research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views460Altmetric-Citations43LEARN 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
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Structure of the Male Determinant Factor for Brassica Self-incompatibility (2003)

Many flowering plants possess a self-incompatibility system to prevent inbreeding. In Brassica rapa, self/non-self recognition in mating is established through S-haplotype-specific interactions between stigma receptors and S-locus protein 11 (SP11, also called S-locus cysteine-rich protein) that is encoded at the highly polymorphic S-locus. Here we describe the solution structure of the SP11 protein of the S8-haplotype (S8-SP11), which specifically binds to the stigma factor of the same haplotype. It folds into an alpha/beta sandwich structure that resembles those of plant defensins. Residues important for structural integrity are highly conserved among the allelic SP11s, suggesting the existence of a common folding pattern. Structure-based sequence alignment and homology modeling of allelic SP11 identified a hyper-variable (HV) region, which is thought to form a loop that bulges out from the body of the protein that is amenable to solvent exposure. We suggest that the HV region could serve as a specific binding site for the stigma receptor.