gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Overview of the Dynamic Underground Stripping demonstration project (1992)

Dynamic Underground Stripping is a limited-scope demonstration of a system of thermal remediation and underground imaging techniques for use in rapid cleanup of localized underground spills. Called ``Dynamic Stripping`` to reflect the rapid and controllable nature of the process, it combines steam injection, direct electrical heating, and tomographic geophysical imaging in a cleanup of the LLNL gasoline spill. The system is targeted toward the removal of free-phase organics of all kinds. The LLNL gasoline spill is a convenient test site because much of the gasoline has been trapped below the water table, mimicking the behavior of dense organic liquids.
Diagnosis of ‘possible’ mitochondrial disease: an existential crisis (2019)

Primary genetic mitochondrial diseases are often difficult to diagnose, and the term 'possible' mitochondrial disease is used frequently by clinicians when such a diagnosis is suspected. There are now many known phenocopies of mitochondrial disease. Advances in genomic testing have shown that some patients with a clinical phenotype and biochemical abnormalities suggesting mitochondrial disease may have other genetic disorders. In instances when a genetic diagnosis cannot be confirmed, a diagnosis of 'possible' mitochondrial disease may result in harm to patients and their families, creating anxiety, delaying appropriate diagnosis and leading to inappropriate management or care. A categorisation of <i>'diagnosis uncertain'</i>, together with a specific description of the metabolic or genetic abnormalities identified, is preferred when a mitochondrial disease cannot be genetically confirmed.
VERTICAL PILLAR ARRAYS AS PLASMON NANOCAVITIES (2010)

We investigate tunable plasmon resonant cavity arrays in paired parallel nanowire waveguides. Resonances are observed when the waveguide length is an odd multiple of quarter plasmon wavelengths, consistent with boundary conditions of node and antinode at the ends. Two nanowire waveguides satisfy the dispersion relation of a planar metal-dielectric-metal waveguide of equivalent width equal to the square field average weighted gap. Confinement factors over 10 3 are possible due to plasmon focusing in the inter-wire space.
Deformation and Decomposition of Metastable B.C.C. Titanium Alloys. (1976)

The effect of microstructure on mechanical properties of metastable beta titanium alloys was investigated, with emphasis on the influence of alpha-phase precipitation on tensile strength and ductility. A commercial alloy, Ti-3Al-8V-6Cr-4Mo-4Zr (Beta-C) has been aged to produce both Type 1 alpha (obeying the Burgers orientation relation) and 2 alpha (not obeying the Burgers relation) as hardening precipitates in the beta matrix. Although a direct comparison of Types 1 and 2 alpha could not be made, there did not seem to be any direct correlation between precipitate type and mechanical properties. Rather, it has been found that overaging to produce a coarse distribution of relatively large (>1000 A) non-coherent alpha precipitates provides the best combination of strength and ductility. The same strength can be achieved with much finer distribution of small (approximately 100-200 A) coherent alpha precipitates, but with much reduced ductility.
Predicting Storm Outages Through New Representations of Weather and Vegetation (2019)

This paper introduces new developments in an outage prediction model (OPM) for an electric distribution network in the Northeastern United States and assesses their significance to the OPM performance. The OPM uses regression tree models fed by numerical weather prediction outputs, spatially distributed information on soil, vegetation, electric utility assets, and historical power outage data to forecast the number and spatial distribution of outages across the power distribution grid. New modules introduced hereby consist in 1) a storm classifier based on weather variables; 2) a multimodel optimization of regression tree output; and 3) a post-processing routine for more accurately describing tree-leaf conditions. Model implementations are tested through leave-one-storm-out cross-validations performed on 120 storms of varying intensity and characteristics. The results show that the median absolute percentage error of the new OPM version decreased from 130% to 59% for outage predictions at the service territory level, and the OPM skills for operational forecasts are consistent with the skills based on historical storm analyses.
All-optical bandwidth-tailorable radar (2015)

Radar has been widely used in military, security, and rescue. Metamaterial cloak is employed in stealth targets to evade radar detection. Hence modern radar should be reconfigurable at multi-bands for detecting stealth targets, which might be realized based on microwave photonics. Here, we demonstrate an all-optical bandwidth-tailorable radar architecture. It is a coherent system utilizing one mode-locked laser for both signal generation and reception. Heterodyning of two individually filtered optical pulses that are pre-chirped via wavelength-to-time mapping generates wideband linearly-chirped radar signal. The working bands can be flexibly tailored with desired bandwidth at user-preferred carrier frequency. After modulated onto the pre-chirped optical pulse, radar echoes are time-stretched and frequency-compressed by several times. The digitization becomes much easier without loss of detection ability. We believe that the demonstration can innovate the radar's architecture with ultra-high range resolution.
Development of a New Method To Prepare Nano-/microparticles Loaded with Extracts of Azadirachta indica, Their Characterization and Use in Controlling Plutella xylostella (2013)

Biodegradable nanoparticles have been widely explored as carriers for controlled delivery of therapeutic molecules; however, studies describing the development of nanoparticles as carriers for biopesticide products are few. In this work, a new method to prepare nanoparticles loaded with neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts is presented. In this study, nanoparticles were formulated as colloidal suspension and (spray-dried) powder and characterized by evaluating pH, particle size, zeta potential, morphology, absolute recovery, and entrapment efficiency. A high-performance liquid chromatography method was used for nanoparticle characterization. The best formulations presented absolute recovery and entrapment efficiencies of approximately 100% and a release profile based on swelling and relaxation of the polymer or polymer erosion. The biological data of the formulated products against Plutella xylostella showed 100% larval mortality. The nanoparticle information improved the stability of neem products against ultraviolet radiation and increased their dispersion in the aqueous phase.
Transcoding resistant robust watermarking technique using entropy-based selective spread spectrum (2010)

The growth of the internet makes it easier for data owners to transfer digital multimedia content over the internet. This provides an environment where hackers can easily scoop the content and illegally redistribute it which increases the need for efficient copyright protection mechanisms like digital watermarking. The future internet will have various heterogeneous devices like laptop, mobile and IPTV which require the data to be transcoded according to the end user devices. But the process of transcoding affects the embedded watermark making it difficult to prove the ownership rights. The current scenario is to embed the watermark in the content after it has been transcoded which requires watermarking the same content after each transcoding. This paper investigates the effects of transcoding on watermark and recommends a robust watermarking algorithm such that watermark can be embedded in the original content once and can be retrieved even after the content is transcoded.
Messenger RNA for <i>FOXP3</i> in the Urine of Renal-Allograft Recipients (2005)

Measurement of FOXP3 mRNA in urine may offer a noninvasive means of improving the prediction of outcome of acute rejection of renal transplants.
Efficient shear wave elastography using transient acoustic radiation force excitations and MR displacement encoding (2019)

MR-SWE is an elastography technique that enables precise targeting and excitation of the desired tissue of interest. MR-SWE may be particularly well suited for treatment planning and endpoint assessment of MR-guided FUS procedures because the same device used for therapy can be used as an excitation source for tissue stiffness quantification.
New Bits-to-Symbol Mapping for 32 APSK over Nonlinear Satellite Channels (2009)

A 4+12+16 amplitude phase shift keying (APSK) modulation outperforms other 32-APSK modulations such as rectangular or cross 32-quadrature amplitude modulations (QAMs) which have a high peak to average power ratio that causes non-negligible AM/AM and AM/PM distortions when the signal is amplified by a high-power amplifier (HPA). This modulation scheme has therefore been recommended as a standard in the digital video broadcasting-satellite2 (DVB-S2) system. In this letter, we present a new bits-to-symbol mapping with a better bit error rate (BER) for a 4+12+16 APSK signal in a nonlinear satellite channel.
An effective semantic search technique using ontology (2009)

In this paper, we present a semantic search technique considering the type of desired Web resources and the semantic relationships between the resources and the query keywords in the ontology. In order to effectively retrieve the most relevant top-k resources, we propose a novel ranking model. To do this, we devise a measure to determine the weight of the semantic relationship. In addition, we consider the number of meaningful semantic relationships between a resource and keywords, the coverage of keywords, and the distinguishability of keywords. Through experiments using real datasets, we observe that our ranking model provides more accurate semantic search results compared to existing ranking models.
X-Ray System, Lightweight Medical (XRSLM) (1992)

Abstract : The X-Ray System, Lightweight Medical (XRSLM) is intended for use as a general purpose x-ray system. The original concept was developed on an earlier contract, DAMD17-86C-6039. The system is compact and stored in four containers until ready for assembly. The system is powered by rechargeable NiCd cells or from 110 vac power lines. Unlike a conventional 10 kWp system, which would require line power capacity of 10 kW, the XRSLM requires less than 0.2 kW input power. Conventional battery-powered mobile x-ray machines, batmobiles , weigh about 350 kg while this design weighs less than 90 kg. Unlike most conventional mobile systems, the XRSLM uses a grid for the reduction of the effects of scattered radiation, automatic exposure control and semi-automatic collimation to improve image quality and to reduce the exposure to both patient and operator. The XRSLM may be assembled, transported and positioned by one operator. It is designed for use with conventional radiolucent tables and litters or operated as a free-standing chest radiographic device. It may also be used with a chair for head and dental radiography. The mechanical configuration is similar to that of the Basic Radiological System (BRS) of the World Health Organization (WHO). X-Ray, Filmless Radiography, Digital Radiography, Radiography, RA 2.
Optimization of the Electrodeposition of Gold Nanoparticles for the Application of Highly Sensitive, Label-Free Biosensor (2019)

A highly sensitive electrochemical biosensor with a signal amplification platform of electrodeposited gold nanoparticle (AuNP) has been developed and characterized. The sizes of the synthesized AuNP were found to be critical for the performance of biosensor in which the sizes were dependent on HAuCl₄ and acid concentrations; as well as on scan cycles and scan rates in the gold electro-reduction step. Systematic investigations of the adsorption of proteins with different sizes from aqueous electrolyte solution onto the electrodeposited AuNP surface were performed with a potentiometric method and calibrated by design of experiment (DOE). The resulting amperometric glucose biosensors was demonstrated to have a low detection limit (> 50M) and a wide linear range after optimization with AuNP electrodeposition.
Bayesian stackelberg games and their application for security at Los Angeles international airport (2008)

article Bayesian stackelberg games and their application for security at Los Angeles international airport Share on Authors: Manish Jain University of Southern California, CA University of Southern California, CAView Profile , James Pita University of Southern California, CA University of Southern California, CAView Profile , Milind Tambe University of Southern California, CA University of Southern California, CAView Profile , Fernando Ordóñez University of Southern California, CA University of Southern California, CAView Profile , Praveen Paruchuri Intelligent Automation Inc., Rockville, MD Intelligent Automation Inc., Rockville, MDView Profile , Sarit Kraus Bar-Ilan University, Israel Bar-Ilan University, IsraelView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGecom ExchangesVolume 7Issue 2June 2008 Article No.: 10pp 1–3https://doi.org/10.1145/1399589.1399599Online:01 June 2008Publication History 25citation462DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations25Total Downloads462Last 12 Months34Last 6 weeks5 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access
<i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>Vaccine Research through the Years (2011)

Chlamydia trachomatis is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium. It is the leading cause of bacterial sexual transmitted infections (STIs). World Health Organization figures estimated that over 90 million new cases of genital C. trachomatis infections occur worldwide each year. A vaccination program is considered to be the best approach to reduce the prevalence of C. trachomatis infections, as it would be much cheaper and have a greater impact on controlling C. trachomatis infections worldwide rather than a screening program or treating infections with antibiotics. Currently, there are no vaccines available which effectively protect against a C. trachomatis genital infection despite the many efforts that have been made throughout the years. In this paper, the many attempts to develop a protective vaccine against a genital C. trachomatis infection will be reviewed.
Design Margin Exploration of Spin-Torque Transfer RAM (SPRAM) (2008)

We proposed a combined magnetic and circuit level technique to explore the design methodology of Spin-Torque Transfer RAM (SPRAM). A dynamic magnetic model of magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ), which is based upon measured spin torque induced magnetization switching behavior, is also proposed. The response of CMOS circuitry is characterized by SPICE and used as the input of our MTJ model to simulate the dynamic behavior of SPRAM cell. By using this technique, we explored the design margin of SPRAM cell with one-transistor-one-MTJ (1T1J) structure. Simulation results show that our technique can significantly reduce the design pessimism, compared to conventional SRPAM cell model.
P‐40: Design of Analog Pixel Memory Circuit with Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFTs for Low Power Application (2010)

Abstract A new analog pixel memory cell realized in a 3‐μm LTPS technology is proposed to achieve low‐power consumption for TFT‐LCDs. By employing the inversion data in storage capacitor with complementary source follower, the frame rate to refresh the static image can be reduced from 60Hz to 3Hz with output decay only less than 0.075V under the input data from 1V to 4V.
Measurements of serum non-ceruloplasmin copper by a direct fluorescent method specific to Cu(II) (2017)

The direct fluorescent test reliably and accurately measures non-Cp Cu, thereby determining the probability of having AD.
CONTROLLING ITEM EXPOSURE CONDITIONAL ON ABILITY IN COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING (1995)

ABSTRACT The interest in the application of large‐scale adaptive testing for secure tests has served to focus attention on issues that arise when theoretical advances are made operational. Many such issues have more to do with changes in testing conditions rather than testing paradigms. One such issue is that of insuring item and pool security in the continuous testing environment made possible by the computerized administration of a test, as opposed to the more periodic testing environment typically used for linear paper‐and‐pencil tests. In the continuous testing environment of adaptive testing, methods have been developed in the past to use the computer to control the rate at which particular items are exposed to test‐takers. These methods have typically employed randomization schemes, sometimes in reference to a particular target distribution of test‐taker ability. This paper presents a new method of controlling the exposure rate of items conditional on the ability level of an individual test‐taker. The properties of such conditional control on the exposure rates of items, when used in conjunction with a particular adaptive testing algorithm, are explored through five studies with simulated data.
Recursive construction of perfect DNA molecules from imperfect oligonucleotides (2008)

Making faultless complex objects from potentially faulty building blocks is a fundamental challenge in computer engineering, nanotechnology and synthetic biology. Here, we show for the first time how recursion can be used to address this challenge and demonstrate a recursive procedure that constructs error-free DNA molecules and their libraries from error-prone oligonucleotides. Divide and Conquer (D&C), the quintessential recursive problem-solving technique, is applied in silico to divide the target DNA sequence into overlapping oligonucleotides short enough to be synthesized directly, albeit with errors; error-prone oligonucleotides are recursively combined in vitro, forming error-prone DNA molecules; error-free fragments of these molecules are then identified, extracted and used as new, typically longer and more accurate, inputs to another iteration of the recursive construction procedure; the entire process repeats until an error-free target molecule is formed. Our recursive construction procedure surpasses existing methods for de novo DNA synthesis in speed, precision, amenability to automation, ease of combining synthetic and natural DNA fragments, and ability to construct designer DNA libraries. It thus provides a novel and robust foundation for the design and construction of synthetic biological molecules and organisms.
Novel hyaluronan esters for biomedical applications. (2004)

A series of novel hyaluronan (HA) esters with aliphatic chains of different length were synthesized. A silylated complex of HA with cetyltrimethylammonium cations (silyl HA-CTA) was used as the starting material. The reactions were performed in xylenes or no solvent with acid chlorides as the acylation agents. The disappearance of all characteristic FT-IR vibration bands associated with the -OSi(CH3)3 groups and the appearance of the strong ester carbonyl peak at 1753 cm-1 demonstrated the success of esterification. Thermoplasticity was achieved with HA esters of high aliphatic acids. It was found that the longer the ester chain, the lower the melting points, so different melting temperatures can be obtained by adjusting the acid chloride chain length to meet various needs.
Inferring Quality in Point Cloud-based 3D Printed Objects using Topological Data Analysis (2018)

Computer-Aided Design and Applications is an international journal on the applications of CAD and CAM. It publishes papers in the general domain of CAD plus in emerging fields like bio-CAD, nano-CAD, soft-CAD, garment-CAD, PLM, PDM, CAD data mining, CAD and the internet, CAD education, genetic algorithms and CAD engines. The journal is aimed at all developers and users of CAD technology to ptovide CAD solutions for various stages of design and manufacturing. The journal publishes all about Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided technologies.
Lignin Conversion to Low-Molecular-Weight Aromatics via an Aerobic Oxidation-Hydrolysis Sequence: Comparison of Different Lignin Sources (2018)

Diverse lignin samples have been subjected to a catalytic aerobic oxidation process, followed by formic-acid-induced hydrolytic depolymerization. The yield of monomeric aromatic compounds varies depending on the lignin plant source and pretreatment method. The best results are obtained from poplar lignin isolated via a acidolysis pretreatment method, which gives 42 wt% yield of low-molecular-weight aromatics. Use of other pretreatment methods and/or use of maple and maize lignins afford yields of aromatics ranging from 3 to 31 wt%. These results establish useful references for the development of improved oxidation/depolymerization protocols.
Geometric linear discriminant analysis (2002)

When it becomes necessary to reduce the complexity of a classifier, dimensionality reduction can be an effective way to address classifier complexity. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) is one approach to dimensionality reduction that makes use of a linear transformation matrix. The widely used Fisher's LDA is "sub-optimal" when the sample class covariance matrices are unequal, meaning that another linear transformation exists that produces lower loss in discrimination power. We introduce a geometric approach to linear discriminant analysis (GLDA) that can reduce the number of dimensions from n to m for any number of classes. GLDA is able to compute a better linear transformation matrix than Fisher's LDA for unequal sample class covariance matrices and is equivalent to Fisher's LDA when those matrices are equal or proportional. The classification problems we present demonstrate and strongly suggest that geometric LDA can generate the, "optimal" classifier in a lower dimension.
Volumetric imaging of microcirculations in human retina and choroids in vivo by optical micro-angiography (2008)

A new noninvasive optical angiography, optical micro-angiography (OMAG), is recently developed. Three-dimensional flow image has been performed with Optical Angiography. The bulk motion artifacts caused by the bulk motion movement were eliminated by compensating phase varieties with Doppler shift due to the bulk motion. This method enhanced the quality of flow image greatly and has the capability of resolving three dimensional (3-D) distribution of dynamic blood perfusion at the capillary level within microcirculatory beds in vivo. The imaging contrast of blood perfusion is based on the endogenous light scattering from the moving blood cells biological tissue; thus no exogenous contrasting agents are necessary. In this paper, we presented the application of this method to visualize the 3D vasculature of ocular vessels for in vivo human retinal imaging. Depth-resolved volumetric views of the retina and choroid vasculatures are also obtained by 1) segmenting the retina and choroid layers from the OCT micro-structure images to produce two masks, 2) apply the resulted two masks onto the 3D flow image to result en-face projection views of the blood vessel networks in retina and choroid. We compare the results with those from Doppler OCT and optical coherence angiography, and show that OMAG delivers superior imaging performance.
Increasing the purity, potency and specificity of ebv-specific T cells to improve the treatment of EBV-positive lymphoma (2015)

Meeting abstracts Up to ~40 % of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas carry the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome and express type 2 viral latency proteins (T2LPs) EBNA-1, LMP-1, LMP-2 and BARF-1. EBV specific T cells (EBVSTs) can be generated from the blood of EBV+ individuals, but are usually