gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
An arterial speed estimation model fusing data from stationary and mobile sensors (2002)

This paper presents an arterial speed estimation model using data from two distinct sources: mobile probe vehicles and inductive loop detectors. The model consists of three modules: (1) the probe vehicle module which measures arterial speed using vehicles equipped with differential global positioning system receivers; (2) the loop detector module which estimates the link speed using loop detector data, incorporating traffic signal timing parameters; and (3) the data fusion module which uses a neural network to combine outputs from the above two modules to improve the speed estimation accuracy. The computational procedures of the three modules are presented. This paper presents a validation test of the model using a set of data generated from a calibrated simulation model. Our test results show that, the probe vehicle and loop detector modules are capable of making speed estimation with 2-RMSE of less than 3.20 km/h. Using a neural network to fuse the estimates from the two sources reduces the 2-RMSE to less than 1.32 km/h.
Data Mining on Symbolic Knowledge Extracted from the Web (2000)

Information extractors and classifiers operating on unrestricted unstructured texts are an errorful source of large amounts of potentially useful information, especially when combined with a crawler which automatically augments the knowledge base from the world-wide web. At the same time, there is much structured information on the world-wide web. Wrapping the web-sites which provide this kind of information provide us with a second source of information; possibly less up-to-date, but reliable as facts. We give a case study of combining information from these two kinds of sources in the context of learning facts about companies. We provide results of association rules, propositional and relational learning, which demonstrate that data-mining can help us improve our extractors, and that using information from two kinds of sources improves the reliability of data-mined rules.
Crystal density and heat of fusion for a stereo‐complex of poly(<scp>L</scp>‐lactic acid) and poly(<scp>D</scp>‐lactic acid) (2007)

Abstract Measured densities of films, consisting of only stereo‐complex (sc) crystals of poly( l ‐lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly( d ‐lactic acid) (PDLA), are sometimes significantly higher than the density of the sc‐crystal calculated on the basis of the previously proposed triclinic and trigonal unit cells. In this work, we reexamined the crystal density and determined the heat of fusion for the sc‐crystal. Twenty wide‐angle X‐ray reflections from a highly oriented sc‐film could be well indexed on the basis of a trigonal unit cell previously proposed by Cartier et al. The refined parameters of the trigonal cell are a = b = 1.50 nm, c = 0.823 nm, α = β = 90°, and γ = 120°. The c ‐axis determined from the WAXD fiber pattern was significantly shorter than those (0.87–0.93 nm) previously reported. The crystal density of the modified cell was 1.342 ± 0.002 g/cm 3 , which was significantly higher than those previously reported (1.21–1.27 g/cm 3 ). The heat of fusion for the sc‐crystal, extrapolated from the linear increase in the observed heat of fusion with decreasing the specific volume for the samples consisting of only sc‐crystals, was 155 ± 5 J/g. This value was significantly higher than those of α‐form and β‐form homo‐crystals of PLLA suggesting stronger interactions between the 3 2 helices of PLLA and 3 1 helices of PDLA in the sc‐crystal. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 2632–2639, 2007
Balanced Colpitt Oscillator MMICs Designed for Ultra-Low Phase Noise (2005)

Balanced voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) based on a coupled Colpitt topology with a fully integrated tank are presented utilizing SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) and InGaP/GaAs HBT technologies. Minimum phase noise is obtained for all designs by optimization of the tank circuit including the varactor, maximizing the tank amplitude, and designing the VCO for Class C operation. Fundamental and second harmonic VCOs are evaluated. A minimum phase noise of less than -112 dBc at an output power of 5.5 dBm is achieved at 100-kHz carrier offset and 6.4-GHz oscillation frequency for the fundamental InGaP/GaAs HBT VCO. The second harmonic VCO achieves a minimum measured phase noise of -120 dBc at 100 kHz at 13 GHz. To our best knowledge, this is the lowest reported phase noise to date for a varactor-based VCO with a fully integrated tank. The fundamental frequency SiGe HBT oscillator achieves a phase noise of -108 dBc at 100 kHz at 5 GHz. All MMICs are fabricated in commercial foundry MMIC processes.
Power coupler for the ILC crab cavity (2007)

The ILC crab cavity will require the design of an appropriate power coupler. The beam-loading in dipole - mode cavities is considerably more variable than accelerating cavities, hence simulations have been performed to establish the required external Q. Simulations of a suitable coupler were then performed and were verified using a normal conducting prototype with variable coupler tips.
Comparison of 2 clindamycin 1%-benzoyl peroxide 5% topical gels used once daily in the management of acne vulgaris. (2009)

Combination therapy for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and an antibiotic is more efficacious and better tolerated than treatment with either component alone. Moreover, the addition of BPO to antibiotic therapy is recommended as a means of preventing the development of Propionibacterium acnes antibiotic resistance. However, BPO is an irritant, and the dryness and irritation experienced by some patients using topical therapy containing BPO can negatively impact compliance. Historically, once-daily treatment application has enhanced compliance versus twice daily. The current 12-week study aimed to compare the efficacy of a clindamycin 1%-BPO 5% topical gel with the hydrating excipients dimethicone and glycerin (C/BPO HE) and a clindamycin 1%-BPO 5% topical gel that does not contain hydrating excipients (C/BPO) applied once daily for the treatment of 20 participants with facial acne vulgaris and to determine if there were differences in product preference and participant acceptability between the treatments. Both C/BPO HE and C/BPO were effective in the treatment of acne, with substantive reductions (-60.8% and -61.3%, respectively) in total inflammatory lesions at week 4 in both treatment groups. Participants receiving C/BPO HE demonstrated a more consistent treatment response than with C/BPO, with incremental reductions in total inflammatory lesions at each time point, whereas the response to C/BPO waned at week 8. As a result, greater percentage reductions in inflammatory and noninflammatory lesions were observed with C/BPO HE treatment than C/BPO treatment at week 8 (papules: -71.9% vs -49.4%, P=.053; pustules: -64.8% vs -28.0%, P=.134; open comedones: -44.5% vs 2.6%, P=.480; closed comedones: -35.5% vs -26.3%, P=.501). With the exception of papules, greater reductions in all lesion subtypes also were observed at week 12. None of the between-group differences reached statistical significance. Both treatment groups displayed similar disease signs and symptoms throughout the study period. However, scaling, erythema, dryness, and pruritus occurred more frequently in participants using C/BPO. Treatment satisfaction was greatest with C/BPO HE; participants reported that this formulation was easy to apply and 100% (9/9) of participants reported that they would continue using C/BPO HE compared with 80% (8/10) of participants using C/BPO. Both treatments were well-tolerated. In this pilot study, both formulations were effective in the treatment of inflammatory and noninflammatory acne lesions, but C/BPO HE produced a more consistent reduction in total inflammatory lesions over 12 weeks. The addition of hydrating excipients in the C/BPO HE formulation appears to improve patient tolerance and acceptance, which will likely help patients to comply with therapy.
Optimization of Recovery of RNA From Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Tissue (2006)

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue is the most common specimen available for application of diagnostic assays on tissue after microscopic examination. Not only is there a substantial archive of tissue available, but FFPE tissue remains the best method of preparation for microscopic examination in a routine clinical environment. Molecular assays, especially reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction and expression array-based assays, offer significant potential as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive tools, but require high quality RNA. Herein, we have optimized a reliable RNA extraction method for FFPE tissue. It is based on deparaffinization at high temperature coupled with a 3-day lysis at 65 degrees C. The average total RNA yield is 4.5 to 5.5 pg per 1 microm of archival FFPE tissue, and 260/280 ratios are between 1.80 and 1.95. The extracted RNA has a modal fragment length between 100 and 200 nt by the Bioanalyzer analysis. Although modal lengths of RNA fragments were shorter, reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction was able to amplify amplicons in range of 300 bp. Pretreatment with RNA, later followed by formalin fixation, did not result in improving the RNA quality, but did improve RNA yield. Our method improves the utility of FFPE tissue for molecular profiling studies.
Advanced Vehicle Wire Health for the 21<sup>st</sup> Century (2004)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">Traditionally, vehicle power wiring safety has consisted of a reactive thermal circuit breaker that responds to an overload condition. In addition, maintenance operations have been reactive as well, searching for a possible damaged section of wiring in a large and often difficult to access wire bundle. Advancements in detection of changes in impedance, arc, corona, and reflectometry to measure general wire damage have the potential to automate the process, while increasing vehicle safety and reducing costs. Some of these technologies are also pro-active and can warn of a potential problem during routine maintenance checks using hand held instrumentation or if embedded in a vehicle can detect problems prior to power up or after system power up using real-time monitoring.</div>
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) evaluation of chromosomes 6, 7, 9 and 10 throughout human melanocytic tumorigenesis (2005)

Loss of the 9p21 region, 6q and 10q and gain of chromosome 7 are the most frequent chromosomal abnormalities found in human melanomas, but very few cytogenetic data are available regarding dysplastic and common naevi. To study the occurrence of the most consistent chromosomal changes during melanocytic tumorigenesis, archival samples from 30 common naevi and 30 naevus-associated melanomas were analysed by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using centromeric probes for chromosomes 9 and 7 and locus-specific probes for 9p21, 6q11.1, 6q24.1, 10p15.3 and 10q23.1 regions. In naevus-associated melanomas, separate evaluations were made for sectors corresponding to residual naevus, dysplastic naevus, radial growth phase melanoma and vertical growth phase melanoma. No chromosomal aberrations were found in common naevi, but monosomy 7 was observed in one case. In naevus-associated melanomas, loss of the entire chromosome 9 or of the 9p21 region was observed in 56% of common and 54% of dysplastic naevus sectors, in 64% of radial growth phase melanoma and in 82% of vertical growth phase melanoma. Loss of the long arm of chromosome 6, monosomy 10 and deletion 10q were exclusively confined to radial (18% for both chromosomes) and vertical (29 and 59%, respectively) growth phase melanomas. Polysomy of chromosome 7 was detected only in melanoma sectors (radial growth phase, 14%; vertical growth phase, 59%). The high incidence of 9p21 loss in melanoma-associated naevi, which is maintained in all evolutionary phases of melanocytic tumorigenesis, and the complete absence of chromosomal aberrations in common naevi, strongly suggest that 9p21 loss may be regarded as a cytogenetic marker of melanocytic naevi with a high potential for progression.
Adult Scoliosis (2002)

This quantitative analysis identified several clinically relevant radiographic parameters in adult scoliosis patients. Additionally, excellent predictive formulas for self-reported pain levels were obtained.
On the equilibrium of simplicial masonry structures (2013)

We present a novel approach for the analysis and design of self-supporting simplicial masonry structures. A finite-dimensional formulation of their compressive stress field is derived, offering a new interpretation of thrust networks through numerical homogenization theory. We further leverage geometric properties of the resulting force diagram to identify a set of reduced coordinates characterizing the equilibrium of simplicial masonry. We finally derive computational form-finding tools that improve over previous work in efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Biosynthesis of GlyCAM-1, a Mucin-like Ligand for L-Selectin (1995)

L-selectin, a member of the selectin family of leukocyte-endothelial adhesion proteins, mediates the initial attachment of lymphocytes to lymph node high endothelial venules during lymphocyte recirculation. One of the endothelial-associated ligands for L-selectin is GlyCAM-1, a mucin-like glycoprotein, which presents novel sulfated, sialylated and fucosylated O-glycans. In order to understand the generation of these glycans, we have examined the biosynthesis of GlyCAM-1 in lymph node organ culture. Using peptide-specific antibodies, lectins, and recombinant L-selectin, we detected the following species of GlyCAM-1: unglycosylated (< 28 kDa); modified with GalNAc only (28-33 kDa); modified with sialic acid, fucose, and sulfate but lacking L-selectin reactivity (40-50 kDa); and mature (L-selectin-reactive) ligand (50-60 kDa). Pulse-chase labeling at 15 degrees C suggested that GalNAc is added in a pre-Golgi compartment. Treatment with brefeldin A almost completely blocked sulfation, indicating that this modification occurs in the trans-Golgi network. Two distinct sialylation events occurred in the presence of brefeldin A, while fucosylation was partially blocked. We conclude that sialylation precedes both fucosylation and sulfation during biosynthesis. This ordering will help to identify the critical acceptor structures recognized by lymph node glycosyltransferases and sulfotransferases.
Pancreatic epithelium is permeable to sucrose and inulin across secretory cells. (1983)

The pancreatic epithelium is permeable to both sucrose and inulin and becomes more permeable when protein secretion by the gland is stimulated. Because these molecules are not thought to enter cells, it has been assumed that their movement across the epithelium from interstitial to ductal fluid, as well as the increase in that flux that is observed during augmented protein secretion, is due to their passage through paracellular shunts. In the present experiments we have considered the alternative possibility that sucrose and inulin travel through the cells of the secretory epithelium instead of, or in addition to, their passage through paracellular shunts. The data support this view and suggest that the pancreas is unusually permeable to water soluble molecules of substantial size by means of a transcellular pathway.
Immobilization of calix[4]arene-based glycoclusters on TiO<sub>2</sub>nanoparticlesvia click Cu(i)-catalyzed azide–alkyne coupling (2009)

We present the first type of tetraazide-functionalized calix[4]arene TiO(2) nanoparticles and their coupling to propargyl glycosides under Cu(I)-catalysis (click reaction), resulting in the immobilization of calix[4]arene-based glycoclusters on the TiO(2) surface.
DIETS OF SYMPATRIC RED FOXES AND COYOTES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO (1981)

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Design and implementation of haptic sensing interface for ankle rehabilitation robotic platform (2018)

To solve the problem of rapidly increasing of patients with movement disorders and the aging population, Many researchers pay attention to the design of human-computer interaction interface for rehabilitation training, which can provide patients with a humanized interactive environment for human-computer interaction. There are large individual differences in interactive interface based on biological signals, so the interaction interface based on haptic sensor for rehabilitation robot is studied in this paper. An interaction interface for an ankle rehabilitation robot based on haptic sensor is designed and implemented, which mainly including rehabilitation robot interaction interface hardware system, interactive information measurement and software control system. Experiments based on interaction interface verified the availability of the hardware circuit of each sensor module and the effectiveness of the interactive information measurement and software control system of the rehabilitation robot. It provides a solution for the rehabilitation training and interactive robot control based on haptic sensor.
Broadband GaAs FET optical front-end circuit up to 5.6 GHz (1986)

Design and performance of transimpedance preamplifiers for multi-gigabit/s optical repeaters are reported using 0.3 μm gate length GaAs FETs and a Ge-APD with a sensitive area of 30 μm diameter. Through reduction of parasitic inductance and stray capacitance in chip assembly, a 3 dB down bandwidth of 8.2 GHz is achieved without a Ge-APD. A 3 dB down bandwidth of 5.6 GHz and good pulse response to 6.5 Gbit/s RZ pattern optical signals are achieved in an optical front-end circuit with a Ge-APD.
Electrophoretic deposition of Cu-In composite nanoparticle thin films for fabrication of CuInSe 2 solar cells (2011)

Thin films of Cu-In composite nanoparticles were produced by electrophoretic deposition in colloidal suspensions. The nanoparticles were prepared with high power pulsed laser ablation in liquid solvents. The nanoparticles inherited composition (Cu/In ratio) from the target during laser ablation. The colloidal suspension was stable against agglomeration without adding additional surfactant or dispersing agent. The success of electrophoretic deposition of the nanoparticles was explained based on electrochemical interactions between the nanoparticles and the electrode. CuInSe<sub>2</sub>solar absorber layers were produced after annealing the thin films in selenium vapor under atmospheric pressure. Solar cell devices were made on Mo metal sheet and Mo-coated soda-lime glass substrates with an energy conversion efficiency of up to 3.4% under AM1.5G illumination. The results open up a new route of non-vacuum fabrication of thin film chalcopyrite solar cells on flexible substrates with minimized chemical contamination, easy compositional control, and high raw material utilization.ationDa
Measurement of plasma parameters and electron shading effects using patterned and unpatterned SPORT wafers (2002)

Electron shading as proposed by Arnold and Sawin (1991) and Hashimoto (1993, 1994, 1996) is recognized as a major mechanism for plasma processing induced damage in commercial plasma etch chambers. During metal etch for high aspect ratio features, charge separation is induced between the resist and the metal. This arises because isotropic electrons are shaded by the resist and prevented from reaching the conductor, unlike the more anisotropic ions. The accumulated positive charge can cause current to be driven through the transistor gate oxide and induce damage. While transistors with comb type antenna structures have been used to quantify this type of damage to transistor gate oxides, others have used SPORT wafers to measure more fundamental plasma phenomena such as charging voltages on bare and patterned pads (Ma and McVittie, 1994, and Patrick et al., 1997). In damage studies, the SPORT probe has an advantage over conventional Langmuir probes in that the plasma parameters are measured at the wafer level where charging takes place. In this paper, SPORT wafers with bare pads are used to measure important plasma parameters such as ion current, plasma potential, electron temperature, and electron energy probability function (EEPF). Furthermore, plasma measurements with patterned pads are compared with the bare pad results to measure electron shading effects.
Electrowetting on polymer dispersed liquid crystal (2009)

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) is used as a dielectric layer in electrowetting. By applying voltage between a liquid droplet and the electrode underlying PDLC, electrowetting occurs at the liquid/PDLC interface accompanied with electro-optic responses of the reoriented LC droplets embedded in PDLC. Two basic experiments investigating the electrowetting by sessile water droplets and the electro-optic effects through squeezed water droplets were design and performed. The basic functions of a liquid lens and droplet manipulations, including transporting, splitting, and merging, were demonstrated.
Enhanced Phagocytic Activity of HIV-Specific Antibodies Correlates with Natural Production of Immunoglobulins with Skewed Affinity for FcγR2a and FcγR2b (2013)

While development of an HIV vaccine that can induce neutralizing antibodies remains a priority, decades of research have proven that this is a daunting task. However, accumulating evidence suggests that antibodies with the capacity to harness innate immunity may provide some protection. While significant research has focused on the cytolytic properties of antibodies in acquisition and control, less is known about the role of additional effector functions. In this study, we investigated antibody-dependent phagocytosis of HIV immune complexes, and we observed significant differences in the ability of antibodies from infected subjects to mediate this critical effector function. We observed both quantitative differences in the capacity of antibodies to drive phagocytosis and qualitative differences in their FcγR usage profile. We demonstrate that antibodies from controllers and untreated progressors exhibit increased phagocytic activity, altered Fc domain glycosylation, and skewed interactions with FcγR2a and FcγR2b in both bulk plasma and HIV-specific IgG. While increased phagocytic activity may directly influence immune activation via clearance of inflammatory immune complexes, it is also plausible that Fc receptor usage patterns may regulate the immune response by modulating downstream signals following phagocytosis--driving passive degradation of internalized virus, release of immune modulating cytokines and chemokines, or priming of a more effective adaptive immune response.
Self‐Calibrating Wave‐Encoded Variable‐Density Single‐Shot Fast Spin Echo Imaging (2017)

1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 6 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:954-966.