gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
From Laser Scanning to Finite Element Analysis of Complex Buildings by Using a Semi-Automatic Procedure (2015)

In this paper, a new semi-automatic procedure to transform three-dimensional point clouds of complex objects to three-dimensional finite element models is presented and validated. The procedure conceives of the point cloud as a stacking of point sections. The complexity of the clouds is arbitrary, since the procedure is designed for terrestrial laser scanner surveys applied to buildings with irregular geometry, such as historical buildings. The procedure aims at solving the problems connected to the generation of finite element models of these complex structures by constructing a fine discretized geometry with a reduced amount of time and ready to be used with structural analysis. If the starting clouds represent the inner and outer surfaces of the structure, the resulting finite element model will accurately capture the whole three-dimensional structure, producing a complex solid made by voxel elements. A comparison analysis with a CAD-based model is carried out on a historical building damaged by a seismic event. The results indicate that the proposed procedure is effective and obtains comparable models in a shorter time, with an increased level of automation.
Maximum likelihood approach to classification of digitally frequency-modulated signals (2010)

This paper presents a new method to classify M-ary frequency shift keying (MFSK) modulation using maximum likelihood (ML) criterion. This approach is used to identify the order of modulation for MFSK signals. The system is then analyzed theoretically and ML decision rule is obtained. Discrimination power of the proposed classifier is verified through simulations for automatic modulation recognition of MFSK (2, 4, and 8) signals in Gaussian channel. Sequential detection is also applied and analyzed. It is shown that the system complexity decreases in comparison with fixed sample size (FSS) method when sequential detection method is applied.
Losigamone. Dr Willmar Schwabe. (2001)

Losigamone is a potential antiepileptic under development by Schwabe, which is currently in phase III clinical trials. By August 2000, Schwabe was seeking suitable partners to collaborate in the completion of the phase III trials and further development. The exact mode of action of losigamone is unclear but it does not involve specific binding of GABA, flunitrazepam or t-butyl-bicyclophosphorothionate (TBPS) to their receptors. Data concerning the interaction of losigamone with GABA-A receptor channels, however, are inconsistent; it does not significantly modify the GABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs) in hippocampal slices, although it potentiates GABA-induced chloride influx in primary spinal cord neuron cultures. Another suggested possible mechanism of action for losigamone is K+ channel activation.
Conservative Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in HIV-Associated Thrombocytopenia with Tranexamic Acid (2016)

Chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) and its management comprise a majority work in a neurosurgical specialty. The effectiveness of surgery is beyond doubt and sometimes even lifesaving in severe cases. However, the straightforward surgery is sometimes complicated by the associated comorbidities of the patient. Comorbidities in the form of coagulopathies secondary to chronic liver diseases, drugs (warfarin, ecosprin, clopidogrel), thrombocytopenia secondary to systemic illness are always a challenge to deal with in patients with CSDH. The authors encountered a patient with thrombocytopenia secondary to systemic HIV infection who presented with CSDH. Her coagulation profile was severe enough to preclude surgery. She was managed conservatively with tranexamic acid and responded well. The authors present the challenges they faced in the course of successful management of this patient.
Clinical efficacy of topical homologous fibronectin in persistent corneal epithelial disorders (1992)

The clinical efficacy was investigated of topical homologous fibronectin on persistent corneal epithelial defects of various etiologies. Fibronectin was purified from blood bank homologous plasma by gelatin-Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography. Twenty eight eyes of twenty five patients with persistent corneal epithelial defects and sterile corneal ulcers that failed to improve with standard therapy were treated by the instillation of homologous fibronectin eyedrops 5 times a day (500 micrograms/ml). Complete reepithelialization was achieved in all patients except two eyes due to uncontrolled glaucoma and the taking of steroids. The healing time tended to be different depending on the duration of persistent corneal epithelial defects and the severity of underlying diseases. The mean +/- standard deviation duration of epithelial defect was 68.18 +/- 77.80 days. Average healing time was 42.07 +/- 17.47 days. Ocular symptoms were relieved significantly and no side effects were observed. Over an average follow-up period of about 8 months, two cases of recurrences were noted. These results show that homologous fibronectin was also effective in patients with persistent corneal epithelial defects and corneal ulcers.
The Relationship between Bitter Taste Sensor Response and Physicochemical Properties of 47 Pediatric Medicines and Their Biopharmaceutics Classification (2019)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between response to the bitterness taste sensor and physicochemical parameters of 47 pediatric medicines and to classify these medicines according to the biopharmaceutics classification system (BCS). Forty-seven bitter compounds, most of which were on the WHO model list of essential medicines for children (March 2017), were used in the study. Solutions (0.1 mM) were evaluated by an artificial taste sensor using membranes sensitive to bitterness. On the basis of principal component analysis of taste sensor measurements, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, propranolol, amitriptyline, diphenhydramine were predicted to express the strongest levels of basic bitterness, surpassing that of quinine. Correlation tests between bitter taste sensor outputs and physicochemical properties were then carried out and the compounds classified in terms of their biopharmaceutical properties. High log P values (≥2.82), physiological charge (≥1), low log S values (<-3) and small polar surface area (PSA; <45.59 Å<sup>2</sup>) were found to correlate significantly with the responses of bitter taste sensors. Forty-one of the 47 compounds could be placed into one of four groups in the BCS, on the basis of dose number (D<sub>0</sub>), an indicator of solubility which takes into account clinical dosage, and fractional absorption (Fa). For medicines classified in group 4, the factors D<sub>0</sub> > 1 and Fa < 0.85 significantly correlated with the responses of the taste sensor for basic bitterness. It was concluded that lipophilicity, physiological charge, solubility, PSA and D<sub>0</sub> are the main factors affecting the bitterness of pediatric medicines.
DOM-based Content Extraction of HTML Documents (2005)

Web pages often contain clutter (such as pop-up ads, unnecessary images and extraneous links) around the body of an article that distract a user from actual content.Extraction of "useful and relevant" content from web pages has many applications, including cell phone and PDA browsing, speech rendering for the visually impaired, and text summarization.Most approaches to removing clutter or making content more readable involve changing font size or removing HTML and data components such as images, which takes away from a webpage's inherent look and feel.Unlike "Content Reformatting", which aims to reproduce the entire webpage in a more convenient form, our solution directly addresses "Content Extraction".We have developed a framework that employs an easily extensible set of techniques that incorporate advantages of previous work on content extraction.Our key insight is to work with the Document Object Model tree, rather than with raw HTML markup.We have implemented our approach in a publicly available Web proxy to extract content from HTML web pages.
Efficient Discrete-Time Bandpass Sigma-Delta Modulator and Digital I/Q Demodulator for Multistandard Wireless Applications (2008)

This paper presents an efficient discrete-time bandpass sigma-delta (SigmaDelta) modulator and digital in-phase /quadrature (1/Q) demodulator for multistandard wireless applications. The proposed bandpass SigmaDelta modulator provides higher speed using advanced switched-capacitor resonators which are faster than the conventional ones. The test chip has been implemented in a 0.18 mum CMOS process and occupied with the active chip area ofO. 16 mm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> . The power consumption of the fabricated chip is 2.34 mW with a 1.8 V supply voltage. The measured peak signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) are 34 dB for 1.536 MHz (T-DMB), 26 dB for 5 MHz (UMTS), and 20 dB for 10 MHz (WiBro) bandwidths, respectively. This paper also covers the simple and robust digital I/Q demodulator which has been realized using a field programmable gate array (FPGA) for digital signal processing.
Collective Rotation of Molecules Driven by the Angular Momentum of Light in a Nematic Film (1986)

It is experimentally demonstrated that a circularly polarized laser beam normally incident on a homeotropically aligned nematic film can induce a collective precession of the molecules in the film if the laser intensity is above the threshold for the Fr\'eedericksz transition. The effect is shown to result from a transfer of angular momentum from the laser beam to the medium.
Recombinant production of growth factors for application in cell culture (2022)

Summary Culturing eukaryotic cells has widespread applications in research and industry, including the emerging field of cell-cultured meat production colloquially referred to as “cellular agriculture”. These applications are often restricted by the high cost of growth medium necessary for cell growth. Mitogenic protein growth factors (GFs) are essential components of growth medium and account for upwards of 90% of the total costs. Here, we present a set of expression constructs and a simplified protocol for recombinant production of functionally active GFs, including FGF-2, IGF-1, PDGF-BB and TGF-β1 in Escherichia coli . Using this expression system, we produced soluble GFs from species including bovine, chicken, and fish. Bioactivity analysis revealed orthologs with improved performance compared to commercially available alternatives. We estimated that the production cost of GFs using our methodology will significantly reduce the cost of cell culture medium, facilitating low-cost protocols tailored for cultured meat production and tissue engineering.
Extending the Photoresponse of TiO<sub>2</sub> to the Visible Light Region:  Photoelectrochemical Behavior of TiO<sub>2</sub> Thin Films Prepared by the Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering Deposition Method (2006)

TiO(2) thin films prepared by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering (RF-MS) deposition method were found to show an enhanced photoelectrochemical response in the visible light region. By controlling the temperature and the gaseous medium during the deposition step, it was possible to control the properties of these films. The photoelectrochemical behavior of the sputtered TiO(2) thin films was compared with that of a commercial TiO(2) sample, and the sputtered films showed higher incident photon to the charge carrier generation efficiency (IPCE of 12.6% at 350 nm) as well as power conversion efficiency (0.33% at 1.84 mW/cm(2)) than the commercial TiO(2) sample. Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy experiments have revealed that a major fraction of photogenerated electrons and holes recombine within a few picoseconds, thus limiting photocurrent generation efficiency. The mechanistic insights obtained in the present study should aid in designing semiconductor nanostructures that will maximize the charge separation efficiency and extend the response of the large band gap semiconductor TiO(2) into visible light regions.
Transformation from a Single Antenna to a Series Array Using Push/Pull Origami (2017)

We propose a push/pull origami antenna, transformable between a single antenna element and a three-element array. In limited space, the proposed origami antenna can work as a single antenna. When the space is not limited and a higher gain is required, the proposed origami antenna can be transformed to a series antenna array by pulling the frame. In order to push the antenna array back to a single antenna, the frame for each antenna element size must be different. The frame and supporting dielectric materials are built using a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The conductive patterns are inkjet-printed on paper. Thus, the proposed origami antenna is built using hybrid printing technology. The 10-dB impedance bandwidth is 2.5-2.65 GHz and 2.48-2.62 GHz for the single-antenna and array mode, respectively, and the peak gains in the single-antenna and array mode are 5.8 dBi and 7.6 dBi, respectively. The proposed antenna can be used for wireless remote-sensing applications.
Client ID in Forwarded DNS Queries (2017)

This draft defines a DNS EDNS option to carry a client-specific
identifier in DNS queries, with guidance for privacy protection of
such information.
Temporal Lobe Cortical Electrical Stimulation during the Encoding and Retrieval Phase Reduces False Memories (2009)

A recent study found that false memories were reduced by 36% when low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was applied to the left anterior temporal lobe after the encoding (study) phase. Here we were interested in the consequences on a false memory task of brain stimulation throughout the encoding and retrieval task phases. We used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) because it has been shown to be a useful tool to enhance cognition. Specifically, we examined whether tDCS can induce changes in a task assessing false memories. Based on our preliminary results, three conditions of stimulation were chosen: anodal left/cathodal right anterior temporal lobe (ATL) stimulation ("bilateral stimulation"); anodal left ATL stimulation (with a large contralateral cathodal electrode--referred as "unilateral stimulation") and sham stimulation. Our results showed that false memories were reduced significantly after the two active conditions (unilateral and bilateral stimulation) as compared with sham stimulation. There were no significant changes in veridical memories. Our findings show that false memories are reduced by 73% when anodal tDCS is applied to the anterior temporal lobes throughout the encoding and retrieval stages, suggesting a possible strategy for improving certain aspects of learning.
Copper contamination induced degradation of MOSFET characteristics and reliability (2002)

MOSFET electrical characteristics and reliability impact with copper contamination is examined and some degradation modes are inspected. The mechanism of degradation is explained by increase of carrier trap sites in gate silicon oxide. The permissive contamination level of copper in device region is indicated by comparison between two different contamination level samples.
A Self-Sustained Microwave System for Dielectric-Constant Measurement of Lossy Organic Liquids (2012)

In this paper, dielectric constants of lossy organic liquids are measured using oscillation frequency shifts of a negative-resistance voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The design and working principle of the oscillator and the effect of material loss are presented in detail. The proposed method provides relatively large frequency shifts of 10-110 MHz for lossy test sample volumes of 50-200 μL whose dielectric constants are between 2-13 at 4.5 GHz, thereby allowing good resolution in dielectric-constant measurement. To make the system self-sustained, the VCO is used as part of a frequency synthesizer system for frequency-to-voltage conversion and digital extraction of the frequency shift using a unique detection algorithm. The dielectric constant of several organic liquids have been extracted to an accuracy better than 2% using sample volumes of 50-200 μL , and has excellent agreement with reported values. The applicability of this system for sensing dielectric mixtures has also been shown, and volume fraction estimation has been demonstrated to an accuracy of around 1%.
Cleared for takeoff: St. Clair County, Ill., weathers new airport's initial turbulence (2000)

After three years, MidAmerica Airport finally welcomes its first commercial airline. What now?
Simple intradyne PSK system for udWDM-PON (2012)

A homodyne coherent receiver for ultra-dense WDM-PON with off the shelf components is presented. It consists of a conventional DFB, phase switched clock signal, an optical coupler instead of a 90° hybrid, balanced photodetectors and digital signal processing. The phase swing for a DBPSK signal was optimized and the performance was experimentally evaluated in terms of the sensitivity for several laser linewidths. The acceptable frequency offset and clock time delay was also assessed. The results exhibit a sensitivity of -48 dBm at a BER of 10(-3) and indicate a high tolerance to phase noise.
Effect of 3<scp>B</scp>, 5<scp>A</scp> and 3<scp>A QTL</scp> for <scp>F</scp>usarium head blight resistance on agronomic and quality performance of <scp>C</scp>anadian winter wheat (2012)

Abstract The objectives of this study were to investigate (i) the correlations between F usarium head blight ( FHB ) index, deoxynivalenol ( DON ) accumulation and percentage of F usarium ‐damaged kernels ( FDK ) with agronomic and quality traits and (ii) the effect associated with the presence of single QTL s for FHB resistance on agronomic and quality traits in winter wheat. The population was derived from the cross between ‘ RCATL 33' ( FHB resistance derived from ‘ S umai 3’ and ‘ F rontana’) and ‘ RC S trategy’. Parental lines and recombinant inbred lines ( RIL s) were genotyped with SSR markers associated with the 3 B , 5 A and 3 A QTL s. The population was planted in FHB ‐inoculated nurseries and in agronomy trials. Lines in the 3 B QTL class had the lowest FHB index, DON content and FDK level and did not have a significantly lower yield, thousand kernel weight or protein content compared with the lines grouped in other QTL classes (including no QTL class). Marker‐assisted selection of the 3 B QTL for FHB resistance into high‐yielding FHB ‐susceptible winter wheat is the recommended approach for the development of lines with increased FHB resistance without significant yield and quality penalties.
Laughter in the Archives: Jackie “Moms” Mabley and the Haunted Diva (2014)

Abstract Scholars and cultural critics often cite Jackie “Moms” Mabley as the first African American stand-up comedienne. Mabley’s career spanned sixty years, from minstrel shows in the early 1900s to sold-out performances at the Apollo in the 1960s. At the peak of her fame, Mabley was one of the country’s most popular comedians and a major figure in the Civil Rights movement. Unfortunately, Mabley’s place in history is marginal at best. This article proposes an intervention in Mabley’s archive by reading her work through three themes: (1) quare/queer performance; (2) Black feminist performance of temporality and (3) re-membering Black feminist agency. I conclude with a call to continue the expansion of queer archives and critical analysis of Mabley’s work. I address these historiographical deficiencies to celebrate her brave and innovative performances, as Mabley’s humor intertwined entertainment and feminist/anti-racist politics to cut through the pains and silences of pre-Civil Rights United States.
Internal Reforming for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (1990)

Abstract Molten carbonate fuel cell systems can be operated with pure hydrogen or carbonaceous fuel gases, like natural gas. The use of natural gas is of advantage because of the present, widespread distribution network installed by the gas industry. The MCFC is not able to consume the methane directly, because the electrochemical reaction taking place at the anode needs hydrogen. There are various concepts for reforming in work and they can be devided into external, integrated and internal. The most promising are integrated and internal reformers, because they use the waste heat of the fuel cells for the endothermic reforming reaction. Thus, the efficiency of the system can be increased from about 50% to about 65%. Besides of the reforming concepts the paper will handle the thermodynamic background and experimental results achieved in our laboratory.
Estimating the depth and length of sediment deposition at slope transitions on alluvial fans during flood events (1995)

ABSTRACT: In this paper, a method of estimating the length and maximum depth of sediment deposition on an alluvial fan during a flood event is proposed-specifically when the longitudinal slope of the conveyance channel changes from steep to mild. This addresses a critical and current problem in designing facilities to mitigate flood damage on alluvial fans in arid and semi-arid environments.
Detection of pancreatic islet 64,000 M(r) autoantigens in insulin-dependent diabetes distinct from glutamate decarboxylase. (1993)

Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) possess antibodies to islet proteins of M(r)-64,000. Potential autoantigens of this M(r) include glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) and 65 kD heat shock protein. We have detected two distinct antibody specificities in IDDM that bind 50,000 M(r) or 37,000/40,000 M(r) proteolytic fragments of 64,000 M(r) proteins. In this study, we investigated relationships of these proteolytic fragments to GAD and heat shock proteins. Polyclonal antibodies to GAD bound 50,000 M(r) fragments of islet antigen. Recombinant GAD65, but not GAD67, blocked binding to this antigen, suggesting that 50,000 M(r) fragments are derived from islet GAD65. In contrast, GAD antibodies did not recognize 37,000/40,000 M(r) fragments, and neither GAD isoforms blocked autoantibody binding to precursors of these fragments. The 37,000/40,000 M(r) fragments, but not the 50,000 M(r) fragments, were detected after trypsin treatment of immunoprecipitates from insulinoma cells that lacked expression of major GAD isoforms. Antibodies in IDDM did not bind native or trypsinized islet heat shock proteins. Thus, IDDM patients possess antibodies to GAD, but also distinct antibodies to a 64,000 M(r) protein that is not related to known GAD isoforms or heat shock proteins.
A model for intent interpretation for multiple agents with conflicts (2002)

Intent interpretation is the process of forming a causal explanation of the observed actions of an agent in terms of the current purposes of the agent. Most of the current work in this area has dealt with interpretation of the actions of single agents without unresolved conflicts. This paper describes the use of the plan-goal representational approach as originally formulated in Geddes (1989) to interpret actions of multiple agents with unresolved conflicts. This situation is of importance in the practical world, arising often in cooperative team and organizational behavior as well as in overt adversarial behavior.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>