gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Figure of Merit for Carbon Nanotube Photothermoelectric Detectors (2015)

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as promising materials for visible, infrared, and terahertz photodetectors. Further development of these photodetectors requires a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms that govern their behavior as well as the establishment of figures of merit for technology applications. Recently, a number of CNT detectors have been shown to operate based on the photothermoelectric effect. Here we present a figure of merit for these detectors, which includes the properties of the material and the device. In addition, we use a suite of experimental characterization methods for the thorough analysis of the electrical, thermoelectric, electrothermal, and photothermal properties of the CNT thin-film devices. Our measurements determine the quantities that enter the figure of merit and allow us to establish a path toward future performance improvements.
Evaluation of Accelerated Mineral Carbonation Efficiency Using Industrial By-products and Estimation of Its Domestic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Potential (2022)

Objectives : Cement Kiln Dust (CKD), a cement industrial by-product, was used in this study to improve the effectiveness of CO2 removal and increase the production of precipitate calcium carbonate (PCC) in the accelerated mineral carbonation process, differentiating injection flow rate of alkaline agent into the process. Further, CKD, slag, waste cement powder (WC), coal fly ash (CFA) which are mainly used for mineral carbonation, were also compared for their total CO2 removal capability by the year.Methods : The morphology and composition of CKD were analyzed using FE-SEM, EDS and XRD to evaluate its applicability to mineral carbonation, and CKD extract and 1N NaOH were added into the reactor with the flow rate range of 1.1 to 3.0 mL/min for longer reaction time. And DTA was carried out for purity analysis of PCC. Last, for annual CO2 removal potential evaluation, CKD, slag, WC and CFA was compared based on the result from this and previous researches.Results : Result showed that 1N NaOH injection at flow rate of 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 mL/min accelerated the CO2 removal by the 61.7, 77.2, 41.5% and 48.2, 52.2, 54.3 g of PCC was generated respectively. The annual amount of industrial by-product in Korea is 26,664,893 tons/year, 8,000,000 tons/year, 2,531,750 ~ 7,595,250 tons/year and 884,854 tons/year, respectively, in order of Slag, CFA, CKD, waste concrete fine powder (WC). Thus, the annual removal of CO2 could be estimated in order of CKD > Slag > CFA > WC.Conclusion CKD is a fine powder form with a high specific surface area, high calcium content, and high alkalinity. Therefore, CKD is superior to waste concrete or slag in mineral carbonation in removing CO2 and generating PCC. Considering the annual amount of CO2 removal when applying industrial by-products to the CCUS process, CKD and slag are considered the most economical mineral carbonation materials.
Family Pictures: Maus , Mourning, and Post-Memory (1993)

When my parents and I immigrated to the United States in the early sixties, we rented our first apartment in Providence, R.I., from the Jakubowiczs, a Polish and Yiddish-speaking family of Auschwitz survivors. Although we shared their hard-earned duplex for four years, I never felt as if I had come to know this tired old couple or their pale and otherwordly daughter Chana, who was only ten, though her parents were already in their late fifties. We might have been neighbors in distant Eastern Europe Poland and Rumania did not seem so far apart from the vantage point of Providence and neighbors on Summit Avenue, but worlds separated us. They were orthodox and kept kosher and would not even drink a glass of water in our house. We were eager to furnish our first American apartment with the latest in what we considered modern and cosmopolitan walnut Danish and tasteful Ria rugs while their flat, with its haphazard mixture of second-hand furniture and Sears formica, topped with doilies and fringes, had a distinct old-world look about it. Of course, I was simultaneously fascinated and repulsed by the numbers tattooed on their arms and could not stop asking my mother for details of their survival in Auschwitz, their respec-
Infrequent Genetic Alterations of the <i>PTEN/MMAC1</i> Gene in Japanese Patients with Primary Cancers of the Breast, Lung, Pancreas, Kidney, and Ovary (1997)

In the present study, we searched for genetic alterations of the entire coding region of PTEN/MMAC1, a recently isolated candidate tumor suppressor gene, in 178 specimens from Japanese patients with various malignant tumors by the polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism method. The samples consisted of 11 glioblastoma multiformes (GBMs), 14 astrocytomas, 47 breast cancers, 25 non-small cell lung cancers, 9 small cell lung cancers, 8 pancreatic cancers, 24 renal cell carcinomas, 20 ovarian cancers, and 20 metastatic lung tumors from various organs. Only one somatic frameshift mutation at codon 319 was observed in one (9%) of eleven GBMs. Our results suggest that mutation of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene does not play a major role in carcinogenesis, at least in the tumor types from Japanese patients analyzed in this study.
Efficient Re-Analysis Methodology for Probabilistic Vibration of Large-Scale Structures (2008)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">It is challenging to perform probabilistic analysis and design of large-scale structures because probabilistic analysis requires repeated finite element analyses of large models and each analysis is expensive. This paper presents a methodology for probabilistic analysis and reliability based design optimization of large scale structures that consists of two re-analysis methods; one for estimating the deterministic vibratory response and another for estimating the probability of the response exceeding a certain level. The deterministic re-analysis method can analyze efficiently large-scale finite element models consisting of tens or hundreds of thousand degrees of freedom and large numbers of design variables that vary in a wide range. The probabilistic re-analysis method calculates very efficiently the system reliability for many probability distributions of the design variables by performing a single Monte Carlo simulation.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The methodology is demonstrated on probabilistic vibration analysis and reliability-based design optimization of a realistic vehicle model. It is shown that computational cost of the proposed re-analysis method for a single reliability analysis is about 1/20<sup>th</sup> of the cost of the same analysis using NASTRAN. Moreover, the probabilistic re-analysis approach enables a designer to perform reliability based design optimization of the vehicle at a cost almost equal to that of a single reliability analysis. Without using the probabilistic reanalysis approach, it would be impractical to perform reliability based design optimization of the vehicle.</div>
Symbolic Loss : The Ambiguity of Mourning and Memory at Century's End (2000)

Historically, many world cultures have linked three disparate phenomena: collective loss; mourning; and the construction of monuments and cultural symbols to represent the loss over time and render it memorable, meaningful, and thereby bearable. In a century of great loss, observers of western culture have commented on the decline of mourning practices and the absence of their associated rituals. The ten essays assembled here by Peter Homans represent, in a genuinely interdisciplinary way, the recent work of scholars attempting to understand this trend. Arranged in sections on cultural studies, architecture, history, and psychology, this accessible collection can serve as an introduction to the uses of mourning in contemporary cultures.Contributors: Paul A. Anderson, University of MichiganDoris L. Bergen, University of Notre DameMitchell Breitwieser, University of California, BerkeleyPeter Homans, University of ChicagoPatrick H. Hutton, University of VermontMarie-Claire Lavabre, National Institute for Scientific Research, ParisPeter C. Shabad, Northwestern University Medical School and Columbia Michael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterLevi P. Smith, Art Institute of ChicagoJulia Stern, Northwestern UniversityJames E. Young, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Formulation and evaluation of fast dissolving sublingual films ofRizatriptan Benzoate (2012)

Rizatriptan Benzoate, a serotonin 5-HT1 receptor agonist is a new generation antimigraine drug which has oral bioavailability of 47% due to hepatic first pass metabolism. The present study investigated the possibility of developing Rizatriptan benzoate fast dissolving sublingual films allowing fast, reproducible drug dissolution in the oral cavity, thus bypassing first pass metabolism to provide rapid onset of action of the drug. The fast dissolving films were prepared by solvent casting method. Low viscosity grade of hydroxylpropyl methylcellulose (HPMC E 15) and maltodextrin were used in combination as film forming polymer, due to their hydrophilic nature and palatable taste. To decrease the disintegration time of formulations sodium starch glycolate was used as disintegrating agent. Glycerol, mannitol, aspartame and sodium lauryl sulphate were used as a cooling agent, sweetening agent and oral penetration enhancer respectively. All the films formulations (F1-F8) was evaluated for their thickness, weight variations, tensile strength, percentage elongation, folding endurance, surface pH, in-vitro disintegration, drug content, in-vitro drug release and ex-vivo permeation. Disintegration time showed by the formulations was found to be in range of 25-50 sec. Formulations F1 and F2 showed 90% in-vitro drug release within 7 min and 61% ex-vivo drug permeation within16 min. The film showed an excellent stability at least for 4 weeks when stored at 400 C and 75% in humidity.
Particulate Matter in Injectables: Main cause for Recalls (2015)

Suprita A Tawde* Akorn Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA *Corresponding author: Suprita A Tawde, Akorn Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA, Tel: 847-990-1721; E-mail: suprita.tawde@akorn.com Rec date: Dec 26, 2014; Acc date: Dec 29, 2014; Pub date: Jan 05, 2015 Copyright: © 2014 Tawde SA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
A Low-Cost, High-Performance System for Fluorescence Lateral Flow Assays (2013)

We demonstrate a fluorescence lateral flow system that has excellent sensitivity and wide dynamic range. The illumination system utilizes an LED, plastic lenses and plastic and colored glass filters for the excitation and emission light. Images are collected on an iPhone 4. Several fluorescent dyes with long Stokes shifts were evaluated for their signal and nonspecific binding in lateral flow. A wide range of values for the ratio of signal to nonspecific binding was found, from 50 for R-phycoerythrin (R-PE) to 0.15 for Brilliant Violet 605. The long Stokes shift of R-PE allowed the use of inexpensive plastic filters rather than costly interference filters to block the LED light. Fluorescence detection with R-PE and absorbance detection with colloidal gold were directly compared in lateral flow using biotinylated bovine serum albumen (BSA) as the analyte. Fluorescence provided linear data over a range of 0.4-4,000 ng/mL with a 1,000-fold signal change while colloidal gold provided non-linear data over a range of 16-4,000 ng/mL with a 10-fold signal change. A comparison using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) as the analyte showed a similar advantage in the fluorescent system. We believe our inexpensive yet high-performance platform will be useful for providing quantitative and sensitive detection in a point-of-care setting.
Evaluation and modeling of the eutectic composition of various drug-polyethylene glycol solid dispersions (2010)

The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of which factors contribute to the eutectic composition of drug-polyethylene glycol (PEG) blends and to compare experimental values with predictions from the semi-empirical model developed by Lacoulonche et al. Eutectic compositions of various drug-PEG 3350 solid dispersions were predicted, assuming athermal mixing, and compared to experimentally determined eutectic points. The presence or absence of specific interactions between the drug and PEG 3350 were investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The eutectic composition for haloperidol-PEG and loratadine-PEG solid dispersions was accurately predicted using the model, while predictions for aceclofenac-PEG and chlorpropamide-PEG were very different from those experimentally observed. Deviations in the model prediction from ideal behavior for the systems evaluated were confirmed to be due to the presence of specific interactions between the drug and polymer, as demonstrated by IR spectroscopy. Detailed analysis showed that the eutectic composition prediction from the model is interdependent on the crystal lattice energy of the drug compound (evaluated from the melting temperature and the heat of fusion) as well as the nature of the drug-polymer interactions. In conclusion, for compounds with melting points less than 200°C, the model is ideally suited for predicting the eutectic composition of systems where there is an absence of drug-polymer interactions.
Effect of mucosal and systemic immunization with virus‐like particles of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in mice (2010)

Nasal administration has emerged as a promising and attractive route for vaccination, especially for the prophylaxis of respiratory diseases. Our previous studies have shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) virus-like particles (VLPs) can be assembled using a recombinant baculovirus (rBV) expression system and such VLPs induce specific humoral and cellular immune responses in mice after subcutaneous injection. Here, we investigated mucosal immune responses to SARS-CoV VLPs in a mouse model. Mice were immunized in parallel, intraperitoneally or intranasally, with VLPs alone or with VLPs plus cytosine-phosphate-guanosine (CpG). Immune responses, including the production of SARS-CoV-specific serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), were determined in mucosal secretions and tissues. Both immunizations induced SARS-CoV-specific IgG, although the levels of IgG in groups immunized via the intraperitoneal (i.p.) route were higher. sIgA was detected in saliva in groups immunized intranasally but not in groups immunized intraperitoneally. CpG had an adjuvant effect on IgA production in genital tract washes when administered intranasally but only affected IgA production in faeces samples when administered intraperitoneally. In addition, IgA was also detected in mucosal tissues from the lung and intestine, while CpG induced an increased level of IgA in the intestine. Most importantly, neutralization antibodies were detected in sera after i.p. and intranasal (i.n.) immunizations. Secretions in genital tract washes from the i.n. group also showed neutralization activity. Furthermore, VLPs that were administered intraperitoneally elicited cellular immune responses as demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay analyses. In summary, our study indicates that mucosal immunization with rBV SARS-CoV VLPs represent an effective means for eliciting protective systemic and mucosal immune responses against SARS-CoV, providing important information for vaccine design.
Dissociation of Nitric Oxide from Soluble Guanylate Cyclase and Heme-Nitric Oxide/Oxygen Binding Domain Constructs (2006)

Regulation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), the primary NO receptor, is linked to NO binding to the prosthetic heme group. Recent studies have demonstrated that the degree and duration of sGC activation depend on the presence and ratio of purine nucleotides and on the presence of excess NO. We measured NO dissociation from full-length alpha1beta1 sGC, and the constructs beta1(1-194), beta1(1-385), and beta2(1-217), at 37 and 10 degrees C with and without the substrate analogue guanosine-5'-[(alpha,beta-methylene]triphosphate (GMPCPP) or the activator 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-3'-furyl)-1-benzylindazole (YC-1). NO dissociation from each construct was complex, requiring two exponentials to fit the data. Decreasing the temperature decreased the contribution of the faster exponential for all constructs. Inclusion of YC-1 moderately accelerated NO dissociation from sGC and beta2(1-217) at 37 degrees C and dramatically accelerated NO dissociation from sGC at 10 degrees C. The presence of GMPCPP also dramatically accelerated NO dissociation from sGC at 10 degrees C. This acceleration is due to increases in the observed rate for each exponential and in the contribution of the faster exponential. Increases in the contribution of the faster exponential correlated with higher activation of sGC by NO. These data indicate that the sGC ferrous-nitrosyl complex adopts two 5-coordinate conformations, a lower activity "closed" form, which releases NO slowly, and a higher activity "open" form, which releases NO rapidly. The ratio of these two species affects the overall rate of NO dissociation. These results have implications for the function of sGC in vivo, where there is evidence for two NO-regulated activity states.
Ferrocene derivatives as metalloprotein redox probes: electron-transfer reactions of ferrocene and ferricenium ion derivatives with cytochrome c (1984)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTFerrocene derivatives as metalloprotein redox probes: electron-transfer reactions of ferrocene and ferricenium ion derivatives with cytochrome cM. J. Carney, J. S. Lesniak, M. D. Likar, and J. R. PladziewiczCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 9, 2565–2569Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1984Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1984https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00321a013https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00321a013research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views793Altmetric-Citations34LEARN 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
A multi-technique study of CO2 adsorption on Fe3O4 magnetite (2017)

The adsorption of CO<sub>2</sub> on the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>(001)-(2 × 2)R45° surface was studied experimentally using temperature programmed desorption (TPD), photoelectron spectroscopies (UPS and XPS), and scanning tunneling microscopy. CO<sub>2</sub> binds most strongly at defects related to Fe<sup>2+</sup>, including antiphase domain boundaries in the surface reconstruction and above incorporated Fe interstitials. At higher coverages,CO<sub>2</sub> adsorbs at fivefold-coordinated Fe<sup>3+</sup> sites with a binding energy of 0.4 eV. Above a coverage of 4 molecules per (2 × 2)R45° unit cell, further adsorption results in a compression of the first monolayer up to a density approaching that of a CO<sub>2</sub> ice layer. Surprisingly, desorption of the second monolayer occurs at a lower temperature (≈84 K) than CO<sub>2</sub> multilayers (≈88 K), suggestive of a metastable phase or diffusion-limited island growth. The paper also discusses design considerations for a vacuum system optimized to study the surface chemistry of metal oxide single crystals, including the calibration and characterisation of a molecular beam source for quantitative TPD measurements.
Superhydrophobic surface created by the silver mirror reaction and its drag-reduction effect on water (2009)

Stable superhydrophobic silver films were fabricated on glass substrates by using the silver mirror reaction. The water contact angle (CA) on the obtained silver surface was 154°, and a water droplet could easily roll off. Both the CA and surface roughness could be tailored by altering the initial silver ion concentration. The movement of a superhydrophobic ball on the surface of water was also investigated and compared with that of a superhydrophilic ball. The results suggested that the superhydrophobic coating on the ball repulsed water and provided extra supporting force, leading to a faster movement on the surface of water. We hope that our findings would improve the understanding of superhydrophobic properties and be useful in further research on drag-reducing materials.
Omnidirectional WPT and Data Communication for Electric Air Vehicles: Feasibility Study (2020)

This paper investigates the feasibility of using the three-dimensional omnidirectional inductive channel for power transfer and as a power line communication (PLC) for ground-based vehicle, electric air vehicle, or space applications. The simulation results were performed by the advanced design system software using lumped equivalent circuit model. The power transfer efficiency was determined based on multiport scattering (S)-parameters numerical simulation results while the theoretical channel capacity was calculated based on Matlab software as a function of the coupling coefficient considering an additive white Gaussian noise. Furthermore, the magnetic field distribution was evaluated as function of the misalignment angle θ between the receiver and the three orthogonal transmitters coils.
Mining Data Streams (2011)

Most of the algorithms described in this book assume that we are mining a database. That is, all our data is available when and if we want it. In this chapter, we shall make another assumption: data arrives in a stream or streams, and if it is not processed immediately or stored, then it is lost forever. Moreover, we shall assume that the data arrives so rapidly that it is not feasible to store it all in active storage (i.e., in a conventional database), and then interact with it at the time of our choosing.
Le négoce viti-vinicole (1981)

Le fait que la valeur ne se situe pas au même stade de la filière viti-vinicole selon que le produit est plus ou moins personnalisé par l'origine, est source de conflits pour son appropriation par les divers opérateurs. L'étude approfondie des politiques financières et commerciales menées par les 150 premières sociétés de négoce de vin au cours de la période 1973-1978 a permis de révéler la perte du pouvoir fondamental que détenait le négoce au sein de la filière par suite de conflits intensifiés depuis 1973.
Proteome profiles of vaginal fluids from women affected by bacterial vaginosis and healthy controls: outcomes of rifaximin treatment (2013)

BV is associated with a massive change in the VF proteome, mainly regarding the abundance of proteins involved in the innate immune response. Rifaximin at a dosage of 25 mg for 5 days modulated the vaginal proteome, counteracting the alterations associated with the BV condition.