gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Durability and Retro-Reflectivity of Pavement Markings (Synthesis Study) (2008)

Waterborne paints are used to paint pavement markings (edgelines and centerlines) to provide guidance for motorists. The painted markings need to be repainted periodically as their retro-reflectivity deteriorates. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) repaints pavement markings at least annually. INDOT engineers would like to determine the feasibility of extending the time intervals of repainting pavement markings on at least some types of roadways. The purpose of this synthesis study is to accomplish the following: (1) to locate and assemble documented information on pavement marking durability; (2) to learn what criteria have been used in other states in measuring retro-reflectivity and scheduling pavement marking painting; (3) to determine the necessity of conducting full scale study on INDOT pavement markings; (4) to identify the type and cost of equipment required for retro-reflectivity measurements and conditions of operation of the equipment; (5) to organize, evaluate, and document the useful information that is acquired; and (6) to provide recommendations based on the evaluated information. This report presents the findings of the synthesis study on various pavement marking materials. It was found in this study that many state highway agencies have evaluated several types of pavement marking materials. The evaluation results include performance, cost, service life, and retro-reflectivity measuring equipment of marking materials. However, the results could vary from different sates. The information gathered through this study will provide INDOT engineers the state-of-practice of pavement marking materials in this country.
Development of a Magnetic Particle-Based Automated Chemiluminescent Immunoassay for Triasulfuron (1994)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTDevelopment of a Magnetic Particle-Based Automated Chemiluminescent Immunoassay for TriasulfuronJean-Marc A. Schlaeppi, Anton Kessler, and Werner FoeryCite this: J. Agric. Food Chem. 1994, 42, 9, 1914–1919Publication Date (Print):September 1, 1994Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 September 1994https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf00045a016https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00045a016research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views171Altmetric-Citations36LEARN 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
Encrypted accelerated least squares regression (2017)

Information that is stored in an encrypted format is, by definition, usually not amenable to statistical analysis or machine learning methods. In this paper we present detailed analysis of coordinate and accelerated gradient descent algorithms which are capable of fitting least squares and penalised ridge regression models, using data encrypted under a fully homomorphic encryption scheme. Gradient descent is shown to dominate in terms of encrypted computational speed, and theoretical results are proven to give parameter bounds which ensure correctness of decryption. The characteristics of encrypted computation are empirically shown to favour a non-standard acceleration technique. This demonstrates the possibility of approximating conventional statistical regression methods using encrypted data without compromising privacy.
Division-Free Algorithms for the Determinant and the Pfaffian: Algebraic and Combinatorial Approaches (2001)

this paper can also be used to design good par- allel algorithms for determinants and Pfaffians [3, 14, 13]
Fluorescence Spectroscopy Principles (2007)

This chapter contains section titled: Jablonski Diagram or Diagram of Electronic Transitions Fluorescence Spectral Properties Fluorophore Structures and Properties Polarity and Viscosity Effect on Quantum Yield and Emission Maximum Position References
Digital control with improved performance for boost power factor correction circuits (2002)

In this paper, an approach for the design of a digital controller for a PFC pre-regulator is proposed. The controller is modified to account for large control periods and computational delays, and can therefore be implemented on processors with few available computational resources. Results show that, even with a very low control rate, system specifications can be met using the proposed technique.
Selenium levels in patients with colorectal cancer and colorectal adenomas (2000)

Purpose: Selenium is believed to serve as an antioxidant when incorporated into certain plasma selenoproteins. Antioxidants may act as chemopreventive agents, although this remains unproven. Selenium supplementation may lower the incidence of colorectal cancer, but it has not been shown that patients with colorectal cancer or colorectal adenomas are selenium deficient. The present study measured plasma selenium and two plasma selenoproteins, selenoprotein-P and glutathione peroxidase, in patients with colon cancer (C) and adenomatous colon polyps (A), to determine if these patients were selenium deficient compared to normal controls (N).
Platinum Germanosilicide as Source/Drain Contacts in P-Channel Fin Field-Effect Transistors (FinFETs) (2009)

In this paper, platinum germanosilicide (PtSiGe) was investigated extensively as an alternative to nickel germanosilicide (NiSiGe) for contact formation on silicon-germanium (SiGe) source/drain (S/D) stressors. We show that PtSiGe has superior thermal and morphological stability as compared to NiSiGe. Our results further show that the formation of PtSiGe yields a low hole barrier height (Phi <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">B</sub> <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">P</sup> ) of 215 meV in a self-aligned process. We also demonstrated the integration of PtSiGe contacts in FinFET devices. FinFETs with PtSiGe contacts achieve a 27% reduction in external resistance (R <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">EXT</sub> ) compared to FinFETs with NiSiGe contacts. Statistical comparison reveals that the drive current performance is enhanced by 21% while maintaining comparable control of short-channel effects. These results illustrate the potential of forming contacts with low Schottky barrier heights using PtSiGe in strained transistors with SiGe S/D stressors, thereby reducing R <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">EXT</sub> and extending transistor performance.
Adaptive Lagrange Multiplier Selection Using Classification-Maximization and Its Application to Chroma QP Offset Decision (2011)

In this paper, we propose bit allocation between luma samples and chroma samples using chroma quantization parameter (QP) offsets for Cb and Cr. For this work, we propose an efficient adaptive Lagrange multiplier selection method using classification-maximization, and then apply the proposed adaptive Lagrange multiplier selection to decide chroma QP offsets for Cb and Cr. To our knowledge, this is the first proposal to adaptively decide chroma QP offsets. Because the default mapping function between a chroma QP and a luma QP in H.264 is unbalanced at especially low QPs, the proposed chroma QP offset decision achieves improvement up to 0.8 dB from the experimental results.
Canine Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Presenting with Symmetrical Polyarthritis (1967)

Abstract— —A dog with symmetrical polyarthritis radiographically suggestive of rheumatoid arthritis was studied and found to have hyperglobulinemia, anti‐nuclear antibody, serum lupus factor, anemia and leukopenia. Treatment did not alter the progressive nature of the disease during a 12‐month period. Résumé— —Un chien avec une polyarthrite symérique,—la radiographie suggérant une arthrite rheumatoide—a été examiné et trouvé avoir une hyperglobulinémie, des anti‐corps anti‐nucléaires, anémie et leucopénie. Le traitement suivi pendant une période de douze mois, n'a pas changé la marche progressive de la maladie. Zusammenfassung— —Ein Hund mit symmetrischer Polyarthritis, die roentgenologisch primaeren chronischen Gelenkrheumatismus andeutete, wurde untersucht. Man fand HyperglobuJinaemie, anti‐nukleaere Anti‐koerper, Serum Lupus Faktor, Anaemie und Leukopenie. Waehrend einer 12 monatigen Behandlung konnte der Fortschritt der Krankheit nicht aufgehalten werden.
Basic Equations Used in Computer Color Matching (1966)

If we are given the spectrophotometric curves of a color and three colorants to be used in matching it, the computation of the concentrations of the three colorants required for a tristimulus match is a complicated nonlinear problem. However, with the help of an approximating assumption, a linear solution may be obtained by a matrix inversion technique. Although this is an approximate solution, it is better the less meta-meric the match. With this rough solution as a starting point, iteration may be used to approach an exact match to any desired degree of accuracy. The inverted matrix used for the iterative computation is identical to that used for the rough solution.
An Efficient Automatic Repeat Request Mechanism for Wireless Multihop Relay Networks (2013)

Recently, relay technology has been adopted to enhance the coverage and performance of wireless networks such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and Long-Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A). However, using relays to forward packets may induce more packet losses than traditional single-hop wireless networks because transmissions are conducted through multiple radio links. When there are lost packets, relay stations (RSs) decide whether to retransmit these packets with automatic repeat request (ARQ) strategies. We observe that an improper ARQ strategy increases latency, blocked packets, and workloads on the multihop relay network. This paper proposes a new relay ARQ (RARQ) scheme, providing efficient acknowledgement to reduce packet latency and the number of blocked packets with small workloads. We also propose an analytic model to evaluate the performance of the proposed mechanism. Simulation results have validated the proposed model and demonstrated that our ARQ scheme outperforms conventional approaches.
A simple method of tattoo removal. (1990)

The use of trichloracetic acid in the treatment of decorative tattoos is described. The technique is simple to perform. No anaesthesia or analgesia is required. Complications are uncommon and usually minor. Trichloracetic acid acts by inflicting a chemical burn.
Role of technetium 99m-labeled monoclonal antibody in the management of melanoma patients. (1992)

MoAb imaging seems to provide an excellent way to obtain information with regard to the metastatic status of melanoma patients. Immunocytochemistry showed that MoAb (NR-ML-05) is as sensitive as the S-100 antibody and probably more sensitive than the commercially available antimelanoma antibody HMB-45.
Build a Compact Binary Neural Network through Bit-level Sensitivity and Data Pruning (2018)

Convolutional neural network (CNN) has been widely used for vision-based tasks. Due to the high computational complexity and memory storage requirement, it is hard to directly deploy a full-precision CNN on embedded devices. The hardware-friendly designs are needed for re-source-limited and energy-constrained embed-ded devices. Emerging solutions are adopted for the neural network compression, e.g., bina-ry/ternary weight network, pruned network and quantized network. Among them, Binarized Neural Network (BNN) is believed to be the most hardware-friendly framework due to its small network size and low computational com-plexity. No existing work has further shrunk the size of BNN. In this work, we explore the redun-dancy in BNN and build a compact BNN (CBNN) based on the bit-level sensitivity analy-sis and bit-level data pruning. The input data is converted to a high dimensional bit-sliced for-mat. In post-training stage, we analyze the im-pact of different bit slices to the accuracy. By pruning the redundant input bit slices and shrinking the network size, we are able to build a more compact BNN. Our result shows that we can further scale down the network size of the BNN up to 3.9x with no more than 1% accuracy drop. The actual runtime can be reduced up to 2x and 9.9x compared with the baseline BNN and its full-precision counterpart, respectively.
Department of Energy Nuclear Material Protection, Control, and Accounting Program at the Mangyshlak Atomic Energy Complex, Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan (1998)

As part of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Nuclear Material Protection, Control, and Accounting (MPC and A) Program, the US Department of Energy and Mangyshlak Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC), Aktau, Republic of Kazakstan have cooperated to enhance existing MAEC MPC and A features at the BN-350 liquid-metal fast-breeder reactor. This paper describes the methodology of the enhancement activities and provides representative examples of the MPC and A augmentation implemented at the MAEC.
Use of Molybdenum in Getter Ion Pumps (1966)

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Preparation of pure and intact Plasmodium falciparum plasma membrane vesicles and partial characterisation of the plasma membrane ATPase (2002)

We have described the successful isolation of intact P. falciparum plasma membrane vesicles free of contaminating organelles and determined the experimental conditions for optimum ATPase activity.
Characterization of a large form of DNA polymerase δ from HeLa cells that is insensitive to proliferating cell nuclear antigen (1989)

A large form of DNA polymerase delta from HeLa cells was recently purified in this laboratory as a factor required for conservative DNA synthesis in a reconstituted system utilizing UV-irradiated permeabilized human diploid fibroblasts (Nishida, C., Reinhard, P., and Linn, S. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 501-510). We have now purified this form of the enzyme utilizing its polymerase activity and further characterized it. The enzyme activity sediments at 11.1 S in low salt and 6.8 S in high salt. In both cases, activity cosediments with the major visible peptide displayed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels which has an Mr of 215,000. This value is consistent with the molecular mass calculated from the sedimentation coefficient and gel filtration behavior in high salt. In low salt the apparent molecular mass was approximately double. The enzyme prefers poly(dA).oligo(dT) as template/primer in low salt, with which it has a processivity of several thousand nucleotides in 1 mM MgCl2. At isotonic KCl or potassium phosphate concentrations, the preferred template/primer is activated DNA. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen, also characterized as a DNA polymerase delta auxiliary protein, does not increase the activity of this preparation of the enzyme. An antibody to the proliferating cell nuclear antigen has no inhibitory effect, nor is it able to recognize any peptides in immunoblots of purified enzyme fractions. Under polymerizing conditions, the enzyme removes mismatched, but not matched nucleotides from the 3' terminus of oligo(dT) annealed to poly(dA) suggesting a proofreading function. The properties of this form of DNA polymerase delta distinguish it from other preparations reported in the literature.
<title>Robust system for automated wood inspection</title> (2001)

This paper presents a novel machine vision system for quality control of wood planks. A general hardware configuration and suitable processing methods for detection and classification of biological and mechanical defects are proposed. High detection rates at required sped, low-cost and high degree of noise immunity are the main advantages of the proposed system.
Combined computer-generated hologram for testing steep aspheric surfaces (2009)

A novel type of a combined (or multiplex) computer-generated hologram (CGH) and a method for interferometric testing of steep axially symmetric aspheres is presented. The method is based on a hybrid CGH containing two different diffractive structures. The presented new type of Diffractive Fizeau Null Lens (DFNL) design eliminates the transmitted wavefront distortion (TWD) of the CGH substrate and increases the accuracy of the surface test. The method was approved by testing a spherical reference mirror with an f-number of f/0.65.
Mechanical Properties of Nanometric Al<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> Particulate-Reinforced Al-Al<SUB>11</SUB>Ce<SUB>3</SUB> Composites Produced by Friction Stir Processing (2010)

Aluminum matrix composites reinforced with nanometer sized Al2O3 particles were produced from powder mixtures of Al and CeO2 by the use of friction stir processing (FSP). This approach has combined hot working nature of FSP and exothermic reaction between Al and oxide. In the composites, Al2O3 particles (∼10 nm in size) and Al11Ce3 intermetallic compound were formed in situ by oxide-aluminum displacement reaction. The aluminum matrix of the composites has an average grain size about 400 nm. The composites produced exhibit high strength both at ambient and elevated temperatures. It is mainly attributed to the uniform dispersion of nanometer sized Al2O3 particles, which not only contribute significantly to the strength by the Orowan mechanism but also stabilize the fine structure at elevated temperatures.
Interaction between Tyrosine Kinase Etk and a RUN Domain- and FYVE Domain-containing Protein RUFY1 (2002)

Etk/BMX tyrosine kinase is involved in regulation of various cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, motility, and apoptosis. Through a yeast two-hybrid screening for the effectors of Etk, a new gene family designated as RUFY was identified. The RUFY gene family (RUFY1 and RUFY2) contains an N-terminal RUN domain and a C-terminal FYVE domain with two coiled-coil domains in-between. They appear to be homologues of a recently identified mouse Rabip4 (Cormant, M., Mari, M., Galmiche, A., Hofman, P., and Le Marchand-Brustel, Y. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 98, 1637-1642). RUFY proteins are localized predominantly to endosomes as evidenced by their co-localization with early endosome antigen marker (EEA1). Etk interacts with RUFY1 through its SH3 and SH2 domains. RUFY1 is tyrosine-phosphorylated and appears to be a substrate of Etk. The RUFY1 mutant lacking the phosphorylation sites failed to go to the endosomes. Furthermore, overexpression of Etk in COS-1 and B82L cells resulted in increased plasma membrane localization of the epidermal growth factor receptor and delayed its induced endocytosis in COS-1 cells. The effects of Etk were blocked by the FYVE domain of RUFY1. Interestingly, the FYVE domain of RUFY1 is targeted to the plasma membrane through an interaction between its proline-rich motif and the SH3 domain of Etk or possibly some other membrane-associated SH3 domain-containing protein(s), whereas the lipid binding activity of the FYVE domain is not required. Our data suggest that Etk may be involved in regulation of endocytosis through its interaction with an endosomal protein RUFY1.
Glasses detection in face images using histogram of Oriented Gradients (2014)

Glasses detection is one of attractive tasks in image processing since it increases the performance of face recognition systems. In this study, we aimed to detect the glasses on face images automatically. In order to do this, we trained a classifier with Labelled Faces in the Wild Home (LFW) dataset to decide whether a person wear glasses or not on face images. Before classification process, image patches are extracted from aligned face images and a preprocessing was performed on them. After preprocessing step, feature vectors are formed with Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) method from image patches. Due to high dimensionality of the feature vectors, dimensionality reduction was done using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The dimension-reduced feature vectors were splitted into training set and test set. With training set images, Support Vector Machines (SVM) classifier was trained and the model parameters were defined. The classifier performance was evaluated with test set images and nearly 93% accuracy rate was achieved.
Silver in Healthcare: Its Antimicrobial Efficacy and Safety in Use (2010)

Foreword Introduction Silver: chemistry and biological interactions Uptake and metabolism of silver in the human body Silver as an antibiotic Silver in healthcare: clinical benefits vs safety in use Clinical use of silver in human medicine Discussion and conclusions Acknowledgements References
Synthesis of high-molecular-weight elastomeric poly(propylene) with half-titanocene/MAO catalyst (1999)

A novel catalyst precursor, (η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)titanium triallyloxide (Cp*Ti(OCH2—CH=CH2)3), was prepared and employed in a study of propylene polymerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane (MAO). This work has revealed that the half-titanocene catalyst is desirable for the production of elastomeric poly(propylene) with high molecular weight (Mw = 8–69×104) as well as in good yields under typical polymerization conditions.
EXPLICAR LOS SUCESOS QUE DETERMINAN Y CONFORMAN LA REALIDAD NACIONAL, TAREA DEL INVESTIGADOR SOCIAL (2000)

RECIENTEMENTE FUE PRESENTADO EL LIBRO ECONOMIA Y UTOPIA MEXICANAS. RUMBO AL FRACASO Y AL CAMBIO POSIBLES, DE BENITO REY ROMAY, DEL INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS (IIEC), QUIEN SENALO QUE AUNQUE DEBERIA HABER UN DEBATE NACIONAL QUE ABORDE LOS GRANDES PROBLEMAS NACIONALES, NO LO HAY. EN ESTOS TIEMPOS ELECTORALES, DIJO, LOS CANDIDATOS HAN OLVIDADO ANALIZAR LOS PROBLEMAS PROFUNDOS QUE MEXICO TIENE. AFIRMO QUE HAY QUIENES DISCUTEN LA GLOBALIZACION, LO QUE SE HA LLAMADO EL NEOLIBERALISMO, LA INHIBICION DEL ESTADO Y LA DEPENDENCIA CADA VEZ MAYOR DEL PAIS, PERO HABLAN DE ELLOS SUPERFICIALMENTE. ANADIO QUE POR ELLO PUBLICO ESTE LIBRO, EN EL CUAL TRATA ESOS TEMAS, CON LA PRETENSION DE QUE QUIEN LO LEA PIENSE Y TENGA UN MEJOR RACIOCINIO PARA EMITIR SU VOTO. AL COMENTAR EL VOLUMEN, FERNANDO CARMONA, DEL IIEC, DESTACO QUE SE TRATA DE UN TEXTO DE PROFUNDAS REFLEXIONES ACERCA DE DIVERSOS PROBLEMAS QUE AQUEJAN AL MUNDO, DONDE LA PALABRA UTOPIA TIENE UNA CONNOTACION DIVERSA, INCLUSO ALGO DESEABLE Y POSIBLE SI SE DA EN DETERMINADAS CONDICIONES. EXPLICO QUE EL AUTOR HACE UN REPASO DE LA UTOPIA NEOLIBERAL EN EL SENTIDO DE QUE POR EL CAMINO DE LA PRIMACIA DEL MERCADO CON LA APROBACION DEL ESTADO, SIGUE PRESENT NDOSE EL JUEGO DE FUERZAS QUE LLEVAN A LA ENORME CONCENTRACION DE LA RIQUEZA CON UN MECANISMO PUESTO EN MARCHA QUE EXCLUYE Y CREA POBREZA, Y QUE ENGENDRA DESIGUALDADES CADA VEZ MAYORES EN LA ESCALA INTERNACIONAL Y NACIONAL DE TODOS LOS PAISES, AUN DE LOS DESARROLLADOS. FINALMENTE, JOHN SAXE-FERN NDEZ, TAMBIEN INTEGRANTE DEL IIEC, OPINO QUE EL LIBRO APARECE EN MOMENTOS EN QUE HAY UNA AGUDIZACION DE LA CONCENTRACION, EN EL  MBITO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL, DE CONTRADICCIONES EN EL SENO DE LA SOCIEDAD ACTUAL, Y QUE HACE UNA PROFUNDA REFLEXION DE LO QUE SE LLAMA FUNDAMENTALISMO RADICAL.