gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 2003. Results generated from European registers by ESHRE (2007)

In those 15 countries where all clinics reported to the register, a total of 284 765 cycles were performed in a population of 278.7 million, corresponding to 1022 cycles per million inhabitants. For IVF, the clinical pregnancy rates per aspiration and per transfer were 26.1 and 29.6%, respectively. For ICSI, the corresponding rates were 26.5 and 28.7%. After IUI-H, the clinical pregnancy rate was 12.2% in women below 40 years and 8.8% in women > or =40 years. After IVF and ICSI, the distribution of transfer of one, two, three and four or more embryos was 15.7, 55.9, 24.9 and 3.5%, respectively. Compared to the year 2002, fewer embryos were transferred, but huge differences still exist between countries. The distribution of singleton, twin and triplet deliveries for IVF and ICSI combined was 76.7, 22.0 and 1.1%, respectively. This gives a total multiple delivery rate of 23.1% compared with 24.5% in 2002. The range of triplet deliveries after IVF and ICSI varied from 0.0 to 4.4% between countries. After IUI-H in women below 40 years of age, 11.4% were twin and 2.2% triplet gestations.
Science (1972)

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTScienceCrime labs expand as business nourishesWith federal grants, many state and local labs have been formed or upgraded, creating new positions in forensic scienceARNOLD E. LEVITTCite this: Chem. Eng. News 1972, 50, 1, 16–18Publication Date (Print):January 3, 1972Publication History Published online7 November 2010Published inissue 3 January 1972https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cen-v050n001.p016https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v050n001.p016newsACS PublicationsCopyright © 1972 American Chemical SocietyArticle Views4Altmetric-Citations-LEARN 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 options Get e-Alerts
Effect of cathode end caps and a cathode emissive surface on relativistic magnetron operation (2000)

Cathode plasma expansion into a vacuum gap is one of the major physical mechanisms affecting the relativistic magnetron (RM) performance and causing so-called RF pulse shortening. This paper will show how the development of new cathode technologies has led to a significant enhancement of the RM efficiency and power. We have conducted a series of experiments with various cathodes intended for use in RM's. A primary objective in this research was to determine how the cathode geometry and type of emission surface would influence major characteristics of the L-band high-power RM in a rising-sun configuration. In these experiments, the magnetron operated at a fixed frequency of 1.3 GHz, voltage of 100-500 kV, total electron current of 2-8 kA, and total microwave peak power of 100-700 MW depending on operating conditions and type of cathode used. It was found that the geometry (smooth cylindrical, series of disks, pins) and the type of cathode emission surface (stainless steel, velvet, carbon fibers) affected the magnetron performance. This process resulted in a variation of the maximum microwave power of /spl sim/30%. The cathode end caps, which have been mostly abandoned after transition from classic to RM's, were shown to be able to increase the microwave power and RM efficiency by /spl sim/80% without facilitating the pulse shortening effect. This result was achieved through the implementation of cathode design principles that are compatible with the operation of RM's. A maximum total efficiency of 24% was achieved with a velvet cathode with end caps, determined as the ratio of peak power to input electrical power.
Incarcerated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People (2014)

Another “Great Divide” in our country involves the separation between people in the broader society and those who have become part of what some have called the prison industrial complex. “Federal and state corrections facilities held over 1.6 million prisoners at the end of 2010-approximately one of every 201 U.S. residents” (“Fact Sheet: Re-Entry” 2012). Certain racial and ethnic groups have been identied as having disproportionately large percentages of incarceration. However, no one knows how many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are incarcerated in this country: A national survey would seem to be called for, because policy decisions are driven by data. Although we do not know how many such people are incarcerated, we can identify what some of the issues are that might face incarcerated LGBT people, based upon relatively limited literature on the subject.
Direct Field-Feedback Control of a Ball-Joint-Like Permanent-Magnet Spherical Motor (2013)

This paper presents an alternative method utilizing real-time measurements of existing rotor magnetic field in the feedback loop for multi degree-of-freedom (DOF) orientation control of a permanent-magnet spherical motor (PMSM) characterized with redundant inputs. As the direct field-feedback control (DFC) system requires only measured magnetic fields, it eliminates the need of an external orientation sensing system and its major components can operate independently and permit parallel processing. The DFC method greatly reduces accumulated errors and time delay due to serial computations commonly encountered in existing methods that rely on orientation-dependent models for feedback control of a multi-DOF PMSM. In this paper, the method for determining the bijective relationship between the rotor orientation and measured magnetic field is presented, which enables the replacement of the orientation error by the magnetic field error in the control law. Using analytical magnetic field and torque models, the DFC design method is illustrated with two examples: a one-DOF motion system and a three-DOF PMSM; the latter has been experimentally implemented, for which an embedded multisensor system with connected bijective domains is designed. Excellent trajectory control results were obtained validating the concept feasibility of the DFC method for the PMSM.
Obesity: Overview of Prevalence, Etiology, and Treatment (2003)

besity is a worldwide epidemic 1 that is characterized by excess adipose tissue and that contributes to numerous chronic diseases 2 and early mortality. This epidemic has received both national and international attention because of obesity's detrimental impact on health, the enormous economic burden it imposes, 5 and its increasing prevalence. The adverse health consequences associated with obesity include cardiovascular disease 6,7 ; stroke; type 2 diabetes mellitus 8 ; hypertension; dyslipidemia; cancers of the breast, endometrium, prostate, and colon 9,10 ; gallbladder disease; osteoarthritis 11-13 respiratory problems, including asthma 14 and sleep apnea 15 ; and perhaps depression. Furthermore, aerobic capacity and the ability to perform physical activities may be hindered by obesity, In addition to the increased morbidity and functional limitations associated with obesity, approximately 325,000 deaths in the United States each year among nonsmokers are attributable to obesity. We will discuss the prevalence of obesity, its etiology in the context of our environment, and the currently available treatment modalities.
HERPES SIMPLEX LESIONS OF THE SKIN DIAGNOSED BY THE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE (1974)

It was shown that rapid diagnosis of herpes simplex skin lesions by immunofluorescence techniques is a practical possibility in a routine hospital microbiology department. Scrapings and swabs were collected from 43 lesions of the skin and mucous membranes of 42 patients. Herpes simplex virus was isolated in tissue cultures from 21 of these lesions. Viral antigen was detected by immunofluorescence on scrapings from 15 of the 21 virus-positive lesions, and by immunofluorescence on inoculated tissue cultures from all 21 virus-positive lesions. Virus could be identified by immunofluorescence on tissue cultures 17 hours before cytopathic effect was detectable. No herpes simplex virus immunofluorescence was seen In scrapings or inoculated tissue cultures from 22 virus-negative lesions.
Synthesis of Nitrobenzophenones from Nitro-α-Sulfonyldiphenylmethane Derivatives (1997)

Abstract α-Sulfonyl nitrodiphenylmethane derivatives undergo an autoxidation to nitrobenzophenones in the presence of solid K2CO3 and tetrabutylammonium bromide in dimethoxyethane in good yields.
Raw or Extruded Soybeans and Rumen-Protected Methionine and Lysine in Alfalfa-Based Diets for Dairy Cows (1991)

F&y-seven Holstein cows (19 primiparous) were assigned to one of four dietary treatments arranged as a 2 x 2 factorial during d 22 to 150 of lactation to examine the effects of raw or extruded (149'C) soybeans and of rumen-protected methionine and lysine supplements on lactation performance. Dietary DM contained 16.5% CP and consisted of 32.2% alfalfa silage, 5.4% alfalfa pellets, 10.4% cam silage, 38.5% high moisture shelled corn, 11.4% nitrogenous supplements, and 2.1% minerals and vitamins. From d 15 prepartum to d 21 of lactation, all cows were fed a protein supplement of raw and extruded soybeans in a 1:l ratio. During the experimental period, an average of 18.9 kg of DM were consumed. This contained, for the amino acid-supplemented treatments, 14.2 g each of rumen-protected DL-methionine and L-lysine. Experimental data were adjusted by covariance for means measured during d 4 to 21. Dietary treatments did not affect yield of milk, milk protein or milk casein, DMI, BW and condition, or plasma urea N. Extruded soybeans depressed milk fat percentage. Evaluation of diets in continuous c u l m fermenters indicated no dif-
A venous pulse Doppler catheter-tip flowmeter for measuring arterial blood velocity, flow and diameter in deep arteries. (1975)

Numerous schemes have been used for measuring hemodynamic properties of deeply lying arteries; however, all have their limitations. This paper describes a new relatively nontraumatic intravenous approach that uses a catheter in connection with a pulsed ultrasonic Doppler velocity meter (PUDVM) and an echo track. The catheter was initially tested in a hydraulic model system for calibration of velocity and flow parameters. Lately, the catheter has permittted measurements of local instantaneous blood velocity, flow, and wall motion characteristics in adult Beagle dogs in the abdominal aorta and iliac artery. Evaluation studies have been conducted to compare the catheter-tip recordings with an independent method for measuring blood flow and wall motion. Coupling of this catheter-tip device with the PUDVM and echo track provides chronic measurements of hemodynamic parameters in these deep vessels which were virtually impossible to obtain previously. This technique may prove useful in monitoring vessel pathology longitudinally as well as in basic experimental situations requiring flow and arterial wall mechanical properties.
Discovering user access pattern based on probabilistic latent factor model (2005)

There has been an increased demand for characterizing user access patterns using web mining techniques since the informative knowledge extracted from web server log files can not only offer benefits for web site structure improvement but also for better understanding of user navigational behavior. In this paper, we present a web usage mining method, which utilize web user usage and page linkage information to capture user access pattern based on Probabilistic Latent Semantic Analysis (PLSA) model. A specific probabilistic model analysis algorithm, EM algorithm, is applied to the integrated usage data to infer the latent semantic factors as well as generate user session clusters for revealing user access patterns. Experiments have been conducted on real world data set to validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The results have shown that the presented method is capable of characterizing the latent semantic factors and generating user profile in terms of weighted page vectors, which may reflect the common access interest exhibited by users among same session cluster. © 2005, Australian Computer Society, Inc.
Bitcoin transaction: From the creation to validation, a protocol overview (2017)

In the last decade, we have seen the emergence of the Bitcoin crypto-currency, where the Blockchain technology builds trust transaction after transaction through a validation process. Academics focused their research on security flaws or improvement, but we identify a lack of literature on how the validation of transaction and block proceeds. In fact, understanding the validation will help the conception of new blockchain features and allow users to recognize all security risks. This paper aims at a deep comprehension and detailed analysis of the validation in the Bitcoin protocol.
Auftragsbestände der freischaffenden Hochbauarchitekten schrumpfen spürbar (2002)

Nach den neusten Ergebnissen der vierteljährlichen Umfrage des ifo Instituts bei den freischaffenden Hochbauarchitekten blieb das Geschäftsklima im Verlauf des ersten Halbjahres 2002 weiter stark eingetrübt, die Geschäftserwartungen waren weiterhin von einem hohen Maß an Skepsis geprägt. Die Auftragsreserven schrumpften spürbar und betrugen am Ende des ersten Quartals nur noch 4,2 Monate.
Insights into Distinct Modulation of α7 and α7β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by the Volatile Anesthetic Isoflurane (2013)

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are targets of general anesthetics, but functional sensitivity to anesthetic inhibition varies dramatically among different subtypes of nAChRs. Potential causes underlying different functional responses to anesthetics remain elusive. Here we show that in contrast to the α7 nAChR, the α7β2 nAChR is highly susceptible to inhibition by the volatile anesthetic isoflurane in electrophysiology measurements. Isoflurane-binding sites in β2 and α7 were found at the extracellular and intracellular end of their respective transmembrane domains using NMR. Functional relevance of the identified β2 site was validated via point mutations and subsequent functional measurements. Consistent with their functional responses to isoflurane, β2 but not α7 showed pronounced dynamics changes, particularly for the channel gate residue Leu-249(9'). These results suggest that anesthetic binding alone is not sufficient to generate functional impact; only those sites that can modulate channel dynamics upon anesthetic binding will produce functional effects.
Fairfax's Tasso (1954)

HE sixteenth-century phase of Renaissance does not arrive in north of Europe at smooth harmonious ripeness which distinguishes it in Italy. There it has other values. It begins as a lively birth in secular expansion of late Gothic. Into this native life Italian and revived classical are absorbed, often through medium of translations. In organic interplay and quickening that ensues, style tendencies assert themselves, apparently contradictory, yet working together towards seventeenth-century maturation. There is an aureate exuberance, a lavishness of emotion, image, and decorative detail; yet within this dynamic extravagance, an antithetical core of rounded harmony is formed.l Of course, classical modulation of form and shadowed mood, antithesis and controlled voweling of sound, which seventeenth century admired, were not perfected until Waller began to essay. Waller played a critical role in this formulation; and, as almost every literary historian since Dryden has remarked, it was from Fairfax's Godfrey of Bulloigne that he professed to derive the Harmony of his Numbers.2 It would take another long article to establish place of Fairfax in transformation of English verse. But many things of importance to that investigation emerge from a study of Godfrey in its own right. For this translation, apart from its worth as an English poem, has greatest historical interest. It represents a masterpiece of Italian late Renaissance (anticipating classical-baroque), brought over, not only into English, but into style complex and vigor of northern sixteenth century. Yet, even in this transformation and excess, it bears germ of classical restraint, a style balance and well-voweled dignity, which were to prove decisive in evolution of English verse. We examine it here both for its innate beauty and as a document of cultural change. Of Fairfax himself, we need only say, for purposes of reference, that
Treatment of alpha and beta herpesvirus infections in solid organ transplant recipients (2016)

Human herpesviruses frequently cause infections in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Areas covered: We provide an overview of the clinical impact of alpha and beta herpesviruses and highlight the mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, clinical indications, and adverse effects of antiviral drugs for the management of herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus and cytomegalovirus. We comprehensively evaluated key clinical trials that led to drug approval, and served as the foundation for management guidelines. We further provide an update on investigational antiviral agents for alpha and beta herpesvirus infections after SOT. Expert commentary: The therapeutic armamentarium for herpes infections is limited by the emergence of drug resistance. There have been major efforts for discovery of new drugs against these viruses, but the results of early-phase clinical trials have been less than encouraging. We believe, however, that more antiviral drug options are needed given the adverse side effects associated with current antiviral agents, and the emergence of drug-resistant virus populations in SOT recipients. Likewise, optimized use and strategies are needed for existing and novel antiviral drugs against alpha and beta-herpesviruses in SOT recipients.
Single-Molecule Quantification of Translation-Dependent Association of mRNAs with the Endoplasmic Reticulum (2017)

It is well established that mRNAs encoding secretory or membrane-bound proteins are translated on the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The extent to which mRNAs that encode cytosolic proteins associate with the ER, however, remains controversial. To address this question, we quantified the number of cytosolic protein-encoding mRNAs that co-localize with the ER using single-molecule RNA imaging in fixed and living cells. We found that a small but significant number of mRNAs that encode cytosolic proteins associate with the ER and show that this interaction is translation dependent. Furthermore, we demonstrate that cytosolic protein-encoding transcripts can remain on the ER with dwell times consistent with multiple rounds of translation and have higher ribosome occupancies than transcripts translated in the cytosol. These results advance our understanding of the diversity and dynamics of localized translation on the ER.
High performance IPMSM drives without rotational position sensors using reduced-order EKF (1999)

An extended Kalman filter (EKF) based approach for position sensor elimination in interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) drives is presented in this paper. The EKF is capable of estimating system parameters and state variables for the IPMSM by eliminating virtually all influences of structural noises in the vector control scheme. This paper presents a design method of a reduced-order EKF. Position and angular speed of the rotor are obtained through the reduced-order EKF only by measuring stator currents. Also, due to an angle modification scheme with error tracking, the sensorless drive system is robust to parameter variations. Simulation and experimental results are provided to verify the proposed approach based on the reduced-order EKF.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: recent guidelines and beyond (2011)

<h3>Background</h3> Patients with primary intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) are at increased long-term risks of recurrent stroke and other comorbidities. However, available estimates come predominantly from hospital-based studies with relatively short follow-up. Moreover, there are also uncertainties about the influence of ICH location on risks of recurrent stroke, disability, dementia and quality of life. <h3>Methods</h3> In a population-based study (Oxford Vascular Study/2002–2018) of patients with a first ICH with follow-up to 10 years, we determined the long-term risks of recurrent stroke, disability, quality of life, dementia and hospital care costs stratified by haematoma location. <h3>Results</h3> Of 255 cases with primary ICH (mean/SD age 75.5/13.1), 109 (42.7%) had lobar ICH, 144 (56.5%) non-lobar ICH and 2 (0.8%) had uncertain location. Annual rates of recurrent ICH were higher after lobar versus non-lobar ICH (lobar=4.0%, 2.7–7.2 vs 1.1%, 0.3–2.8; p=0.02). Moreover, cumulative rate of dementia was also higher for lobar versus non-lobar ICH (n/% lobar=20/36.4% vs 16/20.8%, p=0.047), and there was a higher proportion of disability at 5 years in survivors (15/60.0% vs 9/31.0%, p=0.03). The 10-year quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were also lower after lobar versus non-lobar ICH (2.9 vs 3.8 for non-lobar, p=0.04). Overall, the mean 10-year censor-adjusted costs were £19 292, with over 80% of costs due to inpatient hospital admission costs, which did not vary by haematoma location (p=0.90). <h3>Conclusion</h3> Compared with non-lobar ICH, the substantially higher 10-year risks of recurrent stroke, dementia and lower QALYs after lobar ICH highlight the need for more effective prevention for this patient group.
Efficiency of labriform swimming in the bluegill sunfish (<i>Lepomis macrochirus</i>) (2007)

Bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) swim in the labriform mode at low speeds, generating lift and thrust by beating their pectoral fins. The maximal power output available from the two largest pectoral fin adductor and abductor muscles, constituting half of the total pectoral girdle muscle mass, was measured in vitro and used to estimate the muscle mechanical power output during maximal labriform swimming (Pmech; 0.15-0.21 W kg(-1) body mass). Respirometry was used to estimate the total metabolic power input (Ptotal; 0.95 W kg(-1) body mass) and the metabolic power available to the active muscle mass (Pmuscle; Ptotal minus standard metabolic rate, 0.57 W kg(-1) body mass) at this swimming speed. Drag measurements made on towed, dead fish were used to estimate the mechanical power required to overcome body drag (Pdrag; 0.028 W kg(-1) body mass). Efficiency estimates based on these data fell into the following ranges: overall swimming efficiency (etagross=Pmech/Ptotal), 0.16-0.22; muscle efficiency (etamuscle=Pmech/Pmuscle), 0.26-0.37; and propeller efficiency (etaprop=Pdrag/Pmech), 0.15-0.20. Comparison with other studies suggests that labriform swimming may be more efficient than swimming powered by undulations of the body axis.