gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
An Efficient Ceiling-view SLAM Using Relational Constraints Between Landmarks (2014)

In this paper, we present a new indoor 'simultaneous localization and mapping‘ (SLAM) technique based on an upward-looking ceiling camera. Adapted from our previous work [ 17 ], the proposed method employs sparsely-distributed line and point landmarks in an indoor environment to aid with data association and reduce extended Kalman filter computation as compared with earlier techniques. Further, the proposed method exploits geometric relationships between the two types of landmarks to provide added information about the environment. This geometric information is measured with an upward-looking ceiling camera and is used as a constraint in Kalman filtering. The performance of the proposed ceiling-view (CV) SLAM is demonstrated through simulations and experiments. The proposed method performs localization and mapping more accurately than those methods that use the two types of landmarks without taking into account their relative geometries.
The Bonded Electrical Resistance Strain Gage: An Introduction (1992)

Fundamental concepts for strain gages Stress-strain analysis and stress-strain relations Elementary circuits The potentiometric circuit Wheatstone bridge Sensitivity variation Lateral effects in strain gages Strain gage rosettes and data analysis Strain gage rosettes and transverse sensitivity effect Stress gages Temperature effects on strain gages Transducers Strain gage selection and application Answers to selected problems.
Proof of Concept of Closed Loop Re-Simulation (CLR) Methods in Verification of Autonomous Vehicles (2017)

This degree project, conducted at Volvo Cars, investigates whether closed-loopre-simulation (CLR) methods can provide a safety proof for the autonomousdriving (AD) functions based on previously collected driving data. The elementsunder study for this closed loop approach are model-in-loop based SimulationPlatform Active Safety (SPAS) environment and Active Safety (AS)software.The prerequisites for securing the closed loop re-simulation environment areperforming open-loop simulations with AS software under test and preparing avalidated vehicle model constituting the sensors and actuators. The validatedvehicle model against a set of physical data ensures high confidence in the CAEenvironment. This results in high correlation between physical and simulateddata for the closed loop tests performed for testing the Active Safety algorithms.This thesis work focuses on preparing the vehicle model in SPAS with the emphasison performance of auto-brake functionality in CLR. The vehicle modelin SPAS was prepared by tuning the brake model focusing on the EuNCAPcases in which CLR environment was subsequently tested with respect to Eu-NCAP scenarios.In the procedure of securing CLR methods, it was crucial to design the scenariosin virtual test environment as close as possible to field test conditions tomake reliable comparison with the reality. Therefore, the verification of CLRenvironment was carried out by subjecting the CAE Environment to EuNCAPbraking scenarios with dry surfaces, host vehicle velocities up to 80 km/h andtarget vehicle deceleration levels being 2m/s2 and 6m/s2.As a result of all these virtual tests, it was empirically verified that CLR environmentcan be used to predict braking behaviour of the vehicle in certaintraffic scenarios for the verification of autonomous driving functions.
René Clair in Hollywood: An Interview (1970)

Research Article| December 01 1970 René Clair in Hollywood: An Interview R. C. Dale; R. C. Dale Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar René Clair René Clair Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Film Quarterly (1970) 24 (2): 34–40. https://doi.org/10.2307/1211218 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation R. C. Dale, René Clair; René Clair in Hollywood: An Interview. Film Quarterly 1 December 1970; 24 (2): 34–40. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/1211218 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentFilm Quarterly Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1971 The Regents of the University of California Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
Atraumatic, Nonsurgical Technic for Removal of Broken Catheters from Cardiac Cavities (1967)

THE complications of indwelling intravenous polyethylene catheters for monitoring of central venous pressure and for therapeutic infusions are well known. One of these, embolization of a severed portion or of the whole catheter, has been observed several times since it was first described in 1954.1 Reported below is such a case, with the description of a nonsurgical technic for removal of the catheter.Case ReportE.H., a 60-year-old cirrhotic man was admitted to the hospital with severe hepatic insufficiency, coma and shock. An Intracath§ was introduced into the superior vena cava by means of percutaneous subclavian puncture for the purpose . . .
Loan assessment through Internet (2003)

This technical paper presents aspects of Web-based applications using JavaScript (JScript) and Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript). By integrating JScript and VBScript into HTML pages, it can make elements of the Web page respond to user action. This paper focused on developing a Web site about loans, specifically national car loans through an intranet or the Internet using any Web browser. The function of this system is to assist users in evaluate their bank loan. This will serve as guidance for users before they apply directly to any bank in Malaysia. This system will directly reduce the cost and time that a user needs to obtain information from each dealer.
Stability Order in Metal Chelate Compounds. I. 4-Carboxy -and 4-Sulfocatechol Complexes (1963)

Abstract The stability constants of 4-carboxy- and 4-sulfocatechol chelates with bivalent transition metals and alkaline earth metals have been evaluated in aqueous media at 30.0±0.1°C and 0.10 m of ionic strength. The stability orders, manganese&lt;cobalt∼nickel&lt;zinc&lt;copper for transition metal chelates and strontium&lt;calcium&lt;magnesium for alkaline earth metal chelates, have been found to hold in these catechol chelate systems. A unique stability sequence, nickel&lt;zinc, has been discussed in terms of the electron delocalization effect, in which metal d orbitals, lone pair orbitals of catechol oxygens and π orbitals of the benzene ring are involved. A reverse relationship for ligand basicity and chelate stability was observed for copper(II) and zinc(II) chelates, and the stability of metal chelates was found to increase in the sequence; catechol&lt;4-carboxycatechol&lt;catechol-4-sulfonate&lt;Tiron. Substituent groups were considered to play an important role in this case.
Synthesis of Aminocholesterol Derivatives with Antibiotic Properties (1997)

Abstract We report here a new family of antibiotic with fungicidal and antibacterial activity. The syntheses of five 7-amino and 7-aminoalkylcholesterol derivatives are described.
Comparison Between Clonidine and Epinephrine Admixture to Lidocaine in Brachial Plexus Block (1992)

The admixture of clonidine or epinephrine to lidocaine for brachial plexus block was studied with regard to duration of block, postoperative analgesia, and plasma concentrations of lidocaine. Thirty-three patients of ASA physical status I and II received an admixture of either clonidine (150 micrograms; n = 15) or epinephrine (200 micrograms; n = 18) to 40 mL of 1% lidocaine in a randomized, double-blind fashion. Bone surgery predominated in those patients receiving clonidine and soft-tissue surgery in those receiving epinephrine (P less than 0.05). Onset and duration of block were not different between the groups. With the admixture of clonidine, fewer patients were completely pain free for greater than 12 h (13.3%) and pain scores (visual analogue scale 0-10) were higher 6 h after the block (median 4; range 0-6) than with epinephrine (61.1%; median 2; range 0-7, respectively; P less than 0.05). In patients who had received clonidine, peak plasma concentrations of lidocaine were higher (10.29 +/- 2.96 mumol/L) and occurred earlier (23.7 +/- 9.3 min; mean +/- SD) than in those treated with epinephrine (6.9 +/- 1.71 mumol/L; 72.5 +/- 56.2 min; P less than 0.05). This indicates the absence of a local vasoconstrictor effect of clonidine and implies a reduced margin of safety with regard to local anesthetic toxicity. Although clonidine does not offer advantages compared with epinephrine, it may be a useful adjunct to local anesthetics in those patients in whom the administration of epinephrine is contraindicated.
ACQUIRED PERIPHERAL RETINAL TELANGIECTASIA AFTER RETINAL SURGERY (1994)

Possible risk factors for the development of APRT include retinal ischemia after longstanding retinal detachment, retinal cryotherapy or scleral buckling, and damage to Bruch's membrane at the time of scleral suture placement or release of subretinal fluid. This report provides further evidence of an association between APRT and retinal detachment, and that APRT may be more specifically associated with retinal detachments in patients with Sticklers syndrome.
Toward the validation of aneusomy detection by fluorescence in situ hybridization in bladder cancer: comparative analysis with cytology, cytogenetics, and clinical features predicts recurrence and defines clinical testing limitations. (1997)

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is regarded as a potential new tool for the clinical management of bladder cancer that works by detecting cytogenetic aberrations in noncycling, exfoliated cells from bladder irrigations. However, clinical validation steps must be addressed to define the true predictive potential in a clinical setting. Toward the validation of FISH with the use of bladder washings and prior to incorporation into a large, prospective clinical trial, a pilot study was designed to determine its clinical potential, define testing limitations, optimize a panel of probes specific for bladder cancer detection, and outline protocol/data collection parameters. Correlations with standard cytogenetics and clinicopathological features of bladder cancer were investigated. Exfoliated cells obtained from benign bladder washings served as normal controls. The results of this pilot study suggest the following: (a) FISH and cytology are complementary testing procedures; however, the FISH data provided valuable ploidy and specific genotypic information for recurrent tumors in "suspicious" cases; (b) chromosomal aberrations defined by FISH are associated with tumor grade and stage (i.e., simple numerical aberrations were associated with low-grade tumors, and high-grade and invasive tumors exhibited multiple, nonrandom chromosomal aberrations and vast intratumor heterogeneity); (c) somatic pairing or homologous centromeric association can give a false-positive result and appears to be linked to prior therapy; (d) dual hybridization with reference gene-specific probes must be used to control for somatic pairing; and (e) focal, deep muscle invasive lesions, with no surface exposure, may yield false-negative results. The data suggest that FISH analysis, with the use of cells isolated from bladder washings, is a powerful technique holding promise for early cancer detection, monitoring treatment outcome, and predicting recurrence of disease.
Aberrant Trafficking of the B Cell Receptor Ig-αβ Subunit in a B Lymphoma Cell Line (2000)

The B cell Ag receptor (BCR) has two important functions: first, it binds and takes up Ag for presentation to T lymphocytes; and second, it transmits signals that regulate B cell development. Normal expression of the BCR requires the association of the Ag binding subunit, membrane IgM (mIgM), with the signaling component, the Ig-alpha beta heterodimer. After assembly in the endoplasmic reticulum, the intact BCR travels through the secretory pathway to the cell surface. In this paper, we report two variants of the B lymphoma cell lines, WEHI 279 and WEHI 231, that have both lost the ability to express mu heavy chain and consequently do not express mIgM. However, these variants do express the Ig-alpha beta heterodimer. In one variant, WEHI 279*, the Ig-alpha beta remained trapped intracellularly in the absence of mIgM. The other variant, 303.1.5.LM, expressed an aberrantly glycosylated Ig-alpha beta on the cell surface that was capable of signaling after cross-linking with anti-Ig-beta Abs. Further characterization uncovered a point mutation in the 303.1.5.LM mb1 gene that would change a proline for a leucine in the extracellular domain of Ig-alpha. The 303.1.5.LM Ig-alpha beta could not associate with a wild-type mIgM after mu heavy chain was reconstituted by DNA transfection. Thus, this mutation could define a region of the Ig-alpha polypeptide that is important for recognition by the endoplasmic reticulum quality control system, for association with glycosylating enzymes, and for the association of Ig-alpha beta subunits with mIgM subunits to create a complete BCR complex.
SHIP MOTIONS BY A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANKINE PANEL METHOD (1991)

A Rankine Panel Method is presented for the solution of the complete three-dimensional steady and time-harmonic potential flows past ships advancing with a forward velocity. A new free-surface condition is derived, based on linearisation about the double-body flow and valid uniformly from low to high Froude numbers. Computations of the steady ship wave patterns reveal significant detail in the Kelvin wake significant distance downstream of the ship, permitted by the cubic order and zero numerical damping of the panel method. The wave pattern appears to be sensitive to the selection of the free-surface condition only for full ship forms. The heave and pitch hydrodynamic coefficients, exciting forces and motions of a Wigley and a Series-60 hull have been evaluated in head waves over a wide range of frequencies and speeds. A robust treatment is proposed of the m-terms which are found to be critical importance for the accurate solution of the problem. In all cases the agreement with experiments is very satisfactory indicating a significant improvement over strip theory, particularly in the cross-coupling and diagonal pitch damping coefficients.
Susceptibility of feline herpesvirus 1 and a feline calicivirus to feline interferon and recombinant human leukocyte interferons (1985)

Feline lung monolayer cultures were treated with either a feline interferon (IFN) or one of two recombinant human alpha-IFNs and then challenged with feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), feline calicivirus (F-9 strain), or vesicular stomatitis virus. Treatment with these IFNs reduced the viral yield for each of these three viruses as compared with that of control cultures. Vesicular stomatitis virus was more sensitive to each IFN than were FHV-1 or feline calicivirus F-9.
Research on reliability of a hybrid Three-Redundant Electro-Mechanical Actuator (2009)

In this paper, a novel hybrid Three-Redundant Electro-Mechanical Actuator (EMA) system is proposed, which is mainly composed of two automatic brushless DC motor (BLDCM) drivers and one manual BLDCM driver. Each driver is in charge of the control of one brushless DC motor. At any tine, only one set of drivers works to realize the accurate position control. The rationality of the system is analysed then. Compared with the traditional redundant EMA with parallel structure, this system exhibits the advantages of more simple structure, more flexibility control and higher reliability. Two kinds of the fault tolerant operating modes are presented. The result is elicited by analyse and calculation that the hybrid Three-Redundant EMA improves the reliability of the system remarkably.
Flavonoid-rich grapeseed extracts: a new approach in high cardiovascular risk patients? (2006)

The management of traditional risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidaemia has been successful in reducing the development of cardiovascular disease. However, this has not resulted in the amelioration of complications; prompting attention to be focused on novel markers of vascular risk such as endothelial dysfunction (a determinant of vascular tone), vascular inflammation, oxidative stress and insulin resistance. With an ever-growing interest in plant-derived products, agents that could have a beneficial effect on this complex web of pathophysiology have thus been a major area of research and interest. Flavonoids have been a major focus of attention since the days of the French paradox and the presence of high quantity of flavonoids in grapeseed extracts has prompted research looking at its effects on novel markers of vascular risk. This review briefly summarises mechanisms implicated in the development of vascular disease and then focuses upon the potential role of the antioxidant properties of flavonoid-rich grapeseed extracts in the reversal of these processes.
1,4,7-Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl-5-ylmethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (L<sup>1</sup>), a powerful tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) chelating macrocyclic ligand. X-Ray structure of [Ru(L<sup>1</sup>H)][PF<sub>6</sub>]<sub>3</sub>, a complex containing a strongly trapped proton (1994)

A new powerful tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) chelating ligand, 1,4,7-tris(2,2′-bipyridyl-5-ylmethyl)1,4,7-triazacyclononane (L1), has been synthesised and characterised, and an X-ray structure of [Ru(L1H)]3+ obtained; in the complex all three bipyridyl groups are coordinated, with a fairly regular octahedral RuII geometry, and although the azamacrocyclic nitrogen-atoms are non-coordinating to RuII, in aqueous solution they trap a single proton in the cavity between the macrocycle and the RuII, and which cannot be removed even at high pH.
On the order of simultaneous approximation of bivariate functions by Bernstein operators (1987)

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<b>Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Gold Medal Review / Synthèse médaillée d'or de la Société canadienne physiologie végétale</b>The fascinating world of folate and one-carbon metabolism (2000)

Folate was first isolated from spinach leaves in 1941 and characterized as pteroylglutamic acid. Although plants, fungi, and bacteria synthesize folate de novo, animal cells lack key enzymes of the folate biosynthetic pathway and a dietary source of folate is required for normal growth and development. Folates have importance in human nutrition, health, and disease, and antifolate drugs are commonly used in cancer chemotherapy. In the majority of living cells folates occur as one-carbon substituted tetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate derivatives. These folates donate one-carbon groups during the synthesis of purines, formylmethionyl-tRNA, thymidylate, serine, and methionine. In the last 30 years, research on the folate biochemistry of plant species has intensified and been aided by the development of improved methods for folate isolation and characterization. These studies have resulted in basic information on the nature of plant folylpolyglutamates, folate biosynthesis, the enzymology of several folate-dependent reactions, and the roles of chloroplasts, mitochondria, and the cytosol in the pathways of one-carbon metabolism.Key words: plants, folates, folate biosynthesis, folate-dependent enzymes, one-carbon metabolism.
Microtubule-membrane interactions in cilia. II. Photochemical cross-linking of bridge structures and the identification of a membrane-associated dynein-like ATPase. (1980)

Photochemical cross-linking of both Tetrahymena and Aequipecten ciliary membrane proteins with the lipophilic reagent 4,4'-dithiobisphenylazide links together a high molecular weight dynein-like ATPase, membrane tubulin, and at least two other proteins. Electron microscopy of detergent-extracted cilia reveals that the cross-linked complex remains attached to the outer-doublet microtubules by a microtubule-membrane bridge. Cleavage of the reagent's disulfide bond releases the bridge-membrane complex and the dynein-like membrane-associated ATPase. Electron microscopy was used to ensure that the dynein-like protein did not result from the solubilization of the dynein arms attached to the outer-doublet microtubules. The dynein-like protein has been isolated using sucrose gradients and is similar to axonemal dynein with respect to its sedimentation characteristics nucleotide specificity, and divalent cation requirements. Photochemical cross-linking of ciliary membrane porteins in vivo results initially in the modification of ciliary beat and, eventually, in the cessation of ciliary movement. These results suggest that a dynein-like ATPase comprises the bridge which links the ciliary membrane to the outer-doublet microtubules and that this bridge is involved in the modulation of normal ciliary movement.
<i>Fargo</i>: Struggle for the Vehicle (2002)

Le film Fargo des frètes Coen est une oeuvre hybride qui crée une tension entre différents genres (horreur, comédie, suspense, drame) et modes d’expression (réalisme, satire). L’un des aspects principaux de cette hybridité est le tangage, en particulier le mélange d’accents anglais et suédois, La force de l’oeuvre découle d’une tension linguistique, d’une friction entre la forme et le sens, d’un jeu d’ambivalence entre le signifiant et le signifié. Dans ce film obsédé par le lieu, le sang, ta naissance et l’automobile (surtout la « Géra ombre-brûlée »), la violence résulte d’un conflit de signification qui transforme l’automobile en véhicule du désir.
Crystal structure of a DNAmiddle dotRNA hybrid duplex with a polypurine RNA r(gaagaagag) and a complementary polypyrimidine DNA d(CTCTTCTTC) (2000)

DNA.RNA hybrid duplexes are substrates of RNase H and reverse transcriptase. The crystal structure of a hybrid duplex, d(5'-CTCTTCTTC-3').r(5'-gaagaagag-3') (the uppercase letters indicate DNA and lowercase letters RNA), with a polypurine RNA strand and a complementary DNA strand has been determined at 1.8 A resolution. The structure was refined first at 1.9 A by XPLOR and subsequently by CNS at 1.8 A. The hybrid is found in a standard A-form conformation with all the sugars in the C3'-endo puckering. The 5'-terminal base dC of the DNA strand was clearly visible in the electron density map of the present structure, in contrast to the previously reported structure d(TTCTTBr(5)CTTC).r(gaagaagaa) where the 5'-terminal base dT was not visible, leaving the terminal rA unpaired. Thus, the comparison of the terminal base pairs, C.g versus T.a, in the two hybrid crystal structures provides information on the stability of these base pairs in hydrogen bonding (three versus two) and base stacking interactions. The differences in the terminal base pairs produce different kinks in the two structures. Minor groove widening is observed in the present structure at a distinctive kink in the lower half of the duplex, in contrast to the small widening of the minor groove and a very slight bend in the upper half of the T.a structure.
"Hours of Morbid Entertainment": Self-Irony and Replayed Clichés in Hsu-Ming Teo's Fiction' (2012)

This article examines the representation of Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian immigrants in popular Australian fiction. In a close analysis of Hsu-Ming Teo’s first novel Love and Vertigo (2000), it draws attention both to the potential and the problems of self-irony in what have chiefly been read as autobiographically inspired texts. Parodic elements may constructively rupture common readerly expectations of an “Asian past” and hence demand a larger rethinking of prevailing conceptuali-sations of diaspora and diasporic writing. Yet the use of parody has also got its limitations and is symptomatically often edited out in the texts’ reception.