gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
World grain takes a spill. (1992)

World grain production decreased 5% in 1991, which combined with the 90 million in population increase resulted in a 6.4% decline/person. This is the largest drop ever recorded. Currently world production is off 9% from the all time high in 1984 of 757 pounds/person. There are many signs that this trend will continue. Soil erosion continues to decrease the amount of available farm land, irrigation water logs fields, deforestation and desertification, air pollution, acid rain and increased ultra violet light form depleting ozone are all adding to the problem. Currently in the US 28 million acres idle as part of commodity supply management and 34 million acres are designated threatened and are in Conservation Reserve. However, even with this area put into production, the total area worldwide is still smaller than it was in 1984.
Beyond GDP: Methodological and measurement issues in redefining “wealth” (2012)

In the last decades; a growing stock of literature has been devoted to the criticism of GDP as an indicator of societal wealth. A relevant question is: what are the perspectives to build, on the existing knowledge and consensus, alternative measures of prosperity? A starting point may be to connect well-being research agenda with the sustainability one. However, there is no doubt that there is a lot of complexity and fuzziness inherent in multidimensional concepts such as sustainability and well-being. This article analyses the theoretical foundations and the empirical validity of some multidimensional technical tools that can be used for well-being evaluation and assessment. Of course one should not forget that policy conclusions derived through any mathematical model depend also on the conceptual framework used, i.e. which representation of reality (and thus which societal values and interests) has been considered.
PROBLEMS IN THE FUSION OF COMMERCIAL HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE AS WELL AS LANDSAT 7 IMAGES AND INITIAL SOLUTIONS (2002)

Currently available image fusion techniques are not efficient for fusing the new satellite images such as IKONOS and Landsat 7. Significant colour distortion is one of the major problems. Reasons for this distortion are analyzed in this paper. A new initial automatic solution for fusing the new images is introduced. The new solution has reached an optimum fusion result – with minimized colour distortion and maximized spatial detail.
Los hijos de Ken Loach (2000)

El nuevo cine europeoI. La preocupacion por desvelar la realidad que les rodea acerca a varias generaciones de realizadores del Viejo Continente. Paisajes urbanos, soledad, paro, familia... Ken Loach se adivina como un referente ineludible
Proceedings of QG2010: The Third Workshop on Question Generation (2010)

These are the peer-reviewed proceedings of "QG2010, The Third Workshop on Question Generation". The workshop included a special track for "QGSTEC2010: The First Question Generation Shared Task and Evaluation Challenge".\n\nQG2010 was held as part of The Tenth International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS2010).
Sentence matrix normalization using most likely n-grams vector (2017)

Word embeddings is one of the interesting natural language processing filed and has been shown to be a great asset for a large variety of NLP tasks. N-gram language models are also an important text processing methods and are based on statistics of how likely words are to follow each other. A big problem in all text processing approaches based on word vectors are different size of sentences matrices. In most of suggested approaches, the average value of columns is calculated and a one dimensional vector including N elements is created. But the approach has some disadvantages such as its resistance against word ordering, ignoring sentence length feature and their vector sentences are very close to each other. We introduce an efficient and very simple rich statistical model of Word2Vec approach and n-grams language model to assess unique size sentence matrices. The unique size resulting matrix does not depend on the language and its semantic concepts. Our results demonstrate that certain models capture complementary aspects of coherence evaluation, text summarization, automatic essay scoring, detecting fake and copied texts, text topic comparison and thus can be combined to improve performance.
Wildlife population management are contraceptive vaccines a feasible proposition (2017)

To minimize human-animal conflicts for habitation and burden of zoonotic diseases, it is imperative to develop new strategies for wildlife population management. In this direction, contraceptive vaccines eliciting immune response against hormones/proteins critical for reproduction have emerged as one of the promising options. Contraceptive vaccines based on neutralization of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) have been used for inhibition of fertility in various species such as wild horses, white-tailed deer, pigs, cats, dogs etc. It has been used for immunocastration of male pigs to improve meat quality. However, additional safety studies of GnRH vaccine will be needed in light of presence of its receptor at extra-pituitary sites. Native porcine zona pellucida (PZP)-based contraceptive vaccines have shown their utility in the management of the population of both captive and free-ranging wild horses and white-tailed deer. Long-term use of the PZP-based contraceptive vaccines has also demonstrated their safety. Ideally single injection of the contraceptive vaccine should elicit long lasting immune response and desired contraceptive efficacy, which will require development of novel vaccine delivery platforms and more potent adjuvants.
Autothermal Reforming of Methane in a Reverse‐Flow Reactor (2009)

Abstract Autothermal methane reforming (ATR) is an alternative to steam reforming for synthesis gas and hydrogen production. It meets the intensive energy demand of methane reforming by combining exothermic oxidation and endothermic steam reforming. However, ATR runs into autothermal limitations if the water‐to‐oxygen feed ratio is increased to optimize hydrogen production. We have previously shown that regenerative heat integration in a reverse‐flow reactor (RFR) can overcome autothermal limitations in syngas production via catalytic partial oxidation of methane. Here, we extend our studies onto ATR in a RFR. Our results show that regenerative heat integration strongly increases the range of autothermal operation for ATR towards higher H 2 O:CH 4 feed ratios. RFR operation allows for improved syngas yields and much higher H 2 /CO ratios in the product stream. Improvements are most pronounced for high flow rates, which makes ATR‐RFR particularly well suited to compact reactors for small‐scale and decentralized processes.
A knowledge-based system as an intelligent learning advisor on computer networks (2003)

We propose a network-based intelligent testing and diagnostic system that can give dynamic tests according to the degree of difficulty, discrimination, and other parameters. The system also permits several students to take a test cooperatively through a computer network. With proper discussions, students can solve their problems and will be more willing to learn. Moreover, by applying the techniques of fuzzy reasoning, the system is able to provide learning suggestions that can be used to guide the students to raise their learning status.
Susceptibility compensated fMRI study using a tailored RF echo planar imaging sequence (2008)

With reduced maximum phase distribution in the TRF pulse, signals in the susceptibility-affected areas, such as the orbitofrontal and inferior temporal cortex, were increased, suggesting that the technique could be a useful adjunct to fMRI.
Signing electronic contracts (2000)

Electronic commerce faces the problem of signing electronic contracts. Three approaches for handling electronic contracts include 1) no trusted third party protocols, 2) strongly-trusted third party protocols and 3) weakly-trusted third party protocols. A secondary problem facing electronic commerce is self-enforcing contract design.
Strength of irradiated drawn and undrawn nylon (1960)

This investigation describes the effect of reactor irradiation on the strength properties of oriented and unoriented nylon filaments. It is found that both the ultimate strength and the elastic modulus of the undrawn sample decreases markedly to a minimum upon receiving a reactor radiation indexed by the thermal neutron component of 6 × 1017 nvt as compared with that of the drawn sample. However, at somewhat higher levels of irradiation the ultimate tensile strength and the modulus of elasticity of the undrawn nylon increases while that of the drawn nylon continues to decrease until they approach to nearly the same level. At still a higher dose of reactor irradiation the ultimate tensile strength of both drawn and undrawn samples drops sharply while the modulus of elasticity increases sharply.
La subrogación de personal en los concursos para la adjudicación de los servicios públicos concesionales: regulares permanentes de uso general, de transporte de viajeros por carretera (2019)

espanolAnalisis normativo y jurisprudencial de la subrogacion de trabajadores del sector del transporte de viajeros por carretera cuando hay una nueva adjudicataria del servicio tras un concurso publico. EnglishRegulatory and case law analysis of the subrogation of workers in the road passenger transport sector when there is a new contractor for the service following a public tender.
Active proportional electromyogram controlled functional electrical stimulation system (2020)

Neurophysiological theories and past studies suggest that intention driven functional electrical stimulation (FES) could be effective in motor neurorehabilitation. Proportional control of FES using voluntary EMG may be used for this purpose. Electrical artefact contamination of voluntary electromyogram (EMG) during FES application makes the technique difficult to implement. Previous attempts to date either poorly extract the voluntary EMG from the artefacts, require a special hardware or are unsuitable for online application. Here we show an implementation of an entirely software-based solution that resolves the current problems in real-time using an adaptive filtering technique with an optional comb filter to extract voluntary EMG from muscles under FES. We demonstrated that unlike the classic comb filter approach, the signal extracted with the present technique was coherent with its noise-free version. Active FES, the resulting EMG-FES system was validated in a typical use case among fifteen patients with tetraplegia. Results showed that FES intensity modulated by the Active FES system was proportional to intentional movement. The Active FES system may inspire further research in neurorehabilitation and assistive technology.
Review of Recent Developments in Fracture Mechanics with Petroleum Engineering Applications (1994)

ABSTRACT Basic concepts of fracture mechanics are discussed to analyze their applicability in modeling fracture initiation and propagation during hydraulic fracturing and waterflooding. Recent advances in modeling fracture initiation and quasi-equilibrium growth are reviewed. Special attention is given to the role of the process zone in fracturing. Process zone observed in laboratory and field hydraulic fracture experiments may explain the discrepancies between simulated and measured net fracture pressures. Process zone is revealed to be the common critical element for proposed mechanisms used for calibrating hydraulic fracture models. Deterministic and probabilistic mechanisms in fracture phenomena are addressed. Scale and rate effects are discussed.
Factors affecting shopping cart abandonment: pre-decisional conflict as a mediator (2018)

Purpose -This paper aims to investigate the relationship between research purpose, entertainment purpose, perceived cost, perceived risk, transaction inconvenience and shopping cart abandonment, and test whether it is mediated by pre-decisional conflict or not. Methodology -Data of 275 respondents were collected through an online self-administered questionnaire. The respondents consisted of consumers who abandoned a shopping cart at least once in their lives. Simple linear regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were applied following mediation paths to test the hypothesis. Findings-The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between research purpose, entertainment purpose, perceived cost, perceived risk, transaction inconvenience and shopping cart abandonment. This relationship is partially mediated with pre-decisional conflict.
Role of calcium in cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms of eccrine sweat secretion (1981)

The role of Ca2+ in eccrine sweat secretion was studied using isolated cannulated monkey palm eccrine sweat glands in vitro. Removal of Ca2+ from the incubation medium promptly abolished sweat secretion induced by methacholine or phenylephrine. In contrast, isoproterenol-induced sweat secretion lasted from 40 to 220 min in a Ca2+-free medium. The methacholine-induced maximal sweat rate was a hyperbolic function of the Ca2+ concentration in the bath and reached a plateau at 1 mM Ca2+. Higher Ca2+ concentrations rather suppressed the secretory rate. The Ca2+ ionophore A23187, but not X537A, at 3 X 10(-6) M induced copious prolonged sweat secretion after a latent period of 10 min. A23187-induced sweat secretion was not inhibited by either atropine or propranolol. D 600 (methoxyverapamil) at 10(-3) M inhibited sweat secretion induced by methacholine or by isoproterenol, although the latter lasted longer than methacholine sweating (20 vs. 5 min) in the presence of D 600. The data support the notion that Ca2+ influx into the cell plays a crucial role in cholinergic and alpha-adrenergic sweating, whereas a partial supply of Ca2+ for isoproterenol-induced sweating is derived from an intracellular store.
Ordering storage elements in a single scan chain (2002)

In serial scan designs, particularly those tested in a partitioned manner, the circuit test time is influenced by the ordering of the storage elements in the scan chain. A procedure for constructing a single serial scan chain with the objective of minimizing the overall test time is described. It uses a polynomial-time algorithm which results in an ordering of the storage elements along with an indication of the degree of optimality of the solution. The approach described is useful in minimizing the overall test time in full scan designs as well as in certain classes of partial scan designs.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Simulation of Light-Propulsion Acceleration of Powder Particles for Laser Direct Metal Deposition (2011)

The results of the numerical analysis of heat- and mass-exchange processes at powder particles motion in a gas flow and radiation during the laser direct metal deposition are presented. The model regarding the particle acceleration due to the lightpropulsion force caused by the vapor recoil pressure from the beamed surface of the particle is proposed. The reactive force results in the noticeable particle acceleration toward the radiation direction, and the particle velocity may exceed significantly the velocity of the carrying gas. The radius of particles slightly varies due to the evaporation; the losses in the clad material mass are negligibly small.
Tiltrotor Vibration Reduction Through Higher Harmonic Control (1998)

The results of a joint NASA/Army/Bell Helicopter Textron wind-tunnel test to assess the potential of higher harmonic control (HHC) for reducing vibrations in tiltrotor aircraft operating in the airplane mode of flight, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a Bell-developed HHC algorithm called MAVSS (Multipoint Adaptive Vibration Suppression System) are presented. The test was conducted in the Langley Transonic Dynamics Tunnel using an unpowered 1/5-scale semispan aeroelastic model of the V-22 which was modified to incorporate an HHC system employing both the rotor swashplate and the wing flaperon. The effectiveness of the swashplate and the flaperon acting either singly or in combination in reducing IP and 3P wing vibrations over a wide range of tunnel airspeeds and rotor rotational speeds was demonstrated. The MAVSS algorithm was found to be robust to variations in tunnel airspeed and rotor speed, requiring only occasional on-line recalculations of the system transfer matrix. HHC had only a small (usually beneficial) effect on blade loads but increased pitch link loads by 25%. No degradation in aeroelastic stability was noted for any of the conditions tested.
Community detection in social networks with genetic algorithms (2008)

A new genetic algorithm to detect communities in social networks is presented. The algorithm uses a fitness function able to identify groups of nodes in the network having dense intra-connections, and sparse inter-connections. The variation operators employed are suitably adapted to take into account the actual links among the nodes. These modified operators makes the method efficient because the space of possible solutions is sensibly reduced. Experiments on a real life network show the capability of the method to successfully identify the network structure.
La estética y el repertorio ornamental de la arquitectura republicana del Centro Histórico de Barranquilla (2012)

Este articulo esta basado en el desarrollo del proyecto de investigacion “La estetica y la ornamentacion de la arquitectura republicana: Una reconstruccion estilistica de las fachadas para el Centro Historico de Barranquilla”, actualmente en curso. Se fundamenta en el reconocimiento, la interpretacion y la reflexion de los valores esteticos, artisticos y plasticos del repertorio ornamental de la arquitectura republicana, especificamente del sector CH3, denominado Casco Antiguo del Centro Historico de Barranquilla.
Trend-sandwich : Exploring new ways of joining inspiration, such as different kinds of trends, through processes of morphing and melding different trendy garments and materials, for new methods, garment types, materials and expressions. (2015)

The aim of this work is to explore the joining of inspiration, such as different garments and materials, in relation to commonly used methods in the fashion industry when it comes to joining of different trends and references such as clashing and collaging. The work proposes a new method and framework for join- ing inspiration which generates different results depending on what kind of inspiration that is put in to it. A garment can roughly be broken down to a silhouette and shape, materials and details. The material put in to the method and framework is based on information from trend seminars for SS16, because that is how many of today’s trend-oriented fashion brands get there inspiration. Trendy garment silhouettes are mixed through processes of computational morphing in Adobe Flash by a generation of spin in the mixing process were shape hints are used in a new manner. The new generated silhouettes are further developed and materialized through procedures of interpretation and figuration. Different trendy materials are melded in a direct and concrete way through mixed media techniques such as laminating, fusing and vacuum-techniques. The final steps of the method is a garment shape and material synthesis with starting point in the generated shape with the final material. The projects intention is to let the physical experimentation, interpretation and figuration play a central role in the research process for new types of methods, garments, materials and expressive pos- sibilities.
STAT1 Affects Lymphocyte Survival and Proliferation Partially Independent of Its Role Downstream of IFN-γ (2000)

Lymphocytes derived from mice deficient in STAT1 showed reduced apoptosis and enhanced proliferation in vitro. To understand the involvement of STAT1 in the observed reduction in apoptosis, we examined the levels of caspase and bcl-2 family genes that are involved in cell survival and/or apoptosis. The levels of caspase 1 and 11, two enzymes involved in both cytokine protein processing and induction of apoptosis, were reduced in STAT1-/- cells compared with wild-type. However, the levels of bcl-2 genes were comparable in both mice. STAT1-/- cells also displayed an enhanced proliferation following TCR stimulation. This hyperproliferation could not be ascribed completely to the loss of IFN-gamma-mediated antiproliferation. First, similar phenotypes were also observed in fibroblasts and pre-B cells derived from STAT1-/- mice, which do not produce IFN-gamma. Second, comparisons with cells lacking the gene for IFN-gamma or with cells treated with neutralizing Abs to IFN-gamma only partially mimicked the STAT1-/- phenotype. Interestingly, the kinetics of degradation of p27kip1, a CDK inhibitor, following TCR ligation were faster, and, concomitantly, the up-regulation of CDK2 kinase activity and protein levels were increased in stimulated T cells of STAT1-/- mice relative to those of wild-type mice. Furthermore, STAT1-/- animals were more susceptible to carcinogen-induced thymic tumors, a possible consequence of altered T cell growth and/or survival. These results demonstrate an essential role for STAT1 for lymphocyte survival and proliferation that is only partially dependent on IFN-gamma signaling.
Geur-emissie van eenden (1995)

M.i.v. 1998 moeten vleeseenden in stallen zijn gehuisvest. Op verzoek van de gemeenten Harderwijk en Ermelo is de geur-emissie van eenden bij stalhuisvesting met mechanische ventilatie vastgesteld.
Expression of heat shock protein‐65 by oligodendrocytes in vivo and in vitro (1992)

We studied immunoreactivity for heat shock proteins (HSPs) in multiple sclerosis (MS) brain tissue and detected HSP-65 in chronic MS plaques at the edge of thinly myelinated (or remyelinated) areas. Serial-section immunocytochemistry and double staining revealed that HSP-65<sup>+</sup> cells represented reactive, immature oligodendrocytes with strong reactivity for myelin basic protein and weak reactivity for galactocerebroside. Mature oligodendrocytes outside MS plaques did not stain for HSP-65. Control brain sections showed no HSP-65 reactivity. Oligodendrocytes expressed HSP-65 in mixed glial cell cultures. In this system in vitro, oligodendrocytes, but not astrocytes, showed constitutive expression of HSP-65. There was immunoreactivity for HSP-72 in astrocytes in MS and non-MS brains to a similar extent but no association between HSP-72 reactivity and MS plaques. Interestingly, HSP-65<sup>+</sup> oligodendrocytes colocalized with T lymphocytes expressing the γδ T-cell receptor (TcR). Since HSP-65 has been implicated as a major antigen recognized by TcR γδ lymphocytes, our findings might represent a new immunologic interaction within MS plaques that leads to the destruction of immature oligodendrocytes involved in remyelination.
Prediction of early social and academic adjustment of children from the inner city (1992)

Investigated predictors of five measures of early school adjustment for an ethnically diverse cohort of 683 inner-city kindergartners and first graders. Data from 2 consecutive years were collected from teachers, school records, and children. A multiple-regression preduction model significantly explained children's competence behavior, problem behavior, reading achievement, mathematics achievement, and school absences. Prior adjustment and sociodemographic factors explained a majority of the variance in adjustment. Perceived quality of parent involvement was signifcantly related (in the expected direction) to all five outcomes. Exposure to life events was significantly associated in the expected direction with competence behavior, problem behavior, and school absences but not with reading and mathematics achievement. Together, parent involvement and life-event variables explained as much as 12% of the variance in adjustment independent of sociodemographic and prior adjustment factors. The role of family and school factors in the adjustment of children at risk is discussed [corrected].