gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Towards a Universal, Quantifiable, and Scalable File Format Converter (2009)

This paper addresses the problem of designing a universal file format converter. File format conversion is a necessary part of data dissemination and curation. Complete and robust converters however are hard to find and build due to the abundance of file formats, the fact that many formats are closed, and the complexities within individual format specifications. On the other hand many software applications exist that are capable of performing some degree of data conversion between a subset of the available formats. To take advantage of this we introduce a data structure called an I/O-Graph to store the available input and output formats of these applications. Based on a concept of imposed code reuse we use this to develop a service, NCSA Polyglot, which through this graph is capable of performing the larger union of conversions supported by the underlying software. The Polyglot system is designed to be easily extensible, scalable with the number of conversion requests, and inclusive of all available third party software. Given a data set of files from a particular domain, we are able to assign weights to the edges within the I/O-Graph indicating the amount of information retained during a conversion. These edge weights allow the system to then choose conversion paths with the least amount of information loss.
Automatic $P$-Phase Picking Based on Local-Maxima Distribution (2008)

In this paper, we propose a method for the automatic identification of P-phase arrival based on the distribution of local maxima (LM) in earthquake seismograms. The method efficiently combines energy and frequency characteristics of the LM distribution (LMD). The detection is mainly based on the energy of a seismic event in the case the earthquake has higher amplitude than seismic background noise. Otherwise, it is based on the frequency of LM. Thus, the method provides robust detection of P-phase arrival in any quality type of seismic data. Moreover, it uses two sequential sliding signal windows yielding very high accuracy on the P-phase estimation. A hierarchical P-phase detection algorithm dramatically reduces the computational cost, making possible a real-time implementation. Experimental results from a large database of more than 80 low, medium, and high signal-to-noise ratio seismic events and comparison with existing methods in the literature indicate the reliable performance of the proposed scheme.
Novel regenerable N‐halamine polymeric biocides. II. Grafting hydantoin‐containing monomers onto cotton cellulose (2001)

Abstract A novel cyclic‐amine monomer, 3‐allyl‐5,5‐dimethylhydantoin (ADMH) was synthesized with good yield by the reaction of allyl bromide with 5,5‐dimethylhydantoin (DMH), and was characterized by FTIR and 1 H‐NMR spectra. ADMH alone cannot be grafted onto other polymers. However, the presence of acrylonitrile markedly enhanced the ADMH graft yield onto cotton cellulose. The influence of reaction conditions on the graft copolymerization was investigated. After chlorine bleach treatment, hydantoin units in the grafted copolymers were easily transformed into N‐halamine structures. Grafted samples exhibited potent antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, and the functional properties were shown to be durable and regenerable. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 617–624, 2001
An Overview of Interleukin-17A and Interleukin-17 Receptor A Structure, Interaction and Signaling (2015)

Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and its receptor (IL-17RA) are prototype members of IL-17 ligand/receptor family firstly identified in CD4+ T cells, which comprises six ligands (IL-17A to IL- 17F) and five receptors (IL-17RA to IL-17RE). IL-17A is predominantly secreted by T helper 17 (Th17) cells, and plays important roles in the development of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. IL-17RA is widely expressed, and forms a complex with IL-17RC. Binding of IL-17A to this receptor complex triggers the activation of several intracellular signaling pathways. In this review, we aimed to summarize literature data about molecular features of IL-17A and IL-17RA from gene to mature protein. We are also providing insight into regulatory mechanisms, protein structural conformation, including ligand-receptor interaction, and an overview of signaling pathways. Our aim was to compile the data on molecular characteristics of IL-17A and IL-17RA which may help in the understanding of their functions in health and disease.
Another complication of intravenous catheterization: a case report. (1990)

The list of possible complications following central vein catheterization has been well described. A technique for placement of a catheter into a central vein has to be learned by the individual following guidelines dictated by anatomical understanding, literature reporting, and other practitioners' previous experience. We report here another complication of intravenous catheterization where the first catheter is severed completely by a second, larger needle.
Using the Software CMM in Small Organizations (2018)

The Capability Maturity Model for Software developed by the Software Engineering Institute has had a major influence on software process and quality improvement around the world. Although the CMM has been widely adopted, there remain many misunderstandings about how to use it effectively for business-driven software process improvement, particularly for small organizations and small projects. Some of the common problems with interpreting the Software CMM for the small project/organization include: * What does "small" mean? In terms of people? Time? Size of project? Criticality of product? * What are the CMM "requirements"? Are there key process areas or goals that should not be applied to small projects/organizations? Are there "invariants" of good processes? * What are the drivers and motivations that cause abuse of the CMM? This paper discusses how to use the CMM correctly and effectively in any business environment, with examples for the small organization. The conclusion is that the issues associated with interpreting the Software CMM for the small project or organization may be different in degree, but they are not different in kind, from those for any organization interested in improving its software processes. Using the Software CMM effectively and correctly requires professional judgment and an understanding of how the CMM is structured to be used for different purposes.
Annual Changes in Bone Mineral Content and Body Composition during Growth (2003)

Changes in tissue accretion during growth are easy to follow when expressed in percentages. Fat changes, especially, should be around 17% in girls and 15% in boys at the age of puberty.
Dense prediction for text line segmentation in handwritten document images (2016)

We present a novel approach to segment text lines from handwritten document images. In contrast to existing approaches which mainly use hand-designed features or heuristic rules to estimate the location of text lines, we train a fully convolutional network (FCN) to predict text line structure in document images. By using the FCN, a line map which is a rough estimation of text line is obtained. From this line map, text strings that pass through characters in each text line are constructed. To deal with touching text lines, line adjacency graph (LAG) is used to separate the touching characters into different text strings. The testing result on ICDAR2013 Handwritten Segmentation Contest dataset shows high performance together with the robustness of our system with different types of languages and multi-skewed text lines.
Treatment of progressive systemic sclerosis using factor XIII. (1985)

A double-blind, randomized crossover trial was carried out in 25 patients with progressive systemic sclerosis to compare the effectiveness and tolerability of treatment with Factor XIII with that of placebo. Patients received twice daily intravenous injections of either Factor XIII or placebo for 3 weeks and, after a wash-out period of 6 weeks, were crossed over to the alternative medication for a further 3 weeks. Assessments made by the physician and patients at the end of each treatment period indicated that Factor XIII was significantly better than placebo in improving the cutaneous manifestations of the disease and these opinions were supported by the significant improvement in the function index which was used to assess the degree of motor disability. Both local and general tolerability of Factor XIII treatment was good and there were no adverse reports.
Spatio-Temporal Data Mining and Analysis of Precipitation Extremes (2008)

The work in this thesis aimed to discover new ways to analyse and mine information about precipitation extremes in South America from spatio-temporal data. This was done in two ways. First, analysis was performed through the use of statistical measures that provided insight into the behaviour of precipitation extremes between regions. Second, a new spatio-temporal outlier detection algorithm was introduced to discover moving outliers from the data.
RADIATION INDUCED POLYMERIZATION OF PROPYLENE AT HIGH PRESSURE<sup>1</sup> (1963)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTRADIATION INDUCED POLYMERIZATION OF PROPYLENE AT HIGH PRESSURE1Daniel W. Brown and Leo A. WallCite this: J. Phys. Chem. 1963, 67, 5, 1016–1019Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1963Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1963https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/j100799a016https://doi.org/10.1021/j100799a016research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views48Altmetric-Citations17LEARN 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
Mobile Game Price Discrimination effect on users of Freemium services– An initial outline of Game of Chance elements in Japanese F2P mobile games (2017)

This paper offers a look at the Japanese mobile free to play market with a focus on “Gacha”, a game of luck mechanism used in many Japanese games. The paper tries to explain about the concept of Gacha, its different forms, some known regulation issues and briefly looks at player and professional’s insights and discusses an analytical framework for further studies to figure out the reason of player’s acceptance of price discrimination in F2P mobile games.
Electrochemical Impedance Analysis of a PEDOT:PSS-Based Textile Energy Storage Device (2017)

A textile-based energy storage device with electroactive PEDOT:PSS (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate)) polymer functioning as a solid-state polyelectrolyte has been developed. The device was fabricated on textile fabric with two plies of stainless-steel electroconductive yarn as the electrodes. In this study, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance analysis were used to investigate ionic and electronic activities in the bulk of PEDOT:PSS and at its interfaces with stainless steel yarn electrodes. The complex behavior of ionic and electronic origins was observed in the interfacial region between the conductive polymer and the electrodes. The migration and diffusion of the ions involved were confirmed by the presence of the Warburg element with a phase shift of 45° (<i>n</i> = 0.5). Two different equivalent circuit models were found by simulating the model with the experimental results: (QR)(QR)(QR) for uncharged and (QR)(QR)(Q(RW)) for charged samples. The analyses also showed that the further the distance between electrodes, the lower the capacitance of the cell. The distribution of polymer on the cell surface also played important role to change the capacitance of the device. The results of this work may lead to a better understanding of the mechanism and how to improve the performance of the device.
EL CAPITEL CORINTIZANTE Y SU PRESENCIA EN UN CONTEXTO DEL YACIMIENTO HISPANORROMANO DE VALERIA (CUENCA) (1996)

Revista especializada en la publicación de trabajos originales de investigación en Prehistoria y Arqueología. Es la publicación periódica más antigua de la UAM. Su enfoque abierto a cualquier temática y época pasada, hasta la más cercana, que sea objeto de la Ciencia arqueológica se abre a una decidida proyección internacional en la que quiere basar su futuro inmediato.
Anoxia-evoked changes in intracellular pH in acutely dissociated adult rat hippocampal neurons (2009)

The ratiometric fluorophore, 2',7'-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (BCECF) was utilized to measure pHi in acutely dissociated adult rat hippocampal CA1 neurons in response to periods of anoxia of 3, 5 and 10 min duration. At 37°C, in the presence or absence of HC03-, the pHi response to anoxia was characterized by three phases: i) during the anoxic period, there was an intracellular acidification; ii) in the continued absence of oxygen, there was a rise in pHi toward pre-anoxic pHi values; and iii) in the immediate post-anoxic period, there was an intracellular alkalinization above pre-anoxic pHi values. These changes were not secondary to anoxia-evoked changes in intracellular free Ca2+ concentration. Next, the mechanisms underlying the anoxia-evoked changes in pHi were examined. In addition to supporting the established roles of an increased rate of ATP hydrolysis and intracellular lactate accumulation, evidence is presented that a decreased activity of the Na+/H+ exchanger contributed to the production of the intracellular acidification observed during an anoxic period. The rise in pHi observed in the continued absence of oxygen was attributed, at least in part, to activation of a Zn2+-sensitive, voltage-dependent proton conductance. Finally, an increased activity of the Na+/H+ exchanger contributed to the production of the post-anoxic alkalinization. Reductions in extracellular pH and ambient temperature were found to attenuate the post-anoxic activation of Na+/H+ exchange, as was an inhibitor of PKA. The pHi changes characterized in the present study may determine, at least in part, neuronal viability following an anoxic insult. [Scientific formulae used in this abstract could not be reproduced.]
N-Glycosylation Status of Beta-Haptoglobin in Sera of Patients with Colon Cancer, Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, and Normal Subjects (2009)

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Human pancreatic β-cell glucokinase: subcellular localization and glucose repression signalling function in the yeast cell (2008)

Human GK(beta) (pancreatic beta-cell glucokinase) is the main glucose-phosphorylating enzyme in pancreatic beta-cells. It shares several structural, catalytic and regulatory properties with Hxk2 (hexokinase 2) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In fact, it has been previously described that expression of GK(beta) in yeast could replace Hxk2 in the glucose signalling pathway of S. cerevisiae. In the present study we report that GK(beta) exerts its regulatory role by association with the yeast transcriptional repressor Mig1 (multicopy inhibitor of GAL gene expression 1); the presence of Mig1 allows GK(beta) to bind to the SUC2 (sucrose fermentation 2) promoter, helping in this way in the maintenance of the repression of the SUC2 gene under high-glucose conditions. Since a similar mechanism has been described for the yeast Hxk2, the findings of the present study suggest that the function of the regulatory domain present in these two proteins has been conserved throughout evolution. In addition, we report that GK(beta) is enriched in the yeast nucleus of high-glucose growing cells, whereas it shows a mitochondrial localization upon removal of the sugar. However, GK(beta) does not exit the nucleus in the absence of Mig1, suggesting that Mig1 regulates the nuclear exit of GK(beta) under low-glucose conditions. We also report that binding of GK(beta) to Mig1 allows the latter protein to be located at the mitochondrial network under low-glucose conditions.
Ohmic heating of food by means of high frequency power inverters (2013)

In this paper, an ohmic heater circuit is proposed using low cost, low volume, high power factor, high efficiency, and high frequency power inverters. In order to reduce switching losses while keeping operation frequency high, the well-known techniques of zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and phase shifting control are described and used. A low frequency control loop is proposed as a way of getting low harmonic input current distortion and thus high power factor. The power stage and the control loop are shown and discussed. Experimental results are given for a single-phase, 3-kW, 60 kHz-switched full bridge ZVS inverter with efficiency higher than 90% and power factor 0.99.
Septic Shock — Evaluating Another Failed Treatment (2012)

Sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock are progressively severe stages of the host's systemic inflammatory response to infection.1 The latter stages carry increasing rates of end-organ failure and death. The spectrum of the sepsis syndrome remains a leading cause of death in the United States, and early intervention with appropriate antibiotics (matching the antibiogram susceptibilities to the drugs administered) saves lives. Specific to septic shock, a large retrospective cohort study involving 2731 adults in 14 critical care units showed an absolute decrease of 7.6 percentage points in the survival rate for each hour of delay in antimicrobial administration from the . . .
Total Neutron Cross Section of<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Cm</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>244</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:math> (1964)

The total neutron cross section of ${\mathrm{Cm}}^{244}$ has been studied from 0.01 to about 900 eV with the Argonne fast chopper. Resonance parameters are given for many of the approximately 20 resonances observed below 500 eV. Three resonances have been assigned to ${\mathrm{Cm}}^{246}$, but none to ${\mathrm{Cm}}^{245}$ although this isotope was about as abundant as the ${\mathrm{Cm}}^{246}$ in one of the samples studied. The value of the strength functions of ${\mathrm{Cm}}^{244}$ and ${\mathrm{Cm}}^{246}$, when combined with other measured values, suggests that this quantity has a maximum near $A=239$.
Experimental Demonstration Of The Fixed-Point Sparse Coding Performance (2014)

Abstract The Sparse Coding (SC) model has been proved to be among the best neural networks which are mainly used in unsupervised feature learning for many applications. Running a sparse coding algorithm is a time-consuming task due to its large scale and processing characteristics, which naturally leads to investigating FPGA acceleration. Fixed-point arithmetic can be used when implementing SC in FPGAs to reduce the execution time, but the implications for accuracy are not clear. Previous studies have focused only on accelerators using some fixed bitwidths on other neural networks models. Our work gives a comprehensive evaluation to demonstrate the bit-width effect on SCs, achieving the best performance and area efficiency. The method of data format conversion and the matrix blocking are the main factors considered according to the situation of hardware implementation. The simulation method of the simple truncation, the representation of the domain constraint and the matrix blocking with different parallelism were evaluated in this paper. The results have shown that the fixedpoint bit-width did have effect on the performance of SC. We must limit the representation domain of the data carefully and select an available bit-width according to the computation parallelism. The result has also shown that using a fixed-point arithmetic can guarantee the precision of the SC algorithm and get acceptable convergence speed.
An improved detector for a multicollector, cycloidal focusing, magnetic mass spectrometer (1975)

As a continuation of earlier work (see abstr. A86600 and B37521 of 1974) a modified multicollector detector system for a cycloidal focusing magnetic mass spectrometer is described. The results of an experimental appraisal of the detector are presented together with the resolution and sensitivity range of the spectrometer-detector combination.
p53 Activation in Chronic Radiation-Treated Breast Cancer Cells (2004)

Mammalian cells chronically exposed to ionizing radiation (IR) induce stress response with a tolerance to the subsequent cytotoxicity of IR. Although p53 is well documented in IR response, the signaling network causing p53 activation in chronic IR remains to be identified. Using breast carcinoma MCF+FIR cells that showed a transient radioresistance after exposure chronically to fractionated IR (FIR), the present study shows that the basal DNA binding and transcriptional activity of p53 was elevated by FIR. p53-controlled luciferase activity was strikingly induced ( approximately 7.9-fold) with little enhancement of p53/DNA binding activity ( approximately 1.3-fold). The phosphorylated p53 (Thr 55) was increased in the cytoplasm and nucleus of MCF+FIR but not in the sham-FIR control cells. On the contrary, the sham-FIR control MCF-7 cells showed a low p53 luciferase transcription ( approximately 3-fold) but a striking enhancement of p53/DNA binding (12-fold) after 5 Gy of IR. To determine the signaling elements regulating p53 activity, DNA microarray of MCF+FIR using sham-FIR MCF-7 cells as a reference demonstrated that the mRNA of p21, MDM2, and p14ARF was up-regulated. Time course Western blot analysis, however, showed no difference in p21 induction. In contrast, MDM2 that was absent in control cells and was predominantly induced by IR was not induced in MCF+FIR cells. In agreement with MDM2 inhibition, MDM2-inhibitory protein p14ARF was increased in MCF+FIR cells. In summary, these results demonstrate that up-regulation of p14ARF paralleled with MDM2 inhibition contributes to p53 accumulation in the nucleus and causes a high responsiveness of p53 in chronic IR-treated breast cancer cells.