gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
La misión de la FINUL II en Líbano: la contribución italiana (2009)

Italia lleva aportando tropas a la Fuerza Provisional de las Naciones Unidas en Líbano (FINUL) desde 1979 y, desde 2006, aporta el mayor contingente a la FINUL II. Italia lleva aportando tropas a la FINUL desde 1979; su contingente ITALAIR es la unidad que más tiempo lleva al servicio de la misión. Tras los enfrentamientos de julio de 2006 en suelo libanés, Italia se unió al grupo de países europeos que propugnaron el establecimiento de una nueva misión de la ONU con un nuevo mandato y nuevos efectivos (la FINUL II). El 26 de julio de 2006, Italia organizó una conferencia diplomática en Roma que contribuyó a que, el 12 de agosto, se aprobara la resolución 1701 (2006) del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas en virtud del “Capítulo VI plus”. Desde el 30 de junio de 2009, Italia tiene desplegado un contingente de 2.662 soldados, más que Francia (1.444), Indonesia (1.248) y España (1.044). Esta cifra pone de manifiesto la importancia que las autoridades italianas conceden a la misión de la FINUL II en el Líbano (“Operación Leonte”). Desde entonces, las tropas italianas han desempeñado un papel activo en el cumplimiento de su mandato, estando el general de división Claudio Graziano al mando de la FINUL II de febrero de 2006 a febrero de 2010. En este ARI se describen el mandato y las actividades de las tropas italianas en el Líbano y su contribución a la supervisión del cese de las hostilidades a lo largo de la frontera (la denominada Línea Azul), el despliegue permanente de las Fuerzas Armadas Libanesas (FAL) en el sur del Líbano y la ayuda prestada al gobierno libanés para la protección de sus fronteras y el desarme de los grupos armados en la zona de operaciones.
A Comparison of Graphical Methods for Assessing the Proportional Hazards Assumptions in the Cox Model (2007)

Six graphical procedures to check the assumption of proportional hazards for the Cox model are described and compared. A new way of comparing the graphical procedures using a Kolmogorov-Smirnov like maximum deviation criterion for rejection is derived for each procedure. The procedures are evaluated in a simulation study under proportional hazards and five different forms of nonproportional hazards: (1) increasing hazards, (2) decreasing hazards, (3) crossing hazards, (4) diverging hazards, and (5) nonmonotonic hazards. The procedures are compared in the two-sample case corresponding to two groups with different hazard functions. None of the procedures under consideration require partitioning of the survival time axis. Results indicate that the Arjas plot, a plot of estimated cumulative hazard versus number of failures, is superior to the other procedures under almost every form of nonproportional hazards, especially crossing and nonmonotonic hazards. For increasing hazards, the smoothed plot of the ratio of log cumulative baseline hazard rates versus time or the smoothed plot of scaled Schoenfeld residuals versus time perform the best. The Andersen plot performs very poorly for increasing, decreasing, and diverging hazards.
The utility of marginal donors in liver transplantation (2003)

The shortage of organs has led centers to expand their criteria for the acceptance of marginal donors. The combination of multiple marginal factors seems to be additive on graft injury. In this review, the utility of various marginal donors in patients requiring liver transplantation will be described, including older donors, steatotic livers, non-heart-beating donors, donors with viral hepatitis, and donors with malignancies. The pathophysiology of the marginal donor will be discussed, along with strategies for minimizing the ischemia reperfusion injury experienced by these organs. Finally, new strategies for improving the function of the marginal/expanded donor liver will be reviewed.
Ambiguous Bodies, Biopower and the Ideologies of Science Fiction (2016)

Contemporary Hollywood film narrates the fear of monstrous science; attending to the modulations of medicine, capital and the body. The filmic body is employed to illustrate the power of the new biotechnologies to create and sustain life and the new sets of social relations which are a consequence of the marriage of capital and medicine. In the Hollywood film, persons who do not fit the ideal healthy persona have a moral duty to pursue repair and transformation. Constructed as inherently lacking, the unhealthy body becomes a repository for social anxieties about control and vulnerability, vis-à-vis the enormous and exponentially expanding science and technology fields. Hierarchies of embodiment are played out on the Big Screen as imperfect bodies are excluded from public life, power and status and urged to strive for “optimization”. Late modern societies present the possibility of new technologies which have the potential to radicalize bodies. However, these potential modulations are ultimately derived from a set of ideologies around the body and the power of the individual to enact an individualized solution. Contemporary narratives circulate around ownership of capital and the price of “repair.” This marriage of science and capital in popular narratives may be indicative of concerns for our future, as the power to make and repair life seems to rest increasingly in the hands of an elite.
Effect of temperature on the pH of skim milk (1988)

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Beiträge zur Erforschung des Lignins (1956)

Abstract Künstliche und natürliche Lignin‐Präparate werden verglichen. Die Enzyme des Holzes erzeugen aus Coniferylalkohol dieselben Umwandlungsprodukte wie das Pilzenzym. Das 5‐Carboxyl der Isohemipinsäure entstammt dem mittelständigen C‐Atom des Coniferylalkohols.
The clinical presentation of lumbar spinal stenosis. (1989)

A retrospective review of 49 patients hospitalized with newly diagnosed lumbar spinal stenosis describes the presentation of this unusual cause of back pain. The pain distribution was bilateral in half of the cases and neurogenic claudication, thought to be diagnostic, was reported in only 20% of cases. Multiple levels of stenosis were identified in the majority of patients, with L 4/5 being the most common site, and stenosis co-existed with lumbar disc disease in one-third of patients. The diverse presentation and lack of a screening clinical marker make spinal stenosis difficult to recognize clinically in patients presenting with low-back pain.
Prediction of intrinsic pore properties of ultrafiltration membrane by solute rejection curves: Effects of operating conditions on pore properties. (1991)

An improved method is presented for describing the apparent intrinsic pore properties (mean pore size and pore size distribution) of ultrafiltration membrane from solute rejection curves. To obtain the apparent intrinsic pore properties, firstly the mean pore diameter is determined from the solute rejection curve by correcting the steric and hydrodynamic hindrance effect of pores on molecules, and secondly the effects of operating conditions (pressure, feed concentration and recirculation velocity) on the pore properties are examined by ultrafiltration of seven solutes using SEPA-PS-0 membrane and are eliminated by extrapolating to "zero" operating conditions.The pore property parameters (μ, Dp and θ) obtained from the solute rejection curve are affected by two factors: 1) the plugging of membrane pores by the solute and 2) the deformation of solute due to the variation of pressure and feed concentration. But the recirculation velocity does not affect the pore property parameters. the mean pore diameter is about 60 Å and the pore diameter distribution range is from 30 Å to 103 Å for SEPA-PS-0 membrane at the "zero" operating condition state.
Marker-assisted Selection for Identification of Plant Regeneration Ability of Seed-derived Calli in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) (2001)

Quantitative trait loci (QTL), associated with the ability of plant regeneration from seed-derived callus of rice, were mapped using a recombinant inbred (RI) population from Milyang 23/Gihobyeo. Each flanking marker, RZ474 and RZ575, tightly linked to two QTLs (qSGR-3-1 and qSGR-3-2) that are located on chromosome 3 was used in marker-assisted selection (MAS). These markers were tested on IR 36/MG RI036 (F3), Milyang 23/MG RI036 (F3), and forty-one rice cultivars. A restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) marker, RZ575, that is located on chromosome 3 could effectively differentiate lines with high and poor regeneration ability, based on marker genotypes. This marker might be applicable for screening rice germplasms with high regeneration ability. Its introgression into elite lines might also be valuable in breeding programs to develop highly responsive genotypes to tissue culture.
Comentario al Real Decreto 1326/2003, de 24 de octubre, por el que se aplica el Estatuto del becario de investigación (2004)

In microbial fuel cells (MFC), wastewater is used as a fuel while organic and nutrient pollution in the wastewater are being treated. In the present study, commonly existing microbial populations in MFC anode biofilms were identified using high throughput FLX Titanium pyrosequencing to provide much more extensive information of anode microbial communities than previously possible. Using 454 FLX Titanium pyrosequencing, 31,901 sequence reads with an average length of 430 bp were obtained from 16S rRNA gene amplicons from different MFC anodes with different substrate exposure and respiration conditions, and microbial community structure and population identification were then analyzed using high-throughput bioinformatics methods. Although community profiles from the four samples were significantly different, hierarchical clustering analysis revealed several bacterial populations that commonly exist in the anode biofilm samples. These bacteria were phylogenetically distributed in Firmicutes and the alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-subclasses of Proteobacteria. In addition, most of these populations were found to be novel anode bacteria and exhibited oligotrophic or substrate-concentration-insensitive growth. These findings suggest that commonly existing anode bacteria may play a key role in the stable operations of MFCs, combined with wastewater treatment plants, under fluctuating substrate and respiration conditions.
RMN du <sup>13</sup>C de Composés Méthylés Soufrés (1979)

Abstract Une étude par spectroscopie 13 C d'une série de composés méthylés soufrés est réalisée. Les effets des fonctions soufrées –SH, –SMe, –SSMe, –SSEt, –SSMe, –SC(O)Me, –SC(S)Me sur le déplacement chimique du carbone méthylique sont examinés. Les déplacements chimuques 13 C d'une série de thio et dithioesters méthyliques aliphatiques sont comparés à ceux des esters correspondants et reliés aux propriétés chimiques.
Lighting for work: a review of visual and biological effects (2004)

With the detection in 2002 of a novel photoreceptor cell in the eye, the biological effects that light has can be better understood. From the research on the biological effects of lighting, it is evident that the rules governing the design of good and healthy lighting installations are, to a certain degree, different from the conventionally held rules. We demonstrate that it can be beneficial to be able to adapt both the level and the colour of the lighting. Not only the light on the visual task, but also that entering the eye determines the overall quality of lighting. In a working environment, not only are the advantages in terms of health and wellbeing important for the workers themselves, they also lead to better work performance, fewer errors, better safety, and lower absenteeism.
Speech reconstruction from mel-frequency cepstral coefficients using a source-filter model (2002)

This work presents a method of reconstructing a speech signal from a stream of MFCC vectors using a source-filter model of speech production. The MFCC vectors are used to provide an estimate of the vocal tract filter. This is achieved by inverting the MFCC vector back to a smoothed estimate of the magnitude spectrum. The Wiener- Khintchine theorem and linear predictive analysis transform this into an estimate of the vocal tract filter coefficients. The excitation signal is produced from a series of pitch pulses or white noise, depending on whether the speech is voiced or unvoiced. This pitch estimate forms an extra element of the feature vector. Listening tests reveal that the reconstructed speech is intelligible and of similar quality to a system based on LPC analysis of the original speech. Spectrograms of the MFCC-derived speech and the real speech are included which confirm the similarity.
Effects of channel number and place of stimulation on performance with the Cochlear Corporation multichannel implant. (1992)

The effects of active channel number and place of stimulation on auditory-only performance with the Cochlear Corporation multichannel cochlear implant were investigated in seven subjects. A balanced crossover design was employed; subjects were initially programmed with either 10 basal or the full complement of 20 to 21 active electrodes. Following a 6-month period with the initial coding strategy, subjects were programmed with the alternate configuration, which they used for an additional 6 months. Auditory-only performance on suprasegmental, phoneme (vowel and consonant) open- and closed-set speech recognition was compared between the two electrode configurations. Additionally, performance with the first configuration and performance with the second configuration 3 days following programming were also compared. While a trend for increased scores was noted with 20 electrodes, especially with open-set speech recognition tasks, none of the differences between the two configurations reached statistical significance, as indicated by a Wilcoxon test. A comparison of performance at the end of the first 6-month period and 3 days following programming with the second configuration revealed a trend for reduced scores, especially on vowel tests. Overall, our results indicate that the feature extraction coding strategy associated with the Cochlear Corporation device allows patients to function well with only 10 basal electrodes and that speech recognition is only mildly affected initially when patients are programmed with a different encoding strategy.
Energy and Environmental Engineering (2015)

The 2014 International Conference on Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICEEE 2014) was held September 21-22, 2014 in Hong Kong. This proceedings volume assembles papers from various professionals, leading researchers, engineers, scientists and students and presents innovative ideas and research results focused on Energy and Environmental Engine
Extreme Wetting-Resistant Multiscale Nano-/Microstructured Surfaces for Viscoelastic Liquid Repellence (2016)

We demonstrate exceptional wetting-resistant surfaces capable of repelling low surface tension, non-Newtonian, and highly viscoelastic liquids. Theoretical analysis and experimental result confirm that a higher level of multiscale roughness topography composed of at least three structural length scales, ranging from nanometer to supermicron sizes, is crucial for the reduction of liquid-solid adhesion hysteresis. With Cassie-Baxter nonwetting state satisfied at all roughness length scales, the surface has been proven to effectively repel even highly adhesive liquid. Practically, this high-level hierarchical structure can be achieved through fractal-like structures of silica aggregates induced by siloxane oligomer interparticle bridges. The induced aggregation and surface functionalization of the silica particles can be performed simultaneously within a single reaction step, by utilizing trifunctional fluoroalkylsilane precursors that largely form a disordered fluoroalkylsiloxane grafting layer under the presence of sufficient native moisture preadsorbed at the silica surface. Spray-coating deposition of a particle surface layer on a precoated primer layer ensures facile processability and scalability of the fabrication method. The resulting low-surface-energy multiscale roughness exhibits outstanding liquid repellent properties, generating equivalent lotus effect for highly viscous and adhesive natural latex concentrate, with apparent contact angles greater than 160°, and very small roll-off angles of less than 3°.
A Poetics of Student Writing (2001)

Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of student writing is the poetic or aesthetic. Poetic writing clearly involves more than the strict literary definition, also including prose that pushes the boundaries of expression, that works imagistically, that speaks with passion, that works at the level of soul. It is writing that has the powerful ability to open up access to worlds and insights. The “poetics” of my title refers then to the soul-making, aesthetic dimension of student writing. The word soul—the best translation of the Greek word psyche—resonates with possibilities for describing what takes place when students grapple with perspective, subjectivity, and interpretation. Soul, with its rich tradition of cultural and literary connotation, refers to aesthetics, imagination, attitude, a way of being in the world, not a substance or thing itself. Soul involves the imaginative possibilities of a reflective perspective, “a deepening of events into experience” (Hillman, Re-visioning x). The student work I examine in the first half of this essay reveals a passionate urgency that attends serious reflection on writing, learning, and being itself, revealing that students are stunningly capable of penetrating insight and imaginative power. Coming to terms with this level of discourse necessitates hermeneutical inquiry: this means I have to let the “text speak” (Gadamer, “Writing” 65) by seeking textual understanding but also self-understanding. In the second half of the essay, I develop an interpretive frame, attempting what Gadamer calls a “fusion of horizons” (a notion I’ll return to), the goal being to open up a productive dialogue concerning student writing. So this essay is about three students’ attempts at gaining self-understanding in language and my endeavour to engage the dialogue that their writing calls for.
Characterizing three-dimensional surface structures from visual images (1991)

A new technique for computing intrinsic surface properties is presented. Intrinsic surface properties are those properties of a surface that are not affected by the choice of the coordinate system, the position of the viewer relative to the surface, and the particular parametric representation used to describe the imaged surface. Since intrinsic properties are characteristics of a surface, they are ideal for the purposes of representation and recognition. The intrinsic properties of interest are the principal curvatures, the Gaussian curvatures, and the lines of curvature. It is proposed that a structured-light sensing configuration where a grid pattern is projected to encode the imaged surfaces for analysis be adopted. At each stripe junction, the curvatures of the projected stripes on the imaged surface are computed and related to those of the normal sections that share the same tangential directional as the projected curves. The principal curvatures and their directions at the stripe junction under consideration are then recovered using Euler's theorem. Results obtained using both synthetic and real images are presented.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Estimation of Bus Arrival Times Using APC Data (2004)

Bus transit operations are influenced by stochastic variations in a number of factors (e.g., traffic congestion, ridership, intersection delays, and weather conditions) that can force buses to deviate from their predetermined schedule and headway, resulting in deterioration of service and the lengthening of passenger waiting times for buses. Providing passengers with accurate bus arrival information through Advanced Traveler Information Systems can assist passengers’ decision-making (e.g., postpone departure time from home) and reduce average waiting time. This article develops a set of regression models that estimate arrival times for buses traveling between two points along a route. The data applied for developing the proposed model were collected by Automatic Passenger Counters installed on buses operated by a transit agency in the northeast region of the United States. The results obtained are promising, and indicate that the developed models could be used to estimate bus arrival times under various conditions.
Chemoprotective action of Septilin against Cyclophosphamide Toxicity (1995)

Oral administration of septilin was found to protect mice from cyclophosphamide-induced leukopenia. Total leukocyte counts in Septilin treated animals on day 12 were 2400 cells/mm3 which was significantly higher (p < 0.005) compared to controls (700 cells/mm3) and reached the base line value on day 16 (12,000 cells/ mm3. The bone marrow cellularity was also significantly higher compared to controls. There was no change in the hemoglobin levels in spectilin treated animals. Moreover, Septilin treatment prevented the loss of body weight and reduced the mortality in mice treated with cyclophosphamide. This indicates the usefulness of Septilin in chemotherapy-induced leukopenia.
Dynamics of Large Scale Coupled Structural/ Mechanical Systems: A Singular Perturbation/ Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Approach (1999)

We have combined the theories of geometric singular perturbation and proper orthogonal decomposition to study systematically the dynamics of coupled systems in mechanics involving coupling between continuous structures and nonlinear oscillators. Here we analyze a prototypical structural/mechanical system consisting of a planar nonlinear pendulum coupled to a flexible rod made of linear viscoelastic material. We cast the equations of motion in a singularly perturbed set of oscillators and compute analytic approximations to an attractive global invariant manifold in phase space of the coupled system. The invariant manifold, two-dimensional for the unforced system and three-dimensional for the forced system, carries a continuum of slow motions. For a sufficiently stiff rod, a proper orthogonal decomposition of any long time motion extracts a single structure for the spatial coherence of the dynamics, which is a realization of the slow invariant manifold. As the flexibility of the rod increases, the energy of periodic and chaotic motions is shown to spread to multiple coherent structures, indicating a high degree-of-freedom attractor.
Glucocorticoids produce whole body insulin resistance with changes in cardiac metabolism (2006)

Insulin resistance is viewed as an insufficiency in insulin action, with glucocorticoids being recognized to play a key role in its pathogenesis. With insulin resistance, metabolism in multiple organ systems such as skeletal muscle, liver, and adipose tissue is altered. These metabolic alterations are widely believed to be important factors in the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease. More importantly, clinical and experimental studies have established that metabolic abnormalities in the heart per se also play a crucial role in the development of heart failure. Following glucocorticoids, glucose utilization is compromised in the heart. This attenuated glucose metabolism is associated with altered fatty acid supply, composition, and utilization. In the heart, elevated fatty acid use has been implicated in a number of metabolic, morphological, and mechanical changes and, more recently, in "lipotoxicity". In the present article, we review the action of glucocorticoids, their role in insulin resistance, and their influence in modulating peripheral and cardiac metabolism and heart disease.