gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Circulating and tissue concentrations of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in tubal ectopic gestation. (1985)

Concentrations of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and pregnancy specific beta 1-glycoprotein (SP1) were measured by radioimmunoassay in 164 serum and 29 tissue samples obtained from 87 non-pregnant and 29 pregnant women with either tubal (n = 16) or intrauterine (n = 13) pregnancies. Of the 47 serum samples obtained from patients with a tubal pregnancy only two were positive for PAPP-A, whereas in excess of 94% of the samples were positive for both hCG and SP1. Serial measurements of hCG, and SP1, demonstrated an apparently normal growth rate for the tubally implanted trophoblast for the first 6 weeks of pregnancy. Thereafter, the tubal trophoblast is compromised since the tissue content of PAPP-A and hCG was significantly lower than that in intra-uterine derived trophoblastic tissue. By contrast, the content of both PAPP-A and hCG was significantly greater in the trophoblastic, both intra or extra-uterine derived, than in the endometrial/decidual, tissue. Furthermore, the absence of immunoreactive PAPP-A and the severely depressed circulating levels of PAPP-A in women with tubal pregnancies can be attributed to diminished secretion of PAPP-A into the maternal circulation. Therefore, in conjunction with a positive pregnancy test and the patient's clinical history, a severely depressed or absent serum PAPP-A level may aid in the diagnosis of extrauterine pregnancy.
Integrating AM/FM maps with distribution SCADA (2003)

The authors describe the implementation of full-color digital maps with a distribution SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system. The maps, and all the symbology they contain, originate from the client's AM/FM system where they can be updated. These maps contain special symbols that are dynamically updated with SCADA data to continuously represent the current state of the distribution system. The operator has the capability to pan to a desired point on the maps, zoom in or out on a point, with maps automatically changing from one level of detail to another at predefined zoom scales (decluttering), bring up windows containing graphics or standard SCADA cathode ray tube displays that are familiar to the operator, and issue supervisory control commands.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Polyimide as the pedestal of batch fabricated micro-ball lens and micro-mushroom array (2002)

The paper presents an innovative process to fabricate micro-ball lenses and micro-mushroom arrays. The new batch fabrication idea is a simple process with one mask and easily integrated in the planar substrate. The integrated micro-ball lens is no longer a dream. With proper heat treatment of high aspect ratio photoresist on a polyimide pedestal, micro-ball lenses and micro-mushroom arrays are easily fabricated. The fabrication result shows that the reflowed shape depends on the diameter and height of the photoresist pattern. The theory, fabrication and result are discussed.
The push architecture: a prefetching framework for linked data structures (2001)

The widening performance gap between processors and memory makes techniques that alleviate this disparity essential for building high-performance computer systems. Caches are recognized as a cost-effective method to improve memory system performance. However, a cache&apos;s effectiveness can be limited if programs have poor locality. Thus techniques that hide memory latency are essential to bridging the CPU-memory gap. Prefetching is a commonly used technique to overlap memory accesses with computation. Prefetching for array-based numeric applications with regular access patterns has been well studied in the past decade. However, prefetching for pointer-intensive applications remains a challenging problem. Prefetching linked data structures (LDS) is difficult because address sequences do not present the same arithmetic regularity as array-based applications and because data dependence of pointer dereferences can serialize the address generation process. The push architecture proposed in this thesis is a cooperative hardware/software
Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp of the Gallbladder Bearing a Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha Mutation (2013)

The inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a benign lesion occurring in the digestive tract, mostly in the stomach and small bowel, composed of fibrovascular tissue infiltrated by inflammatory cells including eosinophils and mastocytes. Its pathogenesis has been controversial (reactive versus neoplastic). The recent finding of mutations in platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRA) in most gastric and small intestinal IFPs supported their neoplastic etiology, moreover helping in their differential diagnosis. In the only gallbladder IFP reported so far, the diagnosis was based on morphologic and immunohistochemical grounds, which in current standards would probably be considered not fully conclusive. Conversely, the gallbladder IFP we report shows typical pathologic features supported by a PDGFRA mutation, similar to its usual gastric and small intestinal counterparts, constituting the first report of an unequivocal IFP at gallbladder level. Thus, IFPs must be considered in the differential diagnosis of gallbladder mesenchymal masses, and genetic analysis of PDGFRA is a helpful tool for this purpose.
High power efficiency tandem organic light-emitting diodes based on bulk heterojunction organic bipolar charge generation layer (2011)

The significant enhancement in power efficiency of tandem organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) was achieved using bulk heterojunction organic bipolar charge generation layer (CGL), consisted of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc): fullerene (C60) blend. In addition to a significant enhancement in luminance and current efficiency this work yielded a maximum power efficiency of 21 lm W−1 for a tandem OLED, notably almost two times higher than that of a single-unit device, with a maximum power efficiency of 10.1 lm W−1. The enhancement in power efficiency at higher luminance is also over 50%. The remarkable enhancement in power efficiency has been attributed to the effective charge generation, transport and extraction due to the presence of interface-modified ZnPc:C60 CGL in tandem OLEDs. Our results demonstrate that the bulk heterojunction, consisting of two matched n- and p-type organic semiconductors, is a promising bipolar CGL for high power efficiency tandem OLEDs.
Bioactivity of Dasanit in a Mineral Soil, in Rutabagas in the Field and in Storage, and Effect of Cooking on Toxicants in the Roots (1971)

Bioassays on the toxicity of 10G Dasanit® (O-O-diethyl O-[p-methylsulfinyl) phenyl] phosphorothioate), applied in a 4-in. band ¾ in. below the soil surface in ridged rows in the field showed that initial toxicity to 1st-stage larvae of the cabbage maggot, Hylemya brassicae (Bouché) was moderate but decreased to near zero in about 4 days. Toxicity then increased to a peak between 15 and 30 days after application and thereafter decreased at a fairly constant rate. Bioassays on rutabagas grown in soil treated with 2.5 to 30 lb toxicant Dasanit per acre banded in the row prior to seeding indicated that toxicants of Dasanit were absorbed by rutabagas and reached a peak 60 to 80 days after planting. At rates of 10 lb per acre, toxicants present in the roots at 80 days killed all test larvae (when larger roots were 3½ to 4 inches in diameter), At the 2.5 and 5 1b rates, toxicity reached a peak 70 to 80 days after planting and then decreased at a relatively constant rate. Toxicants were still detected at the normal time of harvest but decreased quickly to non-detectable levels in roots in storage. Even at the rate of 30 1b (6 to 7 times the commercially recommended application), no toxicity was detected after 2 to 3 months in storage. Cooking destroyed approximately 55% of the toxicants present in samples tested at different times after harvesting.
Techniques for clock skew reduction over intra-die process, voltage, and temperature variations (2010)

Synchronous clock distribution continues to be the dominant timing methodology for very large scale integration circuit designs. As processes shrink, clock speeds increase, and die sizes grow, an increasingly larger percentage of the clock period is being lost to skew and jitter. New techniques to reduce clock skew and jitter must be deployed to utilize the faster clock frequencies possible with future process technologies, especially in the presence of on-chip process-voltage-temperature (PVT) variations. This dissertation first proposes a pre-silicon design modification to symmetric clock buffers of traditional clock distribution networks. Specifically, clock performance is improved by targeting the critical clock edge (the edge activating rising edge-triggered flip-flops) while relaxing the requirements of the non-critical edge. This system uses alternating, asymmetric clock buffers to focus inverter resources on only one edge of the clock pulse; hence, it is called Single Edge Clocking (SEC). A novel re-design of the traditional clock buffer is proposed as a drop-in replacement for existing clock distribution networks, yielding timing performance improvements of over 20% in latency and skew, and up to 30% in jitter; alternatively, these timing advantages could be traded off to reduce clock buffer area and power by 33% and 12%, respectively. PVT variations, especially intra-die, increasingly upset the distribution of a synchronized clock signal, even in properly balanced clock tree networks. Hence, active clock deskewing becomes necessary to tune out unwanted clock skew after chip fabrication. This dissertation proposes a post-silicon autonomous deskewing system using tunable buffers to dynamically reduce clock skew. The operation of a specially designed phase detector is described, and four such phase detectors are used to construct a stable, autonomously locking Quad Ring Tuning (QRT) configuration that effectively links together four distributed Delay-Locked Loops (DLLs) without the need for any system-level controller. This cyclic, unidirectional, self-controlled, quad-DLL ring tuning technique is then implemented hierarchically to dynamically adjust clock signal delays across an entire chip during normal circuit operation. A simple form of the two-level QRT system is presented for a generic H-tree distribution network, demonstrating stable locking behavior and more than 50% average reduction in full-chip clock skew.
Temporally specific proliferation events are induced in the hippocampus following acute focal injury (2005)

In models of global brain injury, such as stroke or epilepsy, a large increase in neurogenesis occurs in the dentate gyrus (DG) days after the damage is induced. In contrast, more focal damage in the DG produces an increase in neurogenesis within 24 hr. To determine how cell proliferation and differentiation differs in the DG after acute injury in the DG, focal electrolytic lesions were made and mitotic activity was assessed at early (1 day) and late (5 day) time points. At the early time point, bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)-positive cells were diffusely spread throughout the extent of the hippocampus that was ipsilateral to the lesion. No significant increase in the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the DG was observed. When BrdU was administered at the later time point, the number of BrdU+ cells in the SGZ of the DG was significantly increased. This fourfold increase in BrdU+ cells also resulted in a significant increase in neurogenesis, as measured 6 weeks following BrdU administration. This increase in neurogenesis was not observed when BrdU was administered at the early time point. These results indicate that focal injury in the DG activates two temporally specific proliferation events and that enhanced neurogenesis is observed only following a latent period after the lesion is made.
A Block Algorithm for Matrix 1-Norm Estimation, with an Application to 1-Norm Pseudospectra (2000)

The matrix 1-norm estimation algorithm used in LAPACK and various other software libraries and packages has proved to be a valuable tool. However, it has the limitations that it offers the user no control over the accuracy and reliability of the estimate and that it is based on level 2 BLAS operations. A block generalization of the 1-norm power method underlying the estimator is derived here and developed into a practical algorithm applicable to both real and complex matrices. The algorithm works with n × t matrices, where t is a parameter. For t=1 the original algorithm is recovered, but with two improvements (one for real matrices and one for complex matrices). The accuracy and reliability of the estimates generally increase with t and the computational kernels are level 3 BLAS operations for t > 1. The last t-1 columns of the starting matrix are randomly chosen, giving the algorithm a statistical flavor. As a by-product of our investigations we identify a matrix for which the 1-norm power method takes the maximum number of iterations. As an application of the new estimator we show how it can be used to efficiently approximate 1-norm pseudospectra.
Comparison of Celsior and Perfadex lung preservation solutions in rat lungs subjected to 6 and 12 hours of ischemia using an ex-vivo lung perfusion system (2012)

Lungs that were preserved with Celsior or Perfadex exhibited similar gas exchange and histopathological findings. Airway resistance was slightly lower in the Celsior-preserved lungs compared with the Perfadex-preserved lungs.
Structure Control of NaNbO<sub>3</sub>Template for Textured Ceramics Synthesized by Two-Step Molten Salt Method (2010)

In this paper, through control the precursor's structure with layer morphology, the plate-like particles with different edge length and thickness can be syntheszed by the two step molten salt (MSS) method. The results of SEM showed that the NaNbO3 particles were characterized by platelet-like morphology with an edge length of 10∼20 μm and a thickness of 1∼4 μm. The results of XRD indicated the NaNbO3 particles synthesized had a strong orientation in {0 0 l} crystal planes. The plate-like NaNbO3 particles we synthesized are a suitable template candidate to fabricate textured ceramics by TGG or RTGG method, especially to the textured potassium sodium niobate lead-free piezoelectric ceramics.
CornerNet: Detecting Objects as Paired Keypoints (2018)

We propose CornerNet, a new approach to object detection where we detect an object bounding box as a pair of keypoints, the top-left corner and the bottom-right corner, using a single convolution neural network. By detecting objects as paired keypoints, we eliminate the need for designing a set of anchor boxes commonly used in prior single-stage detectors. In addition to our novel formulation, we introduce corner pooling, a new type of pooling layer that helps the network better localize corners. Experiments show that CornerNet achieves a 42.2% AP on MS COCO, outperforming all existing one-stage detectors.
Logic programming : proceedings of the 1998 Joint International Conference and Symposium on Logic Programming (1998)

Invited papers: the pi calculus and its applications (keynote address), R. Milner disjunctive linear programming - at the intersection of operations research and logic programming, K. McAloon inductive logic programming for relational knowledge discovery, N. Laurac. Refereed papers: co-definite set constraints with membership expressions, P. Devienne et al on the representation and management of finite sets in CLP languages, A. Dovier et al meta-linear constraints in constraint logic programming, P. Refalo a high-level intermediate language and the algorithms for compiling finite-domain constraints, N-F. Zhou distance - a new metric for controlling granularity for parallel execution, K. Shen et al visAll - a universal tool to visualise parallel execution of logic programs, N. Fonseca prof-theoretic foundation of compilation in logic programming languages, I. Cervesato abstract compilation of lambda-prologue, F. Malesieux et al efficient implementation of a linear logic programming language, J.S. Hodas et al normal forms for defeasible logic, G. Antoniou et al regular extension semantics and disjunctive Eshghi Kowalski procedure, J-H. You et al beyond success and failure, S. Etalle, F. van Raamsdonk source-to-source prologue program compression, P. Devienne et al program specialisation and abstract interpretation reconciled, M. Leuschel termination analysis - some practical properties of the norm and level mapping space, S. Decorte, D. De Schreye on logically justified updates, M. Dekhtyar et al iterated logic program updates, J.A. Leite, L.M. Pereira specialising the other way around, W. Vanhoof et al greedy algorithms in Datalog with choice and negation, S. Greco, C. Zaniolo on the optimality of scheduling strategies in subsumption-based tabled resolution, P. Rao et al admissible graph rewriting and narrowing, R. Echahed, J-C. Janodet. Poster abstracts: applications of abductive logic programming, A.C. Kakas, A. Michael relationships between partial consistencies over continuous domains, H. Collavizza et al controlling search in functional logic programs, M. Hanus, F. Steiner a solver collaboration in BALI, E. Monfroy integration of CLP and stochastic optimization strategies, A. Ruiz-Andino, J.J. Ruz a generic type system for CLP(X) implementing randomised algorithms in constraint logic programming, N. Angelopoulos et al Horn logic denotations, G. Gupta towards early projection in CLP(R), A. Fordan, R.H.C. Yap.
USAGE OF GRAPHS TO GENERATE BASIC ELEMENTS OF FRACTALS THAT CAN BE USED IN REPRESENTING A PERSON’S LIFE (2013)

﻿Fractals are geometrical figures that maintain constant behavior in any segment or portion of its figure. These fractals have been proven to be good models to represent complex data so that we can manipulate to make it simple. One such data is representation of a person’s life right down the daily activities. Any person’s life is a repetition of daily lives and since fractals are embedded with the basic principle of recursion in patterns they promise to be suitable models to help represent a person’s life. But these fractals are complex structures formed out of simple structures and these simple structures can be generated or are generated from polygons. Using graphs the basic repetitive pattern can be encoded and then that pattern can be duplicated on larger scales to get the bigger picture or the manipulated data. This paper deals with the procedure of using graphs to encode basic fractal patterns that can help us encode a person’s life in one or a few figure.
Delayed liver regeneration in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α-null mice (2002)

Peroxisome proliferator chemicals, acting via the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (Pparalpha), are potent hepatic mitogens and carcinogens in mice and rats. To test whether Pparalpha is required for hepatic growth in response to other stimuli, we studied liver regeneration and hepatic gene expression following partial hepatectomy (PH) of wild-type and Pparalpha-null mice. Pparalpha-null mice had a 12- to 24-hour delay in liver regeneration associated with a delayed onset and lower peak magnitude of hepatocellular DNA synthesis. Furthermore, these mice had a 24-hour lag in the hepatic expression of the G(1)/S checkpoint regulator genes Ccnd1 and cMyc and increased expression of the IL-1beta cytokine gene. Hepatic expression of Ccnd1, cMyc, IL-1r1, and IL-6r was induced in wild-type mice, but not Pparalpha-null mice, after acute exposure to the potent Pparalpha agonist Wy-14,643, indicating a role for Pparalpha in regulating the expression of these genes. Expression of the fatty acid omega-hydroxylase gene Cyp4a14, a commonly used indicator gene for Pparalpha activation, was strongly induced in wild-type mice after hepatectomy, suggesting that altered hepatocyte lipid processing may also contribute to the impaired regeneration in mice lacking the Pparalpha gene. In conclusion, liver regeneration in Pparalpha-null mice is transiently impaired and is associated with altered expression of genes involved in cell cycle control, cytokine signaling, and fat metabolism.
Spacecraft Dynamics and Environment Simulator Development for Small Satellite Systems based on CAN Network Interfaces (2008)

This paper presents the development of a low-cost SDES (Spacecraft Dynamics and Environment Simulator) based on the recent state-of-the-art software engineering methodology. Standardized attitude control components models are developed to handle the functions and operations of the hardware components as well as the interface with on-board computer in real packet communication format. The environment model and spacecraft orbit and attitude dynamics are also developed based on an object-oriented concept. The SDES is designed to meet to communicate with on-board computer in CAN (Controller Area Network) interface that is widely applied for small satellite systems in recent programs. The SDES is successfully applied to a low-earth orbit small satellite system.
The Sand of Niigata Sand Dunes (1978)

The mechanical analysis, the heavy mineral analysis and the measurement of roundness of rourndnest of the sand grains of Niigata Sand Dunes indicate that there are some differences of their results among the Recent Dunes I, II and III, and also that there is some regional variation within each row of these dunes.We considered the process of the formation of the Recent Dunes I, II and III in the light of these facts as well as the topographical features of the dunes which we had already reported.It is believed that the sand which was supplied by the Shinano River and the Agano River played the most important role in the formation of Niigata Sand Dunes.
Serialization graph algorithms for multiversion concurrency control (1988)

We propose a new algorithmic framework for database concurrency control using multiple versions of data items and a serialization graph of the transactions as a synchronization technique, which generalizes all concurrency control methods known so far. This class of algorithms, called MVSGA for Multi Version Serialization Graph set of Algorithms, works by monitoring the acyclicity of the serialization graph which has nodes corresponding to transactions and arcs corresponding to read-from and other transaction positioning decisions made by the scheduler. For each of the major known schedulers we give examples of MVSGA schedulers that cover them.
[Diabetic autonomic neuropathy of the heart and its treatment with thioctic acid]. (1984)

The therapeutic effect of thioctic acid was studied in two groups of patients with peripheral diabetic neuropathy (N = 34 and 27, resp.), who had no evidence of cardiovascular or respiratory insufficiency. The immediate heart-rate response to standing up was measured in the first group of diabetics and in nondiabetic controls (N = 33). Each subject lay quietly for three minutes, then stood up (within five seconds) and remained motionless for one minute. A continuous ECG was recorded from one minute before to one minute after standing. For the Valsalva manoeuvre, the diabetics of the second group were asked to blow a column of mercury up to a height of 40 mm Hg for 10 seconds. The patients were treated with thioctic acid in daily oral doses of 3 X 150 mg for 21 days. No changes of heart rate were found in 80% (standing up) and 59% (Valsalva) resp., in the diabetics with peripheral neuropathy. However, non-diabetic controls of the same age group had likewise no changes of heart rate response in 19 and 5%, respectively. Treatment with thioctic acid did not alter the heart rate response to standing up or Valsalva manoeuvre of the diabetics with peripheral neuropathy.