gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Fuzzy Evaluation of the Uncertain Phenomena of AC Contactor’s Dynamic Characteristics (2009)

AC contactors are widely used not only for motors but also in a huge number of automatic systems as a type of low-voltage electronic product. As the most frequently used electronic switch, the damages are mostly from the cauterization of contacts. During the start and break moment of the AC contactor, the bounce and the electro-arc of the contact result in shorten of the life-span. For the contacts' working conditions has a direct impact on the quality and the operational of the switch, it is necessary to value the dynamic characteristics of the contactor in order to find a appropriate working mode. In light of the situations, this paper presents a method for evaluating the dynamic characteristics of AC contactors. A single AC contactor is tested and the parameters which closely interrelated to the important performance of the AC contactor are obtained specialized with the closing process. The method is to deal with fuzziness to combine these dynamic parameters which affect the contact's dynamic response into one index that represent an overall estimate of how well the character was when evaluating the switch quality, namely the Fuzzy Evaluation of contact's Dynamic Characteristics. Both the stair evaluation and multi-level evaluation are introduced. In addition, fuzzy decision calculating system is designed and implemented by C program, and partly illustrated on the program frame.
Histogram Equalization-Based Features for Speech, Music, and Song Discrimination (2010)

In this letter, we present a new class of segment-based features for speech, music and song discrimination. These features, called PHEQ (Polynomial-Fit Histogram Equalization), are derived from the nonlinear relationship between the short-term feature distributions computed at segment level and a reference distribution. Results show that PHEQ characteristics outperform short-term features such as Mel Frequency Cepstrum Coefficients (MFCC) and conventional segment-based ones such as MFCC mean and variance. Furthermore, the combination of short-term and PHEQ features significantly improves the performance of the whole system.
Protease inhibitors as potential antiviral agents for the treatment of picornaviral infections (1999)

The picornavirus family contains several human pathogens including human rhinovirus (HRV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV). In the case of HRVs, these small single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses translate their genetic information into a polyprotein precursor which is further processed mainly by two viral proteases designated 2A and 3C. The 2A protease (2Apro) makes the first cleavage between the structural and non-structural proteins, while 3C protease (3Cpro) catalyzes most of the remaining internal cleavages. It has been shown that both 2Apro and 3Cpro are cysteine proteases but their overall protein folding is more like trypsin-type serine proteases. Due to their unique protein structure and essential roles in viral replication, 2Apro and 3Cpro have been viewed as excellent targets for antiviral intervention. In recent years, considerable efforts have been made in the development of antiviral compounds targeting these proteases. This article summarizes the recent approaches in the design of novel 2A and 3C protease inhibitors as potential antiviral agents for the treatment of picornaviral infections.
Hydrodynamic granulation of oxygenic photogranules (2020)

Oxygenic photogranules (OPGs) can be directly formed from activated sludge under hydrodynamic conditions, but only with some combinations of different magnitudes of light, mixing, and chemical energies.
An update on the treatment of canine atopic dermatitis (2012)

Remarkable progress has been made in recent years concerning our understanding of the pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis (AD). As our understanding improves, the therapeutic approach evolves. Of utmost importance is the documentation of skin barrier impairment in canine AD: ceramides deficiency leads to increased permeability and increased allergen penetration and sensitization. It is currently unknown whether this dysfunction is primary and genetically inherited or secondary to inflammation but it is accepted that skin barrier deficiency plays an important role in either starting or minimally exacerbating canine AD. Thus, the therapeutic approach has changed from focusing on the control of the inflammation to a combined approach that includes therapies aimed at skin barrier repair. The issue of skin barrier repair has been addressed both with oral administration of essential fatty acids and the topical application of products containing a combination of ceramides and fatty acids. These strategies are most helpful as adjunctive treatments and would be best used in young patients that have not developed chronic skin changes. Importantly, treatment for canine AD is multimodal and tailored to the individual patient, the age, and the duration of the disease. Client education plays an important role in explaining the importance of a long-term approach to minimize flare-ups and, in this context, topical therapy to correct skin barrier can be of great benefit. This is an area still in infancy and much work is needed to identify the best formulation. In human medicine, long-term use of moisturizers can have a profound effect on skin barrier and gene expression of proteins involved in skin barrier. This effect is variable depending on the formulation used. It is reasonable to speculate that the same may be true in dogs; thus, it is very important to identify the correct ingredients and formulation to use.
THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN ALCOHOLIC NEUROPATHY (1975)

Tests of autonomic function were performed on 12 subjects with alcoholic neuropathy. Abnormal sweat patterns occurred in 8/8 (100 per cent) and an abnormal Valsalva ratio in 2/9 (22 per cent). Postural hypotension and denervation hypersensitivity were absent in all patients examined. A quantitative assessment of baroreceptor function was made. The resting heart period, heart period range and mean gain of alcoholics were within the control range. Quantitative histological studies were performed on the greater splanchnic nerves removed at autopsy in 4 alcoholic subjects. The myelinated fibre density fell within the control range. The absence of significant disturbance of blood pressure control correlates well with the absence of pathology in the greater splanchnic nerve.
Depleted uranium, pyridostigmine bromide, sarin, vaccines (2000)

Executive Summary Introduction Addressing Gulf War Health Issues The Gulf War Setting Scope of the Report Organization of the Report Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans Registry Programs Epidemiologic Studies of Veterans' Symptoms and General Health Status Epidemiologic Studies of Specific Health Endpoints Limitations of Past Studies and Ongoing Studies Conclusions Methodology Methods of Gathering and Evaluating the Evidence Types of Evidence Considerations in Assessing the Strength of the Evidence Summary of the Evidence Comments on Increased Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes among Gulf War Veterans Depleted Uranium Toxicology Epidemiologic Studies: Description of the Studies Human Health Effects of Uranium Conclusions Sarin Acute Sarin Toxicology Possible U.S. Troop Exposure Sarin Toxicology Cyclosarin Toxicology Summary of Toxicology Human Studies Conclusions Pyridostigmine Bromide Toxicology Human Studies Conclusion Vaccines Issues in Identifying Adverse Effects Anthrax Vaccine Botulinum Toxoid Multiple Vaccinations Squalene Conclusions Research Recommendations Depleted Uranium Sarin Pyridostigmine Bromide Vaccines Appendixes A Scientific Workshop Agenda B Public Meeting Agendas C Methods of Identifying and Collecting Literature D Gulf War Illnesses and Recognizing New Diseases E Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides in Humans F Acronyms and Abbreviations Index
Role of iron in neurotoxicity: a cause for concern in the elderly? (2008)

Pathologic and neurologic imaging coupled with experimentation have increased our understanding of the link between iron and neurodegeneration. A potential implication is that disease-modifying therapies aimed at removing excess iron may one day be part of the armamentarium employed by clinicians to decrease the burden of neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly.
A Call Admission Protocol of Service Level Agreement in Enterprise Network (2007)

The admission of multimedia streams with a particular and guaranteed level of QoS (Quality of Service) from source to destination with the goal of increasing revenue is challenging in multimedia communications over IP (Internet Protocol) networks. In this paper, we present SLA (Service Level Agreement) as an agreement between users and network operators, for the transmission of a multimedia stream with several choices of QoS level. Control of the admission of SLAs, to achieve maximum revenue while fully respecting QoS guarantees, is called SLA admission control. We present a scalable algorithm for the admission of SLAs.
A new MPPT method for Photovoltaic generation systems based on Hill Climbing algorithm (2008)

This paper presents a new method for MPPT in photovoltaic systems based on "Hill Climbing" algorithm. According to the proposed method cube of slope of power vs. voltage (P-V) curve is calculated in each calculation step. Through this calculation both the direction of photovoltaic's (PV) voltage change and the step size of this change are resulted without making any slope or sign control. Moreover, a way to apply this method in PV systems which are consisted of Ns in series and Np in parallel connection PV arrays with high installed nominal power is proposed. A DC to DC buck-boost converter is used in connection with PV arrays for achieving operation in maximum power point and keeping output voltage constant. The whole system is simulated using Matlab/Simulink and simulation results are presented and analyzed.
Anti-PD-1 and PD-L1 Therapy for Bladder Cancer: What is on the Horizon? (2015)

Oncologic therapeutics has evolved enormously as we entered the 21st century. Unfortunately, the treatment of advanced urothelial cancer has remained unchanged over the last two decades despite a better understanding of the genetic alterations in bladder cancer. Pathways such as the PI3K/AKT3/mTOR and FGFR have been implicated in urothelial bladder cancer. However, targeted therapies have not shown proven benefit yet and are still considered investigational. Recently, researchers have been successful in manipulating the systemic immune response to mount antitumor effects in melanoma, lung cancer and lymphoma. Historically, intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy has been highly active in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. Early data suggest that immune checkpoint inhibitors will soon prove to be another cornerstone in the treatment armamentarium of advanced bladder cancer.
The influence of temperature and photoinitiator concentration on photoinitiated polymerization of diacrylate monomer (2005)

Abstract The behavior of p-methoxybenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide, previously synthesized, as a photoinitiator for the polymerization of diacrylate monomer, in the presence of 3% (w/w) tertiary amine (triethyl amine) as synergist additive, was studied. The influence of temperature in the range 30–90°C at 3% (w/w) photoinitiator concentration and the influence of the photoinitiator concentration in the range 0.5–3.5% (w/w) at 30°C was investigated by differential scanning photocalorimetry (photo-DSC). In all experiments the photopolymerization was performed at constant light intensity (3 mW cm−2). The maximum conversion was obtained at temperature of 90°C at 3% (w/w) photoinitiator concentration and 3% (w/w) triethyl amine. The optimal concentration of photoinitiator to obtain maximum conversion was 3% (w/w), at 30°C. No thermal polymerization occurred at higher temperature.
Giving Content to Investor Sentiment: The Role of Media in the Stock Market (2007)

ABSTRACT I quantitatively measure the interactions between the media and the stock market using daily content from a popular Wall Street Journal column. I find that high media pessimism predicts downward pressure on market prices followed by a reversion to fundamentals, and unusually high or low pessimism predicts high market trading volume. These and similar results are consistent with theoretical models of noise and liquidity traders, and are inconsistent with theories of media content as a proxy for new information about fundamental asset values, as a proxy for market volatility, or as a sideshow with no relationship to asset markets.
Nonlinear analysis of phase relationships in quasi-optical oscillator arrays (1993)

A dynamic theory of coupled oscillators is developed and applied to the class of loosely coupled quasi-optical oscillator arrays. This theory permits the calculation of stable, steady-state phase relationships between the oscillators. The distribution of free-running frequencies and the coupling parameters are most important in determining the behavior of the arrays. It is found that free-running frequencies of the peripheral elements have the strongest influence on the steady-state phase relationships. The influence of randomness in the frequency distribution is considered for the case of broadside beamforming, establishing a critical value for the coupling strength in order to maintain mutual synchronization with a specified maximum beam deviation. Techniques for simplifying the calculation of phase relationships for some common coupling parameters are also developed.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Two-Microphone Kepstrum Approach to Real-Time Speech Enhancement Methods (2006)

This paper presents a real-time kepstrum analysis algorithm which gives improvement of the SNR of speech contaminated with additive nonstationary noise. The kepstrum method (complex cepstrum) is applied to the front-end of a conventional speech enhancement method. The test, applied to the modified Griffith and Jim adaptive beamformer, shows an improvement of 6.55dB during speech and nonstationary noise periods. Experiments on a 20cm broadside microphone configuration are implemented in realtime in a real environment (indoor office)
Keeping the faith: how reflective practice can turn emotional turmoil into a positive outcome in the context of doctoral study (2011)

Ghaye (2010 Ghaye, T. 2010. In what ways can reflective practices enhance human flourishing?. Reflective Practice, 11(1): 1–7. doi:10.1080/14623940903525132[Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar], p. 1) asked, ‘In what ways can reflective practices enhance human flourishing?’ In this paper, reflective practice is offered as a way to help students undertaking qualitative doctoral research to flourish. The following is a description of the emotional turmoil experienced as a doctoral student when confronted by challenges to assumptions throughout the qualitative research process. Through reflection of the emotional experience, the researcher came to view these experiences as a positive force that deepened and expanded her learning. This realisation has enabled her to keep the faith in the qualitative research process and to be more resilient. It is hoped that by drawing attention to these issues, other doctoral students and their supervisors may be alerted to the need for emotional resilience, that they will be encouraged to trust the qualitative research process, and consequently, to complete their doctoral studies.
Permanent and Temporary Components of Stock Prices: Evidence from Assessing Macroeconomic Shocks (2002)

This paper outlines a simple macro model with overlapping wage contracts to investigate how the temporary and permanent components of stock price movements may be related to aggregate macro‐economic supply and demand disturbances. In the content of the model, we show that aggregate demand shocks have only temporary effects on real stock prices, while supply shocks may affect the level of real stock prices permanently. Moreover, the temporary component in U.S. stock prices, identified by placing appropriate structural restrictions on a vector autoregressive system estimated for the postwar period, is statistically significant. This evidence supports the mean‐reversion hypothesis that stock prices are not pure random walks. The finding is robust to the choice of variables used in the vector autoregressive system and periodicity.
Neurochemical coding for feeding in sheep and steers. (1975)

Feeding responses of sheep and steers were compared following intraventricular injection of alpha-adrenergic agonists and antagonists in 2-hr. tests. In sheep, injection of the alpha-agonist 1-norepinephrine (1-NE) (140-1,120 nmoles) increased feed intakes 288% and 388% compared with intakes following synthetic cerebrospinal fluid. This response was blocked by the alpha-antagonist phenoxybenzamine, whereas the antagonist alone decreased feed intake. The beta-adrenergic antagonist propranolol did not modify the 1-NE response. A purer but weaker alpha-agonist, 1-phenylephrine, also resulted in increased feed intake that was blocked by phenoxybenzamine. In contrast to the feeding responses of sheep, 1-NE caused hypophagia in steers, reducing intakes as much as 58% in 2-hr. tests over doses ranging 42-27,800 nmoles. Phenoxybenzamine blocked the 1-NE-induced hypophagia in steers; when injected alone, it increased feed intakes 181% of control values. Changes in feeding following 1-NE injections are probably not attributable to changes in temperature, fat mobilization, or stupor. The data support the hypothesis of an alpha-adrenergic-coded system for feeding in sheep and for satiety in steers.
Developing Web Applications for Mobile Devices (2005)

Today, even small mobile devices access the Internet. Therewith, mobility issues have become an important technical and economic topic - not only in new but in proven and successful Web applications as well. The main problem derives from a growing development of heterogeneity in hardware and software of mobile devices. To overcome this problem, this paper presents a framework to develop Web applications for mobile devices. This framework issues important points when developing web application that also focuses on mobile users. This includes completely new developments, as well as development that issue an upgrade of existing Web applications to mobile devices. An important element in this framework is the employment of the fairly new CC/PP standard.
Accelerated Deterministic Multithreading for Multichannel Video Decoder (2012)

One of the major challenges in developing applications for multicore systems is dealing with non-deterministic behavior. One solution to making threads deterministic is to control their relative execution order based on their progress. That is, we enforce the threads to be interleaved in an order, and the order is determined by the progress of each thread. In this paper, we introduce an efficient deterministic runtime architecture with a deterministic logical counter and an efficient interleaving technique for deterministic multithreading. As a case study, we implement 24 video decoders on a quad core system using the proposed deterministic runtime system.
In-Hospital Stroke Treated With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator (2008)

In-hospital procedures for thrombolysis proceed more slowly in IHSs than in OHSs. Thrombolysis is safe and efficient in IHS.
This is not the future, it's the now : have you got your mojo? (2011)

Earlier this year there were wonderful headlines in a number of South African newspapers about a young man called Mandla Lamba who was being trumpeted as the country's youngest billionaire. He had supposedly made his fortune with savvy mining deals and financial wheeling-and-dealing and was not averse to blowing R50 000 in a night at one of Joburg's swankiest clubs.
Graphene Synthesis and Functionalization with Collagen Into an Aqueous Dispersion Showing High Photo-Luminescence (2013)

Near perfect graphene (G) was synthesized using Staudenmaier’s method followed by pyrolysis at 1050 � C as revealed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The spots in the second Laue zone of the selected area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern of TEM were much brighter than the first, a clear indication of graphene formation. However, the main novelty of the work is in the functionalization of graphene to an aqueous dispersion using the protein collagen. The stability of graphene in collagen was better than in many of the dispersants commonly used. It seems from the confocal studies that collagen is able to attack the graphitic edges but not completely free the layers. Distinct changes have been observed in the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra post dispersion. The (002) XRD peak was shifted towards higher 2� position by 0.24 � in GC; the average crystallite size (∼ 26.68 nm) was also twice than that of synthesized graphene. The chemical environment around the carbon atom changed, as seen in the de-convoluted XPS spectra changes. The percentage concentration of sp 2 bonded carbon decreased sharply from 70.02 to 58.21 along with an increase of sp 3 character from 10.15 to 15.55. In addition, the GC dispersion showed excitation wavelength dependent
Angiogenesis and lung cancer: ramucirumab prolongs survival in 2(nd)-line metastatic NSCLC. (2014)

In the REVEL trial, ramucirumab, a monoclonal antibody to VEGFR-2, improved overall survival in combination with docetaxel compared to docetaxel alone in the second-line setting of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Along with bevacizumab and nintedanib, ramucirumab is the third anti-angiogenic agent that has yielded positive overall survival results in a phase III trial of patients with advanced NSCLC. Given the lack of effective therapies in the relapsed setting and the disappointing results of many other VEGF-targeted agents in lung cancer, the results from REVEL are encouraging. One of the major remaining hurdles is the identification of reliable predictive biomarkers in order to predict which patients are most likely to benefit from anti-angiogenic therapies. Despite the positive results seen in REVEL, the exact role of ramucirumab in the treatment paradigm of lung cancer remains to be seen given the modest survival benefit of 1.4 months and the lack of predictive biomarkers at this time.
Spinal and visceral ischemia after endovascular aortic repair. (2010)

With the evolution of endovascular therapy, there is a broader application of this technology for the treatment of aortic disease. The span of treatment is no longer limited to the descending thoracic aorta and the infrarenal abdominal aorta. The development of branched aortic endograft therapies has allowed stent graft treatment of more extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and more complex aortic pathologies. With this rapidly expanding experience it is possible to better assess the complications that arise with this surgery. Two devastating complications that can occur with conventional aortic surgery are spinal cord and visceral ischemia. The incidence of these complications is low, and is often related to periods of visceral or cord malperfusion during periods of hypotension or aortic cross-clamping. Unfortunately, however, these complications continue to occur despite the use of endovascular technology. As the volume of endovascular aortic procedures increases, it is possible to more accurately assess the incidence of these dreaded complications. In addition, it appears that the pathophysiology associated with their development may occasionally differ from that observed in open surgery. Enhancing our understanding of spinal and visceral ischemia development during aortic endovascular surgery will allow us to more effectively prevent and treat their occurrences. This article will review our current understanding of the incidence, pathophysiology, preventive and treatment options for spinal cord and visceral ischemia associated with endograft surgery of the aorta.