gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
User Needs for a Standardized CO2 Emission Assessment Methodology for Intelligent Transport Systems (2012)

The Amitran FP7 project will define a reference methodology to assess the impact of intelligent transport systems on CO2 emissions. The methodology is intended to be used as a reference by future projects and covers both passenger and freight transport. The project will lead to a validated methodology, described in a handbook and complemented by an online checklist. The current paper focuses on the user needs assessment. To ensure the usefulness of the future methodology for potential users, the user needs are identified with the use of interviews, a survey and a workshop. This analysis unveils the demand for a standardised procedure for the assessment of impacts on traveler behaviour and CO2 emissions related to the deployment of ICT in transport. Stakeholders from all fields related to ITS development, deployment, and use from all over Europe are included in the analysis.
Metabolism of Round Spermatids from Rats: Lactate as the Preferred Substrate1 (1982)

Round spermatids were prepared from rat testes and incubated with various substrates (glucose, fructose, pyruvate, lactate and acetate) to measure utilization of substrates and production of ATP in the presence of saturating levels of each substrate. By both criteria lactate is the preferred substrate by a factor of 3 or 4. Production of more than half of the ATP with lactate is substrate is prevented by addition of an inhibitor of alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase (5-methoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid) Pyruvate and lactate are interconverted and pyruvate inhibits production of ATP from lactate. Synthesis of ATP with lactate and with pyruvate is inhibited by rotenone, rutamycin or 2,4-dinitrophenol. Utilization of glucose is limited by aldolase activity. These findings suggest that exogenous lactate is oxidized by lactate dehydrogenase followed by pyruvate dehydrogenase and Krebs; cycle enzymes under conditions which do not allow pyruvate to inhibit lactate dehydrogenase. ATP is synthesized through electron transport. Post-mitochondrial supernate from spermatids showed that high concentration of pyruvate (greater than 1 mM) inhibit lactate dehydrogenase with pyruvate as substrate and that with lactate as substrate, pyruvate behaves as a competitive inhibitor of lactate dehydrogenase. Evidently lactate is the preferred substrate for round spermatids and energy production is most efficient when this substance is present in high concentrations and pyruvate is present in low concentrations. Reasons are given for suggesting that Sertoli cells may provide the relatively large amounts of lactate required by round spermatids.
Construction of K. pneumoniae Recombinants of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Gene Knockout (2005)

Glycerol can be transformed to 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) by Klebsiella pneumoniae attending by ethanol accumulation. Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) is the first enzyme for biosynthesis of ethanol, which competes for reducing equivalents NADH with 1,3-PD dehydrogenase which catalyzes the biosynthesis of 1,3-PD. For the first time ALDH gene of K. pneumoniae was disrupted. A homologous recombination vector pUCAT was constructed, in which ALDH gene was disrupted by inserting tetracycline resistant (Tcr) gene. As expected, the vector was proved to be consisted of 5′ALDH-Tcr-3′ALDH-pUC18. The amplified DNA fragment of 5′ALDH-Tcr-3′ALDH from pUCAT was used to transform K. pneumoniae M5aL and 2 recombinants were obtained. From results of colony-PCR and ALDH activity assay, it was indicated that in both recombinant 0623-1hb and 0623-1hc the ALDH gene was disrupted completely. Comparing with those of the wild type K. pneumoniae M5aL, yields of ethanol of recombinants were decreased by 43%~53% and yields of 1,3-PD were increased by 27%~42%.
Detection of Prostate Cancer With Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2012)

Instead of using either sequences alone owing to low sensitivity and specificity rates, combined use of MRI techniques could easily improve the detection and staging of prostate cancer.
A Standardized Obstacle Course for Assessment of Visual Function in Ultra Low Vision and Artificial Vision (2014)

We describe an indoor, portable, standardized course that can be used to evaluate obstacle avoidance in persons who have ultralow vision. Six sighted controls and 36 completely blind but otherwise healthy adult male (n=29) and female (n=13) subjects (age range 19-85 years), were enrolled in one of three studies involving testing of the BrainPort sensory substitution device. Subjects were asked to navigate the course prior to, and after, BrainPort training. They completed a total of 837 course runs in two different locations. Means and standard deviations were calculated across control types, courses, lights, and visits. We used a linear mixed effects model to compare different categories in the PPWS (percent preferred walking speed) and error percent data to show that the course iterations were properly designed. The course is relatively inexpensive, simple to administer, and has been shown to be a feasible way to test mobility function. Data analysis demonstrates that for the outcome of percent error as well as for percentage preferred walking speed, that each of the three courses is different, and that within each level, each of the three iterations are equal. This allows for randomization of the courses during administration.
Intravenous Regional Anesthesia Using Lidocaine and Clonidine  (1999)

The addition of 1 microg/kg clonidine to lidocaine, 0.5%, for IVRA in patients undergoing ambulatory hand surgery improves postoperative analgesia without causing significant side effects during the first postoperative day.
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) in Children: Equal Efficacy but Greater Toxicity of Chemotherapy Including Methotrexate (MTX) 1g/m2 in 24 Hour Infusion with Intra-Thecal Injection (IT) Than Chemotherapy with MTX 3g/m2 in 3 Hours Infusion without IT: Results of the ALCL99-R1 Randomised Trial. (2006)

Abstract Objectives: to compare the impact of a different dose and schedule of administration of MTX on the outcome of pediatric patients with ALCL Background: BFM-K2 protocol with 6 alternating courses A (MTX-ifosfamide-etoposide-cytarabine-dexamethasone) and B (MTX-cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-dexamethasone) has been shown to be highly efficient in childhood ALCL. In this protocol MTX was given at a dose of 1g/m2 in 24 hour infusion with intra-thecal injection (IT). Methods: ALCL99 study is a multicentric international prospective study for childhood ALCL, involving most European groups and Japan, comparing BFM-K2 chemotherapy with MTX 1 g/m2 in 24 hour infusion with IT (M1-arm) and BFM-K2 with MTX 3g/m2 in 3 hours infusion without IT (M3-arm). Children classified as high risk patients (HR) due to mediastinum, lung, liver, spleen involvement or skin lesions were eligible for a second randomisation, testing the impact of adding Vinblastine during induction treatment and weekly as a maintenance treatment for a total of one year (factorial design). Endpoints: Event-free Survival (EFS), Overall survival (OS), CNS relapse, toxicity. Results: 375 patients recruited between November 99 and December 2005, from 175 centres, 12 countries: 187 in the M1-arm and 188 in the M3-arm. Median age: 11.3y (range 4 mo–20y). National or international pathology review already available for 86% patients, 91% Alk+. 232 (62%) classified as HR patients (114 M1, 118 M3), 266 (75%) as St Jude stage 3 or 4 (132 M1, 134 M3). Overall 92% of patients randomised in R1 received protocol treatment, in terms of number of induction courses, dose of MTX and IT injection. Median follow-up: 31 months. Outcome: EFS curves were superimposable with 2-y EFS 73% (95%CI, 66–80%) and 73% (65–79%) in M1 and M3 arms respectively, hazard ratio=1.0 (0.60 to 1.7), p=.98, and 2-y OS 88% (82–93%) and 94% (89–97%) respectively. CNS relapses: 2 versus 0 (p=.25). Toxicity assessed in 2313 induction courses: haematological toxicity grade 4 was observed after 82% M1 and 68% M3 courses (p&lt;.0001), infection after 51% M1 and 31% M3 courses (p&lt;.0001), grade 3–4 stomatitis after 22% M1 and 6% M3 (p&lt;.0001), 17 and 11 patients experienced at least one suspected unexpected adverse event (p=.25), 2 and 3 toxic deaths occurred (p=1.0) respectively. Results of R2 randomisation are presently immature. Conclusion: Outcome appears very similar in both groups whereas severe toxicity was more frequent in the MTX 1g/m2 24h arm as compared to the MTX 3g/m2 3h arm. Thus in childhood ALCL, there is no benefit of using MTX 1 g/m2 in 24 hour infusion with IT as compared to MTX 3g/m2 in 3 hours infusion without IT.
Prophylactic and therapeutic human papillomavirus vaccine: a breakthrough for women health. (2009)

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) associated cervical cancer is amongst the ten most common cancers in women in the developing world. New vaccines markedly reduce the economic burden of diseases on a country's health system. Two types of HPV vaccines are available; prophylactic and therapeutic. Prophylactic vaccines target (Late protein) L1 and to a lesser extent L2, which stimulate neutralizing antibody response and are recommended to individuals prior to infection. Therapeutic vaccines are recommended to individuals who are already exposed to HPV infection and these induce a specific T-cell mediated immune response targeted to (Early protein) E6 and E7 oncogenes for the eradication of existing lesion. Several studies have been done which show that these vaccines are highly effective. This review highlights the pathogenesis of HPV infection, importance of HPV vaccines, recent advances and few clinical trials on prophylactic and therapeutic HPV vaccine, their economic impact and the need to implement the vaccination programmes in the developing world.
Total Synthesis of the Neotropical Poison‐Frog Alkaloid (‐)‐205B. (2005)

A stereocontrolled total synthesis of the neotropical poison-frog alkaloid (−)-205B (<b>1</b>) has been achieved, employing a dithiane three-component\nlinchpin coupling, a one-pot sequential construction of the embedded indolizidine ring, and ring-closing metathesis (RCM) to arrive at the\nnovel 8b-azaacenaphthylene ring system comprising the alkaloid. The synthesis proceeded with a longest linear sequence of 19 steps, affording\n(−)-1 in 5.6% overall yield.
Multiple suppression by single channel and multichannel deconvolution in the<i>tau‐p</i>domain (1995)

PreviousNext No AccessSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 1995Multiple suppression by single channel and multichannel deconvolution in the tau‐p domainAuthors: Dmitri LokshtanovDmitri LokshtanovNorsk Hydro Research Centre, Norwayhttps://doi.org/10.1190/1.1887243 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1887243FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byBIBLIOGRAPHY8 June 2018Multichannel predictive deconvolution based on the fast iterative shrinkage-thresholding algorithmZhong-Xiao Li, Zhen-Chun Li, and Wen-Kai Lu16 November 2015 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 81, No. 1Connecting deconvolution and SRMEGert-Jan van Groenestijn, Warren Ross, and Gunaseelan Nandan Cumaran25 October 2012Multiple attenuation using 3D SRME—Optimization of Multiple Contribution Gather—BUTSURI-TANSA(Geophysical Exploration), Vol. 65, No. 3Multiple investigations by synthetic modeling and wave equation attenuation: North West Shelf of Australia data examplePing Zhao, Andrew Long, Roald van Borselen, and Jim Myron7 December 2005Surface-Related Multiple Prediction and Suppression Based on Data-Consistence: A Theoretical Study and Test31 May 2013 | Chinese Journal of Geophysics, Vol. 48, No. 1Removal of water‐layer multiples from multicomponent sea‐bottom dataAre Osen, Lasse Amundsen, Arne Reitan, and Hans K. Helgesen10 February 2005 SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 1995ISSN (print):1052-3812 ISSN (online):1949-4645Copyright: 1995 Pages: 1566 publication data© 1995 Copyright © 1995 Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished Online: 10 Feb 2005 CITATION INFORMATION Dmitri Lokshtanov, (1995), "Multiple suppression by single channel and multichannel deconvolution in the tau‐p domain," SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts : 1482-1485. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1887243 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...
Design and analysis of DC-to-14-GHz and 22-GHz CMOS cascode (2004)

The designs of two fully integrated CMOS cascode distributed amplifiers (DAs) with 14-GHz and 22-GHz bandwidth are presented. Cascode gain cells and m-derived matching sections are used to enhance the gain and bandwidth performance. These amplifiers demonstrated the highest frequency and widest bandwidth of operation for amplifiers using regular CMOS processes to date. This paper also describes the analysis to design the cascode CMOS DA, together with the small-signal models, EM simulation of the spiral inductors on the silicon substrate, and the analysis of the cascode device. Good agreement between measured and simulated results was achieved for both of the DA designs.
Adaptive A/D converter for improved DS/SS jam resistance (1998)

The use of polar nonlinear processing to reject a constant carrier envelope (and possibly wideband) jammer of a DS/SS spread spectrum link is explored, with the additional objective of ensuring constant false alarm rate (CFAR) in the reception of the associated DS/SS synchronization preamble. It is shown that the constant carrier envelope jammer can be rejected very effectively, with CFAR, whether it is transmitted continuously or pulsed at some maximally damaging duty cycle.
Topical phenytoin versus EUSOL in the treatment of non-malignant chronic leg ulcers (2004)

Phenytoin powder is cheap and easily applied topically on ulcers, effectively relieves pain, clears discharge and enhances formation of granulation tissue thereby promoting healing; reducing morbidity and financial burden enabling its use in resource-poor environments.
LEDS IN LIGHT-EMITTING HIGHWAY DEVICES IN MARYLAND (2003)

The use of light-emitting diodes (LED) in light-emitting highway devices in Maryland, US is discussed. LEDs are considered as an alternative to incandescent lamps in highway devices because of their low power consumption and potential longevity. The Maryland State Highway Administration began investigating the feasibility of using LED in light-emitting highway devices in 1988. Based on field tests and research, the red and green LED signals with ball type lenses were approved for use in Maryland. Language: en
Dielectric properties of fillers for the epoxy resin molding compound at humidity. (1985)

エポキシ樹脂成形用フィラーとして用いられるシリカ粉とガラスビーズの誘電率ε′と誘電損率ε″は水分吸着により低周波数帯で非常に大きくなる. フィラーの表面に吸着した水分層の誘亀率ε′は, 1Hzで105以上大きな値となる. この結果は, フィラー表面に作られる吸着水の水素結合連鎖の大きな分極として説明される. 同様なことはフィラーを充てんしたエポキシ樹脂成形品の高湿度での誘電特性にみられる. この誘電率の増大はフィラーを表面処理することによって抑制することができる.
Wandering Money: Valuating and Mediating Post-War Remittances in Vietnam (2020)

Abstract Remittances from the Vietnamese diaspora have played an important role in Vietnam's post-Cold War economic development, providing important inputs to a range of household spending areas, from education to health care. In the case of Vietnam, however, remittances are also caught up with memories and traumas of war, betrayal, separation, and exodus. This article traces that history and illustrates how Vietnam's particular post-war refugee and remittance situations and channels illuminate networks and exacerbate inherent contradictions and comparisons in the mobile flows of finance, people, and goods across borders. Examining genealogies of remittance reception and management offers insight and intervention into analytical assumptions of the distancing and mediating functions inherent to classic conceptions of money, as well as the reciprocity and recognition perceptions mapped onto gift economies.
Recent Advances in Radio Resource Management for Heterogeneous LTE/LTE-A Networks (2014)

As heterogeneous networks (HetNets) emerge as one of the most promising developments toward realizing the target specifications of Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks, radio resource management (RRM) research for such networks has, in recent times, been intensively pursued. Clearly, recent research mainly concentrates on the aspect of interference mitigation. Other RRM aspects, such as radio resource utilization, fairness, complexity, and QoS, have not been given much attention. In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the key challenges arising from HetNets and highlight their importance. Subsequently, we present a comprehensive survey of the RRM schemes that have been studied in recent years for LTE/LTE-A HetNets, with a particular focus on those for femtocells and relay nodes. Furthermore, we classify these RRM schemes according to their underlying approaches. In addition, these RRM schemes are qualitatively analyzed and compared to each other. We also identify a number of potential research directions for future RRM development. Finally, we discuss the lack of current RRM research and the importance of multi-objective RRM studies.
VLSI median filters (1990)

Median filters have been proposed for the analysis of speech data and in image processing to enhance the data by smoothing the signal and removing noise. Many designs for median filters have been suggested in the literature. The author reviews these designs (most originally given as software filters) and compare them on the basis of suitability for implementation in VLSI. Each design is analyzed in terms of area, time delay, and concurrency. Some new designs are given. The 1-D and 2-D cases are discussed, and recursive median filters are also analyzed.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Maintaining Democratic Values in e-Voting with eVACS. (2006)

Abstract: The principles of equality, secrecy, security and transparency apply to any democratic election system irrespective of whether paper ballots, mechanical or electronic means are used to conduct the election. All these principles were mandated as requirements, designed into, and successfully operated as features of, eVACS®, the electronic voting and counting system used since 2001 by the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission. How eVACS ® achieves these requirements is described in this paper, with particular emphasis being given to security and transparency and the approaches adopted to ensure verifiability via electronic audit trails. 1
Surface Modification of Fe_3O_4 Ultrafine Particles by Coating SiO_2 (2009)

Fe3O4 magnetic ultrafine particles were prepared by chemical-precipitiation method, and by subsequent acidizing the particles in sodium metasilicate solution, SiO2-coated particles were obtained. The particles were characterized by XRD, SEM, XPS. The results suggest that the average particle diameter of Fe3O4 particles coated with SiO2 has not been increased obviously, and the property of the particles has not been changed. The steric hindrance from amorphous SiO2 coating prevents the agglomeration of particles and growth of Fe3O4 crystals, enhanceing the weather resistance of the Fe3O4 particles.
Effect of surface roughness on the initial response of MC3T3-E1 cells cultured on polished titanium alloy (2015)

Surface roughness has been considered as an important influencing factor for cell response. The aim of this study was to find out whether MC3T3-E1 cells, a mouse osteoblast-like cell line, can sense the amplitudes of surface topography of titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V), and if surface-dependent cell morphology would be presented on the substrata with varied roughness. A series of polished samples (Ra: 0.30~1.80 μm) were prepared to produce macroscopically parallel grooves using different grades of silicon carbide sandpaper (#100, #320, #600, #1000 and #2000). The experimental results indicated that the behavior and morphology of cells largely depended on the substrata where they were cultured. More efficient proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells was shown on the surfaces with Ra of 0.50~1.00 μm, with respect to either the rougher or the smoother specimens. Furthermore, MC3T3-E1 cells seeded on the Ti6Al4V surfaces within this narrow range responded to the increasing surface roughness with increased proliferation. Contact guidance of cells could be observed on the rougher specimens (Ra: 0.80~1.00 μm), whereas more random orientations were exhibited for the adsorbed cells on the smoother surfaces (Ra: 0.50~0.60 μm).
Residual gas analysis: Past, present, and future (1990)

Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation David Lichtman; Residual gas analysis: Past, present, and future. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 1 May 1990; 8 (3): 2810–2813. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.576630 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAVS: Science & Technology of Materials Interfaces and ProcessingJournal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Search Advanced Search |Citation Search
Protease-activated receptors in cancer: A systematic review (2011)

The traditional view of the role of proteases in tumor growth, progression and metastasis has significantly changed. Apart from their contribution to cancer progression, it is evident that a subclass of proteases, such as thrombin, serves as signal molecules controlling cell functions through the protease-activated receptors (PARs). Among the four types of PAR (PAR1-4; cloned and named in order of their discovery), PAR1, PAR3 and PAR4 are activated by thrombin, unlike PAR2, which is activated by trypsin-like serine proteases. Thrombin has been proven to be a significant factor in both the behavior of cancer in its involvement in hemostasis and blood coagulation. Thrombin is a key supporter of various cellular effects relevant to tumor growth and metastasis, as well as a potent activator of angiogenesis, which is essential for the growth and development of all solid tumor types. This review presents an overview of the role of PAR-mediated thrombin in angiogenesis and cancer, focusing on the ability of PAR1- and PAR4-mediated thrombin to affect tumorigenesis and angiogenesis.