gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Sclerotherapy of Craniofacial Venous Malformations: Complications and Results (1999)

The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology to quantify osseous, ocular, and periocular fat changes caused by correction of orbital hypertelorism to test the hypothesis that there is a quantitatively predictable relationship between the movement of the osseous orbit and that of the ocular globe. A retrospective review was performed of 10 patients who were status post unilateral or bilateral transcranial medial orbital translocation, for whom there were archival digital data for preoperative and postoperative (mean interval = 30 months) three-dimensional computed tomographic (CT) scans. In addition to standard demographic and surgical data, the clinical preoperative and postoperative interpupillary and intermedial canthal distances were recorded. By using a computer graphics workstation, the CT digital data were registered to four surgically unaltered anatomic fiducial points to allow longitudinal quantitative comparisons. The following three-dimensional measurements were made for each patient preoperatively and postoperatively: interdacryon and interocular centroid distances, and on a standard series of three horizontal and two vertical planes, the position of the medial and lateral orbital walls, and the thickness of the medial and lateral periorbital fat (20 orbits). CT digital distances were compared with similar clinical distances when possible. The age at operation ranged from 4.0 to 12.5 years (mean, 6.6 years). The reduction in interdacryon distance exceeded the reduction in intercentroid distance (mean interdacryon change = -5.3 mm versus mean intercentroid change = -2.7 mm). Although there was a strong correlation between the amount of reduction of the lateral orbital wall and intercentroid distances, there was only a moderate correlation between the reduction in the intercentroid distance and that of the medial orbital wall. Similarly, there was a moderate correlation between the decrease in thickness of the lateral periorbital fat and the reduction of intercentroid distance but not of the medial orbital fat. In conclusion, medial translocation of the orbit does not produce equivalent movement of the ocular globe; neither the intermedial canthal nor the interdacryon distance is a useful predictor of ocular centroid position; and if the goal of hypertelorism operation is reduction of interocular distance, then CT measurement of globe intercentroid distance is essential for outcome assessment.
Fungal peritonitis caused by Lecythophora mutabilis (1985)

Fungal peritonitis caused by Lecythophora mutabilis, a mold rarely isolated from humans, is described. A patient on continuous peritoneal dialysis developed clinical, microbiological, and serological evidence for peritonitis due to this fungus. In vitro susceptibility testing of the fungus revealed marked differences in the activities of various antifungal agents. Although initially responding to treatment with oral ketoconazole, intraperitoneal miconazole, and catheter replacement, the patient had a documented relapse. The patient was eventually cured following the removal of a second catheter in association with prolonged imidazole treatment.
NOTeS (2014)

Four systems of notation have become so universal that they now surpass most linguistic barriers. These are mathematical signs and symbols, the International System of Units, the traditional musical notation, and the symbols for chemical elements.1 Imagine the world with different symbols for the plus sign in various lan- guages, or different symbols for hydrogen. Although chemists worldwide now enjoy the peace of univer-sally accepted symbols for all elements which are not subject to translation, it took a long time for such convention to root.
Investigation of Ductile Damage in DP980 Steel Sheets Using Mechanical Tests and X-ray Micro-Tomography (2011)

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Determinants of Fetal Leptin Synthesis, Fat Mass, and Circulating Leptin Concentrations in Well-Nourished Ewes in Late Pregnancy (2003)

We have investigated the factors regulating leptin synthesis, fat deposition, and circulating leptin concentrations in fetuses of well nourished ewes in late pregnancy. Vascular catheters were surgically inserted in 17 pregnant ewes and their fetuses at 103-120 d gestation (term = 147 +/- 3 d). Ewes were fed a diet providing either 100% (control; n = 9) or approximately 155% (well fed; n = 8) of the maintenance energy requirements and fetal perirenal and interscapular fat depots were collected at 139-141 d gestation. There was a significant relationship between the relative mass of fetal unilocular fat and fetal glucose (relative mass of unilocular fat, 1.14; fetal glucose, +0.16; r = 0.50; P < 0.04; n = 17), but not insulin, concentrations in the control and well-fed groups. In contrast to the controls, there was a positive relationship between the relative abundance of leptin mRNA and fetal insulin, but not glucose, concentrations in fetal perirenal adipose tissue in the well-fed group. A moderate increase in maternal nutrition also resulted in a strong reciprocal relationship between uncoupling protein 1 and leptin expression in fetal perirenal adipose tissue in late gestation (well-fed group: uncoupling protein 1 mRNA:18S rRNA, -0.51; leptin mRNA:beta-actin mRNA, +1.53; r = 0.80; P < 0.02; n = 8). These studies provide evidence that fetal glucose and insulin differentially regulate fetal fat deposition and leptin mRNA expression within the fetal perirenal fat depot in the well nourished animal during late gestation.
Differential nitric oxide and TNF‐α production of murine Kupffer cell subfractions upon priming with IFN‐γ and TNF‐α (1998)

The present data demonstrate a clear heterogeneity among murine KC with respect to immunologic response to stimuli. These results demonstrate that KC have different functions in immunologic reactions that seem to be related to size.
Milwaukee brace correction of idiopathic scoliosis. A biomechanical analysis and a restrospective study (1976)

We analyzed the biomechanics of Milwaukee brace treatment of idiopathic scoliotic patients through simulation in five computer-constructed model spines. The contributions to correction of each component of the brace were examined in these model spines, and some of the mechanical principles that determine the outcome of brace treatment were studied. The validity of the stimulation findings was then tested by a retrospective analysis. Simulation was used to predict the outcome of milwaukee brace treatment in sixty-eight patients. In 81 per cent of these patients, the actual outcome agreed with the prediction. The study suggests that careful adherence to mechanical principles in the use of a Milwaukee brace will result in successful treatment of more patients.
In Vivo Enhancement of a Murine Sarcoma Virus by Diethylaminoethyl-Dextran (1971)

The polycation diethylamino-ethyl-dextran (DEAE-D) enhanced the oncogenicity of Moloney sarcoma virus (M-MSV) in mice as measured by several parameters including shortening of the latent time to tumor appearance, reduction of the minimal tumor inducing dose, decreased survival time, and decreased incidence of spontaneous regressions. Enhancement occurred following both local and systemic administration of DEAE-D, and was greater when DEAE-D was administered prior to virus inoculation. The degree of in vivo enhancement of M-MSV by DEAE-D was similar to the enhancement of focus formation in tissue culture.
Glycosylated nucleoside lipid promotes the liposome internalization in stem cells (2011)

We report new glycosyl-nucleoside-lipid based liposomes decorated with sugar moieties. The GNL-liposomes feature a suitable glycosylated surface for their internalization into ADSC stem cells.
Fluctuations of thermal conductivity and morphological stability (1995)

Compositional fluctuations of the binary alloy result in the corresponding fluctuations of the thermal conductivity of the material. During crystal growth, these fluctuations can significantly modify the local temperature fields at the liquid-solid interface. This, in turn, will affect the morphological stability of the growing interface. In this work, the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity of the solid phase has been included into the Mullins-Sekerka formalism. A significant effect on the onset of the instability of planar interface has been predicted. It has been found, in particular, that for binary systems with the segregation coefficient above unity a flat interface is always unstable. The shape of the interface fluctuation should have a single harmonic character with a well defined wavelength.
Vaginal biogenic amines: biomarkers of bacterial vaginosis or precursors to vaginal dysbiosis? (2015)

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal disorder among reproductive age women. One clinical indicator of BV is a "fishy" odor. This odor has been associated with increases in several biogenic amines (BAs) that may serve as important biomarkers. Within the vagina, BA production has been linked to various vaginal taxa, yet their genetic capability to synthesize BAs is unknown. Using a bioinformatics approach, we show that relatively few vaginal taxa are predicted to be capable of producing BAs. Many of these taxa (Dialister, Prevotella, Parvimonas, Megasphaera, Peptostreptococcus, and Veillonella spp.) are more abundant in the vaginal microbial community state type (CST) IV, which is depleted in lactobacilli. Several of the major Lactobacillus species (L. crispatus, L. jensenii, and L. gasseri) were identified as possessing gene sequences for proteins predicted to be capable of putrescine production. Finally, we show in a small cross sectional study of 37 women that the BAs putrescine, cadaverine and tyramine are significantly higher in CST IV over CSTs I and III. These data support the hypothesis that BA production is conducted by few vaginal taxa and may be important to the outgrowth of BV-associated (vaginal dysbiosis) vaginal bacteria.
Do you see what i see? A more realistic eyewitness sketch recognition (2011)

Face sketches have been used in eyewitness testimonies for about a century. However, 30 years of research shows that current eyewitness testimony methods are highly unreliable. Nonetheless, current face sketch recognition algorithms assume that eyewitness sketches are reliable and highly similar to their respective target faces. As proven by psychological findings and a recent work on face sketch recognition, these assumptions are unrealistic and therefore, current algorithms cannot handle real world cases of eyewitness sketch recognition. In this paper, we address the eyewitness sketch recog nition problem with a two-pronged approach. We propose a more reliable eyewitness testimony method, and an accompanying face sketch recognition method that accounts for realistic assumptions on sketch-photo similarities and individual eyewitness differences. In our eyewitness testimony method we first ask the eyewitness to directly draw a sketch of the target face, and provide some ancillary information about the target face. Then we build a drawing profile of the eyewitness by asking him/her to draw a set of face photos. This drawing profile implicitly contains the eyewitness' mental bias. In our face sketch recognition method we first correct the sketch for the eyewitness' bias using the drawing profile. Then we recognize the resulting sketch based on an optimized combination of the detected features and ancillary information. Experimental results show that our method is 12 times better than the leading competing method at Rank-1 accuracy, and 6 times better at Rank-10. Our method also maintains its superiority as gallery size increases.
Marijuana use and sexual behavior (1984)

In several anonymous questionnaire studies of college students, marijuana use has been reported to affect sexual behavior. In general, these studies show that marijuana smoking enhances sexual pleasure and increases sexual desire. Marijuana use has also been associated with more frequent sexual activity and an increased number of sexual partners. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived effects of marijuana use on the sexual behavior and sexual practices of a sample of regular marijuana .users. In contrast to other studies, subjects were not drawn exclusively from college student populations and were interviewed rather than given a questionnaire. Results, in general, confirm results of previous studies. Subjects were primarily heterosexual and sexually active. Men were more likely than women to have had multiple sexual partners. Over two thirds reported increased sexual pleasure and satisfaction with marijuana. Increased desire for a familiar sexual partner was reported by about one half. The sensations of touch and taste were particularly enhanced by marijuana. Many felt marijuana was an aphrodisiac. Marijuana use in relation to initiation of sexual activity was also assessed. Although drug use occurred prior to first intercourse for about one third of the men and women, alcohol, not marijuana, was most frequently used in this context. Most had used marijuana as a preparation for intercourse on occasion, and 20% did this on a regular basis. Possible explanations for these effects are briefly discussed.
Volumetric quantification of bone loss for determination of bone grafting accuracy: a pilot study (2009)

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Reaction of hydrogen atoms and O<sub>2</sub>(<sup>1</sup>Δ<sub><i>g</i></sub>) (1982)

Abstract The reaction of atomic hydrogen with O 2 ( 1 Δ g ) has been investigated as a function of temperature, using a fast discharge‐flow apparatus equipped for EPR detection of free radical species. The rate constant for the overall reaction was measured as (1.46 ± 0.49) × 10 −11 exp(‐4000 ± 200 cal/mol/ RT ) cm 3 /s. Evidence is presented which suggests that the reaction occurs principally via abstraction, H + O 2 ( 1 Δ g ) → OH + O, rather than via physical quenching, H + O 2 ( 1 Δ g ) → H + O 2 (X 3 Σ g − ).
Role of IL-17F in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis (2017)

Psoriasis is a complex autoimmune inflammatory disease with a genetic basis. The increased expression of IL-17F gene and protein is observed in the lesional skins of psoriatic patients. We and other groups discovered human IL-17F gene that shows the highest homology with IL-17A. IL-17F induces various inflammatory molecules, such as IL-6 and IL-8. IL-17F is mainly derived from Th17, Tc17 and ILC3 cells, and induces CCL20 expression, resulting in the recruitment of additional IL-17F-producing cells to enhance skin inflammation via CCR6. The receptor for IL-17F is the heterodimeric complex of IL-17RA and IL-17RC, and several signaling pathways have been identified. Injection with IL-17F in mice revealed marked neutrophilia in dermis, and its infiltration was significantly inhibited by anti-IL-8 antibody. Sequence variants of the IL-17F gene are associated with response to treatments, and a variant (rs763780) of IL-17F encodes an antagonist for the wild-type IL-17F. Hence, IL-17F may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, and may provide a promising therapeutic target for development of novel strategies. Keywords: Psoriasis, IL-17 cytokine family, IL-17F.
ChemInform Abstract: N‐HALOAMIDINES, PART II. SYNTHESIS OF 4,5‐DIAMINO‐1,2‐DIARYL‐4,5‐DIHYDROIMIDAZOLES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATION TO 4,5‐DIAMINO‐1,2‐DIARYL‐ AND 5‐AMINO‐1,2‐DIARYLIMIDAZOLES (1978)

Abstract Die aus N‐Arylbenzamidinen (I) mit N‐Chlorsuccinimid zugänglichen N‐Aryl‐N′‐chlorbenzamidine (II) reagieren mit 1,2‐Diaminoethenen (III) in Gegenwart von Pyridin zu Dihydroimidazolen (IV), die beim Erhitzen mit Triethylammoniumchlorid unter Aminabspaltung in die Imidazole (V) oder mit Chloranil in die tetrasubstituierten Imidazole (VI) übergeführt werden.
Carbon nanotubes synthesised by fluidised-bed CVD (2003)

Note: Times Cited: 1International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials XIOct 07-10, 2002Columbus, ohASM Int Reference EPFL-BOOK-206000View record in Web of Science URL: ://WOS:000182376200008 Record created on 2015-03-03, modified on 2016-08-09
Ketone Hydrosilylation with Sugar Silanes Followed by Intramolecular Aglycone Delivery: An Orthogonal Glycosylation Strategy (2009)

Abstract Süßer Anhang nach Wunsch : Ein Verfahren zur direkten Glycosylierung von Ketonen ohne Hydroxyintermediate ermöglicht die ortsselektive Glycosylierung von Hydroxyketonen an der Keton‐ oder der Alkoholeinheit, ohne dass Schutzgruppen am Aglycon notwendig sind (siehe Schema). Die Ortsselektivität wird in den Hydrosilylierungen und dehydrierenden Silylierungen mit Zuckersilanen durch die Katalysatorstruktur bestimmt. Bn=Benzyl. magnified image
In-Situ Formation of Hardening Elements by Electrochemical Techniques. (1989)

Abstract : Palladium is enriched with respect to the 106 isotope when used as an anode at ambient temperatures in an electrolytic bath comprising D2O and a lithium, especially where the cathode is platinum. Significant amounts of Rh and Ag also form at the electrolyzed Pd anode. The enrichment of Pd by with respect to 106Pd, and quite likely the formation of the Rh and Ag, apparently result from nuclear processes. Keywords: Military publications; Periodicals; Patent applications. (eg)
Multidimensional multirate DOA estimation in beamspace (1996)

This paper presents a beamspace version of ESPRIT for uniform rectangular arrays that supports closed-form 2-D angle estimation, automatically couples the two components of the source directions, and works with any front end beamformer. The proposed algorithm is based on the observation that beamspace noise eigenvectors can be transformed to vectors that are bandpass and have spectral nulls at the inband source locations. This facilitates multirate processing (involving modulation to baseband, filtering, and decimation) and yields a space with dimensionality equal to the number of beams used to probe the subband rather than the number of elements in the sensor array. The MUSIC algorithm can be applied to this noise subspace. Alternatively, a transformation matrix can be computed a priori, which maps the beamspace signal eigenvectors to the corresponding signal subspace that has the ESPRIT structure. The TLS-ESPRIT algorithm is then modified to obtain the two directions for each source from a single eigenvalue-eigenvector pair. Hence, they are automatically coupled.
Region Based Analysis Of Video Sequences With A General Merging Algorithm (1998)

Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Rhodes, Greece, 1998
The Local Structure of PbIn<sub>1/2</sub>Nb<sub>1/2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (2004)

Abstract The local structure of ordered and disordered PbIn1/2Nb1/2O3 has been investigated as a function of temperature using X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) technique. Both EXAFS (extended XAFS) and near edge structure of the spectra were analysed. Radial distribution of oxygen atoms around Nb appeared to be similar for the both modifications and independent of the temperature. Presence of the pre-edge peak in the spectra indicated, that the value of the Nb displacement is quite large both below and above the phase transition point. The local structure of PbIn1/2O3 is discussed in comparison with the other Nb-containing perovskite compounds. Keywords: Ferroelectrics perovskites EXAFS local structure phase transitions
Swine and ruminant pestiviruses require the same cellular factor to enter bovine cells (1996)

Pestiviruses initiate infection of susceptible cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Cellular plasma membrane or endosomal molecules involved in translocation of these viruses into the cytosol have not been unequivocally identified. We reported previously that a mutant cell line derived from Madin-Darby bovine kidney (MDBK) cells, termed CRIB-1, was resistant to infection with bovine viral diarrhoea virus. CRIB-1 cells were also resistant to infection with classical swine fever virus and border disease virus of sheep, suggesting that entry of these three different pestiviruses into bovine cells requires a common cell membrane function. The resistance is pestivirus-specific: CRIB-1 cells were as susceptible as the parental MDBK cells to 14 other viruses of cattle and swine belonging to unrelated families. The resistance of CRIB-1 cells to pestivirus infection involves a block in virus entry since transfection of virus RNA or virus inoculation in the presence of PEG resulted in productive infection. Furthermore, quantitative analyses of the outcome of PEG-mediated infection of CRIB-1 cells indicated that the intracellular milieu was fully permissive for pestivirus replication. Binding studies revealed that virus attachment to CRIB-1 cells was not completely abrogated. These results indicate that entry of pestiviruses into MDBK cells depends on a common plasma membrane or endosomal function, which is lacking in CRIB-1 cells.
The generation and trapping of methylenecyclopropene (1976)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTThe generation and trapping of methylenecyclopropeneW. E. Billups, Andrew J. Blakeney, and William T. ChamberlainCite this: J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 23, 3771–3772Publication Date (Print):November 1, 1976Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 November 1976https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00885a033RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views60Altmetric-Citations18LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (240 KB) Get e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Synchronous-motor pulling-into-step phenomena (1933)

INVESTIGATIONS of synchronous motor phenomena during transient conditions have been made, using a mechanical calculating machine called the “differential analyzer” to solve the non-linear differential equations involved. Previous investigations have been made on a preliminary calculating machine called the “product integraph.” The extent and accuracy of the solutions, however, were limited on this preliminary machine, and the work was confined principally to determining whether or not a synchronous motor would synchronize for the worst switching conditions. The curves presented in the present paper and obtained by use of the differential analyzer make it possible to calculate quantitatively the additional load that may be synchronized if the field switch is closed at the most favorable switching angle.
Two-step synthesis of imidazoles from activated alkynes (1985)

Conjugate addition of 2-(tri-n-butylstannyl) tetrazoles (1) to activated alkynes gives 1-alkenyltetrazoles (4) and (5) predominantly. Use of the N-tributylstannyl derivatives, rather than the parent tetrazole, gives a high ratio of 1- to 2-alkenyl isomers and avoids the complication of further addition of the tetrazole or the alkyne to the initial adduct. Irradiation of the (Z)- and (E)-1-alkenyltetrazoles (4) and (5) at 254 nm then gives the expected imidazoles in moderate yield. However, 5-phenyl-2-(tri-n-butylstannyl)tetrazole (1a) reacted only slowly with ethyl phenylpropiolate to give ethyl 3,5-diphenylpyrazole-4-carboxylate (8), presumably via the 2-alkenyltetrazole (9) formed in preference to the 1-isomer for steric reasons.