gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Developments in intellectual property and traditional knowledge protection (2009)

In order to protect indigenous/traditional knowledge, intellectual property law must be leveraged in a way that is responsive to the dynamic inter-relationships between law, society and culture. Over the last decade, increased attention to Indigenous concerns has produced a wealth of literature and prompted recognition of the diverse needs of Indigenous peoples in relation to law, legal access and knowledge protection. There is much more that needs to be done, especially in closely considering what the consequences of legal protection are for the ways in which traditional/indigenous culture is understood and experienced by Indigenous communities and others. This paper considers the latest developments within this field and discusses what possibilities for further legal action exist within both international and local contexts.
Expression and membrane localization of MCT isoforms along the length of the human intestine (2005)

Recent studies from our laboratory and others have demonstrated the involvement of monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)1 in the luminal uptake of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in the human intestine. Functional studies from our laboratory previously demonstrated kinetically distinct SCFA transporters on the apical and basolateral membranes of human colonocytes. Although apical SCFA uptake is mediated by the MCT1 isoform, the molecular identity of the basolateral membrane SCFA transporter(s) and whether this transporter is encoded by another MCT isoform is not known. The present studies were designed to assess the expression and membrane localization of different MCT isoforms in human small intestine and colon. Immunoblotting was performed with the purified apical and basolateral membranes from human intestinal mucosa obtained from organ donor intestine. Immunohistochemistry studies were done on paraffin-embedded sections of human colonic biopsy samples. Immunoblotting studies detected a protein band of approximately 39 kDa for MCT1, predominantly in the apical membranes. The relative abundance of MCT1 mRNA and protein increased along the length of the human intestine. MCT4 (54 kDa) and MCT5 (54 kDa) isoforms showed basolateral localization and were highly expressed in the distal colon. Immunohistochemical studies confirmed that human MCT1 antibody labeling was confined to the apical membranes, whereas MCT5 antibody staining was restricted to the basolateral membranes of the colonocytes. We speculate that distinct MCT isoforms may be involved in SCFA transport across the apical or basolateral membranes in polarized colonic epithelial cells.
Efficiency optimization of a multi-pump booster system (2008)

This paper discusses a way to optimize the speed settings for a multi-pump system such that it can operate with highest efficiency. A short description of an actual multi-pump system is given and the mathematical formulas for single pump and multi-pump systems are presented. Then a set of objectives are formulated which, when used in a MATLAB toolbox implementation of NSGA-II, describe the most efficient distribution of speeds amongst the pumps in the system. The system is tested for a number of pressure references with good results.
Flutter Native Performance and Expressive UI/UX (2020)

Flutter Native Performance and Expressive UI/UX explores the technology behind Flutter highly performant and dynamic user interface system. The thesis aims to highlight the claims Flutter made about its technology and research those claims. One of the goals of the study is to compare Flutter application’s visual and resource performance with existing technologies. The project was made in collaboration with Blidz, an e-commerce company hoping to improve its current Cordova client by migrating its implementation to Flutter. Before doing so, Flutter must be tested and compared to its Cordova counterpart by implementing a proof of concept. \n\nThe methodology chosen for this study was to utilize Flutter internal performance profiler as well as Android studio profiler to gather performance data from both Cordova client and Flutter proof of concept. As a result, the research would gain enough insights to determine the outcome: whether Flutter is worth redirecting resources to fully migrate from an old system.\n\nThe results obtained were satisfactory with some caveats. Flutter provides a significant improvement over its predecessor. Performance of Flutter constantly exceeds expectation while still delivering a dynamic and smooth UI/UX experience. In comparison to Cordova, Flutter proves to be a positive step towards the future for Blidz. However, the scale of the thesis does not reflect the current cross platform ecosystem where there are more established technologies. More research is needed before a concrete conclusion can be made to determine if Flutter is better than its competitors.\n\nUltimately, the thesis achieved its goal to profile the performance of the Flutter proof of concept. The study indicated that Flutter’s performance is, in fact, better than that of Cordova considering its development and UI.
The Cancer Stem Cell–Vascular Niche Complex in Brain Tumor Formation (2008)

The cancer stem cell (CSC) theory hypothesizes that a small subpopulation of cells within a tumor mass is responsible for the initiation and maintenance of the tumor. The idea that brain tumors arise from this specific subset of self-renewing, multipotent cells that serve as the locus for tumor formation, has gained great support as evidenced by recent advancements in the biology of breast and colon cancer. It is well established that recruitment of bone marrow-derived proangiogenic progenitor cells and angiogenesis are key events in the process of brain tumor formation; however, the orchestration of these events by the CSC population has only recently been unveiled. In this review, we first introduce the CSC theory and examine the functional development of the vascular niche, its purpose, constituents, and contribution to the development of the CSC-vascular niche complex. Through this discussion, we aim to shed light on the events that may be targeted for therapeutic intervention.
Radical Group-Transfer Polymerization of 2-Thiocyanatoethyl Vinyl Ether (1999)

2-Thiocyanatoethyl vinyl ether (TCEVE), a vinyl ether, was observed to be polymerized in moderate yields with radical initiators such as dimethyl 2,2‘-azobisisobutyrate (MAIB) and 2,2‘-azobisisobutyronitrile. The rate (Rp) of polymerization of TCEVE with MAIB in benzene at 60 °C was given by Rp = k[MAIB]0.8[TCEVE]1.0. The overall activation energy of the polymerization was 105 kJ/mol. The number-average molecular weight (M̄n) of the resulting poly(TCEVE) was in the range of 1700−3600, corresponding to polymerization degrees of 13−27. M̄n tended to decrease with increasing TCEVE concentration, suggesting chain transfer to the monomer. The IR, 1H-, and 13C-NMR spectra and the thermal degradation behavior of the radically formed poly(TCEVE) distinguishably differed from those of a cationically formed polymer and indicated that the radical polymerization of TCEVE propagates with transfer of the cyano group. Radical copolymerizations of TCEVE with some vinyl monomers were examined on the monomer reactivity ratios and structures of copolymers.
Synthetic Sterols. II.<sup>1</sup> An Isomer Technique (1949)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTSynthetic Sterols. II.1 An Isomer TechniqueJohn A. HoggCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1949, 71, 6, 1918–1921Publication Date (Print):June 1, 1949Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 June 1949https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01174a006https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01174a006research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views28Altmetric-Citations3LEARN 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 InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Random assignment of chronically mentally ill. persons to hospital or community treatment (1985)

Abstract This chapter discusses a series of experimental tests of alternative approaches to treating the chronically and potentially chronically ill.
Cobalt-containing polymers as patterning assist layers in extreme ultraviolet lithography (2010)

This paper communicates the use of cobalt-containing polymers in extreme ultra-violet lithography (EUVL). The polymers were synthesized in a two-step process through the complexation of dicobalt octacarbonyl, Co2(CO)8 to a mainchain alkyne-functional polyester obtained by polycondensation protocol. As indicated by thermal analysis, the cobaltcontaining polymers are characterized by a thermal transition around 110 °C assigned to a crosslinking process, a key factor in considering these materials as candidates for patterning assist layers (PAL) in EUVL. Positive and negative impacts of the metal component introduced through PAL upon the resolution, line-width roughness (LWR), and sensitivity (RLS) of the resist were investigated. The potential utility of these materials as wet developable PAL is also described.
A New High Performance Wireless Indoor Lan Modem For The Multimedia Communication (1998)

We present an implementation of FPGA chipset for a new wireless LAN modem that combines 64 GAM modulation with OFDM to improve data transmission rate from 2Mbps to 6Mbps.
Protecting Next Generation High Speed Network Protocol - UDT through Generic Security Service Application Program Interface - GSS-API (2010)

Network protocols do not solely rely on the lower layers of the stack for security. Many of these protocols rely on a combination of layers to develop a more secure channel for data transmission. UDT, like other new next generation high speed protocols, relies on Transport, on IP, and on Network layers for data delivery and protection. However, like other existing protocols, UDT has a socket interface to link with API, a feature that makes it flexible in its implementation. This paper contends that UDT's user interface provides a means of protection by using another application service interface to cater for its security requirements. By implementing GSS-API, UDT can achieve authentication, confidentiality, and integrity during data transmission. This work, provides another way of securing high speed network protocols such as UDT when implemented in various network environments.
Estimation of rotor effective wind speeds using autoregressive models on Lidar data (2016)

Lidars have become increasingly useful for providing accurate wind speed measurements in front of the wind turbine. The wind field measured at distant meteorological masts changes its structure or was too distorted before it reaches the turbine. Thus, one cannot simply apply Taylor's frozen turbulence for representing this distant flow field at the rotor. Wind turbine controllers can optimize the energy output and reduce the loads significantly, if the wind speed estimates were known in advance with high accuracy and low uncertainty. The current method to derive wind speed estimations from aerodynamic torque, pitch angle and tip speed ratio after the wind field flows past the turbine and have their limitations, e.g. in predicting gusts. Therefore, an estimation model coupled with the measuring capability of nacelle based Lidars was necessary for detecting extreme events and for estimating accurate wind speeds at the rotor disc. Nacelle-mounted Lidars measure the oncoming wind field from utpo 400m(5D) in front of the turbine and appropriate models could be used for deriving the rotor effective wind speed from these measurements. This article proposes an auto-regressive model combined with a method to include the blockage factor in order to estimate the wind speeds accurately using Lidar measurements. An Armax model was used to determine the transfer function that models the physical evolution of wind towards the wind turbine, incorporating the effect of surface roughness, wind shear and wind variability at the site. The model could incorporate local as well as global effects and was able to predict the rotor effective wind speeds with adequate accuracy for wind turbine control actions. A high correlation of 0.86 was achieved as the Armax modelled signal was compared to a reference signal. The model could also be extended to estimate the damage potential during high wind speeds, gusts or abrupt change in wind directions, allowing the controller to act appropriately under extreme conditions.
Measurement of Interfacial Mechanical Properties in Fiber‐Reinforced Ceramic Composites (1987)

Properties of the fiber/matrix interface in a SiC/glass‐ceramic composite were investigated using an indentation method in Which a pyramidal indenter is used to push on the fibers and cause sliding at the interface. An ultralow‐load indentation instrument was used to measure force and displacement continuously during loading, unloading, and load cycling. Frictional sliding and combined debonding/frictional sliding at the interface were analyzed. The analyses enabled the results to be used to provide a measure of the debond fracture energy, the magnitude of the frictional sliding stress, a measure of the uniformity of the frictional stress, and an indication of the sensitivity of the frictional stress to repeated sliding, varying load rate, and exposure to high temperatures.
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy instrument for stratospheric balloonborne trace-gas studies (2000)

A newly developed UV-visible instrument for differential optical absorption spectroscopic measurements of atmospheric trace gases from balloon platforms is described. Direct solar light at daytime in the near-ultraviolet (320.6-422.6-nm) and the visible (417.6-670.7-nm) spectral ranges can be simultaneously analyzed for the atmospheric column abundances or profiles of O(3), NO(2), NO(3), BrO, OClO, O(4), H(2)O, and possibly other species (HNO(2), IO, CH(2)O). Compared with previously used balloonborne UV-visible spectrometers, the instrument has the superior properties of low mass (42 kg), low power consumption (30 W), decreased spectral drift that is caused by temperature and pressure changes, low detector dark current, and low spectrometer stray light. The three last-named characteristics are achieved by enclosure of the entire spectrometer in a pressurized and thermostated container and by inclusion of separately thermostated photodiode array detectors. The optical setup is simplified to reduce its weight. The spectral stray light is reduced by suppression of the higher-order and zero-order grating reflections by use of light traps and in the UV by addition of a dispersive prism preanalyzer. The major instrumental design characteristics and the instrumental performance as tested in the laboratory and during several stratospheric balloon flights are reported.
Adaptive mapping and priority assignment for OFDM (2002)

The limited bandwidth and its poor quality presents a significant challenge for wireless multimedia. Fortunately, the flexibility of OFDM modulation offers a number of possibilities to alleviate this problem. We analyse two possibilities and their interaction. In order to assign the available capacity efficiently, the paper considers an arrangement that allows adaptation of the mapping method for each sub-channel. In addition, for hierarchical coding schemes (such as picture coding), the paper considers an adaptive priority assignment to offer more bandwidth for the high priority data when channel conditions permit.
High-endurance hybrid cache design in CMP architecture with cache partitioning and access-aware policy (2013)

In recent years, NVM (non-volatile memory) technologies, such as STT-RAM (spin transfer torque RAM) and PRAM (phase change RAM), have drawn a lot of attention due to their low leakage and high density. However, both NVMs suffer from high write latency and limited endurance problems. To overcome these problems, the SRAM/NVM hybrid cache architecture has been proposed, and the write pressure on NVM can be mitigated with appropriate write management policy. Moreover, many wear leveling techniques have been proposed to extend the lifetime of NVM in the hybrid cache. In this paper, we proposed a hybrid cache design that includes SRAM cache, STT-RAM cache, and STT-RAM/SRAM hybrid cache banks for CMP (chip multi-processors) architecture. We also propose a partition-level wear leveling scheme and access-aware policies to mitigate unbalanced wear-out of STT-RAM lines within a partition and among different cache partitions. Experimental results show that, our proposed scheme and policies can achieve an average of 89 times improvement in cache lifetime and are able to save 58% power consumption compared to SRAM cache.
Differences between novice and experienced users in searching information on the World Wide Web (2000)

Searching for information on the World Wide Web (WWW) basically comes down to locating an appropriate Web site and to retrieving relevant information from that site. This study examined the effect of a user's WWW experience on both phases of the search process. Twenty-five students from two schools for Dutch pre-university education were observed while performing three search tasks. The results indicate that subjects with WWW-experience are more proficient in locating Web sites than are novice WWW-users. The observed differences were ascribed to the experts' superior skills in operating Web search engines. However, on tasks that required subjects to locate information on specific Web sites, the performance of experienced and novice users was equivalent—a result that is in line with hypertext research. Based on these findings, implications for training and supporting students in searching for information on the WWW are identified. Finally, the role of the subjects' level of domain expertise is discussed and directions for future research are proposed.
Dextran 70 in prophylaxis of thromboembolic disease after surgery: a clinically oriented randomized double-blind trial. (1975)

A randomized double-blind trial of prophylaxis of thromboembolism in surgical patients judged by clinical morbidity has been completed. Altogether 831 patients over 40 years of age who underwent elective surgery of the stomach, biliary system, or colon received either dextran 70 or normal saline before the operation. Thirteen of the 435 patients on saline and three of the 396 on dextran developed pulmonary embolism. Eight of these 16 patients died of pulmonary embolism--seven in the saline group and one in the dextran group. As detected either clinically or by 125I-fibrinogen scanning the incidence of deep vein thrombosis was similar in the two groups. There was no increased incidence of excessive bleeding in patients on dextran though clinical impression suggested that some patients on dextran bled excessively. This trial showed that dextran 70 administered by intravenous drip during operation is effective in preventing pulmonary embolism and, in particular, reducing mortality from this cause. It seems to be as effective as subcutaneous heparin but is easier to administer and places less of a burden on nursing services.
Effects of long‐term treatment with oxytocin in chronic constipation; a double blind, placebo‐controlled pilot trial (2005)

Nasal administration of oxytocin had no significant advantage over placebo concerning an effect on constipation. However, it seems to have a positive effect on abdominal pain and discomfort and depressed mood. These findings should be further explored.
Free radical addition: factors determining the activation energy (2000)

Empirical relations describing the reactivity of reagents in radical addition reactions and the results of quantum-chemical calculations of the activation energy of these processes are considered. The experimental data obtained for the addition of atoms and radicals to molecules with multiple bonds are analysed in terms of the parabolic model. The following characteristics and factors are shown to affect the activation energy of radical addition: the reaction enthalpy, the strength of the arising bond, the radius of the atom having a free valence, the presence of a π bond adjacent to the reaction centre, the interaction of two polar groups, the multidipole interaction, the steric factor, the non-linearity of the reaction centre, and the force constants of the reacting bonds. The bibliography includes 85 references.
LVI. <i>Investigations in optics, with special reference to the spectroscope</i> (1879)

(1879). XXXI. Investigations in optics, with special reference to the spectroscope. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 8, No. 49, pp. 261-274.
Biological wastewater treatment processes (2014)

The goal of biological wastewater treatment systems is to coagulate and remove or reduce the non-settling organic solids and the dissolved organic load from the effluents by using microbial communities to degrade the organic load through biochemical reactions. Several aerobic biological processes are used for secondary treatment, differing primarily in the manner in which oxygen is supplied to the microorganisms and in the rate at which organisms metabolize the organic matter. This chapter describes the kinetics of biochemical systems in wastewater microbiology. Wastewater treatment systems such as completely mixed aerated lagoon (CMAL), trickling filter (TF) and rotating biological contactor (RBC) are discussed in detail. The chapter also describes combined aerobic processes. Anaerobic treatment using contact anaerobic systems is an effective treatment method for treating high-strength wastewater containing large amounts of organic materials (high BOD).
Harmonics in HVDC Links, part II &#x2014; Effects and reduction techniques (2012)

This paper is the second part of the review titled “Harmonics in HVDC Links, Part I - Sources”. The effects of harmonics on power systems in addition to the harmonics reduction techniques in HVDC systems will be discussed in this complementary paper.
Idiografická diagnostika (2010)

Přehledová studie upozorňuje, že se od dob W. Windelbanda proměnil pohled na nomotetický a idiografický přístup ve výzkumu i diagnostice. Připomíná, že lze rozlišit užší pojem psychologické testování, jež staví na standardizovaných nástrojích, a širší pojem psychologické hodnocení, psychologická diagnostika opírající se o klinický přístup. S oporou o práci Haynese et al. (2009) pak definuje idiografickou diagnostiku a ukazuje, že jde o proud, který se promyšleně snaží o individualizovat psychologickou diagnostiku. Těžiště přehledové studie spočívá v ukázkách, jak se tyto snahy prosazují při diagnostice individuální kvality života lidí. Míru individualizace diagnostický nástrojů lze odstupňovat – podle O’Boyla et al. (2007) existuje šest stupňů. Studie na příkladu diagnostického nástroje SQLP – Subjective Quality of Life Profile (Dazord et al. 1995, 1998) ilustruje konkrétní podobu individualizace. V závěru jsou shrnuty výhody a nevýhody individualizovaných diagnostických nástrojů.
A note on random number generation (2009)

“Nothing in Nature is random... a thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.” Spinoza, Ethics I 1. 1