gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Working with youth and the implications for social work training (1997)

Working with youth and the implications for social work training Author(s) Jenkinson, Hilary Publication date 1997-11 Original citation Jenkinson, H. ; (1997) 'Working with Youth and the Implications for Social Work Training'. The Irish Social Worker, 15(3) pp. 17-19. Type of publication Article (peer-reviewed) Link to publisher's version http://www.iasw.ie/ Access to the full text of the published version may require a subscription. Rights © Irish Association of Social Workers Item downloaded from http://hdl.handle.net/10468/769
Home automation with smart robot featuring live video feed and remotely controlled switches (2013)

In this paper we describe a home automation concept which uses a PC to control a mobile robot, from which, the multiple home appliances attached to our wireless electrical switch board may be turned on or off. The PC hosts a Java program that communicates wirelessly with a mobile robot using the ZigBee protocol and shows a live video feed from a wireless camera on the robot. The robot receives commands from the PC and it then sends instructions to turn on or off the switches wirelessly. The switch board is built from basic electrical components, a wireless receiver and a microcontroller. Power is supplied from the wall socket directly through a transformer.
Role of hypoxia in viability and endothelial differentiation potential of UC-MSCs and VEGF interference. (2013)

UC-MSCs progressively adapt to hypoxia in a step-by-step manner and maintain differentiation potential under hypoxia condition. VEGF can protect the UC-MSCs from cell damage and induce a differentiation of UC-MSCs toward endothelial lineage under hypoxic conditions.
Direct Determination of Kinetic Rates from Single-Molecule Photon Arrival Trajectories Using Hidden Markov Models (2003)

The measurement of fluorescence from single protein molecules has become an important new tool in the study of dynamic processes, allowing for the direct visualization of the motions experienced by individual proteins and macromolecular complexes. The data from such single-molecule experiments are in the form of photon trajectories, consisting of arrival times and wavelength information on individual photons. The analysis of photon trajectories can be difficult, particularly if the motions are occurring at rates comparable to the photon arrival rate or in the presence of noise. In this paper, we introduce the use of hidden Markov models (HMMs) for the analysis of photon trajectory data that operate using the photon data directly, without the need for ensemble averaging of the data as implied by correlation function analysis. Using a simple kinetic model, we examine the relationship between the uncertainty in the estimates of the motional rate and the photon detection rate. Remarkably, we obtain relative uncertainties in the rate constants of as little as 3% even when the interconversion rate is equal to the photon detection rate, and the uncertainty increases to only 10% when the interconversion rate is 10 times the photon detection rate. This suggests that useful information can be obtained for much faster kinetic regimes than have typically been studied. We also examine the impact of background photons on the determination of the rate and demonstrate that the HMM-based approach is robust, displaying small uncertainties for background photon arrival rates approaching that of the signal. These results not only are relevant in establishing the theoretical limits on precision, but are also useful in the context of experimental design. Finally, to demonstrate how the methodology can be extended to more complex kinetic models and how it can allow one to make use of the full power of statistics for purposes of model evaluation and selection, we consider a four-state kinetic model for protein conformational transitions previously studied by Schenter et al. (J. Phys. Chem. A1999, 103, 10477). We show how an HMM can be used as an alternative to higher-order correlation function analysis for the detection of "conformational memory" and apparent non-Markovian dynamics arising from such temporally inhomogeneous kinetic schemes.
A self-healable and easily recyclable supramolecular hydrogel electrolyte for flexible supercapacitors (2016)

A novel ferric ion cross-linked PAA supramolecular hydrogel electrolyte (Fe<sup>3+</sup>/PAA) with self-healing ability and easy-recyclability is fabricated and assembled with graphene foam supported polypyrrole electrodes (GF@PPy) to test its electrochemical performance.
Inhibition of cell division in hupA hupB mutant bacteria lacking HU protein (1991)

Escherichia coli hupA hypB double mutants that lack HU protein have severe cellular defects in cell division, DNA folding, and DNA partitioning. Here we show that the sfiA11 mutation, which alters the SfiA cell division inhibitor, reduces filamentation and production of anucleate cells in AB1157 hupA hupB strains. However, lexA3(Ind-) and sfiB(ftsZ)114 mutations, which normally counteract the effect of the SfiA inhibitor, could not restore a normal morphology to hupA hupB mutant bacteria. The LexA repressor, which controls the expression of the sfiA gene, was present in hupA hupB mutant bacteria in concentrations half of those of the parent bacteria, but this decrease was independent of the specific cleavage of the LexA repressor by activated RecA protein. One possibility to account for the filamentous morphology of hupA hupB mutant bacteria is that the lack of HU protein alters the expression of specific genes, such as lexA and fts cell division genes.
Methodology for the generation of air traffic scenarios based on recorded traffic data (2003)

This article presents a methodology to generate air traffic scenarios for the support of the testing and analysis of air traffic management decision support tools. This methodology was developed by and is currently being used by the Conflict Probe Assessment Team, a workgroup within the Federal Aviation Administration's Simulation and Modeling Group located at the Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hughes Technical Center. The individual flights within the scenarios generated by this methodology follow realistic flight routes, yet the air traffic in these scenarios contains aircraft-to-aircraft conflicts and encounters that do not exist in the field. Scenarios with these characteristics are necessary to evaluate decision support tools that predict conflicts. The paper describes each of the three steps that comprise the methodology. The first step is data extraction during which traffic data, available from various sources and recorded in different formats, is extracted and placed into a set of relational database tables. The second step is data modification, where the data in the tables may be manipulated for test purposes. This manipulation may consist of simply culling undesirable flights, or it may involve using a genetic algorithm to time-shift the flights to induce conflicts or encounters. The third step is scenario generation, where scenarios are created based on the traffic data retrieved from the modified database tables. During this final step, the scenarios may be formatted for various target systems. The paper then describes how the Conflict Probe Assessment Team has used this methodology to generate scenarios that have been used for accuracy and risk reduction testing and for a study assessing the effect of weather forecast errors.
Talleres de doblaje: Una singular experiencia de animación sociocultural multilingüe (2016)

Desde septiembre de 2010, mas de 1500 (mil quinientos) Talleres de Doblaje han sido impartidos 
por doquier, en lo que supone una singular experiencia de animacion sociocultural que es a la vez 
didactica y de entretenimiento; linguistica y de crecimiento personal; artistica y, quiza por la misma 
razon, ludica; intergeneracional e intercultural; y, por supuesto, desinhibidora, integradora y, por 
que no, terapeutica.
1 Mechanisms for Replicating DNA (1996)

COMMON STEPS IN DNA REPLICATION In the most fundamental sense, the general mechanism of DNA replication was first suggested by Watson and Crick as an immediate and obvious consequence of the complementarity of the two strands of the DNA structure. Thus, all replication processes simply involve the melting apart of the two strands followed by the polymerization of each complementary strand on the resulting single-stranded templates. However, when one looks a bit closer at the details of the process of genome duplication, one finds that cells, plasmids, and viruses have evolved a bewildering variety of particular solutions to the problem (Kornberg and Baker 1992). In many cases, the level of complexity of the enzymatic machinery for DNA replication is considerably greater than might have been expected, given that the information required to generate two daughter genomes is encoded in the structure of the parental genome in such a simple way. Such complexity presumably evolved to increase the efficiency and fidelity of DNA replication and to ensure that the duplication of the genome is coordinated with other events in the life of a cell. Below we attempt to distill the observed complexity down to the few basic processes that are common to most DNA replication pathways. Initial Opening of the Duplex at Origins of Replication DNA replication usually begins at one or more specific sites within the genome, referred to as origins of DNA replication. The first essential event in the initiation of DNA synthesis is the local opening of the...
Treatment of chronic plantar fasciopathy with extracorporeal shock waves (review) (2013)

There is an increasing interest by doctors and patients in extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for chronic plantar fasciopathy (PF), particularly in second generation radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (RSWT). The present review aims at serving this interest by providing a comprehensive overview on physical and medical definitions of shock waves and a detailed assessment of the quality and significance of the randomized clinical trials published on ESWT and RSWT as it is used to treat chronic PF. Both ESWT and RSWT are safe, effective, and technically easy treatments for chronic PF. The main advantages of RSWT over ESWT are the lack of need for any anesthesia during the treatment and the demonstrated long-term treatment success (demonstrated at both 6 and 12 months after the first treatment using RSWT, compared to follow-up intervals of no more than 12 weeks after the first treatment using ESWT). In recent years, a greater understanding of the clinical outcomes in ESWT and RSWT for chronic PF has arisen in relationship not only in the design of studies, but also in procedure, energy level, and shock wave propagation. Either procedure should be considered for patients 18 years of age or older with chronic PF prior to surgical intervention.
PURLs: Zinc for the common cold--not if, but when. (2011)

A new meta-analysis shows that zinc supplementation can reduce the duration and severity of a cold, if it's started early on.
Plasma-Sprayed Y2O3-Stabilized ZrO2 Electrolyte With Improved Interlamellar Bonding for Direct Application to Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (2013)

Atmospheric plasma spraying was employed to prepare anode, cathode, and Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) electrolyte to aim at reducing manufacturing cost. YSZ electrolytes were deposited on the anode at different deposition temperatures of 200 °C, 400 °C and 600 °C to optimize the gas tightness of plasma-sprayed YSZ electrolyte. The influences of the deposition temperature on the microstructure and gas-tightness of plasma-sprayed YSZ electrolyte were investigated. The effect of microstructure and the gas-tightness of YSZ electrolyte on the open circuit voltage and the output performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) were examined. The results showed with the increase of deposition temperature, the porosity of YSZ electrolytes almost decreased by about 80% and the microstructure of YSZ electrolytes changed from the typical lamellar structure to the continuous columnar crystal structure. At a deposition temperature of 600 °C the gas permeability decreased to 1.5 × 10−7 cm4gf−1s−1, and the highest open circuit voltage can reach 1.026 V, indicating the applicability of the as-sprayed YSZ directly to the SOFC electrolyte.
Gauging the Value of Suppliers′ Products (1994)

Posits that, by specifically examining price‐value relationship, buyers can avoid many of the problems inherent in comparing products/suppliers in terms of net delivered price. Provides background on economic value pricing, along with a detailed discussion of the steps and considerations for buyer‐side application to supplier price analysis and its managerial implications.
Global Men's Health Issues (2021)

The main reason for the shift had been the decline in communicable diseases in the younger age groups, but this positive change has been accompanied by a growth in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A key feature of the majority of the health challenges facing men is that they are mostly preventable, with lifestyles and risk-taking principal factors. The low growth in the younger population is more marked in some areas of the world than others, with Eastern European countries and others such as Japan seeing a drop in birth rates to below sustainable growth levels. Healthy life expectancy (HALE), gives the number of years the population is expected to live in good health as opposed to the total years lived. Male excess of premature mortality is seen from conception onwards, with most intrauterine fetal deaths occurring with a male embryo, as a result of genetic malformation.
Face Recognition Under Occlusions and Variant Expressions With Partial Similarity (2009)

Recognition in uncontrolled situations is one of the most important bottlenecks for practical face recognition systems. In particular, few researchers have addressed the challenge to recognize noncooperative or even uncooperative subjects who try to cheat the recognition system by deliberately changing their facial appearance through such tricks as variant expressions or disguise (e.g., by partial occlusions). This paper addresses these problems within the framework of similarity matching. A novel perception-inspired nonmetric partial similarity measure is introduced, which is potentially useful in dealing with the concerned problems because it can help capture the prominent partial similarities that are dominant in human perception. Two methods, based on the general golden section rule and the maximum margin criterion, respectively, are proposed to automatically set the similarity threshold. The effectiveness of the proposed method in handling large expressions, partial occlusions, and other distortions is demonstrated on several well-known face databases.
Use of cytokines in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia: a critical review. (1996)

There have been six phase III trials that used either GM-CSF or G-CSF in induction therapy in patients with AML. It is difficult to compare these trials due to differences in patient age, induction therapy administered, disease characteristics, whether leukemia response or documentation of marrow hypoplasia was required before cytokine use, and the different cytokines administered during the study. In particular, the timing of CSF administration in relation to the chemotherapy may be important due to the different biologic effects these agents may have on leukemia cells, such as leukemia cell recruitment. Most of these studies administered either GM-CSF or G-CSF before or during induction therapy, as well as following completion of chemotherapy until neutrophil recovery. Only one of six trials required documentation of marrow hypoplasia before CSF use. Despite these differences, administration of either GM-CSF or G-CSF was found to be safe without an increase in acute toxicity or an increase in relapse rates. In addition, most trials demonstrated a significant improvement in neutrophil recovery, with several trials demonstrating an improvement in complete remission and overall survival rates. Therefore, the use of selected CSFs may be of benefit following induction chemotherapy in those patients with AML who are at increased risk for early morbidity and mortality.
Recent progress in the study of brown adipose tissue (2011)

Brown adipose tissue in mammals plays a critical role in maintaining energy balance by thermogenesis, which means dissipating energy in the form of heat. It is held that in mammals, long-term surplus food intake results in energy storage in the form of triglyceride and may eventually lead to obesity. Stimulating energy-dissipating function of brown adipose tissue in human body may counteract fat accumulation. In order to utilize brown adipose tissue as a therapeutic target, the mechanisms underlying brown adipocyte differentiation and function should be better elucidated. Here we review the molecular mechanisms involved in brown adipose tissue development and thermogenesis, and share our thoughts on current challenges and possible future therapeutic approaches.
Thermal performance of multilayer insulation: A review (2018)

A multilayer insulation (MLI) is a passive thermal protection system used in cryogenics and space exploration programs as a thermal insulator. It is very thin and light weight. Due to less weight and higher thermal performance of MLI, it found application in space programs to store cryogenic liquid propellant. The effective thermal conductivity of MLI is in the order of 10−5 W/mK. The prediction of heat transfer in MLI is very complex due to the anisotropic conductivity and combination of radiation, gas conduction and solid conduction modes of heat transfer. This work is an attempt to gather some significant research outcome in MLI performance prediction and the factors to be considered while modeling the MLI.
Fusion d'images en télédétection satellitaire (2012)

Earth observation satellites provide multispectral and panchromatic data having different spatial, spectral, temporal, and radiometric resolutions. The fusion of a panchromatic image having high spatial but low spectral resolutions with multispectral images having low spatial but high spectral resolutions is a key issue in many remote sensing applications that require both high spatial and high spectral resolutions. The fused image may provide feature enhancement, and classification accuracy increase. These image processing techniques are known as pan-sharpening or resolution fusion techniques. In this thesis three algorithms are proposed for pansharpening. In the component substitution category, our main contribution consists in using the IHS transform and boosting the Green band in the vegetated areas. In this case, two algorithms were proposed. In the first one the vegetation is detected using the NDVI index and the boosting is done before the fusion process. In contrast, for the second algorithm the boosting is done after the fusion process and the vegetation is delineated using a new index (HRNDVI) proposed for high resolution images. HRNDVI is used in vegetation extraction even in the complex urban case where the vegetation is scattered. Hence, a new method, using HRNDVI, was proposed and tested to extract vegetation. The third pansharpening algorithm is included in the multiresolution category based on the NSCT transform. The improvement is assured by using a low number of decomposition levels for multispectral images and a high number of decomposition levels for the panchromatic image. This strategy allows getting satisfying visual and quantitative results. Moreover, the contribution of the thesis is also about the quality assessment of the obtained pansharpened images. Thus, a new protocol for evaluating the quality is proposed. According to the application under consideration, it can be adjusted to favour the spectral or the spatial qualities.
On zero lower bound traps: a framework for the analysis of monetary policy in the "age" of central banks (2005)

Conventional explanations of how a growing potential output generates an equi-proportional 
increase in aggregate demand in the long run rely either on the operation of the real balance effect or on a 
combination of the permanent income hypothesis and the assumption of individuals´ perfect foresight. We 
argue that these two mechanisms are grossly unrealistic and that the bulk of the adjustment process occurs 
through the impact of conventional monetary policy actions. As a result of it, the main constraint this 
mechanism is subject to takes the form of a zero lower bound on short-term nominal interest rates. We 
develop a general framework based on a small model for a closed economy without government sector in 
which a central bank attempts to hit an inflation target and obtain a number of results.
Military leadership lessons for management accountants (2014)

The article explores the leadership skills that management accountants could learn from military in the U.S. Topics discussed include military training and career development, evaluation, and culture that encourage every member to become a leader. Also mentioned is the training development program that Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) provides.
Impact of regional economic environment on the competitiveness of apple industry: an empirical study from Shaanxi Province. (2010)

In order to study the impact of regional economic environment on the competitiveness of apple industry in Shaanxi Province,Delphi method was used to gain the competitiveness index of apple industry,and then we established multiple regression model for studying the effects of regional economic environment on apple industry competitiveness.The results showed that regional economic environmental factors that affected Shaanxi Province's apple industry competitiveness were regional economic strength,the capacity of government support to agriculture,the level of foreign capital inflows by order of importance.
Software design and implementation for remote consultation in global PACS (1992)

The PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) have been developed for efficient image file saving and retrieving for the medical applications. The Global PACS system combines imaging equipment, viewing workstation, database archive system and a high speed digital network. The addition of the remote consultation facility to the PACS system is very helpful to the accurate diagnosis of the patients. This thesis suggests the remote consultation system in the Global PACS environment. The system consists of 3 parts--Local WS, Remote WS Consultant, and Database Archive System (DBAS). The viewing workstations provide simple X-Window based user interface, and communicate with each other to send and receive their framing information. In a remote consultation, two radiologists are able to perform diagnosis on the same image, at different workstation locations. They use various forms of frames, and tools for confirmation of their pointing commands on the other's screen. The suggested system was implemented and tested between the SUN and DEC workstations across a Local PACS and Internet. The performance test over the Internet proved the usefulness and efficiency of this remote consultation system.
FDTD analysis of PIFA diversity antennas on a hand-held transceiver unit (2002)

The FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) technique is used to investigate the radiation patterns, polarization characteristics, and correlation coefficient for a diversity antenna employing two PIFA (planar inverted-F antenna) elements located on a rectangular conducting box. A second-order absorbing boundary condition is used to truncate the computational volume at a distance of 12 cells away from the antenna/handset configuration. A wire subcell method is employed to properly incorporate the effects of the finite size of the feeding wire.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>