gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
A visual comfort metric for stereoscopic 3D video based on SMDE approach (2012)

Visual comfort assessment for stereoscopic video is playing an important role for stereoscopic safety issue. In this paper, we propose a novel visual comfort assessment metric that utilizes interest regions detection approach, which is called Salient Motion Depth Extraction approach in our algorithm. In stereoscopic video shots, salient motion regions where human subjects focus on should have more weights in visual comfort assessment. To achieve better performance, our approach combines salient cues, motion cues with depth cues in order to extract salient motion regions in consideration of depth context. Our visual comfort assessment utilizes local analytical method based on attention model by analyzing disparity features in interest regions extracted by Salient Motion Depth Extraction approach. The experimental results have demonstrated that our proposed visual comfort assessment improves the correlation with the subjective assessment.
Efficiently-variable non-oversampled algorithms in virtual-analog music synthesis: a root-locus perspective (2006)

This thesis summarizes several contributions to the areas of musical signal processing and virtual-analog musical sound synthesis. In virtual analog music synthesis, the waveform oscillators and the audio filters are usually required to be smoothly modulated, often to audio rates. As such, efficient synthesis requires the design of efficiently variable algorithms for these synthesis blocks. 
The design of efficiently variable filters requires the understanding of how they vary with their parameters. The most popular virtual-analog filters are of a class (pole-variable filters) which vary primarily via the motion of their poles. The Root Locus Method is proposed as a framework for understanding the variation of such filters, and several filters are analyzed as a demonstration, including popular analog filter types (the State-Variable Filter and the four-pole lowpass filter designed by Robert Moog). Root locus analysis also suggests directions for designing filters, or may be used directly in designs. This informs a series of experiments in creating digital filters in the style of Moog's lowpass filter, culminating in a few new designs. 
The design of efficiently variable waveform generators is approached with the goal of reducing abasing artifacts in the generated waves. Popular waveforms in virtual analog synthesis are rich in harmonics, and their analog counterparts have extremely wide bandwidths, such that care must be taken when generating digital versions. A methodology is proposed whereby a useful subset of the desired waveforms can be derived from a Bandlimited Impulse Train (BLIT) via linear operations, which will preserve any bandlimiting which may exist in the BLIT. Further, methods for implementing BLITs are explored and contrasted, including a method introduced by the author. 
Finally, methods for rendering visualizations of root loci are reviewed; as such visualizations are necessary in the use of the method as an analysis tool. A recent advance in implicit-function rendering was found to be of particular use, and its application to locus rendering allowed the creation of programs for interactive exploration of root loci and their behaviors, which assist in the goal of building user intuition into variable-filter behavior.
Thermal Insulating Capabilities of Outdoor Clothing Materials (1982)

A single heat transfer measurement technique was used to determine the thermal insulating capabilities of four materials used in outdoor clothing-goose down, wool, polyester, and polyolefin. It was found that all provide very similar degrees of insulation.
Complex plasmas: III. Experiments on strong coupling and long-range correlations (2003)

This paper continues a series of review papers devoted to the physics of complex plasmas, in which one of the components (dust) is in a crystalline or liquid state, while the others (electron, ions, and neutral atoms) are in a gaseous state. This review is devoted to the experimental investigations of new phenomena incomplex plasmas. The experiments are explained using estimates based on the theory of elementary processes in complex plasmas, including the new phenomena considered in the previous parts of the review. The paper describes (i) the experiments on multilayer plasma crystals, including the study of their structure and phase transitions; (ii) the experiments on dust monolayer crystals; (iii) the experiments on plasma clusters formed by small number of dust grains; (iv) the experiments on dust ion-sound waves, dust acoustic waves, dust lattice waves, and dust shear waves; (v) the experiments on shock waves; (vi) the experiments on the ionization instabilities and the creation of dust voids and dust clumps; and (vii) the experiments on Mach cones excited either by fast grains or laser radiation.
Practical Implementation of Robust Design Optimization (2006)

This paper focuses on practical implementation of multi-objective Robust Design Optimization (RDO). The main goal is to implement RDO such that it is intuitive; lexicon based and does not require extensive a priori knowledge of the available RDO formulations. It supports both single & multi-objective deterministic design optimization and single & multi-objective robust design optimization problem specification using single unified user interface. The implementation is based on wizards that guide the user through the optimization problem specification. The problem specification includes: input variable specification, objective and constraint specification, reliability and optimization method specification. Once the user specifies the design problem, the implementation automatically selects the suitable robust design formulation. The implementation provides options for the user to specify robustness bounds on inputs and select normalization of responses based on global sampling for weighted objective formulations. The intuitive nature of design problem specification is illustrated with an example of integrated knee bolster robust design optimization.
An Architecture for Location and Location Privacy in Internet Applications (2011)

Location-based services (such as navigation applications, emergency
services, management of equipment in the field) need geographic
location information about Internet hosts, their users, and other
related entities. These applications need to securely gather and
transfer location information for location services, and at the same
time protect the privacy of the individuals involved. This document
describes an architecture for privacy-preserving location-based
services in the Internet, focusing on authorization, security, and
privacy requirements for the data formats and protocols used by these
services.
Complications of Posterior Iliac Crest Bone Grafting in Spine Surgery in Children (2000)

The perioperative rate of complications in iliac crest bone grafting in children is low (2%). The complication of pain (24%) and pain that is severe enough to interfere with daily activity (15%) is significant at a mean follow-up of more than 4 years. The true extent of pain and numbness after posterior iliac crest bone grafting in children was severely underreported in the medical records and may be underrecognized.
THE STRUCTURES AND CHEMISTRY OF THE PRODUCTS FROM THE REACTION OF AMINO ALCOHOLS WITH CARBON DISULPHIDE (1956)

A study of the infrared spectra of the oxazoline derivatives, which are formed by the condensation of carbon disulphide with amino alcohols, shows that they possess the oxazolidine-2-thione structure rather than the tautomeric 2-thiol-2-oxazoline structure. 2-Benzylamino-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline was formed by the reaction of benzylamine with 2-methylmercapto-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolinium iodide. 5-Diethylaminomethyl-2-oxazolidone and its methylation product also have been prepared.
Analyses of volatile transformation products from additives in gamma-irradiated polyethylene packaging (2001)

Thermal desorption, followed by gas chromatography (GC) with mass spectrometry (MS) detection, has been found to allow the rapid identification of volatile products resulting from the gamma-irradiation of stabilized, high density polyethylene packaging and pure stabilizers. The stabilizers were tris(2,4-di-tert.butylphenyl) phosphite, octadecyl beta-(2,6-di-tert.butylphenol)-propionate and 2,4-di-tert.butylphenol, the latter resulting from phosphite hydrolysis. Thermal desorption indicated the formation and release of tert.butylbenzenes, such as 1,3-di-tert.butylbenzene upon gamma-irradiation of the HDPE. From a comparison of the products from gamma-irradiation of additive-free polyethylene, of various pure stabilizers and of related compounds, the tert.butylbenzenes were confirmed to result from the irradiation of the phosphite stabilizer and its phosphate conversion product. Thermal desorption off-line, in which volatiles released by a sample are trapped in sorbents for subsequent desorption in the heated GC inlet, is found to be a fast, extremely sensitive method that can be used to guide and supplement analyses of compounds extracted by foodstuffs.
Chemically specific dynamic bond percolation model for computational screening of polymer electrolytes (2016)

Polymer electrolytes have significant promise for many lithium-ion battery applications because they are non-flammable,\nelectrochem. stable, and easily manufd. However, significant improvements in the ionic cond. of even state- of-the-art polymer\nelectrolytes is needed for technol. viability. The computationally- guided design of more conductive polymer electrolytes\nwould save significant time and monetary resources, but these efforts require both a better understanding of ion- transport\nmechanisms in polymers and the development of tools for screening candidate polymers prior to synthesis and\ncharacterization. Using atomistic mol. dynamics (MD) simulations, we provide new insights into the mechanisms of lithium-ion\ndiffusion in polymer electrolyte materials, including that the spatial distribution of lithium- ion solvation sites, in addn. to\npolymer segmental motion, is a crucial factor for detg. polymer electrolyte performance. In addn., we have leveraged these\ninsights to develop a powerful new coarse-grained simulation protocol that enables the rapid screening of large nos. of\npolymer electrolyte materials using short-timescale MD trajectories. In particular, we extend the well-known dynamic bond\npercolation model [J. Phys. 1983, 79, 3133- 3142] to utilize short MD trajectories to predict the distribution of ion solvation\nsites and the rate of hopping among the ion solvation sites. Among the most striking results from our initial studies is the\nunexpectedly good lithium-ion diffusivity of poly(trimethylene oxide-alt-ethylene oxide) by comparison to PEO, which is widely\nused. Efforts to screen upwards of 500 candidate polymer structures utilizing the new model are currently underway.
<title>Advanced techniques for dispute resolving and authorship proofs on digital works</title> (2003)

Digital watermarking is a promising technology for protecting intellectual property rights on digital content. Resolving authorship-disputes was one of the first and most propelling applications of robust digital watermarks, and much research effort has gone into protocols for resolving authorship-disputes by means of digital watermarks. Unfortunately, previous proposals lack formal definitions of their trust model, their assumptions, and requirements they should fulfill. This lack of formal definitions makes security proofs for such protocols impossible and many dispute resolving protocols, claimed to be secure, can be shown to be insecure. In this paper we set off to rigorously defining dispute resolving schemes based on a reasonable formal definition of "authorship." Building on this formal fundament, we analyze the most important proposals for dispute resolving, and discuss their connection to our authorship model. We show that existing proposals suffer from two major problems: First, they require an unnecessary high level of trust in the dispute resolving party. The second and even more serious is that the winner of the dispute is not guaranteed to be the rightful author of the disputed work (conclusiveness problem). As solutions, we propose dispute resolving schemes based on zero-knowledge watermark detection and asymmetric watermarking schemes.
Chlorination of Dimethyl Sulfide and Some of Its Derivatives with Sulfuryl Chloride and Thionyl Chloride<sup>1</sup> (1952)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTChlorination of Dimethyl Sulfide and Some of Its Derivatives with Sulfuryl Chloride and Thionyl Chloride1William E. Truce, G. H. Birum, and E. T. McBeeCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74, 14, 3594–3599Publication Date (Print):July 1, 1952Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 July 1952https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01134a037https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01134a037research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views1324Altmetric-Citations93LEARN 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
Designing a sensor network architecture for transmission of urgent sensor information (2007)

In wireless sensor networks used as a social infrastructure, urgent information, such as a fire alarm, is needed to be transmitted as fast and reliably as possible. In this paper, we propose design methodology for a sensor network which provides preferential control of urgent information over other non-urgent information. In our methodology, several simple mechanisms which function in different spatial and temporal levels are introduced on each node and they work autonomously and independently as a reaction to the surrounding situation. We also show an example of a network architecture designed following the methodology. Our simulation experiments showed that the architecture successfully improved the delivery ratio and delay of the urgent sensor information.
Expression of Ia-like antigens by human vascular endothelial cells is inducible in vitro: demonstration by monoclonal antibody binding and immunoprecipitation. (1982)

The expression of Ia-like antigens by cultured human endothelial cells has been investigated by means of monoclonal antibody binding to intact cells and by immunoprecipitation of radioiodinated membrane proteins. Primary growing and confluent cultures of human umbilical vein endothelium express little, if any, detectable Ia-like antigens under standard culture conditions. However, treatment of primary cultures with the lectin phytohemagglutinin induces the expression of Ia-like antigens. This action of the lectin uniformly affects all the endothelial cells in a culture, does not depend on cell division, and is associated with a cell shape change. The data presented in this report provide unequivocal serological and biochemical demonstration of Ia-like antigens on human vascular endothelial cells. The fact that the expression of Ia-like antigens by endothelium can be induced may have important implications for organ transplantation and for regulation of the immunological response.
Treatment of rotavirus infection in neonate and weanling pigs using natural human interferon alpha. (1990)

Colostrum-deprived neonate piglets challenged with rotavirus and 3-week-old newly weaned piglets naturally exposed to rotavirus were treated with low doses of natural human interferon alpha (nHuIFN alpha) administered into the oral cavity or included in the liquid diet. The colostrum-deprived piglets given the highest dosage of nHuIFN alpha (50 IU/kg body weight) had lower viral excretion scores at 3 (p less than 0.11) and 4 days (p less than 0.001) after virus inoculation. Average group weights and weight gains were consistently greater for all nHuIFN alpha-treated neonate groups; however, these differences were not significant. Mortality rates were lower in neonates for the three highest nHuIFN alpha treatment groups (20%, 30%, and 20%) than in the lowest treatment group and controls (60% and 45%, respectively). Three-week-old weanling piglets did not have significant differences in the total average diarrhea or rotavirus excretion scores. After 10 days, the group receiving the highest dosage of nHuIFN alpha had significantly greater average weight gain than the control group (p less than 0.05). There was a significant (p less than 0.01) dose-dependent effect between the logarithm10 of the nHuIFN alpha dosage and weight gain in weanling piglets. There were no death losses in the 3-week-old weanling piglets from natural rotavirus exposure.
DOI-Enhanced Gamma-Ray Position Detection for a small animal PET camera (2006)

We studied the possibility of correcting edge artifacts caused by the center of gravity positioning algorithm (COG) within thick continuous scintillation crystals for /spl gamma/-ray imaging detectors. An enhanced charge division readout (CDR) together with multi-channel position sensitive photo-multiplier tubes allows the measurement of the 2nd moment of the scintillation light distribution within continuous and large-sized crystals. Using the 2nd moment together with the centroids provided by the CDR, the standard deviation /spl sigma/ of the light distribution can be computed, providing a good estimator for the depth of interaction (DOI). We measured the /spl sigma/ resolution at 81 positions of a test-detector's sensitive area and found an average resolution of 6/spl plusmn/4.0 mm. At the central region of 20/spl times/20 mm/sup 2/ the performance of our method was with 3/spl plusmn/0.8 mm /spl sigma/ resolution much better. The lowest observed value was 1.8 mm. The 0th, 1st/sub X/, 1st/sub Y/ and 2nd moments of the light distribution were also measured for the 81 positions and compared to predictions obtained by a model for the light distribution. Analytic studies show that the use of the first low order moments probably allows significant reduction of the DOI-caused border artifacts of the COG algorithm.
CO-JP-3 Level set-based topology optimization for the design of negative permeability dielectric metamaterials (2012)

This paper presents a level set-based topology optimization method for the design of negative permeability dielectric metamaterials.Metamaterials are the artificial materials that display extraordinary physical properties unavailable with natural materials.The purpose of the optimization problem is to find the optimized dielectric material distribution that exhibit negative permeability.S-parameter based approach is used to obtain the effective permeability.The optimization algorithm use the finite element method(FEM) for solving electromagnetic wave propagation problem,and the adjoint variable method(AVM) for sensitivity analysis.Several numerical examples are given to confirm the utility and validity of the proposed method.
The Expression of Protease-Activated Receptors in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2013)

Differences in the expression of PAR-2 and PAR-3 on epithelial cells, eosinophils and neutrophils may be involved in the pathogenesis of CRS. CRS may be able to be treated by targeting PAR-2 and PAR-3.
Sensor networks in Intel fabrication plants (2004)

The deployment of large-scale sensor networks in industrial environments presents technical challenges in achieving ease of deployment, flexibility in operation, and overall commercial viability. Sensor deployments are characterized by non-uniform placement of nodes, intermittent node connectivity, and the aggregation and reliable transfer of a large amount of data as networks scale to larger and larger sizes. Operation challenges include efficiently utilizing battery powered nodes, dynamically selecting sample periods and equipment clusters of interest, integrating with existing sensing and analysis infrastructure and easily correlating faults identified by the sensor network back to key factory operations and equipment. Commercial aspects involve returning value to the organization with hardened network nodes and reliable network operation that easily justifies the sensor network deployment and operating costs. We will demonstrate a sensor network in the ultra-pure water facility of an Intel fabrication plant, including details on the fab vibration application, the hardware nodes, and the heterogeneous wireless network.
Particle-stabilized foams (2006)

and material manufacturing as well as in mining and oil refinery.This
Effects of turbulence on power generation for variable-speed wind turbines (1997)

One of the primary advantages of variable-speed wind turbines over fixed-speed turbines should be improved aerodynamic efficiency. With variable-speed generation, in order to maintain a constant ratio of wind speed to tip speed, the wind turbine changes rotor speed as the wind speed changes. In this paper we compare a stall-controlled, variable-speed wind turbine to a fixed-speed turbine. The focus of this paper is to investigate the effects of variable speed on energy capture and its ability to control peak power. We also show the impact of turbulence on energy capture in moderate winds. In this report, we use a dynamic simulator to apply different winds to a wind turbine model. This model incorporates typical inertial and aerodynamic performance characteristics. From this study we found a control strategy that makes it possible to operate a stall-controlled turbine using variable speed to optimize energy capture and to control peak power. We also found that turbulence does not have a significant impact on energy capture.
Laboratory investigations into the aetiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (2003)

On 17 March 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a multicentre network of leading laboratories from 10 countries, to research the aetiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to develop a robust and reliable diagnostic test. The methods utilised and the results of the network member laboratories have been shared on a secure web site and via frequent teleconferences, enabling investigative approaches for detecting the causative agent of SARS to be continually refined and to develop a diagnostic assay. Initial microbiological investigations aimed to detect a range of viral and bacterial agents known to cause atypical pneumonia. The methodologies employed included electron microscopy (EM), immunofluorescent antibody tests (IFA), viral and bacterial cultures, and a range of molecular based assays.