gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Extracts from Viscum and Crataegus are Cytotoxic against Larynx Cancer Cells (1997)

The effects of hexanoic extracts of Viscum cruciatum Sieber parasitic on Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (I), Crataegus monogyna Jacq. parasitized with Viscum cruciatum Sieber (II), and Crataegus monogyna Jacq. non-parasitized (III), and of a triterpenes enriched fractions isolated from I, II and III (CFI, CFII, CFIII respectively), on the growth of HEp-2 cells have been evaluated. All the samples demonstrated significant cytotoxic activity against cultured HEp-2 cells, and all of them showed a stronger in vitro activity than 6-mercaptopurine solution used as a positive control. With the hexanoic extracts I, II and III almost similar activity was obtained, but the hexanoic extract I showed comparably better results. Almost complete inhibition was observed with triterpenes-enriched fractions CFI, CFII and CFIII, at the dose 6 micrograms/ml, after 72 h of treatment. The most intense response was obtained with the triterpenes-enriched fraction CFIII (from Crataegus monogyna non-parasitized), where the inhibition was 93%, but the fraction CFI and CFII showed similar inhibition (92% and 83%).
Group B Streptococcal Infection in Newborns (1986)

Despite notable advances in the treatment of sick newborn infants, bacterial infections during the first week of life continue to claim hundreds of lives. The most common of these early-onset neonatal infections is caused by streptococci of Lancefield group B.1 Group B streptococcal disease has had an incidence of approximately 2 cases per 1000 live births for nearly two decades. It will afflict approximately 7200 neonates in the United States this year, at an estimated cost of $249 million.2 This estimate excludes the costs associated with resulting neurologic handicaps, such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, or deafness, in some survivors. . . .
Design And Implementation Of A Fire Detection And Control System For Automobiles Using Fuzzy Logic (2017)

The immense benefits of fire detection in road transport cannot be overemphasized. The proposed work consist of design of fire detection system in automobile using Ardino microcontroller using fuzzy logic based monitoring and control system to avoid damages due to fire in automobiles. The automatic system consisting of flame sensors, temperature sensors, smoke sensors and a re-engineered mobile carbon dioxide air-conditioning unit for testing of a medium sized physical car. An innovative, very promising solution module for hardware implementation in fire detection and control for automobiles will be developed by using new algorithms and fuzzy logic.
Design and implementation of a multimedia interactive courseware rendering system. (1999)

It is anticipated that learning and training will become a dominant sector of the global economy within the next decade. The traditional education system is becoming more and more inefficient due to its limitations, such as passive educational environment, limitations of large classes and accessibility. TeleLearning system posses many of the attributes required to solve these problems. TeleLearning system shifts the learners from a passive learning environment to an active learning environment. The learners become the center of the education. Recent advancement in multimedia information processing and the Internet technology allow TeleLearning researchers to simulate real classroom on the Internet, and provide users with access to dynamic multimedia content in a virtual classroom at a time convenient to them. This thesis describes a platform-independent, client/server model for multimedia interactive courseware rendering system. This system helps learners to access course material stored in our multimedia OO database from any access point on the Internet at any time convenient to them.
The effect of co-administration of zolpidem with fluoxetine: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. (1996)

Since early treatment of depression with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) can be associated with insomnia, daytime antidepressive therapy with SSRI is often combined with nighttime administration of a hypnotic. This study attempted to evaluate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between zolpidem 10 mg, a short-acting hypnotic, and fluoxetine 20 mg, an SSRI. Twenty-seven healthy male volunteers (mean age 23.5 years, range 20 - 29) received zolpidem and fluoxetine in the following open design: zolpidem on night 1, a morning dose of fluoxetine daily from day 2 through day 18 and zolpidem on night 18. Using HPLC, plasma levels of zolpidem, fluoxetine, and norfluoxetine were determined throughout night 1 for zolpidem, night 18 for zolpidem, fluoxetine, and norfluoxetine on days 16 and 17 for fluoxetine and norfluoxetine. Morning psychomotor tests were performed on days 1, 2, 18, and 19. Statistical analysis of data consisted of repeated measures of ANOVA. There was no significant difference in AUC, C(max), and T1/2 of zolpidem plasma concentrations between night 1 (zolpidem) and night 18 (zolpidem and fluoxetine). There was a significantly higher zolpidem plasma level at 0.5 hours after dosing together with a significantly shorter T(max) on night 18 compared to night 1. There was no significant difference in C(min) of plasma fluoxetine and norfluoxetine levels between day 16 and 17 of fluoxetine dosing, and there was no difference in T(max) between day 17 (fluoxetine) and day 18 (fluoxetine and zolpidem). There was a 3 - 4% increase in AUC and C(max) of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine plasma concentrations in the presence of zolpidem. There was no difference in the next morning performance tests after nighttime treatment of zolpidem alone after 17 consecutive days of fluoxetine treatment, or after zolpidem in the presence of steady-state plasma concentrations of fluoxetine. Both zolpidem and fluoxetine were well tolerated alone or in combination. It is concluded that the onset of action of zolpidem may possibly be shortened in the presence of fluoxetine, but no other significant pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic interactions occurred between zolpidem and fluoxetine.
A varying per user profile based location update strategy for cellular networks (2002)

In the present work, a profile based location management scheme is proposed. The proposed scheme considers each user's profile which varies from time to time. It maintains a database where the profile of each user is stored every /spl tau/ units of time. The algorithm treats every user either as LFPC (less frequent profile changer) or FPC (frequent profile changer) depending on its profile for the last /spl tau/ units of time. Cost estimation with this scheme is also done which shows only database updating cost as paging is confined to only one cell. Exhaustive simulation work is done to study the variation of updating cost with different parameters. Finally a comparison is also made between the present scheme and a scheme where no categorization like LFPC or FPC is made.
Analysis of Time- and Space-domain Sampling for Probe Vehicle-based Traffic Information System (2007)

Using vehicles as probes is a flexible and low-cost way to obtain real-time traffic information. A key problem of using probe vehicles is to determine vehicle's sampling period and probe sample size. This paper addresses the sampling issue of using probe vehicles for detecting traffic information. An extended Nyquist sampling theorem based on signal processing theory is proposed to derive bounds on the sampling period and probe sample size. We also develop a Traffic & Information-collecting Simulation Platform (TISP), to simulate the traffic flows in a road network and generate probe vehicle data for analysis. We demonstrate through simulations that the traffic situations can be reconstructed from the samples without distortion according to the designed sampling period and sample size. The methods proposed in this paper can be a valuable tool for designers on planning parameters in the probe vehicle-based traffic information system.
Ultra-high Precision, Absolute, Earth Gravity Measurements PhD Thesis (2008)

Within the framework of this thesis two apparatuses for an absolute measurement of gravity were designed, constructed, and tested for the purpose of detecting long-term variations of gravity, determining the absolute gravity value for metrological applications, and for research in fundamental physics. The work includes a stationary gravimeter, which functions as a highly accurate reference system and a portable gravimeter, which is aimed for field measurements. The principle these gravimeters use to determine the gravity value is based on the relation between the falling distance, the falling time, and the acceleration due to gravity. A Michelson interferometer measures the distance change between a falling object mirror and an inertial reference mirror with a Helium-Neon laser (633 nm). The whole fringe signal is digitized by a high-speed ADC, which is disciplined by a rubidium frequency standard. This fringe recording is novel compared to common gravimeters, which use an analogue zero-crossing determination.
HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes amongst pharmacists in Zimbabwe. (2003)

Pharmacists can play an important part in the strategy to manage the national HIV/AIDS epidemic, but negative attitudes towards HIV/AIDS sufferers may adversely affect their efficiency.
Multipacting Modes of High-Frequency Gaseous Breakdown (1958)

A previously developed average electron theory for the \textonehalf{}-cycle multipacting mode of low-pressure, high-frequency breakdown (secondary electron resonance) has been generalized and extended to higher order modes. A semitheoretical plot of breakdown voltage $V$ vs the product of frequency times electrode separation $f\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}d$ using representative fitting parameters is given for the \textonehalf{}- through $\frac{9}{2}$-cycle modes. In addition to the customary \textonehalf{}-cycle cutoff the theory predicts a modified cutoff in each of the mode transition regions. Breakdown data for internal metal electrodes at 2 microns pressure show the typical \textonehalf{}-cycle cutoff at about 100 Mc-cm/sec plus a newly observed $\frac{3}{2}$-cycle cutoff as indicated by a dip in the breakdown curve at about 450 Mc-cm/sec. The $\frac{3}{2}$-cycle dip exhibits a strong dependence on electrode surface conditions. The theory is compared with multipacting breakdown data from several sources covering a wide range of conditions, including microwave breakdown at sufficiently low pressures.
Natural Food Colorants (1995)

Natural Pigments In Biology. Natural Food Colors: The Role of Bioprocessing. Biotechnology in Natural Food Colors: The Role of Bioprocessing. Safety of Food Colorants. Chlorophylls and Chlorophyll Derivatives. Haems and Bilins. Carotenoids. Anthocyanins and Betalains. Less Common Natural Colorants
Antibacterial PVP/cinnamon essential oil nanofibers by emulsion electrospinning (2018)

This study presents the production of antibacterial Polyvinylpyrrolidone/cinnamon essential oil (PVP/CEO) nanofibers by oil-in-water emulsion electrospinning, with solution properties such as GC-MS, conductivity, viscosity, and characterization using SEM (fiber morphology), FT-IR (chemical structure), UV-vis (release properties of CEO). In addition, the antimicrobial properties of the nanofibers are also investigated by the disc diffusion method (antimicrobial properties) using Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans. According to the results, the viscosity values increase with the addition of surfactant and with increased CEO concentration, but the conductivity increases until PVP1 then has decrease tendency. As concerns the fiber properties, the average fiber diameter increased with surfactant addition and CEO concentration except for PVP4. Also, the spinnability and fiber smoothness were enhanced significantly with surfactant and CEO. FT-IR analysis results verified the existence of CEO and PVP in the structure of the nanofibers. The absorbance values increased with the CEO concentration except for PVP4. Lastly, the antimicrobial results showed that 2, 3, and 4 wt% CEO concentration values are suitable for good antibacterial properties, while there is no zone formation with 1 wt% CEO concentration of PVP nanofibers. It is another important result that the antibacterial activity increases with the size of the nanofibrous material.
Automatic secret synchronisation across heterogeneous IT environments (2019)

Following circumstances such as mergers and acquisitions, the IT systemsassociated with the participating organisations may need to share access towardsservices and systems with eachother. Access towards systems and services is oftencontrolled using secret information such as passwords or keys. This implies thatsharing access between IT systems is achieved by sharing secret information. This thesis proposes new methods for automatic synchronization of secretsbetween different secret management systems that may not be natively compatiblewith one another. After examining how the already existing secret managementsystems function as well as created a data centric threat model, a system design wasproposed. A secret proxy connects to each secret management system which in turnconnects to a central secret distributor that handles and updates the other proxies. The results indicate that such a system can be implemented and securely distributesecrets automatically. By synchronizing secrets automatically, the work involvedwith supporting several secret management systems in parallel which all needaccess to some common secrets could be reduced.
Effects of bisphenol monomer structure on the surface morphology and reverse osmosis (RO) performance of thin‐film‐composite membranes composed of polyphenyl esters (1996)

Four reverse osmosis (RO) composite membranes, in which thin-film active layers were polyphenyl esters, were prepared by interfacial polymerization of a series of bisphenol monomers and trimesoyl chloride (TMC). An atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to investigate the surface morphology and RO experiments were carried out to measure the rejection and flux characteristics of the membranes. Correlations between the inherent chemical nature of bisphenols possessing structural variations in the middle of phenyl rings and the surface morphology/RO performance of the membranes were studied. Polarity of the connectors between two phenyl rings of bisphenols played an important role in determining the surface morphology and RO performance. Nonpolar bisphenol gave a morphology of uniform, distinct nodular corrugation and a superior RO rejection but a relatively low flux, while the polar one resulted in an irregular, ambiguous nodule structure and a high flux. The size of the bisphenol connectors was also found to be important; the smaller one was more favorable for the formation of membrane with better salt rejection, while the larger one contributed to higher flux. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Fine specificity of antigen recognition by T cell hybridoma clones specific for poly-18: a synthetic polypeptide antigen of defined sequence and conformation. (1985)

Abstract Antigen-specific T cell blasts to poly-18, a polypeptide antigen of defined sequence and conformation, were generated from lymph nodes of antigen-primed BALB/cCr mice. These blasts were fused with the BW5147 thymoma to obtain anti-poly-18-reactive T cell hybridomas. All of the hybridomas were IAd-restricted and secreted IL2 in the presence of IAd/poly-18. On the basis of fine specificity analysis, these hybridomas were classified into two groups. Group A hybridomas recognized a minimal peptide sequence of Glu-Tyr-Lys-(Glu-Tyr-Ala)3-Glu-Tyr-Lys, whereas Group B needed the sequence Glu-Tyr-Ala-(Glu-Tyr-Ala)3-Glu-Tyr-Lys/Ala for activation. Three critical residues were identified in Group A hybridomas: the alanine residue at position 9, the carboxy terminal lysine, and the lysine at position 3. In Group B hybridomas, the alanine at position 3 was found to be the critical residue. We suggest that the amino acid residue at position 3 (lysine/alanine) is the T cell receptor contact residue on the poly-18 antigen in BALB/cCr mice.
Quantitative analysis of long‐chain <i>trans</i>‐monoenes originating from hydrogenated marine oil (2000)

Gas chromatography (GC) is used for the analysis of trans-fatty acids in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Although trans-isomers of C18 carbon length predominate in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, trans-isomers of C20 and C22 carbon length occur in partially hydrogenated fish oil. We report a simple silver ion chromatographic combined with capillary GC technique for quantitative analysis of trans-monoenes derived from partially hydrogenated fish oil. Silver nitrate thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) plates are developed in toluene/hexane (50:50, vol/vol). Fatty acid methyl esters are separated into saturates (Rf 0.79), trans-monoenes (Rf 0.49), cis-monoenes (Rf 0.27), dienes (Rf 0.10), and polyunsaturated fatty acids with three or more double bonds remaining at the origin. The isolated trans-monoenes are quantitatively analyzed by capillary GC. The technique of argentation TLC with GC analysis of isolated methyl esters is highly reproducible with 4.8% variation (i.e., coefficient of variation, CV%) in R. values and 4.3 and 6.9% CV% in quantification within batch and between batch, respectively. Furthermore, the combined technique revealed that direct GC analysis underestimated the trans-content of margarines by at least 30%. In this study, C20 and C22 trans-monoenes were found in relatively large quantities; 13.9% (range 10.3-19.6%) and 7.5% (range 5.3-11.5%), respectively, in margarine purchased in 1995, but these C20 and C22 trans-monoenes were much reduced (0.1%) in a fresh selection of margarine purchased in 1998. Compositional data from labels underestimated the trans-content of margarines, especially those derived from hydrogenated marine oil. Low levels of C20 transmonoenes (range 0.1-0.3%) and C22 trans-monoenes (range 0.0-0.1%) were identified in adipose tissue obtained from healthy volunteers in 1995, presumably indicating consumption of partially hydrogenated fish oil.
First Amendment Challenges to Landmark Preservation Statutes (1983)

The Interfaith Commission, religious leaders deeply concerned with the problems associated with the landmarking of religious properties, have recognized that the prohibition against demolition or alteration of landmarked religious properties effectively destroys their value. Additionally, the religious organizations are required to expend thousands of dollars of religious contributions to maintain these landmarks for the public benefit, in accordance with the regulations of the Landmarks Commission. This Comment focuses on the constitutionality of landmark preservation statutes as applied to religious properties. Using New York City as a model, this Comment examines the myriad problems presented by the landmarking of religious properties. This Comment concludes that a re-examination of the New York standard under the constitutional test requires the resolution of whether the preservation of landmarks is a compelling state interest sufficient to justify the burden of maintaining landmarks which has been placed on religious organizations.
Such easy-to-use systems! (1995)

Despite the pervasiveness and proliferation of computerized systems, people still get stuck when they are trying to use them. Because organizations are heavily invested in their systems, they seek efficient and effective means to allocate necessary resources to make systems usable. Online help systems attempt to provide such targeted assistance in a variety of modes. This paper will review several online help systems, highlighting the organizational issues inherent in online help by focusing on the organizational arrangements that contextualize the design and use of these systems.
Proline-rich polypeptide (PRP)--an immunomodulatory peptide from ovine colostrum. (1993)

The structure and properties of a new immunomodulatory peptide isolated from ovine colostrum are described. PRP acts both in vivo and in vitro, and is not species specific. PRP increases permeability of skin vessels, and causes differentiation of murine thymocytes into functionally active T cells. It can simultaneously change surface markers and function of cells. The polypeptide is able to reduce binding of peanut agglutinin (PNA) to PNA+ thymocytes and to increase the binding of PNA to PNA- cells. PRP is also able to transform cortisone-resistant thymocytes into cortisone-sensitive, and vice versa. The observed changes occurred concomitantly, i.e. changes in binding of PNA were accompanied by changes in resistance to cortisone and in expression of helper or suppressor activity. The fact that changes induced by PRP are reversible after the second exposure of the cells to the polypeptide makes it unique among known immunomodulators. An active nonapeptide fragment: Val-Glu-Ser-Tyr-Val-Pro-Leu-Phe-Pro was isolated from the products of PRP digestion. It shows full spectrum of biological activities of PRP. The sequence-Pro-Leu-Phe- is responsible for the immunological effect of the peptide.
PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS (1936)

The general mortality rate among patients suffering from peptic ulcer has been materially reduced by surgical care. The reduction has been due chiefly to early operation in those having one type of ulcer lesion; that is, ruptured ulcer.<sup>1</sup>The rate following operations for chronic peptic ulcer, uncomplicated by rupture or gross hemorrhage, has always been much lower, but proportionate progress in reducing this figure further has not been made. This rate has remained for some time at a relatively stationary level of about 10 per cent,<sup>2</sup>except in selected series. To present further observations on the sequence of events leading to this sustained rate is my object in this communication. The ordinary patient chronically ill with peptic ulcer is to be dealt with here. Those patients with ruptured peptic ulcer, with acute hemorrhage or with gastrojejunal ulcer are naturally not under consideration, since they all present preoperative and
Demystifying Neural Network Filter Pruning (2018)

Based on filter magnitude ranking (e.g. L1 norm), conventional filter pruning methods for Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have been proved with great effectiveness in computation load reduction. Although effective, these methods are rarely analyzed in a perspective of filter functionality. In this work, we explore the filter pruning and the retraining through qualitative filter functionality interpretation. We find that the filter magnitude based method fails to eliminate the filters with repetitive functionality. And the retraining phase is actually used to reconstruct the remained filters for functionality compensation for the wrongly-pruned critical filters. With a proposed functionality-oriented pruning method, we further testify that, by precisely addressing the filter functionality redundancy, a CNN can be pruned without considerable accuracy drop, and the retraining phase is unnecessary.