gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
[Research of condylar movement on nonworking side during quantitative lateral movement of mandible]. (1990)

Cephalometric laminagraphs were taken on 40 left and right sides of 20 adults with normal occlusion. It was found that condyle of nonworking side during quantitative lateral movement at incisal region with 1mm interval up to 3mm. The results were analyzed by computer superposition graph. The results were as follows: 1. The displacement of condyle during quantitative lateral movement of the mandible was 1.00mm, 1.93mm and 2.88mm at condylar top from intercuspal position to a maximum 3mm, 1mm by 1mm average, respectively. The displacement at condylar center was 0.97mm, 1.92mm and 2.85mm average, respectively. It was noticed that condyle on nonworking side with lateral movement translated equal distances. 2. The inclination of condyle by the quantitative lateral movement of the mandible was 45.41 degrees, 49.13 degrees and 48.59 degrees at condylar top from intercuspal position to a maximum 3mm, 1mm by 1mm average, respectively. The inclination at condylar center was 44.21 degrees, 48.06 degrees and 48.44 degrees average, respectively. Directional stabilizing with condylar movement, was seen. 3. The range of condylar movement from intercuspal position, at condylar center was maximum; 40.1 degrees, minimum; 0.0 degrees, average; 10.05 degrees, SD; 7.98 degrees. 4. The results of the survey on rotation factor with condylar movement revealed that there was a slight difference, and the movement of condyle was like bodily shift.
Effect of Melengestrol Acetate on Plasma Progesterone, Luteinizing Hormone and Total Corticoids in Dairy Heifers (1972)

Two groups of 10 yearling Holstein heifers respectively were fed 0.5 or 1.0 mg of melengesterol acetate (MGA) daily for 14 days, and 62 hr. later five heifers in each group were injected intramuscularly with 200 µg of estradiol-17β. Blood was collected on days 0, 7 and 14 of MGA feeding, at 8-hr, intervals from 24 hr. after withdrawal to ovulation and on days 5 and 9 after ovulation. A similar schedule was used for nine controls except collection at 8-hr. intervals started 2 days before predicted estrus. The objective was to evaluate effects of MGA and estradiol-17β on ovarian function, synchronization of estrus and fertility and levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone and total corticoids in jugular venous plasma. Estrus was inhibited during the 14 days MGA was fed. Ovulation without estrus was increased by treatment with estradiol-17β. No treated heifer conceived from mating during the estrus subsequent to withdrawal of MGA as compared to three of four controls mated while on experiment. Average levels of LH, progesterone and total corticoids, nonsignificantly different between groups fed 0.5 and 1.0 mg of MGA on days 7 and 14 and after withdrawal, were comparable to controls at 7 and 14 days. Plasma LH increased 10 hr. after injection of estradiol-17β (P<.025). Irrespective of treatment with estradiol-17β, plasma LH and progesterone increased after withdrawal of MGA. Plasma LH averaged 2.5 times (1.92±11 ng NIH-LH B6/ml) more than controls 5 and 9 days after ovulation. Progesterone increased from 3.8±.7 ng/ml 24 hr. after last feeding MGA to 8.6±.6 ng/ml at 80 hr. and remained high from 88 to 120 hours. These elevated levels persisted after synchronized ovulation, were observed when no CL were palpable following treatment with MGA and averaged 5.4±1.2 ng/ml during the LH surge subsequent to treatment only with 0.5 and 1.0 mg of MGA as compared to 2.2.±6 ng/ml for controls. Persistently high levels of LH and progesterone in heifers subsequent to feeding MGA indicate that the feedback mechanism(s) regulating plasma LH and progesterone were altered by feeding MGA.
Using simulation for heat treatment process design: matching quenching process with steel grade and product geometry (2011)

The performance of steel parts is heavily dependent on the heat treatment process applied. The alloy content of the steel establishes the steel hardenability. The severity of the quenching establishes the local temperature history throughout the body of the part. In combination, the steel hardenability and the quenching process determine the final microstructure, mechanical properties, residual stress state and the performance of the part. The residual stress state, especially the surface stress state, is a significant factor in affecting fatigue life of the part. The steel hardenability and quenching practice can be adjusted to enhance residual surface compression and improve the fatigue life of a component. Computer simulation of the heat treatment process that includes calculation of the metallurgical phase transformations during the heating and cooling processes offers a method for scientifically designing the heat treatment process and selecting the steel alloy to optimise the performance of a particular product. In this paper, the DANTE heat treatment simulation software will be used to demonstrate this design methodology for a spur gear.
Effects of Muscle Extracts of Fish and Shell-fish on the Oxidation of Methyl Linoleate (1984)

Effects of muscle extracts of five species of fish and shell-fish, mackerel, jack mackerel, yellow corvenia, shrimp and baby-neck clam, on lipid oxidation were investigated using a model system consisting of methyl linoleate absorbed in micro crystalline cellulose and extracts of fishes. Ethanol extracts of both mackerel and jack mackerel apparently showed inhibitory effect on the oxidation of methyl linoleate, while the extract of yellow corvenia, and baby-neck clam showed a slight catalyzed effect on contrary. The ethanol extract of shrimp, however, revealed no effect on the oxidation of methyl linoleate. When the ethanol extracts were dialyzed, the outer fractions of dark fleshed fish had a strong inhibitory effect on the oxidation of methyl linoleate, while the inner fractions did not. The outer fraction of yellow corvenia showed catalyzed effect, but the inner fraction inhibited the oxidation slightly. The outer fraction of shrimp had a strong inhibitory action, but the inner fraction showed no effect. The methanol-water fraction of chloroform-methanol extract of shrimp showed a quite strong inhibitory effect on the oxidation, whereas that of four other samples did the same levels of effect as ethanol extracts.
A simple circular polarization selective surface (CPSS) (1990)

A new circular polarization selective surface (CPSS) (a surface that reflects one sense of circular polarization but transmits the other) is described. It is easy to fabricate and has excellent electrical characteristics. This CPSS element is made of a single piece of wire bent in three sections. The two end sections are on the faces of a dielectric slab and the middle section goes through it. This resonating element does not use transmission lines, and printed circuit technology can be used for fabrication above a few gigahertz. Results of a simulation of a 25-element CPSS are presented. Preliminary experimental results confirmed the theoretical findings.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Yeast Genomics and Drug Target Identification (2007)

The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is well recognized as a preferred eukaryote for the development of genomic technologies and approaches. Accordingly, a sizeable complement of genomic resources has been developed in yeast, and this genomic foundation is now informing a wide variety of disciplines. In particular, yeast genomic methodologies are gaining an expanding foothold in drug development studies, most notably as a preliminary tool towards drug target identification. In this review, we highlight many applications of yeast genomics in the identification of targeted genes and pathways of small molecules or therapeutic drugs. The applicability of genome-wide resources of yeast disruption and deletion mutants for drug-sensitivity/resistance screening is presented here, along with a summary of microarray technologies for drug-based transcriptional profiling and synthetic interaction mapping. Applications of protein-interaction traps for potential drug target identification are also considered. Collectively, this overview of yeast genomics emphasizes the growing intersection between high-throughput model organism biology and medicinal chemistry an intersection promising tangible advances for both academic and pharmaceutical fields alike.
Application of Ultrasound Phase-Shift Analysis to Authenticate Wooden Panel Paintings (2014)

Artworks are a valuable part of the World's cultural and historical heritage. Conservation and authentication of authorship are important aspects to consider in the protection of cultural patrimony. In this paper we present a novel application of a well-known method based on the phase-shift analysis of an ultrasonic signal, providing an integrated encoding system that enables authentication of the authorship of wooden panel paintings. The method has been evaluated in comparison with optical analysis and shows promising results. The proposed method provides an integrated fingerprint of the artwork, and could be used to enrich the cataloging and protection of artworks. Other advantages that make particularly attractive the proposed technique are its robustness and the use of low-cost sensors.
Probe vehicle: a comparison of motorway performance measure with other motorway flow detection techniques (2002)

During the last five years a number of high profile projects have been undertaken using floating 'probe' vehicles (PV), where vehicles equipped with on-board intelligent systems can receive information on likely travel times, congestion ahead, etc., and perhaps more importantly, transmit information relating to the vehicle status, location and speed, that may be used for network management purposes. Within the scope of the Road Traffic Adviser (RTA) project, it has been possible to obtain motorway performance data from PV and this data has been used to compare flow and travel time estimates with those from induction loops and number plate matching. The results describe: an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the systems, i.e. which measurements can or cannot be usefully obtained by each system; analysis of different measures in terms of variability, reliability and consistency; the development of a flow-time-distance diagram; and how detailed speed profiles derived from a probe vehicle could provide real travel time estimates and accurately locate incidents or congestion.
The Assault on Assimilation: John Collier and the Origins of Indian Policy Reform (1984)

Review of: The Assault on Assimilation: John Collier and the Origins of Indian Policy Reform. Kelly, Lawrence C.
Gypenoside induces apoptosis in human Hep3B and HA22T tumour cells. (1999)

The effect of gypenoside, an active component of the Chinese herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thumb) Makino, on human hepatoma cell lines (Hep3B and HA22T) was investigated. Results demonstrated that gypenoside inhibited the proliferation or viability of the Hep3B and HA22T cells in a dose-dependent manner. The Hep3B and HA22T cells treated with gypenoside for 2 days were less DNA stainable and formed a sub-G1 peak. The treated cells increased cell numbers in the A0 region as well as shifting the ordinary S phase to the final S phase (D1 region), and induced a ladder pattern of fragmented DNA of about 200 base pairs. These data suggest that the cell death of the hepatoma cell lines Hep3B and HA22T induced by gypenoside was via apoptosis, and this was confirmed by morphological studies.
The Physics of Radiation Therapy (2003)

Dr. Khan's classic textbook on radiation oncology physics is now in its thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition. It provides the entire radiation therapy team—radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists—with a thorough understanding of the physics and practical clinical applications of advanced radiation therapy technologies, including 3D-CRT, stereotactic radiotherapy, HDR, IMRT, IGRT, and proton beam therapy. These technologies are discussed along with the physical concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and dosimetry. This Fourth Edition includes brand-new chapters on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and proton beam therapy. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate the most recent developments in the field. This edition also features more than 100 full-color illustrations throughout.
Meta-analysis of myeloperoxidase G-463/A polymorphism in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-positive vasculitis (2007)

Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis and Churg Strauss syndrome are small-vessel vasculitides associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) directed against proteinase 3 (PR3) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). A G to A polymorphism at position 463 in the promoter region of the MPO gene, which leads to the loss of a SP1 transcription binding site in an Alu hormone responsive element, reduces MPO expression. We hypothesized that MPO alleles may play a role in determining disease susceptibility or severity in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AASV). MPO genotypes were determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction (RFLP/PCR) in 134 Caucasian patients (Wegener's granulomatosis, n = 69; microscopic polyangiitis, n = 65; PR3-ANCA n = 91; MPO-ANCA, n = 43) and 150 matched healthy controls. There was no difference in survival to renal failure or death in patients with the different MPO alleles (chi(2) = 0.904, P = 0.6362) or in presenting serum creatinine concentration based on MPO genotype (chi(2) = 0.389, P = 0.8232). There was no significant difference in genotype frequencies between controls (13AA, 102GG, 35GA) and patients (14AA, 97GG, 23GA: chi(2) = 1.75, P = 0.417), patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (5AA, 53GG, 11GA: chi(2) = 1.864, P = 0.3938) or patients with microscopic polyangiitis (9AA, 44GG, 12GA: chi(2) = 1.682, P = 0.4317). A meta-analysis of our study and two previous studies showed that there was no association between the myeloperoxidase G-463/A polymorphism and the risk of developing ANCA-associated vasculitis; GG versus GA plus AA (odds ratio 1.14; 95% confidence interval 0.86-1.50). The MPO G-463/A polymorphism is not a risk factor for the development or severity of AASV.
Expression of the REB transcriptional activator in rice grains improves the yield of recombinant proteins whose genes are controlled by a <i>Reb</i> -responsive promoter (2001)

The gene encoding the rice transcription factor, REB (rice endosperm bZIP) was cloned from a bacterial artificial chromosome library of rice. The cloned 6,227-bp-long Reb gene is composed of six exons and five introns and is flanked by a 1.2-kb 5' promoter and a 1.2-kb 3' terminator region. The function of the Reb gene was explored by a transient assay by using a rice immature endosperm system. The effector constructs containing the native gene or fusion genes linking Reb to the rice actin (Act) or globulin (Glb) gene promoters and the reporter gene construct Glb-beta-glucuronidase (GUS) were used in this study. When these effector constructs were cotransferred with the reporter uidA gene encoding GUS under the control of the Glb promoter into immature rice endosperm cells, the Glb promoter was activated. The transient GUS expression was 2.0 to 2.5-fold higher with the effector construct than without. When the upstream activation sequence containing the GCCACGT(A/C)AG motifs of the Glb promoter was deleted, the activation by REB was abolished. On the other hand, a gain-of-function experiment showed that inserting the upstream activation sequence into the glutelin-1 (Gt1) promoter made it responsive to activation by REB. When cotransformed with Reb gene, mature transgenic rice grains containing the human lysozyme gene driven by the Glb promoter produced 3.7-fold more lysozyme. Accumulation of recombinant lysozyme in mature seed ranged from 30.57 to 279.61 microg.mg(-1) total soluble protein in individual transformants from 30 independent transformation events. Thus, our results show that REB is not only a transcriptional activator, it can also be used to increase the expression of recombinant protein in transgenic rice grains.
Computer aided identification of a Hevein-like antimicrobial peptide of bell pepper leaves for biotechnological use (2016)

Computational tools for proteomics and databases are not adjusted for short sequences, which hampered HEV-CANN identification. The adjustment of statistical tests in large databases for proteins is an alternative to promote the significant identification of peptides. The development of specific DB for plant antimicrobial peptides, with information about peptide sequences, functional genomic data, structural motifs and domains of molecules, functional domains, and peptide-biomolecule interactions are valuable and necessary.
Geometric Algebra for Physicists (2003)

Geometric algebra is a powerful mathematical language with applications across a range of subjects in physics and engineering. This book is a complete guide to the current state of the subject with early chapters providing a self-contained introduction to geometric algebra. Topics covered include new techniques for handling rotations in arbitrary dimensions, and the links between rotations, bivectors and the structure of the Lie groups. Following chapters extend the concept of a complex analytic function theory to arbitrary dimensions, with applications in quantum theory and electromagnetism. Later chapters cover advanced topics such as non-Euclidean geometry, quantum entanglement, and gauge theories. Applications such as black holes and cosmic strings are also explored. It can be used as a graduate text for courses on the physical applications of geometric algebra and is also suitable for researchers working in the fields of relativity and quantum theory.
A model for estimating power dissipation in a class of DSP VLSI chips (1991)

A high-level power dissipation model for filter- and transform-type digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms implemented using linearly connected multiply-add-based processing elements is presented. Exploration of alternative algorithms, architectures, and design styles for a given signal processing task in terms of high-level parameters is possible using this model. It is shown that there is often an optimal selection of the number and type of time-shared processing elements for VLSI implementation that minimizes the overall power dissipation. A major application of the proposed model is to make quantitative evaluations for exploration of alternative DSP algorithms and architectures. When combined with previously developed area-time metrics, the proposed power dissipation model permits a more realistic evaluation of new and existing circuit solutions to DSP tasks.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
A concept of GSM-based passive radar for vehicle traffic monitoring (2011)

In this paper the passive radar used as a transmitter of opportunity GSM BTS stations has been proposed for vehicle traffic monitoring. The paper presents a feasibility study on using GSM signals for traffic control in different environments including urban areas, highways and small agglomeration roads. The initial analysis shows that such system can be successfully used to extract traffic parameters such as the average speed of vehicles and road capacity. Additionally, the presented GSM passive radar concept for vehicle traffic monitoring has been successfully verified using real-life signals recorded during a measurement campaign carried out at the Warsaw University of Technology.
Access control system with hand geometry verification and smart cards (2000)

An access control system that joins the uniqueness of biometric verification, as well as the storage security and processing capabilities of smart cards, is defined here. The biometric technique chosen has been hand geometry, which is considered to provide low/medium security (there are other much more secure, as fingerprint, iris or retina), to be easy to use, to achieve high acceptance by users, and which performance is given throughout fast processing and medium cost. Also, the small template size needed for each user is positive for storage and processing capabilities required in the system. But the innovation in the system proposed is that the smart card not only stores the user's template, but also performs the verification process with the features set by the terminal to the card. With this improvement, the security of the system has risen because the template is never extracted from the card, avoiding duplication of such sensible data. The specifications for the enrolment process will be presented as well as the applications where this new system is recommended.
Million dollar baby : film (2004)

Long metrage. - Fiction. - Film dramatique. - Adapte du recueil de nouvelles de F. X. Toole Rope burns
Corrosion resistant materials handbook. Fourth edition (1985)

The book covers corrosion resistant materials, such as synthetic resins and polymers; rubbers and elastomers; cements, mortars, and asphalts; ferrous alloys; nonferrous metals and alloys; and glass, ceramics, and carbon-graphite. It contains tables which compare the anticorrosive merits of a cross section of commercial engineering and construction materials essential to industry.
Forced mixing in boundary layers (1960)

The effect of increasing the rate of mixing in turbulent boundary layers in a region of adverse pressure gradient has been investigated experimentally. Only the two-dimensional case was considered. The boundary layer was formed on a flat wall in a special wind tunnel in which a variety of adverse pressure gradients could be obtained. Speeds were low enough to justify the neglect of compressibility. The main objective was to compare the effect of increasing the rate of mixing with the effect of reducing the pressure gradient on boundary-layer development and separation. A Variety of mixing schemes was tried, all of them involving fixed devices arranged in a row on the surface in the region of rising pressure. While these differed considerably in effectiveness, they had a generally similar effect on the flow; and, except for effects arising from changes in displacement and momentum thickness introduced at the devices, their effect on the layer was basically equivalent to that of a decrease in pressure gradient. Apart from forced mixing, the shape of the pressure distribution was found to have a significant effect on displacement and momentum thickness, these being minimized and the wall distance decreased for a given pressure rise by a distribution with an initially steep and progressively decreasing gradient.
A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels in American Men (2006)

These results indicate that recent years have seen a substantial, and as yet unrecognized, age-independent population-level decrease in T in American men, potentially attributable to birth cohort differences or to health or environmental effects not captured in observed data.