gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Propofol and postoperative infections. (1997)

The package insert for propofol states in several places the importance of strict aseptic technique in the preparation and handling of the drug, and the potential for infection if these procedures are not followed. In the US, the product has been reformulated to contain disodium edetate 0.005% as a microbial growth retardant to inhibit the growth of microorganisms in the event of accidental contamination. However, this new formulation is not considered an antimicrobially preserved product under USP standards. What effect, if any, this has had on the risk of postoperative infections is not known. Strict aseptic technique is still required when handling the new formulation. When propofol is used as an anesthetic, it is recommended that the dose be prepared just prior to administration, and that the infusion be completed within 6 hours after the ampul or vial is opened. Any unused portion of propofol must be discarded at the end of the procedure or at 6 hours, whichever occurs sooner. In the ICU, if propofol is administered directly from its original container, the tubing and any unused portion must be discarded after 12 hours. If propofol is transferred to another container, administration lines and unused drug should be discarded after 6 hours. The occurrence of postoperative infections is usually thought to be related to the surgeon or the surgical procedure. However, based on the available microbiologic and clinical evidence, the use of propofol appears to be an additional risk factor. Hospital personnel involved in the preparation and handling of propofol must be educated on, and adhere to, the recommendations outlined by the manufacturer to prevent further outbreaks of infections.
Scene Interpretation Using 3-D Information Extracted From Monocular Color Images (2005)

In this paper, we present a method which interprets a monocular color image using three dimensional( 3-D) information extracted dim ing the interpretation process. First, an inpiit im- age is segmented into regions each of which has uniform brightness and color. Then the regions are interpreted utilizing knowledge about objects such as color, size and shape, and candidate re- gions for the objects are determined. For some candidate regions, the 3-D information can be ex- tracted such as position, direction, or size. Once the 3-D information is obtained, it can improve the current result of interpretation and constrains the interpretation for other regions. By iterating this process, the current interpretation result is improved and more accurate one is obtained. As the final result, the interpretation labels for the re- gions in the image and 3-D relationships between the objects are obtained. Experiment for several road scenes has proved the validity of the method.
Secure Mobile IP Communication in Residential Networks (2010)

Residential Network is an inter-connection of several electrical and electronic home appliances for convenient, comfortable and daily life of home users. It is the hybrid technology of wireless, Ethernet, Bluetooth and RF to the internet via broadband connection at home with various home network services regardless of device, time and place. More and more devices will be wireless and most of them will be roaming in growing ubiquitous technology. The interaction among the roaming devices of residential network must be secure because these roaming devices carry private information of daily life of residential users. This paper presents security of roaming devices of residential network using integration of Mobile IP and IP Security at residential gateway for stronger security of roaming devices in foreign residential networks. Moreover, a secure Mobile IP registration protocol is proposed based on asymmetric cryptography for roaming security of mobile residential devices in foreign networks.
Gender influence on jejunal migrating motor complex (2001)

The role of gender and the menstrual cycle in small bowel motility has not been clearly elucidated. Jejunal motility was recorded with a nasojejunal catheter incorporating five solid-state pressure transducers in ambulatory menstruating women and men of comparable age over 24 h. All women were studied twice, in the early follicular (early-F) and midluteal (mid-L) phases of the menstrual cycle, verified by determining serum levels of gonadal steroids and gonadotropins. The propagation velocity of phase III was slow and the contraction amplitude was high in both menstrual cycle phases compared with men, and these parameters were correlated with serum estrogen levels in the mid-L phase. In the early-F phase, migrating motor complex (MMC) cycle duration during sleep was long compared with other groups and positively correlated with estrogen concentrations, whereas in the mid-L phase MMC cycle duration during sleep was negatively correlated with serum progesterone levels. In all groups, the frequency of phase III contractions was low and the intercontractile interval measured from pressure peak to peak was long during sleep compared with the awake state. Postprandial motility did not display gender difference in any parameter examined. The results demonstrate that the majority of patterns of motility are similar in menstruating women and men, whereas certain aspects of the MMC, most conspicuously propagation velocity and phase III contraction amplitude, differ. We have also documented circadian variation of phase III contraction frequency in both women and men.
Changes in Raman Spectra Due to Near-IR Excitation (1992)

We have found that, in shifting from visible to near-IR excitation of Raman spectra, some unexpected spectral changes can occur for some materials. In preparing to purchase a Fourier transform (FT) Raman spectrometer, we have run the same set of seven samples on instruments from five manufacturers. All the instruments used near-IR excitation. The spectrum of one of the materials differed in an obvious way from the spectrum we had obtained routinely with visible laser excitation. Moreover, we found the spectrum varied significantly from instrument to instrument and even from run to run on the same instrument with near-IR excitation. We believe that this variation is due to local heating of the sample by near-IR absorption and that this effect is likely to occur with other materials.
Experimental Study of Energy Saving Effect of Building Envelope in Winter (2011)

This paper presents an experimental study on the energy saving effect of building envelope in winter in Chongqing city. The basic cubicle was adopted for comparison. Experiments show that when energy saving measurements are applied in the external walls and windows, energy saving cubicle has an average energy efficiency rate of 32.68%, 7.68% over the target value of the standard. The indoor temperature of the energy saving cubicle is higher than the basic one’s. The internal surface temperature and the temperature difference between the exterior and interior of the insulation wall of the energy saving cubicle are both higher than that of the basic cubicle, the mean value is 1.28°C and 1.90°C respectively. And the temperature difference of the insulation glass is higher than that of the single glass, with a maximum value of 6.32°C. Daily simulation of the two cubicles is addressed by VisualDOE-4.0, the mean error between simulation and experiment is 16.16%, illustrating the effectivity and the accurateness of the VisualDOE-4.0.
Chemical epoxidation of a natural unsaturated epoxy seed oil from<i>Vernonia galamensis</i> and a look at epoxy oil markets (1985)

Abstract Since 1963, production of all epoxy esters has ranged from 60 to 150 million lb annually, a steady 7% of the 1 to 2 billion lb of annual plasticizer production. Growth rates in production averaged 4.3% for all plasticizers, 3.8% for all epoxy esters and 5.0% for epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO). ESBO accounted for 70–76% of total epoxy ester production (1963–1982). The natural liquid epoxy oil from Vernonia galamensis seed, with oxirane value (4.1%) and viscosity (100 cps) similar to some commercial epoxy fatty esters but with molecular weight similar to epoxidized vegetable oils, combines some of the properties of both commercial types. Chemical epoxidation of Vernonia oil raises the oxirane content to 8.2, intermediate between ESBO and epoxidized linseed oil (ELSO), while consuming less of the costly epoxidizing reagents. Epoxidation proceeds in stepwise fashion through partially epoxidized products, which are converted to final product. Since the major fatty components of Vernonia oil are cis ‐12,13‐epoxy‐9‐octadecenoic (75%) and linoleic (13%) acids, further epoxidation produces fatty acids that are specifically epoxidized at the 9,10‐ and 12,13‐positions, and the major product has 6 epoxy units per triglyceride molecule. The resulting mixture of products has compositional and physical properties distinctly different from commercial samples of ESBO and ELSO.
Molecular adsorbent recirculating system for acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure: A meta-analysis (2004)

Molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) is an important option for patients with liver failure to give them additional time for recovery or to serve as a "bridge" to transplantation. However, its effect on survival for such patients is not well known. Our aim was to assess the treatment effects of MARS on patients with acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure. The outcomes measure evaluated was survival. We searched Medline (1966-2002) and EMBASE (1974-2002) using the terms liver failure, liver support systems, and MARS. Our search was extended to the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry Database, published abstracts from 5 international conferences, Teraklin (the manufacturer of MARS), known contacts, and bibliographies from each full-published report. We included trials published in English and non-English languages. Eligible studies were randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials, which compared the treatment effects of MARS with standard medical treatment. Of the 206 articles screened, 4 randomized controlled trials including 67 patients were analyzed. Two nonrandomized trials with 61 patients were used for explorative analysis. The methodology, population, intervention, and outcomes of each selected trial were evaluated by duplicate independent review. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. In the primary meta-analysis, MARS treatment did not appear to reduce mortality significantly compared with standard medical treatment [relative risk (RR), 0.56; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.28-1.14; P = .11]. Only 1 of the 4 randomized trials analyzed showed significant reduction in mortality. Sensitivity analysis of 3 peer-reviewed trials did not reduce mortality significantly with MARS treatment (RR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.37-1.40; P = .33). Subgroup analysis of 2 trials for acute liver failure and another 2 trails for acute-on-chronic liver failure also did not reveal any benefit to survival with MARS treatment. In contrast, explorative analysis of 2 nonrandomized trials showed a significant survival benefit with MARS treatment (RR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.17-0.76; P = .007). This was possibly related to bias in the selection of patients in the nonrandomized trials. In conclusion, MARS treatment had no significant survival benefit on patients with liver failure when compared with standard medical therapy. However, we found only a few trials with a small number of patients for the analysis, allowing for the possibility of false negative and erroneous conclusions. Well-conducted randomized trials are strongly recommended to define the role of MARS in the treatment of patients with liver failure.
Numerical investigation on the enhanced carrier collection efficiency of Ga-face GaN/InGaN p-i-n solar cells with polarization compensation interlayers (2011)

The impact of the polarization compensation InGaN interlayer between the heterolayers of Ga-face GaN/InGaN p-i-n solar cells is investigated numerically. Because of the enhancement of carrier collection efficiency, the conversion efficiency is improved markedly, which can be ascribed to both the reduction of the polarization-induced electric field in the InGaN absorption layer and the mitigation of potential barriers at heterojunctions. This beneficial effect is more remarkable in situations with higher polarization, such as devices with a lower degree of relaxation or devices with a higher indium composition in the InGaN absorption layer.
Realizing fine-granular Read andWrite Rights on Tree Structured Documents (2007)

Partial encryption of contents in tree structured documents like XML allows to define a fine-granular local access control on nodes for different users: depending on the read permissions a user gets keys and can decrypt encrypted document parts. However, this approach leads to a management of countless keys. The main goal of the presented key management scheme is to reduce the effort for the key management in tree structured documents in order to achieve a simple key retrieval. In contrast to existing approaches, write permissions are introduced allowing only authorized users valid write operations in such documents. To reduce the key storage, a derivation of read permissions from write permissions is presented, while read permissions and write permissions are inherited from parent nodes. Among read and write permissions, rights for structural modifications are included to guarantee the authenticity of such documents. Additionally the problem of key transmission, the evaluation of data overhead for a realization of this scheme, and security aspects are discussed
Multimedia Montage-counterpoint synthesis of movies (2003)

We propose "Multimedia Montage", which is the structural synthesis in time and space of multimedia components, such as movies and sounds, as a new image expression method for communications. We introduce the counterpoint theory in music to compose movie structures, and we use scripts to describe the structures. The nature of counterpoints lies in the parallelism of autonomous elements and they fit today's multimedia technologies very well. We confirm the effectiveness of our method by making example movies based on the counterpoint theory, developing a prototype system, and conducting movie synthesis experiments using the prototype. Our next goal is to achieve automatic synchronization among multimedia components based on their internal rhythms, which were observed in our experiments.
Ethanol heterogeneous azeotropic distillation design and construction (2009)

This study examines the design and installation of a continuous ethanol distillation unit based on the heterogeneous azeotropic approach using n-heptane as the entrainer. This technique entails the dehydration of ethanol, by which, technically, bioethanol can be produced. An ethanol distillation unit was designed, using mainly stainless steel. Bubble caps were constructed for a column which consisted of 11 stages of bubble caps. The decanter design was used for organic reflux. A reboiler with an electric heater was used in the dehydrating column. The prototype design restricted the feed flow rates to 0.2 kg·mol/h of ethanol 95.0 mol%, using the mixed reflux between n-heptane and ethanol during distillation process. The experimental product gave an approximate maximum of 99.2 mol% of absolute ethanol.
Effect of CYP2C19 polymorphism on serum levels of vitamin B<sub>12</sub> in patients on long‐term omeprazole treatment (1999)

CYP2C19 polymorphism significantly affected serum vitamin B12 levels in patients on long-term therapy with omeprazole. In the future, genotyping of CYP2C19 may be useful for patients in need of long-term treatment with omeprazole or other proton pump inhibitors.
Las naves de exploración. Carabelas y naos (2019)

Los marinos ibericos entablaron el comercio y los intercambios culturales con sus correligionarios del Mediterraneo y el norte de Europa siglos antes de la Epoca de los descubrimientos. En la Edad Media, a la par que los mercantes de casco redondo de Genova y sus galeras a remo con velas latinas surcaban las costas atlanticas europeas, cocas de casco trincado y un solo mastil, construidas en el norte, enrumbaban hacia el Mediterraneo con sus timones de popa. La confluencia de estas ideas y tecnicas nauticas mediterraneas y escandinavas a traves del contacto cultural gradual ayudo a estimular el desarrollo de las naves oceanicas ibericas, carabela y naos, que representaron un avance tecnologico impresionante y llevaron Europa a lo que se consideraba entonces los confines de la Tierra.
Elastic theory for ionic clustering in perfluorinated ionomers (1982)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTElastic theory for ionic clustering in perfluorinated ionomersWilliam Y. Hsu and Timothy D. GierkeCite this: Macromolecules 1982, 15, 1, 101–105Publication Date (Print):January 1, 1982Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 January 1982https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ma00229a020https://doi.org/10.1021/ma00229a020research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views768Altmetric-Citations223LEARN 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
[Cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic stem cell transplantation reduces the risk of relapse in patients with acute myeloid leukemia]. (2015)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is still a major infectious complication after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Recently, CMV reactivation was reported to be associated with a decreased risk of relapse in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We herein retrospectively evaluated the impact of early CMV reactivation on the incidence of disease relapse after allo-HCT using the database of the Transplant Registry Unified Management Program (TRUMP) at the JSHCT. Patients who underwent their first allo-HCT from HLA-matched related or unrelated donors between 2000 and 2009, and who survived without disease relapse until day 100 after transplantation, were analyzed. CMV reactivation was associated with a decreased cumulative incidence of relapse among patients with AML, but not in patients with other hematological malignancies in our study. However, this benefit was nullified by the increased rate of non-relapse mortality. The underlying mechanism is unclear, but the immunological reaction against CMV reactivation plays an essential role in this association. Thus, immune augmentation treatment options including vaccination and adoptive T-cell transfer might be useful for taking advantage of the efficacy of CMV reactivation while minimizing the increase in non-relapse mortality.
Phase I trial of 1-(2'-deoxy-2'-fluoro-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-methyluracil (FMAU). (1985)

1-(2'-Deoxy-2'-fluoro-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-methyluracil (FMAU), a new pyrimidine nucleoside, is of potential clinical interest both as an anticancer and as an antiviral drug. FMAU is active in vitro and in vivo against P815 and L1210 cell lines resistant to cytarabine. Moreover, in mice inoculated ic with herpes simplex virus Type II, FMAU is 100-fold more potent than vidarabine or acyclovir. We have conducted a phase I trial of FMAU in 17 patients with advanced cancer. The dose levels studied were 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 mg/m2/day iv for 5 days. The dose-limiting toxic effect was drug-induced central nervous system dysfunction. Although 32 mg/m2/day for 5 days produced only transient, mild symptoms, severe encephalopathy with extrapyramidal dysfunction occurred at 64 and 128 mg/m2/day for 5 days and contributed to two deaths. No toxicity was observed at less than 32 mg/m2. A dose of 32 mg/m2/day for 5 days is suggested for phase II study. Because of its potent and selective antiviral activity, future trials of low doses of FMAU in immunosuppressed patients with herpes virus infections are under consideration.
Mathematical Service Trading Based on Equational Matching (2006)

Mathematical software libraries provide many computational services. Mathematical operators properties can be used to combine several services in order to provide more complex ones or to adapt a given service to a slightly different use. The computational grid provides users with access to most of the available software libraries. Service trading, that is searching for services able to fulfil a user requirements is therefore difficult as many different services and service combinations from different libraries can fulfil the same requirements. Usual proposals rely on the use of the service interface and/or domain specific meta-data and ontologies. The service semantics defined in these framework are either easy to use but too poor or application dependent (interface and meta-data); or too complex and sophisticated (ontologies logic) for the common user. The purpose of our work is to provide a trading framework which is both easy to use for specialist of application domains and precise enough to allow service adaptation and combination during the trading process. Our proposal is based on algebraic specification (related to OpenMath) for domain and service description and equational matching for service trading, adaptation and combination. This paper presents our framework proposal and the associated trading algorithm which is both sound and complete: it can find all the appropriate services and combinations according to the given semantics.