gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Rei Davi: 0 discurso passional na bíblia e no cinema (2006)

Considerando os manuscritos do Antigo Testamento como a mídia impressa da Antiguidade, este trabalho pretende comparar o uso das estratégias enunciativas no discurso bíblico sobre o rei Davi e no filme Rei Davi (EUA, 1985), com o objetivo de identificar os recursos discursivos da linguagem verbal e da linguagem sincrética. Nessa análise serão ressaltadas as marcas do discurso passional, na Bíblia e no cinema norte-americano.
Effects of electromagnetic radiation on biological systems: a short review of case studies (2003)

The use of electromagnetic radiations (EM) has been increased many fold in the recent times mainly due to the advances in information technology (wireless and satellite communication). The enhanced presence of these EM radiations in space is causing concerns of EM interference not only of several equipments but also of biological activity. There is a serious concern on the effect of the EM radiation on biological systems in general and on human systems in particular, specifically when the exposure levels are rather high. There are guidelines, arrived after experimentation, for the minimum exposure levels of these EM radiations for safe working. The problem is two fold: first, to measure and standardize the radiation levels and second, to evaluate the effects on biological systems. The latter part is more difficult. There are several case studies conducted on the effect of non-ionizing radiations on biological systems over a wide range of frequencies emitted either from antennas, video displays or even from transmission lines. It is also recorded that the radiations from plasma seems to have desirable effects on curing cancer. Present paper summarizes three case studies conducted recently. Though conclusive evidence is yet to be arrived, it is observed that in most of the cases, the non-ionizing electro magnetic radiation seems to affect the biological activity; the experiments have shown that in the case of osteoporosis the EM radiations are observed to have a curing effect.
Induced pluripotent stem cells, form in vitro tissue engineering to in vivo allogeneic transplantation (2017)

Stem cell therapy brings a new hope and provides an alternative therapeutic strategy for treatment of human diseases in clinical therapy. Due to the stemness characteristics, stem cells are considered as a potential tool to understand and model many critical diseases such as Alzheimer’s (1), cardiovascular (2), cancer diseases (3) etc.
The <i>Diageotropica</i> Gene Differentially Affects Auxin and Cytokinin Responses throughout Development in Tomato1 (1998)

The interactions between the plant hormones auxin and cytokinin throughout plant development are complex, and genetic investigations of the interdependency of auxin and cytokinin signaling have been limited. We have characterized the cytokinin sensitivity of the auxin-resistant diageotropica (dgt) mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in a range of auxin- and cytokinin-regulated responses. Intact, etiolated dgt seedlings showed cross-resistance to cytokinin with respect to root elongation, but cytokinin effects on hypocotyl growth and ethylene synthesis in these seedlings were not impaired by the dgt mutation. Seven-week-old, green wild-type and dgt plants were also equally sensitive to cytokinin with respect to shoot growth and hypocotyl and internode elongation. The effects of cytokinin and the dgt mutation on these processes appeared additive. In tissue culture organ regeneration from dgt hypocotyl explants showed reduced sensitivity to auxin but normal sensitivity to cytokinin, and the effects of cytokinin and the mutation were again additive. However, although callus induction from dgt hypocotyl explants required auxin and cytokinin, dgt calli did not show the typical concentration-dependent stimulation of growth by either auxin or cytokinin observed in wild-type cells. Cross-resistance of the dgt mutant to cytokinin thus was found to be limited to a small subset of auxin- and cytokinin-regulated growth processes affected by the dgt mutation, indicating that auxin and cytokinin regulate plant growth through both shared and separate signaling pathways.
Recycled Old Corrugated Container Fibers for Wood-Fiber Cement Sheets (2012)

Recycled pulp of old corrugated containers (OCCs) was studied as a possible fiber source for wood-fiber cement (WFC) sheets. This industry currently largely relies on kraft pulp, an expensive fiber source. Thus, WFC sheets were made using less costly OCC fibers utilizing various types of treatments including fiber fractionation (FF) and refining to 500 and 400 Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) to determine the effect of these treatments on the sheets strength. Unprocessed virgin kraft fiber of radiata pine ( Pinus radiata ) was used as control for comparison purposes. The unprocessed OCC pulp furnish yielded an initial freeness of 635 CSF; after fractionating, however, it was increased to 754 CSF. OCC pulp presented a kappa number of 47, compared to 23.7 for P. radiata . Fractionating OCC pulp was effective in raising the range of long fibers in the stock from 68 percent to 85 percent, before and after fractionating, respectively. Results from WFC sheets made in laboratory showed that there was no significant difference in board strength among boards made with unprocessed OCC fibers, fractionated and refined OCC, and P. radiata fibers. However, sheet strength decreased when refined OCC fibers were used. The results suggest that OCC fibers can produce WFC sheets with desirable characteristics compared to those of unrefined virgin kraft fiber of P. radiata .
Schnelles Wachsen neuer Märkte und Wettbewerber (1993)

Schließlich müssen sich die europäischen Unternehmen auf das schnelle Wachsen neuer Märkte und neuer Wettbewerber einstellen. Weniger als 5% des Exports der Europäischen Gemeinschaft gehen in den am schnellsten wachsenden Wirtschaftsraum der Welt, nach Südostasien. Und nur weniger als 2% der europäischen Direktinvestitionen in den Rest der Welt dienen dazu, in Südostasien eine Präsenz europäischer Unternehmen aufzubauen. Die Europäer haben den Wachstumsmarkt Südostasien bereits weitgehend den Japanern überlassen, die dort die Marktvolumina erringen, mit deren Hilfe sie ihre Vorsprünge in Forschung und Entwicklung finanzieren, um dann im Technologie-Wettbewerb auch in Europa die Führerschaft zu übernehmen.
Power management of hybrid DRAM/PRAM-based main memory (2011)

Hybrid main memory consisting of DRAM and non-volatile memory is attractive since the non-volatile memory can give the advantage of low standby power while DRAM provides high performance and better active power. In this work, we address the power management of such a hybrid main memory consisting of DRAM and phase-change RAM (PRAM). In order to reduce DRAM refresh energy which occupies a significant portion of total memory energy, we present a runtime-adaptive method of DRAM decay. In addition, we present two methods, DRAM bypass and dirty data keeping, for further reduction in refresh energy and memory access latency, respectively. The experiments show that by reducing DRAM refreshes, we can obtain 23.5%~94.7% reduction in the energy consumption with negligible performance overhead compared with the conventional DRAM-only main memory.
Abnormal Reinnervation as a Basis for Schizophrenia: A Hypothesis (1992)

Neuropathologic and neuroimaging studies reveal atrophy or dystrophy of the hippocampal region and enlarged ventricles indicative of tissue loss in many patients with schizophrenia. It is now widely recognized that brain damage can provoke regenerative collateral sprouting of axons, synaptic proliferation, and reorganization, even in the adult mammalian brain. The functional consequences of these plastic regenerative changes are largely unknown; they could be adaptive or cause further impairment. There is evidence of lesion-provoked aberrant synaptic regeneration in epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Data suggest that anomalous reinnervation could also have a significant role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Histologic methods to test this hypothesis are in progress.
Molecular analysis of the swallow gene of Drosophila melanogaster. (1988)

We report the cloning and molecular characterization of the swallow gene, a maternal-effect gene of Drosophila melanogaster. Maternal-effect genes are transcribed only during oogenesis; one such gene, bicoid, encodes a message that is localized at the anterior end of oocytes, eggs, and early embryos. swallow+ activity is necessary during oogenesis for bicoid message localization. We show here that a fragment of a previously identified clone, introduced into the genome by P-element-mediated transformation, is able to rescue the maternal-effect lethality of swallow mutants, confirming the identity of this clone as swallow. By in situ hybridization, we show that swallow message is synthesized in nurse cells during oogenesis but is not localized along either the anterior-posterior or dorsal-ventral axes. We have confirmed an earlier finding that the localization of bicoid message is defective in swallow- oocytes and eggs.
Steep DIP migration by replacing vertical with horizontal propagation (1992)

The algorithm presented in this paper uses the implicit finite difference scheme (45 degree approximation), for the propagation. The advantages by choosing this alternative for a migration implementation are well known: Since the extrapolation operator is only 3 points long, it is robust in cases with considerable velocity variations. In addition, run time on computer is very short, compared to some other algorithms. The disadvantage is of course the low performance for steep dips
Electric Charging and Discharging Processes of Moving Projectiles (1980)

Every type of missle is electrically charged during free flight. The physical mechanism, leading to the electric charging and discharging effects, was investigated by measuring the electric field surrounding projectiles while leaving the muzzle region, during free flight, and on impact on targets. The electric charge on projectiles is 10-13 108C. Numerous experimental results were obtained with calibers 4-155 mm and velocities 50-120lm/ s. A physical model about the complex charging effects is derived.
High-Efficiency CMOS Charge Pump (2006)

A charge pump topology with enhanced driving capability for very low voltage applications is presented. The proposed scheme is able to operate with a supply voltage as low as 900 mV and ensures high voltage gain, high driving capability, and high power efficiency over the whole current range. A suitable boosting circuit allows adequately low on-resistance of transfer devices while still limiting the impact of parasitic capacitances. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Effects of the major Pasteurella multocida porin on bovine neutrophils (1998)

The porins of gram-negative bacteria affect several biological functions of cells involved in the immune response as well as in inflammation. Significant correlation of results of in vitro experiments also was identified between porin and LPS effect. Pretreatment of bovine neutrophils with various concentrations of porin always caused a concentration-dependent increase in examined biological activities.
WikiHow: A Large Scale Text Summarization Dataset (2018)

Sequence-to-sequence models have recently gained the state of the art performance in summarization. However, not too many large-scale high-quality datasets are available and almost all the available ones are mainly news articles with specific writing style. Moreover, abstractive human-style systems involving description of the content at a deeper level require data with higher levels of abstraction. In this paper, we present WikiHow, a dataset of more than 230,000 article and summary pairs extracted and constructed from an online knowledge base written by different human authors. The articles span a wide range of topics and therefore represent high diversity styles. We evaluate the performance of the existing methods on WikiHow to present its challenges and set some baselines to further improve it.
The Gain and Related Characteristics of Self-Assembled Quantum Dash Structures (2006)

The effects of size fluctuation on the gain and related characteristics of quantum dash structures are analysed theoretically. Detailed comparison with quantum well structures and performance optimization by blue-shifting the emission energy are carried out.
Association between Lower Level Lead Concentrations and Hyperactivity in Children (1974)

Hyperactive children were compared with a nonhyperactive control group on two measures that reflect the presence of body lead and on a lead exposure questionnaire. The overall hypothesis that was tested was that a relationship exists between hyperactivity in children and a concommitant condition of increased body lead stores. Operationally, the hypothesis was reduced to a comparison of the hyperactive group and control group on the following measures: (1) blood lead levels; (2) post-penicillamine urine lead levels; (3) scores on a lead exposure questionnaire. The designation hyperactive or nonhyperactive was arrived at by using three different measurements: a doctor's diagnosis; a teacher's rating scale; a parent questionnaire. Hyperactive children had significantly higher values on all three measures than did the controls. More than half the hyperactive children had blood lead levels in the range considered to be raised but not toxic, and 60% of post-penicillamine urine levels were in the "toxic" range. It is concluded that there is an association between hyperactivity and raised lead levels, that a large body-lead burden may exact consequencies that have hitherto been unrealized; that the definition of what is a toxic level for blood lead needs reevaluation and that physicians should look for raised lead levels in children with hyperactivity.
La Saloma: Cant dels Mariners (2001)

Les salomes son versos molt ritmics i monotons que els mariners i pescadors canten a l’hora de fer una activitat que requeresca sincronitzacio de moviments com la vogada o l’eixaguament de les xarcies. En aquest article transcrivim i expliquem tres salomes que vam enregistrar mentre realitzavem un estudi del llenguatge mariner a la comarca de la Marina.
Switchable Fluorophores for Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy (2018)

The past decade has witnessed an explosion in the use of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy methods in biology and other fields. Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) is one of the most widespread of these methods and owes its success in large part to the ability to control the on-off state of fluorophores through various chemical, photochemical, or binding-unbinding mechanisms. We provide here a comprehensive overview of switchable fluorophores in SMLM including a detailed review of all major classes of SMLM fluorophores, and we also address strategies for labeling specimens, considerations for multichannel and live-cell imaging, potential pitfalls, and areas for future development.
Biological response of intramedullary bone to poly‐<scp>L</scp>‐lactic acid (1993)

Abstract This study focuses on examining the biological response of intramedullary bone to poly‐ L ‐lactic acid (PLLA), particularly during the PLLA degradation phase. To study the influence of spherical crystals (spherulites) of PLLA on intramedullary bone response, two different types of PLLA coupon, with and without spherulites but with the same molecular weight, were used. Chambers containing PLLA coupons were implanted into the right femur of eight dogs, four with and four without spherulites; chambers containing stainless steel (SS) coupons (as a control) were implanted in the left femurs of all eight. Two dogs, one with and one without spherulites, were sacrificed at 3, 6, 12, and 24 weeks postoperatively. Histomorphometric evaluation and histophathological assessment were used to compare the response to PLLA and SS. Scanning electron micrographs showed that there were minimal changes in the surface of PLLA coupons at 3 and 6 weeks. But at 12 and 24 weeks, there were many cracks and holes on the surfaces of the coupons, and some parts of the surface were scaling off. The cross‐sectional area of PLLA coupons showed no change at 3 and 6 weeks, but started to decrease by 12 weeks. The amount of ingrown bone between PLLA coupons was significantly greater than that between SS coupons at 3 and 6 weeks, but had decreased dramatically by 12 weeks. Extensive bone resorption around PLLA coupons occurred by 12 weeks accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory cells. An abundance of histiocytes, giant cells, and leucocytes were seen, along with a few histiocytes that had phagocytized PLLA particles of less than 2 μm. By contrast, no inflammatory reaction was seen in SS samples at any period up to and including 24 weeks. PLLA demonstrated excellent biocompatibility with intramedullary bone for the first 6 weeks in this model. Once degradation commenced, however, biocompatibility decreased dramatically. Our study detected no difference between coupons with and without spherulites. It thus appears that the existence of relatively large PLLA particles did not influence the response of intramedullary bone to PLLA, but rather that it was the smaller particles (< 2 μm) released from the PLLA that induced foreign‐body inflammatory reactions and bone resorption. It is also possible that a local decrease in pH occurred around PLLA coupons, which could have influenced vital kinetics. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Anion‐Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel‐Cell Applications: The Effects of Cations (2017)

Alkaline anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are attracting much attention because of their potential use of nonprecious electrocatalysts. The anion-exchange membrane (AEM) is one of the key components of AEMFCs. An ideal AEM should possess high hydroxide conductivity and sufficient long-term durability at elevated temperatures in high-pH solutions. Herein, recent progress in research into the alkaline stability behavior of cations (including quaternary ammonium, imidazolium, guanidinium, pyridinium, tertiary sulfonium, phosphonium, benzimidazolium, and pyrrolidinium) and their analogous AEMs, which have been investigated by both experimental studies and theoretical calculations, is reviewed. Effects, including conjugation, steric hindrance e, σ-π hyperconjugation, and electrons, on the alkaline stability of cations and their analogous AEMs have been discussed. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of some key factors for the future design of novel cations and their analogous AEMs with high alkaline stability.
Building a conducive environment for life science-based entrepreneurship and industry clusters (2007)

Insight into the development of the medicinal biotechnology sector of China is provided through interviews of 19 Shanghai-based companies. Two commonly accepted strategy typologies are used to provide a predictive frame towards understanding their potential in the market. Most of the companies interviewed use the Miles & Snow Analyser Strategy. Two companies were clearly Prospectors, with founders of both discovering their technologies in laboratories of developed countries. The Porter Generic Strategy typology indicated that most are using Cost Leadership strategies. The strategic choice of these companies is problematic given the dynamics of the global market in which they could participate but are more sensible within the context of a protected market. For example, it appears that government-sponsored monopoly policies are driving low-cost strategies rather than innovation-based differentiation strategies.
In vitro synthesis of the unit that links teichoic acid to peptidoglycan (1976)

The role of cytidine diphosphate (CDP)-glycerol in gram-positive bacteria whose walls lack poly(glycerol phosphate) was investigated. Membrane preparations from Staphylococcus aureus H, Bacillus subtilis W23, and Micrococcus sp. 2102 catalyzed the incorporation of glycerol phosphate residues from radioactive CDP-glycerol into a water-soluble polymer. In toluenized cells of Micrococcus sp. 2102, some of this product became linked to the wall. In each case, maximum incorporation of glycerol phosphate residues required the presence of the nucleotide precursors of wall teichoic acid and of uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine. In membrane preparations capable of synthesizing peptidoglycan, vancomycin caused a decrease in the incorporation of isotope from CDP-glycerol into polymer. Synthesis of the poly (glycerol phosphate) unit thus depended at an early stage on the concomitant synthesis of wall teichoic acid and later on the synthesis of peptidoglycan. It is concluded that CDP-glycerol is the biosynthetic precursor of the tri(glycerol phosphate) linkage unit between teichoic acid and peptidoglycan that has recently been characterized in S. aureus H.
ChemInform Abstract: Graphitic Carbon Nitride Polymers Toward Sustainable Photoredox Catalysis (2015)

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Retinoblastoma Protein Enhances the Fidelity of Chromosome Segregation Mediated by hsHec1p (2000)

Retinoblastoma protein (Rb) plays important roles in cell cycle progression and cellular differentiation. It may also participate in M phase events, although heretofore only circumstantial evidence has suggested such involvement. Here we show that Rb interacts, through an IxCxE motif and specifically during G(2)/M phase, with hsHec1p, a protein essential for proper chromosome segregation. The interaction between Rb and hsHec1p was reconstituted in a yeast strain in which human hsHEC1 rescues the null mutation of scHEC1. Expression of Rb reduced chromosome segregation errors fivefold in yeast cells sustained by a temperature-sensitive (ts) hshec1-113 allele and enhanced the ability of wild-type hsHec1p to suppress lethality caused by a ts smc1 mutation. The interaction between Hec1p and Smc1p was important for the specific DNA-binding activity of Smc1p. Expression of Rb restored part of the inactivated function of hshec1-113p and thereby increased the DNA-binding activity of Smc1p. Rb thus increased the fidelity of chromosome segregation mediated by hsHec1p in a heterologous yeast system.
Severe Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy of Infancy with Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures (1998)

Early infantile GTCS epilepsy represents a genetically determined (idiopathic) epileptic encephalopathy. It overlaps with other forms of early childhood epilepsy such as severe myoclonic epilepsy, severe type of myoclonic astatic epilepsy, as well as early childhood absence epilepsy with GTCS.