gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Role of Ascorbate in Detoxifying Ozone in the Apoplast of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Leaves (1993)

Both reduced and oxidized ascorbate (AA and DHA) are present in the aqueous phase of the extracellular space, the apoplast, of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaves. Fumigation with 0.3 [mu]L L-1 of ozone resulted in ozone uptake by the leaves close to 0.9 pmol cm-2 of leaf surface area s-1. Apoplastic AA was slowly oxidized by ozone. The initial decrease of apoplastic AA was <0.1 pmol cm-2 s-1. The apoplastic ratio of AA to (AA + DHA) decreased within 6 h of fumigation from 0.9 to 0.1. Initially, the concentration of (AA + DHA) did not change in the apoplast, but when fumigation was continued, DHA increased and AA remained at a very low constant level. After fumigation was discontinued, DHA decreased very slowly in the apoplast, reaching control level after 70 h. The data show that insufficient AA reached the apoplast from the cytosol to detoxify ozone in the apoplast when the ozone flux into the leaves was 0.9 pmol cm-2 s-1. The transport of DHA back into the cytosol was slower than AA transport into the apoplast. No dehydroascorbate reductase activity could be detected in the apoplast of spinach leaves. In contrast to its extracellular redox state, the intracellular redox state of AA did not change appreciably during a 24-h fumigation period. However, intracellular glutathi-one became slowly oxidized. At the beginning of fumigation, 90% of the total glutathione was reduced. Only 10% was reduced after 24-h exposure of the leaves to 0.3 [mu]L L-1 of ozone. Necrotic leaf damage started to become visible when fumigation was extended beyond a 24-h period. A close correlation between the extent of damage, on the one hand, and the AA content and the ascorbate redox state of whole leaves, on the other, was observed after 48 h of fumigation. Only the youngest leaves that contained high ascorbate concentrations did not exhibit necrotic leaf damage after 48 h.
Coordination Polymers Based on Cobridging of Rigid and Flexible Spacer Ligands:  Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties of [Mn(bpy)(H<sub>2</sub>O)(C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)]·0.5bpy, Mn(bpy)(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>4</sub>), and Mn(bpy)(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) (2004)

Reactions of 4,4'-bipyridine (bpy) with Mn(C(4)H(4)O(4)).4H(2)O and Mn(C(5)H(6)O(4)).4H(2)O in methanolic aqueous solutions yielded [Mn(bpy)(H(2)O)(C(4)H(4)O(4))].0.5bpy (1) and Mn(bpy)(C(5)H(6)O(4)) (2), respectively, and reactions of freshly prepared Mn(OH)(2)(-)(2)(x)(CO(3))(x).yH(2)O, adipic acid and 4,4'-bipyridine in a methanolic aqueous solution afforded Mn(bpy)(C(6)H(8)O(4)) (3). The six-coordinate Mn atoms in 1 are interlinked by flexible succinato ligands to form layers, which are sustained by rigid bpy ligands into an 3D open framework with the free bpy molecules in tunnels. The ribbonlike chains in 2 result from Mn atoms bridged by glutarato ligands and are connected by bpy ligands into open layers. In 3, the Mn atoms are bridged by both bpy and adipato ligands to form 3D nanoporous frameworks and 2-fold interpenetration of the resulting 3D frameworks completes the crystal structure. In comparison with 1 and 2, compound 3 displays significant antiferromagnetic behavior at low temperature. The antiferromagnetic exchange becomes stronger from 1 through 2 to 3, and the antiferromagnetic ordering of Mn(2+) centers is related to the syn-syn bridging mode of the terminal carboxylate groups of alpha,omega-dicarboxylate anions. Crystal data: C(19)H(18)MnN(3)O(5) (1), monoclinic P2(1)/c, a= 11.686(2) A, b = 17.847(2) A, c = 8.852(1) A, beta = 99.67(1) degrees, V = 1819.9(4) A(3), Z = 4, D(c) = 1.545 g.cm(-3); C(15)H(14)MnN(2)O(4) (2), triclinic P, a = 8.145(2) A, b = 9.574(2) A, c = 10.180(1) A, alpha = 108.01(3) degrees, beta = 93.55(3) degrees, gamma = 105.30(1) degrees, V = 719.2(2) A(3), Z = 2, D(c) = 1.576 g.cm(-3); C(15)H(14)MnN(2)O(4) (3), triclinic P, a = 8.544(1) A, b= 8.881(1) A, c = 10.949(2) A, alpha = 108.81(1) degrees, beta = 95.40(1) degrees, gamma = 101.94(1) degrees, V = 757.7(2) A(3), Z = 2, D(c) = 1.557 g.cm(-3).
Determination of thiabendazole, 5-hydroxythiabendazole, fenbendazole, and oxfendazole in milk. (1990)

The liquid chromatographic determination previously developed for benzimidazoles in cattle liver has been slightly modified and applied to the determination of 4 benzimidazoles in milk. Recoveries of fenbendazole (FBZ), oxfendazole (OFZ), and thiabendazole (TBZ) from milk fortified at the 10 ppb level were 80% or greater with an intralaboratory coefficient of variation of 11% or less. Recovery of 5-hydroxythiabendazole (5-OH-TBZ) at the 30 ppb level averaged 56% with an intralaboratory coefficient of variation of 5%. Limited data on the depletion of FBZ, OFZ, TBZ, and 5-OH-TBZ in milk were also generated.
Circulating microRNAs Serve as Novel Biological Markers for Intracranial Aneurysms (2014)

Our data suggest that circulating miRNAs may be novel biological markers that are useful in assessing the likelihood of IA occurrence.
Ultrasound Medical Imaging Systems Using Telemedicine and Blockchain for Remote Monitoring of Responses to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women’s Breast Cancer: Concept and Implementation (2017)

I decided to explore telemedicine for the remote monitoring of responses to treatment in women who suffer from breast cancer, hence this thesis topic.This research sums up the knowledge I have acquired in Image Processing and Telecommunications and Networking over several years, taking into account the modern technology in health care (specifically in medical imaging).After reviewing the most common breast cancer imaging techniques (e.g., Mammogram, MRI, PET, etc.), I found that the ultrasound imaging technique would be the best choice for this thesis for several reasons.First, there is no harmful radiation in an ultrasound and thus is considered a safe screening tool.Second, it is useful in examinations on patients with dense breasts or breast implants.Third, the image resolution and contrast is high, which produces a clear distinction between healthy tissue and suspicious areas.It is used along with Telemedicine, or the intelligence of sharing medical and clinical information over a distance through teleradiology, along with blockchain technology and smart contract to ensure the validity and security of the patient's data.With this, I felt like my dream was realized; I would finally propose a project that women in developing countries and isolated rural areas can benefit from.This work would be the concrete basis for our future career.Precisely, what we have done so far gives a narrowed-down direction towards a successful PhD.This PhD would contribute into deeply addressing, improving, and evaluating issues that might appear with our current work.
A Regression Approach to Single-Channel Speech Separation Via High-Resolution Deep Neural Networks (2016)

We propose a novel data-driven approach to single-channel speech separation based on deep neural networks (DNNs) to directly model the highly nonlinear relationship between speech features of a mixed signal containing a target speaker and other interfering speakers. We focus our discussion on a semisupervised mode to separate speech of the target speaker from an unknown interfering speaker, which is more flexible than the conventional supervised mode with known information of both the target and interfering speakers. Two key issues are investigated. First, we propose a DNN architecture with dual outputs of the features of both the target and interfering speakers, which is shown to achieve a better generalization capability than that with output features of only the target speaker. Second, we propose using a set of multiple DNNs, each intending to be signal-noise-dependent (SND), to cope with the difficulty that one single general DNN could not well accommodate all the speaker mixing variabilities at different signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels. Experimental results on the speech separation challenge (SSC) data demonstrate that our proposed framework achieves better separation results than other conventional approaches in a supervised or semisupervised mode. SND-DNNs could also yield significant performance improvements over a general DNN for speech separation in low SNR cases. Furthermore, for automatic speech recognition (ASR) following speech separation, this purely front-end processing with a single set of speaker-independent ASR acoustic models, achieves a relative word error rate (WER) reduction of 11.6% over a state-of-the-art separation and recognition system where a complicated joint back-end decoding framework with multiple sets of speaker-dependent ASR acoustic models needs to be implemented. When speaker-adaptive ASR acoustic models for the target speakers are adopted for the enhanced signals, another 12.1% WER reduction over our best speaker-independent ASR system is achieved.
Input Impedance and Mutual Coupling of Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antennas with a Dielectric Cover (1986)

The input impedance and mutual coupling of rectangular patch antennas with a lossy or lossfree dielectric cover is calculated by solving an integral equation for the antenna currents in the spectral domain.
MMP/TIMP expression in spontaneously hypertensive heart failure rats: the effect of ACE- and MMP-inhibition (2000)

The divergent effect of MMPi and ACEi on collagen mRNA levels and hypertrophy indicate that drug efficacy is mediated by different pathways in the SHHF rat.
Automated reticle handling: a comparison of distributed and centralized reticle storage and transport (2004)

The implementation of automated material handling systems (AMHS) in 300 mm semiconductor facilities provides the opportunity to realize significant benefits in fabricator productivity and performance. The leverage associated with automated reticle delivery to photolithography process tools may be less apparent than a fab-wide AMHS. However, a high product mix environment requires the tracking, storage and transportation of thousands of reticles to successfully process wafers on photolithography tools. The failure to deliver reticles in an accurate and timely manner will negate many of the competitive advantages associated with automated wafer handling. Implementing an automated reticle management system (ARMS) requires an evolution from traditional reticle storage and management methodologies. We review the application of simulation analysis to explore centralized versus distributed reticle storage and handling alternatives for an overall ARMS strategy.
Real-time highlight removal using intensity ratio (2013)

In this paper, we propose an efficient method to separate the diffuse and specular reflection components from a single image. The method is built on the observation that, for diffuse pixels, the intensity ratios between the maximum values and range values (maximums minus minimums) are independent of surface geometry. The specular fractions of the image pixels can then be computed by using the intensity ratio. For textured surfaces, image pixels are classified into clusters by constructing a pseudo-chromaticity space, and the intensity ratio of each cluster is robustly estimated. Unlike existing techniques, the proposed method works in a pixel-wise manner, without specular pixel identification and any local interaction. Experimental results show that the proposed method runs 4× faster than the state of the art and produces improved accuracy in specular highlight removal.
Bidentate chelating ligands as effective passivating materials for perovskite light-emitting diodes (2019)

Herein, four pyridine-based chelating ligands, including 1,10-phenanthroline, 4,4'-bipyridine, 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen) and pyridine, are used as surface treatment agents for improving the electronic properties of perovskite materials. The results of the steady-state photoluminescence (PL), time resolved PL and hole-only devices made of CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>PbBr<sub>3</sub> thin films suggest that the traps are effectively passivated after post-deposition surface treatment with bidentate chelating ligands, including 1,10-phenanthroline and 4,4'-bipyridine. Furthermore, the coordination capability of Bphen was suppressed which is probably due to its two additional phenyl groups, resulting in a steric hindrance effect. When compared with mono-dentate chelating pyridine, bidentate chelating ligands are more active in the current study. Finally, perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) are fabricated and the devices exhibit a nearly doubled device efficiency after passivation with 1,10-phenanthroline. It is anticipated that the approach proposed here is a general method for improving the photonic properties of perovskite materials and the device performance of PeLEDs.
Ambivalence Toward Methadone Treatment Among Intravenous Drug Users (1991)

Interviews were conducted with a sample of jailed intravenous opioid users who were not in treatment at the time of their arrest and who were admitted to an in-jail methadone maintenance program. At release, subjects were to be referred to dedicated slots in participating community methadone programs. Virtually all subjects were daily injectors of heroin and cocaine. Although the majority of subjects had previous episodes of methadone maintenance, most reported anxieties about methadone, such as bone decalcification and possible overdosing. Women and subjects who shared needles were more likely to report fears about methadone. Only 52% of the subjects stated that they intended to report to a methadone program after their release and 45% did not expect to remain in treatment for more than one year. Subjects who stated that they were not afraid of methadone, frequently injected drugs, and rarely used crack were more likely to express intentions to enroll and remain in community methadone treatment. Ambivalence toward methadone treatment may be a result of unrealistic concerns about the side effects of methadone and personal heuristics regarding the nature of addiction and the efficacy of treatment.
A Distributed Algorithm for Parallel Multi-task Allocation Based on Profit Sharing Learning (2011)

Task allocation via coalition formation is a fundamental research challenge in several application domains of multi-agent systems (MAS), such as resource allocation, disaster response management, and so on. It mainly deals with how to allocate many unresolved tasks to groups of agents in a distributed manner. In this paper, we propose a distributed parallel multi-task allocation algorithm among self-organizing and self-learning agents. To tackle the situation, we disperse agents and tasks geographically in two-dimensional cells, and then introduce profit sharing learning (PSL) for a single agent to search its tasks by continual self-learning. We also present strategies for communication and negotiation among agents to allocate real workload to every tasked agent. Finally, to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, we compare it with Shehory and Kraus distributed task allocation algorithm which were discussed by many researchers in recent years. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can quickly form a solving coalition for every task. Moreover, the proposed algorithm can specifically tell us the real workload of every tasked agent, and thus can provide a specific and significant reference for practical control tasks.
Validity aspects of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in ankylosing spondylitis: a literature review. (1999)

The preliminary core set for endpoints in disease controlling antirheumatic therapy includes acute phase reactants. The objective of this clinically oriented literature review was to examine and compare the validity of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) clinical trials. A MEDLINE search was performed covering the years 1967 through April 1998. AS studies were identified and selected if they included ESR and/or CRP and either presented data about their relation with disease activity or were designed as longitudinal clinical trials. Additional studies were identified by scrutinizing references cited in the retrieved studies. The selected studies were examined for truth (association with disease activity), discriminative power (sensitivity to change and discrimination between active and inactive treatment in longitudinal clinical trials), and feasibility (e.g., applicability and costs) of ESR and CRP in AS. We identified 12 articles on the association of ESR and/or CRP with disease activity and 13 longitudinal clinical trials reporting ESR and/or CRP data. Although the applied definitions or disease activity proved very inhomogenous, there was some evidence that both acute phase reactants are correlated with disease activity. In terms of discriminative capacity the available data are inconclusive. Relevant feasibility aspects are general availability, technically simple measurement, and an advantage in the cost of ESR and central laboratory facilities for CRP. Acute phase reactants do not comprehensively represent the disease process in AS. Their worth in AS clinical trials is limited. Based on the currently existing data neither measure is clearly superior in terms of validity. When selecting an acute phase reactant, feasibility aspects may be most relevant in choice of measure.
Surrogate Joint Aerial Layer Network (JALN) Experiment: Applications of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Technologies for Researching Future JALN Challenges (2014)

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Phtalocyanine in wässeriger Lösung I (1961)

The behaviour of metal‐free phthalocyanine‐tetrasulfonate and some metal derivatives in aqueous solution has been investigated. It was found that most of these compounds dimerize in diluted aqueous solution. The stabilities of these dimers have been determined by spectrophotometric measurements.
Susceptibility of Bacteroides nodosus to various antimicrobial agents (1983)

The susceptibility of 18 strains of Bacteroides nodosus to 21 antimicrobial agents was tested in vitro. Penicillin was the most effective antibiotic tested. Other antibiotics tested, in order of relative efficacy, were cefamandole, clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, sodium cefoxitin, tylosin tartrate, nitrofurazone, tinidazole, and dihydrostreptomycin sulfate. Tests of solutions of 4 antibiotics in 70% ethanol indicated that ethanol served primarily as a diluent and did not contribute substantially to the curative effect of such topical medications on foot rot lesions in sheep. Of the chemicals commonly used in foot baths for treatment of ovine foot rot, copper sulfate was most effective, followed by zinc sulfate, then formalin. Several commercial disinfectants and iodine were quite effective against B nodosus, whereas 5.25% sodium hypochlorite and 70% ethanol alone were relatively ineffective.
Glucocorticoid dynamics and impaired wound healing in diabetes mellitus. (1998)

The aim of the present study was to examine corticosterone dynamics and its role in the pathogenesis of impaired wound healing in diabetes mellitus (DM). The streptozotocin-treated rat was used as an animal model for type I DM. A linear skin incision and subcutaneously implanted polyvinyl alcohol sponge disks were considered as wound-healing models. The data regarding corticosterone dynamics revealed diabetes-related increments in plasma corticosterone concentrations at various time intervals during the diurnal cycle (9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 3:00 p.m.) Moreover, a reduction in the levels of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptors was also evident in this disease state. Immobilization-induced stress elevated plasma corticosterone levels in both control and 30-day diabetic rats. Although the diabetic rat seems capable of appropriately initiating a corticosterone stress response, it is dramatically impaired in its capacity to terminate it. A progressive decrease in collagen deposition on polyvinyl alcohol sponge and wounded skin tensile strength was seen as a function of the duration of diabetes. Similarly, polyvinyl alcohol sponges retrieved from 30-day diabetic rats also showed a marked reduction in the expression of mRNA transcripts for type I and type III collagen. A simulation of the impairment in wound-healing potential in DM was achieved by treating control animals with a supraphysiological dose of hydrocortisone. It is worthy of note that an endocrinological paradigm involving adrenalectomy and replacement therapy with hydrocortisone significantly improved the wound-related parameters, including collagen metabolism and wounded skin tensile strength in the streptozotocin diabetic rats. Overall, our data provide evidence that the diabetic state is associated with hypercortisolemia and that this phenomenon may contribute to impaired wound healing in DM.
Characterization of pecan (Carya illinoensis) genotypes using RAPD markers (2017)

Genetic characterization of 32 pecan genotypes was carried out using 40 RAPD primers of which 13 produced polymorphism. In total 75 polymorphic RAPD bands were observed with 22 unique bands. Dendrogram was divided into three broad clusters parallel to their origin. Similarity matrix ranged from 0.00 to 0.55. PIC value ranged from 0.62 to 0.84 with an average of 0.74.
Analysis of infinite arrays of arbitrarily shaped planar radiating elements using a Floquet mode based Method of Moments approach (1996)

Large phased array antennas are theoretically capable of delivering the directive gain of similarly sized aperture antennas while offering electronic beam scanning capabilities and greater operational flexibility. Unfortunately, the high cost associated with large phased antenna arrays has limited their use to highly specialized applications where no other antenna system configuration is possible. The recent development of less expensive microwave active devices has led to a renewed interest in large phased antenna arrays. These devices allow the amplification and signal processing required in phased antenna arrays to be distributed among many identical modules which combine the amplification, feed network, and radiating element sections of traditional antenna arrays. These modules can then be produced at a lower unit cost and result in an antenna system which is more easily integrated and repaired. The practicality of large phased antenna arrays is still limited by the great difficulty experienced in predicting their performance. Mutual coupling effects between the radiating elements produce significant variations from ideal array theory. The prediction and reduction of these effects requires a characterization approach which is computational rather than experimenta1. This document presents a new approach which allows the characterization of arbitrarily shaped planar radiating elements printed on a dielectric support slab backed by a perfect electric conductor ground plane. This analysis approach uses a Method of Moments technique to determine the electric current distribution over a set of bi-triangular sub-domain elements describing a single radiating element. The effects of mutual coupling in the fully active infinite antenna array are included in the analysis by a Floquet mode based Green's function used in the Method of Moments analysis. This characterization technique has been implemented in the computational electromagnetics code ASIA (Analysis Software for Infinite Arrays), The analysis approach presented here is validated by comparison with published input impedance data for two different radiating elements. Finally, preliminary analysis results are shown for a more complex radiating element.