gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Antimicrobial Activity of Bupivacaine and Pethidine (1986)

The antimicrobial activity of bupivacaine and pethidine in concentrations commonly used in epidural practice was studied by an agar dilution method against ten common micro-organisms. Both drugs showed increasing microbe inhibition with increasing drug concentrations. Bupivacaine at common epidural concentrations inhibited eight of the ten organisms and pethidine inhibited six. These findings confirm previous reports of microbe inhibition by bupivacaine, and in addition demonstrate a similar but slightly lesser activity by pethidine. Although antimicrobial activity of epidural drugs can be regarded as a desirable property, clinical implications of such findings remain unclear.
Development of an Electronic Nose for Environmental Odour Monitoring (2012)

Exhaustive odour impact assessment should involve the evaluation of the impact of odours directly on citizens. For this purpose it might be useful to have an instrument capable of continuously monitoring ambient air quality, detecting the presence of odours and also recognizing their provenance. This paper discusses the laboratory and field tests conducted in order to evaluate the performance of a new electronic nose, specifically developed for monitoring environmental odours. The laboratory tests proved the instrument was able to discriminate between the different pure substances being tested, and to estimate the odour concentrations giving correlation indexes (R2) of 0.99 and errors below 15%. Finally, the experimental monitoring tests conducted in the field, allowed us to verify the effectiveness of this electronic nose for the continuous detection of odours in ambient air, proving its stability to variable atmospheric conditions and its capability to detect odour peaks.
Frequent Episodic Vertigo is an Unexpected Side Effect of Flutamide (2011)

An 82-year-old male suffered from prostatic cancer five years ago. Since then, he has taken flutamide and was bothered with episodic vertigo (EV) every morning. In order to treat prostatic cancer, flutamide was not discontinued, but conservative treatment and life-style change were recommended. Finally, EV actually subsided. Herein, we report the rare case, in which EV was an unexpected side effect of flutamide. Herein we review his whole history, physical examination, vestibular function test, electronystagmogram, caloric test, awake encephalogram, blood examinations, color-coded duplex ultrasonogram and magnetic resonance imaging/angiogram to suggest a mechanism of flutamide responsible for EV.
Beta-2-microglobulin in synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis. (1980)

The concentration of beta-2-microglobulin was determined by radioimmunoassay in the synovial fluid of 12 patients affected with rheumatoid arthritis and in 10 with other arthropathies. The white cell count, total protein concentration, total hemolytic activity of complement and acid phosphatase activity were also determined. Only beta-2-microglobulin was found to be significantly higher in rheumatoids compared to non-rheumatoid cases. In contrast, the other parameters showed no significant differences between the 2 groups of patients. These preliminary observations suggest that the measurement of beta-2-microglobulin concentrations in synovial fluid may be of diagnostic value.
Eliciting reactive and reflective feedback for a social communication tool (2004)

Gaining feedback from users early in the design of a complex, novel social system poses unique challenges. We report on our multi-session, in-context approach to get users to envision how they would use an early prototype in everyday life, combined with projections of how their friends would use it. The prototype is a novel social communication management tool and we required users develop a deep understanding of the complete system over time. Findings from data collected across four sessions show that using personalised task scenarios and giving users longer exposure to an early interactive prototype, combined with peer-to-peer discussion, enables participants to move beyond initial reactions to develop more reflective opinions. Participants were able to overcome first impressions and learning effects, develop deeper understanding of new conceptual models underpinning the system, integrate their understanding of piecemeal components and reflect on own use and use by others in deeper ways.
Thermoresponsive Copolymer Poly(<i>N</i>-Vinylcaprolactam) Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties (2017)

A novel thermoresponsive copolymer poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) grafted cellulose nanocrystals (PVCL-g-CNCs) was synthesized using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization, and its temperature responsive behavior was studied in this work. The chemical structure characterization by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, solid-state CP/MAS 13C NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the presence of covalently grafting PVCL chains on the CNC surface. The crystalline structure and nanorod-shaped morphology of CNCs were well preserved after polymerization. Transmission electron microscope results indicated that the surface of CNCs was covered with grafted PVCL brushes. The viscoelastic properties of PVCL-g-CNC aqueous suspensions (1.0 wt %) by dynamic rheology measurements confirmed the thermally induced phase transition behavior. The work presented herein paves the way to design CNC-based advanced functional materials benefiting both from the intrinsic characteristics of CNCs and the new properties imparted by the temperature sensitive grafted polymer chains.
Blocking Effects of Maternal Serum‐IgG and Placental Eluate‐IgG on Materno‐Fetal Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction and Their Individual Specificity* (1983)

The purpose of this study is to clarify the problem regarding individual specificity of maternal serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and placental eluate IgG that block the unidirectional mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) in which maternal and cord blood lymphocytes (lys) were used as responder and stimulator, respectively. Both maternal serum IgG and placental eluate IgG were found to include blocking antibodies (BA) which showed similar blocking effect on MLR. But, in the case of serum IgG, individual specificity of BA on MLR was observed to be less great in MLR done using whole lys or T-enriched lys of the cord blood as stimulator, whereas it became greatly significant when MLR was done using B-enriched lys of the cord blood as stimulator. This was the case even in MLR done by using unrelated maternal lys as responder. On the other hand, when in the case of placental eluate, it was found to be greater when compared to serum IgG even where MLR was done using not only B lys but also T lys as stimulator. It is thus strongly suggested that BA include individual specific antibodies against fetal B lys having HLA-D/DR locus determinants in addition to individually nonspecific antibodies common to pregnancy which may be produced to a "yet unknown fetal antigen."
Convergence Rates in Forward--Backward Splitting (1997)

Forward--backward splitting methods provide a range of approaches to solving large-scale optimization problems and variational inequalities in which structuresconducive to decomposition can be utilized. Apart from special cases where the forward step is absent and a version of the proximal point algorithm comes out, efforts at evaluating the convergence potential of such methods have so far relied on Lipschitz properties and strong monotonicity, or inverse strong monotonicity, of the mapping involved in the forward step, the perspective mainly being that of projection algorithms. Here, convergence is analyzed by a technique that allows properties of the mapping in the backward step to be brought in as well. For the first time in such a general setting, global and local contraction rates are derived; moreover, they are derived in a form which makes it possible to determine the optimal step size relative to certain constants associated with the given problem. Insights are thereby gained into the effects of shifting strong monotonicity between the forward and backward mappings when a splitting is selected.
Windows NT SNMP (1998)

As communications networks grow in size and complexity, it becomes increasingly difficult to locally manage and control all of the devices (e.g., routers, servers, and workstations) on those networks. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) gives you a way to manage network devices remotely. You can use SNMP to check on the performance of a network (and its devices), to find out what problems may be occurring, and to fix them. Originally developed for the management of TCP/IP networks and the Internet, SNMP is the protocol recommended by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for the remote management of the nodes on an IP (internet) network. SNMP is also commonly found on Novell IPX and Appletalk networks. TCP/IP and SNMP are included as standard networking components in Windows NT and Windows 95. This book covers the implementation of SNMP on Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 (with a look ahead to NT 5.0), and Windows 95 systems. It contains: The basics of SNMP, computer networking, and network management Programming for NT SNMP; detailed developer information on installing the Microsoft SNMP service, using the Microsoft SNMP APIs, developing Win32 SNMP extension agents, implementing traps, and writing network management applications Extensive references to additional SNMP books, Web sites, newsgroups, Microsoft documents, and other Internet resources The book comes with a CD-ROM containing a wealth of additional information: ' standards documents, sample code from the book, and many third-party, SNMP-related software tools, libraries, and demos. The table of contents follows: Part I: SNMP Basics 1: Introduction to SNMP 2: Network Basics 3: Network Management and SNMP 4: Inside SNMP Part II: SNMP Details 5: Getting Started with the SNMP Service 6: Using the Extension and Utility APIs 7: Writing Extension Agents 8: Implementing Traps 9. Using the Management API 10. Writing Network Management Applications A: References B: Microsoft Knowledge Base C: RFCs D: What's on the CD-ROM? Glossary
Two systems for automatic software diversification (2002)

This paper investigates the use of redundancy and artificial diversity in information security. We discuss two fundamentally different approaches to creating diversity: syntax-based software mutation, and alternate representations of the program's semantics obtained by abstract interpretation. We describe two prototype systems, one implementing each approach, and we discuss the practical strengths and weaknesses of each approach.
[Effect of various amounts of lysine and methionine on pigs]. (1980)

The influence was experimentally studied of different lysine and methionine amounts in pig rations on gain, blood picture and some blood serum biochemical indexes. A 95 per cent gain was recorded when 0.14 per cent Bulgarian lysine was added to the basal ration as against the group whose ration was supplemented by 0.20 per cent crystal imported lysine. Groups administered toxic lysine and methionine doses showed minimal gain or none. Blood serum Ca amount nearly doubled for groups showing excess of dietary lysine while P and M levels for the same groups appreciably dropped. Blood sugar level went up in methionine toxicosis.
The Role of Nicotinic Acid (Niacin) in Mental Health and Disease (1955)

Shortly before the end of the last century, Eijkman observed that fowl receiving a diet of polished rice developed a disease which he believed to be of the same nature as human beri-beri. It was subsequently shown that this condition in fowl (polyneuritis gallinarum), and beri-beri in man, could both be cured by the addition to the diet of rice polishings or an extract prepared from them. In 1911, Funk obtained from rice polishings a crystalline substance capable of preventing or curing beri-beri, which he named “vitamine” in view of its evident importance to life, and in the erroneous belief that it had the chemical structure of an amine. Four years later, McCollum and Davis demonstrated that at least two such dietary factors were necessary for growth in rats—“fat-soluble A” and “water-soluble B”. Before long it was recognized that the latter factor had the properties of the antineuritic “vitamine“, and a number of similar organic compounds were discovered, which were essential constituents of the diet in minute quantities, and for which the general term “vitamin”, was agreed upon. For several years it was assumed that water-soluble vitamin B (contained in yeast, rice polish, liver, etc.) was a single entity, but in 1919 Mitchell noted that certain vegetables rich in the antineuritic principle had little power to promote growth, and in 1926 two fractions were distinguished, each essential for growth—thermolabile vitamin B 1 , containing the antineuritic principle (thiamin), and thermostable vitamin B 2 .
CONTINUOUS RANGE QUERY PROCESSING FOR NETWORK CONSTRAINED MOBILE OBJECTS (2006)

Abstract: In contrast to regular queries that are evaluated only once, a continuous query remains active over a period of time and has to be continuously evaluated to provide up to date results. We propose a method for continuous range query processing for different types of queries, characterized by mobility of objects and/or queries which follow paths in an underlying spatial network. The method assumes an available 2D indexing scheme for indexing spatial network data. An appropriately extended R ∗-tree provides matching of queries and objects according to their locations on the network or their network routes. The method introduces an additional prerefinement step which generates main memory data structures to support efficient, incremental reevaluation of continuous range queries in periodically performed refinement steps. 1
Desenvolvimento de uma órtese de Dumon modificada para aplicações traqueais: um estudo experimental em cães (2008)

The stent developed proved resistant to mechanical stress, biocompatible in the canine trachea and well-preserved at the study endpoint.
The Pathology of Chloroquine Retinopathy (1964)

The clinical manifestations of chloroquine retinopathy have been well documented<sup>1</sup>since Hobbs<sup>2</sup>called our attention to this entity in 1959. To date, there have been approximately 50 cases reported in the world literature. Chloroquine retinopathy has not been produced in experimental animals, and the ocular pathology in humans has never been described. Thus, the nature and exact location of the pathology are still unknown. In 1957, Cambiaggi<sup>3</sup>reported a case of an unusual macular lesion which was not recognized as due to chloroquine retinopathy at that time. This patient died the following year from systemic lupus erythematosus, and pathologic examination of the eyes was performed. A brief and nonspecific reference to this examination was made by Rebello.<sup>4</sup> Recent re-examination of the ocular pathology in this patient has shown that the changes present are compatible with a primary retinopathy and correlate, to a large degree, with the
Object Detection and Recognition in Digital Images: Theory and Practice (2013)

Object detection, tracking and recognition in images are key problems in computer vision. This book provides the reader with a balanced treatment between the theory and practice of selected methods in these areas to make the book accessible to a range of researchers, engineers, developers and postgraduate students working in computer vision and related fields. Key features: Explains the main theoretical ideas behind each method (which are augmented with a rigorous mathematical derivation of the formulas), their implementation (in C++) and demonstrated working in real applications.
Is there a role for serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) in feeding? (1977)

A review of evidence indicates that experimentally induced changes in the activity of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) systems are associated with pronounced changes in feeding behaviour. In general, treatments and procedures believed to lead to an increased availability of 5-HT in the synaptic cleft or which directly activate 5-HT receptors reduce food consumption, while procedures which either directly or indirectly decrease 5-HT receptor activation bring about the opposite effect. Interpretation of findings is hindered by methodological difficulties involved in the experimental manipulation of serotonin metabolism, by the lack of precise behavioural measures of feeding, and by the presence of large stores of serotonin outside the brain. However, available data favour the idea that serotonin systems play an inhibitory role in feeding, possibly in the mediation of satiety. This proposal has implications for further experimental investigations of the control of food intake, and for the aetiology and treatment of obesity.
Proteolytic Activity of Brevibacterium linens During Ripening of Trappist-Type Cheese (1969)

The surface flora consisting of yeasts and Brevibacterium linens, present during ripening of Trappist-type cheese, was studied for its proteolytic capabilities. Analyses of surface samples of cheese using an amino acid analyzer provided data indicating the elaboration o proteolytic enzyme systems by both the yeasts and B. linens. The control, including both yeasts and B. linens, elaborated the more active enzyme system than did B. linens alone.
On Optimization of Sensor Selection for Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines (2006)

Many science and management problems can be formulated as global optimization problems. Conventional optimization methods that make use of derivatives and gradients are not, in general, able to locate or identify the global optimum. Sometimes these problems can be solved using exact methods like brute force. Unfortunately, these methods become computationally intractable because of multidimensional search spaces. Hence, the application of heuristics for a class of problems that incorporates knowledge about the problem helps solve optimization problems. Optimization of sensor selection using heuristics can lead to significant improvements in the controllability and observability of a dynamic system. The aim of this research is to investigate optimal or alternate measurement sets for the problem of aircraft gas turbine engine health parameter estimation. The performance metric is defined as a function of the steady state error covariance and the cost of the selected sensors.
Theoretical and Practical Basis for Self Learning Rule-based Sensors (1989)

A new approach to designing sensing interfaces is described, with industrial applications in mind. The analyzer makes use of heuristics and facts gathered by the human designer, and modeled to customise the analyzer to its working environment. Both hard wired and micro-processor systems are discussed, including a high level interface for configuring the latter. Installation considerations are given for discriminating coke and limestone at the ICI Soda Ash Plant in South Australia.
New trends for reference evapotranspiration and climatic water deficit (2012)

New trends for reference evapotranspiration and climatic water deficit The paper deals with the trend for Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration and climatic water deficit during the first decade of the 21st century in Southern Romania vs the 20th century. For the first half of the year the monthly evapotranspiration values were higher for the first decade of the 21st century vs the means of the 20th century. However, the trend reverses for the second half of the year, but for the whole year the totals were higher for the first decade of the 21st century vs the totals of the 20th century. The yearly temperature means in the first decade of the XXI century showed an increase in the three locations studied, respectively, vs century XX. This warming is responsible to a great extent for the increase in evapotranspiration, and the relationship between evapotranspiration and temperature was highly significant. Water deficit decreased in Constanta and Pitesti, but there was a slight increase in water deficit in the same period in Bucharest-Baneasa. Water deficit increased in the first half of the year and decreased in the second half during the first decade of century XXI in all the three locations investigated vs century XX.
A twistor matrix memory for semipermanent information (1959)

A new magnetic matrix memory has been developed for the storage of semipermanent digital information. The memory is designed for computers which require random access to stored information that is changed very infrequently. The information is stored in a pattern of permanent magnets arranged on a plastic board. The presence or absence of a permanent magnet is sensed nondestructively by a wire wrapped with a magnetic tape placed close to the permanent magnet. A stored word is read by a linear selection system using a biased core access switch.
Coherence Multiplexing of Fiber-optic (1985)

This paper describes a method of multiplexing several op- tical signals onto a single spatial channel (e.g., a single-mode fiber) using a short coherence length continuous wave light source. Several system configurations which utilize this technique are proposed, and some de- sign considerations are discussed. Experimental results for a single sen- sor and receiver are presented and compared with theoretical predic- tions.
A NOVEL EMAIL RESPONSE ALGORITHM FOR EMAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (2014)

Email has been one of the most commonly used tool for communication in the recent years and email management has evolved as a major challenge due to prevailing situation of online email congestion. This study presents a novel algorithm for automatic email response methodology in an Email Management System to minimize email overload. The proposed model uses Bayes classifier to categorize emails into classes and generate suitable replies to these classes using information extraction and template filling. Our research aims to intelligently automate email response using Nave Bayesian classification and formulate probabilistic dictionaries for accurate information extraction. This research will help in reducing email overload and unavoidable congestion by employing a novel email response architecture for an email management systems.
Red Swarm (2013)

This work presents an original approach to regulate traffic by using an on-line system controlled by an EA. Our proposal uses computational spots with WiFi connectivity located at traffic lights (the Red Swarm), which are used to suggest alternative individual routes to vehicles. An evolutionary algorithm is also proposed in order to find a configuration for the Red Swarm spots which reduces the travel time of the vehicles and also prevents traffic jams. We solve real scenarios in the city of Malaga (Spain), thus enriching the OpenStreetMap info by adding traffic lights, sensors, routes and vehicle flows. The result is then imported into the SUMO traffic simulator to be used as a method for calculating the fitness of solutions. Our results are competitive compared to the common solutions from experts in terms of travel and stop time, and also with respect to other similar proposals but with the added value of solving a real, big instance.