gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Boosting Data Center Performance Through Non-Uniform Power Allocation (2005)

Data center power management is evolving from ad hoc methods based on maximum node power usage to systematic methods that employ power-scalable components. In addition, it is possible to exploit the power and throughput relationship to increase the total work performed and safely overprovision the rack space while staying below an aggregate power limit. This research describes a general framework for boosting throughput at a local level while load-balancing the available aggregate power under a set of operating constraints. Our solution is useful for those data centers that cannot expand the number of power circuits or seek effective usage of their available power budget due to unplanned power fluctuations. The framework is particularly well suited for environments with a heterogeneous workload and hence, a non-uniform power allocation requirement. Based on a representative workload for a two minute period, this paper shows a non-uniform power allocation scheme increases throughput by over 16% versus a uniform power allocation mechanism
Ofreciendo soluciones para el desarrollo sostenible: el proceso de internacionalización de Abengoa (2009)

El articulo adjunto analiza el proceso de internacionalizacion de Abengoa, que ha ido a la par que su crecimiento y expansion. Sin abandonar sus referentes iniciales y raices fundacionales, Abengoa tiene hoy una vision ambiciosa de su funcion y de sus competencias, que entronca las preocupaciones actuales y exigibles con el desarrollo sostenible. 
En efecto, siguen siendo perfectamente identificables en el quehacer de la empresa el fuerte contenido tecnologico, las solidas bases de ingenieria en sus soluciones, asi como sus compromisos adquiridos con empleados, clientes, y con su entorno mas cercano a traves de la Fundacion Focus-Abengoa, hoy ampliados a todos los paises en los que las empresas de Abengoa desarrollan su actividad. 
Ademas, han surgido nuevos negocios que, relacionados con la busqueda de soluciones para obtener energia renovable, mejoran las disponibilidades hidricas en cantidad y calidad, tratan los residuos industriales con garantia y maxima recuperacion de materias primas, mejoran los procesos y los sistemas aplicando las tecnologias de la informacion mas avanzadas, y desarrollan innovadoras fuentes energeticas, un trabajo que situa a Abengoa a la cabeza de la investigacion y del desarrollo en este area.
Changes in brain metabolites measured with magnetic resonance spectroscopy in antidepressant responders with comorbid major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. (2011)

In a present pilot study, performed on 11 subjects, we studied proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) changes in early to intermediate (3-6 weeks) responders to antidepressant treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). All subjects had diagnosis of major recurrent depression comorbid to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Magnetic spectroscopy was done in the region of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on a 3T MRI-unit. Participants were selected out of the larger sample due to an early response to antidepressant treatment within 3-6 weeks, measured with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). We measured levels of neuronal marker N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA), choline (CHO) and creatine (Cr). There was no difference in NAA/Cr ratios between the first and the second spectroscopic scans (p= 0.751). However, CHO/Cr ratios showed increasing trend with mean value at the first scan of 1.09 (SD =0.22) while mean value at second scan was 1.25 (SD=0.24), displaying statistically significant difference (p=0.015). In conclusion, significant increase in choline to creatine ratio from the first to the second spectroscopic scan during the antidepressant treatment, compared to almost identical values of NAA to creatine ratio, suggests increased turnover of cell membranes as a mechanism of the early response to the antidepressant drug therapy.
Face Detection Based on Skin Color Segmentation Using Fuzzy Entropy (2017)

Face detection is the first step of any automated face recognition system. One of the most popular approaches to detect faces in color images is using a skin color segmentation scheme, which in many cases needs a proper representation of color spaces to interpret image information. In this paper, we propose a fuzzy system for detecting skin in color images, so that each color tone is assumed to be a fuzzy set. The Red, Green, and Blue (RGB), the Hue, Saturation and Value (HSV), and the YCbCr (where Y is the luminance and Cb,Cr are the chroma components) color systems are used for the development of our fuzzy design. Thus, a fuzzy three-partition entropy approach is used to calculate all of the parameters needed for the fuzzy systems, and then, a face detection method is also developed to validate the segmentation results. The results of the experiments show a correct skin detection rate between 94% and 96% for our fuzzy segmentation methods, with a false positive rate of about 0.5% in all cases. Furthermore, the average correct face detection rate is above 93%, and even when working with heterogeneous backgrounds and different light conditions, it achieves almost 88% correct detections. Thus, our method leads to accurate face detection results with low false positive and false negative rates.
Evidence for reading improvement following tDCS treatment in children and adolescents with Dyslexia (2016)

Purpose: There is evidence that non-invasive brain stimulation transitorily modulates reading by facilitating the neural pathways underactive in individuals with dyslexia. The study aimed at investigating whether multiple sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) would enhance reading abilities of children and adolescents with dyslexia and whether the effect is long-lasting. Methods: Eighteen children and adolescents with dyslexia received three 20-minute sessions a week for 6 weeks (18 sessions) of left anodal/right cathodal tDCS set at 1 mA over parieto-temporal regions combined with a cognitive training. The participants were randomly assigned to the active or the sham treatment; reading tasks (text, high and low frequency words, non-words) were used as outcome measures and collected before treatment, after treatment and one month after the end of treatment. The tolerability of tDCS was evaluated. Results: The active group showed reduced low frequency word reading errors and non-word reading times. These positive effects were stable even one month after the end of treatment. None reported adverse effects. Conclusions: The study shows preliminary evidence of tDCS feasibility and efficacy in improving non-words and low frequency words reading of children and adolescents with dyslexia and it opens new rehabilitative perspectives for the remediation of dyslexia.
The evolution of quality of life evaluations in cancer therapy. (1990)

Patients' feelings, psychological and functional status, and quality of life have often been regarded as unmeasurable subjective entities that cannot be scientifically studied. But now, with better measurement tools, the cancer patient's Quality of Life can be understood in more operational terms than the "soft" subjective statements that have too often characterized the field to date. This paper addresses the issue of Quality of Life from several perspectives: 1. Historical antecedents of the concept; 2. precipitating factors; 3. evolution of the concept; 4. historical development of the measures; and 5. applications of Quality of Life assessments, including implications for research, teaching, and clinical care.
Information Society Technologies and Europe's Objectives (2008)

The FISTERA study included a large-scale online Delphi survey, in which over 500 experts contributed their views as to the future development of IST (Infirmation Society Technologies) in the EU. The study was particularly concerned to examine how far specific applications of IST could contribute to a number of European objectives (inspired by the Lisbon Agenda), and to elicit views as to the major challenges that will be confronted, areas where research is needed, and how far European capabilities exist to be excellent in these topics. This chapter outlines some of the highlights of the study, illustrating these with a selection of results.
The Endoscopic Correction of Reflux by Polytetrafluoroethylene Injection (1987)

Endoscopic subureteral injection of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) was done in 38 patients (55 ureters) to correct vesicoureteral reflux. Followup excretory urograms and nuclear cystograms were available in 28 patients (40 ureters) 2 to 11 months after injection. Nearly 50 per cent of the patients had a neurogenic bladder. Injection was done for all grades of reflux, although the majority of cases had at least grade III reflux. After injection reflux either was eliminated or decreased in 76 per cent of the patients with neurogenic disease and in 87 per cent of those with a normally innervated bladder. This outpatient procedure is simple and brief to perform, and it is associated with minimal morbidity. As with any new antireflux technique longer followup is indicated.
The Effect of Scale on the Petrophysical Estimation of Intergranular Permeability (2004)

An examination of empirical relationships for predicting permeability from porosity has revealed a significant scale dependence that has to be accommodated if integrated reservoir studies are to secure maximum benefit. If this is not done, the predicted permeability can be seriously in error. for example, case histories show that predicted permeability can be less than 50% of the benchmark value if a porosity-permeability relationship established at the core scale is indiscriminately applied to well logs. The errors are governed by the reservoir character, e.g. cyclically or monotonically distributed reservoir properties: they depend to a lesser extent on the way in which log-response information is used in defining the upscaling procedures. The errors increase where a permeability algorithm established at the core scale is indiscriminately applied at the grid-cell and reservoir zonal scales. A matrix of normalized cross-scale errors, generated by benchmarking against known permeability values, has allowed the effects of indiscriminate scale transgression to be quantified and compared for different situations. The resulting errors in permeability, as predicted from porosity, range from about -80% for indiscriminate transgressions upscale to around 400% for transgressions downscale. These observations have stimulated the development of procedures for using groundtruthing core data to estimate permeability at the well-log, grid-cell and zonal scales. Predictive relationships established at each of these scales can be markedly different and therefore they must be applied in a manner that is fit-for-purpose. This means that different predictive algorithms can legitimately co-exist. Where this is done, there is a marked reduction in the number of iterations required to generate an internally self-consistent reservoir model. In other words, a fit-for-purpose application of petrophysics leads to a greater synergy between the static and dynamic components of the reservoir model.
Union rates using autologous platelet concentrate alone and with bone graft in high-risk foot and ankle surgery patients. (2005)

Adjuvant use of autologous platelet concentrate (APC) to assist bone healing in foot and ankle surgery has not been reported. This study examined the clinical results and complications after the adjuvant use of APC in high-risk patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery. Patients at risk for bone-healing complications were prospectively enrolled over a 6-month period for the intraoperative application of APC. Patients were followed every 2 weeks for radiographic union and complications. Sixty-two high-risk patients were enrolled, totaling 123 procedures. Mean patient age was 51 years (range, 16-76), there were 36 females and 26 males, and 24 patients were smokers. Overall, a 94% union rate was achieved at a mean of 41 days. For APC alone, the mean time to union was 40 days; when APC was used with autograft, the mean time to union was 45 days (p = .173, two-tailed t test). These data suggest that adjuvant APC results in an acceptable time to union and may be a useful adjunct to promote osseous healing in high-risk patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery.
A knowledge based system for configuring programmable logic controllers (2002)

A programmable logic controller (PLC) configuration is a problem uniquely suited for solution by a knowledge-based system. A series of configuration expert systems-one for each different PLC system-has been developed. The sales engineer simply chooses the appropriate system by using personal computers. An example of the latest generation of PLCs is the GE Fanuc Series 90-70 PLC. Turbo PROLOG was chosen as the development environment for the configuration experts. Turbo PROLOG is well-endowed with windowing predicates, and provides excellent dynamic menu opportunities. The series 90-70 PLC configuration expert is described. The configuration problem can be separated into two distinct parts: selection and arrangement. Selection is the task of choosing the correct components; arrangement is placing them in the correct formation. Structuring the knowledge base and testing of the series 90-70 PLC configuration expert are discussed.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
[The interphotoreceptor matrix: its development, composition and functional importance]. (1994)

Published data on studies of interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) of the vertebrate eye are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the formation of IPM, its chemical composition, and its role in normal functioning of the retina.
Selective specialization for object-oriented languages (1995)

Dynamic dispatching is a major source of run-time overhead in object-oriented languages, due both to the direct cost of method lookup and to the indirect effect of preventing other optimizations. To reduce this overhead, optimizing compilers for object-oriented languages analyze the classes of objects stored in program variables, with the goal of bounding the possible classes of message receivers enough so that the compiler can uniquely determine the target of a message send at compile time and replace the message send with a direct procedure call. Specialization is one important technique for improving the precision of this static class information: by compiling multiple versions of a method, each applicable to a subset of the possible argument classes of the method, more precise static information about the classes of the method's arguments is obtained. Previous specialization strategies have not been selective about where this technique is applied, and therefore tended to significantly increase compile time and code space usage, particularly for large applications. In this paper, we present a more general framework for specialization in object-oriented languages and describe a goal directed specialization algorithm that makes selective decisions to apply specialization to those cases where it provides the highest benefit. Our results show that our algorithm improves the performance of a group of sizeable programs by 65% to 275% while increasing compiled code space requirements by only 4% to 10%. Moreover, when compared to the previous state-of-the-art specialization scheme, our algorithm improves performance by 11% to 67% while simultaneously reducing code space requirements by 65% to 73%.
Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide-Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid)/Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications in Electromagnetic Interference Shielding (2019)

In this study, a nanocomposite of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanofiller-reinforcement poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) matrix was prepared via the melt blending method. The flexibility of PLA was improved by blending the polymer with a PEG plasticizer as a second polymer. To enhance the electromagnetic interference shielding properties of the nanocomposite, different RGO wt % were combined with the PLA/PEG blend. Using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray diffraction, the structural, microstructure, and morphological properties of the polymer and the RGO/PLA/PEG nanocomposites were examined. These studies showed that the RGO addition did not considerably affect the crystallinity of the resulting nanomaterials. Thermal analysis (TGA) reveals that the addition of RGO highly improved the thermal stability of PLA/PEG nanocomposites. The dielectric properties and electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of the synthesized nanocomposites were calculated and showed a higher SE total value than the target value (20 dB). On the other hand, the results showed an increased power loss by increasing the frequency and conversely decreased with an increased percentage of filler.
The Liability Structure of FDIC-Insured Institutions: Changes and Implications (2006)

Depository institutions have traditionally looked to deposits to fund their asset growth. But since 1978, the value of bank assets has increased proportionally much more than the value of bank
Quasi‐irreversibility in the unfolding‐refolding transition of phosphoglycerate kinase induced by guanidine hydrochloride (1987)

The reversibility of the unfolding-refolding transition of horse muscle phosphoglycerate kinase, induced by guanidine hydrochloride (Gdn X HCl), was studied using the regain of enzyme activity as a probe of the native structure. An irreversibility in the reactivation process was detected when the protein was incubated in a critical concentration of denaturant (0.7 +/- 0.1 M Gdn X HCl). This apparent irreversibility was observed for the unfolding process (N----D) as well as for the refolding process (D----N). The formation of the trough followed biphasic kinetics at 23 degrees C, the first phase obeying a first-order reaction corresponded to an isomerization of an intermediate; the second phase, protein-concentration-dependent, was suppressed by lowering the temperature to 4 degrees C. The structural properties of the inactive species were studied; all the beta structures were recovered, but about 29% of the helical structures remained unfolded, and two SH groups were buried. Simulated kinetics were compared with the experimental results and were used to extend the minimum folding scheme previously proposed from equilibrium and kinetic studies [Betton et al. (1984) Biochemistry 23, 6654-6661; Betton et al. (1985) Biochemistry 24, 4570-4577]. The intermediates trapped under these conditions were structured but devoid of catalytic activity. Taking into account the structural properties of these species, the nature of the interactions involved in their formation and stabilization is discussed.
Immunoelectron Microscopic Observation of the Behaviors of Peroxisomal Enzymes Inducibly Synthesized in an n-Alkane-Utilizable Yeast Cell, Candida tropicalis. (1996)

We reported that immunoelectron microscopy was an excellent tool for determining the subcellular localization of thiolase isozymes, acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (T-I) and 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (T-III) in n-alkane-grown Candida tropicalis cells (KAMASAWA, N. et al., (1992). Cell Struct. Funct., 17: 203-207). Current investigation on the visualization of other peroxisomal enzymes, acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO), catalase (KAT), carnitine acetyltransferase (CAT), isocitrate lyase (ICL) and malate synthase (MS), showed that ACO localized in peroxisomes, KAT in peroxisomes and cytoplasm, and CAT in peroxisomes, mitochondria and cytoplasm. Most of ICL and MS were found in peroxisomes. These results agreed with previous biochemical studies and supported the presumed roles of these enzymes. The same technique was applied to study the process of synthesis and localization of these enzymes early in the cultivation period in n-alkane medium when peroxisomes began to proliferate. ACO and T-III were rapidly induced after transfer of cells from glucose- to n-alkane-media. There was a drastic change of their location from cytoplasm to peroxisomes between 1 h and 2 h after the transfer, while T-I, KAT and CAT were moderately induced in cytoplasm and their location was gradually changed to each organelle. ICL and MS, the key enzymes in the glyoxylate cycle, were already localized in peroxisomes in the glucose-grown cells and respective inducible enzymes also were gradually localized there. This visual analysis is useful for the vivid elucidation of the process of peroxisome proliferation and enzyme transport within a cell.
GHB’s Path to Legitimacy: An Administrative and Legislative History of Xyrem (2004)

This paper traces the path of a chemical compound (gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB) from its status as\nan abused street drug to that of a legitimate, life-altering prescription treatment for a debilitating condition.\nIt is the story of the public and private sectors working hand-in-hand to both protect the public from\nthe detrimental effects of abuse while simultaneously ensuring that the thousands of Americans who need\ntreatment are able to get it. It is also the story of an administrative and legislative system which, at least\nin this instance, seems to have worked to almost everyone’s satisfaction, despite the number of competing\ninterests that were at stake.\nAt the same time, this paper does not attempt to explain or evaluate medical claims about GHB or Xyrem.\nInstead, it is a historical account of the administrative and legislative path that led to GHB’s approval as a\ntreatment for cataplexy related to narcolepsy. However, the paper does not take a linear approach to GHB’s\nhistory; instead the administrative and legislative processes are treated separately. Although the processes\ninfluenced each other in a myriad of ways, they were also distinct enough to require separate discussion.\nThe story of Congress’ unprecedented bifurcated scheduling was surely a result, in part, of the success of\nOrphan’s clinical trials and pending New Drug Application (“NDA”), and the NDA was only allowed to go\nforward because of the bifurcated scheduling. Yet, to completely integrate the two stories would be needlessly\nconfusing to the reader.
Allergy to cocamidopropyl betaine may be due to amidoamine: a patch test and product use test study (1997)

Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is an amphoteric surfactant commonly used in personal care products and surface cleaners. Patch testing with commercially-available CAPB has yielded occasional reactions indicative of allergic contact dermatitis. To determine if subjects with previous positive patch tests would react in provocative use tests of products containing CAPB, and to study various contaminants in commercial CAPB supplies for allergenicity in these subjects, 10 subjects previously positive to CAPB on patch testing used a hair shampoo, hand soap, and body wash containing CAPB for 1-6 weeks or until a reaction developed. Later, they were patch tested to 2 different purity grades of CAPB and 3 possible manufacturing contaminants (dimethylaminopropylamine, amidoamine, and sodium monochloroacetate). 7 of the 10 subjects developed dermatitis from 1 or more CAPB-containing products at some point during the study. 9 of the 10 use-test subjects were then patch tested, and 6 of these subjects showed a reaction to amidoamine (0.1% aq.). None reacted to dimethylaminopropylamine (0.1% pet.). 1 subject reacted to CAPB but not to amidoamine. In the follow-up patch testing with CAPB that was free of amidoamine, there were no positive reactions. Most subjects who were patch-test-positive showed a reaction when using CAPB-containing skin and hair care products. The chemical amidoamine, which is used in the synthesis of CAPB and which is a known contaminant of CAPB preparations, is likely to be the actual sensitizer in most cases rather than CAPB itself. The results do not rule out the possibility that CAPB itself may be an allergen in rare cases.