gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Winding-fault detection and location by surge-comparison testing (1945)

Surge-comparison methods of testing insulation were investigated with the objective of locating as well as detecting faults. Experience of other investigators was confirmed and limitations of methods and equipment studied. Supplementary methods and equipment were devised to extend the field of usefulness of this basic type of tester, especially to the testing of very large machines with multiple-parallel windings. Apparatus studied included a-c motors from fractional-horsepower single-phase to very large three-phase types; a large variety of d-c armatures; and numerous armature, stator, and magnet coils. This surge-comparison tester has proved to be suitable for use by electrical manufacturers and by service and repair shops, as it can be used for testing most common types of electric windings.
Improving Pediatric Asthma Patient Outcomes by Incorporation of Effective Interventions (2001)

Asthma affects approximately 5 million children in the United States. This disease results in billions of dollars of expenditures for hospitalizations, emergency admissions, medications, equipment, and indirect costs such as lost work productivity. This article describes how children with asthma received in-depth evaluations and education, long-term control medications, and Air Watch monitoring to improve treatment adherence, asthma control, and asthma severity. Study patients (n = 99) received patient care and education according to the protocols of the Pediatric Asthma Clinic, Lovelace Health Systems (Albuquerque, NM). All enrolled patients were prescribed fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate based on asthma severity and the National Institutes of Health guidelines. In addition, each patient used the AirWatch electronic airway monitoring system. Patients (n = 80) who participated in the study for 6 months demonstrated overall improved adherence to prescribed medications and better control of asthma. Adherence to the AirWatch system decreased over time, most likely due to improvements in the way the patients felt. In conclusion, treatment adherence, asthma control, and asthma severity can be improved with comprehensive patient education, long-term control medications, and objective home pulmonary function monitoring.
Constant frame quality control for H.264/AVC (2013)

A frame quality control mechanism for H.264/AVC is proposed in this research. The research objective is to ensure that a suitable Quantization Parameter (QP) can be assigned to each frame so that the target frame quality can be achieved. One application is consistently maintaining the frame quality during the encoding process to facilitate such applications of video archiving or surveillance. A single-parameter Distortion to Quantization (D-Q) model is derived by training a large number of frame blocks and this model parameter can be determined by the frame content. Given the target quality for a video frame, we can then select an appropriate QP according to the proposed D-Q model. The model refinement and QP adjustment of subsequent frames can be applied according to the coding results of previous data. Structural Similarity (SSIM) is chosen as the quality measurement to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed framework.
IMPROVED IMMEDIATE FUNCTION OF RENAL ALLOGRAFTS WITH BELZER PERFUSATE1 Pressented at the 6th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Physicians, May 1987, Chicago, IL (1988)

The charatersistics of 254 cadaveric kidndys were evaluated and the incidence of immediate function identified. The Belzer perfusate was used primarily (n=140) and secondarily (n=14) in conbination with pulsatile machine perfusion. These two groups were compared with a previous group of kindneys machine-perfused with silica gel (cryoprecipitated human plasma). The incidence of immediate function of the group primarily perfused with Belzer perfusate was statistically significantly improved over that of the silica gel. The secondarily perfused Belzer group, “imported” kidneys previously preserved with simple cold storage, had notably longer periods of preservation adn higher resitances on the machine. However, 100% of this group functioned immeidately. Other dindings in this study show that the Belzer perfusate allows for improved parenchymal function posttransplant, as noted by a more rapid clearance of serum creatinine posttransplant. When comkkparing the immediate function group with those suffereing early dysfunction, there is a statistically significant increased resistance on the machine in the latter group. This allows for prediction of immediate function based on perfusion characteristics of the kidney.The Belzer perfusate, comosed of metabolic substrates for high-energy phosphate production, improves the incidence of immediate function in machine-perfused kidneys, as well as improved qualitative function posttransplant. It also is effective as a “rescue” mechaniosm in previously simple cold-stored (ATP-depleted) kidneys.
In Utero Exposure to Phenobarbital and Intelligence Deficits in Adult Men (1995)

Phenobarbital exposure during early development can have long-term deleterious effects on cognitive performance. Detrimental environmental conditions can interact with prenatal biological insult to magnify negative outcomes. Physicians are urged to use increased caution in prescribing such medications during pregnancy.
Logomaker: beautiful sequence logos in Python (2019)

Logomaker can be installed using the pip package manager and is compatible with both Python 2.7 and Python 3.6. Documentation is provided at http://logomaker.readthedocs.io; source code is available at http://github.com/jbkinney/logomaker.
Phentolamine Rescue for Digital Ischemia Following Lidocaine with Epinephrine Local Anesthesia: Case Presentation, Review of the Literature and Treatment Options. (2021)

The use of low-dose 1 percent lidocaine with epinephrine (1:100,000) has changed the practice of hand surgery. The safety of lidocaine and epinephrine in hand surgery has been well documented. Although rare, epinephrine-induced digital vasospasm can occur leading to tissue necrosis and amputation. Fortunately, digital ischemia can be reversed with phentolamine. We present a case of epinephrine-induced vasospasm following the use of 1 percent lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine injected for a small finger flexor tendon and nerve repair. The multiple risk factors for digital ischemia and the role of phentolamine as an antidote to reverse epinephrine-induced ischemia are reviewed. Reversal of epinephrine-induced vasospasm using phentolamine rescue should be available to any provider using lidocaine with epinephrine in the hands and digits. Additionally, in more rural healthcare areas, a prophylactic post-procedure phentolamine injection might be considered in patients with multiple comorbidities which may predispose them to epinephrine-induced vasospasm.
Contemporary Developments in Corrosion Inhibitors - Review of Patents (2011)

Selection of an appropriate corrosion inhibitor, inhibitor combination or package is an exceptionally cost effective and materials saving measure in various industries. The article reviews recent (2008-2010) patents reported on corrosion inhibitors. Up-to-date developments in the inhibition technology are presented in accordance with the areas of application of inhibitors - industrial cooling water systems, oil and gas fields, coatings, acid pickling, lubricants, vapor phase inhibition, concrete corrosion etc. Nanotechnological advancements in inhibitor technology (in coatings) and novel products employing vapor phase corrosion inhibitors were discussed.
The increasing impact of arthritis on public health. (2000)

Age is the most powerful risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) in the United States. It is estimated that 68% of individuals older than 55 years have radiographic evidence of OA. The US is growing older--the over-65 age group represented only 4% of the population in 1900, but accounted for 12.4% in 1988, and is projected to account for 22% by the year 2030. As the age of our population has increased, so has the prevalence of arthritis. About 43 million individuals (1 in 6) have arthritis, and most are older than 45 years. By the year 2020, 59.4 million persons in the US will be affected by arthritis, thus increasing chronic disability and costs by more than 25%. The annual cost to society in medical care and lost wages is currently estimated to be $65 billion, and is projected to escalate to $95 billion by the year 2000. Physicians who provide care for the increased number of patients with arthritis in the 21st century must be aware of improved therapeutic modalities to reduce arthritis related disabilities, hospitalizations, and complications related to therapy, to minimize the risk of adverse drug reactions, and to preserve function.
Immunoregulation with mTOR inhibitors to prevent COVID‐19 severity: A novel intervention strategy beyond vaccines and specific antiviral medicines (2020)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a major global public health concern. The mortality rate for critically ill patients is up to 60%, and, thus, reducing the disease severity and case mortality is a top priority. Currently, cytokine storms are considered as the major cause of critical illness and death due to COVID-19. After a systematical review of the literature, we propose that cross-reactive antibodies associated with antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) may actually be the cause of cytokine storms. It would be more difficult to develop vaccines for highly pathogenic human coronaviruses (CoVs) if ADE characteristics are taken into consideration. Therefore, it is urgent to find an effective way to prevent the occurrence of severe illness as severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV-2 specific drugs or vaccines are still in development. If the activation of memory B cells can be selectively inhibited in high-risk patients at an early stage of COVID-19 to reduce the production of cross-reactive antibodies against the virus, we speculate that ADE can be circumvented and severe symptoms can be prevented. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors satisfy such needs and it is recommended to conduct clinical trials for mTOR inhibitors in preventing the severity of COVID-19.
The nature of glutaraldehyde in aqueous solution (1969)

P. M. Hardy, A. C. Nicholls and H. N. Rydon, J. Chem. Soc. D, 1969, 565 DOI: 10.1039/C29690000565
Control of Tuberculosis -- The Law and the Public's Health (1993)

In their history of tuberculosis, The White Plague, Rene and Jean Dubos note that the first national movement to control tuberculosis in the United States came from the Medico-Legal Society of the City of New York, a group of lawyers, scientists, and physicians devoted to solving social problems1. At a meeting in 1900 to organize an American Congress on Tuberculosis, the group drafted legislation designed to prevent the spread of the disease. Even though almost every state eventually passed tuberculosis-control laws, it was not the passage of legislation, or even the development of effective treatment, that led to the . . .
Spooner v. Askew, 345 So. 2d 1055 (Fla. 1976) (1978)

Ad Valorem Taxation- RATIFICATION OF FLORIDA'S AD VALOREM TAX STRUCTURE: REJECTION OF AN EQUAL PROTECTION CHALLENGE.
A fuzzy shadow feature scheme for radar signal detection (2002)

Shadow feature algorithms are used to enhance target detectability in radar systems when the target obscures some portion of a nearby clutter field. This paper proposes and describes a new shadow feature algorithm, the fuzzy shadow length estimation (FSLE) algorithm, to improve the accuracy of shadow length estimation, thereby enhancing the performance of some underlying detection algorithm. The scheme uses fuzzy membership functions to measure the degree to which signal returns beyond the target resemble a shadow and then estimates the shadow length. It can be applied to any detection algorithm using a binary decision rule. In this paper, the FSLE algorithm is applied to maximum likelihood constant false alarm rate (ML-CFAR) detection of a Rayleigh fluctuating target in Weibull clutter. The FSLE algorithm significantly improves target detectability in situations in which a shadow is cast, particularly in high clutter environments.
A Compact Large Voltage-Compliance High Output-Impedance Programmable Current Source for Implantable Microstimulators (2004)

A new CMOS current source is described for biomedical implantable microstimulator applications, which utilizes MOS transistors in deep triode region as linearized voltage controlled resistors (VCR). The VCR current source achieves large voltage compliance, up to 97% of the supply voltage, while maintaining high output impedance in the 100 MOmega range to keep the stimulus current constant within 1% of the desired value irrespective of the site and tissue impedances. This approach improves stimulation efficiency, extends power supply lifetime, and saves chip area especially when the stimulation current level is high in the milliampere range. A prototype 4-channel microstimulator chip is fabricated in the AMI 1.5-microm, 2-metal, 2-poly, n-well standard CMOS process. With a 5-V supply, each stimulating site driver provides at least 425-V compliance and > 10 MOmega output impedance, while sinking up to 210 microA, and occupies 0.05 mm2 in chip area. A modular 32-site wireless neural stimulation microsystem, utilizing the VCR current source, is under development.
Colonisation with ESBL-producing and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a long-term care facility over one year (2015)

Among LTCF residents, colonisation with ESBL-EC and MRSA was common. All ESBL-EC were H30-Rx ST131, consistent with clonal dissemination.
Autophagy is Required for Dietary Restriction-Mediated Life Span Extension in<i>C. elegans</i> (2007)

Dietary restriction extends life span in diverse species including Caenorhabditis elegans. However, the downstream cellular targets regulated by dietary restriction are largely unknown. Autophagy, an evolutionary conserved lysosomal degradation pathway, is induced under starvation conditions and regulates life span in insulin signaling C. elegans mutants. We now report that two essential autophagy genes (bec-1 and Ce-atg7) are required for the longevity phenotype of the C. elegans dietary restriction mutant (eat-2(ad1113) animals. Thus, we propose that autophagy mediates the effect, not only of insulin signaling, but also of dietary restriction on the regulation of C. elegans life span. Since autophagy and longevity control are highly conserved from C. elegans to mammals, a similar role for autophagy in dietary restriction-mediated life span extension may also exist in mammals.
Local histories, rhetorical negotiations: The development of doctoral programs in rhetoric and composition (2000)

Abstract In the last few years, scholars have turned their attention to configuring narratives of rhetoric and composition studies’ disciplinary history. This essay advocates reading the field as a social formation whose move toward professionalization can be understood as a series of rhetorical negotiations. Using the local histories of two institutions that established doctoral programs in English Departments, I consider how local and material factors provide a more nuanced understanding of that field's evolution. This methodology highlights how the current state of a discipline is inextricably bound to the daily work of its members and offers a way to explore the social shapes of rhetoric yet to come.
Design and Analysis of Internal Compound Cycloid Gear Transmission with High Contact Ratio (2017)

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Emotion recognition using facial expressions with active appearance models (2008)

Recognizing emotion using facial expressions is a key ele-ment in human communication. In this paper we discuss a framework for the classification of emotional states, based on still images of the face. The technique we present in-volves the creation of an active appearance model (AAM) trained on face images from a publicly available database to represent shape and texture variation key to expression recognition. Parameters from the AAM are used as fea-tures for a classification scheme that is able to successfully identify faces related to the six universal emotions. The re-sults of our study demonstrate the effectiveness of AAMs in capturing the important facial structure for expression identification and also help suggest a framework for future development.
Workers of the World (1993)

It was not often that readers of the Northern Despatch or the Darlington and Stockton Times were reminded that Darlington was an industrial city. Travellers on the main London and North Eastern Railway line between York and Edinburgh saw in those days little more of the city than the thirty acres of sidings, yards, assembly shops and giant cranes of the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company before steaming into the dark cavern of Darlington station. The city centre was a mile away across a wide valley.
<title>Scene adaptive bit-rate control method on MPEG video coding</title> (1997)

This paper presents a simple bitrate control method to percent the abrupt quality degradation after scene change. After scene change, the quality degradation occurs due to the poor temporal prediction between pictures before and after scene change. We predict the coding complexity of picture using the spatial variance before DCT and spectral flatness measure. From the predicted coding complexity, we show that the rate-distortion relation of image can be approximated to exponential function. When scene changes, picture target bit is adjusted in the direction to minimize the distortion in a GOP using the rate-distortion relations for each P-picture. Since the bit shortage could be occurred, proposed method extends the current GOP to the next. The algorithm can be applied to the existing MPEG codecs and real-time applications easily. Compared with the MPEG-2 TM5 rate control algorithm, proposed algorithm shows 0.5 to approximately 2.5 dB gain in PSNR and a small fluctuation in quality after scene change.
MicroPET: a high resolution PET scanner for imaging small animals (2002)

MicroPET is a high resolution positron emission tomography (PET) scanner designed for imaging small laboratory animals. It consists of a ring of 30 position-sensitive scintillation detectors, each with an 8/spl times/8 array of small lutetium oxyonhosilicate (LSO) crystals coupled via optical fibers to a multi-channel photomultiplier tube. The detectors have an intrinsic resolution averaging 1.68 mm, an energy resolution between 15 and 25% and 2.4 ns timing resolution at 511 keV. The detector ring diameter of microPET is 17.2 cm with an imaging field of view of 112 mm transaxially by 18 mm axially. The scanner has no septa and operates exclusively in 3D mode. Reconstructed image resolution 1 cm from the center of the scanner is 2.0 mm and virtually isotropic, yielding a volume resolution of 8 mm/sup 3/ For comparison, the volume resolution of state-of-the-art clinical PET systems is in the range of 50-75 mm/sup 3/. Initial images of phantoms have been acquired and are reported. A computer controlled bed is under construction and will incorporate a small wobble motion to improve spatial sampling. This is projected to further enhance spatial resolution. MicroPET is the first PET scanner to incorporate the new scintillator LSO and to our knowledge is the highest resolution multi-ring PET scanner currently in existence.
Corrosion behaviour of materials in the syrupy liquid obtained by prolonged heating of orthophosphoric acid (1991)

The presence of xcess quantities of phosphoric acid in a high temperature process stream led to severe corrosion of type 316L stainless steel plant equipment. Lahoratory tests were conducted at 200 and 25°C in the syrupy liquid ohtained hy prolonged heatingof concentrated phosphoric acid. The tests confirmed the high corrosion rates on 316L and determined the rates for 39 other metals and alloys. Copper alloys (particularly cupronickels) and high nickel alloys (particularly Ni–28Mo) demonstrated much better resistance than 316L, as did the following pure metals: platinum, tantalum, molyhdenum, and silrer. Ferrous alloys, zirconium, lead, titanium, and aluminium were found to have extremely high corrosion rates.
Antibacterial properties of larval secretions of the blowfly, <i>Lucilia sericata</i> (2005)

The antibacterial properties of secretions aseptically collected from larvae of the greenbottle fly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were examined. These investigations revealed the presence of small (<1 kDa) antibacterial factor(s) within the larval secretions, active against a range of bacteria. These include the Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), Streptococcus pyogenes and to a lesser extent the Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These secretions were shown to be highly stable as a freeze-dried preparation and, considering the activity against organisms typically associated with clinical infection, may be a source of novel antibiotic-like compounds that may be used for infection control and in the fight against MRSA.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty in High Risk Patients (1989)

Improvements in percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PICA) have broadened the scope of this therapy to higher risk patients. The authors used an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) system during seven PICA procedures to provide rapid, safe, cardiopulmonary support for high-risk patients. Six patients underwent femoral cutdown and placement of arteriovenous cannulae before PTCA; one patient was cannulated percutaneously. In two patients, no ECMO support was used, whereas two of the remaining five patients were maintained on low flow (1.5 L/min) during the procedure and three patients were maintained with higher flows (average 3.0 L/min). All patients were removed from cardiopulmonary support with satisfactory hemodynamics and maintained on i.v. heparin for 12–48 hours. In six patients groin hematomas developed, in four deep venous thrombosis developed, and in one patient arterial occlusion after percutaneous cannulation developed. One patient died of retroperitoneal hemorrhage unrelated to the ECMO cannulation site. Six patients survived. This system can be rapidly deployed while providing satisfactory cardiopulmonary support.
Naphtha desulfurization by adsorption (1994)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTNaphtha desulfurization by adsorptionAbu Bakr S. H. SalemCite this: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1994, 33, 2, 336–340Publication Date (Print):February 1, 1994Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 February 1994https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ie00026a025https://doi.org/10.1021/ie00026a025research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views820Altmetric-Citations84LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts