gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Contest‐type competition between age classes in scramble‐type <i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i> (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) (2011)

Abstract We examined the effect of age differences on competition type in individuals of a scramble‐type strain of Callosobruchus maculatus (F.). When oviposition of two individuals on a bean was manipulated to introduce time intervals using two lines with different adult body colors, the frequency of two‐adult emergence decreased with the introduction of sequential oviposition. This result indicates that an age difference between two individuals induces contest competition. The frequency of adult emergence in older individuals decreased, whereas in younger individuals it increased with the introduction of sequential oviposition. Using a dissecting microscope, we observed that bodies of older individuals that died in the bean during the 4‐day oviposition interval were crushed at the pupal stage under the pupal chambers of younger individuals. These results show that an age difference between two larvae in a bean causes contest competition due to one‐sided interference by a younger individual during pupation of an older individual. Based on these experimental results, we discuss the ecological cause of contest competition and the population‐level consequences of identified interactions in scramble‐type C. maculatus .
Selective Poling Of Polymers By Laser-heating (1990)

Several techniques have been demonstrated to fabricate electrooptic (EO) waveguide devices in poled polymer thin films . Most of these procedures produce lateral variations in the film composition to provide the index structure necessary for lateral waveguiding. One technique, selective poling, utilizes localized poling electric fields to induce lateral variations of the birefringence in the film to form waveguide channels. Though all the methods require poling the active polymer to induce an electrooptic response, the selective poling procedure is distinguished by the fact that lateral waveguides are formed as a consequence of the poling and no modification of the composition of the film is required.Poling generally entails heating the entire polymer slab to temperatures near or above its glass transition temperature, T g, and applying an electric field between electrodes disposed to either side of the film while the film poles and cools. Typically all structures of the electrode are connected to a common point and thus all poled regions are poled identically and simultaneously. We propose and demonstrate a new technique for forming channel waveguides in a single-composition film. This technique produces a structured poling pattern by heating the polymer only in selected regions using a laser beam. By selectively heating the polymer, the poling process can be ooth spatially resolved and temporally resolved. The temporal aspect of the laser poling allows different regions between the same poling electrodes to be poled under the influence of different electric fields. Novel device structures that require variable degrees and orientations of poling are thus possible without requiring complicated poling electrode geometries. Also, selective heating of the polymer film in the presence of a uniform field produces a uniform orientation of the birefringence over the poled region, whereas the electric fields produced by patterned electrodes induce rotations of the birefringence at the electrode edges. Other exciting possible uses of laser-heating include clean-up poling of selectively poled slabs that have flaws (component trimming) and depoling of regions near patterned reflective poling electrodes.
Strategies for Improving Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: 2013 Consensus Recommendations (2013)

T he goal of this statement is to develop consensus recom- mendations aimed at measuring and optimizing outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). For the purposes of this statement, IHCA is defined as a cardiac arrest that occurs in a hospital (whether the patient is admitted or not) and for which resuscitation is attempted with chest compressions, defibrillation, or both.
A Novel Federated Learning Scheme for Generative Adversarial Networks (2023)

Generative adversarial networks (GANs) have been advancing and gaining tremendous interests from both academia and industry. With the development of wireless technologies, a huge amount of data generated at the network edge provides an unprecedented opportunity to develop GANs applications. However, due to the constraints such as bandwidth, privacy, and legal issues, it is inappropriate to collect and send all data to the cloud or servers for analysis, training, and mining. Thus, deploying and training GANs at the edge becomes a promising alternative solution. The instability of GANs introduced by non-independent and identical data (Non-IID) poses significant challenges to training GANs. To address these challenges, this paper presents a novel federated learning framework for GANs, namely, <underline xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">C</u> ollaborated g <underline xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">A</u> me <underline xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">P</u> arallel Learning (CAP). CAP supports parallel training of data and models for GANs, breaking the isolated training among generators that exists in the previous distributed algorithms, and achieving collaborative learning among cloud, edge servers, and devices. Then, to further enhance the ability of CAP-GAN for addressing Non-IID issues, we propose a Mix-Generator module (Mix-G) which divides a generator into the sharing layer and personalizing layer. The Mix-G module extracts the generic and personalization features and improves the performance of CAP-GAN on extremely personalizing datasets. Experimental results and analysis substantiate the usefulness and superiority of our proposed CAP-GAN scheme which can achieve better results in the Non-IID scenarios compared with the state-of-the-art algorithms.
The Effect of Sensor to Catheter Distance on Infiltration Detection Sensitivity (2016)

Advances in medical technology have allowed pediatric patients to be discharged home with complex devices, including central venous catheters (CVCs). For these patients to be safely discharged, families require training to care for these catheters. At a large children's hospital, extensive family education and training for CVCs was already established. However, community caregivers were not receiving the same training. In an effort to target these caregivers, an education program was designed and implemented in 2011.The program was originally designed and implemented by nurses on a gastroenterology unit and has expanded to include instructors from the vascular access team, hematology/oncology department, and pulmonary department. All community nurses providing care for pediatric patients in the region are welcome to attend the free class with education hours offered. The class is structured with lecture time and skills practice through simulation.Since the program began in 2011, 34 classes have been offered and 305 nurses have attended from multiple home health companies and school districts in the region. Community-acquired central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates for the pediatric gastroenterology and oncology patient populations have decreased significantly since the class began.An education program targeting nurses in the community who care for complex patients with CVCs can decrease community-acquired infection rates and complications. This program can be designed and tailored for multiple patient populations with varying complexities and medical devices.
Development of aptitude at altitude (2009)

Millions of people currently live at altitudes in excess of 2500 metres, where oxygen supply is limited, but very little is known about the development of brain and behavioural function under such hypoxic conditions. We describe the physiological, cognitive and behavioural profile of a large cohort of infants (6-12 months), children (6-10 years) and adolescents (13-16 years) who were born and are living at three altitude locations in Bolivia ( approximately 500 m, approximately 2500 m and approximately 3700 m). Level of haemoglobin oxygen saturation and end-tidal carbon dioxide were significantly lower in all age groups living above 2500 metres, confirming the presence of hypoxia and hypocapnia, but without any detectable detriment to health. Infant measures of neurodevelopment and behaviour yielded comparable results across altitude groups. Neuropsychological assessment in children and adolescent groups indicated a minor reduction in psychomotor speed with increasing altitude, with no effect of age. This may result from slowing of underlying brain activity in parallel with reduced cerebral metabolism and blood flow, evidenced here by reduced cerebral blood flow velocity, particularly in the basilar artery, in children and adolescents. The proportion of European, Native American and African genetic admixture was comparable across altitude groups, suggesting that adaptation to high altitude in these children occurred in response to chronic hypoxic exposure irrespective of ethnic origin. Thus, psychomotor slowing is proposed to be an adaptive rather than a deficient trait, perhaps enabling accuracy of mental activity in hypoxic conditions.
Amiodarone disrupts cholesterol biosynthesis pathway and causes accumulation of circulating desmosterol by inhibiting 24‐dehydrocholesterol reductase (2020)

These novel findings demonstrate that amiodarone blocks the cholesterol synthesis pathway by inhibiting DHCR24, causing a robust accumulation of cellular desmosterol in cells and in the sera of amiodarone-treated patients. It is conceivable that the antiarrhythmic potential and side effects of amiodarone may in part result from inhibition of the cholesterol synthesis pathway.
Phase I/II study of idarubicin given with continuous infusion fludarabine followed by continuous infusion cytarabine in children with acute leukemia: a report from the Children's Cancer Group. (1997)

This combination is active in patients with relapsed or refractory AML. The major toxicity encountered is hematologic. This regimen may be useful therapy for AML and should be compared with standard induction therapy in children with newly diagnosed AML.
&lt;title&gt;Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser arrays&lt;/title&gt; (1995)

This paper reviews the state-of-the-art performance of producible, 850-nm, current-guided GaAs/AlGaAs, top-emitting vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and arrays. We focus on the flexibility of this technology platform in demonstrating a variety of devices and arrays. This includes a 99.8% device yield across a 3-in-dia. Metal-Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE)-grown wafer and wavelength operation across approximately equals 100-nm range. Recent progress in device performance (V<SUB>th</SUB> equals 1.55 V; I<SUB>th</SUB> equals 0.68 mA; P<SUB>cw</SUB> equals 59 mW; T<SUB>cw</SUB> equals 200 degree(s)C, (eta) <SUB>wp</SUB> equals 28%) have and will enable great advances in VCSEL-array-based technologies. Included are unique ways of engineering modal characteristics from single-mode to quasi-incoherent emission. Array applications include 1D addressable arrays, particularly in the area of high-speed optical data links. An example application is the 32-channel-wide Optoelectronic Technology Consortium parallel links that have been operated error-free up to 980 Mbit/s (Manchester coded) through 100 m of bier. Two-dimensional matrix-addressable VCSEL arrays for processing and imaging applications will also be reviewed. Finally, we will discuss the exploitation of this VCSEL technology to explore the use of patterned or phased arrays of VCSELs. Their performance and relevant physics will be described, including the recent demonstration of in-phase coupling, watt-level emission, and multi-transverse-element mode coupling.
Molecular complexes at a glance: automated generation of two-dimensional complex diagrams (2006)

The method is available as a webservice at http://www.zbh.uni-hamburg.de/poseview.
Antibacterial activity of cloth functionalized with N‐alkylated poly(4‐vinylpyridine) (2004)

A simple technique was developed to functionalize the surface of commercial cotton cloth with bactericidal polycationic groups. The cloth was first graft copolymerized with 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) and subsequently derivatized with hexylbromide via the quaternization of the grafted pyridine groups into pyridinium groups. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to characterize the cotton cloth after each surface functionalization step. The pyridinium groups introduced on the substrate surface exhibited a high bacterial killing efficiency as shown by airborne and waterborne Escherichia coli (E. coli) assays, as well as a test to measure the number of viable E. coli cells in suspension upon contact with the cloth. This antibacterial property is preserved even after the cloth is subjected to prolonged weathering under UV irradiation and water spray. Wild-type bacteria were also cultured from soil and used to verify the antibacterial potential of the functionalized cloth. The inhibition of biofilm formation on the functionalized cloth was observed even with the inoculation of high concentrations of microorganisms. The success of the present surface functionalization technique as applied to cloth is a promising development, as since cloth is a common material having wide applications.
MRI and PET Study of Deficits in Hippocampal Structure and Function in Women With Childhood Sexual Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (2003)

These results are consistent with deficits in hippocampal function and structure in abuse-related PTSD.
Hepatic disseminated tumor cells in colorectal cancer UICC stage 4 patients: Prognostic implications (2003)

Approximately 30-50% of all colorectal cancer patients with a resectable primary tumor will subsequently develop metastatic disease due to tumor cell dissemination. In the case of limited solid hepatic metastasis, resection of the primary tumor and the respective hepatic metastasis can be curative. Our aim was to evaluate the incidence of hepatic DTC in patients with solid liver metastasis and to describe their prognostic impact. Therefore, we applied a sensitive PCR-RFLP assay detecting one K-ras mutant among one million wild-type cells. Tumor tissue and liver biopsies from 32 colorectal cancer patients staged UICC 4 undergoing palliative surgery could be obtained intra-operatively and were thereupon screened for the presence of hepatic DTC. The primary tumor of 16 patients (50%) harbored a K-ras mutation and survival of K-ras positive patients was reduced as compared to K-ras negatives (P=0.039). In 8 of the patients (50%) with a K-ras mutated primary, no hepatic DTC were detected, whereas the liver of the remaining 8 patients (50%), showed a coincidence of solid liver metastasis and hepatic DTC. Median survival of patients with solid liver metastasis and hepatic DTC was decreased as compared with patients without any hepatic DTC burden (median survival 165 vs. 240 days; log-rank P=0.951). A subgroup analysis revealed that survival was significantly decreased in the case of bilobal DTC affection as compared with monolobal hepatic DTC affection (median survival 68 vs. 355 days; log-rank P=0.002). We conclude that the detection of hepatic DTC is a powerful prognostic factor. Furthermore, bilobal hepatic DTC involvement might be a contraindication for the resection of solid liver metastasis.
Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl Ethers and Related Compounds Containing S and Se (2003)

For Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text.
Do Drinking and Smoking Go Together? (1996)

Heavy drinkers tend to be heavy smokers. Drinking appears to prompt smoking in real-life situations; whether smoking prompts drinking is uncertain. Alcohol-tobacco interactions are particularly important during attempts to achieve or maintain abstinence from either drug. Studies suggest that alcoholics who quit smoking are more likely to succeed in alcoholism treatment. However, data consistently demonstrate that alcohol consumption may precipitate smoking relapse.
A Roadmap for Integrated Photonics (2018)

Get PDF Email Share Share with Facebook Tweet This Post on reddit Share with LinkedIn Add to CiteULike Add to Mendeley Add to BibSonomy Get Citation Copy Citation Text Madeleine Glick, Lionel C. Kimmerling, and Robert C. Pfahl, "A Roadmap for Integrated Photonics," Optics & Photonics News 29(3), 36-41 (2018) Export Citation BibTex Endnote (RIS) HTML Plain Text Citation alert Save article
High-power, single-mode, linearly polarized, ytterbium-doped fiber superfluorescent source (2007)

High-power operation of a single-mode, linearly polarized, broadband superfluorescent fiber source has been achieved by using a two-stage cladding-pumped fiber configuration comprising a low power, single-ended, ytterbium-doped superfluorescent fiber seed source and a high-power cladding-pumped, polarization-maintaining, large-mode-area, ytterbium-doped amplifier pumped by a high-power diode source at 976 nm. The source yielded a maximum linearly polarized output of 106 W with a slope efficiency of up to 67% with respect to the launched pump power and with a measured polarization extinction ratio of 13.5 dB. The wavelength spectrum of the superfluorescent source spanned the range continuously from ~1035 to 1100 nm, and the bandwidth (FWHM) of the emission spectrum was 21 nm. The minimum seed power required for an output power over 100 W was only 10 mW, corresponding to an effective power gain in the amplifier stage of 40 dB. Single-spatial-mode operation with a beam propagation factor (M(2))<1.1 was achieved by bending the amplifier fiber to a bend radius of ~8 cm, without a significant reduction in output power.
An unexpected requirement for phosphatidylethanol- amine N-methyltransferase in the secretion of very low density lipoproteins. (2003)

Page 42362, Fig. 4 A: The top part of the lower gel was cut off. The complete panel is shown below.
Development of DNA Pillar Chip Final Report CRADA No. TSB-2035-01 (2017)

This was a collaborative effort between The Regents of the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Tetracore, to demonstrate a proof of principal device for the capture and controlled release of DNA moving within a flow stream.
Dichlorido(2,2′-methylenedipyridine)zinc(II) (2019)

The title complex, [ZnCl 2 (C 11 H 10 N 2 )], crystallizes in the P 2 1 / c space group with di-2-pyridylmethane acting as a bidentate ligand coordinating the zinc atom in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The asymmetric unit consists of a single molecule of the title complex. The title complex folds with an angle of 53.82 (5)° between the planes of the two pyridine rings. The crystal packing is stabilized by hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions involving both pyridine rings.
Development of Continuous Validation Model on Standard Codes Mapping for Multi-Institutional Collaborative Data-Driven Medical Study (2020)

Background: The Medical Information Database Network (MID-NET) is a national project that promotes effective safety measures for the active surveillance of drug safety assessments through pharmacoepidemiological methods, using real-world data in Japan. The MID-NET contains the data of approximately 5.05 million patients (as of December 2019) across 10 medical institutions, including 23 hospitals. One of the most important conditions for conducting pharmacoepidemiological research using multiple medical databases is to systematically verify of data standardization.
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of improving the accuracy of standard data quality control by the development of a validation model for standard code mapping in multiple medical information databases.
Methods: We established the standard code mapping validation center at one of the cooperating medical institutions of the MID-NET that could collect and manage information about the standard code interoperability. Additionally, we used the mapping table for the four standard codes, including the Japan Laboratory Test Standard Code, 10th Revision (JLAC10) code were collected from MID-NET cooperating institutions, and the accuracy of the mapping table was evaluated.
Results: The observed four standard codes mapping ratio between institutions varied from >2,000 to <100. Moreover, the accuracies of standard codes were not standardized. We used a centralized standard code mapping validation model to provide feedback for standardizing JLAC-10 for each institution and meaningful differences between institutions were improved. Conclusions: The developed model visualized information differences and improved the data quality between multiple medical institutions.
Catalyst‐free Direct Growth of a Single to a Few Layers of Graphene on a Germanium Nanowire for the Anode Material of a Lithium Battery (2013)

Direct growth of a single to a few layers of graphene on a germanium nanowire (Gr/Ge NW; see picture) was achieved by a metal-catalyst-free chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The Gr/Ge NW was used as anode in a lithium ion battery. This material has a specific capacity of 1059 mA h g(-1) at 4.0 C, a long cycle life over 200 cycles, and a high capacity retention of 90%.
Förster Resonance Energy Transfer between Colloidal CuInS2/ZnS Quantum Dots and Dark Quenchers (2019)

Förster\nresonance energy transfer (FRET) using colloidal\nsemiconductor quantum dots (QDs) and dyes is of importance in a wide\nrange of biological and biophysical studies. Here, we report a study\non FRET between CuInS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;/ZnS QDs and dark quencher dye molecules\n(IRDye QC-1). Oleate-capped QDs with photoluminescence quantum yields\n(PLQYs) of 55 ± 4% are transferred into water by using two types\nof multifunctional polymer ligands combining imidazole groups and\nspecific moieties with amine or methoxy groups as the terminal sites.\nThe resulting water-dispersible QDs show PLQYs as high as 44 ±\n4% and exhibit long-term colloidal stability (at least 10 months at\n4 °C in the dark) with a hydrodynamic diameter of less than 20\nnm. A side-by-side comparison experiment was performed using the amine\nor methoxy-functionalized QDs for coupling to dark quencher dye molecules.\nThe amine-functionalized QDs bind to the dye molecules via covalent\nbonds, while methoxy-functionalized ones bind only weakly and nonspecifically.\nThe progressive quenching of the QD emission and shortening of its\nphotoluminescence decay time upon increasing the number of conjugated\ndye molecules demonstrate that the QD acts as the energy donor and\nthe dark quencher dye as the energy acceptor in a donor–acceptor\nFRET pair. The FRET dynamics of the QD–dye conjugates are simulated\nusing two different models based on the possible origin of the multiexponential\nPL decay of the QDs (i.e., variations in nonradiative or radiative\ndecay rates). The model based on the radiative decay rates provides\na better fit of our experimental data and estimates a donor–acceptor\ndistance (6.5 nm) that matches well the hydrodynamic radius of the\namine-functionalized QDs.
A Phase II Trial of UFT-E and Oral Leucovorin in Advanced Colorectal Cancer (2001)

This oral regimen proved effective and well tolerated. This schema also avoided inconveniences, such as hospitalization and the use of infusion pumps, which are associated with 5-FU infusion regimens. The regimen used showed minimal toxicity, especially in the upper digestive tract, with good patient compliance.