gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Final Report for SERDP Project RC-1649: Advanced Chemical Measurements of Smoke from DoD-prescribed Burns (2013)

Objectives: Project RC-1649, “Advanced Chemical Measurement of Smoke from DoD-prescribed Burns” was undertaken to use advanced instrumental techniques to study in detail the particulate and vapor-phase chemical composition of the smoke that results from prescribed fires used as a land management tool on DoD bases, particularly bases in the southeastern U.S. The statement of need (SON) called for “(1) improving characterization of fuel consumption” and “(2) improving characterization of air emissions under both flaming and smoldering conditions with respect to volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and reactive gases.” The measurements and fuels were from several bases throughout the southeast (Camp Lejeune, Ft. Benning, and Ft. Jackson) and were carried out in collaboration and conjunction with projects 1647 (models) and 1648 (particulates, SW bases). Technical Approach: We used an approach that featured developing techniques for measuring biomass burning emission species in both the laboratory and field and developing infrared (IR) spectroscopy in particular. Using IR spectroscopy and other methods, we developed emission factors (EF, g of effluent per kg of fuel burned) for dozens of chemical species for several common southeastern fuel types. The major measurement campaigns were laboratory studies at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory (FSL) as well as field campaigns at Camp Lejeune, NC, Ft. Jackson, SC, and in conjunction with 1648 at Vandenberg AFB, and Ft. Huachuca. Comparisons and fusions of laboratory and field data were also carried out, using laboratory fuels from the same bases. Results: The project enabled new technologies and furthered basic science, mostly in the area of infrared spectroscopy, a broadband method well suited to biomass burn studies. Advances in hardware, software and supporting reference data realized a nearly 20x improvement in sensitivity and now provide quantitative IR spectra for potential detection of ~60 new species and actual field quantification of several new species such as nitrous acid, glycolaldehyde, α-/β-pinene and D-limonene. The new reference data also permit calculation of the global warming potential (GWP) of the greenhouse gases by enabling 1) detection of their ambient concentrations, and 2) quantifying their ability to absorb IR radiation.
Beta-3 adrenergic receptor overexpression reverses aortic stenosis–induced heart failure and restores balanced mitochondrial dynamics (2022)

Aortic stenosis (AS) is associated with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and heart failure (HF). There is a lack of therapies able to prevent/revert AS-induced HF. Beta3 adrenergic receptor (β3AR) signaling is beneficial in several forms of HF. Here, we studied the potential beneficial effect of β3AR overexpression on AS-induced HF. Selective β3AR stimulation had a positive inotropic effect. Transgenic mice constitutively overexpressing human β3AR in the heart (c-hβ3tg) were protected from the development of HF in response to induced AS, and against cardiomyocyte mitochondrial dysfunction (fragmented mitochondria with remodeled cristae and metabolic reprogramming featuring altered substrate use). Similar beneficial effects were observed in wild-type mice inoculated with adeno-associated virus (AAV9) inducing cardiac-specific overexpression of human β3AR before AS induction. Moreover, AAV9-hβ3AR injection into wild-type mice at late disease stages, when cardiac hypertrophy and metabolic reprogramming are already advanced, reversed the HF phenotype and restored balanced mitochondrial dynamics, demonstrating the potential of gene-therapy-mediated β3AR overexpression in AS. Mice with cardiac specific ablation of Yme1l (cYKO), characterized by fragmented mitochondria, showed an increased mortality upon AS challenge. AAV9-hβ3AR injection in these mice before AS induction reverted the fragmented mitochondria phenotype and rescued them from death. In conclusion, our results step out that β3AR overexpression might have translational potential as a therapeutic strategy in AS-induced HF.
Driver Assessment and Training in the 1980s and 1990s: An Analysis of the Most Cited-Publications (2001)

This study analyzed the most-cited publications in the area of driverassessment and training. The citation counts were obtained from both the ScienceCitation and Social Science Citation databases, which at the time of the analysiscontained a total of over 27 million items. The search was restricted to items thatwere published during the 20-year period from 1980 through 1999. The focus ofthe search was on the assessment and training of driving-related skills. Inaddition to documenting the most influential publications, the results are alsopresented in terms of changes over time by topic and by publication outlets.
Efficient Optimization of Dominant Set Clustering with Frank-Wolfe Algorithms (2022)

We study Frank-Wolfe algorithms – standard, pairwise, and away-steps – for efficient optimization of Dominant Set Clustering. We present a unified and computationally efficient framework to employ the different variants of Frank-Wolfe methods, and we investigate its effectiveness via several experimental studies. In addition, we provide explicit convergence rates for the algorithms in terms of the so-called Frank-Wolfe gap. The theoretical analysis has been specialized to Dominant Set Clustering and covers consistently the different variants.
Novel 16QAM carrier recovery based on blind phase search (2014)

A novel low complexity 16QAM feed-forward carrier recovery is provided based on blind phase search. It is discovered that 8 out of 16 states generate double minimum in the algorithm. A second modification leads to significant reduction in tracking error.
Influenceof Near Hole Pressure Fluctuation on the Thermal Protection of a Film-Cooled FlatPlate (2009)

Abstract The pulsation of film cooling jets in turbines is driven by the near hole pressure fluctuation caused by the deterministic interaction of stator/rotor blade rows. Jet pulsation is characterized by the coolant near hole reduced frequency Ωc and the pulsation amplitude coefficient Ψ. The fluctuation of the near hole pressure is simulated by setting a time-varying signal of static pressure for the outlet boundary condition of a film-cooled flat plate configuration. It is observed that the fluctuation of the near hole pressure influences the blowing ratio, hence the thermal protection downstream of the injection site. For a low mean blowing ratio (BR¯=0.75), low-medium pulsation frequencies (Ωc⩽0.10) are found to be slightly detrimental to the thermal protection versus a steady injection. On the contrary, for high pulsation frequencies (Ωc⩽0.17), the thermal protection becomes better due to periodic jet disintegration into the wall surface caused by a higher level of transverse kinetic energy of the jet pulse. In addition, the overlapping of jet pulses appears to help the constant temporal spreading of coolant over the wall surface. For a higher mean blowing ratio (BR¯=1.25), jet pulsation enhances lift-off so that the thermal protection is, in general, worse compared to a steady injection. Overall, the range of jet pulsation presented in this study affects moderately the thermal protection of the downstream surface.
ChemInform Abstract: gem‐Difluorinations versus 1,2‐Migration and Fragmentation in the Reaction of 2‐ and 3‐Uloses with DAST. Influence of Stereochemistry at the Anomeric Carbon Atom. (1991)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
LANTHANUM HALIDE SOLVATED COMPOUNDS. (2016)

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Evaluation of polymeric adsorbents via fixed-bed columns for emulsified oil removal from industrial wastewater (2022)

Polymeric adsorbents (PAs) have been gaining increased attention for application in industrial wastewater (WW) treatment. However, most studies on evaluating PAs specifically for emulsified oil removal are currently limited to performance screening through batch mode testing. Hence, this paper presents a thorough fixed-bed assessment of advanced PAs for the removal of emulsified oil from industrial WWs. A unique custom-built column setup was developed with a continuous test protocol that involves both adsorption and regeneration of media. A robust procedure was also established to automatically prepare a representative synthetic produced water (PW) containing the oil-water emulsions. Four cutting-edge PAs were evaluated, out of which two being tested for the first time targeting emulsified oil removal. Experimental tests were conducted to address resin capacity, regeneration efficiency, and performance reproducibility in repeat cycles. PA2 treated 168 ± 58 bed volumes (BVs) achieving the lowest capacity of 44 ± 14 mg/g. Higher comparable capacities were observed for PA1 and PA3 at ~100 mg/g, yet PA1 was found capable of treating 807 ± 3 BVs against 548 ± 115 BVs measured for PA3. PA4 treated 1219 ± 86 BVs with a capacity of 301 ± 27 mg/g which indicate its strong potential for industrial WW treatment application. This performance data can provide a reference for comparison when testing other novel resins for emulsified oil removal. Future studies will focus on testing PAs using real PW and evaluating their long-term performance via pilot testing.
Physiological and Growth Characteristics of Shewanella Species (2016)

Abstract : This report summarizes technical effort to understand microbial interactions relevant to operational use in the marine environment. Firstly, Shewanella frigidi marina was investigated as a potential microbial fuel cell (MFC) catalyst. S. frigidimarina is halotolerant and can grow at temperatures in the range of 0-28 degrees C. The physiological characteristics of S. frigidimarina as a psychrophile provide opportunity for energy generation at unconventional operating temperatures. Secondly, the unusual growth characteristics of another Shewanella sp., Shewanella japonica, were investigated. S. japonica is also a halotolerant and metabolically diverse species and was investigated for its ability to form complex biofilms on solid surfaces in marine environments.
Conversational Bootstrapping and Other Tricks of a Concierge Robot (2017)

We describe the effective use of online learning to enhance the conversational capabilities of a concierge robot that we have been developing over the last two years. The robot was designed to interact naturally with visitors and uses a speech recognition system in conjunction with a natural language classifier. The online learning component monitors interactions and collects explicit and implicit user feedback from a conversation and feeds it back to the classifier in the form of new class instances and adjusted threshold values for triggering the classes. In addition, it enables a trusted master to teach it new question-answer pairs via question-answer paraphrasing, and solicits help with maintaining question-answer-class relationships when needed, obviating the need for explicit programming. The system has been completely implemented and demonstrated using the SoftBank Robotics humanoid robots Pepper and NAO, and the telepresence robot known as Double from Double Robotics.
Scheduling and control in hybrid data centers (2017)

We examine the scheduling issues in hybrid electrical/optical data center (DC) networks, considering several implementation requirements. For flexible and programmable resource provisioning, centralized software-defined network (SDN) control can be best complemented with distributed, fast, and accurate flow classification based on machine learning (ML).
Dynamic Barriers to Crystallization of Calcium Barium Carbonates (2021)

Metastable carbonates play important roles in geochemistry, biomineralization and serve as model systems for nonclassical theories of nucleation and growth. Balcite (Ca0.5Ba0.5CO3) is a remarkable carbonate phase that is isostructural with a high-temperature modification of calcite (CaCO3), yet can be synthesized at ambient conditions. Here, we investigate crystallization pathways in the Ba–Ca–CO3–H2O system, with a focus on the transformation of amorphous calcium barium carbonate (ACBC) to balcite and subsequent decomposition into the equilibrium calcite (CaCO3) and witherite (BaCO3) phases. Density functional theory calculations show that balcite is an unstable solid solution (Ca1–xBaxCO3, R3̅m) in the range 0.17 < x < 0.5, but is accessible through the amorphous ACBC precursor for x ≲ 0.5, and predict its decomposition into calcite and witherite. We confirm this pathway experimentally but found demixing to proceed slowly and remain incomplete even after 9 months. Nucleation kinetics of balcite from ACBC was assessed using a microfluidic assay, where increasing barium content led to a surprising increase in the balcite nucleation rate, despite decreasing thermodynamic driving force. We attribute crystallization rates that dramatically accelerate with time to changes in interfacial structure and composition during coarsening of the amorphous precipitate. By carefully quantifying the thermodynamic and kinetic contributions in the multistep crystallization of a metastable carbonate, we produce insights that allow us to better interpret the formation and persistence of metastable minerals in natural and synthetic environments.
Does the Direction of Pedicle Screw Rotation Affect the Biomechanics of Direct Transverse Plane Vertebral Derotation? (2008)

From these data, a surgeon performing a direct vertebral derotation using a 30 cm (12 in) lever would need to apply roughly 40 N (9 lbs) to causeanatomic failure. Adolescent patients would likely tolerate a greater force without bone failure given a greater bone density, yet, extreme caution is still recommended to prevent screw rotation either medially into the spinal canal or laterally into the chest.
Latent Fingerprint Image Quality Assessment Using Deep Learning (2018)

Latent fingerprints are fingerprint impressions unintentionally left on surfaces at a crime scene. They are crucial in crime scene investigations for making identifications or exclusions of suspects. Determining the quality of latent fingerprint images is crucial to the effectiveness and reliability of matching algorithms. To alleviate the inconsistency and subjectivity inherent in feature markups by latent fingerprint examiners, automatic processing of latent fingerprints is imperative. We propose a deep neural network that predicts the quality of image patches extracted from a latent fingerprint and knits them together to predict the quality of a given latent fingerprint. The proposed approach eliminates the need for manual ROI markup and manual feature markup by latent examiners. Experimental results on NIST SD27 show the effectiveness of our technique in latent fingerprint quality prediction.
편마비 환자의 양측 상완에 발생한 국소형 물집유사천포창 (2011)

Bullous pemphigoid is a chronic autoimmune blistering disease characterized clinically by tense bullae that develop on normal or erythematous skin. Bullous pemphigoid is associated with autoantibodies to two hemidesmosomal proteins, BPAG1 (230 kD) and BPAG2 (180 kD). The localized form of BP is an unusual variant that occurs in 5∼30% of the patients. A 58-year-old man who had been suffering from right hemiplegia since 2006, presented with multiple tense bullae localized on both arms and hands. Direct immunofluorescence test showed linear deposition of IgG and C3 along the basement membrane zone. The antibodies against the recombinant NC16a-domain of BP180 were positive by ELISA and immunoblotting using epidermal extract of normal human foreskin demonstrated that the patient`s serum reacted with only BP180 antigen. Here, we report a case of localized bullous pemphigoid on both upper extremities in a hemiplegic patient predominantly on the opposite side to the hemiplegia. (Korean J Dermatol 2011;49(5):444∼447)
Composition of cirrus-forming aerosols at the tropical tropopause (2009)

Abstract. The composition of residual particles from evaporated cirrus ice crystals near the tropical tropopause as well as unfrozen aerosols were measured with a single particle mass spectrometer. Subvisible cirrus residuals were predominantly composed of internal mixtures of neutralized sulfate with organic material and were chemically indistinguishable from unfrozen sulfate-organic aerosols. Ice residuals were also similar in size to unfrozen aerosol. Heterogeneous ice nuclei such as mineral dust were not enhanced in these subvisible cirrus residuals. Biomass burning particles were depleted in the residuals. Cloud probe measurements showing low cirrus ice crystal number concentrations were inconsistent with conventional homogeneous freezing. Recent laboratory studies provide heterogeneous nucleation scenarios that may explain tropopause level subvisible cirrus formation.
CONTROLLING CHAOTIC DYNAMICS USING BACKSTEPPING DESIGN WITH APPLICATION TO THE LORENZ SYSTEM AND CHUA'S CIRCUIT (1999)

In this Letter backstepping design is proposed for controlling chaotic systems. The tool consists in a recursive procedure that combines the choice of a Lyapunov function with the design of feedback control. The advantages of the method are the following: (i) it represents a systematic procedure for controlling chaotic or hyperchaotic dynamics; (ii) it can be applied to several circuits and systems reported in literature; (iii) stabilization of chaotic motion to a steady state as well as tracking of any desired trajectory can be achieved. In order to illustrate the general applicability of backstepping design, the tool is utilized for controlling the chaotic dynamics of the Lorenz system and Chua's circuit. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to show the effectiveness of the technique.
Development of a Neutron List Mode Collar (LMCL) and a List Mode Response Matrix Analysis Concept (2021)

This report was prepared for the Safeguards Program of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (DNN R&D). The report presents the development of the neutron nondestructive assay system, the List Mode Collar (LMCL) for the project OR16-List Mode for Collar-PD1La “List Mode Response Matrix for Advanced Correlated Neutron Analysis for Nuclear Safeguards.” The new list mode electronics developed under this project, and a spatial analysis concept called the List Mode Response Matrix are also described in this report. Analysis algorithms based on classification methods are published in a separate report. This research addresses the need to expand the capabilities of current nondestructive assay systems used for nuclear safeguards applications and considers the sustainability of safeguards technologies by the development of a “retrofit” concept using electronics based on modern standards. Furthermore, employing list mode data acquisition enabled the development of a spatial analysis concept and empirical measurement of a spatial response not previously used for safeguards neutron counting applications or measured in a traditional neutron collar detector and, therefore, provides new capability.
Immunoproteasome deficiency is a feature of non-small cell lung cancer with a mesenchymal phenotype and is associated with a poor outcome (2016)

The immunoproteasome plays a key role in generation of HLA peptides for T cell-mediated immunity. Integrative genomic and proteomic analysis of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines revealed significantly reduced expression of immunoproteasome components and their regulators associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Low expression of immunoproteasome subunits in early stage NSCLC patients was associated with recurrence and metastasis. Depleted repertoire of HLA class I-bound peptides in mesenchymal cells deficient in immunoproteasome components was restored with either IFNγ or 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-dC) treatment. Our findings point to a mechanism of immune evasion of cells with a mesenchymal phenotype and suggest a strategy to overcome immune evasion through induction of the immunoproteasome to increase the cellular repertoire of HLA class I-bound peptides.
Neodymium- and praseodymium-doped fiber power amplifiers (1992)

Neodymium- and praseodymium-doped ZBLAN fluorozirconate glass are the most promising candidates for fiber amplifiers in the 1300-nm telecommunication window [1-3]. However, each suffers from serious problems that limit performance. We have examined the practical limits of performance for neodymium- and praseodymium-doped fiber amplifiers (NDFAs and PDFAs, respectively) in power amplifier applications using quantitative numerical models and measured cross sections. In general, only PDFAs provide gain over the complete wavelength range of interest but NDFAs are expected to have higher efficiencies.
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of physical activity on delaying the progression of white matter changes on MRI in older adults with memory complaints and mild cognitive impairment: The AIBL Active trial (2012)

Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12611000612910.
Genomic Integrity Safeguards Self-Renewal in Embryonic Stem Cells (2019)

A multitude of signals are coordinated to maintain self-renewal in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). To unravel the essential internal and external signals required for sustaining the ESC state, we expand upon a set of ESC pluripotency-associated phosphoregulators (PRs) identified previously by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) screening. In addition to the previously described Aurka, we identify 4 additional PRs (Bub1b, Chek1, Ppm1g, and Ppp2r1b) whose depletion compromises self-renewal and leads to consequent differentiation. Global gene expression profiling and computational analyses reveal that knockdown of the 5 PRs leads to DNA damage/genome instability, activating p53 and culminating in ESC differentiation. Similarly, depletion of genome integrity-associated genes involved in DNA replication and checkpoint, mRNA processing, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease lead to compromise of ESC self-renewal via an increase in p53 activity. Our studies demonstrate an essential link between genomic integrity and developmental cell fate regulation in ESCs.