gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Comprehensive Assessment of Current Management Strategies for Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (2021)

Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is the most severe form of peripheral artery disease. It is estimated that 60% of all nontraumatic lower-extremity amputations performed annually in the United States are in patients with diabetes and CLTI. The consequences of this condition are extraordinary, with substantial patient morbidity and mortality and high socioeconomic costs. Strategies that optimize the success of arterial revascularization in this unique patient population can have a substantial public health impact and improve patient outcomes. This article provides an up-to-date comprehensive assessment of management strategies for patients afflicted by both diabetes and CLTI.
Ampliación de ITSAT para el sistema de operación de servicios vía Web (2013)

Aquest projecte esta desenvolupat sobre una eina de codi lliure per centralitzar tota l'administracio de sistemes. Es desenvolupara un sistema d'auditoria, una millora del sistema de control d'acces del projecte, i un modul per executar comandes i operar serveis via web sobre les diverses maquines.
Synthesis of Phenylene-Silylene-Vinylene Polymer and Copolymer by Ruthenium-Catalyzed Silylative Cross-Coupling Reaction (2001)

RuH(OAc)(CO)(PPh3)2 catalyzed silylative cross-coupling polycondensation of 4-(dimethylvinylsilyl)styrene (2) and copolycondensation of 1,4-divinylbenzene (4) with 1,4-bis(dimethylvinylsilyl)benzene (5) appeared to be a novel synthetic route for highly stereo- and regioselective synthesis of phenylene(arylene)-silylene-vinylene polymers.
Civilian Medical Simulation Centers as a Regional Resource for Training and Skill Sustainment of Reserve Component Medical Personnel in Combat Casualty Care (2006)

Introduction: Reserve Component (Army National Guard and Reserve) medical personnel have limited training time and resources to maintain skills in mission essential tasks. Limited refresher materials and sustainment training are available through Web-based training. Advanced medical simulation (SIM) exercises at civilian simulation centers may be developed into a regional resource for improved Reserve Component (RC) personnel medical training. Methods: RC military physicians and nurses experienced in treating combat casualties collaborated with civilian simulation center staff to develop a SIM-based training and refresher course for RC medical personnel. Simulation participants’ input was used to continuously enhance the practical relevance of training exercises and to assess the feasibility of military medical training in a civilian simulation facility. Results: A curriculum consisting of focused didactics, skill stations and SIM scenarios was constructed from combat experiences of RC personnel previously deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. One four-patient and three single-patient cases exposed learners to high-velocity firearm injuries, landmine amputations, rocket-propelled grenade and improvised explosive device blast injuries, and vehicular blunt trauma. The multi-patient scenario required ethical decision-making and triage processing during the simultaneous care of friendly and enemy combatants. Two of six planned sessions, each scheduled to enroll at least ten RC personnel, have been completed. Feedback from participants has been rapidly incorporated and dynamically updated SIMs after completion of each session. Course development and logistic experience is being compiled to provide insight for future RC SIM implementations. Data acquisition on skills retention at short-term followup sessions and on the effect of learners’ varying combat experience on clinical performance during SIMs is ongoing. Conclusion: Civilian medical simulation centers close to RC medical units may offer a key solution to providing meaningful training experiences for soldiers otherwise unable to use similar Army resources at more distant locations. Conflict of Interest: Authors indicated they have nothing to disclose.
Valence-band UPS,<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>6</mml:mn><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>core-level XPS, and LEED of a uranium (001) single crystal (2006)

Valence-band ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS) at $173\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$ and $6p$ core-level x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) at room temperature were performed on a high quality uranium single crystal. Significant agreement is found with first-principles electronic band-structure calculations, using a generalized gradient approximation (GGA). In addition, using low energy electron diffraction (LEED) for the (001) surface, we find a well-ordered orthorhombic crystallographic structure representative of the bulk material.
Laser-Induced Photovoltage Transient Studies on Nanoporous TiO<sub>2</sub> Electrodes (2004)

At open circuit, pulsed-laser-induced photovoltage transients of nanoporous TiO2 electrodes filled with an electrolyte are studied using various pulse intensities and electrode thicknesses. The transients are interpreted using the electron diffusion in the electrodes. This is compared to the studies of electron transport, which was performed using photocurrent transients at short circuit. A similar light intensity dependence of electron diffusion is found from the photovoltage transients. Electron diffusion coefficients are estimated by fitting of the photovoltage transients with the solution obtained by solving a diffusion equation with a simple boundary condition. The fitted values of the electron diffusion coefficients at open circuit are lower than those derived from the photocurrent transients at short circuit. The difference suggests that Fermi level gradient, caused by nonuniform electron distribution in the electrode under short-circuit conditions, has significant influence on the electron transport. Observed photovoltages are plotted with corresponding electron densities in electrodes, showing logarithmic relationship. Difference and advantages of the photovoltage transient measurements in compassion to short-circuit transient measurements are discussed.
Molecular Approaches to Antithrombotic Therapy (1992)

Several new approaches to direct and indirect inhibition of thrombin formation or activity promise to extend the benefits of pharmacologic antithrombotic interventions, both prophylactically and in acute therapy. Preliminary studies have found the new agents to be more specific and hemostatically safer than warfarin or heparin.
The Mechanism of Bacterial Infection by Filamentous Phages Involves Molecular Interactions between TolA and Phage Protein 3 Domains (2003)

The early events in filamentous bacteriophage infection of gram-negative bacteria are mediated by the gene 3 protein (g3p) of the virus. This protein has a sophisticated domain organization consisting of two N-terminal domains and one C-terminal domain, separated by flexible linkers. The molecular interactions between these domains and the known bacterial coreceptor protein (TolA) were studied using a biosensor technique, and we report here on interactions of the viral coat protein with TolA, as well as on interactions between the TolA molecules. We detected an interaction between the pilus binding second domain (N2) of protein 3 and the bacterial TolA. This novel interaction was found to depend on the periplasmatic domain of TolA (TolAII). Furthermore, extensive interaction was detected between TolA molecules, demonstrating that bacterial TolA has the ability to interact functionally with itself during phage infection. The kinetics of g3p binding to TolA is also different from that of bacteriocins, since both N-terminal domains of g3p were found to interact with TolA. The multiple roles for each of the separate g3p and TolA domains imply a delicate interaction network during the phage infection process and a model for the infection mechanism is hypothesized.
National Courts and Ratification of the EU Treaties: Assessing the Impact of Political Contexts in Judicial Decisions (2012)

Die Evolution der Europäischen Union provoziert fundamentale Fragen nach der Zukunft der Demokratie. Der Sammelband trägt zu dieser Diskussion mit kritischen Bestandsaufnahmen und konstruktiven Vorschlägen von renommierten Experten bei, die sich mit der neuartigen Konfiguration „vielschichtiger Repräsentation“ auseinandersetzen. Schwerpunktthemen sind Repräsentation im europäischen parlamentarischen Mehrebenenfeld, europäische Rechtsprechung und die emergierende europäische Öffentlichkeit.
Automatic measurement of positive and negative voice onset time (2012)

Previous work on automatic VOT measurement has focused on positive-valued VOT. However, in many languages VOT can be either positive or negative (“prevoiced”). We present a discriminative algorithm that simultaneously decides whether a stop is prevoiced and measures its VOT. The algorithm operates on feature functions designed to locate the burst and voicing onsets in the positive and negative VOT cases. Tested on a database of positiveand negative-VOT voiced stops, the algorithm predicts prevoicing with >90% accuracy, and gives good agreement between automatic and manual measurements.
Excitonic Effects and the Optical Absorption Spectrum of Hydrogenated Si Clusters (1998)

We calculate the optical absorption spectrum of hydrogen-terminated silicon clusters by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation for the two-particle Green's function using an ab initio approach. The one-particle Green's function and the electron-hole interaction kernel are calculated within the $\mathrm{GW}$ approximation for the electron self-energy operator. Very large exciton binding energies are observed. Our results for the one-particle properties and the optical absorption spectra of the clusters are in very good agreement with available experimental data.
Risk Factors for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Delayed Extubation Following Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study (2022)

premedication with benzodiazepines, the male sex, and the duration of surgery might be considered to be independent risk factors for delayed extubation in patients undergoing bimaxillary surgery.
L1 Adaptive Augmentation of Gain-Scheduled Controller for Racetrack Maneuver in Aerial Refueling (2009)

In this paper we present the L1 adaptive controller for time-varying reference systems. This extension is motivated by the need for augmentation of baseline gain-scheduled controller, which naturally leads to a time-varying reference system. Keeping this in mind, the synthesis of L1 adaptive controller in this paper pursues two objectives. First, the adaptive augmentation must recover the nominal performance of the gainscheduled controlled system at different operating points, without overruling the performance of the baseline controller. Second, the design of the adaptive augmentation should be pursued in a way so that in the absence of uncertainties the output of it is zero. Thus, the adaptive augmentation must include the dynamics of the closedloop system, controlled by the baseline gain-scheduled controller, as a part of its feedback. The dynamics of the gain-scheduled controller change dependent upon the scheduling variables, resulting in a time-varying closed-loop reference system with a “slow rate” of variation. In this paper, we analyze the stability and the performance of the L1 adaptive controller for a time-varying reference system. We show that the L1 adaptive augmentation of the baseline gain-scheduled controller does not require a “slower rate” of variation for the scheduling variables, used in the design of baseline gain-scheduled controller. The performance of the gainscheduled controller can be retained by uniformly increasing the rate of adaptation. We further illustrate how the theory can be used for adaptive augmentation of a baseline gain-scheduled controller by simulating racetrack maneuver of autonomous aerial refueling.
Compute for mobile devices (2014)

For modern SoCs used in mobile devices, it is vital to focus on the processing efficiency through leveraging a heterogeneous potential of the architecture. In this tutorial, we offer a hands-on experience with existing APIs for accelerating compute-intensive portions of a mobile application.
Periodontitis in psoriasis patients. A blinded, case-controlled study (2010)

Our study indicates that psoriasis patients experience more bone loss than age- and gender-matched controls.
Interacting evolutionary pressures drive mutation dynamics and health outcomes in aging blood (2020)

Abstract A small population of self-renewing, hematopoietic stem cells continuously reconstitutes our immune system. As we age, these cells, or their pluripotent descendants, accumulate somatic mutations; some of these mutations provide selection advantages and increase in frequency in the peripheral blood cell population. This process of positive selection, deemed age-related clonal hematopoiesis (ARCH), is associated with increased risk for cardiac disease and blood malignancies, like acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, it remains unclear why some people with ARCH do not progress to AML, even when their blood cells harbor well-known AML driver mutations. Here, we examine whether negative selection can play a role in determining AML progression by modelling the complex interplay of positive and negative selective processes. Using a novel approach combining deep learning and population genetic models, we detect pervasive negative selection in targeted sequence data from the blood of 92 pre-AML individuals and 385 healthy controls. We find that the relative proportion of passenger to driver mutations is critical in determining if the selective advantage conferred to a cell by a known driver mutation is able to overwhelm negative selection acting on passenger mutations and allow clones harbouring disease-predisposing mutations to rise to dominance. We find that a subset of non-driver genes is enriched for mildly damaging mutations in healthy individuals fitting purifying models of evolution suggesting that mutations in these genes might confer a protective role against disease-predisposing clonal expansions. Through exploring non drivercentric models of evolution, we show how different classes of evolution act to shape hematopoietic dynamics and subsequent health outcome which may better inform disease prediction and unveil novel therapeutic targets. We anticipate that our results and modelling techniques can be broadly applied to identify both driver mutations and those mildly damaging passenger mutations, as well as help understand the early evolution of cancer in other cells and tissues.
Cell-Membrane-Cloaked Oil Nanosponges Enable Dual-Modal Detoxification (2019)

The lack of pharmaceutical antidotes for deadly toxicants has motivated tremendous research interests in seeking synthetic nanoscavengers to absorb and neutralize harmful biological or chemical agents. Herein, we report a cell-membrane-cloaked oil nanosponge formulation capable of dual-modal detoxification. The biomimetic oil nanosponge consists of an olive oil nanodroplet wrapped by a red blood cell membrane. In such a construct, the oil core can nonspecifically soak up toxicants through physical partition and the cell membrane shell can specifically absorb and neutralize toxicants through biological binding. The dual-modal detoxification capability of the oil nanosponges was validated using three distinct organophosphates (OPs), including paraoxon, diisopropyl fluorophosphate, and dichlorvos. By inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, OPs cause the accumulation of acetylcholine, which leads to neuromuscular disorders and even death. In mouse models of OP poisoning, the oil nanosponges reduced clinical signs of OP intoxication, lowered OP concentration in tissues, and greatly enhanced mouse survival in both the therapeutic regimen and the prophylactic regimen. Overall, oil nanosponges combine the merits of both cell membrane and oil nanodroplets for safe and effective detoxification, which also serve as a prototype of multimodal detoxification platforms.
Clamping System for 3-Dimensional Laser Welding (2002)

&lt;div class="htmlview paragraph"&gt;A special clamping cell developed in the framework of the collaborative research center 368 at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH) is able to clamp different workpieces in an absolutely autonomous way. In this paper an autonomous hydraulic clamping system for milling processes as well as a clamping system for 3-dimensional laser welding are presented. In particular a proportional throttle valve for several hydraulic cylinder developed for this clamping cell is introduced. The clamping system for the milling process is a completely autonomous hydraulic clamping system. All of the hydraulic as well as the electric components are integrated into this device. Further more a micro controller and a power supply are integrated into the clamping system as well. For the welding process the clamping system has to hold two sheet metal. Because of the 3-dimensional outline of the sheet metal, e.g. mudguards of a car, the clamping system has to be very flexible concerning different metal sheet outlines. A special proportional valve with a high number of ports is developed at the Institute of Fluid Power Transmission and Control (IFAS).&lt;/div&gt;
Polyethylene, Linear Low Density (2005)

Abstract Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) resins are polyethylene (PE) plastics with densities in a 0.915–0.925‐g/cm 3 range. They belong to the family of semicrystalline ethylene–α‐olefin copolymers, which are produced in catalytic polymerization reactions. Due to reduced crystallinity, all these copolymers have densities lower than that of the ethylene homopolymer, ∼0.96 g/cm 3 . This family of PE resins includes medium density PE (MDPE, 0.940–0.925 g/cm 3 ), LLDPE (0.925–0.915 g/cm 3 ), and very low density PE (VLDPE, &lt; 0.915 g/cm 3 ). A variety of resins described by the general term LLDPE differ in several respects: the type of an α‐olefin used in copolymerization with ethylene, 1‐butene, 1‐hexene, 4‐methyl‐1‐pentene, or 1‐octene; the content of the α‐olefin in a copolymer, which varies from 1 mol% in MDPE to 2.5–3.5 mol% in LLDPE and to 10–15 mol% in VLDPE; the density and crystallinity of the resin, and the compositional uniformity of the copolymers. The LLDPE resins are produced in industry with three classes of catalysts: Ziegler catalysts based on titanium compounds, several types of catalysts utilizing metallocene complexes, and Phillips catalysts based on chromium oxides. The resins are manufactured in gas‐phase, solution, and slurry polymerization processes. The LLDPE resins are major commodity products with a combined 2005 worldwide manufacture volume of ∼15×10 6 ton/year, ∼25% of the overall polyethylene production. Film is the largest application market for LLDPE resins. The film is used to manufacture grocery sacks, bags for produce, trash bags, bags for merchandise packaging, garment, laundry and dry cleaning bags, and ice bags. The LLDPE film is also used for nonpackaging applications, such as industrial sheeting and agricultural mulch film. High clarity film produced with LLDPE resins manufactured with metallocene catalysts is widely used for food packaging and in numerous medical applications. Injection molding products represent the second largest market for LLDPE, mostly for housewares. These resins are also used for blow molding of bottles and drums; for rotational molding of toys, large containers, and tanks; for pipe and tubing; and for wire coating in electrical and telephone industry. The VLDPE is a subclass of LLDPE resins; its density is &lt; 0.915 g/cm 3 and it is mostly used for food packaging of fresh produce, milk, meat, cheese, etc, as well as for the manufacture of multilayer coextruded film. These resins are also blended with other polyethylene and polypropylene‐based resins to enhance clarity, sealability, and toughness of the materials.
A 1 GHz CMOS upconversion mixer (2002)

A high frequency mixer topology is presented for the realization of a 1 GHz upconversion mixer in a standard 0.7 /spl mu/m CMOS technology. The high output bandwidth is achieved by the development of an nMOS only current amplifier to convert the modulated current of an nMOS transistor in the linear region to an output voltage.
Prognostic Importance of Emerging Cardiac, Inflammatory, and Renal Biomarkers in Chronic Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Anaemia: RED-HF Study (2017)

Once NT-proBNP is included, only hsTnT moderately further improved risk stratification in this group of chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients with moderate anaemia. NT-proBNP and hsTnT far outperform other emerging biomarkers in prediction of adverse outcome.
Investigation of Noise in Photonic Links and Components (2017)

Abstract : Sources of excess noise in photonic links and components that originate in the optical domain and manifest as low-frequency noise in the radio-frequency (RF) domain were studied: double Rayleigh scattering-induced relative intensity noise and component-induced phase noise. Techniques to reduce excess noise, such as optimization of link architecture, component biases, and DC photocurrent levels were applied. Fiber-based optoelectronic oscillators were built and characterized, one of which incorporated a method to potentially minimize close-in RF phase noise that entailed using the phase noise impressed on one continuous-wave laser wavelength to cancel that impressed on another.
Thermal Imaging of a Stored Grain Silo to Detect a Hot Spot (2006)

A hot spot is a localized high temperature zone in a grain bulk and normally spoilage begins in this location. Many sensors need to be installed throughout the bin to detect hot spots by measuring grain temperature. A non-contact method to detect a hot spot in a stored grain silo would be beneficial. The capability of thermal imaging to detect a hot spot in an experimental silo (galvanized steel, 1.5-m diameter and 1.5-m height) filled with barley was studied. An artificial heat source was placed at nine locations inside the grain bulk and set at four temperature levels (30C, 40C, 50C, and 60C) in each location. The outer surface of the silo wall and the top surface of the grain bulk were thermally imaged up to 48 h at each treatment (n = 3). The temperature of the top surface of the grain bulk was significantly (a = 0.05) higher (0.4C to 2.6C) than the atmospheric temperature after 48 h of hot spot establishment. The hot spot was detected from the thermal images of the silo wall and grain bulk (as a high temperature region) when it was located 0.3 m from the silo wall and 0.3 m below the grain surface, respectively. The hot spot was not detected on the thermal images of the silo wall when the wind velocities were 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 m/s, and immediately after wind (n = 3). Similarly, thermal imaging did not detect the hot spot on the grain bulk when the ambient temperature was 1C (hot spot = 30C), and on silo wall when the ambient temperature was -8C (hot spot = 60C) (n = 3). The surface temperature of the grain bulk decreased with increasing moisture content. It was 25.8C, 24.3C, 23.4C, 22.8C, and 22.4C for the grains with 8%, 12%, 16%, 20%, and 24% moisture content, respectively, when the room temperature was 26C (n = 20). Thermal imaging can not be used as an independent method to monitor the grain temperature in a silo.