gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
A Standard Approach for Full Visual Annotation of Auditorially Presented Information for Users, Including Those Who Are Deaf: ShowSounds. (1993)

This paper describes a standard cross-platform strategy for providing deaf individuals with access to sounds generated by electronic information systems. The strategy is based a switch built into the basic system architecture. Turning the switch on would signal that all information presented auditorially is also to be presented visually. This would apply to both information presented by the operating system and by individual application programs. Information is provided the background of the ShowSounds innovation, the types of auditory information, use of redundant auditory information as an access strategy, the ShowSounds approach to visual annotation of important auditory information, types of video annotation, applications of ShowSounds, the ShowSounds implementation schedule, and progress to date. The importance of making both computer and information systems vendors aware of the need for such a capability and to build it into the next generation systems is stressed. (DB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************
Voltammetric measurements of iron using an infrared photodiode electrode (2007)

사각파형 벗김 전압 전류법과 순환 전압 전류법에서 적외선 광 다이오드의 간단한 전자 회로를 사용한 철의 정량을 연구하였다. 기존에 사용되는 작업 전극과 최적 분석 조건을 비교하였으며, 순환 전압 전류법의 결과는 보다 간단하며 정밀하였으며, 최적 조건에서 농도 범위는 0.1-0.8과 0.85-6.0 ㎎/l 이었다, 0.4 ㎎/l의 철 농도에서 15번 반복 측정한 상대 표준편차는 0.09%였으며, 최소 분석 검출 한계는 80±0.6 ㎍/l 였다, 이결과는 폐수중의 철 정량에 응용하였다.
Endogenous S-Nitrosoglutathione Modifies 5-Lipoxygenase Expression in Airway Epithelial Cells (2006)

S-Nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) is an endogenous bronchodilator with several beneficial pulmonary effects. Levels are decreased in the asthmatic airway, and GSNO inhalation has been proposed as an asthma therapy. 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthetic pathway for cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs), bronchoconstricting agents that are overproduced in asthma. Here, we have studied the effect of GSNO on the expression of 5-LO in human airway A549 cell lines and in primary normal human tracheobronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells in vitro. GSNO at concentrations of 0.5-1 microM caused a 3- to 6-fold increase in 5-LO expression. However, GSNO at>5 microM significantly inhibited both 5-LO expression and LT production. We also found that airway epithelial cells had gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT) activity. The effect of 1 microM GSNO on 5-LO expression was prevented by the gamma-GT inhibitor, acivicin, suggesting a convergence of GSNO and CysLT metabolic pathway that may be relevant to asthma. Our data demonstrate that GSNO levels<or=1 microM, likely recapitulating those in the asthmatic airway, increase 5-LO expression, an effect that may increase inflammation and bronchoconstriction. However, GSNO at concentrations>5microM suppresses 5-LO expression. These data suggest that GSNO might inhibit 5-LO expression in the clinical setting.
A Model of Acetaminophen Pharmacokinetics and its Effect on Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor Measurements (2018)

Some of commercial continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, i.e., minimally-invasive sensors able to measure almost continuously glucose concentration in the subcutaneous tissue, recently received the regulatory approval to be used for making therapeutic decisions in diabetes management. A fundamental requirement for its safe and effective use is represented by the accuracy of CGM measurements. However, despite recent advances in sensors accuracy and reliability, CGM still suffers from inaccuracy problems in presence of pharmacologic interferences, e.g., the common orally administered acetaminophen (APAP), which artificially raises CGM glucose readings for several hours. A model of the artifact induced by APAP on CGM measurements would be useful to design algorithms to compensate such a distortion. The aim of this work is to exploit the data published by previous literature studies to design a model of oral APAP pharmacokinetics and its effect on glucose concentration measured by CGM sensors. Specifically, the developed model was identified on average data of both plasma APAP concentration and the APAP effect on CGM profiles after an oral administration of 1000 mg of APAP. The APAP effect on CGM readings was estimated from the difference observed, in the same study, between the glucose profile measured by a Dexcom G4 Platinum sensor and the plasma glucose concentration. The model was validated by comparing the simulated effect of mealtime APAP administration in CGM measurements of 100 virtual subjects generated by the UVA/Padova Type 1 Diabetes (TID) Simulator vs. the effect observed in a clinical study by Maahs et al. (Diabetes Care, 2015) in 40 TID subjects taking APAP at breakfast. Results suggest that the proposed model is able to reliably describe the mean APAP effect on CGM measurements.
TISSUE-ENGINEERED OSTEOCHONDRAL CONSTRUCTS IN THE SHAPE OF AN ARTICULAR CONDYLE (2005)

Background: An entire articular condyle engineered from stem cells may provide an alternative therapeutic approach to total joint replacement. This study describes our continuing effort to optimize the chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation from mesenchymal stem cells toward engineering articular condyles in vivo. Methods: Primary rat bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells were induced to differentiate into chondrogenic and osteogenic lineages in vitro and were suspended in polyethylene glycol-based hydrogel. The hydrogel cell suspensions, each at a density of 20 × 106 cells/mL, were stratified into two separate layers that were molded into the shape and dimensions of an adult human cadaveric mandibular condyle by sequential photopolymerization. The osteochondral constructs fabricated in vitro were implanted in the dorsum of immunodeficient mice for twelve weeks. Results: De novo formation of articular condyles in the shape and dimensions of the adult human mandibular condyle occurred after a twelve-week period of in vivo implantation. Histological evaluation demonstrated two stratified layers of cartilaginous and osseous tissues, and yet there was mutual infiltration of cartilage-like and bone-like tissues into each other's territories. The cartilaginous portion was stained intensively to safranin O and expressed immunolocalized type-II collagen. Chondrocytes adjacent to the tissue-engineered osteochondral junction were enlarged and expressed type-X collagen, typical of hypertrophic chondrocytes. The osseous portion contained bone trabeculae-like structures and expressed immunolocalized type-I collagen, osteopontin, and osteonectin. Conclusions: A cell encapsulation density of 20 million cells/mL with in vivo incubation for twelve weeks yields further tissue maturation and phenotypic growth of both cartilage-like and bone-like tissues in the tissue-engineered articular condyle. Clinical Relevance: Tissue engineering of an entire condyle with chondral and osseous components derived from a single population of adult stem cells, as described in the present study, may have therapeutic implications in total joint replacement.
Confidence Is the Bridge between Multi-stage Decisions (2016)

Demanding tasks often require a series of decisions to reach a goal. Recent progress in perceptual decision-making has served to unite decision accuracy, speed, and confidence in a common framework of bounded evidence accumulation, furnishing a platform for the study of such multi-stage decisions. In many instances, the strategy applied to each decision, such as the speed-accuracy trade-off, ought to depend on the accuracy of the previous decisions. However, as the accuracy of each decision is often unknown to the decision maker, we hypothesized that subjects may carry forward a level of confidence in previous decisions to affect subsequent decisions. Subjects made two perceptual decisions sequentially and were rewarded only if they made both correctly. The speed and accuracy of individual decisions were explained by noisy evidence accumulation to a terminating bound. We found that subjects adjusted their speed-accuracy setting by elevating the termination bound on the second decision in proportion to their confidence in the first. The findings reveal a novel role for confidence and a degree of flexibility, hitherto unknown, in the brain's ability to rapidly and precisely modify the mechanisms that control the termination of a decision.
The role of epidermal growth factor receptor and E-cadherin for the outcome of reduction in the overall treatment time of radiotherapy of supraglottic larynx squamous cell carcinoma (2005)

Reduction of the overall treatment time (OTT) of radiotherapy results in increased T-site control in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC). However, the response is heterogeneous and accelerated repopulation of clonogenic tumour cells during therapy may be one of the factors determining this response. The aim of the present study was to identify the influence of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) and E-cadherin for T-site control when the OTT was reduced and whether the markers add information to the histopathological grading in selecting patients for accelerated radiotherapy. A total of 209 patients from randomized DAHANCA-trials with supraglottic larynx squamous cell carcinomas treated with primary radiotherapy with different OTT of 9(1/2), 6(1/2), and 5(1/2) weeks. Available formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tumour tissues were re-evaluated for histopathological characteristics and stained for EGFr and E-cadherin. Data were correlated with patient and tumour characteristics and 5-year T-site control. EGFr and E-cadherin were not associated with patient or tumour characteristics except that EGFr correlated to carcinomas with a well to moderate histopathological feature. Tumours with high EGFr or low E-cadherin did benefit from reduced OTT, and the combination of the two (high EGFr and low E-cadherin) had the most significant acceleration of treatment effect, compared with tumours with other combinations of EGFr and E-cadherin expression. Tumours with high expression of EGFr and low expression of E-cadherin showed the most significant increase in T-site control when the overall treatment time of radiotherapy was reduced, and the markers may be useful for selecting patients who will benefit from accelerated radiotherapy.
Dopant Control by Atomic Layer Deposition in Oxide Films for Memristive Switches (2010)

The capability to tune the dopant concentrations of oxygen vacancies and other impurities in atomic layer deposited oxide films is crucial for engineering contemporary electronic device properties. For memristor applications, the composition of the oxides needs to be tuned within a certain range with process windows different from the traditional studies. Accordingly, the unusal growth modes, such as the non-self-limited growth, become valuable to explore as demonstrated here.
Phosphorus‐Doped MoS2 Nanosheets Supported on Carbon Cloths as Efficient Hydrogen‐Generation Electrocatalysts (2017)

Abstract Highly efficient and stable non‐noble metal electrocatalysts for hydrogen generation are desired for sustainable development of energy conversion and storage. Here, a facile low‐temperature phosphidation process is developed for phosphorus doping into molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) nanosheets directly synthesized on carbon cloths to function as an integrated electrode for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. The optimal phosphorus‐doped (3.3 at%) MoS 2 nanosheets exhibit substantially lower overpotentials of 133 and 189 mV to drive the current densities of 20 and 100 mA cm ‐2 , respectively, as compared with undoped MoS 2 , and an impressively small Tafel slope of 67.0 mV dec −1 . The excellent stability in acid media also makes the phosphorus‐doped MoS 2 nanosheet catalysts promising candidates for hydrogen generation in practical applications.
Calmodulin Binding Sites of the Skeletal, Cardiac, and Brain Ryanodine Receptor Ca2+ Channels: Modulation by the Catalytic Subunit of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase? (1995)

In this study, we define calmodulin binding sites of skeletal, cardiac, and brain ryanodine receptor (RYR) Ca2+ channels. Cardiac and brain RYR peptides corresponding to the calmodulin binding sites present in the skeletal RYR [Menegazzi, P., et al. (1994) Biochemistry 33, 9078-9084] were synthesized, and their interaction with calmodulin was monitored by fluorescent techniques. The central portions of the skeletal, cardiac, and brain RYR protomers display one high (CaM1; Kd ranging between 2.7 and 10.2 nM) and one low affinity (CaM2; Kd ranging between 116 and 142 nM) calmodulin binding site. Depending on the RYR model having 4 or 12 transmembrane segments, a third calmodulin binding site (CaM3) was identified a few residues upstream from the putative transmembrane segment M1 or M5. Its affinity for calmodulin varied between the RYR isoforms: the cardiac RYR CaM3 displays a high affinity (9.09 +/- 1.0 nM, n = 5), while the skeletal and brain RYR CaM3 have low affinity, the lowest affinity being displayed by the brain isoform (234 +/- 39 nM, n = 3). The RYRs calmodulin binding site CaM1 encompasses the sequence Arg-His-Arg-Val(Ile)-Ser-Leu, which is phosphorylated in vitro by the catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Phosphorylation of RYR PM1 peptides occurs on the Ser, corresponding to amino acid number 2919, 3020, and 3055 of the brain, cardiac, and skeletal RYR protomers, respectively. We found that phosphorylation of the RYR PM1 peptides was inhibited by calmodulin binding and that the formation of the PM1 peptide-calmodulin complex was inhibited by peptide phosphorylation. These data indicate that the effect of calmodulin binding to RYR CaM1 may be regulated by the phosphorylation state of the Ser residue localized within the sequence Arg-His-Arg-Val(Ile)-Ser-Leu.
Artificial Intelligence: reshaping the practice of radiological sciences in the 21st century (2020)

Advances in computing hardware and software platforms have led to the recent resurgence in artificial intelligence (AI) touching almost every aspect of our daily lives by its capability for automating complex tasks or providing superior predictive analytics. AI applications are currently spanning many diverse fields from economics to entertainment, to manufacturing, as well as medicine. Since modern AI's inception decades ago, practitioners in radiological sciences have been pioneering its development and implementation in medicine, particularly in areas related to diagnostic imaging and therapy. In this anniversary article, we embark on a journey to reflect on the learned lessons from past AI's chequered history. We further summarize the current status of AI in radiological sciences, highlighting, with examples, its impressive achievements and effect on re-shaping the practice of medical imaging and radiotherapy in the areas of computer-aided detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and decision support. Moving beyond the commercial hype of AI into reality, we discuss the current challenges to overcome, for AI to achieve its promised hope of providing better precision healthcare for each patient while reducing cost burden on their families and the society at large.
Fast and low loss flexoelectro-optic liquid crystal phase modulator with a chiral nematic reflector (2019)

In this paper, we demonstrate a flexoelectro-optic liquid crystal phase-only device that uses a chiral nematic reflector to achieve full 2π phase modulation. This configuration is found to be very tolerant to imperfections in the chiral nematic reflector provided that the flexoelectro-optic LC layer fulfils the half-wave condition. Encouragingly, the modulation in the phase, which operates at kHz frame rates, is also accompanied by low amplitude modulation. The configuration demonstrated herein is particularly promising for the development of next-generation liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulators.
ChemInform Abstract: 4‐O‐Tf‐2,3‐Anhydro‐β‐L‐ribopyranosides as Chiron: A Formal Synthesis of Canadensolide. (1997)

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Design of a Variable Thickness Plate to Focus Bending Waves (2012)

This paper describes the design of a thin plate whose thickness is tailored in order to focus bending waves to a desired location on the plate. Focusing is achieved by smoothly varying the thickness of the plate to create a type of lens, which focuses structural-borne energy. Damping treatment can then be positioned at the focal point to efficiently dissipate energy with a minimum amount of treatment. Numerical simulations of both bounded and unbounded plates show that the design is effective over a broad frequency range, focusing traveling waves to the same region of the plate regardless of frequency. This paper also quantifies the additional energy dissipated by local damping treatment installed on a variable thickness plate relative to a uniform plate.
Characterization of an Extracellular Dipeptidase from Streptococcus gordonii FSS2 (2005)

PepV, a dipeptidase found in culture fluids of Streptococcus gordonii FSS2, was purified and characterized, and its gene was cloned. PepV is a monomeric metalloenzyme of approximately 55 kDa that preferentially degrades hydrophobic dipeptides. The gene encodes a polypeptide of 467 amino acids, with a theoretical molecular mass of 51,114 Da and a calculated pI of 4.8. The S. gordonii PepV gene is homologous to the PepV gene family from Lactobacillus and Lactococcus spp.
Growth Mechanism of Oriented Long Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Using “Fast-Heating” Chemical Vapor Deposition Process (2004)

The growth mechanism of long and aligned single walled carbon nanotubes using a recently reported "fast heating" chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method is discussed. The effect of heating speed at the initial stage of the CVD process has been systematically studied, and a "kite-mechanism" for the nanotube growth is proposed. The understanding of the growth mechanism would enable us to design future experiments to obtain better control of the morphology of the produced nanotubes.
GP-ILQG: Data-driven Robust Optimal Control for Uncertain Nonlinear\n Dynamical Systems (2017)

As we aim to control complex systems, use of a simulator in model-based\nreinforcement learning is becoming more common. However, it has been\nchallenging to overcome the Reality Gap, which comes from nonlinear model bias\nand susceptibility to disturbance. To address these problems, we propose a\nnovel algorithm that combines data-driven system identification approach\n(Gaussian Process) with a Differential-Dynamic-Programming-based robust optimal\ncontrol method (Iterative Linear Quadratic Control). Our algorithm uses the\nsimulator's model as the mean function for a Gaussian Process and learns only\nthe difference between the simulator's prediction and actual observations,\nmaking it a natural hybrid of simulation and real-world observation. We show\nthat our approach quickly corrects incorrect models, comes up with robust\noptimal controllers, and transfers its acquired model knowledge to new tasks\nefficiently.\n
The number of copies of ribosome-bound proteins L7 and L12 required for protein synthesis activity. (1981)

Poly(U)-dependent poly(Phe) synthesis and elongation factor G (EF-G)-dependent GTPase activity were used to study the partial reconstitution of L7/L12-deficient ribosomes with proteins L7/L12 and fluorescent conjugates. Seventy-five per cent of these activities are restored when unmodified L7/L12 dimer is added to L7/L12-deficient cores at a ratio of 1:1. Various covalent fluorescent conjugates of L7/L12 bind to these cores about as well as unmodified protein. A fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate derivative of L12 shows almost no functional activity when bound. However, mixed reconstitutes of this conjugate and unmodified L12 have 75% functional activity when half the protein is unmodified. These results can be explained by a model in which there are two independent binding sites on the ribosome for two dimers of L7/L12. The binding of dimers to ribosomes is totally random and complete; the particle is 100% active so long as it has one active dimer bound to either one of the two sites. However, more complex models cannot be ruled out. An 5-(iodoacetamidoethyl)-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (IAEDANS) derivative of L7 is labeled semispecifically at the COOH terminus. This conjugate shows partial functional activity. When assay results are analyzed using the above model, it appears that the specific COOH-terminal modification has no effect on activity. However, all but a small fraction of the nonspecific IAEDANS modifications lead to inactivation.
Symbol-Level Precoding With Constellation Rotation in the Finite Block Length Regime (2021)

This letter tackles the problem of optimizing the parameters of a symbol-level precoder for downlink multi-antenna multi-user systems in the finite block length regime. Symbol-level precoding (SLP) is a non-linear technique for multi-user wireless networks, which exploits constructive interference among co-channel links. Current SLP designs, however, implicitly assume asymptotically infinite blocks, since they do not take into account that the design rules for finite and especially short blocks might significantly differ. This letter fills this gap by introducing a novel SLP design based on discrete constellation rotations. The rotations are the added degree of freedom that can be optimized for every block to be transmitted, for instance, to save transmit power. Numerical evaluations of the proposed method indicate substantial power savings, which might be over 99% compared to the traditional SLP, at the expense of a single additional pilot symbol per block for constellation de-rotation.
Renal preservation resistance: Evidence against myogenic vasoactive factors (1981)

Vasoconstriction is believed to be a dominant cause of high perfusion resistance during kidney preservation at low temperatures. An experiment was performed to study the effects of hypothermia on vasoactivity. Measurements were made on an apparatus that permitted perfusion resistance to be compared simultaneously in two isolated kidneys at different temperatures. With perfusion temperature serving as the variable, the vascular responses to several vasoactive agents were measured. Hypothermia diminished or altered the vascular responses to the agents. For example, no vasoconstriction was observed with Angiotensin II, dopamine, acetylcholine, or BaCl2 and no vasodilation was observed with papaverine or bradykinin in the hypothermic kidney. A significantly altered response was observed with norepinephrine. The responses were reversible upon return to normothermia. From these data, we conclude that myogenic vasoconstriction plays a questionable role in producing the elevated perfusion resistance observed in some hypothermic kidneys.