gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Gear fault diagnostics integrated in the motion servo drive for electromechanical actuators (2009)

This research presents contributions made in gear fault diagnostics for motion servos with continuously variable speed as used for aerospace and automotive electromechanical actuators. As the first step for motion servo diagnostics, an observer-based kinematic error estimator is developed whereby this estimated kinematic error is proposed as an operating point independent gear surface fault signature. As the second step, a signal processing method is developed for real-time implementation of spatial domain re-sampling of regular time domain samples and this method is combined with spatial domain synchronous averaging methods, which are shown to be very effective in filtering out unwanted asynchronous signatures. Lastly, a motion servo actuator with a gear surface failure is tested, and the proposed methods are shown to successfully extract the kinematic error profiles of the defective gear during motion servo operation over a wide range of continuously varying velocity.
Raman microprobe spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy of thermal sprayed ZrO2 coatings before and after rub testing of outer air seals (2001)

Abstract 8 wt% Y 2 O 3 –ZrO 2 spray powder and thermally sprayed as thermal barrier coatings on outer air seals were characterized by Raman microprobe spectroscopy (RMS) and transmission electron microscopy to investigate the lateral distribution, composition, structure and grain size of ZrO 2 phases and to separate ZrO 2 and Y 2 O 3 . RMS of transfer layers on ZrO 2 ‐coated shrouds after rub tests against SiC laser‐tipped metallic blades showed the formation of metallic oxides Me I Me II 2 O 4 of spinel type. Wear tracks were partly covered by graphite and spinel‐type oxides. In some cases, the latter were better detectable after laser enhanced cleaning by burning off the covering carbon layer. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.
Backscatter communications for ultra-low-power IoT: from theory to applications (2020)

Internet-of-Things (IoT) is expected to connect tens of billions of devices anytime and anywhere and enable a wide range of services such as smart city, connected vehicles, and health care [1]. Recent advancements have driven the rapid growth of IoT in 5G technologies along with cloud- and edge-computing-enabled big-data analytics. However, one typical drawback of the existing IoT solution is the limited lifetime due to the massive number of IoT devices being powered by batteries with finite capacities. Therefore, keeping a large number of energy-constrained IoT devices alive poses a key design challenge. To this end, Backscatter Communication (BackCom) has emerged as a promising technology, allowing IoT devices to transmit data with low-power consumption. Moreover, its low-complexity design and small form factor make BackCom more attractive by realizing cost-effective IoT deployment. We organize the remainder of this chapter as follows. In Section 7.1, we provide fundamental knowledge for BackCom, including the basic principles, key design parameters, and standardization. Then, we summarize several BackCom networks in Section 7.2 and introduce several advanced emerging communication technologies redesigned for BackCom in Section 7.3. In Section 7.4, we explain several performance improvement methods of BackCom. Next, we focus on the applications empowered by BackCom in Section 7.5. Last, we discuss the open issues and future directions of BackCom in Section 7.6.
Comparison of pre-processing methods for Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip array (2017)

Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
2-Substituted estradiol sulfamates: D-ring SAR and anti-tumor activity (2006)

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Recent studies have demonstrated the multi-mechanism anti-tumor effects of 2-substituted estradiol bis -sulfamates and highlighted a number of potential advantages that such compounds possess relative to the corresponding estradiols, which include 2-methoxyestradiol (2-MeOE2, Panzem ™) a drug in Phase II clinical trials. 2-Methoxy- (2-MeOE2 bis MATE, STX140, 1) and 2-ethyl-estradiol bis -sulfamate (2-EtE2 bis MATE, STX243, 2) display potent anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic activity and also function as inhibitors of steroid sulphatase (STS), a clinical target for the treatment of hormone dependent breast cancer. In order to generate novel agents with anti-proliferative activity against human breast cancer cells we have synthesised a number of 2-substituted estradiol 3- O -sulfamate analogues with oxygenated side chains tethered at C-17 as bio-isosteric replacements of the 17- O -sulfamate group of the bis MATEs. The 17β-(2-hydroxyethyl) compound 3 in which the hydroxyl group can function as both hydrogen bond donor or acceptor displays excellent activity against the proliferation of MCF-7 cells (GI50 10 μM) and sulfamate 5 (GI50 5.6 μM), were relatively inactive. The ethyl ester 6 also displayed only modest activity (GI50 4.2 μM) whilst the analogous keto compound 7 (GI50 0.32 μM) proved to be a suitable bio-isostere for the 17- O -sulfamate. The simple 17- O -methoxyethyl ether 8 (GI50 0.52 μM) also showed good activity against the proliferation of MCF-7 cells. We have thus synthesised a number of novel D-ring modified 2-substituted estradiol-3- O -sulfamates with promising in vitro activity, and confirmed both the importance of H-bond acceptor interactions around the D-ring and the steric demands of the site of action. The potential of the sulfamoylated estradiol derivatives for development as anti-cancer agents was reinforced by the activity of 2-EtE2 bis MATE 2 in a MDA-MB-231 xenograft model in female athymic nude mice. An oral dose of the 2 at 40 mg/kg (28d) caused regression and prolonged inhibition of tumour growth that continued after cessation of dosing (6/6 animals) and tumour disappearance (1/6 animals) with no observed toxicity. 

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Total Synthesis and Reassessment of the Phosphatase‐Inhibitory Activity of the Antitumor Agent TMC‐69‐6H. (2004)

Abstract For Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text.
Poster abstract: Supporting heterogeneous LCD/camera links (2014)

Visible light communication over LCD/camera links offers a potential complement to traditional RF communication technology such as WiFi or cellular networks. However, the heterogeneity in receivers (e.g., mobile phone cameras) presents a challenge because the receivers differ widely in resolution, distance to the transmitter (LCD), and other factors, and therefore they differ in channel quality. We are researching a communication scheme in which each receiver can decode as much data from an LCD's transmission as the receiver's channel supports. The core idea is to encode the payload into an image's frequency representation rather than directly into pixels. We have successfully transmitted data using a prototype implementation and are currently investigating appropriate channel models.
ChemInform Abstract: New Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Muscari armeniacum: Structural Determination and Biological Activity. (2000)

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.
Performance of a K-band voltage-controlled Lange coupler using a ferroelectric tunable microstrip configuration (2000)

We report for the first time on the performance of a Au/Ba/sub 0.6/Sr/sub 0.4/TiO/sub 3/(BSTO)/MgO two-layered microstrip voltage-controlled Lange coupler (VCLC) designed for Ku- and K-band frequencies at room temperature. Tight coupling of 3 dB or higher was obtained over a frequency range of 14-19 GHz. At K-band frequencies, the coupling was voltage-controllable using the nonlinear DC electric field dependence of the relative dielectric constant of BSTO (/spl epsiv//sub rBSTO/). The coupling level was improved from -11.6 to -3.7 dB at 20 GHz with an applied DC electric field of 16 kV/cm. The introduction of the ferroelectric tuning layer enhances the bandwidth of the VCLC in comparison with a Lange coupler with no ferroelectric layer. This work demonstrates another advantageous application for ferroelectric thin films in passive microwave components.
Centrifugal membrane and density separation: A new spin on membrane fouling (1997)

In this article, a team of researchers from the University of Victoria, BC, describe a novel approach to membrane separation which utilises a spinning centrifuge to reduce membrane fouling. The research group report that this method can result in higher flux due to decreases in particulate fouling and concentration polarisation. Work is already underway to identify possible applications for this new and promising technique, with applications of CMDS for the treatment of industrial waste and process waters under close scrutiny.
Group-by Query Verification by Untrusted Clients on Outsourced Data Streams (2011)

Outsourcing data streams and desired computations to a third party such as the cloud is practical for many companies due to overwhelming flow of information and excessively high resource requirements of their data stream applications. However, data outsourcing and remote computations intrinsically raise issues of trust, making it crucial to verify results returned by third parties. In this context, we propose a novel solution to verify outsourced Group-By, Sum (or histogram) queries that are common in many business applications. We consider a setting where a data owner employs an untrusted remote server to run continuous Group-By, Sum queries on a data stream it forwards to the server. Untrusted clients then query the server for the computed results. More importantly, a client can efficiently verify the correctness of the results by using a small and easy-to-compute signature provided by the data owner. Our work complements previous works on authenticating remote computation of selection and aggregation queries. Moreover, unlike prior work on remote Group-by queries, we support untrusted clients (who can collude with other clients or with the server) and provide stronger cryptographic guarantees. Experimental results on real and synthetic data show that our solution is practical and efficient.
RC-SIMD: Reconfigurable communication SIMD architecture for image processing applications (2006)

During the last two decades, Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) processors have become important architectures in embedded systems for image processing applications. The main reasons are their area and energy efficiency. Often the processing elements (PEs) of an SIMD processor are only locally connected. This may result in a communication bottleneck (only access to direct neighbors). One way to solve this is to use a fully connected communication network (FC-SIMD) between PEs. However, this solution leads to an excessive communication area cost, low communication network utilization, and scalability problems. E.g., the area overhead of an FC-SIMD is more than 100% when the number of PEs gets bigger than 64. In this paper, we introduce a new type of SIMD architecture, called RC-SIMD, with a reconfigurable communication network. It uses a delay-line in the instruction bus, causing the accesses to the communication network to be distributed over time. This architecture requires only a very cheap communication network while performing almost the same as expensive FC-SIMD architectures. However, the new architecture causes irregular resource conflicts. We therefore introduce a conflict model that existing schedulers are able to cope with. Experimental results show that, on average (compared to locally connected SIMDs), RC-SIMD require 21% fewer cycles than architecture without the delay-line, while the area overhead is at most 10%.
microRNAs as Anti-Cancer Therapy (2014)

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenously expressed and evolutionarily conserved small non-coding RNAs, which regulate gene expression. Several studies have shown that they are involved in fundamental biological processes, such as proliferation and apoptosis. MicroRNA dysregulation plays an important role in cancer onset and progression where miRs can function as both tumor promoters (oncomiRs) or tumor suppressors by targeting numerous biomolecules that are important in carcinogenesis. MicroRNA molecules are already entering the clinic as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for patient stratification and also as therapeutic targets and agents. Their role as biomarkers and therapeutic targets is appealing but several obstacles have as yet limited our ability to translate this potential into a clinical reality. This review provides a comprehensive overview of miRNAs with established functional relevance in cancer. Furthermore, approaches towards therapeutic miRNA-based intervention are discussed. Those include viral or non-viral approaches of miRNA replacement therapy in the case of tumor-suppressing miRNAs and strategies for the inhibition of oncogenic miRNAs.
Thermal Behavior of Selected Starches in Presence of Other Food Ingredients Studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetery (DSC)–Review (2009)

This review article highlights the thermal behaviors of selected starches that were studied using differential scanning calorimetery (DSC) with data shown in various research publications. The starches of sago, potato, sweet potato, cassava, yam, and corn are included in this overview. Our examinations indicate that thermal properties are highly affected by the type of starch, its amylose/amylopectin content, and the presence of other food ingredients such as sugar, sodium chloride, water, milk, hydrocolloids, and meat. When the heating temperatures of the starches were increased, the DSC measurements also showed an increase in the temperatures of the gelatinization (onset [T<sub>o</sub> ], peak [T<sub>p</sub> ], and conclusion [T<sub>c</sub> ]). This may be attributed to the differences in the degree of crystallinity of the starch, which provides structural stability and makes the granule more resistant to gelatinization.
ChemInform Abstract: A New and Practical Synthesis of Vinyl Dichlorides via a Non‐Wittig‐Type Approach. (2000)

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.
Biocuration as an undergraduate training experience: Improving the annotation of the insect vector of Citrus greening disease (2017)

The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) is the insect vector of the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the pathogen associated with citrus Huanglongbing (HLB, citrus greening). HLB threatens citrus production worldwide. Suppression or reduction of the insect vector using chemical insecticides has been the primary method to inhibit the spread of citrus greening disease. Accurate structural and functional annotation of the Asian citrus psyllid genome, as well as a clear understanding of the interactions between the insect and CLas, are required for development of new molecular-based HLB control methods. A draft assembly of the D. citri genome has been generated and annotated with automated pipelines. However, knowledge transfer from well-curated reference genomes such as that of Drosophila melanogaster to newly sequenced ones is challenging due to the complexity and diversity of insect genomes. To identify and improve gene models as potential targets for pest control, we manually curated several gene families with a focus on genes that have key functional roles in D. citri biology and CLas interactions. This community effort produced 530 manually curated gene models across developmental, physiological, RNAi regulatory, and immunity-related pathways. As previously shown in the pea aphid, RNAi machinery genes putatively involved in the microRNA pathway have been specifically duplicated. A comprehensive transcriptome enabled us to identify a number of gene families that are either missing or misassembled in the draft genome. In order to develop biocuration as a training experience, we included undergraduate and graduate students from multiple institutions, as well as experienced annotators from the insect genomics research community. The resulting gene set (OGS v1.0) combines both automatically predicted and manually curated gene models. All data are available on https://citrusgreening.org/.
EQUAL: Improving the Fidelity of Quantum Annealers by Injecting Controlled Perturbations (2022)

Abstract Quantum Annealers (QAs) are single-instruction quantum machines that can only sample from the ground state of an energy function, called Hamiltonian. To execute a program, the problem is cast to a Hamiltonian, embedded on the hardware, and a single quantum machine instruction (QMI) is run. Noise and imperfections in hardware result in sub-optimal solutions on QAs even if the QMI is run for thousands of trials. Owing to the limited programmability of QAs, users execute the same QMI for all trials. This subjects all trials to a similar noise profile throughout the execution, resulting in a systematic bias. We observe that systematic bias leads to sub-optimal solutions and cannot be alleviated by executing more trials or using existing error-mitigation schemes. To address this challenge, we propose EQUAL (Ensemble QUantum AnneaLing). EQUAL generates an ensemble of QMIs by adding controlled perturbations to the program QMI. When executed on the QA, the ensemble of QMIs steers the program away from encountering the same bias during all trials and thus, improves the quality of solutions. Our evaluations using the D-Wave 2000Q machine show that EQUAL bridges the difference between the baseline and the ideal by an average of 14% (and up to 26%), without requiring any additional trials. EQUAL can be combined with existing error mitigation schemes to bridge further the difference between the baseline and ideal by an average of 55% (and up to 68%).
Dynamics of the flexible functional split selection in 5G networks (2020)

The architecture of the radio access network (RAN) in 5G features a functional split between centralized and distributed units, which can be leveraged to reduce inter-cell interference. Recent work proposes to dynamically adapt this split in accordance with the instantaneous interference situation experienced by all users. However, it is unclear whether performing this flexible adaptation is actually feasible, since the interference situation changes continuously as users move. In this work, we investigate the impact of mobility on the problem of dynamically selecting the optimal functional split. We employ a mobility simulator based on real street layouts and trace-derived traffic patterns to generate continuously varying interference situations. Then, we analyze how frequently the optimal functional split changes and how much the performance of previous splits differs from the new, optimal one. The results allow us to estimate the time required for a viable flexible functional split adaptation.
Proposal for service classification according to different service control in NGN-Web convergence environment (2009)

This contribution discusses the proposed service differentiations in NGN-Web convergence environment and also requests to insert our proposed texts and figure (in Section 2) in the appropriate section in a living list (Web service architecture over NGN) of Q.12/13 for further development of related functionalities.
Performance and Convergence Analysis of Tree-LDPC Codes on the Min-Sum Iterative Decoding Algorithm (2006)

In this paper, the performance of Tree-LDPC code 1 is presented based on the min-sum algorithm with scaling and the asymptotic performance in the water fall region is shown by density evolution. We presents that the Tree-LDPC code show a significant performance gain by scaling with the optimal scaling factor 3 which is obtained by density evolution methods. We also show that the performance of min-sum with scaling is as good as the performance of sum-product while the decoding complexity of min-sum algorithm is much lower than that of sum-product algorithm.
Boundary element analysis of CFRP strengthened steel plate with different degrees of damage (2014)

Extensive study has been conducted on the repair technique using carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials to improve the load carrying capacity or to extend the fatigue life of structural steel elements. However, less is reported about the effectiveness of this method when applied at different stages of crack propagation. This paper presents a numerical study on cracked steel plates (with different degrees of damage) repaired by CFRP laminates using the boundary element analysis system software (BEASY). Values of stress intensity factor and fatigue lives were evaluated with corresponding boundary element models. Different degrees of damage were simulated using different lengths of initial cracks, representing the multiple stages of crack propagation. The numerical results were compared well with the experimental data. The results showed that, regarding to the residual fatigue life, the improvement of the fatigue life was more pronounced under higher damage degree. Covering the initial cracks with CFRP and using ultra-high modulus CFRP laminate and could lead to more significant strengthening effects.
Validation of 3D reconstructions of a mimicked femoral artery with an ultrasound imaging robotic system (2010)

Altogether, these results demonstrate the potential of the robotic scanner to adequately represent lower limb vessels for the clinical evaluation of stenoses.
The prediction of the level of personality organization on reduction of psychiatric symptoms and improvement of work ability in short- versus long-term psychotherapies during a 5-year follow-up (2017)

Objectives
How level of personality organization (LPO) predicts psychiatric symptoms and work ability in short- versus long-term psychotherapies is poorly known. We investigated the importance of the LPO on the benefits of short-term versus long-term psychotherapies.

Design
A cohort study based on 326 outpatients with mood or anxiety disorder was allocated to long-term (LPP) and short-term (SPP) psychodynamic psychotherapy, and solution-focused therapy (SFT).

Methods
The LPO was assessed by interview at baseline and categorized into neuroses and higher level borderline. Outcome was assessed at baseline and 4–9 times during a 5-year follow-up, using self-report and interview-based measures of symptoms and work ability.

Results
For patients receiving SPP, improvement in work ability, symptom reduction, and the remission rate were more considerable in patients with neuroses than in higher level borderline patients, whereas LPP or SFT showed no notable differences in effectiveness in the two LPO groups. In patients with neuroses, improvement was more considerable in the short-term therapy groups during the first year of follow-up, and in higher level borderline patients LPP was more effective after 3 years of follow-up. The remission rate, defined as both symptom reduction and lack of auxiliary treatment, was higher in LPP than in SPP for both the LPO groups considered.

Conclusions
In neuroses, short-term psychotherapy was associated with a more rapid reduction of symptoms and increase in work ability, whereas LPP was more effective for longer follow-ups in both LPO groups. Further large-scale studies are needed.

Practitioner points
Level of personality organization is relevant for selection between short- and long-term psychotherapies.
Short-term therapy gives faster benefits for neurotic patients but not for patients with higher level borderline personality organization.
Sustained remission from symptoms is more probable after long-term than short-term therapy.