gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
ASAS40 and ASDAS clinical responses in the ABILITY-1 clinical trial translate to meaningful improvements in physical function, health-related quality of life and work productivity in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (2015)

Among nr-axSpA patients, ASAS40, ASDAS-CII and ASDAS-MI response and achievement of ASDAS-ID were associated with statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in physical function, health-related quality of life and work productivity in a higher percentage of patients.
Efficient QRD for SRI-RLS based chip level HSDPA equalizer in SDR (2007)

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3D T2-Weighted Rectal Cancer Imaging using a 3D Fast Spin Echo Sequence with Deep Learning Reconstruction (2023)

Multiplanar high resolution T2-weighted (T2W) imaging with a 2D fast spin echo (FSE) sequence is currently an essential component of rectal cancer MRI. In this work, we performed T2W imaging of rectal cancer with a 3D FSE sequence and evaluated the quality and potential clinical value of the images after applying a postprocessing deep learning reconstruction (DLR) algorithm. We found that DLR images are non-inferior to conventional images and there are fair-moderate inter-reader agreements in a large majority of the categories evaluated for image quality and clinical usefulness.
Theory, Design, and Verification of Dual-Circularly Polarized Dual-Beam Arrays With Independent Control of Polarization: A Generalization of Sequential Rotation Arrays (2020)

In this article, the theory, design, and validation of planar array antennas capable of producing dual-circularly-polarized (dual-CP) dual-beam radiation with a single feeding network are reported. Importantly, the properties of the formed CP beams with different handedness can be independently controlled. Such a capability is achieved by exploiting both the in-plane rotation-induced Berry phase and excitation phase for all the linearly polarized array elements, which can be regarded as a generalization of the well-known sequential rotation arrays. Microstrip patch arrays with such single-feed dual-CP dual-beam functionalities can be synthesized through a straightforward analytical approach that accurately predicts the radiation patterns for both right- and left-handed CP beams. The proposed technique and design methodology were verified by two proof-of-concept microstrip arrays consisting of 8×8 linearly polarized circular patch elements operating in the K-band, one with uniform excitation amplitudes and the other with tapered excitations for sidelobe suppression. Both arrays were fabricated and measured, experimentally achieving a joint S <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">11</sub> <; -10 dB, axial ratio <; 3 dB, and 3 dB gain bandwidth of more than 22.5%/20.0% and 16.7%/15.8%, respectively, for the right-and left-handed CP beams. Within this broad operational band, the beam squinting is on average within ±3°. The proposed dual-CP dual-beam arrays have fully planarized structures, low profiles, wide operational bandwidths, and high polarization purity, making them useful candidates for applications including satellite communications, point-to-multipoint communications, and so on.
Homological Product Codes (2013)

Quantum codes with low-weight stabilizers known as LDPC codes have been actively studied recently due to their simple syndrome readout circuits and potential applications in fault-tolerant quantum computing. However, all families of quantum LDPC codes known to this date suffer from a poor distance scaling limited by the square-root of the code length. This is in a sharp contrast with the classical case where good families of LDPC codes are known that combine constant encoding rate and linear distance. Here we propose the first family of good quantum codes with low-weight stabilizers. The new codes have a constant encoding rate, linear distance, and stabilizers acting on at most $\sqrt{n}$ qubits, where $n$ is the code length. For comparison, all previously known families of good quantum codes have stabilizers of linear weight. Our proof combines two techniques: randomized constructions of good quantum codes and the homological product operation from algebraic topology. We conjecture that similar methods can produce good stabilizer codes with stabilizer weight $n^a$ for any $a&gt;0$. Finally, we apply the homological product to construct new small codes with low-weight stabilizers.
Spectroscopic ellipsometry and magneto-optical Kerr effect spectroscopy study of thermally treated Co60Fe20B20 thin films (2019)

We report the optical and magneto-optical properties of amorphous and crystalline Co<sub>60</sub>Fe<sub>20</sub>B<sub>20</sub> films with thicknesses in the range of 10 nm to 20 nm characterized using spectroscopy ellipsometry (SE) and magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) spectroscopy. We derived the spectral dependence of the dielectric tensor from experimental data for samples prior and after annealing in vacuum. The features of the dielectric function can be directly related to the transitions between electronic states and the observed changes upon annealing can be ascribed to an increase of the crystalline ordering of CoFeB.
ChemInform Abstract: C—H Bond Functionalization via Hydride Transfer: Formation of α‐Arylated Piperidines and 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroisoquinolines via Stereoselective Intramolecular Amination of Benzylic C—H Bonds. (2012)

Abstract Treatment of aldehydes of type (I), (IV), (VI), and (IX) with Tos‐NH 2 leads to imines which in the presence of BF 3 ·OEt 2 undergo cyclization to α‐arylated piperidines and tetrahydroisoquinolines.
1.2 ps pulses from passively mode-locked laser diode pumped Er-doped fibre ring laser (1991)

1.2 ps transform-limited pulses at 1557 nm have been produced by passively mode locking an Er-doped fibre laser. An InGaAs/GaAs-on-GaAs superlattice was used as a fast saturable absorber. The all-fibre laser is designed to be in a ring configuration. The low pump power requirement allowed pumping by a semiconductor laser diode.
Thermodynamic Properties of HFC-32/HFC-134a Binary System (1994)

In this paper, we discussed the development of equation of state for a binary mixture refrigerant from the equations of state for both constituent refrigerants. We have developed IS-coefficient modified Benedict-Webb-Rubin equations of state for HFC-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane), HCFC-123 (1,1dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane), and HFC-32 (difluoromethane), respectively. The van der Waals mixing rule has been applied on the 2nd virial coefficients of the equations of state for HFC-32 and HFC-134a, and a linear mixing rule on the other coefficients. The equation of state for the refrigerant mixture represents all of the available PVTx measurements ofHFC-32/HFC-134a at 20, 40, 60, and 80 wt% within ±0.5 % in pressure. For two phase region, the Peng-Robinson equation of state and the Hankinson-BrobstThomson equation optimized by Widiatmo et al.(l) are adopted in this study. The thermodynamic properties of HFC-32/HFC-134a in superheated vapor phase and two phase region at any composition could be calculated from the developed equations. The thern10dynamic property tables and pressure-enthalpy diagram for HFC-32/HFC-134a binary system with 30/70 wt% are also included in the present paper.
Recurrent Generative Networks for Multi-Resolution Satellite Data: An Application in Cropland Monitoring (2019)

Effective and timely monitoring of croplands is critical for managing food supply. While remote sensing data from earth-observing satellites can be used to monitor croplands over large regions, this task is challenging for small-scale croplands as they cannot be captured precisely using coarse-resolution data. On the other hand, the remote sensing data in higher resolution are collected less frequently and contain missing or disturbed data. Hence, traditional sequential models cannot be directly applied on high-resolution data to extract temporal patterns, which are essential to identify crops. In this work, we propose a generative model to combine multi-scale remote sensing data to detect croplands at high resolution. During the learning process, we leverage the temporal patterns learned from coarse-resolution data to generate missing high-resolution data. Additionally, the proposed model can track classification confidence in real time and potentially lead to an early detection. The evaluation in an intensively cultivated region demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method in cropland detection.
Optical technologies for data center networks [Guest Editorial] (2013)

In recent years, large-scale data centers have continued to be built out as the global Internet traffic has grown exponentially. These include both multi-tenant carrier-neutral ones and private data centers, and host many Internet application servers.
Ultra-Short-Course Antibiotics for Patients With Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia but Minimal and Stable Ventilator Settings (2016)

Very short antibiotic courses (1-3 days) were associated with outcomes similar to longer courses (>3 days) in patients with suspected VAP but minimal and stable ventilator settings. Assessing serial ventilator settings may help clinicians identify candidates for early antibiotic discontinuation.
Training fuzzy number neural networks with alpha-cut refinements (2002)

In a fuzzy number neural network, the inputs, weights, and outputs are general fuzzy numbers. The requirement that F~/sup /spl alpha/(1)//spl sub/F~/sup /spl alpha/(2/) whenever /spl alpha/(1)>/spl alpha/(2) imposes an enormous number of constraints on the weight parameterizations during training. This problem can be solved through a careful choice of weight representation. This new representation is unconstrained, so that standard neural network training techniques may be applied. Unfortunately, fuzzy number neural networks still have many parameters to pick during training, since each weight is represented by a vector. Thus moderate to large fuzzy number neural networks suffer from the usual maladies of very large neural networks. In this paper, we discuss a method for effectively reducing the dimensionality of networks during training. Each fuzzy number weight is represented by the endpoints of its /spl alpha/-cuts for some discretization 0/spl les//spl alpha//sub 1/</spl alpha//sub 2/<...</spl alpha//sub n//spl les/1. To reduce dimensionality, training is first done using only a small subset of the /spl alpha//sub i/. After successful training, linear interpolation is used to estimate additional /spl alpha/-cut endpoints. The network is then retrained to tune these interpolated values. This refinement is repeated as needed until the network is fully trained at the desired discretization in /spl alpha/.
Versatile Precursors of Functional RAFT Agents. Application to the Synthesis of Bio-Related End-Functionalized Polymers (2006)

Biomolecule-polymer conjugates are widely used in bio-related fields, but their synthesis is often tricky, especially the introduction of a single biomolecule at one chain end. This paper describes a new straightforward approach to prepare such conjugates via RAFT polymerization. By designing appropriate bio-related RAFT agents, polymer chains of controlled chain length (Mn = 10 000-40 000 and PDI < 1.1) carrying a single biomolecule as an alpha-end group (a sugar or a biotin) linked by a stable amide bond are obtained. Considering the versatility of the RAFT process, this strategy appears to be very attractive for the design of a variety of conjugates.
Search for Majorana Neutrinos inB−→π+μ−μ−Decays (2014)

A search for heavy Majorana neutrinos produced in the B- → π+ μ- μ- decay mode is performed using 3 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity collected with the LHCb detector in pp collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV at the LHC. Neutrinos with masses in the range 250 to 5000 MeV and lifetimes from zero to 1000 ps are probed. In the absence of a signal, upper limits are set on the branching fraction B(B- → π+ μ- μ-) as functions of neutrino mass and lifetime. These limits are on the order of 10(-9) for short neutrino lifetimes of 1 ps or less. Limits are also set on the coupling between the muon and a possible fourth-generation neutrino.
ChemInform Abstract: The Intramolecular Addition of Silylated Alkynes to Aldehydes: Methodology for the Construction of Cyclic Enediynes and Its Application to Dynemicin Analogues. (1995)

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.
Solute Transport in Hemodialysis: Advances and Limitations of Current Membrane Technology (2017)

Extracorporeal therapy for end-stage renal disease is now provided to more than three million patients globally. Nearly all treatments are performed with filters containing hollow fiber membranes, removing solutes and water by diffusion, convection, and ultrafiltration. In this review, we will provide a detailed quantitative analysis of the transport processes involved in different hemodialysis (HD) therapies. We will also report some technical aspects of hollow fiber membranes and filters composed of them along with the mechanisms of solute and water removal for such devices. Diffusive mass transfer will be assessed according to the three major aspects of a hollow fiber filter (blood compartment, membrane, and dialysate compartment). With regard to convective transport, the importance of internal filtration as a solute removal mechanism in high-flux HD will be highlighted, along with the critical role that blood/membrane interactions assume in filtration-based therapies.
DOES RISING URINE PH INCREASE THE STONE FORMATION RATE? (2009)

You have accessJournal of Urology1 Apr 2009DOES RISING URINE PH INCREASE THE STONE FORMATION RATE? Marnie R Robinson, Charles D Scales, Benjamin D Lack, Michael N Ferrandino, Dorit E Zilberman, and Glenn M Preminger Marnie R RobinsonMarnie R Robinson More articles by this author , Charles D ScalesCharles D Scales More articles by this author , Benjamin D LackBenjamin D Lack More articles by this author , Michael N FerrandinoMichael N Ferrandino More articles by this author , Dorit E ZilbermanDorit E Zilberman More articles by this author , and Glenn M PremingerGlenn M Preminger More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(09)61472-5AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "DOES RISING URINE PH INCREASE THE STONE FORMATION RATE?." The Journal of Urology, 181(4S), pp. 521–522 © 2009 by American Urological AssociationFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 181Issue 4SApril 2009Page: 521-522 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2009 by American Urological AssociationMetrics Author Information Marnie R Robinson More articles by this author Charles D Scales More articles by this author Benjamin D Lack More articles by this author Michael N Ferrandino More articles by this author Dorit E Zilberman More articles by this author Glenn M Preminger More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
Potential Applications of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) in the Study of Alzheimer's Disease (2014)

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common subtype of dementia. As the prevalence of dementia is projected to increase, the burden of the disease on society is expected to become increasingly significant. The link between eye pathology and neurodegenerative diseases has been established in multiple studies. In particular, optic nerve parameters associated with neuronal loss in AD include retinal ganglion cells (RGC). Retinal ganglion cells are similar to neurons in the cerebral cortex, and have been correlated to neurodegeneration in AD. Ocular imaging techniques such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) have provided a rapid and non-invasive method for quantifying optic nerve parameters in vivo. Spectral domain (SD)-OCT has shown good potential in the study of the optic nerve in AD as it enables more comprehensive assessment of RGCs. Earlier generation OCT techniques only assess the retinal nerve fibre layer, which consists of RGC axons. Spectral domain-OCT offers ultra-high scan speed and image resolution, enabling improved sampling of retinal layers. Retinal layers such as the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL), which contain the dendrites and nuclei of RGCs, can be assessed with SD-OCT. This article presents a review of literature associating eye pathology with AD, and explores the potential of SD-OCT in future AD studies. Spectral domain-OCT has the potential to draw more links between optic nerve pathology and neurodegeneration.
Panic on Love Street: Citizens and Local Government Respond to Vancouver’s Hippie Problem, 1967-68 (2013)

ABSTRACT The social and moral problem of youth was both an important subject of debate in 1960s Canada and a field for citizen activism and state intervention. This article centres on the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, home in the late sixties to a youthful hip scene that rivalled Toronto’s Yorkville in the Canadian countercultural imagination. I trace how Kitsilano property owners and merchants, motivated by concern about the future of their neighbourhood and generalized worries about youth and drug use, organized to oppose the new element in their community. Initially, the city responded with an enforcement crackdown on the village. Yet as the issue became a citywide concern, other actors engaged in the debate. Local initiatives and expert advice from Vancouver’s social welfare agencies led city council to advocate a second, more conciliatory strategy, based on dialogue and outreach services. Rather than the monolithic establishment imagined by some 1960s narratives, Kitsilano’s hip villagers encountered social actors with differing interests and understandings of their scene, and a local government limited in the scope of its actions. RÉSUMÉ Le problème social et « moral » associé à la jeunesse devient un important sujet de débat dans le Canada des années soixante et se situe au cœur d’un véritable champ d’action tant pour l’état que le militantisme citoyen. Cet article examine le quartier de Kitsilano à Vancouver, lieu privilégié tout comme Yorkville de la contre-culture de la jeunesse des années soixante. Je trace comment des propriétaires et des commerçants de Kitsilano, préoccupés par la consommation de drogues chez les jeunes et généralement inquiets pour l’avenir de leur communauté, se regroupent afin de contrer cette nouvelle menace. Initialement, c’est à l’aide d’une répression policière que la ville entend s’attaquer au problème. Cependant, lorsque le « problème hippie » devient un objet de politique municipale, d’autres acteurs interviennent dans le débat. Suivant les conseils d’experts œuvrant au sein d’organismes d’aide sociale à Vancouver, le conseil municipal adopte une nouvelle stratégie conciliatrice basée sur le dialogue et le travail de proximité. Plutôt qu’un ordre social monolithique et puissant, les jeunes du village hip de Kitsilano ont fait face à plusieurs acteurs sociaux avec des intérêts différents et des points de vue divergents quant au problème, et un gouvernement municipal limité dans sa capacité d’intervention.
Proenkephalin predicts acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients (2014)

Pro-ENK is associated with prediction of AKI in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Pro-ENK likely has decreased clearance in the setting of AKI. However, future studies analyzing this novel biomarker should be considered to further elucidate its clinical utility and to better understand mechanisms of renal injury.
Laboratory evolution and polyploid SCRaMbLE reveal genomic plasticity to synthetic chromosome defects and rearrangements (2022)

Summary We have designed, constructed, and debugged a synthetic 753,096 bp version of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome XIV as part of the international Sc2.0 project. We showed that certain synthetic loxPsym recombination sites can interfere with mitochondrial protein localization, that the deletion of one intron ( NOG2 ) reduced fitness, and that a reassigned stop codon can lead to a growth defect. In parallel to these rational debugging modifications, we used Adaptive Laboratory Evolution to generate a general growth defect suppressor rearrangement in the form of increased TAR1 copy number. We also extended the utility of the Synthetic Chromosome Recombination and Modification by LoxP-mediated Evolution (SCRaMbLE) system by engineering synthetic-wild-type tetraploid hybrid strains that buffer against essential gene loss. The presence of wild-type chromosomes in the hybrid tetraploids increased post-SCRaMbLE viability and heterologous DNA integration, highlighting the plasticity of the S. cerevisiae genome in the presence of rational and non-rational modifications.
Wideband Force Control by Position-Acceleration Integrated Disturbance Observer (2008)

Motion control is widely used in industry applications. One of its key components is the disturbance observer, which estimates a disturbance torque of a motion system and realizes a robust acceleration control. A disturbance observer observes and suppresses the disturbance torque within its bandwidth. Motion systems have started to spread in society and they are required to have the ability to interact with unknown environments. Such a haptic motion requires much wider bandwidth. However, since the conventional disturbance observer attains the acceleration information by the second-order derivative of a position response, the bandwidth is limited due to the derivative noise. To enlarge the bandwidth of a disturbance observer, this paper proposes a position-acceleration integrated disturbance observer (PAIDO). Since an acceleration sensor is implemented in it, the control performance of the PAIDO is superior to the conventional one. In this paper, the PAIDO is applied to force control and the viability of the proposed method is confirmed by fast Fourier transformation analyses. The experimental results show the viability of the proposed method.
Recognition and cleavage of DNA. Functional analogs of bleomycin. (1985)

Bis-intercalators and hemin-intercalators (Hemin-Glu-P-1's) which recognize and/or cleave DNA were designed and synthesized. 2-Aminodipyrido [1, 2-a : 3', 2' -d] imidazoles (Glu-P's) which are potent muta-carcinogens isolated from a pyrolysate of L-glutamic acid were used as intercalator moieties. Bis-intercalators possess extremely high affinity toward double stranded DNA and stabilize the double helix structure of DNA from heat denaturation effectively. Hemin-Glu-P-1's cleaved DNA at G-C and G-T sequences preferentially. Glu-P-1 moiety which recognizes DNA by intercalation and a functional group which can be an intramolecular fifth ligand of the ferrous ion in the hemin moiety are required for strong DNA-cleaving ability. The mode of DNA-cleaving reaction of Hemin-Glu-P-1's is quite similar to that of bleomycin (BLM). In other words, Hemin-Glu-P-1's are functional analogs of BLM. The mechanism of DNA cleavage by Hemin-Glu-P-1's and by BLM is not single. One of the mechanisms involves two bases elimination from the DNA.