gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF DIELECTRIC BODY BY USING VOLUME INTEGRAL EQUATION COMBINED WITH MULTI-REGION ITERATIVE METHOD (2007)

In this research, a fast approach of method of moments (MoM) for analyzing 3-D dielectric body is proposed. The unknown polarization current in dielectric body is expanded into rectangular blocks with overlapping volume sinusoidal basis functions. To accelerate the matrix-solving CPU time in MoM, the multi-region iterative method, where the overlapping blocks are used as the iteration units, is applied to solving the matrix equation in the MoM. Some numerical results are given to show that the CPU time for solving unknown currents can be reduced effectively by multi-region iterative method.
Heterogeneous catalysts for CO2hydrogenation to formic acid/formate: from nanoscale to single atom (2021)

This review provides an overview of advances on constructing heterogeneous nanostructured and single atom catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub>hydrogenation to formic acid/formate. The main focus is placed on structure–activity correlations and mechanistic insights.
Investigation of disturbed earth detection in the very long wavelength infrared (VLWIR) (2014)

Undisturbed soil generally consists of larger silica particles where the smaller particles have been removed from the surface by weathering, i.e., rain. Large silica particles exhibit a significant reflectance in the 7 – 12 &mu;m spectral region called the Reststrahlen band. It has been demonstrated that the Reststrahlen band intensity is proportional to the particle size distribution of silica in the soil; as the proportion of small to large silica particles increases the Reststrahlen band also decreases in intensity. When soil is disturbed, for example when an object is buried, the distribution of silica particles is changed such that the “new” surface consists of a greater proportion of small to large silica particles. The increased number of small silica particles decreases the intensity of the Reststrahlen band therefore enabling detection of buried objects by imaging in the 7 – 12 &mu;m spectral range. There is a second reflectance band in the 17 – 25 &mu;m spectral region which has not been used for detection of buried objects. We investigate the behavior of this second Reststrahlen band for disturbed earth and evaluate its use for enhanced detection of buried objects when combined with the first Reststrahlen band.
Sojourn time in a Processor Sharing queue with batch arrivals (2018)

For the Processor Sharing queue with batch job arrivals, the sojourn time W of a single job is investigated. This queuing model is motivated by the evaluation of Cloud Computing or Virtualized Network systems where the treatment of micro-services within requests determines the global system performance. We first show that the distribution of sojourn time W can be obtained from an infinite linear differential system; the structure of this system, however, makes the explicit derivation of this distribution generally difficult. When further assuming that the batch size has a geometric distribution with some given parameter , this differential system can be analyzed via a single generating function which is shown to verify a second-order partial differential equation involving a boundary term at point . Solving this partial differential equation for with required analyticity properties determines the one-sided Laplace transform for given u. Writing in terms of a multivariate hypergeometric function enables one to extend its analyticity domain to a cut-plane , for negative constants and . By means of a Laplace inversion of for a suitable value of u, the complementary distribution function is then given an explicit integral representation. This enables us to show that the tail of this distribution has an exponential decay with rate , together with a sub-exponential factor. A convergence in distribution is also asserted for W in heavy load condition, the limit distribution exhibiting a sub-exponential behavior itself. Using our exact results for the sojourn time of a single job, we finally discuss an approximation for the distribution of the sojourn time of an entire batch when assuming that the batch size is not too large.
A Novel Inference of a Restricted Boltzmann Machine (2014)

A deep neural network (DNN) pre-trained via stacking restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs) demonstrates high performance. The binary RBM is usually used to construct the DNN. However, a continuous probability of each node is used as real value state, although the state of the binary RBM's node should be represented by a random binary variable. One of main reasons of this abuse is that it works. One of others is to reduce a computational cost. In this paper, we propose a novel inference of the RBM, considering that the input of the RBM is the random binary variable. Straight forward derivation of the proposed inference is intractable. Then, we also propose the closed-form approximation of it. We convince that the proposed inference is more reasonable than a conventional algorithm of the RBM. Experimental comparisons demonstrate that the proposed inference improves the performance of the DNN.
A thermo-viscoelastic approach for the characterization and modeling of the bending behavior of thermoplastic composites – Part II Part A Applied science and manufacturing (2017)

A proper description of the bending behavior is crucial to obtain accurate forming simulations, especially for continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. These materials exhibit a highly temperature and bending-curvature dependent bending stiffness. These dependencies make the property challenging to characterize with conventional characterization methods, and therefore require novel techniques. The first part of the study has shown how Dynamic Mechanical Analysis and a rheometer-based method can be used to examine viscoelastic bending behavior. This subsequent part focuses on combining their advantages in a universal characterization method, which provides an accurate description of the bending behavior over a broad temperature range, including the phase transition of recrystallization. Dynamic isothermal experiments as well as dynamic experiments over defined temperature ranges were conducted. The aforementioned experiments were reconstructed in simulations, employing the non-linear viscoelastic material model from the first part of the study, to evaluate the characterization method and to further validate the model.
Genomics, proteomics and vaccines. (2004)

Preface.List of Contributors.PART 1: INTRODUCTION.1. Vaccination: Past, Present and Future (Maria Lattanzi and Rino Rappuoli).2. Bioinformatics, DNA Microarrays and Proteomics in Vaccine Discovery: Competing or Complementary Technologies? (Guido Grandi).PART 2: TECHNOLOGIES.3. Genome Sequencing and Analysis (Herve Tettelin and Tamara Feldblyum).4. Understanding DNA Microarrays: Sources and Magnitudes of Variances in DNA Microarray Data Sets (She-pin Hung, G. Wesley Hatfield, Suman Sundaresh and Pierre F. Baldi).5. The proteome, Anno Domini Two Zero Zero Three (Pier Giorgio Righetti, Mahmoud Hamdan, Frederic Reymond and Joel S. Rossier).6. Mass Spectrometry in Proteomics (Pierre-Alain Binz).7. High Throughput Cloning, Expression and Purification Technologies (Andreas Kreusch and Scott A. Lesley).PART 3: APPLICATIONS.8. Meningococcus B: from Genome to Vaccine (Davide Serruto, Rino Rappuoli and Mariagrazia Pizza).9. Vaccines Against Pathogenic Streptococci (John L. Telford, Immaculada Margarit y Ros, Domenico Maione, Vega Masignani, Herve Tettelin, Giuliano Bensi and Guido Grandi).10. Identification of the 'Antigenome'-a Novel Tools for Design and Development of Subunit Vaccines Against Bacterial Pathogens (Eszter Nagy, Tamas Henics, Alexander von Gabain and Andreas Meinke).11. Searching the Chlamydia Genomes for New Vaccine Candidates (Giulio Ratti, Oretta Finco and Guido Grandi).12. Proteomics and Anti-Chlamydia Vaccine Discovery (Gunna Christiansen, Svend Birkelund, Brian B. Vandahl and Allan C Shaw).13. Proteome Analysis of Other Membrane and Extracelular Proteins from Pseudomonas aeruginosa for vaccine Discovery (Stuart J. Cordwell and Amanda S. Nouwens).Index.
Cyberknife radiosurgery for breast cancer spine metastases (2007)

The statistical comparability of the CyberKnife and CRT groups reflects the small sample size and stringent requirements for significance of the matched-pair analysis. Nevertheless, comparability in these difficult cases shows that salvage CyberKnife treatment is as efficacious as initial CRT without added toxicity.
Comparison of Microwave Irradiation and Conventional Heating for CO2 Gasification of Different Rank Coals (2021)

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Presented by NETL at IMPI 54th Annual Microwave Powers Virtual Symposium, 06/20
A brain tumor-homing tetra-peptide delivers a nano-therapeutic for more effective treatment of a mouse model of glioblastoma (2020)

Organ-specific cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are a class of molecules that can be highly effective at delivering therapeutic cargoes, and they are currently of great interest in cancer treatment strategies. Herein, we describe a new CPP (amino acid sequence serine-isoleucine-tyrosine-valine, or SIWV) that homes to glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumor tissues with remarkable specificity in vitro and in vivo. The SIWV sequence was identified from an isoform of annexin-A3 (AA3H), a membrane-interacting human protein. The mechanism of intracellular permeation is proposed to follow a caveolin-mediated endocytotic pathway, based on in vitro and in vivo receptor inhibition and genetic knockdown studies. Feasibility as a targeting agent for therapeutics is demonstrated in a GBM xenograft mouse model, where porous silicon nanoparticles (pSiNPs) containing the clinically relevant anticancer drug SN-38 are grafted with SIWV via a poly-(ethylene glycol) (PEG) linker. The formulation shows enhanced in vivo targeting ability relative to a formulation employing a scrambled control peptide, and significant (P < 0.05) therapeutic efficacy relative to free SN-38 in the GBM xenograft animal model.
S1167 Gastrointestinal (GI) and Hepatic Manifestations Identified Through Advocate Lutheran Coronavirus (ALCO) Database (2020)

INTRODUCTION: SAR-CoV-2 is a new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China that has led to a global pandemic with an associated high morality. Literature from Wuhan, China, has shown that digestive symptoms are also very common in those patients with COVID 19 infection in addition to elevated liver enzymes. The ALCO database is being created at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois to evaluate the prevalence, incidence and outcomes of those patients with affected by COVID19 with GI manifestations. METHODS: Retrospective analysis was performed of all patients presenting to Lutheran General Hospital Emergency Department (ED) between March1, 2020 to April 30, 2020 due to an active COVID 19 infection identified by ICD Code U07.1COVID19. After comprehensive chart review, clinical features and laboratory values between those with digestive versus those without were compared. RESULTS: Four hundred forty-four patient encounters have been analyzed from a total of 385 patients seen in the ED: 60 patients were treated in the ED and 82 were hospitalized. GI symptoms characterized by diarrhea (26%), abdominal pain (6%), nausea (16%), vomiting (7.5%) and anorexia (23%) were identified by 47.2% of patients on admission (n = 68) (Figure 1). 79% of these patients had concomitant upper respiratory symptoms identified as shortness of breath, sore throat, or cough (n = 54). Patients presenting with GI symptoms had no underlying chronic digestive diseases.Admission laboratory tests of interests included AST (n = 96), ALT (n = 96), Ferritin (n = 73), Procalcitonin (68), LDH (64) and CRP (n = 65) (Figure 2). Patients with GI symptoms were found to have non-statistically significant levels of elevated transaminases, Ferritin, and LDH on admission in those without GI symptoms.Those presenting with GI symptoms were more likely to be hospitalized (n = 42, 61%) versus those without (n = 34, 44%). Length of stay was greater in those presenting with GI symptoms (M 1 = 5.43 days) versus those without (M2 = 4.42 days), (P = 0.273, Mann-Whitney test.) No difference in mortality was seen. CONCLUSION: Preliminary data supports studies from China that GI symptoms are rather common secondary to COVID19. The initial trends from the ALCO database support that GI symptoms are indicative of severe disease characterized by increased inflammation, elevated transaminases and longer hospitalizations. Our hope is continued investigation during the current outbreak will lead to more information to clarify the role of GI manifestations in COVID19.Figure 1.: Symptoms identified by patients with COVID19 at time of presentation to Lutheran General Emergency Deparment.Figure 2.: Average laboratory values (AST, ALT, Ferritin, LDH) of patients with COVID19 with gastrointestinal symptoms versus individuals without gastrointestinal symptoms.
DPSK Transmission Through Silicon Microring Switch for Photonic Interconnection Networks (2011)

We experimentally demonstrate for the first time switching of differential-phase-shift-keyed (DPSK) signals through a silicon photonic electrooptic microring switch. DPSK format has been shown to be robust to nonlinear effects, and has 3-dB improved receiver sensitivity with balanced detection compared to the on-off-keyed format. Moreover, an extension to multilevel phase-shift-keyed (PSK) format enables higher data bandwidth. Packetized transmissions of single- and multichannel 10-Gb/s DPSK signals are demonstrated. Error-free transmission and power penalties of less than 1.7 dB are achieved for all the examined wavelength channels, confirming format transparency of the microring switch for PSK format, and validating the use of DPSK signaling for photonic interconnection networks.
Analysis of Antenna Parameter Optimization Space for 3GPP LTE (2009)

Abstract-The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of various antenna parameters to the down-link performance of the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. The network performance impacts of horizontal and vertical half-power beamwidths (HPBW) as well as downtilt angle of antenna systems are investigated. Cell coverage and capacity in different macro-cellular network scenarios for various combinations of antenna parameter configurations have been studied in terms of signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) performance and cell throughput. Simulation studies are performed for uniform UE distribution and full-buffer traffic by using LTE snap-shot simulator where propagation is modeled in three dimensions.
Development of Simple Devices for Control of Temperature above and below Ambient on Simple Pipetting Stations (1998)

Robotic pipetting stations are becoming increasingly popular to perform a variety of different laboratory analyses, including use of biochemical, chemical, and molecular biology reactions. As molecular diagnostic (MDx) analyses are adapted to pipetting stations, their need for additional resources on the pipetting stations such as heating and cooling will also grow. We designed and constructed small (&lt; 150 cm 2 ) accessories for use on a popular pipetting station. Both have small footprints and were built using readily available components. The microplate heater could achieve set point temperature within 10 minutes of activation and exhibited minimal temperature variation. The cooler was designed to be a passively cooled resource that could contain up to 15 Eppendorf tubes and maintain the temperature at least 20 degrees below ambient for at least two hours. Both units have been used to automate a coupled series of molecular biology reactions that yield RNA aptamers. We believe these two devices can be widely utilized with minor modifications of any pipetting station that requires heating or cooling capabilities on the pipetting station's deck.
Monolithic chaotic communications system (2002)

A chaotic transmitter and a synchronized chaotic receiver have been designed in a 0.25 /spl mu/m CMOS process. Both transmitter and receiver use conversions between voltage and time to implement nonlinear tent-map functions. The transmitter outputs chaotic pulse position modulated (C-PPM) data as a stream of 2.3 V p-p pulses of <1 ns duration. The chaotic receiver uses the timing information between pulses to regain the chaotic state of the transmitter. The receiver resynchronizes within five cycles in a noise-free environment if lock is lost from the transmitter. The maximum throughput is 20 Mb/s and the bit error rate (BER) is <10/sup -9/. The transceiver is realized on a 2.5 mm/spl times/1.5 mm die and dissipates 375 mW.
Prevention of Ventilator-Induced Lung Edema by Inhalation of Nanoparticles Releasing Ruthenium Red (2014)

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a devastating lung disease that has no cure, is exacerbated by life-supportive mechanical ventilation that worsens lung edema and inflammation through the syndrome of ventilator-induced lung injury. Recently, the membrane ion channel transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) on alveolar macrophages was shown to mediate murine lung vascular permeability induced by high-pressure mechanical ventilation. The objective of this study was to determine whether inhalation of nanoparticles (NPs) containing the TRPV4 inhibitor ruthenium red (RR) prevents ventilator-induced lung edema in mice. Poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid NPs containing RR were evaluated in vitro for their ability to block TRPV4-mediated calcium signaling in alveolar macrophages and capillary endothelial cells. Lungs from adult C57BL6 mice treated with nebulized NPs were then used in ex vivo ventilation perfusion experiments to assess the ability of the NPs to prevent high-pressure mechanical ventilation-induced lung edema. Poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid NPs (300 nm) released RR for 150 hours in vitro, and blocked TRPV4-mediated calcium signaling in cells up to 7 days after phagocytosis. Inhaled NPs deposited in alveoli of spontaneously breathing mice were rapidly phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages, and blocked increased vascular permeability from high-pressure mechanical ventilation for 72 hours in ex vivo ventilation perfusion experiments. These data offer proof of principle that inhalation of NPs containing a TRPV4 inhibitor prevents ventilator damage for several days, and imply that this novel drug delivery strategy could be used to target alveolar macrophages in patients at risk of ventilator-induced lung injury before initiating mechanical ventilation.
Effect of Monomers in Vinyl Urethane Macromonomers on Dispersion Polymerization of Polystyrene (2016)

The four different vinyl monomers in the reaction of isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer were used for the preparation of macromonomers and successfully employed in the dispersion polymerization of styrene. The chemical structures of vinyl monomer in macromonomers influenced on the polystyrene particle characteristics, such as the conversion, weight average molecular weights (<TEX>$M_w$</TEX>), polydispersity index (PDI), weight average diameter (<TEX>$D_w$</TEX>), and uniformity. The conversion of polystyrene increased with amounts of methyl group in vinyl monomer. Also the uniformity of polystyrene particles increased with amounts of methyl group in vinyl monomer.
ChemInform Abstract: Rearrangement Mechanisms of 1,3‐Dithiolane Sulfoxides. (1992)

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.
Platelet-activating factor produces neuronal growth cone collapse (1995)

It is generally believed that neuronal growth cone collapsing factors are proteins that interact with membrane-bound receptors. Platelet-activating factor (1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; PAF) - a phospholipid autocoid, also interacts with a membrane-bound neuronal receptor which is similar in nature to collapsing factor receptors. We report that PAF and the nonhydrolyzable PAF agonist, methyl carbamyl PAF (1-O-hexadecyl-2N-methylcarbamyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, mc-PAF), evoke a dose-dependent neuronal growth cone collapse. This collapse is specifically attenuated by the PAF receptor antagonist BN-52021. These data point to a PAF receptor-mediated growth cone collapse. Therefore, PAF must be added to the list of collapsing factors which potentially guide axons to their proper targets in the developing nervous system.
Epoxidation of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) oil by peroxyacids (2009)

Abstract Jatropha ( Jatropha curcas ) oil with iodine value 104 g I 2 /100 g, and containing 44.7% oleic acid and 31.4% linoleic acid, was epoxidised in situ with hydrogen peroxide (30%) and acetic/formic acid in the presence of catalytic amounts of sulphuric acid. We have compared the kinetics of epoxidation of jatropha oil (JO) by peroxyacetic and peroxyformic acids, in or without toluene at 30, 50, 70, and 85 °C. The effects of temperature and various mole ratios on epoxidation rate, oxirane ring stability, and iodine value of the epoxidised oil were studied, and optimum conditions were established. The rate constants for epoxidation of JO were found to be in the range 0.22–69.4 × 10 −6 l.mol −1 .s −1 and activation energies were found to be 64.46 KJ.mol −1 , 72 KJ.mol −1 , 59 KJ.mol −1 , 68.24 KJ.mol −1 , for peroxyacetic and peroxyformic acids in or without toluene, respectively. Copyright © 2009 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.
Local repair mechaism for reliable multicast in Integrated Communication and Broadcast Networks with scalability (2010)

With the rapid growth of bandwidth requirement for mobile multimedia services, broadcast communication infrastructure is desired as one of the best solutions for avoiding communication congestion. Integrated Communication and Broadcast Network (ICBN), consisting of broadcast network and communication network, is one of the solutions. However, in reliable multicast service over ICBN, feedbacks from receivers cause feedback implosion problem. Also, because the broadcast network resources are shared by all the users in a system, data retransmission through broadcast network decreases system throughput. To avoid feedback implosion and congestion of broadcast network, we propose a local repair mechanism for reliable multicast in ICBN, which assures complete data reception by recovering the missing data from neighbor terminals. The experimental results show that our proposal avoids feedback implosion and improves the system throughput.
CWDM Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Array Spanning 140 nm of the&lt;tex&gt;$C$&lt;/tex&gt;,&lt;tex&gt;$S$&lt;/tex&gt;, and&lt;tex&gt;$L$&lt;/tex&gt;Fiber Transmission Bands (2004)

We demonstrate record wavelength span from an eight-channel two-dimensional wavelength-division-multiplexed optically pumped vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser array. The array operates continuous wave above 65/spl deg/C and spans 140 nm of the S-, C-, and L-band from 1470 to 1610 nm with 20-nm channel spacing. The devices are fabricated using two separate active regions laterally integrated with fully oxidized distributed Bragg reflectors using nonplanar wafer bonding. We achieved single transverse-mode operation with greater than 36-dB sidemode suppression ratios and less than 2-dB output power variation across the array.
Physiological Correlates and Predictors of Functional Recovery After Chiasmal Decompression (2015)

Our results highlight the ability of the remaining normally conductive axons to predict visual recovery after decompression of the optic chiasm. The redundancy in anterior visual pathways may be explained, neuroanatomically, by overlapping receptive fields.