gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
<title>ATD, appearance equivalence, and desktop publishing</title> (1994)

Companion papers show why the CIELab system of color coordinates is not optimal for use in desktop publishing (DTP) systems and how ATD remedies most of the problems of CIELab. Since DTP deals primarily with the reproduction of images, DTP applications do not need to model human vision. They need only reproduce accurately in the image the reflective properties of the original. The eye does the rest. Linear arithmetic is adequate for this task. An intermediate color space decouples scanner calibration from printer control, leading to a system that is nearly device independent. Plots of Munsell and other color grids show the intermediate space to be uniform. The uniformity of the intermediate space and the linearity of the model lead to accurate gamut compression and negligible transformation errors using integer arithmetic operations on the 8-bit quantities associated with inexpensive DTP equipment. The resulting images are substantially better than those produced by current DTP programs.
Experimental Assessment of the Environmental Fate and Effects of Triazoles and Benzotriazole (2013)

The environmental fate and effects of triazoles and benzotriazoles are of concern within the context of chemical regulation. As part of an intelligent testing strategy, experimental tests were performed on endpoints that are relevant for risk assessment. The experimental tests included the assessment of ecotoxicity to an alga, a daphnid and zebrafish embryos, and the assessment of ready biodegradability. Triazole and benzotriazole compounds were selected for testing, based on existing toxicity data for vertebrate and invertebrate species, as well as on the principal component analysis of molecular descriptors aimed at selecting the minimum number of test compounds in order to maximise the chemical domain spanned for both compound classes. The experimental results show that variation in the toxicities of triazoles and benzotriazole across species was relatively minor; in general, the largest factor was approximately 20. The study conducted indicated that triazoles are not readily biodegradable.
Simultaneous localisation of multiple emitters (2004)

Exploiting several arrays of sensors enables simultaneous detection of a number of emitters. Fusion of the respective array data yields lines containing possible positions as a function of the frequency. Identifying multiple intersections eventually leads to unambiguous localisation of the sources. The usual unwanted ghost detections do not appear in this approach. Simulations are performed to demonstrate the feasibility of the formalism.
Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression in Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Acute Kawasaki Disease (2004)

The lack of widespread expression of E-selectin or VCAM-1 on endothelial cells of acute KD coronary arteries was surprising and suggests that inflammatory cell infiltration into KD coronaries is not simply the result of widespread up-regulation of cell adhesion molecules on endothelial cells by circulating cytokines. Rather, inflammatory cells may be directed to specific areas of the coronary arteries targeted by a pathogen causing KD. Our results suggest that E-selectin and VCAM-1 expression on neovasculature may contribute to neoangiogenesis and prolonged CAA inflammation and that integrin beta1 might be involved in fibroblastic remodeling of acute KD CAA.
Accurate spatial and temporal transgene expression driven by a 3.8-kilobase promoter of the bovine β-casein gene in the lactating mouse mammary gland (1998)

The spatial, temporal, and hormonal pattern of expression of the beta-casein gene is highly regulated and confined to the epithelial cells of the lactating mammary gland. Previous studies have shown that 1.7 kb of the bovine beta-casein promoter were able to drive cell-specific and hormone-dependent expression to a mouse mammary cell line but failed to induce accurate expression to the mammary gland of transgenic mice. We investigated here the ability of 3.8 kb of the bovine beta-casein gene promoter to drive the expression of the human growth hormone (hGH) gene in transgenic mice. A Northern blot analysis using total RNA obtained from different tissues of lactating and nonlactating females revealed the presence of hGH mRNA only in the mammary gland of lactating females. hGH mRNA was not detectable in the mammary gland of virgin females or males. A developmental analysis showed that hGH mRNA only peaked on parturition, resembling more closely the bovine beta-casein temporal expression pattern rather than the murine. In situ hibridization studies performed on mammary gland sections showed that the cellular pattern of hGH expression was homogeneous in all lobules from heterozygous and homozygous transgenic mice. Silver grain counts on the tissue sections highly correlated with the hGH contents in the milk determined by radioimmunoassay (r = 0.996). Thus 3.8 kb of the bovine beta-casein promoter direct a high-level expression of a reporter gene to the lactating mammary gland of transgenic mice in a tissue-specific and developmentally regulated manner.
Effects of Genetically Removing Lectin Seed Protein on Horticultural and Seed Characteristics of Common Bean (1985)

Abstract The absence of seed lectin in common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was shown to be inherited as a single recessive gene and allelic to genes conditioning 6 different lectin types. In inbred backcross lines, the allele from ‘Sanilac’ (a navy class bean) for the presence of lectin was semidominant to the lectinless allele from ‘U.I. 1140’ (a Great Northern class bean) for quantity of lectin. Backcross lines with lectin (L/L) and without lectin (1/1) were developed using 2 lectinless donor parents (‘U.I. 1140’ and ‘U.I. 111', a Pinto class bean) and ‘Sanilac’ as the recurrent parent. Backcross lines and parents were grown in the field and analyzed for days to flower, seed yield, seed weight, percentage protein, and quantities of lectin and phaseolin. There were significant differences between lectin genotypes (L/L vs. 1/1) for all traits except yield, seed weight, and nonphaseolin nonlectin protein. Backcross lines without lectin had substantially higher levels of phaseolin and slightly more total protein than lines with lectin. The data suggested that phaseolin over-compensated for the absence of lectin in 1/1 backcross lines. The implications of these findings toward the nutritional improvement of bean protein are discussed.
Present status of nondestructive burnup measurement techniques for spent fuel assemblies. (1986)

Nondestructive burnup measurement techniques have been extensively developed and demonstrated for spent fuel assemblies at various facilities. Japanese commercial spent fuel reprocessing plant, which will be built by Japan Nuclear Fuel Service Co., will be equipped with nondestructive burnup monitors to verify shipper's data at a spent fuel receiving-storage pool. Motivated by these facts, this paper reviews the present status of nondestructive measurement techniques of burnups and plutonium contents in spent light-water-reactor fuel assemblies, focusing on γ-spectrometry, passive- and active-neutron measurement techniques from the view point of inline burnup monitoring in a reprocessing plant.
A High-Throughput, Cell-Based Screening Method for siRNA and Small Molecule Inhibitors of mTORC1 Signaling Using the In Cell Western Technique (2010)

The mTORC1 pathway is a central regulator of cell growth, and defective mTORC1 regulation plays a causative role in a variety of human diseases, including cancer, tumor syndromes such as the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), and metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Given the importance of mTORC1 signaling in these diseases, there has been significant interest in developing screening methods suitable for identifying inhibitors of mTORC1 activation. To this end, we have developed a high-throughput, cell-based assay for the detection of rpS6-phosphorylation as a measure of mTORC1 signaling. This assay takes advantage of the "In Cell Western" (ICW) technique using the Aerius infrared imaging system (LI-COR Biosciences). The ICW procedure involves fixation and immunostaining of cells in a manner similar to standard immunofluorescence methods but takes advantage of secondary antibodies conjugated to infrared-excitable fluorophores for quantitative detection by the Aerius scanner. In addition, the cells are stained with an infrared-excitable succinimidyl ester dye, which covalently modifies free amine groups in fixed cells and provides a quantitative measure of cell number. We present validation data and pilot screens in a 384-well format demonstrating that this assay provides a statistically robust method for both small molecule and siRNA screening approaches designed to identify inhibitors of mTORC1 signaling.
Toward business-driven risk management for Cloud computing (2010)

The Cloud computing paradigm is offering an innovative and promising vision concerning the Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Notwithstanding, the use of Cloud resources, which usually are external assets to their consumers, implies risk issues that must be taken into account.
Fundamental Aspects of Viscosity Monitoring by the Hot Wire Technique (1990)

ABSTRACT Fundamental aspects of the monitoring of viscosity by the hot wire technique in stagnant test fluid was investigated. The behavior of the hot wire viscosity sensor was well described, theoretically, by the stagnant layer analysis combined with the Ostrach solution for natural convection heat‐transfer from a vertical plate. To improve the sensitivity of the sensor to the change in viscosity of a test fluid, lower curvature for the sensor structure and higher heat flux for the operating condition were recommended theoretically and proved experimentally. As a practical example, the change in apparent viscosity during the coagulation of soy protein was monitored using the hot wire sensor.
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Expressing Heme Oxygenase-1 Reverse Pulmonary Hypertension (2010)

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a serious disease, and although current treatments may prolong and improve quality of life, search for novel and effective therapies is warranted. Using genetically modified mouse lines, we tested the ability of bone marrow-derived stromal cells (mesenchymal stem cells [MSCs]) to treat chronic hypoxia-induced PAH. Recipient mice were exposed for 5 weeks to normobaric hypoxia (8%-10% O(2)), MSC preparations were delivered through jugular vein injection and their effect on PAH was assessed after two additional weeks in hypoxia. Donor MSCs derived from wild-type (WT) mice or heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) null mice (Hmox1(KO)) conferred partial protection from PAH when transplanted into WT or Hmox1(KO) recipients, whereas treatment with MSCs isolated from transgenic mice harboring a human HO-1 transgene under the control of surfactant protein C promoter (SH01 line) reversed established disease in WT recipients. SH01-MSC treatment of Hmox1(KO) animals, which develop right ventricular (RV) infarction under prolonged hypoxia, resulted in normal RV systolic pressure, significant reduction of RV hypertrophy and prevention of RV infarction. Donor MSCs isolated from a bitransgenic mouse line with doxycycline-inducible, lung-specific expression of HO-1 exhibited similar therapeutic efficacy only on doxycycline treatment of the recipients. In vitro experiments indicate that potential mechanisms of MSC action include modulation of hypoxia-induced lung inflammation and inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation. Cumulatively, our results demonstrate that MSCs ameliorate chronic hypoxia-induced PAH and their efficacy is highly augmented by lung-specific HO-1 expression in the transplanted cells, suggesting an interplay between HO-1-dependent and HO-1-independent protective pathways.
Multicenter validation of a formula predicting postoperative spinopelvic alignment (2011)

The spinopelvic alignment formulas were accurate when predicting unsuccessful outcomes but less reliable when predicting successful outcomes. The preoperative surgical plan should be altered if an unsuccessful result is predicted. However, even after obtaining a predicted successful outcome, surgeons should ensure that the predicted values are not too close to unsuccessful values and should identify other variables that may affect alignment. In the near future, it is anticipated that the use of these formulas will lead to better surgical planning and improved outcomes for patients with complex ASD.
Armut und Öffentlichkeit (2008)

AuszugDas Verhältnis von Armut und Öffentlichkeit ist gekennzeichnet durch eine doppelte Marginalisierung. Auf der einen Seite spielt das Thema bei den meisten Medien nur eine untergeordnete Rolle — es sein denn, es gibt Meldungen mit Sensationscharakter-, auf der anderen Seite, sind sozial Benachteiligte sowohl aus finanziellen Gründen als auch teilweise aus Kompetenzgründen kaum in der Lage, die Medien produktiv für ihre Interessen zu nutzen.
Nathan L. Nathanson Introduces Canadian Odeon: Producing National Competition in Elim Exhibition (2003)

À partir de documents publiés dans les journaux locaux ainsi que dans tes revues professionnelles comme le Canadian Moving Picture Digest et le Canadian Film Weekly, l'auteur examine la carrière de Nathan L. Nathanson et son rôle crucial dans la création du Canadian Odeon en 1941, Les affiliations et l'identité même du Canadian Odeon changeaient selon le lieu géographique des sous-chaînes implantées â Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal et ailleurs au pays. En s'attardant plus à la construction des salles de cinéma qu'aux questions de distribution, cette étude dépasse les simples paramétres du control qu'a toujours exercé Hollywood sur le cinéma canadien pour offrir un cadre de recherche permettant de comprendre la spécificité locale de l’enthousiasme des foules pour te cinéma.
A Face Replacement Neural Network for Image and Video (2019)

We propose a method to solve the problem of face replacing for image and video. This approach is enabled to transform an input identity into a target identity, including the facial expression, facial organs and the facial skin colour. To this end, we make the following contributions. (a)We elaborately design a simple auto encoder network to reconstruct the face. (b)Building on recent research in this area, we integrate a weight mask into the loss function to improve the performance of the network during training. (c)Unlike the previous work, we can transform the face not only in image, but also merging video after we adjust the results. We make it easier to replace a people's face with another one in image or video by combining neural networks with simple processing steps.
Refining algorithm mappings for linear systolic arrays (2002)

Nested FOR loop algorithms are the most common applications of systolic arrays. All the techniques for mapping nested FOR loops onto systolic arrays have the 'curse of dimensionality'. The authors propose the approach of first finding coarse-grained mappings that are easier to determine and then refining these mappings through some simple transformations, to obtain efficient fine-grained mappings. The authors propose three transformation techniques that can derive efficient fine-grained mappings for linear systolic arrays. These techniques can be used to derive easily efficient mappings for some commonly known algorithms.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Comparison of a Timing-Error Tolerant Scheme with a Traditional Re-transmission Mechanism for Networks on Chips (2006)

On-chip wires are becoming unreliable as the effect of various noise sources increases with technology scaling. This leads to unpredictable timing delay variations on the interconnect wires. There is a significant need to mitigate the effect of parasitics on the interconnects, while keeping performance and area overheads at a minimum. In this work, the authors present a timing error tolerant design methodology, T-error, that provides dynamic recovery from timing delay variations on the interconnects. The authors validate the functionality of the T-error methodology using cycle-accurate RTL models of a network-on-chip (NoC) design, that are integrated onto a multiprocessor virtual platform. The comparisons with the state-of-the-art error recovery mechanisms show that the T-error system provides error recovery with higher performance than the existing schemes. The authors also present the synthesis results for the T-error scheme, which show that the scheme has negligible overhead
A 1.3-µm microwave fiber-optic link using a direct-modulated laser transmitter (1985)

A 1.3-μm 1.1-km-long single-mode fiber-optic link with a 4.1-4.7 GHz frequency response has been developed. This is one of the highest freqUency fiber-optic links reported to date. A 60-dB SNR, ±1.0-dB gain flatness, and 44-dB spur-free dynamic range was observed. The performance of this link is primarily determined by the direct-modulated laser transmitter. This paper discusses the design of that component along with the development and performance of the complete fiber-optic link.
Observation thinning in data assimilation computations (2014)

We propose to use an observation-thinning method for the efficient numerical solution of large-scale incremental four- dimensional (4D-Var) data assimilation problems. This decomposition is based on exploiting an adaptive hierarchy of the observations. Starting with a low-cardinality set and the solution of its corresponding optimization problem, observations are successively added based on a posteriori error estimates. The particular structure of the sequence of associated linear systems allows the use of a variant of the conjugate gradient algorithm which effectively exploits the fact that the number of observations is smaller than the size of the vector state in the 4D-Var model. The new algorithm is tested on a one-dimensional-wave equation and on the Lorenz96 system, the latter one being of special interest because of its similarity with numerical weather prediction systems.
Ultra-short-acting .beta.-adrenergic receptor blocking agents. 1. (Aryloxy)propanolamines containing esters in the nitrogen substituent (1982)

In an attempt to produce short-acting beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agents, we prepared several (aryloxy)propanolamines with ester functions incorporated into the nitrogen substituent. Many of these compounds exhibited a short duration of blocking activity after their continuous intravenous infusion for 40 min. However, their durations were found to increase considerably upon longer intravenous infusion.
Visible light communication based authentication protocol designed for location based network connectivity (2017)

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is a blooming research area which uses visible light spectrum as the communication channel. Exponential growth of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) deployment as a light source is encouraged to use for communication purposes as well. With the introduction of VLC, LED can be used for communication while providing the primary function of illumination. Since location-based network access protocols have not been implemented for Wi-Fi devices, this research has been conducted with the intention of using VLC to perform location-based authentication. In our location authentication protocol, VLC technology is used for authentication purpose and Wi-Fi is used for data transfer once the device has been authenticated. The proposed protocol provides location-based connectivity to Wi-Fi devices with minimum changes to Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) protocol by using VLC.
Advanced Space Health Maintenance System: Technology Enabling Extended Manned Space Exploration (2005)

President Bush has recently announced an ambitious plan calling for the return to the Moon and a manned mission to Mars. However, a wide variety of significant obstacles must be overcome to accomplish these lofty goals, including the deleterious effects of microgravity on the human body. This project focused on addressing a subset of these problems: the effect of a reduced gravity environment on the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. The groundwork is proposed for a modular system of devices and exercise equipment that will have the adaptability to maintain this facet of human health during extended missions in any reduced-gravity environment. Each component of the system targets specific risks; however, the use of this module based system allows for a multifaceted approach to addressing physical health prevention, diagnosis, and, if necessary, treatment. Additional advantages of the proposed system include lightweight, portable, and relatively cost-effective designs. This project proposes and discusses a set of six devices, including previously developed countermeasure devices as well as several novel devices. The working principle behind the proposed system is the application of acoustic vibration as a diagnostic, treatment, and exercise tool. The feasibility of the project is demonstrated by the assessment of a developed prototype of one of the new devices in addition to ongoing research for a second component. The successful construction and initial round of testing on the limited budget of an undergraduate senior design team suggest the ease with which this system may be adopted by NASA for implementation in upcoming missions. The entire project is forecasted to be completed over the course of five years and at a cost of $20 million, well within the timetable and budget allotted for future missions beyond our solar system. The adaptation of this project represents an important step towards the enablement of ongoing space exploration.
The Relationship Between Age and Incidence of Cybersickness among Immersive Environment Users (2006)

Simulator sickness - or cybersickness, as it is referred to when applied to virtual reality environments - is distinct from motion sickness in that the subject is stationary, but has a compelling sense of motion induced through exposure to changing visual imagery. Symptoms of simulator sickness are similar to those commonly experienced by subjects reporting motion sickness, thus the results of motion sickness studies tend to have application in simulator and cybersickness studies as well. However, while observing numerous visitors to their virtual environment facilities, the authors noticed a pattern of cybersickness which appeared inconsistent with the traditional understanding of motion sickness: older visitors often appeared to suffer more severe cybersickness than younger visitors. These observations contrasted sharply with traditional motion sickness studies, in which younger subjects have been found to be more prone to sickness than older subjects. The pilot study described in this poster demonstrates that indeed traditional explanations of the relationship between age and motion sickness may not hold true for cybersickness.