gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Breast asymmetry and predisposition to breast cancer (2006)

Breast asymmetry was greater in healthy women who later developed breast cancer than in women who did not.
Críticas contra la monarquía española: de los escándalos sexuales al "caso Urdangarin" (2011)

A longitudinal structural causal model was generated to examine the causal relationship among determinants which were composed of four personal factors, stress, four health behaviors, and BMI on five physiological risks for cardiovascular disease: SBP, DBP, FBS, TC and HDL-C in 1,019 bank employees, within a five-year interval. A fourteen-item food frequency questionnaire for assessing eating habits and the Health Opinion Survey for the stress test were included in the self-administered questionnaires. Weight, height and blood pressure were measured and blood samples were collected for blood chemical analysis. Data analysis by LISREL showed that the determinants in the proposed model explained as much as 96 per cent variation in physiological risks for CVD (R2 = 0.96, relative chi-square = 1.92, RMSEA = 0.03, GFI = 0.96 and AGFI = 0.95). The findings also indicated that current physiological status was affected by their status of age, education, health behaviors, BMI and physiological status 5 years ago.
IMS/VS: An evolving system (1982)

The evolution of IMS/VS described in this paper has been achieved while preserving the application program interface for both data base and terminal I/O requests. An application program written in the late 1960s for the then IMS/360 continues to run on the most recent IMS/VS release. This continuity has been the overriding objective throughout this evolution. The new facilities of IMS/VS are mainly the result of the rapid increase in the use of on-line applications by its users and the growing need for continuous operations. These trends are expected to continue in the years ahead, and the new IMS/VS facilities provide a solid base for continuing evolution in that direction.
On the Computation of the Capacity Region of the Discrete MAC (2010)

The computation of the channel capacity of discrete memoryless channels is a convex problem that can be efficiently solved using the Arimoto-Blahut (AB) iterative algorithm. However, the extension of this algorithm to the computation of capacity regions of multiterminal networks is not straightforward since it gives rise to non-convex problems. In this context, the AB algorithm has only been successfully extended to the calculation of the sum-capacity of the discrete memoryless multiple-access channel (DMAC). Thus, the computation of the whole capacity region still requires the use of computationally demanding search methods. In this paper, we first give an alternative reformulation of the capacity region of the DMAC which condenses all the non-convexities of the problem into a single rank-one constraint. Then, we propose efficient methods to compute outer and inner bounds on the capacity region of the two-user DMAC by solving a relaxed version of the problem and projecting its solution onto the original feasible set. Targeting numerical results, we first take a randomization approach. Focusing on analytical results, we study projection via minimum divergence, which amounts to the marginalization of the relaxed solution. In this case we derive sufficient conditions and necessary and sufficient conditions for the bounds to be tight. Furthermore, we are able to show that the class of channels for which the marginalization bounds match exactly the capacity region includes all the two-user binary-input deterministic DMACs as well as other non-deterministic channels. In general, however, both methods are able to compute very tight bounds as shown for various examples.
ORGANIC CATIONIC CHEMICALS AS STABILIZING AGENTS FOR IOWA LOESS (1956)

THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF PRELIMINARY EVALUATION STUDIES OF A NUMBER OF ORGANIC CATIONIC CHEMICALS AS STABILIZING AGENTS FOR IOWA LOESS. THE LOESS RANGES TEXTURALLY FROM SILTY LOAM TO SILTY CLAY. AN UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST IS USED FOR RATING THE CHEMICALS. IN THIS TEST, THE PRINCIPAL CRITERIA OF STABILITY ARE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MOISTURE ABSORPTION, AND SWELLING AFTER 24 HOURS IMMERSION IN WATER. THE EFFECTS OF THE CHEMICALS ON AIR-DRY STRENGTH AND SHRINKAGE DURING AIR DRYING ARE ALSO CONSIDERED IN EVALUATING THE BENEFITS TO STABILITY. THOUGH OF A PRELIMINARY NATURE, THE INVESTIGATION DEMONSTRATES THE SUPERIORITY OF SEVERAL OF THE NINETEEN CATIONIC CHEMICALS USED. CHEMICALS DESIGNATED BY THE TRADE NAMES ARQUAD 2HT, ARQUAD 2S, ARMEEN RESIDUE, ARMAC T, CRUDE AMINE, AND ARMEEN RESIDUE ARQUAD, ARE CONSIDERED PARTICULARLY WORTHY OF FURTHER STUDY. THESE CHEMICALS IN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 0.08 TO LESS THAN 1.0 PERCENT BY DRY WEIGHT OF THE SOIL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE STABILITY OF LOESS. USED IN SUCH AMOUNTS, THE COST OF THE CHEMICALS PER SQUARE YARD OF BASE COURSE SIX INCHES THICK RANGES FROM ABOUT $0.14 TO $1.13, WHICH IS ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES COULD BE USED FOR THE PROCESSING OF SOIL WITH ORGANIC CATIONIC CHEMICALS. THE MOST PRACTICAL METHOD OF APPLYING THE CHEMICALS TO THE SOIL IS AS SOLUTIONS OR DISPERSIONS IN WATER, AND A SOLUTION OR DISPERSION WOULD BE ADDED TO THE SOIL IN THE AMOUNT NECESSARY FOR COMPACTION TO NEAR STANDARD PROCTOR DENSITY. IN THE CONCENTRATIONS USED, THE VISCOSITY OF THE SOLUTION OR DISPERSION IS LOW ENOUGH TO PERMIT SPRAYING. FIELD EXPERIMENTATION WILL BE NECESSARY TO EVALUATE MORE FULLY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHEMICALS. /AUTHOR/
Analysis of multilevel spiral phase plates using a Dammann vortex sensing grating (2010)

Optical vortices can be easily generated using a multilevel spiral phase plate (SPP). However the quality of the generated vortex beam depends on the number of phase segments. We review the theory for this multilevel SPP using a Fourier expansion of integer topological charged vortices. We then experimentally examine the validity of this expansion using a fabricated Dammann vortex diffraction grating spectrum analyzer. The Dammann vortex diffraction grating is fabricated using SU-8 photoresist on glass substrate and yields uniform diffraction efficiency across a desired number of diffracted orders. Experimental results show the extra angular harmonics of a multilevel SPP and agree with the theory.
Protection of WDM PON systems based on modified 2-OLT architecture (2014)

In this paper, we propose a novel protection architecture of passive optical network (PON) system. Two optical line terminals (OLTs) are connected to each other as well as to the access area. This network can sustain services to access area and restores normal operation in faulty conditions. Subscribers are divided into two groups to reflect priority based bandwidth allocation. WDM access increases the efficiency of the system by operating both OLTs using different wavelengths in normal condition. During fault, a Shared-bandwidth allocation scheme is employed in operating the survived OLT. Performance analysis shows the improvement of the proposed scheme over an existing scheme.
Plants for Toxicity Assessment: Second Volume (1991)

Description Addresses the use of plants to assess the toxicity of air, water, and soil both through laboratory/greenhouse and field studies. 35 papers cover: • Regulatory Perspectives • Applications of Plant Bioassays/Photosynthesis • Xenobiotic Uptake by Plants • General Phytotoxicology • Biochemical and Genetic Applications • New Approaches
The influence of production parameters on sound absorption of activated carbon fiber felts (2015)

Intended to study the influence of different production parameters on sound absorption of activated carbon fiber felts, viscose-based activated carbon fiber felts acquired from different production parameters were prepared and taken to test the sound absorption coefficients in normal incidence by means of transfer function method, within an acoustic range of 250–6300 Hz in the impedance tube. Analysis was made to find the influence of carbonization temperature, carbonization rate, activation temperature, and activation time on sound absorption properties. Sound absorption coefficients at medium–low frequencies strikingly climbed with the increasing frequency, while fluctuating at high frequencies. Other production parameters remaining constant, sound absorption coefficients increased at medium–low frequencies with the rising carbonization temperature and the extended activation time, while subsequently decreased with the rising carbonization rate and carbonization temperature. At the same time, sound absorption coefficients decreased at high frequencies with the rising carbonization temperature and carbonization rate, while increased but later decreased with the rising activation temperature, and increased again with the added time in activation.
Word-Level Recognition of Cursive Script (1979)

Recognition of cursive script has been attempted by discovering the letters forming each word, and consequently recognizing the word. The work done in this area has employed several techniques to enhance recognition results; examples of these techniques include use of topological features and use of context.
The applicability of dip moveout/azimuth moveout in the presence of caustics (2005)

Abstract Reflection seismic data continuation is the computation of data at source and receiver locations that differ from those in the original data, using whatever data are available. We develop a general theory of data continuation in the presence of caustics and illustrate it with three examples: dip moveout (DMO), azimuth moveout (AMO), and offset continuation. This theory does not require knowledge of the reflector positions. We construct the output data set from the input through the composition of three operators: an imaging operator, a modeling operator, and a restriction operator. This results in a single operator that maps directly from the input data to the desired output data. We use the calculus of Fourier integral operators to develop this theory in the presence of caustics. For both DMO and AMO, we compute impulse responses in a constant-velocity model and in a more complicated model in which caustics arise. This analysis reveals errors that can be introduced by assuming, for example, a model with a constant vertical velocity gradient when the true model is laterally heterogeneous. Data continuation uses as input a subset (common offset, common angle) of the available data, which may introduce artifacts in the continued data. One could suppress these artifacts by stacking over a neighborhood of input data (using a small range of offsets or angles, for example). We test data continuation on synthetic data from a model known to generate imaging artifacts. We show that stacking over input scattering angles suppresses artifacts in the continued data.
Gene expression in eukaryotes. (1982)

Gene expression in eukaryotes is influenced by a wide variety of mechanisms, including the loss, amplification, and rearrangement of genes. Genes are differentially transcribed, and the RNA transcripts are variably utilized. Multigene families regulate the amount, the diversity, and the timing of gene expression. The present level of understanding of gene expression in eukaryotes is attributable mainly to biochemical methods rather than to traditional genetics. The new techniques that permit analysis and modification of purified genes of known function will identify both the control regions in eukaryotic genes and the molecules within cells that influence gene expression.
Evidence for a functional idiotypic network among natural antibodies in normal mice. (1989)

We monitored in normal adult BALB/c mice the serum concentrations of four natural IgM antibodies, two of which show idiotypic complementarity in in vitro assays. In each individual, serum concentration of all four idiotypes were found to fluctuate in complex dynamical patterns with low correlation. The spectral power of some such patterns was found to be compatible with the existence of a chaotic regime. Groups of normal adult mice were injected intravenously with low (10 ng) or moderate (10 micrograms) doses of either of the two complementary idiotypes in saline. This treatment resulted in a pronounced inhibition of the fluctuation in the serum concentration of both complementary idiotypes for periods up to 3 months. Such compensations were not detected for the two unrelated natural idiotypes and were specifically induced, for they did not occur following the injection of unrelated antibodies. These results indicate the functional operation of an idiotypic network among natural antibodies.
Electronic device aspects of neural network memories (1985)

The basic issues related to the electronic implementation of the neural network model (NNM) for content addressable memories are examined. A brief introduction to the principles of the NNM is followed by an analysis of the information storage of the neural network in the form of a binary connection matrix and the recall capability of such matrix memories based on a hardware simulation study. In addition, materials and device architecture issues involved in the future realization of such networks in VLSI-compatible ultrahigh-density memories are considered. A possible space application of such devices would be in the area of large-scale information storage without mechanical devices.
Potential of front face fluorescence as a monitoring tool of neoformed compounds in industrially processed carrot baby food (2012)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of using front face fluorescence (FFF) to monitor the impact of industrial process on carrot baby food, and to calibrate their content in neoformed compounds (NFC). Chromatographically measured NFC included furosine, carboxymethyllysine, and furan. The effect of using different raw material, fresh carrots, frozen cubes or pasteurized puree on NFC content in the resultant sterilized puree was also tested. Bidimensional FFF spectra acquired on the samples were decomposed using multiway PARAFAC model and used to predict the chromatographically measured NFC. FFF PARAFAC sample intensities systematically evolved with successive industrial process steps. The levels of NFC increased the most during heat treatment operations. Frozen cubes resulted in the purees with the lowest content in NFC, compared to fresh or pasteurized carrot cubes. Satisfactory calibration models (R2 > 0.94) of the chromatographically measured NFC were obtained using FFF PARAFAC sample intensities as predictors. The multivariate regression models root mean square of cross validation for furosine, carboxymethyllysine, and furan were 3.98 mg/kg, 1.38 mg/kg and 5.23 µg/kg, respectively. From these first results we conclude that FFF is a promising tool to monitor fast and easily vegetable processing in a quality control approach.
Coding sequences of the tal-1 gene are disrupted by chromosome translocation in human T cell leukemia. (1990)

The tal-1 proto-oncogene encodes a helix-loop-helix DNA-binding protein that has been implicated in the formation of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Patients with T-ALL harbor structural rearrangements of tal-1 that result from either local DNA deletion or t(1;14)(p34;q11) chromosome translocation. By analyzing t(1;14)(p34;q11) chromosomes from a series of patients, we have now identified a discrete region of tal-1 wherein most of the translocation breakpoints occur. Moreover, mapping of tal-1 genomic DNA revealed that coding exons are situated on both sides of the t(1;14)(p34;q11) major breakpoint region. Hence, the translocated allele of tal-1 is truncated in a manner that reduces its amino acid coding potential.
New taper-etching technology using oxygen ion plasma (1990)

A new and practical via hole taper-etching technology is proposed to obtain excellent step coverage of the upper metallization around the via holes in submicron multilevel interconnections. The technology uses incident-angle dependency of sputter etching and etching selectivity of oxygen ions. A bias electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma-etching method is applied to realize a practical etching rate using oxygen ions. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) inspection and contact string tests confirm that excellent results are obtained using the technology, including high yields and high reliability of submicron multilevel interconnections.
Mind the Gap: Exploring Mindfulness as a Tool for Tutors, Students, and Everyone In Between (2019)

Tutors, students, and anyone else involved in academics tend to shoulder oversized cognitive loads. Those who are under stress need tactics for dealing with emotional burdens in order to continue functioning and performing at the highest level. In writing labs and other peer-headed facilities for academic help, tutors can use mindfulness to increase their own emotional capacity while helping students regulate their own emotions as well. Simple strategies and mindfulness practices can be implemented by individuals at the front lines of tutoring centers to accomplish goals of stress relief and emotional health. By implementing simple practices to refocus on the present moment, tutors can facilitate calm, healthy learning environments for everyone involved. This essay will explore mindfulness as a tool within writing centers to decrease cognitive load and increase overall efficiency of tutors and students.
Cellular immune responses to salivary antigens in autoimmune liver disease with sicca syndrome. (1976)

Twenty-six patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and twenty-two with active chronic hepatitis (ACH) were examined for evidence of the sicca syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca, xerostomia). Measurements of tear flow and total saliva flow showed that at least one sicca feature was present in twenty (77%) of the patients with PBC and ten (45%) of those with ACH. Examination of cellular immune responses to a protein fraction of normal human saliva using the leucocyte migration test showed sensitization to the saliva protein in twenty-three of the thirty cases with sicca syndrome but in only two of the eighteen in whom sicca features were not detected. Antisera raised in guinea-pigs against the saliva protein gave specific immunofluorescent staining of bile duct epithelial cells in sections of normal human liver. These findings suggest that damage to structures in the liver may lead to sensitization to various self-antigens which cross-react with other tissues in which a similar disease process may be consequently be initiated.
Developing a Protein Scaffolding System for Rapid Enzyme Immobilization and Optimization of Enzyme Functions for Biocatalysis (2019)

Immobilization of enzymes is required for most biocatalytic processes, but chemistries used in enzyme immobilization are limited and can be challenging. Genetically encoded protein-based biomaterials could provide easy-to-use immobilization platforms for biocatalysts. We recently developed a self-assembling protein scaffold that covalently immobilized SpyTagged enzymes by engineering the bacterial microcompartment protein EutM from <i>Salmonella enterica</i> with a SpyCatcher domain. We also identified a range of EutM homologues as robust protein nanostructures with diverse architectures and electrostatic surface properties. In this work, we created a modular immobilization platform with tunable surface properties by developing a toolbox of self-assembling, robust EutM-SpyCatcher scaffolds. Using an alcohol dehydrogenase as model biocatalyst, we show that the scaffolds improve enzyme activity and stability. This work provides a modular, easy-to-use immobilization system that can be tailored for the optimal function of biocatalysts of interest.
Elizabethan and Metaphysical Imagery (1948)

Elizabethan and Metaphysical Imagery Get access Elizabethan and Metaphysical Imagery. By Rosemond Tuve. C.U.P. for the University of Chicago Press. 33s. S. Gorley Putt S. Gorley Putt Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar English: Journal of the English Association, Volume 7, Issue 39, Autumn 1948, Pages 136–138, https://doi.org/10.1093/english/7.39.136 Published: 01 October 1948
A new way to protect privacy in large-scale genome-wide association studies (2013)

Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Metals and their compounds in the environment: Occurrence, analysis, and biological relevance (1991)

Part 1 General aspects: metals in natural raw materials, Karl Hans Wedepohl production and processing of metals, Roger C.Wilmoth et al chemical processes in the environment, James J.Morgan and Werner Stumm analytical chemistry of metals and metal compounds, Markus Stoeppler metal concentrations in human body fluids and tissues, Ulrich Ewers and Arthur Brockhaus bioindicators for monitoring heavy metals in the environment, Jurg Hertz metals and metal compounds in waters, Biserka Raspor metal compounds in the atmosphere, Hans Puxbaum indoor environments, the role of metals, Lawrence Fishbein heavy metal compounds in the soil, Herbert W.Schmitt and Hans Sticher dumping of wastes, Ulrich Forstner et al heavy metals in sewage sludge and town waste compost, Heinz Hani deposition of acids and metal compounds, Bernhard Ulrich mobilization of metals from sediments, Ulrich Forstner and Willem Salomons uptake, distribution and effects of metal compounds on plants, Michael L.Berrow and John C.Burridge metal tolerance in higher plants, Caroline L.Schultz and Thomas C.Hutchinson bacteria, fungi, and blue-green algae, Betty H.Olson and Ashok K.Panigrahi metal loads of food of vegetables origin including mushrooms, Peter Weigert metal accumulation in the food chain and load of feed and food, Hans-Jorgen Hapke metals as essential trace elements for plants, animals, and man, Felix Kiefer the significance of interactions in metal essentiality and toxicity, Detmar Beyersmann cell biochemistry and transmembrance transport of some metals, Stephen G.George metallothioneins, Andreas Schaffer and Jeremias H.R.Kagi effects of metals on domestic animals, Hans-Jurgen Hapke extrapolation of animal experiments, Magnus Piscator metal and ceramic implants, Rolf Michel treatment using metal ions and complexes, John R.Duffield and David R.Williams intake, distribution, and excretion of metals and metal compounds in humans and animals, Ulrich Ewers and Hans-werner Schlipkoter acute metal toxicity in humans, Marika Geldmacher-von Mallinckrodt chronic toxicity of metals and metal compounds, Ulrich Ewers and Hans-Werner Schlipkoter metal compounds and immunotoxicology, Badrul Alam Chowdhury and Ranjit Kumar Chandra mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, Erich Gebhart and Toby G.Rosman ecogenetics, Marika Geldmacher-von Mallinckrodt standard setting and risk assessment in human exposure to metals and their compounds, Reinier L.Zielhuis standards, guidelines and other legislative regulations concerning metals and metal compounds, Ulrich Ewers.(Part contents).
A novel sensorless control strategy of PMSM based on slide-mode observer and SVPWM (2008)

The application of the slide-mode observer in the sensorless vector-control of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is proposed. Design a slide-mode observer to estimate the information of rotor position. Establish the adaptive rule and analysis the stability of the slide-mode observer. The application of the space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) is introduced in the control scheme of the system to reduce the torque ripple. The validity of the application of slide-mode observer in the sensorless vector field control of PMSM is demonstrated by experimental results.