gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Verbalizing silent screams: The use of poetry to identify the belief systems of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (1991)

Survivors of child sexual abuse utilize belief systems to organize the meaning of their experiences of abuse. These beliefs about safety, trust, power, self-esteem, and intimacy form the assumptive framework for evaluation, appraisal, and information processing. In this paper, two methods are introduced to aid the therapist in gaing access to the survivor's often guarded belief system: a) the Williams-McPearl Belief Scale, a 31 item scale designed to measure beliefs of trauma survivors in the above areas, and b) the review of subjective writings (e.g., poetry and journal entries) of survivors. The primary focus of this article is on the poetry of survivors as it provides a vehicle for them to come to voice and allow their silent screams to be heard. Poetry and journal writing have healing qualities and can prove to be valuable assessment, treatment, and evaluative tools for the trained therapist familiar with the recurring abuse-damage themes of survivors.
Cottage cheese (acid) whey effects on sodic soil aggregate stability (1994)

Whey applications reduce a sodic soil's exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and increase its infiltration rate. Whey's effects on aggregate stability (AS), however, have been less well documented. A greenhouse study was conducted to determine: (1) AS response to whey additions, (2) the profile depth to which surface‐applied whey affected AS, and (3) the relationship between AS and SAR for an illitic soil. Greenhouse lysimeters packed with a Freedom silt loam (Xerollic Calciorthid,) received either 0, 25, 50, or 100 mm of whey (equivalent to 0, 253, 505, and 1010 Mg ha‐1 of liquid whey). After drying, the surface 150 mm was removed, mixed, and replaced. Barley (Hordeum vulgae L. ‘Ludd') was then planted and grown to maturity by irrigating weekly. After harvest, AS was measured by wet sieving. A companion field study was conducted to determine the effects of whey applications and flood irrigations on AS. In Declo silt loam (Xerollic Calciorthid,), 2 X 2 m basins received 0, 25, 50, or 100 mm of whey, followed by 100, 75, 50, or 0 mm of water, respectively. One week later, each basin was cultivated (to z = 100 mm) and smoothed. After four 150‐mm irrigations, AS was measured on the 0‐ to 10‐, 10‐ to 50‐, and 50‐ to 150‐mm depth increments. Greenhouse results indicated that AS increased significantly with whey additions, though only in the tilled 0‐ to 150‐mm depth increment. Over two ranges, AS increased linearly with SAR decreases resulting from whey applications. In the upper 50 mm of soil in the field basins, AS also increased linearly from 33 to 75% with whey additions up to 50 mm. Cottage cheese whey improved the AS of sodic soil horizons into which it was incorporated.
Question Generation Shared Task and Evaluation Challenge -- Status Report (2011)

The First Shared Task Evaluation Challenge on Question Generation took place in 2010 as part of the 3rd workshop on Question Generation. The campaign included two tasks: Question Generation from Sentences and Question Generation from Paragraphs. This status report briefly summarizes the motivation, tasks and results. Lessons learned relevant to future QG-STECs are also offered.
Comparisons between stress incontinence in women and sphincter mechanism incompetence in the female dog. (1997)

In dogs, sphincter mechanism incompetence most often affects middle-aged spayed bitches and is more prevalent in docked animals, certain breeds and in dogs over 30 kg in weight. It results in urinary leakage, mainly when the animal is recumbent and relaxed. In humans, stress incontinence occurs most often in post-menopausal women who are multiparous, have had difficult deliveries and are obese. They also leak urine, but most often when active stressors increase abdominal pressure. Both women and bitches have shorter functional urethras and lower maximal urethral pressures. In women, the compliance and cross-sectional area of the urethra are increased and power generation is substantially weakened. Many women and most bitches have an intrapelvic bladder neck and a short urethra. Owing to hormonal deficiencies they have an impaired capacity to seal the lumen of the urethra and the urethral sphincter is less sensitive to sympathomimetics. In women partial denervation of the pudendal nerve is also a contributory factor.
Clarithromycin- and omeprazole-containing gliadin nanoparticles for the treatment of<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> (2008)

The aim of the present work was to prepare and evaluate the oral mucoadhesive sustained release nanoparticles of clarithromycin and omeprazole in order to improve patient compliance by improving its therapeutic effect and reducing its dose-related side effects. The clarithromycin- and omeprazole-containing gliadin nanoparticles were prepared by the desolvation method using Pluronic F-68 as a stabilizing agent. The results showed that this method is reproducible, easy, and leads to the efficient entrapment of drug as well as formation of spherical particles ranging from 400 to 650 nm. The maximum percentage of drug entrapment for clarithromycin and omeprazole was 81.7 +/- 2.2 and 73.7 +/- 3.9%, respectively, whereas the percentage of yield of the system was 85.1 +/- 1.9%. The sustained release behavior of gliadin nanoparticles was evaluated in phosphate-buffered saline (pH 7.4) and simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.2), at 37 +/- 1 degrees C. Their mucoadhesive properties were determined by in vitro and in vivo methods. In vitro antibacterial activity of the formulations was performed on isolated culture of Helicobacter pylori, which showed greater eradication effect of dual therapy entrapped formulations when compared with single therapy containing formulations and plain drugs.
Laser Fragmentation of Renal Calculi (1983)

Pulsed Nd YAG lasers will fragment all types of urinary calculi rapidly in air. The fragments are much smaller than with any other technique. Large stones can be split into a few discrete fragments which may prove to be an advantage in that the fragments could then be extracted without leaving multiple small fragments behind. Certain pulsed lasers can be transmitted through fine, flexible glass fibres which are small enough to pass through any sized instrument channel. There is therefore an immediate possibility of using this type of laser in the bladder with carbon dioxide instead of an irrigant. Further experiments are planned in order to investigate the possibility of using this mode of laser in the kidney percutaneously.
High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) Suspension Spraying of Mullite Coatings (2008)

Abstract Mullite coatings (3Al2O3 ·2SiO2) were deposited by suspension thermal spraying of micron-sized (D50 = 1.8 µm) feedstock powders, using a high-velocity-oxy-fuel gun (HVOF) operated on propylene (DJ-2700) and hydrogen fuels (DJ-2600). The liquid carrier employed in this approach allows for controlled injection of much finer particles than in conventional thermal spraying, leading to coatings with low porosity and fine and homogeneous porosity distribution, making this process potentially suitable for creating thin layers with low gas permeability. In-flight particle states were measured for a number of spray conditions of varying fuel-to-oxygen ratios and standoff distances and related to the resulting microstructure, stoichiometry, phase composition (EDS, SEM, XRD) and hardness (VHN 300gf) of the coatings. In an attempt to retain the crystalline phase in the coatings, HVOF operating conditions were varied to limit in-flight particle melting. However, fully crystalline coatings were only obtained by gradually heating the coating during deposition to temperatures above 400°C.
Fast and accurate partial hydrolysis of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) into tailored linear polyethylenimine copolymers (2014)

This work reports on defining optimal conditions to achieve tailored P(EtOx-<italic>co</italic>-EI) copolymers in a fast and reproducible way, utilizing high temperatures and controlled acidic conditions.
Some 3-cyano-4,6-diaryl-2-pyridones with luminiscent properties (1979)

Fluorescence spectra of methanolic solutions of the 2-pyridone derivatives I to XI have been measured at laboratory temperature and interpreted. Influence of the substituents R 1 and R 2 , the 3-cyano group, and that of methylation on quantum yield of the fluorescence has been followed. Preparation of the studied compounds I to XI has been described, and methylation of the compound I has been studied in detail.
Synthesis and antibacterial activity of cephradine metal complexes : part II complexes with cobalt, copper, zinc and cadmium. (2005)

Cephradine, the first generation cephalosporin, is active against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including penicillinase-producing Staphylococci. Since the presence of complexing ligand may affect the bioavailability of a metal in the blood or tissues, therefore, in order to study the probable interaction of cephradine with essential and trace elements present in human body, cephradine has been reacted with cobalt, copper, zinc and cadmium metal halides in L:M ratio of 2:1 in methanol and the products recrystallized from suitable solvents to pure crystals of consistent melting points. Infrared and ultraviolet studies of these complexes were carried out and compared with ligand. Magnetic susceptibility studies of these complexes were also carried out showing their paramagnetic behavior. From the infra red studies and elemental analysis of the complexes, it has been shown that the drug molecule serves as a bidentate ligand coordinating through both its carboxylate at C-3 and beta-lactam nitrogen and the metal having a square planar or octahedral geometry. To evaluate the changes in microbiological activity of cephradine after complexation, antibacterial studies were carried out by observing the changes in MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) of the complexes and compared with the parent drug by measuring the zone of inhibition of complexes and compared with the parent cephalosporin against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. For MIC observation, serial dilution method was employed and zone series were determined by disk diffusion method. Our investigations reveal that formation of complexes results in decrease in antibacterial activity of cephradine and MIC values are increased.
Three Cases of Malignant Pheochromocytoma Treated withCyc lophosphamide, Vincristine, and Dacarbazine Combination Chemotherapy and Alpha-Methyl- p-Tyrosine to Control Hypercatecholaminemia (1998)

We describe 3 cases of malignant pheochromocytoma with multiple metastases which were treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and dacarbazine (CVD) combination chemotherapy and alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine. Case 1 was operated on first but hypercatecholaminemia could not be completely controlled. Cases 2 and 3 received chemotherapy, CVD combination chemotherapy and/ or alpha-methyltyrosine and good control of hypercatecholaminemia was attained. In all cases it was possible to control hypercatecholaminemia during most of the time they were administered a-methyltyrosine despite the presence of tumors. None of the patients suffered hypertension crises. In our patients treatment with CVD plus a-methyl-p-tyrosine proved to be safe and ameliorated the clinical course.
Closed-loop deep brain stimulation by pulsatile delayed feedback with increased gap between pulse phases (2017)

Computationally it was shown that desynchronizing delayed feedback stimulation methods are effective closed-loop techniques for the control of synchronization in ensembles of interacting oscillators. We here computationally design stimulation signals for electrical stimulation of neuronal tissue that preserve the desynchronizing delayed feedback characteristics and comply with mandatory charge deposit-related safety requirements. For this, the amplitude of the high-frequency (HF) train of biphasic charge-balanced pulses used by the standard HF deep brain stimulation (DBS) is modulated by the smooth feedback signals. In this way we combine the desynchronizing delayed feedback approach with the HF DBS technique. We show that such a pulsatile delayed feedback stimulation can effectively and robustly desynchronize a network of model neurons comprising subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus external and suggest this approach for desynchronizing closed-loop DBS. Intriguingly, an interphase gap introduced between the recharging phases of the charge-balanced biphasic pulses can significantly improve the stimulation-induced desynchronization and reduce the amount of the administered stimulation. In view of the recent experimental and clinical studies indicating a superiority of the closed-loop DBS to open-loop HF DBS, our results may contribute to a further development of effective stimulation methods for the treatment of neurological disorders characterized by abnormal neuronal synchronization.
Rosacea-Like Demodicosis in an HIV-Positive Child (1996)

A second case of rosacea-like demodicosis in an HIV-positive child was seen at our center. No such cases have previously been published. The present case is a 2-year-old boy, the son of an HIV-positive mother, who responded well to oral erythromycin and topical metronidazole. The frequency of rosacea-like eruptions in HIV-negative children is very low. However, the incidence of these eruptions in HIV-positive children may have been underestimated. The pathogenic role of Demodex mites is discussed as well as the possible mechanisms for an exaggerated reaction.
Towards a high-temperature solar electric converter (1981)

The results of an experimental and theoretical study aimed at developing a novel high-temperature solar electric converter are reported. The converter concept is based on the use of an alkali plasma to serve as both an efficient high-temperature collector of solar radiation as well as the working fluid for a high-temperature working cycle. The envisioned working cycle is a simple magnetohydrodynamic Rankine cycle. The motivation for developing this type of solar electric converter is based primarily on the cost and weight reduction premiums for operating a space solar electric generator at the maximum possible temperature. We report on the construction of a theoretical model for coupling sunlight into a cesium plasma and on the experimental demonstration of cesium heating with a solar simulator that is in good agreement with the theory.
Automated robust metric calibration of multi-focus plenoptic cameras (2015)

The concept of plenoptic cameras has existed since the early 1900s, with recent advances in computational power making them a viable tool for industrial applications. Plenoptic cameras can give 3D information about the scene with one camera, one lens, and a single image. This is possible by placing a microlens array directly in front of the image sensor. The depth estimation is based on disparities observed in individual microlens images, similar to stereo camera approaches. To relate these so-called virtual depth units to metric distances, a camera calibration must be performed. This paper presents a robust, automated camera calibration technique, which introduces new ways to model a multi-focus plenoptic camera.
Surface Modification of Polyvinyl Chloride Sheets via Growth of Hydrophilic Polymer Brushes (2009)

Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMA) brushes were successfully grown from polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) sheets via well-controlled surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI−ATRP). An ATRP initiator containing a chloropropionate moiety was chemically tethered onto the surface of PVC via a novel wet chemical modification. Negatively charged sulfate groups were introduced to facilitate polymerization. By incorporating a chemically cleavable group into the initiator, molecular weight, polydispersity and graft density of a series of PDMA brushes synthesized on the flat surface were unambiguously characterized for the first time by gel permeation chromatography. ATR−FTIR, contact angle, SEM and AFM were used to characterize the PDMA grafted surfaces. Reaction conditions such as monomer concentration, reaction time, copper(II) concentration and salt additives were varied to systematically investigate their effects on molecular weight and graft density of the PDMA grafted from PVC. Molecular weights of grafted PDMA brushes varied from ca. 20 000 to 2 170 000 Da, while graft density ranged from 0.08 to 1.13 chains/nm2. Polydispersity of grafted PDMA brushes was controlled between 1.20 and 1.60 by Cu(II) complex addition. Kinetic studies revealed that the surface initiation was a slow process and graft density increased during the reaction. The brush uniformity increased with increasing reaction time. Reinitiation of the obtained PDMA brushes was demonstrated, suggesting that the polymerization is “living”. The successful growth of a PDMA-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) copolymer brush was verified by GPC and AFM.
Loss of non‐host resistance of <i>Arabidopsis NahG</i> to <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. <i>phaseolicola</i> is due to degradation products of salicylic acid (2003)

In plants carrying the NahG transgene, salicylate hydroxylase converts salicylic acid (SA) to catechol. Arabidopsis NahG plants are defective in non-host resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola strain 3121 (Psp), suggesting that resistance requires SA signaling. However, several mutants with defects in SA signaling, including eds1, pad4, eds5, sid2, and npr1, remain resistant to Psp, demonstrating that susceptibility of NahG plants is not due to absence of SA. SA synthesis is blocked in sid2NahG double mutants, but resistance to Psp is retained. Therefore, it must be the degradative action of NAHG on SA that causes the loss of resistance of NahG to Psp. Treatment of plants with catechol compromised Psp resistance suggesting that the effect of NahG on resistance results from catechol production. Application of catalase to NahG or catechol-treated wild-type plants partially restored resistance to Psp, suggesting that the deleterious effect of catechol results from inappropriate production of hydrogen peroxide. These results indicate that conclusions about SA requirements based solely on phenotypes of NahG plants should be re-evaluated.
A Cryptococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Mimotope Prolongs the Survival of Mice with <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> Infection (2001)

Defined Abs to the Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) have been shown to be protective against experimental cryptococcosis. This suggests that if a vaccine could induce similar Abs it might protect against infection. However, the potential use of a GXM-based vaccine has been limited by evidence that GXM is a poor immunogen that can induce nonprotective and deleterious, as well as protective, Abs, and that the nature of GXM oligosaccharide epitopes that can elicit a protective response is unknown. In this study, we investigated whether a peptide surrogate for a GXM epitope could induce an Ab response to GXM in mice. The immunogenicity of peptide-protein conjugates produced by linking a peptide mimetic of GXM, P13, to either BSA, P13-BSA, or tetanus toxoid, P13-tetanus toxoid, was examined in BALB/c and CBA/n mice that received four s.c. injections of the conjugates at 14- to 30-day intervals. All mice immunized with conjugate produced IgM and IgG to P13 and GXM. Challenge of conjugate-immunized mice with C. neoformans revealed longer survival and lower serum GXM levels than control mice. These results indicate that 1) P13 is a GXM mimotope and 2) that it induced a protective response against C. neoformans in mice. P13 is the first reported mimotope of a C. neoformans Ag. Therefore, the P13 conjugates are vaccine candidates for C. neoformans and their efficacy in this study suggests that peptide mimotopes selected by protective Abs deserve further consideration as vaccine candidates for encapsulated pathogens.
The impact of gate dielectric materials on the light-induced bias instability in Hf–In–Zn–O thin film transistor (2010)

This study examined the effect of gate dielectric materials on the light-induced bias instability of Hf–In–Zn–O (HIZO) transistor. The HfOx and SiNx gated devices suffered from a huge negative threshold voltage (Vth) shift (&gt;11 V) during the application of negative-bias-thermal illumination stress for 3 h. In contrast, the HIZO transistor exhibited much better stability (&lt;2.0 V) in terms of Vth movement under identical stress conditions. Based on the experimental results, we propose a plausible degradation model for the trapping of the photocreated hole carrier either at the channel/gate dielectric or dielectric bulk layer.
Three Myths about Dynamic Time Warping Data Mining (2005)

The Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) distance measure is a technique that has long been known in speech recognition community. It allows a non-linear mapping of one signal to another by minimizing the distance between the two. A decade ago, DTW was introduced into Data Mining community as a utility for various tasks for time series problems including classification, clustering, and anomaly detection. The technique has flourished, particularly in the last three years, and has been applied to a variety of problems in various disciplines. In spite of DTW’s great success, there are still several persistent “myths” about it. These myths have caused confusion and led to much wasted research effort. In this work, we will dispel these myths with the most comprehensive set of time series experiments ever conducted.
Properties of Soybean‐Corn Mixtures Processed by Low‐Cost Extrusion (1989)

ABSTRACT Ground soybeans and corn at ratios 60:40, 70:30, 80:20, and 100:0 soybean :corn were extruded with an Insta Pro 600 extruder. Initial moisture content was adjusted to 10%. Extruder exit temperatures were 127, 138, 149, and 160°C. Soybean trypsin inhibitor activity was destroyed 48.9 to 98.8% as exit temperature increased. Extrusion temperature had no major effect on the tocopherol isomers. Lipoxygenase was completely inactivated by extrusion. In vitro protein digestibilities of samples extruded at 127°C were significantly lower than samples extruded at higher temperatures. Residual lipase activity ranged from 2.7 to 63.7 micromoles H + .min _I .g −1 .
Okadaic Acid Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis of HumanHepatocyte Cell Line HL-7702 and Hepatocellular Cancer Cell Line Bel-7402 (2008)

The effects of okadaic acid(OA) on cell proliferation of human hepatocyte cell line HL-7702 and human hepatocellular cancer cell line Bel-7402 were studied using MTT assay.And its induction on apoptosis of these two cell lines was investigated by morphological observation,AnnexinV-FITC and propidium iodide(PI) double-staining and TUNEL assay.The results showed that OA inhibited the cell proliferation significantly in a dose-dependent manner with 24 h IC50 being 65 ng/mL and 60 ng/mL,respectively.The cells treated with OA rounded up and detached from the substratum.Then,the protrusions and membrane-bounded fragments of cells formed.The results of detection by Annexin V-FITC and PI double-staining and TUNEL assay indicate that OA induces apoptosis of the two cell lines.The results suggest that okadaic acid could inhibit the cell proliferation significantly and induce apoptosis of HL-7702 and Bel-7402 cell line in a dose and time dependent manner.
Video Coding With Quad-Trees And Adaptive Vector Quantization (2015)

Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Tampere, Finland, 2000