gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Defining and Testing the Assumptions Used in Current Apparel Grading Practice (2005)

Grading is the process used to create sized patterns. Our research continues from the finding that grading practice is not based on anthropometric data (Schofield & LaBat, 2005). The focus of this research was to establish proportional rules, set increments, and assumptions that form the basis of grading. The grade rules for a basic bodice pattern from 17 sources were examined to identify grading practice. Seven grading assumptions were identified and tested using regression analysis on body measurements of the upper torso from the 1988 Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Army Women. None of the assumptions were supported. Use of these assumptions results in sized garments that do not reflect the measurements and proportions of the human body. A comparison was made between a pattern graded with traditional grade rules and another graded with research generated experimental rules. New criteria for evaluating graded patterns are presented.
425. Reactions of organic azides. Part IX. Ring-expansions leading to 2-phenyl-(?iso)quinolono- and -(?iso)quinolino-(4′,3′-4,5)thiazole and (?iso)quinolono(3′,4′-2,3)thiophen. Attempted rearrangements of fluorenone hydrazone (1960)

C. L. Arcus and G. C. Barrett, J. Chem. Soc., 1960, 2098 DOI: 10.1039/JR9600002098
Human granulocyte chemotactic peptide (IL-8) as a specific neutrophil degranulator: comparison with other monokines. (1989)

The influence of human monocyte-derived chemotactic peptide (GCP/IL-8) on degranulation of neutrophils was investigated in relation to that of other monokines. GCP/IL-8 promoted a dose-dependent release of lactoferrin from specific granules but had no effect on enzyme release from primary granules. From the other monokines that were tested, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) also induced degranulation, while IL-1 beta and IL-6 scored negatively. TNF alpha-induced lactoferrin release was enhanced by cytochalasin B pretreatment of the granulocytes, while GCP/IL-8-promoted degranulation was not. In contrast to GCP, TNF alpha also caused the release of LDH, suggesting a non-specific cell destruction. These observations further support the view that, unlike the other monokines, GCP/IL-8 is a true and specific granulocyte activator.
Defensive Substances of the Arthropods, Their Isolation and Identification (1964)

Abstract Numerous orders of arthropods have organs which produce and store defensive substances. The purpose of our studies was to learn more about the chemical composition of these defensive secretions. In this work, we had to forego a priori many of the possibilities of classical organic‐chemical analysis, since some of the insects were difficult to obtain and operation with substantial amounts of material was precluded. However, the defensive substances of various families of Arthropoda were characterized by using modern chemical and physical analytical procedures and our own methods of separation, purification, and enrichment which we developed specifically for this purpose.
The gut microbiome in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (2017)

The gut microbiota has been linked to cardiovascular diseases. However, the composition and functional capacity of the gut microbiome in relation to cardiovascular diseases have not been systematically examined. Here, we perform a metagenome-wide association study on stools from 218 individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD) and 187 healthy controls. The ACVD gut microbiome deviates from the healthy status by increased abundance of Enterobacteriaceae and Streptococcus spp. and, functionally, in the potential for metabolism or transport of several molecules important for cardiovascular health. Although drug treatment represents a confounding factor, ACVD status, and not current drug use, is the major distinguishing feature in this cohort. We identify common themes by comparison with gut microbiome data associated with other cardiometabolic diseases (obesity and type 2 diabetes), with liver cirrhosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Our data represent a comprehensive resource for further investigations on the role of the gut microbiome in promoting or preventing ACVD as well as other related diseases.The gut microbiota may play a role in cardiovascular diseases. Here, the authors perform a metagenome-wide association study on stools from individuals with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and healthy controls, identifying microbial strains and functions associated with the disease.
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 9/2016 (2016)

Back Cover: The shish-kebab superstructure of poly(lactic acid) stereocomplex was developed in a transient and strong shear flow. The shear-aligned stereocomplex chains were preferentially assembled into the central shish, while the crystal form of the lateral kebabs showed strong dependency on the crystallization temperature. Further details can be found in the article by L. Xie, H. Xu, Z.-M. Li, and M. Hakkarainen* on page 745.
A Standardized Southbound API for VNF Management (2016)

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offers network operators great flexibility toward managing network functions, i.e. in-network appliances such as firewalls, load balancers and NATs. Several frameworks exist to this end; however VNF management is fragmented, and no standard management API exists. As a result, each framework uses a proprietary API which a network function must support to fully realize its benefits. This lack of standardization is a major barrier in the wider adoption of NFV. We propose a standard, framework-agnostic southbound API to facilitate faster adoption of NFV and enable innovation in the design of both management frameworks and network functions.
Musculoskeletal Allograft Risks and Recalls in the United States (2008)

There have been several improvements to the US tissue banking industry over the past decade. Tissue banks had limited active government regulation until 1993, at which time the US Food and Drug Administration began regulatory oversight because of reports of disease transmission from allograft tissues. Reports in recent years of disease transmission associated with the use of allografts have further raised concerns about the safety of such implants. A retrospective review of allograft recall data was performed to analyze allograft recall by tissue type, reason, and year during the period from January 1994 to June 30, 2007. During the study period, more than 96.5% of all allograft tissues recalled were musculoskeletal. The reasons underlying recent musculoskeletal tissue recalls include insufficient or improper donor evaluation, contamination, recipient infection, and positive serologic tests. Infectious disease transmission following allograft implantation may occur if potential donors are not adequately evaluated or screened serologically during the prerecovery phase and if the implant is not sterilized before implantation.
CORD: Optical packet-switched network testbed (1997)

Abstract We are implementing and investigating CORD, a 2.5 Gbit/s/λ WDM packet-switched network testbed. CORD features: (i) contention resolution optics (CRO), which consist of optical switches and delay lines to perform all-optical packet contention resolution; (ii) multichannel subcarrier multiplexed (MSCM) signaling to transmit an 80 Mbit/s control channel and 2.5 Gbit/s payload data on the same wavelength; (iii) networkwide distributed slot synchronization technique with maximum slot jitter of ± 6.5 ns; (iv) novel ultrafast signaling synchronization using delay-line phase alignment for data recovery within 4 bits; and (v) pilot-tone payload data synchronization for clock recovery within 16 ns. In this article, we describe the CORD network testbed and discuss the performance and scaling potential of the technologies developed for CORD.
Studies of Sulfonates. III. Solubilities, Micelle Formation and Hydrates of the Sodium Salts of the Higher Alkyl Sulfonates (1939)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEArticleNEXTStudies of Sulfonates. III. Solubilities, Micelle Formation and Hydrates of the Sodium Salts of the Higher Alkyl SulfonatesH. V. Tartar and Kenneth A. WrightCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1939, 61, 3, 539–544Publication Date (Print):March 1, 1939Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 March 1939https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01872a001https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01872a001research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views367Altmetric-Citations61LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Persistent postsurgical pain in a general population: Prevalence and predictors in the Tromsø study (2012)

Population-based data on the prevalence of persistent postsurgical pain are scarce. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of persistent postsurgical pain in a general population and to describe associated physical, social, and psychological factors, including symptoms of nerve injury and sensitization. A cross-sectional survey was performed in northern Norway with questionnaire items covering surgery, pain, and sensory abnormalities in the area of surgery. Of the 12,982 participants, 24.0% (3111) had undergone one or more surgical procedures during the 3 years preceding the survey. Of these, 2043 had the surgery performed more than 3 months before the investigation. Persistent pain in the area of surgery was reported by 40.4% of the patients (826 of 2043), moderate or severe pain by 18.3% (373 of 2043). Hypoesthesia, hyperesthesia, or both was reported by 24.5% (501 of 2043). There were strong associations between sensory abnormalities and persistent pain, increasingly with higher pain intensities; odds ratios were 2.68 for hypoesthesia and 6.27 for hyperesthesia. Of the 826 individuals reporting persistent pain in the anatomical area of surgery, 51.0% reported chronic pain when questioned without specific reference to the surgery. The present study supports evidence from clinical studies of persistent postsurgical pain, indicating a high prevalence, but reveals large discrepancies in report of pain, depending on the questions asked and the context in which the questions are presented. Strong associations between sensory abnormalities and pain indicate neuropathic mechanisms in a major proportion of cases.
MICROWAVE OSCILLATIONS IN GaAs<i>x</i>P1-<i>x</i> ALLOYS (1965)

Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter Facebook Reddit LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Reprints and Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation J. W. Allen, M. Shyam, Y. S. Chen, G. L. Pearson; MICROWAVE OSCILLATIONS IN GaAsxP1‐x ALLOYS. Appl. Phys. Lett. 15 August 1965; 7 (4): 78–80. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1754320 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAIP Publishing PortfolioApplied Physics Letters Search Advanced Search |Citation Search
Hybrid Gold/Silica/Nanocrystal-Quantum-Dot Superstructures:  Synthesis and Analysis of Semiconductor−Metal Interactions (2006)

We report on the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of well-defined hybrid structures that consist of a gold core overcoated with a silica shell, followed by a dense monolayer of CdSe nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs). The dielectric silica spacer of a controlled thickness provides a simple means for tuning interactions between the QD emitters and the metal core. To illustrate this tunability, we demonstrate switching between QD emission quenching and enhancement by varying the silica shell thickness. Synthetic procedures developed here employ a final step of self-assembly of QDs onto the silica shell performed via simple titration of the QD solution with prefabricated core/shell Au/SiO2 particles. This approach allows us to perform an accurate quantitative analysis of the effect of the metal on the QD emission intensity. One important result of this analysis is that nonuniformity of nonradiative rates across the QD ensemble has a significant effect on both the magnitude and the shell-thickness dependence of the emission enhancement/quenching factors.
Preparation and Properties of Coated, Uniform, Inorganic Colloidal Particles: I, Aluminum (Hydrous) Oxide on Hematite, Chromia, and Titania (1987)

Spherical alumina (hydrous) oxide particles of narrow size distribution were prepared by first hydrolyzing aluminum sulfate solutions at elevated temperatures in the presence of urea. The system was quenched before any solids were formed. Dilution of the prepared solutions at room temperature led to sol formation. The same procedure produced surface coatings on admixed, preformed solid particles. Uniform hematite, chromium hydroxide, and titania were used as core materials. The thickness of the coatings could be varied by proper adjustment of the concentrations of particles, aluminum salt solutions, and reaction time.
Mechanisms of adsorption and decomposition of metal alkylamide precursors for ultrathin film growth (2008)

Atomic layer deposition film growth is usually characterized by the presence of a transient (nonlinear) regime, where surface reactions of precursors take place on the substrate, resembling the first stages of chemical vapor deposition and affecting the composition of the forming interface. Here, the adsorption and decomposition of tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium, Ti[N(CH3)2]4, tetrakis(dimethylamido)zirconium, Zr[N(CH3)2]4, tetrakis(dimethylamido)hafnium, Hf[N(CH3)2]4, pentakis(dimethylamido)tantalum, Ta[N(CH3)2]5, and bis(t-butylimido)-bis(dimethylamido)tungsten, [(CH3)3CN]2W[N(CH3)2]2, on a silicon substrate are investigated using density functional methods. These alkylamides are widely used for deposition of both diffusion barriers and high-permittivity (high-κ) materials. Adsorption is found to be dissociative, with scission of metal-ligand bonds being more feasible than scission of N–C bonds, suggesting that decomposition of ligands is not favored at low temperatures. However, decomposition through C–H bond scission may ultimately lead to the formation of Si–C bonds, without significant kinetic requirements and producing highly stable structures. The overall feasibility of the adsorption/decomposition pathway outlined here explains the presence of carbon at the interface in alkylamide-based deposition schemes.
Uses of Palladium in Automotive Emission Control Catalysts (1988)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">On a global basis there is a resurgence of interest in the use of palladium in automotive emission control catalysts because of cost, availability and performance advan­tages under certain operating con­ditions relative to more expensive noble metals. This paper reviews a variety of potential vehicle applic­ations for the use of palladium containing catalysts. Included in the study are for the replacement of platinum by palladium in conventional platinum/rhodium systems, palladium-only three-way catalysts, palladium-only dual bed catalysts and two-stroke and lean-burn engine applications.</div>
Debbie, the Debate Bot of the Future (2017)

Chatbots are a rapidly expanding application of dialogue systems with companies switching to bot services for customer support, and new applications for users interested in casual conversation. One style of casual conversation is argument, many people love nothing more than a good argument. Moreover, there are a number of existing corpora of argumentative dialogues, annotated for agreement and disagreement, stance, sarcasm and argument quality. This paper introduces Debbie, a novel arguing bot, that selects arguments from conversational corpora, and aims to use them appropriately in context. We present an initial working prototype of Debbie, with some preliminary evaluation and describe future work.
Origin of local temperature variation during spike anneal and millisecond anneal (2008)

Local thermal variation occurring during light enhanced rapid thermal process (RTP) and millisecond anneals called “pattern effects” have various origin, with more or less impact as function of the used process. The main issues concern the variation of thermal conductivity and the variation of the light absorption by optical interference or diffraction effects. In this paper, a large panel of experiments is described in order to put in evidence the various root causes previously mentioned and their magnitudes are also determined as function of the used process. Experiments were done on full sheet wafer for all phenomena regarding stacked layers and specific patterned structure or full flow wafer are used to evaluate the impact of pattern on temperature variation. Theoretical computation by finite element methodology (FEM) allows a comparison with the experimental results. Thanks to all our results some ways for intradie dispersion reduction will be considered.
Flanking host sequences can exert an inhibitory effect on the cleavage step of the in vitro mu DNA strand transfer reaction. (1992)

The effect of flanking host sequences on the cleavage step of the in vitro Mu DNA strand transfer reaction was investigated. Insertion of a mini-Mu molecule into certain sites in pUC19 results in insertions that demonstrate a decreased ability to form Type 1 complexes in subsequent rounds of transposition. Similarly, changes in the flanking host sequences directly adjacent to the Mu ends by in vitro mutagenesis can also result in Type 1-deficient mini-Mu molecules. Further examination of the inhibition revealed that Type 1 deficient mini-Mu molecules are capable of forming uncut synaptic complexes at normal levels but are compromised in their ability to serve as substrates for phosphodiester bond hydrolysis at the Mu ends. This cleavage defect can be overcome by addition of the Mu B protein and ATP to the reaction. Our data suggest that one of the roles of the B protein may be to provide a mechanism whereby Mu prophages with inhibitory flanking sequences can overcome this obstacle and avoid being trapped at unproductive locations.
Textual engagement of a different kind (2008)

Plagiarism, a complex and contested issue related to engaging with texts, has deservedly received considerable research attention in recent times. However, there is more to integrating academic reading into writing than the issue of plagiarism. Through the voices of others, writers negotiate their position in their discourse community, align themselves to the epistemological value systems of discipline(s) and adopt appropriate stances. This has to be done in ways that are acceptable to the discipline and calls for appropriate engagement with previous studies and the reader. A fine balancing act is expected of a doctoral thesis: the right mix of humility with regard to the existing literature and a confident, expert identity with respect to their own research. International students, who use English as an Additional (EAL) language, often report difficulties in meaningfully integrating reading into writing. The present paper draws on a study that aimed at exploring their textual experiences through interviews and textual analysis. I argue on the basis of findings from the study that some of our pedagogy with regard to integration of sources may be reductive if it is focused solely on direct and indirect quotations, punitive views on plagiarism and a mechanistic explication of referencing techniques. The APPRAISAL taxonomy, which enables the analysis of lexical and grammatical choices made for specific rhetorical purposes, is used as a tool to investigate student texts. Aspects of the taxonomy could potentially inform pedagogic initiatives for a nuanced approach to teaching textual incorporation.
Dephosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinases by type 2C protein phosphatases (1999)

Activating phosphorylation of cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) is necessary for their kinase activity and cell cycle progression. This phosphorylation is carried out by the Cdk-activating kinase (CAK); in contrast, little is known about the corresponding protein phosphatase. We show that type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) are responsible for this dephosphorylation of Cdc28p, the major budding yeast CDK. Two yeast PP2Cs, Ptc2p and Ptc3p, display Cdc28p phosphatase activity in vitro and in vivo, and account for approximately 90% of Cdc28p phosphatase activity in yeast extracts. Overexpression of PTC2 or PTC3 results in synthetic lethality in strains temperature-sensitive for yeast CAK1, and disruptions of PTC2 and PTC3 suppress the growth defect of a cak1 mutant. Furthermore, PP2C-like enzymes are the predominant phosphatases toward human Cdk2 in HeLa cell extracts, indicating that the substrate specificity of PP2Cs toward CDKs is evolutionarily conserved.
High Output Piezo/Triboelectric Hybrid Generator (2015)

Recently, piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvesting devices have been developed to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Especially, it is well known that triboelectric nanogenerators have a simple structure and a high output voltage. However, whereas nanostructures improve the output of triboelectric generators, its fabrication process is still complicated and unfavorable in term of the large scale and long-time durability of the device. Here, we demonstrate a hybrid generator which does not use nanostructure but generates much higher output power by a small mechanical force and integrates piezoelectric generator into triboelectric generator, derived from the simultaneous use of piezoelectric and triboelectric mechanisms in one press-and-release cycle. This hybrid generator combines high piezoelectric output current and triboelectric output voltage, which produces peak output voltage of ~370 V, current density of ~12 μA · cm(-2), and average power density of ~4.44 mW · cm(-2). The output power successfully lit up 600 LED bulbs by the application of a 0.2 N mechanical force and it charged a 10 μF capacitor to 10 V in 25 s. Beyond energy harvesting, this work will provide new opportunities for developing a small, built-in power source in self-powered electronics such as mobile electronics.
Pharmacological Rescue of Human K <sup>+</sup> Channel Long-QT2 Mutations (2002)

Pharmacological rescue can occur without channel block. This could represent a new antiarrhythmic paradigm in the treatment of some trafficking-defective LQT2 mutations.