gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Maximum A Posteriori Estimator for Suppression of Interchannel Interference in FM Receivers (1977)

In this paper an FM detector capable of suppressing the degradation in receiver performance due to the presence of an interfering signal is presented. Optimum receiver structures based on maximum-aposteriori estimation procedures are first derived and then a practical demodulator based on the optimum receivers is examined. The receiver consists of two phase-locked loops (PLL) interconnected in a manner to permit one PLL to lock onto and track the Stronger received FM signal while the other loop tracks the weaker of the two received FM signals. The detector has the capability of demodulating both the desired received FM as well as the interferer even for the case when both signals are co-channel. Experimental results demonstrating such capability even in the presence of strong input Gaussian noise are presented.
High performance polymeric charge recombination layer for organic tandem solar cells (2012)

We report on inverted polymer tandem solar cells wherein the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), modified at one interface with ethoxylated polyethylenimine (PEIE), acts as an efficient charge recombination layer. This recombination layer shows very low optical absorption, high electrical conductivity, and a large work function contrast of 1.3 eV between its top and bottom interfaces. Its use yields tandem cells in which the open-circuit voltage is the sum of that of individual cells. The fill factor of tandem cells connected in series is found to be larger than that of single-junction cells. Its simple polymeric composition and its unprecedented performance make it a promising component for emerging organic photovoltaic technologies.
A Fast-Acting Feedback Loop for Pulse Amplitude Ratio Measurement (1965)

Design and operating details of a voltage ratio measuring circuit are presented. The circuit employs a wide bandwidth function multiplier as a variable gain amplifier. The denominator voltage activates a feedback loop causing multiplier gain adjustment. Adjustment proceeds until the multiplier output is equal to a Zener reference voltage. The multiplier gain is then equal to the ratio of Zener reference voltage to denominator voltage. Multiplier gain is stored by an integrator serving as a memory. The numerator voltage does not activate the feedback loop, but is simply amplified by the multiplier. The resulting output voltage is the ratio of the input voltages referred to a Zener reference. Null-balance time of 5 μS allows ratio measurement of 16-kc pulse pairs.
Libra: a computational economy‐based job scheduling system for clusters (2004)

Abstract Clusters of computers have emerged as mainstream parallel and distributed platforms for high‐performance, high‐throughput and high‐availability computing. To enable effective resource management on clusters, numerous cluster management systems and schedulers have been designed. However, their focus has essentially been on maximizing CPU performance, but not on improving the value of utility delivered to the user and quality of services. This paper presents a new computational economy driven scheduling system called Libra, which has been designed to support allocation of resources based on the users' quality of service requirements. It is intended to work as an add‐on to the existing queuing and resource management system. The first version has been implemented as a plugin scheduler to the Portable Batch System. The scheduler offers market‐based economy driven service for managing batch jobs on clusters by scheduling CPU time according to user‐perceived value (utility), determined by their budget and deadline rather than system performance considerations. The Libra scheduler has been simulated using the GridSim toolkit to carry out a detailed performance analysis. Results show that the deadline and budget based proportional resource allocation strategy improves the utility of the system and user satisfaction as compared with system‐centric scheduling strategies. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Simulated Annealing-based Optimal Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Controller Design: A Case Study on Nonlinear Quadcopter Dynamics (2017)

In this thesis, the history and evolution of rotor aircraft with simulated annealing-based PID application were reviewed and quadcopter dynamics are presented. The dynamics of a quadcopter were then modeled, analyzed, and linearized. A cascaded loop architecture with PID controllers was used to stabilize the plant dynamics, which was improved upon through the application of simulated annealing (SA). A Simulink model was developed to test the controllers and verify the functionality of the proposed control system design. In addition, the data that the Simulink model provided were compared with flight data to present the validity of derived dynamics as a proper mathematical model representing the true dynamics of the quadcopter system. Then, the SA-based global optimization procedure was applied to obtain optimized PID parameters. It was observed that the tuned gains through the SA algorithm produced a better performing PID controller than the original manually tuned one. Next, we investigated the uncertain dynamics of the quadcopter setup. After adding uncertainty to the gyroscopic effects associated with pitch-and-roll rate dynamics, the controllers were shown to be robust against the added uncertainty. A discussion follows to summarize SA-based algorithm PID controller design and performance outcomes. Lastly, future work on SA application on multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) systems is briefly discussed.
DIAGNOSES OF PEPEROMIA SPECIES PIPERACEAE HAWAIIAN PLANT STUDIES 164 (1988)

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Pulsation Oscillations of Cavities in Rubber (1958)

The oscillation behavior of a spherical cavity in an infinite elastic medium is calculated for the case of an incident spherical dilatational wave entirely reflected at the cavity walls. It is shown that there exists for every Poisson's constant 0⩽σ⩽0.5 a frequency for which the amplitude of the oscillating cavity walls becomes a maximum. It is also shown that the amplitude resonance curves are symmetrical and that, assuming loss-free material, they have a finite half-width, which is caused by radiation losses and depends only on the ratio of shear wave and dilatational wave velocity. Pulsation oscillations of spherical, rotational-elliptical, cylindrical, and cubic cavities in rubber blocks were examined experimentally. The pulsation oscillations were excited by means of a sound source coupled to the surface of the rubber block. The sound pressure inside the cavities was measured with a probe microphone. The experimental results for spherical cavities are compared with the theory. Good agreement is found with respect to the resonance frequencies.
<scp>IL</scp>‐17‐producing γδ <scp>T</scp> cells and innate lymphoid cells (2012)

The inflammatory cytokine IL-17 plays a critical role in immunity to infection and is involved in the inflammatory pathology associated with certain autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. While CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells are important sources of this cytokine, recent evidence has suggested that γδ T cells and a number of families of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) can secrete IL-17 and related cytokines. The production of IL-17 by γδ T cells appears to be largely independent of T-cell receptor activation and is promoted through cytokine signalling, in particular by IL-23 in combination with IL-1β or IL-18. Therefore IL-17-secreting γδ T cells can be categorised as a family of cells similar to innate-like lymphoid cells. IL-17-secreting γδ T cells function as a part of mucosal defence against infection, with most studies to date focusing on their response to bacterial pathogens. γδ T cells also play a pathological role in certain autoimmune diseases, where they provide an early source of IL-17 and IL-21, which initiate responses mediated by conventional IL-17-secreting CD4(+) T cells (Th17 cells). ILCs lack an antigen receptor or other lineage markers, and ILC subsets that express the transcriptional factor RORγt have been found to secrete IL-17. Evidence is emerging that these newly recognised sources of IL-17 play both pathological and protective roles in inflammatory diseases as discussed in this article.
The β-lactamase of <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i> P99. Chemical properties, <i>N</i>-terminal sequence and interaction with 6β-halogenopenicillanates (1985)

The beta-lactamase of Enterobacter cloacae P99 consists of one polypeptide chain of Mr 39000 devoid of disulphide bridges and free thiol groups. It contains an unusually high proportion of tyrosine and tryptophan. The N-terminal sequence exhibits overlaps with the tryptic peptide obtained after labelling the active site with 6 beta-iodopenicillanate. The active-site serine residue is at position 64. The homology with the chromosomal beta-lactamase of Escherichia coli K 12 (ampC gene) is lower within the 25 residues of the N-terminal portion than around the active-site serine residue. The P99 beta-lactamase is inactivated by 6 beta-bromo- and 6 beta-iodo-penicillanate, with a second-order rate constant of 110-140M-1 X s-1 at 30 degrees C and pH 7.0, a value that is much lower than that observed with class-A beta-lactamases.
The MAPPER database: a multi-genome catalog of putative transcription factor binding sites (2004)

We describe a comprehensive map of putative transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) across multiple genomes created using a search method that relies on hidden Markov models built from experimentally determined TFBSs. Using the information in the TRANSFAC and JASPAR databases, we built 1134 models for TFBSs and used them to scan regions 10 kb upstream of the start of the transcript for all known genes in the human, mouse and Drosophila melanogaster genomes. The results, together with homology information on clusters of ortholog genes across the three genomes, were used to create a multi-organism catalog of annotated TFBSs. The catalog can be queried through a web interface accessible at http://bio.chip.org/mapper that allows the identification, visualization and selection of TFBSs occurring in the promoter of a gene of interest and also the common factors predicted to bind across the cluster of orthologs that includes that gene. Alternatively, the interface allows the user to retrieve binding sites for a single transcription factor of interest in a single gene or in all genes of the human, mouse or fruit fly genomes.
moDNN: Memory optimal DNN training on GPUs (2018)

Graphics processing units (GPUs) are widely adopted to accelerate the training of deep neural networks (DNNs). However, the limited GPU memory size restricts the maximum scale of DNNs that can be trained on GPUs, which presents serious challenges. This paper proposes an moDNN framework to optimize the memory usage in DNN training. moDNN supports automatic tuning of DNN training code to match any given memory budget (not smaller than the theoretical lower bound). By taking full advantage of overlapping computations and data transfers, we have developed heuristics to judiciously schedule data offloading and prefetching, together with training algorithm selection, to optimize the memory usage. We further introduce a new sub-batch size selection method which also greatly reduces the memory usage. moDNN can save the memory usage up to 50 χ, compared with the ideal case which assumes that the GPU memory is sufficient to hold all data. When executing moDNN on a GPU with 12GB memory, the performance loss is only 8%, which is much lower than that caused by the best known existing approach, vDNN. moDNN is also applicable to multiple GPUs and attains 1.84 χ average speedup on two GPUs.
An Efficient Driver for Dimmable LED Lighting (2012)

An efficient driver circuit is proposed for light-emitting-diode (LED) lamps with a dimming feature. The driver consists of a flyback converter in series with the dc-link. By processing partial power of the driver circuit for current regulation, the loss produced by power conversion can be diminished. The dimming feature is accomplished by means of current amplitude modulation (AM) or double pulse-width modulation (DPWM). The detailed circuit operation stages and analysis are provided. A laboratory circuit is designed for a 45 W LED lamp. Experimental results demonstrate that a high efficiency can be achieved, even at dimmed lamp power.
<i>In Vitro</i> Synthesis of Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Storage Proteins (1981)

Free and membrane-associated polysomes were isolated in approximately equal amounts from endosperm of wheat kernels harvested 20 days after anthesis. The presence of heparin in the homogenizing buffer minimized polysome degradation. Ribonucleic acid from the isolated polysomes, when translated in vitro in a wheat germ system, yielded products ranging in size from about 12,000 to about 80,000 daltons, including at least two polypeptides that co-migrated with seed extract proteins in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The nature of the translation products of free and membrane-associated RNA are distinctly different, with membrane-associated RNA yielding a higher proportion of polypeptides in the size range of 30,000 to 37,000 daltons. Analysis of membrane-associated 3'-terminal polyadenylyl-containing RNA in vitro translation products, by solubility in 70% ethanol and by immunoprecipitation, indicates that the 33,000- to 37,000-dalton polypeptides contain gliadins, and the analysis provides evidence that these proteins are synthesized in association with membranous cell organelles. Gliadin polypeptides synthesized in vitro are larger than authentic gliadins and probably are precursors which, in vivo, undergo modification to yield the smaller final products.
Neuropsychological characteristics of Huntington's disease carriers: a double blind study. (1995)

A cohort of 33 people at risk for Huntington's disease (HD), applying for genetic testing, were tested with a battery of neuropsychological tests covering attentional, visuospatial, learning, memory, and planning functions. A psychiatric rating scale, SCL-90R, was also applied, mainly as a control, since cognitive dysfunction could be ascribed to functional disorders as well as neurodegenerative processes. Self-rating did not indicate any psychiatric symptoms in carriers or non-carriers. However, significantly inferior cognitive functioning in the gene carriers was disclosed by the neuropsychological tests. Primarily, attentional, learning, and planning functions were affected. It is concluded that premorbid cognitive decline occurs in HD.
Use of FLP/FRT System to StudyDrosophilaDevelopment (1998)

Marked clones in mosaic animals have been used extensively to answer developmental questions in Drosophila. Recently, the use of the FLP/FRT system has allowed for the high-frequency production of mosaic animals for 95% of Drosophila genes. Cell markers have been engineered in this system to label mutant clones in both developing tissues and adult cuticle. Strains carrying these genetically marked FLP/FRT chromosomes have greatly enhanced our ability to study gene function in both germline and somatic Drosophila cells.
Electron reflector strategy for CdTe solar cells (2009)

Incorporation of an electron reflector is a proposed strategy to improve V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">oc</sub> for CdTe solar cells by reducing electron contact with the back surface. An electron reflector is a conduction band barrier, which can be formed by a back layer with an expanded band gap, a reversed back barrier, or a heavily doped back surface. These approaches to electron reflectors in CdTe solar cells are investigated with numerical simulations. The expanded band gap is shown to be the more efficient and practical way to create a CdTe electron reflector. For optimal improvement with an electron reflector, reasonable lifetime (1 ns or above) and full depletion are required. Without full depletion, bulk recombination limits the improvement. Theoretically, a 200 mV increase in voltage and 3% in efficiency are achievable for a 2-micron CdTe cell with 10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">13</sup> -cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-3</sup> hole density, 1-ns lifetime, and a 0.2-eV electron reflector barrier.
Expression of pp60c-src protein kinase in adult and fetal human tissue: high activities in some sarcomas and mammary carcinomas. (1983)

An endogenous protein of human cells pp60c-src, which is closely related to the product of the transforming gene of Rous sarcoma virus, pp60v-src, has been quantitated by measuring its enzymatic activity in an immunoglobulin G protein kinase assay. The influence of normal developmental processes on pp60c-src expression was assessed by comparative analysis of various adult and fetal human tissues. The maximal difference detected was a 2- to 3-fold-enhanced activity in fetal muscle compared with adult muscle. Organ-specific variations in the enzyme level were observed. Highest activity was found in brain, followed by kidney, lung, muscle, and connective tissue. Since overexpression of the cellular counterparts of viral-transforming genes may play a role in carcinogenesis, pp60c-src kinase was measured in nine spontaneous human sarcomas and 21 mammary carcinomas. Compared with the respective normal tissues and human diploid fibroblasts, 4- to 20-fold-enhanced activities were observed in one-third of the sarcomas and carcinomas. The remainder showed no or insignificantly elevated activity. The enzymes from normal and malignant tissues were indistinguishable from the virus-coded enzyme with respect to specificity for divalent cations and a predominance of phosphorylation in tyrosine. Patients carrying tumors with high pp60c-src protein kinase activity did not develop kinase-reactive antibodies against pp60c-src or pp60v-src.
N-acetylcysteine and 2-mercaptoethane sulphonate inhibit anti-pseudomonas activity of antibiotics in vitro. (1987)

The in vitro activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated for serial dilutions of eight anti-Pseudomonas antibiotics in combination with serial dilutions of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and 2-mercaptoethane sulphonate (MES). The results indicated that addition of NAC and MES to the antibiotics increased the MIC values for tobramycin, netilmicin, piperacillin, azlocillin, cefsulodin, ceftazidime and imipenem but not for colistin. The decrease of MIC found in high concentrations of NAC and MES was probably due to the bacteriostatic effect of the drugs per se and not to synergism with the antibiotics.
Il controllo delle coscienze e la Compagnia di Gesù (2014)

Il controversista dell’età della controriforma, teologo del papa, censore dell’inquisizione, sottile oppositore di tutte le “eresie” protestanti, antagonista del caso Galileo, Roberto Bellarmino (1642-1621) fu beatificato e canonizzato quattro secoli dopo la sua nascita per essere stato il principale ispiratore dell’infallibilità papale. Figura ambivalente con tratti di straordinaria modernità messa a servizio della conservazione dell’insegnamento dei Padri della Chiesa.
Project Scheduling with Discounted Cash Flows and Progress Payments (1996)

In all large scale projects, there correspond cash flows that incur throughout the life of the project. The scheduling of these projects to maximize the present value of the cash flows has been a topic of recent research. The basic assumption of earlier research is that the cash flows are mainly associated with some events of the project and they occur at the event realization times. However, in several real life projects, the cash inflows do not occur at the event realization times, rather they occur at the end of some time periods, like months, as progress payments. In this article, maximizing the present value of the cash flows in such projects is considered and a mixed-integer formulation of the problem is presented. In this formulation, activity profit curves are defined and used. Computational experience on some randomly generated test problems provides promising results especially when the Benders Decomposition technique is employed for solving the problem.
Investigation of flavour compounds from sweet, semi-bitter and bitter almond kernels (2010)

A chemical basis for distinguishing bitter phenotype and the non-bitter phenotype from the semi- bitter one has been determined. In this study, kernels from 101 trees, all derived from a common maternal parent, were evaluated using three approaches: (i) sensory analysis; (ii) amygdalin quantitation using HPLC; and (iii) non-targeted analysis of volatile metabolites released on maceration by SPME, GC-MS, and head space MS electronic nose (MS e_nose). Tasting identified three categories of flavour (sweet, semi- bitter, and bitter) that were also distinguishable on the basis of chemical analyses and by MS e_nose using principal component analysis. Highly significant correlations were found between amygdalin content and the taste panel's score for marzipan, and also between the taste panel's scores for sweet and overall taste preference. Non-targeted metabolite analysis identified benzyl alcohol and isomers of 2,3-butanediol as potentially important flavour components of almond for the first time.
Cellular and genetic restrictions in the immunoregulatory activity of <i>alpha</i>-fetoprotein. III. Role of the MLC-stimulating cell population in alpha-fetoprotein-induced suppression of T cell-mediated cytotoxicity. (1982)

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a normal component of fetal and newborn sera, exerts selective suppressive effects on various functions of thymus-derived (T) lymphocytes, including the T cell-mediated cytotoxic reaction. In the present study, AFP-induced suppression of the T cell-mediated allogeneic response was examined to define more precisely the mechanism by which AFP acts. Data presented indicate that AFP elicits its effect within the first 25 to 36 hr of culture. However, AFP apparently has no direct effect on T lymphocytes. T cells incubated in the presence of AFP retain full capacity to respond in MLC and CML. In contrast, AFP induces major changes in the functional status of monocyte-enriched, MLC-stimulating cell population. This monocyte-enriched population, after pretreatment with AFP, possesses strong stimulating capacity for the T suppressor cell limb of the immune response, while at the same time, suppresses the activity leading to the normal generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. These data correlate with the immune activity present in the newborn mouse.
Repellency of Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) flowers against Aedes mosquitoes. (1996)

The repellent effect of Lantana camara flowers was evaluated against Aedes mosquitoes. Lantana flower extract in coconut oil provided 94.5% protection from Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti. The mean protection time was 1.9 h. One application of Lantana flower can provide more than 50% protection up to 4 h against the possible bites of Aedes mosquitoes. No adverse effects of the human volunteers were observed through 3 months after the application.
Trazodone for the Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Induced by Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (2008)

The 5-HT2 antagonist, trazodone, may be beneficial in the management of SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction. Large-scale, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies with 5-HT2 antagonists are required to substantiate these preliminary observations.