gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Dreams: The Royal Road to Metaphor (2001)

Metaphor, as treated here, is not a rhetorical device or strategy but the primary means by which dream and artistic images arise and give rise in turn to further narrative developments. The paper is chiefly concerned with dreams and the possibility that dream coherence--i.e., meaning, making sense--as we recognize it in the waking state may be a largely irrelevant to the organization and function of dreams that obviously have no artistic mission to be shared by others (readers, auditors) as forms of communication. I examine an experiment in dream-splicing conducted by Allan Hobson and his Harvard colleagues with a view to illustrating that bizarreness and discontinuity in dreams are not necessarily, as Hobson claims, signs of incoherence but may be the natural consequence of dreams exercising the power of association while the body is "off-line." If dream images arise from a virtually infinite experience in world-association, it is possible that dreams couldn't perform their function--whatever it may be--by offering coherent narratives of the sort that interest waking readers. In other words, the content of dreams--coherent or otherwise from the waking standpoint--may be less important than the act of dreaming itself. Additionally, I briefly discuss two leading theories of dream function--the recorrelation of memory and the vigilance theories and suggest, briefly, how they might apply not only to dreams but to artistic works as well.
Induction Motor Drive Direct Torque Control and Predictive Torque Control Comparison Based on Switching Pattern Analysis (2018)

This paper describes a switching pattern generated in case of induction motor drive predictive torque control (PTC) compared to a switching pattern of direct torque control (DTC). PTC is a modern control method for electric drives based on model predictive control (MPC). DTC is a very powerful method and is today an industrial standard for controlling an induction motor drive. Its usage is wide-spread, mainly in high-power applications. However, the method suffers from a few disadvantages. One of the causes of the control method’s problematic behavior is choosing the switching combinations in the flux sector. Another inconvenience is the common selection table not including all voltage vectors in given sector. By these factors, the ripples of flux vector trajectory and torque waveforms are influenced. The longer the sample time is, the more significant the influence of factors becomes, because only a few steps occur within one turn of the magnetic flux vector. Based on the detailed analysis, the reasons of the different performance of both systems are explained. The analysis performed by simulation in Matlab Simulink environment has proved that, while DTC might choose voltage vector that pushes system away from the reference values, the MPC always chooses the most proper vector. The experimental results measured on the real drive confirm the appropriate vector selection, just in case of the predictive control method.
Detection of RORγt and IL-17 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from gastric cancer patients and its clinical significance (2009)

Objective To detect the levels of transcription factor RORγt and cytokine IL-17 mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear(PBMC),and the blood concentration of IL-17 in gastric carcinoma patients,for evaluating the significance of specific transcription factor RORγt and cytokine IL-17 of Th17 cells in gastric clinical monitoring. Methods Quantitative real-time PCR (QRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression level of IL-17 and RORγt mRNA in PBMC of 43 gastric carcinoma patients and 40 health people,while the correlation of the mRNA levels between RORγt and IL-17 was assessed by using bivariate correlation analysis. The concentration of IL-17 in plasma was also assessed by ELISA. Results The expression levels of both RORγt and IL-17 mRNA in patients' PBMC,illustrating a positive correlation (P0.01),were higher than those of control groups (P0.05); the levels of RORγt and IL-17 mRNA,as well as the plasma IL-17 were significantly higher in patients with metastasis as compared with patients with non-metastasis (P0.05). Conclusion Predominant expression of RORγt and IL-17 in gastric cancer patients suggests that Th17 cell may involve in the development of gastric cancer.
Finite-Element Analysis of Finite Periodic Waveguides for Surface Acoustic Waves (1985)

A numerical approach based on the finite-element method is described for the analysis of finite periodic waveguides for surface acoustic waves. To treat a large structure in which a repetition of complicated components arises, a 'substructure' has been introduced. Numerical examples are presented for the Rayleigh-wave reflection characteristics of groove arrays. The results obtained agree approximately with the experimental results reported by several authors.
Geometry attained by pressurized membranes (1998)

An intensive investigation has been carried out to study the surface profiles obtained as a result of the large deformations of pressurized membranes. The study shows that the inflated membrane shapes may have the requisite surface accuracy for use in future large space apertures. Both analytical and experimental work have been carried out. On the analytical side, the classical work of Hencky on flat circular membranes was extended to eliminate the limitations it imposed; namely a lateral non-follower pressure with no pre-stress. The result is a computer program for the solution of the pressurized circular membrane problem. The reliability of the computer program is demonstrated via verification against FAIM, a nonlinear finite element solver developed primarily for the analysis of inflated membrane shapes. The experimental work includes observations made by Veal on the (W-shaped) deviations between the membrane deflected shape and the predicted profile. More recent measurements have been made of the deformations of pressurized flat circular and parabolic membranes using photogrammetric techniques. The surface error quantification analyses include the effect of material properties, geometric properties, loading uncertainties, and boundary conditions. These effects are very easily handled by the special FEM code FAIM which had recently been enhanced to predict the on-orbit dynamics, RF, and solar concentration characteristics of inflatable parabolic antennas/reflectors such as the IAE that flew off the space shuttle Endeavour in May 1996. The results of measurements have been compared with analyses and their ramifications on precision-shape, large-aperture parabolic space reflectors are discussed. Results show that very large space apertures with surface slope error accuracies on the order to space reflectors are discussed. Results show that very large space apertures with surface slope error accuracies on the order of 1 milliradian or less are feasible. Surface shape accuracies of less than 1 mm RMS have been attained on ground measurements.
Antibacterial consumption in Romania in 2012: specific features and quality indicators for community usage (2013)

Background The use of antimicrobials is the main cause for development of antimicrobial resistance. Many countries increasingly implement actions to control antimicrobial resistance through rational use. The information on national and local antimicrobial consumption can be an important source for planning rational use interventions and for monitoring progress towards a more prudent use of antibiotics. In Romania, the particularities of national antimicrobial consumption were never analyzed before 2012. We aimed to identify specific features of national antimicrobial consumption in Romania, and to calculate the quality indicators for community antibiotic usage.
Nonradiative recombination and efficiency of InGaN quantum well light-emitting diodes (2001)

The electroluminescence efficiency of InGaN LEDs is surprisingly high for structures which have high defect concentrations due to growth on mismatched substrates. We have measured the high-injection non-radiative lifetime in InGaN LEDs by analysis of the light current characteristics. We find that the values of (tau) <SUB>nr</SUB> decrease from 18ns at 200K to 5ns at 400K. This behavior is thermally activated with an activation energy of 40 meV which is compatible with the hypothesis that the temperature dependence is due to thermal delocalization of carriers form potential minima caused by modest fluctuations in In composition in the quantum well. We determine the internal quantum efficiency to lie between 52 percent and 65 percent at room temperature over the current range employed.
Design and Implementation of a Multi-Disaster Risk Assessment Database System in South Korea (2019)

To cope with natural disasters and their impact, various types of risk assessment tools have been developed to assess hazards from a scientific point of view as well as the socioeconomic impacts of a hazardous event. Because most of the assessment tools have been developed using local and regional characteristics, there are limitations when applying special cases consisting of various disaster-related datasets in Korea. In this paper, we collected open data scattered among various institutions and guaranteed data interoperability through a standardization process considering various formats. In addition, this study presents a scalable design method and implementation of a database system which can be easily employed in Korean loss estimation due to natural hazards. The proposed database system will be of great help in predicting the disaster scale and degree of damage, in supporting decision-making to minimize damage, and could serve as a data platform of disaster risk reduction and prevention.
Spirulina platensis – A novel green inhibitor for acid corrosion of mild steel (2010)

The inhibition of the corrosion of mild steel in 1 M HCl and 1 M H2SO4 by Spirulina platensis has been studied at different temperatures viz., 303 K, 313 K and 323 K by weight loss method, potentiodynamic polarization method, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements and SEM analysis. The inhibition efficiency increased with increasing concentration of the inhibitor in both HCl and H2SO4 media. The results of weight loss studies correlated well with those of impedance and polarization studies. From the results of weight loss studies at various temperatures, the mode of adsorption is confirmed to be physisorption. Further the adsorption has been found to follow Temkin isotherm. From this isotherm, the free energy of adsorption (ΔG) and entropy (ΔS) are calculated. The study reveals the corrosion inhibition potential of S. platensis in both the acid media, thus bringing to light another facet of this microalga as it has so far been used only to produce antioxidant principles, finding extensive use in medicine especially as neutraceutical.
Polyhydroxy gemini surfactant as a mechano-responsive rheology modifier for inverted emulsion drilling fluid (2018)

The interfacial accumulation of PGS makes interfacial film gel-like and droplets attractive, resulting in mechano-responsive rheology modification for inverted emulsions.
Hydrogen Absorption and Diffusion in Bulk α-MoO<sub>3</sub> (2009)

The absorption, diffusion, and desorption of atomic hydrogen in layered orthorhombic molybdenum trioxide (α-MoO3) was investigated using density functional theory. Hydrogen atoms are absorbed in bulk α-MoO3 to form the hydrogen molybdenum bronze HxMoO3 (x = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, and 1.5). The semiconductor band gap of bulk α-MoO3 shifts to metallic upon hydrogen bronze formation at the H atom loadings selected in the present study. The hydrogen atoms become protonic when coordinated to oxygen, which gives rise to a charge reduction on the Mo atoms adjacent to the absorption sites. Hydrogen migration along a prescribed diffusion pathway in the lattice was found to be facile due to small energy barriers for H atom transfer between O atoms, facilitated by a hydrogen bonding network. The sequential hydrogen desorption from the bronze and the mechanisms of hydrogen spillover in α-MoO3 are also discussed.
Analysis of on-off source shaping for ATM multiplexing (2002)

The multiplexing of shaped on-off sources on an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) link is addressed. In particular, an N-level shaper is analyzed. It modulates the source output bit rate on the basis of the buffer occupancy level. A very accurate analytical model describing its behavior is provided. Such a model allows an accurate description of the shaper output flow characteristics. A simple analytical model is also proposed for an ATM multiplexer in order to evaluate the advantages arising from the source shaping. The accuracy of the analytical results comes out from the comparison with the simulation ones. Numerical results show the effectiveness of the proposed shaping mechanism. They demonstrate that a substantial increase of the number of multiplexable sources is possible, for a given value of cell loss probability.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Isolation of osteogenic growth peptide from osteoblastic MC3T3 E1 cell cultures and demonstration of osteogenic growth peptide binding proteins (1997)

The osteogenic growth peptide (OGP) was recently characterized in regenerating bone marrow. In experimental animals in increases osteogenesis and hemopoiesis. In stromal cell cultures OGP stimulates proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, and matrix mineralization. OGP in high abundance is present in normal human and animal serum mainly complexed to OGP binding protein (OGPBP) or proteins. Here we show the presence of two OGPBPs, OGPBP-1, and OGPBP-2, in cultures of osteoblastic MC3T3 E1 cells. Immunoreactive OGP (irOGP) also accumulates in the medium of these cultures and in cultures of NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. A large amount of irOGP was released by heat inactivation of OGPBP-2 and purified by ultrafiltration and hydrophobic HPLC. The purified irOGP was identical to OGP obtained previously from rat regenerating bone marrow and human serum in terms of its amino acid sequence, immunoreactivity, and mitogenicity. Osteoblastic and fibroblastic cell proliferation can be arrested by anti-OGP antibodies and rescued by exogenous OGP, indicating that in the absence of serum or other exogenous growth stimulators the endogenously produced OGP is both necessary and sufficient for baseline proliferation. The OGP production is up- and down-regulated, respectively, by low and high doses of exogenous OGP in a manner consistent with an autoregulated feedback mechanism. The most effective OGP dose in MC3T3 E1 cells is at least two orders of magnitude lower than that in non-osteoblastic cell systems. This differential sensitivity of the osteoblastic cells could result in a preferential anabolic effect of OGP in bone.
A programmable message classification engine for session initiation protocol (SIP) (2007)

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) has begun to be widely deployed for multiple services such as VoIP, Instant Messaging and Presence. Each of these services uses different SIP messages, and depending on the value of a service, e.g. revenue, the associated messages may need to be prioritized accordingly. Even within the same service, different messages may be assigned different priorities. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a programmable classification engine for SIP messages in the Linux kernel. This design uses a novel algorithm that in addition to classifying messages can extract and maintain state information across multiple messages. We apply the classifier for overload control using operator-specified rules for categorizing messages and associated actions, augmented with a protocol-level understanding of SIP message structure. When faced with loads beyond their capacity (e.g., during catastrophic situations and major network outages), SIP servers must drop messages. It is therefore desirable that the server process high-value messages in preference to lower-value messages. We evaluated our in-kernel classifier implementation with an open source SIP server (SER) for such an overload scenario. The workload consists of a mix of call setup and call handoff messages, and the classifier is programmed with rules that prioritize handoffs over call setups. We show that, while SER can process about 40K messages/sec (in a FIFO manner), our classifier can examine and prioritize 105K messages/sec during overload. With the classifier operating at peak throughput, SER's processing rate drops to 31.6K messages/sec, but all of the available high-value messages are processed.
Software performance antipatterns (2000)

Article Software performance antipatterns Share on Authors: Connie U. Smith Performance Engineering Services, PO Box 264, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504-2640 Performance Engineering Services, PO Box 264, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504-2640View Profile , Lloyd G. Williams Software Engineering Research, 264 Ridgeview Lane, Boulder, Colorado Software Engineering Research, 264 Ridgeview Lane, Boulder, ColoradoView Profile Authors Info & Claims WOSP '00: Proceedings of the 2nd international workshop on Software and performanceSeptember 2000 Pages 127–136https://doi.org/10.1145/350391.350420Published:01 September 2000 85citation987DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations85Total Downloads987Last 12 Months117Last 6 weeks14 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access
Exploring and Understanding Unintended Touch during Direct Pen Interaction (2014)

The user experience on tablets that support both touch and styli is less than ideal, due in large part to the problem of unintended touch or palm rejection . Devices are often unable to distinguish between intended touch (i.e., interaction on the screen intended for action) and unintended touch (i.e., incidental interaction from the palm, forearm, or fingers). This often results in stray ink strokes and accidental navigation, frustrating users. We present a data collection experiment where participants performed inking tasks, and where natural tablet and stylus behaviors were observed and analyzed from both digitizer and behavioral perspectives. An analysis and comparison of novel and existing unintended touch algorithms revealed that the use of stylus information can greatly reduce unintended touch. Our analysis also revealed many natural stylus behaviors that influence unintended touch, underscoring the importance of application and ecosystem demands, and providing many avenues for future research and technological advancement.
Evaluation of Estrogenic Activity of Plant Extracts for the Potential Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms (2001)

Eight botanical preparations that are commonly used for the treatment of menopausal symptoms were tested for estrogenic activity. Methanol extracts of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus L.), and hops (Humulus lupulus L.) showed significant competitive binding to estrogen receptors alpha (ER alpha) and beta (ER beta). With cultured Ishikawa (endometrial) cells, red clover and hops exhibited estrogenic activity as indicated by induction of alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity and up-regulation of progesterone receptor (PR) mRNA. Chasteberry also stimulated PR expression, but no induction of AP activity was observed. In S30 breast cancer cells, pS2 (presenelin-2), another estrogen-inducible gene, was up-regulated in the presence of red clover, hops, and chasteberry. Interestingly, extracts of Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) and North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) induced pS2 mRNA expression in S30 cells, but no significant ER binding affinity, AP induction, or PR expression was noted in Ishikawa cells. Dong quai [Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels] and licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) showed only weak ER binding and PR and pS2 mRNA induction. Black cohosh [Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.] showed no activity in any of the above in vitro assays. Bioassay-guided isolation utilizing ER competitive binding as a monitor and screening using ultrafiltration LC-MS revealed that genistein was the most active component of red clover. Consistent with this observation, genistein was found to be the most effective of four red clover isoflavones tested in the above in vitro assays. Therefore, estrogenic components of plant extracts can be identified using assays for estrogenic activity along with screening and identification of the active components using ultrafiltration LC-MS. These data suggest a potential use for some dietary supplements, ingested by human beings, in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
Rational design and diversity-oriented synthesis of peptoid-based selective HDAC6 inhibitors (2016)

A mini library of HDAC inhibitors with peptoid-based cap groups was synthesized using an efficient multicomponent approach. Four compounds were identified as potent HDAC6 inhibitors with a selectivity over other HDAC isoforms. The most potent HDAC6 inhibitor revealed remarkable chemosensitizing properties and completely reverted the cisplatin resistance in Cal27 CisR cells.
Arabidopsis IRT3 is a zinc‐regulated and plasma membrane localized zinc/iron transporter (2009)

ZIP transporters (ZRT, IRT-like proteins) are involved in the transport of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and other divalent metal cations. The expression of IRT3, a ZIP transporter, is higher in the Zn/cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri than is that of its ortholog in Arabidopsis thaliana, which implies a positive association of its expression with Zn accumulation in A. halleri. IRT3 genes from both A. halleri and A. thaliana functionally complemented the Zn uptake mutant Spzrt1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe; and Zn uptake double mutant zrt1zrt2, Fe-uptake mutant fet3fet4 and conferred Zn and Fe uptake activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By contrast, the manganese (Mn) uptake mutant smf1 phenotypes were not rescued. Insufficient Cd uptake for toxicity was found. Expression of IRT3-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion proteins in Arabidopsis root protoplasts indicated localization of both IRT3 proteins in the plasma membrane. Overexpressing AtIRT3 in A. thaliana led to increased accumulation of Zn in the shoot and Fe in the root of transgenic lines. Therefore, IRT3 functions as a Zn and Fe-uptake transporter in Arabidopsis.
Silicon Solar Energy Converters (1955)

Theory is given for the design of silicon solar energy converters commonly known as the Bell Solar Battery. Values are given for the various parameters in the design theory. Experimental data are presented and compared with the theoretical relations based on a simple model. It is found that with present techniques, units can be made with up to 6 percent efficiency in the conversion of solar radiant energy to electrical energy. An important factor in obtaining such high efficiencies is the reduction of the series resistance of the cell to as low a value as possible.
Early contributions to the development of veterinary education in Scotland (2011)

It is well recognised that William Dick established the first Veterinary College in Edinburgh in 1823, and there are several accounts which have detailed the development of veterinary education in Scotland throughout the nineteenth century. However, relatively little has been written about veterinary education prior to the nineteenth century.