gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
CUP: Cluster Pruning for Compressing Deep Neural Networks (2019)

We propose Cluster Pruning (CUP) for compressing and accelerating deep neural networks. Our approach prunes similar filters by clustering them based on features derived from both the incoming and outgoing weight connections. With CUP, we overcome two limitations of prior work-(1) non-uniform pruning: CUP can efficiently determine the ideal number of filters to prune in each layer of a neural network. This is in contrast to prior methods that either prune all layers uniformly or otherwise use resource-intensive methods such as manual sensitivity analysis or reinforcement learning to determine the ideal number. (2) Single-shot operation: We extend CUP to CUP-SS (for CUP single shot) whereby pruning is integrated into the initial training phase itself. This leads to large savings in training time compared to traditional pruning pipelines. Through extensive evaluation on multiple datasets (MNIST, CIFAR-10, and Imagenet) and models(VGG-16, Resnets-18/34/56) we show that CUP outperforms recent state of the art. Specifically, CUP-SS achieves 2.2x flops reduction for a Resnet-50 model trained on Imagenet while staying within 0.9% top-5 accuracy. It saves over 14 hours in training time with respect to the original Resnet-50. The code to reproduce results is available.
Jovian: a framework for optimizing parallel I/O (2002)

There has been a great deal of recent interest in parallel I/O. We discuss the design and implementation of the Jovian library, which is intended to optimize the I/O performance of multiprocessor architectures that include multiple disks or disk arrays. We also present preliminary performance measurements from benchmarking the Jovian I/O library on the IBM SP1 distributed memory parallel machine for two application templates.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Effects of <i>trans</i> -acting Genetic Modifiers on Meiotic Recombination Across the <i>a1–sh2</i> Interval of Maize (2006)

Meiotic recombination rates are potentially affected by cis- and trans-acting factors, i.e., genotype-specific modifiers that do or do not reside in the recombining interval, respectively. Effects of trans modifiers on recombination across the approximately 140-kb maize a1-sh2 interval of chromosome 3L were studied in the absence of polymorphic cis factors in three genetically diverse backgrounds into which a sequence-identical a1-sh2 interval had been introgressed. Genetic distances across a1-sh2 varied twofold among genetic backgrounds. Although the existence of regions exhibiting high and low rates of recombination (hot and cold spots, respectively) was conserved across backgrounds, the absolute rates of recombination in these sequence-identical regions differed significantly among backgrounds. In addition, an intergenic hot spot had a higher rate of recombination as compared to the genome average rate of recombination in one background and not in another. Recombination rates across two genetic intervals on chromosome 1 did not exhibit the same relationships among backgrounds as was observed in a1-sh2. This suggests that at least some detected trans-acting factors do not equally affect recombination across the genome. This study establishes that trans modifier(s) polymorphic among genetic backgrounds can increase and decrease recombination in both genic and intergenic regions over relatively small genetic and physical intervals.
Mechanisms Of Ca2+ Overload In Reperfused Ischemic Myocardium (1990)

Macrophage polarization refers to how macrophages have been activated at a given point in space and time. Polarization is not fixed, as macrophages are sufficiently plastic to integrate multiple signals, such as those from microbes, damaged tissues, and ...Read More
Internet banking fraud detection using HMM (2012)

Internet banking has their separate account for users and is managed by Banks or retail store. The aim of this paper is to detect and prevent fraud in case of internet banking using Hidden Markov Model algorithm. At the same time, we have tried to ensure that genuine transactions are not rejected by making use of one time password that was generated by the Bank server and sent to the particular customers through SMS to their Mobile number which is registered in the system. Banks are seeking to minimize huge losses through fraud detection and prevention systems. Many different advanced fraud technologies are being applied to fraudulent Internet banking transactions detection and prevention. However, they have no effective detection mechanism to identify legitimate users and trace their unlawful activities. We propose a model to overcome all these difficulties using Hidden Markov Model.
Performance Evaluation of Multimedia Content Distribution Over Multi-Homed Wireless Networks (2011)

The growing availability of IP based heterogeneous wireless access technologies coupled with the increasing capabilities of mobile devices is creating opportunities for multimedia distribution. Through its multi-homing feature, the ability to support multiple network connections in a single end to end association, the transport layer Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) can enable seamless and transparent communication sessions over multiple heterogeneous networks. This paper analyzes the performance of multimedia distribution when making use of two multi-homing SCTP-based approaches: Single Path Transfer and Concurrent Multi-path Transfer, in which a single or all paths within an association are used simultaneously for data transmission. In this investigation various retransmission policies and different parameter sets are used in turn and recommendations are made for achieving best results during video delivery. In order to perform this study a novel realistic evaluation tool-set was proposed and is described, which can simulate video delivery over SCTP. Our simulation results and analysis show how to optimize the transmission of multimedia content over SCTP associations in both single and multipath scenarios.
The Mechanism of Cavitation-Induced Scission of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2007)

Aqueous suspensions of length selected single-walled carbon nanotubes were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in order to probe the influence of sonication on nanotube scission. The maximum of the tube length distribution, lM, initially exhibits a power law dependence on the sonication time, t - roughly as lM approximately t(-0.5). This and the limiting behavior observed at longer times can be rationalized to first order in terms of a continuum model deriving from polymer physics. In this picture, the strain force associated with cavitation scales with the square of the nanotube length. Scission stops when the strain force falls below the critical value for nanotube disruption.
Normal Heteromorphism in Earthworms (1961)

Normally organized heteromorphic regenerates mentioned in the literature are of four species. Heteromorphic heads and tails from Perionyx sansibaricus and Ocnerodrilus occidentalis, as well as a heteromorphic tail from Gordiodrilus peguanus, are recorded. A heteromorphic head was developing at 47/48 on a specimen of the common lumbricid Allolobophora tuberculata. The pre-intestinal region is able, regardless of direction, to regenerate only a head or some portion of one. The intestinal region can regenerate heads as well as tails and at certain levels one or the other as determined by unknown factors of internal environment. Anterior heteromorphism, a tail regenerated instead of a head, was discovered by Bonnet in oligochaetes (possibly including some earthworms) as long ago as 1745. Posterior heteromorphism, a head regenerated instead of a tail, was not recognized in earthworms until around 1925. Heteropolar growths may be monstrous in various ways, or a regenerate may be heteromorphic only in part and then also in different ways. Normal regenerates, i.e., solely cephalic or caudal, with normal metamerism, and lacking outgrowths or other aberrations, have been recorded in the literature from four species of earthworms, as follows: Criodrilus lacuum, European, with segments to 450. One heteromorphic head (Janda, 1926) of 16 segments at intersegmental furrow 22/23, a head of 20 and another of 23 segments at unknown levels. Heteromorphic tails rarely were obtained and then only from adults. No data were published as to kind of operation, level of regeneration or number of segments in regenerates. These heteropolar tails may have been produced by fragments with two cut surfaces as in Eisenia foetida or by short terminal portions as in species of Perionyx. Eisenia foetida, of European origin but widely distributed in America, with 100-125 segments. Heteromorphic tails (Gates, 1949) regenerated at levels 20/21-54/55, number of segments increasing to a maximum of 25 at 40/41 and then decreasing. Heteromorphic tails (Gates, 1950b) also were regenerated by fragments of various sizes cut out from a middle portion of the body. Regeneration of heteromorphic heads (Gates, 1950a) is probable, in favorable conditions, at levels 16/17-34/35. Perionyx excavatus, of Himalayan origin but now widely distributed in the tropics, with 100-200 segments. Heteromorphic head regeneration (Gates, 1927, 1941, 1943) possible at 12/13-27/28 and has been induced merely by a simultaneously made second transection at subsequent levels back to 68/69. Heteromorphic tails regen1 From a manuscript written during tenuire of a John Simon Guggenheim fellowship.
The immune response after hypoxia-ischemia in a mouse model of preterm brain injury (2014)

We have established a reproducible model of HI in PND 5 mice that produces consistent local white/gray-matter brain damage that is relevant to preterm brain injury in human infants. This model provides a useful tool for studying preterm brain injury. Both innate and adaptive immune responses are observed after HI, and these show a strong pro-inflammatory Th1/Th17-type bias. Such findings provide a critical foundation for future studies on the mechanism of preterm brain injury and suggest that blocking the Th1/Th17-type immune response might provide neuroprotection after preterm brain injury.
The Influence of Stochastic Organ Conductivity in 2D ECG Forward Modeling: A Stochastic Finite Element Study (2005)

Quantification of the sensitivity of the electro-cardiographic forward problem to various parameters can effectively direct the generalization of patient specific models without significant loss in accuracy. To this purpose we applied polynomial chaos based stochastic finite elements to assess the effect of variations in the distributions of tissue conductivity in a two-dimensional torso geometry generated from MRI scans and epicardial boundary conditions specified by intra-operatively recorded heart potentials. The polynomial chaos methodology allows sensitivity analysis of this type to be done in a fraction of the time required for a Monte Carlo analysis.
Bortezomib plus Melphalan and Prednisone for Initial Treatment of Multiple Myeloma (2008)

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Integrated circuits as viewed with an acoustic microscope (1974)

The images of a high-frequency bipolar transistor obtained with an acoustic microscope are compared with those of a differential interference optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope in order to illustrate that the acoustic microscope can be used in a reflection-type mode to obtain quality pictures of a surface containing integrated circuits. The frequency of the acoustic beam is 600 MHz and the resolution is near 2 μ.
Formation of Tungsten Bronze and Other Electrically Conducting Crystals by Crystallization of Glasses Containing Alkali and Tungsten Oxide (1970)

An experimental study has been made to explore a new method for preparing electrically con-ducting glass-ceramics. Glasses of selected compositions in the systems Na20-W03-P205, K20-W03 P205i Li20-W03-P205 and Na20-W03-B203 were crystallized in hydrogen atmosphere. Most of the resultant crystallized glasses (glass-ceramics) were conducting at the surface or in the bulk. Some of the glasses have changed to glass-ceramics with sodium tungsten bronze layer at the surface, which showed surface electrical resistivities of the order of magnitude of 0.1-1 2 for 1 cm distance between two electrodes 1 cm long. I. INTROIDUCTION There are a number of tungsten oxide compounds, such as Q-tungsten (l-W),%) lower tungsten oxides2) and alkali tungsten bronzes,3&apos;4) which are electrical conductors. A series of alkali tungsten bronzes are non-stoichiometric compounds having a general formula, RXWO3, where R is Li, Na or K and x is less than unity. They are metallic conductors3&apos;4) and some of them are reported to be superconductors.5) The present work has been started in order to see if we can obtain electrically conducting glass-ceramics by crystallization of glasses containing tungsten oxide. Especially,
Learning similarity measure for natural image retrieval with relevance feedback (2002)

A new scheme of learning similarity measure is proposed for content-based image retrieval (CBIR). It learns a boundary that separates the images in the database into two clusters. Images inside the boundary are ranked by their Euclidean distances to the query. The scheme is called constrained similarity measure (CSM), which not only takes into consideration the perceptual similarity between images, but also significantly improves the retrieval performance of the Euclidean distance measure. Two techniques, support vector machine (SVM) and AdaBoost from machine learning, are utilized to learn the boundary. They are compared to see their differences in boundary learning. The positive and negative examples used to learn the boundary are provided by the user with relevance feedback. The CSM metric is evaluated in a large database of 10009 natural images with an accurate ground truth. Experimental results demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed similarity measure for image retrieval.
UV devices for solar blind and background limited detection (1997)

A technology has been developed for producing polymer based UV absorption filters. The filters are fabricated by embedding UV absorbing dyes in polymer matrices. A selection of dyes with different chromophores have been synthesized. Each provides a high level of blocking within a specific band in the UV. Polymer filters are combined with other filtering components that absorb in the visible and IR regions to form selective UV bandpass filters. Typical filter combinations achieve transmission levels of 10% and more in the mid UV and absorption levels reaching up to 12 OD and higher in the remaining UV, visible and near IR regions. An important advantage of these UV bandpass filters is the exclusive use of absorption type components. This provides consistent performance over wide acceptance angles. Filters with spectral transmission profiles optimized for specific detection applications in the UVc and UVb regions have been designed. Optimization takes into consideration the spectral response of the detector to achieve the sensor spectral response required by the application. Solar blind PMT sensors incorporating these files have demonstrated blindness to noontime solar illumination while maintaining good response from 245 to 270 nm in the solar blind range. Complete blocking of solar radiation and good sensitivity in the solar blind range has also been achieved with SiC solid state photodiodes.
Levels of urinary polyamines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (1993)

Our results confirm our previous report of an increase in the amount of free putrescine in synovial fluids and a significant correlation between the putrescine contents of synovial tissues and the serum CRP concentrations in patients with RA; they also suggest that urinary polyamine levels may be related to the activity and progression of RA, indicating that polyamine may play an important role in RA.
Network Nation: Inventing American Telecommunications (2010)

The telegraph and the telephone were the first electrical communications networks to become hallmarks of modernity. Yet they were not initially expected to achieve universal accessibility. In this pioneering history of their evolution, Richard R. John demonstrates how access to these networks was determined not only by technological imperatives and economic incentives but also by political decision making at the federal, state, and municipal levels. In the decades between the Civil War and the First World War, Western Union and the Bell System emerged as the dominant providers for the telegraph and telephone. Both operated networks that were products not only of technology and economics but also of a distinctive political economy. Western Union arose in an antimonopolistic political economy that glorified equal rights and vilified special privilege. The Bell System flourished in a progressive political economy that idealized public utility and disparaged unnecessary waste. The popularization of the telegraph and the telephone was opposed by business lobbies that were intent on perpetuating specialty services. In fact, it wasn't until 1900 that the civic ideal of mass access trumped the elitist ideal of exclusivity in shaping the commercialization of the telephone. The telegraph did not become widely accessible until 1910, sixty-five years after the first fee-for-service telegraph line opened in 1845. Network Nation places the history of telecommunications within the broader context of American politics, business, and discourse. This engrossing and provocative book persuades us of the critical role of political economy in the development of new technologies and their implementation.
Resistance bi-stability in resonant tunneling diode pillar arrays (1995)

We have fabricated and characterized resonant tunneling diode pillar arrays. The array resistance switches between two stable states with a maximum room temperature current peak to valley ratio of 500:1. Both the high and the low resistance states are stable at zero bias suggesting that the device may be used for non-volatile memory storage.
Influenza A Vaccine Decreases the Incidence of Otitis Media in 6- to 30-Month-Old Children in Day Care (1995)

Influenza vaccination of 6- to 30-month-old children in day care was associated with a decreased incidence of otitis media during the influenza season. Myringotomy tubes protected against AOM and SOM during all 16 weeks monitored.
The Medical Treatment of Cicatricial Alopecia (2006)

The best outcome of current treatments of cicatricial alopecia is induction of a clinical remission with arrest of symptoms and signs, but the progression of hair loss may continue insidiously. Current treatments do not arrest the underlying disease process. A scalp biopsy is the first step in management. Selection of treatment described herein is guided by the histopathologic findings, including the type, location and extent of the predominant cellular inflammatory infiltrate, and clinical disease activity. Cicatricial alopecias with predominantly lymphocytic infiltrates are treated with immunomodulating agents, and those with predominantly neutrophilic infiltrates are treated with antimicrobial agents. Treatment selection may be challenging and requires flexibility, as histopathologic features frequently overlap, are not clear cut, or change over time. In the future, cellular and molecular biology studies will hopefully identify unique markers for the clinically distinct cicatricial alopecias and lead to better treatments and a cure.
Chemical sensors based on quantum cascade lasers (2002)

There is an increasing need in many chemical sensing applications ranging from industrial process control to environmental science and medical diagnostics for fast, sensitive, and selective gas detection based on laser spectroscopy. The recent availability of novel pulsed and CW quantum cascade distributed feedback (QC-DFB) lasers as mid-infrared spectroscopic sources address this need. A number of spectroscopic techniques have been demonstrated worldwide by several groups. For example, the authors have employed QC-DFB lasers for the monitoring and quantification of several trace gases and isotopic species in ambient air at ppmv and ppbv levels by means of direct absorption, wavelength modulation, and cavity enhanced and cavity ringdown spectroscopy.
CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BERRIES OF<i>SOLANUM AETHIOPICUM</i> (1974)

From the berries of Solanum aethiopicum betulin and sterolin (sitosterol glucoside) were isolated. Acid hydrolysis of the methanolic extract of the berries afforded solasodine in negligible yield.
The economics of repeated tube thickness surveys (2001)

Abstract The use of tube thickness surveys in boilers is an example of a commonly applied condition monitoring (CM) technique for maintenance and it leads to condition-based maintenance (CBM) of the boiler tubes. There are, however, limits to the economics of this type of strategy which are frequently overlooked in discussion of CBM strategies. This paper considers several models of maintenance strategies. Conditions in which breakdown maintenance (BM), routine total replacement (routine maintenance, RM) and condition-based replacement (which for simplicity is referred to as CM) are considered. Some general rules about the economical range of each strategy are developed. The case study examines the use of ultrasonic testing of boiler tubes in power stations in some detail.
NETGEN: A Program for Generating Large Scale Capacitated Assignment, Transportation, and Minimum Cost Flow Network Problems (1974)

The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, implementation, and availability of a computer program for generating a variety of feasible network problems together with a set of benchmarked problems derived from it. The code “NETGEN” can generate capacitated and uncapacitated transportation and minimum cost flow network problems, and assignment problems. In addition to generating structurally different classes of network problems the code permits the user to vary structural characteristics within a class. Problems benchmarked on several codes currently available are provided in this paper since NETGEN will also allow other researchers to generate identical problems. In particular, the latter part of the paper contains the solution time and objective function value of 40 assignment, transportation, and network problems varying in size from 200 nodes to 8,000 nodes and from 1,300 arcs to 35,000 arcs.
Application of adaptive histogram equalization to x-ray chest images (1994)

This paper uses adaptive histogram equalization to enhance the contrast of X-ray chest image. Several methods are presented to eliminate the noise caused by the enhancement. The mainly used methods are frame averaging, bandstop zero-phase filtering based on 2D FFT. The cause of noise is also analyzed.
The Influence of Executive Function on Reading Speed and Comprehension (2014)

This study aimed to evaluate the role that executive function plays in reading ability. Twenty-four undergraduate students at Western University performed a Flanker task to measure executive function, followed by a self-paced moving-window paradigm sentence-reading task to measure active-passive sentence-processing ability. Participants were placed in a high or low executive function group depending on their Flanker task scores. Analyses of variance (ANOVA) were performed to determine whether participants with high executive function also performed better on the sentence reading tasks. Contrary to the hypothesis, participants’ sentence processing performance was not related to their Flanker task performance, which indicates that executive function does not influence reading ability.
Study on Blocking and Deblocking Kinetics of Diisocyanate with e-Caprolactam Using FTIR Spectroscopy (2013)

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