gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
On automatic voice casting for expressive speech: Speaker recognition vs. speech classification (2014)

This paper presents the first large-scale automatic voice casting system, and explores the adaptation of speaker recognition techniques to measure voice similarities. The proposed system is based on the representation of a voice by classes (e.g., age/gender, voice quality, emotion). First, a multi-label system is used to classify speech into classes. Then, the output probabilities for each class are concatenated to form a vector that represents the vocal signature of a speech recording. Finally, a similarity search is performed on the vocal signatures to determine the set of target actors that are the most similar to a speech recording of a source actor. In a subjective experiment conducted in the real-context of voice casting for video games, the multi-label system clearly outperforms standard speaker recognition systems. This indicates evidence that speech classes successfully capture the principal directions that are used in the perception of voice similarity.
Pulse shaping by phase-modulated fiber gratings in transmission (2013)

We propose a novel approach to pulse shaping using a phase-modulated fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) in transmission. This enables the simplification of the device fabrication while retaining the substantial advantages of FBGs in transmission.
Radiation Effects of Double Layer Dielectric Films (1986)

Double layer dielectric films are examined for Si surface passivation in a radiation hardened Si device. The double layer dielectric films of Si3N4/SiO2 and PSG/SiO2 are shown to have lower sensitivity to ionizing radiation than a CVD-SiO2/SiO2 film named a double layer SiO2 film. However, the former two dielectric films show much larger initial interface state densities than the latter one. Effects of post oxidation annealing on the radiation induced interface states are also studied. The double layer SiO2 film is applied to realize an IIL device with a radiation tolerance of more than one Mrad(Si).
Ciclos del porcino en la UE: aplicación particular al caso español (2005)

El objeto de esta tesis consiste en analizar los mercados de carne de porcino en la UE,poniendo de manifiesto posibles regularidades e interrelaciones de ellos en unos y otros Estados miembros , tanto respecto a las cantidades producidas como respecto a los precios obtenidos. En el caso concreto del mercado espanol se estudia , ademas la relacion entre precios en matadero y precios detallistas. La metodologia utilizada consiste en realizar la clasica descomposicion en tendencia ciclo y estacionalidad sustituyendo, en la sintesis posterior que se hace con estos componentes, el ciclo por una suma de armonicos relevantes obtenidos mediante el analisis de Fourier. Las principales aportaciones originales de esta tesis son. Deteccion de regularidades, sincromia de precios en los distintos mercados comunitarios , determinacion dela duracion, de periodos, explicacion del mecanismo por el que se generan ciclos de cantidades y ciclos de precios en este sector, adaptacion de las cantidades producidas a las curvas de demanda y prediccion de la futura evolucion de dichos mercados a corto plazo.
Hand segmentation using learning-based prediction and verification for hand sign recognition (1996)

This paper presents a prediction-and-verification segmentation scheme wing attention images from multiple fixations. A major advantage of this scheme is that it can handle a large number of different deformable objects presented in complex backgrounds. The scheme is also relatively efficient since the segmentation is guided by the past knowledge through a prediction-and-verification scheme. The system has been tested to segment hands in the sequences of intensity images, where each sequence represents a hand sign. The experimental result showed a 95% correct segmentation rate with a 3% false rejection rate.
Monitoring Energy Consumption of Smartphones (2011)

With the rapid development of new and innovative applications for mobile devices like smart phones, advances in battery technology have not kept pace with rapidly growing energy demands. Thus energy consumption has become a more and more important issue of mobile devices. To meet the requirements of saving energy, it is critical to monitor and analyze the energy consumption of applications on smart phones. For this purpose, we develop a smart energy monitoring system called SEMO for smart phones using Android operating system. It can profile mobile applications with battery usage information, which is vital for both developers and users.
Diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser intensity noise suppression using a current shunt (2001)

A current shunt actuator has been used to stabilize the intensity of a 10 W cw Nd3+:YAG laser. The current shunt developed exhibited a better actuator response than the pump diode current adjust actuator provided with the laser. Using the current shunt actuator, the relative intensity noise was suppressed from ∼10−51 / Hz to below ∼5 × 10−71 / Hz.
ERCP. (1977)

Endoscopic cannulation of the papilla of Vater was first described in 196824, but its widespread introduction followed the development of new duo- denoscopes25 which became available outside Japan in 1970. Within two years, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) had been the subject of many enthusiastic reports24-48, not only from Japan, but also from Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and North America. Five groups were able to review series of more than 200 cases at the European Congress in Paris (1972), with technical success rates close to 90%.
Evaluation of test strategies for multichip modules (2003)

Two parallel testing strategies for multichip modules-the boundary-scan technique and the cascadable built-in tester (CBIT)-are evaluated in terms of testing time, fault coverage, and area overhead. Results on a small-scale processor configuration favor the CBIT design for test effectiveness of the chip, and the boundary-scan design for area overhead interconnection tests.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Silencing of <i>Peroxiredoxin 2</i> and Aberrant Methylation of 33 CpG Islands in Putative Promoter Regions in Human Malignant Melanomas (2006)

Aberrant methylation of promoter CpG islands (CGI) is involved in silencing of tumor suppressor genes and is also a potential cancer biomarker. Here, to identify CGIs aberrantly methylated in human melanomas, we did a genome-wide search using methylation-sensitive representational difference analysis. CGIs in putative promoter regions of 34 genes (ABHD9, BARHL1, CLIC5, CNNM1, COL2A1, CPT1C, DDIT4L, DERL3, DHRS3, DPYS, EFEMP2, FAM62C, FAM78A, FLJ33790, GBX2, GPR10, GPRASP1, HOXA9, HOXD11, HOXD12, HOXD13, p14ARF, PAX6, PRDX2, PTPRG, RASD1, RAX, REC8L1, SLC27A3, TGFB2, TLX2, TMEM22, TMEM30B, and UNC5C) were found to be methylated in at least 1 of 13 melanoma cell lines but not in two cultured normal melanocytes. Among these genes, Peroxiredoxin 2 (PRDX2) was expressed in normal melanocytes, and its expression was lost in melanomas with methylation. The loss of expression was restored by treatment of melanomas with a demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. In surgical melanoma specimens, methylation of PRDX2 was detected in 3 of 36 (8%). Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis of PRDX2 showed that disappearance of immunoreactivity tends to associate with its methylation. PRDX2 was recently reported to be a negative regulator of platelet-derived growth factor signaling, and its silencing was suggested to be involved in melanomas. On the other hand, 12 CGIs were methylated in >or=9 of the 13 melanoma cell lines and are considered as candidate melanoma biomarkers.
Phase II clinical trial on effect of the long turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn) on healing of peptic ulcer. (2001)

The study examined patients who had symptoms indicating peptic ulcer. Forty-five patients, 24 males and 21 females, aged between 16-60 years were included in the study. Twenty-five patients, 18 males and 7 females, were endoscoped, their ulcers located in the duodenal bulb and gastric (angulus). The ulcer sizes varied between 0.5 to 1.5 cm in diameter. Capsule-filled turmeric was given orally in the dose of 2 capsules (300 mg each) five times daily, one half to an hour before meals, at 16.00 hours and at bedtime continuously. The result after 4 weeks of treatment showed that ulcers were absent in 48% or 12 cases (DU 9 and GU 3). Eighteen cases (DU 13 and GU 5) had absence of ulcer after 8 weeks of treatment. Nineteen cases (76%) (DU 14 and GU 5) did not have ulcers after 12 weeks of treatment. The rest, 20 cases were not found to have ulcers and some were not endoscoped. They appeared to have erosions, gastritis and dyspepsia. They received turmeric capsules for 4 weeks of treatment. The abdominal pain and discomfort satisfactorily subsided in the first and second week. They could take normal foods instead of soft meals. Blood chemistry and hematology of all 54 patients had no significant changes in hematological system, liver and renal functions both before and after treatment.
Beryllium and aluminium refractive collimators for synchrotron radiation (1999)

Be and Al refractive lenses with long focal lengths provide a simple and efficient method of collimating synchrotron radiation. The divergence of an undulator beam at SPring-8 is reduced from >11 µrad full width at half maximum without the collimators to <3 µrad downstream of the collimators. The Be collimators have almost no losses (∼90% transmission) while the Al collimators reduce the flux by a factor of two (∼45% transmission). Data are shown at 14.4 and 18.5 keV.
A high-resolution resonant MEMS accelerometer (2015)

This paper reports on a vacuum packaged resonant MEMS accelerometer that demonstrates some of the highest sensitivities reported to-date and a ∼7x scale factor enhancement relative to a recently reported prototype, benefiting from a larger proof mass and improved leverage amplification factor. The device describes a scale factor of 960 Hz/m/s <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> over a dynamic range of approximately +/− 0.5 m/s <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> . The experimentally measured intrinsic noise limited resolution of the accelerometer is less than 150 ng/√Hz in the frequency range from < 1 Hz up to 50 Hz.
Association between Cationic Liposomes and Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid (2015)

This work presents a study of the association between low molecular weight hyaluronic acid (16 kDa HA) and cationic liposomes composed of egg phosphatidylcholine (EPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE), and 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DOTAP). The cationic liposome/HA complexes were evaluated to determine their mesoscopic structure, average size, zeta potential, and morphology as a function of the amount of HA in the system. Small angle X-ray scattering results revealed that neighboring cationic liposomes either stick together after a partial coating of low concentration HA or disperse completely in excess of HA, but they never assemble as multilamellar vesicles. Cryo-transmission electron microscopy images confirm the existence of unilamellar vesicles and large aggregates of unilamellar vesicles for HA fractions up to 80% (w/w). High concentrations of HA (> 20% w/w) proved to be efficient for coating extruded liposomes, leading to particle complexes with sizes in the nanoscale range and a negative zeta potential.
Isolation and characterization of a novel biosurfactant produced by hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium<i>Alcanivorax dieselolei</i>B-5 (2009)

A proline lipid was characterized for the first time as a bacterial biosurfactant. This product has potential in both environmental and industrial applications.
Nomad: mobile agent system for an Internet-based auction house (2000)

The paper discusses Nomad, a mobile agent system integrated with eAuctionHouse, a next-generation Internet auction server. With the Nomad system, mobile agents travel to the eAuctionHouse site and participate in auctions on the user's behalf. Users can create agents using Java or can automatically generate agents from Nomad's template agent library.
Treatment of the Acute Migraine Attack Current Status (1983)

The main treatment of the acute migraine attack remains sleep, sedation, an anti-nauseant and analgesics, and in some patients 1 or 2 mg of ergotamine tartrate. Drugs containing large amounts of caffeine should not be used. Absorption of drugs may be impaired in a migraine attack. Metoclopramide is probably the anti-emetic of choice because it is an effective anti-nauseant and promotes normal gastrointestinal activity. Domperidone has a similar action but is said not to go through the blood-brain barrier, so is less likely to cause extrapyramidal reactions. All drugs, including analgesics such as aspirin and paracetamol, are best given in a soluble or effervescent form. Where vomiting occurs early in the attack, suppositories may be indicated. Ergotamine tartrate is necessary in about one third of attacks and is best given by suppository or by inhalation. Doses higher than 2 mg per attack or 6 mg in one week may cause toxic symptoms, the early signs of which are headache, nausea, vomiting and a feeling of not being very well. The non-drug treatments of an acute attack include pressing on the temporal artery, hot and cold compresses and relaxation.
Detection of Neovascularization Based on Fractal and Texture Analysis with Interaction Effects in Diabetic Retinopathy (2013)

Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a result of severe vascular complication and is visible as neovascularization of the retina. Automatic detection of such new vessels would be useful for the severity grading of diabetic retinopathy, and it is an important part of screening process to identify those who may require immediate treatment for their diabetic retinopathy. We proposed a novel new vessels detection method including statistical texture analysis (STA), high order spectrum analysis (HOS), fractal analysis (FA), and most importantly we have shown that by incorporating their associated interactions the accuracy of new vessels detection can be greatly improved. To assess its performance, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy (AUC) are obtained. They are 96.3%, 99.1% and 98.5% (99.3%), respectively. It is found that the proposed method can improve the accuracy of new vessels detection significantly over previous methods. The algorithm can be automated and is valuable to detect relatively severe cases of diabetic retinopathy among diabetes patients.
Sialic acid changes in Dalton's lymphoma-bearing mice after cyclophosphamide and cisplatin treatment (2002)

Sialic acid changes in Dalton's lymphoma cells and other tissues of 10-12-week-old Swiss albino mice were investigated in relation to tumour growth in vivo and following cyclophosphamide (ip, 200 mg/kg body weight) or cisplatin (ip, 8 mg/kg body weight) treatment. Three to four animals of both sexes were used in each experimental group. The sialic acid level of tumour cells (0.88 micromol/g) increased with tumour progression (1.44-1.59 micromol/g; P < or =0.05) in mice. Sialic acid concentration in other tissues (liver, kidney, testes and brain) also increased (approximately 40, 10, 30 and 58%, respectively) in the tumour-bearing hosts as compared with that in the respective tissues of normal mice. In vivo cyclophosphamide or cisplatin treatment resulted in an overall decrease of sialic acid contents in the tissues. Cyclophosphamide was more efficient in lowering tissue sialic acid than cisplatin (P < or =0.01, ANOVA). It is suggested that sialic acid residues could be an important factor contributing to the manifestation of malignant properties in cancer cells in general and Dalton's lymphoma cells in particular. A significant decrease in the sialic acid content of Dalton's lymphoma cells after cisplatin or cyclophosphamide treatment may bring about specific changes in tumour cells which could be associated with tumour regression.
PERICYSTITIS PLASTICA (1964)

SUMMARY A case of idiopathic fibrosis around the bladder is presented and it is believed to be sirailar to that described by Hewett and Headstream (1960) who termed the syndrome “Pericystitis Plastica.” The histological picture is identical with the findings in periureteric fibrosis and it is postulated that this is an unusual variant of that disease. Our thanks are due to Mr Ashton Miller of Bristol for his advice in the management of this case.
Optimal performance of single-column chromatography and simulated moving bed processes for the separation of optical isomers (2013)

Chromatography has been established as the method of choice for the separation and purification of optically pure drugs which has a market size of about 250 billion USD. Single column chromatography (SCC) is commonly used in the development and testing phase of drug development while multi-column Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) chromatography is more suitable for large scale production due to its continuous nature. In this study, optimal performance of SCC and SMB processes for the separation of optical isomers under linear and overloaded separation conditions has been investigated. The performance indicators, namely productivity and desorbent requirement have been compared under geometric similarity for the separation of a mixture of guaifenesin, and Tröger's base enantiomers. SCC process has been analyzed under equilibrium assumption i.e., assuming infinite column efficiency, and zero dispersion, and its optimal performance parameters are compared with the optimal prediction of an SMB process by triangle theory. Simulation results obtained using actual experimental data indicate that SCC may compete with SMB in terms of productivity depending on the molecules to be separated. Besides, insights into the process performances in terms of degree of freedom and relationship between the optimal operating point and solubility limit of the optical isomers have been ascertained. This investigation enables appropriate selection of single or multi-column chromatographic processes based on column packing properties and isotherm parameters.
Metal-porphyrin complexes in an asphaltic Midcontinent crude oil (1957)

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a serious complication in patients after administration of iodinated contrast media. Proper animal models of CI-AKI can help understand the mechanisms involved and prevent the disorder. We used the 5/6-nephrectomized (NE) rat to develop a CI-AKI model and to evaluate differences in the toxic effects on the kidney between iohexol and iodixanol. We found that six weeks after ablative surgery was the preferred time to induce CI-AKI. We compared multiple pretreatment plans and found that dehydration for 48 hours before iodixanol (320, 10 mL/kg) administration was optimal to induce CI-AKI in the 5/6 NE rats. Compared with iodixanol, iohexol induced a significantly greater reduction in renal function, severe renal tissue damage, intrarenal hypoxia, and apoptotic tubular cells. Iohexol and iodixanol resulted in similarly marked increases in levels of inflammation and oxidative stress. In summary, the 5/6 NE rat combined with dehydration for 48 hours is a useful pretreatment to establish a novel and reliable CI-AKI model. Iohexol induced more severe CI-AKI than iodixanol in this model.
An Integration of the Turbojet and Single-Throat Ramjet (1995)

A turbine-engine-based hybrid propulsion system is described. Turbojet engines are integrated with a single-throat ramjet so as to minimize variable geometry and eliminate redundant propulsion components. The result is a simple, lightweight system that is operable from takeoff to high Mach numbers. Non-afterburning turbojets are mounted within the ramjet duct. They exhaust through a converging-diverging (C-D) nozzle into a common ramjet burner section. At low speed the ejector effect of the C-D nozzle aerodynamically isolates the relatively high pressure turbojet exhaust stream from the ramjet duct. As the Mach number increases, and the turbojet pressure ratio diminishes, the system is biased naturally toward ramjet operation. The common ramjet burner is fueled with hydrogen and thermally choked, thus avoiding the weight and complexity of a variable geometry, split-flow exhaust system. The mixed-compression supersonic inlet and subsonic diffuser are also common to both the turbojet and ramjet cycles. As the compressor face total temperature limit is approached, a two-position flap within the inlet is actuated, which closes off the turbojet inlet and provides increased internal contraction for ramjet operation. Similar actuation of the turbojet C-D nozzle flap completes the enclosure of the turbojet. Performance of the hybrid system is compared herein to that of the discrete turbojet and ramjet engines from takeoff to Mach 6. The specific impulse of the hybrid system falls below that of the non-integrated turbojet and ramjet because of ejector and Rayleigh losses. Unlike the discrete turbojet or ramjet however, the hybrid system produces thrust over the entire Mach number range. An alternate mode of operation for takeoff and low speed is also described. In this mode the C-D nozzle flap is deflected to a third position, which closes off the ramjet duct and eliminates the ejector total pressure loss.
Investigation of optical intensity in indoor visible light communication with different LEDs array (2014)

The purpose of this study was look for the optimized design of light source array applied in indoor lighting combined with visible light communication. The design of different light source arrays: circle, radiation, and rectangle were simulated and experimental for lighting, and then actually be used in visible light communication. The simulation results showed the rectangle array has the largest illumination flux than other arrays. And its total flux was 2662.3 lm; maximum illumination was 338 lx, and the effective illumination area of above 200 lx with a cover area of 2090 mm2. The measurement results also exhibited the rectangle array has the largest illumination flux than other arrays. Its total luminous flux is 2538.95 lm, and the effective illumination area of above 200 lx with a cover area of 2078 mm<sup>2</sup>. The measurement and simulation results have the same trend and the curve similarity was more than 99% by normalized cross correlation. Finally, combined with the signal transfer analysis of visible light communication, a measurement system was built with the input signal frequency of 1k Hz and the transmission distance of 1.8m. The receive waveform of rectangle array was best in the transport of free space to other arrays and the divergence angle could reaches to 85°.
Osteopontin expression, tubulointerstitial disease, and essential hypertension (1998)

A role has recently been proposed for the tubulointerstitium in the pathogenesis of salt-dependent essential hypertension. In this study, biopsies from patients with essential hypertension with either minimal ("benign") or severe ("decompensated") tubulointertitial injury were analyzed for the expression of osteopontin, a protein known to modulate tubulointerstitial damage and nitric oxide production. In biopsies from patients with decompensated arteriolosclerosis, osteopontin mRNA and protein were increased in tubules in association with expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin by interstitial fibroblasts and increased type IV collagen deposition. The relevance of these findings to the pathogenesis of essential hypertension is discussed.