gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Inductive fiber-meshed strain and displacement transducers for respiratory measuring systems and motion capturing systems (2006)

Unobtrusive transducers play an important part in wearable and mobile computing fields. One out of many methods of implementations is to use smart materials and integrate them into intelligent structures via the route of fabric manufacturing processes that are capable of transducer action. This new breed of transducers is called fabric transducers. However, fabric transducers that were developed mainly focused on the variations in the resistance and capacitance of the electroconductive fabric structures. Therefore, they inhibit the disadvantages that are common in resistive and capacitive transducers. Moreover, they have limitations in operating as strain or displacement transducers. To overcome the limitations, research has been carried out to investigate constructions of an inductive fiber meshed strain and of displacement transducer. Electroconductive fibers (polymeric and metallic) of different conductivity levels were arranged in helical paths to form coils. The fibers were arranged by using flat bed-knitting technology. This paper discusses the constructions, simulations, performances, and limitations of the inductive fiber meshed transducers. Also, the discussion is further extended toward two specific applications: respiratory measuring systems and motion capturing systems
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines : more about ... medical virology (2011)

The WHO advocates introduction of routine HPV vaccination as part of a national EPI programme provided HPV prevention is considered a health priority, and the programme is logistically feasible and financially sustainable. High vaccine costs are often cited as barriers to national public health usage. However, a recent study in Cape Town showed a cost benefit for routine HPV vaccination use. Cervical cancer screening programmes should continue, as genotypes not included in the vaccines may still cause malignant transformation.
History and structure of business groups on health. (1992)

In summary, business groups on health, given the strong financial and political support of key business decision makers, have shown that the competitive model can be used to encourage cost efficiencies in the health care system. It remains yet to be seen whether the growth of such organizations can produce needed change within a time frame that will make other approaches, such as national health insurance, unnecessary.
Ultrasonic Longitudinal and Surface Wave Methods for <i>in situ</i> Monitoring of Damage in Metal Matrix and Ceramic Matrix Composites (1997)

This paper discusses the development of a unique set of integrated Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)/Mechanical test techniques for characterization of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) and metal matrix composites (MMC). These techniques are sensitive to the initiation and accumulation of damage in CMC and MMC. These techniques use longitudinal (bulk) wave and surface wave ultrasonic energy to interrogate the composite specimens, in situ, during mechanical testing. Changes in surface and longitudinal wave characteristics are compared with stiffness changes for extensometer measurements during tension, creep and fatigue testing of SiC/BMAS (barium-magnesium alumino-silicate) CMC. Surface waves were used to identify the onset of surface and near-surface cracks in CMC. Changes in the surface wave characteristics provide a better indicator of impending failure during fatigue testing of Sigma/Ti-6242 MMC than extensometer data. Longitudinal wave propagation was successfully used to monitor the changes in the stiffness of the composite during fatigue loading conditions of CMC and MMC. The changes in the peak-to-peak amplitude of the transmitted wave signal appears to be an equal or better indicator of impending failure of the composite than the extensometer data.
Joint Detection and Identification Feature Learning for Person Search (2016)

Existing person re-identification benchmarks and methods mainly focus on matching cropped pedestrian images between queries and candidates. However, it is different from real-world scenarios where the annotations of pedestrian bounding boxes are unavailable and the target person needs to be searched from a gallery of whole scene images. To close the gap, we propose a new deep learning framework for person search. Instead of breaking it down into two separate tasks---pedestrian detection and person re-identification, we jointly handle both aspects in a single convolutional neural network. An Online Instance Matching (OIM) loss function is proposed to train the network effectively, which is scalable to datasets with numerous identities. To validate our approach, we collect and annotate a large-scale benchmark dataset for person search. It contains 18,184 images, 8,432 identities, and 96,143 pedestrian bounding boxes. Experiments show that our framework outperforms other separate approaches, and the proposed OIM loss function converges much faster and better than the conventional Softmax loss.
National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower: II. A Typology of Residency Training Programs in Internal Medicine (1978)

This second paper of the National Study of Internal Medicine Manpower describes the differing environments of residency training programs. Using previous studies as prototypes, the authors apply factor analysis to data from questionnaires returned by residency training directors and residents to illustrate the myriad interrelations within training programs. The most important result of this study is the demonstration that the largest residency programs have the most subspecialty programs, and their residents are more likely to pursue subspecialty fellowships after completing their third residency year. However, preliminary findings show no associations between the typology (typologic categories of residencies and their trainees) used and desired practice locations in states having few physicians relative to the population or in states with fewer urban inhabitants. The typology also does not predict the future practice aspirations of residents who are more likely to care for the poor or minority populations. A separate set of factors, possibly unrelated to training environments, will help to predict such career outcomes. Further specification of these factors will be the subject of a later paper in this series.
Visualization of Three-Dimensional Ultra-High Resolution OCT in Virtual Reality (2013)

Three-dimensional reconstruction of optical coherence tomography (OCT) images is a modern technique that helps interpret the images and understand the underlying disease. However, the 3D reconstruction displayed on commercial devices is of limited quality: images are shown on 2D screens and it is difficult or impossible to adjust the view point and capture the data set from a meaningful perspective. We did a preliminary study to evaluate the applicability of a novel, 3D TV-based virtual reality system with interactive volume rendering software to clinical diagnostics and present a workflow, which can incorporate virtual reality technology at various levels of immersion into the daily medical practice, from interactive VR systems to printed media.
The Hindfoot Alignment View (1995)

A modification of Cobey's method for radiographically imaging the coronal plane alignment of the hindfoot is described. Using this view, we estimated the moment arm between the weightbearing axis of the leg and the contact point of the heel. Normative data on 57 asymptomatic adult subjects are presented. The weightbearing line of the tibia falls within 8 mm of the lowest calcaneal point in 80% of subjects and within 15 mm of the lowest calcaneal point in 95% of subjects. The technique for measuring coronal plane hindfoot alignment is reliable, with an interobserver correlation coefficient of 0.97. This radiographic technique should help in the evaluation of complex hindfoot malalignments.
Quantum Monte Carlo studies of strongly correlated systems for quantum simulators (2018)

Many strongly correlated quantum systems are difficult to study numerically because of the exponential growth of the Hilbert space combined with the failure of numerical methods in important parameter regimes. This includes the long-standing problems of high-temperature superconductivity and frustrated magnetism. A promising solution to this dilemma are quantum simulators, well-controlled (synthetic) quantum systems, emulating model Hamiltonians not only of condensed matter systems, where parameters can be tuned at will and model complexity can be added step by step. This dissertation presents numerical simulation studies that are motivated by quantum simulators. Using large-scale quantum Monte Carlo computer simulations and mean-field theory the semiquantitative ground state phase diagram of a Penning ion trap quantum simulator, realizing a two-dimensional model of quantum magnetism with long-range interactions, is obtained. We study also thermal and quantum phase transitions in one-dimensional transverse-field Ising models with long-range interactions, which exhibit a Kosterlitz-Thouless transition and universality classes with continuously varying critical exponents. The second part of this thesis is concerned with the Fermi-Hubbard model, which has been realized recently with ultracold atoms in optical lattices, both for repulsive and attractive interactions. Equipped with a quantum gas microscope, which allows single-site single-atom detection, these experimental setups can collect histograms of the particle number from repeated projective measurements. This dissertation presents a method to compute such full counting statistics for quadratic operators such as particle number or magnetization in the framework of determinantal quantum Monte Carlo. From an analysis of the full counting statistics of the particle number for different subsystem sizes the size of preformed pairs or Cooper pairs in the attractive Hubbard model is inferred. Furthermore, excellent agreement of the numerically computed probability distribution of the staggered magnetization with a recent quantum gas experiment demonstrates that current experiments are capable of resolving the differences between the Hubbard model and its limiting Heisenberg model. An extensive method section reviews the stochastic series expansion quantum Monte Carlo method for Ising models in a transverse field, which is free of the sign problem for arbitrary interactions, with special emphasis on the efficient simulation of long-range interactions. Also a self-contained introduction to the determinantal quantum Monte Carlo method is provided.
Conserving energy with heat storage wells (1973)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTConserving energy with heat storage wellsCharles F. Meyer and David K. ToddCite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 1973, 7, 6, 512–516Publication Date (Print):June 1, 1973Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 June 1973https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es60078a009https://doi.org/10.1021/es60078a009research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views137Altmetric-Citations27LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Interleukin-6 inhibition in the management of non-infectious uveitis and beyond (2019)

Studies have shown that IL-6 inhibitors can be effective in the management of NIU. In addition, the levels of IL-6 are elevated in other ocular vascular diseases such as retinal vein occlusion and diabetic macular edema. The roles of IL-6 inhibition may be broadened in the future to include the management of retinal vascular diseases and non-uveitic macular edema.
Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase Pin1 Is a Cellular Factor Required for Hepatitis C Virus Propagation (2011)

The life cycle of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly dependent on cellular factors. Using small interfering RNA (siRNA) library screening, we identified peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 (Pin1) as a host factor involved in HCV propagation. Here we demonstrated that silencing of Pin1 expression resulted in decreases in HCV replication in both HCV replicon cells and cell culture-grown HCV (HCVcc)-infected cells, whereas overexpression of Pin1 increased HCV replication. Pin1 interacted with both the NS5A and NS5B proteins. However, Pin1 expression was increased only by the NS5B protein. Both the protein binding and isomerase activities of Pin1 were required for HCV replication. Juglone, a natural inhibitor of Pin1, inhibited HCV propagation by inhibiting the interplay between the Pin1 and HCV NS5A/NS5B proteins. These data indicate that Pin1 modulates HCV propagation and may contribute to HCV-induced liver pathogenesis.
A distributed communication protocol for wireless sensor networks with asynchronous superframe (2010)

In the design of MAC layer protocols for wireless sensor networks, many factors including energy-saving, simple in operation, reducing transmission collisions, transmission efficiency, load balancing, and support for routing, etc. should be considered. This paper proposes a new MAC layer protocol called DMAS with which sensor nodes operate according to a predefined periodic schedule named a superframe. In the superframe, the time for a sensor node to become active/sleep and to transmit/receive data is pre-determined. So, a sensor node has only to determine the starting time of the superframe, and then, it will work according to the schedule. After all the nodes have determined their individual superframe starting time, the topology of the network is also determined in the same time. That is, routing paths for data gathering are also determined. The topology of the network is constructed as trees. In the topology, we limit the number of children of each node to three in order to balance the data gathering load of all nodes. The design and implementation of the proposed MAC protocol are all accomplished in the ns-2 simulation environment. In the environment, wireless packet collision problem and transmission time costs are fully took into account, so the experimental results could be treated as practical outcomes. Our experiments show that the proposed protocol is efficient in energy-saving, topology creation, and data dissemination.
Coupled oscillators: Complex but not complicated cardiovascular and brain interactions (2006)

Contemporary measurement techniques enable noninvasive observations of cardiovascular functions, both from the central and peripheral points of view. Cardiovascular dynamics is found to be characterised by several distinct frequency components, and these are present at each site of the system. The corresponding oscillatory processes are mutually dependent via couplings that lead to amplitude/frequency fluctuations of the characteristic peaks. New studies have been initiated to determine the interactions between the cardiovascular oscillations and some of the brain waves. The work will be reviewed and causal relations will be discussed with a special emphasis on detection of the depth of anesthesia.
Oncolytic Herpes Viruses as a Potential Mechanism for Cancer Therapy (2003)

Oncolytic viruses have been considered as a potential form of cancer treatment throughout the last century because of their ability to lyse and destroy tumor cells both in tissue culture and in animal models of cancer. However, it is only during the past decade that new molecular technologies have become available and understanding of genetic and molecular components of these viruses has increased to the point that they can be manipulated and made safe for use in treatment in humans. Thus there has been a revival of the concepts of conditionally replication-competent viruses and suicide gene therapy to supplement currently existing cancer therapies. While a wide variety of viruses have been closely studied for this purpose, herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) has received particularly close attention. The inherent cytotoxicity of this virus, if harnessed and made to be selective in the context of a tumor microenvironment, makes this an ideal candidate for further development. Furthermore, its large genome size, ability to infect cells with a high degree of efficiency, and the presence of an inherent viral-specific thymidine kinase gene add to its potential capabilities. This review explores work performed in this field and its potential for application in the treatment of cancers in humans.
The Influence of Fuel Properties and Injection Timing on the Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Consumption of an Iveco Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine (1997)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">Iveco and Shell have collaborated in a test programme on diesel emissions, which has investigated the effect of diesel fuel properties, in conjunction with the effect of fuel injection timing, on the regulated emissions from an advanced heavy-duty diesel engine. This study has contributed complementary information to that generated in the European Programme on Emissions, Fuels and Engine technology (EPEFE). Tests were performed over the R49 (13-mode) European cycle. The experimental programme covered a range of fuel properties, similar to those investigated by EPEFE (density, cetane number, polyaromatics and back-end distillation (T90)), but also included total aromatics. Fuel sulphur content, being relatively well understood with respect to particulate emissions, and in the absence of an oxidation catalyst, was not investigated. Care was taken in the preparation of the fuels to maximise the decorrelation of the selected properties.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The selected engine was an Iveco 9.5 litre 6 cylinder 8460.41 prototype Euro. 2 truck engine. This was operated under both the standard injection timing setting, and under adjusted timing conditions for fixed NOx emissions. This timing compensation allowed an insight into how potential benefits in lower NOx emissions can be traded against the normal fuel consumption (BSFC) penalty from timing retard.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The emissions analysis concentrated on particulates and NOx which are two of the key emissions identified in the air quality modelling of the European Auto / Oil programme. Results are compared with those published from EPEFE and other recent work.</div>
Lighting with paint (2007)

Lighting is a fundamental aspect of computer cinematography that involves the placement and configuration of lights to establish mood and enhance storytelling. This process is labor intensive as artists repeatedly adjust the parameters of a large set of complex lights to achieve a desired effect. Typical lighting controls affect the final image indirectly, requiring a large number of trials to obtain a suitable result. We present an interactive system wherein an artist paints desired lighting effects directly into the scene, and the computer solves for parameters that achieve the desired look. The artist can paint color, light shape, shadows, highlights, and reflections using a suite of tools designed for painting light. Our system matches these effects using a nonlinear optimizer made robust by a combination of initial estimates, system design, and user-guided optimization. In contrast, previous work on painting light has not permitted the lights to move, allowing for linear optimization but preventing its use in computer cinematography. To demonstrate our approach we lit several scenes, mainly using a direct illumination renderer designed for computer animation, but also including two other rendering styles. We show that painting interfaces can quickly produce high quality lighting setups, easing the lighting artist's workflow.
Vasovagal syncope and vasovagal disease. (2008)

very common; although it is difficult to estimate, it is likely that up to 50% of all individuals experience a loss of consciousness at some time during their lives. Most of these
Perceived Needs of Parents of Critically Ill Children (1998)

This study supports the need to investigate interventions to better address parental needs of critically ill children. By consistent identification, prioritization, and incorporation of parental needs into the plan of care, nurses can assist the parents in the recognition and fulfillment of needs that have less perceived importance. Research-based interventions will facilitate improved parental adaptation to their child's critical hospitalization.
Learning through virtual reality: a preliminary investigation (1999)

Our understanding of learning through the use of Virtual Reality (VR) is still in its infancy but a small core of work is emerging that is of growing importance. The literature is utilised to derive three design principles that are pertinent to VR systems used for learning. These principles form the basis for the design of a small VR world which was used for teaching a managment technique to students in Higher Education (HE). Thus, this project naturally divided into two stages: first, software was developed for Portuguese HE students to learn the basic concept of apportioning resources subject to constraints, while Stage 2 comprised a formative experiment to test for differences in the learning of the technique. The conclusion was that overall the traditionally taught group faired better, but not statistically significantly better, than the software based group. Issues of enjoyment and learning were also raised. More studies are needed before any generalities can be drawn.
Performance Characteristics of Three Assays for the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Methotrexate (2013)

 The Syva® Emit ® and ARK methotrexate assays have inherent limitations at the lower range, giving higher results compared to the TDx/FLx.
Neural network based self-tuning PID controller with Fourier transformation of temporal patterns (2002)

A neural autotuner for PID controllers that is relevant for real-time applications is presented. The neural autotuner, in an adaptive PID control scheme, processes temporal patterns (the responses of closed-loop relay feedback in the controlled system) in real time and produces updated parameters for the PID controller. Numerical experiments were carried out to test the training and generalization of the neutral autotuner with respect to different training sets, techniques of temporal signal presenting and processing and the influence of noise.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>