gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
RStore: A Direct-Access DRAM-based Data Store (2015)

Distributed DRAM stores have become an attractive option for providing fast data accesses to analytics applications. To accelerate the performance of these stores, researchers have proposed using RDMA technology. RDMA offers high bandwidth and low latency data access by carefully separating resource setup from IO operations, and making IO operations fast by using rich network semantics and offloading. Despite recent interest, leveraging the full potential of RDMA in a distributed environment remains a challenging task. In this paper, we present RDMA Store or RStore, a DRAM-based data store that delivers high performance by extending RDMA's separation philosophy to a distributed setting. RStore achieves high aggregate bandwidth (705 Gb/s) and close-to-hardware latency on our 12-machine testbed. We developed a distributed graph processing framework and a Key-Value sorter using RStore's unique memory-like API. The graph processing framework, which relies on RStore for low-latency graph access, outperforms state-of-the-art systems by margins of 2.6 -- 4.2× when calculating Page Rank. The Key-Value sorter can sort 256 GB of data in 31.7 sec, which is 8× better than Hadoop TeraSort in a similar setting.
8. Can “radical” simulation theories explain psychological concept acquisition? (2002)

This paper examines the response offered by Robert Gordon to the question how an interpreter can reach the correct content of others'psychological states (beliefs & desires). It exposes the main problems raised by Gordon's proposal, and provides a tentative solution that emphasizes the structuring role of counterfactual reasoning in embedding simulations and deriving facts that are holding across them.
Exogenous Human Growth Hormone Reduces Body Fat in Obese Women (1991)

The effects of biosynthetic methionyl human growth hormone (met-hGH) on body composition and endogenous secretion of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were studied in obese women ranging between 138 and 226% of ideal body weight. Following double-blind procedures, 12 subjects were assigned at random to either treatment with met-hGH (n = 6, 0.08 mg/kg desirable body weight) or placebo (n = 6, bacteriostatic water diluent). Treatments were delivered intramuscularly three times per week for a period of 27-28 days. Subjects were instructed to follow a weight-maintaining diet and their pre- and posttreatment kilocaloric intake was monitored for verification. The baseline peak serum GH response to L-dopa/arginine stimulation for the study population as a whole, was in the hyposecretory range (9.6 +/- 1.9 ng/ml), accompanied by a low level of circulating IGF-I (0.56 +/- 0.09 U/ml). Hydrodensitometry revealed that the met-hGH-treated subjects had a significant reduction in body fat, while an observed mean increase in fat-free mass (FFM) approached significance. The percent change in body fat was unrelated to pretreatment levels of body fat, total body weight, or initial endogenous GH status. Changes in circulating IGF-I were similar to those for FFM, with increases approaching significance. There were no significant changes in body composition or IGF-I in the placebo-treated subjects. No significant differences were observed in the self-reported dietary intake of kilocalories during the experimental period between the two groups. We conclude that exogenous GH reduces body fat in obese women in the apparent absence of significant kilocaloric restriction. The effect appears to be unrelated to endogenous GH secretion or body composition.
Multiple-event direct to histogram TDC in 65nm FPGA technology (2014)

A novel multiple-event Time to Digital Converter (TDC) with direct to histogram output is implemented in a 65nm Xilinx Virtex 5 FPGA. The delay-line based architecture achieves 16.3 ps temporal accuracy over a 2.86ns dynamic range. The measured maximum conversion rate of 6.17 Gsamples/s and the sampling rate of 61.7 Gsamples/s are the highest published in the literature. The system achieves a linearity of -0.9/+3 LSB DNL and -1.5/+5 LSB INL. The TDC is demonstrated in a direct time of flight optical ranging application with 12mm error over a 350mm range.
A REVAMPED KEMIRA (2008)

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTA REVAMPED KEMIRAKemira's new shape will help it weather CHALLENGES OF 2008, executives predictPATRICIA L. SHORTView Author Information C&EN LONDONCite this: Chem. Eng. News 2008, 86, 8, 20–22Publication Date (Print):February 25, 2008Publication History Published online14 November 2010Published inissue 25 February 2008https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cen-v086n008.p020https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v086n008.p020newsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2008 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views8Altmetric-Citations-LEARN 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 options SUBJECTS:Testing and assessment Get e-Alerts
An Analysis of Machine- and Human-Analytics in Classification (2016)

In this work, we present a study that traces the technical and cognitive processes in two visual analytics applications to a common theoretic model of soft knowledge that may be added into a visual analytics process for constructing a decision-tree model. Both case studies involved the development of classification models based on the "bag of features" approach. Both compared a visual analytics approach using parallel coordinates with a machine-learning approach using information theory. Both found that the visual analytics approach had some advantages over the machine learning approach, especially when sparse datasets were used as the ground truth. We examine various possible factors that may have contributed to such advantages, and collect empirical evidence for supporting the observation and reasoning of these factors. We propose an information-theoretic model as a common theoretic basis to explain the phenomena exhibited in these two case studies. Together we provide interconnected empirical and theoretical evidence to support the usefulness of visual analytics.
Insight into the molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid receptor action promotes identification of novel ligands with an improved therapeutic index (2006)

Glucocorticoids are highly effective in the therapy of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Their beneficial action is restricted because of their adverse effects upon prolonged usage. Topical glucocorticoids that act locally have been developed to significantly reduce systemic side effects. Nonetheless, undesirable cutaneous effects such as skin atrophy persist from the use of topical glucocorticoids. There is therefore a high medical need for drugs as effective as glucocorticoids but with a reduced side-effect profile. Glucocorticoids function by binding to and activating the glucocorticoid receptor that positively or negatively regulates the expression of specific genes. Several experiments suggest that the negative regulation of gene expression by the glucocorticoid receptor accounts for its anti-inflammatory action. This occurs through direct or indirect binding of the receptor to transcription factors such as activator protein-1, nuclear factor-kappaB or interferon regulatory factor-3 that are already bound to their regulatory sites. The positive action of the receptor occurs through homodimer binding of the receptor to discrete nucleotide sequences and this possibly contributes to some of the adverse effects of the hormone. Glucocorticoid receptor ligands that promote the negative regulatory action of the receptor with reduced positive regulatory function should therefore show improved therapeutic potential. A complete separation of the positive from the negative regulatory activities of the receptor has so far not been possible because of the interdependent nature of the two regulatory processes. Nevertheless, considerable improvement in the therapeutic action of glucocorticoid receptor ligands is being achieved through the use of key molecular targets for screening novel glucocorticoid receptor ligands.
High Quality Assembly of Phase-Only Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) Devices (2010)

Liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) for phase-only holography is ideally made to better optical tolerance than that for conventional amplitude modulating applications. Die-level assembly is suited to custom devices and pre-production prototypes because of its flexibility and efficiency in conserving the silicon backplane. Combined with automated assembly, it will allow high reproducibility and fast turnaround time, paving the way for pre-production testing and customer sampling before mass production. Pre-assembly optical testing is the key element in the process. By taking into account the flatness of both the backplane and the front glass plate, we have assembled high quality LCOS devices. We have reached our aim of less than one quarter wavelength phase distortion across the active area.
Core JavaServer faces (2004)

How to get things done with the JavaServer Faces 1.0 framework; covers integration with Tiles, databases, and wireless services; with real working examples--Cover.
Cultural Encounters. Symbols from the Mediterranean World in the South Scandinavian Rock Carving Tradition during the Bronze Age (2001)

The aim of this article is to present a number of symbols and symbolic structures in the South Scandinavian rock carving tradition and material culture during the Bronze Age, which show similarities with features traditionally associated with religious practices and belief systems in the Mediterranean cultures from the same period.The symbols presented in this article are the ship, the bull, the double-axe, the warrior and the chariot, male- and female figurines. The use of the particular symbols seem to be concentrated in the province of Bohuslan on the western coeast of Sweden, and to a certain extent in Denmark. a few examples of this features are also found in other parts of Sweden, mainly in the provinces considered central areas during the Bronze Age (Scania and Ostergotland).various reasons for interaction and transmission of symbols and ideas between Scandinavia, Europe and the Mediterranean during the Early and Late Bronze Age are considered, and discussed in terms of a theorethical and methodological strategy for interpreting exchange and cultural interaction in a Bronze Age context. The spread of knowledge of the meaning of foreign symbols could possibly be closely connected with items of status and prestige, visible in the archaeological record and closely linked to the rise of chiefly elites on the Continent.
DEPRESSION AND FUNCTIONAL LEVEL IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CHRONIC HOSPITALISED IN-PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY CARE PATIENTS (2007)

Recent innovations in the treatment of schizophrenia reflect a growing trend towards community-based care. Malaysia had in the past few years attempted to deinstitutionalise mental patients in the mental hospitals. Therefore it is important to conduct research to compare the two groups of schizophrenia patients (community-based patients against chronic hospitalised patients) to ascertain if deinstitutionalisation has been beneficial. The main objective of the study was to compare levels of depression and function in community-based patients against chronic hospitalised patients as depression is prevalent among schizophrenia patients. This study was cross sectional in nature where data was collected from 51 inpatients in Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta (HBUK) and 23 community-based patients. Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) and Global Assessment of Functioning scale(GAF) were the assessment tools used. Community-based patients were found to have significantly lower scores in the CDSS scale (1.96) as compared to chronic hospitalised patients (4.04); p < 0.01). They also showed higher functional capability between community-based and hospitalised patients respectively (74.04 vs 57.92) respectively. (p < 0.001). Community services appeared to be more effective than long stay in-patient services in preventing depression and promoting better functional levels.
Biotechnological production of ethanol: Biochemistry, processes and technologies (2015)

The majority of environmental problems arise from the use of conventional energy sources. The liability of such problems along with the reduction of fossil energy resources has led to the global need for alternative renewable energy sources. Using renewable biofuels as energy sources is of remarkable and continuously growing importance. Producing bioethanol through conversion of waste and residual biomass can be a viable and important perspective. In the first part of this review, general concepts, approaches and considerations concerning the utilization of the most important liquid biofuels, namely biodiesel and bioethanol, are presented. Unlike biodiesel (specifically first generation biodiesel), the production of bioethanol is exclusively based on the utilization of microbial technology and fermentation engineering. In the second part of this review, the biochemistry of ethanol production, with regards to the use of hexoses, pentoses or glycerol as carbon sources, is presented and critically discussed. Differences in the glycolytic pathways between the major ethanol‐producing strains ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas mobilis ) are presented. Regulation between respiration and fermentation in ethanol‐producing yeasts, viz. effects “Pasteur”, “Crabtree”, “Kluyver” and “Custers”, is discussed. Xylose and glycerol catabolism related with bioethanol production is also depicted and commented. The technology of the fermentation is presented along with a detailed illustration of the substrates used in the process and in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, and the various fermentation configurations employed (separate hydrolysis and fermentation, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, simultaneous saccharification and co‐fermentation and consolidated bioprocessing). Finally, the production of bioethanol under non‐aseptic conditions is presented and discussed.
Cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis reduces ASIC channel but enhances TRPV1 receptor function in rat bladder sensory neurons (2013)

Using patch-clamp techniques, we studied the plasticity of acid-sensing ion channels (ASIC) and transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1) channel function in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons retrogradely labeled from the bladder. Saline (control) or cyclophosphamide (CYP) was given intraperitoneally on days 1, 3, and 5. On day 6, lumbosacral (LS, L6-S2) or thoracolumbar (TL, T13-L2) DRG were removed and dissociated. Bladders and bladder DRG neurons from CYP-treated rats showed signs of inflammation (greater myeloperoxidase activity; lower intramuscular wall pH) and increased size (whole cell capacitance), respectively, compared with controls. Most bladder neurons (>90%) responded to protons and capsaicin. Protons produced multiphasic currents with distinct kinetics, whereas capsaicin always triggered a sustained response. The TRPV1 receptor antagonist A-425619 abolished capsaicin-triggered currents and raised the threshold of heat-activated currents. Prolonged exposure to an acidic environment (pH range: 7.2 to 6.6) inhibited proton-evoked currents, potentiated the capsaicin-evoked current, and reduced the threshold of heat-activated currents in LS and TL bladder neurons. CYP treatment reduced density but not kinetics of all current components triggered by pH 5. In contrast, CYP-treatment was associated with an increased current density in response to capsaicin in LS and TL bladder neurons. Correspondingly, heat triggered current at a significantly lower temperature in bladder neurons from CYP-treated rats compared with controls. These results reveal that cystitis differentially affects TRPV1- and ASIC-mediated currents in both bladder sensory pathways. Acidification of the bladder wall during inflammation may contribute to changes in nociceptive transmission mediated through the TRPV1 receptor, suggesting a role for TRPV1 in hypersensitivity associated with cystitis.
Are we teaching health science students in the United States what they need to know about death and dying coping strategies? (2021)

It is imperative that health science educational programs implement death and dying education and training into the curriculum, and that criteria for evaluating effectiveness be an essential part of death and dying education and training in order to ensure effectiveness.
The effect of pre-treatment with progesterone upon the response of seasonally anovular ewes to the introduction of rams (1988)

The introduction of rams to seasonally anovular ewes, pre-conditioned by a period of isolation, may induce the episodic release of LH, follicular development and ovulation in the ewes. The CL formed after ovulation induced by the introduction of rams may not persist for a full luteal phase; some ewes may ovulate again, while others may lapse back into seasonal anoestrus. An injection of progesterone at the time of ram introduction has been shown to overcome the premature regression of CL (Martin et al., 1986). This experiment investigated the effects of giving progesterone at the time of ram introduction upon the response of two types of ewe treated during June and July.
The Bergen Blood Pressure Study: Inappropriately Low Levels of Circulating Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Offspring of Hypertensive Families (1994)

Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), plasma and 24-h urine catecholamines, plasma renin activity (PRA), and serum aldosterone were studied in offspring of hypertensive and normotensive families [n = 82; age 37 +/- 7 years (mean +/- SD)]. Despite higher age, higher blood pressure, and higher urine excretion of catecholamines--all of which are factors associated with increased ANP levels--the mean basal plasma ANP concentration tended to be lower in offspring of hypertensive than normotensive families. The same pattern was found in all age-tertiles, and the between-group difference was statistically significant in subjects aged 34-39 years (p < 0.01). Also, the family history of hypertension was associated with low ANP levels after covariate adjustment (p < 0.05). The 24-h urine excretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine tended to be higher in offspring of hypertensive than normotensive families while the morning venous plasma levels were similar. The ratio between venous plasma ANP and norepinephrine was lower in offspring of hypertensive than normotensive families (p < 0.05). PRA, serum aldosterone level, and 24-h urine excretion of dopamine did not differ significantly between groups. Inappropriately low basal plasma ANP concentrations and low plasma ANP/norepinephrine ratios may be related to the development of essential hypertension in offspring of hypertensive families.
Retrospective analysis and modifications of retractor systems for anterior odontoid screw fixation (2004)

The authors present an in-depth retrospective analysis of retractor systems for anterior odontoid screw fixation. They discuss various modifications and innovations of such systems and describe their own tubular retractor system, in which a beveled end conformal to the ventral surface of the vertebral column at the C2-3 level is introduced together with an incorporated light source. This new retractor system allows optimal anatomical exposure for controlled odontoid screw placement with improved protection of surrounding vital structures.
Integrity of endothelium in cryopreserved human cornea. (2005)

The aim of the present study was to elaborate an optimal method for cryopreservation of human donor cornea for transplantation and to follow the morphological changes in the structure of the endothelial cell layer using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Sixteen groups, with four donor cornea each, were cryopreserved at cooling rates of 1 degree C per min and 5 degree C per min. Four cryoprotectants (glycerol, dimethyl sulfoxide, 1,2-propanediol, polyethylene glycol-400) in two concentrations (5% and 10% v/v) were prepared on the bases of medium Optisol GS supplied with 20% v/v human serum albumin. Four additional human cornea were used as controls. Endothelial cell recovery of the cornea after thawing and 24 hours culture, was calculated as a percent of the preserved recovered cells. Sufficient recovery of the endothelial cell layer, making the cornea suitable for transplantation was obtained using the cryoprotectants dimethyl sulfoxide and especially polyethylene glycol-400.
A MicroRNA as a Translational Repressor of <i>APETALA2</i> in <i>Arabidopsis</i> Flower Development (2003)

Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) show a high degree of sequence complementarity to, and are believed to guide the cleavage of, their target messenger RNAs. Here, I show that miRNA172, which can base-pair with the messenger RNA of a floral homeotic gene, APETALA2, regulates APETALA2 expression primarily through translational inhibition. Elevated miRNA172 accumulation results in floral organ identity defects similar to those in loss-of-function apetala2 mutants. Elevated levels of mutant APETALA2 RNA with disrupted miRNA172 base pairing, but not wild-type APETALA2 RNA, result in elevated levels of APETALA2 protein and severe floral patterning defects. Therefore, miRNA172 likely acts in cell-fate specification as a translational repressor of APETALA2 in Arabidopsis flower development.
ELECTROPHORETIC STUDY OF CUTTHROAT TROUT POPULATIONS IN UTAH (1985)

(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
MATERIALS FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY (1962)

The most important metallurgical, physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of fuels and other reactor materials that determine their behavior in reactors and influence their fabrication into reactor components are discussed. (R.E.U.)
Cerebrospinal fluid membrane-bound tissue factor and myelin basic protein in the course of vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (2001)

No marker that predicts accurately the time of occurrence of cerebral vasospasm due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been reported. In the present study, membrane-bound tissue factor (mTF) and myelin basic protein (MBP) concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were evaluated as a predictor of the time of occurrence of cerebral vasospasm. The mTF and MBP concentrations were measured in the CSF from 28 patients with SAH due to ruptured aneurysm. Serial assays were performed from day 4 to day 14 after SAH. CSF mTF and MBP concentrations from days 5 to 9 correlated with the volume of cerebral infarction due to vasospasm and outcome three months after SAH. From the serial assays, CSF mTF measurements predicted the time of occurrence and severity and irreversibility of symptoms due to vasospasm. In conclusion, CSF mTF is predictive of the occurrence and the recovery of cerebral vasospasm, while CSF MBP is only an indicator of severity of brain damage due to vasospasm.