gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
How culture shapes the sexual and reproductive health practices among adolescent girls in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan (2018)

Background: From 2011 to 2014, a programme aimed to improve sexual and reproductive health practices among adolescent girls was implemented by the non-governmental organization BRAC in partnership with the Government of South Sudan and with funding from the World Bank. The distinctive culture and norms in South Sudan offered unique challenges to the implementation of such a programme, which this study sought to explore. Objectives: This study investigated the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviour of women and men in Eastern Equatoria State to identify the social norms and beliefs that affect communities’ perception and behaviour regarding SRH issues. Methods: Data were gathered from seven key informant interviews and nine focus groups of adult women and men and adolescent girls and boys in Torit and Magwi Counties in Eastern Equatoria. Results: The study found a strong cultural preference for girls to demonstrate their fertility by beginning to have children at an early age (13–16 years) and to have many children (8–12). It also found that education on HIV/AIDS had been effective. Conclusions: To be effective in South Sudan, adolescent sexual and reproductive health programmes must take the current social norms and practices into account and learn from the successes of HIV/AIDS education programmes.
Combating NBTI Degradation via Gate Sizing (2007)

NBTI is becoming one of the dominant circuit reliability concerns in nano-scale technologies. We believe that designers can combat NBTI degradation using appropriate circuit constraints. This paper presents a design technique to tolerate NBTI degradation by gate sizing. We provide an NBTI-aware gate sizing problem formulation and propose a solution method. The experimental results for MCNC'91 benchmark circuits show that for NBTI tolerance the purposed method results in less than 1% area increase in most cases while a formulation based on traditional performance focused methods may lead to over 4% area increase
Compact cold atom gravimeter for field applications (2013)

We present a cold atom gravimeter dedicated to field applications. Despite the compactness of our gravimeter, we obtain performances (sensitivity 42 μGal/Hz1/2, accuracy 25 μGal) close to the best gravimeters. We report gravity measurements in an elevator which led us to the determination of the Earth's gravity gradient with a precision of 4E. These measurements in a non-laboratory environment demonstrate that our technology of gravimeter is enough compact, reliable, and robust for field applications. Finally, we report gravity measurements in a moving elevator which open the way to absolute gravity measurements in an aircraft or a boat.
Differential activation of alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors on microvascular smooth muscle during sympathetic nerve stimulation. (1991)

The relative contribution of postjunctional alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptors to constriction of microvessels was examined during sympathetic nerve stimulation and sympathetic escape (difference between peak and steady-state constriction). Large arterioles (120 +/- 4 microns control diameter) and venules (174 +/- 6 microns) and small arterioles (13 +/- 4 microns) were examined in rat cremaster skeletal muscle during stimulation of the cremaster efferent innervation (decentralized lumbar sympathetic chain, 0.5-16 Hz, 2-minute train). The muscle was suspended in a tissue bath, and diameter was measured with intravital microscopy. Frequency-response curves were obtained after vehicle (prazosin or rauwolscine) was added to the bath. In large arterioles, prazosin (10(-7) M) significantly attenuated constriction by 60-80%; a fivefold higher concentration had no additional effect. In contrast, rauwolscine (1 to 5 x 10(-7) M) had no effect. Venules evidenced minimal response to nerve stimulation. In small arterioles, rauwolscine (5 x 10(-7) M) significantly attenuated constriction by 50-60%, while prazosin (10(-7) M) had no effect. These data suggest that for large arterioles, which are known to possess both receptors, alpha 1-adrenoceptors are preferentially stimulated by nerve-released norepinephrine. In contrast, sympathetic constriction of small arterioles is mediated by alpha 2-adrenoceptors. Compared with large arterioles, small arterioles exhibited greater peak and steady-state constriction at all frequencies, with maximal responses achieved over the 0.5-4 Hz range. Large arterioles exhibit graded constriction over the entire frequency range. Sympathetic escape exhibited a small, negatively correlated frequency dependence for large arterioles, tended to be greater for small arterioles, and was more evident in large arterioles during alpha 2-adrenoceptor constriction at low-frequency stimulation. This distinct neural control of large resistance vessels by alpha 1-adrenoceptors and small terminal arterioles by alpha 2-adrenoceptors may allow neurogenic regulation of these vessel segments to be differentially susceptible to modulation by other extrinsic and intrinsic vasoactive controls that preferentially interact with alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenergic contractile mechanisms.
5.1.3 Testing Solutions through SysML / UML (2009)

Abstract As systems become increasingly complex and the time to market decreases, systems engineers have to develop novel solutions to testing. The scenario is particularly acute when dealing within the safety critical domain. This paper will seek to highlight how UML and in particular, improvements introduced by SysML can aid the testing process in terms of verification, validation and simulation of software, firmware and mechanical systems. This paper will highlight how UML and SysML constructs can aid testing and is based on many years experience of building and testing systems as well as the experience gained by client companies during consultation. It will highlight on a practical basis how clients have integrated testing into their UML/SysML models to improve their processes and products.
Portable Personal Identity Provider in Mobile Phones (2013)

This paper analyses the prospect of having a Portable Personal Identity Provider (PPIdP, in short) in the mobile phone. The ubiquitous presence of powerful mobile phones equipped with high speed networks can be utilised to make the mobile phone act as a portable and personal Identity Provider (IdP, in short) on behalf of their users. Such an IdP would be helpful for the user in the sense that it will provide a central location to manage different user attributes which are generally scattered among different service providers in the traditional setting of online services. In addition, the user needs to trust the provider to store those attributes securely which may not be always honoured and crucial user attributes may be abused. Creating a Personal Identity Federation using a personal IdP can tackle many of these stated problems. Moreover, such an IdP may provide additional advantages. We have developed such a Mobile IdP for the Android platform based on the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and OpenID as a proof of concept using the Jetty Web Server. In this paper, we discuss the functionalities of our developed IdP and the technical challenges we have faced. Moreover, we analyse the security, privacy and trust issues involved in having such an IdP and the advantages it offers.
Out-patient Compliance with Antidepressant Medication (1992)

A total of 89 depressed out-patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups: group A received one dose of antidepressant medication at night; group B received three doses of medication during the day; group C were allowed to choose either A or B above. Compliance with medication was assessed at three, six, nine and 12 weeks by interrogation and pill count; at the same time, depression and side-effects were rated. No overall significant difference was found between doctor-prescribed and patient-chosen regime, or between once-a-day and three-times-a-day dosage. However, compliance was significantly better in those patients who were allowed to choose, when they selected the three-times-a-day regime. There was a significant decline in compliance for all regimes over the 12 weeks. There was no evidence that better compliance produced a better therapeutic result, and possible reasons are given for this finding.
Mapping viscosity in cells using molecular rotors (2012)

This article describes an emerging method for quantitative measurement and spatial imaging of microviscosity within individual domains of live cells. The method is based on fluorescence detection from small synthetic molecules termed 'molecular rotors', which are characterised by a strong response of fluorescence lifetimes or spectra to the viscosity of their immediate environment. Alongside this new method, two complementary techniques are discussed, which provide further insights into diffusion controlled processes on a microscopic scale in a biological environment. These are time resolved fluorescence anisotropy and imaging of short-lived excited state of molecular oxygen, termed 'singlet oxygen'. It is possible to utilise all three approaches for the quantitative determination of viscosity in individual organelles of live cells. Finally, it is discussed how the major advantage of molecular rotor imaging, fast signal acquisition, can be used to monitor changing viscosity during dynamic biological processes within cells, such as photoinduced cell death.
Turbulence-induced distortion of synthetic aperture radar images (1994)

Streaking occurred on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images made of Florida during the summer of 1992. There is strong evidence that the cause of these streaks is an atmospheric condition that occurs during warm, humid conditions typical of the southern Florida coast in the summer. This communication describes a mathematical model that explains the effects on SAR imagery due to this unique condition.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
A 4K MOS dynamic random-access memory (1973)

Presents one version of a 4K dynamic MOS random-access memory utilizing a 3 device/bit cell with an area of less than 2 mil/SUP 2//b, which is fabricated using an n-channel silicon gate MOS technology. The chip requires only a single phase clock and internally generates the multiphase timing required. Other than the single high voltage clock, all inputs and the output are TTL compatible.
Effect of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone on Escherichia coli halotolerance (1989)

The growth-inhibitory effect of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) was less on members of the family Enterobacteriaceae (halotolerant organisms) than it was on species of Vibrio (moderately halophilic organisms). When sodium chloride concentration increased from 0.5 to 0.85 M, this effect was more pronounced for Escherichia coli; it remained relatively stable for Vibrio spp. The effect of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone was antagonized by the addition of glycine betaine or proline or by growth in a rich medium.
Coupling mechanisms for a heterogeneous silicon nanowire platform (2008)

We discuss different mechanisms for coupling light from nanophotonic silicon waveguides to different types of materials added on top of these waveguides for enhancing the functionality of these waveguides. We consider diffractive coupling, evanescent coupling, adiabatic coupling and coupling to an overlay and illustrate these with recent experimental and modelling results.
A Comprehensive Fracture Diagnostics Experiment: Part 2— Comparison of Fracture Azimuth Measuring Procedures (1986)

Summary A great deal of effort has been devoted to finding geophysical techniques for measuring the hydraulic fracture azimuth. This paper discusses a comparison of seven different measurements to determine the azimuth in a sandstone formation at a depth of 1,050 ft [320 m]. The azimuth was determined as N95E, but significant differences existed between some of the results. This is of fundamental importance because in developing new measurements, the limits of these must be found and honored. Of particular interest are the results from microseismic monitoring. The lack of results suggests that remote (e.g., surface) monitoring for seismic events may be impractical for normal, sedimentary, hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
The City of Split - caught between the scilla and charybdis (2008)

Rad predstavlja kriticki osvrt na novi Generalni urbanisticki plan Splita, donesen 2005. godine i izmijenjen 2007. godine.
Efficiency assessment of the one‐step production of astaxanthin by the microalga <i>Haematococcus pluvialis</i> (2007)

Continuous cultivation of Haematococcus pluvialis under moderate nitrogen limitation represents a straightforward strategy, alternative to the classical two-stage approach, for astaxanthin production by this microalga. Performance of the one-step system has now been validated for more than 40 combinations of dilution rate, nitrate concentration in the feed medium, and incident irradiance, steady state conditions being achieved and maintained in all instances. Specific nitrate input and average irradiance were decisive parameters in determining astaxanthin content of the biomass, as well as productivity of the system. The growth rate of the continuous photoautotrophic cultures was a hyperbolic function of average irradiance. As long as specific nitrate input was above the threshold value of 2.7 mmol/g day, cells performed green and astaxanthin was present at basal levels only. Below the threshold value, under moderate nitrogen limitation conditions, astaxanthin accumulated to reach cellular levels of up to 1.1% of the dry biomass. Increasing irradiance resulted in enhancement of astaxanthin accumulation when nitrogen input was limiting, but never under nitrogen sufficiency. Mean daily productivity values of 20.8 +/- 2.8 mg astaxanthin/L day (1.9 +/- 0.3 g dry biomass/L day) were consistently achieved for a specific nitrate input of about 0.8 mmol/g day and an average irradiance range of 77-110 microE/m(2) s. Models relating growth rate and astaxanthin accumulation with both average irradiance and specific nitrate input fitted accurately experimental data. Simulations provided support to the contention of achieving efficient production of the carotenoid through convenient adjustment of the determining parameters, and yielded productivity estimates for the one-step system higher than 60 mg astaxanthin/L day. The demonstrated capabilities of this production system, as well as its product quality, made it a real alternative to the current two-stage system for the production of astaxanthin-rich biomass.
Rational Design of Protein Stability: Effect of (2S,4R)-4-Fluoroproline on the Stability and Folding Pathway of Ubiquitin (2011)

The results fully confirm the general applicability of incorporating fluoroproline derivatives for improving protein stability. In general, a rational design strategy that enforces the natural occurring proline puckering conformation can be used to stabilize the desired target protein.
Sclerosant foams (2010)

Summary Numerous ways of transferring detergent type liquid sclerosants into foam have been described. Out of all techniques, the three most commonly used around the world were selected. Sclerosant foams prepared with different agents and protocols were analyzed in detail, and their rheologic properties were assessed. Some of the results are presented in this review. Results: It is evident that the the material for foam production plays an important role for foam stability, and – connected to this – maybe also for efficacy and safety. Therefore, material that ensures acceptable foam quality should be used exclusively. Out of a huge number of possibilities, the material described in this study was found most suitable. This ensures minimal reduction of foam quality delivered into the vein. Foams considered instable are not clinically ineffective. They have a greater efficacy than the corresponding liquid agent. Foams considered stable seem to need lower injection volumes to have the same or better physical behaviour. Conclusion: Since higher volumes of sclerosant foams are correlated with more side effects, always the smallest effective volumes of foams of appropriate quality are justified.
Deep Headline Generation for Clickbait Detection (2018)

Clickbaits are catchy social posts or sensational headlines that attempt to lure readers to click. Clickbaits are pervasive on social media and can have significant negative impacts on both users and media ecosystems. For example, users may be misled to receive inaccurate information or fall into click-jacking attacks. Similarly, media platforms could lose readers' trust and revenues due to the prevalence of clickbaits. To computationally detect such clickbaits on social media using a supervised learning framework, one of the major obstacles is the lack of large-scale labeled training data, due to the high cost of labeling. With the recent advancements of deep generative models, to address this challenge, we propose to generate synthetic headlines with specific styles and explore their utilities to help improve clickbait detection. In particular, we propose to generate stylized headlines from original documents with style transfer. Furthermore, as it is non-trivial to generate stylized headlines due to several challenges such as the discrete nature of texts and the requirements of preserving semantic meaning of document while achieving style transfer, we propose a novel solution, named as Stylized Headline Generation (SHG), that can not only generate readable and realistic headlines to enlarge original training data, but also help improve the classification capacity of supervised learning. The experimental results on real-world datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of SHG in generating high-quality and high-utility headlines for clickbait detection.
Management of multiple intrahepatic recurrences after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma with rhenium-188???HDD-lipiodol (2006)

We tried to evaluate the role of dosimetry-guided transarterial radionuclide therapy (TART) with rhenium-188 (Re-188)-4-hexadecyl 1-2,9,9-tetramethyl-4,7-diaza-1,10-decanethiol (HDD)-lipiodol in a patient with multiple intrahepatic recurrences after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The dosimetry helped in delivering the maximum possible activity of Re-188, thus the radiation-absorbed dose, safely to the tumour without jeopardizing other organs. There was no procedure-related complication and the patient tolerated therapy well with no adverse effects. The lesions were completely ablated with a single dose of Re-188 and the patient has been disease free for the past 18 months. TART with Re-188-HDD-lipiodol appears to be a promising therapeutic option in patients with HCC who experience recurrence after percutaneous ablative therapy.
Constructing reliable distributed communication systems with CORBA (1997)

Communication software and distributed services for next-generation applications must be reliable, efficient, flexible, and reusable. These requirements motivate the use of the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). However, building highly available applications with CORBA is hard. Neither the CORBA standard nor conventional implementations of CORBA directly address complex problems related to distributed computing, such as real-time or high-speed quality of service, partial failures, group communication, and causal ordering of events. This article describes a CORBA-based framework that uses the virtual synchrony model to support reliable data- and process-oriented distributed systems that communicate through synchronous methods and asynchronous messaging.
Effect of Chemosensitizers on Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Fluconazole in <i>Candida albicans</i> (2008)

The most effective double combinations were those of chlorpromazine with either reserpine or nicardipine.
Treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy with topical capsaicin. Case report (1990)

A 31-year-old woman with intractable reflex sympathetic dystrophy experienced nearly complete, though temporary, resolution of pain following 3 weeks of topical capsaicin. We propose that capsaicin may be a useful treatment for reflex sympathetic dystrophy, either by depleting substance P from primary afferent neurons that mediate allodynia, or by modulating sympathetic efferent activity.
Mechanical Strain Stimulates Osteoblast Proliferation Through the Estrogen Receptor in Males as Well as Females (2000)

Mechanical strain, testosterone, and estrogen all stimulate proliferation of primary cultures of male rat long bone (LOB)-derived osteoblast-like cells as determined by [3H]thymidine incorporation. The maximum proliferative effect of a single period of mechanical strain (3400 microepsilon, 1 Hz, and 600 cycles) is additional to that of testosterone (10(-8) M) or estrogen (10(-8) M). The cells' proliferative response to strain is abolished both by concentrations of tamoxifen that cause proliferation (10(-8) M) and by those that have no effect (10(-6) M). Strain-related proliferation also is reduced by the estrogen antagonist ICI 182,780 (10(-8) M) but is unaffected by the androgen receptor antagonist hydroxyflutamide (10(-7) M). Tamoxifen, ICI 182,780, and the aromatase inhibitor 4-dihydroandrostenedione, at concentrations that have no effect on basal proliferation, significantly reduce the proliferative effect of the aromatizable androgen testosterone but not that of the nonaromatizable androgen 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone. Hydroxyflutamide, at a concentration that has no effect on basal proliferation (10(-7) M), eliminates the proliferative effect of 5alpha-dihydro-testosterone but had no significant effect on that caused by testosterone. Proliferation associated with strain is blocked by neutralizing antibody to insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) but not by antibody to IGF-I. Proliferation associated with testosterone is blocked by neutralizing antibody to IGF-I but is unaffected by antibody to IGF-II. These data suggest that in rat osteoblast-like cells from males, as from females, strain-related proliferation is mediated through the estrogen receptor (ER) in a manner that does not compete with estrogen but that can be blocked by ER modulators. Proliferation associated with testosterone appears to follow its aromatization to estrogen and is mediated through the ER, whereas proliferation associated with 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone is mediated by the androgen receptor. Strain-related proliferation in males, as in females, is mediated by IGF-II, whereas proliferation associated with estrogen and testosterone is mediated by IGF-I.
Determination of Trace Amounts of Mercury in Water by Neutron Activation Analysis with Lubricating Base Oil as Extractant (1976)

This paper deals with a convenient method in the determination of trace amounts of mercury in water. After being irradiated with neutrons, water sample was treated with 7.0M HCIO4 solution and mercury was extracted with lubricating base oil. In such a simple operation, the sensitivity can reach 10(-8)g Hg/4ml H2O.
Fog (1883)

Journal Article Fog Get access A. T. M. A. T. M. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Notes and Queries, Volume s6-VIII, Issue 208, 22 December 1883, Page 505, https://doi.org/10.1093/nq/s6-VIII.208.505d Published: 22 December 1883