gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Hybrid cellular automata as pseudo-random number generators with binary synchronization property (2009)

This paper introduces random number generators based on hybrid cellular automata (HCA). It is shown that by properly mixing CA cells from two categories (two different rules) an automaton generating near maximal length pseudo-random sequences can be easily obtained. The resulting system is similar to the well-known linear feedback shift register (LFSR) but in addition it posses the binary synchronization property that makes it a valuable ingredient for many applications.
Dynamic range compression by edge-preserving filtering (1994)

Dynamic range compression is useful for displaying and enhancing images. It is common to subtract a mask from a given image to enhance the details. The trick is how to obtain a good mask. The authors describe how an edge-preserving filter can be used to generate a mask that is smooth over areas with fine details, yet preserves most of the edges. Experiments with real images show that the scheme is effective for this task.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Comparative Welding Performance Of A 2 Kw Pulsed Yag Laser (1989)

As part of the Eureka Eurolaser initiative, Lumonics built two experimental high power pulsed YAG lasers in 1987/8 which were used for supra-kilowatt processing studies. These two lasers were capable of 1.35 and 2.3 kW average power and 20 kW and 35 kW peak power, respectively. The high intensity beams from these experimental lasers have demonstrated novel processing performance. The characteristics when welding thick section material have been particularly interesting - penetration to 25 mm has been achieved. This paper reviews the work in this area and compares the results obtained by Lumonics with these lasers welding stainless steel with that reported for other power beam sources at high power. These include; continuous wave CO2 and YAG lasers and e-beam sources. It is shown that processing with a pulsed YAG laser beam provides a number of key advantages over the other power types.
[Evidence and mechanisms of fetal origins of adult diseases]. (2007)

This review focuses on the fetal origins of adult disease hypothesis put forward by David Barker and his colleagues, recent advances in epidemiological studies and experimental research in this field. Barker Hypothesis states that environmental factors, particularly intrauterine nutrition, as indicated by birth weight, operate in early life to program the risks for adverse health outcomes in adult life. A large growing body of reports described the association between the early development and adult diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, abnormal lipids metabolism, obesity and cancer, etc. Experimental studies show that the changes of some key genes' expression, caused by epigenetic modifications, lead to a permanent alteration of cellular proliferation and differentiation and finally the genesis in key tissues and organs. These results bring about the impairment in structures and functions and the increased susceptibility to chronic diseases in adult life. The hypothesis provides a new perspective for the prevention and therapy of chronic diseases.
The APCVD Growth of PSG and BPSG Films Using Tertiarybutylphosphine as a Phorphorus Dopant (1991)

The use of a less hazardous alternative to phosphine gas, tertiarybutylphosphine (TBP), has been investigated for the growth of phosphosilicate and borophosphosilicate films in an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition reactor (APCVD). Data on film growth rate, composition, stress properties, and refractive index are reported. The results indicate that TBP serves as a viable alternative to phosphine gas in the APCVD growth of doped silicate glasses.
Imidazo[1,2‐<i>b</i>]pyridazines: Syntheses and interaction with central and peripheral‐type (mitochondrial) benzodiazepine receptors (1998)

Abstract The fundamental chemistry of pyridazines, the syntheses of substituted irnidazo[1,2‐ b ]pyridazines (1) (and some related compounds) and the interaction of the products with central benzodiazepine receptors (CBR) and peripheral‐type (mitochondrial) benzodiazepine receptors (PBR) are described. Some of these imidazo[1,2‐ b ]pyridazines had high selective affinity for the central benzodiazepine receptors and others had high selectivity for the peripheral‐type (mitochondrial) benzodiazepine receptors. The results of structure‐activity studies and molecular modeling will be reported. In vivo tests of some compounds which interacted strongly with the central benzodiazepine receptors revealed reasonably potent anticonvulsant/anticonflict activity, and some of those which bind selectively to the peripheral‐type (mitochondrial) benzodiazepine receptors are being examined as possible radiopharmaceuticals for imaging of tumors (and other disease states).
Bearing defect signature analysis using advanced nonlinear signal analysis in a controlled environment (1995)

Utilizing high-frequency data from a highly instrumented rotor assembly, seeded bearing defect signatures are characterized using both conventional linear approaches, such as power spectral density analysis, and recently developed nonlinear techniques such as bicoherence analysis. Traditional low-frequency (less than 20 kHz) analysis and high-frequency envelope analysis of both accelerometer and acoustic emission data are used to recover characteristic bearing distress information buried deeply in acquired data. The successful coupling of newly developed nonlinear signal analysis with recovered wideband envelope data from accelerometers and acoustic emission sensors is the innovative focus of this research.
Intracellular targeting of GLUT4 in transfected insulinoma cells: evidence for association with constitutively recycling vesicles distinct from synaptophysin and insulin vesicles (1996)

In adipocytes and muscle cells, the GLUT4 glucose transporter isoform is present in intracellular vesicles which continuously recycle between an intracytoplasmic location and the plasma membrane. It is not clear whether the GLUT4-vesicles represent a specific kind of vesicle or resemble typical secretory granules or synaptic-like microvesicles. To approach this question, we expressed GLUT4 in the beta cell line RINm5F and determined its intracellular localization by subcellular fractionation and by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. GLUT4 was not found in insulin granules but was associated with a subpopulation of smooth-surface vesicles present in the trans-Golgi region and in vesicular structures adjacent to the plasma membrane. In the trans-Golgi region, GLUT4 did not colocalize with synaptophysin or TGN38. Incubation of the cells with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) led to colocalization of HRP and GLUT4 in some endosomal structures adjacent to the plasma membrane and in occasional trans-Golgi region vesicles. When cells were incubated in the presence of Bafilomycin A, analysis by confocal microscopy revealed GLUT4 in numerous large spots present throughout the cytoplasm, many of which costained for TGN38 and synaptophysin. By immunoelectron microscopy, numerous endosomes were observed which stained strongly for GLUT4. Together our data demonstrate that ectopic expression of GLUT4 in insulinoma cells reveals the presence of a subset of vesicular structures distinct from synaptic-like vesicles and insulin secretory granules. Furthermore, they indicate that GLUT4 constitutively recycles between the plasma membrane and its intracellular location by an endocytic route also taken by TGN38 and synaptophysin.
The shift in the relationship between intrapericardial fluid pressure and volume induced by acute left ventricular pressure overload during cardiac tamponade. (1986)

We hypothesized that a process leading to an acute increase in cardiac size would change the relationship between intrapericardial pressure and fluid volume during cardiac tamponade, resulting in a change in the time of onset of right ventricular diastolic collapse (RVDC) as seen on the two-dimensional echocardiogram. Five spontaneously breathing dogs were instrumented to measure ascending aortic and right atrial blood pressures and intrapericardial pressure (IPP). A hydraulic occluder was placed around the proximal descending thoracic aorta. Each animal underwent six consecutive episodes of cardiac tamponade, three in the presence alternating with three in the absence of aortic constriction. The onset of RVDC was recorded and the volume infused into the pericardial space was measured. In the presence of aortic constriction, the relationship between pericardial pressure and incremental pericardial fluid volume was shifted so that IPP was an average of 3.4 mm Hg higher at any given intrapericardial fluid volume (p less than .001). At the onset of RVDC, the mean IPP was higher and the intrapericardial fluid volume was lower during aortic constriction than under control conditions (p less than .001 for both comparisons). Thus, a rapid increase in left ventricular volume in the presence of an otherwise unimportant pericardial effusion may increase intrapericardial fluid pressure sufficiently to cause RVDC.
Avicins, a family of triterpenoid saponins from <i>Acacia victoriae</i> (Bentham), suppress H- <i>ras</i> mutations and aneuploidy in a murine skin carcinogenesis model (2001)

We tested the ability of avicins, a family of triterpenoid saponins obtained from Acacia victoriae (Bentham) (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), to inhibit chemically induced mouse skin carcinogenesis. Varying doses of avicins were applied to shaved dorsal skin of SENCAR mice 15 min before application of 100 nmol of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) twice a week for 4 weeks (complete carcinogenesis model). The dorsal skin of a second group of mice was treated with one dose of 10 nmol of DMBA. Avicins were then applied 15 min before repetitive doses of 2 microg of phorbol 12-tetradecanoate 13-acetate (TPA) twice a week for 8 weeks (initiation/promotion model). At 12 weeks, avicins produced a 70% decrease in the number of mice with papillomas and a greater than 90% reduction in the number of papillomas per mouse in both protocols. We also observed a 62% and 74% reduction by avicins in H-ras mutations at codon 61 in the DMBA and DMBA/TPA models, respectively, as well as a significant inhibition of the modified DNA base formation (8-OH-dG) in both protocols. Marked suppression of aneuploidy occurred with treatment at 16 weeks in the initiation/promotion experiment. These findings, when combined with the proapoptotic property of these compounds and their ability to inhibit hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) generation, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induction reported elsewhere, suggest that avicins could prove exciting in reducing oxidative and nitrosative stress and thereby suppressing the development of human skin cancer and other epithelial malignancies.
Studies on Nitroparaffins. VIII (1961)

Reaction of 1-nitropropane and ethyl acrylate in 3:1 molar ratio in the presence of basic condensation agent was proceeded easily with Michael condensation reaction and gave ethyl 4-nitrocaproate. Caustic alakali, carbonate of alkali, sodium bicarbonate, sodium amide, and sodium methylate, etc., were used as the condensation agents, among which sodium hydroxide gave the best result and the objective substance was obtained in 67.6% yield by heating for 5 hrs at 40-45°C.Saponification of the ethyl 4-nitrocaproate with sodium hydroxide solution and application of so-called Nef reaction of using dilute sulfuric acid on an intermediate acid-type salt gave a transition into corresponding 4-ketocaproic acid. The effects of reaction temperature, amount and concentration of sulfuric acid have been investigated. It was indicated that the reaction with dilute sulfuric acid (1: 4.4) at 3-5°C yielded 74.2% 4-ketocaproic acid.
Asian-Pacific American Vietnam Veterans: (1992)

The literature on Vietnam combat veterans suggests that ethnicity is a key variable in influencing perceptions of the war and post-war adjustment. Because they bore a physical resemblance to the Vietnamese, Asian-Pacific American (A-PA) veterans may have faced unique psychosocial conflicts. We gathered data on war-time and post-war experiences for 44 A-PA veterans in Vietnam including a strong identification with the Vietnamese and enstrangement from their white comrades in arms. Mississippi Scale scores indicated that rates of PTSD for A-PA veterans were about the same as those reported for white vets in earlier studies, but ethnic subgroups of A-PA veterans earned substantially higher scores than whites.
Implementation of a Security Framework for Wireless Multi-hop Networks (2009)

Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) have recently emerged\nas a flexible and low-cost extension of wired infrastructure\nnetworks. They consist of mesh routers and clients, where\nmesh routers are almost static and form the backbone of the\nWMN.\nThe complete absence of an infrastructure and the flexibility\nprovided by the wireless mesh technology has fostered the\ndevelopment of new network paradigms like Wireless Mesh\nCommunity Networks. Such networks are usually composed\nof heterogeneous mesh routers managed by different users (a\nsubset of participants to the community), that collaborate to\nextend the network coverage. However, in such environment\nsome participants can exhibit selfish behaviors, by dropping\nselectively the packets sent by other mesh routers, in order\nto prioritize their own traffic and increase their network\nutilization.\nIn this paper we propose a complete scheme to detect\nselfish behavior of the mesh routers that participate to the\ncommunity network. Each node evaluates the trustworthiness\nof the other mesh routers by combining the direct observations\non the relaying behavior of neighbor nodes with\nthe trust information provided by other mesh routers. The\nproposed scheme has been integrated in the AODV routing\nprotocol, and tested in several network scenarios.\nThe numerical results show that our scheme provides a\nhigh detection accuracy, even when a high percentage of\nnetwork nodes provide false trust values (bad-mouthing attack).
Structural Analysis of Self-Assembling Nanocrystal Superlattices (1998)

Nanocrystal engineered superlattices are a new type of material, differing from either a single particle or the corresponding bulk material, explains Z. L. Wang. He briefly outlines what is meant by a self-assembled nanocrystal lattice—the Figure shows an example consisting of faceted particles—before reviewing their structural analysis, concentrating on transmission electron microscopy and related techniques.
REVIEWS (1957)

Journal Article REVIEWS Get access Bibliography of Chaucer 1908–1953. By DUDLEY DAVID GRIFITH. Pp. xviii+ 98. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1955. $5.00 J. A. W. BENNETT J. A. W. BENNETT Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Review of English Studies, Volume VIII, Issue 30, 1957, Pages 180–181, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/VIII.30.180 Published: 01 April 1957
The MerR Metalloregulatory Protein Binds Mercuric Ion as a Tricoordinate, Metal-Bridged Dimer (1990)

Bacterial MerR proteins are dimeric DNA-binding proteins that mediate the Hg(II)-dependent induction of mercury resistance operons. Site-directed mutagenesis of the Bacillus sp. RC607 MerR protein reveals that three of four Cys residues per monomer are required for Hg(II) binding at the single high-affinity binding site. Inactive mutant homodimers can exchange subunits to form heterodimers active for Hg(II) binding. Studies of a heterodimer retaining only three of eight cysteine residues per dimer reveal that Cys79 in one subunit and Cys114 and Cys123 in the second subunit are necessary and sufficient for high-affinity Hg(II) binding in an asymmetric, subunit bridging coordination complex.
New Photosensitive High Temperature Polymers for Electronic Applications (1984)

Abstract A new photosensitive high temperature polymer stable up to 500%deg;C with high photosensitivity and high resolution has been developed. The trend toward a high degree of integration in solid-state technology requires the use of new high temperature photosensitive insulating materials. Toray's Photoneece system provides such versatile polyimide pattern-generation techniques, containing a unique photosensitive polyimide precursor which can be spun or coated on the substrate. The resultant relief of photosensitive polyimide precursor, after exposure to UV light with a mask, development, and cure processing, is transformed into a cyclized aromatic polyimide. The new system has higher photosensitivity and resolution and eliminates three steps in the conventional pattern-making process for integrated circuits, resulting in a significant cost reduction. The characterization of pattern generation, the conversion to polyimide patterns, and the properties of both Photoneece and the patterns are discussed.
Semi-regular 4-8 refinement and box spline surfaces (2002)

We introduce a new mesh refinement method for subdivision surfaces. It generates a semiregular 3-direction hierarchical structure from control meshes representing 2D manifolds of arbitrary topology. The main advantage of this structure is that it allows the extraction of conforming variable-resolution meshes based on spatially varying adaptation functions. We also present a smoothing method designed to work in conjunction with our semi-regular refinement. It produces generalized four direction box spline surfaces of class C/sup 1/. Together the refinement and smoothing operators result in a subdivision scheme that is very effective in multiresolution applications.
Mutational Analysis of the Ligand Binding Site of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor (1996)

To define the structural determinants for inositol 1,4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) binding of the type 1 inositol 1,4, 5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R1), we developed a means of expressing the N-terminal 734 amino acids of IP3R1 (T734), which contain the IP3 binding region, in Escherichia coli. The T734 protein expressed in E. coli exhibited a similar binding specificity and affinity for IP3 as the native IP3R from mouse cerebellum. Deletion mutagenesis, in which T734 was serially deleted from the N terminus up to residue 215, markedly reduced IP3 binding activity. However, when deleted a little more toward the C terminus (to residues 220, 223, and 225), the binding activity was retrieved. Further N-terminal deletions over the first 228 amino acids completely abolished it again. C-terminal deletions up to residue 579 did not affect the binding activity, whereas those up to residue 568 completely abolished it. In addition, the expressed 356-amino acid polypeptide (residues 224-579) exhibited specific binding activity. Taken together, residues 226-578 were sufficient and close enough to the minimum region for the specific IP3 binding, and thus formed an IP3 binding "core." Site-directed mutagenesis was performed on 41 basic Arg and Lys residues within the N-terminal 650 amino acids of T734. We showed that single amino acid substitutions for 10 residues, which were widely distributed within the binding core and conserved among all members of the IP3R family, significantly reduced the binding activity. Among them, three (Arg-265, Lys-508, and Arg-511) were critical for the specific binding, and Arg-568 was implicated in the binding specificity for various inositol phosphates. We suggest that some of these 10 residues form a basic pocket that interacts with the negatively charged phosphate groups of IP3.
Frequency of Morning Ketosis After Overnight Insulin Suspension Using an Automated Nocturnal Predictive Low Glucose Suspend System (2014)

Routine measurement of blood or urine ketones during use of an automated pump suspension system using continuous glucose monitoring, whether threshold based or predictive, is not necessary. Recommendations for checking ketone levels should be no different when a patient is using a system with automated insulin suspension than it is for conventional diabetes self-management.
Detection by enzymatic amplification of bcr-abl mRNA in peripheral blood and bone marrow cells of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (1989)

Abstract The Philadelphia chromosome of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients is caused by a translocation of the c-abl gene from chromosome 9 to the breakpoint cluster region (bcr) on chromosome 22. A new bcr- abl mRNA is expressed in these cases. We have developed a modified polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of this mRNA. The method is extremely sensitive, reliable, and relatively fast. The analysis of peripheral blood or bone marrow cells from CML patients treated with chemotherapy shows that the two possible mRNAs are expressed in various combinations. Our results show that even after myeloablative therapy for bone marrow transplantation bcr-abl mRNAs are still expressed. Further studies, however, are necessary to determine the clinical relevance of a small number of persisting cells expressing the bcr-abl mRNA.
Complex activity recognition system based on cascade classifiers and wearable device data (2018)

This paper proposes a system for recognizing human complex activities by using unobtrusive sensors such as smartphone, smartwatch and bluetooth beacons. The method encapsulates two classification stages. The former is composed of two parallel processes: the Main Activity Detection (MAD) and the Room Detection (RD). The latter implements the Complex Activity Detection (CAD) process by exploiting the outputs of the first stage and the accelerometer data of the smartwatch. The cascade classification approach that combines the room detection with the main/complex activities recognition task constitutes the novelty of the work. Preliminary results demonstrate the reliability of the system in terms of accuracy and macro-Fl score.
Positional distribution of 24∶6(n−3) in triacyl‐<i>sn</i>‐glycerols from flathead flounder liver and flesh (1994)

Abstract This paper presents the positional distribution of very long‐chain fatty acids, 24∶6(n−3), in triacyl‐ sn ‐glycerols (TG) of flathead flounder ( Hippoglossoides dubius ). Each of the liver and flesh TGs was subjected to the stereospecific analysis. The liver TGs contained 24∶6(n−3) at concentrations of 1.5, 1.2 and 1.7 mole % in the sn ‐1, sn ‐2 and sn ‐3 positions, respectively, and the flesh TGs had 9.0, 7.8 and 7.1 mole % in the sn ‐1, sn ‐2 and sn ‐3 positions, respectively. This fatty acid was distributed almost evenly among the three positions of the TGs. No preference for the sn ‐2 position was observed in contrast to the general tendency for the distribution of longer‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as 22∶6(n−3), 22∶5(n−3) and 20∶5(n−3). There was essentially no difference in the positional distributions of the liver and flesh TGs. The results obtained in this study give new fundamental information to the investigation of very long‐chain fatty acids.
[Effect of polyamines on the cellular radiation reaction]. (1989)

The influence of polyamines (e.g. putrescine, spermine and spermidine) on the survival rate of HeLa cells and the mitotic index of A. cepa meristem cells, as well as a change in a radiation response of cells under the effect of polyamines have been investigated. Putrescine was shown to produce the lowest cytotoxic effect on mammalian cells, whereas the cytotoxic effect on plant cells was either insignificant or absent at all. One-hour incubation of HeLa cells with putrescine of 5 x 10(-4)-5 x 10(-5) M prior to or after irradiation with a dose of 6 Gy increased the survived cell fraction. Spermine of 10(-3) M increased considerably the mitotic index of the exposed meristem as compared to irradiated meristem untreated with spermine. The role of polyamines in the formation of radiation damage to a cell is discussed.