gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
An event stream driven approximation for the analysis of real-time systems (2004)

This paper presents a new approach to understand the event stream model. Additionally a new approximation algorithm for the feasibility test of the sporadic and the generalized multiframe task system scheduled by earliest deadline first is presented. The new algorithm has polynomial complexity to solve the problem of schedulability analysis. The approximation error of the algorithm is bounded. In contrary to earlier work, where the error depends on the different deadlines of the tasks, the error of our algorithm depends only on the capacity of the chosen processor. It guarantees the acceptances on a processor with slightly higher capacity than the unknown optimal processor. While the algorithm is scalable and the run-time depends on the chosen error, a trade-off between running time and error is possible.
Medical image collection indexing: Shape-based retrieval using KD-trees (1996)

The capacity to retrieve images containing objects with shapes similar to a query shape is desirable in medical image databases. We propose a similarity measure and an indexing mechanism for non-rigid comparison of shape which adds this capability to image databases. The (dis-)similarity measure is based on the observations that: (1) the geometry of the same organ in different subjects is not related by a strictly rigid transformation; and (2) the orientation of the organ plays a key role in comparing shape. We propose a similarity measure that computes a non-rigid mapping between curves and uses this mapping to compare oriented shape. We also show how KD-trees can index curves so that retrieval with our similarity measure is efficient. Experiments with real-world data from a database of magnetic resonance images are provided.
Extrauterine Malignancies (1999)

The yield for positive Pap smear diagnoses in extrauterine malignancies is best in patients with an established diagnosis of a primary neoplasm. The degree of tumor differentiation and extent of tumor involvement did not appear to correlate with diagnostic yield. There appeared to be no statistically significant association of tumor diathesis with primary versus metastatic carcinoma and presence or absence of documented local involvement of the endometrium, cervix or vagina. Therefore, while Pap smears can serve as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of extrauterine malignancies, they are best utilized as an adjunct to tumor staging and patient management.
A postpartum telephone program of reassurance, information, and early intervention in a family practice (1985)

This paper presents a program developed in a family practice office to provide reassurance, guidance, and early detection and intervention for mothers and their new infants in the first month of the infant's life. Telephone calls from an office nurse at 2 weeks of age followed by a written questionnaire demonstrated a dichotomy between the mothers' expressions of their physical and emotional problems. Feeding was the most prominently expressed concern, but we also found that complaints or worries about feeding were also an acceptable way to initiate intervention for more serious problems.
“In-Network Ensemble”: Deep Ensemble Learning with Diversified Knowledge Distillation (2021)

Ensemble learning is a widely used technique to train deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for improved robustness and accuracy. While existing algorithms usually first train multiple diversified networks and then assemble these networks as an aggregated classifier, we propose a novel learning paradigm, namely, “In-Network Ensemble” ( INE ) that incorporates the diversity of multiple models through training a SINGLE deep neural network. Specifically, INE segments the outputs of the CNN into multiple independent classifiers, where each classifier is further fine-tuned with better accuracy through a so-called diversified knowledge distillation process . We then aggregate the fine-tuned independent classifiers using an Averaging-and-Softmax operator to obtain the final ensemble classifier. Note that, in the supervised learning settings, INE starts the CNN training from random, while, under the transfer learning settings, it also could start with a pre-trained model to incorporate the knowledge learned from additional datasets. Extensive experiments have been done using eight large-scale real-world datasets, including CIFAR, ImageNet, and Stanford Cars, among others, as well as common deep network architectures such as VGG, ResNet, and Wide ResNet. We have evaluated the method under two tasks: supervised learning and transfer learning. The results show that INE outperforms the state-of-the-art algorithms for deep ensemble learning with improved accuracy.
Bioresorbable adhesion barrier for reducing the severity of postoperative cardiac adhesions: Focus on REPEL-CV&reg; (2011)

Treatment of a number of congenital heart defects often necessitates staged surgical intervention. In addition, substantial improvements in postoperative cardiac care and more liberal use of biological valve substitutes have resulted in many adult patients surviving to become potential candidates for reoperations to repair or replace valves or to undergo additional revascularization procedures. In all these scenarios, surgeons are confronted with cardiac adhesions, leading to an increased surgical risk. Thus, bioresorbable adhesion barriers had become of increasing interest because they are easy to use, and safe and effective. This review focuses on the mechanisms by which REPEL-CV(®) prevents adhesive processes, as well as the development, design, and materials used, and also summarizes efficacy studies, clinical data, safety, and current role in therapy.
1007 Surface Finishing of Metallic Biodegradable Stent (2015)

Magnesium alloys are promising materials for metallic biodegradable stent manufacturing. In order to achieve enhanced coatability and an effective rate of degradation, surface finishing is required for smoothing the surface and removing burrs produced by the heat ablation of the laser-cutting operation used to produce the meshed stent. This paper proposes a new finishing processing principle for magnesium alloy stents and describes an experimental setup designed to realize the principle. Finishing experiments were conducted using magnesium alloy tubes and stents to demonstrate the process feasibility and finishing characteristics.
Use of Simethicone as a Patient Preparation for Abdominal Sonography (1977)

Fifty-eight patients about to undergo abdominal ultrasonography were randomly assigned into groups receiving preparation with oral simethicone and into control groups. A percentage value of sound transmission through the abdomen was calculated for each patient using sonographic measurements taken from a series of prescribed scans by a sonographer unaware of the patient preparation employed. Results indicate a statistically significant improvement in through sound transmission for those groups receiving simethicone preparation.
Kinetic Modeling and Reactor Simulation in Hydrodesulfurization of Oil Fractions (1994)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTKinetic Modeling and Reactor Simulation in Hydrodesulfurization of Oil FractionsGilbert F. Froment, Guy A. Depauw, and Valerie VanrysselbergheCite this: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 1994, 33, 12, 2975–2988Publication Date (Print):December 1, 1994Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 December 1994https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ie00036a012https://doi.org/10.1021/ie00036a012research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views1574Altmetric-Citations114LEARN 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
Technology development for a mm-wave sheet-beam traveling-wave tube (2005)

A sheet-beam traveling-wave amplifier has been proposed as a high-power generator of radio frequency (RF) from 95 to 300 GHz, using a microfabricated RF slow-wave structure (Carlsten, 2002). The planar geometry of microfabrication technologies matches well with the nearly planar geometry of a sheet beam, and the greater allowable beam current leads to high-peak power, high-average power, and wide bandwidths. Simulations of nominal designs using a vane-loaded waveguide as the slow-wave structure have indicated gains in excess of 1 dB/mm, with extraction efficiencies greater than 20% at 95 GHz with a 120-kV, 20-A electron beam. We have identified stable sheet beam formation and transport as the key enabling technology for this type of device. Also, due to the high aspect ratio in the slow-wave structure, the RF coupling is complicated and requires multiple input and output couplers. The RF mode must be transversely flat over the width of the electron beam, which impacts both the vane design and the input and output coupling. We report on new insights on stable sheet-beam transport and RF mode control in the slow-wave structure.
Music and emotion: theory and research (2002)

That music has an incredible power to move us emotionally is without question. Whether performing music, listening to music, or creating music, this bond with our emotions is always there. The natu ...
Neat reaction of carboxylic acid methyl esters and amines for efficient parallel synthesis of scaffold amide libraries (2003)

Efficient synthesis of unsubstituted and substituted amides is described. The reaction is characterised by its mildness and ease of work-up. A library of amides, synthesised by heating ester 1 or 2 with various amines has been generated.
Clinical Course and Outcome Predictors of Critically Ill Infants With Complete DiGeorge Anomaly Following Thymus Transplantation (2014)

Most transplanted infants did not require emergent PICU admission. Age at transplantation and the presence of congenital heart disease were not associated with PICU admission or mortality.
[Dynamics of the course and early prognosis of traumatic intracranial haemorrhages. I. Epidural haematomas (author's transl)]. (1981)

79 epidural haematomas were surgically treated within a period of 3 years (66 acute and 13 sub-acute courses), half of the cases being due of traffic accidents. The average age was 31.6 years, and the sex distribution male : female = 4 : 1. The most frequent location of the haematoma was temporal (59.5%), followed by parietal (20.3%) as well as frontal and occipital (10.1% each). In only 20.3% of the cases, we found the classical three-stage course with free intervals, whereas primarily persistent and secondarily continuously increasing disturbances of consciousness (34.2% and 45.6% respectively) were more frequent. Dilatation of the pupils on the side of the focus was seen in barely one-half of the patients; in 88.6% of the patients, fracture of the skull was diagnosed on the haematoma side. Diagnosis of haematoma was confirmed either by computed tomography or by angiography of the carotid artery. Early prognosis (mortality = 21.5%) depended on the dynamics of the course of the haematoma (mortality in acute cases 25.8%, in sub-acute courses 0%), the extent of the primary traumatic cerebral damage (manifested by the severity of the disturbance of consciousness) and the rapidity of surgical intervention. The mortality was 45.5% in patients in whom the midbrain had already been affected, as demonstrated by relevant signs with extension spasms and comatose condition of consciousness, whereas the mortality was 75% if both pupils were wide and fixed.
Effect of <i>s</i>‐triazine compounds on testosterone metabolism in the rat prostate (1995)

The influence of s-triazine compounds (atrazine, prometryne and deethylatrazine) on testosterone conversion and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone-receptor complex formation was studied in vitro and in vivo in the rat prostate. A marked in vitro influence of atrazine and prometryne (from 0.465 to 1.392 mumol) and their mixtures (in total concentration, 0.928 mumol) on 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone formation was detected. 5 alpha-Dihydrotestosterone-specific receptor complex formation was inhibited in vitro by ca. 0.5 mumol of atrazine or deethylatrazine and only in vivo by 6 mg of atrazine 100 g-1 body wt. daily during 7 days in the prostate cytosol. The inhibition of the enzymic activities responsible for testosterone conversion and steroid hormone-receptor complex formation was non-competitive and reversible, and s-triazine compounds act as antiandrogens.
IMPACT OF DIFFERENT MESH REMAPPING TECHNIQUES ON 3D SIMULATIONS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (2006)

This paper highlights the impact of different mesh remapping techniques on staggered grids in the context of combustion simulations in particular for direct injection Diesel engines. A remapping method based on a least squares method is used on the staggered grid to interpolate non-conservative variables like pressure and temperature. Then the repair paradigm developed by Shashkov [2][4] is applied to ensure conservation of the conservative quantities (internal energy, kinetic energy, species mass, nodal momentum) which is essential for the prediction of pollutant emissions. Finally, an efficient conservative remapping technique based on the calculation of the intersection volume between donor and target zones[1] is applied to cell centred quantities in order to reduce the impact of the remapping on the combustion phenomenon.
Electronic structure and lattice dynamics of NaFeAs (2009)

The similarity of the electronic structures of NaFeAs and other Fe pnictides has been demonstrated on the basis of first-principle calculations. The global double degeneracy of electronic bands along $X\text{\ensuremath{-}}M$ and $R\text{\ensuremath{-}}A$ direction indicates the instability of Fe pnictides and is explained on the basis of a tight-binding model. The de Haas-van Alphen parameters for the Fermi surface of NaFeAs have been calculated. A ${\mathbf{Q}}_{M}=(1/2,1/2,0)$ spin-density wave instead of a charge-density wave ground state is predicted based on the calculated generalized susceptibility $\ensuremath{\chi}(\mathbf{q})$ and a criterion derived from a restricted Hatree-Fock model. The strongest electron-phonon (e-p) coupling has been found to involve only As, Na $z$-direction vibration with linear-response calculations. A possible enhancement mechanism for e-p coupling due to correlation is suggested.
Trade-offs of performance and single chip implementation of indoor wireless multi-access receivers (2003)

The performance and computational complexity of five multi-access receivers are compared. A methodology is then presented for making area and power estimates of these algorithms for both software programmable DSP and dedicated direct mapped architectures. With this methodology and by using experimental data from previous designs, the feasibility of implementation of the multi-access receivers can be determined.
Mechanisms of Cerebrovascular Amyloid Deposition: Lessons from Mouse Models (2000)

Cerebrovascular deposition of amyloid is a frequent observation in Alzheimer's disease patients. It can also be detected sporadically in normal aged individuals and is further found in familial diseases linked to specific gene mutations. The source and mechanism of this pathology are still unknown. It has been suggested that amyloidogenic proteins are derived from blood, the vessel wall itself, or from the central nervous system. In this article evidence is reviewed for and against each of these hypotheses, including new data obtained from transgenic mouse models. In APP23 transgenic mice that develop cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) in addition to amyloid plaques, the transport and drainage of neuronally produced amyloid-beta (A beta) seem to be responsible for CAA rather than vascular A beta production or blood uptake. Although a number of mechanisms may contribute to CAA in humans, these results suggest that a neuronal source of A beta is sufficient to induce vascular amyloid deposition. The possibility to cross genetically defined mouse models of CAA with other mutant mice now has the potential to identify molecular mechanisms of CAA.
Gene Expression of Cox5a, 5b, or 6b1 and Their Roles in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos1 (2005)

To investigate the role of nuclear encoded genes in mitochondrial function during oocyte maturation and early embryogenesis we examined the expression pattern and function of the cytochrome oxidase (Cox) subunits, Cox5a, 5b, and 6b1 during oocyte maturation and early embryo development. Transcription of Cox5a, 5b, or 6b1 was observed in oocytes and during early development; their expression levels were abundant in mature oocytes (MII) and zygotes (1C), and lowest at the 2-cell stage (2C), gradually increasing from 4-cell to blastocyst stage. Immunocytochemical studies revealed that COX5A, 5B, or 6B1 proteins were expressed in all blastomeres of the blastocyst. Silencing of mRNA expression by RNA interference (siRNA) did not inhibit oocyte maturation or developmental events up to the morula and blastocyst stages, but disrupted mitochondrial distribution. Significantly higher apoptosis and lower cell numbers were observed in siRNA-treated blastocysts. Real time RT-PCR revealed that silencing of Cox5a, 5b, or 6b1 did not alter mRNA levels of Bcl-xL (Bcl2l1), but increased transcription levels of proapoptotic genes, Bax and caspase 3 (Casp3). Furthermore, mRNA and protein levels of E-cadherin (CDH1) were decreased in siRNA microinjected blastocysts. These results suggest that gene expression of the Cox subunits, Cox5a, 5b, and 6b1 is not required for embryo developmental events up to the blastocyst stage. The loss of these genes leads to mitochondrial dysfunction that results in apoptosis of the blastocyst stage embryos.
Effect of ultrasound on the separation of DNA fragments in agarose gel electrophoresis (1990)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTEffect of ultrasound on the separation of DNA fragments in agarose gel electrophoresisYinfa. Ma and Edward S. YeungCite this: Anal. Chem. 1990, 62, 11, 1194–1196Publication Date (Print):June 1, 1990Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 June 1990https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac00210a019https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00210a019research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views179Altmetric-Citations8LEARN 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
Image Captioning with Word Level Attention (2018)

Image captioning is an attractive and challenging task to perform automatic image description and a number of works are designed for this task. Most of these researches are based on convolutional neural network (CNN) and recurrent neural network (RNN), where the primary input to language model for word prediction at the current time step is usually the linguistic word generated at the previous time step. In this work, a novel word level attention layer is designed to process image features with two modules for accurate word prediction. The first is a bidirectional spatial embedding module to handle feature maps, then the second module employs attention mechanism to extract word level attention which will be fed into language model. The experimental results on the benchmark MSCOCO dataset demonstrate that the proposed model achieves the state-of-the-art performances with 106.0 on CIDEr and 34.0 on B-4, respectively.
Defective “pacemaker” current ( <i>I</i> <sub>h</sub> ) in a zebrafish mutant with a slow heart rate (1997)

At a cellular level, cardiac pacemaking, which sets the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat, is produced by the slow membrane depolarization that occurs between action potentials. Several ionic currents could account for this pacemaker potential, but their relative prominence is controversial, and it is not known which ones actually play a pacemaking role in vivo. To correlate currents in individual heart cells with the rhythmic properties of the intact heart, we have examined slow mo (smo), a recessive mutation we discovered in the zebrafish Danio rerio. This mutation causes a reduced heart rate in the embryo, a property we can quantitate because the embryo is transparent. We developed methods for culture of cardiocytes from zebrafish embryos and found that, even in culture, cells from smo continue to beat relatively slowly. By patch-clamp analysis, we discovered that a large repertoire of cardiac currents noted in other species are present in these cultured cells, including sodium, T-type, and L-type calcium and several potassium currents, all of which appear normal in the mutant. The only abnormality appears to be in a hyperpolarization-activated inward current with the properties of Ih, a current described previously in the nervous system, pacemaker, and other cardiac tissue. smo cardiomyocytes have a reduction in Ih that appears to result from severe diminution of one kinetic component of the Ih current. This provides strong evidence that Ih is an important contributor to the pacemaking behavior of the intact heart.
Antiviral effects of rhIFN-alpha 1 against seven influenza viruses. (1999)

rhIFN-alpha 1 inhibited the proliferation of influenza virus and improved the symptom of mouse pneumonia caused by influenza virus.
Aerodynamic Disturbances on Spacecraft in Free-Molecular Flow (2002)

Abstract : This report presents a thorough development of the aerodynamic forces and moments exerted on spacecraft at altitudes where the atmosphere is best described by free molecular flow theory. The gas-surface interaction model is based upon a combination of specular and diffuse reflection as characterized by normal and tangential momentum accommodation coefficients, while the random thermal motion of the atmosphere is described by the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law. In the case of non-rotating bodies of arbitrary shape, general expressions in the form of surface integrals are given for the aerodynamic force and moment. Complications due to spin are investigated for the class of axisymmetric bodies rotating about their axis of symmetry but with arbitrary orientation relative to the incident molecular flow. For several simple geometric shapes, the quadratures are performed analytically, and closed-form expressions are given for the aerodynamic force and moment. Graphs are generated showing the variation of the forces and moments with selected parameters, including the errors incurred by neglecting the random motion of the atmosphere.