gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Robust and hardware-accelerated 3D point and line reconstruction from images (2006)

Anyone who was ever related to a PhD work (directly or indirectly) knows that it requires a large amount of scientific and personal support.This work was no different in that sense, and therefore I would like to thank those who contributed to this work and its conclusion.Undoubtedly, a major contribution for this thesis came from Antnio (Toz) Fernandes.His broader view of things and at the same time his sense of detail helped me many times to see things clearer, and to come up with new solutions to problems that had not occurred to me before.His practical sense, and the ability to go hands-on when needed was crucial in some points of this work.This also led, of course, to doing a couple of extra tests more often than we would like, but it was for a good cause.I thank him for relentlessly coping with me during this time, for the extensive reviewing work, and for his patience in the final lap.I hope to continue to enjoy our fruitful discussions and his friendship and his family's.In the Netherlands, I had the pleasure of getting to know Kees van Overveld at Philips, when he supervised my traineeship.He seemed to me at the time as a remarkable scientist, able to come up very rapidly with interesting and novel ideas in the most varied fields.The brainstorming discussions we had many times, both during my traineeship and my PhD work, among other occasions, confirmed that idea.Kees' input in this thesis was invaluable, both in terms of generating and discussing ideas, of providing general guidance and foreseeing things, and in terms of proof-reading and correcting.I also admire his devotion to music and drawing, and I keep in my memory a first dinner together with him and his wife, at his place, where we spent the evening playing together.Even though such occasions were rare, the impression of them lasts.I thank him for supervising me and for giving me the privilege of knowing a bit of his artistic work.Fabian Ernst was also a key person in my work at Philips.His insightful comments, help and availability were very important to me, sometimes maybe more than he would realize.Many times he provided me the link I was missing between theory and practice, and helped me structuring some confused ideas.He truly is to me the best example of how an
Soluble neuropilin‐2, a nerve repellent receptor, is increased in rheumatoid arthritis synovium and aggravates sympathetic fiber repulsion and arthritis (2009)

Soluble neuropilin-2 has no antirepellent activity but aggravates sympathetic nerve fiber repulsion and arthritis. Increased shedding of neuropilin-2 is probably an unfavorable sign in RA.
ASCE Task Committee on Analysis of Laboratory and Field Sediment Data Accuracy and availability (1989)

Alluvial channel observations for laboratory and field conditions have been collected throughout the twentieth century. These data have not been adequately evaluated as to accuracy or completeness in one document. These types of flows present unusual and unique situations requiring non-traditional collection and laboratory analyses. To address these needs and to make sedimentologists aware of these data, the ASCE Task Committee (TC) on Analysis of Laboratory and Field Sediment Data Accuracy and Availability was formed in March 1988 under the Sedimentation Committee. This paper discusses the committee's purposes and goals, control members, task identification and implementation, and future work.
Particulate and free enzyme activity in urine as a result of the shedding of brush-border membranes from kidney. (1983)

Journal Article Particulate and free enzyme activity in urine as a result of the shedding of brush-border membranes from kidney. Get access K Jung, K Jung Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar M Pergande M Pergande Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Clinical Chemistry, Volume 29, Issue 2, 1 February 1983, Pages 392–393, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/29.2.392 Published: 01 February 1983
The tyrosine kinase activity of the C‐<i>erb</i>B‐2 gene product (p185) is required for growth inhibition by anti‐p185 antibodies but not for the cytotoxicity of an anti‐p185‐ricin‐a chain immunotoxin (1994)

Our previous studies have demonstrated that 7 of 10 IgG antibodies against distinct epitopes on the extracellular domain of the c-erbB-2 gene product (p185) inhibit the anchorage-independent growth of SKBr3 human breast-cancer cells that overexpress this transmembrane tyrosine kinase growth-factor receptor. Two of 7 growth-inhibitory antibodies also block the binding and function of the gp30 and p75 c-erbB-2 ligands. In this report we have studied phosphorylation of p185 and different intracellular substrates after binding of antibodies that do or do not inhibit tumor-cell growth. A correlation has been found between antibodies that inhibit growth and the intensity of tyrosine phosphorylation of p185. At late intervals, serine phosphorylation of at least 3 intracellular substrates is increased preferentially by growth-inhibitory antibodies. To test the importance of p185 kinase activity more critically, NIH3T3 cells were transfected with an expression vector containing the full-length human c-erbB-2 gene (cell line 17313), c-erbB-2 with deletion of the kinase region from codons 751-979 (cell line 9309) or c-erbB-2 with deletion of most of the intracellular domain from codons 684-1255 (cell line 9310). Unconjugated antibodies inhibited anchorage-independent growth of 17313 cells as well as SKBr3 cells, but did not inhibit growth of either 9309 or 9310 cells. In contrast, the cytotoxic effect of anti-p185-ricin A chain (RTA) conjugates was comparable for 17313, 9309 and 9310. The tyrosine-kinase activity of p185 is required for growth inhibition mediated by unconjugated anti-p185 antibodies, but not for the cytotoxic activity of anti-p185-RTA immunotoxins.
Characterization of CBP4, a new gene essential for the expression of ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (1994)

Nuclear respiratory deficient mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been screened for lesions in genes affecting ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase activity. In the present study we describe a new gene, CBP4, whose encoded product is absolutely essential for the activity and expression of the respiratory enzyme. We have cloned and sequenced CBP4, which encodes a 20-kDa protein having no obvious homology to any known protein. cbp4 mutants are unable to respire due to specific loss of ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase activity. cbp4 mutants demonstrate a pleiotropic reduction in the steady state levels of four subunits of ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, namely core 4, core 5, the Rieske protein and cytochrome b. Cytochrome b is not spectrally visible in the mutants, although transcription and translation of the apoprotein is normal. Antiserum prepared against a trpE/CBP4 gene fusion react with an 18.4-kDa mitochondrial protein in wild type yeast, but the protein is not found in a mutant containing a deletion of 86% of the CBP4 coding region. CBP4 protein is tightly associated with the mitochondrial membrane as evidenced by the association of the protein with the membrane fraction following carbonate extraction. The phenotype of cbp4 mutants is similar to that of cbp3 mutants. CBP3 encodes a second protein essential for ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase activity. We found that loss of CBP3 protein does not affect the membrane stability or steady state concentration of CBP4 protein. A double mutant containing a deletion in both CBP3 and CBP4 was constructed. Our study shows that the phenotype of the double mutant is identical to the phenotypes of the individual single mutants.
A New Form of Needle Test for Polyethylene Insulation (1968)

A 1962 paper [1] described the single-needle test, a method of electrically stressing an artificial fault in transparent insulating polymers for the purpose of evaluating the effects of additives in improving their dielectric strength and voltage life. This paper reviews developments in test procedure since that time. Oil has replaced air as an interelectrode medium. Other details of current technique are described, and some experimental phenomena are discussed.
Study on hydrogenation of polysilicon thin film transistors by ion implantation (1995)

Hydrogenation of polysilicon (poly-Si) thin film transistors (TFT's) by ion implantation has been systematically studied. Poly-Si TFT performance was dramatically improved by hydrogen ion implantation followed by a forming gas anneal (FGA). The threshold voltage, channel mobility, subthreshold swing, leakage current, and ON/OFF current ratio have been studied as functions of ion implantation dose and FGA temperature. Under the optimized conditions (H/sup +/ dose of 5/spl times/10/sup 15/ cm/sup -2/ and FGA temperature at 375/spl deg/C), NMOS poly-Si TFT's fabricated by a low temperature 600/spl deg/C process have a mobility of /spl sim/27 cm /sup 2//V/spl middot/s, a threshold voltage of /spl sim/2 V, a subthreshold swing of /spl sim/0.9 V/decade, and an OFF-state leakage current of /spl sim/7 pA//spl mu/m at V/sub DS/=10 V. The avalanche induced kink effect was found to be reduced after hydrogenation.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Molecular mechanisms of vascular renin-angiotensin system in myointimal hyperplasia. (1991)

Angiotensin II has been shown by many investigators to be a potent growth factor for vascular smooth cells in culture as well as in vivo. Depending on the conditions, the response of these cells is either hypertrophy or hyperplasia. These observations have important clinical implications, because it has been shown that angiotensin II participates in the hypertrophic response of the vessel wall during hypertension and the hyperplastic response after balloon angioplasty. Thus, an understanding of the molecular mechanism of these responses is important in the development of potential treatment strategies. This review examines the evidence for the growth-promoting properties of angiotensin II, concentrating on these molecular mechanisms. Hypotheses are presented that may explain the bifunctional effects (hypertrophy versus hyperplasia) of angiotensin II. These hypotheses revolve around the interaction of angiotensin with endothelium- and smooth muscle cell-derived products. These autocrine and paracrine interactions play important roles in the modulation of vascular structure.
Closed-loop control of ionization oscillations in Hall accelerators (2011)

Feedback control of ionization oscillations in Hall accelerators is investigated with a proportional-integral-derivative controller acting on the discharge voltage. The stability of the current is found to systematically improve with proportional control, whereas integral and derivative control have in most cases a detrimental or insignificant impact. At low discharge voltages, proportional control eliminates at the same time ionization breathing oscillations as well as a coexisting low frequency mode. A progressive deterioration of the stability is observed at higher voltage, presumably attributable to the limited output voltage range of the controller. The time-averaged characteristics of the discharge such as average current, thrust and efficiency, remain unchanged within measurement uncertainties.
&#x2018;Toll&#x2019; Gates for Future Immunotherapy (2006)

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are evolutionary conserved transmembrane proteins that recognize a unique pattern of molecules derived from pathogens or damaged cells, triggering robust but defined innate immune responses. TLR-mediated innate and/or adaptive immune responses play an important role in a variety of diseases including infectious diseases, sepsis, autoimmune diseases, allergy, and atherosclerosis. Each TLR displays a differential expression pattern, intracellular localization and signaling pathway, resulting in distinct immune responses. A variety of new TLR ligands including agonists (e.g. urinary Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein as a TLR4 ligand, siRNA as TLR3 or 7 ligand, Plasmodium falciparum Hemozoin as a TLR9 ligand, Profilin-like protein in Toxoplasma gondii as a TLR11 ligand) and antagonists (G-rich oligodeoxynucleotides as antagonist for TLR9) have been identified, and some of other TLR ligands are already under clinical trials. The manipulation or intervention of TLR-mediated immune responses is a possible multiple 'Toll' gate for future developments of immunotherapies.
Anticytokine therapy, particularly anti-IFN-γ, in Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases (2005)

Anticytokine therapy was proposed in 1974 in Nature, in which it was stated that hyperproduced interferon can cause autoimmune disease and anti-interferon can be therapeutic. In 1989, the use of antibodies to tumor necrosis factor-alpha in combination with antibodies to certain types of interferon was proposed to treat various autoimmune diseases, including AIDS. The first anticytokine therapy was conducted in 1975. Anti-interferon-gamma has brought improved and often striking results in the treatment of various T-helper 1-mediated autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory skin diseases. Anti-interferon-gamma may be a universal treatment for these conditions. In AIDS and other virus-induced autoimmune diseases, the virus may stimulate cytokines (interferons), which increase, rather than halt, viral replication. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors have also shown good clinical results, however, they may result in complications and are ineffective in some autoimmune diseases.
Occupational Hand Injuries of Foreign Workers (2000)

The increasing case number of machine-induced mangling hand injuries in the foreign workers has been drawn some attention in recent years. The principle of reconstruction of mangled hand is to restore the basic elements of functional hand, including thumb, one or two (at least one) fingers, and a wide first web space providing basic hand functions such as grasp and pinch. However, in treating occupational hand injuries of foreign workers, our initial planning of treatment was often altered owing to some unexpected situations which illustrate as follows: First, the employers usually express poor support of overall process of treatment and hope to shorten the period of admission. Second, the patients themselves, usually with different cultural background, low socioeconomic circumstance, poor communication and low cooperation, mostly want to return to their countries as soon as possible. Third, the surgeons usually have the impressions that the patients will be expelled from this country immediately since they lost their working capabilities after suffering such severe hand injuries. For better decision making in these clinical dilemma, we reviewed the insurance policies and the laws of foreign labor employment. The conclusion revealed that the right of foreign workers is protected by the labor standards law in Taiwan, and is the same as that of the native workers, and should not be compromised by attitude of the employers. In sum, the doctors should communicate with the patients enable them to fully realize the necessity of functional hand in order to achieve the satisfactory results.
[Prevention and therapy of vascular damage and endothelial dysfunction with hypocholesteremic agents]. (1998)

Several recent pieces of clinical evidence have demonstrated that reduction of cholesterol levels positively affects outcomes in both primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic vascular disease. The mechanism for the beneficial effects of cholesterol-lowering interventions has been attributed to decreased progression or actual regression of plaques as a consequence of reduced circulating LDL concentrations. Other mechanisms can be hypothesized, including a "stabilizing" effect on plaques, which would decrease chances of rupture, and an improvement of endothelial dysfunction, which would slow-down the progression of the disease. This review is aimed at offering an update on such mechanisms. The hypothesis of a direct action of cholesterol-lowering agents, in particular of statins, on endothelial functions, independently of LDL-lowering effects, will be discussed.
Regulation of Wnt5a mRNA Expression in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells by Cell Shape, Confluence, and Hepatocyte Growth Factor (1995)

The Wnts are a family of genes with a role in cell fate and morphological development in numerous embryonic and adult tissues. In mouse mammary tissue a subset of the Wnts have a function in the normal development of the gland, and aberrant expression of Wnts normally silent in this tissue causes mammary carcinomas. We have previously shown that Wnt5a expression is elevated in the epithelial component of proliferative lesions of human breast and have therefore examined the regulation of Wnt5a mRNA expression in the human mammary epithelial cell line HB2, which has a luminal phenotype and thus represents the most commonly transformed cell type in human breast cancer. Wnt5a was up-regulated 30-fold at confluence. This up-regulation was induced specifically by confluence and not by the growth arrest that accompanied it. In addition, Wnt5a was down-regulated 3-fold by changes in cell shape associated with the transition from growth on a two-dimensional surface (flat cell morphology) to growth in three-dimensional gels (spherical cell morphology). Cytoskeletal disruption with non-toxic doses of colchicine also induced a spherical morphology and brought about a dose-dependent down-regulation of Wnt5a. Wnt5a was also down-regulated 10-fold during the hepatocyte growth factor-induced branching of HB2 cell aggregates in collagen gels. The down-regulation of Wnt5a preceded the branching process. A similar result was obtained with primary human breast epithelial populations and the breast cancer cell line MDA468. We conclude that regulation of Wnt5a expression is a down-stream effect of signaling by hepatocyte growth factor. These results are consistent with a role for Wnt5a in mammary epithelial cell motility and are in accord with Xwnt5a's function in embryonal cell migration. If Wnt5a's function in human mammary epithelial cells is similar to that of Xwnt5a, its up-regulation at confluence may be a mechanism for inhibition of cell migration beyond confluence.
Air Traffic Management Blockchain Infrastructure for Security, Authentication, and Privacy (2019)

Current radar-based air traffic service providers may preserve privacy for military and corporate operations by procedurally preventing public release of selected flight plans, position, and state data. The FAA mandate for national adoption of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) in 2020 does not include provisions for maintaining these same aircraft-privacy options, nor does it address the potential for spoofing, denial of service, and other well-documented risk factors. This paper presents an engineering prototype that embodies a design and method that may be applied to mitigate these ADS-B security issues. The design innovation is the use of an open source permissioned blockchain framework to enable aircraft privacy and anonymity while providing a secure and efficient method for communication with Air Traffic Services, Operations Support, or other authorized entities. This framework features certificate authority, smart contract support, and higher-bandwidth communication channels for private information that may be used for secure communication between any specific aircraft and any particular authorized member, sharing data in accordance with the terms specified in the form of smart contracts. The prototype demonstrates how this method can be economically and rapidly deployed in a scalable modular environment.
Dependence of the permanent magnet properties of Mn&lt;inf&gt;55&lt;/inf&gt;Al&lt;inf&gt;45&lt;/inf&gt;on particle size (1978)

The magnetic properties of the alloy Mn <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">55</inf> Al <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">45</inf> in its metastable ferromagnetic state have been investigated as a function of particle size in the range 1000μm down to about 20μm. It has been shown that the coercivity rises very rapidly as the particle size decreases but the remanence was shown to increase slowly and then to decrease rapidly due to the disorder resulting from the plastic deformation during grinding. The maximum intrinsic coercivity of 5 KOe was obtained for 63-75 μm particles while the maximum remanence of 60 e.m.u/g was obtained for 125-150 μm particles. The best potential permanent magnet properties were obtained for 125-150 μm particles viz, <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">(BH_{\max} = 2.2</tex> MGOe, <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">B_{r} = 4.2</tex> KG, and <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">B</inf> H <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">c</inf> = 2 kOe.
Dynamic hand gesture understanding-a new approach (1999)

The analysis of a dynamic hand gesture requires processing a spatio-temporal image sequence. The actual length of the sequence varies with each instantiation of the gesture. We propose a novel, vision based system for automatic interpretation of a limited set of dynamic hand gestures. This involves extracting the temporal signature of the hand motion from the performed gesture and is subsequently analyzed by a finite-state machine to automatically interpret the performed gesture.
Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitors from Plants:  Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and SAR Studies (2002)

Fatty acid synthase (FAS) has been identified as a potential antifungal target. FAS prepared from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was employed for bioactivity-guided fractionation of Chlorophora tinctoria,Paspalum conjugatum, Symphonia globulifera, Buchenavia parviflora, and Miconia pilgeriana. Thirteen compounds (1-13), including three new natural products (1, 4, 12), were isolated and their structures identified by spectroscopic interpretation. They represented five chemotypes, namely, isoflavones, flavones, biflavonoids, hydrolyzable tannin-related derivatives, and triterpenoids. 3'-Formylgenistein (1) and ellagic acid 4-O-alpha-l-rhamnopyranoside (9) were the most potent compounds against FAS, with IC(50) values of 2.3 and 7.5 microg/mL, respectively. Furthermore, 43 (14-56) analogues of the five chemotypes from our natural product repository and commercial sources were tested for their FAS inhibitory activity. Structure-activity relationships for some chemotypes were investigated. All these compounds were further evaluated for antifungal activity against Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. Although there were several antifungal compounds in the set, correlation between the FAS inhibitory activity and antifungal activity could not be defined.
Dither in Digital Audio (1987)

On etudie les consequences de l'introduction d'un bruit aleatoire numerique dans un systeme audionumerique
RETRACTED: &lt;i&gt;Convolutional Neural Network and Bayesian Gaussian Process in Driving Anger Recognition&lt;/i&gt; (2020)

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