gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
A Controlled Vocabulary Framework for Report Generation in Bone-Scintigraphy. (1990)

Diagnostic studies resulting in qualitative findings are an important source of patient data. Every study domain can be associated with its respective terminology for representing and verbalizing findings. A method is proposed for acquiring the study-specific terminology in a diagnostic imaging domain by sublanguage analysis. Crucial semantical categories are anatomical locations, study-specific phenomena and interpretations. Structuring principles are given for organizing the domain objects into a controlled vocabulary framework that can be used for study documentation and report generation. It is described how an adaptive user interface can be designed that allows the composition of complex findings by term selection. Text generation strategies are outlined for verbalizing findings into acceptable report formats. The model has been applied to bone-scintigraphy, a diagnostic imaging procedure of nuclear medicine.
PipeSense: A framework architecture for in-pipe water monitoring system (2009)

We present a framework for in-pipe water monitoring and feedback system. The goal is to monitor the potable water contaminations and leakages within pipes and share this information to conserve water and improve the current water distribution system through feedback. This is achieved through a seamless integration of RFID based wireless motes into the water distribution network while going beyond the traditional methods of ultrasonic water monitoring systems. Based on this framework, a prototype PipeSense system is being developed. We describe the framework architecture and design of this system and present details of the current system implementation. We also discuss some feasibility results along with directions for future research and implementation.
Nanoscale Quantitative Chemical Mapping of Conjugated Polymer Blends (2006)

Utilizing scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM), we present a quantitative chemical analysis of the bulk composition of spin-coated blends of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-N-(4-butylphenyl)diphenylamine) (TFB) and poly(9,9'-dioctylfluorene-co-benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) used in efficient polymer light emitting diodes. With a lateral resolution of 50 nm, we reveal nanoscale subsurface chemical structure and show that in particular while blend composition remains constant within the TFB-rich domain, in the F8BT-rich phase there is an enrichment of F8BT at the domain interface.
An essential transcription factor, SciP, enhances robustness of <i>Caulobacter</i> cell cycle regulation (2010)

A cyclical control circuit composed of four master regulators drives the Caulobacter cell cycle. We report that SciP, a helix-turn-helix transcription factor, is an essential component of this circuit. SciP is cell cycle-controlled and co-conserved with the global cell cycle regulator CtrA in the α-proteobacteria. SciP is expressed late in the cell cycle and accumulates preferentially in the daughter swarmer cell. At least 58 genes, including many flagellar and chemotaxis genes, are regulated by a type 1 incoherent feedforward motif in which CtrA activates sciP, followed by SciP repression of ctrA and CtrA target genes. We demonstrate that SciP binds to DNA at a motif distinct from the CtrA binding motif that is present in the promoters of genes co-regulated by SciP and CtrA. SciP overexpression disrupts the balance between activation and repression of the CtrA-SciP coregulated genes yielding filamentous cells and loss of viability. The type 1 incoherent feedforward circuit motif enhances the pulse-like expression of the downstream genes, and the negative feedback to ctrA expression reduces peak CtrA accumulation. The presence of SciP in the control network enhances the robustness of the cell cycle to varying growth rates.
Same frame rate IR to enhance visible video conference lighting (2011)

Professional studios produce good lighting by using well-positioned, bright studio lights to illuminate the subjects, while casual desktop video conferencing often suffers from uneven and unreliable lighting. Using bright lights is not an option - they annoy and distract non-professional subjects. In this work, we illuminate the subjects using invisible near infrared (IR) lights and capture the subject simultaneously in IR and visible light. The IR video is used as a reference to enhance the visible video. The advantages of IR illumination for video conferencing have previously been shown, but the prior works require 4 to 8 times higher IR frame rate, with concomitant complexity and bandwidth increases. The enhancement developed here performs well with low IR frame rates equal to the visible frame rate. The technique works well even when uneven lighting causes bright visible light pixels to clip. After describing the technique, comparisons with prior methods are provided.
Transformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by actinomycetes isolated from TNT-contaminated and uncontaminated environments (1996)

Actinomycete strains isolated from 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)-contaminated and uncontaminated environments were compared for TNT tolerance and abilities to transform TNT. Regardless of previous TNT exposure history, no significant differences in TNT tolerance were seen among strains. Selected strains did not significantly mineralize [14C]TNT. The actinomycetes did, however, transform TNT into reduced intermediates. The data indicate that, in actinomycete-rich aerobic environments like composts, actinomycetes will transform TNT into intermediates which are known to form recalcitrant polymers.
Software quality assurance-concepts and misconceptions (2002)

Software quality engineering is concerned with building software products with required quality and assessing the level of quality. Software processes are important assets in achieving and assessing the software quality. Furthermore the adherence to defined processes is a key issue to having the software engineering under control and to enable process improvement. The software quality assurance (SQA) key process area in the capability maturity model (CMM) is elaborated, i.e. activities for monitoring adherence to the processes. The term SQA creates some misconceptions and confusions with the general quality management concept. The SQA concept is compared to quality management and the differences and similarities are elaborated in order to eliminate the misconceptions. Furthermore, some experiences from supporting the implementation of the SQA concepts in two different software companies are briefly reported.
A phase II study of capecitabine plus 3-weekly oxaliplatin as first-line therapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer (2006)

Capecitabine plus oxaliplatin every 3 weeks (XELOX regimen) has proven efficacy in patients with colorectal carcinoma. We investigated this combination in patients with previously untreated advanced gastric carcinoma. The study population comprised patients with histologically confirmed nonresectable advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Patients received intravenous oxaliplatin 130 mg m(-2) over 2 h on day 1 plus oral capecitabine 1000 mg m(-2) twice daily on days 1-14, every 3 weeks. Patients received a maximum of eight cycles. Twenty evaluable patients (17 men, 3 women) with a median age of 64 years (range 38-75) were enrolled. The overall response rate was 65% (95% confidence interval (CI), 44-86%), with complete responses in two patients and partial responses in 11 patients. Median progression-free survival was 7.5 months (95% CI, 3.2-11.7 months); median overall survival was not reached during the study period. There was no grade 4 and little grade 3 toxicity. The most common haematological adverse event was anaemia (65% of patients) and the most common nonhaematological toxicities were vomiting (65%), neuropathy (60%), diarrhoea (30%), and hand-foot syndrome (20%). In conclusion, XELOX is apparently as effective as triplet combinations and is well tolerated as first-line therapy for advanced gastric carcinoma. We are starting a large multi-institutional phase II study of XELOX in this setting.
Coating carbon nanotubes with polymer in supercritical carbon dioxide (2006)

A facile and efficient method has been developed for coating MWNTs with solvent resistant polymer in scCO2, which permits the selective deposition of high molecular weight fluorinated graft poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride) polymer onto MWNTs in scCO2 under 100-170 bar at 40 degrees C and forms quasi one-dimensional nanostructures with conducting cores and insulating surfaces.
Mutation and over‐expression of the P53 tumor suppressor gene frequently occurs in uterine and ovarian sarcomas (1995)

Mutation of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, with resultant overexpression of p53 protein, frequently occurs in ovarian and uterine sarcomas. Because most of the mutations are transitions, p53 mutations in these cancers likely arise from spontaneous errors in DNA synthesis and repair rather than from exposure to carcinogens.
[The use of spray drying in pharmacy (author's transl)]. (1979)

Owing to the favourable physical conditions of the evaporation process, the technique of spray drying has been used for some time to obtain dried products from solutions, suspensions, emulsions and fluid extracts. In the pharmaceutical industry, it may be utilized as a -drying technique, -micronizing procedure, -procedure for the manufacture of polymorphic or amorphic forms of active substances, -technique for producing microcapsules and spray embeddings, -method for manufacturing direct-tablettable active substances. The technical development which ranges from spray dryers for laboratory experiments to industrial plants, and the continuous operation are favourable prerequisites for research and use on an ever greater scale.
Capabilities of real-time digital coherent transceivers (2010)

We discuss the capabilities inherent in digital coherent transceivers that make them attractive for core networks. The desirable attributes of these transceivers are presented, from a transmission perspective and from a network perspective, as are future design challenges.
Magnetomechanical Acoustic Emission of Iron and Steels. (1979)

The motion of magnetic domain walls in ferromagnetic materials produces acoustic emission (AE). This type of AE was detected during magnetization of a nickel and during elastic loading of iron. Recently, this was also found to depend on applied stress. Varying AE outputs were observed on several ferromagnetic materials under alternating magnetic field. This magnetomechanical AE phenomenon has a potential of performing nondestructive measurements of residual stresses in structures, components and weldments, and we examined systematically effects of applied stress and magnetic field strength in ferritic steels. This measurements of residual stresses in structures, components and weldments, and we examined systematically effects of applied stress and magnetic field strength in ferritic steels. Several carbon steels, A 533 B steel and commercially pure iron were tested in annealed or normalized condition. By employing two AE transducers of different resonant frequencies, rms voltages were measured at two frequency ranges. Maximum stress level was 350 MPa. It was found that 1020 steel shows the highest AE response among the materials tested. Residual stress levels can be determined by monitoring the ratio of the outputs of two AE transducers for a given material condition. The amount of prior cold work and the difference in heat treatment can also be determined by monitoring this AE phenomenon. Several exploratory experiments for the developing a new method of nondestructive evaluation of residual stress and material conditions have also been conducted. Results of these experiments are described and discussed in detail. (Author)
Adenovirus precursor to terminal protein interacts with the nuclear matrix in vivo and in vitro (1993)

The adenovirus precursor to the terminal protein (pTP), expressed in a vaccinia virus expression system or in native adenovirus, was assayed for its ability to interact with the nuclear matrix. Biochemical function was measured by determining the relative amount of pTP protein or of adenovirus DNA that remained associated with the nuclear matrix after extensive washing. pTP was retained on the matrix whereas beta-galactosidase was not, as assayed by quantitative immunoblot analysis. Nuclear matrix isolated from adenovirus-infected HeLa cells retained bound adenovirus DNA even when washed with 1 M guanidine hydrochloride; this interaction could be inhibited by added purified pTP protein. Analogous experiments with matrix isolated from HeLa cells infected with a recombinant vaccinia virus that expressed pTP showed a similar retention of pTP protein; this association could also be inhibited by added pTP protein. Binding of pTP to nuclear matrix isolated from uninfected cells was saturable, with an apparent Kd of 250 nM and an estimated 2.8 x 10(6) sites for pTP binding per cell nucleus. The association of pTP with matrix is postulated to help direct adenovirus replication complexes to the appropriate locale within the nucleus.
Studies on the Binding of Tris(1,10-phenanthroline)Nickel(II) to Calf Thymus DNA (2011)

Absorbance and fluorescence methods were used to study the interaction of - and A-tris (phenanthroline) nickel ( Ⅱ) complex with calf thymus DNA. It was con- cluded that -Ni(phen). preferentially bound to DNA. Especially the fluorescence Scatchard plots were discussed for the binding of EthBr to calf thymus DNA in the presence of varying concentrations of the metal complex. Theses studies indicated that both the isomers bound to DNA by two acting types , namely , intercalative and electrostatic bound modes.
Concerning the role of dipolar disorder on charge transport in molecularly doped polymers (1991)

The field and temperature dependencies of the hole mobility of 1,1-bis(di-4-tolylaminophenyl)cyclohexane (TAPC) doped polystyrene have been measured and compared to results obtained for the TAPC doped polycarbonate and pure TAPC. The results are described by the disorder formalism, due to Bässler and co-workers. The mobility of TAPC doped polystyrene is approximately 100-fold greater than that observed for TAPC doped polycarbonate. This effect is interpreted in terms of (1) the elimination of random dipolar fields due to static dipole moments of the polycarbonate that affect the energetic disorder, and (2) improved electronic intermolecular coupling with a concomitant reduction of positional disorder.
Thermal detection of device failure by atomic force microscopy (1995)

Device and interconnect electrical failures often occur in the form of short or open circuits which produce hot or cold spots under voltage bias. With the minimum device feature size shrinking to 0.25 μm and less, it is impossible to locate the exact position of defects by traditional thermal or optical techniques such as infra-red emission thermometry, liquid crystals or optical beam induced current. We have used a temperature-sensing probe in an atomic force microscope to locate a hot spot created by a short-circuit defect between the gate and the drain of a Si MOSFET with a spatial resolution of about 0.5 μm. The technique has the potential to produce spatial resolutions in the range of 0.05 μm and efforts are underway to reach this goal.
Hypertension prevalence and diminished blood pressure–related hypoalgesia in individuals reporting chronic pain in a general population: The Tromsø Study (2012)

Resting blood pressure (BP) is inversely related to pain sensitivity in individuals free of chronic pain, reflecting homeostatic interactions between cardiovascular and pain modulatory systems. Several laboratory studies indicate that BP-related hypoalgesia is diminished in chronic pain patients, suggesting dysfunction in these interacting systems. Separate epidemiological findings reveal elevated hypertension prevalence in the chronic pain population. This study for the first time simultaneously evaluated both hypertension prevalence and BP-related hypoalgesia as they relate to chronic pain in the same sample. Resting BP and pain sensitivity were evaluated in a large general population sample (n=10,135, aged 30-87years). Subjects participated in a standardized 106s cold pressor test, providing pain ratings at 9s intervals. Self-reported presence of chronic pain and history of hypertension and use of antihypertensive medication were assessed. Significant interactions between chronic pain status and resting systolic (P<.001) and diastolic BP (P<.001) on mean pain ratings were observed. These interactions were due to significant (P<.001) BP-related hypoalgesia in individuals free of chronic pain that was twice the magnitude of the hypoalgesia observed in the group reporting chronic pain. Presence of chronic pain was associated with significantly increased odds of comorbid hypertension (P<.001). Within the chronic pain group, higher chronic pain intensity was a significant predictor of positive hypertension status beyond the effects of traditional demographic risk factors (P<.05). Results are consistent with the hypothesis that increased hypertension risk in the chronic pain population might be linked in part to chronic pain-related dysfunction in interacting cardiovascular-pain modulatory systems.
Informing Patients: A Guide for Providing Patient Health Information (1998)

Patients participating in our focus groups felt that providing printed summary information to patients at the end of a clinic visit improves their understanding of their care, enhances their relationships with providers, improves their satisfaction with care, and motivates them to adhere to treatment plans. Further empirical studies are necessary to test their perceptions.
Data and Information Leakage Prevention Within the Scope of Information Security (2015)

Incidents involving data breaches are ever-present in the media since several years. In order to overcome this threat, organizations apply enterprise content-aware data leakage prevention (DLP) solutions to monitor and control data access and usage. However, this paper argues that current solutions are not able to reliably protect information assets. The analyses of data breaches reported in 2014 reveal a significant number of data leakage incidents that are not within the focus of the DLP solutions. Furthermore, these analyses indicate that the classification of the provided data breach records is not qualified for detailed investigations. Therefore, advanced criteria for characterizing data leakage incidents are introduced, and the reported records are extended. The resulting analyses illustrate that DLP and information leakage prevention (ILP) demand various information security (IS) measures to be established in order to reduce the risk of technologically based data breaches. Furthermore, the effectiveness of DLP and information leakage prevention (ILP) measures is significantly influenced by non-technological aspects, such as the human factor. Therefore, this paper presents a concept for establishing DLP and ILP within the scope of IS.
Analgesic effect of fluoxetine hydrochloride (Lilly 110140), a specific inhibitor of serotonin uptake. (1975)

Rats treated with Lilly 110140, a specific inhibitor of serotonin re-uptake in brain, are less sensitive to electroshock. Lilly 110140 antagonizes the hyperalgesia following injections of p-chlorophenylalanine and potentiates morphine analgesia. Naloxone blocks the analgesia following morphine, but has no effect on Lilly 110140-induced analgesia. Brain serotonin neurons may, at least in part, mediate analgesia.
Monoclonal antibodies to discrete regions of human Glu1-plasminogen (1982)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTMonoclonal antibodies to discrete regions of human Glu1-plasminogenVictoria A. Ploplis, Helen S. Cummings, and Francis J. CastellinoCite this: Biochemistry 1982, 21, 23, 5891–5897Publication Date (Print):November 9, 1982Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 9 November 1982https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00266a025RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views28Altmetric-Citations32LEARN 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 InReddit PDF (905 KB) Get e-Alerts Get e-Alerts
Effect of band and knife castration of beef calves on welfare indicators of pain at three relevant industry ages: II. Chronic pain1 (2017)

Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of band and knife castration on behavioral and physiological indicators of chronic pain in beef calves at 3 different ages (36 calves/age group): 1 wk of age (Exp. 1, 4 ± 1.1 d of age, 43 ± 1.1 kg BW), 2 mo of age (Exp. 2, 63 ± 2.3 d of age, 92 ± 1.7 kg BW), and 4 mo of age (Exp. 3, 125 ± 4.6 d of age, 160 ± 3.4 kg BW). In each experiment calves were randomly assigned to either sham (CT), band (BA) or knife (KN) castration. Experiments 1, 2, and 3 ended when the testicles of banded calves had sloughed off (68, 49, and 42 d, respectively). Animal BW and rectal temperature were recorded weekly over the experimental period. Salivary cortisol, substance P, haptoglobin, scrotal area temperature using infrared thermography, visual evaluation of swelling (5-point scale), and gait stride length were collected on d -1 and immediately before castration and weekly thereafter until the end of the study. Hair samples were collected 1 d prior to and 28 d after castration and at the end of the study for cortisol concentration. Standing and lying behaviors were recorded over a 28-d period immediately after castration. No differences ( > 0.10) were observed in salivary cortisol, substance P, haptoglobin, or hair cortisol among castration methods for any of the 3 ages. No changes in behavior were observed in calves castrated at 1 wk or 2 mo of age. In 4 mo-old-calves, BA spent less time lying ( < 0.01) than CT and KN calves. Also, the average duration of lying time for BA calves was greater ( < 0.05) than for CT calves. Both, 1-wk- and 2-mo-old calves had inflammation in the scrotal area lasting 7 d after KN castration, whereas inflammation was observed for up to 14 d in 4-mo-old calves. Swelling in BA calves lasted for 21 to 28 d in the 2 younger groups of calves, whereas in 4-mo-old calves swelling was observed until d 35 postcastration. Knife- and band-castrated calves did not exhibit indicators of chronic pain or distress when the procedures were performed in calves younger than 2 mo of age. Therefore, pain mitigation should be used when castrating to improve animal welfare, especially when castrations are performed in calves older than 2 mo of age independent of the method of castration.