gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Cardiology without borders (2004)

Cardiovascular disease takes place in a border-free world. The challenge at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and anywhere else in the world is to hold patient care above the artificial barriers raised by geopolitical issues. Fundamentally, the goal of ACC members or of any cardiology societies in the world is to provide excellent patient care. Cardiovascular disease is essentially the same throughout the world. Where there are minor variations among individuals, as clinicians we find priceless opportunity to learn. Expanding- rather contracting -our experience base helps us as individuals to realize our best potential as practitioners.
Hidden Markov models vs. syntactic modeling in object recognition (2002)

This paper addresses the problem of object recognition based on contour descriptions. Two approaches, namely hidden Markov models (HMM) and syntactic modeling based on stochastic finite-state grammars (SFSG), are analyzed and applied to the classification of hardware tools. It is shown that both approaches are able to capture the data variability, leading to high classification performance. While the syntactic paradigm is flexible, the structure of the grammars being automatically inferred from the data, the HMMs are more robust in terms of training data sets requirements.
Backscatter linear and circular polarization analysis of roughened aluminum (1998)

A study of cross-polarized and copolarized intensities backscattered from roughened aluminum surfaces is presented for both linear and circular incident polarization states. The angular variation of measured Mueller matrices is shown to contain only diagonal elements, as predicted by the reciprocity theorem. The ratio of cross-depolarized to copolarized scattered intensities is significantly larger for circular than for linear input polarization states. In the linear case the ratio saturates beyond 50 degrees , whereas in the circular case the ratio continues to increase monotonically with angle. A phenomenological model for copolarization and cross-polarization intensities is shown to predict the observed behavior of both linear and circular input polarization states up to incident angles of 70 degrees .
NITROTARTARIC ACID. (1921)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTNITROTARTARIC ACID.Arthur LachmanCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1921, 43, 3, 577–581Publication Date (Print):March 1, 1921Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 March 1921https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01436a021https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01436a021research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views86Altmetric-Citations6LEARN 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
Sams Teach Yourself Borland Delphi 4 in 21 Days (1998)

From the Publisher:
Will contain 750 pages of all new content. The tutorial information for programmers and developers will include complete coverage of Delphi 4 s enhanced features with a client/server emphasis. Topics will include compatible component development, enterprise-wide integration, Internet enabling tools, Intranet development and beginning coverage of Borland s MIDAS architecture. No other tutorial offers this level of coverage. A Sams Teach Yourself book is the perfect introduction to an upper-level development tool such as Delphi. Note: This book and CD will be an all new edition both book and CD content.
The most complete beginning level tutorial for Delphi 4
Coverage of Delphi 4 s new features with a focus on enabling applications for Internets and Intranets, client/server environments, and basic component creation
Uses the effective 21-day teaching tool to walk a new programmer through component construction and programming in Delphi
Marriage and Philosophy (2012)

For the moral philosopher, marriage raises key issues of the possibilities of interpersonal moral obligations and their bounds - not to mention the question of a good human life. Secular moralists often assume that marriage morally transforms a relationship, yet contemporary philosophers have paid little attention to the question of how such a transformation could be effected. For the political philosopher, the question of how – or whether - society and the state should organize sex, love, and intimacy is urgent, but recent attention has focused mainly on a set of narrow questions surrounding marriage law. A greater variety of reconfigurations of marriage should be contemplated. This introduction explores these and other key themes of the book. It also surveys the history of marriage and the history of philosophical debates over marriage.
Progress in Reentry Communications (1971)

Considerable progress has been made in the past few years toward understanding and solving the spacecraft communications blackout problem caused by the reentry plasma sheath. A summary of the causes and effects of the reentry plasma sheath is presented, together with a discussion of reentry plasma diagnostic techniques, proposed methods of alleviating the communications blackout, and a review of the reentry flight experiments performed to better our understanding of the reentry plasma.
Applications of machine learning in information retrieval (1999)

Information retrieval systems provide access to collections of thousands, or millions, of documents, from which, by providing an appropriate description, users can recover any one. Typically, users iteratively refine the descriptions they provide to satisfy their needs, and retrieval systems can utilize user feedback on selected documents to indicate the accuracy of the description at any stage. The style of description required from the user, and the way it is employed to search the document database, are consequences of the indexing method used for the collection. The index may take different forms, from storing keywords with links to individual documents, to clustering documents under related topics.
Design of pc-programmable digital hearing-testing device (2006)

The design of PC programmable digital hearing-testing device is described in this paper targeting the testing of hearing impairedness in a laboratory environment. It is used to measure the response of each ear at different frequencies and at different sound pressure level (SPL). The device input is the serial 12-bit data and 7-bit control signal from USB connection while the output signal is sound waves with frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 KHz. This device is designed and simulated in 0.18 mum CMOS technology. It is composed of digital components except for the active filter. The device is designed as a single chip to fit on a 32 Omega headphones and powered by 1.3 V supply. The device is designed without using any ADC and DAC converters. Improved designs of 12-bit counter, clock generator and control are proposed. PWM generator is designed using digital components only to provide more accuracy and reliability. A second order, Butter-worth active low-pass filter is used as demodulator. The SPL output of the device is PC controllable through the USB connection
Genes and enzymes involved in deoxysugar biosynthesis in bacteria (1999)

A. Trefzer, A. Bechthold and J. A. Salas, Nat. Prod. Rep., 1999, 16, 283 DOI: 10.1039/A804431G
Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a Safer Environment (2009)

This document is a consensus statement by the major American societies of physicians who work in the interventional laboratory environment. It reviews available data on the prevalence of occupational health risks and summarizes ongoing epidemiologic studies designed to further elucidate these risks. Its purpose is to affirm that the interventional laboratory poses workplace hazards that must be acknowledged, better understood, and mitigated to the greatest extent possible. Vigorous efforts are advocated to reduce these hazards. Interventional physicians and their professional societies, working together with industry, should strive toward minimizing operator radiation exposure, eliminating the need for personal protective apparel, and ending the orthopedic and ergonomic consequences of the interventional laboratory work environment.
Metabolic interconversion of free sterols and steryl esters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1978)

The interconversion of free and esterified sterols was followed radioisotopically with [U-14C]acetate and [methyl-14C]methionine. In pulse-chase experiments, radioactivity first appeared mainly in unesterified sterols in exponential-phase cells. Within one generation time, the label equilibrated between the free and esterified sterol pools and subsequently accumulated in steryl esters in stationary-phase cells. When the sterol pools were prelabeled by growing cells aerobically to the stationary phase and the cells were diluted into unlabeled medium, the prelabeled steryl esters returned to the free sterol form under several conditions. (i) During aerobic growth, the prelabeled sterols decreased from 80% to 45% esters in the early exponential phase and then returned to 80% esters as the culture reached the stationary phase. (ii) Under anaerobic conditions, the percentage of prelabeled steryl esters declined continuously. When growth stopped, only 15% of the sterols remained esterified. (iii) In the presence of an inhibitor of sterol biosynthesis, which causes accumulation of a precursor to ergosterol, prelabeled sterols decreased to 40% steryl esters while the precursor was found preferentially in the esterified form. These results indicate that the bulk of the free sterol and steryl ester pools are freely interconvertible, with the steryl esters serving as a supply of free sterols. Furthermore, there is an active cellular control over what types of sterol are found in the free and esterified sterol pools.
Equilibrium and absorption kinetics of carbon dioxide by solid supported amine sorbent (2010)

Abstract The equilibrium and conversion‐time data on the absorption of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) with amine‐based solid sorbent were analyzed over the range of 303–373 K. Data on CO 2 loading on amine based solid sorbent at these temperatures and CO 2 partial pressure between 10 and 760 mm Hg obtained from volumetric adsorption apparatus were fitted to a simple equilibrium model to generate the different parameters (including equilibrium constant) in the model. Using these constants, a correlation was obtained to define equilibrium constant and maximum CO 2 loading as a function of temperature. In this study, a shrinking core model (SCM) was applied to elucidate the relative importance of pore diffusion and surface chemical reaction in controlling the rate of reaction. Application of SCM to the data suggested a surface reaction‐controlled mechanism for the temperature of up to 40°C and pore‐diffusion mechanism at higher temperature. Published 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2011
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Effects of HDM2 antagonism on sunitinib resistance, p53 activation, SDF-1 induction, and tumor infiltration by CD11b+/Gr-1+ myeloid derived suppressor cells (2013)

The evasion of p53 function (possibly through the expression of HDMX) is an essential element in the development of resistance to VEGF-targeted therapy in RCC. The maintenance of p53 function through the concurrent administration of an HDM2 antagonist is an effective means of delaying or preventing the development of resistance.
Sales, Earnings Rose In 1999 For Drug Firms (2000)

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVNewsNEXTSales, Earnings Rose In 1999 For Drug FirmsPharmaceutical firms are revamping their businesses to spur growth, while biotech companies try to gain groundANN M. THAYERView Author Information C&EN HoustonCite this: Chem. Eng. News 2000, 78, 9, 24–26Publication Date (Print):February 28, 2000Publication History Published online12 November 2010Published inissue 28 February 2000https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cen-v078n009.p024https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v078n009.p024newsACS PublicationsCopyright © 2000 American Chemical SocietyArticle Views8Altmetric-Citations-LEARN 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 options SUBJECTS:Pharmaceuticals Get e-Alerts
A superconducting microstrip bandstop filter for an L-band radio telescope receiver (2005)

A seven-pole high temperature superconducting (HTS) microstrip bandstop filter at L band is presented in this paper. The filter has application in a radio astronomy receiver. The zig-zag loop resonator and the zig-zag phase line are developed to reduce the parasitic effect of the direct resonator-to-resonator coupling. The measured results match the simulated results very well.
Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications (2007)

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have intrinsic advantages over other nanoparticles for various biomedical applications. These advantages include visualization, heating, and movement properties. There are now numerous efforts underway to expand the applications of these particles for non-invasive magnetic targeting/localization, drug/adjuvant delivery and release, cellular imaging and cellular therapies. In order to move these applications forward it is necessary to define new assays and methods to visualize, move and heat these particles and define their interactions with cellular systems. Our studies of the movement and heating of these nanoparticles in solutions and gels suggest a strong response of these properties to the size and coating of the particles, the suspending medium and the field parameters. Additionally, cellular association is a strong function of the coating and concentration of the nanoparticles and the time of incubation. X-ray computed tomography (CT) can be used to image at least two orders of concentration (1-40 mg Fe/ml) higher than that by 1.5 T Magnetic Resonance (MR) (0.01-0.4 mg Fe/ml) and could prove to be useful for image-guided treatments in vivo.
Recent understanding of the molecular mechanisms for the efficacy and resistance of EGF receptor-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer (2012)

Although recent findings have contributed to our understanding of the mechanism of acquired resistance and helped the development of novel strategies to overcome such resistance, the underlying mechanisms are complex and additional research is necessary to develop effective therapeutic strategies for individual patients with lung cancer.
Tuning J2EE Application Servers. (2001)

Ever since the introduction of the J2EE Enterprise Application specification from SUN Microsystems, this new technology has experienced tremendous growth. This paper will discuss tuning approaches for J2EE application servers. After covering tuning options at the architectural level of a J2EE application, we discuss the impact of garbage collection and the JVM on application server performance, talk about benchmarking, load-testing and monitoring of applications servers.
The i-Cube (2012)

Manipulatives are tangible objects designed to support learning through exploratory arrangement and manipulation. The i-Cube is a cube-shaped digital manipulative that provides unique 3-D spatial awareness of the facets and orientation of neighboring i-Cubes. This paper discusses the considerations adopted in its design and the advantages of the proposed design to that of other cube-based tangible user interfaces. The i-Cubes are then employed in the design of two applications. MusiCube Arranger is a tangible music composition and layering system and Spelling Cube is an interactive system for learning spelling. These applications are used to illustrate how the unique features of the i-Cube can be exploited to implement novel tangible interactions such as free-form 3D stacking, interactive control through block orientation change and context-aware feedback.
Clinical Relevance of Circulating Nucleic Acids in Blood of Prostate Cancer Patients (2011)

The prostate carcinoma is the most frequent cancer of men. In contrast to the second most lung cancer, there are no self-caused risk factors. Hence, the cause of prostate cancer is still unknown. Nevertheless, there are men having a higher risk to get prostate cancer than other men. In the early stage the disease is symptom-free, whereas in the advanced stage complaints, such as difficulty in urination, miction pains and bone pains may occur. If symptoms emerge, metastases, primarily in the local lymph nodes or the bone marrow, may frequently be diagnosed A successive treatment is only possible if the tumour tissue did not metastasize. So far, the early diagnosis of prostate cancer is difficult and challenging. Usually, the diagnosis is associated with several prostate biopsies. The current standard screening method is carried out by measuring the level of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) in blood, combined with a digital rectal examination However, in men starting from 50 years an increased PSA value can indicate benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer. Moreover, the increase in the blood level of PSA (biochemical recurrence) cannot differentiate between local and metastatic tumours Therefore, an increased PSA value has to be absolutely clarified. Moreover, most prostate tumours are initially sensitive to androgen ablation therapy. If the treatment is not curative, patients can become hormonal refractory. Although docetaxel-based chemotherapy remains the standard treatment for hormone-refractory prostate cancer Thus, new strategies of early prostate cancer diagnosis and prognosis should be developed. During the last years, nucleic acids, such as DNA, RNA and microRNAs (miRs), which circulate in high concentrations in blood of cancer patients, have gained increasing attention and their potential value as possible biomarkers has been highlighted. To avoid tumour biopsies by invasive methods, cell-free nucleic acids in plasma or serum could serve as a "liquid biopsy" useful for diagnostic application of prostate cancer. This minimally invasive procedure delivers the possibility of taking repeated blood samples, consequently allowing the changes in cell-free nucleic acids to be traced during the natural course of the disease or during anti-cancer treatment. The current chapter focuses on the clinical utility of cell-free nucleic acids as blood-based biomarkers for prostate cancer, considering the genetic and epigenetic alterations that can be detected in circulating DNA as well as the modulated levels of miRs. The relationship between cell-free nucleic acids and micrometastatic cells is also discussed.
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Accompanied by Addison's Disease and Multiple Autoimmune Phenomena: Steroid Therapy Resolved Cytopenias and All Immune Disorders. (2001)

We report here a patient with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), which was complicated with several autoimmune disorders and asymptomatic immunologic abnormalities. An 82-year-old woman with refractory anemia (RA) rapidly developed thrombocytopenia with the appearance of symptoms such as purpura, fatigue, anorexia, and weight loss. Furthermore, clinical examinations revealed that she also had Addison's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and autoimmune hematological diseases such as thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. However, the cytopenia and all autoimmune disorders were remarkably improved after she received steroid therapy.
Depth tracing the influence of oxygen on UV curing (2007)

The degree of cure of the coatings should be known for quality control and design of the curing system. Often the radiation part of the curing installation is oversized, because the spectral irradiances needed for a certain conversion of carbon double bonds were not determined beforehand. The usual testing methods for the quality of a coating, as for instance ATR spectroscopy, are only sensitive to the attributes of the surface. In our investigations, we measured the degree of conversion locally at different depths of the layer by means of confocal Raman spectroscopy with a spatial resolution of approximately 1&mgr;m. For the kinetic studies, we measured the change of Raman scattering of 532 nm Laser radiation. Which induces a transition on a vibration level of the carbon double bond corresponding to a wavenumber of 1620 cm<sup>-1</sup>. The change was normalized with respect to the CH<sub>2</sub> deformation mode. Furthermore, we investigated the effect of different spectral distributions of radiation on the local conversion at different depths. By this it could be shown that most of the radiation power is needed to harden the surface. This is caused by the inhibiting effect of oxygen which hinders the generation of radicals. The measured depth profile of conversion reveals that oxygen is effective up to depths of 30 &mgr;m. The results of confocal Raman spectroscopy could also be used to optimize a curing system with inertization so that the radiation power could by reduced by 91%.
Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Effects of Oligomeric and Polymeric Procyanidin Fractions from Defatted Grape Seed in PC12 Cells (2012)

In this study, a crude polyphenol extract (CPE) from defatted grape seeds was evaluated for antioxidant and cytoprotective effects in PC12 cells. The CPE was then fractionated into a catechin and oligomeric procyanidin fraction (F(cat+olig)) and a polymeric procyanidin fraction (F(pol)), and the bioactivities of the fractions were evaluated individually. F(pol) was the richest in total polyphenol, total flavonoid, and polymeric procyanidin but contained less flavan-3-ol than F(cat+olig). Consistent with these results, F(pol) had the highest 2,2-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and reducing power. Both F(cat+olig) and F(pol) had higher 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic) acid radical scavenging activity than CPE. The resistance of PC12 cells against oxidative stress, after pretreatment with F(pol) (200 μg/mL) for 9 h, was 100.7±2.9% of that in the control. Moreover, pretreating these cells with F(cat+olig) and F(pol) significantly decreased reactive oxygen species generation. These results provide information on a potential new source of antioxidants in the form of a functional food derived from an agricultural by-product.