gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
The use of a semantic network in a deductive question-answering system (1977)

The use of a semantic network to aid in the deductive search process of a Question-Answering System is described. The semantic network is based on an adaptation of the predicate calculus. It makes available user-supplied, domain-dependent info mat ion so as to permit semantic data to be used during the search process. Three ways are discussed in which semantic information may be used. These are: (a) To apply semantic information during the pattern-matching process. (b) To apply semantic well-formedness tests to query and data inputs. (c) To determine when subproblems are fullysolved (i.e., they have no solutions other than a fixed, finite number). An example is provided which illustrates the use of a semantic network to perform each of the above functions. 1.
Changes in whole blood and serum components during Francisella tularensis and rabbit pox infections of rabbits. (1977)

Rabbits infected with virulent Francisella tularensis strain Schu S4 or rabbit pox virus (Utrecht strain) showed significant early changes in serum levels of trace metals, neutral fat and alkaline phosphatase activity. With F. tularensis infections a marked early leukopenia and a decrease in serum amino acids were also observed; the effect on amino acid levels was less pronounced in rabbit pox infections. In both diseases these changes preceded the appearance of acute phase globulins in the serum. Vaccination with the live vaccine strain of F. tularensis slightly increased survival times but did not delay the onset of metabolic changes in rabbits subsequently infected with the virulent Schu S4 strain.
Stacking weights determination by means of SVD and cross‐correlation (1998)

PreviousNext No AccessSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 1998Stacking weights determination by means of SVD and cross‐correlationAuthors: S. GrionA. MazzottiS. GrionUniversità degli Studi di Milano, Dip. di Scienze della Terra‐Geofisica and A. MazzottiUniversità degli Studi di Milano, Dip. di Scienze della Terra‐Geofisicahttps://doi.org/10.1190/1.1820089 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InReddit Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1820089FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byWave-equation dispersion spectrum inversion for near-surface characterization using fibre-optics acquisition1 May 2020 | Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 222, No. 2Near-surface S-wave velocity estimation using ambient noise from fiber-optic acquisitionZhen-dong Zhang, Mamdoh Alajami, and Tariq Alkhalifah10 August 2019Near-surface S-wave velocity estimation using ambient noise from fiber-optic acquisitionZhen-dong Zhang, Mamdoh Alajami, and Tariq Alkhalifah10 August 2019Real-Time Cooperative Analytics for Ambient Noise Tomography in Sensor NetworksIEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, Vol. 5, No. 2Intraarray statics and phase corrections obtained by beamforming in the short-time Fourier transform domain: Application to supergroupingDmitry Neklyudov, Andrey Bakulin, Maxim Dmitriev, and Ilya Silvestrov17 August 2017Normal moveout with phase equalizationTiago Barros, Marcos Covre, André K. Takahata, and Renato Lopes6 August 2015Two-dimensional weighted stack determination using signal-to-noise ratios and probability statistics25 October 2014 | Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica, Vol. 49, No. 4Enhanced local correlation stacking methodCharlotte Sanchis and Alfred Hanssen12 May 2011 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 76, No. 3Stacking seismic data using local correlationGuochang Liu, Sergey Fomel, Long Jin, and Xiaohong Chen27 March 2009 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 74, No. 3Seismic exploration in complex terrains: A processing experience in the Southern ApenninesAlfredo P. Mazzotti, Eusebio Stucchi, Gian Luigi Fradelizio, Luigi Zanzi, and Paolo Scandone7 February 2012 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 65, No. 5 SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 1998 ISSN (print):1052-3812 ISSN (online):1949-4645 Copyright: 1998 Pages: 2092 publication data© 1998 Copyright © 1998 Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished Online: 06 Jan 2005 CITATION INFORMATION S. Grion and A. Mazzotti, (1998), "Stacking weights determination by means of SVD and cross‐correlation," SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts : 1135-1138. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1820089 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...
BUDA: Boundless Unsupervised Domain Adaptation in Semantic Segmentation (2020)

In this work, we define and address Boundless Unsupervised Domain Adaptation (BUDA), a novel problem in semantic segmentation. BUDA set-up pictures a realistic scenario where unsupervised target domain not only exhibits a data distribution shift w.r.t. supervised source domain but also includes classes that are absent from the latter. Different to open-set and universal domain adaptation, which both regard never-seen objects as unknown, BUDA aims at explicit test-time prediction for these never-seen classes. To reach this goal, we propose a novel framework leveraging domain adaptation and zero-shot learning techniques to enable boundless adaptation on the target domain. Performance is further improved using self-training on target pseudo-labels. For validation, we consider different domain adaptation set-ups, namely synthetic-2-real, country-2-country and dataset-2-dataset. Our framework outperforms the baselines by significant margins, setting competitive standards on all benchmarks for the new task. Code and models are available at:~\url{this https URL}.
Brief Report: Interferon-γ Induces Expansion of Lin−Sca-1+C-Kit+ Cells   (2009)

The balance between Th1 and Th2 cells is critical for homeostasis of the immune system. Th1 cells can also regulate hematopoietic progenitor cell homeostasis by production of oncostatin M. Here we show that Th1 cell products, but not those of Th2 cells, caused a rapid expansion of lineage(-)Sca-1(+)C-kit(+) (LSK) cells in vivo and in vitro. Among Th1 cytokines, interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) was found to play a major role in this expansion by activating the expression of Sca-1 in lineage(-)Sca-1(-)C-kit(+) cells. This process was dependent on IFNgammaR1 signaling and the STAT1 pathway. Furthermore, those IFNgamma-induced LSK cells had a higher proliferation potential than control LSK cells. In addition, while the overall production of colony-forming units in bone marrow was decreased after IFNgamma treatment, the sorted LSK cells could give rise to a higher yield of colony-forming units. Finally, the IFNgamma-induced hematopoiesis was biased toward the differentiation of myeloid lineages. Therefore, our findings demonstrated a novel role of IFNgamma in activating hematopoietic progenitor cells and provide a new insight into the clinical application of interferon.
Leadership in injury prevention and control (1998)

Who should be the leaders in injury prevention and control? The purpose of this opinion piece is to suggest that the public health trained physician is uniquely qualified and can and should take a leadership role in injury prevention. Debate and discussion are welcomed. If there are other means that continued leadership can be generated in injury prevention and control, let us hear them. This opinion is not intended to create a sense of territorial ownership, but to emphasize the knowledge, skills, and experience of the public health trained physician and the benefit of their involvement as an enabling person in injury prevention and control.

The public health physician has training in epidemiology and in assessing the health of population groups—in contrast to the focus on the health of individuals or parts of individuals (like hearts or kidneys), which is the training of many physicians and health professionals. The focus on population groups means there is understanding of the benefits of surveillance and a constant emphasis on prevention and control measures including health promotion. The population approach in recent years has increasingly emphasized the variations in health, disease, and injury between population groups. It also emphasises the effects of the social determinants of health outside the health care delivery system such as education, poverty, employment, and early childhood development that influence a public health issue. He/she has knowledge of the health care system …
Usufructs - a good idea that can backfire : estate planning (2009)

A member of the congregation I serve as minister recently tried to pick my brain on a ''habitatio'' she was having difficulty trying to understand. Thinking at first she said ''haberdashery'', and about to tell her I knew nothing about sewing, I thought better of it and asked for clarification. All was revealed when she handed me a legal document headed ''Notarial Cession of Habitatio'', better known to tax practitioners and estate planners as a usufruct.
Enhanced production of human influenza virus in PBS-12SF cells with a reduced interferon response (2015)

Influenza is one of the most important infectious diseases in humans. The best way to prevent severe illness caused by influenza infection is vaccination. Cell culture-derived influenza vaccines are being considered in addition to the widely used egg-based system in order to support the increasing seasonal demand and to be prepared in case of a pandemic. Cell culture based systems offer increased safety, capacity, and flexibility with reduced downstream processing relative to embryonated eggs. We have previously reported a chick embryo cell line, termed PBS-12SF, that supports replication of human and avian influenza A viruses to high titers (>10(7) PFU/ml) without the need for exogenous proteases or serum proteins. Viral infections in cells are limited by the Interferon (IFN) response typified by production of type I IFNs that bind to the IFNα/β receptor and activate an antiviral state. In this study, we investigated how neutralizing the interferon (IFN) response in PBS-12SF cells, via shRNA-mediated knock-down of IFNAR1 mRNA expression, affects influenza virus production. We were successful in knocking down ∼90% of IFNAR1 protein expression by this method, resulting in a significant decrease in the response to recombinant chIFNα stimulation in PBS-12SF cells as shown by a reduction in expression of interferon-responsive genes when compared to control cells. Additionally; IFNAR1-knock-down cells displayed enhanced viral HA production and released more virus into cell culture supernatants than parental PBS-12SF cells.
Automatic measurement of micro-deviations in periodic structures (1958)

Optical and electronic techniques have been combined in a precise automatic instrument which rapidly measures and simultaneously records small deviations from the ideal in structures intended to be perfectly periodic. The instrument was primarily developed for measuring pitch uniformity in twt helices where the location of each helical turn must be determined to an accuracy of about ± ± ±±±2 microns. It is, however, readily adaptable for measuring other periodic structures such as ladder lines, grids, and precision screws. The speed and accuracy with which measurements are made have opened up new possibilities in fabrication control. For example, it is now practicable, for the first time, to precisely measure every helix destined for traveling wave tube use at several different stages in its processing. Where each individual helix measurement formerly required nearly 2 man-days, it is now accomplished in less than 5 minutes.
Involvement of BCL6 in chromosomal aberrations affecting band 3q27 in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. (1998)

Chromosomal band 3q27 exhibits recurring and nonrecurring translocations and other rearrangements in approximately 8% of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) belonging to low-grade as well as diffuse aggressive histologies. The BCL6 gene, which encodes a zinc-finger transcription repressor protein and which maps to chromosomal band 3q27, is deregulated in t(3;14)(q27;q32) and other translocations by substitution of its transcription regulatory sequences by those of genes on the partner chromosomes. To delineate the cytogenetics and investigate the nature and consequence of BCL6 involvement in the spectrum of 3q27 aberrations seen in NHL, we analyzed a panel of 53 NHL tumors with 3q27 aberrations for BCL6 gene rearrangements and a subset of 32 of these for mutations. We identified four new recurring translocations involving 3q27, in addition to the previously recognized t(3;14)(q27;q32) and its variant, t(3;22)(q27;q11). Histologically, the 3q27 breaks were represented by 4% mantle cell lymphomas, 38% follicular center cell lymphomas, and 58% diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Approximately 50% of the tumors exhibited BCL6 rearrangements, whereas 87.5% showed mutations in the 5' noncoding region which contains the transcription regulatory sequences. These results demonstrate that a substantial proportion of cytogenetically detected 3q27 breaks in NHLs do not represent BCL6-associated translocations. They also suggest alternate breakpoints which may lead to BCL6 deregulation, or involvement of other genes in 3q27 translocations. The frequent BCL6 mutation in these tumors is consistent with our previous observation of hypermutation of the 5' noncoding region of the gene in lymphomas arising in the germinal-center B-cells.
In vitro cellular effects of hematoporphyrin derivative. (1982)

Several in vitro cell systems were exposed to hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD): established lines of rat kangaroo epithelial kidney; normal mouse embryonic fibroblasts; and differentiated neonatal rat myocardial cells. The uptake of HPD (25 to 100 micrograms/ml) by individual cells occurred rapidly over a 2-hr period and leveled off by 24 hr. HPD was excreted from cells by 48 hr after exposure. However, a low level of HPD (above background) was maintained in cells for up to 4 days following cessation of exposure. Intracellular binding of HPD was to mitochondria as demonstrated by fluorescence microscopy. HPD was also shown to have a growth-inhibiting effect on rat kangaroo cells without added light. The growth effects on mouse cells were less marked.
Improved syntheses, structures, spectral and electrochemical properties of [Mn<sub>2</sub><sup>III</sup>(µ-O)(µ-O<sub>2</sub>CMe)<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>and [Mn<sub>2</sub><sup>IV</sup>(µ-O)<sub>3</sub>L<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>complexes. Two homologous series derived from eight N-substituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononanes (1996)

A series of eight N-substituted 1,4,7-triazacyclononanes L has been prepared having combinations of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl substituents on the three nitrogens. From the monoprotonated macrocycles dinuclear manganese complexes [Mn2III(µ-O)(µ-O2CMe)2L2]X2(X = ClO4 or PF6) were prepared under anhydrous conditions in high yield. A relationship between the absorption bands and the electrochemical properties of the complexes containing variously methyl-substituted L has been observed. From the MexEt3–x- and Pr3-substituted macrocycles triple oxygen-bridged dinuclear manganese complexes [Mn2IV(µ-O)3L2]2+ were prepared starting from L, a manganese(II) salt and counter ion, subsequently treated with alkaline hydrogen peroxide. The yields of this reaction depend on the sizes of substituents at N on the macrocycle. The crystal structure of [Mn2IV(µ-O)3L2][PF6]2·0.5KPF6(L = 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) has been determined. This revealed the core to be almost identical to that of known triethyl analogue, with the methyl groups of the ethyl substituents pointing outwards to minimize steric interaction. The Mn–Mn distance of 2.295 Å is likewise exceptionally short and the value for the Mn–O–Mn bond angle of 77.9° is also very low. The NMR and UV/VIS absorption spectra and electrochemical measurements indicate very similar structures for these triple oxygen-bridged dinuclear manganese complexes.
Layered priority encoded transmission for video streaming to heterogeneous clients (2004)

A scheme based on priority encoded transmission (PET), in which a movie is encoded and transmitted in parallel over multiple layers is presented in this paper. Clients can "tune in" to a suitable number of layers according to their bandwidth constraints, and begin watching the movie with commensurate delays. This scheme is extended to layered PET transmissions over multiple channels to support heterogeneous clients. The schemes can be implemented both using MDS block codes or the recently discovered fountain codes. For a movie of segments the layers and the channels will be having an algorithm to determine the optimal channel-to-layer mapping
Eosinophilia in Addison's disease. (1976)

A 21-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The illness had begun 3 years earlier when he first felt excessive fatigue and noticed areas of vitiligo. He had attacks of vomiting, lasting about a week, recurring every few months. He lost weight and had to give up his work. He had no history of allergies. On admission to hospital, he was dehydrated and thin, with generalized pigmentation including the palmar creases, but there was no pigmentation of mucous membranes. The tips of the fingers, skin over the hips, and nipples showed vitiligo. Systolic blood pressure was 70 mm Hg. He had no fever. A clinical diagnosis of Addison's disease was made. Hemoglobin was 14 g%, leukocyte count 7000/mm3, with 800 eosinophils/mm3, ESR 28. ECG showed flat T waves in the chest leads. Urea was initially 68 mg/100 ml, and returned to normal after he was rehydrated. Blood electrolytes were normal. Chest X ray showed a small tubular heart. Plasma cortisol levels were low, 7-9 tsg/I00 ml, with no diurnal variation or increase after injection of 0.25 mg of an adrenocorticotrophic hormone analog, Synacthen (Ciba). The serum contained yG antibodies to human adrenal tissue at a dilution of 1/20. There was no evidence of other endocrine disorder. There were no intrinsic factor antibodies, and the stomach produced normal amounts of acid in response to gastrin stimulation. The serum protein-bound iodine and vitamin BI2 levels were normal. The Mantoux test was negative at 1/1000. The stool did not contain parasites or ova. Eosinophil production and half-life. Direct blood eosinophil counts were done by the method of Discombe (1) on venous blood before and after giving Synacthen, 0.25 mg intramuscularly, and cortisone, 25 mg orally, as shown in Fig. 1. There was no alteration in blood eosinophil counts in response to Synacthen; however, 25 mg of cortisone reduced the blood eosinophil count from 780 to 230/mm3 4 hr later. When the patient began taking cortisone, 12.5 mg orally twice daily, the blood eosinophil level remained normal. Bone marrow biopsies were done 6 hr before and 3 days after cortisone treatment was begun. The patient had given his full consent when the experimental character and nature of the biopsies had been explained. The bone marrow was taken from the sternum and put directly into a culture medium at 370C containing 8 ml of Parker 199 (Wellcome), 2 ml of isotonic phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, 1 ml of 50% glucose, and 1 ml of unheated isologous fresh serum taken 1.5 hr before sternal puncture, with 1 unit of heparin/ml. Two microcuries of [3H]thymidine 15.6 Ci/mmole (The Radiochemical Centre, Amersham) in 0.1 ml of saline was added, and the marrow cells were left at 370 C for 0.5 hr with intermittent shaking. Cells were then washed
Would Macy's Scan Gimbels? Competitive Intelligence and RFID (2003)

The paper speculates on some potential impacts of the advent of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies on retail stores in areas of competitive intelligence, and new availability of information within and about supply chains. The assessment is largely from the point of view of the retailer, and is intended to outline a number of hypotheses. This paper is intended more to raise questions than to posit answers, although one plausible strategy for retailer management of RFID, in light of the risk of disclosure of competitive intelligence, is suggested (a recoding strategy).
Stable Multiway Circuit Partitioning for ECO (2003)

We propose a new stable multiway partitioning algorithm,where stability is defined as an additional quality of a partitioningsolution. The stability of a partitioning algorithm isan important criterion for a partitioning based placement toachieve timing closure through the repetition of the placementprocedure [Invited talk: Important Placement Considerations for Modern VLSI Chips]. Given a previous partitioning result P*on an original netlist hypergraph H* and a partially modifiednetlist hypergraph H, a new cost function with similarityfactor is defined to produce a new partition P on Hwhich is similar to the original partition P*. The proposedalgorithm is the first approach that quantifies the degree ofsimilarity of a current partition to the original partition usingsimilarity cost. Our goal is to build a new partition ina relatively short run time, whose cut quality is not muchdegraded from that of the original partition P* while it preservesas much of the previous groupings in P* as possible.The proposed partitioner is especially beneficial to engineeringchange order (ECO) applications, where partial modificationsof a netlist are handled by the incremental methodologyin a design iteration cycle. Our approach helps ECOplacers maximize the incremental capability since the portionsto be re-placed are minimized. Experimental resultsshow that the proposed algorithm achieves a high qualitypartition comparable to a state-of-the-art multilevel partitionerhMetis [Multilevel k-way hypergraph partitioning], while many portions of the groupings in the previous partition are preserved in the current partition.The tradeoff between similarity and cut quality with respectto a varying similarity coefficient is also shown.
Identification of tumor-restricted antigens NY-BR-1, SCP-1, and a new cancer/testis-like antigen NW-BR-3 by serological screening of a testicular library with breast cancer serum. (2002)

Serological analysis of recombinant cDNA expression libraries (SEREX) has led to the identification of several categories of new tumor antigens. We analyzed a testicular cDNA expression library with serum obtained from a breast cancer patient and isolated 13 genes designated NW-BR-1 through NW-BR-13. Of these, 3 showed tumor-restricted expression (NW-BR-1, -2 and -3), the others being expressed ubiquitously. NW-BR-3, representing 9 of 24 primary clones, showed tissue-restricted mRNA expression, being expressed in normal testis but not in 15 other normal tissues tested by Northern blotting. RT-PCR analysis showed strong NW-BR-3 expression in normal testis, weak expression in brain, kidney, trachea, uterus and normal prostate, and was negative in liver, heart, lung, colon, small intestine, bone marrow, breast, thymus, muscle, spleen, and stomach. NW-BR-3 mRNA expression was found in different tumor tissues and tumor cell lines by RT-PCR, thus showing a 'cancer/testis' (CT)-like mRNA expression pattern. NW-BR-3 shares 71% nucleotide and amino acid homology to a mouse gene cloned from mouse testicular tissue. Based on the mRNA expression pattern, NW-BR-3 represents a new candidate target gene for cancer immunotherapy. NW-BR-1 and NW-BR-2 also showed tumor-restricted mRNA expression. NW-BR-1 is a partial clone of the breast differentiation antigen NY-BR-1 previously identified by SEREX. NY-BR-1 is expressed in normal breast, testis and 80% of breast cancers. NW-BR-2 is identical to the CT antigen SCP-1, initially isolated by SEREX analysis of renal cancer. This study provides further evidence that SEREX is a powerful tool to identify new tumor antigens potentially relevant for immunotherapy approaches.