gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Empowerment in a Religious Setting (1984)

Abstract This study examines the correlates and contexts of empowerment among members of a Christian, nondenominational religious setting. The research approach combines participant-observation and measurement development methodology to capture the empowering aspects of religious experience in a form which lends itself to quantitative analysis, without excessive loss of the phenomenological meaning ofthat experience. The criterion of empowerment is progress toward a salient goal of members-interpersonal behavior change in the direction of group ideals (i.e., in the direction of becoming more like Jesus). Present and retrospective past measurement of perceived interpersonal behavior yielded eight predictor variables from member peer, self-report, and interviewer sources. These variables include religious orientation, locus of control. spiritual experience, group involvement, and religious history. The relationship of the predictors to interpersonal behavior change was assessed in canonical correlation analyses. Results from multiple data sources find that those seen by themselves and by others as empowered are committed to a relationship with God and with others in the setting. They may be described, in part, as experiencing a “psychological sense of community.” In addition, they report a life crisis prior to joining the setting and a sense that God is in control of the events of their life. Follow-up data, three years later, finds a relationship between commitment and life satisfaction. Two years of participant-observation provide hypotheses, consistent with several psychological theories, for suggesting salient setting variables which provide a context for understanding the results.
Learning based opportunistic admission control algorithm for MapReduce as a service (2010)

Admission Control has been proven essential to avoid overloading of resources and for meeting user service demands in utility driven grid computing. Recent emergence of Cloud based services and the popularity of MapReduce paradigm in Cloud Computing environments make the problem of admission control intriguing. We propose a model that allows one to offer MapReduce jobs in the form of on-demand services. We present a learning based opportunistic algorithm that admits MapReduce jobs only if they are unlikely to cross the overload threshold set by the service provider. The algorithm meets deadlines negotiated by users in more than 80% of cases. We employ an automatically supervised Naive Bayes Classifier to label incoming jobs as admissible and non-admissible. From the list of jobs classified as admissible, we then pick a job that is expected to maximize service provider utility. An external supervision rule automatically evaluates decisions made by the algorithm in retrospect, and trains the classifier. We evaluate our algorithm by simulating a MapReduce cluster hosted in the Cloud that offers a set of MapReduce jobs as services to its users. Our results show that admission control is useful in minimizing losses due to overloading of resources, and by choosing jobs that maximize revenue of the service provider.
Structure and Physical Properties of Plant Wax Crystal Networks and Their Relationship to Oil Binding Capacity (2014)

Abstract The microstructure, melting and crystallization behavior, rheological properties and oil binding capacity of crystalline networks of plant‐derived waxes in edible oil were studied and then compared amongst different wax types. The critical concentrations for oleogelation of canola oil by rice bran wax (RBX), sunflower wax, candelilla wax, and carnauba wax were 1, 1, 2, and 4 %, respectively, suggesting RBX and sunflower wax are more efficient structurants. A phenomenological two‐phase exponential decay model was implemented to quantify the oil‐binding capacity of these oleogels. Parameters obtained from this empirical model were then evaluated against microscale structural attributes such as crystal size, mass distribution and porosity to determine the structural dependence of oil‐binding capacity. Gels containing candelilla wax exhibited the greatest oil‐binding capacity, as they retained nearly 90 % of their oil. This is due to the small crystal size as well as the spatial distribution of these crystals. Using a microscopic to macroscopic approach, this study examines how the structural characteristics unique to each wax and resulting oleogel system affect functionality and macroscopic behavior.
Quantifying proteins by mass spectrometry: The selectivity of SRM is only part of the problem (2009)

Precise and accurate protein quantification is critical to many areas of proteomics. Antibody-based approaches are costly and time-consuming to develop, consequently, there is considerable interest in alternative quantitative methods that are versatile and can be implemented without the considerable delays associated with antibody development and characterization. Approaches based on MS have therefore attracted considerable attention and are now frequently touted as the most practical and powerful of all options. Nevertheless, there are serious limitations associated with quantifying a protein based on tandem mass analysis of one or two peptides generated by either chemical or enzymatic cleavage. In an accompanying Viewpoint article, Molloy and coworkers point out that selectivity is not necessarily guaranteed despite the power of SRM. Here we address an additional concern that can also compromise specificity. In complex mammalian systems, multiple proteins can serve as precursors of a single peptide and consequently, depending on the peptide(s) selected, protein levels may be significantly under- or overestimated.
Design and implementation of interactive platform based on webGL (2015)

We introduce the WebGL technology and Three.js which is one of WebGL application framework,we also describe the design and implementation of basic structure and each module of interactive platform,and propose an algorithm of loading 3Dmodel to load the OBJ model by parsing data of model's vertex,face,normal vector and so on.At last we do the mult-browser testing and loading speed testing,the result shows that this platform can run correctly on Firefo,Chrome and Opera without modifying any code,its loading speed is fast and the platform can display the model smoothly.
A Place for Viruses on the Tree of Life (2021)

Viruses are ubiquitous. They infect almost every species and are probably the most abundant biological entities on the planet, yet they are excluded from the Tree of Life (ToL). However, there can be no doubt that viruses play a significant role in evolution, the force that facilitates all life on Earth. Conceptually, viruses are regarded by many as non-living entities that hijack living cells in order to propagate. A strict separation between living and non-living entities places viruses far from the ToL, but this may be theoretically unsound. Advances in sequencing technology and comparative genomics have expanded our understanding of the evolutionary relationships between viruses and cellular organisms. Genomic and metagenomic data have revealed that co-evolution between viral and cellular genomes involves frequent horizontal gene transfer and the occasional co-option of novel functions over evolutionary time. From the giant, ameba-infecting marine viruses to the tiny Porcine circovirus harboring only two genes, viruses and their cellular hosts are ecologically and evolutionarily intertwined. When deciding how, if, and where viruses should be placed on the ToL, we should remember that the Tree functions best as a model of biological evolution on Earth, and it is important that models themselves evolve with our increasing understanding of biological systems.
Performance evaluation of stand-alone wind/photovoltaic generating systems (2003)

This paper describes the development of a computer model for performance evaluation of stand-alone wind/photovoltaic generating systems. Models for different system components are developed, integrated and used to predict the behavior of generating systems based on available wind/solar and load data. The model is useful for evaluating the performance of stand-alone generating systems and gaining a better insight in the component sizes needed before they are built. Simulation results are presented for performance evaluation of a stand-alone generating system that has been previously designed to supply the average power demand of a typical residential house. An electric water heater model is used as a dump load, and the excess available wind/solar-generated power is used to heat the water. The heated water is used as the inlet water to the main house water heater, which is assumed to be nonelectric.
Regulating Adipogenesis (1997)

Udgivelsesdato: 1997-Feb-28
SIMPLE METHOD OF UCOOPERATIVE HUMAN BEINGS LOCALISATION IN 3D SPACE BY UWB RADAR (2014)

In this paper, we will present a method for through-the-wall localisation of targets in 3D space by ultra-wideband (UWB) radar. The targets are moving or static uncooperative human beings and the localisation is based on the time-of-arrival (TOA) measurement. The presented method is based on the use of a specific antenna array layout, which simplifies the problem of the 3D multilateration method to the solution of two 2D localisation problems. Through-the-wall as well as the line-of-sight measurements were done for both static and moving person scenarios and the results of the selected scenarios are described in this paper.
The Metadata Manual (2013)

Cultural heritage professionals have high levels of training in metadata. However, the institutions in which they practice often depend on support staff, volunteers, and students in order to function. With limited time and funding for training in metadata creation for digital collections, there are often many questions about metadata without a reliable, direct source for answers. The Metadata Manual provides such a resource, answering basic questions that may appear, and explores metadata from a beginner's perspective. This title covers metadata basics, XML basics, Dublin Core, VRA Core, and CDWA schemes and provides exercise in the creation of metadata
Seasonal Variations of Melatonin Secretion in Young Females under Natural and Artificial Light Conditions in Fukuoka, Japan (2007)

The purpose of this study was to examine the seasonal variations of melatonin secretion of subjects and of their surrounding light conditions. Eight Japanese female students (20.1+/-2.6 yrs, Mean+/-SD) living in Fukuoka, Japan, participated in the present study. Saliva samples were collected every 3 hours over the course of a day, and the light intensity during daily life was measured every 1 min for 5 days in the four seasons. Almost all subjects had different melatonin secretory profiles in autumn, with only two subjects showing similar rhythms in all four seasons. The peak values of melatonin secretion calculated by a spline interpolation were higher in autumn than those in other seasons (p<0.001, Fisher's PLSD) and its peak time in this season was significantly delayed compared with those in spring and summer (p<0.05, Fisher's PLSD). The amount of time during daytime exposure to light of >1,000 lux was at least thirty minutes in all the seasons, and there were no significant differences among them. The relationship between peak level of melatonin secretion and amount of time of daytime light exposure to >1,000 lux was significant only in the autumn. During this season, there was a significant positive correlation (r=0.83, p<0.05, n=6), except for two subjects, whose melatonin secretion remained low.
Striatal Synaptosomes from Hdh140Q/140Q Knock-in Mice have Altered Protein Levels, Novel Sites of Methionine Oxidation, and Excess Glutamate Release after Stimulation (2013)

Findings provide support for early synaptic dysfunction in Hdh140Q/140Q knock-in mice arising from altered protein levels, oxidative damage, and impaired glutamate neurotransmission and suggest that study of synaptosomes could be of value for evaluating HD therapies.
Bias-variance tradeoff in MIMO channel estimation (2018)

Channel estimation is challenging in multi-antenna communication systems, because of the large number of parameters to estimate. It is possible to facilitate this task by using a physical model describing the multiple paths constituting the channel, in the hope of reducing the number of unknowns in the problem. Adjusting the number of estimated paths leads to a bias-variance tradeoff. This paper explores this tradeoff, aiming to find the optimal number of paths to estimate. Moreover, the approach based on a physical model is compared to the classical least squares and Bayesian techniques. Finally, the impact of channel estimation error on the system data rate is assessed.
Chlorine effect on ion migration for PCBs under temperature-humidity bias test (2015)

By the trends of electronic package to be more integrative, the fine Cu trace pitch of organic PCB is required to be a robust design. In this study, the short circuit failure mechanism of PCB with a Cl element under the Temperature humidity bias test (<TEX>$85^{\circ}C$</TEX>/85%RH/3.5V) was examined by micro-structural study. A focused ion beam (FIB) and an electron probe micro analysis (EPMA) were used to polish the cross sections to reveal details of the microstructure of the failure mode. It is found that <TEX>$CuCl_x$</TEX> were formed and grown on Cu trace during the <TEX>$170^{\circ}C$</TEX>/3hrs and that <TEX>$CuCl_x$</TEX> was decomposed into Cu dendrite and <TEX>$Cl_2$</TEX> gas during the <TEX>$85^{\circ}C$</TEX>/85%RH/3.5V. It is suggested that Cu dendrites formed on Cu trace lead to a short circuit failure between a pair of Cu traces.
Protein variant separations using cation exchange chromatography on grafted, polymeric stationary phases (2001)

We developed a set of cation exchange column packings (ProPac WCX-10 and ProPac SCX-10) that are based on a hydrophilic coated, pellicular polymeric support grafted with polymer chains bearing ion exchange functionalities. The supports are highly suited to resolving closely related protein variants. These column packings (1) afford minimal band spreading in conjunction with extremely high selectivity, (2) exhibit a very hydrophilic character, and (3) have moderate loading capacity. Cytochrome C variants (bovine, horse, rabbit) were baseline-separated, as was native ribonuclease A and its two deamidation products, the Asp67 and isoAsp67 forms. Humanized monoclonal antibody variants differing in the number of lysine residues at the C terminus of their heavy chains were baseline-resolved. Finally, the separation of hemoglobin variants found in a sample containing elevated levels of glycated hemoglobin was also demonstrated.
Control of the Metal−Support Interface of NiO-Loaded Photocatalysts via Cold Plasma Treatment (2006)

NiO-loaded semiconductors have been extensively used as the photocatalysts for water splitting. The metal-support interface is an important factor affecting the efficiency. In the present work, the pretreatment methods were studied to produce a more desirable metal-support interface using Ta2O5 and ZrO2 as the support. The traditional method includes a thermal decomposition, reduction at 773 K, and oxidation at 473 K (R773-O473). The thermal decomposition of Ni(NO3)2 makes the Ni atoms migrate into the bulk of the supports, resulting in a diffused interfacial region. Alternatively, a cold plasma treatment was used to replace the thermal decomposition. Metal salts are quickly decomposed by glow discharge plasma treatment at room temperature, avoiding the thermal diffusion of Ni atoms. With the sequent R773-O473 treatment, a clean metal-support interface is produced. Moreover, the metal particles have optimal shapes with a larger surface. In photocatalysis, the clean metal-support interface is more favorable for the charge separation and transfer, and the increased metal surface provides more active sites. NiO/Ta2O5 and NiO/ZrO2 prepared with the plasma treatment exhibit higher activity for photocatalytic hydrogen generation from pure water and methanol solution, respectively. This work shows the potential of cold plasma treatment in the preparation of metal-loaded catalysts and nanostructured materials.
Antibody Response to Fibronectin-Binding Adhesin FnbpA in Patients with <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infections (1998)

We have analyzed antibody reactivity to a fibronectin-binding microbial surface component that recognizes adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMM) in blood plasma collected from patients with staphylococcal infections. All patients had elevated levels of anti-MSCRAMM antibodies compared to those of young children who, presumably, had not been exposed to staphylococcal infections. The anti-MSCRAMM antibodies preferentially reacted with the ligand-binding repeat domain of the adhesin. However, these antibodies did not inhibit fibronectin binding. Essentially, all patients had antibodies which specifically recognized the fibronectin-MSCRAMM complex but not the isolated components. Epitopes recognized by these anti-ligand-induced binding sites antibodies were found in each repeat unit of the MSCRAMM. These results demonstrate that staphylococci have bound fibronectin some time during infection and that each repeat unit in the MSCRAMM can engage in ligand binding. Furthermore, our previously proposed model, suggesting that an unordered structure in the MSCRAMM undergoes a conformational change upon ligand binding (K. House-Pompeo, Y. Xu, D. Joh, P. Speziale, and M. Höök, J. Biol. Chem. 271:1379-1384, 1996), is presumably operational in patients during infections.
Genetically Modified Foods: A Growing Need: Plant Biotechnology Can Help to Overcome the World's Concern for Feeding Its Ever-Growing Population. (Resources in Technology) (2003)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate two online instructional design features, namely adaptation to learner prior knowledge and use of questions to enhance interactivity in online portrayals of physician-patient encounters, in the context of instructing surgical specialists to deliver perioperative tobacco interventions. An online learning module on perioperative tobacco control was developed, in formats incorporating permutations of adaptive/non-adaptive and high/low interactivity (i.e., 2 × 2 factorial design). Participants (a national sample of US anesthesiology residents) were randomly assigned to module format. Primary outcomes included tobacco knowledge, time to complete the module, and self-efficacy in delivering tobacco interventions. One hundred fourteen residents completed the module, which required a median of 60 min (interquartile range 49, 138). The difference in post-module tobacco knowledge score was similar for adaptive and non-adaptive formats [mean difference 0.3 of 10 possible (95% CI - 0.3, 1.0), p = 0.25] but time was shorter for the adaptive format [- 7 min (95% CI - 14, 0), p = 0.01] and knowledge efficiency (knowledge score divided by time) was higher [0.08 units (95% 0.03, 0.14), p = 0.004]. The level of interactivity had no significant effect on self-efficacy [- 0.1 on a 5-point scale (95% CI - 0.3, 0.1), p = 0.50] in delivering tobacco interventions (both outcomes using 5-point scales). Adapting online instruction to learners' prior knowledge appears to improve the efficiency of learning; adaptation should be implemented when feasible. Adding features that encourage learner interaction in an online course does not necessarily improve learning outcomes.
The Economics of New Goods (1997)

Prefatory Note Introduction Timothy F. Bresnahan, Robert J. Gordon. 1: Do Real-Output and Real-Wage Measures Capture Reality? The History of Lighting Suggests Not William D. Nordhaus Comment: Charles R. Hulten 2: Quality-Adjusted Prices for the American Automobile Industry: 1906-1940 Daniel M. G. Raff, Manuel Trajtenberg. Comment: Jack E. Triplett 3: The Welfare Implications of Invention Walter Y. Oi 4: Science, Health, and Household Technology: The Effect of the Pasteur Revolution on Consumer Demand Joel Mokyr, Rebecca Stein. Comment: John C. Brown 5: Valuation of New Goods under Perfect and Imperfect Competition Jerry A. Hausman Comment: Timothy F. Bresnahan 6: Bias in U.S. Import Prices and Demand Robert C. Feenstra, Clinton R. Shiells. Comment: Zvi Griliches 7: The Roles of Marketing, Product Quality, and Price Competition in the Growth and Composition of the U.S. Antiulcer Drug Industry Ernst R. Berndt, Linda T. Bui, David H. Lucking-Reiley et. al. Comment: Valerie Y. Suslow 8: From Superminis to Supercomputers: Estimating Surplus in the Computing Market Shane M. Greenstein Comment: Erik Brynjolfsson 9: New Products and the U.S. Consumer Price Index Paul A. Armknecht, Walter F. Lane, Kenneth J. Stewart. Comment: Frank C. Wykoff 10: The Construction of Basic Components of Cost-of-Living Indexes Marshall B. Reinsdorf, Brent R. Moulton. Comment: W. E. Diewert 11: New Goods from the Perspective of Price Index Making in Canada and Japan Andrew Baldwin, Pierre Despres, Alice Nakamura et. al. Comment: Robert Summers Contributors Name Index Subject Index
Immobilization of Microbial Cells in a Mixed Matrix of Silicone Polymer and Calcium Alginate Gel: Epoxidation of 1‐Octene by <i>Nocardia corallina</i> B‐276 in Organic Media (1990)

Immobilization of Nocardia corallina B-276 was examined for production of 1,2-epoxyoctane from 1-octene in the presence of n-hexadecane as the organic solvent. Hydrophobic silicone polymer was the most suitable material for entrapment of the cells. Coentrapment of aqueous reaction medium into the silicone polymer matrix improved the epoxide productivity. It was also effective to immobilize the cells in a mixed matrix composed of silicone polymer and calcium alginate gel involving the reaction medium. In the organic monophase, the amount of epoxide accumulated with the cells immobilized in an almost equivolumetric composite of both materials was 2 and 7 times the amounts in the silicone and alginate single matrices, respectively, and it became larger than with the free cells in the aqueous-organic two-liquid phase after a longer period of batch operation. The use of such an optimized composite matrix enabled us to perform a relatively simple operation of the continuous three-phase bioreactor.
Gas‐liquid chromatography separation of the free phenolic acid fractions in various oilseed protein sources (1974)

Abstract The free phenolic acid fraction from commercially available samples of defatted cottonseed, peanut and soy flours were effectively separated and estimated without the preparation of derivatives using a 500 ft × 0.03 inch capillary column coated with OV‐17 and 5% Igepal to reduce tailing. A column temperature of 300 ºC was required. A total of 27 phenolic compounds were detected and 14 were identified. No qualitative differences in phenolic compounds were detected among the three products, however, quantitative differences were apparent. The major free phenolic acids in all three products were syringic, ferulic and vanillic acid. Based on the amounts found and on reported taste thresholds for phenolic acids, it is apparent that phenolic acids can contribute to the overall flavour of the products evaluated.