gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Formation of Rod Shape Secondary Aggregation of Copper Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution of Sodium Borohydride with Stabilizing Polymer (2007)

Morphological variations of copper nanoparticles synthesized by the reduction of copper acetate with sodium borohydride in the presence of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) have been investigated. The results indicate that the specific rod shape secondary aggregation of copper nanoparticles are formed in the case that the oxygen is dissolved in the reacting solutions. Furthermore, it is also demonstrated that the copper nanorods with the aspect ratio of 2 - 20 and the average short axis length of 5 nm are synthesized in the weak oxidizing ambiance with a medium amount of PVP. The anomalous variations of copper nanoparticles are explained by the alignments of precursor copper ions and their reducing rates, which are modified by the density of resolved oxygen and the amount of PVP.
Efficient massive sharing of content among peers (2003)

In this paper we focus on the design of high performance peer-to-peer content sharing systems. In particular, our goal is to achieve global load balancing and short user-request response times. This is a formidable challenge, given the requirement to respect the autonomy of peers, their heterogeneity in terms of processing and storage capacities, their different content contributions, the huge system scale, and the dynamic system environment. Our approach exploits the semantic categorization of published documents and constructs clusters of peers. We provide a formal formulation for the problem of load balancing in our setting and prove that it is NP-complete. We also present a greedy polynomial time algorithm that achieves nearly optimal load balancing as shown by our experimental results.
Drowsiness Alert, Alcohol Detect and Collision Control for Vehicle Acceleration (2020)

This system aims to make the driving vehicle safer and protect from drowsiness, alcohol detection avoids accidents and collision between the vehicles while driving and minimizes the road accidents. This product will come to prepare a combination of face detection and face contours along with an additional feature of alcohol consumption of driver and as an accordance, the vehicle acceleration is kept. This product consists of deep learning algorithms applied with microcontroller and interface with the microprocessor. The face will detect using computer vision and forms contours around the face. The person is checked with drowsiness detection then alcohol detection through a set of the device. The set of device checks for alcohol parameters taken by the person. The device used in this paper uses a display interface to show and notify alertness. It messages the concerned person to pick up the person who is being alcoholic. The ignition lock will be removed on resetting and checking of a person's quality of alcohol consumed. It will check from which the alcohol consumption device will be moving out. The device will give alcohol consumption reading and stop the vehicle as per it. The OpenCV library is being used to facilitate face drowsy detection. For collision detection, The product comes with a distance tracker at every side of the vehicle which detects the distance between the vehicle with the model and the vehicles around it. On colliding, it will give an alert to the driver and show the message with detailed collision and stored detail about collision in a black box. It will also help to guide the driver to avoid a collision.
Mapping search relevance to social networks (2009)

This paper explores how information contained in the structure of the social graph can improve search result relevance on social networking websites. Traditional approaches to search include scoring documents for relevance based on a set of keywords or using the link structure across documents to infer quality and relevance. These approaches attempt to optimally match keywords to documents with little or no information about the searcher and no information about his network. This study analyzes 3.8M profile search queries from a large social networking site in conjunction with the tie structure of a 21M member social graph. The key finding is that a measure of social distance, when used in conjunction with standard search relevance methods, improves the ordering of profiles in search results.
Latanoprost and Timolol Combination Therapy vs Monotherapy (2002)

The combination of 0.005% latanoprost and 0.5% timolol administered once daily is effective and well tolerated for up to 12 months.
Arginine at positions 13 or 70-71 in pocket 4 of HLA-DRB1 alleles is associated with susceptibility to tuberculoid leprosy. (1996)

Evaluation of human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes in 54 cases of tuberculoid leprosy (TL) and 44 controls has shown a positive association with HLA-DRB1 alleles that contain Arg13 or Arg70-Arg71. Among TL patients, 87% carry specific alleles of DRB1 Arg13 or Arg70-Arg71 as compared to 43% among controls (p = 5 x 10(-6)) conferring a relative risk of 8.8. Thus, susceptibility to TL involves three critical amino acid positions of the beta chain, the side chains of which, when modeled on the DR1 crystal structure, line a pocket (pocket 4) accommodating the side chain of a bound peptide. This study suggests that disease susceptibility may be determined by the independent contribution of polymorphic residues participating in the formation of a functional arrangement (i.e., pocket) within the binding cleft of an HLA molecule.
Multimodal microscopy with sub-30 fs Yb fiber laser oscillator (2012)

Nonlinear optical microscopy with sub-30 fs pulses from an Yb-fiber laser, approximately three times shorter than typical fiber laser pulses, leads to an order of magnitude brighter third harmonic generation imaging. Multiphoton fluorescence, second and third harmonic generation modalities are compared on stained microspheres and unstained biological tissues.
Persistent security, privacy, and governance for healthcare information (2011)

A fundamental tension between accessibility and governance exists in the design of healthcare information systems. In order to be useful in practice health information must be distributed, but as the information moves between systems -- and different information governance policies -- the risk of privacy and security violations increases. The lack of a persistent policy enforcement mechanism thus inhibits the dissemination of health information, making it less useful for research and treatment. In this paper, we argue that trusted computing and policy management technologies are required to allow for broad distribution of health information while preserving security and privacy. We also introduce the concept of derived resources, which helps to address many of the unique challenges in the governance of health information.
Motion compensated automatic image compositing for GoPro videos (2016)

Image composition for GoPro videos captured in the presence of significant camera motion is a manual and time consuming process. Existing techniques typically fail to automate this process due to the wide-capture field of view and high camera motion of such videos. The proposed method seeks to solve these problems by developing an image registration algorithm for fisheye images without expensive pixel warping or loss of field of view. Background subtraction is performed to extract moving foreground objects, which are noise corrected and then layered on a reference image to build the final composite. The results show marked improvements in accuracy and efficiency for automating image composition.
Predicting and Recommending Skills in the Social Enterprise (2021)

In this paper, we discuss the need for accurate skills assessments of employees in large, global, client-facing enterprises and shortcomings of existing systems for obtaining and managing expertise. We describe enterprise and social data that can be mined to improve skill assessment processes. We propose a matrix completion approach with side information for improved skill assessment prediction and recommendation, and discuss how outputs can improve existing business process use cases and illuminate new ones.
Facial and bodily expressions for control and adaptation of games (ECAG'08) (2008)

In this paper, the emphasis is on research on facial and bodily expressions for the control and adaptation of games. We distinguish between two forms of expressions, depending on whether the user has the initiative and consciously uses his or her movements and expressions to control the interface, or whether the application takes the initiative to adapt itself to the affective state of the user as it can be interpreted from the user's expressive behavior.
Six-degree-of-freedom ground-motion measurement (1994)

Abstract True six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) measurement of free-field strong ground motion has been accomplished using a prototype 6DOF accelerograph system. This system consists of a traditional triaxial translational accelerometer, three new rotational velocity sensors, and a digital data logger. Rotational and translational ground motions at a single free-field location were measured successfully during the recent NPE event, a very large (1 kton) chemical explosion. Peak vertical acceleration at the near-field measurement site exceeded 1g for this event; the peak measured rotational velocity was 2.2°/sec. Earthquake strong-ground-motion measurements are currently in progress.
APPLYING YEAST GENETICS IN BREWING. A CURRENT ASSESSMENT (1979)

The challenges for the yeast geneticist in brewing are threefold: (i) to monitor and control changes in the genetic make-up of brewing yeast strains, (ii) to ‘tailor’ yeast strains to brewing needs and (iii) to use genetics as an approach to understand, and hence better utilise, yeast behaviour. Mutation and selection provide a simple direct means of genetic alteration but the potential for genetic improvement is restricted without recombination of characters from different strains. Sexual production of recombinants by involving the haploid/diploid life cycle has proved to be a difficult and unfruitful task with brewing strains of Saccharomyces. Recently, however, the ‘mating-type barrier’ to recombination has been overcome in novel ways—by use of the ‘rare-mating’ technique, by spheroplast fusion and by transformation. Transformation now offers the greatest potential for the construction of novel or improved brewing strains; when coupled with recombinant DNA technology, highly specific changes in genome can be attempted, thereby avoiding the introduction of undesirable characteristics or the loss of strain stability.
Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Binary Nanoparticle Crystals with a Diamond-Like Lattice (2006)

Self-assembly of charged, equally sized metal nanoparticles of two types (gold and silver) leads to the formation of large, sphalerite (diamond-like) crystals, in which each nanoparticle has four oppositely charged neighbors. Formation of these non-close-packed structures is a consequence of electrostatic effects specific to the nanoscale, where the thickness of the screening layer is commensurate with the dimensions of the assembling objects. Because of electrostatic stabilization of larger crystallizing particles by smaller ones, better-quality crystals can be obtained from more polydisperse nanoparticle solutions.
H/sub /spl infin// yaw-moment control with brakes for improving driving performance and stability (1999)

This paper proposes a new H/sub /spl infin// yaw-moment control scheme using brake torque for improving vehicle performance and stability especially in high speed driving. Its characteristics is that only one brake is used for control depending on the vehicle state. Steering angles are modeled as a disturbance input to the system and the controller minimizes the difference between the performance of the actual vehicle behavior and that of its 'model' behavior under the disturbance input. Various simulations with a nonlinear 8-DOF vehicle model show that the controller enhances the vehicle performance and stability.
The receptor-like kinase SOBIR1 interacts with Brassica napus LepR3 and is required for Leptosphaeria maculans AvrLm1-triggered immunity (2015)

The fungus Leptosphaeria maculans (L. maculans) is the causal agent of blackleg disease of canola/oilseed rape (Brassica napus) worldwide. We previously reported cloning of the B. napus blackleg resistance gene, LepR3, which encodes a receptor-like protein. LepR3 triggers localized cell death upon recognition of its cognate Avr protein, AvrLm1. Here, we exploited the Nicotiana benthamiana model plant to investigate the recognition mechanism of AvrLm1 by LepR3. Co-expression of the LepR3/AvrLm1 gene pair in N. benthamiana resulted in development of a hypersensitive response (HR). However, a truncated AvrLm1 lacking its indigenous signal peptide was compromised in its ability to induce LepR3-mediated HR, indicating that AvrLm1 is perceived by LepR3 extracellularly. Structure-function analysis of the AvrLm1 protein revealed that the C-terminal region of AvrLm1 was required for LepR3-mediated HR in N. benthamiana and for resistance to L. maculans in B. napus. LepR3 was shown to be physically interacting with the B. napus receptor like kinase, SOBIR1 (BnSOBIR1). Silencing of NbSOBIR1 or NbSERK3 (BAK1) compromised LepR3-AvrLm1-dependent HR in N. benthamiana, suggesting that LepR3-mediated resistance to L. maculans in B. napus requires SOBIR1 and BAK1/SERK3. Using this model system, we determined that BnSOBIR1 and SERK3/BAK1 are essential partners in the LepR3 signaling complex and were able to define the AvrLm1 effector domain.
Rational design of peptide nanotubes for varying diameters and lengths (2010)

Amphiphilic helical peptides (Sar)(m) -b-(L-Leu-Aib)(n) (m = 22-25; n = 7, 8, 10) with a hydrophobic block as a right-handed helix were synthesized and their mixtures with (Sar)(25) -b-(D-Leu-Aib)(6) containing the hydrophobic block as a left-handed helix were examined in their molecular assembly formation. The single component (Sar)(25) -b-(D-Leu-Aib)(6) forms peptide nanotubes of 70 nm diameter and 200 nm length. The two-component mixtures of (Sar)(25) -b-(D-Leu-Aib)(6) with (Sar)(24) -b-(L-Leu-Aib)(7) , (Sar)(22) -b-(L-Leu-Aib)(8) , and (Sar)(25) -b-(L-Leu-Aib)(10) yield peptide nanotubes of varying dimensions with 200 nm diameter and 400 nm length, 70 nm diameter and several micrometer length (maximum 30 µm), and 70 nm diameter and 100-600 nm length, respectively. The right-handed and the left-handed helix were thus found to be molecularly mixed due to the stereo-complex formation and to generate nanotubes of different sizes. When the mismatch of the hydrophobic helical length between the two components was of four residues, the longest nanotube was generated. Correspondingly, the hydrophobic helical segments have to interdigitate with an anti-parallel orientation at the hydrophobic core region of the nanotube.
Study on Exploring Participation Sport Tourism Motivation (2018)

The purpose of this study is to explore the motives of participation sport tourism. The study reviewed prior literature including related reports and journal papers in the field of sport, tourism, and sport tourism. The results indicated that motives for participation sport tourism consisted of internal factor, external motive, and socio-relational benefits. The study further identified twenty-two sub motives for respective motivational factors. For internal factor, thrill, rush, overcoming fear, control, skill, achievement, fitness, risk, sensation seeking, competition, escape, relaxation, novelty seeking, and nostalgia were found. External factor included nature, art, and attraction. Friendship, self-image, enriching life, spiritual experience, and ritual were found to reflect socio-relational benefit. Contributions of the study and future research were discussed.
Pyroelectric devices and materials (1986)

The physics of pyroelectric detectors is reviewed, including a discussion of response and electronic noise and their dependence on device design and material parameters. Other sources of noise are described, particularly as generated by environmental effects such as microphony, together with techniques for their minimisation. The range of ferroelectric materials which have been assessed for use in pyroelectric detectors is reviewed and their properties compared, particularly from the aspect of application to different types of devices. Finally, an account is given of the wide range of applications for which pyroelectric detectors have been used, including a detailed description of both the pyroelectric vidicon and pyroelectric arrays and their application to thermal imagers.
A Backbone-Cyclic, Receptor 5-Selective Somatostatin Analogue:  Synthesis, Bioactivity, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conformational Analysis (1998)

Cyclo(PheN2-Tyr-D-Trp-Lys-Val-PheC3)-Thr-NH2 (PTR 3046), a backbone-cyclic somatostatin analogue, was synthesized by solid-phase methodology. The binding characteristics of PTR 3046 to the different somatostatin receptors, expressed in CHO cells, indicate high selectivity to the SSTR5 receptor. PTR 3046 is highly stable against enzymatic degradation as determined in vitro by incubation with rat renal homogenate and human serum. The biological activity of PTR 3046 in vivo was determined in rats. PTR 3046 inhibits bombesin- and caerulein-induced amylase and lipase release from the pancreas without inhibiting growth hormone or glucagon release. The major conformation of PTR 3046 in CD3OH, as determined by NMR, is defined by a type II' beta-turn at D-Trp-Lys and a cis amide bond at Val-PheC3.
HEBREW AND AKKADIAN PHILOLOGICAL NOTES (1962)

Journal Article HEBREW AND AKKADIAN PHILOLOGICAL NOTES Get access J. V. KINNIER WILSON J. V. KINNIER WILSON Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Semitic Studies, Volume 7, Issue 2, AUTUMN 1962, Pages 173–183, https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/7.2.173 Published: 01 October 1962
HIP/PAP Accelerates Liver Regeneration and Protects Against Acetaminophen Injury in Mice * (2005)

Human hepatocarcinoma-intestine-pancreas/pancreatic-associated protein HIP/PAP is a secreted C-type lectin belonging to group VII, according to Drickamer's classification. HIP/PAP is overexpressed in liver carcinoma; however, its functional role remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that HIP/PAP is a paracrine hepatic growth factor promoting both proliferation and viability of liver cells in vivo. First, a low number of implanted hepatocytes deriving from HIP/PAP-transgenic mice (<1:1,000) was sufficient to stimulate overall recipient severe combined immunodeficiency liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy. After a single injection of HIP/PAP protein, the percentages of bromodeoxyuridine-positive nuclei and mitosis were statistically higher than after saline injection, indicating that HIP/PAP acts as a paracrine mitogenic growth factor for the liver. Comparison of the early events posthepatectomy in control and transgenic mice indicated that HIP/PAP accelerates the accumulation/degradation of nuclear phospho-signal transducer activator transcription factor 3 and tumor necrosis factor alpha level, thus reflecting that HIP/PAP accelerates liver regeneration. Second, we showed that 80% of the HIP/PAP-transgenic mice versus 25% of the control mice were protected against lethal acetaminophen-induced fulminate hepatitis. A single injection of recombinant HIP/PAP induced a similar cytoprotective effect, demonstrating the antiapoptotic effect of HIP/PAP. Comparison of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase activity and glutathione reductase-like effects in control and transgenic liver mice indicated that HIP/PAP exerts an antioxidant activity and prevents reactive oxygen species-induced mitochondrial damage by acetaminophen overdose. In conclusion, the present data offer new insights into the biological functions of C-type lectins. In addition, HIP/PAP is a promising candidate for the prevention and treatment of liver failure.
Shelf life enhancement of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria using a simple formulation screening method (2018)

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a specific group of bacteria interacting beneficially with plants. Among the known PGPRs, the species Pseudomonas fluorescens and Burkholderia pyrrocinia have been highlighted in both growth promotion and control of rice diseases. Ensuring the stability of the microorganism during production, formulation, distribution and storage has been a challenge for these species. In this context, the objective of this work was to develop liquid formulations, through a simplified process, that allows increase in the shelf life of these rhizobacteria for commercial application. Both bacteria were tested in 32 formulations under two storage temperature conditions: 8 and 28°C, resulting in 64 treatments for each species, which were evaluated for 180 days. Combinations of the adjuvants: molasses, glycerol, NaCl, PVP, MgSO4, K2HPO4 and yeast extract were evaluated. Formulations containing molasses, stored at 8°C, were considered the most efficient in maintaining microbial viability. The method used was considered efficient to select three formulations that allowed maintenance of the concentration of viable cells of P. fluorescens and B. pyrrocinia in 108 cfu.mL-1, for at least 90 and 150 days, respectively, not interfering with bacterial action potential.   Key words: Pseudomonas fluorescens, Burkholderia pyrrocinia, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, shelf life, liquid formulations.
Advances in Plastics Recycling (1995)

Technologies which convert plastic wastes back to their starting materials are a promising development in plastics recycling. These starting materials can then be reassembled back into new polymers or used as petrochemical feedstocks. An initial challenge for these new recycling technologies is to develop cost effective and versatile process units which can handle the variety of mixed plastic resins and additives typically found in post-consumer waste streams. The Conrad Unit has successfully met this challenge and demonstrated this technology during extensive parametric studies evaluating various resin streams and operating conditions.
Assessment of cerebrospinal fluid outflow conductance using constant-pressure infusion—a method with real time estimation of reliability (2005)

The outflow conductance (C(out)) of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) system is a parameter considered to be predictive in selection for hydrocephalus surgery. C(out) can be determined through an infusion test. A new apparatus for performing infusion tests in a standardized and automated way was developed. The objective was to evaluate repetitiveness as well as to propose and evaluate a method for real time estimation of the reliability of individual C(out) investigations. Repeated investigations were performed on an experimental model simulating the CSF system, and on 14 patients with hydrocephalus. DeltaC(out), calculated as the 95% confidence interval of C(out), was introduced as an estimate of the reliability of individual C(out) investigations. On the model, no significant difference was found between DeltaC(out) and the actual C(out) variation in repeated investigations (p = 0.135). The correlation between the first and the second patient investigation was high (R = 0.99, p < 0.05), although there was a significant difference between the investigations (p < 0.05). The standard deviation of difference was 2.60 microl (s kPa)(-1). The repetitiveness of C(out) with the new apparatus was high, and DeltaC(out) reflected the reliability of each investigation. This feature has to be taken into account in every individual case, before making a decision or performing research based on measurements of C(out) in the future.