gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Psikologi Islam: Suatu Pendekatan Psikometrik Remaja Berisiko (2011)

Secara teoritikal mahupun falsafah, psikologi Islam telahpun berkembang seiring dengan tuntutan Islamisasi ilmu. Namun untuk memperjuangkan psikologi Islam sebagai salah satu disiplin ilmu yang diakui, masih jauh dari kenyataan. Tentangan dan harapan ini memerlukan suatu paradigma dan epistemologi khas yang mengarah kepada konseptualisasi dan pengukuran (psikometrik). Dalam
konteks sejarah pula, psikologi baru diakui sebagi suatu ilmu berasaskan verifikasi pengukuran kuantitatif, sebagaimana yang dipelopori oleh Wilhelm Wundt dengan strukturalismenya. Oleh itu artikel ini cuba menawarkan konsep epistemologi pengukuran dalam psikologi Islam dengan cara mentransformasikan ideologi, budaya dan sosial yang berasaskan Al-Qur‟an dan Hadits untuk membentuk konstruk dan indikator-indikator sesebuah pengukuran yang dibina menurut kaedah psikometrik yang sedia ada. Konsep mental-kognitif sebagai bentuk cara berfikir berteraskan Islam
telahpun dibina dengan pendekatan tawaran epistemologi dimana pengukuran ini telah ditadbir kepada remaja bermasalah di pusat-pusat pemulihan seramai 472 orang pada bulan april 2009 di pusat pemulihan Terengganu, Kelantan, Melaka dan Perak, Malaysia. Kajian ini berbentuk kajian tinjauan dengan menggunakan soal selidik. Hasil kajian menunjukkan tahap mental-kognitif remaja tersebut
adalah pada tahap yang rendah. Manakala dari segi reliabiliti dan validiti memperlihatkan indeks yang
baik. Diharapkan hasil kajian ini dapat menyumbang kepada berkembangan pembinaan alat pengukuran dan modul-modul intervensi psikologi yang berteraskan Islam untuk remaja berisiko
Design of a sustainable residential microgrid system including PHEV and energy storage device (2011)

A sustainable residential microgrid composed of two distributed generation sources (photovoltaic panels and biofuel generator), one energy storage device (battery bank), and capable of supplying both AC and DC loads, including a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, is proposed. The microgrid can operate in grid-connected mode and island mode. It is composed of a main DC bus and also an AC bus. The main features of the system, the operation modes description, selection of the supervisory system control method and results are presented in this paper.
Stimulation of Mouse Melanocyte Proliferation by Piper nigrum Fruit Extract and its Main Alkaloid, Piperine (1999)

During a herbal screening programme to find potential repigmenting agents for the treatment of vitiligo, Piper nigrum L. fruit (black pepper) extract was found to possess growth-stimulatory activity towards cultured melanocytes. Its aqueous extract at 0.1 mg/ml was observed to cause nearly 300% stimulation of the growth of a cultured mouse melanocyte line, melan-a, in 8 days (p < 0.01). Piperine (1-piperoylpiperidine), the main alkaloid from Piper nigrum fruit, also significantly stimulated melan-a cell growth. Both Piper nigrum extract and piperine induced morphological alterations in melan-a cells, with more and longer dendrites observed. The augmentation of growth by piperine was effectively inhibited by RO-31-8220, a selective protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, suggesting that PKC signalling is involved in its activity. This is the first full report on such an activity of black pepper and piperine.
Osteogenic Protein-1 Is Produced by Human Fetal Trophoblasts In Vivo and Regulates the Synthesis of Chorionic Gonadotropin and Progesterone by Trophoblasts In Vitro (1996)

Osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1/BMP-7), a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF-beta) superfamily of proteins, is shown to be expressed at sites of epithelial-mesenchymal tissue interaction during human fetal development. In the present study, we examined the expression of OP-1 in human placentas (5-11 weeks of gestation and full term) using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry methods. The results show that OP-1 was expressed in cytotrophoblasts (Langhans layer) of the chorionic villi in early and full term placentas. Employing highly purified cytotrophoblast cultures which fused to form functional syncytiotrophoblasts, we showed that exogenously added recombinant OP-1, in the presence of low serum concentration, reduced the secretion of chorionic gonadotropin and progesterone by 60% and 36%, respectively, compared with control cultures. The results suggest that osteogenic protein-1 is synthesized locally by cytotrophoblasts and may be involved in the regulation of human pregnancy by controlling reproductive hormonal secretion.
Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer Reconstitutes Depressed Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca <sup>2+</sup> -ATPase Levels and Shortens Prolonged Cardiac Myocyte Ca <sup>2+</sup> Transients (1997)

Adenovirus-mediated expression of a SERCA2 transgene can reconstitute depressed endogenous SERCA2 levels, shorten prolonged Ca2+ transients, and augment SR Ca2+ uptake. It is conceivable that such an approach might be used in vivo to normalize altered Ca2+ regulation in human heart failure.
Privacy-preserving biometric authentication: challenges and directions. (2017)

An emerging direction for authenticating people is the adoption of biometric authentication systems. Biometric credentials are becoming increasingly popular as a means of authenticating people due to the wide range of advantages that they provide with respect to classical authentication methods (e.g., password-based authentication). The most characteristic feature of this authentication method is the naturally strong bond between a user and her biometric credentials. This very same advantageous property, however, raises serious security and privacy concerns in case the biometric trait gets compromised. In this article, we present the most challenging issues that need to be taken into consideration when designing secure and privacy-preserving biometric authentication protocols. More precisely, we describe the main threats against privacy-preserving biometric authentication systems and give directions on possible countermeasures in order to design secure and privacy-preserving biometric authentication protocols.
Lack of cross-immunity among Pasteurella multocida type A strains. (1980)

Active and passive protection studies in mice using sheep antisera revealed that the immunological relationship among Pasteurella multocida Type A strains could not be correlated with their serological relationship as determined by a haemagglutination or an agglutination test. Furthermore, strains possessing similar phenol extractable antigens or heat stable antigens did not provide complete cross-protection. The conclusion was reached that immunity to P. multocida Type A strains is induced by an antigen which is strain specific and not detectable by existing serological typing systems. The immunological relationship of strains can therefore not be predicted on the basis of their serological characteristics.
Deconstructing the Frankenpredictor for Implementable Branch Predictors. (2005)

The Frankenpredictor entry for the Championship Branch Prediction contest proposed several new optimizations for branch predictors. The Frankenpredictor also assimilated many previously proposed techniques. The rules of the contest were such that implementation concerns were largely ignored. In this context, many of the proposed optimizations may not actually be feasible in a realizable predictor. In this paper, we revisit some of the Frankenpredictor optimizations and attempt to apply them to conventional predictor organizations that are more typical of what is described in the literature. In particular, reinterpreting perceptron weights with non-linear translation functions and using different sized tables with different widths of counters shows promise and is practical. The Frankenpredictor’s branch history register update rules for unconditional branches also provide improvements in prediction accuracy for gshare and path-based neural predictors with very little implementation overhead.
Electrical conductivity model evaluation of carbon fiber filled liquid crystal polymer composites (2007)

Abstract Electrically conductive resins may have applications as fuel cell bipolar plates. The current trend in this technology is a thermosetting polymer as the matrix containing high concentrations of various types of fillers. These fillers are carbon based and electrically conductive powders, particles, or fibers. In this study, we utilized two composite formulations of polyacrylonitrile fibers (Fortafil 243 and Panex 30) in a liquid crystal polymer (Vectra A950RX) with increasing concentrations. Electrical conductivity tests were performed and modified Mamunya and additive models were applied to the experimental data. These models fit the entire range of data for each composite tested. Four alternate models were also produced: linear, quadratic, exponential, and geometric, with a restricted range of electrical conductivity data greater than 10 −2 S/cm. The exponential and the geometric resulted in the best fits over this restricted data range. These particular models may allow researchers to extrapolate beyond the maximum filler concentrations studied here. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007
Reconstructing the Past: The Creation of Jewish Sacred Space in the State of Israel, 1948–1967 (2008)

The outcome of Israel's War of Independence was the main catalyst for the creation of a new map of Jewish pilgrimage sites. Places of only secondary importance before the war now turned into central cult centers. Several categories of the sacred sites are discussed herein: sites in the possession of Jews before the 1948 war that were developed during the 1950s as central cult centers; sacred sites owned by Muslims prior to the war, which were "converted" into Jewish sacred sites during the 1950s; and new Jewish pilgrimage sites created only after the establishment of the State of Israel, whose importance relied exclusively on newly created sacred traditions. The research demonstrates how various official, semi-official, and popular powers took part in the shaping of the Jewish sacred space.
Irrigation Water Management: Training Manual No. 5: Irrigation methods (1985)

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Deterministic dynamic element matching: an enabling technology for SoC built-in-self-test (2005)

The analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is a key building block of today's high-volume systems-on-a-chip (SoCs). Built-in-self-test (BIST) is the most promising solution to testing deeply-embedded ADCs. Cost-effective stimulus source with on-chip integrability has been viewed as the bottleneck of ADC BIST, and consequentially the bottleneck of SoC BIST and BIST-based self-calibration. The deterministic dynamic element matching (DDEM) technique has been proposed as a solution to this problem. 
In this work, rigorous theoretical analysis is presented to show the performance of a DDEM digital-to-analog converter (DAC) as an ADC linearity test stimulus source. Guided by the insight obtained this analysis, a systematic approach for cost-effective DDEM DAC design is proposed. Two generations of DDEM DACs have been designed, fabricated, and measured. 12-bit equivalent linearity was achieved from the first DDEM DAC with 8-bit apparent resolution and less than 5-bit raw linearity after systematic error compensation. The achieved 12-bit linearity outperforms any on-chip stimulus source in literature. Based on the first design, a new DDEM DAC with 12-bit apparent resolution, 10-bit raw linearity, and 9-bit DDEM switching was designed with improved design technique. This DAC was fabricated in standard 0.5-pm CMOS technology with a core die area of 2 mm2. Clear ramp signals could be observed on an oscilloscope when the DDEM DAC was clocked at 100 MHz. Laboratory testing results confirmed that the new DDEM DAC achieved at least a 16-bit equivalent linearity; this was limited by the available instrumentation, which has 18-bit linearity. It outperforms any previously reported on-chip stimulus source in terms of ADC BIST performance by 5 bits. The robust performance, low cost, and short design cycle for on-chip implementation make DDEM an enabling technology for SoC BIST and self-calibration. 
Two new approaches based on DDEM are developed to further boost the die area efficiency, improving the basic DDEM approach. The first is termed segmented DDEM, and the second is dither-incorporated DDEM (DiDDEM). It has been shown through mathematical analysis and simulation that these can maintain the performance of the basic DDEM approach while greatly reducing the implementation cost.
Adaptive computer-based training in electronic engineering (1995)

The paper describes an adaptive computer-based training program to be used in engineering education. A pilot project was done with a course on electronics; a system test involving students is also discussed. Training is considered an important element in learning engineering courses. For the training to be effective, there must be active participation by the students. To achieve this, the group size should be small in order to be able to give adequate feedback to the student and to provide each student with exercises matching his/her level of mastery. However, the usually limited human resources prohibit giving training to small groups. A computer-based training (CBT) system can provide a solution for this dilemma. The term CBT is used for activities in which the computer presents a problem, registers answers, gives feedback and cues when necessary, and presents a next problem. For maximum productivity, the system must adapt training to the student's level. The students must be challenged but not discouraged. A method is called adaptive if it is able to select a problem on the basis of the student's performance on earlier problems. Because courses in engineering domains are usually multidimensional, i.e., they consist of several knowledge units (subjects, skills, etc.), a two-level adaptation is proposed: a course level adaptation to select a subject, and a subject level adaptation to select an item of the chosen subject. (3 pages)
On Linear Redundancy in the AES S-Box. (2002)

We show the existence of a previously unknown linear redundancy property of the only nonlinear component of the AES block cipher. It is demonstrated that the outputs of the 8*8 Rijndael s-box (based on inversion in a finite field) are all equivalent under affine transformation.
Maintainability Derivations Using the Analytical Maintenance Model (1968)

The application of the analytical maintenance model to the analysis of the launch readiness of systems is described, and the maintainability contribution to the system operational readiness is also derived. Where the probability of multiple malfunctions during a time-limited operational sequence is significant, the specification of maintenance capability can become involved. A simplifying process using the gamma distribution is described which expresses the maintenance capability in terms of a probability of performing the restore function within a time limitation. Similarities between the empirical distribution and the gamma distribution are discussed. These similarities are worthy of note by way of introducing the gamma distribution as a useful descriptor of downtime frequencies of occurrence. The distributions most commonly used are the log normal and the negative exponential. The reason for considering the gamma distribution as a potential alternate is its relative algebraic simplicity. The rationale for this approach is described. The potential usefulness of the procedures developed will apply to maintainability prediction, assessment, and validation, and further to system or subsystem levels.
Combined Therapy of Triazoles Antifungal Drug and Terbinafine in Pulmonary Cryptococcosis (2006)

We describe a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a 48-year-old man, who failed to response to initial therapy of 14-day oral fluconazole (200 mg, daily) while responded well to followed one-month combined therapy of oral fluconazole (200 mg, daily) and terbinafine (250 mg, daily) with marked improvement of the result of X-ray and computerized tomographic scan. The patient was completely cured without recurrence during the period of six-month follow-up after receiving further three-month combination therapy of itraconazole (200 mg, daily) and terbinafine (250 mg, daily).
Strain-induced optical waveguiding in GaAs epitaxial layers at 1.15 μm (1979)

Transverse optical waveguide modes have been observed in GaAs Schottky-barrier electro-optic waveguide modulators with no electrical bias. This is attributed to the spatial variation of the dielectric constant generated by stresses originating in the metal Schottky-barrier stripe.
Human blood acetaldehyde (update 1992). (1993)

Previously, it has been concluded that no detectable, adequately determined, acetaldehyde is to be found in the venous blood of normal Caucasian subjects during acute ethanol intake (Eriksson, 1983). Nevertheless, since then a number of reports on human blood acetaldehyde concentrations have been published. Most, if not all, of these levels can, however, be explained as being the result of artefactual sources. Thus, the early conclusion still holds, according to which the concentration of "free" and/or "loosely bound" acetaldehyde is below detection (< 0.5 microM), during normal conditions, i.e., with no deficiency in, or inhibition of, aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. Even if "free" and/or "loosely bound" acetaldehyde cannot be detected, the question of "more firmly bound" acetaldehyde has still remained open, and a number of papers have been published during the last few years on this aspect. Unfortunately, these investigations also have been seriously hampered by artefactual acetaldehyde formations during different hemolysation, hydrolysation, heating and/or other analytical procedures. The appropriate determination of bound acetaldehyde should in the future be better controlled for artefactual formations, even at very low ethanol concentrations (< 0.1 mM). Even if most of the artefactual formation is ethanol-derived, other sources for formation should also be considered. With a view to the present criteria, there is yet no valid demonstration of released acetaldehyde in human venous blood before, during, or after, normal ethanol intoxication.
Isolation of cDNAs encoding the Drosophila GAGA transcription factor. (1993)

To investigate the mechanisms involved in expression of the Drosophila melanogaster engrailed gene, we purified GAGA protein, one of several putative transcriptional activator proteins that binds to the proximal region of the engrailed promoter. Antibodies raised against GAGA protein were used to demonstrate that the protein is present in all nuclei of young embryos. We isolated cDNA clones encoding GAGA protein in which a putative 519-codon open reading frame contains general sequence motifs characteristic of other transcription factors. These include stretches of polyglutamine, a 60-amino-acid region with 18 (30%) lysine or arginine residues, and a single putative zinc finger motif. In addition, a 120-residue N-terminal region shares significant sequence homology with several other known Drosophila transcription factors, including those encoded by Broad Complex and tramtrack. Up to 35-fold GAGA protein-dependent stimulation of transcription in Schneider line 2 tissue culture cells was observed after transfection of GAGA protein-encoding sequences. The GAGA gene is present in one copy in the Drosophila genome, at cytological location 70EF, and it encodes RNAs which vary in size between 2.4 and 4.4 kb.
Monitoring physiological signals during running exercise (2005)

An ambulatory monitoring device for the measurement of heart rate, step rate and respiration signals of human subjects during running exercise is described. The monitor which is fixed on an elastic belt can be worn around the subject's chest. A new Microchip PIC16F876-20 8 bit Flash Programmable Microcontroller with built-in A/D converters is used to sample analogue signals and transmit them wirelessly to a computer via RF transceivers. With 2.4 GHz frequency hopping spread spectrum technology, the RF transceivers provide immunity to jamming as well as multi-path fading. The transmission power is 100 mW that covers a range of approximately 1 km line-of-sight. The monitor can also receive data from the computer for adjusting analogue circuit parameters and provide an audio click sound to the subject as a step reference signal through an earphone. It is hoped that, in the future, this ambulatory device will contribute to research studies on human performance during running exercise.
Uncooled MEMS IR imagers with optical readout and image processing (2007)

MEMS thermal transducers offer a promising technological platform for uncooled IR imaging. We report on the fabrication and performance of a 256x256 MEMS IR FPA based on bimaterial microcantilever. The FPA readout is performed using a simple and efficient optical readout scheme. The response time of the bimaterial microcantilever was <15 ms and the thermal isolation was calculated to be < 4x10<sup>-7</sup> W/K. Using these FPAs we obtained IR images of room temperature objects. Image quality is improved by automatic post-processing of artifacts arising from noise and non-responsive pixels. An iterative Curvelet denoising and inpainting procedure is successfully applied to image output. We present our results and discuss the factors that determine the ultimate performance of the FPA. One of the unique advantages of the present approach is the scalability to larger imaging arrays.
Improvement of automatic in-gel digestion by in situ alkylation of proteins. (2003)

We have recently improved the automation of an in-gel digestion system, DigestPro 96, using in situ alkylation of proteins with acrylamide, conducted during one-dimensional (ID) SDS-PAGE. The improved method included the processes of destaining, dehydration, trypsin digestion, and extraction but excluded the reduction and alkylation steps following staining of proteins with CBB. The extracted peptide mixtures were directly loaded onto a micro C18 LC column of the mass spectrometer. The resultant spectra were processed with "Mascot" search engine to estimate the sequence coverage of the bovine serum albumin (BSA). The original method, designed for Laemmli ID SDS gel applications, consisted of reduction and post-alkylation with iodoacetamide, which produced carboxyamidemethyl (CAM; -S-CH2CONH2) derivatives. The original method also included a desalting step essential for mass spectrometry, especially matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. We compared the original and improved methods using BSA (3 pmol loaded to the gel, one third of digested peptide mixture injected into LC-MS). The original method yielded both CAM and propionicamide (PAM;-S-CH2CH2CONH2) derivatives. The source of PAM derivatives is the unpolymerized acrylamide formed during electrophoresis. The sequence coverage of CAM derivatives of BSA by the original method was 10% with desalting and 19% without desalting. The sequence coverage of PAM derivative by the improved method was 32%. Our results clearly show the advantage of our improved automated in-gel digestion method for in situ PAM alkylated protein with respect to peptide recovery, compared with the original method with CAM post-alkylation.