gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Progressive Prioritized Multi-view Stereo (2016)

This work proposes a progressive patch based multiview stereo algorithm able to deliver a dense point cloud at any time. This enables an immediate feedback on the reconstruction process in a user centric scenario. With increasing processing time, the model is improved in terms of resolution and accuracy. The algorithm explicitly handles input images with varying effective scale and creates visually pleasing point clouds. A priority scheme assures that the limited computational power is invested in scene parts, where the user is most interested in or the overall error can be reduced the most. The architecture of the proposed pipeline allows fast processing times in large scenes using a pure open-source CPU implementation. We show the performance of our algorithm on challenging standard datasets as well as on real-world scenes and compare it to the baseline.
Adaptation of<i>Escherichia coli</i>to the Bovine Mammary Gland (2001)

ABSTRACT Clinical mastitis in six Somerset dairy herds was monitored over a 12-month period. Escherichia coli was implicated in 34.7% of all clinical cases. Forty-one percent of all clinical E. coli mastitis cases occurred in just 2.2% of the population. A total of 23.9% of clinical E. coli cases occurred in quarters suffering recurrent cases of E. coli mastitis. The genotypes of strains involved in recurrent cases of clinical E. coli mastitis were compared by DNA fingerprinting with enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus primers. In 85.7% of cases of recurrent quarter E. coli mastitis, the same genotype was implicated as the cause of disease, suggesting persistence of the organism within the mammary environment. The same genotype as that in the original case was also implicated in 8.5% of recurrent cases occurring in different quarters of the same cow, suggesting spread between quarters. These findings challenge our current understanding of the epidemiology of E. coli mastitis and suggest that pathogen adaptation and host susceptibility may be playing a part in the changing pattern of clinical mastitis experienced in the modern dairy herd.
Effective Calibration and Evaluation of Multi-Camera Robotic Head (2015)

The paper deals with appropriate calibration of multispectral vision systems and evaluation of the calibration and data-fusion quality in real-world indoor and outdoor conditions. Checkerboard calibration pattern developed by our team for multispectral calibration of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters is described in detail. The circular object for multispectral fusion evaluation is described as well. The objects were used by our team for calibration and evaluation of advanced visual system of Orpheus-X3 robot that is taken as a demonstrator, but their use is much wider, and authors suggest to use them as testbed for visual measurement systems of mobile robots. To make the calibration easy and straightforward, the authors developed MultiSensCalib program in Matlab, containing all the described techniques. The software is provided as publicly available, including source code and testing images.
Properties of sulfometuron methyl affecting its environmental fate: aqueous hydrolysis and photolysis, mobility and adsorption on soils, and bioaccumulation potential (1985)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTProperties of sulfometuron methyl affecting its environmental fate: aqueous hydrolysis and photolysis, mobility and adsorption on soils, and bioaccumulation potentialJohn Harvey Jr., Joseph J. Dulka, and Jeffrey J. AndersonCite this: J. Agric. Food Chem. 1985, 33, 4, 590–596Publication Date (Print):July 1, 1985Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 July 1985https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf00064a009https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00064a009research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views243Altmetric-Citations62LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Evaluating Computational Creativity (2018)

This article is a tutorial for researchers who are designing software to perform a creative task and want to evaluate their system using interdisciplinary theories of creativity. Researchers who study human creativity have a great deal to offer computational creativity. We summarize perspectives from psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, and computer science as to how creativity can be measured both in humans and in computers. We survey how these perspectives have been used in computational creativity research and make recommendations for how they should be used.
Dehalogenation and condensation reactions of molybdenum carbonyls with activated halides (1976)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTDehalogenation and condensation reactions of molybdenum carbonyls with activated halidesHoward Alper and Daniel Des RochesCite this: J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 5, 806–808Publication Date (Print):March 1, 1976Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 March 1976https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo00867a013https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00867a013research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views191Altmetric-Citations24LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Dual Langmuir Kinetic Model for Adsorption in Carbon Molecular Sieve Materials (2000)

A model of adsorption in carbon molecular sieve materials (CMS) is presented in this paper. Adsorption kinetics is modeled as a series of two consecutive processes: nonselective adsorption of molecules in meso-supermicropores followed by the movement of such adsorbed molecules into small micropores through the pore mouth barriers. The rate of nonselective adsorption is found to be of the same magnitude for different probe molecules, and it is the second process that renders CMS the kinetic separation abilities. The model describes the experimental data very well, and the activation energy of the second step is analyzed with the aid of the molecular potential calculation to derive the effective width of the micropore mouth.
Identification of patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder overexpressing ErbB2, ErbB3, or specific ErbB4 isoforms: real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis in estimation of ErbB receptor status from cancer patients. (2003)

Bladder cancer patients with tumor-specific overexpression of ErbB receptors or their isoforms were identified. Real-time reverse transcription-PCR could be used for ErbB receptor status quantitation to produce prognostic and predictive information for cancer therapy.
AlGaN/GaN Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistor Integrated With Clamp Circuit to Enable Normally-Off Operation (2015)

We have developed an AlGaN/GaN-on-Si metal- oxide-semiconductor heterojunction field-effect transistor (MOSHFET) integrated with a clamp circuit to enable normally-off operation. A clamp circuit consisting of a multilayer MIM capacitor and a Schottky barrier diode was monolithically integrated with a normally ON AlGaN/GaN MOSHFET. The integrated clamp circuit shifted the input driving signal from (0, 20 V) to (-19.2, 0.8 V), allowing the normally ON AlGaN/GaN MOSHFET with a pinchoff voltage of -14 V to be operated as a normally-off device. The multichannel device with a 5-mm channel width exhibited a drain current density of ~470 mA/mm and a breakdown voltage of 900 V. In comparison with other conventional normally-off GaN-based FETs, a higher threshold voltage with high current density (i.e., low ON-resistance) can be achieved with easy device processing, no need for gate recess or complicated epitaxial growth.
Direct Measurement of TP/GFR: A Simple and Reliable Parameter of Renal Phosphate Handling (1986)

As the Walton-Bijvoet nomogram for estimating renal phosphate (P) threshold (TmP/GFR) is not applicable to children of all ages, we sought an alternative method for measuring renal handling of P. Recognizing that the nomogram represents an indirect correlation between TmP/GFR and TP/GFR under fasting conditions, we examined this directly in 26 children. An excellent correlation was found, expressed as TmP/GFR = (fasting TP/GFR X 1.1) -0.3 (r = 0.95). The regression line in adults, expressed as TmP/GFR = (fasting TP/GFR X 1.4) -0.9 (calculated from published studies) is markedly different at the higher values typical for children. Since no advantage could be seen in the use of a mathematically derived TmP, we investigated the direct use of measured TP/GFR (tubular P reabsorption per 100 ml glomerular filtrate) as a measure of renal P handling in clinical practice. No differences were found between morning fasting and nonfasting values. Measurements in 151 healthy subjects aged 3 days to 53 years established normal values in relation to age. The use of this parameter in patients is shown to accurately reflect defects and changes in renal P handling. We believe it to be the preferred parameter because it represents a directly measured physiologic function applicable to all age-groups.
Antisense RNA inhibition of Rubisco activase expression (1994)

Summary Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) activase catalyzes the activation of Rubisco in vivo . Activase antisense DNA mutants of tobacco have been generated to explore the control that activase exerts on the photosynthetic process. These mutants have up to 90% reductions in activase protein levels as a consequence of an inhibition of activase mRNA accumulation. It is shown that photosynthesis, measured as the rate of CO 2 exchange (CER), is modestly decreased in plants exposed to high irradiances. The decreases in CER in the transgenic plants are accompanied by corresponding decreases in Rubisco activation, indicating that activase has a direct effect on photosynthetic rates in the antisense plants by influencing the activation state of Rubisco. It is concluded that in high light conditions, control of photosynthesis is largely shared between Rubisco and activase. Plant growth is also impaired in mutant plants that have severe reductions in activase. The inhibition of activase in the antisense plants does not have an impact on the accumulation of Rubisco large subunit or small subunit mRNAs or proteins. This indicates that the concerted expression of the genes for activase ( Rca ) and Rubisco ( rbc L and rbcS ) in response to light, developmental factors and circadian controls is not due to feedback regulation of rbc L or rbc S by the amount of activase protein.
Diagnosis of peritonitis using near-infrared optical imaging of in vivo labeled monocytes-macrophages (2006)

Peritonitis is an inflammatory process characterized by massive monocytes-macrophages infiltration. Since early diagnosis is important for a successful therapeutic outcome, the feasibility for a selective labeling and imaging of macrophages for highly sensitive optical imaging was assessed. After in vitro incubation of mouse macrophages J774A.1 with the far-red/near-infrared fluorochrome DY-676, distinct fluorescence intensities (1026+/-142 a.u.) were detected as compared to controls (552+/-54 a.u.) using a whole-body small animal near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging system. Macrophage labeling was confirmed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting, (FACS). The fluorochrome was also found to be predominantly distributed within compartments in the cytoplasm. Additionally, peritonitis was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injection of zymosanA. After intravenous injection of fluorochrome (55 nmol/kg) and using whole-body fluorescence imaging, higher fluorescence intensities (869+/-151 a.u.) were detected in the peritoneal area of diseased mice as compared to controls (188+/-41 a.u.). Furthermore, cells isolated from peritoneal lavage revealed the presence of labeled monocytes-macrophages. The results indicate that in vivo diagnosis of peritonitis by near-infrared optical imaging of labeled monocytes-macrophages is feasible. Possibly, early stages of other inflammatory diseases could also be detected by the proposed diagnostic method in the long term.
Acoustic signal processing devices (surface wave transducer study) (1975)

The objective of the program has been to expand and refine the analysis and design of interdigital surface wave transducers. The report describes a new three-port circuit model analysis which, on the basis of comparison with experimental results, gives an excellent description of the operation at arbitrary harmonics of single and double electrode transducers with arbitrary metallization ratios and polarity sequences. Two other areas of investigation which are summarized in this report were described in detail in the previous Semi-Annual Report for this contract. The first is an experimental study establishing the crossed field Mason bulk wave model as giving an accurate description of acoustic reflections in transducers operating near acoustic synchronism. The model described in Section Two of this report extends these results to higher harmonic operation. The second additional area is a design procedure whereby nondispersive filters with any reasonably smooth pass band shape may be synthesized using nonperiodic transducers with practically no appodization. Three devices were successfully built using this procedure.
Synthesis of 2-arylated thiadiazolopyrimidones by Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling: a new class of nucleotide pyrophosphatase (NPPs) inhibitors (2016)

Over expression of nucleotide pyrophosphatase (NPPs) activity is associated with chondrocalcinosis, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, allergies and cancer metastasis.
Near-infrared transparent electrodes for precision Teng–Man electro-optic measurements: In2O3 thin-film electrodes with tunable near-infrared transparency (2005)

Highly near-infrared (NIR) transparent In2O3 thin films have been grown by ion-assisted deposition at room temperature, and the optical and electrical properties characterized. NIR transparency and the plasma edge frequency can be engineered by control of the film deposition conditions. As-deposited In2O3 thin films were employed as transparent electrodes for direct thin film electro-optic (EO) characterization measurements via the Teng–Man technique. Using LiNbO3 as the standard, the relationship between electrode NIR transparency and Teng–Man EO measurement accuracy was evaluated. It is found that In2O3 electrodes can be tailored to be highly NIR transparent, thus providing far more accurate Teng–Man EO coefficient quantification than tin-doped indium oxide. In addition, the EO coefficients of stilbazolium-based self-assembled superlattice thin films were directly determined for the first time using an optimized In2O3 electrode. EO coefficients r33 of 42.2, 13.1, and 6.4pm∕V are obtained at 633, 1064, and 1310 nm, respectively.
Fructose, but not dextrose, accelerates the progression of chronic kidney disease (2007)

The metabolic syndrome has recently been recognized as a risk factor for kidney disease, but the mechanisms mediating this risk remain unclear. High fructose consumption by animals produces a model of the metabolic syndrome with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and insulin resistance. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that consumption of a high-fructose diet could accelerate the progression of chronic kidney disease. Three groups of 14 male Sprague-Dawley rats were pair fed a specialized diet containing 60% fructose (FRU) or 60% dextrose (DEX) or standard rat chow (CON). After the animals were fed their assigned diet for 6 wk, five-sixths nephrectomy was performed, and the assigned diet was continued for 11 wk. Proteinuria was significantly increased and creatinine clearance was decreased in the FRU group compared with the CON and DEX groups, and blood urea nitrogen was higher in the FRU group than in the CON and DEX groups. Kidneys from the FRU group were markedly larger than kidneys from the CON and DEX groups. Glomerular sclerosis, tubular atrophy, tubular dilatation, and cellular infiltration appeared markedly worse in kidneys from the FRU group than in kidneys from the DEX and CON groups. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) was measured in renal tissue homogenate and found to be increased in the FRU group. In vitro studies were conducted to determine the mechanism for increased renal MCP-1, and fructose stimulation of proximal tubular cells resulted in production of MCP-1. In conclusion, consumption of a high-fructose diet greatly accelerates progression of chronic kidney disease in the rat remnant kidney model.
Interleaved and partial transmission interleaved optical coherent orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (2014)

A novel group of interleaved orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (IL-OFDM) and partial transmission IL-OFDM (PT-IL-OFDM) schemes are proposed for optical coherent detection. In the interleaved operation, the odd (or even) subcarriers of an OFDM symbol are reserved (closed). Such an interleaved arrangement can gain the tolerance toward phase noise induced interchannel interference (PN-ICI). Meanwhile, the peak to average power ratio (PAPR) of an OFDM signal can be significantly reduced. However, half of the capacity is sacrificed for the interleaved operation. By exploring the time domain symmetry property of IL-OFDM, the concept of PT-IL-OFDM is proposed to double the capacity of IL-OFDM. Consequently, PT-IL-OFDM can gain the merits of low PAPR and a high tolerance toward PN-ICI without capacity sacrifice. Numerical simulation verified the advanced properties of IL-OFDM and PT-IL-OFDM.
Inkjet Printing of Conductive Inks with High Lateral Resolution on Omniphobic “R<sup>F</sup> Paper” for Paper‐Based Electronics and MEMS (2014)

The use of omniphobic "fluoroalkylated paper" as a substrate for inkjet printing of aqueous inks that are the precursors of electrically conductive patterns is described. By controlling the surface chemistry of the paper, it is possible to print high resolution, conductive patterns that remain conductive after folding and exposure to common solvents.
Novel thermal curing reaction of oxetane resins with polyfunctional phenols (2005)

Abstract The thermal curing reaction of polyfunctional oxetanes (oxetane resins) such as tris[4‐(3‐ethyloxetane‐3‐yl)methoxyphenyl]methane (TEOMP) and 1,3,5‐tris(3‐ethyl‐3‐oxetanylmethoxy)benzene with certain polyfunctional phenols was performed in bulk with quaternary onium salts as catalysts. The reaction proceeded smoothly at 180–220 °C and produced insoluble gel products, and the rate of gel production increased with the reaction temperature. The rate of the addition reaction of TEOMP with 3,3′,5,5′‐tetrachlorobisphenol A was also measured by IR spectroscopy, and the rate of reaction was proportional to the product of the oxetane concentration and the catalyst concentration in the film state. Furthermore, the glass‐transition temperatures and 5 and 10 wt % weight‐loss temperatures of the resulting gel products were confirmed with differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis, and the glass‐transition temperatures and 5 wt % weight‐loss temperatures were 127–162 °C and 323–351 °C, respectively. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 2028–2037, 2005
Changes in Serum, Liver and Kidneys of Cisplatin-Treated Rats; Effects of Antioxidants (1994)

Cisplatin, a nephrotoxic chemotherapeutic agent, was injected into Sprague Dawley rats, alone or together with cysteine, vitamin E and clonidine. The effects on erythrocyte fragility, serum composition, and kidney and liver enzymes were studied. Cisplatin was administered as two i.p. injections (6 mg/kg body weight) at an interval of 120 hours. The animals were sacrificed 24 hours after the second injection. Erythrocytes were prepared from blood collection with anticoagulant. Serum was prepared from clotted blood, collected without anticoagulant. Kidneys and liver were removed and homogenized, and a supernatant prepared by high speed centrifugation. In cisplatin-treated rats, the serum activities of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactic dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase were significantly decreased, whereas the activities of isocitric dehydrogenase and glutathione reductase were increased. Also, concentrations of blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, total lipids and magnesium increased while albumin and glucose decreased. Mean osmotic fragility of erythrocytes from cisplatin-treated rats was decreased, while the haematocrit was increased. In the liver, the only change seen was an increased activity of isocitric dehydrogenase. Much greater changes were found in the kidneys, with increased activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and decreased activities of aspartate and alanine aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, malic dehydrogenase, sorbitol dehydrogenase and gamma-glutamyltransferase, as well as a decreased phosphorylation to oxidation ratio in the mitochondria, indicating reduced adenosine triphosphate production. Administration of cysteine and vitamin E together with cisplatin partially reversed the uraemia and many of the biochemical changes induced by cisplatin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
New polarization imaging method based on spatially adaptive wavelet image fusion (2006)

This paper presents an algorithm to calculate polarized images, based on spatially adaptive wavelet analysis, in which image fusion theory is used. According to the principle and method of polarization imaging, the shortcomings of traditional methods in preserving detail information, removing the noise, and dealing with the misalignment of components in polarimetry are analyzed. Polarized-image calculation is a special case of image fusion, in which the combination rule is fixed. At the same time, wavelet-based image fusion method has a special advantage in acquiring rich detail information. To remove the effects of noise, we propose a spatially adaptive wavelet transform method. Then this method is extended to translation-invariant wavelets, which yield better results than the orthogonal wavelet transform when there is misalignment among components in polarimetry. Experiment and simulation results show that spatially adaptive wavelet-based polarization imaging yields significantly superior image quality to the traditional method.