gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Objective Video Quality Assessment (2003)

Effective and efficient objective video quality assessment (VQA) methods are highly desirable in modern visual communication systems for performance evaluation, quality control and resource allocation purposes.Simple VQA algorithms may be developed by direct extensions of still image quality assessment (IQA) approaches on a frame-by-frame basis.Advanced VQA methods take into account the temporal correlation and motion information contained in video signals but often lead to significantly increased computational complexity.Here we use a different approach to examine a video signal by considering it as a three-dimensional (3D) volume image.Specifically, we propose a 3D structural similarity (3D-SSIM) approach, which first creates a 3D quality map by applying SSIM evaluations within local 3D blocks, and then use local information content and local distortion based weighting methods to pool the quality map into a single quality measure.The resulting 3D-SSIM algorithm is computationally efficient and demonstrates highly competitive performance in comparison with state-of-the-art VQA algorithms when tested using four publicly available video quality databases 1 .
Prediction of photoplethysmogram signals using sequential ELM (2016)

This paper deals with the prediction of photoplethysmography (PPG) signal which is chaotic in nature. A sequential variant of the extreme learning machine (ELM) is shown to yield satisfactory prediction performance as per the calculated root-meansquare error (RMSE). Moreover, as a second measure of goodness, the heart rate determined from the predicted PPG signal is shown to be within limits of agreement with the ground truth values from electrocardiogram (ECG), when compared using the Bland-Altman method.
Use of methylene blue and near-infrared fluorescence in thyroid and parathyroid surgery (2017)

A clinical protocol for detection of fluorescence from MB during thyroid and parathyroid surgery is presented. Parathyroids (especially enlarged glands) fluoresce more intensely than thyroid glands. Auto-fluorescence may aid parathyroid detection, but MB fluorescence is needed to demonstrate viability.
Theoretical and experimental investigations of the interdependence of the dielectric, dielectrophoretic and electrorotational behaviour of colloidal particles (1993)

New theoretical relationships are derived to link the dielectric properties of a suspension of colloidal particles to both the dielectrophoretic (DEP) and electrorotation (ROT) behaviour exhibited by a single suspended particle. It is found that the relaxation frequencies that characterize the dielectric spectrum of a colloidal suspension are close to, but different from, those that characterize the DEP and ROT responses. The extent of this difference is dependent on particle volume fraction and the intrinsic dielectric properties of both particle and suspending medium. Experimental results obtained for yeast cells in the frequency range from 1 kHz to 10 MHz provide confirmation of the theory.
Novel C-2 Substituted Carbapenem Derivatives. Part I. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Non-aromatic Heterocyclic Derivatives. (1996)

A new series of carbapenems, having a saturated or partially unsaturated heterocycle at C-2, has been synthesised. The in vitro antibacterial activity of these compounds and their stability to human dehydropeptidase-1 (DHP-1) are described. The stereochemistry of the C-2 side-chain and the presence of a double bond in the heterocycle were shown to have significant effects on the stabilities of the compounds to DHP-1.
Development of Ultra Low Power Consumption Hotplates for Gas Sensing Applications (2006)

This paper deals with the development of state-of-the-art ultra low power (ULP) consumption hotplates to be used as metal oxide gas sensor substrates. Several types of ULP devices, differing in shape and size, have been fabricated with the same front-side bulk silicon micromachining technology. Details on the device design and on the fabrication processes are provided. The ULP hotplates functional behavior was thoroughly investigated. Typical results on measurements of the hotplate temperature versus applied power are reported. A very satisfactory value of 8.9 mW at 400degC can be highlighted. Transient temperature responses and evaluation of the hotplate thermal time constant were also carried out.
Together we are strong&#x2014; towards ad-Hoc smart spaces (2009)

Today's mobile devices feature many resources, sensors and data, which make it possible for them to adapt to their environment. However, they would have a lot more resources at hand, and thus could better adapt to their context, if they used their communication capabilities to share their resources with others near them. In this paper we propose the concept of ad-hoc smart spaces, which enables mobile devices to utilize resources owned by other devices in physical proximity. This imposes a number of challenges as cooperation partners can join and leave any time and as devices are highly heterogeneous. We propose a system architecture for ad-hoc smart spaces and present a prototypic implementation.
Summary: International Symposium on the Health Effects of Boron and Its Compounds (1994)

Ernest Mastromatteo, Frank Sullivan, Summary: International Symposium on the Health Effects of Boron and Its Compounds, Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 102, Supplement 7: Health Effects of Boron (Nov., 1994), pp. 139-141
Antioxidant Activity of Proteins and Peptides (2008)

Proteins can inhibit lipid oxidation by biologically designed mechanisms (e.g. antioxidant enzymes and iron-binding proteins) or by nonspecific mechanisms. Both of these types of antioxidative proteins contribute to the endogenous antioxidant capacity of foods. Proteins also have excellent potential as antioxidant additives in foods because they can inhibit lipid oxidation through multiple pathways including inactivation of reactive oxygen species, scavenging free radicals, chelation of prooxidative transition metals, reduction of hydroperoxides, and alteration of the physical properties of food systems. A protein's overall antioxidant activity can be increased by disruption of its tertiary structure to increase the solvent accessibility of amino acid residues that can scavenge free radicals and chelate prooxidative metals. The production of peptides through hydrolytic reactions seems to be the most promising technique to form proteinaceous antioxidants since peptides have substantially higher antioxidant activity than intact proteins. While proteins and peptides have excellent potential as food antioxidants, issues such as allergenicity and bitter off-flavors as well as their ability to alter food texture and color need to be addressed.
Quantitative analysis of cell motility and chemotaxis in Dictyostelium discoideum by using an image processing system and a novel chemotaxis chamber providing stationary chemical gradients. (1989)

An image processing system was programmed to automatically track and digitize the movement of amebae under phase-contrast microscopy. The amebae moved in a novel chemotaxis chamber designed to provide stable linear attractant gradients in a thin agarose gel. The gradients were established by pumping attractant and buffer solutions through semipermeable hollow fibers embedded in the agarose gel. Gradients were established within 30 min and shown to be stable for at least a further 90 min. By using this system it is possible to collect detailed data on the movement of large numbers of individual amebae in defined attractant gradients. We used the system to study motility and chemotaxis by a score of Dictyostelium discoideum wild-type and mutant strains, including "streamer" mutants which are generally regarded as being altered in chemotaxis. None of the mutants were altered in chemotaxis in the optimal cAMP gradient of 25 nM/mm, with a midpoint of 25 nM. The dependence of chemotaxis on cAMP concentration, gradient steepness, and temporal changes in the gradient were investigated. We also analyzed the relationship between turning behavior and the direction of travel during chemotaxis in stable gradients. The results suggest that during chemotaxis D. discoideum amebae spatially integrate information about local increases in cAMP concentration at various points on the cell surface.
Steady motions exhibited by Duffing's equation: A picture book of regular and chaotic motions (1980)

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Suppression of IgE secretion from hybridoma cells in allotype congenic mice: suppression of allotype 7a by T cells in allotype b mice. (1985)

Anti-2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP) IgE producing hybridoma B 53 when injected subcutaneously is established equally well in syngeneic BALB/c (heavy-chain allotype a) and congenic CB20 (heavy-chain allotype b) mice. However, secretion of anti-DNP IgE monoclonal antibody is greatly suppressed in CB20 mice. B 53 cells taken from the subcutaneous tumors of CB20 mice produce anti-DNP IgE in vivo in BALB/c mice and in vitro. No difference was observed in IgE production between these cells and the controls taken from BALB/c mice. The suppression of IgE production was due to T cells and/or their product(s) of CB20 mice.
Cause-Specific Mortality in a Population With Diabetes (2002)

In an area of the U.K. with high cardiovascular death rates, people with diabetes had significantly higher cardiovascular death rates than people without diabetes. Interventions targeted at cardiovascular risk factors should be used to try and reduce this excess premature mortality, which is especially high in those with renal impairment.
Preservability and Utilization of Powdered<i>α</i>-Linolenic Acid with Egg White (1992)

Journal Article Preservability and Utilization of Powdered α-Linolenic Acid with Egg White Get access Kuniko Taguchi, Kuniko Taguchi Department of Home Science, Koka Women’s Junior College, Nishikyogoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 615, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kimikazu Iwami, Kimikazu Iwami Department of Home Science, Koka Women’s Junior College, Nishikyogoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 615, JapanDepartments of Agricultural Chemistry, Food Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Fumio Ibuki, Fumio Ibuki Department of Home Science, Koka Women’s Junior College, Nishikyogoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 615, JapanDepartments of Agricultural Chemistry, Food Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Makoto Kawabata Makoto Kawabata Department of Home Science, Koka Women’s Junior College, Nishikyogoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 615, JapanFood Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, Volume 56, Issue 4, 1 January 1992, Pages 672–673, https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.56.672 Published: 01 January 1992 Article history Received: 13 August 1991 Published: 01 January 1992
Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Hormone Receptor for Routine Practice of Breast Cancer: Highly Sensitive Procedures Significantly Contribute to the Correlation with Biochemical Assays (2003)

Immunohistochemical evaluation of hormone receptors for breast cancer has been performed parallel to biochemical assays. Recently, immunohistochemistry has tended to substitute the biochemical method in Japan. To clarify the factors concerned and problems to be resolved, we reviewed our evaluation system for hormone receptors by immunohistochemistry from 1990. A total of 861 breast cancer samples were examined by immunohistochemistry and biochemistry. In 3 main periods, phase 1 (1990-1993), phase 2 (1995-1998), and phase 3 (1999-2001), increasing sensitivity of the immunohistochemical method was provided by commercially available staining systems and shown to range from 83.6% (phase 1) to 92.0% (phase 3). The highly sensitive procedures of the antigen retrieval and peroxidase-conjugated polymer method are main contributing factors. The authors examined how these procedures influenced the distribution of positive cell population; concordance rate, including sensitivity and specificity; cutoff points; and evaluation categories. The correlation between biochemistry and immunohistochemistry was extensively studied in the 1980s and 1990s. In reference to the progress achieved in the United States and United Kingdom to control the current situation in Japan, it should be recognized that recently developed, highly sensitive procedures boost the immunoreactivity, which will affect the basic factors for technical validation.
Metabolism and Renal Clearance of <sup>111</sup>In-Labeled DOTA-Conjugated Antibody Fragments (2001)

Radiometal-labeled antibody fragments are promising reagents for radioimmunotherapy due to their high tumor uptake and rapid pharmacokinetics, but their therapeutic potentials are limited by high uptake and retention in the kidney. Identification of metabolic products is a first step in designing rationale approaches to lower kidney uptake. Previous studies in rats have shown that 111In-labeled DTPA-conjugated antibody fragments (via lysine residues) were degraded to an DTPA-epsilon-amino-lysine derivative and retained in the lysosomal compartments of the liver and kidney [Rogers et al. (1995) Cancer Res. 55, 5714s-5720s]. To determine the metabolic profile of another widely used metal-chelate, [111In]DOTA conjugated to lysines in antibody fragments via active ester chemistry, we analyzed kidney homogenates from nude mice injected with an [111In]DOTA-Fab generated enzymatically from the anti-lymphoma intact antibody Rituxan. The major kidney metabolite was identified as [111In]DOTA-epsilon-amino-lysine by comparison to an authentic synthetic standard. This end product was also identified in the urine, along with relatively small amounts of [111In]DOTA-Fab. Since injection of [111In]DOTA-epsilon-amino-lysine into nude mice resulted in rapid clearance into the urine without kidney retention, it is likely that the renal retention observed was due to kidney uptake of [111In]DOTA-Fab, followed by lysosomal degradation to [111In]DOTA-epsilon-amino-lysine, which is only slowly cleared from this compartment. This observation is supported by autoradiographs of the kidney showing rapid localization of radioactivity into the distal regions of the kidney cortex. To extend this analysis to clinical trials, we have also analyzed urine taken from a patient injected with the intact antibody [111In]DOTA-cT84.66. In that example, we found that the major radioactive species was also [111In]DOTA-epsilon-amino-lysine.
The Changing Epidemiology of Infections at Cancer Hospitals (1993)

Intensive chemotherapy regimens, widespread prophylactic and therapeutic administration of antibiotics, reliance on intravascular catheters, increased use of immunomodulators, and increased outpatient management have altered the epidemiology of infections in patients with neoplastic disease. At many centers, bacteremias due to gram-positive organisms have replaced bacteremias due to gram-negative organisms as the most frequent infections in patients with cancer. Isolation of gram-negative bacilli other than Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa has increased in frequency, and these organisms have become important pathogens. Fungal infections have become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and nosocomial fungemias have become more common than nosocomial bacteremias due to gram-negative bacilli in some centers. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pneumocystis carinii, and rubeola virus have reemerged as disease-causing entities in patients with cancer. Multiresistant organisms have developed over the past decade. Anticipated trends in infections in patients with cancer also are discussed.
Peripheral venous pressure waveform (2009)

The veins play a critical role in cardiovascular homeostasis; they do more than conduct blood to the heart. Considering the ease of measurement from a peripheral intravenous catheter, further study should be conducted to investigate the usefulness and limitations of such a minimally invasive and inexpensive monitoring device.
Late antiquity and the early middle ages (312–1000) (2002)

This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their key works; less well-known international theorists including John of Paris, Cornelius van Bynkershoek and Friedrich List are also included. Fifty writers are anthologised in what is the largest such collection currently available. The texts, most of which are substantial extracts, are organised into broadly chronological sections, each of which is headed by an introduction that places the work in its historical and philosophical context. Ideal for both students and scholars, the volume also includes biographies and guides to further reading.
Machine Learning Classification Algorithms to Recognize Chart Types in Portable Document Format (PDF) Files (2012)

Chart recognition system from PDF files is a relatively young research field where techniques and algorithms are proposed to identify type of charts and interpret them. This paper focus on recognition of chart type that is a part of PDF document using texture features and classification algorithm. Eleven types of texture features and three classifiers, namely, Multilayer perceptron, support vector machine and K nearest neighbour, are used. Performance analysis of the proposed chart type recognition systems show that texture features for chart type recognition has promising future and produces best result while using KNN and SVM algorithm.
Fibre optic fluorimetric determination of fluoride ions (1989)

The reaction between fluoride ions and a complex of calcein blue and zirconium, immobilised on a non-ionic exchange resin Amberlite XAD-4, has been studied with respect to the development of a fibre-optic based fluoride ion sensor. The fluorescence from this complex was enhanced in the presence of fluoride ions, which were detected using optical fibres with the immobilised reagent phase contained in a flow cell. The response to fluoride ions at pH 2.2 was linear in the range 0.11–0.42 mM(2–8 p.p.m.). The reversibility of the reaction has been investigated together with the effect of some foreign ions on the determination of fluoride ions.
Use of Synthetic and Recombinant Peptides in the Study of Host-Parasite Interactions in the Malarias (1987)

INTRODUCTION Recombinant and synthetic peptide technology has allowed new approaches to the study of parasitic diseases. A major benefit of these advances is the ease with which entire genes can be isolated and sequenced at the nucleotide level. This information can help answer questions on genomic organization and evolution. Moreover, we can deduce the entire amino acid sequence of a particular protein without having sufficient protein to visualize on an acrylamide gel. The challenge of translating the nucleotide sequence into a biologically relevant and functional protein remains.We intend to focus attention on a particular way to accomplish that translation, i.e., the use of polypeptides derived from the deduced sequence to probe or model a function or property of the protein. It is often easier to obtain large amounts of relatively pure recombinant or synthetic polypeptides than of the original protein. Caveats about the use of such peptides cannot be overstated.
<title>Calculation of microcavity VCSEL field modes using a doubly iterative weighted index method</title> (1997)

We generalize the weighted index method for analysis of modal structure in various devices, including vertical cavity surface emitting lasers. Our model uses a doubly iterative process to calculate the bound modes for any dielectric device with an azimuthally symmetric geometry. In order to calculate the modes we assume a separable form for the electric and magnetic vector potentials. The scalar wave equation is then solved for the axial components of electric and magnetic vector potentials. Assuming a functional form of A<SUB>z</SUB> equals F((rho) )G(z) and F<SUB>z</SUB> equals P((rho) )Q(z) we form coupled differential equations between F((rho) ) and G(z). These equations are then iteratively solved using the coupled boundary conditions for A<SUB>z</SUB> and F<SUB>z</SUB>. Convergence by tracking the change in the eigenfrequency for the radial and axial eigenvalue equations. Our method allows rapid calculation, compared to an analogous finite element approach, and will handle any azimuthally-symmetric geometry with piecewise-constant indices of refraction. This model is particularly well suited to the calculation of bound modes in microcavity and oxidized structures where field confinement effects can be very important. The model can also, in principle, be adapted to obtain radiative modes, and should provide a valuable tool to analyze field behavior and quantum optics effects in microcavity devices.
Temperature-independent accelerometer with a strain-chirped fiber Bragg grating (2009)

A novel fiber optic accelerometer is proposed and demonstrated. The sensing mechanism is based on the measurement of bandwidth and optical power of a strain-chirped fiber Bragg grating (FBG). An initially-uniform FBG is glued with a slanted direction onto the lateral surface of a simply-supported beam. Two masses are fixed on the top and bottom surfaces in the middle of the beam respectively, which can transfer the vertical acceleration to the deflection of the beam. Therefore, deflection induced nouniform strain is applied along the sensing FBG and makes it chirped. Experimental results show that 3-dB bandwidth and reflected optical power of the strain-chirped FBG responds to acceleration sensitively. The achieved sensitivities are up to 0.4 nm/g and 4.57 μW/g respectively in the linear range. Furthermore, this sensor is very cost-effective and inherently insensitive to temperature due to the simple demodulation method.
Molecular Analysis of Two Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinases from Maize (1998)

Two maize cDNAs were isolated and sequenced that had open reading frames with approximately 37% amino acid identity to mammalian pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases. Both maize kinase sequences contain the five domains with conserved signature residues typical of procaryotic two-component histidine kinases. Sequence comparisons identified six other highly conserved motifs that are proposed to be specific to pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases. In addition, specific Trp and Cys residues are also invariant in these sequences. The maize cDNAs are 1332 (PDK1) and 1602 (PDK2) nucleotides in length, encoding polypeptides with calculated molecular masses of 38,867 and 41,327 Da that share 77% amino acid identity. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis with oligonucleotide-specific primers revealed a differential expression pattern for the two isoforms. PDK1 and PDK2 were expressed in Escherichia coli with N-terminal His6 tags to facilitate purification. The recombinant proteins migrated at 44 and 48 kDa, respectively, during SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Anti-PDK1 antibodies immunoprecipitated 75% of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase activity from a maize mitochondrial matrix fraction, and recognized a matrix protein of 43 kDa. Recombinant PDK2, expressed as a fusion with the maltose-binding protein, inactivated kinase-depleted maize pyruvate dehydrogenase complex when incubated with MgATP, coincident with incorporation of 32P from [gamma-32P]ATP into the alpha subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase.
Relative Frequencies of Inherited Retinal Dystrophies and Optic Neuropathies in Southern France: Assessment of 21-year Data Management (2013)

Although gene discovery considerably improved molecular diagnosis in many subgroups of IRDs and IONs, retinitis pigmentosa, accounting for almost half of IRDs, remains only partly molecularly defined.