gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Generative Face Completion (2017)

In this paper, we propose an effective face completion algorithm using a deep generative model. Different from well-studied background completion, the face completion task is more challenging as it often requires to generate semantically new pixels for the missing key components (e.g., eyes and mouths) that contain large appearance variations. Unlike existing nonparametric algorithms that search for patches to synthesize, our algorithm directly generates contents for missing regions based on a neural network. The model is trained with a combination of a reconstruction loss, two adversarial losses and a semantic parsing loss, which ensures pixel faithfulness and local-global contents consistency. With extensive experimental results, we demonstrate qualitatively and quantitatively that our model is able to deal with a large area of missing pixels in arbitrary shapes and generate realistic face completion results.
Power shifting in Thrifty Interconnection Network (2011)

This paper presents two complementary techniques to manage the power consumption of large-scale systems with a packet-switched interconnection network. First, we propose Thrifty Interconnection Network (TIN), where the network links are activated and de-activated dynamically with little or no overhead by using inherent system events to timely trigger link activation or de-activation. Second, we propose Network Power Shifting (NPS) that dynamically shifts the power budget between the compute nodes and their corresponding network components. TIN activates and trains the links in the interconnection network, just-in-time before the network communication is about to happen, and thriftily puts them into a low-power mode when communication is finished, hence reducing unnecessary network power consumption. Furthermore, the compute nodes can absorb the extra power budget shifted from its attached network components and increase their processor frequency for higher performance with NPS. Our simulation results on a set of real-world workload traces show that TIN can achieve on average 60% network power reduction, with the support of only one low-power mode. When NPS is enabled, the two together can achieve 12% application performance improvement and 13% overall system energy reduction. Further performance improvement is possible if the compute nodes can speed up more and fully utilize the extra power budget reinvested from the thrifty network with more aggressive cooling support.
Bradykinin Signalling to MAP Kinase: Cell-Specific Connections versus Principle Mitogenic Pathways (2001)

Mitogenic signalling pathways from G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade may involve alpha- or betagamma-subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins, receptor or non-receptor tyrosine kinases, adaptor molecules, phosphoinositide 3-kinases, protein kinase C, and probably other proteins. The majority of models describing the connection of different signalling proteins within a mitogenic pathway are based on experimental data obtained by co- and overexpression of epitope-tagged MAPK together with the respective GPCR and other signalling proteins of interest in transfectable cell lines. Here the link of the bradykinin B2 receptor (B2R) to MAPK in the COS-7 cell expression system is compared with mitogenic signalling pathways of bradykinin in various tumour cell lines. It becomes evident that in natural or tumour cells expressing individual amounts and different isoforms of signalling proteins completely other relations between B2R and MAPK may exist than in COS-7 cells, suggesting a high degree of cellular specificity in mitogenic signalling.
Engineering optimal high current characteristics of high voltage DENMOS (2012)

This paper demonstrates the dramatic improvement in ESD performance of HV DENMOS and LDMOS obtained by using selective drain extension silicide blocking (SBLK). The results are validated through 3D TCAD and TLP measurements on different technologies. Measured D.C. Id-Vd characteristics show minimal performance impact due to the addition of SBLK region.
Characterization of Proteins in Urinary Casts (1971)

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Characterization of Proteins in Urinary Casts — Fluorescent-Antibody Identification of Tamm-Horsfall Mucoprotein in Matrix and Serum Proteins in Granules
International Labor Rights and the Sovereignty Question: NAFTA and Guatemala, Two Case Studies (1993)

[Excerpt] Labor rights advocates in the United States and allied organizations abroad attempting to establish international fair labor standards run up against traditional notions of sovereignty in formulating national labor policies and development strategies. In the same way that entrenched sovereignty principles gradually yielded to international human rights claims after World War E, sovereignty is now being challenged by claims of international laborrights in the field of employment standards and industrial relations. This Article seeks to illuminate this challenge to sovereignty in two case studies of labor rights advocacy. Part I sets the stage with an overview of the growing importance of labor rights and labor standards as the world economy shifts from a nation-based economy to a single, global economy. Part II examines the case studies: the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Guatemala. NAFTA is a case study of advocacy to establish fair international labor standards. The Guatemala case study exemplifies advocacy by U.S. labor rights supporters on behalf of workers and trade unions in Guatemala, where recourse is sought through worker rights provisions in U.S. trade laws and through a litigation strategy that views U.S. courts as a forum for asserting international labor rights claims.
Static and dynamic properties of 0,<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>π</mml:mi></mml:math>, and<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn><mml:mtext>−</mml:mtext><mml:mi>π</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>ferromagnetic Josephson tunnel junctions (2008)

We present experimental studies of static and dynamic properties of 0, $\ensuremath{\pi}$, and $0\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\pi}$ superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor (SIFS) Josephson junctions of small and intermediate length. In the underdamped limit, these junctions exhibit a rich dynamical behavior such as resonant steps on the current-voltage characteristics. Varying the experimental conditions, zero-field steps, Fiske steps, and Shapiro steps are observed with a high resolution. A strong signature of the $0\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\pi}$ Josephson junction is demonstrated by measuring the critical current as a function of two components (${B}_{x}$ and ${B}_{y}$) of an in-plane magnetic field. The experimental observation of a half-integer zero-field step in $0\text{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\pi}$ SIFS junctions is presented.
Discovery of pluripotent and totipotent stem cells in the heart of the adult rat (2007)

Stout, Christopher L. MD; McKenzie, Joshua BS; Long, Gypsy BS; Henson, Nicholas BS; Hawkins, Kristina C. MD; Ashley, Dennis W. MD, FACS; Collins, Julie BSAg; Hixson, Douglas PhD; Black, Asa C. PhD; Young, Henry E. PhD Author Information
Hybrid survivor path architectures for Viterbi decoders (1993)

A new approach to survivor path architectures for Viterbi decoders is proposed based on hybrid architectures that combine the classical register-exchange and trace-back methods. Two classes of hybrid architecture are proposed: the hybrid pretrace-back architecture and the hybrid trace-forward architecture. Pretrace-back is a preprocessing of the add-compare-select (ACS) decisions to increase the effective trace-back recursion rate, while trace-forward is a concurrent processing of the decisions to initialize the trace-back recursion. Both of these architectures can be implemented using a single compact memory, typically twice the survivor path length in size, without any loss in throughput compared with conventional trace-back architectures. Based on area estimates for common decoding problems the hybrid architectures reduce the required chip area by up to 40% compared with the popular k-pointed trace-back architecture.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
A β-Mannosidic Linkage in the Unit A Oligosaccharide of Bovine Thyroglobulin (1973)

Abstract An endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase purified to homogeneity from the cultural filtrate of Streptomyces griseus was found to release an oligosaccharide, most probably the A unit, from bovine thyroglobulin. This oligosaccharide, containing 8 mannose residues and 1 N-acetylglucosamine, with the latter on the reducing end, was digested with jack bean meal α-mannosidase. An α-mannosidase-resistant disaccharide was isolated following the release of about 7 mannose residues. Based on the results obtained from gas chromatography, from Morgan-Elson color assay, and following treatment with hen oviduct β-mannosidase, the disaccharide appears to be O-β-d-Man(1→4)-d-GlcNAc. The structure of this disaccharide is consistent with that reported to be present in the core glycosyl asparagine unit of a number of glycoproteins. These findings are in contrast to those reported by Arima and Spiro ((1972) J. Biol. Chem. 247, 1836–1848) who indicated that all of the mannose residues in the unit A oligosaccharide of thyroglobulin were α-linked.
CB<sub>2</sub> cannabinoid receptor agonists attenuate TNF‐α‐induced human vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration (2007)

Since the above-mentioned TNF-alpha-induced phenotypic changes are critical in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and restenosis, our findings suggest that CB2 agonists may offer a novel approach in the treatment of these pathologies by decreasing vascular smooth muscle proliferation and migration.
Effective dynamic detection of alias analysis errors (2013)

Alias analysis is perhaps one of the most crucial and widely used analyses, and has attracted tremendous research efforts over the years. Yet, advanced alias analyses are extremely difficult to get right, and the bugs in these analyses are one key reason that they have not been adopted to production compilers. This paper presents NeonGoby, a system for effectively detecting errors in alias analysis implementations, improving their correctness and hopefully widening their adoption. NeonGoby detects the worst type of bugs where the alias analysis claims that two pointers never alias, but they actually alias at runtime. NeonGoby works by dynamically observing pointer addresses during the execution of a test program and then checking these addresses against an alias analysis for errors. It is explicitly designed to (1) be agnostic to the alias analysis it checks for maximum applicability and ease of use and (2) detect alias analysis errors that manifest on real-world programs and workloads. It emits no false positives as long as test programs do not have undefined behavior per ANSI C specification or call external functions that interfere with our detection algorithm. It reduces performance overhead using a practical selection of techniques. Evaluation on three popular alias analyses and real-world programs Apache and MySQL shows that NeonGoby effectively finds 29 alias analysis bugs with zero false positives and reasonable overhead; the most serious four bugs have been patched by the developers. To enable alias analysis builders to start using NeonGoby today, we have released it open-source at https://github.com/columbia/neongoby, along with our error detection results and proposed patches.
Apparatus for the study of macromolecular adsorption (1989)

A surface plasmon adsorbate monitor (SPAM) is described which allows the adsorption of macromolecules or other adsorbates to a metal surface to be monitored. Surface plasmons are employed and the apparatus has no moving parts. The kinetics of adsorption may be studied on a time scale of seconds rather than the more common time scale of minutes; a simple improvement in computer memory access should allow temporal studies in the millisecond range. As an illustration, the adsorption of carboxyl-terminated polystyrene from a solution with acetone onto a silver surface is measured.
Comparing Employed and Unemployed Welfare Recipients: A Discriminant Analysis (1982)

Based on data from the 1973 Minnesota AFDC Characteristic Study, 348 female AFDC recipients were classified according to whether they were employed or unemployed. T-tests and a discriminant analysis were performed to determine which of several demographic and economic variables distinguished the employed group from the unemployed group. The best discriminators were found to be those related to economic condition, such as value of personal and real property, liquid assets, and monthly income. Little difference was found between employed and unemployed women on the demographic variables. The implications of these findings for the argument that personal motivation or individual differences account for unemployment in AFDC recipients are discussed.
<title>Description Of A Digital Tomosynthesis (DTS) System</title> (1983)

Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) is the implementation of classical geometric tomography on a digital radiography system. A set of original images is collected during a single tomographic sweep. These images are spatially shifted, corrected for distortion if necessary, and added together to synthesize a single cut in any desired plane. Any number of additional cuts can be synthesized from the same set of original images by altering the amounts of shift and correction. A practical system for performing DTS is described. Engineering limits and the results of human and animal studies are presented. Our work in DTS was prompted by earlier efforts of Bally and co-workers on an analog system, and evolved through an early digital prototype reported elsewhere. The present system, based on commercially available digital fluoroscopy equipment, is more flexible. Data collection time can be short (down to 1/2 second) to permit angiotomography, which may be the most important application for the method. Mask subtraction and spatial filtering to remove out of focus information are options. The synthesis programs produce a new cut plane every few seconds. Contiguous stored planes can be rapidly replayed. Contrast sensitivity in the DTS mask subtraction option is close to simple digital fluoroscopy subtraction, but spatial resolution is somewhat worse. A linear tomographic motion and 512 by 512 pixel image are presently used. Extensions to other motions and larger matrix sizes are under development.
Connective Tissue Growth Factor Induces the Proliferation, Migration, and Tube Formation of Vascular Endothelial Cells In Vitro, and Angiogenesis In Vivo (1999)

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a novel cysteine-rich, secreted protein. Recently, we found that inhibition of the endogenous expression of CTGF by its antisense oligonucleotide and antisense RNA suppresses the proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells. In the present study, the following observations demonstrated the angiogenic function of CTGF in vitro and in vivo: (i) purified recombinant CTGF (rCTGF) promoted the adhesion, proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner under serum-free conditions, and these effects were inhibited by anti-CTGF antibodies; (ii) rCTGF markedly induced the tube formation of vascular endothelial cells, and this effect was stronger than that of basic fibroblast growth factor or vascular endothelial growth factor; (iii) application of rCTGF to the chicken chorioallantoic membrane resulted in a gross angiogenic response, and this effect was also inhibited by anti-CTGF antibodies. (iv) rCTGF injected with collagen gel into the backs of mice induced strong angiogenesis in vivo. These findings indicate that CTGF is a novel, potent angiogenesis factor which functions in multi-stages in this process.
A model for pathways of radical addition to fullerenes (1999)

A sequential π-electronic model that simulates addition of large radicals to fullerenes yields pathways to the experimental structures of C60X6 (X = Cl, Br) and C70Cl10 and predicts structures for C60X12 and C60X18.
High-efficiency gene transfer and expression in normal human hematopoietic cells with retrovirus vectors (1988)

Retroviral vectors containing the selectable bacterial gene for G418 resistance (neo) were used to demonstrate gene transfer into primary human bone-marrow progenitor cells. To obtain populations of cells in which a high proportion of cells were expressing the neo gene, several important modifications were made to earlier procedures. Cells from normal donors were infected in vitro, were exposed to high concentrations of G418 for two days in liquid culture to enrich for cells expressing the neo gene, and were plated in semisolid medium. Gene transfer and expression were detected in colonies arising from progenitors of granulocyte-macrophage and erythroid lineages. Survival curves indicated that a high proportion of progenitor cells, approaching 100%, were G418 resistant. Furthermore, addition of growth factors contained in 5637-conditioned medium to the bone marrow improved the recovery of G418-resistant progenitors twofold to threefold. In addition to these biological measurements of gene expression in progenitor cells, significant levels of neo-specific RNA, similar to the levels of RNA expression in the virus-producing fibroblast cell line, were detected in the bone marrow cells after preselection. These results demonstrate that retrovirus vectors can be used successfully to transfer genes at high efficiency into progenitor cells in the human blood-forming system.
Localization of expression of <i>KNAT3</i>, a class 2 <i>knotted1</i>‐like gene (1997)

KNAT3 is a class 2 kn1-like gene in Arabidopsis thaliana. The RNA expression patterns of KNAT3 were characterized through the use of promoter-GUS fusion analysis and in situ hybridization. KNAT3 is expressed in several tissues and at several times during development. There are three main expression patterns: (1) during early organ development in young leaves, buds and pedicels; (2) at and near the junction between two organs at specific times during development, including the hypocotyl-root boundary in young seedlings, the anther-filament junction in mature flowers, and the ovule-funiculus and peduncle-silique boundaries in elongating siliques; and (3) in maturing tissues such as the style of elongating siliques, the petioles of maturing leaves, and most of the root. The varied expression patterns may indicate that KNAT3 plays several different roles in plants, depending on when and where it is expressed. Previous work on KNAT3 (Serikawa et al., 1996) indicated that expression of its RNA is regulated by light. Promoter-GUS seedlings were grown under different light conditions (continuous white, red and far-red light) to examine more closely the light regulation of the KNAT3 promoter. Continuous white light resulted in stronger overall GUS staining in the same patterns seen in seedlings grown under long-day conditions (cotyledons, upper hypocotyl and roots). Continuous red light resulted in reduced GUS expression in those same tissues. Continuous far-red light led to seedlings showing stronger staining in the hypocotyl and cotyledons than red light-grown plants but no staining in the roots. Thus, the KNAT3 promoter responds differently to red and far-red light.
Effects of helium addition to an argon glow discharge plasma on emission lines of sputtered particles (1988)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTEffects of helium addition to an argon glow discharge plasma on emission lines of sputtered particlesKazuaki. Wagatsuma and Kichinosuke. HirokawaCite this: Anal. Chem. 1988, 60, 7, 702–705Publication Date (Print):April 1, 1988Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 April 1988https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac00158a022https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00158a022research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views306Altmetric-Citations38LEARN 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
Experimental Study on Oil and Solids Removal in Nutshell Filters for Produced Water Treatment (2018)

Abstract Nutshell filters composed of black walnut or pecan granular media are an established produced water treatment technology for tertiary oil removal. Guidelines for the size and operation of nutshell filters have evolved mainly by trial and error, with limited published operating data. This laboratory research program tested a nutshell filter to determine the operating flux limits (flow rate per unit area) that provide suitable oil removal performance. The separation efficiency target was defined as 5 ppmv oil in the outlet stream. The variables tested included medium type (black walnut shell or pecan shell), medium size, filtration flux, water salinity, and oil concentration. The flux limit for common 12/20 media is 12.0 gpm/ft2 for fresh water operation and 13.0 gpm/ft2 for saline water. Decreasing the medium size to 20/30 mesh increased the allowable flux limit but at the expense of a substantial increase in the pressure drop. Oil droplet penetration into the filter bed proceeds via a near plug-flow profile, with the top 18 inches of the bed providing 99% of the oil removal. Full breakthrough is a function of inlet oil concentration, with 20-30 hours of operation expected for a 48-inch-deep bed. Testing for removal of fine sand particles showed a average 5 µm separation size for 12/20 media at 13.5 gpm/ft2 flux.
Deconditioning reduces mineral content of the third metacarpal bone in horses. (1998)

Diet and exercise are two management factors that affect bone density and strength. We proposed that bone density and calcium status would be affected by deconditioning for 12 wk and by dietary Ca concentration. Eleven highly conditioned Arabian horses were taken out of training and placed in stalls for 12 wk. Horses were walked on a mechanical walker in two 30-min sessions, 7 d/wk. Diets were designated CC (.36% Ca) and HC (.62% Ca). Data were collected every 21 d. Serum or plasma were analyzed for total and ionized Ca, parathyroid hormone, osteocalcin, hydroxyproline, electrolytes, and blood gases. Bone mineral content (BMC) of the left third metacarpal bone was estimated by radiographic photometry using an aluminum step wedge, which was exposed in each radiograph, as a reference standard for an image analysis system. During deconditioning, BMC decreased by approximately 1.1 g/2 cm, or .45% per week. This decrease was unaffected by dietary Ca. Serum Ca concentration increased with deconditioning. The results suggest that dietary Ca at twice the currently recommended level did not prevent the loss of BMC in response to deconditioning. Loss of BMC during 12 wk of stall confinement may weaken bones, increasing the risk of skeletal injuries when training is resumed.