gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Custom Fan Deck for Multi-Primary Visualization (2012)

The visualization of color choices plays an important role in many applications. A printed fan deck is a common tool for visualizing and selecting colors for painting a room, for example. While there are many similar examples, almost all involve some standard pre-defined color palette that is professionally arranged onto a fan deck and printed in large quantities for future distribution to end users. However, what happens if any of the printing parameters changes (substrate, inks) or if you have a very specific task in mind that only requires a small subset of colors? In this case, a custom printed fan deck would provide a more up-todate and efficient format for visualizing the color choices for this specific task. We developed a system for creating custom fan decks that works particularly well for visualizing colors in a multiprimary printing system. First, the set of colors to include in the fan deck is selected. This can be a challenging task when dealing with a system with more than 4 inks, as you cannot simply select an even sampling of colors in each dimension. Next, the colors are arranged in some visual order and then exported to PDF. A hue, saturation and lightness ordering of colors was employed. Finally, the fan deck is printed and finished. We prototyped our solution on an HP Indigo 7000 Digital Press loaded with HP IndiChrome Plus 7-primary inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, violet and green, using both matte uncoated and glossy coated substrates.
Long term combination treatment with bevacizumab, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and regional abdominal hyperthermia in platinum refractory ovarian cancer: a case report and review of the literature. (2011)

To our knowledge we describe the first experience with combination treatment of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin with regional abdominal hyperthermia and bevacizumab in a long term setting of almost 2 years. Excellent response with comparably low toxicity was demonstrated. Further evaluation as a therapeutic option in this heavily pretreated and highly palliative patient population is warranted.
Cyclone: A Safe Dialect of C (2002)

Cyclone is a safe dialect of C. It has been designed from the ground up to prevent the bu#er overflows, format string attacks, and memory management errors that are common in C programs, while retaining C&apos;s syntax and semantics. This paper examines safety violations enabled by C&apos;s design, and shows how Cyclone avoids them, without giving up C&apos;s hallmark control over low-level details such as data representation and memory management.
Genetic variation in the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene and the outcome of multiple sclerosis (1997)

The objective of this study was to determine whether sequence variation in the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) gene is associated with MS course and severity in Olmsted County, MN. The severity and temporal course of MS are heterogeneous. Genetic factors may play a role in determining the course of MS. TNF alpha expression is temporally associated with exacerbations of MS and is increased in individuals with progressive disease. The entire TNF alpha gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction in 78 MS patients and in 39 patients with schizophrenia. Denaturation finger-printing, a modification of direct sequencing that detects virtually all genetic polymorphisms, was performed for four regions spanning the functionally significant portions of the gene, including the promoter region. Polymorphisms were confirmed by complete sequencing. The severity and temporal course of MS were compared in those with wild-type versus variant alleles. Four sequence changes were detected, three of which occurred in MS patients. None occurred in a protein-encoding sequence. Neither of the two most common sequence variants were associated with disease severity or temporal course. Genetic variation of the TNF alpha gene is not associated with variation in the course or long-term outcome of MS in this population-based sample.
Digitisation of a moving assembly operation using multiple depth imaging sensors (2015)

Several manufacturing operations continue to be manual even in today’s highly automated industry because the complexity of such operations makes them heavily reliant on human skills, intellect and experience. This work aims to aid the automation of one such operation, the wheel loading operation on the trim and final moving assembly line in automotive production. It proposes a new method that uses multiple low-cost depth imaging sensors, commonly used in gaming, to acquire and digitise key shopfloor data associated with the operation, such as motion characteristics of the vehicle body on the moving conveyor line and the angular positions of alignment features of the parts to be assembled, in order to inform an intelligent automation solution. Experiments are conducted to test the performance of the proposed method across various assembly conditions, and the results are validated against an industry standard method using laser tracking. Some disadvantages of the method are discussed, and suggestions for improvements are suggested. The proposed method has the potential to be adopted to enable the automation of a wide range of moving assembly operations in multiple sectors of the manufacturing industry.
Testosterone Concentrations in Women Aged 25–50 Years: Associations with Lifestyle, Body Composition, and Ovarian Status (2001)

While there is substantial evidence of the importance of endogenous and exogenous estrogen in reproductive health and chronic disease, there is little consideration of androgens in women's health. In the Michigan Bone Health Study (1992-1995), the authors examined the correlates of testosterone concentrations in pre- and perimenopausal women (i.e., age, menopausal status, body composition, and lifestyle behaviors) in a population-based longitudinal study including three annual examinations among 611 women aged 25-50 years identified through a census in a midwestern community. Current smokers had the highest testosterone concentrations with decreasing values in former and nonsmokers (p = 0.0001). Body composition measures (body mass index, body fat (%), weight (kg), lean body mass (kg), and fat mass (kg)) were significantly and positively associated with total testosterone concentrations in a dose-response manner. Hysterectomy with oophorectomy was associated with significantly lower testosterone concentrations. Alcohol consumption, physical activity, and dietary macronutrient intake were not associated with testosterone concentrations. This is one of the first studies to examine correlates of serum testosterone concentrations in anticipation of the growing interest in the role of androgens in women's health. The greater circulating levels of testosterone in obese women and smokers suggest that testosterone concentrations should be considered in the natural history of disease conditions where obesity and smoking are risk factors, including cardiovascular disease.
Reducing Energy Use: A Dual-Channel Link (2012)

Data rates and energy consumption of communication links continue to increase. We propose a new method for reducing communications energy demands by bonding two channels of different data rates to act as a single point-to-point link. In the proposed Dual-Channel, Single-Link (DCSL) system, the high-speed channel sleeps during periods of low utilization thus producing energy savings. We consider the DCSL concept at the link and application layers, develop a cost model for DCSL and evaluate the performance of a 1-10 Gb/s DCSL using a 10 Gb/s Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) channel via simulation. The ability to trade-off performance and energy selectively is demonstrated using Poisson and self-similar bursty synthetic traffic. Results indicate that 1-10 Gb/s DCSL can lead to reductions in energy consumption and packet delay.
Fermi-level pinning position at the Au–InAs interface determined using ballistic electron emission microscopy (1997)

Ballistic electron emission microscopy (BEEM) has been used to determine the Fermi-level pinning position at the Au/InAs interface. Using BEEM’s three-terminal capabilities, collector current–voltage scans were taken on Au/InAs/AlSb samples. The extracted BEEM threshold values (1.22 eV) correspond to the highest energy band position in the conduction band at the InAs/AlSb interface. By subtracting the InAs/AlSb conduction-band offset (1.35 eV), an estimate of the Au Fermi-level position on InAs is obtained (0.13 eV).
The relation between QT intervals and heart rate in young healthy males using an incremental head-up tilt protocol (2002)

The relationship between the QT interval and the preceding RR interval is often described by a simple formula with 1 or 2 parameters like, e.g., Bazett's correction formula or an exponential formula. These formulas may perform adequately in large groups of people, but not in individuals. The authors describe an incremental head-up tilt protocol to obtain QT intervals at a large range of different heart rates in individuals within 3 hr under minimal changes in conditions. The resulting QT-RR relationship is complex and differs for each individual, but all curves share some common characteristics.
Experimental and Modeling Study of a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) under Transient and CPF Active Regeneration Conditions (2013)

<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">In this study, a DOC catalyst was experimentally studied in an engine test cell with a2010 Cummins 6.7L ISB diesel and a production aftertreatment system. The test matrix consisted of steady state, active regeneration with in-cylinder fuel dosing and transient conditions. Conversion efficiencies of total hydrocarbon (THC), CO, and NO were quantified under each condition.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph"/><div class="htmlview paragraph">A previously developed high-fidelity DOC model capable of predicting both steady state and transient active regeneration gaseous emissions was calibrated to the experimental data. The model consists of a single 1D channel where mass and energy balance equations were solved for both surface and bulk gas regions. The steady-state data were used to identify the activation energies and pre-exponential factors for CO, NO and HC oxidation, while the steady-state active regeneration data were used to identify the inhibition factors. The transient data were used to simulate the thermal response of the DOC. A calibration procedure was developed and the identified model parameters are presented.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph"/><div class="htmlview paragraph">The performance of the model was compared to the experimental results in terms of the outlet NO<sub>2</sub>/NO<sub>x</sub> ratios and CO, HC conversion efficiencies. The results show that the model is able to simulate the DOC performance under steady-state and transient conditions and during active regeneration conditions. The model is able to predict the outlet temperatures and HC concentrations within the measurement uncertainties. An inhibition factor that accounts for the inhibition of reactions in the presence of high hydrocarbon concentrations was determined so that the outlet HC and NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations during active regeneration were simulated accurately.</div></div>
Reducing the Number of FSO Base Stations With Dual Transceivers for Next-Generation Ground-to-Train Communications (2018)

The growing deployment and advanced development of high-speed train systems calls for provisioning of broadband Internet services, which cannot be readily provided by the existing radio frequency technology. Thus, an alternative technology, namely, free space optics (FSO), has been proposed to overcome the bandwidth bottleneck problem. However, as each FSO base station (BS) only covers a short length along the track, a large number of BSs are required to realize the seamless coverage, thus incurring high capital expenditures to the railway operator as well as frequent handover processes, which may degrade the system performance. In order to solve this problem, we propose a dual transceivers scheme in a ground-to-train communications system. Since two transceivers of a BS can point to different directions, laser beams of the BS can be transmitted forwardly and backwardly such that the total coverage length of each BS is remarkably extended. Furthermore, the two coverage areas of a BS's transceivers are not contiguous along the track, thus forming a blackout area between them. In this case, two transceivers of a train, which are deployed at the front and back of a train, respectively, can cooperate to maintain continuous ground-to-train FSO communications. Therefore, the number of the BSs is reduced, and the impact of frequent handovers is alleviated. The performance of the proposed scheme is demonstrated via extensive simulations.
Comparaison du développement larvaire et des stades tueurs de Toxorhynchites brevipalpis et de T. amboinensis (Diptera : Culicidae) (l) (1983)

Dans des conditions identiques d'elevage individuel le developpement larvaire de Toxorhynchites brevipalpis est plus rapide, nettement plus economique en «larves proies» et de duree moins variable que celui de T. amboinensis. Dans une optique de production, l'elevage de T. brevipalpis est donc preconise de preference a celui de T. a. Le comportement tueur qui se met progressivement en place au cours du dernier stade larvaire atteint son paroxysme a la nymphose. La predation globale exercee par T. b. est legerement superieure a celle de T. a. lorsque la densite des proies est elevee
The signal coherence as a versatile diagnostic tool to improve seismic data processing effectiveness (1991)

The increasingly large amount of seismic data involved in 20 and 30 seismic data processing projects requires the personal skill of the analyst to be assisted in the choose of algorithms and parameters. At the same time the increasing complication of nowadays exploration themes wants the seismic method to provide highly reliable and uniform results.
An Implementation of Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique in Frequency Domain (2007)

A new implementation of a synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) based on concepts used in synthetic aperture radar and sonar is presented in the paper. The algorithm, based on the convolution model of the imaging system developed in frequency domain, accounts for the beam pattern of the finite-sized transducer used in the synthetic aperture. The 2D fast Fourier transform (FFT) is used for the calculation of a 2D spectrum of the ultrasonic data. The spectrum is then interpolated to convert the polar coordinate system used for the acquisition of ultrasonic signals to the rectangular coordinates used for the presentation of imaging results. After compensating the transducer lobe amplitude profile using a Wiener filter, the transformed spectrum is subjected to the 2D inverse Fourier transform to get the time-domain image again. The algorithm is computationally attractive due to the use of 2D FFT. The performance of the proposed frequency-domain algorithm and the classical time-domain SAFT are compared in the paper using simulated and real ultrasonic data.
Titanium silicide formation on BF+2-implanted silicon (1985)

Thin-film interaction between titanium and BF+2 -implanted silicon substrates at 650–900 °C was investigated. At 650 °C, the incomplete Ti/Si reaction led to formation of a surface layer (∼600 Å thick) of titanium-rich silicide (Si/Ti ∼1.6) on top of a near-stoichiometric silicide layer. Annealing at 700 °C or higher resulted in conversion of the titanium film into predominantly TiSi2 and a lower sheet resistance. After annealing, boron was found to redistribute into the silicide layer and fluorine was segregated onto the silicide/silicon interface, but neither species apparently affected the overall sheet resistance for BF+2 dosages up to 6×1015 cm−2. A sheet resistance of ∼0.7 Ω/⧠ was obtained after annealing between 700 and 900 °C for 30 min.
Single-Electron Charging in Double and Triple Quantum Dots with Tunable Coupling (1995)

We report low-temperature tunneling measurements at zero magnetic field through double and triple quantum dots with adjustable interdot coupling, fabricated in a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. As the coupling is increased, Coulomb blockade conductance peaks split into two (double dot) or three (triple dot) peaks each. The splitting tracks closely the measured tunnel conductance and experimentally determines the total interaction energy. Coupled double and triple dots with different gate capacitance show quasiperiodic beating.
Communication Between the Synapse and the Nucleus in Neuronal Development, Plasticity, and Disease (2008)

Sensory experience is critical for the proper development and plasticity of the brain throughout life. Successful adaptation to the environment is necessary for the survival of an organism, and this process requires the translation of specific sensory stimuli into changes in the structure and function of relevant neural circuits. Sensory-evoked activity drives synaptic input onto neurons within these behavioral circuits, initiating membrane depolarization and calcium influx into the cytoplasm. Calcium signaling triggers the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal adaptation, including the activity-dependent transcriptional programs that drive the synthesis of the effector molecules required for long-term changes in neuronal function. Insight into the signaling pathways between the synapse and the nucleus that translate specific stimuli into altered patterns of connectivity within a circuit provides clues as to how activity-dependent programs of gene expression are coordinated and how disruptions in this process may contribute to disorders of cognitive function.
Methane Emissions from Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico (2020)

Shipboard measurements of offshore oil and gas facilities were conducted in the Gulf of Mexico in February 2018. Species measured at 1 s include methane, ethane, carbon-13 (<sup>13</sup>C) and deuterium (D) isotopes of methane, and several combustion tracers. Significant variability in the emission composition is observed between individual sites, with typical ethane/methane ratios around 5.3% and <sup>13</sup>C and D methane isotopic compositions around -40 and -240‰, respectively. Offshore plumes were spatially narrower than expectations of the plume width based on terrestrial atmospheric stability classes; a modified Gaussian dispersion methodology using empirically measured horizontal plume widths was used to estimate the emission rates. A total of 103 sites were studied, including shallow and deepwater offshore platforms and drillships. Methane emission rates range from 0 to 190 kg/h with 95% confidence limits estimated at a factor of 10. The observed distribution is skewed with the top two emitters accounting for 20% of the total methane emissions of all sampled sites. Despite the greater throughput of the deepwater facilities, they had moderate emission rates compared to shallow-water sites. Analysis of background ethane enhancements also suggests a source region in shallow waters. A complete 1 s measurement database is published for use in future studies of offshore dispersion.
High-efficiency input coupling into optical waveguides using gratings with double-surface corrugation (1995)

Waveguide grating couplers that have surface corrugation on both boundaries of the waveguide were fabricated by the deposition of waveguide material at high-vacuum pressures onto a surface-relief grating etched into the substrate. A lateral shift between the two gratings along the direction of the common grating vector was created during the waveguide deposition when the substrate normal was tilted with respect to the direction of material deposition. A series of waveguide thicknesses having an identical angle of deposition were examined to observe the effect of the waveguide thickness, and corresponding lateral shift, on the branching ratio and input-coupling efficiency. Branching ratios of above 98% and input-coupling efficiencies near the theoretical limit for an incident Gaussian beam were obtained.
TMDFI: Tagged Memory Assisted for Fine-Grained Data-Flow Integrity Towards Embedded Systems Against Software Exploitation (2018)

Memory corruption vulnerabilities are main causes of quite a few modern software attacks. Classical Data-flow integrity, which is originally implemented purely on soft-ware platforms, can perform a good security effect against memory corruption attacks, particularly the newly proposed data-oriented programming attacks. However, it introduces high space and time overheads. To tackle these limitations of DFI, in this paper we present tagged memory supported data-flow integrity, TMDFI, a hardware data-flow integrity implementation to enable fine-grained DFI checks with reduced time and space overheads. Our hardware DFI proposal is based on lowRISC, an existing open-source tagged memory architecture targeting a RISC-V core. The tag fields are enlarged and adopted to keep the identifiers for run-time DFI enforcement. We modified the low-RISC architecture by adding a new instruction that performs multiple tags checking simultaneously and changing some native tag manipulation features. We tested our prototype on an RTL emulator. The result shows that the reduction of run-time overhead of a full inter-procedural DFI enforcement is from 104% to 39% and the space overhead shrinks from 50% to 12.5%.
Mutations of Toluene-4-Monooxygenase That Alter Regiospecificity of Indole Oxidation and Lead to Production of Novel Indigoid Pigments (2005)

Broad-substrate-range monooygenase enzymes, including toluene-4-monooxygenase (T4MO), can catalyze the oxidation of indole. The indole oxidation products can then condense to form the industrially important dye indigo. Site-directed mutagenesis of T4MO resulted in the creation of T4MO isoforms with altered pigment production phenotypes. High-pressure liquid chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of the indole oxidation products generated by the mutant T4MO isoforms revealed that the phenotypic differences were primarily due to changes in the regiospecificity of indole oxidation. Most of the mutations described in this study changed the ratio of the primary indole oxidation products formed (indoxyl, 2-oxindole, and isatin), but some mutations, particularly those involving amino acid G103 of tmoA, allowed for the formation of additional products, including 7-hydroxyindole and novel indigoid pigments. For example, mutant G103L converted 17% of added indole to 7-hydroxyindole and 29% to indigoid pigments including indigo and indirubin and two other structurally related pigments. The double mutant G103L:A107G converted 47% of indole to 7-hydroxyindole, but no detectable indigoid pigments were formed, similar to the product distribution observed with the toluene-2-monooxygenase (T2MO) of Burkholderia cepacia G4. These results demonstrate that modification of the tmoA active site can change the products produced by the enzyme and lead to the production of novel pigments and other indole oxidation products with potential commercial and medicinal utility.