gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Efficient Fourier-Wavelet Super-Resolution (2010)

Super-resolution (SR) is the process of combining multiple aliased low-quality images to produce a high-resolution high-quality image. Aside from registration and fusion of low-resolution images, a key process in SR is the restoration and denoising of the fused images. We present a novel extension of the combined Fourier-wavelet deconvolution and denoising algorithm ForWarD to the multiframe SR application. Our method first uses a fast Fourier-base multiframe image restoration to produce a sharp, yet noisy estimate of the high-resolution image. Our method then applies a space-variant nonlinear wavelet thresholding that addresses the nonstationarity inherent in resolution-enhanced fused images. We describe a computationally efficient method for implementing this space-variant processing that leverages the efficiency of the fast Fourier transform (FFT) to minimize complexity. Finally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of this algorithm for regular imagery as well as in digital mammography.
Newest Approaches to Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Review of Recent Randomized Clinical Trials (2007)

Treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) should provide high rates of clinical and microbiological cure for a range of pathogens and should ultimately prevent reproductive morbidity. Between 1992 and 2006, 5 randomized clinical trials of moxifloxacin (1 trial), ofloxacin (1 trial), clindamycin-ciprofloxacin (1 trial), and azithromycin (2 trials) treatment among women with mild to moderate PID were found to have clinical cure rates of 90%-97%. Trials of ofloxacin and clindamycin-ciprofloxacin reported rates of cure of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infection of 100%, although microbiological cure data for other pathogens were not presented. One azithromycin trial reported a 98% eradication of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma hominis, and anaerobes. Moxifloxacin exhibited high eradication rates for N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, M. hominis, Mycobacterium genitalium, and gram-negative anaerobes. Clinical cure rates from 2 doxycycline-metronidazole trials were low (35% and 55%). Although a handful of studies have shown that monotherapies for PID achieve high rates of clinical cure, the efficacy of these regimens in treating anaerobic PID and in preventing adverse reproductive sequelae is not fully elucidated.
Preparation of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Vesicle “Cerasome” Derived from Artificial Lipid with Alkoxysilyl Head (1999)

Abstract An artificial lipid bearing a triethoxysilyl head and a dialkyl tail has been synthesized in order to prepare a novel type of organic-inorganic hybrid, “Cerasome”, which can form siloxane network on its vesicular surface. The Cerasomes were obtained upon vortex mixing of aqueous dispersion of the lipid followed by acid hydrolysis of the head moiety.
Medical consequences of pathogenic CNVs in adults: analysis of the UK Biobank (2018)

Many of the CNVs have profound effects on medical health and mortality, even in people who have largely escaped early neurodevelopmental outcomes. Forty-six CNV-phenotype associations were significant at a false discovery rate threshold of 0.1, all in the direction of increased risk. Known medical consequences of CNVs were confirmed, but most identified associations are novel. Deletions at 16p11.2 and 16p12.1 had the largest numbers of significantly associated phenotypes (seven each). Diabetes, hypertension, obesity and renal failure were affected by the highest numbers of CNVs. Our work should inform clinicians in planning and managing the medical care of CNV carriers.
Calculation of area‐averaged vertical profiles of the horizontal wind velocity from volume‐imaging lidar data (1992)

Area‐averaged horizontal wind measurements are derived from the motion of spatial inhomogeneities in aerosol backscattering observed with a volume‐imaging lidar. Spatial averaging provides high precision, reducing sample variations of wind measurements well below the level of turbulent fluctuations, even under conditions of very light mean winds and strong convection or under the difficult conditions represented by roll convection. Wind velocities are measured using the two‐dimensional spatial cross correlation computed between successive horizontal plane maps of aerosol backscattering, assembled from three‐dimensional lidar scans. Prior to calculation of the correlation function, three crucial steps are performed: (1) the scans are corrected for image distortion by the wind during a finite scan time; (2) a temporal high pass median filtering is applied to eliminate structures that do not move with the wind; and (3) a histogram equalization is employed to reduce biases to the brightest features.
A new radio access strategy using a repeater in the DECT radio local loop application (2002)

This paper deals with the DECT (Digital European Cordless Telecommunications) system in the radio local loop (RLL) application. In this context, a scenario in which the service allows local mobility to the user, both inside and outside buildings, is developed; to overcome the propagation problems due to additional walls attenuation and to offer a suitable indoor coverage, the relay function seems to be a viable solution. For this purpose, an additional unit, called the repeater (REP), is needed. This paper gives and evaluates an original solution for the REP unit, which can use a simplified RFP (radio fixed part) hardware and an adapted software. To validate the effectiveness of this solution, some computer simulations are carried out.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Photoactivated 8‐methoxypsoralen treatment causes a peptide‐dependent increase in antigen display by transformed lymphocytes (1998)

Ex vivo exposure of malignant human T cells to photoactivated 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOPa), followed by their i.v. return, appears to vaccinate patients against tumor-associated antigens of cutaneous T cell lymphoma in a procedure termed photopheresis.The molecular basis of this Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy, administered in 100 centers worldwide, is unclear. Most of the attention to the mechanism of action of the drug has focused on its capacity to form covalent cross-links with pyrimidine bases of DNA, thereby inhibiting cellular proliferation. Because immunologic factors appear to be important in the clinical response and could potentially serve as a model for immunotherapy of other malignancies, we explored the possibility that 8-MOP-treated cells display increased quantities of antigenic peptides at their cell surface. In this work, human B-lymphoblastoid tissue culture lines were exposed to 8-MOPa and expression of cell surface class I major histocompatibility complex proteins assessed, since CD8 T cells recognize antigenic moieties in the context of class I molecules. A peak 200–300% increase in MHC class I expression in 8-MOPa-treated cells occurred at 20 hr. 8-MOPa was far more effective in inducing this increase in class I MHC than other modalities, including mitomycin C, γ-irradiation, ultraviolet B or heat or cold shock. This increase in surface class I MHC molecules appears to be driven by the degradation of cytoplasmic proteins into small peptides, followed by the transport of these peptides to MHC class I molecules in the endoplasmic reticulum. The data suggest that 8-MOPa treatment may augment the immunogenicity of tumor and/or antigen-presenting cells by enhancing processing and transport of class I MHC antigenic peptides. Int. J. Cancer 78:70–75, 1998.© 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Hydron: An Implantable Device for the Delivery of Antitumor Chemotherapy (1972)

Hydron, a hydrophilic polymeric hydrogel, has been shown to absorb and elute fluorouracil at predetermined rates in vitro. Fluorouracil-charged Hydron pledgets were found to significantly suppress Ehrlich's ascites tumor in CF<sub>1</sub>mice compared with controls receiving nonmedicated implants of polymer. An implantable chamber was designed to provide sustained selective release of fluorouracil. Preliminary studies showed the unit was able to deliver high concentrations of the antitumor agent locally while completely sparing tissues remote from the implant site.
Mathematical Model Reformulation for Lithium-Ion Battery Simulations: Galvanostatic Boundary Conditions (2009)

This paper presents an effective first step in the mathematical reformulation of physics-based lithium-ion battery models to improve computational efficiency. While the additional steps listed elsewhere [ Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. , 10 , A225 (2007) ] can be carried out to expedite the computation, the method described here is an effective first step toward efficient reformulation of lithium-ion battery models to expedite computation. The battery model used for the simulation is derived from the first principles as an isothermal pseudo-two-dimensional model with volume-averaged equations for the solid phase and with incorporation of concentrated solution theory, porous electrode theory, and with due consideration to the variations in electronic/ionic conductivities and diffusivities. The nature of the model and the structure of the governing equations are exploited to facilitate model reformulation, yielding efficient and accurate numerical computations.
One-Step Synthesis of 2- and 4-Nitrobenzyl Cyanides (1987)

2-Nitrobenzyl cyanide (2) and analogs were obtained in fair to good yields by reacting the corresponding bromides with sodium cyanide and hydrogen cyanide in dimethyl sulfoxide. Hydrogen cyanide could be generated in situ from an excess of sodium cyanide and trifluoroacetic acid.
Ex vivo Human Natural Killer (NK) Cell Stimulation and Intracellular IFN? and CD107a Cytokine Staining (2015)

Natural killer (NK) cells comprise 5-20% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in humans. In addition to their fundamental roles in the defense against viral infections and tumor surveillance, NK cells help shape adaptive immune responses through their production of cytokines. NK cells are traditionally identified as CD3<sup>neg</sup>, CD14<sup>neg</sup>, CD19<sup>neg</sup> lymphocytes expressing CD56. Using a combination of markers that includes CD56 and CD7 greatly increases the ability to define the phenotype and function of NK cell subsets. Two key markers of NK cell function are the production of IFNγ and the release of cytotoxic granules measured by the expression of CD107a. Here we describe a method to assess IFNγ and CD107a expression in NK cells following stimulation with target cells or cytokines. This method can be used to assess the general functional capacity of NK cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a wide range of study participants.
Structure of syringotoxin B, a phytotoxin produced by citrus isolates of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. (1990)

Pseudomonassyringae pv. syringae is a phytopathogenic bacterium which attacks a wide range of hosts. It is known that the bacterium produces different phytotoxins termed syringomycin and syringotoxin depending on the host origin. Isolates from the stone fruit or peach produced syringomycin, and isolates from citrus trees yielded syringotoxin.1>2) In addition to these two toxins, we have found a new toxin, syringostatin, produced by an
A Survey of Complex Object Technologies for Digital Libraries (2001)

Many early web-based digital libraries (DLs) had implicit assumptions reflected in their architecture that the unit of focus in the DL (frequently &quot;reports&quot; or &quot;e-prints&quot;) would only be manifested in a single, or at most a few, common file formats such as PDF or PostScript. DLs have now matured to the point where their contents are commonly no longer simple files. Complex objects in DLs have emerged in response to various requirements, including: simple aggregation of formats and supporting files, bundling additional information to aid digital preservation, creating opaque digital objects for e-commerce applications, and the incorporation of dynamic services with the traditional data files. We examine a representative (but not necessarily exhaustive) number of current and recent historical web-based complex object technologies and projects that are applicable to DLs: Aurora, Buckets, ComMentor, Cryptolopes, Digibox, Document Management Alliance, FEDORA, Kahn-Wilensky Framework Digital Objects, Metadata Encoding &amp; Transmission Standard, Multivalent Documents, Open eBooks, VERS Encapsulated Objects, and the Warwick Framework.
Characterization of Cyclin L1 and L2 Interactions with CDK11 and Splicing Factors (2008)

Although it has been reported that cyclin L1alpha and L2alpha proteins interact with CDK11(p110), the nature of the cyclin L transcripts, the formation of complexes between the five cyclin L and the three CDK11 protein isoforms, and the influence of these complexes on splicing have not been thoroughly investigated. Here we report that cyclin L1 and L2 genes generate 14 mRNA variants encoding six cyclin L proteins, one of which has not been described previously. Using cyclin L gene-specific antibodies, we demonstrate expression of multiple endogenous cyclin L proteins in human cell lines and mouse tissues. Moreover, we characterize interactions between CDK11(p110), mitosis-specific CDK11(p58), and apoptosis-specific CDK11(p46) with both cyclin Lalpha and -beta proteins and the co-elution of these proteins following size exclusion chromatography. We further establish that CDK11(p110) and associated cyclin Lalpha/beta proteins localize to splicing factor compartments and nucleoplasm and interact with serine/arginine-rich proteins. Importantly, we also determine the effect of CDK11-cyclin L complexes on pre-mRNA splicing. Preincubation of nuclear extracts with purified cyclin Lalpha and -beta isoforms depletes the extract of in vitro splicing activity. Ectopic expression of cyclin L1alpha, L1beta, L2alpha, or L2beta or active CDK11(p110) individually enhances intracellular intron splicing activity, whereas expression of CDK11(p58/p46) or kinase-dead CDK11(p110)represses splicing activity. Finally, we demonstrate that expression of cyclins Lalpha and -beta and CDK11(p110) strongly and differentially affects alternative splicing in vivo. Together, these data establish that CDK11(p110) interacts physically and functionally with cyclin Lalpha and -beta isoforms and SR proteins to regulate splicing.
A 3-D Cache With Ultra-Wide Data Bus for 3-D Processor-Memory Integration (2009)

Slow cache memory systems and low memory bandwidth present a major bottleneck in performance of modern microprocessors. 3-D integration of processor and memory subsystems provides a means to realize a wide data bus that could provide a high bandwidth and low latency on-chip cache. This paper presents a three-tier, 3-D 192-kB cache for a 3-D processor-memory stack. The chip is designed and fabricated in a 0.18 m fully depleted SOI CMOS process. An ultra wide data bus for connecting the 3-D cache with the microprocessor is implemented using dense vertical vias between the stacked wafers. The fabricated cache operates at 500 MHz and achieves up to 96 GB/s aggregate bandwidth at the output.
Status of vitamin E and reduced glutathione in semen of oligozoospermic and azoospermic patients. (2000)

The decrease in reduced glutathione, an endogenous antioxidant, levels in azoospermic and oligozoospermic conditions may cause disruption in the membrane integrity of spermatozoa as a consequence of increased oxidative stress.
Local Atomic Ordering in BaTaO<sub>2</sub>N Studied by Neutron Pair Distribution Function Analysis and Density Functional Theory (2007)

The local structure and oxygen/nitrogen ordering of the high permittivity perovskite BaTaO2N has been studied using a combination of neutron total scattering and density functional electronic structure calculations. Although the average structure as revealed by neutron diffraction Rietveld analysis is cubic Pm3̄m with no evidence of O/N ordering, the local structure as revealed by pair distribution function analysis of the total neutron scattering appears to favor a cis configuration of the TaO4N2 polyhedra with small Ta displacements toward the N atoms. Density functional calculations similarly suggest that the cis TaO4N2 polyhedron is more stable than the corresponding trans variant.
Acid Strength Distribution Studies of Catalyst Surfaces. (1961)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTAcid Strength Distribution Studies of Catalyst Surfaces.A. E. Hirschler and A. SchneiderCite this: J. Chem. Eng. Data 1961, 6, 2, 313–318Publication Date (Print):April 1, 1961Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 April 1961https://doi.org/10.1021/je60010a038RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views215Altmetric-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 InReddit PDF (698 KB) Get e-Alerts Get e-Alerts
Lithium Metal-Gas Reactions. (1962)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTLithium Metal-Gas Reactions.M. M. Markowitz and D. A. BorytaCite this: J. Chem. Eng. Data 1962, 7, 4, 586–591Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1962Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1962https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/je60015a047https://doi.org/10.1021/je60015a047research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views1216Altmetric-Citations50LEARN 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
Facile synthesis of graphene from graphite using ascorbic acid as reducing agent (2016)

Graphene has attracted a tremendous attention in recent years due to its unique properties such as mechanical, thermal, optical and electrical properties. However, a large scale production of this material is still an issue and subjected to intense research efforts. Here, we show a simple and green approach of the graphene synthesis from graphene oxide using ascorbic acid as reduction agent. A facile synthesis of graphene (rGO) through chemical oxidation of graphite into graphene oxide (GO) was described using modified Hummers method (Improved Tour Method/ITM). The ITM method does not produce toxic gas and the temperature of the oxidation is easily controlled using ice bath. The synthesized of graphene oxide was highly soluble and stable in water. The reduction of graphene oxide into graphene was performed using ascorbic acid (AA) in mild condition. The combined ITM method and green reduction using ascorbic acid open the avenue of replacing hydrazine in the reduction of graphite oxide into graphene and may be very important step for bulk production of graphene.
Prototyping freight trains traffic management using multi-agent systems (2003)

Applications dealing with railway traffic management have been usually modeled adopting classical technologies such as Operations Research and Constraint Programming. These technologies are suitable to model static situations where the information is complete, but they lack to cope with the dynamics and uncertainty of freight trains traffic management. The paper presents a new approach to the problem based on the Multi-Agent System technology CaseLP, a logic programming based environment for MAS prototyping, has been adopted to face a real case-study: the management of freight trains traffic along the railway line between the Italian stations of Milano and La Spezia. The research, conducted within the framework of the EuROPE-TRIS Project, has successfully demonstrated the advantages of the MAS approach to this field of application.
PEViD: privacy evaluation video dataset (2013)

Visual privacy protection, i.e., obfuscation of personal visual information in video surveillance is an important and increasingly popular research topic. However, while many datasets are available for testing performance of various video analytics, little to nothing exists for evaluation of visual privacy tools. Since surveillance and privacy protection have contradictory objectives, the design principles of corresponding evaluation datasets should differ too. In this paper, we outline principles that need to be considered when building a dataset for privacy evaluation. Following these principles, we present new, and the first to our knowledge, Privacy Evaluation Video Dataset (PEViD). With the dataset, we provide XML-based annotations of various privacy regions, including face, accessories, skin regions, hair, body silhouette, and other personal information, and their descriptions. Via preliminary subjective tests, we demonstrate the flexibility and suitability of the dataset for privacy evaluations. The evaluation results also show the importance of secondary privacy regions that contain non-facial personal information for privacy- intelligibility tradeoff. We believe that PEViD dataset is equally suitable for evaluations of privacy protection tools using objective metrics and subjective assessments.
A fast testing method for sequential circuits at the state transition level (1992)

In this paper an efficient method called the fast augmented state transition (FAST) test method is proposed to alleviate the testing problem of sequential circuits at the state transition level. By adding some extra logic gates to a sequential circuit under test the FAST method guarantees that each state of the augmented circuit has both the shortest distinguishing and synchronizing sequences, hence the testing complexity can be greatly reduced. The test length of the FAST method is shorter than any other exhaustive testing approaches based on the state transition level. Furthermore the test set for the augmented circuit can be easily identified.