gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Efficient scene simulation for robust monte carlo localization using an RGB-D camera (2012)

This paper presents Kinect Monte Carlo Localization (KMCL), a new method for localization in three dimensional indoor environments using RGB-D cameras, such as the Microsoft Kinect. The approach makes use of a low fidelity a priori 3-D model of the area of operation composed of large planar segments, such as walls and ceilings, which are assumed to remain static. Using this map as input, the KMCL algorithm employs feature-based visual odometry as the particle propagation mechanism and utilizes the 3-D map and the underlying sensor image formation model to efficiently simulate RGB-D camera views at the location of particle poses, using a graphical processing unit (GPU). The generated 3D views of the scene are then used to evaluate the likelihood of the particle poses. This GPU implementation provides a factor of ten speedup over a pure distance-based method, yet provides comparable accuracy. Experimental results are presented for five different configurations, including: (1) a robotic wheelchair, (2) a sensor mounted on a person, (3) an Ascending Technologies quadrotor, (4) a Willow Garage PR2, and (5) an RWI B21 wheeled mobile robot platform. The results demonstrate that the system can perform robust localization with 3D information for motions as fast as 1.5 meters per second. The approach is designed to be applicable not just for robotics but other applications such as wearable computing.
Polychaetous annelids. Part I. Aphroditidae to Pisionidae (1939)

(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Fault simulation of a wafer-scale neural network (1988)

Fault Simulation of a Wafer-ScaleNeural Network Norman L. May, M.S. Oregon Graduate Center, 1988 Supervising Professor: Dan Hammerstrom The Oregon Graduate Center's Cognitive Architecture Project (CAP) is developing a flexible architecture to evaluate and implement several types of neural networks. Wafer-scale integrated silicon is the targeted technology, allowing higher density and larger networks to be implemented more cheaply than with discrete components. The l~rge size of networks implemented in wafer-scale technology makes it difficult to assess the effects of manufacturing faults on network behavior. Since neural networks degrade gracefully in the presence of faults, and since in larger networks faults tend to interact with each other, it is difficult to determine these effects analytically. This paper discusses a program, FltSim, that simulates wafer manufacturing faults. By building an abstract model of the CAP architecture, the effects of these manufacturing faults can be determined long before proceeding to implementation. In addition, the effects of architectural design trade-offs can be studied during the design process.
[68Ga]NOTA-Galactosyl Human Serum Albumin: a Tracer for Liver Function Imaging with Improved Stability (2017)

[<sup>68</sup>Ga]NOTA-GSA showed a significant increase of the metabolic stability and in most organs lower background activity. However, comparison of LHL15 and HH15 indicates that the increased stability did not further improve the diagnostic value. Thus, [<sup>68</sup>Ga]NOTA-GSA and [<sup>68</sup>Ga]DTPA-GSA can be used equivalent for imaging hepatic function with positron emission tomography.
Protective Efficacy of DNA Vaccines Encoding Outer Membrane Protein A and OmpK36 of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in Mice (2010)

The immunogenicity of DNA vaccines expressing outer membrane proteins as antigens was evaluated in this study. DNA vaccines consisting of vector pVAX1 expressing either outer membrane protein A or OmpK36 were injected into mice by either the intradermal or the intramuscular route. Antibodies elicited were shown to be specifically reactive to OmpA and OmpK36 by immunoblotting. The immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies elicited by both vaccines included IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b, and IgG3. Immunized mice exhibited a predominance of IgG1 over IgG2a, therefore indicating a stronger humoral response. Mice receiving either of the DNA vaccines produced high levels of interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-10 and low levels of gamma interferon, suggesting the induction of a mixed Th1 and Th2 response. Sera from DNA vaccine-immunized mice had significantly higher opsonic activity in opsonophagocytic assays than did sera from the control mice. The level of protection afforded by pOmpK36 DNA injected intradermally into mice was the highest. These results suggest that both OmpA and OmpK36 are excellent candidates for use in future studies of vaccination against infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. This is the first study which established the efficacy of protection afforded by DNA vaccines based on outer membrane proteins against K. pneumoniae infections.
Effects of Soil Insecticides on Cantaloupe Yield, 1982: (1983)

Abstract Plots were located at Vincennes, Indiana on the Purdue Southwest Agricultural Center. Granular insecticides were placed in a 10-12-in band with a Gandy Ro-Bander and incorporated 2-3 in with a rototiller on May 4. Soil type was a fine sandy loam, pH 5.7, O.M. &lt; 2%. Black plastic mulch was placed over insecticides and plants transplanted on May 14. Rows were 50 ft long on 10-ft centers, plants on 30-in centers in rows. Treatments were arranged in a completely randomized block design with 4 replicates. Temik and Furadan received no foliar insecticides, however all other treatments received Pydrin (0.1 lb ai/acre) as a foliar spray on a 10-14-day schedule. On May 15, 500 striped cucumber eggs were placed in the soil alongside each plant stem, and on May 30, an additional 250 eggs were so placed. Total runner length was measured for 6 plants per treatment on Jun 8.
Lenzites reichardtii Schulz., espèce nouvelle pour la flore française (1967)

À la suite d'une étude comparative des carpophores et des cultures, complétée par des tests d'interfertilité, l'auteur considère Lenzites reichardtii Schulz. comme une espèce distincte de Lenzites quercina (L.) Quél. et Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr.
HER2 as a Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer (2012)

either a homo-or heterodimer with another member of the HER family No ligand has been identified for HER2, and it exists in a conformation that is constitutively available for dimerization HER2 is therefore the preferred dimer partner of other HER family members While HER2 has no known ligand, HER3 lacks intracellular tyrosine kinase activity, rendering HER2-HER3 signaling dependent on heterodimerization HER2-HER3 dimerization results in phosphorylation of the tyrosine kinase domain, which in turn activates intracellular signaling pathways The effect of these signaling pathways on gene transcription determines how the cell responds to the ligand activation. HER family members can also be activated by ligand-independent mechanisms, including activation by other tyrosine kinase receptors, G-protein coupled receptors, and adhesion proteins
The impact of climate change on hurricane damages in the United States (2011)

This paper quantifies hurricane damage\n caused by climate change across the US. A damage function is\n estimated from historic hurricane data to measure the\n impacts at each location given the storm's strength.\n The minimum barometric pressure of each storm turns out to\n be a better indicator of damages than the traditional\n measure of maximum wind speed. A hurricane generator in the\n Atlantic Ocean is then used to create 5000 storms with and\n without climate change. Combining the location and intensity\n of each storm with the income and population projected for\n each location, it is possible to estimate a detailed picture\n of how hurricanes will impact each state with and without\n climate change. Income and population growth alone increase\n expected baseline damage from $9 to $27 billion per year by\n 2100. Climate change is expected to increase damage by\n another $40 billion. Over 85 percent of these impacts are in\n Florida and the Gulf states. The 10 percent most damaging\n storms cause 93 percent of expected damage.
Effect of Growth Parameters on the Epitaxial Growth of BP on Si Substrate (1975)

The effect of the growth parameters on the epitaxial growth of boron monophosphide (BP) was studied in detail for BBr3–PCl3–H2–Si substrate CVD system. The growth temperature, substrate orientation, PCl3/BBr3 molar ratio and substrate dimensions were varied independently keeping the other parameters constant. The best BP single crystal was grown at 1050°C on the thick and disk shaped substrate with {111} surface. The largest single crystal thus obtained had the dimensions of 3.5 cm2×55µm. The highest mobility and the lowest carrier concentration were respectively 27 cm2/V·sec and 2.4×1019/cm3. Mass spectrometric analysis showed the contamination by silicon as high as 1%. It was concluded that the silicon atoms at the boron site were most likely to be the donors in the grown BP film.
Stability of amorphous metallic alloys (1976)

In a previous paper it was concluded that the migration of phosphorus was causing the embrittlement of amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6 at temperatures as low as 100 °C. In this paper we compare the stability of the above alloy to amorphous Fe40Ni40B20, Fe50Ni30P14B6, and Fe50Ni30B20. The stability is evaluated from brittleness measurements after annealing at temperatures between 100 and 400 °C. The results confirm the prediction that the removal of phosphorus suppresses the embrittlement at low temperatures; temperatures above 225 °C are required to cause embrittlement in the phosphorus-free alloys. At higher temperatures the fracture strain approaches that of the phosphorus-containing alloy. It is concluded that the replacement of P by B inhibits the low-activation processes involved in the embrittlement process. The changes are not related to the changes in the glass transition temperatures.
Data transmission over mobile voice channel based on M-FSK modulation (2013)

Voice channel in mobile communication systems has high priority and is almost always available. Its use as a bearer for data transmission allows to take advantage of this availability. But medium rate speech coders and associated VAD (Voice Activity Detector) and DTX (Discontinuous Transmission) which are well suited to voice signals, can strongly degrade other types of signals such as data modulated signals. In this paper we propose and evaluate a system for data transmission over mobile voice channel based on M-FSK modulation with optimized parameters. The parameters of the M-FSK modulation are tuned using real mobile communications voice channel in order to minimize the degradation introduced by the speech coder and by the discontinuous transmission (DTX) Our experiments show that it is possible to find a set of parameters for the M-FSK modulation which allows to achieve a moderate bit error rate (ie <10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">−2</sup> ) without error-correcting code.
Cryo-preservation of Lactobacillus leichmannii for vitamin B12 microbiological assay. (1990)

An optimised method for preparing cryo-preserved cultures of Lactobacillus leichmannii for vitamin B12 microbiological assay is described. Cultures are mixed with an equal volume of 800 ml/l sterile glycerol before freezing. The percentage recovery of viable cells after thawing is highest when cultures are enclosed in polystyrene insulation and cooled to -70 degrees C. Cells cryo-preserved in the stationary phase of growth have a higher percentage recovery after thawing, but the same numbers of log phase cells give a larger growth response to cyanocobalamin under assay conditions. Cryo-preserved cultures are stable for many months, giving consistency of standard curve shape. Results obtained for control sera are also more consistent over time, with a range of CV values from 2.58% to 4.82%, as compared to a range of 4.63% to 6.11% for control sera in assays using conventionally prepared fresh cultures. The use of large inocula also allows for assay completion after overnight incubation.
Temporal gene expression profiling of dystrophin-deficient (mdx) mouse diaphragm identifies conserved and muscle group-specific mechanisms in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy (2003)

Mutations in dystrophin are the proximate cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), but pathogenic mechanisms linking the absence of dystrophin from the sarcolemma to myofiber necrosis are not fully known. The muscular dystrophies also have properties not accounted for by current disease models, including the temporal delay to disease onset, broad species differences in severity, and diversity of skeletal muscle responses. To address the mechanisms underlying the differential targeting of muscular dystrophy, we characterized temporal expression profiles of the diaphragm in dystrophin-deficient (mdx) mice between postnatal days 7 and 112 using oligonucleotide microarrays and contrasted these data with published hindlimb muscle data. Although the diaphragm and hindlimb muscle groups differ in severity of response to dystrophin deficiency, and exhibited substantial divergence in some transcript categories including inflammation and muscle-specific genes, our data show that the general mechanisms operative in muscular dystrophy are highly conserved. The two muscle groups principally differed in expression levels of differentially regulated genes, as opposed to the non-conserved induced/repressed transcripts defining fundamentally distinct mechanisms. We also identified a postnatal divergence of the two wild-type muscle group expression profiles that temporally correlated with the onset and progression of the dystrophic process. These findings support the hypothesis that conserved disease mechanisms interacting with baseline differences in muscle group-specific transcriptomes underlie their differential responses to DMD. We further suggest that muscle group-specific transcriptional profiles contribute toward the muscle targeting and sparing patterns observed for a variety of metabolic and neuromuscular diseases.
DNA Relatedness among Strains of the Streptomyces lavendulae Phenotypic Cluster Group (1993)

DNA relatedness was evaluated among the type strains of Streptomyces lavendulae and the 11 species which were designated as subjective synonyms in volume 4 of Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Three S. lavendulae subspecies, five putative strains of S. lavendulae, and the type strain of “S. majorciensis” were also included in the present study. The 21 strains studied segregated into 14 clusters (average linkage) when grouped at >70% DNA relatedness, including 10 single-member clusters. S. lavendulae, S. lavendulae subsp. avirens, S. lavendulae subsp. grasserius, and S. columbiensis were found to be synonymous at >79% DNA relatedness. The other clusters, on the basis of their relatively low DNA relatedness to S. lavendulae, appear to be valid species rather than subjective synonyms of S. lavendulae.
Correction: TRIM17 contributes to autophagy of midbodies while actively sparing other targets from degradation (2017)

There was an error published in J. Cell Sci. 129, 3562-3573.The affiliation was incorrect for the author Terje Johansen.The correct author affiliations are given below.Michael A. Mandell1,*, Ashish Jain2,3,4, Suresh Kumar1, Moriah J. Castleman1, Tahira Anwar5, Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen5, Terje Johansen2, Rytis Prekeris6 and Vojo Deretic1,*1Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, 915 Camino de Salud, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.2Molecular Cancer Research Group, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.3Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.4Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Montebello, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.5Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.6Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.*Authors for correspondence (mmandell@salud.unm.edu, vderetic@salud.unm.edu)The authors apologise to the readers for any confusion that this error might have caused.
Release of β‐Glucan from Cell Walls of Starchy Endosperm of Barley (2001)

ABSTRACT β‐Glucan can be solubilized from barley by warm water, with increasing solubilization as the temperature is increased. Substantially less glucan is extracted if the barley is dehusked using sulfuric acid, particularly if the dehusked barley is denatured. This indicates that enzymes capable of solubilizing glucan are present in barley. Various purified enzymes promote the solubilization of glucan from denatured and dehusked barley. Apart from endo‐β‐(1→3)(1→4)‐glucanase, these enzymes include endo‐xylanases, arabinofuranosidase, xyloacetylesterase, and feruloyl esterase. Ferulic acid and, probably, acetyl groups are esterlinked to arabinoxylan, not β‐glucan, in the cell walls of barley starchy endosperm, so the ability of the esterases, xylanases, and arabinofuranosidase to solubilize glucan indicates the pentosan component of the cell wall can restrict the extraction of glucan.
Altered Crossbridge Kinetics in the αMHC <sup>403/+</sup> Mouse Model of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (1999)

A mutation in the cardiac beta-myosin heavy chain, Arg403Gln (R403Q), causes a severe form of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) in humans. We used small-amplitude (0.25%) length-perturbation analysis to examine the mechanical properties of skinned left ventricular papillary muscle strips from mouse hearts bearing the R403Q mutation in the alpha-myosin heavy chain (alphaMHC403/+). Myofibrillar disarray with variable penetrance occurred in the left ventricular free wall of the alphaMHC403/+ hearts. In resting strips (pCa 8), dynamic stiffness was approximately 40% greater than in wild-type strips, consistent with elevated diastolic stiffness reported for murine hearts with FHC. At pCa 6 (submaximal activation), strip isometric tension was approximately 3 times higher than for wild-type strips, whereas at pCa 5 (maximal activation), tension was marginally lower. At submaximal calcium activation the characteristic frequencies of the work-producing (b) and work-absorbing (c) steps of the crossbridge were less in alphaMHC403/+ strips than in wild-type strips (b=11+/-1 versus 15+/-1 Hz; c= 58+/-3 versus 66+/-3 Hz; 27 degrees C). At maximal calcium activation, strip oscillatory power was reduced (0. 53+/-0.25 versus 1.03+/-0.18 mW/mm3; 27 degrees C), which is partly attributable to the reduced frequency b, at which crossbridge work is maximum. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that the R403Q mutation reduces the strong binding affinity of myosin for actin. Myosin heads may accumulate in a preforce state that promotes cooperative activation of the thin filament at submaximal calcium but blunts maximal tension and oscillatory power output at maximal calcium. The calcium-dependent effect of the mutation (whether facilitating or debilitating), together with a variable degree of fibrosis and myofibrillar disorder, may contribute to the diversity of clinical symptoms observed in murine FHC.
Pulse Oximetry: Applications and Limitations (1987)

The pulse oximeter estimates arterial hemoglobin saturation by measuring the light absorbance of pulsating vascular tissue at two wavelengths. The relationship between measured light absorbances and saturation was developed empirically and is built into the oximeter software. Studies in human volunteers have shown good performance of the device in healthy adults for saturations in the range of 70 to 100%. Studies in the operating room and intensive care unit have established its clinical accuracy and usefulness. The pulse oximeter has already found a number of clinical applications outside of the operating room, such as monitoring during patient transport, respiratory monitoring during narcotic administration, and evaluation of home-oxygen therapy. To use this monitor to its full potential, we must be aware of its limitations as well as its advantages. Because of the nature of the HbO2 dissociation curve, saturation measurements will not be sensitive to changes in PaO2 when the PaO2 is greater than 100 torr. This also implies that the pulse oximeter may fail to detect an inadvertent endobronchial intubation in the operating room. It may take minutes to detect an esophageal intubation in a well-preoxygenated patient. When desaturation does occur, the pulse oximeter detects it quickly, accurately, and reliably. Since the pulse oximeter uses two wavelengths of light, it cannot distinguish more than two hemoglobin species. Thus, COHb and MetHb will cause errors in SpO2 if present in large amounts. Intravenously administered dyes can also cause errors because of their absorbance properties, particularly methylene blue and indocyanine green. The pulse oximeter may be unable to detect an adequate signal during abnormal hemodynamic conditions. The pulse oximeter is one of the most important advances in noninvasive monitoring because it provides a means of continuously and quickly assessing arterial blood oxygenation. It is easy to use and interpret, requires little setup time, and poses no additional risks to the patient. Pulse oximetry may soon be a standard of practice for routine monitoring in any clinical setting in which the patient is at risk of hypoxemia.
A linearity improvement technique for overcoming signal-dependent induced switching time mismatch in DAC-Based transmitters (2015)

This paper presents a linearity improvement technique for overcoming signal-dependent induced switching time mismatch in DAC-based transmitters. By dynamically triggering a dummy final retiming stage, the signal-dependent induced pattern for the switching time of the DAC current source cells is broken. The immediate effect is the significant distortion reduction (IM3 improves up to 15 dB), especially for narrowband signals. Thus, the full linearity potential of these transmitters is achieved by an IM3 of -73 dBc at 1 GHz for only 2 MHz tone spacing. With minimal design optimizations, the overall DAC power consumption increase due to the dummy triggering is limited to only 10%. Two latest generation (40 nm and 28 nm) high-speed wide-band DAC-based wireline transmitters have been used as test vehicles for verifying this technique.
AN EXPLICIT SOLUTION FOR GENERALIZED RIDGE REGRESSION (1999)

The general form of ridge regression proposed by Hoerl and Kennard is examined in the context of the iterative procedure they suggest for obtaining optimal estimators. It is shown that a non-iterative, closed form solution is available for this procedure. The solution is found to depend upon certain convergence/divergence conditions that relate to the ordinary least squares estimators. Numerical examples are given.
A Core MYC Gene Expression Signature Is Prominent in Basal-Like Breast Cancer but Only Partially Overlaps the Core Serum Response (2009)

The Core MYC Signature has clinical relevance as this profile can be used to deduce an underlying genetic program that is likely to contribute to a clinical phenotype. Therefore, the presence of the Core MYC Signature may predict clinical responsiveness to therapeutics that are designed to disrupt MYC-mediated phenotypes.