gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
The keys of success of a health card project: the lessons learned from 9 health cards project (2002)

The aim of the paper is to outline the keys to success of the implementation of a specific computer based medical system, the Health Card. The advice suggested is issued from the experience of 9 European and Canadian health card projects. The advice applies to national or local health card projects. No real distinction is made in consideration of the scale of the project: some of the recommendations are more specific to large scale projects, and depend on the government. However, most of the advice can apply to national or local projects. Our concern is "health cards", but a lot of recommendations can also apply to telematics, particularly to the computerized medical record.
A High-Capacity Digital Light Deflector Using Wollaston Prisms (1967)

A high-capacity digital light deflector (DLD) using Wollaston prisms as the passive elements is described. It is shown that, for a 1-cm aperture, approximately 4(10) <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">6</sup> resolvable positions with a crosstalk ratio of 17 dB are theoretically possible. A manually-operated model was constructed that gave 1/4(10) <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">6</sup> resolvable positions with a crosstalk ratio of 20 to 28 dB. The output positions of the model showed resolution approximately equal to that set by diffraction theory. The problems associated with imperfect modulators are discussed and the characteristics of three different schemes of operation are calculated. Results from experiments with one such scheme, the reflection mode of operation, are given. They compare favorably with the calculations.
Color Feature of Fast Fashion Brand Outerwear on Official Online Store (2015)

Outerwear colors of H&M, ZARA, and UNIQLO were objectively investigated through their official online stores for a whole year, to clarify the common and particular features in colors among fast fashion brands. This study has focused on hue distribution, annual change, the basic and accent colors. Color feature of male and female outerwear in three brands are summarized respectively, and results demonstrate that colors of male and female outerwear in each brand are mainly low-chroma and achromatic colors, meanwhile colors with high-chroma are concentrated in the area between red and yellow direction; outerwear colors of fast fashion brands are affected by seasons, generally colors seem vivid and bright in spring-summer season, dull and dark in autumn-winter season; basic colors “white, black, navy blue, brown, gray” used in traditional apparel industry are utilized in fast fashion brands as well.
Applying voice conversion to concatenative singing-voice synthesis (2010)

This work address the application of Voice Conversion to singing-voice. The GMM-based approach was applied to VOCALOID, a concatenative singing synthesizer, to perform singer timbre conversion. The conversion framework was applied to full-quality singing databases, achieving a satisfactory conversion effect on the synthesized utterances. We report in this paper the results of our experimentation focused to study the spectral conversion performance when applied to specific pitch-range data.
Current approaches to new drug development in cancer chemotherapy. (1992)

This review summarizes and discusses current developments of new antitumor agents, with particular reference to mechanism of action, preclinical efficacy and interest for clinical evaluation. A progress is appreciable in the study of analogues of existing agents and in the identification of new series of cytotoxic compounds with a mechanism of action somewhat similar to that of conventional cytotoxic drugs. Advances in knowledge of tumor cell biology and biochemistry offer the prospect of identifying new targets for a selective drug action. The value of this new drug discovery approach remains to be established.
Reference Profile Correlation Reveals Estrogen-like Trancriptional Activity of Curcumin (2010)

This approach demonstrates estrogenic effects of putative phytoestrogens at physiological concentrations and shows, for the first time, estrogenic effects of Curcumin.
When is hard decision decoding enough? (2002)

Many algorithms for soft and near-soft decision decoding of block codes start by implementing hard decision decoding. In several instances it has been noted that simple tests of the hard decision result may allow the algorithm to terminate at this point. This paper explores this notion in detail.
Understanding the Semantic Structures of Tables with a Hybrid Deep Neural Network Architecture (2017)

We propose a new deep neural network architecture, TabNet, for table type classification. Table type is essential information for exploring the power of Web tables, and it is important to understand the semantic structures of tables in order to classify them correctly. A table is a matrix of texts, analogous to an image, which is a matrix of pixels, and each text consists of a sequence of tokens. Our hybrid architecture mirrors the structure of tables: its recurrent neural network (RNN) encodes a sequence of tokens for each cell to create a 3d table volume like image data, and its convolutional neural network (CNN) captures semantic features, e.g., the existence of rows describing properties, to classify tables. Experiments using Web tables with various structures and topics demonstrated that TabNet achieved considerable improvements over state-of-the-art methods specialized for table classification and other deep neural network architectures.
Extent of Ground Water Contamination in the U.S.: An Overview (1987)

The contamination of ground water may result from all aspects of human activities: agriculture, industry, transportation, domestic wastes and resource exploitation. The contamination due to man has occurred for centuries, but urbanization, industrialization and increase population density have greatly aggravated the problem in some areas. The contaminants found in ground-water vary from simple inorganic ions to complex synthetic organic chemicals. This paper provides an overview of why ground-water protection has become such an important issue in recent years and describes future trends in accomplishing ground-water protection. It discusses the importance of the ground-water resource, the nature and extent of contamination, the health and environmental impacts of contamination, and the continuing Federal, state, and local efforts to protect the quality of ground water.
A practical switching time model for synchronous buck converters (2016)

This paper presents a practical physics-based switching time (turn-on and turn-off time) model of MOSFET in synchronous buck converters. The turn-on and turn-off time of the MOSFET switching element has a strong impact of the operating efficiency of the converter. The proposed model can be implemented in predictive, practical efficiency model of DC/DC converters, like WEBENCH® Power Designer. Unlike the more complex models that exist in literature, the new model needs fewer parameters while still being physics-based. The proposed model simplifies the calculation through linear approximation of the voltage and current waveforms of the high-side FET. Different from other state-of-the-art models, it provides the detailed calculation of each parameter, allowing quick estimation of the switching losses. The model is useful in practical applications where the designer needs to predict the switching performance of the buck converter with the minimum available information of the internal circuit. Experimental results are described in detail to support the accuracy of the analytical model presented.
Performance of Organic Luminescent Solar Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (2011)

Organic luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) photovoltaic (PV) systems are investigated as low concentration systems in harvesting solar energy. The prototypes are fabricated by embedding red and green organic dyes into PMMA plastic sheets. High efficiency mc‐Si PV cells are attached at the edges of the fabricated concentrators. The performance of the fabricated system is characterized based on the spectral properties and the outdoor electrical gain of the system. Properties of single‐ layer LSCs are compared with properties of stacked LSCs. The largest prototype LSC PV system we fabricated yields the concentration factor of 4.3. The output power is improved up to 2× by using optical optimization methods. The tested results for the prototypes as “smart” windows show that LSCs can perform very well for concentrating both direct and diffuse light. These results can be applied for further optimal design of LSC PV systems.
A novel method based on color information for scanned data alignment (2008)

This paper presents a rapid and robust method to align large sets of range scans captured by a 3D scanner automatically. The method incorporates the color information from the range data into the pairwise registration. Firstly, it detects the features using SIFT (Scale-Invariant Feature Transform) on grayscale images generated from two range scans to align. Then a quasi-dense matching algorithm, based on the match propagation principle, is applied to specify the matching pixel pairs between two images. All matches obtained are mapped to 3D space but in different world coordinates, and fitered by the 3D geometry constraint discovered from the range data. The remaining set of point correspondences is used to estimate the rigid transformation. Finally, a modified ICP (Iterative Closest Point) algorithm is applied to refine the result. The paper also describes a framework to use this alignment method for object reconstruction. The reconstruction proceeds by acquiring several range scans with color information from different directions, following which pair-wise of range data are aligned with the above method selectively and iteratively. Then a model graph containing the correct pair-wise matches is created and a span tree specifying a complete model is constructed. Finally a global optimization is performed to refine the result. This reconstruction technique achieves a robust and high performance in the application of rebuilding the 3D models of culture heritages for virtual museum automatically.
Connexin-26 mutations in sporadic and inherited sensorineural deafness (1998)

Mutations in the GJB2 gene are a major cause of inherited and apparently sporadic congenital deafness. Mutation 35delG is the most common mutation for sensorineural deafness. Identification of 35delG and other mutations in the GJB2 gene should facilitate diagnosis and counselling for the most common genetic form of deafness.
Stereospecific Biosynthesis of β‐Methyltryptophan from <scp>L</scp>‐Tryptophan Features a Stereochemical Switch (2013)

Make the switch: The three-enzyme cassette MarG/H/I is responsible for stereospecific biosynthesis of β-methyltryptophan from L-tryptophan (1). MarG/I convert 1 into (2S,3R)-β-methyltryptophan, while MarG/I combined with MarH convert 1 into (2S,3S)-β-methyltryptophan. MarH serves as a stereochemical switch by catalyzing the stereoinversion of the β-stereocenter.
Urbanization and the extended family in Brazil. (1975)

This article studies the composition of families in 6 large urban areas in Brazil and how they are affected by urbanization. The main factor behind the phenomenon of urbanization is migration. However for the purpose of this study all immigrants from foreign countries and their descendants were excluded from the analysis. In all 6 cities the majority of families are of the nuclear type; some are mixed and very few are extended. Internal migration seems to be conducive to the formation of nuclear families unless migration happened very early in the life of the individual. Extended families are more frequent where socioeconomic status is high especially in urban areas which have been long established. It is obvious that upward social mobility creates cultural differences between members of the same family disintegrating extended families and creating nuclear ones. Definite conclusions and data on the phenomenon are not yet available.
A variational framework for simultaneous motion and disparity estimation in a sequence of stereo images (2009)

In this paper, we present a variational framework for joint disparity and motion estimation in a sequence of stereo images. The problem involves the estimation of four dense fields: two motion fields and two disparity fields. In order to reduce computational complexity and improve estimation accuracy, the two motion fields, for the left and right sequences, and the disparity field of the current stereo pair are jointly estimated, using the stereo-motion consistency constraint. In the proposed variational framework, the joint estimation problem is formulated as a convex programming problem in which a convex objective function is minimized under specific convex constraints. This minimization is achieved using an efficient parallel block-iterative algorithm. Experimental results involving real stereo sequences indicate the feasibility and robustness of our approach.
Altered Structural and Mechanistic Properties of Mutant Dihydropteridine Reductases (1996)

Nine single genetic mutants of rat dihydropteridine reductase (EC 1.6.99.7), D37I, W86I, Y146F, Y146H, K150Q, K150I, K150M, N186A, and A133S and one double mutant, Y146F/K150Q, have been engineered, overexpressed in Escherichia coli and their proteins purified. Of these, five, W86I, Y146F, Y146H, Y146F/K150Q, and A133S, have been crystallized and structurally characterized. Kinetic constants for each of the mutant enzyme forms, except N186A, which was too unstable to isolate in a homogeneous form, have been derived and in the five instances where structures are available the altered activities have been interpreted by correlation with these structures. It is readily apparent that specific interactions of the apoenzyme with the cofactor, NADH, are vital to the integrity of the total protein tertiary structure and that the generation of the active site requires bound cofactor in addition to a suitably placed W86. Thus when the three major centers for hydrogen bonding to the cofactor are mutated, i.e. 37, 150, and 186, an unstable partially active enzyme is formed. It is also apparent that tyrosine 146 is vital to the activity of the enzyme, as the Y146F mutant is almost inactive having only 1.1% of wild-type activity. However, when an additional mutation, K150Q, is made, the rearrangement of water molecules in the vicinity of Lys150 is accompanied by the recovery of 50% of the wild-type activity. It is suggested that the involvement of a water molecule compensates for the loss of the tyrosyl hydroxyl group. The difference between tyrosine and histidine groups at 146 is seen in the comparably unfavorable geometry of hydrogen bonds exhibited by the latter to the substrate, reducing the activity to 15% of the wild type. The mutant A133S shows little alteration in activity; however, its hydroxyl substituent contributes to the active site by providing a possible additional proton sink. This is of little value to dihydropteridine reductase but may be significant in the sequentially analogous short chain dehydrogenases/reductases, where a serine is the amino acid of choice for this position.
Interim qualification tests and procedures for terrestrial photovoltaic thin-film flat-plate modules (2002)

Recommended procedures and specifications are presented for qualification tests to evaluate terrestrial thin-film flat-plate photovoltaic (PV) nonconcentrating modules designed for power generation. The qualification tests are designed to evaluate PV module design performance and susceptibility to known failure mechanisms. Emphasis is placed on testing and evaluating module performance characteristics and design features that will affect the degradation of module performance and physical properties resulting from solar exposure, environmental weathering, mechanical loading, corrosion, and module shadowing. The primary intent is to provide the minimum tests and inspections required to evaluate PV modules and to provide a common approach (e.g., between producer and purchaser) in conducting qualification tests.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
EP/AW performance evaluation of some zinc alkyl/dialkyl/alkylaryl‐dithiocarbamates in four‐ball tests (2004)

Abstract Tribochemistry, the chemistry of interacting surfaces under the influence of a lubricant, helps in the appropriate selection of suitable lubricant additives for specific uses. Modern lubricants are usually formulated from a range of petroleum base oils or synthetic fluids incorporating a variety of chemical additives for performance enhancement. Extreme‐pressure (EP) and anti‐wear (AW) additives are used extensively in lubricants for hypoid gears and metal cutting and forming operations to reduce wear, modify friction, and prevent scuffing of moving metallic parts. The present paper includes the synthesis and the evaluation of the tribological properties of 0.5% (w/v) solutions of some zinc bis‐(alkyl/dialkyl/alkylaryldithiocarbamates) in paraffin oil using 12.7 mm diameter steel bearing ball specimens in four‐ball tests. All the synthesised zinc dithiocarbamate additives in general, and zinc bis‐(morpholinodithio‐carbamate) (A 4 ) in particular, exhibited good AW, EP, and friction‐reducing properties. Additive A 4 especially gave low values of wear‐scar diameter and coefficient of friction at higher loads and higher values of load wear index and flash temperature parameter during EP tests (ASTM D 2783) and afforded lower values of wear‐scar diameter in a one‐hour wear test (ASTM D 2266–67). The surface topography of the wear‐scar matrix of the used ball specimens was investigated by scanning electron microscopy.
Sphères privée et professionnelle (2004)

Résumé Avec le programme d’encouragement de l’aménagement des temps journaliers ( Dagindeling ), les autorités néerlandaises tentent d’introduire une politique novatrice visant à faciliter la combinaison des tâches. Cent quarante expériences sociales fournissent un grand nombre d’informations pertinentes permettant d’aboutir à des initiatives politiques en vue d’une répartition différente du temps et de l’espace. L’accent est placé sur une offre cohérente d’enseignement, de services d’accueil et d’activités de loisirs (organisation des journées avec les bâtiments multifonctionnels adéquats), le développement de la prestation de services personnels, un aménagement du territoire différent et un équilibre entre le travail et la vie privée au sein des organisations professionnelles. L’aspect global et la cohérence sont incontestablement deux conditions sine qua non. Les premiers résultats de ce programme d’encouragement sont prometteurs. Le rapport final a été présenté le 24 mars 2003.
Laser ion time-of-flight velocity measurements using N2(+) tracers (1995)

A laser ion time-of-flight technique for velocity measurements using N 2 + tracers has been demonstrated. The ions are formed by a multiphoton interaction with the third harmonic of a Nd :YAG laser and are detected by a negatively biased ion probe. In air flows with positive probe bias, negative ions, possibly O 2 - formed by attachment with free electrons, were detected and could also be used as tracers. The lifetime of the ions is controlled by charge recombination. At atmospheric conditions and after a delay of 600 μs, ion signal was still above background noise level. Measurements of flow velocities in both a low-speed freejet and in the flame of a propane-air torch are presented. Reduced flight time in high-speed flows can produce even higher signals.
Zum Einfluss der Arbeitsparameter eines Labor-Backenbrechers auf die Produktfeinheit und den Energiebedarf (1991)

Zum Einfluss der Arbeitsparameter eines Labor-Backenbrechers auf die Produktfeinheit und den Energiebedarf
Topical formulations of novel angiostatic steroids inhibit rabbit corneal neovascularization. (1997)

The antiangiogenic steroid AL-3789 may be a therapeutically useful angiostatic agent for corneal neovascularization and potentially could be effective in other ocular neovascular diseases.
Lipopolysaccharide of<i>Burkholderia cepacia</i>and Its Unique Character To Stimulate Murine Macrophages with Relative Lack of Interleukin-1β-Inducing Ability (2001)

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Burkholderia cepacia was purified by the conventional phenol-water extraction method (preparation BcLPS-1), followed by enzymatic treatments with DNase, RNase, trypsin, and proteinase K (preparation BcLPS-2), and finally by deoxycholate-phenol-water extraction (preparation BcLPS-3). Cells of LPS-hyporesponsive C3H/HeJ mice were activated by both the BcLPS-1 and the BcLPS-2 preparations but barely activated by BcLPS-3. When LPS-responsive C3H/HeN mice were used as targets, endotoxic activities such as lethal toxicity to galactosamine-sensitized mice, mitogenicity to spleen cells, and activation of macrophages to induce tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were strongly exhibited even by highly purified BcLPS-3 at levels comparable to those of the highly active enterobacterial LPS of Salmonella enterica serovar Abortus-equi (SaeLPS), used as the control. The ability of BcLPS-3 to activate murine macrophages for induction of IL-1beta was, however, much weaker than that of SaeLPS. Both accumulation of pro-IL-1beta protein and expression of IL-1beta mRNA in macrophages by stimulation with BcLPS-3 were much weaker than by stimulation with SaeLPS. These results indicate that LPS of B. cepacia has the potential to play a role as a pathogenic factor with strong activity comparable to that of usual enterobacterial LPS, but unlike the latter, this LPS has a relative lack of ability in the activation of murine macrophages to induce IL-1beta. The lack of IL-1beta-inducing ability appears to be caused by incomplete signal transduction somewhere in the upstream step(s) of IL-1beta gene transcription.
Contributory Negligence, Comparative Negligence, and Stare Decisis in North Carolina (1996)

Part I of this article examines the contributory negligence doctrine and its history in the United States and North Carolina. Part II describes some of the criticism levelled at the contributory negligence doctrine. Part III examines the comparative negligence doctrine, including a-description of the types of comparative negligence systems, a history of the doctrine, and a look at the history of comparative negligence bills in the North Carolina General Assembly, concentrating on the several comparative negligence bills introduced in the 1980s and one of the principal arguments made against the bills. Part IV discusses North Carolina's stare decisis jurisprudence and judicial deference to the legislative branch in relation to the common law of North Carolina and the contributory negligence doctrine.