gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
New Organoselenium Compounds Active against Pathogenic Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses (2008)

Different N-substituted benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-ones, analogues of ebselen were designed as new antiviral and antimicrobial agents. We report their synthesis, chemical properties as well as study on biological activity against broad spectrum of pathogenic microorganisms (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus simulans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger) and viruses (herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV), vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)), in vitro. Most of them exhibited high activity against viruses (HSV-1, EMCV) and gram-positive bacteria strains (S. aureus, S. simulans), while their activity against gram-negative bacteria strains (E. coli, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae) was substantially lower. Some of tested compounds were active against yeast C. albicans and filamentous fungus A. niger.
They['ve] Got Eyes in the Sky: How the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Governs Body Camera Use in Public Schools (2016)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is the premier federal law that protects
Two-dimensionally arrayed optical-fiber splicing with a CO_2 laser (1982)

The splicing of a bundle of optical fibers arrayed in a matrix form by using a CO(2) laser has been demonstrated. After end preparation of multimode graded-index fibers with a 60-microm core diameter and a 150-microm outer diameter, the fibers were aligned in an 8 x 3-layer matrix form so that their axes were parallel and their endfaces were in contact. Using a specially designed laser-beam focusing system, fusion splicing was carried out successively from the first to third layer. Each butted fiber pair on the layer was fusion spliced one after another by passing the fibers through the beam focal point of the CO(2) laser. The average splice loss for five trials of splicing (120 splices) was 0.18 dB, and this showed that repeated radiation of the CO(2) laser beam onto the optical fibers during splicing did not increase splice loss as long as the energy density to which spliced joints were exposed was lower than 5 x 10(2) W/cm(2).
Current, January 07, 1971 (1971)

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Consensus in the Crash-Recover Model (1997)

This paper presents a deterministic algorithm that solves consensus in asynchronous distributed systems where processes may crash and recover, messages may be lost, and failure detections may be inaccurate. Our algorithm has an early delivery property: in runs where no process crashes or is suspected to have crashed, consensus is reached only after two communication steps. The paper shows that to solve consensus with processes that may crash and recover, more knowledge about failures is required than if we assume that crashed processes never recover. Key words: Distributed algorithms - Asynchronous system - Unreliable failure detector - Crash-recover model - Consensus 1 Introduction
How to phone home with someone else's phone: information exfiltration using intentional sound noise on gyroscopic sensors (2016)

We show how a low-power device, such as a surveillance bug, can take advantage of a nearby mobile phone to exfiltrate arbitrary secrets across the Internet at a data rate of hundreds to thousands of bits per second, all without the phone owner's awareness or permission. All the attack requires is for the phone to browse to an attacker-controlled website. This feat is carried out by exploiting a particular characteristic of the phone's gyroscope which was discovered by Son et al. in [11]. We discuss the theoretical principles behind our attack, evaluate it on several different mobile devices, and discuss potential countermeasures and mitigations. Finally, we suggest how this attack vector can be used benevolently for the purpose of safer and easier two-factor authentication.
A Semi-Active Electromagnetic Friction Damper for Response Control of Structures (2000)

In this paper, a semi-active electromagnetic friction damper (SAEMFD) is proposed for control of peak dynamic response of seismic-excited structures. In the proposed SAEMFD device, the friction force between two sliding plates is regulated by controlling the normal force using an electromagnetic field across the damper. The friction force is proportional to the square of the current passing through solenoids attached to two friction plates and it can be operated using stand-by batteries. A control algorithm is proposed for the semi-active control of the friction damper using a simple static output. The effectiveness of the SAEMFD device and the control strategy in reducing the peak dynamic response of structures is investigated through an application to a 5-story base-isolated building subject to near-field earthquakes. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed SAEMFD device and the control strategy are effective in reducing the peak drift of rubber-bearings of the base-isolated building subject to near-field earthquakes.
Modeling word burstiness using the Dirichlet distribution (2005)

Multinomial distributions are often used to model text documents. However, they do not capture well the phenomenon that words in a document tend to appear in bursts: if a word appears once, it is more likely to appear again. In this paper, we propose the Dirichlet compound multinomial model (DCM) as an alternative to the multinomial. The DCM model has one additional degree of freedom, which allows it to capture burstiness. We show experimentally that the DCM is substantially better than the multinomial at modeling text data, measured by perplexity. We also show using three standard document collections that the DCM leads to better classification than the multinomial model. DCM performance is comparable to that obtained with multiple heuristic changes to the multinomial model.
Spatial distribution of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) in normal canine central and peripheral nervous system (2017)

The endocannabinoid system is a regulatory pathway consisting of two main types of cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) and their endogenous ligands, the endocannabinoids. The CB1 receptor is highly expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems (PNS) in mammalians and is involved in neuromodulatory functions. Since endocannabinoids were shown to be elevated in cerebrospinal fluid of epileptic dogs, knowledge about the species specific CB receptor expression in the nervous system is required. Therefore, we assessed the spatial distribution of CB1 receptors in the normal canine CNS and PNS. Immunohistochemistry of several regions of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves from a healthy four-week-old puppy, three six-month-old dogs, and one ten-year-old dog revealed strong dot-like immunoreactivity in the neuropil of the cerebral cortex, Cornu Ammonis (CA) and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, midbrain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and grey matter of the spinal cord. Dense CB1 expression was found in fibres of the globus pallidus and substantia nigra surrounding immunonegative neurons. Astrocytes were constantly positive in all examined regions. CB1 labelled neurons and satellite cells of the dorsal root ganglia, and myelinating Schwann cells in the PNS. These results demonstrate for the first time the spatial distribution of CB1 receptors in the healthy canine CNS and PNS. These results can be used as a basis for further studies aiming to elucidate the physiological consequences of this particular anatomical and cellular distribution.
Antioxidant Vitamin Therapy Alters Burn Trauma-Mediated Cardiac NF-??B Activation and Cardiomyocyte Cytokine Secretion (2001)

These data suggest that antioxidant vitamin therapy in burn trauma provides cardioprotection, at least in part, by inhibiting translocation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB and interrupting cardiac inflammatory cytokine secretion.
Hepatitis B virus S gene escape mutants (2007)

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be classified into nine immunological subtypes or eight genotypes. The most prevalent genotypes in Asia are genotypes B and C. HBV is transmitted parenteraly and can produce either asymptomatic or symptomatic disease. Although the consequences of acute hepatitis B can be severe, serious sequelae are associated with chronic infections. HBV seroprevalence ranges from intermediate (2%-7%) to high (≥8%) levels in Asia. Several strategies for the control and prevention of HBV infection have been found to be efficacious. They include vaccination and the administration of HBIG, interferon-a and nucleoside/nucleotide analogues. However, these procedures also apply selective pressures on HBV in infected individuals leading to the generation and accumulation of mutations in the S gene. Most of these mutations occur in the major hydrophilic region (MHR) of the S gene. These mutations create public health concerns as they can be responsible for reactivation of hepatitis B and occult hepatitis B infection. The inability to detect occult infections means that these individuals may become blood donors. This suggests that new strategies for donor evaluation and selection may need to be developed to protect the blood supply.
Knowledge, Managed Professionals and Apartheid in the Academy (2010)

No accessFULL TEXTCreative Approaches to ResearchEditorial01 January 2010Knowledge, Managed Professionals and Apartheid in the Academy Authors: Julie White Authors: Julie White La Trobe University, email: [email protected] Google Scholar More articles by this author SectionsAboutView PDFExport CitationsAdd to FavouriteAdd to FavouriteCreate a New ListNameCancelCreate ToolsTrack CitationsCreate Clip ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedIn COPY LINK Full Text DOI Next article RelatedDetails View PUBLICATION DETAILSJournal:Creative Approaches to ResearchISSN:1835-9434Page Range:[1]-4First Page:1Last Page:4Source:Creative Approaches to Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2010: [1]-4Date of Publication:January 2010Date Last Modified:02 November 2017 11:47Date Last Revised:16 May 2016Volume:3Issue:2SubjectKnowledge managementUniversities and collegesKnowledge, Theory ofGeographic LocationAustralia METRICS Downloaded 0 times Copyright© Informit, 2010Download PDFLoading ...
Targeting Type II and Clara Cells for Adenovirus-mediated Gene Transfer Using the Surfactant Protein B Promoter (1998)

We examined the ability of the human surfactant protein B (SP-B) promoter to confer cell specificity of transgene expression in an adenoviral vector. Using similar replication-deficient adenoviruses (rAd), we compared lacZ reporter gene expression driven by the human SP-B promoter (rAd.SPBlacZ) with the ubiquitously expressed Rous sarcoma virus promoter (rAd.RSVlacZ). rAd.SPBlacZ expressed lacZ in H-441 and A549 lung epithelial cell lines and not in HeLa cells whereas rAd.RSVlacZ expressed in all three cell lines. In primary human fetal lung fibroblasts, beta-galactosidase activity from rAd.RSVlacZ transduction increased in a dose-dependent manner whereas activity from rAd.SPBlacZ remained low. In mixed cell cultures prepared from human fetal lung explants that contained fibroblasts and type II cells, X-Gal staining localized rAd.SPBlacZ expression to only type II cells whereas rAd.RSVlacZ expressed in both cell types. In 24-wk gestation human fetal tissue explants infected ex vivo, the RSV promoter directed lacZ expression in lung, trachea, heart, liver, and esophagus, whereas with the SP-B promoter lacZ was expressed only in lung, specifically in air space-lining cells. This specificity was maintained in vivo. lacZ expression was undetectable in lung and other tissues after intravenous administration of rAd.SPBlacZ whereas rAd.RSV-lacZ expressed primarily in liver. After intratracheal instillation of rAd.SPBlacZ into mice, X-Gal staining localized expression to type II and Clara cells. In contrast, rAd.RSVlacZ expressed in all pulmonary epithelial cell types. Our results indicate that the SP-B promoter may be useful in targeting type II and Clara cells for gene therapy of conditions such as inherited deficiency of SP-B.
Adipose-Derived Stem and Progenitor Cells as Fillers in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2006)

Plastic surgeons are keenly aware of the principle "replace like with like." This principle underlies much of the rationale behind the clinical use of autologous fat transplantation, despite the procedure's drawbacks. Autologous fat transplantation is frequently used for a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive indications not limited to posttraumatic defects of the face and body, involutional disorders such as hemifacial atrophy, sequelae of radiation therapy, and many aesthetic uses such as lip and facial augmentation and wrinkle therapy. However, the limitations of fat transplantation are well known, particularly the long-term unpredictability of volume maintenance. Regenerative cell-based strategies such as those encompassing the use of stem cells hold tremendous promise for augmentation of the soft-tissue space. Preclinical studies and early clinical series show that adipose-derived stem cells offer the possibility of finally fulfilling the key principle of replacing like with like as an aesthetic filler, without the drawbacks of current technology.
Magnetic condensation of a photoexcited plasma during fluoropolymer sputtering (1990)

Radio-frequency plasma can be condensed into a space with a high density of magnetic flux. Plasma condensation into a deposited substrate to which a magnetic field is applied is investigated during fluoropolymer sputtering. Space-resolved spectroscopy reveals condensation of F and CF2 species into the magnetically excited plasma space. Ultraviolet light irradiation into the plasma can also excite these plasma species. The combined effect of this magnetical condensation and photoexcitation of plasma on the deposited film structure is clarified by infrared and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Films obtained from the magnetically condensed plasma contain high concentrations of C■C moieties and negligible numbers of radical sites providing oxygen contamination. The deposition rate is greatly increased by this condensed plasma. These remarkable characteristics in magnetically condensed plasma products are enhanced by ultraviolet light irradiation into the plasma.
A population‐based case‐control study of human papillomavirus‐type‐16 seropositivity and incident high‐grade dysplasia of the uterine cervix (1996)

In order to study the association between seropositivity against human papillomavirus-type-16 capsids and CIN II-III in the general population in ages at which high-grade cervical dysplasia arises, 90 cases and 216 controls participating in a population-based case-control study of incident CIN II-III, were analyzed for the presence of HPV antibodies, HPV DNA and for the influence of behavioral factors. A significantly higher proportion of cases than controls were seropositive. Of HPV-16-DNA-positive cases and controls, 42 and 14% respectively were seropositive. A similar proportion of seropositivity was found among the 172 cytologically normal, HPV-DNA-negative controls. However, seropositivity was closely linked to the sexual history of the women. Logistic-regression analyses, adjusting for sexual behavior, smoking history and educational level, revealed that CIN II-III was associated with HPV-16 seropositivity and with HPV DNA. Controlling for the presence of HPV DNA indicated that antibodies were not independently associated with CIN. The low correlation between the presence of HPV antibodies and DNA, the finding that the association between seropositivity and CIN depended on the presence of HPV DNA, and the association of seropositivity with sexual history, may be explained by serology detecting both past and present persistent infections and presence of HPV DNA, reflecting mostly transient infections in controls and persistent infections in cases. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Methylglyoxal Induces Apoptosis through Oxidative Stress‐Mediated Activation of p38 Mitogen‐Activated Protein Kinase in Rat Schwann Cells (2005)

Although recent studies have suggested the potential involvement of apoptotic cell death in the development of diabetic neuropathy, the precise mechanism remains to be elucidated. On the other hand, it is known that the formation of methylglyoxal (MG), a highly reactive dicarbonyl compound, is accelerated under diabetic conditions through several glucose-related metabolisms including the glycation reaction. We found that MG was capable of inducing apoptosis in peripheral nerve-derived Schwann cells (SCs) in a time- and dose-dependent manner, accompanied by a reduction of intracellular glutathione content. Furthermore, MG induced phosphorylation of MKK3/MKK6, an upstream molecule in the p38 MAPK pathway. N-acetyl-L-cysteine, an antioxidant, successfully suppressed the activity of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway along with the inhibition of apoptosis, indicating the involvement of oxidative stress in the MG-induced apoptosis via the p38 MAPK pathway. These results suggest a possible contribution of glucose-derived MG to the development of diabetic neuropathy by injuring the cellular constituent of the peripheral nerve system, such as SCs, in the hyperglycemic milieu.
Vinegar Improves Insulin Sensitivity to a High-Carbohydrate Meal in Subjects With Insulin Resistance or Type 2 Diabetes (2004)

The number of Americans with type 2 diabetes is expected to increase by 50% in the next 25 years; hence, the prevention of type 2 diabetes is an important objective. Recent large-scale trials (the Diabetes Prevention Program and STOP-NIDDM) have demonstrated that therapeutic agents used to improve insulin sensitivity in diabetes, metformin and acarbose, may also delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes in high-risk populations. Interestingly, an early report showed that vinegar attenuated the glucose and insulin responses to a sucrose or starch load (1). In the present report, we …
Combination of Optimization and Metalated‐Ligand Exchange: An Effective Approach to Functionalize UiO‐66(Zr) MOFs for CO<sub>2</sub> Separation (2015)

The strategy to functionalize water-stable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in order to improve their CO2 uptake capacities for efficient CO2 separation remains limited and challenging. We herein present an effective approach to functionalize a prominent water-stable MOF, UiO-66(Zr), by a combination of optimization and metalated-ligand exchange. In particular, by systematic optimization, we have successfully obtained UiO-66(Zr) of the highest BET surface area reported so far (1730 m(2) g(-1) ). Moreover, it shows a hybrid Type I/IV N2 isotherm at 77 K and a mesopore size of 3.9 nm for the first time. The UiO-66 MOF underwent a metalated-ligand-exchange (MLE) process to yield a series of new UiO-66-type MOFs, among which UiO-66-(COONa)2 -EX and UiO-66-(COOLi)4 -EX MOFs have both enhanced CO2 working capacity and IAST CO2 /N2 selectivity. Our approach has thus suggested an alternative design to achieve water-stable MOFs with high crystallinity and gas uptake for efficient CO2 separation.
Isolation and characterisation of cytopathic avian enteroviruses from broiler chicks (1989)

Cytopathic viruses were isolated from the faeces, pancreas and caecal contents of broiler chicks in two cases of a stunting syndrome. Two representative strains, designated AAF7 and M-8, were identified as enteroviruses on the basis of their size (25 nm in diameter), RNA in the viral core, virus growth in the cytoplasm, resistance to chloroform, trypsin and acid, and partial heat-stabilisation to molar magnesium chloride. They formed irregular plaques in chick kidney cell cultures. Numerous granula eosinophilic inclusions were induced in the cytoplasm of chicken kidney cell cultures infected with the viruses. Both isolates reacted partially with the G4260 strain of avian nephritis virus but not with the VR strain of avian encephalomyelitis virus.
A lac promoter with a changed distance between -10 and -35 regions (1982)

A lac promotor mutant was constructed by filling in the protruding ends of the HpaII site located within the lac promotor. The mutation, named M42, is a two base pair insertion that changes the distance between the -10 and -35 regions from 18 to 20 residues. The activity of the mutant promotor measured in vivo is 15% of the wild-type promotor. The M42 promotor is sensitive to the catabolite repression in the manner similar to that of the wild type. Sequences of several deletions within the lac promotor are also given.
ECG PVC Classification Algorithm based on Fusion SVM and Wavelet Transform (2015)

In the process of ventricular premature beat (PVC) and normal sinus rhythm (NSR) identification base on electrocardiogram (ECG), there exists problems like negative effect from ECG rhythm and low recognition rate. This paper proposes the electrocardiogram PVC classification algorithm based on support vector machine (SVM) and wavelet algorithm. The algorithm uses the wavelet transform to analyze ECG beating model, which is not influenced by the change of ECG waveform. The two feature sets respectively compose of statistical parameters of the wavelet coefficients and the selected wavelet coefficients. PVC and NSR are analyzed by using SVM. The experimental results show that this method improves the recognition rate of ECG.
La indemnización de ciertos daños como posible causa de preferencia crediticia en ejecuciones singulares: una reflexión de lege ferenda(1) (2010)

La Disposicion Final Trigesima Tercera de la Ley Concursal 22/2003 de 9 de julio encomienda al Gobierno espanol una ardua y dificil tarea legislativa: «En el plazo de seis meses a contar desde la entrada en vigor de esta Ley, el Gobierno remitira a las Cortes Generales un proyecto de ley reguladora de la concurrencia y prelacion de creditos en caso de ejecuciones singulares». Con bastante retraso esta tarea se llevo a cabo, aunque sin final feliz, el ocho de septiembre de dos mil seis, cuando el Boletin Oficial de las Cortes Generales publicaba el Proyecto de Ley 121/000098, bajo el titulo «Concurrencia y Prelacion de creditos en caso de ejecuciones singulares».
Ultrasonic Imaging Transceiver Design for CMUT: A Three-Level 30-Vpp Pulse-Shaping Pulser With Improved Efficiency and a Noise-Optimized Receiver (2013)

This paper demonstrates a four-channel transceiver chip for medical ultrasonic imaging, interfacing to the capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). The high-voltage transmitter (Tx) uses a three-level pulse-shaping technique with charge recycling to improve the power efficiency. The design requires minimum off-chip components and is scalable for more channels. The receiver is implemented with a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) topology and is optimized for tradeoffs between noise, bandwidth, and power dissipation. The test chip is characterized with both acoustic and electrical measurements. Comparing the three-level pulser against traditional two-level pulsers, the measured Tx efficiency shows 56%, 50%, and 43% more acoustic power delivery with the same total power dissipation at 2.5, 3.3, and 5.0 MHz, respectively. The CMUT receiver achieves the lowest noise efficiency factor compared with that of the literature (2.1 compared to a previously reported lowest of 3.6, in units of mPA ·√(mW/Hz). In addition, the transceiver chip is tested as a complete system for medical ultrasound imaging applications, in experiments including Tx beamformation, pulse-echo channel response characterization, and ultrasonic Doppler flow rate detection.