gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Point-of-care continuous<sup>13</sup>C-methacetin breath test improves decision making in acute liver disease: Results of a pilot clinical trial (2009)

The (13)C-MBT provides a rapid, non-invasive assessment of liver function in acute severe liver disease of diverse etiologies. The results of this pilot clinical trial suggest that the MBT may offer greater sensitivity than standard clinical tests for managing patients with severe acute liver disease.
Application of Virtual Instrument in Gas-brake Valves Performance Testing System (2003)

The virtual instrument is the product of the development of computer technology. It is a perfect combination of instrument technology and computer hardware, software. This paper described virtual instrument's developing status, structure and application in gas -brake valves performance measure system.
Preliminary Study on Control Effects of Five Kinds of Fungicides against Wheat Scab (2013)

[Objective] This paper was to improve the current status that the fungicide carbendazim as the single agent was largely applied in the control against wheat scab. [Method] Five kinds of fungicides on sales and new agents against wheat scab were selected for field trials. [Result] 25% JS399-19 SC,30% tebuconazole·thiram WP,75% trifloxystrobin·tebuconazole WDG and 10% ZJ0712 JG could effectively control wheat scab,and the control effects of one time or two times application were better than control agent carbendazim; the control efficacy of two times application was improved in different degrees against one time application. [Conclusion] The paper provided basis for the control against wheat scab.
Interpreting Electro-facies And Fractures For An Oligocene Sandstone Reservoir Using Borehole Images Acquired In Oil-base Mud With Full Core Calibration: A Case Study From Songkhla Basin, Thailand (2011)

Abstract The Oligocene reservoirs in the Songkhla Basin of Thailand are predominantly fluvial-deltaic deposits. There are several geological challenges describing these reservoirs. Firstly, it is sometimes difficult to determine lithology from conventional open-hole logs. Secondly, defining facies can be challenging due to the lack of sedimentary structure information from any of the conventional open-hole logs. Thirdly, natural fractures and sub-seismic faults exist in the formation which adds more complexity to the reservoirs. Geoscientists have traditionally incurred high operating costs to acquire conventional cores needed to resolve these challenges. This paper presents an alternative technique for sedimentary characterization of the Oligocene sandstone reservoirs in the Songkhla Basin utilizing electrical image logs acquired in synthetic-based drilling fluids, along with Elemental Capture Spectroscopy (ECS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) data. Lithology has been defined a lot more accurately using ECS data than by using conventional open-hole logs alone. Electro-facies have been successfully determined by integrating sedimentary structure and texture information interpreted from image and NMR logs with lithology information from ECS. In addition, the natural fractures have been interpreted from image logs. These interpretations of lithology, electro-facies and fractures have been calibrated with core data acquired in the same well. The output from this pilot study was a cost-effective solution for electro-facies and fracture analysis. It also provided input to constrain the sedimentological settings and reservoir modeling for the field.
Composing software-defined networks (2013)

Managing a network requires support for multiple concurrent tasks, from routing and traffic monitoring, to access control and server load balancing. Software-Defined Networking (SDN) allows applications to realize these tasks directly, by installing packet-processing rules on switches. However, today’s SDN platforms provide limited support for creating modular applications. This paper introduces new abstractions for building applications out of multiple, independent modules that jointly manage network traffic. First, we define composition operators and a library of policies for forwarding and querying traffic. Our parallel composition operator allows multiple policies to operate on the same set of packets, while a novel sequential composition operator allows one policy to process packets after another. Second, we enable each policy to operate on an abstract topology that implicitly constrains what the module can see and do. Finally, we define a new abstract packet model that allows programmers to extend packets with virtual fields that may be used to associate packets with high-level meta-data. We realize these abstractions in Pyretic, an imperative, domain-specific language embedded in Python. 1
Length Scale Selects Directionality of Droplets on Vibrating Pillar Ratchet (2014)

Directional control of droplet motion at room temperature is of interest for applications such as microfluidic devices, self‐cleaning coatings, and directional adhesives. Here, arrays of tilted pillars ranging in height from the nanoscale to the microscale are used as structural ratchets to directionally transport water at room temperature. Water droplets deposited onto vibrating chips with a nanostructured ratchet move preferentially in the direction of the feature tilt while the opposite directionality is observed in the case of microstructured ratchets. This remarkable switch in directionality is consistent with changes in the contact angle hysteresis. To glean further insights into the length scale dependent asymmetric contact angle hysteresis, the contact lines formed by a nonvolatile room temperature ionic liquid placed onto the tilted pillar arrays were visualized and analyzed in situ in a scanning electron microscope. The ability to tune droplet directionality by merely changing the length scale of surface features all etched at the same tilt angle would be a versatile tool for manipulating multiphase flows and for selecting droplet directionality in other lap‐on‐chip applications.
Algorithm 314: Finding a solution of <i>N</i> functional equations in <i>N</i> unknowns (1967)

This procedure performs inverse interpolation in n dimensions, i.e., it will find a set of values for n variables x, such that n functions f(x) are zero. A more sophisticated technique, suitable for large values of n, has been developed by S. M. Robinson (Interpolative Solution of Systems of Nonlinear Equations, SIAM Journal of Numerical Analysis, 3 (1966), 650-658). It can also be used to fit a curve with n arbitrary parameters to a set of points, the n functions being formed, in this case, by equating to zero the differential of the sum of the squares of the residues with respect to each parameter in turn.
A Canvas for Participation-Centered Game Design (2019)

The Game Design activity is often conditioned by pre-existing assumptions of what constitutes a game and its constituting elements, which can lead to repetitive designs and all too familiar experiences. In trying to support the education of a new generation of designers so as to leave the comfort zone of familiar objects, we proposed a design canvas with six perspectives for which to conceptualize player participation in the experience. For each perspective, we proposed a set of questions designed to prompt new lines of thought regarding design intent, game object, and player participation. The canvases were tested throughout three research iterations and improved based on qualitative evaluations of their influence in game design learning processes. The canvas was generally found to be effective at quickly pulling inexperienced game design participants to consider a variety of innovative play experiences, beyond what we would expect from derivative design from examples.
Volatile Leaf Oils of Caribbean Myrtaceae. II.<i>Pimenta dioica</i>(L.) Merr. of Jamaica (1991)

ABSTRACT Two oils produced by steam distillation of the leaves of Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. of Jamaican origin were examined by GC/MS and found to be rich in eugenol (66.38–79.24%).
Performance analysis of Modified Deficit Round Robin schedulers (2007)

Deficit Round Robin (DRR) is a scheduling algorithm which provides fair queuing at O(1) complexity. However, due to its round robin structure, its latency properties are not adequate for latency-critical applications, such as voice. For this reason, router manufacturers implement variants of the DRR algorithm which guarantee lower latencies to one (or a subset of) queue(s). In this paper we evaluate the performance of two such variants, both of which are known as Modified Deficit Round Robin, currently implemented in commercial routers. The comparison is carried out analytically, by deriving the latency and bandwidth guarantees of both algorithms, and by simulation.
Pathological but Not Physiological Retinal Neovascularization Is Altered in TNF-Rp55-Receptor–Deficient Mice (2006)

Inhibition of TNFalpha via TNF-Rp55 can alter retinal development and angiogenesis in a model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. The data underscore the potential effectiveness of TNF-inhibitory treatments as modulators in oxygen-induced retinopathy.
Epitope Mapping of Immunogenic and Adhesive Structures in Repetitive Domains of <i>Mycoplasma bovis</i> Variable Surface Lipoproteins (2000)

ABSTRACT The family of variable surface lipoproteins (Vsps) of the bovine pathogen Mycoplasma bovis includes some of the most immunogenic antigens of this microorganism. Vsps were shown to undergo high-frequency phase and size variations and to possess extensive reiterated coding sequences extending from the N-terminal end to the C-terminal end of the Vsp molecule. In the present study, mapping experiments were conducted to detect regions with immunogenicity and/or adhesion sites in repetitive domains of four Vsp antigens of M. bovis , VspA, VspB, VspE, and VspF. In enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay experiments, sera obtained from naturally infected cattle showed antibodies to different repeating peptide units of the Vsps, particularly to units R A 1, R A 2, R A 4.1, R B 2.1, R E 1, and R F 1, all of which were found to contain immunodominant epitopes of three to seven amino acids. Competitive adherence trials revealed that a number of oligopeptides derived from various repeating units of VspA, VspB, VspE, and VspF partially inhibited cytoadhesion of M. bovis PG45 to embryonic bovine lung cells. Consequently, putative adherence sites were identified in the same repeating units (R A 1, R A 2, R A 4.1, R B 2.1, R E 1, and R F 1) and in R F 2. The positions and lengths of the antigenic determinants were mostly identical to those of adhesion-mediating sites in all short repeating units, whereas in the considerably longer R F 1 unit (84 amino acid residues), there was only one case of identity among four immunogenic epitopes and six adherence sites. The identification of epitopes and adhesive structures in repetitive domains of Vsp molecules is consistent with the highly immunogenic nature observed for several members of the Vsp family and suggests a possible function for these Vsp molecules as complex adherence-mediating regions in pathogenesis.
Child Custody During the Separation of Parents (2019)

The meaning of the custody of the child during separation of parent is whenever husband and wife take a decision to separate from each other. Then it takes so much time to decide that particular disputes between spouses. At the time of the separation proceeding it becomes difficult for child to deal with that particular environment. even though it is a right of child to get love and affection from their parents. However, the custody of children below the age of five years old is given to the mother. If the child is above than 9-year-old age, then it is depending upon the court to decide the guardian in the welfare of the child. But at time of the divorce proceeding it’s become difficult to child to manage about all these problems because it is a right of the child to get all basic need as well as the love and affection from their parents. At the time of the proceeding child is also suffer then it became important to take care of child and give the custody of the child to grandparents so that they can provide a healthy environment for child and child should not treat as a “chattel”.
The Protein Data Bank: Current status and future challenges (1996)

The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is an archive of experimentally determined three-dimensional structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and other biological macromolecules with a 25 year history of service to a global community. PDB is being replaced by 3DB, the Three-Dimensional Database of Biomolecular Structures that will continue to operate from Brookhaven National Laboratory. 3DB will be a highly sophisticated knowledge-based system for archiving and accessing structural information that combines the advantages of object oriented and relational database systems. 3DB will operate as a direct-deposition archive that will also accept third-party supplied annotations. Conversion of PDB to 3DB will be evolutionary, providing a high degree of compatibility with existing software.
Multiparameter Flow Cytometric Analysis of Antibiotic Effects on Membrane Potential, Membrane Permeability, and Bacterial Counts of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Micrococcus luteus</i> (2000)

Although flow cytometry has been used to study antibiotic effects on bacterial membrane potential (MP) and membrane permeability, flow cytometric results are not always well correlated to changes in bacterial counts. Using new, precise techniques, we simultaneously measured MP, membrane permeability, and particle counts of antibiotic-treated and untreated Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus cells. MP was calculated from the ratio of red and green fluorescence of diethyloxacarbocyanine [DiOC(2)(3)]. A normalized permeability parameter was calculated from the ratio of far red fluorescence of the nucleic acid dye TO-PRO-3 and green DiOC(2)(3) fluorescence. Bacterial counts were calculated by the addition of polystyrene beads to the sample at a known concentration. Amoxicillin increased permeability within 45 min. At concentrations of <1 microg/ml, some organisms showed increased permeability but normal MP; this population disappeared after 4 h, while bacterial counts increased. At amoxicillin concentrations above 1 microg/ml, MP decreased irreversibly and the particle counts did not increase. Tetracycline and erythromycin caused smaller, dose- and time-dependent decreases in MP. Tetracycline concentrations of <1 microg/ml did not change permeability, while a tetracycline concentration of 4 microg/ml permeabilized 50% of the bacteria; 4 microg of erythromycin per ml permeabilized 20% of the bacteria. Streptomycin decreased MP substantially, with no effect on permeability; chloramphenicol did not change either permeability or MP. Erythromycin pretreatment of bacteria prevented streptomycin and amoxicillin effects. Flow cytometry provides a sensitive means of monitoring the dynamic cellular events that occur in bacteria exposed to antibacterial agents; however, it is probably simplistic to expect that changes in a single cellular parameter will suffice to determine the sensitivities of all species to all drugs.
On the Theory and Numerics of Differential-Algebraic Equations (1990)

Abstract : This is a written version of a series of invited lectures on differential-algebraic systems of equations (DAEs) at the IVth SERC Numerical Analysis Summer School of Lancaster Univ. In line with the aims of the meeting these notes introduce some typical applications and basic properties of DAEs and then present an overview of recent, new existence theories for such systems based on differential geometric considerations and on a numerical approach derived from these theories. In the presentation the stress is on general concepts, results and applications rather than on detailed proofs.
A Study on Teacher' Perception of Organizational Communication, Conflict, Commitment in Child Care Center (2010)

This purpose of this study was to understand how organizational communication affects organizational conflict and commitment. This study was based on a questionnaire survey of 238 teachers working in kindergartens and childcare centers in all parts of Korea except Jeju-do. This research used the following tools: the organizational communication scale, the organizational conflict scale, and the organizational commitment scale. The results were as follows: First, satisfaction with organizational communication showed statistically significant effects( = -.529, p < .001) on organizational conflict. Secondly, organizational conflict had a negative correlation( = -.398, p < .001) with organizational competence. Third, organizational conflict had a moderating effect between organizational communication satisfaction and the organizational commitment. Fourth, communication satisfaction had a moderating effect between organizational conflict and organizational commitment.
ARGINASE: A CRITICAL REGULATOR OF NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHESIS AND VASCULAR FUNCTION (2007)

1. Arginase is the focal enzyme of the urea cycle hydrolysing L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine. Emerging studies have identified arginase in the vasculature and have implicated this enzyme in the regulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and the development of vascular disease. 2. Arginase inhibits the production of NO via several potential mechanisms, including competition with NO synthase (NOS) for the substrate L-arginine, uncoupling of NOS resulting in the generation of the NO scavenger, superoxide and peroxynitrite, repression of the translation and stability of inducible NOS protein, inhibition of inducible NOS activity via the generation of urea and by sensitization of NOS to its endogenous inhibitor asymmetric dimethyl-L-arginine. 3. Upregulation of arginase inhibits endothelial NOS-mediated NO synthesis and may contribute to endothelial dysfunction in hypertension, ageing, ischaemia-reperfusion and diabetes. 4. Arginase also redirects the metabolism of L-arginine to L-ornithine and the formation of polyamines and L-proline, which are essential for smooth muscle cell growth and collagen synthesis. Therefore, the induction of arginase may also promote aberrant vessel wall remodelling and neointima formation. 5. Arginase represents a promising novel therapeutic target that may reverse endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunction and prevent vascular disease.
Advanced low voltage single chip radio IC (1992)

A complete single chip radio IC technology is discussed. It was possible to include intermediate frequency (IF) filters in a radio IC by reducing the IF. Degradation of image interference characteristics can be avoided by image canceling circuits with inphase/quadrature mixers and a phase shift network. Two ICs were developed for FM-stereo/AM and AM-only radio by using this technology. The FM-stereo/AM radio IC can work at a supply voltage of 0.95-V.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Carrier design: biodistribution of branched polypeptides with a poly(L-lysine) backbone (1990)

The biodistribution has been examined in mice of a range of synthetic branched polypeptides which are based on a polylysine backbone but which differ in ionic charge, side-chain structure, and molecular size. Polycationic polypeptides, regardless of their size or primary structure at the branches, were cleared rapidly from the circulation, the liver being the major site of clearance. Polypeptides with glutamic acid in the side chain, which would be amphoteric under physiological conditions, showed a significantly prolonged blood survival, and this was seen with polypeptides in the range of molecular weights of 46,000 up to 213,000. Such polypeptides provide a useful system with which to investigate the effect of structural parameters on the pharmacokinetic properties of carrier molecules and would allow the selection of candidate carriers for a variety of uses.
Ultrafast superresolution fluorescence imaging with spinning disk confocal microscope optics (2015)

Most current superresolution (SR) microscope techniques surpass the diffraction limit at the expense of temporal resolution, compromising their applications to live-cell imaging. Here we describe a new SR fluorescence microscope based on confocal microscope optics, which we name the spinning disk superresolution microscope (SDSRM). Theoretically, the SDSRM is equivalent to a structured illumination microscope (SIM) and achieves a spatial resolution of 120 nm, double that of the diffraction limit of wide-field fluorescence microscopy. However, the SDSRM is 10 times faster than a conventional SIM because SR signals are recovered by optical demodulation through the stripe pattern of the disk. Therefore a single SR image requires only a single averaged image through the rotating disk. On the basis of this theory, we modified a commercial spinning disk confocal microscope. The improved resolution around 120 nm was confirmed with biological samples. The rapid dynamics of micro-tubules, mitochondria, lysosomes, and endosomes were observed with temporal resolutions of 30-100 frames/s. Because our method requires only small optical modifications, it will enable an easy upgrade from an existing spinning disk confocal to a SR microscope for live-cell imaging.
Network anomaly detection in the cloud: The challenges of virtual service migration (2014)

The use of virtualisation technology in the cloud enables services to migrate within and across geographically diverse data centres, e.g., to enable load balancing and fault tolerance. An important part of securing cloud services is being able to detect anomalous behaviour, caused by attacks, that is evident in network traffic. However, it is not clear whether virtual service migration adversely affects the performance of contemporary network-based anomaly detection approaches. In this paper, we explore this issue, and show that wide-area virtual service migration can adversely affect state of the art approaches to network flow-based anomaly detection techniques, potentially rendering them unusable.
Wafer bonding of damascene-patterned metal/adhesive redistribution layers for via-first three-dimensional (3D) interconnect (2005)

A novel via-first, back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) compatible, monolithic wafer-level three-dimensional (3D) integration technology platform is being developed, which employs wafer bonding of damascene-patterned metal/adhesive redistribution layers on two wafers, thus facilitating both high density of inter-wafer electrical interconnects and strong adhesive bond of two wafers in one unit processing step. Two key steps for this approach are 1) fabrication of a metal/adhesive redistribution layer on the top of the BEOL-processed wafer by damascene patterning and 2) face-to-face alignment and bonding of two wafers utilizing the metal/adhesive redistribution layers. Repeating a whole 3D process flow, the third wafer (or more) can then be added. Copper/tantalum (Cu/Ta) and benzocyclobutene (BCB) are selected as the metal and adhesive for the feasibility demonstration of the via-first 3D approach. Critical processing challenges are investigated, including: 1) BCB partial curing and patterning; 2) Ta and Cu deposition; 3) Cu/BCB chemical mechanical planarization (CMP); 4) post-CMP treatment; and 5) bonding process parameters. Wet chemical and dry plasma surface preparation techniques are used for post-CMP treatment and pre-bonding surface preparation, a critical step in facilitating a strong, reliable bond between BCB-to-BCB regions as well as a low contact resistance between Cu-to-Cu regions. Results on blanket BCB/Si wafers show a strong BCB-to-BCB bond with mean critical adhesion energy in a range of 14-31 J/m . For patterned Cu/BCB wafers, interfaces of bonded BCB-to-BCB, Cu-to-Cu, and BCB-to-Cu areas are imaged by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM), showing the feasibility of these bonds. Specific contact resistance of the Cu-to-Cu interconnect is on the order of 1 /spl times/ 10/sup -7/ /spl Omega/-cm/sup 2/, a promising preliminary result indicating electrical contact is possible using this new 3D technology platform.