gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Optimizing Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis (1997)

Nutritional management of patients with cystic fibrosis is imperative to the successful management of the disease. Nutritional demands are increased for a multitude of reasons, including increased basal metabolic rate, increased expenditure from lung disease, poor intake, and nutrient losses due to maldigestion. The goal of nutrition intervention is to promote appropriate growth and development with a diet that is relatively balanced although high in energy. When nutritional needs cannot be met just by eating, intervention with tube feedings may be necessary. Introduction and advancement of tube feedings in a timely, safe, and practical manner followed by ongoing monitoring of growth and development are essential to prevent deterioration of nutritional status.
Hydrodynamic Focusing and Electronic Cell-Sizing Techniques (1972)

The technique of hydrodynamic focusing, used to improve the resolution of the Coulter counter for the sizing of bacteria, was examined. Latex particles of 0.26 mum to 6.7 mum volume were used to examine the characteristics of the system with and without hydrodynamic focusing. The system then was evaluated for sizing mixed bacterial populations as well as single populations. Possible applications are also discussed.
Texture mapping of 3D building models with oblique direct geo-referenced airborne IRimage sequences (2009)

Infrared (IR)-radiation of buildings can be captured by thermal image data. Nowadays, thermal images of different parts of buildings acquired in various scales are analysed, however conducted analysis concern mainly the radiometric characteristics, avoiding dealing with the geometry of the images. Aim of our work is the automated texture mapping of existing 3D building models with images recorded by IR cameras. In this way, 2D images are connected with a 3D GIS database and can be further analysed together with the information about the geometry of objects. The extraction of the front facades textures of our test area was already obtained using the terrestrial images acquired from the mobile platform. However those image sequences are restricted to the facades at the street sites. Roof structures or backyards cannot be recorded in this way. Oblique images taken from the helicopter are expected to provide a sufficient complement of the missing data. The flight path was recorded by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and GPS. In order to utilize the INS/GPS data, first the IMU misalignment with respect to the camera axis has to be corrected. Then the texture mapping is performed without any additional refinement of camera position. The evaluation of obtained textures is performed and some additional methods for their improvement are proposed.
Visible GaAlAs V-channeled substrate inner stripe laser with stabilized mode using <i>p</i>-GaAs substrate (1982)

A new visible laser, the V channeled substrate inner stripe laser, is developed. This laser can internally confine the current into the V-channel by using a thin n-GaAs layer grown on the p-GaAs substrate. cw threshold currents were 35–45 mA in the visible spectral range of 770–790 nm. And highly stable transverse and single longitudinal mode operation were observed because the built-in optical waveguide was formed within the V channel.
Further Studies on the Anti-Estrogenic Activity of Yellow Pine Needles (1964)

The anti-estrogenic activity of yellow pine needles was assessed by using a 6-hr, bioassay procedure employing the laboratory rat. The effect of estradiol-17β on the uterine tissue of ovariectomized animals was diminished or inhibited by the simultaneous injection of prepared extracts of yellow pine needles. The active substance was eluted from a celite-chloroform concentrate mixture with ethyl acetate. Amorphous crystals formed during the cooling of the ethyl acetate eluant failed to exhibit anti-estrogenic activity even at an administration level of 50 gm. dry matter equivalent of the original plant material.
Large area CMOS bio-pixel array for compact high sensitive multiplex biosensing (2014)

A novel CMOS bio-pixel array which integrates assay substrate and assay readout is demonstrated for multiplex and multireplicate detection of a triplicate of cytokines with single digit pg ml(-1) sensitivities. Uniquely designed large area bio-pixels enable individual assays to be dedicated to and addressed by single pixels. A capability to simultaneously measure a large number of targets is provided by the 128 available pixels. Chemiluminescent assays are carried out directly on the pixel surface which also detects the emitted chemiluminescent photons, facilitating a highly compact sensor and reader format. The high sensitivity of the bio-pixel array is enabled by the high refractive index of silicon based pixels. This in turn generates a strong supercritical angle luminescence response significantly increasing the efficiency of the photon collection over conventional farfield modalities.
A new analytical solution for the load-deflection of square membranes (1995)

Accurate models are essential for the determination of the elastic properties of thin films from load-deflection experiments. Although finite element method (FEM) models have the potential to be very accurate, analytical models are desirable because of their simplicity. In this paper we present a new analytical solution for the load-deflection of membranes. Our solution yields the same relationship between the load and the deflection as the known analytical solution. However, the values of two constants are up to 35% higher and correspond well with the results from FEM analysis. In addition, the new solution yields analytical forms of the bending lines, which agree well with experimental measurements carried out with silicon nitride membranes.
Improved figure of merit in obliquely cut pyroelectric crystals (1981)

In pyroelectric crystals with high dielectric anisotropy, a significantly higher figure of merit can be obtained using cuts at oblique angles to the pyroelectric axis, rather than the conventional cuts lying perpendicular to it. For a particular material an appropriate cut can be selected to provide the maximum figure of merit attainable at the chosen temperature of operation. Experimental data obtained in deuterated triglycine fluoroberylate crystals show that optimum oblique cuts can yield an increase as great as a factor of 3 in the figure of merit of this material.
A polygonal approach for interpolating meshes of curves by subdivision surfaces (2000)

Given a polyhedral network P/sub 0/ defining a subdivision surface S and an arbitrary mesh of tagged control polygons (cp/sub i/)/sub 1⩽i⩽n/ on P/sub 0/, this paper describes an approach to force the limit surface S to interpolate the B-spline curves of (cp/sub i/). For each control polygon cp/sub i/, we construct a polygonal complex whose mid-polygon is cp/sub i/ or its first subdivided one. A polygonal complex is a sequence of panels such that every two adjacent panels share exactly one edge and the mid-points of these edges make the mid-polygon of the complex. Since the complexes themselves are embodied in the original polyhedron or its first subdivided the limit surface will interpolate the limit curves of these complexes.
Chloroplast Development and Gene Expression (1988)

Crop loss due to soil salinization is an increasing threat to agriculture worldwide. This review provides an overview of cellular and physiological mechanisms in plant responses to salt. We place cellular responses in a time- and tissue-dependent context ...Read More
Studies on the immunopotentiating effects of a streptococcal preparation, OK-432. I. Enhancement of T cell-mediated immune responses of mice. (1979)

The effects of the anti-tumour agent OK-432 on the immune response to hamster erythrocytes (HRBC) and nucleated chicken erythrocytes (CRBC) were studied in inbred SL mice. Mice were treated repeatedly with OK-432 before immunization with erythrocytes in saline. The cytotoxicity of CRBC-primed spleen cells, as demonstrated by 51Cr release from labelled CRBC, was markedly increased by treatment with OD-432. The delayed footpad reaction to CRBC was significantly augmented by treatment with OK-432. These results in mice indicate that OK-432 can enhance the cellular immune responses which require the contribution of T cells. Such an activation of T cells by OK-432 was observed in the humoral immune response to a trinitrophenyl group. Augmentation of anti-hapten antibody production, suggesting the enhancement of helper T cell activity by OK-432, was noticed after immunization with trinitrophenyl conjugated to erythrocytes. Furthermore, this enhancement of helper T cell activity by OK-432 was confirmed by utilizing an adoptive transfer system. These results support the possibility that T cell activation may be one of the important effects of OK-432 as an immunopotentiator.
Characterization and Correction of Geometric Errors Induced by Thermal Drift in CT Measurements (2014)

The occurrence of thermal drift in industrial computed tomography (CT) systems has been reported as a significant source of error on geometrical evaluations. During CT-scans, heating inside the cabinet and varying environmental conditions may affect the position of the focal spot and distort the manipulator system, leading to relative displacement of X-ray projections and distortions in the reconstructed 3D image. This paper presents an experimental investigation on influence of the thermal effects on dimensional CT measurements. A correction method based on the manipulation of the projections was developed and evaluated. The method consists in repeating the acquisition of first projection at the end of the scan and calculating the displacement vector between these projections. The remaining projections are then corrected proportionally to this displacement. The results showed a significant reduction of the roundness deviation values measured on a precision sphere after the correction.
Unsaturated Amines. X. The Mercuric Acetate Route to Substituted Piperidines, Δ<sup>2</sup>-Tetrahydropyridines and Δ<sup>2</sup>-Tetrahydroanabasines (1957)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTUnsaturated Amines. X. The Mercuric Acetate Route to Substituted Piperidines, Δ2-Tetrahydropyridines and Δ2-TetrahydroanabasinesNelson J. Leonard and Fred P. Hauck Jr.Cite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1957, 79, 19, 5279–5292Publication Date (Print):October 1, 1957Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 October 1957https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01576a056https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01576a056research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views736Altmetric-Citations118LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
An Application of a Product Positioning Model to Pharmaceutical Products (1992)

This paper describes a case application of SIMOPT, a product positioning model and decision support system.
Classification of Drugs according to Drug Supply Stochastic Properties at a Pharmacy (2006)

Eighty-one prescription drugs were divided into three groups according to the strength of the auto-correlation (strong, weak or none) of daily variations in the drug supply amounts at a pharmacy. The power spectral density and auto-correlation function were used as an indicator for the classification. Sixty-four drugs fell into the no auto-correlation group, 15 drugs into the weak auto-correlation group and 2 drugs into the strong auto-correlation group. Interestingly, our grouping using auto-correlation as a criterion was consistent with the target-oriented classification (standard commodity classification of Japan).
Determinazione del campo di grandi spostamenti tramite l’elaborazione di immagini digitali (2011)

Nel presente lavoro è esposto un metodo per la ricerca del campo degli spostamenti mediante analisi delle immagini digitali. Il metodo si basa sull’utilizzo dei momenti invarianti di Hu ed ha come scopo di identificare il campo degli spostamenti finiti, ossia non limitati, nel piano. Gli invarianti di Hu godono della proprietà di essere insensibili alle trasformazioni di traslazione, rotazione, ed effetto di scala. In questo lavoro è proposta una metodologia in cui l’immagine da analizzare viene suddivisa, mediante una griglia, in sotto-immagini. La ricerca dei punti è effettuata attraverso un funzionale di comparazione tra gli invarianti, nell’immagine originale e quelli nell’immagine deformata. La soluzione è successivamente affinata imponendo un moto rigido complessivo mediato calcolato ottimizzando i risultati della prima ricerca. La tecnica permette la misurazione del campo degli spostamenti, utile per successive analisi differenziali per la ricerca delle deformazioni.
Multi‐Screen Systems (2012)

Fixed interval size with fixed parameter values has its limitations in producing reliable analytical results. Technical analysis must adapt to changing market conditions. However, the adaptation cannot be effectively achieved by changing the parameter values of the indicators. Trends of different durations cannot be captured by one single time frame, adaptive indicators or not. Even when parameters are adjusted in an attempt to adapt indicators to reflect trends of different durations, it is akin to playing Ping-Pong with boxer's gloves on and unlikely to produce accurate results. To conclude, the adaptation of the analysis under different market conditions is best achieved by changing the interval size of the interval chart being used, rather than the parameter value of the trend indicators. This chapter describes why there is an impending need for multi-screen approaches; it introduces a variety of multi-screen systems such as: Elder's triple screen trading system framework, extended interval charts in FVITA and FVITA intra-day chart system.
Chondrocyte intracellular calcium, cytoskeletal organization, and gene expression responses to dynamic osmotic loading (2006)

While chondrocytes in articular cartilage experience dynamic stimuli from joint loading activities, few studies have examined the effects of dynamic osmotic loading on their signaling and biosynthetic activities. We hypothesize that dynamic osmotic loading modulates chondrocyte signaling and gene expression differently than static osmotic loading. With the use of a novel microfluidic device developed in our laboratory, dynamic hypotonic loading (-200 mosM) was applied up to 0.1 Hz and chondrocyte calcium signaling, cytoskeleton organization, and gene expression responses were examined. Chondrocytes exhibited decreasing volume and calcium responses with increasing loading frequency. Phalloidin staining showed osmotic loading-induced changes to the actin cytoskeleton in chondrocytes. Real-time PCR analysis revealed a stimulatory effect of dynamic osmotic loading compared with static osmotic loading. These studies illustrate the utility of the microfluidic device in cell signaling investigations, and their potential role in helping to elucidate mechanisms that mediate chondrocyte mechanotransduction to dynamic stimuli.
An evaluation of face recognition algorithms and accuracy based on video in unconstrained factors (2016)

Face recognition is the biometric personal identification that gaining a lot of attention recently. This method has the ability to identify a person from still image and video by using human face. For the accurate recognition, algorithm and reference database needs to be concerned. However, in the practical system have many external factors that affect to the recognition accuracy differently for each algorithm. This is a challenge problem of class attendance recording system deployment, which has uncontrolled environments. This paper comparing three well known algorithm that are Eigenfaces, Fisherfaces, and LBPH by adopts our new database that contains a face of individuals with variety of pose and expression. The experiment of face recognition in video conducted by varied the external factors that are light exposure, noise, and the video resolution, in the possible range. The results showed LBPH got the highest accuracy in all experiments, but this algorithm has the higher impact of the negative light exposure and high noise level more than the others that are statistical approach.
Biological Theories of Crime (2013)

Abstract Biological explanations for criminal behavior have gained importance in recent years. Advances in science and technology have permitted researchers to examine differences in brain function and development, genetic influences on behavior, and environmental experiences and conditions that may alter biological functioning, causing changes in behavior. Findings from this body of research may have important implications for crime prevention and offender rehabilitation.
Potential of overcoming resistance to HER2-targeted therapies through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway (2015)

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression occurs in up to 30% of breast cancers and is a marker of aggressive disease. While HER2-targeted therapies have improved outcomes in these tumors, resistance to these agents develops in a large proportion of patients. Determining molecular mechanisms underlying resistance might help improve outcomes for patients with HER2-positive disease by allowing development of strategies to overcome resistance. Activation of signaling pathways involving the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) pathway might contribute to the development of resistance to HER2-targeted therapies. Several inhibitors of this pathway are under investigation in this disease setting and phase 3 data for everolimus in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy in trastuzumab-refractory, advanced disease are promising. In this review, molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to HER2-targeted therapies are considered and evidence for strategies to manage resistance is evaluated, including the use of inhibitors of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.
A modular Java API for object-oriented databases (2002)

The object-oriented programming language Java is an ideal companion to an object-oriented database system. This paper describes our approach to provide a seamless application programmer interface. It is based on a modular architecture with components for database engines, a communications protocol and a JAVA API facilitator. The open architecture is flexible, scalable and distributed in nature.
A floating CMOS bandgap voltage reference for differential applications (1989)

The circuit is suitable for precision mixed-mode systems using the differential approach, especially for the case of single-supply operation. An experimental prototype, realized in a 2- mu m CMOS technology, generates a continuous-time low-impedance voltage of 2.48 V+or-24 mV before trimming. The temperature coefficient measured on 30 samples ranges from -20 to L32 p.p.m./ degrees C in the temperature range from 0 to 100 degrees C. Thanks to the differential approach, a high-frequency power supply rejection of -50 dB at 100 kHz was achieved. The active area of the chip is 1800 mil/sup 2/ and the circuit dissipates 6 mW when operated from a single 5-V supply.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Targeted inactivation of the type VII collagen gene (Col7a1) in mice results in severe blistering phenotype: a model for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (1999)

Dystrophic forms of epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) are associated with mutations in the type VII collagen gene (Col7a1) which encodes the major component of anchoring fibrils. To develop a DEB animal model, type VII collagen deficient mice were generated by targeted homologous recombination. The targeting vector replaced exons 46-69 of Col7a1 with the neomycin-resistance gene, in reverse transcriptional orientation, resulting in elimination of most of the collagenous domain 1. Col7a1 heterozygous (+/-) mice were phenotypically normal. Mating of Col7a1 +/- mice revealed that Col7a1 null (-/-) mice, which were born with extensive cutaneous blistering, died during the first two weeks of life probably due to complications arising from the blistering. Transmission electron microscopy revealed subepidermal blistering below the lamina densa and absence of anchoring fibrils. Immunohistochemical staining with anti-human type VII collagen antibody stained the dermal-epidermal junction in control mice, but did not stain the skin of Col7a1 null mice. Collectively, the DEB mice recapitulate the clinical, genetic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characteristics of recessive DEB in humans. These mice provide an animal model to study the pathomechanisms of DEB and serve as a system to test therapeutic approaches, including gene replacement, towards the cure of this devastating skin disease.
Fast generation of long sorted runs for sorting a large file (2002)

On sequential machines, most internal sorting algorithms can sort no more than m items using a memory of size m. However, sorting with a heap can produce sorted sequences, called runs, of length about twice the heap size. A second advantage of sorting with a heap is that data I/O and the heap restructuring can be performed concurrently to reduce the sorting time. The third advantage is that it can even sort an arbitrarily large file in one pass if the file satisfies a certain ordering condition. The authors present an algorithm running on a linear array to obtain the above advantages. Specifically, the algorithm can produce runs of length about 2(m+2)p on a linear array of p PEs each with a heap of size m, and can overlap I/O with internal operations. In addition, it can completely sort an arbitrarily large file in one pass providing no item in the file has (m+2)p larger items before it. The algorithm can be modified to perform (mp+2p)-way merges. The authors have also estimated the optimal heap size in each PE for the minimum sorting time.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
Proteases and pH in chronic wounds (2005)

Research into the chronic wound environment has led to an improved understanding of the molecular and cellular processes occurring at the wound bed, culminating in the concept of wound bed preparation. This paper discusses the role of proteases and pH in wound healing, and proposes that pH may influence healing outcomes.
[Presence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in adolescents from the African continent]. (1994)

It was determined the presence of antibodies anti-T. gondii in young, 13-16 year old, belonging to Republic Arab Saharaui; Popular Republic of Angola; Ethiopia and Republic of Ghana. From a total of 707 sera analyzed, the 71.43% of them showed the presence of specific antibodies. The prevalence of antibodies did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) between males and females in Angola and Republic Arab Saharaui. It was found a significant difference (P < 0.0001) among countries.