gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Hot and Cold Fuel Volatility Indexes of French Cars: A Cooperative Study by the GFC Volatility Group (1984)

<div class="htmlview paragraph">In 1977 car manufacturers and petroleum laboratories joined to form the GFC volatility group with the objective of evaluating the sensitivity of the French car population to fuel volatility in hot and cold conditions.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">After having defined a suitable test method, carrying out a similar action to the CEC CF24 activities, cars and fuels were chosen to obtain the necessary information. Twenty five cars representing approximately forty percent of the current car population were tested in 1979-80-81. Fuels were made according to a statistical plan in order to minimize the test time, with the objective of evaluating car performance with characteristics like RVP-E70 and E100. Hot tests have shown that on the average, cars respond to the already known Fuel Volatility Index (RVP + 7. E70). In the same way, cold tests put into evidence what could be defined as a “cold” Fuel Volatility Index (RVP + 22.E100). The data obtained in both types of tests allow each participant to apply his quality criteria and to obtain satisfaction curves, examples of which are shown. During 1982 and 1983, ten more cars were tested with conventional and oxygenated fuels showing that, on the average, overall performance remains the same for a given volatility. The comparison of two different rating systems was investigated, pointing out that one must be careful when defining the respective influence of each driving period (acceleration, cruise, starting and idling).</div>
Secure Live Virtual Machines Migration: Issues and Solutions (2014)

In recent years, there has been a huge trend towards running network intensive applications, such as Internet servers and Cloud-based service in virtual environment, where multiple virtual machines (VMs) running on the same machine share the machine's physical and network resources. In such environment, the virtual machine monitor (VMM) virtualizes the machine's resources in terms of CPU, memory, storage, network and I/O devices to allow multiple operating systems running in different VMs to operate and access the network concurrently. A key feature of virtualization is live migration (LM) that allows transfer of virtual machine from one physical server to another without interrupting the services running in virtual machine. Live migration facilitates workload balancing, fault tolerance, online system maintenance, consolidation of virtual machines etc. However, live migration is still in an early stage of implementation and its security is yet to be evaluated. The security concern of live migration is a major factor for its adoption by the IT industry. Therefore, this paper uses the X.805 security standard to investigate attacks on live virtual machine migration. The analysis highlights the main source of threats and suggests approaches to tackle them. The paper also surveys and compares different proposals in the literature to secure the live migration.
A Study of Leakage Magnetic Flux Detector Using Hall Sensors Array (2006)

It is important to estimate a magnetic field’ intensity distribution for the application of to industrial nondestructive evaluations. A magnetic camera provides the same spatial resolution and a distribution of a quantitative magnetic field with homogeneous lift-off. The method for arraying sensors is important on the magnetic camera because it must obtain a high spatial resolution. This work proposes an equation to evaluate the limitation of spatial resolution on the condition of the decided size of a magnetic sensor package. The possibility of obtaining the high spatial resolution in spite of the above-mentioned limitation would also be verified.
Program Assemblers (1999)

Abstract The sections in this article are What is Assembly Language Used For? An Overview of Assembly Using Assembly Language Assembler Technology Conclusion and Topics for Further Research
50th Anniversary Article: The Evolution of Research on Information Systems: A Fiftieth-Year Survey of the Literature in <i>Management Science</i> (2004)

The development of the information systems (IS) literature in Management Science during the past 50 years reflects the inception, growth, and maturation of several different research streams. The five research streams we identify incorporate different definitions of the managerial problems that relate to IS, the alternate theoretical perspectives and different methodological paradigms to study them, and the levels of the organization at which their primary results impact managerial practice. The decision support and design science research stream studies the application of computers in decision support, control, and managerial decision making. The value of information research stream reflects relationships established based on economic analysis of information as a commodity in the management of the firm. The human-computer systems design research stream emphasizes the cognitive basis for effective systems design. The IS organization and strategy research stream focuses the level of analysis on the locus of value of the IS investment instead of on the perceptions of a system or its user. The economics of information systems and technology research stream emphasizes the application of theoretical perspectives and methods from analytical and empirical economics to managerial problems involving IS and information technologies (IT). Based on a discussion of these streams, we evaluate the IS literature's core contributions to theoretical and managerial knowledge, and make some predictions about the road that lies ahead for IS researchers.
Controlled Radical Polymerization Methods for the Synthesis of Nonionic Surfactants for CO<sub>2</sub> (1998)

Several examples of fluorocarbon containing amphiphilic block copolymers have been synthesized using controlled free radical polymerization methods. These block copolymers contain a CO2 soluble fluorocarbon acrylate or methacryate block and a CO2 insoluble block that is either lipophilic or hydrophilic. The synthesis of these block copolymers is well suited to the controlled free radical polymerization methods of iniferter and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Additionally, the synthesis of block copolymers containing a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) block using a combined living anionic and iniferter synthetic technique is described. These block copolymers have been characterized by GPC, 1H-NMR, and SANS, and their solubility in CO2 has been examined. Potential uses for these block copolymers include surfactants for dispersion polymerizations in CO2 and cleaning and surface treatment technologies.
A Survey of Commercial &amp; Open Source Unmanned Vehicle Simulators (2007)

This report presents a survey of computer based simulators for unmanned vehicles. The simulators examined cover a wide spectrum of vehicles including unmanned aerial vehicles, both full scale and micro size; unmanned surface and subsurface vehicles; and unmanned ground vehicles. The majority of simulators use simple numerical simulation and simplistic visualization using custom OpenGL code. An emerging trend is to used modified commercial game engines for physical simulation and visualization. The game engines that are commercially available today are capable of physical simulations providing basic physical properties and interactions between objects. Newer and/or specialized engines such as the flight simulator X-Plane or Ageia PhysX and Havok physics engines, are capable of simulating more complex physical interactions between objects. Researchers in need of a simulator have a choice of using game engines or available open source and commercially available simulators, allowing resources to be focused on research instead of building a new simulator. We conclude that it is no longer necessary to build a new simulator from scratch.
Interim analysis of a phase II study of dose-modified FOLFIRINOX (mFOLFIRINOX) in locally advanced (LAPC) and metastatic pancreatic cancer (MPC). (2014)

256 Background: Although FOLFIRINOX is superior to gemcitabine in MPC, the regimen is associated with significant toxicities (Conroy et al. N Engl J Med 2011;364:1817). In our prior retrospective analysis, efficacy was not compromised by dose attenuations of FOLFIRINOX (Gunturu et al. Med Oncol 2013;30:361). Based on this analysis, we are conducting a prospective phase II open label study to evaluate the efficacy & tolerability of mFOLFIRINOX in pts with advanced pancreatic cancer (PC). Methods: Previously untreated pts with MPC or LAPC received mFOLFIRINOX with 25% dose reductions of irinotecan & bolus 5-FU given every two wks until progression, unacceptable toxicity, or surgical resection. All pts received prophylactic pegfilgrastim. FDG-PET scans were obtained at baseline & after 2 cycles. CAT scans were obtained after every 4 cycles. Toxicities & response rate (RR) were compared to historical data reported by Conroy. Results: 53 pts with ECOG PS ≤1 have been enrolled to date between 11/11 and 08/13, Pt characteristics: LAPC 22; MPC 31; median age 62 yrs (range 46-86); male 30. Median # of cycles was 8 (range 1-21). Grade 3/4 toxicities were: anemia, febrile neutropenia (FN) & peripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) – 3.8% each; ALT increased & thromboembolism – 5.7% each; diarrhea 7.5%; fatigue 11.3%; neutropenia 17%; thrombopenia 11.3% & vomiting 1.9%. Anemia ( p< 0.04), FN (p<0.04), PSN (p<0.04) and vomiting (p<0.02) were significantly decreased compared to historical data (Conroy). Response by RECIST (CR+PR) in 26 evaluable pts with MPC was 29% (0 CR, 9 PR, 14 SD, 3 PD) & similar to historical data (31.6%; p 0.85). 6/13 evaluable pts with LAPC underwent resection (46%).13/36 pts evaluable for PET response had a >50% decrease in SUV(max)(36%). Evaluation for OS & PFS is ongoing. Conclusions: Findings from our interim analysis suggests that mFOLFIRINOX, given along with prophylactic pegfilgrastim is associated with a similar RR and improved tolerability compared to full dose FOLFIRINOX in advanced PC. In pts with LAPC, neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX appears to have substantial activity with 46% of evaluable pts undergoing resection. Accrual will continue to reach a goal of 70 pts. Clinical trial information: NCT01523457.
A multiband multistandard notch filter LNA for LTE, WCDMA and GSM for SAW-less frontends (2011)

A notch filter LNA for multiband multistandard cellular communication is presented. The circuit is capable of serving multiple FDD bands of the LTE standard and its cobanded WCDMA/UMTS counterparts. Due to its architecture also TDD bands, including GSM bands DCS1900, PCS1800 and the LTE TDD, can be covered. This is achieved without an additional off-chip interstage filter and LNA. The circuit has been fabricated on a commercial 90 nm technology and works from 1.4 V supply voltage. In FDD mode it draws less than 16 mA and in TDD mode less than 7 mA, respectively. For LTE band 2 (TX: 1850 – 1910 MHz, 80 MHz duplex distance) a noise figure of 3.6 dB is not exceeded at 20.4 dB gain. The 1-dB-desensitization point is −21 dBm, IIP3 DPX = −12.3 dBm, and IIP3HDPX = −5.2 dBm while the filter attenuates a 3 MHz TX signal by 14.3 dB.
A W-band source module using MMICs (2002)

A W-band source module providing 4-GHz tuning bandwidth (92.5-96.5 GHz) has been developed. This module consists of three MMIC chips fabricated in TRW production lines, which are a 23.5 GHz HBT VCO, a 23.5 to 94 GHz HEMT frequency quadrupler and a W-band three-stage HEMT output amplifier. It exhibits a measured peak output power of 3 dBm at 94-95 GHz and a 3-dB tuning bandwidth greater than 3 GHz, with a phase noise of -90 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset. This work demonstrates a new and efficient way to implement high performance W-band source. Its wide tuning bandwidth with good phase noise performance, as well as design simplicity, makes this approach attractive for many W-band system applications.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
An improved method for the preparation of Os3(CO)12, and some derivatives thereof (1967)

C. W. Bradford and R. S. Nyholm, Chem. Commun. (London), 1967, 384 DOI: 10.1039/C19670000384
<i>N</i>-Methyl-<i>N</i>-(phenylsulfonyl)benzohydrazonoyl Chloride as a Potential Intermediate for Nitrogen-heterocycles. Preparation of 1-Methyl-3-phenyl-1<i>H</i>-1,2,4-triazoles and -pyrazoles (1983)

Abstract 3,5-Disubstituted 1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazoles and -pyrazoles were obtained in good to moderate yields by the reaction of N-methyl-N-(phenylsulfonyl)benzohydrazonoyl chloride with nitriles and with acetylenes in the presence of aluminum chloride. The triazoles were also formed by the reaction of acid chlorides with N-methyl-N-(phenylsulfonyl)benzamidrazone which was generated from the hydrazonoyl chloride and ammonia.
Bragg Gratings in Pure-Silica Polarization-Maintaining Photonic Crystal Fiber (2008)

Fiber Bragg gratings in pure-silica polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber were photowritten by use of two-photon ultraviolet excitation and characterized for their responses to temperature, axial strain, and hydrostatic pressure. The two resonance wavelengths corresponding to the two polarization axes show the same response to temperature and axial strain but different response to hydrostatic pressure. The differential pressure sensitivity is independent of temperature.
Isolation, Expression and Characterization of the Gene for an ADP‐Ribosylation Factor from the Human Malaria Parasite, <i>Plasmodium Falciparum</i> (1996)

We have isolated an ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) gene from the human malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. The gene (P. falciparum arf1) has four introns and the exons encode a protein of 181 amino acids with high similarity to the mammalian class I ARF proteins 1-3 (> or = 74% amino acid identity). Southern hybridization suggests there is at least one additional arf in the P. falciparum genome. Northern analysis identified a single P. falciparum arf1 mRNA of 1.8 kb in the asexual blood stage form of the parasite. The P. falciparum arf1 mRNA levels are developmentally regulated, reaching a maximum during nuclear division towards the end of the intraerythrocytic cycle. P. falciparum arf1 cDNA was isolated by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and used to express a recombinant protein in Escherichia coli. Recombinant P. falciparum ARF1 protein was purified with stoichiometric amounts of bound GDP, although intrinsic guanose triphosphatase activity of the protein could not be detected. The protein stimulated cholera-toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosyltransferase activity in a reaction that was dependent upon the addition of both dimyristoylglycerophosphocholine and cholate. The protein bound GTP with first-order kinetics with an apparent rate constant, k', of 0.0145 (+/- 0.0019) min-1. These results suggest that P. falciparum ARF1 is a member of the class 1 ARF family and provide additional evidence for the existence of a classical secretory pathway in P. falciparum.
Half-metallicity at the Heusler alloy Co<sub>2</sub>Cr<sub>0.5</sub>Fe<sub>0.5</sub>Al(001) surface and its interface with GaAs(001) (2008)

Electronic and magnetic properties of the Heusler alloy Co(2)Cr(0.5)Fe(0.5)Al(001) surfaces and its interfaces with GaAs(001) are studied within the framework of density functional theory by using the plane-wave pseudopotential approach. The phase diagram obtained by ab initio atomistic thermodynamics shows that the CrAl surface is the most stable (001) termination of this Heusler alloy. We discuss that, at the ideal surfaces and interfaces with GaAs, half-metallicity of the alloy is lost, although the CrAl surface keeps high spin polarization. The energy band profile of the stable interface is investigated and a negative p Schottky barrier of -0.78 eV is obtained for this system.
An improved method for steganography on mobile phone (2005)

Abstract- In this paper I introduce an improved method for hiding data in images or steganography. This method is used for secure data transfer from a computer to mobile phones. In this method a message can hide in an image on a PC using a password. The user can download this image from the computer to his mobile phone. The decoder program running on his phone will extract the hidden information by a Java program. The decoder program was installed on a Nokia 6600 mobile phone and tested by posting the students ’ grades over it.
Disulfide bond reduction in fibrinogen: calcium protection and effect on clottability (1990)

Fibrinogen contains 29 disulfide bonds. Limited reduction in buffers containing calcium led to cleavage of three of them: the two A alpha 442Cys-A alpha 472Cys intrapeptide disulfide bonds and the symmetrical A alpha 28Cys-A alpha 28Cys bond. The limited reduction did not affect clotting by thrombin. However, a prolongation of the thrombin clotting time occurred when the limited reduction took place in the absence of calcium. The bonds reduced under this condition included the three already mentioned and also the two gamma 326Cys-gamma 339Cys intrapeptide disulfide bonds located in the C-terminal ends of the gamma-chain. N-Terminal analysis of thrombin-treated samples showed that thrombin cleavage occurred at the normal A alpha 16-A alpha 17 site in fibrinogen that was partially reduced in the presence of calcium. By contrast, thrombin cleaved at the A alpha 19-A alpha 20 site in fibrinogen that was partially reduced in the absence of calcium, rendering the protein unclottable by removing the A alpha 17Gly-18Pro-19Arg peptide. The loss of thrombin clottability may have also come from gamma 326Cys-gamma 339Cys disulfide bond reduction since the structure supported by this bond may be important for the function of the C-terminal polymerization site. In samples of the partially reduced fibrinogen lacking the A alpha 17-19 residues, gel formation occurred through an oligomerization mechanism catalyzed by factor XIII.
Beyond Clotting: The Powers of Platelets (2010)

Platelets are known for thwarting blood loss, but new research shows these simplified cells defend against microbes and perform other duties—and they're also drug targets in sepsis and other conditions.
Safe Robotic Manipulation to Extract Objects from Piles : From 3D Perception to Object Selection (2016)

This thesis is concerned with the task of autonomous selection of objects to remove (unload) them from a pile in robotic manipulation systems. Applications such as the automation of logistics processes and service robots require an ability to autonomously manipulate objects in the environment. A collapse of a pile of objects due to an inappropriate choice of the object to be removed from the pile cannot be afforded for an autonomous robotic manipulation system. This dissertation presents an indepth analysis of the problem and proposes methods and algorithms to empower robotic manipulation systems to select a safe object from a pile elaborately and autonomously. The contributions presented in this thesis are three-fold. First, a set of algorithms is proposed for extracting a minimal set of high level symbolic relations, namely, gravitational act and support relations, of physical interactions between objects composing a pile. The symbolic relations, extracted by a geometrical reasoning method and a static equilibrium analysis can be readily used by AI paradigms to analyze the stability of a pile and reason about the safest set of objects to be removed. Considering the problem of undetected objects and the uncertainty in the estimated poses as they exist in realistic perception systems, a probabilistic approach is proposed to extract the support relations and to make a probabilistic decision about the set of safest objects using notions from machine learning and decision theory. Second, an efﬁcient search based algorithm is proposed in an internal representation to automatically resolve the inter-penetrations between the shapes of objects due to errors in the poses estimated by an existing object detection module. Reﬁning the poses by resolving the inter-penetrations results in a geometrically consistent model of the environment, and was found to reduce the overall pose error of the objects. This dissertation presents the concept of minimum translation search for object pose reﬁnement and discusses a discrete search paradigm based on the concept of depth of penetration between two polyhedrons. Third, an application centric evaluation of ranging sensors for selecting a set of appropriate sensors for the task of object detection in the design process of a real-world robotics manipulation system is presented. The performance of the proposed algorithms are tested on data sets generated in simulation and from real-world scenarios.
Bacterial Lantibiotics: Strategies to Improve Therapeutic Potential (2005)

Lantibiotics are ribosomally-synthesised antimicrobial peptides produced by Gram-positive bacteria that are characterised by the presence of lanthionine and/or methyllanthionine residues. Other unusual post-translationally modified amino acids, most frequently dehydroalanine and dehydrobutyrine, can also be present. While it has been frequently suggested that these peptides have the potential to be utilised in a wide range of medical applications, to date no actual therapeutic applications have been convincingly described. More recently, however, they have been the focus of much attention as a consequence of improved biotechnological capabilities, an improved understanding of lantibiotic biosynthesis and mode of action, and their high specific activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria. This review concerns the fundamental analyses that have revealed the importance of individual amino acids in these peptides and has permitted the implementation of rational mutagenesis strategies ('intelligenetics') to alter individual residues with a view to ultimately widening the active pH range, improve stability, and enhance binding to cell wall targets with the ultimate aim of optimising their antimicrobial activity. It is hoped that as a consequence of this improved knowledge the most suitable application of individual lantibiotics will become apparent. It should also prove possible, in the near future, to generate tailor-made lantibiotics and utilise biosynthetic enzymes to incorporate modified amino acids into non-lantibiotic peptides. In the shorter term, the extensive characterisation of lantibiotics will be instrumental in reassuring drug industry regulators of their safety and facilitate the widespread application of these novel antimicrobial agents in medicine.