jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Japanese “fortune slips” in virtual space

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

The article presented to your attention addresses the problem the virtualization of the well-known traditional Japanese divination practice — “omikuji” (translated from Japanese as “divine lot”), and also touches upon more global issues such as how Japanese religious practices are currently developing on the Internet. A significant portion of the research is dedicated to analyzing the transformation process of a religious tradition that used to be practiced exclusively “in person” and examining how contemporary Japanese people of different age groups and social status relate to the phenomenon of web religiosity. The study is based on data collected from an online survey conducted in July 2023. A total of 32 people responded to the survey (almost all informants are either Japanese or long-time foreign expatriates residing in Japan). The article includes screenshots of digital omikuji and their translations made by the author. The results of the study indicate that virtualization has made the practice of omikuji more accessible to laypeople, especially for people with disabilities. The texts of the predictions were significantly simplified during their virtualization. However, as the survey results suggest, the accessibility of the practice has led to a certain degree of loss of trust among believers. While omikuji had previously been perceived by the Japanese as a kind of entertainment within the temple or shrine grounds, the transition of the practice to the online space has further “simplified” it. Moreover, virtualization has turned the practice of traditional divination into another tool of promoting and advertising Japanese commercial companies, which negatively affects the perception of the omikuji tradition among believers.
FOXP3 gene promoter methylation in endometrial cancer cells

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Aim - to determine the methylation level of promoter region of the FOXP3 gene promoter depending on the heterogeneity of intracellular localization of its protein product in endometrial cancer (EC) cells and assess its relation to the clinical and morphological features of tumor. Samples of surgical material of 40 EC patients who have not received any specific treatment before the surgery, were studied. Real time methylation-specific PCR (MSP) as well as morphological and immunohis-tochemical methods were used in the study. Methylation of promoter region of the FOXP3 gene was determined in all EC cases, but variability of the methylation level in EC cells from 45,0 % to 85,0 % was observed. With tumor progression and in tumors with deep (<$Esymbol У~1 "/" 2>) invasion in myometrium, an increase of the methylation level of the FOXP3 and of cell number with cytoplasmic FOXP3 localization was observed. In EC patients the correlation between of methylation level of the FOXP3 gene and the number of FOXP3<^>+ tumor cells with cytoplasmic expression (r = 0,41) was determined. Conclusion: The methylation level of FOXP3 gene promoter region and intracellular localization of its protein product are associated with tumor differentiation grade and the depth of myometrial invasion.
Psychosomatic Aspects of Gastrointestinal Disease

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

AbstractA major problem in clinical gastroenterology is lack of knowledge as to what constitutes a data base that is adequate to exclude a diagnosis of organic disease and justify one of “functional” disease. This area deserves some consideration, particularly now as we embark on the development of standards of care. What diagnostic evaluation is to be considered excessive and unnecessary, and under what circumstances?Clinical and chemical parameters for quantitating psychologic aspects of human behavior are becoming more standardized, and we may be in for some surprises as we delve deeper into the nature of psychic and somatic interactions, especially with regard to cause and effect.—AR
On the Relation of Hydrophilic Colloiols to Cold Resistance of Tea Plant

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The authors applyed the method of Stuart DUNN using the adsorption of dye on the test of variental difference of cold resistance of tea plant. The results were summarized as follows. 1. Adsorption of dye of malachite-green was greater corresponding nith the degree of cold resistance of variety, these facts that the older plants withsood cold better than the younger ones, that leaves were injured by cold more than branches and that the cold resistance was increasing up to the coldest season, all agreed well with the chages in the degree of dye adsorption. 2. This test by different dyes varied in their adsorptive action, i.e. basic dyes were adsorped well by stronger varieties and acidic dyes mere diametrically apposed. Malachite-green and easin were suitable dyes for this test. 3. In general, the test in dried tissues agreed with the results in fresh tissues on the relation between adsorption and cold resistance, but fresh leaves from older plants were the best samples for this test.
η6-Arenetricarbonylchromium(0) Complexes in the Synthesis of 1,4-Benzodiazepines and Its Nucleophilic Substituted Products

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Abstract 7-Chloro-5-carbomethoxy-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepines and its nucleophilic substituted products were synthesized via η6-arenetricarbonylchromium(0) intermediates. Ring enlargement of 5-chloro-N-chloroacetylisatin with hexamine in presence of Cr(CO)6 led to the formation of 7-chloro-5-carbomethoxy-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepine in good yield with reduced reaction time. Nucleophilic substitutions on arene ring of η6-arenetricarbonylchromium(0) complexes with thiols, phenol, and primary amines were successfully carried out in decalin medium.
Advances in the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Angiogenesis 1565 Class 3 semaphorins and their receptors in physiological and pathological angiogenesis

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Class 3 semaphorins (Sema3) are a family of secreted proteins that were originally identified as axon guidance factors mediating their signal transduction by forming complexes with neuropilins and plexins. However, the wide expression pattern of Sema3 suggested additional functions other than those associated with the nervous system, and indeed many studies have now indicated that Sema3 proteins and their receptors play a role in angiogenesis. The present review specifically focuses on recent evidence for this role in both physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Structure and binding specificity of class 3 semaphorins (Sema3) There are eight different classes of semaphorins, of which five classes are found in vertebrates (reviewed in [1]). Sema3 consist of seven secreted glycoproteins of ∼100 kDa containing a conserved 500-amino-acid N-terminal region organized into a seven-blade β-propeller structure called the sema domain, an Ig-like domain and a basic C-terminal
Conspicuous consumption and donation in China

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

Conspicuous consumption has been widely studied, but the study of its correlation to benevolence is scarce. To expand the understanding on conspicuous consumption, this paper offers a detailed study of the consumption of consumer goods that are driven by status; implying that products are purchased not for its utility but for prestige. It determines the concept of conspicuous consumption by studying the effects that different household income levels have on various categories of consumption. The correlation of conspicuous consumption and its relationship to charitable behavior will be examined. The study result indicates a positive correlation between income and conspicuous consumption. Individual experiments on different income groups indicate that in the rural and urban regions of China, income levels have a positive correlation with donation in the low, middle and high income groups. Conversely, when data was studied in the urban sector as a whole across all three income groups, income and conspicuous consumption have a significant positive influence on donation. This is similar to the rural sector, where a higher conspicuous consumption leads to an increase in donation. However, income level in the rural region proved to have no significant influence on donation. The overall findings suggest that the main influence on donation on China is income and conspicuous consumption. Keywords: conspicuous consumptions, donations, households, income, expenditures
G-Quadruplex Hinders Translocation of BLM Helicase on DNA: A Real-Time Fluorescence Spectroscopic Unwinding Study and Comparison with Duplex Substrates

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Sequences with the potential to form G-quadruplex structures are spread throughout genomic DNA. G-quadruplexes in promoter regions can play regulatory roles in gene expression. Expression of protein-encoding genes involves processing of DNA and RNA molecules at the level of transcription and translation, respectively. In order to examine how the G-quadruplex affects processing of nucleic acids, we established a real-time fluorescent assay and studied the unwinding of intramolecular G-quadruplex formed by the human telomere, ILPR and PSMA4 sequences by the BLM helicase. Through comparison with their corresponding duplex substrates, we found that the unwinding of intramolecular G-quadruplex structures was much less efficient than that of the duplexes. This result is in contrast to previous reports that multistranded intermolecular G-quadruplexes are far better substrates for the BLM and other RecQ family helicases. In addition, the unwinding efficiency varied significantly among the G-quadruplex structures, which correlated with the stability of the structures. These facts suggest that G-quadruplex has the capability to modulate the processing of DNA and RNA molecules in a stability-dependent manner and, as a consequence, may provide a mechanism to play regulatory roles in events such as gene expression.
Why Your Mind Is Like a Shark: Testing the Idea of Mutualism

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

We want to understand how children get so much better at certain cognitive abilities like reading, writing, and problem solving as they get older. To better understand this, we followed hundreds of children across a period of years, to see how abilities like problem solving and vocabulary changed over time. We found that having good vocabulary to start with made children’s problem solving develop more quickly. It also worked the other way around: being better at problem solving meant children were quicker to learn new words. In other words, each cognitive ability may help other abilities develop. This idea is called mutualism. We were very excited by this discovery, because it can help us understand how children get better at things they never practice directly, and how teachers can better help children who find certain school topics more challenging.
CSD 2097974: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

An entry from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database, the world’s repository for inorganic crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the joint CCDC and FIZ Karlsruhe Access Structures service and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
Cytokine release from cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with severe atopic dermatitis.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 14 patients with severe atopic dermatitis (AD) and 11 healthy donors were tested for their capacity to produce tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) after PHA stimulation and compared with their in vitro production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). The mean TNF-alpha production in AD patients did not differ vis-à-vis controls. However, a significant portion of patients with AD which was defective in generating IFN-gamma in vitro showed in addition significantly a decreased production of TNF-alpha. No correlation could be found between TNF-alpha and neopterin production in either group, whereas there was a close overall correlation between the amount of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma detectable in culture supernatants of patients and controls. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma generation in vitro and serum IgE concentration in AD. Based on cytokine production in vitro and IgE concentration in vivo, patients with severe AD could be divided into two groups. Furthermore, 3 AD patients with normal IFN-gamma generation and low serum IgE concentration but suffering from eczema herpeticum formed a subgroup which showed an increased TNF-alpha production in vitro. The data suggest alterations in cytokine production in a subgroup of patients with AD which bear a reciprocal relationship to abnormal IgE regulation.
Efficient prior and incremental beam width control to suppress excessive speech recognition time based on score range estimation

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper proposes a technique that efficiently controls the beam width to yield practical computation times when auto-transcribing massive volumes of speeches. We focus on the fact that a lot of time is wasted by recognizing poor quality speeches that will yield, with inordinate slowness, erroneous transcriptions and provide no useful results. To stabilize the time regardless of quality, our proposal controls the beam width based on prolonged score spread against the target speech; it formulates the score range within the width and maximizes computation efficiency by regulating the range relevant to the hypotheses' survival rate. The proposed technique can control the width rapidly by using just monophones prior to decoding. It also restricts the width in decoding by using the processing speed and remaining data time to better handle stubborn speeches. Experiments with several SNRs and actual call-center speeches confirm a reduction in computation time while matching the accuracy of existing techniques.
The use of coagulated silica as active mineral admixture in cement-based fine grained mortars

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Active silica containing materials, in the form of finely particulate mineral admixtures, are widely used in cement and concrete industries helping to reduce the amount of cement binder input and thus to mitigate negative environmental impacts of cement production. In this connection, coagulated silica, possessing high pozzolanic activity may introduce a worthy material sort in cement blends production. In this paper, the possible use of commercially produced coagulated silica for preparation of fine-grained cement mortars is examined. Chemical and physical analysis of coagulated silica is performed first and the obtained data is compared with reference values measured for Portland cement. In mortars composition, coagulated silica is used as a substitute for Portland cement. The replacement ratio is 5-20 vol. %. The reference cement-based mortar mix is prepared and tested as well. The dosage of batch water is 0.5 and is maintained similar for all mortars mixes. Behaviour of fresh mortars is characterized by penetration time. For the hardened samples cured 28 days in water, bulk density, matrix density, and total open porosity are accessed. The contribution of coagulated silica to the mechanical resistance of the developed mortars is evaluated on the basis of flexural strength, compressive strength, and Young's modulus measurements. In addition, liquid water transport parameters and thermal properties of hardened samples are tested. Obtained results show gradual shortening of penetration time with increasing content of silica in mortar mix. On the other hand, the use of coagulated silica led to the decrease in the total open porosity and thus improved mechanical resistance of silica-enriched mortars compared to reference material. The effect of silica use on mortars liquid water transport properties is minimal, typically in the range of measuring uncertainty. The embedded air gaps in the coagulated clusters partially retarded heat transport in silica- cement-based hardened products, the highest decrease in thermal conductivity of approx. 23 % is observed for mortar with 15% cement replacement. Base on the performed experimental tests, the tested coagulated silica can be applied for improvement of specific properties of cement-based construction materials, considering its chemical and physical parameters.
The effects of LSD and propranolol on the motor activity in rabbits.

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

In the investigations on the effects of LSD and propranolol on the rabbit motor activity an original device counting and recording all movements of the animals was used. LSD, administered to rabbits in a dose of 0.1 mg/kg i.v., changed the behavior of the animals, increasing their motor activity. Propranolol prevented alterations in the behavior of rabbits and the LSD-induced increase in their motor activity.
Anti-Inflammatory and Proliferative Properties of Luteolin-7-O-Glucoside

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Flavonoids display a broad range of structures and are responsible for the major organoleptic characteristics of plant-derived foods and beverages. Recent data showed their activity, and in particular of luteolin-7-O-glucoside (LUT-7G), in reduction of oxidative stress and inflammatory mechanisms in different physiological systems. In this paper, we tried to elucidate how LUT-7G could exert both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in endothelial cells cultured in vitro. Here, we showed that LUT-7G is able to inhibit the STAT3 pathway, to have an antiproliferative action, and an important antioxidant property in HUVEC cells. These properties are exerted by the flavone in endothelial through the transcriptional repression of a number of inflammatory cytokines and their receptors, and by the inhibition of ROS generation. ROS and STAT3 activation has been correlated with the production of oxysterols and other hydroxylated fatty acids, and they have been recognized important as players of atherogenesis and cardiocirculatory system diseases. The analysis of the general production pathway of these hydroxylated species, showed a strong decrease of cholesterol hydroxylated species such as 7-alpha-hydroxicholesterol, 7-beta-hydroxicholesterol by the treatment with LUT-7G. This confirms the anti-inflammatory properties of LUT-7G also in the endothelial district, showing for the first time the molecular pathway that verify previous postulated cardiovascular benefits of this flavone.
Some Methodological Issues for the 2002 NATSISS

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

In this paper we introduce the particular issues involved in analysing the 2002 NATSISS. We discuss a number of aspects of the survey methodology including the scope, sample design and interviewing techniques. We pay particular attention to the different survey methodology used in Community Areas and Non Community Areas and the implications for analysis of the data, particularly that which uses the Confidentialised Unit Record File. A number of issues to do with sampling and non-sampling error are outlined, including how users can take into account sampling and non-sampling error when making conclusions. In particular, we give three examples of potential non-sampling error that show how users need to be aware of questionnaire design, interviewing techniques and imputation strategy when using the NATSISS.
Buschke-Loewenstein tumour of the penis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

We are also currently investigating the incidence of anaerobic vaginosis in a local general practice using the method outlined above, and have found that specimens which have been air dried and stored for up to 14 days before Gram staining show no deterioration.We suggest that doctors concerned with the management of vaginal discharge who do not have immediate access to clinic or laboratory facilities might find this a cost effective alternative to the high vaginal swab.
[Increased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is causative in Crow-Fukase syndrome].

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Crow-Fukase syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, skin changes and M-protein. We have examined levels of vascular endothelial growth factor/vascular permeability factor (VEGF) in serum with Crow-Fukase patients. Serum VEGF levels in Crow-Fukase syndrome were about 15 to 30 times higher than control and other neurological disorders. Most of the characteristic manifestations may be well explainable by the biological function of VEGF except polyneuropathy. We examined the direct effects of VEGF on blood nerve barrier function using blood brain barrier model of rat and intraneural injection of recombinant VEGF. As the result, VEGF affected blood nerve barrier and increased microvascular permeability, thereby inducing endoneurial edema. After increasing the permeability of the blood nerve barrier by VEGF, serum components toxic to nerves such as complements and thrombins may induce nerve damage. Our results suggest that overproduction of VEGF plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Crow-Fukase syndrome.
Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures: Is There a Standard of Care?

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Many factors must be considered in treating displaced femoral neck fractures. For younger patients, ORIF is preferred, whereas arthroplasty is the better option for elderly patients. For institutionalized elderly patients with a low activity level or impaired mental status, the choice should be hemiarthroplasty (either unipolar or bipolar). For high-demand, active patients, evidence continues to mount toward THA as the favored treatment option. However, there is a need for larger clinical trials to demonstrate the most cost-effective way to treat sub-populations of an ever-growing number of patients with displaced femoral neck fractures.
Probing new physics with polarized $τ$ and $Λ_c$ in quasielastic $ν_τ\!+\!n\!\to\! τ^-\!+\!Λ_c$ scattering process

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

The absence of semitauonic decays of charmed hadrons makes the decay processes mediated by the quark-level $c\to d τ^+ ν_τ$ transition inadequate for probing a generic new physics (NP) with all kinds of Dirac structures. To fill in this gap, we consider in this paper the quasielastic neutrino scattering process $ν_τ+n\to τ^-+Λ_c$, and propose searching for NP through the polarizations of the $τ$ lepton and the $Λ_c$ baryon. In the framework of a general low-energy effective Lagrangian, we perform a comprehensive analysis of the (differential) cross sections and polarization vectors of the process both within the Standard Model and in various NP scenarios, and scrutinize possible NP signals. We also explore the influence on our findings due to the uncertainties and the different parametrizations of the $Λ_c \to N$ transition form factors, and show that they have become one of the major challenges to further constrain possible NP through the quasielastic scattering process.
The Use of Shock Isolation mounts in Small High-Speed Craft to Protect Equipment from Wave Slam Effects

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Abstract : This report summarizes an investigation of the use of shock isolation mounts in small high-speed craft to protect equipment from wave slam effects. Mount design methods are discussed and calculations are presented that illustrate the significant challenges encountered when attempting to design effective shock isolation systems. An alternative method for minimizing the risk of equipment failure during high-speed operations in rough seas is discussed.