jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Research topics on ultrasonic testing of materials and structures

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The presentation will discuss some recent research topics in the area of Ultrasonic Testing of materials and structures at UC San Diego. The first topic is the passive extraction of the Green's function of the test piece subjected to an uncontrolled excitation. This concept is being utilized to detect, at high speed, internal defects in rail tracks using the train wheels as the acoustic excitation. The second topic deals with the nonlinear wave propagation regime and its increased sensitivity to material state awareness compared to the linear regime. Nonlinear wave propagation will be presented for the case of waveguides and the case of constrained solids subjected to thermal excursions. The third topic deals with ultrasonic Synthetic Aperture Focus (SAF) imaging and proposes some techniques to improve image quality in the cases of bulk-wave testing and guided-wave testing. The fourth topic is the identification of the elastic constants of multilayered composites based on the inversion of guided wave dispersion curves and optimization algorithms.
aster flower- 10%2F5 - Raw data.csv

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Starting from an origin, a transect was decided using a random sampling method. Our group performed a research this October the 5th 2016 in the forest on the northeast side of NECC in the Haverhill campus, we chose the aster flower plant. We all picked different plants of the same species and counted all of their leaves and flowers. We made sure that we recorded the height of the plant, the distance from the point of origin and how crowded they were individually. The aster plant grows natively in North America which made it a really good pick for the group to study. The scientific name of our plant is Aster divaricatus (Eurybia divaricata), white wood aster. The idea is to analyze and study the interactions among our plant and the environment in which it’s currently found. We focused on the life processes, interactions, and adaptations of the aster and the abundance and distribution of the same.
Doxycycline Concentration in Plasma and Tissues after Intravenous Administration: With Special Reference to Acute Cholecystitis and Appendicitis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

AbstractIntravenous doxycycline (Vibramycin Dry Fill Intravenous®, Pfizer) was administered to 20 patients, of whom 15 had inflammatory changes in the gallbladder or appendix and 5 suffered from various inflammatory diseases of the abdomen. The concentration of doxycycline was determined in plasma, gallbladder bile and wall, appendix, subcutis and some other tissues. The concentration of doxycycline in plasma 2 hours after infusion was not higher than that achieved after peroral administration, indicating a very rapid absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. The concentration in normally coloured gallbladder bile was about 8 times that in blood. In sequestrated decolourized gallbladder bile, however, very small amounts of doxycycline were found. In cholecystic wall and appendix tissue an average concentration of 2.7—2.9 μg/g was found, about 3/4 of the concentration in blood. Very high amounts of doxycycline (5.9—6.3 μg/g) were registered in the intestinal wall in 2 cases. Subcutaneous tissue contained small amounts of doxycycline (0.6 μg/g). Indications for intravenous administration of doxycycline in abdominal emergencies are discussed.
Health information networks: enabling care management in IDSs.

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

To be successful, IDSs require streamlined, information integration across the continuum of care. Having this capability enables IDSs to manage care and costs efficiently, provide physicians with enterprisewide access to eligibility information, and respond to the communication and quality demands of patients. For most IDSs, the quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve overall information-system integration is to implement a health information network (HIN) based on Internet technologies. A HIN enables IDS providers and staff to access requisite administrative and clinical information from throughout the enterprise using a Web browser.
[The effect of ketalar on fatty acid metabolism in the myocardium].

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

The intraperitoneal administration of ketalar in a dose of 50 mg/kg elevated the myocardial levels of triglycerides, reduced non-esterified fatty acids and enhanced uncontrolled mitochondrial respiration during oxidation of caprylate and palmitoylcarnitine. The efficiency of phosphorylation remained unchanged.
Expression and significance of cell apoptosis in the development of human embryonic spinal cord as detected by TUNEL staining

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Objective To explore the regularity of cell apoptosis in the early development of human embryonic spinal cord tissue. Methods The apoptotic cells in the spinal cord tissue of human embryos were stained in the second, third and fourth month of gestation by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase biotin-dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method, and the integral optical density (IOD) was analyzed with Nikon imaging system (NIS-DR). One-Way ANOVA was applied to compare these IODs. Results The positive expression of cells apoptosis was detected in the central canal, anterior horn and posterior horn of human embryonic spinal cord in the second, third and fourth month of gestation. The IOD values of apoptotic cells at the 3 time points were 134.9954±10.53257, 149.0331±5.66187 and 140.7892±7.65320, respectively. The IOD value of apoptotic cells of human embryonic spinal cord at the third month of fetal age was higher than that of the second and the fourth month of fetal age, and the IOD value at the fourth month of fetal age was higher than that of the second month of fetal age. With the advancement of fetal age, the expressions of IOD of apoptotic cells showed an up then down trend. One-Way ANOVA was employed to compare the IOD values of the apoptotic cells detected in the 3 fetal periods, and the results showed significant difference (P0.01). Conclusion Cell apoptosis plays an important role in regulating the development of human embryonic spinal cord tissue.
Relative deprivation and an avoidance coping in network communication

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Objective: the relationship between a relative deprivation and communication in social networks, in particular, with avoidance coping in the situations of communicative difficulties. Background: the study is focused on coping with difficult situations through the analysis of meta-determinants of construction of the representations about social world, in particular, in the conditions of social network interaction among youth persons. Study design and participants: the study was conducted as a survey involving 193 active users of the social network Vkontakte. Measurements: a double mediation model was tested with a relative deprivation as an independent variable, avoidance coping as a dependent variable, and a perceived threat and an attribution of aggressive intentions as the mediators of this relationship. Results: the results indicate that a relative deprivation is associated with an increase of perceived threat, which in turn increases a likelihood of attributing to people with dissimilar values and attitudes of “bad” intentions and leads to avoiding network interaction. At the same time, the results demonstrate that group threat does not a significant mediator of the relationship between a relative deprivation and network behavior. Conclusions: relative deprivation is associated with avoidance coping in social network communication both directly and indirectly through the actualization of additional social and cognitive variables.
Policing the police, KCET, 1991-05-07

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

"Policing the police", By the Year 2000, KCET, television broadcast 1991 May 7, regarding the fallout from the beating of Rodney King (1991 March 3). Commentators: Joseph Bandig (moderator), Myra Ming (on the history of police / minority relations, the complaint process, and profile two LAPD officers), Jeffrey Kay (on the political impact of the controversy, including charges of racism in the LAPD). Guests: Daryl F. Gates (Police Chief, Los Angeles Police Department), Zev Yaroslavsky (Los Angeles City Council Member), Samuel Paz (member, Hispanic Advisory Council to the Police Commission), Richard Riordan (businessman and city commissioner), Mark Ridley-Thomas (Executive Director, Southern Christian Leadership Conference), Ed Davis (former Police Chief, LAPD, and state senator). Additional footage of: Rodney King (beating victim), Ida Brown (interviewee), Sean Madison (interviewee), Garland Hardeman (LAPD training officer), Bob Marshall (LAPD officer), Kevin Williams (LAPD detective), Oder Williams (LAPD training officer), Janine Bouey (LAPD officer), Carl L. McGill (LAPD officer), Bill Lann Lee (interviewee, NAACP Legal Defense Fund), Theresa Bustillos (interviewee, Latin American Law Enforcement Association), Al Rubalcaba (LAPD sergeant, interviewee, Latin American Law Enforcement Assocation), Edward Williams (LAPD officer), Clifford Ruff (interviewee, Los Angeles Police protective League), Martin Schiesl (interviewee, historian), John Ferraro (Los Angeles City Council President), Huey P. Newton (Black Panthers leader), George Holliday (videotaper), Danny Bakewell (President, Brotherhood Crusade), Mike Fanning (LAPD sergeant), Karol Heppe (interviewee, Police Misconduct Lawyer Referral Service), Tom Beck (attorney), Joe Writer (LAPD officer), Sylvia Ruize (LAPD officer), Tom Bradley (Mayor, Los Angeles), Melanie Lomax (Police Commissioner), Salvador Montenegro (former Police Commissioner), Michael Zinzun (Head, Coalition Against Police Abuse (CAPA)), Catherine Williams (interviewee, Southwest Sweethearts), Hal Bernson (Los Angeles City Councilman), Michael Woo (Los Angeles City Councilman). Begins with two commercials. The sound cuts out periodically.
Physico-Chemical Characterization of .GAMMA.-Amino n-Butyric Acid Nanoparticles

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

This work deals with the preparation and characterization of high-purity nanoparticles of γ-amino n-butyric acid (GABA) in order to enhance the efficiency of this drug. A sublimation procedure at low pressure was applied to GABA after improving the experimental parameters of this physical transformation. The elaboration of the molecule is solvent-free. The process does not change the chemical formula of the compound but modifies its physico-chemical characteristics. In this work, we present the experimental parameters for preparing monoclinic GABA nanoparticles. Their identification and physico-chemical properties were determined with a large number of investigations: Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), density and purity measurements, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), calorimetric measurements (ΔH(dissolution) and C(p)), thermally stimulated current (TSC), and electrochemical impedance.
Characterization of fumonisin B_1 artificial antigen and production of the antibody

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

In the study,the hapten fumonisin B1(FB1)was coupled with carrier proteins ovalbumin(OVA)and bovine serum albumin(BSA)respectively,by one step method with glutaraldehyde(GA)method,and two artificial antigens FB1-OVA and FB1-BSA were synthesized.Four methods of gel electrophoresis,ultraviolet spectroscopy(UV),infrared spectroscopy(IR)and matrix-assisted laser absorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry(MALDI-TOF-MS)were used to determine the coupled effects and coupling ratios of the artificial antigens.Then FB1-BSA was used to immunize BALB/c mice,and FB1-OVA was used as solid phase coating antigen.The indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(i-ELISA)was used to determine the titer of anti-serum from mice.The results showed that four methods all proved that carrier proteins coupled with FB1 successfully.The molecular weights of FB1-OVA and FB1-BSA were about 50 000 and 75 000 respectively by gel electrophoresis.The accurate molecular weights of FB1-OVA and FB1-BSA were 48 009.212 and 74 355.301 and the coupling ratios of FB1-OVA and FB1-BSA were 5∶1 and 10∶1 respectively by MALDI-TOF-MS.The titer of anti-serum was 1∶1.25×105 by i-ELISA with good sensitivity.
Duodenal stenosis secondary to tuberculosis.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

An 18-year-old man presented with complaints of epigastric pain, vomiting after meals, loss of appetite and weight, evening rise of temperature, and irregular bowel movements. Barium meal follow-through revealed a dilated stomach and first and second parts of the duodenum and stenotic lesion in the second part of the duodenum. Endoscopic biopsy of the stenotic lesion revealed acute on chronic nonspecific duodenitis with fibrosis. Isoperistaltic antecolic gastrojejunostomy was done to bypass the obstruction, and enlarged lymph nodes were biopsied. The biopsy of the enlarged lymph nodes revealed changes consistent with tuberculosis; therefore, the patient was started on antituberculous drugs in the postoperative period.
Country profile Nigeria

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This country profile, commissioned by The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Department of Inclusive Green Growth), gives a snapshot of what is happening in the closely related themes Food & Nutrition Security, Water and Climate and Renewable Energy in Nigeria. It provides basic statistics on Nigeria’s performance on key indicators and indexes, but also analyses relevant national policies, current donor interventions, and the main trends on the abovementioned themes. Combined with an overview of Dutch support to Nigeria, this profile ends by suggesting possible priority result areas for The Netherlands.
Evolution of latent hypoparathyroidism in familial 22q11 deletion syndrome

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Latent hypoparathyroidism (LHP), the inability to increase midmolecular parathyroid hormone levels appropriately during a hypocalcemic challenge, was reported previously in an asymptomatic woman with tetralogy of Fallot. This women's fourth child died with DiGeorge anomaly. Seven years later, we restudied the index patient with LHP and evaluated three generations of her family for parathyroid dysfunction, cardiac abnormalities, and del 22(q11). Deletions were found in six relatives, three with conotruncal cardiac defects and three with a structurally normal heart. We found significant transgenerational noncardiac phenotypic variability, including learning difficulties, dysmorphic facial appearance, and psychiatric illness. A spectrum of parathyroid gland dysfunction associated with the del 22(q11) was seen, ranging from hypocalcemic hypoparathyroidism to normocalcemia with abnormally low basal intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels. In addition, LHP found in the index patient 7 years ago had evolved to frank hypocalcemic hypoparathyroidism. In this family, which is the largest family with 22q11 deletions studied to date, parathyroid gland dysfunction evolved over time. We suggest that the calcium parathyroid hormone axis of unrelated patients with del 22(q11) be followed closely for the development of hypocalcemic hypoparathyroidism.
Design, manufacturing and in-vitro testing of an innovative biomorphic heart valve made of a new thermoplastic elastomeric biomaterial

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In questo lavoro di tesi viene presentata una valvola cardiaca biomorfica innovativa realizzata con un elastomero termoplastico. I prototipi presentati sono stati progettati, prodotti e testati in vitro.
L’attuale tecnologia propone valvole cardiache meccaniche e biologiche; le prime garantiscono un’elevata durabilita ma il paziente necessita di una terapia anticoagulante per tutta la sua vita mentre le seconde permettono una migliore fluidodinamica, non necessitano di terapia anticoagulante ma non garantiscono un’elevante durata.
Il materiale usato e un copolimero a blocchi a base di stirene (BCPs) che permette di, inspirandosi alla reale distribuzione anisotropa delle fibre di collagene della valvola naturale, orientare le fibre come necessario per riprodurre il comportamento in vivo.
In questo lavoro sono stati selezionati tre BCP con differenti percentuali di stirene per la loro emocompatibilita, scarsa tendenza alla calcificazione e una migliore risposta infiammatoria se confrontati con poliestere e pericardio.
Le proprieta del materiale sono state valutate grazie a test di trazione e rifrazione a raggi X.
Le valvole sono state create grazie alla tecnica dell’injection moulding. Per riuscire a capire la posizione migliore dell’iniettore per riempire la cavita per creare la valvola durante la fase di iniezione, favorendo una distribuzione circonferenziale delle fibre, e stato sviluppato un modello numerico. In particolare, l’iniezione al centro del lembo valvolare permette di ottenere una distribuzione delle catene interne al polimero che replica la posizione delle fibre in vivo.
I test idrodinamici sono stati realizzati seguendo la norma ISO5840:2015. Con questo proposito e stato progettato e realizzato un banco prova ad hoc. Tutti i prototipi realizzati sia per compression che in injection moulding soddisfano i requisiti minimi definiti dalla norma sia in termini di EOA che di rigurgito. I risultati ottenuti dalle valvole polimeriche sono stati confrontati con quelli ottenuti tramite le stesse prove per una valvola meccaniche e una biologica attualmente presenti sul mercato. La fluidodinamica, inoltre, e stata studiata grazie a sistemi PIV 2D e Tomo PIV.
Test a fatica (quasi real time e accelerati) sono stati effettuati sui prototipi creati per injection moulding SEPS-22 che hanno mostrato la migliore performance nel breve periodo. Le performance a fatica sono inadeguati a causa del processo manifatturiero che rende i lembi valvolari di spessore minore rispetto a quello definito in fase di progettazione.
L’ottimizzazione del processo di produzione permetterebbe alla protesi qui presentata di superare il problema della durabilita, garantendo performance paragonabili alle protesi meccaniche senza costringere il paziente a terapia anticoagulante.
Management of occupational blood exposures: looking at progress

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Occupational blood exposure (OBE) is a well-recognised hazard in the healthcare setting. A 4-year review of OBE in a large Irish teaching hospital over 2008–2011 found encouraging results, but identified deficits in documentation, communication and follow-up. The process was repeated 1 year later to determine if improvements were achieved and recommendations implemented. In 2012, 110 OBEs were reported, of which 81% were reported within 72 hours of the injury. The administration of first aid was adequately documented in 85% of cases and confirmation of the provision of appropriate information and/or counselling in 72% of the cases. Attendance for follow-up was broadly in line with the previous review. The findings and recommendations contributed to improvements in practice. However, to ensure these are ongoing, the reinforcement of an educational strategy in a systematic way is fundamental.
Effect of somatostatin on colorectal cancer patients with liver cirrhosis after laparoscopic surgery

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Objective
To investigate the therapeutic effect of somatostatin on postoperative patients with colorectal cancer complicated by liver cirrhosis.

Methods
Fifty patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal carcinoma, combined with liver cirrhosis, were selected from Raoping People’s Hospital between May 2010 and May 2012. The patients were divided into experimental group and control group. Drainage of abdominal cavity and gastrointestinal decompression were recorded, so as the duration of abdominal cavity drainage tube and nasogastric tube. Patients’ liver function before and after operation in the two groups were also monitored.

Results
Drainage of abdominal cavity and gastrointestinal decompression was significantly reduced in experimental group. Drainage of abdominal cavity was (800±65) ml in experimental group while it was (1 500±75) ml in control group (t=32.265, P=0.008). Drainage of gastrointestinal decompression was (900±60) ml and (2 000±100) ml (t=47.162, P=0.006) in experimental group and control group, respectively. Anal exhausting time was shorter in experimental group (t=1.754, P<0.05). Duration of nasogastric tube in the experimental group was less than the control group [(3.0±1.0) d vs (5.4±0.9) d, t=8.920, P<0.01]. Deterioration rate of liver function in experimental group was 8% (2/25), while it was 48% (12/25) in control group (χ2=9.921, P=0.002).

Conclusion
Application of somatostatin in patients with colorectal cancer complicated by liver cirrhosis is helpful to reduce the incidence of deterioration of liver function, and it may also reduce postoperative complications and lower the risk of operation mortality.

Key words:
Somatostatin; Colorectal neoplasms; Liver cirrhosis; Treatment application
COMPARISON OF ANTIPLATELET EFFICACY OF ORIGINAL AND GENERIC ENTEROSOLUBLE ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. SIMPLE BLIND CROSSED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY (IKAR)

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Aim. To compare the antiplatelet efficacy of the original and generic enterosoluble tableted acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in patients with high cardiovascular risk.Material and мethods. Patients (n=30) with high cardiovascular risk and indications for the ASA therapy were included in the study. Antiplatelet agents were withdrawn 3 weeks before study start (wash-out period). Study drugs were distributed at the start visit according to the randomization scheme. The first study drug course was 3 weeks, then next wash-out period lasting 3 weeks, and at last the second study drug course during 3 weeks occurred. Blood samples were taken; blood pressure and heart rate were recorded before and after therapies. ASA antiplatelet effect was evaluated by spontaneous and ADP-induced platelet aggregation assessment. Platelet aggregation was determined by the change turbidimetric translucent ability of the blood sample during the formation of aggregates after 2 minutes of exposure. ADP solution of three concentrations (0.5, 1 and 2 µMol) was used as an inductor of aggregation.Results. Significant differences between the compared drugs in effect on platelet aggregation, blood pressure and heart rate were not found. Signs of platelet desaggregation after 3 weeks of generic ASA therapy were found in 65, 34.5 and 31% of patients when aggregation was tested with ADP 0.5, 1 and 2 µMol respectively. Desaggregation was revealed in 65.4, 42.3 and 31% of patients treated with original ASA (p>0.05) in the same test and the same ADP inducing concentration.. Adverse events associated with study drugs were not registered.Conclusion. ASA generic Trombopol ® 75 mg (Pharmaceutical Factory Polpharma SA, Poland) and ASA original Aspirin® Cardio (Bayer AG, Germany) are equivalent in antiplatelet effect and tolerability.