jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
PDMS/Glass Serpentine Microchannel Chip for PCR with Bubble Suppression in Sample Injection

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

This paper reports low-cost microreactor (10 ㎕) biochip for the DNA PCR (polymerase chain reaction). The microbiochip (20㎜ × 28㎜) is a hybrid type which is composed of PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) layer with serpentine micochannel (360 ㎛ × 100 ㎛) chamber and glass substrate integrated with microheater and thermal microsensor. Undesirable bubble is usually created during sample loading to PMDS-based microchip because of hydrophobic chip surface. Created bubbles interrupt stable biochemical reaction. We designed improved microreactor chamber using microfluidic simulation. The designed reactor has a cornerrounded serpentine channel architecture, which enables stable injection into hydrophobic surface using micropipette only. Reactor temperature needed to PCR reaction is controlled within ±0.5℃ by PID controller of LabVIEW software. It is experimentally confirmed that SRY gene PCR by the fabricated microreactor chip is performed for less than 54 min.
Optimal trace compaction with property preservation

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Debugging design errors is a challenging manual task which requires the analysis of long simulation traces. Trace compaction techniques help engineers analyze the cause of the problem by reducing the length of the trace. This work presents an optimal error trace compaction technique based on incremental SAT. The approach builds a SAT instance from the Iterative Logic Array representation of the circuit and performs a binary search to find the minimum trace length. Since failing properties in the original trace must be maintained in the compacted trace, we enrich our formulation with constraints to guarantee property preservation. Extensive experiments show the effectiveness out SAT based approach as it preserves failing properties with little overhead to the SAT problem while demonstrating on average an order of magnitude in performance improvement.
Reinvestigation of the dysbindin subunit of BLOC-1 (biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex-1) as a dystrobrevin-binding protein

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

Dysbindin was identified as a dystrobrevin-binding protein potentially involved in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy. Subsequently, genetic studies have implicated variants of the human dysbindin-encoding gene, DTNBP1, in the pathogeneses of Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome and schizophrenia. The protein is a stable component of a multisubunit complex termed BLOC-1 (biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex-1). In the present study, the significance of the dystrobrevin–dysbindin interaction for BLOC-1 function was examined. Yeast two-hybrid analyses, and binding assays using recombinant proteins, demonstrated direct interaction involving coiled-coil-forming regions in both dysbindin and the dystrobrevins. However, recombinant proteins bearing the coiled-coil-forming regions of the dystrobrevins failed to bind endogenous BLOC-1 from HeLa cells or mouse brain or muscle, under conditions in which they bound the Dp71 isoform of dystrophin. Immunoprecipitation of endogenous dysbindin from brain or muscle resulted in robust co-immunoprecipitation of the pallidin subunit of BLOC-1 but no specific co-immunoprecipitation of dystrobrevin isoforms. Within BLOC-1, dysbindin is engaged in interactions with three other subunits, named pallidin, snapin and muted. We herein provide evidence that the same 69-residue region of dysbindin that is sufficient for dystrobrevin binding in vitro also contains the binding sites for pallidin and snapin, and at least part of the muted-binding interface. Functional, histological and immunohistochemical analyses failed to detect any sign of muscle pathology in BLOC-1-deficient, homozygous pallid mice. Taken together, these results suggest that dysbindin assembled into BLOC-1 is not a physiological binding partner of the dystrobrevins, likely due to engagement of its dystrobrevin-binding region in interactions with other subunits.
Roadside bear viewing opportunities in Yellowstone National Park: characteristics, trends, and influence of whitebark pine

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract Opportunities for viewing grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) and American black bears (U. americanus) from roadways in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) have increased in recent years. Unlike the panhandling bears common prior to the 1970s, current viewing usually involves bears feeding on natural foods. We define roadside bear viewing opportunities that cause traffic congestion as “bear-jams.” We investigated characteristics of bear-jams and their frequency relative to whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) cone production, an important fall food for bears, during 1990–2004. We observed a difference in diel distribution of bear-jams between species (χ2 = 70.609, 4 df, P < 0.001) with the occurrence of grizzly bear-jams being more crepuscular. We found evidence for decreasing distances between bears and roadways and increasing durations of bears-jams. The annual proportion of bear-jams for both species occurring after the week of 13–19 August were 3–4 times higher during poor cone crop years than good. We suggest that native foods found in road corridors may be especially important to some individual bears during years exhibiting poor whitebark pine crops. We discuss management implications of threats to whitebark pine and increasing habituation of bears to people.
Effect of different long-term storage with rice bran-CaC03 of aerobic thermolignocellulolytic inoculums on fiber compound content of fermented rice straw

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

One of die obstacles in die development, of livestock business is the problem in feed availability either for its quality, quantity, continuity, and also its competitiveness to food needs for human. One of alternatives to solve the problem is by utilizing the agricultural waste that is available throughout the year. The use of rice straw as feed alternative by adding microbe to improve the nutrition value has been widely performed. The addition of microbe to the rice bran-CaC03 as carrier that is further known as inoculum aims to change the physical structure of rice straw with delignification enzyme by degrading the lignocellulose. a fiber component that interfere the digestion.
Graduate employability in the knowledge-based economy : a comparison between Great Britain and the Netherlands

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

This thesis presents a sociological inquiry into the social construction of graduate employability in the Netherlands and Great Britain. The study cross-nationally compares how final-year students approach the graduate labour market within their national institutional context influences their understanding. In this, it aims to close the dichotomy between structure and agency, which has often remained intact in previous investigations into graduate employment and employability. By adopting a dual methodology, consisting of a micro analysis and a context analysis, the study aims to investigate subjective accounts as well as the macro structural circumstances of the students. The micro analysis consists of analysis of sixty semi-structured interviews with students from both countries. The context analysis examines the organisation of higher education and the labour market through reviewing relevant documents and statistics. The study reveals that graduate employability is differently constructed by students in each country. We can therefore not assume homogeneity in the way students construct employability. In different contexts students create distinct ways of making sense of the competition for graduate jobs. The study also reveals that graduate employability is mediated through institutional national differences in labour market and higher education. The views of the students are inherently intertwined with how labour market and higher education are organised. Structural conditions inform an intersubjective framework that students use to make sense of the competition for jobs. It is argued that macro-national contexts shape the way students collectively mediate and co-create a shared framework in which their views become meaningful
Applicability of pea ingredients in baked products: links between formulation, reactivity potential and physicochemical properties

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

This is the data used for the figures and supplementary information in the following publication: Krause, S., Asamoah, E.A., Huc-Mathis, D., Moulin, G., Jakobi, R., Rega, B. & Bonazzi, C. (2022). Applicability of pea ingredients in baked products: links between formulation, reactivity potential and physicochemical properties. Food Chemistry, 132653. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132653. Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the applicability of purified pea ingredients (starch and protein isolate) by assessing their potential to form volatile compounds during the different steps of sponge cake development compared to pea flour and wheat flour. While pea flour was highly susceptible to lipid oxidation during batter beating, the combination of purified pea starch and pea protein yielded significantly fewer oxidation markers with known green-beany off-odors. This was due more to the inactivation of lipoxygenase during flour fractionation than to differences in batter structure. However, fractionated ingredients were highly prone to participating in the Maillard reaction and caramelization during baking, leading to a more complex mixture of pyrazines, Strecker aldehydes and furanic compounds with potential malty and roasted notes compared to cakes based on pea flour or wheat flour. These findings confirm that using purified pea fractions can create high-quality products with an attractive composition.
sj-docx-1-cms-10.1177_12034754241239270 – Supplemental material for The Hairy Truth of At-Home Hair Removal: Retrospective Analysis of Over-the-Counter Light-Based Hair Removal and Hair Growth Devices in the MAUDE Database

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-cms-10.1177_12034754241239270 for The Hairy Truth of At-Home Hair Removal: Retrospective Analysis of Over-the-Counter Light-Based Hair Removal and Hair Growth Devices in the MAUDE Database by Rachel C. Hill and Shari R. Lipner in Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
Competitiveness and Export Similarity of Indonesia’s Coconut Oil

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

Coconut oil is one of the vegetable oils that became potential export product in Indonesia. Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia are three of the biggest exporters of coconut oil in ASEAN, by knowing their position in the Internastional trade of Coconut Oil it become an evauation for the sustainability of the Indonesia’s coconut oil trade.,The aims of this research are knowing the position of Coconut Oil (Crude Coconut Oil with HS Code 151311 and Its derivative with HS code 151319) compared to the competitors during 2001 to 2017 by using Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Acceleration Ratio (AR), Trade Specialization Index (ISP) and Export Similarity Index (ESI) for adding information about the similarity of the export structure of coconut oil from Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia to the world market. The results of the research show that Indonesia has high competitiveness, and has the highest acceleration in the growth of Crude Coconut Oil’s exports (HS Code 151311) compared to the Philippines and Malaysia. Meanwhile, Indonesia and Philipines have a higher similarity market of coconut oil than Indonesia and Malaysia. Indonesia should increase the capacity industries for derivative of crude coconut oil (HS code 151319) so it could increase volume and value export because it has a higher benefit than crude coconut oil.
Rasch-built Overall Disability Scale for Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN-RODS(C))

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Clinical trials in multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) have often used ordinal-based measures that may not accurately capture changes. We aimed to construct a disability interval outcome measure specifically for MMN using the Rasch model and to examine its clinimetric properties. A total of 146 preliminary activity and participation items were assessed twice (reliability studies) in 96 clinically stable MMN patients. These patients also assessed the ordinal-based overall disability sum score (construct, sample-dependent validity). The final Rasch-built overall disability scale for MMN (MMN-RODS(C)) was serially applied in 26 patients with newly diagnosed or relapsing MMN, treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) (1-year follow-up; responsiveness study). The magnitude of change for each patient was calculated using the minimum clinically important difference technique related to the individually obtained standard errors. A total of 121 items not fulfilling Rasch requirements were removed. The final 25-item MMN-RODS(C) fulfilled all Rasch model's expectations and showed acceptable reliability and validity including good discriminatory capacity. Most serially examined patients improved, but its magnitude was low, reflecting poor responsiveness. The constructed MMN-RODS(C) is a disease-specific, interval measure to detect activity limitations in patients with MMN and overcomes the shortcomings of ordinal scales. However, future clinimetric studies are needed to improve the MMN-RODS(C)'s responsiveness by longer observations and/or more rigorous treatment regimens.
[Effects of stimulation of afferent fibers of the gastric branch of the vagus nerve after vagotomy and anemia of the brain].

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Changes in efferent discharges of the left major splanchnic nerve and in smooth muscles potentials of the gastric pylorus and small intestine during electrical stimulation of afferent fibers of gastric branch of the dorsal vagus trunk (20 Hz, 5-10 V, 1 ms, 10 min) were studied in acute experiments in control, vagotomized and spinal cats. In control animals, stimulation of the gastric branch induced a decrease in the firing rate of the splanchnic nerve and fast potentials of the stomach and an increase in the fast potential frequency of the intestine. In spinal and vagotomized cats, inhibition of discharges during gastric branch stimulation turned into facilitation, inhibitory responses of the stomach were abolished, and activating effects on the intestine remained though being less obvious in spinal than in vagotomized animals. Slow potential of smooth muscles changed in opposite manner as compared to fast potentials. The data obtained are discussed in the light of functional differences in effects of stimulation of spinal and supraspinal afferents of the internal organs.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. G51483

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Plant Genetic Resource.
Taxonomy: Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Common name(s): Beans
Other names: Azulin
Conserved by: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Colombia
Local sample unique identifier: G51483
Method of creation: Acquisition
Date: 1985-07-01
Historical: Yes
Biological status: Traditional cultivar/landrace
MLS status: Included
Modern and Fossil Raindrop Impressions as a Lesson in Interpretation of Ancient Sedimentary Features

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Raindrop impressions which duplicate fossil raindrop impressions from Jurassic-Triassic sediments can easily be produced today. The modern and fossil imprints can then be used as the basis for both a qualitative and quantitative lesson in the interpretation of ancient sedimentary features.
Visualizing and assessing hypotheses in marine archaeology in a vr cave environment

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The understanding and reconstruction of a wreck’s formation process can be a \ncomplicated procedure that needs to take into account many interrelated components \nand has not been adequately and precisely investigated in the past. The Cypriot \narchaeologists investigating the 4th century BC, Mazotos shipwreck are unable to \ninteract easily and intuitively with the recorded data, a fact that impedes visualization \nand reconstruction and subsequently delays the evaluation of their hypotheses. An \nimmersive 3D visualization application that utilizes a VR Cave is developed, with the \nintent to enable researchers to mine the wealth of information this ancient shipwreck \nhas to offer. Through the implementation and evaluation of the proposed application, \nthis research seeks to investigate whether such an environment can aid the \ninterpretation and analysis process and ultimately serve as an additional scientific tool \nfor marine archaeology.
Re: Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Urological Complications After Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

No AccessJournal of UrologyLetter to the Editor/Errata1 Nov 2010Re: Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Urological Complications After Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate BiopsyR. K. Nam, R. Saskin, Y. Lee, Y. Liu, C. Law, L. H. Klotz, D. A. Loblaw, J. Trachtenberg, A. Stanimirovic, A. E. Simor, A. Seth, D. R. Urbach and S. A. Narod J Urol 2010; 183: 963–969 Endre Z. Neulander, I. Yusim, and J. Kaneti Endre Z. NeulanderEndre Z. Neulander More articles by this author , I. YusimI. Yusim More articles by this author , and J. KanetiJ. Kaneti More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.121AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "Re: Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Urological Complications After Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy." The Journal of Urology, 184(5), pp. 2216–2217 References 1 : A World of Ideas: Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping our Future. In: . New York: Doubleday1989: 333. Google Scholar 2 : Is periprostatic local anesthesia for transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy associated with increased infectious or hemorrhagic complications? A prospective randomized trial. J Urol2002; 168: 558. Link, Google Scholar 3 : Is it possible to predict sepsis, the most serious complication in prostate biopsy?. Urol Int2010; 84: 395. Google Scholar 4 : Safety and detailed patterns of morbidity of transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of prostate in a urologist-led unit. Int Urol Nephrol2006; 38: 281. Google Scholar 5 : Comparison of a 3-day with a 1-day regimen of an extended-release formulation of ciprofloxacin as antimicrobial prophylaxis for patients undergoing transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate. BJU Int2007; 100: 51. Google Scholar 6 : One preoperative dose randomized against 3-day antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy. BJU Int2009; 103: 1069. Google Scholar 7 : Operator is an independent predictor of detecting prostate cancer at transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy. J Urol2009; 182: 2659. Link, Google Scholar © 2010 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 184Issue 5November 2010Page: 2216-2217 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2010 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Endre Z. Neulander More articles by this author I. Yusim More articles by this author J. Kaneti More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
‘When a woman speaks the truth about her body’: Ethel Smyth, Virginia Woolf, and the Challenges of Lesbian Auto/biography

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

As professionals who encountered first-hand the invidious barriers within patriarchal society that hindered career women, Ethel Smyth and Virginia Woolf both used their published writings to pursue lifelong crusades against the under-representation of females in their respective disciplines. This article compares the different strategies by which the two artists strove to tell the truth about their experiences as women, and considers the corresponding implications for Smyth’s musical output. While the egotistical Smyth candidly recounted stories relating to herself, Woolf excised overt authorial presence from her texts, instead invoking fictitious, protean narrators to reflect the collective unconsciousness of Womanhood. Woolf’s encouragement and criticism of Smyth’s literary endeavours are examined in the context of her biographical theories and feminist critiques, and of the lesbian proclivities of both women. Their published writings and personal documents suggest that Smyth actively appealed to the very autobiographical strategies that Woolf persistently counselled her to subvert, in order to compete with the (heterosexual) patriarchy on equal terms. She apparently held this option to be the only available one through which to insinuate herself within the canonical traditions specific to music, as distinct from those of literature.
Has the link between inflation uncertainty and interest rates changed after inflation targeting?

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish a link between inflation uncertainty and interest rates for five inflation‐targeting countries. Design/methodology/approach The approach takes the form of a time‐varying parameter model with a Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) specification, used to derive impulse uncertainty and structural uncertainty. Findings This study attempts to establish a link between inflation uncertainty and interest rates for five inflation‐targeting countries, i.e. Canada, Finland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Decomposing inflation uncertainty into two components – impulse and structural, a positive association was found between the expected inflation and interest rates. Structural uncertainty has a positive and significant effect on interest rates for some countries. It has also been found that the long‐run effects of inflation on interest rates are less than unity for the post‐inflation targeting period, which implies that in some respect the Central Bank has been successful in targeting inflation. This has allowed the Central Bank to employ a less restrictive monetary policy in an environment of a credible inflation‐targeting strategy. Research limitations/implications Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) can be used instead of GARCH modelling. Originality/value This is the first study that has tried to establish the link between different types of inflation uncertainty and interest rates for the inflation‐targeting countries to see the effect of inflation targeting.