SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Structural and electronic properties of the adsorbed and defected Cu nanowires: A density-functional theory study

Abstract Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory, we systematically investigate the influence of adsorbates (CO molecule and O atom) and defects (adsorb one extra Cu atom and monovacancy) on the structural and electronic properties of Cu 5-1 NW and Cu 6-1 NW. For both nanowires, CO molecule prefers to adsorb on the top site, while O atom prefers to adsorb on the center site. The hybridization between the CO and Cu states is dominated by the donation–backdonation process, which leads to the formation of bonding/antibonding pairs, 5σ b /5σ a and 2π b ⁎ /2π a ⁎ . The larger adsorption energies, larger charge transfers to O adatom and larger decrease in quantum conductance 3 G 0 for an O atom adsorbed on the Cu 5-1 NW and Cu 6-1 NW show both Cu 5-1 NW and Cu 6-1 NW can be used as an O sensor. Furthermore, the decrease in quantum conductance 1 G 0 for a CO molecule adsorbed on the Cu 6-1 NW also shows the Cu 6-1 NW can be used to detect CO molecule. So we expect these results may have implications for CuNW based chemical sensing. High adsorption energy of one extra Cu atom and relatively low formation energy of a monovacancy suggest that these two types of defects are likely to occur in the fabrication of CuNWs. One extra Cu atom does not decrease the quantum conductance, while a Cu monovacancy leads to a drop of the quantum conductance.
Impact of dietary fatty acids on muscle composition, liver lipids, milt composition and sperm performance in European eel

In order for European eel aquaculture to be sustainable, the life cycle should be completed in captivity. Development of broodstock diets may improve the species' reproductive success in captivity, through the production of high-quality gametes. Here, our aim was to evaluate the influence of dietary regime on muscle composition, and liver lipids prior to induced maturation, and the resulting sperm composition and performance. To accomplish this fish were reared on three "enhanced" diets and one commercial diet, each with different levels of fatty acids, arachidonic acid (ARA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Neutral lipids from the muscle and liver incorporated the majority of the fatty acid profile, while phospholipids incorporated only certain fatty acids. Diet had an effect on the majority of sperm fatty acids, on the total volume of extractable milt, and on the percentage of motile sperm. Here, our results suggest that the total volume of extractable milt is a DHA-dependent process, as we found the diets with the highest DHA levels induced the most milt while the diet with the lowest DHA level induced the least amount of milt. The diet with the highest level of ARA induced medium milt volumes but had the highest sperm motility. EPA also seems important for sperm quality parameters since diets with higher EPA percentages had a higher volume of milt and higher sperm motility. In conclusion, dietary fatty acids had an influence on fatty acids in the tissues of male eel and this impacted sperm performance.
Health Seeking Behaviour among the Rural Dwellers in Ekiti State, Nigeria

A health condition involves a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. It involves functioning of the body systems, absence of disease and disability. However, an unhealthy situation involves a state of mental disorder, disability and non-functioning of the body system. People tend to seek for health if however; they meet themselves on the latter condition, hence, the reason for the study. The study employs data from both primary and secondary sources and use Tipping and Senegal’s (1995) model of health seekers behavioural theory as basis of its theoretical underpinning. Results from the study show the type of ailment; availability of money at the time of illness, age, religious background educational background, seventy of sickness, and household position among others determining the health seeking behavionr in the area. The study suggests better equipping of medical services in the area. The study is of benefit to policy makers and researchers. Key points: Health seeking; rural dwellers, conceptualization in Ekiti State.
Engine cooling structure

To provide an engine cooling structure, capable of restricting projection quantity of a cylinder head side surface to improve the degree of layout freedom around a cylinder head without causing complicatedness of piping structure, while achieving reduction of assemblage processes. A water pump 601 and a thermostat 631 to feed cooling water to water jackets 171 and 172 of an engine E under pressure are provided on a cover member 641 installed on the outer side of a crankcase 3 of the engine E. On the cover member 641, a cooling water passage 651 is integrally formed from the thermostat 631 through the water pump 601 to be communicated with the water jackets 171 and 172. Layout of this engine cooling structure 600 with favorable space efficiency is thus provided.
Automatic drum galvanic line

The project is focused on the acquisition of a modern Automatic drum galvanic line, which will allow the company to carry out various ways of galvanising.The acquisition of this modern technology will automate the production process and increase the company’s production and product quality, which is one of the objectives of the proposed project. Other objectives of the project are to increase the accuracy and efficiency of production and competitiveness of the applicant on the market.
Expression of CYP4 and GSTr genes in Venerupis philippinarum exposed to benzo(a)pyrene

Bivalve molluscs, such as Venerupis philippinarum, are often used as bioindicators of environmental pollution since they can bioaccumulate a large variety of pollutants because of their filter feeding. The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) is an important contaminant, commonly present in the marine environment. Pollutants are generally metabolized by enzymes of phase I, mainly CYPs enzymes, and by conjugation enzymes of phase II like GST. In this study, we investigated by Real Time PCR the expression of CYP4 and GSTr (GST class rho) in the digestive gland of V. philippinarum exposed to different concentrations of B(a)P for 24 h and after a 24 h depuration period. Accumulation of B(a)P by clams has been confirmed by the HPLC-FLD analyses. Moreover, HPLC-FLD analyses evidenced that after depuration, B(a)P concentrations decreased in animals subjected to 0.03 mg/l and 0.5mg/l exposures but did not decrease in animals subjected to 1mg/l exposure. B(a)P exposure and depuration did not cause histopathological lesions in the different organs. The analysis of GSTr expression in the digestive gland showed a significant increase in mRNA in animals subjected to 1 mg/l exposure, whereas the analysis of CYP4 expression did not evidence differences among treatments. Moreover, the expression of both genes did not exhibit any differences after the purification treatment. The results demonstrate that B(a)P significantly affects the expression of GSTr mRNA in the digestive gland of V. philippinarum and suggest that GSTr gene could play an important role in the biotransformation of B(a)P.
The ergonomics of shoes: from qualitative analysis to scientific method

Wellbeing, comfort and safety in outdoor shoes have always been based on parameters that vary from person to person (male, female, weight, build, etc.). The aim of the project is to go beyond this subjective approach by taking a merely qualitative analysis to higher scientific level. Trade people and consumers (excursionists, sports people, etc.) will be able to benefit from sure and reliable criteria. For companies, this will provide more know-how when designing and producing outdoor footwear, while consumers will be more knowledgeable about product features. All this becomes particularly important in the program area, where outdoor shoes are used in a great many activities not just in sports (such as mountain rescue work) and where there are many companies in the sector. Comfortable footwear makes for safe footwear: this reduces the consequences of any accidents and therefore social costs. The partners will be involved in – according to their specific know-how – collecting field data, prototyping any sensorized devices, and comparing real and scientific data, thus developing a standard method.
Enhancing Horticultural Perishable Products Circulation among the Mediterranean territories

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duplication of documents required for export. In order to address this challenge, the E.H.P.P.C.- Med project ocuses on the modernization of border points through the introduction of an ‘Information and Communication Technologies’ (ICT) tool as well as of new harmonized and shared procedures able to facilitate producers and exporters in obtaining and transmitting in real time and easily the documents and certificates required for the horticultural perishable products’ export. This innovative circulation model will minimize the time for inspection and custom clearance at entry points, have positive effects on the preservation of perishable products better guaranteeing the safety and quality of the goods and also lead to increase the volume of agro-food trade flow in the Mediterranean area. _x000D_
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To enhance technical and administrative procedures and operation for Horticultural Perishable Products (HPPs) circulation between Lebanon, Jordan and Italy through the adoption of harmonized and shared procedures and the implementation of an innovative ICT tool
Economic fluctuations, productivity growth and stabilization policies: a keynesian growth perspective

The macroeconomic literature has traditionally separated the study of business cycles from the analysis of long-run productivity growth. Yet, the interactions between economic fluctuations, productivity growth and stabilization policies are well present in the policy debate, especially since the start of the Great Recession. In this proposal, I will develop a Keynesian growth framework to study business cycles and growth in a unified theory. The framework combines the Keynesian insight that fluctuations might be driven by changes in aggregate demand, with the notion, developed by the endogenous growth literature, that productivity growth is the result of firms’ investment in innovation.

In part I, I will develop a novel Keynesian growth model with heterogeneous firms, in the spirit of the state-of-the-art quantitative endogenous growth literature. I will use the framework to study the impact of monetary and fiscal policy on productivity growth; to understand the behavior of productivity during large recessions triggered by financial crises, such as the recent Great Recession; and to investigate the possibility that pessimistic expectations might give rise to periods of stagnation.

In part II, I will provide an open economy Keynesian growth model, able to capture the interactions between monetary policy, capital flows and productivity growth. I will use the framework to explain why the inception of the euro was associated with a sharp increase in capital flows across its member countries, and with stagnant productivity growth in countries recipients of capital inflows.

In part III, I will test the hypothesis, at the heart of the Keynesian growth framework, that productivity growth responds to business cycle fluctuations and to monetary and fiscal policy interventions. To this end, I will estimate the empirical response of productivity growth to policy and business cycle shocks, both in the United States and in a panel of advanced economies.
Export free rad-hard microcontroller for space applications

The MORAL project has two main goals. The first goal is to develop a completely European, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) free microcontroller for space applications, focused on small satellites, flight control and payload computers for the purposes of mission control, earth observation, navigation and many other applications. The processor core of the microcontroller is based on a novel IHP Peaktop architecture, including novel, European instruction set. The microcontroller will provide mechanisms for increased reliability and adaptability according to the needs of the space applications. Besides the microcontroller, the required ITAR-free middleware, RTOS (Real Time Operating System) and toolchain will be also avThe MORAL project basically has two objectives. One is to develop a completely European, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) free microcontroller for space applications, focused on small satellites, flight control and payload computers for the purposes of mission control, earth observation, navigation and many other applications. The processor core of the microcontroller is based on a novel IHP Peaktop architecture, including novel, European instruction set. The microcontroller will provide mechanisms for increased reliability and adaptability according to the needs of the space applications. Besides the microcontroller, the required ITAR-free middleware, RTOS (Real Time Operating System) and toolchain will be also available. Achievement of TRL 7 is planned. The other goal is to establish a new European company held by the core consortium partners involved in the project, which will target a trans-continental market. This new company, as the last stage of the evolution of the project, will sell the microcontroller and give support to the market. It will be focused to produce the microcontroller that can bootstrap the European market for space applications. In particular, we will target the fast growing small satellite market.
Aportes de la Política Comparada y de la Metodología Cualitativa al análisis de Política Exterior Latinoamericana | Contributions from the Comparative Politics and the Qualitative Analysis for Latin American Foreign Policy Analysis

Crecientemente, investigadores latinos americanos están utilizando los aportes teóricos del análisis de política exterior para estudiar la política exterior de sus países(Rihoux, Ragin, 2009; Amorim Neto, Rodriguez, 2016; Schenoni, 2017; Casarões, 2018), avanzando en molduras que permiten examinarlas como políticas públicas. Sin embargo, se mantienen dos obstáculos para la generalización de hallazgos. A pesar de predominar la metodología cualitativa, todavía son pocas las publicaciones que justifiquen la selección de caso o que sitúen el caso elegido dentro de un universo más amplio. Además, falta la sistematización de una moldura teórica común a varios países latinoamericanos. En ese artículo, contribuyo para superar eses problemas de dos maneras. Desde las premisas de la metodología cualitativa, presento formas para situar casos en una población o para seleccionar casos para comparar. Con aportes de la política comparada, sistematizo la estructura y actores involucrados en política exterior en los sistemas presidencialistas multipartidistas latinoamericanos. Ilustro las propuestas con un breve análisis empírico para demostrar sus aplicabilidades.Palabras-clave: Análisis de Política Exterior. América Latina. Análisis Cualitativo. ABSTRACTIncreasingly, Latin American researchers are using the theoretical contributions of foreign policy analysis to study their foreign policies, advancing frameworks to examine them as public policies. However, two obstacles to the generalization of findings remain. Despite the predominance of the qualitative methodology, publications that justify the selection of the case or place the chosen within a broader universe are still rare. In addition, it lacks the systematization of a theoretical framework common to several Latin American countries. In this article, I contribute to overcoming these problems in two ways. From the premises of the qualitative methodology, I present ways to locate cases in a population or how to select them for comparison. With contributions from comparative politics, I systematize the structure and actors involved in foreign policy in Latin American multiparty presidential systems. I illustrate the proposals with a brief empirical analysis to demonstrate their applicability.Keywords: Foreign Policy Analysis. Latin American. Qualitative Analysis.Recebido em: 17 mai. 2022 | Aceito em: 07 nov. 2022.
Optical nanoactuators for nanomachines and microfluidic chips

Over the past 2 years we have developed and patented a new actuator which is based on composite polymer/metal nanoparticles. Originally designed to create strong reversible colour changes, we found that the forces generated in the actuation exceed current microscale devices by nearly two orders of magnitude (weight for weight). We have thus protected and developed this possibility using my Advanced ERC project, LINASS, together with Cambridge Enterprise (CE, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge). We have now reached the stage where we believe that this can become commercially interesting, have progressed to a better understanding of the fundamental processes, and have some idea of the applications that it might enable. The PoC project here is thus conceived to create demonstrators in two related domains: one offers new possibilities in advancing the established technology of microfluidic chips, while the other opens up a new space entirely, by making DNA nano-machines active and feasibly exploitable.
EXTENDED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS

The invention disclosed in this application relates to an extended release oral pharmaceutical composition containing at least one beta -lactam anti-biotic intended for releasing the drug over an extended period upon administration. The pharmaceutical composition is useful for maintaining the desired the therapeutic concentration of active ingredient in blood for extended time periods thus meeting the requirements for effective management of infectious diseases. The pharmaceutical composition is either in the form of a tablet, capsule or dry syrup for reconstitution at the time of administration, releasing the active ingredient as initial dose and maintenance dose at a specific rate. The invention disclosed in this application also relates to a process for formulation of an extended release pharmaceutical composition containing beta -lactam antibiotics.
A new concept of public administration based on citizen co-created mobile urban services

The WeLive project is devised to transform the current e-government approach by facilitating a more open model of design, production and delivery of public services leveraging on the collaboration between public administrations (PAs), citizens and entrepreneurs. WeLive applies the quadruple-helix approach based on the joint collaboration of 3 PAs, 4 research agents and 5 companies, constituing the consortium, plus citizens to deliver next generation personalised user-centric public services. WeLive aims to bridge the gap between innovation and adoption (i.e. take-up) of open government services. For that, it contributes with the WeLive Framework, an ICT infrastructure which adapts, enhances, extends and integrates Open Innovation, Open Data and Open Services components selected from consortium partners’ previous projects. An Open Innovation Area is proposed where stakeholders collaborate in the ideation, creation, funding and deployment of new services. A Visual Composer will enable non-ICT users to assemble public service apps from existing blocks. Stakeholders will upload/sell and download/purchase the generated apps to/from the WeLive Marketplace, thus impulsing economic activity around public services. Personalization and analytics of public services will be done through collaboration of the Citizen Data Vault, which manages personal information, with the Decision Engine, which matchmakes user preferences, profile and context against available public services. Two-phase pilots will be conducted in 3 cities (Bilbao, Novi Sad and Trento) and 1 region (Helsinki- Uusimaa) across Europe. Further, the business feasibility and commercial potential of the WeLive Framework, including its individual assets, will be validated by developing and deploying sustainable business models.
JPTT20-COVID19-KLUN

Configurador KLUN- Atividades c) Fazer ferramentas digitais para configurar a solução de produtos selecionados por um potencial cliente em pelo menos uma língua estrangeira, incluindo tradução
An international comparison of legal frameworks for supported and substitute decision-making in mental health services

There have been important recent developments in law, research, policy and practice relating to supporting people with decision-making impairments, in particular when a person's wishes and preferences are unclear or inaccessible. A driver in this respect is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); the implications of the CRPD for policy and professional practices are currently debated. This article reviews and compares four legal frameworks for supported and substitute decision-making for people whose decision-making ability is impaired. In particular, it explores how these frameworks may apply to people with mental health problems. The four jurisdictions are: Ontario, Canada; Victoria, Australia; England and Wales, United Kingdom (UK); and Northern Ireland, UK. Comparisons and contrasts are made in the key areas of: the legal framework for supported and substitute decision-making; the criteria for intervention; the assessment process; the safeguards; and issues in practice. Thus Ontario has developed a relatively comprehensive, progressive and influential legal framework over the past 30 years but there remain concerns about the standardisation of decision-making ability assessments and how the laws work together. In Australia, the Victorian Law Reform Commission (2012) has recommended that the six different types of substitute decision-making under the three laws in that jurisdiction, need to be simplified, and integrated into a spectrum that includes supported decision-making. In England and Wales the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has a complex interface with mental health law. In Northern Ireland it is proposed to introduce a new Mental Capacity (Health, Welfare and Finance) Bill that will provide a unified structure for all substitute decision-making. The discussion will consider the key strengths and limitations of the approaches in each jurisdiction and identify possible ways that further progress can be made in law, policy and practice.