SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
A technometric assessment of sensor technology in Israel vs Europe, the USA and Japan

'Technometrics' is a multidimensional index useful for assessing technological performance levels, sophistication and complexity of products, processes and services. Technometric profiles permit quantitative comparisons of the quality of products between companies, industries and nations, and have proved helpful in constructing corporate innovation strategy and technology policy. The method of constructing technometric profiles is outlined, and accompanied by a technometric benchmarking case study of Israel's sensor industry in comparison with parallel products in the USA, Europe and Japan. It is found that even such small players as Israel – whose GDP is only 1% that of the USA – are able to establish a competitive sensor industry with quality comparable to that of their much larger competitors. Technometric assessment of product performance is a useful tool for identifying market niches – customers whose needs are not met by existing products
Observation of Shape, Configuration, and Density of Au Nanoparticles on Various GaAs Surfaces via Deposition Amount, Annealing Temperature, and Dwelling Time

Metallic nanoparticles have been widely witnessed in many applications: serving as the catalysts for various nanowire systems, as the active mediums of various device applications, and also for the nanoscale templates for hybrid quantum structures. In the performance of devices and configurations of the resulting nanostructures, the size and density of nanoparticles play critical roles. In this paper, the control of self-assembled Au droplets on GaAs (100), (110), and (111) is systematically investigated through the variation of deposition amount (DA), annealing temperature (AT), and dwelling time (DT). Based on the Volmer-Weber growth model, the formation of Au droplets and dramatic evolution of Au nanostructures on various GaAs surfaces is observed from the Au clusters to the round-dome shapes with the AT variation between 250 and 550 °C. With the systematic DA control, a radical size and density evolution of Au droplets shows the size expansion of over 400 % in average height and 800 % in average lateral diameter, while the density shows over two orders of decrease. With the DT variation, the self-assembled Au droplets tend to grow larger due to the Ostwald ripening while a clear distinction among the surface indexes is observed.
Probing Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Sibenadet Hydrochloride Polymorphs by High-Resolution 1H Double-Quantum Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

Molecular packing in two polymorphs of sibenadet hydrochloride (AR-C68397AA, Viozan™) is investigated using a combined experimental (1) H double-quantum (DQ) solid-state magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance and computational (gauge including projected augmented wave calculation of chemical shifts) approach. For Form I, NH-NH and NH-OH (1) H DQ peaks are observed corresponding to nearest distances of 2.62 and 2.87 Å, respectively, for the intermolecular hydrogen-bonding arrangement in the single-crystal X-ray diffraction structure. The same (1) H DQ peaks at the same (1) H chemical shifts are observed for Form II, for which there is no single-crystal diffraction structure, indicating the same intermolecular hydrogen-bonding arrangement of the benzothiazolone moieties as in Form I. (1) H DQ build-up (as a function of the DQ recoupling time) curves are presented for the resolved NH-NH and NH-OH DQ peaks for the two polymorphs. For Form I, the ratio of the maximum intensity for the NH-OH and NH-NH DQ peaks is in excellent agreement with the ratio of the summed squares of the H-H dipolar couplings, as determined using H-H distances from the crystal structure up to 4 Å. Small differences in the (1) H DQ build-up behaviour for the two polymorphs are attributed to differences in the longer-range NH-OH distances associated with different inter-layer arrangements.
System with acceleration tube conditioning apparatus and acceration tube conditioning method

In an acceleration tube conditioning apparatus for performing a conditioning process on an acceleration tube when a high frequency power signal to be supplied to an acceleration tube is generated by a high frequency power supply, a power value collecting section collects a traveling wave power value and a reflection wave power value from a sensor which monitors the traveling wave power signal and the reflection wave power signal. A high frequency calculating section calculates a resonance frequency of the acceleration tube based on the traveling wave power value and the reflection wave power value. A high frequency adjusting section determines a high frequency value based on one of the traveling wave power value and the reflection wave power value as a selection power value, and a high frequency power supply control unit controls the high frequency power supply based on the high frequency value. The high frequency value indicates a constant value when the selection power value is smaller than a predetermined value, and indicates the calculated resonance frequency when the selection power value is larger than the predetermined value.
Portable medication dispensing unit

A medication dispensing cart has a pull-out drawer, and a conveyor that transports a number of removable medication bins within the cart, one at a time, to the position of the drawer. An on-board processor controls operation of the bin conveyor mechanism whose pathway can be a serpentine (folded) loop. The drawer slide engages the bin located at the drawer position, and the bin can be pulled forward from said conveyor and pushed back onto the conveyor. The bins can be lifted out when the drawer is opened. A 2-D bar code symbol or other machine-readable code, positioned on the bin, contains data identifying the contents of the bin and the associated patient. A reader device reads the coded symbol and transfers data for that bin to an on-board processor. The processor keeps track of the bins on the conveyor, as well as their contents. Pusher arms on the drawer assist in pushing the bin out when the drawer is opened and in returning the bin onto its carrier when the drawer is closed. The arms are rocked out of contact with the associated bin when the drawer is in a fully closed position. The processor provides a record for accountability of access to the bins. An alternative arrangement can be seven feet in height with the drawer access at waist level, and with a pull-out work shelf.
Research on Mechanical Animation Based on Flash Programming Technology

This paper proposes to realize interaction technology based on Flash, establish mechanical method with virtual scene, interactive virtual laboratory, open, combined with 3D and 2D. So it can effectively solve the problem of inadequate funding and limitations in time and space for students. The paper analyze the development of virtual experiment at home and abroad, by the various studies comparing and virtual reality technology theory and comparison, according to the characteristics of Flash mechanical science and technology, developed a set of virtual experiment teaching platform that student will self-observation, self-assembly of equipment, independent programming connection, 3D simulation and analysis of integrated technology. It has visual, interactive, extensible many development advantages.
The politics of climate change loss and damage

The way in which normative principles (“norms”) matter in world politics is now a key area of international relations research. Yet we have limited understanding of why some norms emerge and gain traction globally whereas others do not. The politics of loss and damage related to climate change offers a paradigm case for studying the emergence of - and contestation over - norms, specifically justice norms. The parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have recently acknowledged that there is an urgent need to address the inevitable, irreversible consequences of climate change. Yet within this highly contested policy area - which includes work on disaster risk reduction; non-economic losses (e.g. loss of sovereignty);  finance and climate-related migration - there is little consensus about what loss and damage policy means or what it requires of the global community, of states and of the (current and future) victims of climate change. Relying on an interdisciplinary theoretical approach and an ethnographic methodology that traverses scales of governance, my project - The Politics of Climate Change Loss and Damage (CCLAD) - will elucidate the conditions under which a norm is likely to become hegemonic, influential, contested or reversed by introducing a new understanding of the fluid nature of norm-content. I argue that norms are partly constituted through the practices of policy-making and implementation at the international and national level. The research will examine the micro-politics of the international negotiations and implementation of loss and damage policy and also involves cross-national comparative research on domestic loss and damage policy practices. Bringing these two streams of work together will allow me to show how and why policy practices shape the evolution of climate justice norms. CCLAD will also make an important methodological contribution through the development of political ethnography and “practice-tracing” methods.
Sustainable architecture and human comfort through adaptive distributed systems

Distributed building systems have the potential to increase building performance toward zero energy / zero emission buildings in addition to raising occupant comfort. In this paper, we report on our concept and first prototype for a distributed facade system for power generation, reduction of heat gains and artificial lighting, and the creation of a new type of dynamic architectural expression. Rather than being preset, the components of the system interact with each other through the environment, as well with the user, in order to learn the optimal control policy from experience. This adaptation to the preferences of the occupant, together with the distributed approach results in an easy-to-use and easy-to-design system, which is necessary for conceiving sustainable buildings.
Differential roles of estrogens in obesity-mediated er+ breast cancer development

Observational studies indicate that obesity and the risk of developing estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers  has an inverse association in premenopausal women, but a positive association in post-menopausal women. Breast cancer risk rises steeply after menopause, when estradiol decreases markedly and estrone become the major serum estrogen. Adipose tissue express high levels of the enzyme aromatase, being the major site of estrogen synthesis after menopause. Obesity in postmenopausal women correlates with increased serum estrone levels. Obesity and higher estrone, but not estradiol, are correlated with increased risk of ER+ breast cancer in postmenopausal women. 
Obesity mediates a chronic inflammatory state through NF-kB pathway activation of pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. The chronic inflammatory milieu established in the obese adipose tissue may be associated to the increased risk of developing several cancer types, including postmenopausal ER+ breast cancer. It is known that estradiol inhibits NF-kB activation through different molecular mechanisms. However, the role of estrone in regulating the NF-kB pathway has not been studied yet. Notably, low intra-tumor expression of enzymes converting estrone into estradiol, and overexpression of enzymes that convert estradiol into estrone are both associated with a worse outcome in ER+ breast cancer patients.
This proposal pursue to elucidate the role of estrone in the increased risk of developing ER+ breast cancer in obese postmenopausal women. We hope to determine the roles of estrone and estradiol in regulating NF-kB pathway in adipocytes and ER+ normal epithelial mammary cells. We will also determine if enzymes involved in estradiol to estrone conversion have an oncogenic role in the development of this disease. Data obtained from this work have the potential to identify new markers and therapeutic targets against ER+ breast cancers, and lead to the design of new strategies for its prevention.
COMUNIDADES TRADICIONAIS TECENDO O DESENVOLVIMENTO TERRITORIAL: TRÊS EXPERIÊNCIAS DE INTERAÇÕES ENTRE SOCIOBIODIVERSIDADE, MERCADOS, POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS E AÇÃO COLETIVA

Desde os anos 1990 o estado do Amapá apostou num desenvolvimento territorial sustentável a partir da valorização econômica dos produtos da sociobiodiversidade e do reconhecimento dos saberes associados a estes recursos e detidos pelos povos e comunidades tradicionais (PCT). Este modelo de desenvolvimento endógeno se deu em sinergia com as dinâmicas globais na política federal brasileira, assim como dos mercados globais. O artigo questiona o papel de diversos fatores, a começar pelo papel das populações tradicionais, no sucesso do mercado do açaí, que hoje é reconhecido como um catalisador de desenvolvimento territorial sustentável. A partir de uma análise reflexiva de três experiências em diferentes localidades do Estado (Mazagão, Bailique, Oiapoque), as autoras mostram distintas estratégias relacionando populações tradicionais com o mercado, em função de proximidades (geográficas e sociais) e grau de organização coletiva. Estratégias nas quais os instrumentos de fomento públicos ou privados são necessários e mobilizados de forma diferenciada (PGPM-Bio nas comunidades ribeirinhas na proximidade da Capital, PNGATI nas Terras Indígenas, Fundos privados nas comunidades ribeirinhas do Bailique), apenas para reforçar dinâmicas sociais internas. A informalidade fragiliza ainda fortemente a posição dos povos e comunidades tradicionais em todos os elos da cadeia, porém, abre espaços para consolidação dos mercados locais e (assim) para a soberania alimentar.
FIBER WITH RELEASE-MATERIAL SHEATH FOR PAPERMAKING BELTS

Fibers with release-material sheaths, methods and systems for making such fibers papermaking belts incorporating such fibers, and papermaking processes using belts incorporating such fibers are described.
Optomechanics for virology

Viral infections diagnosis demands novel, cheaper and rapid technologies to overcome present constraints. Current gold standard for diagnosis of viral infections is based on pathogen-targeted nucleic acid identification; thus, it cannot discern infectious stages from latent ones and it demands time consuming adjustments when mutations occur or new emerging viruses are to be included in the diagnostic protocols. Lately, optomechanics has served to fundamental advancements in physics, from gravitational wave detection to the study of mechanical quantum ground states but it has not yet delivered its full applicability potential. 
VIRUSCAN aims to apply frontier advancements in optomechanics to the biosensing and diagnostic fields and to create a new interdisciplinary research community with the goal to advance optomechanics, nanoelectromechanics, native mass spectrometry and biophysics towards clinical applications.
VIRUSCAN will provide a novel technology capable to identify viral particles and asses their infective potential through the characterization of two physical parameters: mass and stiffness. Stiffness of viral particles has been recently known to act as a regulator of their infectivity at different stages of the virus life cycle. In parallel, advancements in nanoelectromechanical systems have recently demonstrated that stiffness and mass information from nanoscale adsorbates can be disentangled. Targeting intrinsic physical properties of viral particles will allow developing an open platform that will tackle any virus and their mutations. 
VIRUSCAN will have impact at all levels by: providing a personalized treatment to the patients, reducing the use of not effective antibiotics, increasing safety in blood transfusions, allowing a quick and trustworthy response to emergency situations (e.g. recent EBOLA in West Africa and the ZIKA in Brazil), reducing the spread of viral infections, reducing costs per analysis and screening of a wide range of pathogens.
Restoring degraded arid Mediterranean areas with exotic tree species: Influence of an age sequence of Acacia salicina on soil and vegetation dynamics

Abstract Acacia salicina Lindl. is an Australian leguminous tree widely planted outside its original distribution as a multi-purpose species, and successfully establishes on degraded areas. The objective of this study was to determine how an age sequence of 3, 5, 9 and 13-year-old A . salicina plantations affected soil properties and flora diversity of an arid Mediterranean steppe. Soil samples were taken from the upper 10 cm of soil under tree canopies and in the associated open spaces. The results showed that tree establishment and development enhanced soil contents of total C, total N, available P and exchangeable K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ and Na + . These trends increased significantly with increasing plantation age. At the same time A. salicina facilitated the colonization and development of understory vegetation. Indeed, the number of plant species, the total plant cover, the perennial species density, the plant biomass and the diversity all attained higher values under tree canopies and increased with increasing plantation age. The soil dynamic under 13-year-old A. salicina plantations reflected two phases in the restoration sequence, characterized by nominal changes during tree establishment (0–5 years) and showing marked and rapid changes associated with the start of canopy closure (5–13 years). A. salicina establishment could be an effective and applicable measure to restore soil and vegetation and control desertification in the Mediterranean arid steppes.
Sunlight active formulated extract (SAFE): an Egyptian invention for malaria vector control

This invention introduces an innovative modality for malaria vector control that combines both effectiveness and efficiency with the highest levels of human safety and environment friendliness.

The Novality of this (PCT) patent lies in developing a new ecologically safe modality using a natural plant extract (chlorophyll derivatives) and mosquito larvae attractant as sunlight active photo-larvicide for outdoors control of the larvae of Anopheles gambiae, Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti. In this context, the accumulated photoactive compound (photosensitizer) in the larvae body induces, upon sunlight exposure, an oxidation stress that results in organism death. The obtained results reveal that SAFE is highly effective as it ensures up to 100% mortality of mosquitoes larvae. The effectiveness of SAFE accumulation in the larvae bodies was qualitatively and quantitatively investigated using the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) technique. The active ingredient of SAFE (chlorophyll derivative) exhibit several advantages: they are low cost, natural products extracted from green plants and endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as food additives. In addition, they are used in very low concentrations (µM), can be easily applied in the field by being dissolved in an aquatic environment and most importantly they are highly effective.
CONVERTING FROM 3.6 AND 4.5 μm FLUXES TO STELLAR MASS

We use high spatial resolution maps of stellar mass and infrared flux of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to calibrate a conversion between 3.6 and 4.5 micron fluxes and stellar mass, M_* = 10^{5.65} * F_{3.6}^{2.85} * F_{4.5}^{-1.85} * (D/0.05)^2 M_solar, where fluxes are in Jy and D is the luminosity distance to the source in Mpc, and to provide an approximate empirical estimate of the fractional internal uncertainty in M_* of 0.3*sqrt{N/10^6}, where N is the number of stars in the region. We find evidence that young stars and hot dust contaminate the measurements, but attempts to remove this contamination using data that is far superior than what is generally available for unresolved galaxies resulted in marginal gains in accuracy. The scatter among mass estimates for regions in the LMC is comparable to that found by previous investigators when modeling composite populations, and so we conclude that our simple conversion is as precise as possible for the data and models currently available. Our results allow for a reasonably bottom-heavy initial mass function, such as Salpeter or heavier, and moderately disfavor lighter versions such as a diet-Salpeter or Chabrier initial mass function.
AGENT DE DEMOLITION POUR DEMOLIR DES MATERIAUX CASSANTS

<P>L'AGENT DE DEMOLITION SELON L'INVENTION COMPREND 30 A 90 PARTIES EN POIDS D'UNE CHAUX VIVE FAIBLEMENT CALCINEE EN POUDRE AYANT UNE DIMENSION DE CRISTAUX DE MOINS DE 10 MICRONS ET UNE SURFACE SPECIFIQUE DE 1000 A 5000CMG ET 10 A 70 PARTIES EN POIDS D'UN MATERIAU HYDRAULIQUE ET CONTENANT EN OUTRE, POUR 100 PARTIES EN POIDS DU MELANGE DE CHAUX VIVE FAIBLEMENT CALCINEE ET DE MATIERE HYDRAULIQUE, 0,5 A 15 PARTIES EN POIDS D'UN RETARDATEUR D'HYDRATATION ET 0,1 A 5 PARTIES EN POIDS D'UN AGENT REDUCTEUR D'EAU.</P>
Aligning Business and IT Strategies in Multi-business Organizations

The alignment of business and information technology (IT) strategies is an important and enduring theoretical challenge for the information systems discipline, remaining a top issue in practice over the past 20 years. Multi-business organizations (MBOs) present a particular alignment challenge because business strategies are developed at the corporate level, within individual strategic business units and across the corporate investment cycle. In contrast, the extant literature implicitly assumes that IT strategy is aligned with a single business strategy at a single point in time. This paper draws on resource-based theory and path dependence to model functional, structural, and temporal IT strategic alignment in MBOs. Drawing on Makadok's theory of profit, we show how each form of alignment creates value through the three strategic drivers of competence, governance, and flexibility, respectively. We illustrate the model with examples from a case study on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. We also explore the model's implications for existing IT alignment models, providing alternative theoretical explanations for how IT alignment creates value.