SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies on sorption of uranium and thorium from aqueous solutions by a selective impregnated resin containing carminic acid

In this work, the removal of uranium and thorium ions from aqueous solutions was studied by solid-liquid extraction using an advantageous extractant-impregnated resin (EIR) prepared by loading carminic acid (CA) onto Amberlite XAD-16 resin beads. Batch sorption experiments using CA/XAD-16 beads for the removal of U(VI) and Th(IV) ions were carried out as a function of several parameters, like equilibration time, metal ion concentration, etc. The equilibrium data obtained from the sorption experiments were adjusted to the Langmuir isotherm model and the calculated maximum sorption capacities in terms of monolayer sorption were in agreement with those obtained from the experiments. The experimental data on the sorption behavior of both metal ions onto the EIR beads fitted well in both Bangham and intra-particle diffusion kinetic models, indicating that the intra-particle diffusion is the rate-controlling step. The thermodynamic studies at different temperatures revealed the feasibility and the spontaneous nature of the sorption process for both uranium and thorium ions.
Contrast through metal-enriched polymer salts: novel contrast agents for dual-energy micro-computed tomography

X-ray micro computed tomography (microCT) is currently successfully used in material science investigations as well as in non-destructive testing enabling 3D imaging of these materials with micrometer resolution. The application of microCT for biological samples (e.g. biopsies) is limited by the missing contrast of soft tissue, which is important to visualize microscopic cellular structures. CONSALT aims at overcoming these limitations by simultaneous and yet separate visualization of a combination of at least two elements. Furthermore, it aims to advance x-ray microCT by allowing the visualization of single cells, which is currently not possible with the state-of-the-art x-ray microCT devices. The development and medicinal application of a fast X-ray based 3D-screening system for tissue biopsies to identify, visualize, and classify different pathologies, will complement conventional histology, which is based on the evaluation of a few selective 2D slices of a 3D biopsy, and further improve diagnosis (e.g. visualization of small tumors within the entire tissue volume or other 3D morphology parameters). Novel specific and functional contrast agents (stains) are essential to achieve the 3D visualization of specific pathological cellular or sub-cellular structures (e.g. nucleus or cytoskeleton). 
The design, development and testing of such new contrast agents to overcome the challenges of contrast enhancement and selectivity for certain tissue and cellular structures (e.g. nucleus, mitochondria or cytoplasm), which is seen through conventional staining in histology, is proposed here. The CT-contrast will be achieved by incorporation of biocompatible elements with a high z-component such as iodine and bismuth. The specific CT-contrast will be further optimized through dual-energy X-ray microCT-scanners allowing for visualization of at least two elements.
The Perspectives and Effectiveness of Blended Learning in L2 Writing of Korean University Students

The purpose of this study is to investigate the students’ perspectives and effectiveness of blended learning in L2 writing. Forty seven university students participated in two L2 writing classes. The data for this research was collected for 16 weeks. Data sources included questionnaire, pre-test, midterm examination, and post-test. The results are as follows: 1) the students’ perspectives for blended learning were positive and the students considered it useful, helpful for improvement, and motivating in general. The students were very satisfied with both technological aspects and pedagogical aspects, particularly with interaction enabled through blended learning; 2) blended learning had positive effects on L2 writing, and there was an overall increase of test scores; 3) blended learning in L2 writing was found to be effective in mechanics, content, organization, and structure; and 4) there were no significant gender differences in general. Based on the findings, it seems that blended learning in L2 writing promotes learner interaction, learner autonomy, and collaborative learning. Follow up researches with more subjects in various levels using the model for Blended Learning in L2 Writing (BLW) is suggested.
A TREATMENT UNIT FOR IN-LINE TREATMENT OF THREAD

A treatment unit (100) for in-line treatment of at least one thread (20) for use with a thread consuming device (15) is provided.
Entry Strategies in Business Process Offshoring

Business process offshoring (BPO) has emerged as an important strategy and a prevalent landscape in global service operations management. As one of the first attempts to analyze this challenging issue in an emerging market, this study examines how firms develop a set of global expansion strategies, including where (location), when (timing), and what (diversification), that are unique to BPO service operations. Our analysis of 424 BPO service operations centers in India demonstrates that BPO units with greater knowledge specialization tend to operate in more developed cities and that information connectivity, government support, and human resources competitiveness are critical locational determinants. Although BPO investment is less path dependent than traditional foreign direct investment, behavioral variables, such as assertiveness and pre-BPO experience in the host locations, are important factors behind the timing decision. Finally, BPO units involving lower knowledge specialization or higher process measurability are more diversified in terms of the number of business processes outsourced.
Quantum-Chemical Study of the Effect of Triethylaluminum on the Chain-End Structure, Reactivity, and Microtacticity of Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) with Lithium Counterion in Nonpolar Solvents

Reactions of chain growth in the anionic polymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAAm) with lithium counterion in the presence of triethylaluminum (Et3Al) were studied using quantum-chemical DFT methods. The active sites were simulated by chain fragments consisting of two DMAAm units, the lithium counterion being coordinated to carbonyl oxygen atoms of both ultimate and penultimate units. For all local minima and transition states zero-point vibration energies and free energies, ΔG, at 200 K were calculated. It was shown that in the absence of Et3Al iso-addition of the monomer to the model chain end is the most favorable, while in the presence of two Et3Al molecules syndio- and iso-additions of DMAAm are equally probable. In the presence of one Et3Al molecule, an unambiguous prediction of the prevailing stereomode of DMAAm addition is impossible because different stereomodes are preferred at the BHLYP/SVP (syndio-addition via 1LA-DAS mechanism) and BHLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ//BHLYP/SVP (iso-addition via 1LA-AM ...
New functionality development through follower substitution for a leader in open innovation

Abstract There has been a paradigm shift to a knowledge-oriented economy in the 21st century. Consequently, there has also been a shift in where innovation typically occurs. This shift has been from the production site toward the process of product diffusion. That is, innovation occurs more frequently at the point at which a product or service is moved into the marketplace where it is immediately modified through customer interaction. In this process, new “functionality” — services, the delivery method or even product changes occur in the diffusion process. Given the need to constantly create new value through new product “functionality” or new “functionality development”, firm strategy must address the issue of how to enhance innovation at this new locus — the diffusion process. Sustainable new functionality development over time has become crucial to a firm's competitiveness. In this context, firms have to develop new functionality as early and quickly as possible; leveraging whatever innovation exists in the marketplace. According to theory, the early emergence of functionality development in this context depends on a dynamic system in which the imitator (follower) is constantly substituting for the innovator (leader). This substitution corresponds to the dynamics observed in the process referred to as “open innovation”. According to this theory, functionality development through follower substitution for a leader would be critical for a firm's competitiveness in the open innovation environment. Furthermore, open innovation could be a process for sustaining the ongoing creation of new value through functionality development maximizing limited resources. This paper attempts to demonstrate this hypothesis through an empirical analysis of this process of substitution in major innovative goods and services in Japan.
NOVEL HETEROCYCLIC SUBSTITUTED PYRIDINE OR PHENYL COMPOUNDS WITH CXCR3 ANTAGONIST ACTIVITY

The present application discloses a compound, or enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, racemates or prodrug of said compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or esters of said compound, or of said prodrug, said compound having the general structure shown in Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. Also disclosed is a method of treating chemokine mediated diseases, such as, palliative therapy, curative therapy, prophylactic therapy of certain diseases and conditions such as inflammatory diseases (non-limiting example(s) include, psoriasis), autoimmune diseases (non-limiting example(s) include, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis), graft rejection (non-limiting example(s) include, allograft rejection, zenograft rejection), infectious diseases (e.g , tuberculoid leprosy), fixed drug eruptions, cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity responses, ophthalmic inflammation, type I diabetes, viral meningitis and tumors using a compound of Formula 1.
Subvenção para o fundo de maneio para a empresa BECHER DESENVOLVIMENTO COM A EMPRESA DE RESPONSABILIDADE LIMITEDA

O projeto diz respeito ao apoio do empresário no fornecimento de liquidez financeira e ao apoio às atividades atuais devido às dificuldades financeiras sentidas pelo empresário em resultado do surto de COVID-19. Assistência financeira prestada ao abrigo do programa n.º SA.57015 (2020/N)
Touchless haptic experiences with neurocognitive ai

Our society is experiencing an increasing lack of social tactile interactions, due in part to increased virtualisation and the growth of digital networks, and recently magnified by social distancing measures. Sadly, many people now feel like the society described in the 1990s science fiction movie Demolition Man, where physical contact was prevented and heavily sanctioned. The increased virtualisation of our social interactions feeds our hunger for touch, the lack of which can lead to profoundly negative consequences. Interpersonal touch grounds social relations between people, with distinct patterns of tactile interaction between parent-infant dyads, adult life-partners, friends, teachers and professional colleagues and acquaintances.
Although touch is vital for how we feel and interact with our environments and is foundational for our emotional well-being, most haptic technologies have focused on functional aspects. All major haptics companies use touch to help users improve task completion, discriminate among shapes or textures, and grasp virtual objects. In contrast, social touch typically involves the stimulation of non-glabrous (hairy) parts of the skin while also affecting nociceptors (pain) and thermoreceptors (temperature). These C-tactile (CT) afferents underpin the experience of affective touch, and the pleasant sensations associated with social interactions such as caresses. Thus, current technology neither satisfy our need for touch, nor draw on recent progress in understanding social touch.
Our ambition is to go beyond functional haptic technology and enable computer systems to intelligently create the experiences lost in the virtual transition. Those experiences include agency, bonding, and attachment. 
We will develop the next generation of touchless haptic technologies using neurocognitive models and a novel artificial intelligence (AI) framework. Without having physical contact, users will receive affective, social and cognitive touch sensations.
LUCI - Lighting Urban Comunity International - REV-ELARG

The LUCI project aims to bring together municipalities and professionals from different countries through a communication and exchange network that will multiply the transfer of information and experience in the field of urban lighting. The project partners will implement this plan in three main areas: discussion and sharing of experiences among elected representatives and technicians; meetings on specific topics among those involved in the network; innovation and experimentation among lighting professionals (businesses, researchers, artists, etc.) There will be four working commissions: (1) Urban strategies and lighting; (2) Environment and saving on lighting; (3) Culture and lighting; (4) Technological prospects and trends. Overall objective / Objectif général The overall objective is promoting the multilateral sharing of experience, ideas, creations, technology, expertise, mainly: to encourage discussion among technicians; to organise meetings on specific subjects; to help make lighting become a tool for promoting towns; to disseminate the experience and know-how of towns in developed countries among developing countries; and to include lighting in environmental and sustainable development considerations. Expected results / Résultats attendus • Transfer of competencies: privileged access to the experience of other partners: 60 to 90 site visits to scrutinise operations; 24 committee meetings; production of a good practice guide; placing of findings online on the Internet site. • Revaluation of districts and their inhabitants, economic development of towns. Identification of solutions to problems found in adopting lighting policies in towns: maintenance, security, attracting tourists, technological innovation and energy saving. Development of awareness and vocational training in urban lighting. • Innovation and experimental lighting: about 3 experimental lighting projects. • Ecological, energy and economic benefits from using less contaminating and less costly techniques
Artificial micro-vehicles with life-like behaviour

One of the most interesting properties of living organisms is the way in which they can sense and respond to changes by moving. Movement has been essential to the survival of all life; even units as small as cells can react to different chemicals through movement. This is a phenomenon known as chemotaxis. Bacteria use chemotaxis to find sources of food, while white blood cells use chemotaxis to follow a chemical trail left by a virus, then find it and destroy it. Throughout areas of science, from robotics to drug delivery, if we could mimic a fraction of this fascinating complexity, the possibilities would be endless. 
Imagine micro-structured vehicles, which could ‘navigate’ through complex fluidic environments, and could effectively ‘recognise’, ‘sense’, ‘diagnose’ and ‘treat’ a variety of conditions. This is exactly what this proposed project, ChemLife, will explore. I will make smart droplets which travel through complicated mazes by chemotaxis, communicate with each other, and move to find their partners or locate and neutralise a ‘droplet intruder’. Other biological systems have much more complicated means of movement, such as swimming, crawling or gliding along surfaces. In an attempt to replicate this, I will fabricate ‘swimmers’ and ‘crawlers’, from soft materials which will move independently and travel through liquids or at the bottom of fluidic channels. Not only will these micro-vehicles be able to travel inside fluids, but they will also be able to detect molecules, signal to other vehicles, and repair problems which they encounter. They underpin a key ambition of ChemLife: the realisation of a Biomimetic Toolbox, a library of adaptable vehicles, which can be demonstrated in a wide range of scenarios. The assembly of these micro-vehicles in to ‘smart’ societies which can perform complicated tasks would be a really exciting achievement, with the potential to become a disruptive foundational breakthrough for movement and transport at the micro-scale.
LOCATING THE SOURCE OF PACIOLI'S BOOKKEEPING TREATISE

ABSTRACT There is much we do not know about the early development of double entry bookkeeping. What, for example, caused it to be used by sufficient merchants for it to be formally taught to their sons in Northern Italy before anyone had apparently written anything about it? And, what did Pacioli use as the source for his 1494 treatise, the earliest known detailed written description of the method, something that has challenged researchers for at least the past 130 years? Discovering Pacioli's sources could broaden our knowledge of the Renaissance roots of accounting and of its early role and place in business practice; may provide some insights into the reasons for the emergence of double entry bookkeeping; and may give us further insight into the early instruction of double entry bookkeeping. But, previous attempts to find his sources have failed. Making use of hitherto overlooked information, this paper identifies two periods for which knowledge of Pacioli's whereabouts would indicate where to focus any search for his sources and suggests where to initiate the search.
Tohvri Puit OÜ Resource Efficiency Investment

With the replacement of the old aspiration system, square shaft and locker saws, the production of Tohvri Puit OÜ will become more resource efficient and the project will result in the production of details with less resource use and greater resource productivity. With the installation of new benches, production will become faster and more resource efficient.
Holy Art and Architecture Routes between Saint-Gervais les Bains and Valgrisenche

Following the first ITINERAS project, the municipalities of Valgrisenche and Saint-Gervais les Bains decided to prolong the fruitful cooperation experienced in previous years.The cultural activities proposed are developed in a natural alpine environment, facilitating distance, a crucial element for the choice of destination by tourists and for health issues. The crisis of COVID-19 has accentuated the search for contact with nature and the development of outdoor activities: this project, through the entire path ITINERAS accessible for hikers and cyclists, actively responds to what has become a real need.
A Study for Automated Division of Composite Walls for Quantity Take-off in Construction Document Phase

Received 20 March 2015; received in revised form 7 May 2015; accepted 12 May 2015ABSTRACTWhen Building Information Modeling (BIM) was introduced at the early stage, it was only uti-lized as a three-dimensional visualization tool. Nowadays, however, BIM is being studied forincreasing design productivity and managing enormous information on building life cycle. Oneof the representative research is developing ‘common prototype BIM libraries’. BIM data madeof common prototype libraries should be utilized in various ways, quantity takeoff, code check-ing, energy analysis and so on. However, common prototype BIM libraries are not enough toestimate accurate cost. For example, composite wall libraries should be divided into several sin-gle objects, wall structure and finishes, for the quantity takeoff and construction cost calcula-tion. In this paper, we are suggesting an automated division algorithm of composite wall anddeveloping a system prototype for it. This study is expected to reduce extra modeling work andcontribute to fast and accurate cost calculation in the construction.Key Words:Automated Division, BIM, BIM Library, BIM Quantity Take-off, Common PrototypeLibrary, Composite Wall
The hardening and softening of borders: challenges for europe and the world

LIMES is a doctoral programme for 13 talented PhD candidates in the domain of the humanities and social sciences, centred
on the theme of ‘The Hardening and Softening of Borders: Europe in a Globalising World’. The dynamics of ‘softening’ and
‘hardening’ borders have become key issues in social and political transformations. Conducting research within this
framework means working on the frontline of societal and scientific innovation, and is therefore particularly attractive for a
new generation of interdisciplinary researchers. Moreover, Maastricht – located in the heart of the transnational Meuse-
Rhine Euroregion – offers excellent opportunities to function as springboard for the mobility of ESRs. The programme
ensures that its graduates are well-equipped for the job market, within and outside academia. A rich training programme and
tailor-made secondments at one of the external partners are geared towards extending the employability of LIMES
graduates far beyond traditional options.
Identification and Characterization of Feline UBE1L Gene

Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) is one of the type I interferon-inducible proteins. Addition of ISG15 known as ISGylation is an ubiquitin-like posttranslational modification. Coexpression of ISG15 and ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1-like protein (UBE1L) is required to induce ISGylation. Previously, we identified feline ISG15 gene and found that the capsid protein of feline immunodeficiency virus was ISGylated in vitro by treatment with feline interferon-ω. In this study, we cloned feline UBE1L (FeUBE1L) gene to further study the mechanism of the antiviral activities induced by ISGylation. Sequencing analysis revealed that active sites of FeUBE1L were highly conserved. These data suggest that FeUBE1L has an enzymatic activity. Further, expression of FeUBE1L was induced in feline cell lines by treatment with feline interferon-ω and ovine interferon-τ.
Development and Characterisation of a Multi-material 3D Printed Torsion Spring

Compliant actuation methods are popular in robotics applications where interaction with complex and unpredictable environments and objects is required. There are a number of ways of achieving this, but one common method is Series Elastic Actuation (SEA). In a recent version of their Unified Snake robot, Choset et al. incorporated a Series Elastic Element (SEE) in the form of a rubber torsional spring. This paper explores the possibility of using multi-material 3D printing to produce similar SEEs. This approach would facilitate the fabrication and testing of different springs and minimize the assembly required. This approach is evaluated by characterizing the behavior of two configurations of SEE, 3d printed with different dimensions. The springs exhibit predictable viscoelastic behavior that is well described by a five element Wiechert model. We find that individual springs behave predictably and that multiple copies of the same spring design exhibit good consistency.
DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A SUPERCHARGING DEVICE

A device for utilizing the waste heat of an internal combustion includes a single-stage or multi-stage supercharging device, which is designed as an exhaust-gas turbocharger in particular. The single-stage or multi-stage supercharging device is assigned an additional supercharging device including an expansion machine acted upon by an auxiliary circuit, in particular a steam circuit.