SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
An adaptive packet aggregation algorithm for wireless networks

In order to reduce the protocol overhead of WLANs, packet aggregation is permitted in the IEEE 802.11n standard. Packet aggregation can improve the throughput by reducing the protocol overhead, but it can also increase the delay. In any packet aggregation scheme there is a trade-off between maximizing throughput and minimizing delay. In this paper, we propose an adaptive aggregation algorithm called AAM that allows for an adaptive trade-off between maximizing throughput and minimizing delay. Through simulation we demonstrate the superior performance of the AAM algorithm over the FIFO aggregation scheme in terms of the trade-off between the number of sub-packets and the average delay.
Novel crosslinked thermoresponsive hydrogels with controlled poly(ethylene glycol)—poly(propylene glycol) multiblock copolymer structure

New thermoresponsive crosslinked hydrogels with controlled multiblock copolymer structure were prepared from equimolar amounts of α,ω-diamino poly(propylene glycol)s with molecular weights (MW) 230, 400, and 2,000 g mol−1 and diepoxy-terminated poly(ethylene glycol)s of approximate MW 1,000; 2,000; and 4,000 g mol−1. Their thermoresponsive character was investigated on the 10–70 °C interval, while the swelling behavior was tested at 21, 37, and 50 °C. All hydrogels displayed temperature sensitivity, but a volume phase transition was noticed only in the case of poly(propylene glycol) (PPG)2000-containing hydrogels. The volume phase transition temperature (T
 VPT
 ) depended on the MW of the hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains attached to the PPG2000 block, as well as on the added salts. Longer PEG blocks determined a shift of T
 VPT
 towards higher values, while the influence of the salt added was in agreement with the Hofmeister series, except for NaH2PO4 which determined the destruction of the hydrogel network. The equilibrium swelling degree depended on the MW of both PEG and PPG blocks, as well as on temperature. The analysis of the swelling process indicated a modification of the gel characteristics with temperature and second-order kinetics for the water penetration into the hydrogel.
MIDACO software performance on interplanetary trajectory benchmarks

Abstract A numerical study of the MIDACO optimization software on the well known GTOP benchmark set, published by the European Space Agency (ESA), is presented. The GTOP database provides trajectory models of real-world interplanetary space missions such as Cassini, Messenger or Rosetta. The trajectory models are formulated as constrained nonlinear optimization problems and are known to be difficult to solve. Here a comprehensive and rigorous numerical analysis of the MIDACO out-of-the-box performance on the GTOP benchmark set is presented and discussed. In the past, the putative best known solutions of these benchmarks often required several months and even years to be found. In this contribution it will be shown, that MIDACO is able to solve five out of seven of these benchmarks to their best known solution within minutes to hours.
MULTI-SEGMENTED PLUG

A plug for use in a cementing operation in a borehole includes a tail segment and a nose segment separate from the tail segment. The plug also includes a coupler configured to couple the tail segment to the nose segment, in which the tail segment is movable with respect to the nose segment.
High-Sensitivity measurements of key stellar nucleo-synthesis reactions

The origin of the heavy elements in the Universe is one of the main open questions in modern science. Beyond iron the two main mechanisms of nucleosynthesis are the slow (s) and rapid (r) neutron capture processes operating in giant stars and explosive stellar environments, respectively. Modern s-nucleosynthesis studies are based on the combination of i) stellar models, ii) observed abundances and iii) neutron capture rates measured over many years using several techniques. HYMNS is aimed at a paradigm shift in the sensitivity of s-process neutron capture measurements; The most advanced and accurate methods allow one to measure the neutron capture rate as a function of the neutron energy by combining the time-of-flight technique with radiation detectors, either calorimeters or total energy detectors. These systems are sensitive only to the radiation energy, which ultimately limits the attainable detection sensitivity. State-of-the-art detection systems require drastic innovation if we are to access the stellar (n,g) rates of several key radioactive nuclei, where only small amounts of sample material are available. Such unstable nuclides are of pivotal importance for nucleosynthesis studies because they act as branching points in the s-path and are thus extremely sensitive to the stellar physical conditions. The aim of HYMNS is to develop and apply a novel detection system in the field of (n,g) measurements called total-energy detector with imaging capability (i-TED), which is capable of measuring both the energy and the trajectory of the g-rays, thus enabling a superior level of background discrimination. HYMNS is structured to enable the first measurements for key s-process branching nuclei over the stellar energy range. The first application will be to determine the neutron capture cross section of  79Se, which will provide the most stringent constraint for the thermal conditions and their time-dependence in state-of-the-art evolution models of massive stars.
Improvements in motor ploughs

267,221. Campione, G. Dec. 10, 1925. Compression - - spoke wheels. - The driving wheels 3 of a motor plough have smooth tyres connected to the hubs by spokes curved, as shown, to engage the sides of the furrows to an extent which increases as the depth of the furrow increases.
Shape from Silhouette Probability Maps: Reconstruction of Thin Objects in the Presence of Silhouette Extraction and Calibration Error

This paper considers the problem of reconstructing the shape of thin, texture-less objects such as leafless trees when there is noise or deterministic error in the silhouette extraction step or there are small errors in camera calibration. Traditional intersection-based techniques such as the visual hull are not robust to error because they penalize false negative and false positive error unequally. We provide a voxel-based formalism that penalizes false negative and positive error equally, by casting the reconstruction problem as a pseudo-Boolean minimization problem, where voxels are the variables of a pseudo-Boolean function and are labeled occupied or empty. Since the pseudo-Boolean minimization problem is NP-Hard for nonsubmodular functions, we developed an algorithm for an approximate solution using local minimum search. Our algorithm treats input binary probability maps (in other words, silhouettes) or continuously-valued probability maps identically, and places no constraints on camera placement. The algorithm was tested on three different leafless trees and one metal object where the number of voxels is 54.4 million (voxel sides measure 3.6 mm). Results show that our approach reconstructs the complicated branching structure of thin, texture-less objects in the presence of error where intersection-based approaches currently fail.
Spectral analysis of photonic crystal based bio-sensor using AdaBoost algorithm

Photonic is the study that includes the use of light, where the fundamental element is photon. The optics is the branch of the physics which deals with the properties of the light. In this paper the sensor is designed to detect the glucose content of human body and the spectrum from the output of the sensor is analyzed by using AdaBoost algorithm. The Adaptive Boosting in short considered to be AdaBoost algorithm. The classification of the multiple discrete weak classifiers allowing the formation of strong classifier by integrating, provides better improved performance using the concept of AdaBoost. The AdaBoost is used widely in almost all fields like physical sensing, chemical sensing, bio sensing etc. This paper primarily based on analyzing the spectrum from the bio sensors. The major role of the machine language is that it gives the accurate outputs which is easily understood by all the humans without having the knowledge on that particular field. Using the AdaBoost along with the photonic crystals based designs, the sensing technology can be improved in accuracy, sensitivity and specificity. Thus this can be successfully implemented in detection of Diabetic patient. The simulation tool that is used in the paper is MEEP, Mat Lab.
La généralisation de la bulle de bande dessinée en France entre 1904 et 1940

Quand a été publiée en France la première bande dessinée à bulles ? Comment l’usage de la bulle s’est-il imposé auprès du public, des auteurs et des éditeurs ? Si des réponses factuelles à ces questions ont déjà été élaborées, permettant d’identifier la première moitié du xx e siècle comme la période charnière, les implications historiques du phénomène restent encore à analyser. Nous proposons dans cet article une analyse statistique des bandes dessinées à bulles parues en France entre 1904 et 1940. À l’aide d’une base de données systématique, il est possible de préciser la périodisation du phénomène. Notre interprétation envisage ainsi la généralisation de la bulle face au texte sous l’image sur le temps long de plusieurs décennies, en croisant des critères culturel, géopolitique et économique. Il pose des bases pour poursuivre l’étude d’une des mutations les plus marquantes de la culture visuelle française de la première moitié du xx e siècle : l’irruption de la parole dans l’image dessinée.
Gaming system, game controller and method of gaming

Abstract A gaming method and system implementing a game wherein a game outcome occurring in an independent table game can 5 trigger an event on one or more gaming devices. An event in a game being played by a player of a gaming device can be triggered based on a game outcome of a table game. The execution and result generation for the table game is completely independent of the game being played using the 10 gaming device. 2211106_1 (GHMatters) 4/03/10 Game Controller Processor Network Card 'NI102 1/104 112 1/O0etr Touch screen/ Card/ticket Displ buttons Reader 106 107 108 printer Coin input/bill C Out ut Puneracceptor I 109 110 111 Figure 3 RAM EPROM Mass storage 103A 103B dvc Figure 4 2212152_1 (GHKatters)
METHOD OF CLEANING AND MAINTAINING HOT WATER HEATERS

A method of cleaning and maintaining a hot water heater tank contaminated with water scale and sediment by introducing an aqueous acidic treatment solution from a reservoir (8), retaining the acidic solution for a sufficient time to dissolve or suspend said scale and sediment, and then draining the spent solution containing the dissolved or suspended scale and sediment to provide a clean hot water heater tank (1).
Low-thermal-conductivity group 13 chalcogenides as high-efficiency thermoelectric materials

Thermoelectric (TE) generators can directly generate electrical power from waste heat and are promising for use in power supplies and for realizing sustainable energy management. However, the low efficiencies of TE materials in converting heat to electricity is the main impediment to applying TE generators in many industries including exhaust heat recovery in automobiles. The efficiency of TE materials is quantified by a dimensionless figure of merit ZT. To enhance ZT, it is important to reduce the lattice thermal conductivity (κlat) of a material while maintaining a high electrical conductivity. Here, we review the TE properties of thallium-based compounds, mainly tellurides. Many thallium tellurides exhibit extremely low κlat below 0.5 W m−1 K−1, which is almost one third that of Bi2Te3 used in current TE devices. Of the thallium tellurides, Ag9TlTe5 has the highest ZT value of 1.2, which is higher than typical ZT values 0.8 of Bi2Te3; this is primarily due to the extremely low κlat of Ag9TlTe5. In addition, we briefly review the TE properties of tellurides of other group 13 elements that contain structural vacancies such as Ga2Te3. Tellurides exhibit various vacancy distributions and hence have interesting TE properties. Based on the results of the TE properties of these tellurides, we propose a strategy for improving TE materials.
Non-uniform programming pulse width for writing of multi-bit-per-cell memories

Write operations that simultaneously program multiple memory cells on the same word line in an MBPC Flash memory employ word line voltage variation, programming pulse width variation, and data-dependent bit line and/or source line biasing to achieve uniform programming accuracy across a range of target threshold voltages. A first type of write operation reaches different target threshold voltages during different time intervals, but uses word line signals that optimize threshold voltage resolution regardless of the target threshold voltage. A second type uses bit line and/or source line biases that depend on the multi-bit data values being written so that different memory cells reach different target threshold voltage at about the same time. Source line biasing can also reduce bit line leakage current through unselected memory cells during read or verify operations. A memory includes divided source lines that permit separate data-dependent source biasing. During or at the end of write operations, remedial programming sequences can adjust the threshold voltages of memory cells that program slowly.
ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK PROVIDED WITH A SLIDING BOLT FOR A SWINGING-TYPE DOOR

The inventive electromagnetic lock provided with a sliding bolt for a swinging-type door is characterised in that the bolt (3) is supported by a movable plate (4) which forms the armature of an electric magnet arranged in the lock body (1). Said plate is displaceable by the action of two forces acting in the same direction in such a way that the bolt is protruded. The displacement of the plate (4) forming said armature is carried out in a direction which is the usual displacement direction of the bolt.
A BUILDING ELEMENT AND A CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING SUCH AN ELEMENT

A lightweight building element is moulded in the form of a three or four sided shell defining an interior space for receiving a filler material. The element is trapezoidal in at least one elevation so as to be stackable with a pluralityof identical elements for ease of transportation. The method of the invention involves laying the elements in courses and then filling the elements from above with a loose relatively heavy filler material such as gravel or sand to form a solid structure.
Self-Organisation of microbial soil organic matter turnover

Microbial turnover of soil organic matter (SOM) is key for the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle. Its underlying mechanisms, however, are not fully understood. The role of soil microbes for organic matter turnover has so far been studied mainly from the point of view of microbial physiology, stoichiometry or community composition. I propose to shed new light on it from the perspective of complex systems science.
Microbial decomposition of organic matter requires the concerted action of functionally different microbes interacting with each other in a spatially structured environment. From complex systems theory, it is known that interactions among individuals at the microscale can lead to an ‘emergent’ system behavior, or ‘self-organisation’, at the macroscale, which adds a new quality to the system that cannot be derived from the traits of the interacting agents. Importantly, if microbial decomposer systems are self-organised, they may behave in a different way as currently assumed, especially under changing environmental conditions.
The aim of this project is thus to investigate i) if microbial decomposition of organic matter is driven by emergent behaviour, and ii) what consequences this has for soil C and nitrogen cycling. Combining state-of-the-art methods from soil biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, and complex systems science I will
• Investigate mechanisms of spatial self-organization of microbial decomposer communities by linking microscale observations from experimental microcosms to mathematical, individual-based modelling,  
• Elucidate microbial interaction networks across the soil’s microarchitecture by linking microbial community composition, process rates and chemical composition of spatially explicit soil micro-units at an unprecedented small and pertinent scale. 
• Explore fundamental patterns of self-organisation by applying the framework of complex systems science to high-resolution spatial and temporal data of soil microstructure and process rates.
Physical education and sports strategy formation in Lithuania

A lon g term strategy related to physical education and sports has not been prepared throughout all the Lithuanian independence period. Only after Lithuania has joined European Union, physical education and sports strategy project named the Physical education and sports development strategy was presented in the summer of 2007 (a working group was selected according to the prime minister of the Republic of Lithuania order No. 259, 13 July 2007). It should be admitted that Lithuanian physical education and sport sector problem analysis in scientific level is conducted fragmentarily. The most frequent research orientation consists of athletes training or sport science scientific problems, as well as various ages individuals’ physical activity and health, specialist training. Very little attention is dedicated to the sport sector’s management problems and the aforementioned sector strategy formation problem analysis is absent overall. The objective of the research is to constitute a management model of the physical education and sports sector and to identify strategic fields of activity. Scientific research techniques – expert interview, statistical data analysis and graphic simulations. Expert evaluation of the Lithuanian physical education and sports strategy project and identification of the strategic activity fields highlight the principle shortcomings.  Elimination of these shortcomings could potentially lead to a more effective and clear Lithuanian physical education and sports strategy project implementation process. Revelation of the managerial and social aspects of the strategy formation and taking into account comments and suggestions provided by the experts, allow the correction of the Lithuanian physical educations and sports strategy. JEL codes: M 100, M 190.
Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children

Foreword ( Louise F. Guerney). Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1 Introduction: The Child-Centered Approach, Student and Practitioner Approaches to Learning, and Our Approach to Teaching. Chapter 2 CCPT in Context: Key Concepts From Child Development and Principles of Human Change. Chapter 3 The Ideal Therapist Qualities: Deep Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard, and Genuineness. Chapter 4 The Eight Principles in Child-Centered Play Therapy. Chapter 5 Preparing Your Setting for Providing Child-Centered Play Therapy. Chapter 6 The Two Core Therapist Skills: Tracking and Empathic Responding. Chapter 7 Creating an Optimum Environment for Therapy Through Structuring and Limit Setting. Chapter 8 Responding to Questions, Requests for Help, and Commands. Chapter 9 Role-Play: The Therapeutic Value of Taking Part in Dramatic or Pretend Play During Child-Centered Play Therapy Sessions. Chapter 10 Recognizing Stages: Understanding the Therapy Process and Evaluating Children's Internal Progress. Chapter 11 Helping Parents, Teachers, and Principals Understand and Support the Child's Work in Play Therapy. Chapter 12 Goals, Treatment Planning, Reporting, and Evaluating Progress. Chapter 13 Filial Therapy: Involving Parents and Caregivers in Child-Centered Play Sessions With Their Children. Chapter 14 Helping Children Capitalize on Gains Made in CCPT. Chapter 15 Reaching Diverse Clients with the Child-Centered Approach. Chapter 16 Legal and Ethical Issues From a Child-Centered Perspective. Chapter 17 Your Ongoing Development. Skills Support Resources. Special Reference List for Chapter Opening Quotes. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
Rv001: an anti-metastatic cancer vaccine

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, with 1.7M new cases and 0.5M deaths anticipated by 2030 worldwide. Although metastases are responsible in 90% of cancer deaths, in today’s standard treatment there is no active therapy after removal of primary tumor to prevent metastasis formation. 40% of patients experience relapse of cancer in the first 2 years after surgery. The existing treatments focusing on later stages, do not prevent the initial spread of metastatic cells and cause numerous undesirable side effects. Late stage immunotherapies against metastatic cancer also present major drawbacks, including high costs and adverse events. So, there is a critical unmet need for a therapy that can effectively prevent metastasis formation in early stage prostate cancer. 
RhoVac aims to address this need by developing the first therapeutic vaccine against early stage metastases in prostate cancer – RV001 – which could revolutionize the treatment of metastatic cancer. Through the activation of the patient’s own immune system, RhoVac projects that RV001 will induce the specific elimination of metastatic cancer cells with unprecedented levels of safety, tolerability and biological activity, proven with the successful conclusion of a Phase I/II clinical trial in 2018. RhoVac aims to develop the RV001 vaccine up to completion of a Phase IIb clinical trial (key objective of the present project), following which the company plans to out-license the vaccine to a large Pharma, with conservatively predicted revenues of ca. €1B, within 5 years of vaccine launch.
Due to its mechanism, RV001 could potentially be used against all metastatic cancer types. RhoVac will seek to validate this exploratively in parallel with the prostate cancer project. In short, our aim to introduce “metastatic prevention” as new paradigm in cancer treatment, rather than relying on the frequently ineffective treatment of metastases that have already formed.