SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Contactless Visualization of Latent Fingerprints on Nonporous Curved Surfaces of Circular Cross Section-A Statistical Evaluation on the Materials as Plane Mirror

A new contactless technique for latent fingerprint visualization on nonporous curved surfaces of circular cross section was introduced by Low et al. (1). The technique utilizes a plane mirror to convey the light rays toward the inspected surfaces for latent fingerprint visualization. This research activity came up as an extension of the previous study which utilized an aluminum plate as the plane mirror to illuminate the inspected surfaces. Dulling spray was used to increase the diffuse component of the reflective aluminum plate. However, the amount of dulling spray will affect the uniformity of the illumination on the inspected curved surfaces. In this study, a study on the new materials for the plane mirror was carried out. Coated aluminum, opal, and ground glass diffusers were selected as the new materials. The performance of the new materials was compared to the aluminum based on the quality of the captured images on various nonporous cylindrical surfaces. A statistical approach known as randomized complete block design was used to design the experiment. The quality of the captured images was obtained using Spectral Image Validation and Verification. Two-way analysis of variance and Fisher's least significant difference test were used to analyze the quality of the images. From the results of the statistical analysis, coated aluminum has the best performance compared to aluminum, opal, and ground glass diffusers.
Identification of Major Field Crops Produced and Challenges Facing Farm Households in Case of Gerado Small Scale Irrigation Canal, Southern Wollo, Ethiopia

This study identified the major field crops produced and the challenges faced by farm households in Gerado small scale irrigation scheme in Amhara regional state, Northern Ethiopia. The study exploited both primary and secondary source of data. The primary data was obtained from 97 sampled irrigation using farm households through interview schedule. Moreover, the study also used FGD and key informants interview to obtain additional data. The secondary data was obtained from various reports, websites, literatures, journals and other sources, which are relevant to the study. Descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency, percentage and range were used to analyse the collected data. Accordingly, the result of the study revealed that teff, wheat, barley and maize were the major cereal crops produced using small scale irrigation in the study area. In addition, the result also pointed out that carrot, potato, cabbage and tomato as the main root and tuber crops as well as vegetables produced by irrigation canal using farm households in the study area. Furthermore, the study figured out that lack of clear water use rights between users, shortage of fuels and lack of spare parts, marketing related problems, occurrence of disease and pests, high cost of imported farm inputs and others as the main constraints in exploiting the irrigation potential the study area has. Therefore, future actions should focus on implementing clear water use rights between users, supplying durable and efficient motor pump to the irrigating farm households, creating a market linkage that connects farmers with the consumer to have fair marketing margin distribution, encouraging and advising the farm households to produce variety of crops that have high market price and providing modern farm inputs at a reasonable and subsidized price by the concerned bodies will help the farmers to produce the desired farm products. Keywords: Crops, Farm household, Small Scale Irrigation canal, Geredo, Ethiopia
Integrated Approach to Management of Groundwater quality In functional urban Areas

Groundwater contamination is a problem that goes beyond administrative boundaries of a local public authority: there is little experience in Europe in the management of such challenges in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs). Current practices of environmental management and measures for mitigation of pollution sources are often not sufficient. Groundwater knows no administrative borders; a groundwater body covers both “city cores” and “hinterlands”, which is the basic challenge for groundwater management. AMIIGA project tackles in particular the problem of groundwater contamination originating from brownfield sites, which is common for CE’s territory. Due to the structural changes extensive brownfield areas exist both in the urban cores as well as in their hinterlands. Contamination sources located in "city core" affects the groundwater quality of "hinterlands" downstream and vice versa. It requires effective intervention at a medium (FUA) scale, neglected in existing legislation. The AMIIGA project focusing on integrated assessment, remediation and management strategies intends to build and capitalize on the results of project FOKS (CE 2007-2013). The innovative instrument “groundwater management plan” is a selective further development of the decision-support strategies described in FOKS. Key elements of this integrated management instrument are characterization, remediation and monitoring plus the management strategy and plan itself. This involves both technical and process innovation and strengthens water management capacities in the related administrative bodies among a FUA. The AMIIGA tools will be implemented in 7 pilot actions in 7 various specific CE regions; the results will be then jointly evaluated by project partnership. AMIIGA partnership provides a well-balanced combination of technical, research, management and regulatory expertise that will exchange and transfer knowledge needed to face the complex challenge of groundwater contamination.
The weather premium in the U.S. corn market

We show that the weather premium, an anecdotal phenomenon in the U.S. corn futures market, can arise from a convex demand function. We further show that the magnitude of the weather premium depends on the carryout and expected yield at harvest. We use data from 1968 to 2015 to evaluate the accuracy of the December futures price as a forecast of the harvest price. A predictable component in the forecast error is consistent with the existence of a timeâ€ varying weather premium. We demonstrate that a passive strategy of routinely shorting the corn December futures does not provide an attractive riskâ€ adjusted return.
Dakrolgordijnsysteem voor een motorvoertuig en werkwijze voor montage van een dakrolgordijnsysteem voor een motorvoertuig

Een dakrolgordijnsysteem (10) voor een motorvoertuig, met een veercassette (12) en een wikkelas (14) is beschreven, waarbij de wikkelas (14) een niet-cirkelvormige binnendoorsnede (42) heeft, waarbij een einddeel van de veercassette (12) de binnendoorsnede (42) van de wikkelas (14) ten minste gedeeltelijk draaimomentoverbrengend contacteert. Verder wordt een werkwijze voor montage van een dakrolgordijnsysteem (10) voor een motorvoertuig beschreven.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING GLYCEMIC VARIABILITY

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for processing analyte data. In some example implementations, a method may include generating glucose sensor data indicative of a host's glucose concentration using a glucose sensor; calculating a glycemic variability index (GVI) value based on the glucose sensor data; and providing output to a user responsive to the calculated glycemic variability index value. The GVI may be a ratio of a length of a line representative of the sensor data and an ideal length of the line. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
Synthesis of low noise microwaves using solitons locked to an ultra-stable cavity

This project (SOLISYNTH) aims to utilize the novel crystalline microresonator optical frequency comb to synthesize ultra-stable microwaves. The microresonator comb will operate in the state of temporal dissipative soliton and an ultra-stable Fabry-Perot cavity will be used as a reference for the comb to lock to. By using direct optical division with the comb, this work could offer a new approach to synthesize low-phase-noise microwaves in a compact form factor, which could have applications in Radar, timing and telecommunications to radio astronomy. In addition, this project seeks to generate mid-infrared soliton comb with octave spanning bandwidth through dispersion engineering and quantum cascade laser pumping. With its exceptionally high coherence, such frequency comb offers access to the molecular fingerprinting region where many chemical species show distinctive absorption features. Devices based on this research output can find tremendous applications in mining, agriculture and medical diagnosis.

Due to the prominent values of the research on microresonator comb, there are many groups in the US delved into this field, and the numbers of publications and filed patents on this topic has been rising rapidly. Hence this project will not only enhance Europe’s position in scientific competition with US, but also gain substantial economic benefits through strengthened industrial innovation. On the other hand, the host group in EPFL will consolidate its leading position in the field by integrating the applicant’s knowledge and experience on ultra-stable cavities and laser stabilization with the soliton comb research, thus facilitating both the fundamental investigation and the commercial development based on the microresonator frequency comb. Moreover, the applicant will acquire both research competencies and managerial and leadership skills, which will serve as the foundation of undertaking independent research and leading scientific and technological developments.
Research and Development of the Generation Method of Clothing Process Diagram Based on CAPP Integration System

Modern clothing products have diverse styles changing rapidly and complex processing techniques. They are greatly affected by artificial factor and the equipment conditions are differential. In consideration of these characteristics of the products,Based on the design of the clothing manufacturing craft, this thesis develops a generation method of clothing manufacturing process diagram based on interaction to search for the technical method of accelerating the automatic integrated system progress of the clothing manufacturing craft. Since clothing manufacturing process diagram is an important element of clothing process planning, the generation of process diagram is indispensable in the craft design software. CAPP (Computer Aided Process Planning) refers to the decision of the industrial clothing processing craft by clothing parts making use of the functions of numerical calculation, logic and reasoning and etc. of the computer and with the aid of computer hardware and software technology and support environment [1].
Pathfinder: Blazing a New Wilderness Trail in Modern America

Ron Strickland had a dream of showcasing the best hiking of the Rockies, Purcells, Okanogan, Cascades, Olympics, and Wilderness Coast. He spent years raising funds, recruiting volunteers, cutting brush, digging dirt, and lobbying landowners, officials, and politicians ? and in 2009, the twelve-hundred-mile Pacific Northwest Trail was declared a National Scenic Trail. In his adventurous and moving memoir, Strickland shares his insider view of conceiving and establishing the trail, detailing the setbacks and triumphs along the way. He intersperses colorful portraits of memorable characters he encountered and lush descriptions of hikes along the trail. Pathfinder offers the rich insights and experiences of a longtime hiker, inspiring readers to the wonder of hiking and the outdoors.
Reconstructing the history of lunar volatiles

One of the most exciting recent discoveries in the field of Planetary Sciences has been the confirmation of the presence of water and other associated volatiles in the Moon. These findings have come via laboratory measurements of returned lunar samples exploiting the latest advancements in analytical instrumentation and in-situ techniques, such as secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Not only has the latest research revolutionized our understanding of the abundance and distribution of volatiles on the lunar surface and in the lunar interior, but it has also highlighted potential roles of their different sources and processes imparting specific isotopic signatures to lunar volatiles.

RESOLVE aims at understanding how the abundance and the distribution of volatile components, as well as their isotopic composition are influenced by the crystal structure of the host mineral. The volatile-bearing minerals – primarily phosphates – respond to pressure increase caused by an impact event through modification of their crystal structures, resulting in not only redistribution of the volatile elements (e.g., H, Cl, F), but also of the stable (e.g., H, D, 37Cl) and radiogenic (e.g., 207Pb) isotopes. Therefore, phosphate minerals have the extraordinary potential to simultaneously provide an opportunity for precise age-determination of an impact event, as well as to track any associated modification in the indigenous isotopic signatures of their volatile components. 

Once we better understand the crystal-chemical-isotopic behaviour of lunar volatiles by a multi-analytical approach combining in-situ elemental, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry with structural characterization, we can then begin to discriminate between different sources (solar wind, cosmic radiation, etc.) of water and other associated volatiles. This allows us to address one of the remaining puzzles in the inner Solar System - the origin of water.
2D vanadium doped manganese dioxides nanosheets for pseudocapacitive energy storage

Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) crystals have been predicted to have high electrochemical activity because nearly all active atoms are exposed to the electrolytes, which offers great potential for energy storage. However, to construct layered structure metal oxides, simplifying the synthetic methods and improving the electronic conductivity remain a challenge. Herein, we synthesized 2D vanadium doped manganese oxides through a facile hydrothermal method. Vanadium dopant is also used as a template agent for the formation of nanosheet-shaped MnO2, further leading to high specific surface area as well as significant enhancement of the electronic conductivity, as confirmed by the first-principle calculations and four-point probe method. For the sake of a shortened ion transport distance and enhanced electronic conductivity, V-doped MnO2 nanosheets display an excellent electrochemical performance as a supercapacitor electrode.
Revealing allele-level regulation and dynamics using single-cell gene expression analyses

As diploid organisms inherit one gene copy from each parent, a gene can be expressed from both alleles (biallelic) or from only one allele (monoallelic). Although transcription from both alleles is detected for most genes in cell population experiments, little is known about allele-specific expression in single cells and its phenotypic consequences. To answer fundamental questions about allelic transcription heterogeneity in single cells, this research program will focus on single-cell transcriptome analyses with allelic-origin resolution. To this end, we will investigate both clonally stable and dynamic random monoallelic expression across a large number of cell types, including cells from embryonic and adult stages. This research program will be accomplished with the novel single-cell RNA-seq method developed within my lab to obtain quantitative, genome-wide gene expression measurement. To distinguish between mitotically stable and dynamic patterns of allelic expression, we will analyze large numbers a clonally related cells per cell type, from both primary cultures (in vitro) and using transgenic models to obtain clonally related cells in vivo.

The biological significance of the research program is first an understanding of allelic transcription, including the nature and extent of random monoallelic expression across in vivo tissues and cell types. These novel insights into allelic transcription will be important for an improved understanding of how variable phenotypes (e.g. incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity) can arise in genetically identical individuals. Additionally, the single-cell transcriptome analyses of clonally related cells in vivo will provide unique insights into the clonality of gene expression per se.
A novel application of Cellular Automata for the evaluation and modelling of mineral resources

This paper presents the results from the current research on the application of Cellular Automata (CA) for modelling and evaluating mineral resources, including a discussion of its advantages and limitations vs. geostatistical methods. Geostatistics enables the estimation of key variables associated with a mineral deposit from field samples, and uses the variogram function to quantify spatial correlations between them. In contrast, CA uses the variogram function according to an evolution rule and estimates key variables nodes of a grid, which match the block model commonly used in mining. The practical application of CA for estimating key variables of a coal seam deposit in Southern Brazil indicates a significant potential for CA as an estimation tool for mineral deposits.
Evaluation of hepatitis B viral replication and proteomic analysis of HepG2.2.15 cell line after knockdown of HBx

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major pathogens of human liver disease. Studies have shown that HBV X protein (HBx) plays an important role in promoting viral gene expression and replication. In this study we performed a global proteomic profiling to identify the downstream functional proteins of HBx, thereby detecting the mechanisms of action of HBx on virion replication.HBx in the HepG2.2.15 cell line was knocked down by the transfection of small interfering RNA (siRNA). The replication level of HBV was evaluated by microparticle enzyme immunoassay analysis of HBsAg and HBeAg in the culture supernatant, and real-time quantitative PCR analysis of HBV DNA. Two-dimensional electrophoresis combined with MALDI-TOF/TOF was performed to analyze the changes in protein expression profile after treatment with HBx siRNA.Knockdown of HBx disturbed HBV replication in vitro. HBx target siRNA significantly inhibited the expression of HBsAg, HBeAg and the replication of HBV DNA. Twelve significantly changed proteins (7 upregulated and 5 downregulated) were successfully identified by MALDI-TOF/TOF using proteomics differential expression analysis after the knockdown of HBx. Among these identified proteins, HSP70 was validated by Western blotting.The results of the study indicated the positive effect of HBx on HBV replication, and a group of downstream target proteins of HBx may be responsible for this effect.
The Little Traveller

The aim of the project is to diversify the company’s current operations by introducing a new service product aimed at improving the company’s financial liquidity. The intention of the unit is to buy a new tourist vehicle for rent — a motorhome, promoting family tourism, within the framework of the procedure of the Competitiveness Base of the European Funds, which under current epidemic conditions as well as social expectation for various forms of rest seems appropriate and expedient. The project would be implemented in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship promoting its tourist value. The strategic objective of the project is to broaden the company’s services catalogue with a new type of service, allowing the diversification of its business activities in order to protect against the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the pre-project phase, a preliminary market discernment will be carried out so that the whole project can be launched without delay in the event of a grant. It is planned that, after obtaining approval for the implementation and signing of the contract, it is planned to purchase a means of transport according to the above-mentioned EU procedure in the period of approx. 1-1.5 months and implement the project for implementation. This is dictated, among other things, by the fact that such a durable measure is currently very in demand on the market, and the waiting time is extended to up to 10 months. This shows the demand outperforming supply, which is an additional argument for the project’s implementation. In addition, the applicant is prepared organizationally for the implementation of the project, securing the appropriate staff and technical facilities in the form of a guarded square together with qualified mechanical services. The additional justification of a given technology and solutions minimising economic risk is the compatibility of the project with the existing form of activity (organiser of tourism, exhibitions, congresses) with unambiguous diversification of favors
How symbionts turning from friends to foes induce Allee effects in predators

Species continuously interact in a wide range of ways, which include mutualism and antagonism. Actually, such interactions can be reversed as a result of stress and environmental conditions. Here, we consider a predator-prey model, in which the prey's symbionts turn from mutualistic to antagonistic when the predator pressure increases. Such effects are represented by an attack rate, which continuously decreases or increases with the predator density, and directly affects the predator's functional response. We demonstrate that any functional response coupled with such an attack rate leads to Allee effects in predators as far as the functional response is increasing at low predator densities. Bifurcation diagrams for different functional responses indicate that increasing antagonism destabilizes prey-predator dynamics, but promotes bistability and potential extinction of predators. Our work thus shows that Allee effects in predators can emerge from dynamical interactions between species and may be more prevalent than expected. These results are especially interesting for biological control as they provide an innovative way for pest eradication by exploiting Allee effects in predators induced by antagonism on prey.
ROLLER SHUTTER ASSEMBLY

A roller shutter mechanism for installing in a building. The roller shutter mechanism includes a release mechanism which releases one or more component of the roller shutter mechanism, and an access mechanism which provides sole internal access to the one component, by moving the one component.
Improvements in motor-vehicles

153,015. Hassler, Inc., R. H., (Assignees of Hassler, R. H.). April 7, 1916, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act]. Strip and thin plate springs. - In a motor road vehicle having a pair of radius rods rigidly connected to points near the ends of each axle to form a V-brace, a volute spring is inserted between the junction of the rods and the frame. As shown, the radius rods 11 are secured to the inner coil of a volute spring 14 through a bolt 13 and washers 15, the other end of the spring being attached to a casing 17 secured to a member of the frame. The spring is subjected to torsional strains and to strains in axial and radial directions. Specifications 153,013 and 153,014 are referred to.