SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
TRANSPORTABLE WINCH

A transportable winch comprising a drum (10) connected to a motor (12) by a worm gear, mounted to a transport member (14). According to the invention, transport member (14) comprises a vertical pole (16) mounted perpendicularly to the surface of a baseplate (18), and has an axle (20) with two wheels (22, 22A) attached to baseplate (18), and drum (10) and motor (12) are mounted in a vertically movable relationship to pole (16).
Cardiac Regeneration and Aging

This chapter discusses inability of the mammalian heart to regenerate parenchymal cells, that is, decrease in the number of ventricular myocytes which results in aging and cardiac diseases. The effects of age and pathological states on the number of tissue-specific cell types are similar in organs with high- or low-turnover cell rates. In myocardium, adaptation to stress involves an increased replicative response that does not maintain tissue homeostasis, since cell death exceeds cell division (Kempermann et al., 2004; Urbanek et al., 2005). The behavior of the heart, therefore, corresponds to a model of tissue growth essentially common to all organs in the organism. Chronological age represents an objective useful parameter to compare the function of organs in age-matched individuals and evaluate whether heart failure correlates with biological age. With this approach, the properties of cardiac stem/progenitor cells can be compared and properly analyzed. Therefore, to establish whether biological aging can induce an aging cardiomyopathy independent of other causes, patients have been carefully selected and all known causes of heart failure— hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, systemic disorders, drug or alcohol abuse and myocarditis—have been excluded (Chimenti et al., 2003). However, the definition of an aging myopathy is further complicated by the necessity to distinguish the senescent failing heart from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM ON DRUNKARDS IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA: ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

The paper embarks on the assessment of the effects of alcoholism on drunkards in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria using Islamic perspective. The objectives are to identify the perception, extent of consumption and effect of alcoholic consumption among drunkards in Keffi LGA, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The paper adopted survey method of research and surveillance technique was used for sample size determination. Structured questionnaire was distributed to 200 sampled respondents across Keffi Local Government Area and descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. The research found wide spread negative perception about alcohol among the people of Keffi and concluded that alcohol consumption has had profound negative effects on both the individual drunkards, the family (especially the children and women) and recommends that all other sources of law should emulate the Islamic concept of total abstinence on alcoholic beverages.
‘Blue-’ and ‘Brown-speckled’ pottery from Qalhât, the Sultanate of Oman (13–16th centuries): Comparison with traditional Omani 19–20 century productions

Representative ‘Blue speckled’ (13–16th centuries) and ‘Brown speckled’ (13–21st century) wares recovered from the excavations in Qalhât or collected around Bahlâ city (Sultanate of Oman) were characterized by XRPD, SEM-EDS, Raman/optical microspectroscopy, and thermal expansion. Minerals present in the body (quartz, augite and albite as major phases, calcite, dolomite, rutile, anatase, phosphate, hematite and magnetite as minor phases) were identified by XRPD and/or Raman spectroscopy. SEM-EDXS microanalysis was performed on the glazes in order to compare their composition, especially the type of flux. The firing temperatures measured from the thermal expansion curves range between 1080 °C and 1150 °C. This preliminary study confirms that the first differentiation can be made by considering non-invasive Raman technique and thermal expansion measurement is sufficient to get an extensive comparison of the wares. A local place of production is likely for the body of all samples but importation of the glazes of ‘Blue speckled’ wares is questioned. Modern Bahlâ productions cannot be considered to have inherited the Qalhât ones. Ba-rich, cassiterite-opacified glaze corresponding to the Late Islamic Arabic Period appears as a new technology without a connection to the ancient one. Las mercancías representativas ‘moteadas de azul’ (siglos XIII-XVI) y ‘moteadas de marrón’ (siglos XIII-XXI) recuperadas de las excavaciones en Qalhât o recolectadas alrededor de la ciudad de Bahlâ (Sultanato de Omán) se caracterizaron por microscopía XRPD, SEM-EDS, Raman, microscopía y expansión térmica. Los minerales presentes en el cuerpo (cuarzo, augita y albita como fases principales, calcita, dolomita, rutilo, anatasa, fosfato, hematita y magnetita como fases menores) se identificaron mediante espectroscopía XRPD y/o Raman. Se realizó un microanálisis SEM-EDXS en los esmaltes para comparar su composición, especialmente el tipo de flujo. Las temperaturas de cocción medidas a partir de las curvas de expansión térmica oscilan entre 1080° C y 1150° C. Este estudio preliminar confirma que la primera diferenciación se puede hacer considerando la técnica Raman no invasiva y la medición de la expansión térmica es suficiente para obtener una comparación extensa de las mercancías. Es probable que haya un lugar de producción local para el cuerpo de todas las muestras, pero se cuestiona la importación de los esmaltes de las mercancías “moteadas de azul”. No se puede considerar que las producciones modernas de Bahlâ hayan heredado las de Qalhât. El esmalte opacificado con casiterita, rico en Ba correspondiente al último período árabe islámico, aparece como una nueva tecnología sin conexión con la antigua.
Bounding Parameters of a Theoretical Deep-Earth Uranium Fission Reactor

AbstractMore than 50 years ago it was postulated that a naturally occurring nuclear reactor was possible if it started 2 billion years ago. The subsequent discovery of the natural reactor at Oklo confirmed that it is possible for a nuclear fission reactor to naturally form and cycle on and off over extended periods of time. The hypothesis of a naturally occurring reactor was extended to include the possibility of significant quantities of uranium aggregating inside the molten core of Earth due to gravity during its formation. When sufficient quantities of uranium accumulate, a self-sustaining fission reactor could form, which would fluctuate in power as uranium fissions and fission products are produced. Lighter elements would migrate out of the reactor region, and heavier elements would coalesce due to gravity. In this technical note, SCALE, a state-of-the-art nuclear engineering computer code system developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was used to investigate this hypothesis.The analysis indicate...
Polyurethanes

Polyurethanes (PURs) are versatile class of polymers with a great control over their physicochemical properties. They are constituted with hard and soft segments, and therefore, they are called segmented PURs, and based on the nature of segment composition, their properties can be greatly altered to meet the requirements for a particular biomedical applications. Segmented PURs are designed with well-defined degradation and mechanical properties combined with excellent biocompatibility that makes them attractive for the development of drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices. This chapter highlights the synthetic aspects of the PURs and methods related to their characterization in terms of physicochemical properties using in vitro and in vivo techniques and examples of relevant biomedical applications. This chapter also includes details on poly(ether urethanes), poly(ester urethanes), poly(carbonate urethanes), poly(siloxane urethanes), surface-modified PURs, and composite PURs in various fields for biomedical applications are addressed.
DUAL HAPTIC VEHICLE CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM

A dual haptic system control system in a vehicle includes a first haptic controller disposed on a steering wheel of a vwhicle and a second haptic controller disposed on a console separated from the steering wheel. The first haptic controller is a mini-haptic interface that controls a smaller set of functions than the second haptic controller. Redundancies are build in between the first and second haptic controllers so that at least some of the functions of the first haptic controller are also controlled by the second haptic controller. The steering wheel is devoid of stalk switches, with the first and second haptic controllers, in conjunction with switches and menu keys on the steering wheel controlling these functions. The display illustrates the functions that are operable from the present state of the system as buttons that contain both text (of the button function) and graphics (of the button function and any sub-functions available).
Groundwater Protection Using DRASTIC Vulnerability Maps and ArcFem Tools for Perimeter Protection: A Case Study in the Charf El Akab Aquifer (Morocco North)

The Charf El Akab aquifer has a surface area of 17 km2 and is located about 20 km southwest of the Tangier city, it circulates in the Miocene sandy basin of the same name and comprises two layers, one high and the other low, these two are separated in some places by an airtight impenetrable sand-marly formation. The requirements for water whether potable or industrial, in the Tangier-Asilah region are expected to amplify in order to support the increasing demand prompted by the economical development, population growth as well as the heightened threat of scarcity related to climate change. Currently, the water supply of this region is ensured mostly by the two dams: Ibn Battouta and “April 9, 1947”. However, this aquifer plays the role of an easily usable emergency reservoir, in case of an extra water supply in rush hour or in the event where current service works of the cities of Tangier and Asilah are unavailable. Nevertheless, water resources are still vulnerable because of the existence of abandoned quarries in the area. Therefore, the protection of this aquifer against any source of pollution is the purpose of this work. The lower water layer is the only one that can be exploited by the ONEE (National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water), due to the fact that it has a better quality and very good hydrodynamic characteristics. The most important thing about this work is the establishment of an intrinsic vulnerability map to the pollution by the DRASTIC method, by exploiting of the calibrated hydrodynamical model results. In the same context of protection, a guesstimate of the close protection perimeter of 72.76 ha was acquired, using a new numerical modeling approach by the “Arcfem” software under the ArcMap environment.
Translational aspects of the discovery of skull marrow – meninges connections

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are labeled as the epidemic of the 21st century. The inflammation of the brain is a common pathology observed in many NDs. Here I aim to exploit our discovery of skull – meninges connections (SMCs) mediating immune cell trafficking into the brain to ease this healthcare burden. Using tissue clearing methods, we found that the skull (calvaria) bone marrow is directly connected to the brain meninges, a discovery that was also shown by an independent group around the same time. This finding suggests that the calvaria is involved in diverse brain pathologies. Easier accessibility of the calvaria compared to brain parenchyma also makes it an attractive region to target, which would alleviate hurdles of drug delivery into the brain, e.g., to control neuroinflammation. Furthermore, potential biomarkers in the calvaria reflecting pathologies of the brain could be easier and faster to detect. However, the detailed structural and cellular characteristics of the SMCs and the calvaria, and how they correlate and interact with neuropathology remain unknown. Here, we will utilize high-throughput technologies such as tissue clearing, single cell RNAseq, proteomics and unbiased analysis of data using deep learning to close this knowledge gap. We will use ischemic stroke and dementia models that are associated with acute and chronic neuroinflammation, respectively, and study both mouse and human tissues in parallel to validate potential clinical implications.

This project will investigate followings:
Aim 1 | Calvaria in physiological state
Aim 2 | Therapeutic aspect: manipulation of calvaria to control stroke and dementia 
Aim 3 | Diagnostic aspect: calvaria imaging to monitor stroke and dementia

Thus, the first in-depth investigation of the calvaria bone in health and disease could deliver novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets to mitigate the increasing burden of neurological diseases.
The circadian clock in day-active species: preserving our health in modern society

Due to a significant increase in the use of artificial light in our 24h economy, the biological clocks of all living organisms, including humans, are severely disrupted. Many severe health disorders are consequences of clock disruption such as diabetes, sleep/mood disorders, cardiovascular disease, and immune dysfunction. The central timekeeper in mammals is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), and the mechanisms by which light disrupts integrity of the SCN has been well investigated in nocturnal species. In contrast, mechanisms of clock disruption in humans and other diurnal (day-active) species remain poorly defined. I have evidence that the mechanisms that drive SCN function are fundamentally different between nocturnal species and diurnal species. This defines my aim to restore proper clock function in diurnal species, including humans. To test this, in Objective 1 we will identify similarities and differences between nocturnal and diurnal clocks with respect to their i) response to light, ii) neuronal synchronization, iii) output, and iv) response to physical activity. Based on these findings, in Objective 2 we will develop novel strategies to manipulate and restore clock function in diurnal species. These objectives will be achieved using novel, state-of-the-art chronobiology methods including in vivo electrophysiology and Ca2+ and bioluminescence reporters—all in freely behaving day-active animals, as well as in slice preparations containing the SCN. For studies on the human SCN we record with 7-Tesla fMRI. This proposal will help establish a new basis for chronobiology with respect to the most suitable models for studying translational applications. The results will yield immediate benefits in terms of manipulating biological clock function among vulnerable populations in modern society, particularly the elderly, patients in intensive care, and shift workers.
A ground-breaking smart-lock for industrial storage, utilizing patented technology through bluetooth 4.0, mobile apps, and a cloud platform.

""Current day traditional locks, though proving hardy throughout the years, have simply come short when seeking to address problems and needs, especially on a large commercial wide-scale. This include multiple key management, losing of keys, non-keeping track of key copies and the different hands the keys end up in, specific personnel access control, and mechanically venerable locks susceptible to lock picking and jacking, among other issues.
Enter the Noke, a cylinder smart lock (Noke) that functions as a high security digital lock utilising smart Bluetooth technology, controlled through a mobile app connected to the cloud. It enables the convenient opening of locks without requiring physical keys, provides access control, thorough material/electronic security protection, and enables enterprise level tracking allowing adoption for mass commercial use.
The global Internet of Things market will grow to € 1.5T in 2020 from € 583B in 2014, with the global smart lock market will grow from € 234M today to € 3.2B by 2019 alone. As of current none of them are addressing commercial and industrial enterprise specifically. Armed with years of entrepreneurial experience in launching successful products (i.e ZAGGmate), and winning patented technology, the Noke is set to capitalize completely by introducing this state of the art smart device to the everyday storage-related business enterprise. The proposed work in Phase 1 of the SME instrument fits into the overall plan to reach market by contributing the financial resources needed to plan a fast sound wider deployment of the solution and its market uptake.""
Governing activation in ireland: comparing ireland's mixed-economy of public employment services

Public employment services (PES) are undergoing major reform in Ireland. Mandatory job search and other forms of conditionality are being extended to more and more people while the delivery of programmes targeted at the long-term unemployed are being privatised. These reforms have been actively promoted by the OECD and form a core plank of the Irish government’s strategy to achieve its employment targets under the Europe 2020 Strategy. Yet their impact on the labour market reintegration of long-term unemployed remains unclear due to the total absence of independent research on the contracting-out of activation services in Ireland. I am an experienced Irish researcher currently based within a high-profile research team at the University of Melbourne that has been studying the contracting-out of PES for nearly 20 years. This fellowship will enable me to return to Ireland to undertake the first sustained comparative study of PES contracting in Ireland, under the supervision of Dr Mary Murphy, one of the leading contributors to national debate on welfare reform in Ireland. It will be undertaken at Maynooth University (National University of Ireland) and include cross-sectoral secondments – with Department for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, the Irish Local Development Organisation (which represents Local Employment Services), and the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - designed to maximise the project’s impact through rapidly integrating me into policy networks, advocacy and practitioner communities. In providing the first comparative study of contracted-out PES provision in Ireland, and the impact of marketization on the labour market re-integration of disadvantaged social groups, the fellowship will build understanding of how recent welfare reforms have contributed to the attainment of key National Strategic Policy objectives and wider European and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Height adjustable furniture piece

A height-adjustable furniture piece has a wall mounting plate configured to be secured to an interior wall, a frame, a first actuator secured to the wall mounting plate and to a wall-facing surface of the frame, and a display mount secured to a room-facing surface of the frame. A worksurface is secured to and extends outwardly from a lower portion of the frame. A single height-adjustable leg is secured to the worksurface to support the furniture piece on a floor surface. The height-adjustable leg has a second actuator. The first actuator and the second actuator are adapted to operate to raise and lower the frame and the worksurface relative to the floor surface.
La Psychanalyse des personnes âgées et le temps du Coronavirus comme « moment de vérité »

En Italie, l’épidémie de Covid-19 s’est caractérisée dès le départ par le fait que ce sont principalement les personnes âgées qui ont été touchées sous la forme la plus grave et souvent létale. C’est à partir de cette situation particulière que je voudrais proposer une réflexion sur le thème « psychanalyse et patients âgés » en observant comme à la loupe les dynamiques intrapsychiques liées à l’irruption de cette variable dans la vie de deux de mes patients de plus de 60 ans, qui du coup et brutalement ils ont été contraints de composer à la fois avec un futur dans lequel l’idée de la mort est forcément plus présente, avec leur passé en termes de bilans, et avec leur propre présent en termes d’interrogations sur le sens et la valeur de sa vie.
Convexity adjustment for volatility swaps

In this paper we focus on the convexity adjustment between variance and volatility swaps. It is the difference between the prices that make the two swaps fair. Our aim is to link this adjustment to the implied volatility surface. From practitioners point view this allows to have a first assessment of the volatility swap price without diving into complicated model details. To this aim we look at the SABR model and we use a small time analysis in order to derive such relationship. This technique has been used by various authors to derive extremely accurate approximation of the implied volatility arising from stochastic volatility models.
A WASHING MACHINE

The present invention relates to washing machines (1) comprising a motor (4) for driving the drum and a tub (3), wherein on the outer wall of the tub a housing (6) is formed for mounting the motor's socket (5).
Consumers’ forgiveness after brand transgression: the effect of the firm’s corporate social responsibility and response

AbstractIn this article we examine the interplay between the severity of a brand transgression, consumers’ prior awareness of the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and the firm’s response (apology vs. apologia) on the rates of forgiveness among consumers. Results of two experiments show that consumers’ prior awareness of the firm’s CSR initiatives significantly differentiates apologia from apology, with the effect of apology on consumer forgiveness being more apparent when brand transgression severity is mild. Results also show that consumer forgiveness mediates the effect of brand transgression severity, firm response, and consumer awareness on repurchase intentions. In this way, the study enables managers to determine whether or not an apology or apologia will be sufficient to solicit consumer forgiveness, using information about the levels of awareness of CSR among consumers.
SELF-UNJAMMING MOTORIZED TRIMMING APPARATUS, PARTICULARLY A HEDGE TRIMMER

The present invention relates to a motorized trimming apparatus comprising two blades (3A, 3B) placed side-by-side, has triangularly or trapezoidally cut teeth spaced apart from each other, at least one of said blades being movable to enable the cutting by shearing of wood inserted between said teeth, and connected to a drive device (13), characterized in that the apparatus comprises a means for controlling the drive device, said control means (14) being constructed or configured so as to detect stops in movement of the movable blade(s) and to instantaneously and automatically control the reversal of the rotational direction of said drive device and thus control the reversal of the direction of movement of said movable blade(s).