SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
SLEEVE FOR PRE-ASSEMBLY OF A FLAT GASKET ON A MACHINE COMPONENT

Sleeve for pre-assembly of a flat gasket on a sealing surface of a machine component having a hole for insertion of the sleeve therein, the flat gasket having a hole for passage of the sleeve therethrough, and the one, first end area of the sleeve being elastically compressible in order to reduce its outer diameter; in order to make pre-assembly of a flat gasket on a machine component as simple as possible, the sleeve has stops on the outer circumference of its first end area, which act in both directions of the sleeve axis to hold the sleeve on the gasket plate in an axial position predetermined by the stops, and the sleeve is also of such configuration at its outer circumference that insertion of the sleeve in the hole of the machine component results in a frictionally engaged and/or positively locked connection between the machine component and the sleeve.
Steigerung der Innovation und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des 4sport-Laborunternehmens Zoo durch FuE-Arbeiten

Im Rahmen dieses Projekts beabsichtigt der Antragsteller, Studien über die Einstufung von speziellen Fußballübungen unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Belastung zu erwerben, die sie dem Spieler auferlegt haben. Als Ergebnis der durchgeführten Forschung wird der Antragsteller in der Lage sein, seine Ergebnisse auf einem breiteren Niveau in der Ausbildung von Jugendlichen und Sportlern auf höchstem Niveau anzuwenden. Die Kommerzialisierung wird darin bestehen, basierend auf diesen Studien das beste sportliche Ergebnis zu erzielen. Das Projekt wird sich auch positiv auf die sozioökonomische Zone auswirken, insbesondere: — Förderung der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wissenschaft – Wirtschaft, – Wachstum der Innovation der Wirtschaft, – Gestaltung des Images der Region als Innovationsförderung. Aufgrund der Art der Tätigkeiten des Antragstellers und des Umfangs seiner operativen Tätigkeiten werden die Dienstleistungen, die nach der Durchführung der Forschung im Rahmen dieses Projekts stehen, Kunden aus dem ganzen Land angeboten. Diese Effekte werden durch groß angelegte Informations- und Werbemaßnahmen in Polen und im Ausland (Industrieveranstaltungen und Veröffentlichungen, Produktkataloge, eigene Website) verstärkt. Darüber hinaus wird der Einsatz bewährter Verfahren (Modelle zu folgen) als dauerhaftes Element der externen Kommunikationspolitik und der Nachhaltigkeit des Unternehmens den Wirkungsumfang des Projekts zumindest auf nationaler Ebene erhöhen. Es ist auch hervorzuheben, dass das Projekt Synergieeffekte auf andere Bereiche erzeugt. Neben dem Beitrag zur Steigerung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Antragstellers (Erhöhung der Einnahmen, Rentabilität, Markenbekanntheit und Imagus des Antragstellers) wird sich auch positiv auf die Entwicklung der Informationsgesellschaft und e – Entwicklung (Erhöhung der Vorbereitung der Mitarbeiter des Antragstellers auf dem Gebiet der Informatik, Erhöhung des „Informationsbewusstseins“ bei den Kunden) auswirken), Gesundheitsschutz (die Forschung zielt darauf ab, Faktoren zu beseitigen, die die Gesundheit des Sportlers gefährden könnten).
GAS-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (GAGD) PROCESS FOR IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY

A rapid and inexpensive process for increasing the amount of hydrocarbons (e.g., oil) produced and the rate of production from subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs by displacing oil downwards within the oil reservoir and into an oil recovery apparatus is disclosed. The process is referred to as "gas-assisted gravity drainage" and comprises the steps of placing one or more horizontal producer wells near the bottom of a payzone (i.e., rock in which oil and gas are found in exploitable quantities) of a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir and injecting a fluid displacer (e.g., CO<SUB>2</SUB>) through one or more vertical wells or horizontal wells. Preexisting vertical wells may be used to inject the fluid displacer into the reservoir. As the fluid displacer is injected into the top portion of the reservoir, it forms a gas zone, which displaces oil and water downward towards the horizontal producer well(s).
Plasma Exchange for Hemolytic Crisis and Acute Liver Failure in Wilson Disease

Wilson disease (WD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism which primarily involves the liver and the central nervous system. Rarely, WD can present as acute liver failure (ALF) and this disease is universally fatal in the absence of liver transplantation. The authors report a young girl with WD ALF, who showed signs of recovery after prompt initiation of plasma exchange (PE) and chelation therapy. Though liver transplantation could not be done in this child and the child died 8 d after stopping PE, this case highlights that PE can be a successful medical treatment in WD ALF and should be considered as a therapeutic measure to stabilize a patient by decreasing serum copper, reducing hemolysis, and helping to prevent renal tubular injury from copper and copper complexes until liver transplantation is possible.
Discontinuities in ethnographic time: A view from Africa

Abstract While there is evidence of discontinuities in the sequences of some archaeological sites that exhibit long-term occupation and use over time in southern Africa, there is less evidence of such discontinuity in the ethnographic record. Drawing on long-term interdisciplinary studies of southern African peoples in the Kalahari Desert, this paper examines the evidence of discontinuities in the historical and ethnographic records. Attention is focused primarily on two southern African San populations for which detailed diachronic data exist: (1) the Ju/’hoansi of northwestern Kalahari, and (2) the !Xoo San of the southwestern Kalahari region of Botswana and Namibia. From an ethnographer’s perspective it might at first appear as though there was a fair amount of continuity in the Kalahari. It is shown, however, that there have been complex changes over time in the period from 1850 to the present, which occurred as a result of a combination of factors, including short-term and long-term ecological changes, in-migration and out-migration of various groups, cycles of population growth and decline, colonization, technological shifts, and implementation of development and conservation programs. The two cases illustrate the complex ways that activities, mobility, technology, land use, and demographic patterns can change over time as a result of both internal and external forces, resulting in discontinuities in the ethnographic record.
ROUTER BIT CASE

A router bit case that includes a bottom half that having a plurality of router bit- shaped recesses with a substantially flat bottom surface that includes a sloped portion and a deepened cavity. The router bit case also includes a top half having a plurality of recesses formed therein, a plurality of hinges and a closing means.
Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use

Tobacco and alcohol use are heritable behaviours associated with 15% and 5.3% of worldwide deaths, respectively, due largely to broad increased risk for disease and injury1-4. These substances are used across the globe, yet genome-wide association studies have focused largely on individuals of European ancestries5. Here we leveraged global genetic diversity across 3.4 million individuals from four major clines of global ancestry (approximately 21% non-European) to power the discovery and fine-mapping of genomic loci associated with tobacco and alcohol use, to inform function of these loci via ancestry-aware transcriptome-wide association studies, and to evaluate the genetic architecture and predictive power of polygenic risk within and across populations. We found that increases in sample size and genetic diversity improved locus identification and fine-mapping resolution, and that a large majority of the 3,823 associated variants (from 2,143 loci) showed consistent effect sizes across ancestry dimensions. However, polygenic risk scores developed in one ancestry performed poorly in others, highlighting the continued need to increase sample sizes of diverse ancestries to realize any potential benefit of polygenic prediction.
Material processing method for e.g. canal construction involves placing sheeting over material placed in channel on ground

Material, which may be transported e.g. by ships or in unreeling containers, is placed in a channel on the ground. A sheeting is placed over the material. Protection such as stakes and planting seeds are provided over the sheeting.
Nomoto Indices for Constant-Depth Zigzag Manoeuvres of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

A two-dimensional simulation code is used to study the characteristics of constant-depth zigzag manoeuvres of the axisymmetric autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) MUN Explorer. Sea trials data for several manoeuvres with the AUV have been reported during the past four years; however, to obtain a more complete understanding of the vehicle's hydrodynamics, additional towing tank tests and computer simulation were performed. The present work, based on the towing tank test results and sea-trials data, utilizes computer simulations to predict the performance of the MUN Explorer AUV during horizontal zigzag manoeuvres. Next, the Nomoto indices for this AUV during constant-depth zigzag manoeuvres are estimated using the simulation results, and, then, Nomoto's first-order model for the rate of turn of the vehicle during horizontal zigzag manoeuvres in response to a square-wave input for the rudder deflection angle is analytically solved. The paper investigates the validity of the simplified yaw equation to predict a zigzag manoeuvre. Results of this research are a first step to understand the details of zigzag manoeuvres of an AUV such as duration of the first execute, yaw-checking ability, and duration of the overshoot.
Enhancing electrocatalysis in low temperature fuel cells by ionic liquid modification

The commercialization of low temperature fuel cells is restricted by the high cost and low durability of cathode catalysts. Intense efforts have been devoted to tackle this issue by engineering the structure of Pt-based catalysts. Herein, a novel concept towards enhancing the performance of low temperature fuel cell catalysts is proposed, namely by tuning the local active site microenvironment with an immobilized ionic liquid (IL) phase. As demonstrated by the applicant in preliminary work, a suitable IL layer strongly influences the active catalytic site in a very promising manner, apparently via a highly complex interplay of solvent-, ligand- and electrostatic-stabilization effects. As the structural versatility of ILs allows for rational engineering of this modification at molecular level, the proposed project aims for a full scientific exploration of the remarkable activation and stabilization effects in ORR, to enable the realization of an innovative fuel cell cathode with dramatically enhanced performance. To achieve this ambitious goal, a sound fundamental understanding of the interaction of ILs with electrocatalytic sites will be derived by making use of the excellent research infrastructure and longstanding experience in ionic liquid design and catalytic materials at our institute. To demonstrate the general applicability, the deduced principals will also be applied to CO2 electrochemical reduction. The approach will not stop at the design of novel catalyst systems, but will address solutions to ensure long-term stability of the IL modification. To avoid IL leaching from the catalyst over time, the recent success of the applicant in the synthesis of novel core/shell carbon materials will be employed. The IL will be synthesized in situ within a mesoporous core and the steric demanding ions fixed through a molecular sieving shell surrounding each catalyst particle. A model-assisted strategy will be applied for optimization of the core/shell pore structures.
BUTTRESS PLATE SYSTEM

Systems, devices and methods are provided for assisting in spinal stabilization. A buttress plate system is provided that can include an intervertebral spacer (5), a buttress plate (10), a spinal screw (105), and an insertion instrument (200). The buttress plate (10) is configured to extend across at least a part of an intervertebral space to block or prevent an intervertebral spacer (5) from backing out of the intervertebral space when the buttress plate (10) is secured to the spine. The buttress plate (10) includes a curved plate body (20) having an aperture (25) therethrough for receiving a spinal screw (105). The buttress plate (10) also includes a pair of engagement members (54) in the form of spikes to help stabilize the buttress plate (10) relative to the spine prior to securing the buttress plate (10) to the spine. The buttress plate (10) can be coupled to an insertion instrument (200) that is used to guide the buttress plate (10) to a desired position adjacent the spine. Once in a desired position, a spinal screw (105) can be delivered through the insertion instrument (200) and through the aperture (25) of the buttress plate (10) to secure the buttress plate (10) to the spine. The insertion instrument (200) thus helps to properly position the buttress plate (10) adjacent the spine and to deliver a spinal screw (105) toward the aperture (25) of the buttress plate (10).
Parapapillary atrophy and optic disc region assessment (PANDORA): retinal imaging tool for assessment of the optic disc and parapapillary atrophy

We describe a computer-aided measuring tool, named parapapillary atrophy and optic disc region assessment (PANDORA), for automated detection and quantification of both the parapapillary atrophy (PPA) and the optic disc (OD) regions in two-dimensional color retinal fundus images. The OD region is segmented using a combination of edge detection and ellipse fitting methods. The PPA region is identified by the presence of bright pixels in the temporal zone of the OD, and it is segmented using a sequence of techniques, including a modified Chan-Vese approach, thresholding, scanning filter, and multiseed region growing. PANDORA has been tested with 133 color retinal images (82 with PPA; 51 without PPA) drawn randomly from the Lothian Birth Cohort (LBC) database, together with a "ground truth" estimate from an ophthalmologist. The PPA detection rate is 89.47% with a sensitivity of 0.83 and a specificity of 1. The mean accuracy in defining the OD region is 81.31% (SD=10.45) when PPA is present and 95.32% (SD=4.36) when PPA is absent. The mean accuracy in defining the PPA region is 73.57% (SD=11.62). PANDORA demonstrates for the first time how to quantify the OD and PPA regions using two-dimensional fundus images, enabling ophthalmologists to study ocular diseases related to PPA using a standard fundus camera.
Uncommon territory: declaration, and the supervision of queer design theses

While attempting to develop authentic, practice-led inquiries into identity, queer students face unique issues. They often need to consider questions of community and frequently find themselves with one foot outside of the academic environment. Many also have to carefully consider the implications of declaration, and the management of trust. This paper discusses some implications of working creatively with queer designers in a postgraduate environment in a New Zealand University. In doing so, it considers certain formative issues impacting on queer students generally. It then reflects upon the research journeys of three candidates and the construction of culturally responsive, creativity supportive research environments developed to support their research.
FTIR spectroscopy study of polyamide-6 irradiated by electron and proton beams

Polyamide-6 (PA-6) irradiated by a 500 kGy electron beam (EB) dose or by 500 and 1000 kGy proton beam (PB) doses was examined by FTIR spectroscopy, crosslinked portion determination, DSC and tensile properties measurements. When using the same dose (500 kGy), the decrease in both melting temperature and crystallinity is similar for both radiation types; however, the EB generates more gel than the PB. According to FTIR spectra, irradiation by PB leads to more extensive structural changes; this result is assigned to the larger proton dimension compared to the electron. The PB results in attacking original crystalline phase, generation of unsaturated structures in ethylene sequences, a splitting of macromolecules into fragments that contain amine groups and terminal methyl moieties unlike the EB where similar effects were not observable. Consequently, PB irradiation results in less pronounced growth of Young modulus and strength as well as higher elongation compared to EB. FTIR analysis of both PA-6 irradiated by the PB applying dose of 1000 kGy and gel isolated from it showed that beside amorphous phase, the gel fraction contains also mixed crystalline phase, however, a small amount of crystalline phase with fully planar conformation is also present. The results indicate that the gel crystalline phase in the gel contains also a new component that originates from shorter macromolecule fragments generated by the PB radiation.
Discharge variability and its effect on faunistic assemblages in springs

Abstract Discharge variability is an important disturbance factor, and its effect on macroinvertebrate assemblages has been widely studied in river ecosystems. In comparison, few researchers have investigated discharge variability in springs because they are thought to be relatively stable ecosystems and because discharge is not easy to measure in springs. We used the gypsum-dissolution method to assess the discharge regime of 5 natural perennial springs during a 1-y study. We calculated discharge from the mass loss of gypsum spheres at a given temperature after calibration of the method in the laboratory. We also collected seasonal macroinvertebrate samples during the study period to assess the effect of discharge variability on the composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages in the springs. The calibration experiments revealed significant linear relationships between mass loss and discharge. In the field experiments, we were able to differentiate springs with high discharge variability from springs wit...
Adaptive design of a prototype electricity-producing biomass cooking stove

Abstract This work is a second iteration of an adaptive design project aimed at developing an appropriate off-grid technology for small-scale electricity generation in rural Malawi, and possibly for other developing countries. Stakeholder and user feedback gathered from the initial technology demonstrator field trial has been used to inform design improvements of a re-engineered technology demonstrator which has subsequently been deployed in a different region of Malawi to assess its viability, robustness and appropriateness. The ultimate aim of the project is to develop a domestic electricity generator that can provide adequate, affordable and reliable electricity for charging low-powered electrical appliances such as mobile phones, LED lanterns and radios. The technology under development is a thermoelectric generator that is powered from the heat produced by biomass-fed cooking stoves. The re-engineered generator utilises a single thermoelectric generator (TEG) to produce up to 4 W of electrical power whilst using significantly less expensive and more robust components than the first demonstrator. Ten generators were fitted to a low cost and locally manufactured clay cooking stoves and then deployed in the predominantly rural Ntcheu district. The TEG-stoves were equipped with sensors and data loggers and remained in the field for up to 6 months. The users were able to charge their mobile phones, LED lanterns and radios from the stove. None of the stoves were used every day, indicating that the users operated other stoves or cooking methods based on preference. The data obtained showed a maximum power consumption of around 4.5 W · h of energy per day, which represents a 50% increase compared to the previous field trial. The user operation of the stove generator and user behaviour has exposed unexpected, yet fixable, issues with the battery discharge protection of the charge control circuit design of the initial technology demonstrator.
Dissecting epistasis for enhanced crop productivity

A major goal in plant biology is to understand how naturally occurring genetic variation leads to quantitative differences in economically important traits. Efforts to navigate the genotype-to-phenotype map are often focused on linear genetic interactions. As a result, crop breeding is mainly driven by loci with predictable additive effects. However, it has become clear that quantitative trait variation often results from perturbations of complex genetic networks. Thus, understanding epistasis, or interactions between genes, is key for our ability to predictably improve crops. To meet this challenge, this project will reveal and dissect epistatic interactions in gene regulatory networks that guide stem cell differentiation in the model crop tomato. In the first aim, I will utilize exhaustive allelic series for epistatic MADS-box genes that quantitatively regulate flower and fruit production as an experimental model system to study fundamental principles of epistasis that can be applied to other genetic networks. Genome-wide transcript profiling will be used to reveal molecular signatures of epistasis and potential targets for predictable crop improvement by advanced CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology. Further, my preliminary data suggests that epistasis is widespread and important across major productivity traits in tomato. Thus, in a second aim, I will access this untapped resource of cryptic genetic variation by sensitizing a tomato diversity panel for weak epistatic effects from unknown natural modifier loci of stem cell differentiation using trans-acting CRISPR/Cas9 editing cassettes. This screen represents a new approach to mutagenesis in plants with potential to reveal cryptic variation in other system. The outcomes of this project will advance our knowledge in a fundamental area of plant genome biology, help uncover and understand the functional architecture of epistasis, and have potential to bring significant improvements to agriculture.
Ethanol as a single toxin in non-traumatic deaths – A toxicology perspective

There were 285 autopsy cases in 2010 where ethanol was the only toxin. To try to ascertain the toxicity of ethanol alone, those cases where clinical details stated 'sudden death', 'collapsed', 'brought in dead to hospital', 'found dead at home', 'fell down stairs and dead at end of stairs', 'sudden death in alcoholic' and 'brought in dead and seizures' were extracted. There were 55 males aged from 23 to 76 years and 17 females aged from 41 to 71 years who fulfilled these criteria. Blood ethanol ranged from <50 to 556 mg/dl. The median band in males is 200-249 mg/dl and the 31% of male cases are in the 200s mg/dl range, levels conventionally considered benign. The levels found in females were spread relatively evenly across the range 150-600 mg/dl. The urine/blood ethanol ratios ranged from 0.13 to 2.02. The blood/vitreous ratios in 10 cases ranged from 0.76 to 1.24 with a median value of 1.16. Calculated blood ethanol from vitreous levels showed a negative bias when compared to the measured value but not in all cases. This limits the role of calculated values in legal cases. The threshold for lethal alcohol toxicity is indistinct and likely to be lower than conventionally acknowledged.