SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Apical Transportation between Two Rotary File Systems and Two Hybrid Rotary Instrumentation Sequences

The aim of this study was to evaluate apical transportation of 2 rotary file systems and 2 hybrid rotary instrumentation sequences.One hundred twenty-four mesiobuccal canals of extracted molars were instrumented by 4 nickel-titanium rotary sequences. Group PF (n = 32) was instrumented with ProFile Series 29 to size #6 (#36/.06) at working length (WL). Group ES (n = 28) used EndoSequence to #35/.06. Group PFLS (n = 32) used ProFile Series 29 followed by LightSpeed in a hybrid technique to a final size #50. Group PTLS (n = 32) was instrumented with ProTaper and additional enlargement with LightSpeed to #50 in a hybrid technique. A double-digital radiographic technique was used to measure canal transportation at 0.5-5.0 mm from WL. Statistical analysis was carried out with one-way analysis of variance.There was no statistically significant difference for apical transportation between the groups at any level from the WL (0.5 mm, P = .74; 1.0 mm, P = .09; 2.0 mm, P = .29; 3.0 mm, P = .65; 4.0 mm, P = .21; 5.0 mm, P = .12).indicated that combining different file systems does not lead to increased levels of apical transportation. Hybrid instrumentation might be a valid alternative to achieve larger apical diameters without higher risk of procedural errors.
Effects of orthosis on balance and gait in healthy adults

[Purpose] This study evaluated the effects of an oral orthosis that can change body alignment on the balance ability and gait of healthy adults. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects of this study were 21 University students. A gait analyzer was used to analyze the subjects' balance ability and gait quality. Two walking speeds were used: 2 km/h, a comfortable speed, and 4 km/h, a slightly faster walking speed. [Results] The step length, and base of gait at 2 km/h differed significantly after the intervention. The total step time and step length increased significantly after the intervention. Furthermore, the total base of gait decreased significantly after the intervention. The step times of the left lower limb at 4 km/h differed significantly after the intervention. [Conclusion] The oral orthosis tested positively affects the balance ability and gait of healthy adults.
Effect of fertilizer application, soil type, and year on yield and technological parameters of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the Czech Republic

How is grain yield and quality affected by fertilizer regime, soil type, and year is not yet well known. In 2011–2013 we analyzed yield and baking quality of grain on loamy degraded Chernozem (ICRE, 225 m a.s.l.), Greyic Phaeozem (CCRE, 263 m a.s.l.), and sandy loamy Cambisol (LCRE, 620 m a.s.l.) under the control (C), farmyard manure (FYM), and farmyard manure together with mineral NPK application (FYM + NPK) treatments.In 2011, the mean grain yields were 5.86, 6.82, and 10.6 t ha−1 in C, FYM, and FYM + NPK treatments, respectively; in 2012, the grain yields were only 3.92, 4.56, and 5.58 t ha−1, respectively, due to an extremely dry season; and in 2013, the grain yields were 5.74, 6.15, and 8.21 t ha−1, respectively, as the precipitation increased. In 2011, grain yields were the highest in the ICRE and the lowest in the LCRE, but in 2012, the highest yields were recorded in the CCRE and the lowest in ICRE. Kernel weight, crude protein content, bulk density of caryopses, and values of Zeleny sedimentatio...
Grassroots citizen science for global data environments

This research project uses data-led grassroots citizen science as a lens through which to consider actual and pending shifts in the governance of pressing global issues. Combining methods in Science and Technology Studies and Policy Analysis, it discerns how grassroots citizen scientists in three world regions (East Asia, Western Europe, Central Africa) mobilize new data devices and technologies to tackle environmental threats emanating from public concerns over environmental radiation, air pollution, and climate change. Recognizing that these complex, interdependent problems require a multi-stakeholder approach, it analyzes and compares how grassroots citizen data practices are received by local and global rules-based democratic and market institutions, including public authorities, research communities, businesses, mass media, and educational organizations. With concerned stakeholders, it addresses the tensions and pitfalls that emerge in these processes, as citizens create and value environmental data distinct from official institutional approaches. Its findings serve to incite collective learning about these tensions with the aim of facilitating mutually responsive environmental data governance. The project builds on the fellow’s research on citizen science in post-Fukushima Japan and his expertise in public engagement with new and emerging technologies. It will be carried out in close collaboration with Professor of Sociology Jennifer Gabrys (University of Cambridge), who is a leading expert in environmental sociology, digital technologies, and citizen participation.
Towards Social Recommendation System Based on the Data from Microblogs

With the rapid growth of Internet and social networking websites, there are various services that provided in these platforms. For instance, Face book focuses on social activities, Twitter and Plurk are both focus on the interaction of users through short messages (which are so-called microblogs). Therefore, there are more than millions of users registered in these websites and become places where full of marketing possibilities. Thus, it is an important issue to assist companies to understand the users in the social networking websites in order to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of target marketing. In this paper, we have proposed the architecture of a social recommendation system based on the data from microblogs. The social recommendation system is conducted according to the messages and social structure of target users. The similarity of the discovered features of users and products will then be calculated as the essence of the recommendation engine. A case study will be included to present how the recommendation system works based on real data that collected from Plurk.
A SWITCHING DEVICE

A device for protecting, in a multiphase electric power plant for alternating voltage, one or more objects from over-currents and/or over-voltages, said objects being connected to an electric power network or another equipment comprised in the electric power plant, said device comprising an arrangement for reducing over-currents and/or over-voltages, said arrangement being activatable with the assistance of an arrangement detecting over-current and/or over-voltage conditions. The arrangement reducing over-currents and/or over-voltages comprises a plurality of electric closing means (9a), which each are coupled to phase conductors in the plant and which are closable to reduce occurring over-currents and/or over-voltages. Said plurality of closing means (9a) have their electrode gaps (16a) arranged within an enclosure (22a) common to the closing means. The device and the closing means (9a) thereof may also be used for general switching purposes.
Les occupations humaines du Nord du Maroc, du Paléolithique Moyen et du Paléolithique Supérieur. Nouvelles données sur la base des recherches archéologiques des projets de 2005 à 2020

Nous présentons dans ce travail, un panorama synthétique des occupations humaines du Nord du Maroc, en mettant l’accent sur l’association des données anthropologiques et des données culturelles, ceci dans un cadre chronologique compris entre le Paléolithique Moyen (MSA) et le Paléolithique Supérieur. Nous présentons aussi les projets développés, durant ces 15 dernières années, et les résultats les plus intéressants que nous avons obtenus. Pour conclure, nous proposons quelques réflexions sur l’évaluation culturelle et historique des enregistrements archéologiques de la région de Tétouan dans les périodes du Paléolithique Moyen et Supérieur. In this work, we present a synthetic panorama of the human occupations of northern Morocco, with an emphasis on the association of anthropological with cultural records, within the framework of the Middle Palaeolithic (MSA) and the Upper Palaeolithic. We also present the projects developed over the past 15 years and the most interesting results we have obtained. And we conclude bay providing some reflections on the cultural and historical evaluation of the archaeological records from the Tetouan region in the Middle and the Upper Palaeolithic phases.
Short-course Versus Long-course Preoperative Radiotherapy plus Delayed Surgery in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer: a Meta-analysis

Short-course preoperative radiation (SCRT) with delayed surgery was found to increase pathologic complete response (pCR) rates in several trials. However, there was no clear answer on whether SCRT or long-course chemo-radiotherapy (LCRT) is more effective. Therefore we conducted this meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SCRT versus LCRT, both with delayed surgery, for treatment of rectal cancer.The literature was searched from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and clinicaltrials.gov up to November, 2014. Quality of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was evaluated according to the Cochrane's risk of bias tool of RCT. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system was used to rate the level of evidence. Review Manager 5.3 was employed for statistical analysis. Pooled risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.Three RCTs, with a total of 357 rectal cancer patients, were included in this systematic review. Meta- analysis results demonstrated there were no significantly differences in sphincter preservation rate, local recurrence rate, grade 3~4 acute toxicity, R0 resection rate and downstaging rate. Compared with SCRT, LCRT was associated with significant increase in the pCR rate [RR=0.49, 95%CI (0.31, 0.78), P=0.003].In terms of sphincter preservation rate, local recurrence rate, grade 3~4 acute toxicity, R0 resection rate and downstaging rate, SCRT with delayed surgery is as effective as LCRT with delayed surgery for management of rectal cancer. LCRT significantly increased pCR rate compared with SCRT. Due to risk of bias and imprecision, further multi-center large sample RCTs were needed to confirm this conclusion.
Investment Market Environment and Decision Making for Equity Portfolio Selection

Decision making for portfolio selection is based on financial theory of modern portfolio and capital asset pricing model that have shaped way in which academics and practitioners analyze investment performance. Most of investors act rationally and consider all available information in the decision making process for efficiency reflecting all available information for security prices. This study aimed to examine the relationship between equity investment market environment and its portfolio selection decision-making in Arusha. This study employed descriptive and correlation research design. Purposive sampling method was applied to select 48 participants. A questionnaire was administered to collect data. Findings revealed that there was very high chance of the investors to make income out of their investments. Majority of respondents reported that market equity investment was very adequate to guarantee income from investment (mean = 3.63), predict investment income for all the periods of investment (mean = 3.25), short term investment that was within 5 years (mean = 3.75), access to equity investment information (mean = 4), making proper decision on equity investment information (mean = 3.29) and was with adequate managerial skills (mean = 3.13). Results show that high return on investment (mean = 4.25) was extremely adequate for equity investment portfolio selection, diversification (mean = 3.33) and imitation and following (mean = 3.88) were very adequate for equity investment portfolio selection, investment flexibility (mean = 3.04) and investment status and prestige (mean = 3.13) were adequate for equity investment portfolio selection. There was significant relationship between market equtiy investment environment and diversified investment portfolio selection decision. This study may serve as an eye opener to investors and mangers of companies to plan for business projects and equity investments in Arusha. There is a need to provide investors with information flow from the Bank of Tanzania and other financial institutions on investments.
Ultrasonic focusing and scanning with multiple waves

This paper presents a new focusing and scanning method which focuses multiple waves on a target. The key of the method is to control excitation pulses for each element of the transducer array. The excitation pulse on each array element is obtained by time reversing the signal received by the same element, which is generated by an imaginary source at the target. The excitation pulses from all array elements are transmitted and arrive at the target simultaneously, and focusing is achieved. The performance of the two methods is compared in numerical examples, and it is demonstrated that the proposed method achieves a satisfactory focusing and a good signal-to-noise ratio no matter where the target location is.
Microglial control of neuronal activity in the healthy and the injured brain

Microglia are the main immune cells of the brain, but their role in brain injury is highly controversial due to the difficulties in selectively manipulating and imaging microglial actions in real time. Specifically, it is unclear whether microglia control neuronal survival after injury via shaping the activity of complex neuronal networks in vivo. To this end, we have combined fast in vivo two-photon imaging of neuronal calcium responses with selective microglial manipulation for the first time. Our data suggest that microglia constantly monitor and control neuronal network activity and these actions are essential to limit excitotoxicity and neuronal death after acute brain injury. We also identify microglia as key regulators of spreading depolarization in vivo. However, the underlying mechanisms remained unexplored. Here, I propose that microglia control neuronal excitability and based on preliminary data I set out to investigate how this occurs. We will combine selective, CSF1R-mediated microglia depletion with advanced neurophysiological methods such as in vivo calcium imaging and intracranial EEG for the first time, to reveal how microglia shape activity of complex neuronal networks in the healthy and the injured brain. Then, we will study microglia-neuron interactions from the network level to nanoscale level using in vivo two-photon imaging and super-resolution microscopy. We will apply novel chemogenic and optogenetic approaches to manipulate microglia in real time, assess their role in neuronal activity changes and investigate the molecular mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. Our unpublished data also suggest that inflammation – a key contributor to brain diseases – could disrupt microglia-neuron signaling and we set out to investigate the underlying mechanisms. By using state-of the-art research tools that had not been applied previously in this context, our studies are likely to reveal novel pathophysiological mechanisms relevant for common brain diseases.
Common Strategy network for Spatial Development and Implementation

The region involved faces a pre-accession situation and is geographically as well as functionally a interface to future EU enlargement. The region is characterised by highly diversified types of landscape and physical structures with a vast natural and cultural heritage. The system of central places is without a dominating agglomeration. The net of the north/south and east/west TEN- & TINA-corridors creates a strong impact on accessibility (sea, rail road, air), economic location development, economic exchange and future prosperity. There has been a tradition of exchanging information within the region in the framework of the ALPS-ADRIATIC working community and the previous period of INTERREG. However, there are still existing quite different administrative structures, planning systems, planning philosophies and systems of basic information needed for regional development issues. The resulting inconsistencies have a negative impact on a more balanced development of the region.
Measurement of dispersion curves of circumferential guided waves radiating from curved shells: Theory and numerical validation

A method is proposed to evaluate in a non-contact way the phase velocity dispersion curves of circumferential waves around a shell of arbitrary shape immersed in a fluid. No assumptions are made about the thickness or the material of the shell. A geometrical model is derived to describe the shape of the radiated wavefronts in the surrounding fluid, and predict the positions of its centers of curvature. Then the time-reversal principle is applied to recover these positions and to calculate the phase velocity of the circumferential waves. Numerical finite-difference simulations are performed to evaluate the method on a circular and on an elliptic thin shell. Different dispersion curves can be recovered with an error of less than 10%.
Toner concentration control

A method adjusting variations in toner concentration in a printing machine by first determining a pixel count of documents to be imaged. The system then provides two test targets (114,116) on the imaging surface (12) one of the test targets (114) having a relatively low reflectance and the other test target (116) having a medium reflectance. The reflectance value of the test targets is sensed and the difference between the reflectance values is calculated and compared to a reference value to provide an error value. The system then uses the error value and the pixel count of documents to be imaged to determine a time period of dispense for a toner dispenser. <IMAGE>
In defence of experimental medicine: emotional appeals and medical didacticism in germany, britain and north america, 1870-1914

IDEM analyses the didactic strategies of the medical establishment in Germany, the UK and North America in educating the public about the benefits of experimental medicine. The period of focus is from 1870 to 1914: the key expansion phase for experimental medicine in physiology, toxicology, surgery and immunology. Educational strategies were important for ensuring the on-going freedom of medical research in the face of opposition from the lay public on ethical, moral and aesthetic grounds. Potential legal checks on medical practice motivated doctors to change anti-scientific opinion through informal educational strategies, involving the dissemination of knowledge, the disparagement of opponents of experimentation, and influence over popular emotional reactions to medical science. IDEM probes the internal politics of the medical establishments of each area and the ways in which they learnt from each other through networks of exchange and experience. IDEM’s objectives are: 1. To explore the pedagogical techniques and strategies of the medical establishment in their efforts to “sell” experimental medicine to the lay public, in England, Germany and North America, c. 1870-1914. 2. To reveal the ways in which these techniques and strategies involved transnational networks and exchanges among these countries that worked to represent an orthodoxy of medical endeavour. 3. To interpret how far medical didacticism in this period depended upon affective appeals, either instead of or embedded into the dissemination of medical knowledge, and the extent to which such appeals were gendered. 4. To analyse the extent to which the defence of medical experimentation transformed both medical institutions and medical personalities into a) political agents and b) public bodies. 5. To assess the extent to which affective didacticism sought to change the emotional responses of both the public and of medical practitioners to the sights, practices and results of experimental medicine.
Promotion of bionic forearm prosthesis “Zeus” on foreign markets.

SA 42799(2015/X) =Name of the selected industry promotion program= The aim of the project is to promote a new product in the form of bionic forearm prosthesis “Zeus”, developed by Aether Biomedical Sp. z o.o., composed of specialists in the field of medicine, robotics, electronics, mechanics and commercialisation of medical devices. The new product, i.e. the bionic hand prosthesis, is characterised by unprecedented properties on the market. Thanks to the use of innovative solutions, the prosthesis is characterised by improved resistance, increased precision, lower weight and affordable price. Due to its purpose, the product naturally satisfies the specific needs of people with functional (physical) limitations. According to the above — the selected promotion programme is the XII programme, i.e. Medical equipment = Selected prospective markets (specific countries) where activities from the industry promotion programme will be conducted= On the basis of the market analysis carried out, the Applicant determined that it is possible to distinguish the following forward-looking markets, in which activities from the sector of the promotion programme will be conducted: — South America — Mexico — North America — Canada — USA — Ukraine — Brazil — India — China, and — Germany — National Information and Promotion Stand at an industry event =Scope of the project — type and nature of the planned tasks= The following promotional tasks are planned: 1) Outgoing economic missions 2) Arrival economic missions 3) Fairs in the role of exhibitor 4) Advisory service 5) Additional promotional activities: advertising spots and films promoting the brand 6) Additional promotional activities: foreign language website or module 7) Additional promotional activities: search engines and social networks =How to finance project implementation= The applicant has documented financial liquidity and therefore the project will be financed from its own resources.
Contain, distribute, obstruct. governing the mobility of asylum seekers in the european union

CONDISOBS aims to strengthen the professional profile of the researcher through the design, management and implementation of an individual research project, as well as through advanced training in research methods and transferable skills. The project will provide a unique and comprehensive analysis of the three key measures that were undertaken after the “refugee crisis” to govern asylum seekers’ mobility in the EU, which is to say hotspots, relocation, and border controls. More specifically, it aims to understand whether hotspots have succeeded in containing incoming migrants in the first country of entry and whether relocation schemes and the strengthening of border controls have reduced “secondary movements” of asylum seekers within the EU. This will be achieved through an extensive, multi-sited qualitative study focusing on three aspects. The first concerns the functioning of hotspots in Greece and Italy and their ability to register all incoming migrants and channel them to the relevant administrative procedure. The second relates to the practical difficulties encountered by Greek and Italian authorities to relocate people, as well as the trajectories of those who were relocated to Luxembourg and Lithuania. The third deals with the effects of the reintroduction of border controls in three strategic border points that are commonly used by migrants to leave Italy (Bardonecchia, Brenner, and Ventimiglia). With its findings, the study will contribute to current debates on the reform of the Common European Asylum System by providing policy recommendations based on solid empirical evidence, which will be communicated through a comprehensive dissemination plan targeting both academic and non-academic audiences. Thanks to its manifold focus on research, training, project management and dissemination, CONDISOBS will thus represent a key stage in the career of the researcher, while also broadening the research base and networking opportunities of the host institution.