SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Three Dimensional System Integration: IC Stacking Process and Design

Three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) stacking is the next big step in electronic system integration. It enables packing more functionality, as well as integration of heterogeneous materials, devices, and signals, in the same space (volume). This results in consumer electronics (e.g., mobile, handheld devices) which can run more powerful applications, such as full-length movies and 3D games, with longer battery life. This technology is so promising that it is expected to be a mainstream technology a few years from now, less than 10-15 years from its original conception. To achieve this type of end product, changes in the entire manufacturing and design process of electronic systems are taking place. This book provides readers with an accessible tutorial on a broad range of topics essential to the non-expert in 3D System Integration. It is an invaluable resource for anybody in need of an overview of the 3D manufacturing and design chain.
Awareness raising and capacity building increasing adoption of egnss in urban mobility applications and services

Urban mobility is becoming an issue of great importance in today’s society due to the increasing population movements towards big cities and the exponential growth of cities in developing countries. Today, urban mobility schemes are evolving faster than ever mainly due to social, economic and technological changes. The traditional choice between walking, taking public transport or else buying a car is being extended with a wide range of new flexible mobility services, such as vehicle sharing and ride-hailing. Those shared mobility services are blurring the lines between private and public transport, with the potential of displacing car ownership but also traditional transit systems. And the adoption of autonomous vehicles will only accelerate this trend. There's the need for Public Transport Authorities, operators and industrial providers to prepare for this change and adopt the necessary tools to manage the mobility services of the future in a more flexible and efficient way.
EGNSS has the potential to enhance the quality of public transportation, by reducing operational costs, reducing traffic and providing savings in time and fuel, while fostering the development a wide range of new shared mobility services. ARIADNA aims at supporting the adoption of EGNSS for Public Transport and urban mobility, by raising awareness on GALILEO and EGNOS benefits among the different stakeholders involved and supporting the introduction of new solutions provided by SMEs and start-ups. The project builds up on experience gained from previous R&D related projects and the extensive network of stakeholders that can be reached through UITP and EIT Urban Mobility networks.
IL-6 promoter polymorphism (−174G/C) and systemic lupus erythematosus

We investigated the possible association between susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and single-nucleotide polymorphisms located in the promoter region of the interleukin-6 gene (−174 G/C) in a sample of the Egyptian population and the contribution of this polymorphism in the clinical or immunological manifestation of the disease. Forty-two Egyptian patients with SLE and 40 unrelated healthy control volunteers were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction followed by visualization on 4% agarose gel electrophoresis on ultraviolet transilluminator to detect the genotype distribution and allelic frequencies of the polymorphisms. The homozygous GG genotypes was significantly increased in SLE patients compared to control group (p value = 0.04). On the other hand, the heterozygous G/C genotype was significantly elevated in the controls compared to SLE patients (p value = 0.01). The odds ratio value for G/G was 2.6 with a 95% CI from 1.1 to 6.7. As regard the association of clinical manifestations to the genotype frequency, we found a statistical significant increase in the frequency of GG genotype with chest disease, nephritis, and arthritis. From this study, we suggest that G carrier is more susceptible to develop SLE and that SNP may have a role in the pathogenesis of the disease and may be associated with some of its clinical manifestations.
Assuming Direct Control: The Beguiling Allure of Incomes Policies in Postwar America

Abstract: Histories of American economic policymaking after World War II often describe a “Fiscal Revolution,” in which Keynesian macroeconomic tools replaced the microeconomic regulations and reforms of the New Deal. This article challenges that narrative by demonstrating how the Keynesian economists responsible for the Fiscal Revolution relied upon incomes policies to ensure that inflation would not sabotage efforts to achieve full employment. In the 1960s, the White House Council of Economic Advisers pressed the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to enforce “wage-price guideposts” in order to realize the potential of the Fiscal Revolution. Yet incomes policies also encouraged policymakers to deflect responsibility for inflation onto the private sector’s behavior as an alternative to adopting the painful but necessary fiscal and monetary restraint. As a reliance on the microeconomic control of inflation persisted into the late 1970s, this approach ultimately undercut the Keynesians’ macroeconomic promises and prolonged the misery of stagflation.
Innovative powertrain for use in drones for efficient transport in air, land and water environments

Reference_Aid_programme: SA.41471(2015/X) Purpose_public_aid: Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ Urz. EU L 187/1 of 26.06.2014). The aim of the project is to develop a new type of drive for unmanned vehicles (so-called drones), which will enable the combination of three advanced and effective forms of transport in one solution, such as: vertical take-off and landing, ground travel and swimming function. Drones equipped with a new type of propulsion, will retain all flight parameters similar to the classic drones, while they will be distinguished by the possibility of using two additional forms of motion, i.e. moving on the ground (also in difficult terrain) and swimming on the water surface. The possibility of changing the form of transport to a large extent extends the range of drone applications with tasks that are not accessible to classic drones, such as monitoring of hard-to-reach areas, which require crossing under many obstacles. The applicant has extensive experience in the above-mentioned field, as he successfully developed, patented in more than 100 countries, including the USA, Russia and China, and commercialised a unique drive for unmanned vehicles (drones), which allows the use of two forms of transport, i.e. efficient movement both in the air and driving on the ground.
Optimization of Tensile Strength of Friction Welded AISI 1040 and AISI 304L Steels According to Statistics Analysis (ANOVA)

Abstract Materials difficult to weld by fusion welding processes can be successfully welded by friction welding. The strength of the friction welded joints is extremely affected by process parameters (rotation speed, friction time, friction pressure, forging time, and forging pressure). In this study, statistical values of tensile strength were investigated in terms of rotation speed, friction time, and friction pressure on the strength behaviours of friction welded AISI 1040 and AISI 304L alloys. Then, the tensile test results were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a confidence level of 95 % to find out whether a statistically significant difference occurs. As a result of this study, the maximum tensile strength is very close, which that of AISI 1040 parent metal of 637 MPa to could be obtained for the joints fabricated under the welding conditions of rotation speed of 1700 rpm, friction pressure of 50 MPa, forging pressure of 100 MPa, friction time of 4 s, and forging time of 2 s. Rotation speed, friction time, and friction pressure on the friction welding of AISI 1040 and AISI 304L alloys were statistically significant regarding tensile strength test values.
Gold(III) Porphyrins Containing Two, Three, or Four β,β′-Fused Quinoxalines. Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Effect of Structure and Acidity on Electroreduction Mechanism

Gold(III) porphyrins containing two, three, or four β,β'-fused quinoxalines were synthesized and examined as to their electrochemical properties in tetrahydrofuran (THF), pyridine, CH2Cl2, and CH2Cl2 containing added acid in the form of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The investigated porphyrins are represented as Au(PQ2)PF6, Au(PQ3)PF6, and Au(PQ4)PF6, where P is the dianion of the 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)porphyrin and Q is a quinoxaline group fused to a β,β'-pyrrolic position of the porphyrin macrocycle. In the absence of added acid, all three gold(III) porphyrins undergo a reversible one-electron oxidation and several reductions. The first reduction is characterized as a Au(III)/Au(II) process which is followed by additional porphyrin- and quinoxaline-centered redox reactions at more negative potentials. However, when 3-5 equivalents of acid are added to the CH2Cl2 solution, the initial Au(III)/Au(II) process is followed by a series of internal electron transfers and protonations, leading ultimately to triply reduced and doubly protonated Au(II)(PQ2H2) in the case of Au(III)(PQ2)(+), quadruply reduced and triply protonated Au(II)(PQ3H3) in the case of Au(III)(PQ3)(+), and Au(II)(PQ4H4) after addition of five electrons and four protons in the case of Au(III)(PQ4)(+). Under these solution conditions, the initial Au(PQ2)PF6 compound is shown to undergo a total of three Au(III)/Au(II) processes while Au(PQ3)PF6 and Au(PQ4)PF6 exhibit four and five metal-centered one-electron reductions, respectively, prior to the occurrence of additional reductions at the conjugated macrocycle and fused quinoxaline rings. Each redox reaction was monitored by cyclic voltammetry and thin-layer spectroelectrochemistry, and an overall mechanism for reduction in nonaqueous media with and without added acid is proposed. The effect of the number of Q groups on half-wave potentials for reduction and UV-visible spectra of the electroreduced species are analyzed using linear free energy relationships.
Promising approaches of computer-supported dietary assessment and management—Current research status and available applications

The aim of this review was to analyze computer-based tools for dietary management (including web-based and mobile devices) from both scientific and applied perspectives, presenting advantages and disadvantages as well as the state of validation.For this cross-sectional analysis, scientific results from 41 articles retrieved via a medline search as well as 29 applications from online markets were identified and analyzed.Results show that many approaches computerize well-established existing nutritional concepts for dietary assessment, e.g., food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) or dietary recalls (DR). Both food records and barcode scanning are less prominent in research but are frequently offered by commercial applications. Integration with a personal health record (PHR) or a health care workflow is suggested in the literature but is rarely found in mobile applications.It is expected that employing food records for dietary assessment in research settings will be increasingly used when simpler interfaces, e.g., barcode scanning techniques, and comprehensive food databases are applied, which can also support user adherence to dietary interventions and follow-up phases of nutritional studies.
Tariquidar inhibits P-glycoprotein drug efflux but activates ATPase activity by blocking transition to an open conformation

P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) is a drug pump that confers multidrug resistance. Inhibition of P-gp would improve chemotherapy. Tariquidar is a potent P-gp inhibitor but its mechanism is unknown. Here, we tested our prediction that tariquidar inhibits P-gp cycling between the open and closed states during the catalytic cycle. Transition of P-gp to an open state can be monitored in intact cells using reporter cysteines introduced into extracellular loops 1 (A80C) and 4 (R741C). Residues A80C/R741C come close enough (<7Å) to spontaneously cross-link in the open conformation (<7Å) but are widely separated (>30Å) in the closed conformation. Cross-linking of A80C/R741C can be readily detected because it causes the mutant protein to migrate slower on SDS-PAGE gels. We tested whether drug substrates or inhibitors could inhibit cross-linking of the mutant. It was found that only tariquidar blocked A80C/R741C cross-linking. Tariquidar was also a more potent pharmacological chaperone than other P-gp substrates/modulators such as cyclosporine A. Only tariquidar promoted maturation of misprocessed mutant F804D to yield mature P-gp. Tariquidar interacted with the transmembrane domains because it could rescue a misprocessed truncation mutant lacking the nucleotide-binding domains. These results show that tariquidar is a potent pharmacological chaperone and inhibits P-gp drug efflux by blocking transition to the open state during the catalytic cycle.
High-Valent protein-coordinated catalytic metal sites: geometric and electronic architecture

It is estimated that almost half of all enzymes utilize metal cofactors for their function, for example the respiratory complexes and the oxygen-evolving photosystem II, the most fundamental requirements for aerobic life as we know it. If we could mimic nature’s use of metals for harvesting sunlight, energy conversion and chemical synthesis it would eliminate the need for fossil fuels and greatly increase the possibilities of chemical industry while reducing the environmental impact. Achieving this type of chemistry is an outstanding testament to evolution and understanding it is a glaring challenge to mankind.

These types of reactions are based on very challenging redox chemistry (involving one or several electrons). The key catalytic species are generally high-valent metal clusters with a varying ligand environment, provided by the protein and other bound molecules, that directly controls the reactivity of the inorganic core. To be able to understand and mimic this chemistry it is of central importance to know the geometric and electronic structures of the metal core as well as the entire ligand environment for these usually short-lived and very reactive intermediates. It has, for a number of reasons, proven extremely challenging to obtain these for protein-coordinated catalysts.

The central goal of this project is to determine true and accurate geometric and electronic structures of high-valent di-nuclear Fe/Fe and Mn/Fe metal sites coordinated in protein matrices known to direct these for varied and important chemistry. By combining new X-ray diffraction based techniques with advanced spectroscopy we aim to define how the protein controls the entatic state as well as reactivity and mechanism for some of the most potent catalysts in nature. The results will serve as a basis for design of oxygen-activating catalysts with novel properties.
Late Eocene white pines (Pinus subgenus Strobus) from southern China

Fossil records indicate that the genus Pinus L. split into two subgenera by the Late Cretaceous, although subgenus Strobus (D. Don) Lemmon is less well documented than subgenus Pinus L., especially in eastern Asia. In this paper, Pinus maomingensis sp. nov. is established based on a compressed seed cone from the upper Eocene of the Maoming Basin of southern China. This species is attributed to genus Pinus, subgenus Strobus, section Quinquefoliae Duhamel, subsection Strobus Loudon based on the combination of morphological characters obtained from the cone scales, specifically from the terminal umbo, rhombic apophysis, and cuticle structure. Associated fascicles of needle leaves with deciduous sheaths and bulbous bases are recognized as Pinus sp. and also represent Pinus subgenus Strobus. This new discovery from the Maoming Basin constitutes the first megafossil record of subgenus Strobus from southern China and implies that the members of this subgenus arrived in the southern region of China by the late Eocene. The extant species of subgenus Strobus are mainly distributed in northern temperate and tropical to subtropical mountainous regions. We propose that the Maoming Basin was adjacent to a mountainous region during the late Eocene.
You're the Camera!

Virtual reality (VR) enables unusual experiences, including the physically impossible, in an immersive environment. As new media such as VR are developed, designers tend to remediate aspects from previous media, but not every aspect fits. Several areas in VR design warrant scientific investigation in that regard. This paper specifically addresses transitioning between environments: when transitioning in a virtual world, will camera movements made simultaneously and in sync with movements from the user produce a preferred scene transition experience compared to virtual camera movement that is less directly coupled? We report on a within-subject experiment where participants were tasked with transitioning between different environments. One set of transitions required the full physical motion of the user to complete, for the other set completing the transition was triggered after a part of the physical movement was performed up to a threshold. Results showed a clear preference for the second variant and thus for less control over the virtual camera.
A TRANSLATION ANALYSIS OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS IN CHOCOLAT BY JOANNE HARRIS AND ITS TRANSLATION BY IBNU SETIAWAN

This study is intended to analyze the translation strategies used by the translator in translating the idiomatic expressions; and the degree of meaning equivalence of the translation of idiomatic expressions in Chocolat by Joanne Harris and into Chocolat by Ibnu Setiawan. 
This study uses descriptive quantitative and qualitative research with a content analysis method. The percentages were used to strengthen the findings. Meanwhile the presentation of discussion was presented in a descriptive way. In this research, the data were collected, measured, and analyzed by doing some steps. To ensure the trustworthiness of the study, the data were deeply observed detail, by applying theories from experts of translation and examining both the process and the product of the research for constituency. 
The findings of the study show that most of the idiomatic expressions occurring in the novel are translated using paraphrase strategy (70.67%). In other word, translation by paraphrasing is the most common way of translating idiomatic expressions in the novel Chocolat. It happens when an exact match cannot be found in the target language text. It is considered easier for the translator to translate the idiomatic expression by its meaning than translate it into idiom in the TL text, because of the difference of culture and linguistics background between the SL and TL text. On the contrary, the least strategy used is translation by omission (1.78%). In terms of meaning equivalence, the translation of idiomatic expressions has higher percentages of equivalence degree indicated by frequency of equivalent meaning (85.56%) compared to non-equivalent one (14.44%). In short, the translator has successfully transferred the meanings of the source text as equivalent as possible and the translation can meet the readers’ need for equivalent translation.
TEXTURED THERMOPLASTIC NON-WOVEN ELEMENTS

A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non- woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile.
Physiological and Phenotypic Characteristics of Late Survivors of Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Who Are Free From Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Background— Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) after repair of tetralogy of Fallot is commonly required and is burdensome. Detailed anatomic and physiologic characteristics of survivors free from late PVR and with good exercise capacity are not well described in a literature focusing on the indications for PVR. Methods and Results— Survival and freedom from PVR were tracked in 1085 consecutive patients receiving standard tetralogy of Fallot repair in a single institution from 1964 to 2009. Of 152 total deaths, 100 occurred within the first postoperative year. Surviving patients between 10 and 50 years of age had an annual risk of death of 4 (confidence limit, 2.8–5.4) times that of normal contemporaries. To date, 189 patients have undergone secondary PVR at mean age of 20±13 years (36% of those alive at 40 years of age). A random sample of 50 survivors (age, 4–57 years) free from PVR underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance, echocardiography, and exercise testing. These patients had mildly dilated right ventricles (right ventricular end-diastolic volume=101±26 mL/m 2 ) with good systolic function (right ventricular ejection fraction=59±7%). Most had exercise capacity within normal range ( z peak o 2 =−0.91±1.3; z e / co 2 =0.20±1.5). In patients &gt;35 years of age with normal exercise capacity, there was mild residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (mean gradient, 24±13 mm Hg), pulmonary annulus diameters &lt;0.5 z , and unobstructed branch pulmonary arteries. Conclusions— An important proportion of patients require PVR late after tetralogy of Fallot repair. Patients surviving to 35 years of age without PVR and with a normal exercise capacity may have had a definitive primary repair; their right ventricular outflow tracts are characterized by mild residual obstruction and pulmonary annulus diameter &lt;0.5 z .
Study of carrier transport in materials by time-resolved spectroscopy with ultrashort soft x-ray light

SMART-X is a multidisciplinary and intersectoral network aiming at the training of scientists who will bring X-ray ultrafast spectroscopy beyond the current state of the art as a standard technique for investigation in crucial sectors of material science, with a particular emphasis on the investigation of charge carrier dynamics in materials relevant for novel energy supply and storage.
The network will recruit 15 early stage researchers (ESRs) to work towards the ambitious goal of the development of tabletop X-ray ultrafast spectroscopy in the condensed phase. Within SMART-X, a generation of creative, innovative, well-connected scientists will work towards unveiling the special physics of future and emerging material platforms, by implementing a research program at the physics/chemistry interface with partners from 7 European countries. This network will enhance the career perspectives of the ESRs by training them in a broad range of scientific, technical and transferable skills, through a unique combination of projects, secondments, and tailored courses provided by 8 world-leading academic institutions, two large scale facilities and 2 high-tech companies. Our goal is to establish long-lasting cooperation among the ESRs that will strengthen European competitiveness and innovation capacity.