SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
La tuberculose multifocale chez l’immunocompétent

La tuberculose constitue un problème majeur de santé publique dans le monde et au Maroc. La tuberculose multifocale est définie par l’atteinte de deux sites extrapulmonaires non contigus associée ou non à une atteinte pulmonaire. Nous rapportons une étude rétrospective portant sur 87 cas de tuberculose multifocale chez des patients immunocompétents, colligés au service des maladies respiratoires du CHU Ibn Rochd de Casablanca sur une période de 18 ans allant de 2001 à 2021. Il s’agit de 54 femmes et 33 hommes. La moyenne d’âge était de 33 ans. Le délai moyen de consultation était de 72 jours. Tous nos patients étaient correctement vaccinés par le BCG. Un contage tuberculeux récent était retrouvé dans 35 % des cas. Un bilan du terrain réalisé chez tous les patients à la recherche d’une éventuelle immunodépression était négatif. Nos patients avaient au moins trois atteintes associées. La tuberculose pulmonaire était retrouvée dans tous les cas, elle était associée à une atteinte pleurale dans 39,2 % des cas, ganglionnaire médiastinale dans 24 % des cas, péritonéale dans 19,4 % des cas, ganglionnaire périphérique dans 16,4 % des cas, splénique dans 14,8 % des cas, un abcès froid de la paroi thoracique dans 12 % des cas, une atteinte uro-génitale dans 10,4 % des cas, péricardique et cérébroméningée dans 8,9 % des cas chacune et ostéoarticulaire dans 7,4 % des cas. Une atteinte cutanée et du cavum était notée dans deux cas chacune. Un abcès du psoas a été retrouvé chez une seule patiente. Les patients étaient traités selon les recommandations du programme national de lutte contre la tuberculose au Maroc. L’évolution sous traitement anti-bacillaire était favorable dans 71 % des cas. Une patiente a présenté une rechute tuberculeuse pulmonaire deux années après la première atteinte. Nous avions déploré deux décès l’un dans un tableau de détresse respiratoire secondaire à un pneumothorax compliquant une miliaire tuberculeuse, l’autre suite à une défaillance multiviscérale secondaire à une CIVD et 20 patients ont été perdus de vue. La tuberculose multifocale est souvent décrite comme étant l’apanage de l’immunodéprimé, mais à travers ce travail. Nous insistons sur la possibilité de le retrouver même chez les sujets immunocompétents. Un traitement antituberculeux doit être instauré le plus rapidement possible pour éviter des complications parfois désastreuses.
(3553.04032020.158000140) AMBULÂNCIA INTELIGENTE

A IDEIA POR TRÁS DO PROJETO? O DESENVOLVIMENTO INTEGRADO DE UM VEÍCULO PARA O RESGATE QUE, ATRAVÉS DA OTIMIZAÇÃO DAS FUNÇÕES? EXISTENTES E A INTRODUÇÃO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS, APROVEITANDO AS TECNOLOGIAS DISPONÍVEIS HOJE, MELHOR:1. AS POSSIBILIDADES? ASSISTÊNCIA NO PIS? VÁRIAS CONDIÇÕES DE INTERVENÇÃO, TAIS COMO:A. ATENÇÃO DOMICILIAR EM ÁREAS LOCAIS? URBANA E/OU EM LOCAIS REMOTOS/PRIVADOS;B. ASSISTÊNCIA EM DESASTRES (TERRAMOTOS, INUNDAÇÕES, AVALANCHES, ETC.);C. ASSISTÊNCIA EM CASO DE ACIDENTE (ESTRADA, AVIATÓRIA, ETC.); D. TRANSFERÊNCIA DE PACIENTES CRITICI2. AS CONDIÇÕES DE FUNCIONAMENTO DO PESSOAL QUE CONDUZ E PRESTA ASSISTÊNCIA AO TRANSPORTADO3. O SANEAMENTO DO MEIO E A SEGURANÇA DO MEIO AMBIENTE EM QUE ATUA, EM TERMOS DE POLUIÇÃO E CONTAMINAÇÃO POR AGENTES PATOGENIPI? CONCRETAMENTE, AS INOVAÇÕES EM QUESTÃO CONSISTEM EM: 1. MAXIMIZANDO A POSSIBILIDADE? ACESSO DOS MEIOS AO LOCAL DE INTERVENÇÃO; 2. ASSEGURAR A COMUNICAÇÃO ÁUDIO/DADOS/SINAIS/VÍDEO EM TEMPO REAL
Labs for prototyping future mobility data sharing cloud solutions

The overall objective of MobiDataLab is to propose to the mobility stakeholders (transport organising authorities, operators, industry, innovators) a replicable methodology and sustainable tools that foster the development of a data sharing culture in Europe and beyond. 
MobiDataLab is based on a continuous co-development of knowledge and of technical solutions for data sharing with high involvement of all data producers and consumers in the transport and mobility landscape. This will be put in action through problem-solving oriented Labs, the collection and analysis of advice and recommendations of experts and supporting cities/regions/clusters/associations aided by the incremental construction of a cross-thematic knowledge base and of a cloud-based service platform, which will federate access and usage of data sharing resources. MobiDataLab leverages on the legal, technological and economic opportunities to:
- present mobility data providers with recommendations on how to improve the quality, accessibility and usability of their data - how to describe them, how to store them safely and securely, how to make them available, easy to find, and understandable;
- encourage the reuse of these data and foster users’ trust in the data, contributing to the development and promotion of open tools to the community of innovators;
- bring together mobility stakeholders (both data providers and data consumers) to find innovative solutions to concrete problems, using open data as a tool.
The MobiDataLab consortium is formed by 10 partners from Industry, Research, Academia, Consultancy and Governance sectors, located in 7 countries. The consortium shares a common view on the values and benefits of open data and open source principles for fostering independence and uptake by communities. The MobiDataLab yet young-and-emerging group of supporting parties allows to consider replicability of approach and results in many more countries, including beyond EU.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of use of serum C-reactive protein levels to predict anastomotic leak after colorectal surgery

Abstract Background Several recent studies have investigated the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) as an early marker of anastomotic leakage following colorectal surgery. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the predictive value of CRP in this setting. Methods A systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed to identify studies evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of postoperative CRP for anastomotic leakage following colorectal surgery. A meta-analysis was carried out using a random-effects model and pooled predictive parameters were determined along with a CRP cut-off value at each postoperative day (POD). Results Seven studies, with a total of 2483 patients, were included. The pooled prevalence of leakage was 9·6 per cent and the median day on which leakage was diagnosed ranged from POD 6 to 9. The serum CRP level on POD 3, 4 and 5 had comparable diagnostic accuracy for the development of an anastomotic leak with a pooled area under the curve of 0·81 (95 per cent confidence interval 0·75 to 0·86), 0·80 (0·74 to 0·86) and 0·80 (0·73 to 0·87) respectively. The derived CRP cut-off values were 172 mg/l on POD 3, 124 mg/l on POD 4 and 144 mg/l on POD 5; these corresponded to a negative predictive value of 97 per cent and a negative likelihood ratio of 0·26–0·33. All three time points had a low positive predictive value for leakage, ranging between 21 and 23 per cent. Conclusion CRP is a useful negative predictive test for the development of anastomotic leakage following colorectal surgery.
BILDDIAGNOSEZENTRUM S. FRANCESCO SRL – HELIANTHUS.

HELIANTHUS – S. FRANCESCO SRL BILDDIAGNOSEZENTRUM. VERBESSERUNG DER TECHNOLOGISCHEN INFRASTRUKTUR, UM DIE QUALITÄT UND QUANTITÄT DER VOM DIAGNOSEZENTRUM ANGEBOTENEN DIENSTLEISTUNGEN DURCH DEN KAUF DES MAMMOGRAPHSYSTEMS ZU VERBESSERN
BINDING RINGS

The invention concerns a ring system for binding or joining that is characterized by a ring base and a back. The longitudinal base contains a plurality of rings divided lengthwise into separable complementary halves. The back of said base has a straight central guide in semi-circular segments and dovetails segmented longitudinally in the central axis thereof. Both halves can be separated or joined in the profile section by a hinge membrane. The back is a straight, independent and separable profile serving as a joining clamp by means of an inner profile in the form of a V-shaped groove that slides along the dovetail profile. The outer profile of the back is variable and may be curved, straight or provided with an engraved design.
A study of sub-ionospheric early VLF perturbations observed at Agra (L&#x003D;1.15), India

In this paper, we present the results of sub-ionospheric VLF perturbations observed on NWC (19.8 kHz) ransmitter signal propagating in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, monitored at Agra (Geomag. Lat 27°E, long. 78°N) using SoftPAL receiver. During the period of observation (June, 2011 to December, 2011), we found 75 cases of abrupt amplitude/phase perturbations showing early character. Most of the early events observed show an amplitude change lying between 0.16–4.5 dB, only few cases having >4.5 dB and phase change lying between 01–17 degree respectively. The onset duration of these early perturbations is up to ∼ 5 sec, showing early slow character. The World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) data and the broadband VLF data is analysed to find the location of causative lightning associated with these early VLF perturbations. During the period of our study majority of the events are observed at nighttimes and only few cases are observed at daytimes most likely due to the occurrence of red sprite or elves in the daytime. The lightning discharge and associated processes that leads to the changes in the waveguide characteristics and hence VLF transmission have been discussed.
Palacetes em Lisboa entre o século XIX e o início do século XX – âmbito e contextos sociais, culturais e artísticos

No presente artigo pretendemos problematizar a designação palacete, tipologia de edifício geralmente definido como palácio pequeno, associado à ascensão e nobilitação da burguesia no século XIX. Muito embora esta questão já tenha sido abordada por diversos historiadores de arte (França, 1990; Silva, 1997; Leal, 2005; Carita, 2017) constata-se que, ao desejarmos clarificar os parâmetros de identificação deste tipo de edifícios, quando aplicados à realidade do edificado, há diversas flutuações. Pretendemos, deste modo, historiar a evolução do uso da palavra palacete, associando-o a um trabalho sistemático sobre fontes epocais que até ao presente nunca foi realizado. No ponto subsequente, procuraremos identificar os edifícios que assim têm sido denominados, a cronologia da sua construção e caracterizar os seus proprietários. Depois da realização deste inventário alargado e crítico, voltaremos à designação de palacete que deverá albergar diversos subtipos.
SAM

Social media services offer a wide range of opportunities for businesses and developers to exploit the vast amount of information and user-generated content produced via social media. In addition, the notion of TV second screen usage -- the interleaved usage of TV and smart devices such as smartphones -- appears ever more prominent, with viewers continuously seeking further information and deeper engagement while watching movies, TV shows or event coverage. In this work-in-progress contribution, we present SAM, an innovative platform that combines social media, content syndication and targets second screen usage to enhance media content provisioning and advance the user experience. SAM incorporates modern technologies and novel features in the areas of content management, dynamic social media, social mining, semantic annotation and multi-device representation to facilitate an advanced business environment for broadcasters, content and metadata providers and editors to better exploit their assets and increase revenues.
High performance generation channel integration and testing

Conventional aircraft currently use three-stage synchronous generators to provide 115Vrms 400Hz AC power to downstream electrical loads. The recent introduction of variable frequency generators has permitted simplification of the mechanical drive train, offering greater power capability than traditional constant frequency generator technologies. The IGNITE project will take a step further and move away from AC power to the DC power to achieve further efficiency improvement and mass reduction. 

The IGNITE Consortium will bring together their world-leading expertise in the field of machines, electrical drive integration and testing including test rig design, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), test rig integration of high-performance electrical generation systems, test rig commissioning, test planning and test management, to develop a high-performance test rig for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power generation channel testing and demonstration. IGNITE will also integrate the power electronic conversion and quick disconnect system developed in two other topics with the IGNITE test bench and SCADA system.

The high performance HVDC power generation channel to be developed by IGNITE will embrace multiple advancements including:
• Robust and reliable test equipment for HVDC power generation systems 
• High-efficiency, high-speed permanent magnet machine drives 
• Advanced test rig combining environmental effects and degradation of the system under test
• Advanced control for high-speed electrical generators
• Fast data acquisition system which is capable of capturing rapid change system variables and parameters
The integrated HVDC power generation system developed within IGNITE will demonstrate an innovative high-efficiency and robust power generation technology for future LPA applications. It will also open doors for power sharing between different HVDC power sources to further improve the efficiency of aircraft under different operating conditions.
Hill's spectral curves and the invariant measure of the periodic KdV equation

Abstract This paper analyses the periodic spectrum of Schrodinger's equation − f ″ + q f = λ f when the potential is real, periodic, random and subject to the invariant measure ν N β of the periodic KdV equation. This ν N β is the modified canonical ensemble, as given by Bourgain (1994) [7] , and ν N β satisfies a logarithmic Sobolev inequality. Associated concentration inequalities control the fluctuations of the periodic eigenvalues ( λ n ) . For β , N > 0 small, there exists a set of positive ν N β measure such that ( ± 2 ( λ 2 n + λ 2 n − 1 ) ) n = 0 ∞ gives a sampling sequence for Paley–Wiener space PW ( π ) and the reproducing kernels give a Riesz basis. Let ( μ j ) j = 1 ∞ be the tied spectrum; then ( 2 μ j − j ) belongs to a Hilbert cube in l 2 and is distributed according to a measure that satisfies Gaussian concentration for Lipschitz functions. The sampling sequence ( μ j ) j = 1 ∞ arises from a divisor on the spectral curve, which is hyperelliptic of infinite genus. The linear statistics ∑ j g ( λ 2 j ) with test function g ∈ PW ( π ) satisfy Gaussian concentration inequalities.
In-office bacteria test for a microbial monitoring during the conventional and self-ligating orthodontic treatment

Abstract This study investigated the microbial level of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus spp. during an orthodontic treatment, and compare the data with untreated control subjects. Sixty young adult subjects were selected (average 20.5, DS 1.62), among which 40 underwent an orthodontic treatment (20 were treated with self-ligating brackets and 20 with conventional brackets) and 20 were controls. Plaque Index, salivary flow and buffering capacity of saliva were assessed before the beginning of the orthodontic treatment. Then the microbial counts were obtained by using an in-office bacteria test. The plaque index (PI) increased over time in each group as well as salivary flow, mostly in subjects treated with self-ligating brackets, suggesting a difference between conventional and self-ligating brackets. S.mutans showed a different trend of colonization in the two treated groups, as for subjects treated with conventional brackets it showed the greater value at the early stage of treatment (T1), followed by a decrease at T2. Lactobacillus spp. showed significant increase over time in the two treated groups, respect to the control group. Linear regression analysis showed no significant predictor for the microbial count at T2. The assortment of the various species of bacteria change over time during the orthodontic treatment, and seems to show different trends, depending on the type of orthodontic device. Consequently a periodical microbial monitoring using in-office bacteria tests, seems indicated.
Novel insights into the sensing of salt stress in plants: understanding the relationship between salt stress response and cytosolic ph changes.

The Salt Overly Sensitive (SOS) pathway is one of the main regulatory systems responsible for Na homeostasis in plants. The SOS pathway is activated by salt stress and comprises three core components: SOS1, SOS2 and SOS3. SOS3 is a calcium (Ca) sensor that perceives the increase of intracellular Ca triggered by salt stress and recruits SOS2, a Ser/Thr protein kinase, to the PM. The complex activates protein SOS1 by phosphorylation, a PM-localized Na/H antiporter that prevents the accumulation of Na to toxic levels and regulates Na partition between roots and shoots. Cytosolic free Ca is a common second messenger in the signalling of a variety of abiotic stresses. The wide range of Ca-activated responses lead us to posit the existence of additional mechanisms relaying input signals that, together with this Ca signature, would initiate the specific response for a particular stress. The hypothesis of my proposal is that the increase in intracellular Na concentration provokes the alkalinisation of the intracellular pH, what would be sensed by SOS3. SOS3 would work as pH and Ca sensor, which would integrate this pH shift and the Ca signature to activate SOS pathway.

To support the hypothesis of cytosolic alkalinisation as a salt stress signal and SOS3 as a Ca and pH sensor, two experimental criteria must be meet: (1) salinity should induce an alkaline pH shift in plant cells, and (2) structural determinants of pH-sensing should be demonstrated in SOS3. To achieve my goal: (1) I will use a system, improved by Prof. Schumacher’s group, which allows the visualisation of pH changes in selected subcellular localisations through fluorescence ratio imaging experiments; and (2) I will use the technics learned and used duiring my postdoct stage to study whether SOS3 interactions and/or activity are pH dependent.

This research will provide a new paradigm of how sodicity is sensed by plant cells.
Arrested Justice: The Multifaceted Plight of Immigrant Latinas who Faced Domestic Violence

This study documents and analyzes the experiences of Latina immigrants, predominantly Mexican women in Southern California, who faced domestic violence. Using a comparative case study methodology, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews with residents of a battered women’s shelter and professional service providers. The study also administered questionnaires detailing demographic and self-help behavior information, and descriptions of the multiple challenges faced by this population. Findings revealed multiple and intertwining barriers that were described as structural, cultural, and institutional. Some of the most salient obstacles includes: language barriers, gender and economic inequality, and lack of knowledge of laws and services that can support them. In order to better address the unique challenges faced by Latina immigrants who are survivors or face domestic violence, governmental, educational, medical, and social institutions should collaborate in developing community based cultural-competent programs and policies that integrate the intersecting needs of Latina women in these circumstances.
Electric innovative commuter aircraft

Electric Innovative Commuter Aircraft

The ELICA research project activities are focused on the conceptual design of a 19 passengers commuter aircraft based on alternative propulsion concepts, targeting near-zero CO2 emissions. The project aligns with the environmental expectations of the European Commission towards the aeronautical industry formulated in Flightpath 2050 , and is in line with the economic objectives of the European Commission to safeguard high-quality jobs in the aerospace sectors by strengthening the technological leadership and the competitiveness of the European’s aerospace industry.
The high-level objective of ELICA is to provide a concept design of a 19 passenger commuter aircraft with new zero-emissions with respect to CO2, NOx, and noise. 

The concept should be: 
• environmentally friendly, i.e. with measurable reduction in estimated emission values;
• economically feasible, i.e. the aircraft requirements are derived from the market demands;
• and technologically innovative, i.e. the flexibility in the aircraft design space provided by new propulsion technologies should be explored and exploited.

The final concept design will pave the way to an innovative aircraft demonstrator. It will be an important step stone to strengthen the technology leadership of the European aeronautical industry, in the global race for the next-generation efficient commuter aircraft for regional mobility.
Contrast agents for protontherapy pet range monitoring

In radiation therapy, proton therapy has a more favourable dose distribution than conventional radiotherapy with photons and electrons. However, in order to fully exploit this dosimetric advantage, it would be required to verify the range of protons in the patient with mm accuracy. The most used strategy for in-vivo range verification in protontherapy relies on positron emission tomography (PET) activation. As they progress through the patient, proton beams undergo nuclear reactions than can produce radioactive isotopes, some of which are positron-emitters. This induced radiactivity can be detected in commercial or dedicated PET scanners and used to deduce the delivered dose distribution in the patient.

While a promising technique, two main challenges have so far limited its clinical implementation: first, the proton interaction cross sections of the elements making up the body (C, O, N, H) are relatively low, which causes the positron dissintegration counts detected by the PET scanners to be about 1 or 2 orders of magnitude lower than the usual numbers in nuclear medicine. And second, the spatial and temporal distributions of PET emitters follow a very complex relation with the dose depositions which complicate the range verification process.

The CAPPERAM project aims at solving these two problems by using Zn-based contrast agents in the patient during irradiation. Zn has a very high cross section for proton interaction peaking at very low proton energies, which produces a very high concentration of PET emitters near the end of the proton range.

The action, comprising both computational simulations and phantom experiments, will take place in Sedecal Molecular Imaging, a company dedicated to the fabrication of high-precision PET devices, with a 6-month secondment at the group of Nuclear Physics of the Complutense University in Madrid, which specializes in applications of experimental nuclear physics to medical imaging.
TOP-DOWN REFINEMENT IN LANE MARKING NAVIGATION

Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, top-down refinement in lane marking navigation is provided. The system may include one or more memories storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to receive from one or more cameras one or more images of a roadway in a vicinity of a vehicle, the roadway comprising a lane marking comprising a dashed line, update a model of the lane marking based on odometry of the one or more cameras relative to the roadway, refine the updated model of the lane marking based on an appearance of dashes derived from the received one or more images and a spacing between dashes derived from the received one or more images, and cause one or more navigational responses in the vehicle based on the refinement of the updated model.