SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Regionalism and instututional dynamics in the eu

The research project aims to investigate the formation of non-standard regions and the activation of multi-level governance practices induced by EU-led territorial cooperation instruments. It identifies four types of non-standard regions (micro, cross-border, off-shore and macro) that correspond to 4 EU instruments (CLLD, EGTC, maritime spatial planning, and Macro-regional strategy). They constitute a programmatic domain in which the EU is advocating a new regionalism agenda, which is based on the construction of new territorialised polities engaged in regional development and planning actions beyond formal administrative boundaries, from municipal to national ones. These new regional polities present an extensive variety of socio-institutional dynamics, committed to thematic or political objectives, and policy delivery channels. The scope of the project is to evaluate whether the tailoring of these regional polities contribute to address more appropriately socio-ecological regions, to activate cultural-cognitive understanding of new functional territories, to conceive more efficient spatial planning and development strategies. The project investigates one case-study region per each instrument, with a primary attention to two areas: a new micro-region and a cross-border region, which will be evaluated in relation to their overlapping/interaction with off-shore and macro-regions. Moreover, the fellowship poses the basis for a cutting-edge research program that explores the socio-cultural, political and institutional construction of these new territorialised polities; investigates their socio-institutional efficiency; makes explicit the characteristics of a renewed EU-led regionalism agenda; and clarifies the limits and the opportunities that a regionalism agenda on non-standard region has in addressing the challenges of contemporary Europe and its regional dynamics.
Method for manufacturing of a vertical light emitting device structure

Disclosed are a vertical GaN based light-emitting device (LED) structure and the manufacturing method thereof. In the structure and the corresponding method, a substrate unit having a mask is used to form a multi-layer epitaxial structure and the substrate and the multi-layer epitaxial structure are separated at the mask. After the multi-layer epitaxial structure is extracted, a metal reflector may be disposed thereunder. Next, a conductive substrate is bonded to the metal reflector. Next, an upper surface of the multi-layer structure is disposed with a p-electrode and a bottom side of the conductive substrate with an n-electrode whereby an vertical LED structure is formed.
Bayesian perspective on geotechnical variability and site characterization

Abstract Geotechnical characterization of a project site for engineering applications is indispensable in engineering geology and geotechnical engineering, and there are many unavoidable variabilities and uncertainties during characterization of a project site. Different variabilities and uncertainties usually are lumped together and observed as the total variability, which includes both the actual variability of soil and rock properties and other knowledge uncertainties, such as measurement errors and statistical uncertainty. It is the actual variability, not the total variability, which affects directly the observed performance (i.e., actual response) of geotechnical and geological systems and is of primary interest in site characterization. This paper aims to consolidate recent advancement in Bayesian studies in site characterization and develops a Bayesian inverse analysis framework for direct quantification of the actual variability of various soil and rock properties. To facilitate development of the framework, the procedure of geotechnical site characterization is revisited from a Bayesian perspective, and the occurrence and propagation of inherent variability, statistical uncertainty, measurement errors, and transformation uncertainty during characterization of a project site are mapped explicitly to different stages in site investigation. Based on the mapping, a robust framework is developed that streamlines the formulation of likelihood functions for various soil and rock properties when estimated using different field or laboratory tests, leading to a streamlined process for applications of the proposed Bayesian framework to different site characterization problems. Application examples are provided to illustrate the implementation and step-by-step procedures of the proposed Bayesian framework.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS OF A USER'S HEALTH INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

A system and a method for providing access of a user's health information are described. The method comprises providing a Health Information Exchange (HIE) server implemented over a blockchain network. The HIE server stores health information of a plurality of users. Further, a user device is present in communication with the HIE server. An access of the user's health information is provided to a third party, based on a user's permission, for performing a research on the user's health information. The user's health information is stored on the blockchain network. The user may be allowed to access results of the research stored on the blockchain network.
REstoring the MEmory of Adriatic ports sites.Maritime culture to foster Balanced tERritorial growth

REMEMBER project aims also to increase the attractiveness of local economies through the use of ICT for the digitalization of cultural contents, differentiate the touristic offer to reduce the tourism seasonality, and create new and qualified jobs linking digital and cultural competences. Cross-border collaboration among partners is intended to jointly face the challenges that are endangering the integrity and the same existence of the Adriatic maritime cultural heritage: mass touristic flows in peak seasons, deterioration of relationships between ports and cities, environmental pollution due to ordinary port activities, loss of common traditions and culture not sufficiently valorised in local development strategies are the most important.
Mountain soils under a changing climate and land-use

Mountain ecosystems are currently experiencing the strongest climatic warming and the largest changes in land-use during the last millennia. The impacts of these changes on soils and their roles in the cycling of carbon and nutrients are, however, largely unknown. Here, we define mountain soils as soils from mountainous areas with cool summers and cold winters and thus, soils from ecosystems that are influenced by snow and ice and where biogeochemical processes are limited by temperature. Because climatic conditions, soil properties, plant species and productivity vary at a small scale in mountains, they provide a unique natural but a seldom used laboratory to study soil processes. In this special issue, we compile different studies on soils from European mountains, reaching from the functioning of mountain soils along natural climatic gradients to responses of greenhouse gas fluxes from mountain soils to experimental warming, soil frost and changes in precipitation.
REVAMPING GALVANIC PLANT

PURPOSE ÃÂ Â: SECURITY OBJECTIVES: — PROMOTE THE REVAMPING OF PLANTS AND MACHINERY: FUNCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTION AND/OR SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF PLANTS AND MACHINERY ALREADY OWNED BY THE COMPANY
FOAM SHIPPING PACKAGE AND METHOD

A reusable packaging case for an article comprises an inner foam layer having an interior cavity for holding the article. The inner foam layer surrounds at least a portion of the interior cavity. An outer foam layer substantially surrounds the inner foam layer. The outer foam layer may have a density greater than the density of the inner foam layer. The inner foam layer may be formed using a plug having the same shape as the article to be later packaged in the case for shipping. The packaging case may optionally contain numerous additional inner foam layers of varying densities and thicknesses. Many substantially identical packaging cases, such as for shipping numerous identical articles coming off of an assembly line, may be formed using the plug.
Why Do Women Reject Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis? A Videographic Study

Despite access to effective, safe, and affordable treatment for osteoporosis, at-risk women may choose not to start bisphosphonate therapy. Understanding the reasons women give for rejecting a clinician's offer of treatment during consultations and how clinician's react to these reasons may help clinicians develop more effective strategies for fracture prevention and medication adherence.We conducted a videographic evaluation of encounters in the Osteoporosis Choice randomized trial of a decision aid about bisphosphonates vs. usual primary care. Eligible videos involved consultations with women with an estimated 10-year fragility fracture risk >20% who verbalized at least one reason to not take bisphosphonates. Two reviewers independently reviewed eligible videos and verbatim transcripts, classifying patient views about bisphosphonate use, clinicians response to those views, and patient adherence at 6 months post visit.Eighteen video recordings (12 with decision aid) were eligible for analyses. We identified 37 reasons for and against bisphosphonate therapy. Eleven patients rejected treatment, offering 9 (average of 2 per patient) unique reasons against initiating bisphosphonates (most common: side effects 39% and distrust of medications in general 33%). When physicians conceded to patient views the outcome was no bisphosphonate use. Adherence to choices at 6 months was 100%.The expression of patient preferences is sometimes unfavorable to bisphosphonates treatment even among well-informed patients at high risk for osteoporotic fractures. At 6 months, patients who expressed concerns about these medicines behaved consistently with the decision made during the visit.
DOUBLE CAM LEVERS AND SAFETY LOCK FOR CAM LOCK FITTING

A method and apparatus for an improved safety cam lock fitting (54) having cooperating double cam levers (48, 50) having outer (62) and inner (64) portions so that when the outer cam levers (62) are opened and the inner cam levers (64) remain closed, the male (58) and female (56) conduits of the cam lock fitting (54) only slightly separate from each other allowing the operator to quickly reclose the cam lock fitting (54) if the operator observes that the cam lock fitting (54) still contains pressurized material. This is accomplished by providing a larger cam lobe (68) on the outer cam lever (62) and a smaller cam lobe (72) on a fork shaped inner cam lever (64) so that when the smaller cam lobe (72) is in a closed position and protrudes into a peripheral groove (86) on the male portion (58), the male (58) and female (56) conduits have a small space (106) therein between. An automatic lever latching mechanism (113) prevents the cam levers (62, 64) from being inadvertently opened.
Efficient pore-scale kinetic simulation of gas flows in ultra-tight porous media

The conventional Darcy-type of models based on continuum fluid theory fail to capture the non-equilibrium flow physics of gas transport in ultra-tight porous media such as shale rocks. Instead of using these conventional models, this project aims to develop a new gas kinetic solver which is computationally efficient to allow direct pore-scale simulations of gas flows using 3D scanned digital images of rock samples, which can uncover often non-intuitive flow phenomena in ultra-tight porous media. This work has far reaching impact from quantifying extraction of natural gas from unconventional gas reservoirs to optimising design of porous material based thermal protection systems of entry vehicles.
The gas kinetic solver will be based on the Boltzmann-BGK equation which can accurately describe low-speed gas flows in the entire range of Knudsen number, thus provides a unified approach for simulating gas flows in ultra-tight porous media where the pore sizes are widely distributed from a few nanometres to several hundred microns. Specifically, the Fellow will (a) develop an efficient numerical scheme and a massively multi-level parallel kinetic solver; (b) perform pore-scale simulations, experimental validations and systematic examination of the current phenomenological Darcy-type of models based on the realistic porous media samples.
The new simulation capability will help us to shape the emerging research area of gas transport in ultra-tight porous media. The Fellow is currently at forefront of international advances in modelling and simulation of the gas flows at micro/nano scales. With support from three hosting institutions i.e. University of Strathclyde, Aix-Marseille University and Heriot-Watt University, a timely award of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship will provide the applicant the necessary resources and access to expertise to make rapid progress in this emerging research area and become an independent researcher, ready to compete globally.
The Study of the Terrain Rendering Method Based on Ray Casting

Given and implemented a kind of terrain rendering method based on Ray Casting. When ray-terrain intersection, with this data structure from the top-down quad-tree to find the intersection point of ray and terrain surface. According to ray in the same position in the quad-tree corresponds to different levels of different height, can quickly skip the area of the ray of the ray could not intersect with the terrain surface. Using the bilinear interpolation method to reconstruct the three-dimensional surface of the terrain, eliminate the ladder phenomenon of the terrain on the surface, and draw a realistic effect with the terrain. Experiments show that can real-time render a realistic three-dimensional terrain with the method presented in this paper. Compared with the previous methods, can significantly reduce the ray number of iterations in the process of the ray-terrain intersection.
SPACE-TIME MICROWAVE IMAGING FOR CANCER DETECTION

Microwave imaging via space-time beamforming is carried out by transmitting microwave signals from multiple antenna locations into an individual to be examined and receiving the backscattered microwave signals at multiple antenna locations to provide received signals from the antennas. The received signals are processed in a computer to remove the skin interface reflection component of the signal at each antenna to provide corrected signal data. The corrected signal data is provided to a beamformer process that time shifts the received signals to align the returns from a scatterer at a candidate location, and then passes the time aligned signals through a bank of filters, the outputs of which are summed, time-gated and the power therein calculated to produce the beamformer output signal at a candidate location. The beamformer is then scanned to a plurality of different locations in the individual by changing the time shifts, filter weights and time-gating of the beamformer process. The output power may be displayed as a function of scan location, with regions of large output power corresponding to significant microwave scatterers such as malignant lesions.
Antigos mestres do espaço, novos protetores dos homens: formando um povoado na Amazônia brasileira

Resumo: Com base em uma pesquisa perto de Santarém (Pará), o artigo busca questionar a impressão de impermeabilidade entre “santos” e “encantados”, como foi enfatizada pela antropologia amazônica. Analisando as conexões entre as duas categorias, e a sua divisão em subcategorias, sugere-se que sua alternância tece uma narrativa sobre a emancipação dos seres humanos vis-à-vis das forças previamente presentes: depois de ter negociado com os encantados o direito de morar num local, os homens convidam os santos em suas próprias residências, como se a aliança com esses novos protetores permitisse afrouxar o domínio dos antigos mestres do espaço. Nessa história situada, os encantados mapeiam o espaço geográfico vivenciado enquanto santos simbolizam o tecido de relações sociais forjados nele entre os seres humanos.
From skin to skeleton: revolutionary contactless and non-ionizing 3d digital diagnosis and monitoring of spinal disorders in adolescents

Scoliosis is a 3D musculoskeletal disorder of the spine that affects the quality of life and physical ability of patients. Almost 80% of all cases comprise of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with an estimated prevalence of 36 million new patients worldwide by 2050. The drawback of current diagnostic methods in AIS assessment is their harmful effect, especially due to the multiple radiographic exposures required for monitoring disease progression. A new generation of optical techniques for estimating curvature of the spine and evaluating deformity-related changes from a 3D digitalized surface of the patient’s back are considered as an alternative to ionizing methods. However, none of these non-ionizing approaches have been applied to calculate the internal parameters of AIS and neglect the 3D complexity of the internal spinal structure. The proposed action aims to test and improve a markerless computer-aided optical solution (ScolioSIM1.0) that can generate a 3D model of the patient-specific scoliotic spine, and to reliably predict internal and external biomechanical characteristics and parameters of AIS without exposing patients to ionizing radiation. This process includes the development of a novel computational algorithm for online monitoring of AIS after treatment and regular follow-ups (ScolioSIM2.0) and its integration into the first multi-modular web-based platform (ScolioMedIS). The fellowship involves an experienced candidate, Dr Saša Ćuković, from UniKg, Serbia to conduct this multidisciplinary and innovative project at ETH Zurich in the group of Prof. Dr William R. Taylor. The action also provides opportunities for two-way knowledge transfer in the field of musculoskeletal modelling, computational biomechanics and new ICT methods thus, presenting a clear target for the fellow to reach professional independence through research and intense training, and for the host to broaden research domains specifically in the field of spinal disorder biomechanics.
Antifungal activity of extracts of Ocimum gratissimum and Aframomum danielli against moulds isolated from stored rice

The fungitoxic effect of extracts of Ocimum gratissimum and Aframomum danielli on some moulds isolated from rice grains were determined in vitro. Aqueous extracts of Aframomum danielli inhibited the radial growth of the moulds at different levels between 46.4 - 56.7%. Aspergillus niger (56.7%) was the most sensitive to Aframomum danielli while Cladosporium sphaerospermum (46.4%) was the least sensitive. Ocimum gratissimum extract inhibited the radial growth of the moulds between 46.4 – 59.7% with Penicillium citrinum showing the highest sensitivity and C. sphaerospermum being the least sensitive. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the effect of Ocimum gratissimum and Aframomum danielli on all the moulds. Ocimum gratissimum showed the greater antifungal activity against the storage fungi (mean = 53.4%) compared to Aframomum danielli (mean = 51.9%). However, there was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the effect  of Ocimum gratissimum and Aframomum danielli on the storage fungi. Both plant products showed varying levels of fungitoxic activities and could be potentially used in the storage of Ofada and Abakaliki rice against moulds. Keywords : Plant extracts, Antifungal activity, Storage fungi, Moulds, Rice
The Relationship between Resting Heart Rate Variability and Erectile Tumescence among Men with Normal Erectile Function

Individuals with erectile dysfunction (ED) have been shown to display lower heart rate variability (HRV), suggesting dysregulation of cardiac autonomic function. No studies have explored whether HRV is predictive of erectile response among men with clinically normal erectile function.The study aims to examine associations between resting HRV and objective measures of genital response (i.e., resting penile circumference; erectile tumescence) and self-reported sexual function.The sample comprised 59 male community volunteers (mean age = 20.15 years; SD = 2.52) selected from the control conditions of two previously published studies. Participants reported erectile function in the normal range (scoring ≥ 26 on the International Index of Erectile Function [IIEF]) and had no history of cardiovascular disease or myocardial infarct. During a laboratory visit, self-report, anthropometric, cardiovascular, and electrocardiographic data were assessed, as well as resting penile circumference and erectile tumescence in response to viewing an erotic film.Resting penile responses, erectile tumescence (circumferential change via penile plethysmography), self-reported sexual function per the IIEF, and both time-domain (standard deviation of beat-to-beat [NN] intervals, square root of the mean squared difference of successive NN intervals, and percent of NN intervals for which successive heartbeat intervals differed by at least 50 msec [pNN50]) and frequency-domain (low frequency [LF], high frequency [HF], LF/HF ratio) parameters of HRV were assessed.Higher-resting HF power and lower-resting LF/HF ratio were associated with greater erectile tumescence. There were marginally significant positive associations between mean NN interval and pNN50 and penile tumescence. HRV was not associated with self-reported sexual function or with resting penile circumference.Results suggested that, among men without ED, relatively elevated parasympathetic tone was predictive of larger erectile tumescence. Limited variance in sexual function scores may have accounted for the lack of association between HRV and IIEF scores.
METHODS OF FORMING 4-CHLORO-2-FLUORO-3-SUBSTITUTED-PHENYLBORONIC ACID PINACOL ESTERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

Methods include formation of 4-chloro-2 fluoro-3 substituted-phenylboronic acid pinacol esters. The method comprises contacting a 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-substituted benzene with an alkyl lithium to form a lithiated 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-substituted benzene. The lithiated 1-chloro-3-fluoro-2-substituted benzene is contacted with an electrophilic boronic acid derivative to form a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate. The 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronate is reacted with an aqueous base to form a (4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenyl)trihydroxyborate. The (-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenyl)trihydroxyborate is reacted with an acid to form a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenylboronic acid. The 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenylboronic acid is reacted with 2,3 dimethyl 2,3 butanediol to form 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenylboronic acid pinacol esters. Methods of using 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenylboronic acid pinacol esters to produce 6 (4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted phenyl) 4 aminopicolinates are also disclosed.