SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Apparatus for performing consumer research and methods for using same

Apparatuses for performing consumer testing and methods for using same are provided. Methods for administering consumer research are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides apparatuses having a rotatable platform with at least one divider separating the platform into at least two sections, where each of the at least two sections includes a life-like scenario configured for use by a consumer participant during a consumer research test. Such apparatuses provide flexibility and efficiency of time, space and cost for performing consumer research since the research may be performed in a timely fashion, in a number of different life-like scenarios, in a limited amount of space, and may be directly observed from one location or using one set of audio/visual equipment.
PROMOTIONAL ROLE OF MONETARY POLICY IN INDIA SINCE 1991

Monetary Policy plays an important role both in developed and developing countries alike for their economic growth and stability. Monetary Policy is the macroeconomic policy laid down by the Central Bank. It involves management of money supply and interest and in the demand side economic policy used by the government of a country to achieve macroeconomic objectives like inflation, consumption, growth, and liquidity. Since 1991, India has been experiencing impact of process of economic liberalization in primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors of the Indian economy. The present decade of 21th century economic reforms consist of a broad spectrum of measures including the financial sectors reforms that might have affected the role of monetary policy in promoting financial environment needed for the development of these sectors. After independence, it’s a good time to take stock of the past and a good time to establish goals transition. The economy has moved from an isolated and slow growing economy to one that is growing faster and beginning to integrate with the global economy. The transition began with liberalization also changed the framework of monetary policy. Responsibilities of Reserve Bank of India have been increased in taking such measures which can make effective progress in developing economy.
The role of softness in the physics of  defects: probing buried interfaces in perovskites optoelectronic devices

SOPHY will develop the tools and knowledge to probe optoelectronic processes at buried interfaces, in devices, at operating conditions,  delivering a long time pursued target in many fields of nanotechnology. Semiconducting metal halide perovskites, and devices based on them, will be the primary technology under investigation, given its potential to represent the merging point between the efficient inorganic and the chameleonic organic electronics.  The presence of various types of chemical  interactions in such complex ionic solids gives them a characteristic “soft” fluctuating structure, prone to a wide set of defects which span from lattice  distortions to the presence of mobile ions. These are sensitive to the device operating conditions, thus, the control of structure-properties relationship, especially at interfaces, becomes elusive, and the prediction of device operation, necessary to engineer reliable systems, is not possible without an “in vivo” approach. SOPHY addresses the above challenge combining fundamental investigations, material processing, devices fabrication. It will understand the role of structural deformations in determining the “defectiveness” of perovskites and its link to the optoelectronic materials properties. It will put in place an experimental tool which will map in space, with a resolution below 50nm, electronic structures and their excitations, and how they evolve in time over a timescale from fs to microseconds to follow a wide set of cascade phenomena. Such approach, implemented for the first time on diodes’ cross-sections, will allow their study at different operation conditions. The broad impact of this approach will be demonstrated in a series of case studies selected from different key technologies.  Finally, SOPHY will model, for the first time, the operating mechanisms of perovskite based diodes, by being able to take into account the structural and energetic transformations each interface will undergo during operation
Management of Sleep Quality and Pain in an Individual Living with HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection Using an Activity Monitor

Study Design: Case report. Background: Twenty-five percent of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are also coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). There are limited reports to assist in the symptom management of PLWHA and HCV coinfection. Case Description: Our case was a 67-year-old man living with HIV/HCV coinfection and other medical complications. Our intervention consisted of a 6-week progressive conditioning program, while his activity and sleep pattern were monitored using a wrist accelerometer. Outcomes: After completing a conditioning training, there was a 64% decrease in the number of waking episodes per night and 68% decrease in activity at night. Based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores, the participant transitioned from being a “poor sleeper” to a “good sleeper.” A 40% decrease in pain was reported. Functional outcome measures also showed improvements. Discussion: There were improvements in the participant’s sleep quality and pain. The use of a commercial accelerometer may assist in objectively tracking compliance and activity changes.
Factors affecting mortality following emergency admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD frequently have systemic comorbidities that often require unscheduled hospitalization for exacerbation and deterioration of physical conditions, and can have a poor prognosis. We verified factors affecting patients' short-term mortality, using a national inpatient database in Japan.We retrospectively collected data for COPD patients (age: >40 years) with emergency admission between July 2010 and March 2013, using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. We performed multivariate logistic analyses fitted with a generalized estimating equation to assess factors associated with all-cause in-hospital mortality.A total of 177,207 patients (mean age: 77.5 years; males: 72.9%) were identified. All-cause in-hospital death occurred in 23,614 patients (13.7%). Higher mortality was associated with older age, male sex, lower body mass index, more severe dyspnea, lower level of consciousness, and worse activities of daily life. Higher mortality was also associated with comorbid conditions, including bacterial pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, interstitial pneumonitis, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, lung cancer, heart failure, cerebral infarction, liver cirrhosis, and chronic renal failure.Our study demonstrated that all-cause in-hospital mortality in patients with COPD who required emergency hospitalization was associated with deteriorated general conditions and comorbidities at admission. Physicians should take into account these prognostic factors to choose better treatment options for COPD patients.
Entanglement in a two-spin (1/2, 3/2) mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ chain with an inhomogeneous external magnetic field

Using the concept of negativity, we investigate the thermal entanglement of a two-spin (1/2, 3/2) mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ chain with an inhomogeneous external magnetic field. We obtain the analytical results of entanglement of this model. For the case of uniform magnetic field, we find that the critical temperature increases with the increase of the anisotropy parameter k, and for the same couplings, the critical temperature is higher than the results of the spin-1/2 XXZ chain and (1/2, 1) mixed-spin XXZ chain. Evidence of the quantum phase transition is found, and by adjusting the inhomogeneous magnetic parameter b, one is able to obtain more entanglement at higher temperature.
INTERIOR DOOR OPENER FOR THE DOOR LOCK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

The present invention relates to an interior door opener for the door lock of a motor vehicle, with a handle lever (2) mounted in a housing (1), wherein the door lock is opened electrically if the handle lever (2) is actuated with a normal force, and mechanically if the handle lever (2) is actuated with an increased force. An interior door opener for the door lock of a motor vehicle is thus provided which can be intuitively operated in the correct manner even in an emergency situation.
The Angel and the Aura. A cultural event for the youth inspired by the figure of Giuseppe Tartini

The project consists in the organisation of a cross-border musical event centred on the theme “The Angel and the Aura” and inspired by the life and works of musician Giuseppe Tartini. The project, aimed at the youth, has a didactic relevance - in that it is rooted in the joint work and collaboration of teachers, technical experts, cultural operators and students participating in a series of seminars on the various elements that make up an artistic composition (libretto, music, staging, etc.) - as well an artistic one - because Tartini, who was born in Piran- Pirano and then settled down in Veneto where he lived until his death, is the example of an itinerant musician and the symbol of dialogue between different cultures that find in musical virtuosity the instrument of unity among peoples. This event is also an opportunity for young students to get together and engage in dialogue, to promote youth’s participation in and approach to the world of music, visual arts and theatre: to this end, it was conceived to be staged both in occasional locations (gymnasiums, warehouses, town squares) and in theatres proper. A privileged communication tool is represented by the construction of a virtual set, that allows the use on stage of multiple and simultaneous projections. The cadenced progress of the project is monitored through the internet, where the calendar of activities is available; lastly, it is possible to follow, through film clips, the various work phases.
An experimental study on water entry of horizontal cylinders

Complex hydrodynamics of a circular cylinder entering into water horizontally for low Froude numbers is experimentally studied. A high-speed digital video camera system is used to record the water entry process. The emphasis of this study is to investigate the three-dimensional effect on the water entry of the horizontal cylinders. A new experimental setup is built for this purpose and great effort is put on taking high quality pictures of the free surfaces. In the experiment four length to diameter ratios, two cylinder-water density ratios, and two release heights are investigated. For comparison, experiment with a sphere is also carried out. Quantitative analysis is performed based on the digital video images and the results are presented. The results obtained from this study can be used not only for understanding the physics but also for the purpose of validation of numerical models.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALPHA- SANTALENE

The present invention provides a method of producing a-santalene, said method comprising contacting at least one polypeptide with farnesyl phyrophosphate (FPP). In particular, said method may be carried out in vitro or in vivo to produce a-santalene, a very useful compound in the fields of perfumery and flavoring. The present invention also provides the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide useful in the method of the invention. A nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide of the invention and an expression vector containing said nucleic acid are also part of the present invention. A non-human host organism or a cell transformed to be used in the method of producing a-santalene is also an object of the present invention.
Maximum-efficiency architectures for steady-flow combustion engines, I: Attractor trajectory optimization approach

In this paper, we present a new systematic optimization approach to identify maximum-efficiency architectures for steady-flow combustion engines. Engine architectures are modeled as trajectories in the thermodynamic state space, and the optimal engine architecture is deduced by minimization of total irreversibility over all permissible trajectories that satisfy device constraints. In the past, both parametric and functional minimizations of engine irreversibility have been studied extensively. Our approach combines the functional optimization aspect (i.e., optimization of the process sequence or engine cycle) and the parametric optimization aspect (i.e., optimization of process lengths or parameters in the engine cycle) to identify the maximum-efficiency architecture permitted by physics. The concept central to this approach is that of chemical-equilibrium attractor states in the thermodynamic state space. It enables semi-analytical optimization for reactive engines with no need to model the detailed combustion dynamics. In this study we present the motivation and theoretical details of this method. In Part II of this study, this approach is applied to optimize the class of simple-cycle gas turbine engines. It is shown that even with modest device technology (e.g., turbine inlet temperature of 1650 K), maximum efficiency above 50% can be achieved in simple-cycle engines.
Network models for the computational design of proficient enzymes

Billions of years of evolution have made enzymes superb catalysts capable of accelerating reactions by several orders of magnitude. The underlying physical principles of their extraordinary catalytic power still remains highly debated, which makes the alteration of natural enzyme activities towards synthetically useful targets a tremendous challenge for modern chemical biology. The routine design of enzymes will, however, have large socio-economic benefits, as because of the enzymatic advantages the production costs of many drugs will be reduced and will allow industries to use environmentally friendly alternatives. The goal of this project is to make the routine design of proficient enzymes possible. Current computational and experimental approaches are able to confer natural enzymes new functionalities but are economically unviable and the catalytic efficiencies lag far behind their natural counterparts. The groundbreaking nature of NetMoDEzyme relies on the application of network models to reduce the complexity of the enzyme design paradigm and completely reformulate previous computational design approaches. The new protocol proposed accurately characterizes the enzyme conformational dynamics and customizes the included mutations by exploiting the correlated movement of the enzyme active site residues with distal regions. The guidelines for mutation are withdrawn from the costly directed evolution experimental technique, and the most proficient enzymes are easily identified via chemoinformatic models. The new strategy will be applied to develop proficient enzymes for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure β-blocker drugs for treating cardiovascular problems at a reduced cost. The experimental assays of our computational predictions will finally elucidate the potential of this genuinely new approach for mimicking Nature’s rules of evolution.
Iron acquisition in the marine actinomycete genusSalinisporais controlled by the desferrioxamine family of siderophores

Many bacteria produce siderophores for sequestration of growth-essential iron. Analysis of the Salinispora genomes suggests that these marine actinomycetes support multiple hydroxamate- and phenolate-type siderophore pathways. We isolated and characterized desferrioxamines (DFOs) B and E from all three recognized Salinispora species and linked their biosyntheses in S. tropica CNB-440 and S. arenicola CNS-205 to the des locus through PCR-directed mutagenesis. Gene inactivation of the predicted iron-chelator biosynthetic loci sid2-4 did not abolish siderophore chemistry. Additionally, these pathways could not restore the native growth characteristics of the des mutants in iron-limited media, although differential iron-dependent regulation was observed for the yersiniabactin-like sid2 pathway. Consequently, this study indicates that DFOs are the primary siderophores in laboratory cultures of Salinispora.
Digit By Digit Fast Decimal Multiplication

This paper proposes a novel Radix-10 fixed point multiplier for multiplying two unsigned single digit operands. The design can also form the integral multiplication unit of IEEE 754–2008 decimal64 compliant floating point multiplier architecture. Of the sixteen Vedic Sutras, Nikhilam Sutra has been used for generation and accumulation of the partial products respectively. The multiplier employs a novel reduced magnitude partial product generator which recodes the two individual digits in the multiplier and multiplicand so that at least one of them belongs to the reduced digit set [1], [5]. The multiplier architecture is purely combinational in nature. The theoretical critical path logic level delay calculations excel over existing counterparts.
Disruptive purification consumables for the pharmaceutical industry

SEPARATIVE is a novel chemical purification and analysis method based on a ground-breaking multicapillary material and the related manufacturing process, both protected by four patents. This brand-new material allows to offer reusable low-pressure High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) columns. It is the first innovation that achieves chromatographic purification and analysis results without the high pressure and high cost of the state-of-the-art chromatography.  SEPARATIVE reduces the cost of current chromatography by a factor of 10-50. 
Within the pharmaceutical chromatography market, four types of columns are. Two of these types – flash and preparative – can directly be reached with our first market entrance product range. The flash columns market size is around €240 million and the preparative €110 million. Of those €350 million, we will reach around €240 million with our first business case and then extend the range and the span of the obtainable market. There is a dynamic growth trend with flash columns growing at 10% annually and preparative at 5%. 
Being able to use chromatography beyond the experimentation phase would bring several technological advantages to the healthcare industry: Better quality of drugs due to higher purity, lower investments for production plants (savings of 59% for separation), lower manufacturing costs due to better yields (no losses of valuable material in process) and higher security of manufacturing process due to lower volumes of flammable and toxic solvents. This accelerates pharmaceutical innovation and allows citizens to have access to drugs faster.
SEPARATIVE SAS is a start-up hosted at IFPEN (IFP Energies Nouvelles, a major development centre for process industries, renowned worldwide and Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2005). We are a team of 5 experienced and complementary experts and have access to a great network in chemical engineering as the IFPEN site hosts global leaders such as Total, Solvay, Bluestar and Arkema
Analysing politicisation around sports mega events (sme) in contemporary russia

Sports mega events (SME) have raised major interest in Russia and are massively invested by the current political power, as demonstrated by the personal implication of V. Putin in the Russian application to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the 2018 Football World Cup. SME are efficient tools of legitimacy for the political power, however, they are also an object of controversy. While the hosting of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the good performance of the Russian football team generated enthusiasm within the Russian society, doping and corruption scandals still tarnish Russia in the international sporting arena. Additionally, the pension reform adopted during the last World Cup resulted in vivid criticism within the Russian society. Following this observations, SMERUPOL aims at answering the following question: to what extent and how do Russians politicise their point of view around the theme of SME? Thus, SMERUPOL aims at filling a gap in the literature on the construction of the relationship towards politics in contemporary Russia; a field that remains widely understudied. More broadly, it intends to contribute to the study of the politicisation processes in authoritarian contexts. Building on the Experienced Researcher’s (ER) expertise in Russian politics as well as in sports and politics in Russia, the Individual Fellowship will provide the ER with a chance to access and participate in international researchers’ networks, while diversifying her scientific expertise, training in new scientific and transferable skills, thus reinforcing her maturity as an IR scholar, as well as the host institution’s own visibility in the European Research Area.
Combining carboxylic acid production and fibre recovery as an innovative, cost-effective and sustainable pre-treatment process for heterogeneous bio-waste

The 3-year CAFIPLA project will radically alter the biomass pre-treatment approach for bio-economy applications. Current biomass use comes at a high cost, either in terms of land use (sugar/starch crops) or energy and chemical use (2nd generation biomass). On the other hand, bio-waste is massively produced in urban or rural context but almost not valorised, or solely in low-value applications, in part due to its heterogenous nature.
CAFIPLA tackles both issues by developing an integrated biomass valorisation strategy that combines the carboxylic acid and fibre recovery platform (CAP/FRP). CAFIPLA firstly optimises the separation of the easily biodegradable fraction and recalcitrant biomass, as input for the CAP and FRP, respectively. This allows the implementation of tailored valorisation strategies for both routes, which in turn allows the use of heterogeneous biowaste as input, while still ensuring high overall yields. In the CAP, research will focus on process control strategies to obtain specific spectra of carboxylic acids to feed into bioproduction of microbial protein, PHA or caproic acid biooil. In the FRP, fractionation into different fibre ranges will result in intermediates that can be valorised as packaging material or insulation. A TRL5 pilot will demonstrate the CAFIPLA upscaling potential.
CAFIPLA represents a radically new approach for bio-economy applications by approaching biomass use more pragmatically. This approach, which centres on the integration of two platforms, allows tailor-made solutions. This improves the sustainability and cost-effectiveness of pre-treatment (ambient pressure/temperature, low chemical use,
bio-waste as input material). CAFIPLA will furthermore study the biomass supply chain and the business models for future implementation. The well-balanced consortium, including 7 SMEs on 13 participants, will ensure successful research and impact on the bio-economy well beyond the project consortium and timing.