SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Effects of avermectin on immune function and oxidative stress in the pigeon spleen

Avermectin (AVM) is a pesticide that can accumulate in the environment through spray-drift, runoff or field drainage. Residues of AVM or its metabolites in livestock feces have toxic effects on non-target aquatic and terrestrial organisms. In this study, changes in oxidative stress and immunity in pigeon spleen tissues were detected after subchronic exposure to AVM for 30, 60, and 90 days. In pigeon spleen, the activities of total anti-oxidation capability (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) decreased significantly, whereas the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl (PCO), and DNA-protein crosslink (DPC) coefficients increased. Additionally, obvious ultrastructure alterations were observed. These results indicated that AVM induced oxidative stress and damaged the normal structure of spleen cells. The exposure to AVM could lead to increases in the mRNA levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-4 (IL-4), as well as a decrease in the mRNA level of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), in a dose-time-dependent manner in pigeon spleen. The results imply that AVM induces immunosuppression in the spleen tissue of pigeons. The information presented in this study may be helpful for understanding the mechanism of AVM-induced immunotoxicity in birds.
History, tradition and environment as a tourist route in the small cross-border municipalities of Eastern Veneto and Slovenia. 

The project aims at promoting a thematic tourist route through the enhancement of its most peculiar features of the partner municipalities and connected with their history, traditions and environment. The peculiarity of this initiative lies in the creation of a network among several municipalities to develop a single eco-sustainable tourism pattern. The activities organized in the framework of the programme include the historical re-enactment and the costume representation of crafts related to wine making and wheat-grinding - that took place at the mill of Villa Pasqua di Belfiore, at Pramaggiore. A preliminary historical research was carried out on the evolution of wineand bread-making from the Middle Ages till today. Similar activities were carried out at the mill of Stalis, in Gruaro, with a research on the mill from the origins to the present day. In the municipality of Cinto Caomaggiore a conference was organized to present the initiative, with an exhibit of photographs, images and thematic maps of the typical local sites. Moreover a historical research was carried out on the social and economic context which, in 1500, favoured the development of the Anabaptist movement within the rural community of Cinto Caomaggiore. Additional dissemination actions required the publication of multi-language information material, the appearance of specific news in the local newspapers, as well as the organisation of a conference to present the various project initiatives.
Wearable chemical sensors for public health-based business models

The monitoring of sources and sinks of air pollutants and green house gases (GhG) is no longer a purely scientific task but transcends to all areas of human life. In recent years it has become abundantly clear that exposure to and evolution of air pollutants is a fundamental parameter for health and well-being of the general population as well as a corner stone in next generation agriculture and safety applications. However, currently no technologies or even technology concepts for high resolution, large-scale monitoring are available that could enable a quantification of pollutant/GhG concentrations and fluxes at relevant temporal and/or spatial scales. Currently, commercially available state-of-the–art sensors or satellite-based methods fail to strike the balance between reasonable investment and necessary accuracy for larger scale monitoring.
WoePal UG possesses a unique and disruptive photoacoustic gas detection technology, that enables the fabrication of miniaturized, highly selective and sensitive gas analyser systems for the most important GhGs (CO2, CH4) and air pollutants (NO2, CO, SO2, O3). Due to the reduced size, weight, and prize, WoePal is in a unique position to produce wearable, low-power consuming gas analysers with unrivalled performance. Using wireless communication protocols, each person wearing such a device can be converted into a mobiles gas-sensing node. Based on this basic sensorial hardware, WoePal plans to use sensor network technology to develop an innovative, transferable solution to a number of industrial, scientific and societal challenges by providing high quality, ground truth information about GhG fluxes and concentrations.
The innovation associate's objective is therefore to extend current hardware capabilities and sensor knowledge at WoePal UG to enable and provide additional services where the measurements are combined with modelling to deliver solutions which are tailored to the needs and demands of users.
Observational slicing based on visual semantics

We describe how to slice languages with non-standard semantics.We present implementation of a slicer for Picture Description Languages.We study the PDL slices and resulting diagrams both quantitatively and qualitatively.We introduce a novel template matching for PDL slicing. Program slicing has seen a plethora of applications and variations since its introduction over 35 years ago. The dominant method for computing slices involves significant complex source-code analysis to model the dependencies in the code. A recently introduced alternative, observation-based slicing, sidesteps this complexity by observing the behavior of candidate slices. Observation-based slicing has several other strengths, including the ability to easily slice multi-language systems.However, the initial implementation of observation-based slicing, ORBS, remains rooted in tradition as it captures semantics by comparing sequences of values. This raises the question of whether it is possible to extend slicing beyond its traditional semantic roots. A few existing projects have attempted this but the extension requires considerable effort.If it is possible to build on the ORBS platform to more easily generalize slicing to languages with non-traditional semantics, then there is the potential to vastly increase the range of programming languages to which slicing can be applied. ORBS supports this by reducing the problem to that of generalizing how semantics are captured. Taking Picture Description Languages as a case study, the challenges and effectiveness of such a generalization are considered. The results show that not only is it possible to generalize the ORBS implementation, but the resulting slicer is quite effective, removing from 8% to 98% of the original source code with an average of 83%. Finally a qualitative look at the slices finds the technique very effective, at times producing minimal slices.
Statistical analysis of optimum Fenton oxidation conditions for landfill leachate treatment

► Optimal conditions for Fenton oxidation of leachate were statistically analyzed. ► Median values of optimum pH and H 2 O 2 /Fe 2+ were 3.0 and 1.8, respectively. ► Median H 2 O 2 /COD 0 and Fe 2+ / COD 0 doses were 1.2 and 0.9, respectively. ► Treatment efficiency linearly varied with COD loading factor as η = 0.733 L COD -0.182. Optimal operating conditions observed by peer reviewed publications for Fenton oxidation of raw and biological and coagulation treated leachates were reviewed and statistically analyzed. For the first-stage Fenton oxidation, the optimal pH range of 2.5–4.5 was observed for raw and coagulation treated leachates with a median pH of 3.0, whereas, for biologically treated leachate the optimum pH range was 2.5–6.0 with a median pH of 4.2. Theoretically, the optimal ratio of H 2 O 2 /Fe 2+ should be the ratio of rate constants of the reactions between OH radical with Fe 2+ and H 2 O 2 , which is approximately 11; however, for leachate treatment, a median optimum relative dose of 1.8 (w/w) (3.0 M/M) was observed. Biologically treated leachate showed relatively lower optimum ratio of H 2 O 2 /Fe 2+ doses (median: 0.9 w/w) as compared to raw (median: 2.4 w/w) and coagulation treated (median: 2.8 w/w) leachate. Median absolute doses of H 2 O 2 and Fe 2+ were 1.2 mg H 2 O 2 /mg of initial COD (COD 0 ) and 0.9 mg Fe 2+ /mg COD 0 , respectively and raw leachate required higher reagent doses compared to pretreated leachates. A universal Fenton oxidation relationship between COD removal efficiency ( η ) and COD loading factor ( L COD ) for landfill leachate treatment was developed. As L COD increases from 0.03 to 72.0, η varies linearly as η = 0.733 L COD - 0.182 . This robust linear relationship between L COD and η holds for Fenton oxidation of raw as well as biological and coagulation treated leachates. The relationship was validated using Leave-one-out cross validation technique and errors in predicting η using L COD were evaluated by applying Monte Carlo Simulation. As a result, the relationship can be used as a universal equation to predict Fenton treatment efficiency for a given COD 0 loading in the range of 0.03–72.0 for landfill leachate treatment.
Risk perception of women during high risk pregnancy: A systematic review

Risk perception in women with high risk pregnancies can affect their attitude to medical care and therefore influence the wellbeing of mother and baby. This article reviews quantitative measures of risk perception in women with high risk pregnancies. A systematic search of eight electronic databases was conducted. Additional articles were obtained through searching references of identified articles. Seven studies were identified that reported quantitative measures of risk perception in relation to high risk pregnancy. The main findings were that women with high risk pregnancies perceive themselves and the pregnancies to be at risk. However, mean risk scores consistently fall below the midpoint on risk perception measures suggesting women do not perceive this risk as extreme. Women with high risk pregnancies consistently rated their risk as being greater than that of women with low risk pregnancies. Results were inconsistent for the association between women's risk perception and that of healthcare profess...
Quantum random walks in waveguide lattices

Random processes are ubiquitous in the natural world as well as in man-made environments. While classical random walks may behave highly complex or even chaotic, there outcome can, in principle, always be predicted from the parameters of the system and the initial conditions. In the realm of quantum mechanics, however, this is not possible as the underlying wave mechanics leads to intrinsically indeterministic outcomes. Moreover, if multiple indistinguishable particles are subjected to such a quantum random walk, their exchange symmetry causes quantum interference, thereby enriching the dynamics of the system even further. In this work, quantum random walks of pairs of indistinguishable photons, the quanta of light, are investigated. Networks of coupled optical waveguides are chosen as the experimental platform of choice, offering a high degree of coherence and versatility. In these photonic lattices, light propagates along one spatial dimension, whereas the individual waveguides are connected by evanescent coupling in the transverse dimensions. In particular, it is investigated how the various degrees of freedom, which are available in such photonic lattices, affect the trajectories in the quantum walks and their complexity. It is shown how the facilitation of both transverse dimensions allows for much richer quantum walks with properties unencountered in planar arrangements. But even if just a single transverse dimension is available, the coupling properties of the lattice along this dimension are a potent degree of freedom, which can be used to manipulate the quantum walk. Finally, an experimental technique is developed which enables a convenient characterisation of the expected quantum walk in an arbitrary waveguide lattice by classical light. The thesis concludes with a summary of the results and an outlook onto further developments in the field.
Evaluation of Hydrochemical Parameters and Quality Assessment of the Groundwater in Gangajalghati Block, Bankura District, West Bengal, India

An investigation was carried out by collecting a total of 21 groundwater samples for two seasons in Gangajalghati Block of Bankura District, West Bengal, to decipher the hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality for determining its suitability for agricultural and domestic purposes. Different physical–chemical parameters of groundwater samples have been determined. Sodium adsorption ratio, soluble sodium percentage, residual sodium bicarbonate, magnesium adsorption ratio, total hardness, and permeability index were calculated as derived parameters, to investigate the ionic toxicity. The groundwater is almost neutral with an average pH of 7.0 (pre-monsoon) and 6.9 (post-monsoon). The EC value varies from 562 (pre-monsoon) and 419 (post-monsoon) μS/cm. TDS range from 378 (pre-monsoon) to 360 (post-monsoon) mg/L in the study area. The Piper plot reveals the dominance of Ca2+–Na+–\({{\rm SO}_{4}^{2-}}\), mixed Ca2+–Mg2+–Na+–\({{\rm HCO}_{3}^{-}}\) types. From the plot in the U.S. Salinity diagram, the water areas are of C1–S1, C2–S1 and C3–S1 types i.e., low salinity and low sodium which is good for irrigation. The values of sodium adsorption ratio indicate that the groundwater of the area falls under the category of low sodium hazard. So, there was neither salinity nor toxicity problem of irrigation water, and hence the ground water can safely be used for long-term irrigation. Considering other derived parameters, it is found that the groundwater of the area is suitable for irrigation purposes. Comparison of our analytical results with the WHO standards of drinking water, indicates that the present waters are also good for drinking purposes.
Dielectric relaxation modes in cholesteryl oleyl carbonate observed by non-linear dielectric spectroscopy

The non-linear dielectric spectra of chiral crystal cholesteryl oleyl carbonate (COC) were recorded in the frequency range of 1–100 MHz in the presence of strong static electric field V/m. The measurements were performed in the cholesteric nematic phase N*. The results revealed two regions in the temperature dependence of the chemical relaxation time behaviour, corresponding to two-phase coexistence region (blue phase + N*) and homogenous cholesteric phase N*, respectively. In the non-linear dielectric relaxation spectra, three absorption bands, related to the different molecular rotations of individual molecules around axes and director, have been observed. The negative components of the frequency dependence of the non-linear dielectric phenomena concern the Langevin saturation of the dipoles orientation in strong electric field.
Logic and Paradox in Chinese Football System:The Stage of Market-Oriented Perspective of Football

Using literature data and logical analysis to analyze the logic of the system of football and paradox from the perspective of the stage of football market.At present,the market logic of football in China should be the government management system,public finance,the market mechanism and private finance.However,there is the system of logical paradox in Chinese soccer system,government regulation,market mechanisms,supplemented by the institutional arrangements to achieve our soccer football managers have neither the unfolding of the historical responsibility of popularizing and improving;have no strict regulatory control Football League market production and exchange.Digestion system to be paradox,first,need to reform the Football Association and Football Management Center from ‘two right one’ to ‘separation of ownership’;Second,we must establish legal control and good governance in accordance with the law of football administration;and third,establish control and separation of power responsibility-oriented government.
Nied Curcio, Martina; Katelhön, Peggy:<b> Sprachmittlung und Mediation für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache (DaF/DaZ).</b> Berlin: Frank &amp; Timme, 2020 (Sprachen lehren -- Sprachen lernen, 9). -- ISBN 978-3-7329-0630-7. 228 Seiten, € 36,00.

Article Nied Curcio, Martina; Katelhön, Peggy: Sprachmittlung und Mediation für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache (DaF/DaZ). Berlin: Frank & Timme, 2020 (Sprachen lehren -- Sprachen lernen, 9). -- ISBN 978-3-7329-0630-7. 228 Seiten, € 36,00. was published on April 1, 2022 in the journal Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache (volume 49, issue 2-3).
SURGICAL APPLIANCE

A surgical appliance has a handle (1) and at least two instrument inserts (19, 20) that can be independently moved forward on the handle (1). The instrument inserts (19, 20) are axially adjustable by means of radially projecting slides (21; 45). The front ends of the instrument inserts (19, 20) carry functional parts (29, 30) that cooperate with each other and that form together a cutting device.
METHOD, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR FLUID MIXING AND CHIP INTERFACE

In one aspect, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for ensuring that multiple components of a mixture are fully mixed in a continuous flow microfluidic system while ensuring that mixing between segments flowing through the chip is minimized. In some embodiments, the present invention includes mixing fluids in a droplet maintained at the tip of a pipette before the mixture is introduced to the microfluidic device. In another aspect, the present invention provides a pipette tip having a ratio of an outside diameter to an inside diameter that provides sufficient surface area for a droplet comprising up to the entire volume of the liquid to suspend from the pipette tip intact. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for delivering a reaction mixture to a microfluidic chip comprising a docking receptacle, an access tube and a reservoir.
New imaging assisted methods for liver fibrosis quantification: Is it really favorable to classical transient elastography?

Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis is now an inescapable tool for patient assessment and follow-up in fibrotic diseases such as hepatitis B or C, but also in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The gold standard liver biopsy carries risks and could be considered as an aggressive method compared to non-invasive investigations. Liver biopsy has been challenged by low reproducibility in blinded histological comparison studies and a larger liver parenchyma analysis compared to the limited microscopic analysis of a liver fragment is potentially attractive. Taken together, these data support the utilization and the development of non-invasive techniques for liver fibrosis quantification replacing or in addition to liver biopsy. Transient elastography (Fibroscan), one of the first in vivo methods directly evaluating liver stiffness, presents an acceptable profile with cut-offs being validated principally in the setting of liver fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis C but also for liver cirrhosis of other various etiologies. New imaging techniques were further developed, including acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) and more recently supersonic shear wave imaging (SSI). Both techniques allow the selection of the surface of interest (through a coupled standard 2D ultrasound image) to perform fibrosis quantification. In a recent paper published in the Journal of Hepatology, Cassinotto et al. compared SSI to histological fibrosis score, ARFI and FibroScan. In this letter, we comment on data interpretation and conclusions.
Fast presurgical functional mapping using task-related intracranial high gamma activity

Object Electrocorticography (ECoG) is a powerful tool for presurgical functional mapping. Power increase in the high gamma band has been observed from ECoG electrodes on the surface of the sensory motor cortex during the execution of body movements. In this study the authors aim to validate the clinical usage of high gamma activity in presurgical mapping by comparing ECoG mapping with traditional direct electrical cortical stimulation (ECS) and functional MRI (fMRI) mapping. Methods Seventeen patients with epilepsy participated in an ECoG motor mapping experiment. The patients executed a 5-minute hand/tongue movement task while the ECoG signal was recorded. All 17 patients also underwent extraoperative ECS mapping to localize the motor cortex. Eight patients also participated in a presurgical fMRI study. The high gamma activity on ECoG was modeled using the general linear model (GLM), and the regions showing significant gamma power increase during the task condition compared with the rest condition were localized. The maps derived from GLM-based ECoG mapping, ECS, and fMRI were then compared. Results High gamma activity in the motor cortex can be reliably modulated by motor tasks. Localization of the motor regions achieved with GLM-based ECoG mapping was consistent with the localization determined by ECS. The maps also appeared to be highly localized compared with the fMRI activations. Using the ECS findings as the reference, GLM-based ECoG mapping showed a significantly higher sensitivity than fMRI (66.7% for ECoG, 52.6% for fMRI, p &lt; 0.05), while the specificity was high for both techniques (&gt; 97%). If the current-spreading effect in ECS is accounted for, ECoG mapping may produce maps almost identical to those produced by ECS mapping (100% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity). Conclusions General linear model–based ECoG mapping showed a superior performance compared to traditional ECS and fMRI mapping in terms of efficiency and accuracy. Using this method, motor functions can be reliably mapped in less than 5 minutes.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRANKSHAFT, IN PARTICULAR FOR DIESEL ENGINES

The invention relates to a method for producing a crankshaft, in special for diesel engines, wherein a crankshaft blank is produced from austempered ductile cast iron, the casting blank is subjected to heat treatment matched to the austempered ductile cast iron whereby the blank acquires high strength and hardness. According to the invention, surfaces which form bearing surfaces for connecting rods and shaft bearings are undersized before the ADI heat treatment. Following the heat treatment a coating is applied to the bearing surfaces, the layer thickness being matched to the undersize and dimensional deviations as a result of the heat treatment. The coated bearing surfaces are finally finish-machined to the finished size without the need of machining the bearing sufaces of the casting blank after the heat treatment.
Tracking the Elusive Student: Opportunities for Connection and Assessment

ABSTRACT At Eastern Michigan University, information about library resources and services for Extended Programs (off-campus and online) students was provided in a number of online locations and was sometimes inconsistent and difficult to manage. The library formed an internal task force to evaluate all of the library information and instructional materials provided to Extended Programs students. The task force consolidated key information in one location on the library Web site and collaborated with departments within the library and around campus to provide links from the relevant online locations. This case study describes how Google Analytics was used to assess the use of the revised library Web site and online instructional materials by Extended Programs students. The researchers describe examples of techniques for using Google Analytics and explain how the data collected was used to identify further enhancements to the information provided to Extended Programs students.