SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Current tufa sedimentation in a high discharge river: A comparison with other synchronous tufa records in the Iberian Range (Spain)

Abstract The results from sedimentological, isotopic and hydrochemical analyses of current tufa sedimentation conducted in a high-discharge river (Ebron River, northeastern Spain; 1.49 m 3 /s) through six-month monitoring over 3.5 years are discussed in terms of the factors that control local carbonate deposition through space and time, and compared with results from other synchronous tufa records in the same climatic domain. The findings allow for discerning the influence of the riverbed slope, hydrochemistry, discharge and groundwater inputs on tufa attributes and assess the significance of tufa as archives of certain climatic events on a regional scale. In the Ebron River, the dominant upstream karstic springs from a Jurassic-rock aquifer determined the river's HCO 3 –Ca composition. Two river stretches were differentiated according to localised increments in both pCO 2 , resulting from additional groundwater inputs, and SO 4 content, influenced by evaporite-bearing units. The variations in tufa's thickness through space were strongly controlled by CO 2 -rich springs and local slope variations. The monitored sites represent four primary subenvironments with distinct sedimentary facies, whose attributes suggest that 1) the tufa deposition rates in each fluvial subenvironment are mainly controlled by the CO 2 -outgassing intensity linked to local flow conditions and the biological substrate type, and 2) stromatolites represent the thickest and most complete record. The six-month variations in tufa thickness and calculated calcite mass in the Ebron River were controlled by temperature-dependent physico-chemical and biological parameters, coupled with high-discharge events that provoked tufa erosion. The smaller deposition of the Ebron River compared to two other synchronous tufa records in the Iberian Range is linked to 1) the absence of long areas of increased slope, 2) the occurrence of significant CO 2 -rich groundwater springs in the middle reach, and 3) the higher discharge and water depth. Certain high-discharge events were recorded as lower deposition rates concurrent in the three rivers. Moreover, anomalous water temperatures calculated from the calcite δ 18 O in the three rivers for a coincident time span support a regional anomaly in the precipitation δ 18 O. Thus, the evolution of the short-term tufa deposition rates and calcite δ 18 O composition through time can detect regional climate and hydrology changes and therefore can be robust criteria for correlation in the geological record.
Adolescent Suicide: a Primary Care Issue

Death by suicide among adolescents continues to be a worldwide concern. It is estimated that approximately 200, 000 teenagers end their lives annually. Suicide remains the third leading cause of death among adolescents between the ages 13 and 19 and the second leading cause of death among 10–20 year olds. Suicide attempts occur more frequently during adolescents than at other periods of human development. This stage is a critical period of growth and development. Adjusting to the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues, pose tremendous burden on the adolescent who is trying to make meaning of all the changes that are occurring simultaneously. The impact of this problem has become a global public health concern; therefore, preventative measures are urgently needed to prevent self-destructive behaviors. A review of the literature will highlight the current statistics related to adolescent suicide attempt and suicide, associating factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management, and preventative measures.
HONEYCOMB PAPER

A consolidated fibrous mat comprises 20 to 50 weight percent of reinforcing fibers; and a continuous phase connecting the reinforcing fibers, comprising 50 to 70 weight percent of a polymer having a melt temperature at least 20°C lower than the reinforcing fibers, and 5 to 10 weight percent of a binder having a melt temperature lower than the polymer; wherein the weight percent of each of the reinforcing fibers, the polymer, and the binder is based on the combined total weight of the reinforcing fibers, the polymer, and the binder.
TWO SIDED MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCT

The invention provides a multi-ply tissue product having different surface characteristics on each side of the product. The multi-ply tissue product may be formed from two or more plies where one surface is formed by a substantially smooth creped ply and the other surface is formed by a textured through-air dried ply. In this manner the tissue product may be used for both personal care, which requires a soft and smooth surface, and general household wiping, which requires a rough, durable surface.
Single position flat mount fuse holder

A fuse holder for flat mounting on the edge surface of a printed circuit board comprises a compartment for receiving a fuse assembly; coterminous contact pins which are locked in position and which can be inserted in corresponding apertures on the surface of the board and two locating bosses for anchoring the fuse holder on the board when the pins are inserted in said apertures and soldered.
Expansive demolition agent for demolishing brittle structures.

This agent consists of a mixture including at least quicklime as main component and, as auxiliary material, at least alumina, silica and calcium sulphate; as percentage of the final weight of the mixture obtained, the latter contains approximately 60 to 80 % of lime including at least 40 % of quicklime, 5 to 15 % of amorphous alumina Al2O3, 3 to 10 % of amorphous silica SiO2 and less than 15 % of anhydrite CaSO4, all the components of the said mixture originating from raw materials available in this form, such as fly ash originating from the furnace of a coal power station.
Long QT Syndrome in African-Americans

We evaluated the risk factors and clinical course of Long QT syndrome (LQTS) in African-American patients.The study involved 41 African-Americans and 3456 Caucasians with a QTc > or = 450 ms from the U.S. portion of the International LQTS Registry. Data included information about the medical history and clinical course of the LQTS patients with end points relating to the occurrence of syncope, aborted cardiac arrest, or LQTS-related sudden cardiac death from birth through age 40 years. The statistical analyses involved Kaplan-Meier time to event graphs and Cox regression models for multivariable risk factor evaluation.The QTc was 29 ms longer in African-Americans than Caucasians. Multivarite Cox analyses with adjustment for decade of birth revealed that the cardiac event rate was similar in African-Americans and Caucasians with LQTS and that beta-blockers were equally effective in reducing cardiac events in the two racial groups.The clinical course of LQTS in African-Americans is similar to that of Caucasians with comparable risk factors and benefit from beta-blocker therapy in the two racial groups.
Dynamical river networks: climatic controls and biogeochemical function

Despite the ubiquity of expansion and retraction dynamics of flowing streams, the large majority of biogeochemical and hydrological studies conceive river networks as static elements of the landscape, and a coherent framework to quantify nature and extent of drainage network dynamics is lacking. The implications of this phenomenon extend far beyond hydrology and involve key ecological and biogeochemical function of riparian corridors. The proposed research project will move beyond the traditional paradigm of static river networks by unravelling, for the first time, physical causes and biogeochemical consequences of stream dynamics. In particular, the project will undertake the following overarching scientific questions: 1) what are the climatic and geomorphic controls on the expansion/contraction of river networks? 2) what is the length of temporary streams and what is their impact on catchment-scale biogeochemical processes and stream water quality across scales? These challenging issues will be addressed by developing a novel theoretical framework complemented by extensive field observations within four representative sites along a climatic gradient in the EU. Field measurements will include long-term weekly mapping of the active drainage network and daily hydro-chemical data across scales. The experimental dataset will be used to develop and inform a set of innovative modelling tools, including an analytical framework for the description of spatially explicit hydrologic dynamics driven by stochastic rainfall and a modular hydro-chemical model based on the concept of water age, able to account for the variable connectivity among soil, groundwater and channels as induced by stream network dynamics. The project will open new avenues to quantify freshwater carbon emissions - crucially dependent on the extent of ephemeral streams - and it will provide a robust basis to identify temporary rivers and maintain their biogeochemical function in times of global change.
A novel amorphous silicon cell-based solar cogeneration system using the coupled thermal storage/organic rankine cycle as an alternative to battery

The indicative start date is 01 January 2017.
This fellowship will bring an excellent young researcher (Dr Jing Li), the winner of Springer Thesis Prize and Excellent PhD Graduate Award of the President of Chinese Academy of Sciences, to investigate a medium temperature photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) system incorporated with the coupled thermal storage/organic Rankine cycle (ORC) as a novel alternative to battery. Due to its unique positive power temperature coefficient, the efficiency of amorphous silicon (a-Si) cell can be higher than that of a crystalline silicon (c-Si) cell when the operating temperature is above 100°C, at which heat is able to drive the ORC. This has therefore stimulated the applicants to propose the a-Si PVT-ORC system which combines the respective advantages of PV and solar ORC technologies. The a-Si PVT-ORC system is estimated to have an overall electrical efficiency up to 12.8% at 120°C, which is comparable to the c-Si PVT system at 75°C, but the former can eliminate expensive battery and use the coupled thermal storage/ORC instead, offering more economic and environmental benefits.
The proposed project will offer an excellent opportunity of training and development for the very promising young researcher. The project has been carefully designed to match Dr Li’s expertise in solar thermal power systems and the expertise of the University of Nottingham in CHP, BiPV, CFD and 3D printing technologies, and thus facilitates a two-way knowledge transfer. Successful completion of this fellowship will contribute to the European excellence in solar power technology, and promote the professional competence and career prospect of Dr Li. He will share his knowledge and expertise on ORC and a-Si cell techniques by hosting a series of seminars for EU researchers and engineers, lecturing at an industrial dissemination event, giving a special lecture to the architectural and environmental engineering students, and participating in outreach activities of the host institute.
Developmental language disorder - prevention and intervention

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a public health concern affecting millions of children across Europe. Still, the basis for efficacious preventative interventions for it are largely unknown. To fill this gap, we must: 1) investigate mutable and least-mutable risk and protective factors for DLD, 2) develop prediction tools based on them, and 3) investigate risk and protective factors that are associated with the severity of outcomes of DLD. DLD prevention and intervention (DLD-PI) aims to tackle these questions by using high-quality, large-scale registry data available in Finland. The research will be conducted through multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral, and international collaboration with the universities of Turku and Oulu, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki University Hospital, and Newcastle University, UK. Piloting has already begun with the 1987 and 1997 Finnish Birth Cohorts. These findings will be validated in a new open-access generic cohort with an unprecedented number of variables from different registers, including an expected 150,000 children with DLD out of almost 2 million children. The results of DLD-PI will have wide impact because they enable better prediction of individual trajectories of DLD. With the ultimate aim of providing a tool to use in predicting DLD, this knowledge will enable more efficient targeting and timing of preventative interventions. The results will be essential, generalizable, and advance the field of research for other developmental and learning difficulties as well. They will also be disseminated and communicated accordingly. DLD-PI adds significantly to both research in the European Research Area and the priorities of Horizon 2020. The fellow already has extensive experience in DLD research and its methodology, and the two-way knowledge transfer will prepare her to conduct and lead future epidemiological studies in a field critically lacking specialists.
STRUCTURES WITH INTERLOCKING COMPONENTS

Structures with interlocking components include a plurality of interlocking structure sections, each of the interlocking structure sections including at least one tensioning component and a plurality of compression components carried by the at least one tensioning component. The at least one tensioning component secures alternating ones of the plurality of compression components in adjacent ones of the plurality of interlocking structure sections in end-to-end, interlocking compression with each other.
Maintenance Quality Assurance Field Inspection Practices

This synthesis examines maintenance quality assurance field inspection practices used by state transportation agencies to support maintenance investments. The report documents and summarizes the type of data collected, the methodology used to assess condition, and the processes in place to ensure the quality of the data. In addition, the synthesis presents information on how the field inspection data are used to report highway conditions, estimate budget needs, and establish targeted levels of service. Information used in this study was gathered through a literature review and a survey of state departments of transportation. Follow-up interviews with selected agencies provided additional information.
Neutron-Rich, exotic, heavy nuclei produced in multi-nucleon transfer reactions

The heaviest element which has been found in nature is uranium with 92 protons. So far, the elements up to atomic number 118 (oganesson) have been discovered in the laboratory. All transuranium elements are radioactive and their production rates decrease with increasing number of protons. An Island of Stability, where the nuclei have relatively long half-lives, is predicted at the neutron number 182 and, depending on the theoretical model, at the proton number 114, 120 or 126. Current experimental techniques do not allow to go so far to the neutron-rich side close to the Island of Stability.
The observation of gravitational waves as well as electromagnetic waves originating from a neutron star merger has been published on October 16, 2017 and is a first proof of the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements in the r-process. It still remains an open question if superheavy nuclei have been formed in our universe. To answer these questions, we need insight into the nuclear properties of the heaviest elements and how these properties evolve when one moves toward to the neutron-rich side on the nuclear chart.
In the NEXT project, I will set out to discover new, Neutron-rich, EXotic heavy nuclei using multi-nucleon Transfer reactions. I will measure their masses and, thus, pin down the ground state properties of these nuclei. These studies provide insight into the evolution of nuclear shells in the heavy element region. Furthermore, I will measure the fission half-lives of these isotopes. In order to realize the NEXT project, I will built a novel spectrometer, which is a combination of a solenoid separator and Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer.
The broad experience in heavy element research and mass measurements that I have acquired over the years, and the unique infrastructure at my home institute that houses the AGOR accelerator, makes it so that I am ideally placed to start and lead the NEXT project.
METALSTYLE S.R.L.

METALSTYLE IS A SMALL COMPANY THAT OPERATES ON THE NAUTICAL/NAVAL MARKET SINCE 1971 AND IN ITS HISTORY HAS PRODUCED A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF BOTH STANDARD AND CUSTOM PRODUCTS MOUNTED ON BOARD THE MOST FAMOUS YACHTS MADE BY THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS SHIPYARDS WORLDWIDE. METALSTYLE BRINGS TOGETHER IN A UNIQUE BRAND TWO GREAT EXPERIENCES IN THE PROCESSING OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY STEEL AND ALUMINIUM. THROUGH THE PERFECT FUSION OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, METALSTYLE IS ABLE TO OFFER SHIPYARDS, ARCHITECTS AND SHIPOWNERS A RANGE OF HIGH-LEVEL PRODUCTS, HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED AND TAILORED FOR ANY PROJECT. AMONG THEM STAND OUT: DOORS AND DOORS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL OR ALUMINIUM; MODELS OF DOORS IN CLASS SUBBATTENT (3MT) CERTIFIED RINA. FIRE RESISTANT DOORS IN CLASS A30 WITH MED CERTIFICATE. AND A WIDE RANGE OF FURNISHING ACCESSORIES: RUDDERS, TABLE SUPPORTS, SEATS, PILOT SEATS, MANEUVERING ISLANDS, BAR STOOLS IN ADDITION TO THE
miDivCon: Framework and method for Multiple Instance Learning

We present a new framework and method for solving Multiple Instance Learning (MIL) problems. As a variation on supervised learning, MIL addresses the problem of classifying a bag of instances. If at least one of the instances in a bag is positive the bag is labeled positive, otherwise it is negative. We use a divide and conquer strategy to identify true positive group of instances in the positive bags and use Bayesian statistics to minimize the false positive instances in the same bags. After testing on benchmark data we also use the method on a challenging task of predicting behavior from molecular profiles data. Comparison results show that our method performs on par or better than other MIL methods.
METHOD OF OPERATING A WATERBORNE VESSEL

The invention relates to a method of operating a waterborne vessel propelled by at least one mechanical transmission azimuth thruster comprising a driveline connecting a motor located inside the hull of the vessel to a propeller (1) mounted to an outboard azimuth unit of the azimuth thruster, which azimuth unit is arranged to be rotated to any horizontal angle and which driveline comprises a generally vertical shaft (2) and a generally horizontal shaft (3) which is connected to the vertical shaft via a bevel gearing (4) comprising a first bevel gear (5) mounted on the vertical shaft and a cooperating second bevel gear (6) mounted on the horizontal shaft, which motor is drivingly connected to the vertical shaft and which horizontal shaft is drivingly connected to the propeller. The method comprises the steps of, during a first period of time, operating the azimuth thruster utilising a first load direction of the bevel gearing; and, during a second period of time after the first period of time, operating the azimuth thruster utilising a second load direction of the bevel gearing, which second load direction is opposite to the first load direction. The invention also relates to a mechanical transmission azimuth thruster for implementing the method.
Land tenure (in)security and crop-tree intercropping in rural Xinjiang, China

The relationship between land tenure security and long-term land-related investment is of great importance especially given the current flux in property rights systems of agricultural land in China. This paper empirically examines the role of land tenure security in farmers’ crop-tree intercropping decisions, and is based on a comparative analysis between contract land and wasteland holders in rural Xinjiang, China. Data from a survey, carried out in 2008 among 352 households in Awati County in Xinjiang, is used to estimate the factors that affect the adoption of crop-tree intercropping. The results indicate that, for those households that only have contract land, land tenure security positively affects their adoption of crop-tree intercropping. However, for those that hold both contract land and wasteland, land tenure security negatively impacts upon their adoption of crop-tree intercropping on wasteland, as the crop-tree intercropping on wasteland can increase the perceived tenure security of wasteland. The results also suggest that the comprehensive effect of labor organization on intercropping is moderate as a result of the presence of counteracting effects.
Design on Parallel Structure of DSSS Receiver Using FPGA

In this paper, a novel high-speed parallel structure of low-pass filter for filtering and matched algorithm for searching synchronization in DSSS receiver is studied. We extend previous implements for introducing parallelism into the design of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) receiver. Design techniques, such as parallel structure, optimized compressor cells and pipeline architecture for reducing the hardware resource consumption of multiplier , adder and look-up tables (LUT), use to realize a high-speed processing, precise synchronized and reconfigurable DSSS receiver. The design trade-offs analyzed with ISE 10.1 in detail, including the maximum frequency and number of resources of slices, bonded IOs and GCLKs, and implemented with a XC4VLX160 FPGA device.
Rule of Law and Constitutional  Democracy

The purpose of this paper is twofold: i) to point out the determinants of a firm orientation to stakeholders' interests; ii) to analyze the relationship between shareholder value and stakeholder value as firm goals. Both issues are empirically verified on a sample of European listed companies. Empirical evidence shows that time, nationality, industry, size and level of growth of a firm determine its stakeholder ratings. Although the empirical evidence presented concerning the link between the creation of shareholder value and stakeholder value is neither unequivocal nor statistically significant, it can be inferred that a firm pursues stakeholders satisfaction to achieve a better value performance.