SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
METHODS FOR TREATING AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS

The invention relates to methods for improving glycemic control and for treating erectile dysfunction in a patient diagnosed with prediabetes, type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome wherein a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor is administered to the patient. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for improving a treatment of erectile dysfunction in a male patient diagnosed with prediabetes, type 1 diabetes mellitus or type 2 diabetes mellitus characterized in that in addition to the treatment of erectile dysfunction a SGLT2 inhibitor is administered to the patient. The invention also relates a pharmaceutical composition comprising a SGLT2 inhibitor and a compounds selected from the group consisting of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors or alprostadil.
Distributed compensation of a large intermittent energy resource in a distribution feeder

In a smart grid demonstration project in New Mexico, a combination of a 500kW PV farm and a 1MWh utility scale storage system which consists of a 500kW ultra fast smoothing battery and a 250kW shifting battery are installed. At a nearby location, a micro grid demonstration which incorporates a 240kW natural gas-powered generator, a 80kW fuel cell, a 50kW PV generator, a lead-acid battery storage system, and hot and cold thermal storage is installed. With the current configuration, the storage system associated with the 500kW PV is able to smooth PV output, to shift the peak generation to the time of peak consumption and also to firm the PV resource as a fixed amount of power. The problem is how the system would be managed in presence of several distributed resources with different ramp rates and capacities and different operation costs, which would reduce the stress placed on the battery. In this paper, the results of the different studies on the system model are discussed. A complete feeder model in GridLAB-D is used to demonstrate several control algorithms. In one scenario, all other available generations are planned to compensate the PV generation ramp rate based on their individual capacity. Each agent will compensate the ramp rate of the total generation of the higher priority agents based on its own capacity. In another scenario, individual agents try to compensate the deficit in power generation scheduled for the whole system. Every particular agent is responsible for compensating the difference between the scheduled and the total generation of the higher priority agents.
An integrated solution for sustainable care for multimorbid elderly patients with dementia

CAREPATH proposes an ICT-based solution for the optimization of clinical practice in the treatment and  management of multimorbid patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment or mild dementia. Such solution is targeting a more complex multimorbidity scenario and follows an integrated patient-centered approach, in order to develop a flexible and modular system to deliver a best care, adapted framework for increasing the independence and Quality of Life (QoL) of multimorbid patients with dementia.

The proposed solution exploits the IONIS, C3-Cloud and imergo®-ICP healthcare platforms (whose three coordinators belong to the CAREPATH consortium) and provides a holistic environment for both healthcare providers and patients, efficiently addressing the joint multimorbidity and dementia challenges. To demonstrate and validate its results, CAREPATH will focus on combining multimorbid conditions, in different levels of complexity, and in combination with dementia. As such, CAREPATH will consider conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, or Chronic Kidney Disease.

The CAREPATH pilots will take place in four European countries (Spain, Romania, Germany and UK) with diverse health and social care systems, ICT landscape/digital maturity of healthcare provision and dementia national programs. The pilots will strengthen the evidence base on associated health outcomes and efficiency gains.

CAREPATH will also elaborate on a methodology for computer  interpretable clinical guidelines and computationally derived best clinical practice for the improved management of elderly multimorbid patients with dementia. It will develop Quality Key Performance Indicators for such a guideline-driven clinical practice and patient-centered integrated care delivery. In addition, the relevant health economic impacts of the solution, in terms of cost effectiveness and care provision inequalities will be assessed.
MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Embodiments of mobile electronic devices and methods are disclosed. In an embodiment of a method, a page is partially displayed on a display, and information is received that the page is changed in a part of said page not displayed on said display. In an embodiment, a user is notified of said change.
Synthesis of functional multi-component supramolecular systems and materials

This ERC proposal targets novel synthetic strategies to arrive at functional multi-component systems and materials. They possess architectures of such high complexity that it is hard to imagine access to these systems by self-assembly or self-organization only. We will explore tools required to introduce multi-step non-covalent synthesis. We have taken inspiration from Nature, but more importantly we propose to mimic the impressive progress in the field of covalent organic and polymer synthesis. Three connected approaches are defined:
   The first section focusses on supramolecular polymers and how their polymerization can be compared to that of traditional covalent polymerization; unprecedented similarities are foreseen. Unexplored areas like controlled co-polymerization and achieving “tacticity” in asymmetrically modified building blocks are proposed, with special attention to kinetics and structure characterization. 
    The second section is aiming at synthesizing a multi-component hydrogel leading to a system that is able to recruit receptors in a dynamic and reversible fashion. This work is proposed to culminate in new insights for preparing an artificial extracellular matrix for stem cell to organoid growth. The latter is proposed using a double supramolecular network.  
   The final section takes inspiration from the recent finding that chirality can control spin-selective chemistry. Novel chiral structures with control over pitch and diameter are proposed by two-step synthetic processes. In a three-step non-covalent synthetic procedure, a space-controlled arrangement of chiral quartets on surfaces is proposed using discrete block co-oligomers.
   Since molecules only have structures and properties, their functions can only be expressed when they are part of complex molecular systems. Hence, if chemists want to synthesize functions in lifelike materials, they have to introduce new approaches and technologies, a game changer is proposed in this ERC proposal.
Representations of social crisis in recent Argentine cinema

This thesis engages with representations of social crisis in Argentine
fictional cinema during 1998-2005, a period when Argentina experienced a deep
economic crisis that brought about significant changes in politics, culture, society
and the arts. My emphasis is upon the ways in which cinema interpreted both
present and long-established dialogues with national and social discourse, while
re-assessing notions of national identity, culture and social class.
The study contributes to a growing body of scholarship on Argentine film
which has no precedent in history. In particular, works published in English over
the last five years have offered fresh reflections upon a field that has remained
dominated by narrative and aesthetic, rather than analytical, approaches
By combining close textual analysis of films to the study of their cultural
context my research argues that cinema addressed predominantly middle-class
Argentine audiences with critical questions concerning the transformations they
were experiencing over those years of crisis. As works of fiction, the films also
offered ordinary people the possibility to identify with their own lives and values,
stimulating critical reflection and emotional engagement, as well as enjoyment
and laughter.
The modes through which these films addressed Argentine audiences are
themselves as rich and complex as their narrative representations of crisis.
Amongst the most compelling achievements of recent Argentine cinema are the
diversity of its modes of address, its strong themes, interesting styles and
captivating narrative strategies. These films offered domestic audiences both
reflective and divergent views on social reality that, without any doubt, enriched
the cultural arena in which Argentineans could reflect on their past, their daily
life, their values and their relationship with social minorities. In this sense cinema
helped Argentine people to learn to live in democracy.
STI screening in people living with HIV: are we getting the whole story?

People living with HIV are able to enjoy meaningful sexual relationships; there remains however the key responsibility of reducing transmission to others and within this the prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In 2008 and 2011 BHIVA published guidance on STI testing recommending annual STI screening in asymptomatic patients with consideration of more frequent screening dependent on risk. We conducted a retrospective case note review of 385 HIV-positive patients presenting for routine HIV care in a large city teaching hospital HIV clinic during 2010. Data included demographics, HIV parameters, sexual history and STI screening were collected. 297 (77%) were male, 215 (56%) white British, 105 (27%) black African. 229 (56%) were MSM. Median age was 37 years (range 17-75) and the median year of diagnosis was 2005 (range 1998-2010). Median CD4 count was 467 cells/mm 3 (range 1-1849) and undetectable viral load in 248 (64%). 296 (77%) were on HAART. 18 were co-infected with HBV and 17 with HCV. 249 (65%) patients had at least one STI screen. 56 (15%) declined testing and 77 (20%) were not offered. 238 (62%) had regular partner(s) and of these 109 (46%) were known HIV-positive and 128 (32%) reported casual partners. 11 (3%) had sex exclusively with HIV-positive partners. 91 (69%) always used condoms for vaginal sex. With regards to anal sex, 16 (68%) always used condoms. 11% used condoms for oral sex. 25 patients (6.5%) had rectal chlamydia, 27 (7.0%) had rectal gonorrhoea, 8 had dual infection and 3 had LGV. 10 HSV, 12 syphilis and 6 acute HCV infections were diagnosed during this period. 172 patients reported monogamous relationship over 12 months 11 (6.4%) of these had STIs. 160 reported consistent condom use for anal sex; of these 24 (15%) had rectal STIs diagnosed. Routine STI screening is offered annually in our cohort with reasonable uptake rates. STIs are still being diagnosed in people living with HIV despite our repeated safe sex messages and self-reported condom use. In our cohort this was almost exclusively in MSM. Sexual history and safe sex education should be included at each visit. STI screening should be offered annually even in those reporting monogamous relationships and more frequently dependent on sexual history. (Published: 11 November 2012) Citation: Abstracts of the Eleventh International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection Perez K et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2012, 15 (Suppl 4):18117 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/18117 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.15.6.18117
A mechanism for enhanced photocatalytic activity of nano-size silver particle modified titanium dioxide thin films

Ag-TiO2 nanostructured thin films with silver volume fraction of 0–20% were deposited on silicon and quartz substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and annealed in ambient air at 950°C for 1 h. The phase structure and surface topography of the films were characterized by X-ray diffractometer and transmission electron microscope. Photocatalytic activity of the films was evaluated by light induced degradation of methyl orange (C14H14N3NaO3S) solution using a high pressure mercury lamp as lamp-house. The relation of photocatalytic activity and silver content was studied in detail. It was found that silver content influences phase structure of TiO2 thin films, and silver in the films is metallic Ag (Ag0). With increasing silver content from 0 to 20 vol%, photocatalytic activity of the films increases first and then decreases. A suitable amount (2.5–5 vol%) silver addition can significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 films. The enhanced photocatalytic activity was mainly attributed to the extension of visible light absorption region of the films, the presence of anatase phase, the increase of oxygen anion radicals O2− and reactive center of surface Ti3+, and the better separation between electrons and holes on the films surface.
Estágio: da interface entre a escola e o mercado à configuração de uma relação de trabalho de novo tipo (Training: from the interface between the school and the market ...). 10.5212/Emancipacao.v.10i2.479499

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de pesquisa teorica e empirica a respeito do estagio como forma de insercao no mercado de trabalho. Valendo-se de autores criticos ao sistema capitalista, visa discutir o estagio como mecanismo de transicao da educacao para o trabalho; tambem objetiva apreender os conceitos, o condicionamento juridico e as opinioes dos atores envolvidos com o estagio. Alem de uma discussao teorica, sao utilizados dados de pesquisas exploratorias recentes, realizadas com estudantes e trabalhadores da cidade de Guarapuava - PR, concluindo que o estagio apresenta-se como um canal importante de insercao profissional que contribui para a formacao profissional, mas que tambem se presta para flexibilizar as relacoes de emprego e precarizar as condicoes de insercao e permanencia no mercado de trabalho.Palavras-chave: Educacao. Trabalho. Estagio.  Abstract: The present study reveals the results of a theoretical and field research about training as a means of insertion in the market. Based on the work of authors that criticize the capitalist system, our article aims at discussing the training as a mechanism of transition from education to labor; it also seeks to understand the concepts, the judicial conditioning, and the opinions of the trainees. Recent research data was used along with a theoretical discussion of the issue. The data were collected with students-workers from the city of Guarapuava, state of Parana. Our conclusion was that training is an important means of professional initiation that consequently assists professional formation. However, it also loosens the work relations and reduces the opportunities for insertion and permanence in the market.Keywords: Education. Labor. Training.
MED programme Networks for an Innovative Cooperation in Energy efficiency

As a MED hub for Energy Efficiency (EE) innovative and shared solutions, the MEDNICE project will anchor a MED community around energy issues that public organisations face in order to promote modular projects’ results and increase their impact on public policies. Indeed, in the MED area, the majority of public buildings is not adequately designed to reduce their energy consumption and improve their EE performance. This is partly due to a lack of awareness of owners and managers and knowledge gaps regarding common answers to this transnational challenge. Thus the overall objective of MEDNICE is to empower MED projects' partners through the establishment of a MED community and a joint transnational framework around energy efficiency in public buildings. By setting up training and peer learning mechanisms, MEDNICE will contribute to increase the capacity of owners and managers of public buildings to design and implement better energy efficiency practices. It will set up a knowledge platform that will allow for capitalizing and communicating results and outputs of the modular projects. It will serve as a cornerstone of a transnational peer network laying the ground for a MED identity. MEDNICE will also analyze and summarize EE practices through thematic and policy papers to be promoted and benefit the MED community. Relying on Ambassadors this will help disseminate and transfer messages in order to advocate for specific MED EE policies and mainstream them in relevant strategies.
estator, motor, e, método de formação para um estator

stator, motor and method of forming a stator are provided. the stator includes a stator core, a winding wound around the stator core, a connecting member, first and second connecting terminals for supplying power to the winding from an external power source, and an electronic circuit. the connecting member and the first connecting terminal are respectively electrically connected with the electronic circuit. the connecting member and the second connecting terminal are respectively electrically connected with both ends of the winding respectively.
LAUNDRY DRYER WITH AIR-COOLED CONDENSER

The present invention relates to a laundry dryer (1) comprising a body (2), a drum (3) wherein the laundry is placed, a drying duct (4) wherein the processing air (PA) is circulated in order to dry the laundry, a heater (5) which heats the processing air (PA), a condenser (6) which reduces the humidity of the processing air (PA), a drying fan (7) which circulates the processing air (PA) in the drying duct (4) and the drum (3), a cooling fan (8) which cools the condenser (6) and a cooling duct (9) which directs the cooling air (CA) sucked from the outside environment by the cooling fan (8) onto the condenser (6).
Moral hazard and legal services contracts

We examine legal services contracts characterized by a contingency fee and an hours reporting requirement in a moral hazard setting. We find that hours reporting requirements in contingency contracts can reduce the rent needed to induce high attorney effort under moral hazard. Under certain conditions, the ability to set hours above the first-best level leads a client to choose a contract inducing high effort when she otherwise would not. The important condition of this result is, however, that hours must be contractible. We apply our model to the 2010 Florida “sunshine” law that requires hours reporting by private attorneys employed on a contingency fee basis by the attorney general. We find the sunshine laws of Florida and other states may, in addition to providing more transparency in government contracting, increase the public benefit from an attorney general’s employment of private attorneys.
Corruption, product complexity and African exporters

ABSTRACTSeveral studies have shown that African manufacturers perform poorly, especially in comparison to their counterparts from other developing countries. We build on these studies by (a) examining the decision to stop exporting among African manufacturers and (b) investigating whether these decisions can be linked to institutional dimensions (such as corruption). Consistent with previous studies, we observe that a significant fraction of African firms stop exporting every year. Using product complexity as a measure of an industry’s ‘sensitivity’ to corruption, we find that firms in more ‘corruption-sensitive’ industries are more likely to stop exporting if there is an increase in overall corruption in the exporting country. Firm characteristics (such as size and productivity) also seem to influence the decision to stop exporting. Our finding about the relationship between corruption and the decision to stop exporting supports the conventional wisdom that corruption is detrimental to economic performance.
A Dataflow Perspective for Business Process Integration

Business process integration has become prevalent as business increasingly crosses organizational boundaries. To address the issue of protecting organizations’ competitive knowledge and private information while also enabling business-to-business (B2B) collaboration, past research has focused mainly on customized public and private process design, as well as structural correctness of the integrated workflow. However, a dataflow perspective is important for business process integration. This article presents a data-flow perspective using workflow management and mathematical techniques to address data exchange problems in independent multistakeholder business process integration in dynamic circumstances. The research is conducted following a design science paradigm. We build artifacts that include interorganizational workflow concepts, a workflow model, and a public dataset calculation method. The use of the proposed artifacts is illustrated by applying them to a real-world case in the Shenzhen (Chaiwan) port. The utility of the artifacts is evaluated through interviews with practitioners in industry. We conclude that this research complements the control-flow perspective in the interorganizational workflow management area and also contributes to B2B information-sharing literature; further, the dataflow formalism can help practitioners to formally provide the right data at the right time in dynamic circumstances.
A multi-agent and auction-based framework and approach for carrier collaboration

Carrier collaboration in transportation means multiple carriers form an alliance to optimize their transportation operations through sharing transportation requests and vehicle capacities. In this paper, we propose a multi-agent and auction-based framework and approach for carrier collaboration in less than truckload transportation. In this framework, the carriers outsource/acquire requests through multiple auctions, one for outsourcing each request; a carrier acts as an auctioneer when it wants to outsource a request to other carriers, whereas the carrier acts as a bidder when it wants to acquire a request from other carriers; for each carrier, which requests it should outsource and acquire are determined by solving its outsourcing requests selection problem and requests bidding problem, respectively. These two decision problems are formulated as mixed integer programming problems. The auction of each request is multiround; in each round, the auctioneer determines the outsourcing price of the request and each bidder determines whether it acquires the request at the given price; the auctioneer lowers the outsourcing price if multiple carriers bid for the request or raises the price if no carrier bids for it. The auction process continues until only one carrier bids for the request or a given number of rounds are achieved. In the second case, if no agent bids for the request, then it is returned to the outsourcing agent; if multiple bidding agents compete for the request, a conflict resolution procedure is used to determine which carrier wins it. The approach is decentralized, asynchronous, and dynamic, where multiple auctions may occur simultaneously and interact with each other. The performance of the approach is evaluated by randomly generated instances and compared with an individual planning approach and a centralized planning approach.