SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Promotional tools at selected universities in the Tshwane Metropolitan Region

Due to the competitive environment, the changes in the higher education landscape and limited financial resources, higher education institutions are forced to evaluate and review their marketing strategies in order to recruit suitably qualified students. This study will examine the impact of the current promotional tools at public higher education institutions in the Tshwane metropolitan region. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the promotional tools used by public higher education institutions in the Tshwane Metropolitan Region from a student perspective. Furthermore, the study strived to establish whether the demographics of the students played a role regarding the value they attach to choice factors when selecting a higher education institution. Prospective students will benefit from the study because promotional tools were identified to make informed decisions about their institution of choice. The study also identified the effect of the existing promotional tools used as sources of information by students and identified the most appropriate promotional tools to enable proper allocation of the promotional budget. An empirical study was conducted using a questionnaire adapted from Wiese (2008) study. Likert scale was used to structure questions. Non-probability sampling was used to select first year students from two public institutions in the Tshwane Metropolitan Region. Data was captured into a software package and analysed using SPSS Version 18. Descriptive statistics summarised the results of the research questions, namely; socio demographical profile of respondents, factors influencing students’ decision making process, the information sources used by students and the effectiveness of promotional tools. The results of this study showed that students preferred higher education institutions to use personal communication tools for student recruitment. Interestingly, students rated social media as one of the most important communication methods. Furthermore, emphasis on the core product and specific aspects of the tangible product and augmented product was found. It was also noted that students from diverse backgrounds and provinces used different sources of information during their search for enrolment at a higher education institution. The study limitations were that the survey was only restricted at two higher education institutions in the Tshwane metropolitan region. It was noted that marketing practitioners at higher education institutions may renew their existing promotional tools (open days and career exhibitions) to gain competitive advantage.
Food (In)security and its drivers: insights from trends and opportunities in rural Mozambique

We used multiple rounds of nationally representative agricultural survey data to analyze the trends and drivers of food insecurity in rural Mozambique. Reduced-form Probit models were estimated to explain the observed trends as a function of underlying drivers and factors related to agricultural policy interventions. Despite rapid macroeconomic growth, food insecurity in the rural areas had increased from 42.9 % in 2002 to 47.8 % in 2008. Significant inequalities were also observed in the distribution of food insecurity with a substantial disadvantage to the bottom quintile households and rural households located in the Northern provinces. Limited progress on several drivers of agricultural production and food access as well as geographic disparities appear to explain a significant part of the food insecurity trends and distribution. Whether the indicator was use of improved farm inputs and technology, receipt of agricultural extension services, farm production, or cash income, progress did not occur. This implies that to achieve broad-based food security in rural Mozambique, interventions may need to focus on addressing these drivers to increase agricultural productivity while enhancing resilience to price and weather shocks. Interventions must also be spatially targeted and tailored to each segment of the population.
(14508.17092020.172002756) BY MARA SNC

AFTER THE RENOVATION WORK IN AUGUST 2020 THE COMPANY? DOES IT OPEN A NEW ACTIVITY? IN THE HISTORIC CENTER OF MONTALCINO, PRECISELY IN PIAZZA DEL POPOLO, IT IS A BAR/ENOTECA CALLED RIZIERI. IN THE WINE SHOP? CAN YOU TASTE A VARIETY? OF WINES BY THE GLASS OF THE TERRITORY AND CONSUME CUTTING BOARDS OF CHEESES AND CURED MEATS.
Environmental Degradation: Causes and Consequences

The subject of environmental economics is at the forefront of the green debate: the environment can no longer be viewed as an entity separate from the economy. Environmental degradation is of many types and have many consequences. To address this challenge a number of studies have been conducted in both developing and developed countries applying different methods to capture health benefits from improved environmental quality. Minimizing exposure to environmental risk factors by enhancing air quality and access to improved sources of drinking and bathing water, sanitation and clean energy is found to be associated with significant health benefits and can contribute significantly to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of environmental sustainability, health and development. In this paper, I describe the national and global causes and consequences of environmental degradation and social injustice. This paper provides a review of the literature on studies associated with reduced environmental risk and in particular focusing on reduced air pollution, enhanced water quality and climate change mitigation.
Targeting the ""untargetable"" by merging biological and chemical compound libraries

Genome sequencing combined with powerful new research technologies has greatly expanded the number of potential drug targets, offering enormous opportunities to address unmet medical needs. However, for proteins with flat, featureless surfaces or for protein-protein interactions, it has been difficult to impossible to generate ligands based on classical small molecules, hindering their evaluation as targets and the development of drugs.

Herein, we propose a new method and its application for targeting the so-called ""undruggable"" proteins by tapping into a new chemical space, generated by ""merging"" biological and chemical compound libraries. In brief, millions of short cyclic peptides (4–6 amino acids) genetically encoded by phage display (generated with methods we established previously) will be expanded by combinatorially attaching via lateral groups > 1000 different chemical fragments in separate wells of microwell plates. We will develop a strategy that combines the elements of i) automation, ii) liquid transfer by acoustic dispensing, iii) single-round phage display panning, iv) ""phage PCR"" and a primer coding strategy, v) next-generation sequencing (NGS) and vi) computational sequence analysis to perform phage display selections with a library comprising > 1000 non-natural building blocks.

We expect that this technology will deliver ligands to challenging proteins and facilitate their evaluation as drug targets. The ligands are kept small on purpose, below one kDa, and the polarity is limited so that they are more likely to be cell permeable and so they may directly serve as leads for the generation of oral drugs.
VERSATILE FLUID MACHINE

A versatile fluid machine which has a rotor (2) which is radially and axially coupled to the inside of a housing (1), wherein the geometry of the rotor (2), in harmony with the housing (1), may be designed with a variety of silhouettes configured in pairs of arches, not conditioned by regular, cylindrical or symmetrical shapes. There are as many pairs of inlet-outlet pathways (3',3"- 4', 4") as pairs of arches which make up the rotor (2). The rotor (2) has translational motion assisted by guide means (5) housed in any portion of the same (2). By simply interacting with the supply of the inlet (3',3") or outlet (4',4") pathways, it may operate interchangeably as a power generating machine, motor, reversible or transmission machine, or even a motor and generator simultaneously, lacking shafts that protrude outside the housing (1).
Sustainable and Effective Entrepreneuship’s Development Scheme

The SEEDS partnership aims to build and test a coherent framework for planning and implementing joint sustainable internationalisation strategies and actions for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in CADSES, which will enable the effective support of relevant actions. The SME internationalisation process needs to be considered as a part of the general spatial development strategies to serve the implementation of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP). This is essential for achieving sustainable, harmonised and balanced development in Central and South-Eastern Europe. In general the project creates a basis for effective SME internationalisation, in a way that will promote balanced and harmonised spatial development mainly by networking and supporting of the SMEs.
A new insight into masticatory function and its determinants: a latent class analysis

Masticatory function is an important factor for preservation of general health. Epidemiologic data on masticatory function and its determinants among Iranian population are sparse, and no study has evaluated masticatory function using latent class analysis (LCA). This study was conducted to investigate the masticatory function and its determinants among a large sample of Iranian adults.In a cross-sectional study among 8691 adults, masticatory function was investigated using a validated questionnaire. LCA and latent class regression (LCR) were applied to identify classes of masticatory function and its potential determinants, respectively. In addition, multigroup LCA was conducted based on gender and age categories.In total, 11.24% and 24.87% of participants had poor and moderate masticatory function, respectively. Males (class size: 14.33%) were more likely to have poor masticatory function than females (class size: 2.35%) (P < 0.001). The results of LCR showed that higher age [adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.09, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.07-1.11, P < 0.001], male gender (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.01-1.87, P < 0.05), and low physical activity (OR: 1.41, 95% CI: 1.08-1.85, P < 0.05) were associated with poor masticatory function. Nonsmokers had a lower chance of being in poor masticatory function class than heavy smokers (OR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.11-0.38, P < 0.001).The prevalence of poor masticatory function is high among Iranian adults. Aging, male gender, low levels of physical activity, and smoking were found to be associated with poor masticatory function.
Non-Invasive In Vivo Imaging and Quantification of Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Rats Using Cells Expressing Far-Red Fluorescence Protein

Non-invasive in vivo imaging is emerging as an important tool for basic and preclinical research. Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence dyes and probes have been used for non-invasive optical imaging since in the NIR region absorption and auto fluorescence by body tissue is low, thus permitting for greater penetration depths and high signal to noise ratio. Currently, cell tracking systems rely on labeling cells prior to injection or administering probes targeting the cell population of choice right before imaging. These approaches do not enable imaging of tumor growth, as the cell label is diluted during cell division. In this study we have developed cell lines stably expressing the far-red fluorescence protein E2-Crimson, thus enabling continuous detection and quantification of tumor growth. In a xenograft rat model, we show that E2-Crimson expressing cells can be detected over a 5 week period using optical imaging. Fluorescence intensities correlated with tumor volume and weight and allowed for a reliable and robust quantification of the entire tumor compartment. Using a novel injection regime, the seeding of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells in the lungs in a rat model was established and verified.
Slovenian Opportunity II: economic animation to support SMEs' cross-border cooperation 

The project aims at supporting SME operating in the two border areas, that often possess an unexpressed potential for growth. The objective is the improvement of relations among enterprises through several actions that see the participation of economic and institutional bodies from both areas. The actions aim at increasing the level of knowledge, competitiveness and innovation, thus favouring institutional and economic cooperation. The general objective consists in widening the opportunities for the development of SME in the eligible area by promoting the creation of shared innovative entrepreneurial opportunities, pursuing the greatest integration possible also through available telematic means. The project specifically aims at developing a favourable environment for commercial, technological and production cooperation of FVG enterprises located in the eligible area with Slovenian enterprises in the cross-border area. The project strategy ranges from the setting up of networks among the various economic actors to the promotion of new telematic technologies in favour of trade; from the introduction of new technologies to the direct meeting of firms to develop new joint enterprises; from the supply of tailored trade information equipment to the drawing up of guidelines on the use of structural funds. In its initial phase the project focuses on a number of specific economic sectors where to concentrate project actions and identify the most significant issues. At the same time a mapping of the resources and problems of the sector is carried out, in order to be used in the drafting of future proposals. Therefore the project intends to promote familiarity with the typical economic features of the territory so as to understand the production context and identify the potential for development. Lastly, it aims at providing targeted technical assistance to enhance and strengthen the economic fabric made up of cross-border SME.
CHARGING STATION AND CHARGING SYSTEM HAVING SHUNTABLE DC-DC CONVERTER

Eine Ladestation (Inf) ist mit einem stationären Inverter oder Gleichrichter, einem stationären Gleichspannungsladeanschluss (DCA-stat) und einem stationären Gleichspannungswandler (DC-stat) ausgestattet. Der stationären Gleichspannungswandler verbindet den Inverter oder Gleichrichter (Inv-stat) mit dem stationären Gleichspannungsladeanschluss. Parallel zu dem stationären Gleichspannungswandler (DC-stat) ist ein stationärer Bypassschalter (42) angeschlossen. Die Ladestation weist eine stationäre Steuereinheit (CT-stat) auf, die ansteuernd mit dem Bypassschalter (42) verbunden ist. Der Bypassschalter (42) ist vorgesehen, den stationären Gleichspannungswandler (DC-stat) zu überbrücken, wenn die über dem Gleichspannungswandler (DC-stat) anliegende Spannung unter einem vorgegebenen Betrag liegt.Ferner wird ein entsprechendes Ladesystem mit einem Fahrzeug und mit einer Ladestation beschrieben.
Intimate encounters in eu borderlands: migrant maternity, sovereignty and the politics of care on europe’s peripheries

EU Border Care is a comparative study of the politics of maternity care among undocumented migrants on the EU’s peripheries. Empirical analysis of personal and institutional relations of care and control in the context of pregnancy and childbirth will support an innovative critique of the moral rationale underpinning healthcare delivery and migration governance in some of Europe’s most densely crossed borderlands in France, Greece, Italy and Spain.
Unlike other categories of migrants, undocumented pregnant women are a growing phenomenon, yet few social science or public health studies address EU migrant maternity care. This subject has urgent implications: whilst recent geopolitical events in North Africa and the Middle East have triggered a quantifiable increase in pregnant women entering the EU in an irregular situation, poor maternal health indicators among such women represent ethical and medical challenges to which frontline maternity services located in EU borderlands have to respond, often with little preparation or support from national and European central authorities. 
Grounded in long-term ethnographic fieldwork in maternity wards located in French Guiana and Mayotte (Overseas France), the North Aegean and Attica (Greece), Sicily (Italy), and Ceuta and Melilla (Spain), my project will trace the networks of maternity care delivery in peripheries facing an increase of immigration flows, and characterised by structural social and economic underinvestment. My team will investigate migrant maternity from three interlinked research perspectives: migrant women, healthcare delivery staff, and regional institutional agencies. Empirical and desk research, combined with creative audio-visual methods, will document migrant maternity on EU borderlands to address wider questions about identity and belonging, citizenship and sovereignty, and humanitarianism and universalism in Europe today.
siRNA Delivery Improvement by Co-formulation of Different Modified Polymers in Erythroleukemic Cell Line K562.

siRNA may be a very promising tool for treatment of various diseases especially in cancer therapy due to high specificity. One of the main hurdles applications of siRNAs in vivo is optimization of the delivery strategy, especially the carrier systems. The aim of this study was to optimize siRNA delivery into suspended erythroleukemic cell line K562.We applied polyethyleneimine (PEI) and oligoethyleneimine (OEI) derivatives alone or their co-formulation with different agents such as chloroquine (a drug known to alter lysosomal pH and thus to inhibit lysosomal degradation of macromolecules), DOPE (lipophilic agent), succinic acid (introduction of negatively charged to polymer) and transferrin (the ligand of transferring receptor which is over-expressed in many types of tumors and hematopoietic cells).In this study it was shown that utilizing a combination of 70% OEI-HA10 (ten hexyl acrylate residues per one OEI chain) plus 30% of transferin-PEI with Luc-siRNA was highly effective for transfecting K562 cell. This co-formulation silenced luciferase activity up to 70% after short time without any significant inhibition in the luciferase activity in siCONTROL wells.In conclusion, the combination of modified PEI with transferrin and OEI by hexyl acrylate may increase siRNA delivery and reduce toxicity in hematopoietic suspended cells.
SLIDING SURFACE ELEMENT FOR ARTIFICIAL SKIING SYSTEMS

The invention relates to a sliding surface element (10) for artificial skiing systems, particularly ski jump systems, cross-country trails, or point bars, having a carrier (1) and at least one sliding element (6) forming a sliding surface. The invention is characterized in that the sliding element (6) is connected to the carrier (1) in a detachable fashion by means of a fastening device (5) disposed on the carrier (1).
An insight into the growth of Alcanivorax borkumensis under different inoculation conditions

Abstract Alcanivorax borkumensis is a hydrocarbon degrading bacterium found to dominate bacterial communities in marine regions containing high levels of hydrocarbons. It has been linked to oil degradation around oil spill sites; thus, it has potential to be used actively in oil spill remediation. Here, we investigate the effect of solution and interfacial conditions on the growth of A. borkumensis . We show that providing A. borkumensis with dissolved organic nitrogen as an additional nutrient in solution leads to shorter lag times prior to hydrocarbon utilization at the oil–water interface. Hence, A. borkumensis can be encouraged to utilize n -alkanes present at the surface of the system quicker by supplementing the system with dissolved organic nitrogen. For fixed oil–water interfacial areas, the growth rates of bacteria show weak dependence on the initial bacteria concentrations; however, increasing bulk interfacial area leads to higher bacterial growth rates due to an increased amount of available surface area for degradation. To our knowledge, this is the first study to offer quantitative insight into how A. borkumensis can be actively supported in their utilization and degradation of oil for the bioremediation of marine oil spills.
Disraeli: the romance of politics

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Representative Affair 2. Byronic Legacy 3. Virtues and Vanities 4. Henrietta: A Love Story 5. What Is He? Crisis Examined 6. Prejudice 7. Vindication 8. The Arts of a Designing Person: Disraeli, Peel, and Young England / Coningsby or New Generation 9. Sir Robert Peel and Apotheosis of Young England 10. Sybil Two Nations, or One?: Disraeli's Allegorical Romance 11. Corn Law Debate of 1846 and Politics of Protection 12. Tancred: Principles, Expediency and Trust 13. Leadership 14. On Top of Greasy Pole: Disestablishment Crisis of 1868 15. Lothair: Politics of Love, Faith and Duty 16. The Family Romance: Politics, Power and Love in Disraeli's Endymion 17. Faery Queen, Arch Villain, and the Mephistopheles of Statesmanship 18. Conquering Hero / Falconet Bibliography Index
Spin-Orbit materials, emergent phenomena and related technology training

Spin Orbitronics provides a challenging and innovative framework for training early-stage researchers (ESRs) with excellent prospects for a career in industry and academia. In this promising area, the SPEAR project proposes a multidisciplinary European network, composed of 7 universities, 3 research centres and 7 small and medium sized companies, which will provide state-of-the-art training for ESRs in the field of fundamental and applied Spin Orbitronics.

The overarching scientific and technological objective of our research programme is to study materials with strong spin-orbit coupling, novel phenomena in these materials, and to build devices based on these phenomena for the next generation of memories, such as magnetic random-access memory (MRAM), and beyond-CMOS technology, such as spin-orbit-based logic, machine learning or neuromorphic computing. SPEAR will train 15 ESRs through research in the physics of spin-orbit torques, spin-to-charge conversion, 2D magnetic materials, spin Hall nano-oscillators, voltage control of magnetic anisotropy, and skyrmions. The ESRs to be recruited will develop state-of-the-art technologies and materials, including device nanofabrication, high-resolution microscopies, and theoretical calculations. The results to be achieved by SPEAR are already identified to be of commercial interest for the emerging MRAM industry.

Interdisciplinary secondments will be organised, including for every researcher a secondment of 3 months to the industrial sector. SPEAR will organise 5 focus topic sessions on various sub-fields in Spin Orbitronics and open them to junior researchers outside the consortium. It will also organize 5 special training sessions on transferable skills, which is of primary importance for increasing the employability of the ESRs. SPEAR ultimate goal is to train a new generation of highly-skilled researchers able to address future memory technologies and nanoelectronics beyond CMOS.