SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Psychological Distress in Patients with Benign Voice Disorders

&lt;i&gt;Objective: &lt;/i&gt;The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency of anxiety and depression in patients with benign voice disorders with respect to gender and diagnosis and to determine correlations between psychological distress and some sociodemographic factors and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). &lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;/i&gt; Psychological distress was assessed for 437 consecutive adult patients with benign voice disorders and 88 healthy controls by a standardized Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). In addition, sociodemographic factors, unhealthy habits and VHI were investigated. &lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;/i&gt; Mild to severe HADS-Anxiety scores were seen in 42.1% of the whole patient group, while mild to severe HADS-Depression scores were seen in only 19.2% of patients. The anxiety rate rather than the depression rate in voice patients was found to be significantly higher compared to controls (p &lt; 0.05). Female patients expressed more anxiety than males. HADS-Anxiety scores were similar for most benign voice disorders. The worst depression scores were found in patients with vocal fold paralysis. Higher psychological distress was significantly related to female gender, older age, less education and higher VHI scores. &lt;i&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/i&gt; We recommend screening for psychological distress in patients with benign voice disorders using a simple HADS tool to identify those patients who might benefit from a more psychologically based approach to therapy.
Vagal afferent control of abdominal expiratory activity in response to hypoxia and hypercapnia in rats

In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that vagal afferent information modulates the pattern of expiratory response to hypercapnia and hypoxia. Simultaneous recordings of airflow, diaphragmatic (DIA) and oblique abdominal muscle (ABD) activities were performed in anesthetized (urethane, 1.2g/kg), tracheostomized, spontaneously breathing male Wistar rats (290-320g, n=12). The animals were exposed to hypercapnia (7 and 10% CO2 for 5min) and hypoxia (7% O2 for 1min) before and after bilateral vagotomy. We verified that the percentage increase in DIA burst amplitude elicited by hypercapnia and hypoxia episodes was similar between intact and vagotomized rats (P>0.05). In contrast, hypercapnia and hypoxia promoted a marked increase in ABD activity in vagotomized, but not in intact rats (P<0.01). These amplified expiratory motor changes after vagotomy were associated with enhanced expiratory airflow (P<0.01) and augmented tidal volume responses (P<0.01). Our data indicates that, in anesthetized conditions, the removal of peripheral afferent inputs facilitates the processing of active expiration in response to hypercapnia and hypoxia in rats.
Euregio avalanche report

The project's main goal is the realization of a joint multilingual avalanche bulletin designed to daily inform citizens about the avalanche situation in the entire Euregio territory. In order to achieve this, the project aims at standardizing the work of the employees through a unified workflow based on EAWS standards for the preparation of the bulletin while organizing apposite periodic training. Communication structures developed within the project will promote and facilitate the exchange of information among experts of the three territories, thanks to a software system that will display_x000D_
the weather station data, observations, snow and avalanche profiles of the whole region and will enable loading of the avalanche bulletin. The exchange of information will occur through standardized interfaces and formats that will facilitate future extensions and connections. The Euregio avalanche bulletin will be presented on the Web site in an intuitive and uniform way thanks to optimized mapping and descriptions based on predefined text blocks. Standardized interfaces with the media and social networks will facilitate the broadcast of the bulletin. All data will be freely accessible thus supporting the Open Data initiative. This first cross-border avalanche bulletin is a decisive step forward in risk prevention and management in the Euregio territory.
Emblematic Mediterranean Mountains as Coastal destinations of excellence

What do Olympus, Etna and Canigó have in common? They are all coastal Mediterranean mountains, emblematic for their history, landscape and identity.
Today, 9 coastal mountains have joined the network of Emblematic Mediterranean Mountains: Canigò and Sainte Victoire (France), Etna and Gran Sasso (Italy), Olympus and Ida (Greece), Pedra Forca and Serra de Tramuntana (Spain) and Cikà (Albania). 
The objective of the EMbleMatiC project is to create and test a new and radically different tourism offer based on the features of these mountains and to create an alternative to the traditional holiday on the beach. This project goes even further. It is not concerned with creating a generic tourism product, but rather with piloting a new way of conceiving tourism: one which combines the development and protection of natural environments, by applying a more sustainable and responsible management of tourism flows and a greater involvement of inhabitants and local actors.
This project will contribute to re-balance tourist flows between the sea and the mountain, to extend the seasonality and to improve economic returns for the territories.
Several experiments will lead the territories toward the definition of an umbrella brand based on a sustainable and responsible tourism approach. Should the evaluation prove positive, more than fifteen other mountains from the Med basin could join the network together with their local authorities in order to evolve their tourism policies.
Gene expression responses to restricted feeding and extracted soybean meal in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

We assessed effects of feed restriction and inclusion of 200 g kg−1 extracted soybean meal in the diet on gene expression in Atlantic salmon using a cDNA microarray (SFA2.0) and real-time qPCR. The trial lasted for 54 days. Restricted feeding and soybean inclusion reduced the thermal growth coefficient by respectively 51% and 22% compared with fish fed with the fishmeal-based control diet to satiation. Soybean decreased distal intestinal expression of lysosomal (cathepsins C, D, L, Y and Z) and extracellular proteases while genes involved in responses to cellular stress were up-regulated. Expression changes of immune genes suggested both pro- and anti-inflammatory regulation. The hepatic responses to soybean and restricted feeding were highly similar, which could be because of negative effects of soybean meal on digestion and nutrient absorption. We observed up-regulation of ribosomal proteins and down-regulation of genes involved in lipid and steroid metabolism. Of note, growth reduction in both study groups was associated with coordinated down-regulation of genes involved in oxidative and cellular stress responses, metabolism of xenobiotics and protein degradation. High expression of stress-related genes in salmon fed with the control diet suggests that maximum growth rates can be associated with health problems.
Acquisition of the Labio-Dental Fricative /v/ in English L2 and Jamaican Creole: A Comparative Study

This research attempts to investigate to what extent the claim that the strategies resorted to by second/foreign language learners are, more or less, the same as those used by speakers of pidgin/creole languages. To this end, the speech of two speakers of the well-known Broad Jamaican Creole is compared with the performance of Saudi learners of English, with respect to the pronunciation of the voiced labio-dental fricative /v/. It is found that the above claim is valid, in that before the fricative in question is acquired the speakers make use of another fricative as a transitory step. This behaviour is found to corroborate that of the child, which is recorded as external evidence that adds to existent literature of the logical problem of language learning. Furthermore, this strategy goes hand in hand with the norms of historical change, in that the substitute sounds are not marked. That is, although the pronunciation of [b] instead of /v/ is characteristic of the Broad Jamaican Creole, our Jamaican speakers prefer to use the bilabial fricative [?], which is exactly used by the child. Likewise, our Arab learners make use of voiceless [f] for the voiced /v/ which is more marked.
Innovation Territory and Services PLUS

In.te.Se. PLUS intends to complete the path of Re.te. and In.te.Se. for an innovative model for the management of urban renewal services adapted to dispersed territories, mountain areas with low population density and seasonal tourist flows. The Wikiwaste tool (APP) will be optimized to become a tool for citizens, but also for service providers to give information on reduction, reuse, separate collection and composting.
The APP will be integrated into a visual object recognition service to improve separate collections and communicate with the Ressourcerie management software. The JPA will also be tested on services on demand for waste not subject to collection at home.
PROCESS CHAMBER FOR DIELECTRIC GAPFILL

A system to form a dielectric layer on a substrate from a plasma of dielectric precursors is described. The system may include a deposition chamber, a substrate stage in the deposition chamber to hold the substrate, and a remote plasma generating system coupled to the deposition chamber, where the plasma generating system is used to generate a dielectric precursor having one or more reactive radicals. The system may also include a precursor distribution system that includes at least one top inlet and a plurality of side inlets. The top inlet may be positioned above the substrate stage and the side inlets may be radially distributed around the substrate stage. The reactive radical precursor may be supplied to the deposition chamber through the top inlet. An in-situ plasma generating system may also be included to generate the plasma in the deposition chamber from the dielectric precursors supplied to the deposition chamber.
Average Delay at Unsignalized Intersections for Periods with Variable Traffic Demand

For unsignalized intersections, the average delay suffered by drivers on minor approaches is treated as the parameter to characterize the quality of service. The current method, as it is used by guidelines around the world, has some shortcomings. It neglects the initial queue at the beginning of the interval for observation, and it cannot account for realistic conditions during the subsequent interval. Both aspects make existing delay equations useless to analyze a sequence of time intervals. A new delay equation for unsignalized intersections has been derived; it can include the effects of an initial queue and of variable capacities. With these characteristics, it can be applied if a longer series of time intervals (e.g., 1 day) is analyzed. As with all current approaches, the new equation is also an approximate solution. It was tested by exact numerical calculations and by simulations. By these comparisons, the new equation demonstrated quite a high performance.
Agricultural practices to improve nitrogen use efficiency through the use of arbuscular mycorrhizae: Basic and agronomic aspects

Nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems is heavily dependent upon arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) present in the soil microbiome. These fungi develop obligate symbioses with various host plant species, thus increasing their ability to acquire nutrients. However, AMF are particularly sensitive to physical, chemical and biological disturbances caused by human actions that limit their establishment. For a more sustainable agriculture, it will be necessary to further investigate which agricultural practices could be favorable to maximize the benefits of AMF to improve crop nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), thus reducing nitrogen (N) fertilizer usage. Direct seeding, mulch-based cropping systems prevent soil mycelium disruption and increase AMF propagule abundance. Such cropping systems lead to more efficient root colonization by AMF and thus a better establishment of the plant/fungal symbiosis. In addition, the use of continuous cover cropping systems can also enhance the formation of more efficient interconnected hyphal networks between mycorrhizae colonized plants. Taking into account both fundamental and agronomic aspects of mineral nutrition by plant/AMF symbioses, we have critically described, how improving fungal colonization through the reduction of soil perturbation and maintenance of an ecological balance could be helpful for increasing crop NUE.
Using Collaborative Writing Tools for Literary Analysis: Twitter, Fan Fiction and The Crucible in the Secondary English Classroom

Introduction As educational researchers, media theorists, and sociologists are defining the constellations of practices that constitute “literacy” in a new social, digital, and participatory culture (Jenkins et al. 2009; NAMLE 2009; Alvermann 2008), teachers are faced with the challenge of preparing students for success with these new literacy practices while still meeting the accountability demands of NCLB-era schooling systems (Beach, Campano, Edmiston, and Borgmann 2009). What kinds of reading and writing assignments will prepare learners to engage with the vast range of knowledge-building and problemsolving communities that increasingly characterize the educational, vocational, and social experiences of many adults? What can we do to bridge the gap between these new literacies and kinds of practices that students are called upon to demonstrate in formal and standardized assessments? Over the last two years, a research group made up of students and faculty affiliated with Indiana University’s Learning Sciences Program, secondary English teachers working in several high schools in Southeast Indiana, and administrators at those schools has developed and refined an approach to literacy instruction that embraces an expanded notion of literacy and supports engagement in new media literacy practices while also helping learners to be successful in the English classroom. This paper summarizes one unit that makes use of the microblogging tool Twitter, fan fiction practices, and the crafting of a traditional literary analysis essay. These are embedded in collaborative and multimodal practices in ways that encourage students to treat texts as living and personally and socially relevant artifacts. This embedding is achieved by organizing participation in these activities in support of the following learning objectives:
Magneto-structural and theoretical study of the weak interactions in a Mn(II) complex with a very unusual N,O-chelating coordination mode of 2-aminoterephthalate

Abstract The Mn(II) complex {[Mn(atpa)(H2O)2]·H2O}n (1),with the dicarboxylate ligand 2-aminoterephthalic acid (H2atpa), has been synthesized and crystallographically, spectroscopically and magnetically characterized. Complex 1 shows a very unusual 1κ2N,O coordination mode of the aminoterephthalate dianion with the Mn(II) ion. One of the carboxylate groups shows a syn-anti-μ2-η1:η1 binding mode to form a 2D square grid. The magnetic properties of this compound can be very well reproduced with a regular S = 5/2 chain model with a very weak antiferromagnetic coupling constant of J = −0.2 cm−1 through the single syn-anti carboxylate bridges. EPR measurement also supports the experimental data obtained from the magnetic study. The influence of the torsion angle between the carboxylate groups on the various interaction energies of 1 is calculated by means of DFT study.
Polymorphic Variants of Cytochrome P450

Associations of cytochrome P450 (CYP) polymorphisms with risk of disease development have been reported widely. For lung cancer, a large number of studies on CYP1A1, CYP2D6, and CYP2A6 polymorphisms have been performed. However, recent studies, including meta-analyses and genome-wide association studies, suggest that only the CYP2A6 association, where genotypes associated with low activity decrease susceptibility possibly due to slower nicotine metabolism, appears significant. Associations with lung cancer susceptibility have also been reported for CYP1A2, CYP1B1, and CYP2E1 polymorphisms but these, though biologically plausible, have not been well replicated. For cancers where exposure to xenobiotics other than tobacco smoke affects risk, CYP polymorphisms may also be relevant. Examples include CYP3A for hepatocellular carcinoma due to aflatoxin exposure, CYP1A2 for colon cancer associated with heterocyclic arylamine exposure and CYP2E1 for nitrosamine-related nasopharyngeal cancer. For other diseases, a well-established example relates to CYP1B1 where homozygosity for rare mutations occurs in primary congenital glaucoma. Rare CYP1B1 mutations and possibly polymorphisms may also contribute to risk for more common forms of glaucoma. CYP2C isoforms and CYP2J2 contribute to extrahepatic metabolism of arachidonic acid to epoxyeicosanoic acids which have effects in the cardiovascular system. Genotype for these isoforms may be relevant to risk of cardiovascular disease but evidence is still lacking. CYP2C19 poor metabolizers may be at increased risk of endometriosis, and CYP2E1 genotype may modulate risk of development of alcoholic liver disease. In conclusion, CYP polymorphisms are relevant to risk for some diseases but this may have been overstated in earlier studies.
Dynamic enforcement of determinism in a parallel scripting language

Determinism is an appealing property for parallel programs, as it simplifies understanding, reasoning and debugging. It is particularly appealing in dynamic (scripting) languages, where ease of programming is a dominant design goal. Some existing parallel languages use the type system to enforce determinism statically, but this is not generally practical for dynamic languages. In this paper, we describe how determinism can be obtained---and dynamically enforced/verified---for appropriate extensions to a parallel scripting language. Specifically, we introduce the constructs of Deterministic Parallel Ruby (DPR), together with a run-time system (Tardis) that verifies properties required for determinism, including correct usage of reductions and commutative operators, and the mutual independence (data-race freedom) of concurrent tasks. Experimental results confirm that DPR can provide scalable performance on multicore machines and that the overhead of Tardis is low enough for practical testing. In particular, Tardis significantly outperforms alternative data-race detectors with comparable functionality. We conclude with a discussion of future directions in the dynamic enforcement of determinism.
AVIATION GAS TURBINE THRUST REVERSING DEVICE

The invention relates to an aviation gas turbine thrust reversing device comprising an engine (10) and a radially outer engine casing (28) which at least partially encloses a core engine (30) to form a bypass duct (29). A rear section of the engine casing (28) can be displaced from a closed forward thrust position into a rear thrust reversal position. The invention is characterized in that the rear section of the engine casing (28) is designed in the form of at last two thrust reversal gates (31) which can be moved along a substantially arc-shaped path (32) relative to a central axis (1) of the engine. The bypass duct (29) is entirely open in the forward thrust position, while a trailing edge (33) of the thrust reversal gates (31) rests against a casing (34) of the core engine (30) in the thrust reversal position.
Nonpolynomial Higgs interactions and vacuum stability

The possible violation of the conventional lower Higgs mass stability bound by the discovered Higgs boson has far reaching consequences within particle physics and cosmology. We discuss the possibility that nonpolynomial bare interactions seeded at some high-momentum scale can considerably diminish the lower Higgs mass bound without introducing a metastability in the Higgs effective potential. For this, we classify various deformations of the usual quartic bare potential regarding their impact on stable IR physics. We perform the analysis in a large $$N_{\mathrm {f}}$$
 expansion, addressing the convergence of the obtained results by taking $$1/N_{\mathrm {f}}$$
 corrections into account as well. In addition, we investigate the renormalization group flow of the scalar potential on a nonperturbative level. Within these approximations, we are able to identify bare potentials that lead to Higgs masses below stability mass bounds obtained from finite-order polynomial bare interactions without introducing a metastability in the effective potential.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING DETACHABLE CLEANING TOWELS

The present invention relates to a method for producing detachable, disposable cleaning towels that have multiple uses, with edges that do not unravel, and that can be supplied in rollers, the method comprising the following steps: (a) weaving at least one fabric strip; (b) treating the woven fabric, including spraying an adhesive solution on the edges thereof; (c) perforating the fabric strip with partial cuts in at least one direction; (d) winding up the fabric strip formed by towels joined in a detachable manner.
Recent activity of the Be/X-ray binary system SAX J2103.5+4545

Aims. We present a multiwavelength study of the Be/X-ray binary system SAX J2103.5+4545 with the goal of better characterizing the transient behaviour of this source. Methods. SAX J2103.5+4545 was observed by Swift-XRT four times in 2007 from April 25 to May 5, and during quiescence in 2012 August 31. In addition, this source has been monitored from the ground-based astronomical observatories of El Teide (Tenerife, Spain), Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma, Spain) and Sierra Nevada (Granada, Spain) since 2011 August, and from the TUBITAK National Observatory (Antalya, Turkey) since 2009 June. We have performed spectral and photometric temporal analyses in order to investigate the different states exhibited by SAX J2103.5+4545. Results. In X-rays, an absorbed power law model provided the best fit for all the XRT spectra. An iron-line feature at ~6.42 keV was present in all the observations except for that taken during quiescence in 2012. The photon indexes are consistent with previous studies of SAX J2103.5+4545 in high/low luminosity states. Pulsations were found in all the XRT data from 2007 (2.839(2) mHz; MJD 54222.02), but not during quiescence. Both optical outbursts in 2010 and 2012 lasted for about 8/9 months (as the one in 2007 probably did and the current one in 2014 might do) and were most probably caused by mass ejection events from the Be star that eventually fed the circumstellar disc. All of these outbursts started about 3 months before the triggering of the X-ray activity, and about the same period before the maximum of the H_alpha line equivalent width (in emission) was reached at only ~ -5 \AA. In this work we found that the global correlation between the BV variability and the X-ray intensity was also observed at longer wavelengths in the IR domain.
Espionage and the optimal standard of the Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program in maritime security

Abstract We examine the design of a trusted trader program in the U.S. known as C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism). For this, we consider a game between the government, an importer and a terrorist group. The government provides maritime security using three policies: (i) Standard of the C-TPAT program, that is, the degree of security of the supply chain that is required of a member, (ii) Quality of intelligence about the terrorist group, and (iii) Inspection of Cargo. In equilibrium, the government sets the standard of the program at a level that minimizes congestion. However, the optimal espionage expenditure is less than the level that minimizes congestion. We also endogenously determine the membership size of the program and show that it depends non-monotonically on policies such as the standard of the program or the quality of intelligence. Finally, we examine the impact of parametric changes on these policies.