SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Parallel BFS implementing optimized decomposition of space and kMC simulations for diffusion of vacancies for quantum storage

Abstract We present a novel breadth-first search (BFS) algorithm based on the notion of temporal evolvability that is adaptable to various multicore architectures for simulating diffusion of vacancies in hexagonal silicon carbide (4H-SiC) for information storage. The algorithm is formulated in the semi-ring algebraic framework of BFS and incorporates a real-space grid decomposition to optimize the number of nodes that are evaluated in each frontier of the evolution. Scaling characteristics are first evaluated from performance runs for two formulations: (i) recursive depth-first search (DFS) and (ii) semi-ring implementations of BFS. The results for a real-space grid implementation of BFS are then presented. We demonstrate that each new iteration reduces the communication overhead, enhancing performance. A comparison of the real-space grid based BFS with a kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) algorithm is also presented for the case of diffusion without the influence of the Coulomb interaction. The efficient parallel implementations of this latter approach enables simulations of larger systems than those studied before.
LOS VALORES SAGRADOS DEL PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLÓGICO: DISCONTINUIDADES Y REAPROPIACIONES EN TORNO A LOS MÚULO&amp;#8217;OB EN QUINTANA ROO

En MÃ©xico, la colonizaciÃ³n espiritual y la conversiÃ³n de yacimientos prehispÃ¡nicos en sÃ­mbolos de la identidad nacional han distanciado histÃ³ricamente a los pueblos indÃ­genas del patrimonio arqueolÃ³gico. Sin embargo, la informaciÃ³n proveniente de fuentes de principios del siglo XX indica que las comunidades mayas solÃ­an otorgar significados religiosos y sociales a determinados yacimientos. Estas observaciones fueron desapareciendo de las publicaciones a raÃ­z de la institucionalizaciÃ³n de la arqueologÃ­a y del desarrollo del turismo, especialmente en la regiÃ³n del actual estado de Quintana Roo. El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar percepciones y usos en torno a determinados vestigios prehispÃ¡nicos de este estado y cuestionarnos sobre su posible valor sagrado en la actualidad. La hipÃ³tesis de partida de este trabajo es que determinados montÃ­culos arqueolÃ³gicos conocidos localmente como mÃºuloâob ocupan un lugar importante en la actual vida ritual maya. El anÃ¡lisis se centra en dos contextos que permiten entender la dimensiÃ³n sagrada de determinados yacimientos en la regiÃ³n. El primero es un yacimiento que interviene en diferentes aspectos de la ritualidad y de la memoria de la localidad de BÃ¡alcheâ en el municipio de Felipe Carrillo Puerto. El segundo contexto es el de KantunilkÃ­n, donde una estructura se ha convertido estos Ãºltimos aÃ±os en un sitio patrimonial local.
Surpassing Energy Targets through Efficient Public Buildings

Reduction of harmful emissions and efficient use of resources are key to ensuring long term sustainable development. Energy consumption in buildings represents around 40% of total final energy use in Europe. In this context, public authorities have a key role in leading by example, as the impact of energy use in publicly owned and managed buildings is huge._x000D_
Thus, SERPENTE brings together 10 partners from 10 countries with the overall objective to improve energy efficiency in different typologies of publicly owned or managed buildings through improved public policies. The focus is on existing buildings and work addresses public policy making from the top down (policy makers) and the bottom up (citizen involvement)._x000D_
Specific sub objectives are:_x000D_
• to promote theoretical understanding and practical application of energy efficiency initiatives;_x000D_
• to provide information to and raise awareness among policy makers and citizens;_x000D_
• to promote responsible energy consumption among public building_x000D_
users; _x000D_
• to foster proactive involvement of local stakeholders in public policy;_x000D_
• to enhance energy performance of publicly owned/managed buildings through the development of a manual which includes practical advices for policy makers and citizens_x000D_
SERPENTE is divided into 4 components, whose coordinators work together to ensure synergy between activities: C1, dedicated to project managements and C2, dedicated to communication activities guarantee a solid project structure and support the development of technical activities foreseen in C3, related to the exchange of good practices and C4, focused on pilot initiatives. _x000D_
Exchange is carried out at project level, analysing characteristics common to all buildings and in 5 sub-groups on specific building typologies: historical buildings, social housing, sports facilities, schools and offices._x000D_
Partners identify and analyse good practices related to energy efficiency in public buildings, before  a number of them undertake small scale_x000D_
testing, by selecting aspects of good practices and applying them in an integrated manner to at least 1 publicly owned/managed building of a specific typology. The results are used to provide input to Implementation Plans, detailing the mainstreaming of lessons learned._x000D_
Partners are supported by end users, policy makers and relevant stakeholders, involved in project activities through regional focus groups to guarantee that territorial needs are addressed, and ensure impact on regional policies and strategies. Policy makers are brought together at interregional level for proactive debate on the theme of energy efficiency in public buildings._x000D_
Through intense dissemination of project results SERPENTE has a direct impact on 10 public policies focused on energy efficiency and increases awareness and capacity among relative policy makers and end users. SERPENTE also spreads results outside the consortium. In this way, SERPENTE contributes to improved environmental conditions across the EU.
Evaluation of the Accessory Mental Foramen in a Pediatric Population Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Objective: The aim of the present study was to clarify the occurrence, diameter, and location of the accessory mental foramen (AMF) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images from a sample of Turkish children. Study design: This retrospective was carried out using a total of 275 CBCT images from child and adolescent patients were randomly selected from existing records in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey. The mental foramen (MF) and AMF were assessed on axial, sagittal, and coronal CBCT slices. Results: The mean age was 10.51 ± 3.32 years, consisting of 139 males (mean age 10.64 ± 3.42) and 126 females (mean age 10.38 ± 3.18). Twenty-one AMFs were observed in 18 of 275 patients (6.5%, 10 boys and eight girls). There was no significant difference in gender in relation to the prevalence of AMF (p = 0.65). The mean area of the 21 AMFs and the MF on the side with the AMF were 0.7 mm2 (SD ± 0.5) and 3.8 mm2 (SD ± 2.2), respectively. Conclusion: It is important to stress that detecting the AMN using CBCT with 3D reconstructions may reduce the risk of paralysis, hemorrhage, and postoperative pain in this region. Our study presents the first report assessing the occurrence, diameter, and location of the AMF in the pediatric population using CBCT images. In this respect, not surprisingly, the mean size of the AMF of our population is smaller than other reports in the literature that involve adult populations.
First-principles calculations of elasticity of minerals at high temperature and pressure

Abstract The elasticity of minerals at high temperature and pressure ( PT ) is critical for constraining the composition and temperature of the Earth’s interior and understand better the deep water cycle and the dynamic Earth. First-principles calculations without introducing any adjustable parameters, whose results can be comparable to experimental data, play a more and more important role in investigating the elasticity of minerals at high PT mainly because of (1) the quick increasing of computational powers and (2) advances in method. For example, the new method reduces the computation loads to one-tenth of the traditional method with the comparable precise as the traditional method. This is extraordinarily helpful because first-principles calculations of the elasticity of minerals at high PT are extremely time-consuming. So far the elasticity of most of lower mantle minerals has been investigated in detail. We have good idea on the effect of temperature, pressure, and iron concentration on elasticity of main minerals of the lower mantle and the unusual softening in bulk modulus by the spin crossover of iron in ferropericlase. With these elastic data the lower mantle has been constrained to have 10–15 wt% ferropericlase, which is sufficient to generate some visible effects of spin crossover in seismic tomography. For example, the spin crossover causes that the temperature sensitivity of P wave at the depth of ~1700 km is only a fraction of that at the depth of ~2300 km. The disruptions of global P wave structure and of P wave image below hotspots such as Hawaii and Iceland at similar depth are in consistence with the spin crossover effect of iron in ferropericlase. The spin crossover, which causes anomalous thermodynamic properties of ferropericlase, has also been found to play a control role for the two features of the large low shear velocity provinces (LLSVPs): the sharp edge and high elevation up to 1000 km above core-mantle boundary. All these results clearly suggest the spin crossover of iron in the lower mantle. The theoretical investigations for the elasticity of minerals at the upper mantle and water effect on elasticity of minerals at the mantle transition zone and subducting slab have also been conducted extensively. These researches are critical for understanding better the composition of the upper mantle and water distribution and transport in the Earth’s mantle. Most of these were static calculations, which did not include the vibrational (temperature) effect on elasticity, although temperature effect on elasticity is basic because of high temperature at the Earth’s interior and huge temperature difference between the ambient mantle and the subducting slab. Including temperature effect on elasticity of minerals should be important future work. New method developed is helpful for these directions. The elasticity of iron and iron-alloy with various light elements has also been calculated extensively. However, more work is necessary in order to meet the demand for constraining the types and amount of light elements at the Earth’s core.
Endomapper: real-time mapping from endoscopic video

Endoscopes traversing body cavities such as the colon are routine in medical practice.  However, they lack any autonomy. An endoscope operating autonomously inside a living body would require, in real-time, the cartography of the regions where it is navigating, and its localization within the map. The goal of EndoMapper is to develop the fundamentals for real-time localization and mapping inside the human body, using only the video stream supplied by a standard monocular endoscope. 

In the short term, will bring to endoscopy live augmented reality, for example, to show to the surgeon the exact location of a tumour that was detected in a tomography, or to provide navigation instructions to reach the exact location where to perform a biopsy. In the longer term, deformable intracorporeal mapping and localization will become the basis for novel medical procedures that could include robotized autonomous interaction with the live tissue in minimally invasive surgery or automated drug delivery with millimetre accuracy. 
 
Our objective is to research the fundamentals of non-rigid geometry methods to achieve, for the first time, mapping from GI endoscopies. We will combine three approaches to minimize the risk. Firstly, we will build a fully handcrafted EndoMapper approach based on existing state-of-the-art rigid pipelines. Overcoming the non-rigidity challenge will be achieved by the new non-rigid mathematical models for perspective cameras and tubular topology. Secondly, we will explore how to improve using machine learning. We propose to work on new deep learning models to compute matches along endoscopy sequences to feed them to a VSLAM algorithm where the non-rigid geometry is still hard-coded. We finally plan to attempt a more radical end-to-end deep learning approach, that incorporates the mathematical models for non-rigid geometry as part of the training of data-driven learning algorithms.
Method for accommodating reduced capability user equipment in mobile network

A system and method for accommodating reduced capability user equipment in a mobile network. The method may include a method for accommodating bandwidth-limited UEs in the initial access process, employing an extended System Information Block #1, or employing, for bandwidth-limited UEs, a separate Synchronization Signal Block, a separate initial Control Resource Set, and a separate Radio Resource Control System Information Block #1.
Cluster Detection Tests in Spatial Epidemiology: A Global Indicator for Performance Assessment

In cluster detection of disease, the use of local cluster detection tests (CDTs) is current. These methods aim both at locating likely clusters and testing for their statistical significance. New or improved CDTs are regularly proposed to epidemiologists and must be subjected to performance assessment. Because location accuracy has to be considered, performance assessment goes beyond the raw estimation of type I or II errors. As no consensus exists for performance evaluations, heterogeneous methods are used, and therefore studies are rarely comparable. A global indicator of performance, which assesses both spatial accuracy and usual power, would facilitate the exploration of CDTs behaviour and help between-studies comparisons. The Tanimoto coefficient (TC) is a well-known measure of similarity that can assess location accuracy but only for one detected cluster. In a simulation study, performance is measured for many tests. From the TC, we here propose two statistics, the averaged TC and the cumulated TC, as indicators able to provide a global overview of CDTs performance for both usual power and location accuracy. We evidence the properties of these two indicators and the superiority of the cumulated TC to assess performance. We tested these indicators to conduct a systematic spatial assessment displayed through performance maps.
COMPOSITE FIBER, TEXTILE PRODUCT COMPRISING SUCH A COMPOSITE FIBER, METHOD FOR INSCRIBING OPTICAL CODE ELEMENTS, ARRANGEMENT FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD, AND READING DEVICE

In order to make textile products (32) counterfeit-proof, a composite fiber is disclosed which comprises a core (2) extending at least along part of the fiber length and a shell (3) surrounding the core (2). The shell is made of a plastic which can be locally modified, especially melted, with the help of light radiation or laser radiation. Furthermore, the shell is provided with optical code elements (4) at least along part of the length thereof, said optical code elements (4) being formed by locally modifying or melting the shell by means of the light radiation or laser radiation.
Arbitrarily shaped formations of mobile robots: artificial potential fields and coordinate transformation

In this paper we describe a novel decentralized control strategy to realize formations of mobile robots. We first describe how to design artificial potential fields to obtain a formation with the shape of a regular polygon. We provide a formal proof of the asymptotic stability of the system, based on the definition of a proper Lyapunov function. We also prove that our control strategy is not affected by the problem of local minima. Then, we exploit a bijective coordinate transformation to deform the polygonal formation, thus obtaining a completely arbitrarily shaped formation. Simulations and experimental tests are provided to validate the control strategy.
Adaptive optics for quantum communication

Securing exchanges of information on a global scale represents a major challenge in our society today. The emerging field of quantum communication relies on the fundamental laws of physics to offer unconditional security. In this respect, encoding information on spatial properties of photons has recently demonstrated a strong potential for increasing security level and data rates of quantum communications. However, disturbances in the distribution of quantum states in free-space (i.e. atmospheric turbulence) are critical challenges that must be overcome to advance beyond laboratory proof-of-principle demonstrations and implement long-distance communications. The goal of this work is to enhance information capacity and enlarge distances of free-space quantum communications by monitoring optical disturbances using adaptive optics. This ambitious goal will be achieved by combining the powerful techniques of the emerging field of quantum light shaping, with the speed of adaptive optics systems and the extreme sensitivity and high temporal resolution of quantum imaging sensors. Specifically, the proposal is based on our novel insight that wavefront correction performed in the classical domain (i.e. using an intense classical light beam) can be transferred to the quantum domain to prevent degradation of quantum states that carry the information.
Introduction to the special issue on osteopathic education

The call for papers for our special issue on osteopathic education was put out in September 2012. We have been delighted by the volume, range and quality of submissions. As a consequence of this, we have elected to publish the papers in two issues. The current issue forms the first part of our education special issues. This brief introduction will be followed by a full editorial in the next issue in the New Year where the context and implications of the submissions will be considered as a whole. Submissions received reflect educational issues and practice across the world of osteopathic education. There are distinct differences between the process and nature of education in the USA and elsewhere in the world and this is reflected in the content of the submissions. Some readers may not be familiar with educational processes in different parts of the world and this will be discussed in more detail in the forthcoming editorial. We anticipate that the collection of papers will enable readers to appreciate the strengths of the different approaches to education in different settings. In addition, it is clear that some issues are transnational, and educators and clinicians alike will benefit from the academic discourse on topics concerning clinical skills, assessment of competence, curricula content, learning methods and minimum criteria for entry into an osteopathic programme of learning. Each of the two issues contains commentaries, original research and reviews.
Investigation of aberrant dna methylation in malignant haematopoiesis

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an aggressive type of blood cancer characterized by uncontrollable growth of immature myeloid cells. Somatic mutations in diverse transcriptional regulators result in aberrant epigenetic landscape in leukemic cells, including patterns of DNA methylation. Due to its reversible nature, this epigenetic mark has been a promising therapeutic target and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors are already being used with varying degrees of success in clinic. The targeted improvement of existing therapies requires a better understanding of mechanisms how altered DNA methylation promotes malignancies. TET2, an enzyme catalysing DNA demethylation, is one of the most frequently mutated epigenetic regulators in AML. Its loss leads to hypermethylation at distal regulatory regions (or enhancers) and increased stem cell self-renewal and leukaemogenesis in the haematopoietic system. In the proposed work I plan to investigate the link between aberrant hypermethylation at enhancers and its role in developing and maintaining AML. Firstly, I will take advantage of clinically relevant AML mouse models that combine TET2 deficiency with AML-specific alterations and annotate DNA methylation-sensitive enhancers using high-throughput sequencing methods (MethylC-seq, ATAC-seq and ChIP-seq). Secondly, I will perform a positive-selection CRISPR-based high-throughput enhancer screen to identify DNA methylation-sensitive enhancers that inhibit leukemic stem cell self-renewal (i.e. tumour suppressive regulatory regions). Finally, I will identify and study the function of transcription factors which binding is lost due to aberrant DNA hypermethylation at these sites. The proposed work will be both discovery-based (genome-wide level) as well as mechanistic.
Adverse childhood experiences influence the detrimental effect of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia on cortico-limbic grey matter volumes

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) can lead to several negative consequences in adult life, are highly prevalent in psychiatric disorders where they associate with clinical and brain morphological features. Grey matter volume loss is a central characteristic of bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SCZ). The aim of this study is to measure the effect of diagnosis and ACE on GM volume in a sample of patients with BD or SCZ compared with healthy controls (HC).We studied 206 depressed BD patients, 96 SCZ patients and 136 healthy subjects. GM volumes were estimated with 3.0 Tesla MRI and analyzed with VBM technique. The effect of diagnosis was investigated in the whole sample and separately exposed to high and low ACE subjects.An effect of diagnosis was observed in orbitofrontal cortex encompassing BA 47 and insula, and in the thalamus. HC had the highest volume and SCZ patients the lowest with BD patients showing an intermediate volume. This pattern persisted only in subjects with high ACE. No differences were observed for low ACE subjects.The three diagnostic groups differ for age and education, previous and current medications, and treatment periods.Our results underline the importance of ACE on the neural underpinnings of psychiatric psychopathology and suggest a major role of exposure to ACE for the GM deficits to reveal in clinical populations. Exposure to early stress is a crucial factor that must be taken in to account when searching for biomarkers of BD and SCZ.
Femmes afro-cubaines, liens familiaux et déportation coloniale aux îles Zaffarines espagnoles (1880-1883)

Durant les derniers jours de la Petite Guerre (1879-1880), les autorités militaires espagnoles à Cuba déportent pour la première fois des dizaines de supposées familles afro-cubaines vers des espaces pénitentiaires en Afrique du Nord et en Méditerranée. Les femmes et les enfants sont d’abord tous déportés vers la minuscule île Isabel II, dans l’archipel des îles Zaffarines. Cet article démontre que l’État colonial s’appuie sur les langages de la famille pour justifier une déportation administrative de femmes et d’enfants. Cette déportation n’est que la suite, par d’autres moyens, de la guerre « contre les familles » – contre les femmes non combattantes liées à la guérilla anticoloniale – que le militaire espagnol Camilo Polavieja avait tentée dans l’est de Cuba en 1879-1880. Mais les femmes déportées utilisent aussi les langages de la famille pour travailler collectivement à changer leur situation et mettre fin à leur emprisonnement.