SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
THE VERTICAL MOTIONS OF MONO-ABUNDANCE SUB-POPULATIONS IN THE MILKY WAY DISK

We present the vertical kinematics of stars in the Milky Way's stellar disk inferred from SDSS/SEGUE G-dwarf data, deriving the vertical velocity dispersion, \sigma_z, as a function of vertical height |z| and Galactocentric radius R for a set of 'mono-abundance' sub-populations of stars with very similar elemental abundances [\alpha/Fe] and [Fe/H]. We find that all components exhibit nearly isothermal kinematics in |z|, and a slow outward decrease of the vertical velocity dispersion: \sigma_z (z,R|[\alpha/Fe],[Fe/H]) ~ \sigma_z ([\alpha/Fe],[Fe/H]) x \exp (-(R-R_0)/7 kpc}). The characteristic velocity dispersions of these components vary from ~ 15 km/s for chemically young, metal-rich stars, to >~ 50 km/s for metal poor stars. The mean \sigma_z gradient away from the mid plane is only 0.3 +/- 0.2 km/s/kpc. We find a continuum of vertical kinetic temperatures (~\sigma^2_z) as function of ([\alpha/Fe],[Fe/H]), which contribute to the stellar surface mass density as \Sigma_{R_0}(\sigma^2_z) ~ \exp(-\sigma^2_z). The existence of isothermal mono-abundance populations with intermediate dispersions reject the notion of a thin-thick disk dichotomy. This continuum of disks argues against models where the thicker disk portions arise from massive satellite infall or heating; scenarios where either the oldest disk portion was born hot, or where internal evolution plays a major role, seem the most viable. The wide range of \sigma_z ([\alpha/Fe],[Fe/H]) combined with a constant \sigma_z(z) for each abundance bin provides an independent check on the precision of the SEGUE abundances: \delta_[\alpha/Fe] ~ 0.07 dex and \delta_[Fe/H] ~ 0.15 dex. The radial decline of the vertical dispersion presumably reflects the decrease in disk surface-mass density. This measurement constitutes a first step toward a purely dynamical estimate of the mass profile the disk in our Galaxy. [abridged]
Kuiper Belt

The name Kuiper Belt refers to a population of objects located beyond Neptune. Well before the first discoveries of its actual bodies, the existence of the Kuiper Belt had been predicted from theoretical considerations and deduced from the analysis of the orbits of short-period comets. The observations, however, have revealed that the Kuiper Belt has a structure much more complex than originally envisioned. The Kuiper Belt is made of several sub-populations, with distinct orbital distributions. Intriguingly, some of these sub-populations also have distinct physical properties, suggesting that they formed in different environments. How the Kuiper Belt acquired its current structure is an active topic of research. The properties of the Kuiper Belt provide a rich set of clues that help scientists reconstruct the primordial evolution of the outer Solar System.
Ocean model open boundary conditions with volume, heat and salinity conservation constraints

Open boundary conditions (OBCs) for a regional ocean model that can be integrated stably over a long timeframe, as well as satisfy the volume, heat and salinity conservation constraints, were developed. First, the idea that the inward and outward flux information can be treated separately in the OBCs was adopted. Second, in order to maintain the property that the volume, heat and salinity remains conserved in the simulation domain, conservation constraints were added to the OBCs, and an inverse method utilized to solve the constraint equations. Ideal experiments were designed to investigate the conservation property, and the OBCs were found to work efficiently to maintain the volume, heat and salinity conservation. It was found that simulations were comparable to observations when the OBCs were applied to a regional ocean model.
WIND PROTECTION AND/OR SUN PROTECTION DEVICE AND/OR PRIVACY SCREEN

The invention concernes a wind protection, sun protection device and/or privacy screen with a rod structure comprising bars, shaped-section rods or tubes, plus fabric. The rod structure is made up of three main struts (1, 2, 3) which can be secured at an angle to each other and which can be braced with respect to each other by reinforcing struts (4, 5). The main struts (1, 2, 3) and reinforcing struts (4, 5) are enveloped or contacted by the fabric (7). Each reinforcing strut (4, 5), which may optionally be bent, is preferably secured in a plane defined by two of the main struts (1, 2, 3, 2), the two planes thus formed preferably being rotatable relative to each other about the central main strut (2), and each reinforcing strut (4, 5) being optionally articulated at the middle of a lateral main strut (1, 3). When the device is opened out, the joint between the reinforcing struts (4, 5) can be secured approximately in the middle of the central main strut (2) (Fig. 4, 5).
Welcome to clinical ophthalmology.

Purpose: Cortical cataracts commonly occur in people with presbyopia and may be due to age-related loss of accommodation. Wedge-shaped or spoke-like opacities develop underneath insertion points of lens zonules, suggesting a possible link between lens zonular tension and cortical cataracts. Previous studies have suggested an association between accommodative stress and formation of cortical cataracts. We tested the hypothesis that increasing the tension of lens zonules by paralyzing ciliary muscles with cycloplegic drugs may promote cortical cataractogenesis. Methods: Diabetic rats were treated with cycloplegic eye drops (atropine or cyclopentolate) to paralyze the ciliary muscles and produce lens zonular tension. Lens opacification, diffusion of fluorescein into the lenses, and protein leakage into aqueous humor, were assessed at various time points. For human comparison, visual accommodative amplitude data from patients with cortical cataracts as well as agematched normal controls were collected and analyzed. Results: Atropine and cyclopentolate-treated diabetic rats developed lens opacities earlier and with greater severity than diabetic control rats. Fluorescein diffusion into the lens, and leakage of proteins in the aqueous in atropine-treated diabetic eyes was significantly higher than in diabetic controls, and undetectable in nondiabetic controls. Clinical data showed significantly lower visual accommodative amplitude in cortical cataract patients than in normal controls. Conclusion: Chronic use of cycloplegic drugs that paralyze ciliary muscles and increase lens zonular tension can accelerate lens leakage and opacification, contributing to formation of cortical cataracts. Clinical and experimental data support the hypothesis that increased lens zonular tension, which can be associated with presbyopia and clinical pupillary dilation, may promote cortical cataractogenesis.
Network of Medium Sized Creative Cities

ORGANZA's objective is to systematically collect and exchange policy experiences of local and regional authorities regarding creative industries. ORGANZA focuses on medium size regions and cities that lack critical mass and face brain drain of creative talent. A key element in the lack of critical mass is an incomplete production structure and environment. Often either creative entrepreneurship or industrial entrepreneurship dominates. The challenge is to dynamize entrepreneurship but also to foster industrial change. Synergies between creativity and industry is an objective sought after, in line with the Lisbon agenda, but often not attained at a regional level. A European dimension may enable synergies and attainment of critical mass. Cities and regions have struggled in defining policies for creative industries. ORGANZA brings together cities and regions with different profiles of creative sectors, which enables capitalisation from the project results._x000D_
Partners in ORGANZA may be at the stage of policy inception, at the stage of studies or stakeholder consultations, they may have developed instruments (promotion actions, incubators, training programs etc…) or they may have integrated several instruments in a coherent framework or extended policies for creative industries to other areas. ORGANZA brings together partners at different stages of policy making and with different models of policy development in terms of competences and means, in terms of articulation between local and national policies and in form of implementation. ORGANZA enables regions to understand the relevance of policies with regard to their specific competences. Results also enable structured understanding by non-partner regions. The involvement of public authorities in ORGANZA will enable to understand how to leverage results from past, current and future ERDF funded projects for creative industries._x000D_
The ORGANZA project is structured around a strong methodological core. This is required since it is a new policy area, hence a taxonomy of collecting regional profiles and experiences is an important element. A structured database with search engine enables systematic access, customized to the profile of the interested region. ORGANZA then entails a collection and validation of experiences including stakeholder assessment. From this systematic collection, a limited set of inspiring practices is selected for transfer. Limited pilot actions will focus on the three stages of the policy process: inception, instrumentation and integration. ORGANZA includes capacity building in the form of seminars as well as dissemination actions with a focus on stakeholders. The project is set up in order to prepare for regional action plans and possibly a Interreg IVc Capitalisation project.
The V-Shaped Disposition Effect in the Stock Exchange of Thailand

The objective of this study is to investigate how investors in the Stock Exchange of Thailand practically trade in response to a magnitude of profits and losses, given a discussion of the widely well-known behavioral explanation, so called as the disposition effect. We provide empirical evidence of an existence of the V-shaped disposition effect, which has been recently found in several advanced equity markets. By adopting the methodology suggested by An’s (2016) and Fama and Macbeth (1973), we document that stock return patterns in relation to aggregate unrealized gains and losses of investors are consistent with the V-shaped selling schedule, given an increase in unrealized gains and losses over the period of January 1996 to December 2015. The effect of unrealized gains is stronger than that of unrealized losses and this asymmetry underlies the existence of the V-shaped disposition effect in the Thai equity market. Interestingly, the effect of the V-shaped selling schedule is strongest over the short-term holding time horizon. Last but not the least, stocks for which investors have large unrealized gains and losses outperform in the following month and the long-short trading strategy, based on this premise, generates the average 1.7% monthly (equivalent to 20.0% per year) abnormal return.
Development of VIRUS alignment and assembly fixtures

The Visible Integral-Field Replicable Unit Spectrograph (VIRUS) Instrument is a set of 150+ optical spectrographs to
support observations for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX). We plan to use a
production line assembly process to construct the large number of VIRUS units. This allows each sub-assembly of a
VIRUS unit to be interchangeable amongst all other VIRUS units. A production line manufacturing procedure will
enable various sub-assemblies to be built and tested in parallel. Examples of alignment and assembly fixtures required
for the VIRUS manufacturing process include a camera mirror alignment system, a collimator structure assembly device,
a collimator mirror mounting tool, and a grating alignment system. In this paper we describe the design of these fixtures
and their importance in the VIRUS assembly process.
Modernización del proceso de producción en KOVOJAS s.r.o.

La demandante fabrica piezas de repuesto para la industria metalúrgica, ejes, pasadores, cojinetes y otros elementos estructurales para la transmisión de torques y fuerzas (según la estrategia RIS3, Máquinas Herramientas e Ingeniería de Precisión). En el marco del desarrollo innovador de los productos de los clientes, la demandante está mejorando el parque de producción. Como parte del proyecto, se compra un torno CNC con contrahusillo y soldadora. Esto aumentará la precisión, la calidad de la superficie y la rentabilidad de la producción.
Partition function of N composite bosons

The partition function of composite bosons ("cobosons" for short) is calculated in the canonical ensemble, with the Pauli exclusion principle between their fermionic components included in an exact way through the finite temperature many-body formalism for composite quantum particles we recently developed. To physically understand the very compact result we obtain, we first present a diagrammatic approach to the partition function of $N$ elementary bosons. We then show how to extend this approach to cobosons with Pauli blocking and interaction between their fermions. These diagrams provide deep insights on the structure of a coboson condensate, paving the way toward the determination of the critical parameters for their quantum condensation.
Modeling the fracture toughness of metallic glasses through a multiscale approach

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are promising materials that combine the strength of metal alloys with the elasticity of glassy polymers. Compared to their crystalline counterpart, the lack of dislocations and grain boundaries translates into better energy restitution, excellent wear, and corrosion resistance, making them promising candidates for sports goods to biomedical materials. Unfortunately, BMGs are notorious for exhibiting crack growth, fracture, and, ultimately, catastrophic failure, severely limiting their applications. Recently, experimental observation showed that BMGs could exhibit a mechanical transition revealed by a sharp drop in fracture toughness (ability to resist failure in the presence of a crack) as a function of a protocol (fictive) temperature that controls the glass stability. This transition strongly echoes with the ductile to brittle transition seen in recent numerical and theoretical works and is found to be linked to a sharp decrease in plastic defects (soft spots), which play a role similar to dislocations in crystals.
In this action, we propose investigating the toughening transition seen in BMGs through a novel multiscale numerical approach. This action aims to enable the parametrization of continuum models with the insight gained from microscopic simulations. In ToughMG, I will associate my experience in the detection and micromechanics of plastic defects at the microscopic level to the prominent expertise provided by Prof. Barrat and the host institution in modeling plasticity at the mesoscopic and macroscopic scale. The methodology developed will allow me to predict large scale plastic strain observed prior fracture as a function of the material's protocol history. This research plan can substantially advance our understanding of the connection between glassy structure and fracture mechanics of bulk metallic glasses and allows for better material design.
PNEUMATIC STABILIZER

A pneumatic stabilizer for use with a bow, rifle, gun or any other instrument that produces destructive vibrational energy. The stabilizer includes a gas spring having weights secured thereto and structure for releasably attaching the stabilizer to an instrument. When the stabilizer is properly adjusted, it has similar vibrational frequency characteristics similar to the instrument such that the vibrational energy of the instrument is absorbed by the stabilizer.
Exhaust Gas Recirculation Control for Large Diesel Engines – Achievable Performance with SISO Design

This paper investigates control possibilities for Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) on large diesel engines. The goal is to reduce the amount of NO x in the exhaust gas by reducing the oxygen concentration available for combustion. Control limitations imposed by the system are assessed using linear analysis of the highly non-linear dynamics. Control architectures are investigated and performance in terms of disturbance rejection and reference tracking are investigated under model uncertainty. Classical feed-forward and feedback controller designs are investigated using classical and Quantitative Feedback Theory (QFT) designs. Validation of the controller is made on the model with focus on disturbance reduction ability.
SHIPYARD MARINELLO S.R.L. — WE SAIL FOR EUROPE

MARINE SHIPYARD MARINELLO S.R.L.*INCENTIVES TO PURCHASE SERVICES OF SUPPORTOALL’INTERNATIONALISATION*VIA PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII-REALISATION OF BOATS (MAINLY USED FOR SPORT FISHING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY) BOTH OPEN AND SEMI CABINS WITH A MAXIMUM SIZE OF 26 FEET EQUAL TO MT. 7,65.
ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE WATER-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE COATING MATERIAL, METHOD OF FORMING CURED COATING FILM, AND ARTICLE

In order to provide an active energy-ray-curable water-based resin composition, which is excellent in storage stability before curing and able to form a cured coating film having an excellent appearance, wear resistance and water resistance, the present invention provides an active energy-ray-curable water-based resin composition comprising: an acrylic resin (A), and a compound (B), wherein the active energy-ray-curable water-based resin composition is obtained by dispersing the compound (B) having 8.6 to 10.5 mmol/g of a polymerizable unsaturated double bond in a resin solution prepared by dissolving or dispersing the acrylic resin (A) in water; the acrylic resin (A) is obtained by using 2 to 15 wt% of a polymerizable monomer represented by the general formula (1) and 55 to 70 wt% of methyl methacrylate; the acrylic resin (A) contains 1.3 to 2.7 mmol/g of a neutralized carboxyl group; and the ratio ((B)/(A)) of the content of the compound (B) to that of the acrylic resin (A) is 1.5 to 6 in terms of weight. (wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R 2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 10)
Beyond “Temporary Shelter”: A Case Study of Karen Refugee Resettlement in St. Paul, Minnesota

Since 2005, refugees from Burma residing in the nine camps on the Thai–Burma border have been eligible for third country resettlement. Approximately 75% of the refugees who have departed from the border camps have been resettled in the United States, including the majority of the largest ethnic group among the refugees, the Karen. This case study of the Karen refugee community in St. Paul, Minnesota supported the conclusion that although resettlement has yet to prove its effectiveness in resolving the refugee situation in Thailand in the absence of other durable solutions, it has succeeded in providing a viable alternative to life in the camps for thousands of refugee families from Burma. However, it was found that there were also lessons to be learned from the Karen in St. Paul about limiting the detrimental impacts of the program, better supporting the integration process, and broadening participation in resettlement.
Evaluation and assessment of effects on exploring mutation testing in programming courses

Mutation analysis is a testing strategy that consists of using supporting tools to seed artificial faults in the original code of a software under test, generating faulty programs (“mutants”) that are supposed to produce incorrect outputs. Novice programmers suffer of a wide range of deficits due to defective training processes. We argue that the incorporation of experiences on mutation testing in programming courses adds valuable knowledge to the learning process. In this paper we evaluate the effects of using mutation testing to improve the learning process of students in programming courses. We present results of experiments and analysis involving undergraduate students. These experiments are the continuation of a previous work in which we raise empirical evidences that the adequate incorporation of mutation testing in programming courses contributes to form an effective environment that fosters learning. To do so, we provide a mutation testing tool to promote the practice of mutation testing by novice programmers. Through practical experiences and several analysis survey we measured the effects of using the mutation testing criterion to teach programming. In addition, we collected the opinion of senior students who already knew mutation testing concepts about their opinion on the usage of mutation concepts to teach novice programmers. Our findings reveal that the effective use of mutation analysis concepts contributes to the learning process, making students see the code as a product under development that is the result of a careful manual coding process which they need for measuring and predicting the effect of each command. The main contributions discussed in this paper are: (1) presenting results of an empirical analysis involving undergraduate students, thus giving us preliminary evidence on the effects of the novel practice; (2) exposing possible practices to explore mutation testing in programming classes, highlighting the limitations and strengths of such strategy; and (3) a mutation testing tool for educational purposes.
Urbanization increased metal levels in lake surface sediment and catchment topsoil of waterscape parks

Lake surface sediment is mainly derived from topsoil in its catchment. We hypothesized that distribution of anthropogenic metals would be homogenous in lake surface sediment and the lake's catchment topsoil. Anthropogenic metal distributions (cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn)) in fourteen waterscape parks were investigated in surface sediments and catchment topsoils and possible source homogeneity was tested using stable Pb isotopic ratio analysis. The parks were located along an urbanization gradient consisting of suburban (SU), developing urban (DIU), developed urban (DDU), and central urban core (CUC) areas in Shanghai, China. Results indicated that surface lake sediments and catchment topsoils in the CUC parks were highly contaminated by the investigated anthropogenic metals. Total metal contents in surface sediment and topsoil gradually increased along the urbanization gradient from the SU to CUC areas. Generally, the surface sediments had greater total metal contents than their catchment topsoils. These results suggest that urbanization drives the anthropogenic metal enrichment in both surface sediment and its catchment topsoil in the waterscape parks. Soil fine particles (<63 μm) and surface sediments had similar enrichment ratios of metals, suggesting that surface runoff might act as a carrier for metals transporting from catchment to lake. Stable Pb isotope ratio analysis revealed that the major anthropogenic Pb source in surface sediment was coal combustion as in the catchment topsoil. Urbanization also correlated with chemical fractionation of metals in both surface sediment and catchment topsoil. From the SU to the CUC parks, amounts of labile metal fractions increased while the residual fraction of those metals remained rather constant. In short, urbanization in Shanghai drives anthropogenic metal distribution in environmental matrices and the sources were homogenous.