SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Removing user fees for basic health services: a pilot study and national roll-out in Afghanistan

BACKGROUND User fees for primary care tend to suppress utilization, and many countries are experimenting with fee removal. Studies show that additional inputs are needed after removing fees, although well-documented experiences are lacking. This study presents data on the effects of fee removal on facility quality and utilization in Afghanistan, based on a pilot experiment and subsequent nationwide ban on fees. METHODS Data on utilization and observed structural and perceived overall quality of health care were compared from before-and-after facility assessments, patient exit interviews and catchment area household surveys from eight facilities where fees were removed and 14 facilities where fee levels remained constant, as part of a larger health financing pilot study from 2005 to 2007. After a national user fee ban was instituted in 2008, health facility administrative data were analysed to assess subsequent changes in utilization and quality. RESULTS The pilot study analysis indicated that observed and perceived quality increased across facilities but did not differ by fee removal status. Difference-in-difference analysis showed that utilization at facilities previously charging both service and drug fees increased by 400% more after fee removal, prompting additional inputs from service providers, compared with facilities that previously only charged service fees or had no change in fees (P = 0.001). Following the national fee ban, visits for curative care increased significantly (P < 0.001), but institutional deliveries did not. Services typically free before the ban-immunization and antenatal care-had immediate increases in utilization but these were not sustained. CONCLUSION Both pilot and nationwide data indicated that curative care utilization increased following fee removal, without differential changes in quality. Concerns raised by non-governmental organizations, health workers and community leaders over the effects of lost revenue and increased utilization require continued effort to raise revenues, monitor health worker and patient perceptions, and carefully manage health facility performance.
Interferometric survey of stellar parameters

Fundamental stellar parameters are the primary data required for an in-depth understanding of stars, their interiors, and their environments. With the progress of stellar physics and the prospects of ground facilities or space missions, it is critical to improve the accuracy, and quantity of such data. The development of exoplanet and asteroseismology domains is demanding direct data to eliminate any bias in the parameters. And finally, the differences between methods for determining the Hubble constant is motivating new and precise direct determination of distances on the primary candles of the cosmic scales. Many methods like asteroseismology, photometric transits of exoplanets, radial velocities, or Surface Brightness Colour (SBC) relations are linked to the stellar radius. Usually estimated through models, its determination by coupling an optical interferometric measurement of the angular diameter and, for example, a Gaia parallax, is the best way to avoid any model dependence. Furthermore, characterizing any activity (limb darkening, convection, rotation, spots, or binarity) is also mandatory, both for bias removal and for the required progress on stellar physics. 
Through an ambitious and homogenous survey of the angular diameters of a thousand stars as faint as magnitude 8 in the visible and as small as 0.2 milliseconds of arc, my project is built to address key questions about the relation between planets and stars and to offer to the broader community a unique and primary source of direct information on a representative and large sample of stars all over the HR diagram. A few hundred of direct measurements of limb darkening will be accessible, and, for about 100 stars, activity characterization with a more detailed surface imaging will be possible. These data will also permit the development of new unbiased SBC relations to serve the faint targets of space missions like PLATO or ARIEL in the future and the distance scale within the Araucaria project.
STEAM GENERATOR

The invention relates to a steam generator for obtaining superheated steam from heated gases. The aim of the invention is to improve the heat transfer and to reduce the space needed for construction. To this end, thermoconducting structural bodies (4) are arranged in a pressure pipe (1). Said structural bodies (4) are connected to one another and to the wall in a thermoconducting manner. Structural bodies (10) which are flown through by a superheated gas are melt on the outer wall of the pressure pipe.
Does Industry Regulation Matter? New Evidence on Audit Committees and Earnings Management

This paper investigates the moderating role of industry regulation on the effectiveness of audit committees in restricting earnings management. Using comprehensive panel data of S&P 1500 firms between 2003 and 2007, we find that the proportion of CEO directors on an audit committee is positively associated with earnings management in unregulated industries, while this association is significantly weaker in regulated industries. Further, the proportion of financial experts on an audit committee is negatively associated with earnings management. Our results also indicate that the average board tenure of audit committee members is negatively related to earnings management in regulated industries, but positively affects earnings management in unregulated industries. Finally, audit committee members’ average directorship increases earnings management in regulated industries, but reduces earnings management in unregulated industries. Overall, our results suggest that the effectiveness of audit committees in reducing earnings management and improving financial reporting quality is influenced by industry regulation.
Conceptualization and designing of a beef quality determination framework based on beef supply chain in Tanzania

A framework for determining the quality of beef was developed based on the assessment of Beef Supply Chain (BSC) between the slaughter and retail points. In this respect, slaughtering, distribution, retailing and consumer preferences models were developed for assessing the beef processing designed features (BPDFs) across the BSC specifically in Slaughtering Facilities (SFs), Beef Distributing Facilities (BDFs), and Beef Retailing Premises (BRPs) in Dar es Salaam and Mbeya cities. The organized ideas, rules and beliefs to a set known as a framework for determining the quality of beef was one of the outcomes of this study. This study suggests that the claim that beef-quality is a complex phenomenon and cannot be objectively determined is not always correct. Applicability of the designed framework is useful as it avoids mistakes and misunderstanding resulting from the desire to measure the quality of object. The study proposed the development of other frameworks for beef quality determination across other processing units (breeding, grazing, cattle transportation and post retailing activities for its preparation at household levels).

	 

	Key words: Beef quality determination, slaughtering facilities, beef distribution facilities, beef retailing premises, compliance level.
A PIGGABLE FLOWLINE-RISER SYSTEM

This invention relates to a flowline-riser production system for the recovery of hydrocarbons from offshore wells, and a method for pigging the interior surfaces of the riser and flowlines. More particularly, this invention is a piggable flowline-riser system in which a pig is launched from or near a host production facility, down a riser into a looped flowline and returned up through the same riser. According to one embodiment of the invention, there is a piggable flowline-riser system for producing hydrocarbons comprising a riser, a "Y" joint and a looped flowline, wherein the looped flowline is in fluid communication with at least one subsea well.
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The fashion industry pollutes like no other industry – only surpassed by the oil and gas industry. The industry is not capable of changing according to the increased consumer awareness and shift towards circular economy. There is s huge market opportunity in enabling global fashions brands towards this shift.
Our unique value proposition lies in enabling a turnkey, and fully brand-integrated digital “shop in shop” platform that manages the rental business and logistical system together with the global fashion brands. We call our B2B2C platform “CONTINUED”. We believe to increase profitability up to 69% (compared to wholesale) and 22% (compared to own retail)
Between evidence and representation: history of performance art documentation from 1970 to 1977

""Between Evidence and Representation: History of Performance Art Documentation from 1970 to 1977” introduces a new historiographical approach that accounts for the dynamic development of performance art and its theories through the history of performance documentation. Focussing on the role of performance documentation in the conservation and presentation of performance-based art from 1970 to 1977, “Between Evidence and Representation” will examine the different strategies undertaken to provide duration and mediated access to definitionally ephemeral and immaterial events. The project’s aim is to demonstrate that, simultaneous to the formation, circulation, and acknowledgment of the category of performance art in the early 1970s, performance documentation itself was aestheticised. The goal of the research is to show that both these changes are part of an historical process of containment of performance within the traditional framework of visual arts. Thereby, “Between Evidence and Representation” will show how this process actively shaped the history of performance art, filling a gap in the historiography of  performance art and performance documentation. The research programme, which will end in the publication of a monograph, will be carried out in three phases. In the first phase, programmatic writings by artists and art movements will be used to map theories of performance from the 1950s to the 1970s. Referencing art journals, indexes, and exhibitions catalogues and documents, the second phase will examine the function assigned to performance documentation from 1970 to 1977, as well as its correlation to parallel developments in the critical discourse concerning the medium of “performance”. The last phase of the research, relying on archival sources, will provide a final corroboration to the research hypothesis through its application to four paradigmatic case studies.
FURNISHING ACCESSORY AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND INSTALLING SAME

A furnishing accessory and methods of assembling and installing same are described.
5G application & services experimentation and certification platform

As 5G approaches a very high maturity level, the testing and validation of the innovations achieved in 5G by integrators and verticals service providers has become of utmost importance. Verticals have very different needs, such as the case of the Automotive industry and Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR). This will therefore require different levels of support in taking their applications and services from concepts, to prototypes and finally to products. However, it is also more and more frequent that services in different verticals need to exchange data, particularly mobility services such as those found in connected automobiles and PPDR.
5GASP aims at shortening the idea-to-market process through the creation of a European testbed for SMEs that is fully automated and self-service, in order to foster rapid development and testing of new and innovative NetApps built using the 5G NFV based reference architecture. Building on top of existing physical infrastructures, 5GASP intends to focus on innovations related to the operation of experiments and tests across several domains, providing software support tools for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) of VNFs in a secure & trusted environment for European SMEs capitalizing in the 5G market. 5GASP targets the creation of an Open Source Software (OSS) repository and of a VNF marketplace targeting SMEs with OSS examples and building blocks, as well as the incubation of a community of NetApp developers assisted with tools and services that can enable an early validation and/or certification of products and services for 5G. We focus on inter-domain use-cases, development of operational tools and procedures (supporting day-to-day testing and validation activities) and security/trust of 3rd party IPR running in our testbeds.
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REINFORCING AND CONSOLIDATING EARTH STRUCTURES

A reinforcing and or confining structure for an earth formation comprising a plurality of anchor members (1) anchored at spaced intervals in an earth formation, the anchor members (1) being connected to the adjacent anchor members (1) by tensile members (4) to form a substantially continuous tensile member adjacent the surface of the ground formation. Point loads resulting from earth movements are dissipated as a tensile load throughout the system. The anchor members (1) may be tensionable to reinforce the earth formation. The tensile elements (4) may be formed integrally with the anchor members (1) in a substantially L shaped configuration or they may be separate therefrom. The substantially continuous tensile members may be formed in spaced parallel rows or they may overlap or be interconnected to form a mesh-like structure.
Bioinformatics services for data-driven design of cell factories and communities

Omics data is not leveraged effectively in the biotechnology industry due to lack of tools to rapidly access public and private data and to design cellular manipulations or interventions based on the data. With this project we aim to make a broad spectrum of omics data useful to the biotechnology industry covering application areas ranging from industrial biotechnology to human health. We will develop novel approaches for integrative model-based omics data analysis to enable 1) Identification of novel enzymes and pathways by mining metagenomic data, 2) Data-driven design of cell factories for the production of chemicals and proteins, and 3) Analysis and design of microbial communities relevant to human health, industrial biotechnology and agriculture. All research efforts will be integrated in an interactive web-based platform that will be available for the industrial and academic research and development communities, in particular enhancing the competitiveness of biotech SMEs by economizing resources and reducing time-to-market within their respective focus areas. The platform will be composed of standardized and interoperable components that service-oriented bioinformatics SMEs involved in the project can reuse in their own products. An important aspect of the platform will be implementation of different access levels to data and software tools allowing controlling access to proprietary data and analysis tools. Two end-user companies will be involved in practical testing of the platform built within the project using proprietary omics data generated at the companies.
China’s About-face to the TPP: economic and security accounts compared

ABSTRACTWhen the US restarted the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2009, speculation arose as to whether China would compete against it or cooperate by becoming a TPP member. Between 2010 and 2013, China shifted in stance from competition to cooperation in meeting the TPP challenge. By looking at both the economic and security dimensions, this article argues that China’s economic concern determines whether to react and its security concern determines the direction in which China reacts. Between 2010 and 2012 when security pressure was overwhelming and economic concern was not formidable, counterbalance was inevitable. In 2013, when anxiety over security pressure calmed down and economic concern grew more threatening, bandwagon became possible. This finding challenges the classical theory of the domino effect by pinpointing the importance of security consideration in where the free trade agreements (FTA) proliferation heads to. It also supplements the emulation–competition dichotomy by highlighting that ...
REAGENTLESS FLUORESCENT BIOSENSORS COMPRISING A DESIGNED ANKYRIN REPEAT PROTEIN MODULE, RATIONAL DESIGN METHODS TO CREATE REAGENTLESS FLUORESCENT BIOSENSORS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE

The present invention relates to reagentless fluorescent biosensors which comprise at least one ankyrin repeat and a fluorophore and are specific for at least one target; the method for preparing such reagentless fluorescent biosensors comprises the following steps: (a) identifying the residues (R1) of the paratope of the biosensor by mutagenesis of all, or of a subset, of the residues of the biosensor, and determining variations in at least one measurable chemical or physical parameter of interaction with said at least one target; wherein said variations are due to each mutation or to groups of mutations; (b) selecting the cysteine residues, or the residues to be mutated to cysteine, from the residues (R2) of the biosensor which are located adjacent to the. residues of the paratope; (c) mutating by site-directed mutagenesis at least one of the residues (R2) selected in (b) to a cysteine residue when said residue is not naturally a cysteine residue; and (d) coupling the S? atom of at least one cysteine residue (R2) obtained in (b) or in (c) to a fluorophore.
Driving investment in energy efficiency through energy savings insurance in europe 2.0

The Energy Savings Insurance (ESI) Europe 2.0 project aims to: (i) replicate the successful innovative financing scheme ESI (currently being implemented in Italy, Portugal and Spain with the ESI Europe funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme) in three high potential countries in Europe – Croatia, Greece & Slovakia; (ii) hold capacity building, and marketing and promotion activities targeting key market stakeholders to help them understand the model and facilitate access to EE finance; & (iii) to create tools to promote & enable the further replication of ESI across Europe.

The ESI model consists of financial & non-financial mechanisms designed to work together to improve the risk-return profile of EE investments & overcome the associated barriers to stimulate the demand for EE projects. It consists of: (i) a standardised contract, which clearly establishes the setup to guarantee energy savings to the SME; (ii) a performance insurance that is used to compensate the SME in case the EE project does not reach the expected energy savings; & (iii) validation mechanisms that provides an independent assessment & verification of the project. These three mechanisms work together to create trust & credibility between actors, & convince SMEs to invest in EE. The model is supported by communications, dissemination & outreach activities, as well as capacity building & EE investment roundtables targeting key market stakeholders, including technology providers with EE solutions, financial institutions, SMEs & others, to create dialogue between the relevant stakeholders & facilitate access to EE finance. The ESI model presents a proven & unique, market based approach that makes use of distribution channels & products that are already available on the market. The ESI mechanisms is complementary to other schemes & available funding, such as green credit lines, credit guarantees, or energy audits.
Diálogos entre imágenes y sonidos en el imaginario urbano. Ritmando Barcelona(s)

Nuestro estudio explora los sonidos de la urbe en su relación con la imagen-movimiento con la intención de observar cómo se ha ido construyendo y deconstruyendo a través del cine contemporáneo un imaginario de la ciudad de Barcelona que, visto en su conjunto, aporta una visión plural, polifónica y heterogénea de la ciudad condal. Apoyándonos en un corpus audiovisual de objetivos, duración, géneros y modo de comunicación extremadamente diverso compuesto por varios video-clips, un film de ficción, las películas oficiales de los Juegos Olímpicos y varios documentales, trataremos de mostrar que los sonidos con los que se ha ido asociando la urbe tomados en su conjunto han jugado un papel fundamental en la configuración de un imaginario complejo de la urbe, contribuyendo con ello a revelar el carácter multiversal de la ciudad condal. En su diálogo con las imágenes, el sonido establece, contradice y refuerza hilos intertextuales entre diversas producciones, dejando huella en una memoria colectiva que contribuye a reinterpretar performativamente.
All-Organic devices in textiles for wearable electronics

We are surrounded by fabrics, the carpet floors in our homes or offices, the seats in our cars, and obviously all our garments and clothing accessories. There are already examples of smart textiles in garments for monitoring physiological and biomechanical signals. However, the manufacturing schemes for current applications rely mostly on the integration of off-the-shelf electronic components mounted on a textile substrate. Such components are silicon-based, thus unsuitable for applications where flexibility and fault-tolerance are required. 
The incorporation of current technological items, such as communication or tracking devices on fabrics would certainly be a game-changer in modern technology. This innovative project aims at building electronic devices directly on textile fibres which can be woven into fabrics. Two types of key electronic devices will be targeted, field-effect transistors and loudspeakers. The approach described herein relies in using unconventional materials in electronics: organic and molecular materials, particularly graphene and its derivatives. These materials overcome many limitations of current technology, namely allowing flexibility, elasticity and transparency.
This breakthrough will allow the development of completely new approaches for integrated electronics, capable to be embedded into our everyday clothing. Since textiles are so present in society, these devices would transform our clothing into mobile phones, displays with electronic newspapers or GPS-activated maps. Establishing the foundations for this future in wearable electronics is also essential for other societal needs, such as biomedical monitoring, communication tools for sensory impaired people and personal security.
Device for detecting caries, plaque or bacterial attack of the teeth

The identification system has a unit (4) for producing an excitation radiation (6). It is coupled to a dental handpiece (1) and is directed at a tooth (8) being tested. An emission and detector unit (2) radiates the tooth with the excitation beam and detects the fluorescence radiation (7) excited at the radiated tooth. The emission and detector unit (2) is coupled detachably with the dental handpiece. The individual fibres of the emission and detector unit are surrounded by a sleeve. This sleeve is made of metal or plastic. The emission and detector unit has at least one tube, running in a longitudinal direction.
METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF A TWO-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Method and internal combustion engine with improved operation and short cycle. The engine of the invention is characterized in that each cylinder (1) is deprived of valve, throttle or regulator or the like so that the inlet port (6) and the exhaust port (7) are permanently freely open. Air injection means (10) continuously supply pressure air in the direction of the inlet port (6). Furthermore, the rotation angle of the crankshaft (4) during which the inlet port (6) is cleared by the piston (3) is larger than the rotation angle of the crankshaft during which the exhaust port (7) is cleared by the piston (3). Thereby, a short cycle operation, that is to say shorter than a two-stroke operation, leading to a common maximum of torque and power is obtained.