SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Rationality of varieties and algebraic cycles

This project uses algebraic cycles and unramified cohomology to attack fundamental questions about the rationality, stable rationality and unirationality of rationally connected varieties, the integral Hodge conjecture for abelian varieties, as well as the Griffiths-Harris conjecture about curves on three-dimensional hypersurfaces. 

A breakthrough of Voisin, with improvements by Colliot-Thélène--Pirutka and myself, recently led to tremendous advances in our understanding of (stable) rationality of rationally connected varieties. For instance, this allowed me to solve the rationality problem for hypersurfaces under a logarithmic degree bound, improving previous linear bounds of Kollár and Totaro. This project pushes this circle of ideas further, aiming in particular at a solution of the rationality problem beyond my logarithmic bound.

One of the most powerful (stable) birational invariants of smooth projective varieties is unramified cohomology. In general, this invariant is notoriously hard to compute and we aim to develop new tools which allow to compute unramified cohomology more efficiently. We will use this to analyse the third unramified cohomology of abelian varieties and of hypersurfaces in projective 4-space. By a result of Colliot-Thélène and Voisin, this will allow us to attack the integral Hodge conjecture for abelian varieties, and hence, by work of Voisin, the longstanding open problem whether cubic threefolds are stably rational, as well as an old conjecture of Griffiths and Harris concerning curves on three-dimensional hypersurfaces.

We also introduce a cycle-theoretic approach, using the torsion order of symmetric products, to construct an obstruction for the unirationality of rationally connected varieties. We aim to use this to show that not every rationally connected variety is unirational, thereby solving a longstanding open problem in the field.
Aggravation of immunoglobulin a nephropathy by hyperuricemia: a mini-review on current findings and new concepts.

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulopathy worldwide. Various investigations have addressed the clinical and morphological risk factors related to the risk of progression. Recently, much attention has been made toward the prognostic implication of serum uric acid in patients with IgAN. It has been observed that treatment of hyperuricemia with allopurinol in chronic kidney failure has resulted in a fall in blood pressure and inhibition of the progression of kidney injury. Recent studies have documented that hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for IgAN, and appropriate treatment by allopurinol is a reasonable modality in these patient. We believe that allopurinol should routinely be included to the treatment of IgAN patients; however, this hypothesis requires further investigation. Clinical studies are suggested to better understand kidney protective properties of allopurinol in IgAN.
A Study of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) Practices Adopted by the Textile Industry of Pali District, Rajasthan

Global pollution has motivated the corporate player to use eco-friendly practices and textile industry is not an exception to it. Worldwide textile industries are adopting green supply chain management practices so in a same line the present research paper aims to identify the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices adopted by textile industry of Pali District, Rajasthan. To serve the objective descriptive research design is used and primary data is collected from 120 respondents with the help of questionnaire. Data is analyzed with the help of weighted arithmetic mean and chi-square test and it has been concluded that significant number of green supply chain management practices are adopted by the textile industry of Pali district.
PLAnners NETwork for CENtral and South East Europe

PLANET CENSE is a network of national spatial planning institutions and experts established as a consequence of the VISION PLANET project. It aims at pursuing and developing further the policy options laid down in the VISION PLANET project documents. The network will foster spatial integration and a cross-sector dialogue with: - The European Spatial Planning Gateway (ESP GATEWAY): an expert dialogue, research information and knowledge exchange on the application and further development of ESDP. - The Forum for Territorial Impact Analysis (TIAn FORUM): It offers an opportunity to develop and test the application of the planning instrument TIAn at transnational and cross-sector level. - The Planet Cense Conference: The conference will review on expert level the progress made in transnational spatial development so far and select politically viable and sound measures for implementation in international (political) processes, building on the results of the ESP Gateway and TIAn FORUM.
BALLISTIC MATERIALS

A ballistic impact resistant composite comprising a glass fiber and a resin, where the glass fiber consists essentially of fiber having a diameter of less than 9 microns, is provided. The ballistic impact resistant article or composite comprising fiber less than 9 micron yields a higher V50 value at the same areal density, or the same V50 value at a lower areal density, than an impact resistant article or composite comprising fiber of greater than 9 micron.
CLOTH MATERIAL IN A RAW FABRIC STATE, AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING CONDUCTIVE FIBER IN THAT CLOTH MATERIAL

A cloth material in a raw fabric state includes a conductive fiber, and another fiber that is nonconductive. The conductive fiber is arranged along a width direction of the cloth material in a raw fabric state. A first weave portion that is used to create a product such as a seat cover is established at a center, in the width direction, of the cloth material in a raw fabric state. A second weave portion, in which the conductive fiber is arranged in a non-interfering way so as to not go over and under, or be intertwined with, the other fiber in the second weave portion, extends from both ends of the first weave portion.
Internal architecture of a till sheet, Tiskilwa Formation, north-central Illinois, USA: Application of architectural element analysis

Thick till sheets deposited during the Quaternary form significant aquitards in many areas of North America. However, the detailed sedimentary heterogeneity and architecture and depositional history of till units are not well understood. This study utilizes architectural element analysis to delineate the internal sedimentary architecture of the Tiskilwa Formation exposed at two outcrop sections in north-central Illinois, USA. Architectural element analysis facilitates systematic delineation of sedimentary architecture based on the nature of facies contacts and change in facies associations, delineation of unit geometries and understanding of depositional processes at different scales of resolution; making architectural element analysis suitable for the sedimentological analysis and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of subglacial deposits. Eleven facies types are identified in this study, including sand, gravel and diamict facies that record a suite of subglacial depositional processes. Detailed analysis of facies contacts (bounding surface hierarchy) and change in facies associations allows the delineation of five architectural elements, including coarse-grained lens, coarse-grained sheet, mixed zone, diamict lens and diamict sheet elements. The spatial arrangement and genetic interpretation of elements, and their spatial relationship with fifth-order bounding surfaces, allows the delineation of five larger scale architectural units (‘element associations’), which can be mapped in the local study area and record at least three stacked successions of meltwater accumulation and till deposition. The results of this study can be utilized for architectural analysis of till sheets and provide insight to groundwater flow pathways through till in the study area and elsewhere.
La politización de la religión en la época de la cuestión romana en Francia del oeste (1860-1870)

En France, tout au long du xixe siècle, la politisation des catholiques fut largement le fruit des conflits qui opposèrent ceux-ci à un État dont la modernisation conduisait à un renforcement de la sécularisation. La mobilisation contre la politique italienne de Napoléon III illustre bien cette situation. Une telle mobilisation fut marquée par une poursuite de l'appropriation par les catholiques des formes modernes de la politique. Cependant, cette appropriation ne fut pas qu'un processus passif de reprise de répertoires d'actions déjà utilisés par d'autres ; elle a au contraire pris des formes spécifiques, liées aux caractéristiques du catholicisme de l'époque, et notamment au refus d'une séparation absolue entre politique et religion.En nous appuyant sur le cas de l'Ouest français nous nous proposons de montrer comment la politisation des catholiques au temps de la question romaine a pu prendre, à côté de pratiques politiques classiques, des formes plus originales, témoignant d'une interpénétration des sphères politique et religieuse.
Formulation and Evaluation of Cinitapride Controlled Release Tablets

The present study aimed at Formulation Development and Evaluation of controlled release tablets of Cinitapride for the treatment of ulcer. Cinitapride is a gastroprokinetic agent and antiulcer agent of the benzamide class. It act as an agonist of the 5-HT1 and 5-HT4 receptors and an antagonist of the 5-HT2 receptors. It is used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders associated with motility disturbances such as gastro esophageal reflux disease, non-ulcer dyspepsia and delayed gastric emptying. The matrix tablets of Cinitapride were prepared using wet granulation. Physical characterization of tablet and powder blends used to form the matrix tablet was under taken using a range of experimental techniques. Granules were evaluated for Bulk density, Tapped density, Compressibility index and Hausner's ratio. Tablets were tested for weight variation, hardness, thickness and friability as per official procedure. The tablets were evaluated for in-vitro drug release profile. Dissolution studies of Cinitapride controlled release tablets in media with different dissolution media 0.1N HCl, Phosphate buffer pH (6.8) as per US Pharmacopoeia. The dissolution data revealed that the ratio of polymers is very important to achieve a optimum formulation. The formulation of Cinitapride CR tablets shown that formulation F23 with Methocel K100M (20%) shown good drug release profile. Formulation F23, shown similar dissolution profile when compared with the marketed product (Cintapro). Stability study of the formulation F23 indicated no significant difference in release profile after a period of 3 months.
Cosmologias guarani e educação escolar: um estudo a partir do contexto do oeste do Paraná

Pelo presente artigo analisaremos a relação entre os fundamentos ideológicos das escolas presentes nos tekoha kuêra (aldeias) Avá-Guarani com as cosmologias desse povo. Nosso estudo se debruça sobre o contexto do povo Avá-Guarani na região brasileira fronteiriça com o Paraguai e Argentina. Faremos uso do material bibliográfico sobre os Guarani, em especial as obras que abordam temáticas mitológicas e educacionais cotejadas com as teorias da história indígena, bem como com estudos sobre as mitologias ameríndias e como elas se distinguem das ideologias ocidentais pela oposição complementária. As escolas são, por excelência, o espaço da transmissão e consolidação da ideologia de uma dada sociedade. No caso das sociedades Guarani as escolas são recentes ainda em definição se adotarão as perspectivas próprias de educação ou o modelo capitalista ocidental. Nesse sentido, o artigo analisa em que medida os conceitos da cosmológicos Guarani se fazem presente e como ocorre a confrontação com a ideologia sociedade ocidental.
New-Generation database capacity planning optimization

Megatrends of outsourcing, virtualization and migration of data to the cloud lead companies to invest massively in IT infrastructure. This is due to current capacity planning techniques being based on manual estimations with very limited automatization to anticipate necessary growth. Based on their estimates, they invest in excess resources, leading to an over dimensioned infrastructure in which 30 to 50% of capacity is not used. 
DB PRO have developed a unique and patented new-generation solution that allows capacity optimisation of large scale data platforms achieving savings above 50% from traditional approaches: Governor. Our tool is based on server consolidation, an approach to the efficient use of computer server resources to reduce the total number of servers than an organisation requires. Governor® software enables companies to save in licensing and services fees by giving an accurate system’s capacity optimization without compromising databases’ performance. 
Since 2015, we have been able to test a Beta version of our technology at a real company client. In 2016 we developed Governor®5.0, a version with new features applicable to physical environments, which has also been tested at another company. In both cases the companies achieved savings of 50%. We have since also signed a partnership with Crayon, one of the largest Software Asset Management (SAM) and licence reseller of Microsoft licenses companies in Norther Europe. 
With our next GOVERNOR generation, we will adapt our technology to target virtual environments (75% of current servers) and expand toward other database platforms. We will also further develop our successfully proven business model, based on establishing distribution agreements with SAM and licence reseller companies, aiming to eventually reach all European companies with sizeable server platforms.
Raising the technological readiness of products/components of communication systems on the S and X WiRan bands to TRL 9

Reference_Aid_programme: SA.41471(2015/X) Purpose_public_aid: Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ Urz. EU L 187/1 of 26.06.2014). The main goal of the project is to carry out research and development, which will result in the development of a set of four significantly improved products in the form of volatile components for use in microsatellites and nanosatellites — a duplexer for the S frequency band, a duplexer for the frequency band X, an antenna for the S frequency band and antennas for frequency band X. The above components will form a critical part of the satellite’s radio communication track. Due to the Applicant’s proprietary solutions used in the technology being developed, the result of the project will constitute a product innovation.
Air pollution, growing brain and cognitive disorder in children

Air pollution exposure has been associated with adverse effects on cognition in children. However, the impact of air pollution on the structures and functions of the growing brain in children is unknown. The objectives of the APGAR project are to determine 1) the impact of urban air pollution on the structures and functions of the growing brain in children from the general population, 2) to what extent these structural and functional changes are associated with cognitive performance in children. The APGAR project is a longitudinal study conducted in 400 school age children from the general population, recruited between 2012 and 2013, in different schools in Barcelona, Spain. Psychometric and air pollution measurements were conducted weekly during 2 six-week periods: at the beginning of the school year and 9 months later. Neuroimaging (High-resolution 3-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Diffusion Tensor Images, Fluid Attenuation Inversion Recovery, T2-weighted spin-echo sequences and functional MRI, spectrometry) were also conducted. Interfacing neuroimaging and environmental epidemiology represents an innovative applications of neuroimaging in general population, as previous studies have focused exclusively on effects based on test scores. Using original statistical methods (combination of supervised machine learning methods, feature selection and regression models), we will examine the impact of air pollution on the brain structures correlated with cognitive performance in children. Secondly, we will examine whether profiles of brain changes, specifically related to air pollution exposure, are associated with cognition level in participants. This multidisciplinary project may improve our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the link between air pollution and cognitive disorder in children, and may lead to public health actions to improve air quality and reduce the burden of disease associated with air pollution in Europe.
Throughput capacity in mobile ad-hoc networks with correlated mobility and f-cast relay

The two hop relay algorithms with redundancy are attractive for mobile ad hoc networks (MANET) since they are simple and efficient. In this paper, we extend the analysis of the f-cast two-hop relay algorithm under i.i.d. mobility model to the case of corrected nodes movements, where the source node is allowed to send up to f copies of a packet and the clustered nodes move uniformly across the network. We first provide an effective scheduling-routing algorithm for packet relay inter- and intra-cluster and then explore the scaling laws of throughput capacity of the considered network. This result helps us to study the impact of both the packet redundancy and correlated node movement, and guide us to find the maximum possible throughput capacity through a proper setting of redundancy f.
The Public Sector Accounting, Accountability and Auditing in Emerging Economies: Insights, Gaps and Some New Ways Forward

Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and synthesise insights from the papers contained in this special issue on accounting, accountability and auditing in emerging economies.


Methodology/approach
This paper draws upon general desk research and the papers in this special edition.


Findings
This paper shows that the rapid development of public sector accounting, accountability and auditing in emerging economies presents theoretical and empirical challenges because of the different ways in which public sector reforms and changes are understood and enacted within institutions.


Practical implications
This paper provides academics, regulators and reporting organisations with robust evidence to help inform improvements in policy and practice. It is concluded that public sector accounting, accountability and auditing reforms in emerging economies are more likely to achieve set objectives if there is a high degree of local-level involvement in their implementation.


Originality/value
Drawing together a collection of papers in this emerging research field, this paper highlights many areas where further academic research is needed as well as indicating some new ways forward.
Domain-decomposition strategy for marine applications with cavity entrapments

Abstract A 2-D domain-decomposition (DD) strategy, developed for marine applications involving gas cavities, is presented. The DD couples a boundary element method with a Navier–Stokes solver using a level-set (LS) technique to handle the evolution of the gas–liquid interface. The deformation of compressible cavities is handled by means of a simplified model assuming uniform pressure and adiabatic conditions. Merging and splitting phenomena are described as isothermal processes without chemical reactions. Benchmark solutions are used for the verification of the LS with compressible cavities. The resulting DD method is applied to study the initial stages of a water-shipping event on the deck of a barge-shaped ship.
The Juxta-Alveolar Lymphatics in the Human Adult Lung

The lymphatics of the human lung studied in 15 adults who died of drowning were unusually prominent and often dilated in histologic sections. Two main sets of lymphatics were distinguished in the adult lung: the superficial or pleural set and the deep or parenchymatous (peribronchovascular) lymphatic plexus. Regarding the disputed occurrence of alveolar lymphatics, a sharp distinction was made in this study between the air-blood barrier, the interalveolar septum, and the alveolar wall. No lymphatic capillaries were observed at the level of the air-blood barrier or the interalveolar septum, but characteristic lymphatic capillaries were present between the alveolar walls and the interlobular, pleural, peribronchial, or perivascular connective sheets. These were defined as “juxta-alveolar” lymphatic capillaries, because of their close topographic and probable functional relationship to the alveolar lumina without being a part of the interalveolar septa themselves. These lymphatics assist in the removal and c...
Genetically Defined Strains in Drug Development and Toxicity Testing

There is growing concern about the poor quality and lack of repeatability of many pre-clinical experiments involving laboratory animals. According to one estimate as much as $28 billion is wasted annually in the USA alone in such studies. A decade ago the FDA's "Critical path" white paper noted that "The traditional tools used to assess product safety-animal toxicology and outcomes from human studies-have changed little over many decades and have largely not benefited from recent gains in scientific knowledge. The inability to better assess and predict product safety leads to failures during clinical development and, occasionally, after marketing." Repeat-dose 28-days and 90-days toxicity tests in rodents have been widely used as part of a strategy to assess the safety of drugs and chemicals but their repeatability and power to detect adverse effects have not been formally evaluated.The guidelines (OECD TG 407 and 408) for these tests specify the dose levels and number of animals per dose but do not specify the strain of animals which should be used. In practice, almost all the tests are done using genetically undefined "albino" rats or mice in which the genetic variation, a major cause of inter-individual and strain variability, is unknown and uncontrolled. This chapter suggests that a better strategy would be to use small numbers of animals of several genetically defined strains of mice or rats instead of the undefined animals used at present. Inbred strains are more stable providing more repeatable data than outbred stocks. Importantly their greater phenotypic uniformity should lead to more powerful and repeatable tests. Any observed strain differences would indicate genetic variation in response to the test substance, providing key data. We suggest that the FDA and other regulators and funding organizations should support research to evaluate this alternative.
Promoting maritime and multimodal freight transport in the Adriatic Sea

PROMARES enhance the transport planning competences by means of an in-depth cross-border study analysing each territory in detail, a dedicated training seminar and the elaboration of a cross-border action plan, to be tested through pilot actions; test ICT solutions for streamlining freight transport in the ports and the most relevant intermodal logistic node of the Programme Area, from the port to the hinterland and at cross-border level; set up an enduring cross-border cooperation network, simultaneously and innovatively combining a bottom-up (from stakeholders to policy makers) and top-down (from policy makers to concrete action) approach.