SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Semi-Autonomous prototissues capable of photo-mechano-chemical transduction

Recently, researchers in the field of bottom-up synthetic biology have developed different models of non-living cell-like entities, termed protocells. Protocells are designed to mimic basic aspects of living cells and have potential applications in various emerging technologies. Prototissues comprise networks of protocell consortia that communicate and display synergistic functions. Though the current designs contribute much to the development of bottom-up synthetic biology, they lack robustness and the complexity required to perform higher-order functions. The aim of this proposal is to advance the prototissue design to create prototissues capable of higher-order functions (i.e. photo-mechano-chemical transduction). The prototissues will be created by stratifying and patterning populations of specialised protocells. As a result, the prototissue will be able to self-regulate the amount of luminous energy received from the environment by opening and closing cyclically. This movement enables the prototissue to tune its endogenous photocatalytic reactivity, producing waves of an output chemical signal. The expertise of the applicant in photochemistry, materials and nanomaterials chemistry will be applied to the emerging field of prototissue engineering, area in which the hosting supervisor is an emerging leader. The approach will be focussed on the generation of macroscopic free-standing prototissue sheets with complex architectures. This process will be used to create phototropic prototissues upon exploiting photoresponsive hydrogels encapsulated in their building blocks. The resulting phototropic prototissues will be modified in order to contain building blocks with photocatalytic synthetic proto-organelles. Collectively, the outcome of this proposal will: kickstart a new area of bottom-up synthetic biology; provide a new approach to the construction of out-of-equilibrium systems; and deliver new materials with applications in tissue engineering and soft robotics.
Cord-Friedrich Berghahn / Gerd Biegel / Till Kinzel (Hgg.), <i>Johann Joachim Christoph Bode. Studien zu Leben und Werk</i>. (Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift. Beiheft 83) Winter, Heidelberg 2017. 563 S., € 64,–.

Article Cord-Friedrich Berghahn / Gerd Biegel / Till Kinzel (Hgg.), Johann Joachim Christoph Bode. Studien zu Leben und Werk. (Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift. Beiheft 83) Winter, Heidelberg 2017. 563 S., € 64,–. was published on August 1, 2022 in the journal Arbitrium (volume 40, issue 2).
Multidisciplinary approach and solutions to development of intermodal transport in region

The European Commission has launched a Freight Transport Logistic Action Plan (COM(2007) 607) that is proposing a series of measures to promote the freight transport logistics, make intermodal transportation more competitive, create a framework which will allow European ports to attract investment for their modernization, put maritime freight transport on an equal footing with other transport modes and review progress made in development of sustainable mobility. Based on that plan, project MultiAPPRO combines different approaches to reach most of the goals highlighted by the EC. Therefore, overall objective of the project is development of intermodal transport in Adriatic-Ionian region. The first approach is focused on systematic collection and providing solutions to all bottlenecks, both on national or regional level. Since White Paper (COM(2011) 144 final) of EC identifies promotion as one of the priority activities in transport development, the next approach innovatively and systematically performs promotion of the intermodal transport in the region and also creates a network of promotional centers. Furthermore, to assure high quality service, project will design specific port quality measures indicators. Investments in the transport infrastructure require exceptional financial means. These are capital projects, in which cost rationalisation is the key for the future competitiveness of that direction. MultiAPPRO project will thus create a model, that will be able to measure the effect of each new investment, in relation to the existing situation, in a simple and logical way. Hence, it will be possible to bring objective and rational decisions about future investments in intermodal infrastructure, in the area of the entire Adriatic-Ionian region. Given the above, project outputs include development of two supported transnational cooperation networks: _x000D_
1) Intermodal Transport Network and _x000D_
2) Promotion network as well as a SSS and MoS promotion action plan and a Transport Performance Strategy. _x000D_
Intermodal Transport Network will be composed of partner representatives, national authorities and experts working on activities to improve regional intermodal transport while Promotion network will encourage establishment of new Promotion Centres into coordinated work of already existing Centres within European Shortsea Network. Furthermore, SSS and MoS promotion action plan will serve as a strategic document for performing common promotion campaign and finally, Transport Performance Strategy will enable actors to define the effect of any investment by defining the strategy and action plan for future investments in the region.
“We Will Always Ask Ourselves the Question of How to Feed the Family”: Subsistence Farmers’ Perceptions on Adaptation to Climate Change in Burkina Faso

In West Africa, climate change aggravates subsistence farmers’ vulnerability to weather variability to sustain their agricultural and nutritional requirements. For successful adaptation policies, in-depth understanding of farmers’ perceptions about climate change, agriculture, and adaptation strategies is essential. This qualitative study in rural Burkina Faso characterized farmers’ perceptions and knowledge through in-depth interviews. The study enumerated the barriers, possibilities, strategies/practices, and support sources of farmers. There was awareness but limited understanding of climate change amongst farmers. Those unable to adapt, faced increased health difficulties, specifically regarding nutrition and mental health. Farmers could implement some dietary and agricultural adaptation strategies (reduce meal size, frequency and variety, preemptive purchase of cereals, multi-cropping, crop rotation, modified seeds) but were unable to implement others (soil rehabilitation, water management). Barriers to implementation comprised financial and time constraints, material and labor shortages, and inaccessible information. Farmers did not understand, trust or utilize meteorological services, but appreciated and relied on agricultural extension services. They reported that social and governmental support was sporadic and inconsistent. This study uncovers the following targets for climate change adaptation policies in rural Burkina Faso: promoting meteorological services, expanding agricultural extension services, increasing access to financial resources, and framing sustainable adaptation within national development goals.
An adapted postdonation motivational interview enhances blood donor retention

Blood donors may hold conflicting thoughts about future donation. While they may perceive the direct benefit to themselves and others, they often report compelling reasons not to give again. As a result the standard encouragements to return may not be sufficient to motivate some donors. This study examined the effects of a postdonation adapted motivational interview (AMI) on blood donor attitudes and repeat donation behavior.Donors (n = 215) were randomly assigned to either an AMI or a no-interview control group. Approximately 1 month after their index donation, donors in the AMI group completed a brief telephone interview to clarify individual-specific motivations and values concerning blood donation and address potential barriers. They were then asked to complete questionnaires regarding donation attitudes, anxiety, self-efficacy, and intention to donate. Donors in the control group were also contacted 1 month after donation and asked to complete the same series of questionnaires.Donors in the AMI group reported greater intention to provide a future donation (F = 8.13, p < 0.05), more positive donation attitudes (F = 4.59, p < 0.05), and greater confidence in their ability to avoid adverse reactions (F = 10.26, p < 0.01). Further, AMI was associated with higher rates of attempted donation at 12 months (odds ratio, 2.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.27-4.87).Application of an AMI may be an effective strategy to increase the donor pool by enhancing retention of existing donors.
Comprehensive review on effect of dust on solar photovoltaic system and mitigation techniques

• Causes of dust settlement of the surface of PV module. • Impact of dust settlement on the thermal, optical and electrical characteristics of the PV module. • Impact of the hail storm on the PV module. • Study of different types of mitigation techniques. The power sector has been facing the problems of the continuous increase in demand and lack of sufficient generation of electric energy using fossil fuels. The environmental problems (pollution and global warming), the continuously increasing cost of fossil fuels and the shortage of fossil fuels are mainly concerned to harvest energy from sustainable and clean sources. One of the promising sustainable energy sources is solar energy. Electrical energy can be produced from solar radiation by using the photovoltaic system . Though, power generation from PV solar system is not yet viable because of its low efficiency. Apart from low efficiency, other factors, especially environmental factors such as dust, hail, humidity and temperature and installation elements such as tilt angle, installation site, and altitude influence the performance of the PV module. This study reviews the currently available works on the subject of causes of dust deposition on the surface of the PV module, the impact of dust settlement on the electrical, optical and thermal characteristics of PV module. This paper also synthesizes current understanding of the effect of the hailstorm on the PV module and provides a prospectus for future research on this topic. A protecting system for the PV module from the hailstorm is needed to develop. The current review also summarizes the past, present studies of different types of mitigation technique so that it can be helpful in choosing the most suitable method for dust cleaning.
Análise de custo-efetividade do uso de inibidores da via de sinalização mTOR x micofenolato em receptores de transplante renal sem profilaxia para citomegalovírus

Objetivo: Avaliar a relação de custo-efetividade dos regimes imunossupressores utilizados em pacientes receptores de transplante renal, no Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora, MG, basiliximabe, micofenolato de sódio, tacrolimo e prednisona (Grupo 1 = 93 pacientes), comparados com a associação de timoglobulina, everolimo, tacrolimo e prednisona (Grupo 2 = 91 pacientes). Métodos: Para a análise farmacoeconômica, foi utilizado o modelo de Árvore de Decisão, desenvolvido no software Treeage Suite 2011. Foi considerada uma coorte real de pacientes submetidos ao transplante renal entre janeiro de 2013 e março de 2017, os quais foram acompanhados por um período de um ano, sendo mensurados os benefícios clínicos, bem como os custos associados, na perspectiva do Sistema Único de Saúde. O método de custeio utilizado foi o botton-up. Foram adotados os limiares de custo-efetividade (LCEs) equivalentes a 1 PIB per capita e 1 a 3 PIB, considerando o ano de 2017. Resultados: No que diz respeito à sobrevida, a RCEI foi de cerca de R$ 214.234,12 para 1 ano de vida ganho. Em relação aos eventos adversos, a RCEI foi de cerca de R$ 43.682,98 para 1 ano sem incidência de eventos adversos. Conclusões: Ao avaliar a sobrevida e a incidência de eventos adversos, timoglobulina+everolimo não é considerado custo-efetivo em relação ao esquema contendo basiliximabe+micofenolato de sódio diante do LCE de 1 PIB per capita. No entanto, ao adotarmos o LCE até 3 PIB per capita, o regime contendo timoglobulina+everolimo é custo-efetivo, ultrapassando cerca de 38% do PIB per capita.
PANEL CONSTRUCTION FOR MAKING SOUND-ABSORBING AND -INSULATING COATINGS FOR CEILINGS AND WALLS

A panel construction, for making sound-absorbing and -insulating coatings for ceilings and walls, comprises a plate element including a plurality of blind holes each of which has a labyrinth cross-section for restraining and disperse sound waves. The construction advantageously comprises a first plate element and a second plate element, so coupled to one another as to be substantially parallel, through an interposition of a corrugated coupling element; said construction comprising more- over an insulating material arranged in a space between the two plate elements and the corrugated element bends. The plate elements and the corrugated coupling element are advantageously constituted by corrugated cardboard elements. The insulating material comprises metal filaments, or other materials having insulating characteristics, such as rock wool and glass wool.
Corolla of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) as acid-base indicator

Acid-base titration requires indicators to show color change at each pH interval. Synthetic indicators applied recently have some negatives, such as chemical pollution, availability and expensive production cost. Effort to obtain natural product-based-indicator from corolla of Roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) has been conducted. Firstly, anthocyanin contained in the Roselle’s corolla was identified. Then, the indicator was obtained by extracting the corolla consecutively with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol-HCl 0.5%. Then the filtrate was evaporated at 65 o C. The obtained indicator was applied in weak base-strong acid and weak acid-strong base titrations. The comparison indicators used in this research were methyl orange and phenolphthalein. The results showed that the Roselle’s corolla indicator gave red color in acidic solution, while green in basic solution. Additionally, its performance is similar to that of methyl orange.
Dividend Practice of Public Sector Under takings: A Case Study of Mining Sector of India

Dividend decision has been a subject of sincere concern for researchers and financial experts for more than five decades. The questions of “how much dividend should be paid and what factors determine dividend payout decision” have puzzled the researchers and decision makers. The present paper is the outcome of a study of public sector undertakings belonging to mining industry in India. The study is aimed to bring out the dividend pattern and determinants of the public sector firms. It also examines the application of Lintner's dividend model in PSUs in India. The study involves a period of 10 years (i.e. 20042013). The findings indicate that around one-third of the profits after tax is distributed as dividend by the sample companies. The study further showed that current year earnings and lagged dividends have positive relationship with dividend payouts in the current year.
A Finding Method of Business Risk Factors Using Characteristics of Probability Distributions of Effect Ratios on Qualitative and Quantitative Hybrid Simulation

We propose a finding method of business risk factors on qualitative and quantitative hybrid simulation in time series. Effect ratios of qualitative arcs in the hybrid simulation vary output values of the simulation, so we define effect ratios causing risk as business risk factors. Finding business risk factors in entire ranges of effect ratios is time-consuming. It is considered that probability distributions of effect ratios in present time step and ones in previous time step are similar, the probability distributions in present time step can be estimated. Our method finds business risk factors in only estimated ranges effectively. Experimental results show that a precision rate and a recall rate are 86%, and search time is decreased 20% at least.
Empirical research on construction of a measurement framework for tourism carbon emission in China

According to the logic process of carbon reduction in China which arises from the measurement to reduction, from reduction to offsetting, the measurement of carbon emission in the tourism industry was the first and key step. Based on the life cycle assessment theory and input–output analysis, this article used economic and environmental measurement technologies, The System of National Accounting (SNA), Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), System of Integrated Environment and Economic Accounting (SEEA), and so on, and built up a top-down carbon emission analysis framework for the tourism industry and estimated carbon emission of the tourism industry in China in 2007. The finding showed that the total carbon emission of the tourism industry in China in 2007 was 169.78 million tons, covering 2.71% of carbon emission of all industries in China in 2007, and 2.44% of the total carbon emission in China in 2007. The direct carbon emission of the tourism industry in China in 2007 was 73.56 million tons, including tran...
Milli-Volt switch technologies for energy efficient computation and sensing

The Milli-Tech proposal aims at a novel technology platform serving both computation and sensing: electronic switch architectures, called steep slope switches, exploiting new device physics and concepts in emerging 2D materials to achieve operation at voltages below 100 millivolts. Such switches will have a subthreshold slope below 10mV/decade, significantly more abrupt than MOSFET thermal limit of 60mV/decade at room temperature and in great advance to any beyond CMOS switches. Such characteristics will dramatically improve both the energy efficiency of logic circuits and the transduction sensitivity for many classes of sensors.
The project will develop a technological platform called ‘millivolt technology’ focusing on low power digital and sensing/analog electronic functions exploiting steep slopes, with the goal of lowering the energy per useful function (computed and sensed bit of information) by a factor of 100x. 
Such ultra-low operation voltage will contribute to solving major challenges of nanoelectronics such as power issues and it will enable energy efficient super-sensitive sensors for Internet-of-Everything (IoE).
Milli-Tech includes fundamental research on new solid-state steep slope device concepts: heterostructure tunnel FETs in 2D Transition-Metal-Dichalcogenides (TMD), 2D Van der Waals super-lattice energy filter switch and hybrid architectures combining two switching principles: band-to-band-tunneling and metal-insulator-transition or negative capacitance in VO2, used as additive technology boosters.
Milli-Tech plans breakthroughs by precise demonstrators: (i) energy efficient computation blocks for Von-Neumann ICs at sub-100mV, (ii) Active Pixel Sensors based on 2D TMD/GeSn tunnel FETs for IR imagers, (iii) Terahertz detectors based on hybrid 2D VO2/TMD switches (iii) ultra-sensitive 2D steep slope charge detectors for biosensing. The high-risk ‘millivolt technology’ will be highly rewarding by enabling the energy efficient revolution for IoE.
Conciencia de Enfermedad Cardiovascular y Conocimiento sobre Factores de Riesgo y Prevención Cardiovascular: Resultados Chilenos de Encuesta SIAC Cono Sur

La conciencia de la enfermedad cardiovascular (ECV) en mujeres es crucial para prevenir futuros eventos cardiovasculares. En Chile, la percepciÃ³n sobre ECV es baja.
CONSTRUCTION METHOD USING BAGS OF MATERIAL

A method for building houses, shops, industrial units, commercial sites or any type of building, using material-filled bags, comprises the following steps: (I) clearing the grounds; (II) preparing and improving the grounds; (III) preparing and placing cementing slabs; (IV) building the walls of the house using bags of material, the walls being built in two phases. The first phase comprises the following steps: (a) providing already filled and sealed bags; (b) placing a wire mesh; (c) stacking the bags longitudinally up to an intermediate height, wherein the bags are randomly stacked in such a way that the ends of the bags overlap; (f) compacting the bags in each row and puncturing them to release moisture, the wire mesh being fastened to every two rows of bags, on both sides of the wall. When the intermediate height is reached; (g) the top of the wire mesh is fastened to the top of the wall, and the sides of the wire mesh to the frames, the top of the walls having indentations, and thus when the frame is attached the wall is embedded into the frame; and (h) a metal structure of an intermediate beam is attached to the top of the wall; (i) a second wire mesh is attached and secured to the metal structure, in such a way that the second mesh is aligned with the first mesh; (j) concrete is poured on the beam structure and on the first half of the frames, to form a single element and attach the ends of the second mesh to the intermediate beam. The second phase comprises the following steps: (k) repeating steps (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) until a final or closing height is reached; (l) placing a closing beam on the top of the second part of the wall; (j) pouring concrete on the structure of the closing beam and on the second half of the frames to form a single element; (V) placing the water pipes, sewage pipes and electric cable on the finished walls, and applying the last finishes; and (VI) placing the roof on the house.
The Effect of the Proportion of Independent Board, Audit Committee and Audit Quality on Earnings Management (Empirical Study on Manufacturing Companies Listed on the Stock Exchange Indonesia Period 2012 - 2014)

This research aimed to analyze the effects of the proportion of independent board, audit committee and audit quality on earnings management. Quality audits in this research is proxied in firm size, auditor independence and auditor industry specialization. The population used in this research were manufacturing companies listed on The Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2012 - 2014. The sampling technique used in this research was purposive sampling method and obtained 198 samples of data for 66 companies. This research uses secondary data from the annual financial statements obtained from the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2012 - 2014. To test the hypoteses in this research used multiple linear regression. The results of this research showed that auditor independence has negatively influence to earnings management. The higher independence of auditors who audited the company, the lower earnings management that may be carried out by management. The research also found evidence that the proportion of independent board, audit committee, firm size and auditor industry specialization had not significant effect to earnings management. Keywords : Independent board, audit committee, audit quality, earnings management.
Generation of broadband spontaneous parametric fluorescence using multiple bulk nonlinear crystals

We propose a novel method for generating broadband spontaneous parametric fluorescence by using a set of bulk nonlinear crystals (NLCs). We also demonstrate this scheme experimentally. Our method employs a superposition of spontaneous parametric fluorescence spectra generated using multiple bulk NLCs. A typical bandwidth of 160 nm (73 THz) with a degenerate wavelength of 808 nm was achieved using two beta-barium-borate (BBO) crystals, whereas a typical bandwidth of 75 nm (34 THz) was realized using a single BBO crystal. We also observed coincidence counts of generated photon pairs in a non-collinear configuration. The bandwidth could be further broadened by increasing the number of NLCs. Our demonstration suggests that a set of four BBO crystals could realize a bandwidth of approximately 215 nm (100 THz).We also discuss the stability of Hong-Ou-Mandel two-photon interference between the parametric fluorescence generated by this scheme. Our simple scheme is easy to implement with conventional NLCs and does not require special devices.