SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Um OLHAR SOBRE PROCESSO DE FORMAÇÃO TERRITORIAL DE CAICÓ

O presente artigo discute o processo de formação territorial de Caicó (RN). Para melhor entendimento desse processo, buscou-se perceber a relação do surgimento de Caicó e sua relevância da economia do gado. Para consecução dos objetivos traçados, adotou-se uma metodologia de cunho histórico e descritivo, ancorado em uma pesquisa bibliográfica para estabelecimento das bases teóricas, seguida de uma pesquisa de campo para registro fotográfico. A presente pesquisa se justifica por manter uma relação transversal entre a historiografia local e os estudos urbanos, fato que contribui para o avanço do conhecimento relativo a origem de Caicó e o melhor entendimento da evolução do seu território. Pode-se observar que o município teve forte influência em sua ocupação dos soldados e vagueiros que chegaram ao território durante a guerra dos bárbaros, como também, durante o percurso histórico teve seu território, diminuído devido a sucessivos desmembramentos que deram origem a novos municípios na região.
Fundamental physics with intense laser fields

High-intensity lasers have the potential to offer groundbreaking insights into physics both within and beyond the Standard Model, as well as a wealth of applications in science, medicine, technology and industry. There is therefore an international drive to explore fundamental physics in intense laser fields, in the regime where both relativistic and quantum effects are significant.

This regime will be tested at the Extreme Light Infrastructure (""ELI""), a series of next-generation laser facilities funded by the European Commission and now in construction across Europe.

The programme of research we propose here will leverage existing EU funding of the ELI initiative by confronting fundamental and urgent issues in laser-matter interaction theory, issues which must be understood in order to correctly analyse and interpret the results of upcoming experimental campaigns. 

The objectives of this proposal are therefore to produce new theory insights and to provide theory support for the high intensity laser experiments which will be performed at ELI over the next five to ten years. The research goals are to:

1. Build an analytical tool kit that abandons the basic and simplistic assumptions which have for many years constrained progress in this field.

2. Provide improved estimates and new predictions for measurable signals of quantum radiation reaction and light-by-light scattering in upcoming high-intensity laser experiments.

In achieving these goals a major contribution will be made to intense laser science in the EU.
Formación de profesores en Educación Física: la experiencia de la posgraduación en Colombia

Este artículo analiza el sistema de posgraduación de la Educación Física en Colombia. Muestra los antecedentes del surgimiento de este nivel de formación en el marco de un proyecto cientifizador de la disciplina. Posteriormente, trata sobre algunas características del sistema de posgraduación en el país para, a continuación, reflexionar sobre sus particularidades en el campo de la Educación Física. Finaliza con algunos cuestionamientos sobre el desarrollo de este sistema y sus impactos en la formación de profesores.
Guided Generation and Evaluation of Accessible Scalable Vector Graphics

AbstractWeb content, such as text, graphics, audio and video, should be available and accessible for everybody, but especially for disabled and elderly people. Graphics (like figures, diagrams, maps, charts and images), above all graphics with a high explanatory and content value, still may constitute massive barriers for specific user groups. Using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open standard published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), provides new possibilities for the accessibility of web sites. SVG is based on XML and consequently gains important advantages like search and index functions. Moreover, SVG files can be processed by tactile displays or screen readers. To support the authoring process of graphics in order to make them accessible guidelines are developed, which empower the authors to detect and evaluate potential barriers in their own SVGs. An additional software-based evaluation tool conducts the authors in fulfilling the accessibility guidelines and simplifies the process of making SVG documents usable and valuable for as many people as possible.KeywordsGraphics AccessibilityScalable Vector Graphic (SVG)Accessibility GuidelinesSoftware-Supported Evaluation
Non-Markovian memory-based modelling of near- and far-from-equilibrium dynamical systems

Time series characterize diverse systems, examples in this proposal are: i) Proton motion in an inhomogeneous aqueous environment, ii) folding and unfolding of a peptide described by a suitably chosen reaction coordinate, iii) migration of a living cell on a substrate, iv) US Dollar / Yen exchange rate. Examples i) and ii) are close-to-equilibrium, iii) is a far from equilibrium since energy is constantly dissipated, while example iv) at first sight defies the classification into equilibrium or non-equilibrium.
For the understanding, comparison, classification and forecasting of time series data, stochastic differential equations, diverse random walk models, and more recently, machine-learning algorithms are commonly used. But fundamental questions remain unanswered: Is a unified description of such diverse systems possible? What is the relation between different proposed models? Can the non-equilibrium degree of a time series be estimated? 
NoMaMemo provides a unified description of generic time series data in terms of non-linear integro-differential stochastic equations based on memory functions that are extracted from data. NoMaMemo accounts for non-linear and non-equilibrium effects as well as for non-Gaussian noise and connects with fundamental concepts such as equilibrium statistical mechanics, response theory and entropy production. The general formulation contains previously proposed models and thus allows their comparison, forecasting quality will be compared with modern machine-learning algorithms. NoMaMemo creates a generic platform to analyse, understand, compare, classify and predict time series data and to optimize stochastic systems with respect to search efficiency, barrier-crossing speed or other figures of merit. NoMaMemo will significantly advance the understanding of chemical reaction and protein folding kinetics, the interpretation of THz and IR spectroscopy of liquids and the analysis of living matter and socio-economic data.
Health effects and standard threshold shift among workers in a noisy working environment

Introduction: Working in a noisy environment is a risk for employee hearing health. Standard threshold shift (STS) can be used as a screening method to detect early indications of hearing deterioration. Objective: To investigate health effects related to STS in motor compressor workers. Methods: A cross sectional study of 464 motor compressor workers was conducted including hearing health examination by audiometer, and noise level in the workplace was monitored. Workers who reported having hobbies relating to noise, e.g. gun shooting, or a personal history of disease relating to the ear were excluded. The relationship between health effects and workers with STS was studied. Results: There were more men 81.90% (aged range 31-40 years old) than women working for the company. The average continuous noise level in the workplace was 84.14 ± 5.21 dB(A). The study showed that working at the factory for more than 14 years (OR= 3.84, 95%CI 1.54-9.56) and being exposed to noise at least 8 hours a day (OR = 2.12, 95%CI = 1.02-4.40) effected to STS. Workers with STS showed significant communication difficulties (OR = 1.89, 95%CI = 1.03-3.49) and stress/nausea more than workers without STS (OR = 1.54, 95%CI = 0.90-2.65) although not statistically significant. Conclusions: Workers exposed to continuous noise in the motor compressor industry are at risk of STS. Duration of exposure to noise is a key factor in respect of harm to hearing health. STS could be used as a tool to screen workers who have hearing health problems.
Evidence for a new late positive ERP component in an attended novelty oddball task

In attended novelty oddball tasks, rare nontarget stimuli can elicit two late positive ERP components: P3a and P300. In passive oddball tasks, P300 is not elicited by these stimuli. In passive tasks, however, P3a is accompanied by another positive component, termed eP3a, which may have evaded detection in attended oddball tasks because of its spatiotemporal overlap with P300. To address this, temporal-spatial principal components analysis was used to quantify ERPs recorded in attended three-tone and novelty oddball tasks. As expected, novel stimuli elicited both P3a and P300. The analysis also identified a third component, evident in novelty ERPs as an inflection on the leading edge of P3a. This component has the same antecedent conditions as P3a, but is earlier and more centrally distributed. Its spatiotemporal characteristics suggest that it may be the eP3a component recently described in passive oddball tasks.
Building a know-how-generation and transfer-system for improving INTERREG-quality by multiple training and exchange activities at the border regions of Austria, Italy and the neighbouring New Member Countries

Iq-Train aims at_x000D_
- supporting INTERREG-actors at all levels in their professional tasks and career by setting up and operating a userfriendly know-how-transfer-system_x000D_
- improving skills and attitudes of INTERREG-actors in the context of programmes, projects and interregional and intercultural joint development_x000D_
- strengthening the capabilities and competencies to meet the challenges coming along with the accession of the partner countries effectively and cooperatively Iq-Train is a learning network of partners in Austria, Italy, Czech Republic and Slovenia_x000D_
open for participation not only within the main partner regions but also to other partners neighbouring the project area (Bavaria, Vienna, Burgenland, Slovakia, Hungary...)_x000D_
Based on an assessment of training needs of INTERREG-actors and on strategic considerations concerning future requirements of cross border and transnational cooperation a series of training modules will be designed and organized._x000D_
Training modules_x000D_
- will be conducted along defined quality standards decentralised under responsibility of regional INTERREG-actors, thus enabling easy access of all interested actors and high added value to the regional and/or professional context_x000D_
- will be of high and practical quality by engaging top experts from within the Iq-trainnetwork or from within the greater INTERREG-community_x000D_
- will be documented in form of training materials and tool boxes to enable easy dissemination and distant- and e-learning of individual INTERREG-actors_x000D_
- will be customised to the needs of the participants by using multiple training methods and multisensual didactic._x000D_
Iq-Train is a pilot for setting up a transnational learning network organisation based primarily on knowledge and experience of INTERREG-actors._x000D_
Benefit of Iq-Train_x000D_
- for INTEREG actors: learning from the best, customised contents, innovative ways of learning, self determined, practical, within the own community, close to the job_x000D_
- for INTERREG community: pilot project of cross-border network-learning, setting up and improvement an open system of knowledge management_x000D_
- for INTERACT: Synergies between Iq-Train as regional project with Interact (IPs) serving the macro level, mutual exchange of experience, instruments, facilities, information and publication systems Obligations and duties for Iq-Train partners:_x000D_
- motivating regional INTERREG-actors for participating in needs assessment (Open Space Conference) and training events disseminating information about the programme and the results actively
AUDITORIA INDEPENDENTE EM COOPERATIVAS AGROPECUÁRIAS: PERCEPÇÕES DOS RESPONSÁVEIS PELA GOVERNANÇA SOBRE MOTIVOS DA CONTRATAÇÃO

O objetivo deste estudo é identificar os motivos que levam as cooperativas agropecuárias do Rio Grande do Sul a contratar serviços de auditoria independente, mesmo que legalmente estejam desobrigadas. Sob a ótica da teoria da agência, as respostas dos responsáveis pela governança, tais como presidentes, conselhos fiscais e contadores são utilizadas como determinantes para o estudo. Para atingir o objetivo proposto, utilizou-se um estudo de caso múltiplo, com abordagem qualitativa, por meio de pesquisa documental e entrevistas em quatro cooperativas. Os dados foram tratados por meio da análise de conteúdo com o estabelecimento de categorias por “acervo”, resultando em doze categorias iniciais que serviram de base para a interpretação. Os resultados encontrados demonstraram que as cooperativas estudadas contrataram auditoria independente principalmente para: detectar falhas humanas e erros contábeis, aumentar a qualificação técnico contábil, elevar o nível de segurança das informações contábeis aos usuários, detectar e prevenir fraudes, incrementar a transparência das transações, atender exigências de instituições financeiras, criar vantagem competitiva, motivar a equipe contábil e facilitar acesso ao crédito. Complementarmente, foi possível detectar que 68,75% dos presidentes e 45,83% dos conselhos fiscais apresentaram, em suas respostas, motivações relacionadas às relações de agência. Por fim, frente às descobertas da pesquisa, foi possível confirmar as preocupações dos responsáveis pela governança com assuntos ligados ao conflito de agência, contudo, ainda assim, verificaram-se lacunas que contrariam esta teoria, as quais poderão servir de estímulo para realização de outras pesquisas nesta área.
Ultra-Cold nano-mechanics: from classical to quantum complexity

Nano-electro-mechanical devices (NEMS) are extremely small objects that can be actuated and detected by electric means. They are in the first place transducers that can be used as probes for forces down to the molecular level. Top-down fabricated NEMS using conventional microelectronics techniques are simple devices that intimately link mechanical and electrical degrees of freedom. As such, they can be viewed as model systems from basic (linear) harmonic motion up to complex nonlinear dynamics.

The most intriguing experimental situation is attained when the devices are cold enough to behave according to the laws of quantum mechanics, instead of classical physics. This leads to a unique approach of the classical-to-quantum crossover with truly macroscopic position-states. Complementarily, at low temperatures the forces sensed by the NEMS arise from materials themselves cold enough to exhibit exotic quantum properties, originating either in the devices’ constitutive amorphous materials and their intrinsic elusive Tunneling Systems, or from their interaction with a sophisticated fluid like superfluid 3He.

I propose unique research linking ultra-low temperature physics and nano-mechanics, building on my knowledge of both fields and my experience in superconducting quantum circuits. The research has two identified axes, which aim at pushing both the “sensor” and “model system” aspects of NEMS down to their quantum retrenchments. Macroscopic quantum position-states can be engineered with a hybrid quantum circuit arrangement (a combination of NEMS, microwaves and quantum bit), while topological states of confined superfluid 3He with their elementary excitations can be mechanically probed by dedicated NEMS (measuring friction). The scientific impact of this research is extremely wide, tackling fundamental questions like: what/where is the boundary between quantum and classical worlds, and do Majorana particles (potentially obtained in topological 3He) exist at all?
Applying a Modified Technology Acceptance Model to the Use and Assessment of Digital Art Tools

The article aims to investigate how digital tools can significantly develop the artistic ability in children and promote their general creativity. It intends to focus on children between 9-10 years old in a classroom environment. The purpose of this particular study is to test a modified technology acceptance model in the field of digital art and creativity by adding motivation as a new variable to provide better models of assessment, and to develop new models of identifying relationships between art, technology, and creativity. The model must be adapted to provide children with suitable tools and techniques to improve their performance through their attitudes, intentions, and behaviors. This amended model will assess children’s creativity and should provide a method of assessing the effectiveness of digital art tools for stimulating creativity in children. This study takes a mixed method approach including qualitative and quantitative research. Three methods were used: observation, questionnaire, and semi-structured interview.
TRANSGENIC MAMMALS LACKING EXPRESSION OF AMYLIN

Transgenic non-human animals, including mice, with suppressed amylin gene activity, and uses therefor.
Financial Scandal: The Case of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand

Abstract Financial scandals are not new, but their growing sophistication, complexity and ability to inflict widespread damage to people and entire economies is of huge concern. Our study takes a case of embezzlement involving 1.58 billion baht (USD 52 million) at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Thailand, to examine what could have been done to avoid its occurrence. We interviewed the key commanders of Division 1, Crime Suppression Division (CSD), Central Investigation Bureau, The Royal Thai Police, Thailand. We interviewed five internal auditors to see what kind of good internal controls, internal auditing system and governance should have been in place. We furthered our study by interviewing top-ranked executive management of a private educational institution to see how its internal control systems compare with those of public institutions. The KMITL case shows the need to examine the adequacy of current standards for internal controls, auditing systems and governance.
Effect of TAG composition on performance of low saturate shortenings in puff pastry

Four blends formulated with low saturated fatty acid content, with the saturated component rich in stearic acid, were prepared from shea stearin, interesterified shea stearin, fully hardened soybean oil and high oleic sunflower oil in order to study their performance as shortenings in puff pastry products. The blends had a low saturated fatty acid content (30.1 ± 1.1%) compared to butter (65.9%). Saturates in the four blends examined came mainly from SSS, SOS, SSO and SOO. Puff pastry prepared from the blend that contained SOS as the main source of saturates had better properties than the other blends. It was similar to butter in compressibility of the baked product. The β-polymorphic form was present in all blends, although blends containing the highest levels of SSS also showed some β′ crystals.
Particle Size and Specimen Preparation Effects on Iowa Pore Index

The Iowa Pore Index (IPI) test has been useful in prediction of freezing-and-thawing damage susceptibility of aggregate used in concrete pavements. However, the index is based on larger top size gradations that have been used in the past. This study was performed to identify size corrections that would allow aggregate gradations of smaller nominal maximum sizes, other than the standard 1/2 to 3/4 in. (12.5 to 19 mm) fraction, to be used in the index test method. In addition to the size corrections, several modifications to the method were developed to reduce variability in the test, and material re-testability was shown to be feasible. A new method of additional data collection from the IPI test was developed that allows for the measurement of water that is retained in and expelled from the aggregate after depressurization. These data have shown to have a better correlation with freezing-and-thawing testing data than IPI.
Dissection of a cortical microcircuit for the processing of pain affect

It is a fundamental but still elusive question how nociceptive processing is performed in neuronal networks in the cortex for the conscious experience of pain.

The objective of this project is to identify and characterize the cortical microcircuits in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) that are involved in pain processing with cellular resolution. The ACC is essential for evaluating the emotional/affective component of pain. Our research will investigate the elusive question if a dedicated pain circuit exists in the ACC. We will dissect the detailed structure and connectivity of this pain circuit and investigate how it generates affective behavioural responses related to pain.   

At the core of this project, we will characterize the neuronal networks in the ACC that are engaged in the processing of noxious stimuli. It will be highly interesting to determine the neuronal dynamics in the ACC during nociception and in chronic pain conditions on the cellular and network level. Furthermore, we will elucidate the downstream targets that are influenced by the pain circuits in the ACC to generate the appropriate behavioural responses.

These aims will be achieved by a combination of electrophysiology, 2-photon Ca2+ imaging and pharmaco- and opto-genetic approaches both in vivo and in vitro and behavioural testing of pain affect in mice.

This project will give a comprehensive picture of how a cortical microcircuit processes afferent noxious stimuli to generate an affective behavioural response. This study will give important insight into the fundamental question of cortical information processing and it is highly relevant to understand pain processing and the changes in the network dynamics that manifest the transition to chronic pain.  Eventually this might contribute to the development of novel treatment strategies for this pathological condition.
Transaction Offloading for Access Management to Live Data of IoT in Information-Centric Network

In Information-Centric Network or location-free contents network, it is a big challenge to manage metadata of the data continuously generated with short lifetime (called Live Data), for example, surveillance camera data. This paper proposes a new Information-Centric Network architecture suitable for handling Live Data by considering its feature of high locality in data retrieval. The architecture includes methods of (1) having local metadata databases and categorizing data into global and local for the databases and (2) assigning MAC address of data storage in a content ID of the metadata. Quantitative evaluations revealed the both are effective enough to reduce read/write transactions in the metadata databases.
Analysis on land reclamation in Niuxintai coal mining subsidence area

In order to solve the non-renewable resources after the coal by large-scale mining, coal mining subsidence on the destruction of the normal use of land and environmental problems, this paper did in-depth research, development and utilization of renewable resources and the benign development of the society of land resources. The nonlinear least square fitting function in MATLAB was used to calculate the surface movement deformation parameters in the coal mining subsidence area, and the probability integral method is used to forecast damaged land well versed in mining coal mine. The subsidence and land reclamation of subsidence characteristics are discussed in this social background, land reclamation project instance analysis, and subsidence area land reclamation project practice and implementation. Land reclamation in mining subsidence area research application and analysis on the basis of engineering practice, and to carry out actively under the existing technical and financial support for the mining area land reclamation of mining subsidence area research, and project implementation has certain reference value and practical significance.