SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
The intersectional politics of antagonism in peacebuilding

The Colombian peace process signed in 2016 has shown that even when peace agreements include comprehensive measures to tackle structural inequalities seen as the root causes of the conflict, they may still be rejected by the very societal groups meant to benefit from such transformative provisions. IPAP addresses this dilemma by exploring how peacebuilding institutions can implement a peace agreement that is contested and work to include groups who have engaged in antagonistic actions against the peace accord. The research counters a tendency in the literature to treat resistance against peacebuilding as deviance or abnormality or as a mere manifestation of political and economic elites’ fear of losing power, by including the intersectional politics which explains these groups’ undermining or rejection of the peace process. The objectives of IPAP are: 1) to identify the fabric of antagonistic forces to peace and map their relations with political actors; 2) to examine the intersectional systems of power differentials through which antagonistic subject positions emerge and analyse how they transform into agonistic, i.e. constructively conflictive, relations with the work of peacebuilding institutions; 3) to explore possibilities for peacebuilding institutions to gain sustained legitimacy among the local population; 4) to identify ways in which peace institutions might engage with difference and create spaces where adversaries can engage in agonistic dialogue. To achieve these objectives, IPAP uses a feminist intersectional lens to peacebuilding, and an ethnographic fieldwork approach, to empirically study Colombia as a rich case of antagonism to peacebuilding. The innovative approach of IPAP consists in advancing the notion of antagonistic subject positions to peace to identify the intersecting relations of power through which groups of population who resist peacebuilding processes are organized and how they can commit to agonistic dialogue.
PRODUCTS, THE USE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILES, AND THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

Products, obtained by reacting of at least one compound of the common formula I with at least one compound of the common formula II under acidic conditions, wherein the variables are defined as follows: a is selected from whole numbers in the range from 0 to 2, n is chosen from whole numbers in the range from 1 to 4, R1 is chosen from C1-C4-alkyl, R2, R3 and R4 are identical or different and are selected from hydrogen and C1-C8-alkyl.
The Impact of Apartheidon Urban Poverty in South Africa: What we can Learn from History

South Africa's present day configuration of poverty and inequality bears overriding racial and gender dimensions as a result of the country's history. The distortions created by the now defunct apartheid system are still visible and continue to perpetuate poverty in South Africa, reducing people’s ability to improve their standard of living. This article provides a historical review of the impact which theapartheid system had on urban poverty in South Africa. Three aspects of apartheid policy that caused black urban poverty are highlighted, namely racially enforced relocations, the nature of housing provision for blacks, the character and regulation of urbanisation.
 DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n2p729
Optimization Design of Capacity and Operation Strategy for Building Level Distributed Energy System

Abstract Combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) system is an effective solution to implement energy-step-utilization, and achieve energy conservation and emissions reduction. In this paper, the energy requirements are obtained by energy consumption simulation on a building and are classified to several subcategories by energy grade of exergy. The CCHP systems include natural gas internal combustion engine, heat recovery system, gas boiler, absorption chiller, and heat exchangers. The economic efficiency, energy efficiency, and environmental benefits are taken in account to establish a multi-objective evaluation methodology. According the energy balance principle, an integrated optimization model of CCHP system is established by the means of non-liner programming (NLP). The optimization model will automatic match the energy demands’ grade and the result will show the capacity of all the equipment and the operation strategy in the whole year. The computational results also prove the integrated optimization method is valid.
Culture- and Quantitative IS 900 Real-Time PCR-Based Analysis of the Persistence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in a Controlled Dairy Cow Farm Environment

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to monitor the persistence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in environmental samples taken from a Holstein farm with a long history of clinical paratuberculosis. A herd of 606 head was eradicated, and mechanical cleaning and disinfection with chloramine B with ammonium (4%) was carried out on the farm; in the surrounding areas (on the field and field midden) lime was applied. Environmental samples were collected before and over a period of 24 months after destocking. Only one sample out of 48 (2%) examined on the farm (originating from a waste pit and collected before destocking) was positive for M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis by cultivation on solid medium (Herrold's egg yolk medium). The results using real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) showed that a total of 81% of environmental samples with an average mean M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis cell number of 3.09 × 10 3 were positive for M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis before destocking compared to 43% with an average mean M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis cell number of 5.86 × 10 2 after 24 months. M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis -positive samples were detected in the cattle barn as well as in the calf barn and surrounding areas. M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis was detected from different matrices: floor and instrument scrapings, sediment, or scraping from watering troughs, waste pits, and cobwebs. M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis DNA was also detected in soil and plants collected on the field midden and the field 24 months after destocking. Although the proportion of positive samples decreased from 64% to 23% over time, the numbers of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis cells were comparable.
Applying Recommendation Systems for Composing Dynamic Services for Mobile Devices

In the context of mobile devices, services from several devices can be composed. Such compassable services may include data and device resources, such as microphones or cameras. The services can be composed to create collaborative composite services, such as video streaming. The mobility of the devices makes the service compositions inherently dynamic. Further, the set of possible service compositions may be large, and thus finding a suitable service composition at runtime becomes a challenge. Recommender systems are intelligent information systems that propose items to a user based on the user preferences, they are particularly useful in under-constrained problems, where the most suitable item is recommended from a large set of possible items that satisfy the user preferences. The main contribution of this paper is the application of knowledge-based recommendation techniques for composing dynamic services for mobile devices. The contribution is exemplified and validated with the Social Device Platform, which provides interactive, proximity-based service compositions for mobile devices. Knowledge-based recommender systems were found to be applicable technologically and feasible in terms of performance for composing dynamic services in environments where runtime composition is necessary.
Branding through renaming for strategic alignment in service organisations

The overall goal of this study was to develop a theoretically based and empirically
grounded process framework to understand radical organisational renaming within
service industries, particularly Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The specific
research aim was to analyse organisational renaming as an option to rebrand and
reposition an unhealthy brand image and to identify and define renaming factors and
processes that successful radical renaming utilise. The research design was a semistructured,
qualitative, multiple-case study format that incorporated open-ended
interview questions with 49 stakeholders from three separate institutions and secondary
research data from printed documents, web sites and outside media sources.
The early literature review for this study supported the premise that renaming is
complicated and driven by individual strategic organisational goals that center around
eliminating or softening negatives and strengthening or even creating new positives.
This research uncovered the brand flux nature that precedes radical renaming and
identified the various processes associated with revitalizing, rebranding, repositioning
and renaming which resulted in a Brand Flux Model that depicts how the flux nature of
branding critically impacts renaming. Additionally, it identified twelve distinct factors
that were grouped into a four stage process framework model; this Process
Model describes the importance placed on each impact factor as well as how the order
of the factors influence the overall success of a renaming. Strategic placement on the
model represents the continuing strategic realignment and co-created nature inherent in
renaming within a service industry. A template that highlights the significance of
realigning 8 Principles of Renaming to the strategic goals of the institution was also
developed. 
The study contributed to the areas of branding, rebranding and repositioning by defining
terms and proposing nuanced definitions, including a working definition for radical
renaming. It culminated with the development of the Brand Flux model and a proposed
Renaming Process Model that tracks renaming in a service environment. This
qualitative research format and accompanying models and processes can be used to
study renaming in a variety of industries.
Portal vein encasement predicts neoadjuvant therapy response in liver transplantation for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma protocol

Survival and recurrence of cancer after liver transplant (LT) for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy are strongly correlated with the presence of residual CCA in the liver explant.To determine factors predicting response to neoadjuvant therapy using the presence of residual CCA on explant as a surrogate marker.Characteristics of 109 patients having undergone LT for cholangiocarcinoma were abstracted, with attention to parameters hypothesized to influence radiation therapy efficacy.In the multivariable model, the presence of portal vein encasement (OR 11.8; 95% CI: 2.43-57.21; P = 0.002) and MELD score (OR 1.13; 95% CI: 1.02-1.26; P = 0.017) were predictive of residual macroscopic disease (c-statistics 0.78). Oral capecitabine in addition to standard 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy (OR 0.32, 95% CI: 0.14, 0.71; P = 0.006) was independently protective against residual cancer, independent of MELD score.Portal vein encasement was strongly predictive of residual macroscopic disease. Radial tumor diameter did not have greater predictive value than longitudinal diameter, confirming the appropriateness of current protocol selection criteria. No particular tumor morphology predicted better response. Maintenance oral capecitabine following 5-fluorouracil infusion was independently protective against residual disease. Portal vein encasement as a negative prognostic finding should be taken into account to optimize patient selection and management.
An Updated Meta-Analysis on the Association of MDM2 SNP309 Polymorphism with Colorectal Cancer Risk

The mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) gene encodes a phosphoprotein that interacts with P53 and negatively regulates its activity. The SNP309 polymorphism (T-G) in the promoter of MDM2 gene has been reported to be associated with enhanced MDM2 expression and tumor development. Studies investigating the association between MDM2 SNP309 polymorphism and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk reported conflicting results. We performed a meta-analysis of all available studies to explore the association of this polymorphism with CRC risk.All studies published up to July 2013 on the association between MDM2 SNP309 polymorphism and CRC risk were identified by searching electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Chinese Biomedical Literature database (CBM) databases. The association between the MDM2 SNP309 polymorphism and CRC risk was assessed by odds ratios (ORs) together with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).A total of 14 case-control studies including 4460 CRC cases and 4828 controls were identified. We did not find a significant association between the MDM2 SNP309 polymorphism and CRC risk in all genetic models in overall population. However, in subgroup analysis by ethnicity, significant associations were found in Asians (TG vs. TT: OR = 1.197, 95% CI = 1.055-1.358, P=0.005; GG+TG vs. TT: OR = 1.246, 95% CI = 1.106-1.404, P=0.000) and Africans. When stratified by HWE in controls, significantly increased risk was also found among the studies consistent with HWE (TG vs. TT: OR = 1.166, 95% CI = 1.037-1.311, P= 0.010). In subgroup analysis according to p53 mutation status, and gender, no any significant association was detected.The present meta-analysis suggests that the MDM2 is a candidate gene for CRC susceptibility. The MDM2 SNP309 polymorphism may be a risk factor for CRC in Asians.
The Largest Shareholder,Board Leadership Structure and Firm Performance

Using the A-share listed companies in 2010 as samples,this paper studies how different board leadership structure influence corporate performance in the perspective of the largest shareholder.The resluts indecate that:when the ability to control of the largest shareholder is strong,the unity of the two jobs is inversely related to corporate performance,the ability to control is weak,the unity of the two jobs is positively correlated to the corporate performance.In this paper,we also conduct classified study depending on the different nature of the ownership of the largest shareholder.It suggests that it helps to improve corporate performance if the chairman of the board is divided from the general manager when the largest shareholder of the company is non-state-owned shareholder.
Expansão da empresa Slezák RAV para mercados estrangeiros

Dentro da implementação do plano do projeto, haverá 3 participações em feiras de comércio exterior, o que levará a uma melhoria nas possibilidades de exportação da empresa. a.
SECURE INJECTION NEEDLE

Disclosed is a safety injection needle. An injection needle (1) consists of a needle hub (101) and a needle tube (102). The needle hub (101) is connected to a safety protective cover (2) by means of an elastic flip mechanism (4). Two symmetrically-distributed needle hub hooks (103) are provided on a side wall of the needle hub (101). Two symmetrically-distributed protective cover snaps (203) are provided in a hollow inner cavity of the safety protective cover (2). The two protective cover snaps (203) cooperates with the two needle hub hooks (103). Protective cover snap stoppers (204) are provided on outer sides of the two protective cover snaps (203). The injection needle employs the two needle hub hooks (103) which are disposed on the side wall of the needle hub (101) and cooperate with the two protective cover snaps (203) disposed in the inner cavity of the safety protective cover (2). The snap-fitting process of the protective cover snaps (203) and the needle hub hooks (103) is easy, simple and convenient, a required thrust is only about 0.5 N, and a single-hand operation can be achieved. The protective cover snap stoppers (204) disposed on the outer sides of the protective cover snaps (203) can effectively prevent disengagement of the protective cover snaps (203) from the needle hub hooks (103).
Risk assessment and monitoring for bridges under scour hazard

The RAMOBRIS project aims to develop a novel and multidisciplinary strategy for evaluating the risk of critical bridges against scour, combining hydrological/hydraulic and scour information deriving from both measurements and forecasting, and structural vulnerability assessments. Although scour is the leading cause of bridge failures in Europe and the rest of the world, current practices for bridge scour risk management are quite inefficient, being often based on expensive, potentially inaccurate, and time-consuming visual inspections. Moreover, current procedures do not allow an explicit quantification of the expected direct and indirect losses due to the occurrence of floods. The proposed project aims at overcoming the limitations of current procedures through a novel and multidisciplinary approach exploiting the experience of the fellow in hydraulic monitoring and analysis, with the one of the host and partner organisations in structural health monitoring, structural analysis, risk assessment, flood forecasting and scour analysis. The objectives of RAMOBRIS will be [1] to critically review monitoring techniques available for assessing bridge scour risk; [2] to define a cost-effective monitoring strategy for forecasting and measuring river flow, bridge scour, and bridge-performance; [3] to define an innovative probabilistic framework for real-time scour risk monitoring, using a Bayesian approach to combine the information from heterogeneous monitoring and forecasting systems; [4] to provide a framework for bridge vulnerability assessment based on nonlinear structural analysis under different hydraulic loads and for different bridge typologies, and to estimate current and future risk of bridge collapse due to scour, taking into account climate change effects. The research achievements will significantly contribute to the objectives of the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection and to achievement of a resource efficient economy and society.
Development of a universal kit to be installed on existing and new high tonnage hot forgingpresses, for a potential strong reduction of energy consumption of the european installed fleet.

FARINA PRESSE, 80 years old Italian SME specialized in High Tonnage Hot Forging Presses (HTHFP: > 25.000 kN) with a
solid R&D tradition and a fame of excellence in hot forging sector, aims at developing a UNIVERSAL KIT, suitable to be
installed on the most different types of existing HTHFPs, capable to reduce up to 30% their electric energy consumption and
increase up to 33% their productivity, so that to address the potential of the European working HTHFPs' fleet and obtain an
important energy consumption reduction at system level.
The European forging industry, an highly energy intensive sector, is steadly forced to reduce production costs and increase
production volumes. The project will allow to meet the forging industry needs and its application on the European market will
obtain significant energy saving on European energy networks. We estimate our kit will allow to save about 210 MWh/year
for an average HTHFP, actually dissipated as unproductive heat: if extended to the European HTHFP fleet, it means a
potential saving of 420 GWh/year, equivalent to a reduction of 210.000 tons CO2 emission per year.
Incorporating High-Throughput Exposure Predictions With Dosimetry-Adjusted<i>In Vitro</i>Bioactivity to Inform Chemical Toxicity Testing

We previously integrated dosimetry and exposure with high-throughput screening (HTS) to enhance the utility of ToxCast HTS data by translating in vitro bioactivity concentrations to oral equivalent doses (OEDs) required to achieve these levels internally. These OEDs were compared against regulatory exposure estimates, providing an activity-to-exposure ratio (AER) useful for a risk-based ranking strategy. As ToxCast efforts expand (ie, Phase II) beyond food-use pesticides toward a wider chemical domain that lacks exposure and toxicity information, prediction tools become increasingly important. In this study, in vitro hepatic clearance and plasma protein binding were measured to estimate OEDs for a subset of Phase II chemicals. OEDs were compared against high-throughput (HT) exposure predictions generated using probabilistic modeling and Bayesian approaches generated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ExpoCast program. This approach incorporated chemical-specific use and national production volume data with biomonitoring data to inform the exposure predictions. This HT exposure modeling approach provided predictions for all Phase II chemicals assessed in this study whereas estimates from regulatory sources were available for only 7% of chemicals. Of the 163 chemicals assessed in this study, 3 or 13 chemicals possessed AERs < 1 or < 100, respectively. Diverse bioactivities across a range of assays and concentrations were also noted across the wider chemical space surveyed. The availability of HT exposure estimation and bioactivity screening tools provides an opportunity to incorporate a risk-based strategy for use in testing prioritization.
TRAFFIC DELINEATOR SYSTEM

In short, the traffic delineator system comprises a light-weight portable chain of a plurality of lamps, bendably connected to each other, for example by hinges, so that the chain can be rolled up into a compact roll of lights for storage between usage. For delineating the traffic, the chain of lamps illuminate the lamps sequentially in one or the other direction so as to indicate to the traffic the required direction of delineation.
Gender differences in reward sensitivity and information processing during decision-making

Gender differences in reward sensitivity and information processing were examined in two studies using a dynamic decision-making task. In Experiment 1, the optimal strategy involved forgoing an option that provided larger immediate rewards in favor of one yielding larger delayed rewards. In Experiment 2, the optimal strategy was to select the option that provided larger immediate rewards because the delayed reward option never gave larger rewards than the immediate reward option. Foregone reward information was either presented or withheld. In Experiment 1, information regarding foregone rewards biased participants toward the sub-optimal choice, whereas in Experiment 2, foregone rewards directed participants toward the optimal option. Males selected the optimal choice more in the delayed rewards task, while females were more biased toward the poorer choice by foregone reward information. In contrast, females outperformed males in the immediate rewards task. The results suggest a gender difference in information processing styles during decision-making.
Widespread Use of Non-productive Alternative Splice Sites in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used as a model system to investigate the mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing but only a few examples of alternative splice site usage have been described in this organism. Using RNA-Seq analysis of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) mutant strains, we show that many S. cerevisiae intron-containing genes exhibit usage of alternative splice sites, but many transcripts generated by splicing at these sites are non-functional because they introduce premature termination codons, leading to degradation by NMD. Analysis of splicing mutants combined with NMD inactivation revealed the role of specific splicing factors in governing the use of these alternative splice sites and identified novel functions for Prp17p in enhancing the use of branchpoint-proximal upstream 3' splice sites and for Prp18p in suppressing the usage of a non-canonical AUG 3'-splice site in GCR1. The use of non-productive alternative splice sites can be increased in stress conditions in a promoter-dependent manner, contributing to the down-regulation of genes during stress. These results show that alternative splicing is frequent in S. cerevisiae but masked by RNA degradation and that the use of alternative splice sites in this organism is mostly aimed at controlling transcript levels rather than increasing proteome diversity.