SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Proverbes et discours diplomatique : un exemple de didactisation

L’objet de cette étude est la mise en valeur des données parémiologiques dans une situation didactique spécifique : l’enseignement d’une langue étrangère pour la formation en Sciences politiques. Dans ce type de cours, on néglige la parémiologie, même si on utilise la phraséologie et notamment la phraséologie spécialisée. En revanche, étant convaincue du fait que les proverbes, ainsi que d’autres formes proverbiales (maximes, aphorismes, adages juridiques) représentent un excellent apport linguistique et culturel même pour les futurs politologues et les futurs diplomates, j’ai mis en place, en Italie, pour un cours de Français langue étrangère d’un Master 2 en Relations internationales, une expérience que j’ai répétée avec différents groupes d’étudiants. Je présente et commente ici cette étude de cas « parémiodidactique », en concluant par quelques réflexions sur la présence (ou plutôt l’absence) du proverbe dans le discours diplomatique.
Hafnium oxide based nanocomposite scintillators for fast timing detection

The most common ionizing radiation detectors using inorganic solid scintillators do not currently enable the technological progress in the fields of high-energy particles detection and medical diagnosis (such as in time-of-flight PET tomography), where high light yield and fast timing capabilities are needed. Nanoparticles can be exploited as scintillators to overcome these limits due to the possibility to control and modify their structural and luminescence properties. Moreover, nanoparticles can be embedded in polymers for the fabrication of nanocomposites with high optical transparency.
The main goal of the project is to develop advanced hafnium oxide nanocomposite scintillators with time response in nanoseconds, while exploiting the hafnia quality to efficiently stop the ionizing radiation. In order to reach the project goal, the radioluminescence properties of inorganic hafnia nanoparticles will be optimized by defects engineering and doping strategies. The hafnia surfaces will be decorated with highly fluorescent organic dyes and the radioluminescence of nanoparticles will sensitize the dye emission. These hybrid nanoscintillators will be embedded in a polymer matrix in order to fabricate low cost, flexible and scalable nanocomposite scintillators with optimized luminescence efficiency and fast time response. 
The project is at the forefront of the progress in high-energy physics experiments to minimize the photons losses at high count rates, and meets the urgent demands of medical imaging techniques to gain high quality images. The results of the proposed research will represent a fundamental step forward towards significant advances in technologies for ionizing radiation detection as well as reinforce the position of the European scintillation community worldwide.
Reducing Air Force Fighter Pilot Shortages

Abstract : The Air Force faces a persistent and critical shortage of fighter pilots. Within the active component, fighter cockpits are generally filled to capacity, while staff positions calling for officers with fighter experience are often filled at around half to two-thirds of stated requirements. The supply of fighter pilots is limited by the capacity of the Air Force to train new pilots and to absorb new, inexperienced pilots in operational units, with absorption typically being the most binding constraint. This report examines the feasibility and likely impact of paths available to either increase the supply or reduce the demand for fighter pilots. Supply can be addressed by increasing the capacities to train and absorb inexperienced pilots or by increasing retention of experienced pilots. Demand can be addressed primarily by converting staff requirements from active duty fighter pilot to other workforce types. The authors find that supply increasing alternatives will have limited impact, and therefore reductions in demand are needed.
Gradual bipolar resistive switching in Ni/Si3N4/n+-Si resistive-switching memory device for high-density integration and low-power applications

Abstract In this work, we report a gradual bipolar resistive switching memory device using Ni/Si 3 N 4 / n + -Si structure. Different reset transitions are observed depending on compliance current ( I COMP ). The reset switching becomes abrupt around I COMP  = 10 mA, while gradual reset switching with fine controllability is preserved for the devices with I COMP I COMP and reset stop voltage ( V STOP ) for I COMP I COMP  = 10 mA, low resistance state (LRS) shows Ohmic behavior with metallic conducting paths, while high resistance state (HRS) shows non-Ohmic behavior. Also, it is revealed that LRS and HRS conductions follow space-charge-limited current (SCLC) mechanism in low I COMP regime ( I COMP
DEFAULT COMMON BEAM MECHANISM FOR MULTIPLE BEAM SCENARIO

A wireless device may receive one or more messages indicating transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink transmission. The wireless device may receive a medium access control control element (MAC CE) activating a plurality of TCI states, of the TCI states, for common beam update. The wireless device may receive, based on a TCI state, one or more downlink signals.
Pocket Beach Management & Remote Surveillance System

BESS carries out a management system of specific ecological niches literally "pocket beaches" ("spiagge tascabili"), namely small beaches limited by natural headlands that represent a natural response to the climate change effect. They are defense systems that are based on the natural coastal defense features. The projects carries out:
- a Territorial information System using a GIS features on all Italian and Maltese PB and for each of them an analisys of the actual situation in terms of anthropic pressure, both urban and touristic.
-  a surveillance system of all all Italian and Maltese PB through aerial images and shots captured by laser scanner (LIDAR) that will allow to update the terrestrial and submarine map and set up a remote monitoring plan able to release images and data every 15 minutes. Through a color and shaping recognition software, it will be possible to have information on both the morphological and the environmental variation of the PBs.
- a coastal management  model for PBs: a user manual for public administrations in charge of drawning up the coastal management of the PBs and n. 2 management plans on two sample locations.
Semi-automated adjusted measurement of nuchal translucency: feasibility and reproducibility

The variability of nuchal translucency thickness (NT) measurements in the first trimester appears to be associated in part with caliper placement. Methods for obtaining semi-automated adjusted measurements (SAAMs) can provide several NT values (maximum, minimum, mean and median) automatically within a manually set frame in the zone of interest. This study sought to assess the feasibility and reproducibility of these SAAM-NTs.Three readers, two experts and one less experienced, examined archive images of 160 patients and obtained SAAM-NTs from them, on two separate occasions. The intra- and interobserver reproducibility were assessed by calculating the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for maximum, mean and median SAAM-NTs, and Bland-Altman plots were constructed.SAAM-NTs were technically feasible for all 160 images. The range of ICCs for intraobserver reproducibility was 0.76-0.93 for mean SAAM-NT, 0.76-0.95 for median SAAM-NT and 0.74-0.95 for maximum SAAM-NT. Interobserver ICCs were 0.85, 0.85 and 0.84 for mean SAAM-NT, median SAAM-NT and maximum SAAM-NT, respectively. There were no significant differences for intra- and interobserver reproducibility of median, mean and maximum SAAM-NTs.SAAM-NT is feasible with a high level of intra- and interobserver reproducibility. This easy-to-use method has the potential to simplify screening during the first trimester. It should be evaluated further and compared with the manual measurement method.
Can Farmer Adapt to Climate Change — An Evidence from Shandong in China

Given the field survey data about 524 peasant households in 64 villages of 32 counties in Shandong Province, this article applies Ricardian Model to make an empirical analysis of influences of climate change on peasant households. It is indicated by the research that, climate warming has obvious negative effects on peasant households’ net income of unit land area, which may continue to exist in the long run and might be aggravated. In the contextual model of future climate change, peasant households’ net income of unit land area will be greatly reduced. Except that temperature rise in autumn has positive effects on peasant households’ net income of unit land area, temperature rise in winter, spring and summer all reduces peasant households’ income. When the temperature rises 1℃, peasant households’ net income per Mu land reduces 28.50 Yuan; when the precipitation rises 1mm, net income per Mu land reduces 16.47 Yuan. Estimated according to the HADcm3 context, the temperature in 2100 will rise 4.01℃ more than that in 2000, the precipitation will rise 7.69% and the net income of peasant households per Mu land will reduce 282.39 Yuan. The following measures can obviously increase net income of peasant households per unit land area: peasant households participating in agricultural training, constructing farmers’ market that is close to peasant households, setting up water conservancy ficilities to increase irrigable acre, participating in agricultural insurance and adjusting planting structure, etc.
Effect of Heat Transfer during the Vacuum Directional Solidification Process on the Crystal Quality of Multicrystalline Silicon

Directional solidification (DS) is the most popular technique for massive production of multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) in the solar industry. Constant improvement of the quality of silicon ingot production remains a research focus. In this work, the temperature distribution, thermal stresses, and melt–crystal (m/c) interface during the DS process with different pulling-down rates were studied by transient numerical simulation and verified by experiment. The results show that the thermal stresses and interface shape during crystal growth play an equally important role in the control of crystal quality, requiring an appropriate pulling-down rate to achieve thermal conditions in the furnace that provide an ideal temperature field in the silicon with lower thermal stresses and a suitable growth interface. Based on these results, an mc-Si ingot grown at 10 μm/s in a pilot-scale DS process had a larger grain size, vertical columnar structure, fewer defects, and a longer minority-carrier lifetime above 3 μs. This suggests that improvement of the quality of mc-Si ingots for solar cells requires comprehensive consideration of the effect of the thermal field conditions on the thermal stresses and grain orientation in the solidification process.
STATOR AND DUCT RING STRUCTURAL FITTINGS

A duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a hub, a duct ring, and a plurality of stators that extend outward from the hub. The duct ring defines a trailing edge. The duct includes one or more fittings, such as a system of fittings. Each fitting has a body that defines a first attachment interface that is configured to couple to structure of the duct ring and a second attachment interface that is configured to couple to one of the plurality of stators. The first and second attachment interfaces are spaced from each other such that when the fittings are coupled to the duct ring and the plurality of stators, all or substantially all of each of the plurality of stators are located aft of the trailing edge of the duct ring.
The Investigation and Analysis of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Food Poisoning

14 people among 320 guests who participated in the Zhang 's birthday party in a five-star hotel were food poisoned on August 23,2009,the incidence is 4.38%.relevant technical officers which were organized by the Chongqing CDC quickly rushed to the scene for all 14 cases of on-site epidemiological investigations.41 rectal swab samples,29 pieces of the remaining food,two environmental samples were detected 9 of the same type of bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus were found in 72 samples In accordance with GB/T4789-2008,The detection rate is 12.5%.This food poisoning was caused by the Vibrio parahaemolyticus according to the epidemiological investigation,laboratory test results and the clinical symptoms.
Academic Integrity Violations: A National Study of Dental Hygiene Students

The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of academic integrity violations reported by a national sample of dental hygiene students as compared to general undergraduate students. This study also examined the influence of student variables such as gender, age, and level of education, along with honor codes and other contextual factors, on academic integrity. A total of 2,050 surveys were mailed to a random selection of the schools with dental hygiene degree programs in each of the twelve American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) districts. A total of 794 usable surveys were returned for an overall response rate of 39 percent. The respondents were predominantly twenty to twenty-nine years of age (85 percent), and 97.7 percent were female. The largest percentage of respondents (38.5 percent) had completed four or more years of undergraduate education at the time of the survey, with the majority of the coursework taken in a community college setting (39 percent). Approximately 53 percent were from associate programs and 47 percent from baccalaureate programs. Of those responding, 11.3 percent reported cheating during their dental hygiene program, and 30.2 percent were aware of someone cheating in their program. A comparison of academic violations for dental hygiene students to students in other undergraduate programs reveals that a smaller proportion of dental hygiene students report violations.
Training european experts in multilevel bioimaging, analysis and modelling of vertebrate development and disease

This proposal sprang from European scientists in both academia and industry who identified a common challenge: setting up a training frame to educate the next generation of imagers in complex biological systems (healthy & pathological), so they are able to master all major aspects of this competitive field and bring important innovations to universities and companies.
The long-term goal of any initiative to image biological processes is reaching cellular or subcellular resolution in a complete organism. This is now possible using vertebrate embryos as models and the most recent technological advances as tools. ESRs will be trained by addressing the following scientific bottlenecks and challenges: 
-Preparing vertebrate embryos (rodent & zebrafish) for optimal imaging
-Fine-tuning sensors, reporters and actuators to track cell types, cellular processes and behaviours in living organisms
-Developing and implementing new imaging instruments
-Analysing complex sets of big-data images to extract relevant information
-Using processed images to design computational and mathematical models of development and pathologies
-Comparing these models with experimental data and create a feedback loop improving the whole work chain from sample preparation to instrumentation and analysis.
This interdisciplinary training is based on an intersectoral organisation of the consortium with partners from academia and companies that need these future experts to develop new instruments, screen drugs and chemicals in living systems and develop software to analyse and model medical images. The full training programme is based on an optimal balance between training through research and many network-wide training events, including conferences with physical presence, digital conferences and monthly videolink events.
Consortium members are keen to implement both classical and original outreach activities (eg MOOCs, serious games, Lego designs) to bring state-of-the-art microscopy to the classroom.
Bridging the early diagnosis and treatment gap of brain diseases via smart, connected, proactive and evidence-based technological interventions

Direct costs of brain disorders make up for 60% of the total costs – which EBC estimated at 800 bln€/year in Europe. At European level, this health budget far exceeds that of cardiovascular diseases, brain diseases and diabetes together. ALAMEDA will research, develop and exploit the next generation of personalized AI healthcare support systems that improve the rehabilitation treatment of Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, and Stroke (PMSS) patients. Stemming from very specific clinical use cases, ALAMEDA will develop user-friendly solutions that will be designed and evaluated on the principles of value-based health. The consortium brings together established medical research teams, AI researchers, medical software vendors and healthcare market experts to demonstrate AI-based personalised prediction, prevention, and intervention approach in three (3) real world pilots. Liaisons have been established with projects MULTI-ACT and IDEA-FAST and the carefully structured workplan, embodies an integrated and harmonized approach with active patients’ engagement towards meeting the ALAMEDA objectives and delivering market-relevant outcomes of significant exploitation potential.
PUNCHING SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT AND STRUCTURE WITH A PLATE WITH A PUNCHING SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT

Ein Durchstanzbewehrungselement (3, 53) besitzt mindestens einen Bewehrungsstab (4, 5), der an seinen Enden (11, 12) jeweils einen Verankerungsabschnitt (13, 14) aufweist. Der Bewehrungsstab (4, 5) besitzt einen ersten Abschnitt (6), einen zweiten Abschnitt (7) und einen dritten Abschnitt (8). Zwischen dem ersten Abschnitt (6) und dem zweiten Abschnitt (7) weist der Bewebrungsstab (4, 5) einen ersten Biegeabschnitt (9) und zwischen dem zweiten Abschnitt (7) und dem dritten Abschnitt (8) einen zweiten Biegeabschnitt (10) auf. Der erste Abschnitt (6) und der zweite Abschnitt (7) schließen in einer ersten Seitenansicht einen ersten Biegewinkel (± 1 ) ein, der von 30° bis 50° beträgt. Der zweite Abschnitt (7) schließt mit dem dritten Abschnitt (8) in der ersten Seitenansicht einen zweiten Biegewinkel (± 2 ) ein, der von 30° bis 50° beträgt. Der erste Abschnitt (6) schließt mit dem dritten Abschnitt (8) in der ersten Seitenansicht einen Winkel von 0° bis 20° ein. Für ein Bauwerk mit einer Platte (1, 51) und einer mit der Platte (1,51) verbundenen Stütze (1, 51) ist vorgesehen, dass mindestens ein Durchstanzbewehrungselement (3, 53) in der Platte (1,51) angeordnet ist.
Optimal location and rating of wind power plants in competitive electricity market

A large penetration of renewable energy in a sector plays a leading role in energy generation to counter the effect of global warming on the environment. The trend in liberalized power system scenarios presents the potential of the wind power generator (WPG) to become one of the major contributors in the alternative energy production sector. Environmental conditions significantly influence the performance of these WPGs, and thus, the optimal assessment of the potential location and rating of the WPG is crucial. This paper presents a generalized model for determining the optimal location and rating of the WPG in a competitive electricity market. The multi-objective optimization problem has been formulated with an objective of maximizing the social welfare and profitability of a wind generation company by minimizing the distribution losses by optimal location and rating of WPGs in the system. To investigate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, a 39-bus New England transmission system has been modifie...
METHOD FOR PROVIDING PACKET FRAMING IN A DSSS RADIO SYSTEM

An improved method of framing data packets in a direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) system that uses one pseudo-noise code (PN-Code) to frame the packet with a start-of-packet (SOP) and end-of-packet (EOP) indicator, and a different PN­Code to encode the data payload. Furthermore, the SOP is represented by the framing PN-Code, and the EOP is represented by the inverse of the framing PN­Code. This method creates a robust framing system that enables a DSSS system to operate with a low threshold of detection, thus maximizing transmission range even in noisy environments. Additionally, the PN-Code used for the SOP and EOP indicators can be used to indicate an acknowledgement response.
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) among pregnant women visiting primary health care (PHC) in Makkah

Background: Passive smoking is defined as involuntary exposure to environmental tobacco smoke1. Passive smoking, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or second hand smoke (SHS) all carry the same meaning. The problem of passive smoking in pregnancy remains underappreciated by both healthcare workers and the public. It is important to detect SHS among pregnant ladies and educate the women about it during the antenatal care visit which may lead to better outcome on future babies and it is found that there are limited researches in Saudi Arabia to assess SHS among pregnant women. 

Aims & Objective: To assess the prevalence, associated factors and knowledge of ETS exposure among Saudi pregnant women in Makkah. 

Materials and Methods: Cross sectional study was carried out among primary health care centers (PHC), Makkah region, in Saudi Arabia in 2012. A sample of 400 participants was selected randomly. The tool of the study was self-administered questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of passive smoking among studied population was 45.8% and the associated significant factors were smoker husbands, low education, low income, resident in governmental houses and lack of knowledge about passive smoking hazards. 

Conclusion: This study revealed that prevalence of SHS among pregnant women was relatively in the average as compared to reported rates in other non-Saudi population. This study raised the importance of education about passive smoking hazards and their implication on occurrence of SHS among pregnant ladies. Both pregnant women and their husbands are in need for educational programs regarding passive smoking hazards.
Perfil do tecido social agrícola no Oeste Paulista (RA10)

O Oeste Paulista é uma das regiões mais pobres de São Paulo e, ao mesmo tempo seu PIB agrícola tem expressão no cenário estadual. Nesse contexto, o trabalho buscou identificar o perfil da atividade agrícola e o IDH de cada município, usando um método quantitativo comparativo, no qual estratificaram-se as atividades rurais e, a qualidade de vida de cada município visando encontrar aqueles que resultam em maior impacto positivo. Os municípios com atividade pecuária predominante apresentaram melhor desempenho em comparação com aqueles com atividades de lavoras ou perenes. Em contraste, os municípios que detêm o ciclo de cria, recria, engorda e leiteiro foram os que se destacaram.
Considerations of Sustainability Assessment

The main attributes of a sustainable policy are to strengthening social capacity and human development programs without affecting the future ability of developing and availing resources. Policy considerations on socioeconomic development, poverty elevation, natural resource dependence, resource availability, nature of capital, and institutional attributes determine policy sustainability. However, unlike economic contemplations, natural resources and the environment have certain peculiarities that designate complexity of sustainability assessment. The nature of peculiarities maybe different for different components of policies. This chapter discusses on those issues relating their linkages with sustainability and differentiates them as voluntary or involuntary. Relevant diagrammatic flowcharts have also been presented to reveal clarification.