SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
From human to planetary health:  global land-use impacts of the covid-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely the most quickly and widely spreading global crisis of our times. Caused by a nature-borne disease, this crisis is introducing a new level of urgency to the global discussion on sustainability and planetary health as illness and death, economic uncertainty and governmental shut-downs reshape agricultural incentives at the global forest margins. PlanetHealth investigates the effects and mechanisms of the COVID-19 crisis on forest dynamics at the global and local level. It combines a global grid-based dataset (5-by-5 km) of high-frequency spatial data on forest outcomes (losses, fires, fragmentation) with spatialized ex-ante COVID-19 exposure measures. Changes in economic incentives across space are measured with global crop suitability maps, global crop price fluctuations, and geocoded survey data to analyze the labor market mechanisms at play. Their effects on natural habitats are expected to be spatially diverse, depending on bio-physical, economic, and political conditions. A channel analysis highlights the transmission effects along industry types (e.g., tourism, services) and household characteristics (e.g., education, female labor participation). PlanetHealth advances the environmental economics sciences by combining geographical and ecological methodologies with quasi-experimental econometric approaches. Relying on modern shift-share designs will allow for a causal quantification and spatialization of COVID-19 impacts on deforestation. Protecting the worlds’ natural forests becomes increasingly valuable as a strategy to safeguard human well-being and health. PlanetHealth will inform such conservation strategies by investigating the dynamic relationship between health, global shocks, and forest losses. Understanding the heterogeneous pathways will generate valuable information for stakeholders who aim to mitigate the environmental effects of the current pandemic and to identify the strategies for tackling future crises.
Estudio geológico integrado de la formación mesa al sur del lote I en un contexto regional - Cuenca Talara

This thesis is to obtain Professional Engineer Geologist title, it is a study about Mesa Formation at south of block 1 within regional context of the Talara Basin, Department of Piura in Peru NO. The subsurface sedimentary column comprises approximately 9,000 meters of clastic sedimentary rocks covering from the Middle Cretaceous to Tertiary Superior that lie on a Base of Paleozoic metamorphic rocks.
This work is done at south of Block I in Talara Basin at Northwest Peru for Mesa Formation (Lower Paleocene) in order to obtain a better technical understanding of the geological formation, with the consequence of a notary improved oil production. For this study were used different studies like: Coronas, drill cuttings, and thin sections of electrical records recently drilled wells in the region. From 2012, after applying the studies in the extracted cores, production wells is becoming attractive for that reason the number of wells per year increases from 3 to 12, with main objective Mesa Formation
In the curve of cumulative production of Mesa Formation could see the key moments in time where production improves as a result of studies efforts.
Until the date of termination of contract GMP has a minimum amount of reserves of recoverable oil in the order of 611 MMbls in structural blocks not exploited today by Mesa Formation (In Mega I block up developing). With this amount of reserves at south of block I and considering drainage hole can be drilled at least 28 profitable oil wells in the Mesa Formation. Considering average price of a barrel oil of $ 80, then the profits would be an estimated of $ 48.9 MMU.
Cross-border cooperation in the provision of healthcare services

With a view to pursuing and intensifying the cooperation activities undertaken in the past, this project stems from the awareness that the legal and administrative barriers - brought about by the different health and social security systems that are in force in Italy and in Slovenia - make cooperation more difficult, especially in terms of the joint use of specialized units and medical equipment, exchange of medical staff and patients’ health insurance (should they be treated abroad). The geographical proximity of the two hospital facilities involved and the territorial continuity show both the integration opportunities provided by these neighbouring territories and the consequent economic and financial advantages, which would derive from a real Europe-inspired social and cultural community. A study is being outlined to define the guidelines that should govern the cooperation between hospitals and territorial facilities and develop a joint action plan in some specific sectors, including some hospital and territorial health services in the cross-border area, which are related to the nine joint Italian-Slovenian working parties: nephrology and dialysis; young people and substance use; neurology; ophtalmology; cardiology; quality; orthopaedics; emergency department; intensive care. This intervention aims at improving the quality of joint activities in the healthcare sector, consolidating the medical staff and undertaking new cooperation initiatives by reducing costs. Finally, to better highlight the results obtained in the framework of the above-mentioned working parties, some brochures will be published on the following topics: “Pre-hospital procedures of STEMI patients”, “What is a stroke”, “Young people and substance use”, “Intensive care and “Emergency department”.
Asymmetrical intraguild predation between natural enemies of the citrus mealybug

The ability of a predator to discriminate against parasitized prey determines the extent of asymmetrical intraguild predation, which is often crucial for the outcome of biological control. Anagyrus nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), suffers from intraguild predation by coccinellids occurring in the same habitat. The level of intraguild predation on A. nr. pseudococci by Nephus includens (Kirsch) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) at different immature stages has been investigated with and without simultaneous offer of extraguild prey. Larvae of A. nr. pseudococci appeared to face increased intraguild predation at early developmental stages, whereas mummification provided adequate protection against the predatory coccinellid. Different predation levels on unparasitized vs. parasitized hosts at various developmental stages in choice assays indicated that N. includens preferences might be determined not solely by palatability of the prey but also by its ability to protect itself.
Control system and control method

A route failure and a device failure are detected in a short time without erroneous recognition. A multiplexing system includes: a first system having a pair of processing devices forming a pair; a second system having a pair of processing devices forming a pair that are different from the first system; each processing device of the first system and the second system includes a survival monitoring unit configured to monitor a failure of the each processing device or the each LAN based on a device time-out for confirming survival of the each processing device and a route time-out for confirming survival of the each LAN set to be longer than the device time-out.
DYNAMIC LEXICON

In a system for content management, a dynamic lexicon allows dictionary and lexical data at NLP (natural language processing) engines at remote sites to stay current with table data at a central location without suffering the time loss involved in computing new tables at the remote sites, of computing new tables at the central site and distributing them. As new terms are added to the dictionary, each item is assigned a new token identifier. A first step involves downloading extensions to the table data in real time whenever a new word or expression is encountered. A second step involves periodically updating the table data in real time with recomputed data transmitted in compact data files from the central location. Content items in the local archive are re-indexed based on the updated table data. Maintaining tokens across generations of tables allows documents in different languages to be associated without requiring translation (Figure 1, 100, 112, 101, 105, 107, 111).
Innovative technology solutions to explore effects of the microbiome on intestine and brain pathophysiology

The human gut is host to over 100 trillion bacteria that are known to be essential for human health. Intestinal microbes can affect the function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, via immunity, nutrient absorption, energy metabolism and intestinal barrier function. Alterations in the microbiome have been linked with many disease phenotypes including colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, obesity, diabetes as well as neuropathologies such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), stress and anxiety. Animal studies remain one of the sole means of assessing the importance of microbiota on development and well-being, however the use of animals to study human systems is increasingly questioned due to ethics, cost and relevance concerns. In vitro models have developed at an accelerated pace in the past decade, benefitting from advances in cell culture (in particular 3D cell culture and use of human cell types), increasing the viability of these systems as alternatives to traditional cell culture methods. This in turn will allow refinement and replacement of animal use. In particular in basic science, or high throughput approaches where animal models are under significant pressure to be replaced, in vitro human models can be singularly appropriate. The development of in vitro models with microbiota has not yet been demonstrated even though the transformative role of the microbiota appears unquestionable. The IMBIBE project will focus on using engineering and materials science approaches to develop complete (i.e. human and microbe) in vitro models to truly capture the human situation. IMBIBE will benefit from cutting edge organic electronic technology which will allow real-time monitoring thus enabling iterative improvements in the models employed. The result from this project will be a platform to study host-microbiome interactions and consequences for pathophysiology, in particular, of the GI tract and brain.
Interação de bebês com objetos técnicos e processos de individuação

O artigo explora como os bebês interagem com objetos técnicos de complexidade crescente. O referencial teórico trata do toque e da convergência prospectiva entre objetos e sujeitos. Neste artigo, a questão de pesquisa é: como os bebês interagem com objetos de crescente complexidade tecnológica, ativando uma dimensão material a serviço de sua individuação? Observações foram realizadas na França e no Brasil em creches e em residências de famílias com bebês. É proposta uma metodologia não antropocêntrica - ligando o sistema corpo-ambiente. Alguns episódios serão apresentados para evidenciar como os bebês ativam a dimensão material a serviço de sua individuação, destacando a impossibilidade de separar indivíduo-ambiente.
Divergent host phenotypes create opportunities and constraints on the distribution of two wing-dwelling feather mites

The diversity of symbionts (commensals, mutualists or parasites) that share the same host species may depend on opportunities and constraints on host exploitation associated with host phenotype or environment. Various host traits may differently influence host accessibility and within-host population growth of each symbiont species, or they may determine the outcome of within-host interactions among coexisting species. In turn, phenotypic diversity of a host species may promote divergent exploitation strategies among its symbiotic organisms. We studied the distribution of two feather mite species, Proctophyllodes sylviae and Trouessartia bifurcata, among blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla wintering in southern Spain during six winters. The host population included migratory and sedentary individuals, which were unequally distributed between two habitat types (forests and shrublands). Visual mite counts showed that both mite species often coexisted on sedentary blackcaps, but were seldom found together on migratory blackcaps. Regardless of host habitat, Proctophyllodes were highly abundant and Trouessartia were scarce on migratory blackcaps, but the abundance of both mite species converged in intermediate levels on sedentary blackcaps. Coexistence may come at a cost for Proctophyllodes, whose load decreased when Trouessartia was present on the host (the opposite was not true). Proctophyllodes load was positively correlated with host wing length (wings were longer in migratory blackcaps), while Trouessartia load was positively correlated to uropygial gland size (sedentary blackcaps had bigger glands), which might render migratory and sedentary blackcaps better hosts for Proctophyllodes and Trouessartia, respectively. Our results draw a complex scenario for mite co-existence in the same host species, where different mite species apparently take advantage of, or are constrained by, divergent host phenotypic traits. This expands our understanding of bird–mite interactions, which are usually viewed as less dynamic in relation to variation in host phenotype, and emphasizes the role of host phenotypic divergence in the diversification of symbiotic organisms.
HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

The present invention provides, among other things, a heat exchanger including a plurality of tubes providing a flow path for a first fluid, a fin supported between two of the plurality of tubes and positioned along a flow path for a second fluid. Together, the fin and the plurality of tubes at least partially define a heat exchanger core. The heat exchanger can also include first and second tanks positioned adjacent to opposite ends of the plurality of tubes and an elastically deformable side part extending across the heat exchanger core and including a pair of integrally formed caps for closing openings in the first and second tanks.
SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE PERIODONTAL PROBE AND METHOD OF DETECTING PERIODONTAL DISEASE

An ultrasonic probe (10) for measuring the depth of detachment between a tooth (30) and the tooth's supporting tissue includes a probe head (12) having an ultrasonic transducer (35). An incident acoustic wave pulse (50) is transmitted through a coupling medium at a critical angle of incidence for refraction at the interface between the coupling medium and the tooth surface (29, 31) to effect modal conversion to a surface acoustic wave pulse along the surface of the tooth (30). The critical angle of incidence is established by means of an angular setting of the ultrasonic transducer (35) in the probe head (12), a combination of the aforementioned angular setting with the ability to rock the probe head (12) to find the critical angle of incidence, and/or a phased array implementation. The disclosure also includes an algorithm for determining the depth of detachment based on the time lapse between transmission and detection of the reflection of the acoustic wave pulses.
SAFETY HELMET DEVICE

In the present invention, when a person will wear a helmet, it will be confirmed by helmet wear sensor (photo diode). And alcohol sensor will confirm that the driver is not drunk. Then both photo diode and alcohol sensor will send their data about person to ADC.ADC will feed this data to controller by converting it into digital form. If person had been drunk then controller will send signal to receiver. But if person is not drunk then controller will send request for ignition to receiver through Bluetooth /wifi or any other way of transmission.
National Parks & Conservation Association v. Bureau of Land Management

Landowners and conservation group brought suit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over a proposed public-private land swap adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park to allow a private company to build and operate a landfill. The Ninth Circuit held that: (1) the BLM must evaluate the land‘s probable use in its highest and best use analysis to ensure fair compensation to the public; (2) the BLM failed to consider alternatives in specific detail to meet the public‘s need for long-term landfill demand; and (3) the BLM‘s environmental impact statement was deficient regarding the potential for eutrophication altering the desert environment. The court determined that the BLM‘s considerations leading to the land swap were deficient, disallowing the exchange. The case upheld the necessity of a transparent process in public land sales.
Fostering the pan-european infrastructure for empowering smes digital competences in laser-based advance and additive manufacturing.

Digitizing European industry is essential for European competitivity in the 21st century, but only 1/5 of EU SMEs is highly digitised. Laser Based Advanced and Additive Manufacturing (LBAAM) technologies are regarded as Key Enablers for Digital Production and offer important advantages to the adopters. SMEs have strong entry barriers for the technology: Investment cost, technology complexity, system integration and awareness/adoption readiness. PULSATE aims to lower all said barriers to boost the adoption of Laser Based technologies by SMEs and promote the development of SME-friendly laser based equipment and solutions.
PULSATE will establish a Pan-European Network to stimulate SMEs to take part in Innovation Ecosystem of LBAAM, by connecting Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) to a support structure of knowledge, infrastructure and services, designed to tackle the issues currently limiting the adoption of LBAAM technology. A balanced combination is proposed between wide outreach using interconnected Virtual Communities and ICT tools (a Single Entry Point will connect a wide range of networking and servicing tools), and close exchange and interaction via DIHs.
The project relies on a consortium of 6 competence centres (AIMEN, FTMC, MTC, SINTEF, Fraunhofer, CEA), service community and marketplace providers (FBA, CLESGO) and a photonics industry association (EPIC). With >50 previous projects outcomes, existing tools and services, connections with 74 running DIHs, Clusters and regional initiatives, PULSATE counts with the explicit support of companies and institutions (>80LoS), and an independent Board of Stakeholders gathering key players in LBAAM will ensure the quality and pertinence of PULSATE orientation.
PULSATE will operate under 4 action areas: Business, Technology, Competence & Awareness, addressing the following technology domains: Nano/Micro Fabrication, AM, High Power Laser Manufacturing and Digitisation, and implementing 4 Open Calls and a catalogue of services.
Shaping time through action learning

Timing permeates our daily experience. We extract temporal regularities to predict events, such as traffic light behaviour. We narrow down cause-effect relationships based on temporal proximity of events. Everyday behaviours, such as shaking hands or speaking, are possible because of accurate timing. Despite its importance, timing is an elusive concept. We lack a sensing organ for time (in the same way as we have eyes for detecting light), and there are no brain areas uniquely involved in its processing (in the same way as we have visual cortices for vision). Given these constraints, how does time perception arise in the brain? Converging evidence suggests a central role of action in enabling time perception. Developmental studies suggest that timing is ‘acquired’ as children learn to interact with the environment. Brain research indeed shows a considerable action/timing overlap, as timing computations are embedded in action control brain function. Indeed, at its core, successful behaviour is all about timing: accurate timing is what separates successful actions such as shifting gears, from unsuccessful ones such as bumping into a car in front of us. Thus, timing might emerge from our ability of learning goal-directed behaviour. We propose that the key to the time perception puzzle lies in formalizing this statement, by directly evaluating time perception in the context of goal-directed action learning. We will causally establish how learning of goal-directed action features shapes our perception and neural processing of time. This will be carried out across experiments requiring adults to simultaneously learn goal-directed actions and estimate the duration of visual stimuli, while recording electroencephalographic (EEG) measures of brain activity. This project will spearhead a new cross-disciplinary approach merging timing and motor learning paradigms, with a significant impact on the way we think about and methodologically approach the study of time.
SU-D-137-07: Verification of the Method Used in Clinical Estimation of Alpha/beta Ratio, Using a Model Simulation Including Proliferation and Hypoxic Effects

Purpose: We hypothesize that the interplay between cell kill, proliferation, and hypoxia make the traditional interpretation of clinically‐derived α/β ratios problematic. In this study, we simulate resulting α/β ratios given a recently developed tumor‐response simulation model that includes the interplay between hypoxia and proliferation, as well as the resulting tumor reoxygenation during a course of radiotherapy. Methods: Using a state‐driven tumor response model, various typical fractionation schemes were simulated until the same level of tumor control probability was achieved (50%). Depending on the inclusion of effects, four different cases were evaluated: (1) neither proliferation nor hypoxia; (2) proliferation only; (3) hypoxia only; and (4) both proliferation and hypoxia. We judge the full model to be most realistic. The resulting α/β ratio was estimated based on the Withers isoeffect equation (as a negative slope of linear regression line in the plot of TD5 0 vs. TD5 0 xd) and compared with the ratio in model input, α/β(model) (=6.63). Results: Without any other effects (case 1), the model estimated an α/β ratio, α/β(est), that equals to the model assigned value. Including proliferation (case 2), smaller fractional doses become less effective due to increased repopulation, resulting in a reduced α/β(est). For case 3, including hypoxia only, longer schedules with smaller fraction sizes become more effective due to reoxygenation and resulted in unrealistic negative α/β(est). Interestingly, in case 4, the two effects, proliferation and hypoxia, approximately cancel each other and unmask the underlying cell‐kill characteristics, resulting in an α/β(est) comparable to the model input value α/β(model). Conclusion: Simulations show that the estimated α/β ratio is dependent on underlying radiobiological effects (including proliferation and hypoxia), and the resulting model estimation may not be an accurate reflection of cell‐kill sensitivity alone, which implies the clinical estimation might be biased if other effects are not properly controlled.