SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Vagina, abdominal skin, and aponeurosis: do they have similar biomechanical properties?

despite minimal fundamental works, there is an increasing use of meshes in urogynecology. The concept is mainly based on experiences with abdominal wall surgery. We aimed to compare the biomechanical properties of vaginal tissue, abdominal aponeurosis, and skin.samples from 11 fresh women cadavers without prolapse were collected. Uniaxial tension tests were performed and stress-strain curves were obtained.biomechanical properties of the vagina, aponeurosis, and skin differed significantly. The aponeurosis was much more rigid and less extendible than the vagina and skin. Vaginal tissue was less rigid but more extendible than skin. There was no difference between the vagina and skin at low strains (p = 0.341), but a highly significant difference at large strains (p = 0.005).skin and aponeurosis are not suited to predict vaginal tissue biomechanics. We should be cautious when transferring experiences from abdominal wall surgery to vaginal reconstructive surgery.
Improving the competitiveness and efficiency of the business of the DUO STEP through the implementation of new ICT solutions

The DUO STEP currently suffers from reduced performance due to inefficiencies in manufacturing processes and quality control caused by outdated ICT solutions. The objective of the Project is to increase the efficiency of craft business by carrying out investment in the implementation of new ICT solutions, which will make business processes more efficient, improve the efficiency of the workflow environment and improve the market position and overall competitiveness of craft businesses, benefiting trade, customers and end-users/consumers.
Optical topologic logic

The goal of this proposal is the development of light-induced and controlled topology for energy-efficient logic operations. We address the fact that 10% of the global energy production is used to power electronic circuits which perform logic operations for the global internet and in consumer devices, and that the projected energy consumption will increase by 20% by 2030. OPTOlogic envisions a new class of dissipation-less quantum devices generated
through spatially and temporally structured ultrafast pulses of light to artificially induce and control topological protected states. With OPTOlogic, we will prepare future quantum devices based on intrinsic and light-induced topological building blocks which move and store information with minimal energy expense, whilst achieving dramatically increased computing power. We will create a computing architecture that exploits light-induced topology within which near-arbitrary patterns can be written, changed, and re-written on the fly. The required breakthrough will be achieved with a multi-disciplinary team of experts and SME which unites world-leading experimental, theoretical, and industrial expertise in condensed matter physics,
ultrafast laser technology, non-linear optics, strong-field physics, attosecond metrology, quantum optics and gauge theory, quantum computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Overall, increasing the energy efficiency and speed of logical operations, OPTOlogic would have a significant economic, environmental, and social impact and address a market which was valued 426.0 million USD in 2017.
Evaluation of the efficiency of isolated bacterial consortium PMB11 in removal of colour, degradation and reduction of toxicity from textile dye effluent

The aim of the present study was to investigate the textile effluent degrading potential of an isolated bacterial consortium PMB11. The consortium had the capacity to decolourize various textile dyes and textile effluent. Ninety-one percent textile effluent decolourization was observed within 120 hours. The physiochemical characterization of textile effluent indicates reduction in the total hardness (CaCO3), fluorides, chlorides, sulphate, chemical oxygen demand, and biochemical oxygen demand of textile effluent after treatment with consortium PMB11. Induction in the activities of NADH-dichlorophenolindophenol reductase, azoreductase, and aminopyrine N-demethylase was observed after decolourization, which indicates involvement of these enzymes in the decolourization and degradation process. The biodegradation of dyes from effluent was confirmed using various analytical techniques, such as UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography - mass spectroscopy, and HPLC. A phytotoxicity study was performed to confirm the less toxic nature of the degradation metabolites than the effluent.
Simulation of 32-Point Split-Radix Multipath Delay Commutator (SRMDC) based FFT Architecture

Background: Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processor is the important method in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication systems. Split-Radix Fast Fourier Transform (SRFFT) estimates the least number of multiplications compared to other FFT algorithm; hence SRFFT is the best for the implementation of low power FFT processor. Methods: In this paper, the proposed “pipelined 32-point Split-Radix Multi-path Delay Commutator (SFMDC) FFT” architecture is designed. The MDC architecture has advantages in reducing the low chip area and lower power consumption. The SR-FFT algorithm has changing the numbers of butterfly elements in successive stages. The 32-point SR-MDC FFT architecture is to determine the frequency transformation techniques. The Split-Radix FFT algorithm is based on radix-2 and radix-4 algorithm and it is related to mixed radix FFT. Findings: The performance evaluation of proposed architecture is determined through VLSI System. Less area, low power consumption and high speed are the main parameters in this design. The proposed structure provides high throughput rate and low hardware complexity. Improvements: The goal of this proposed work is to reduce the slices and LUTs and power consumption and also to enhance the performances of the FFT processor than the existing method. The proposed method has been evaluated by using ModelSim 6.3C and synthesis results has been validated by using Xilinx Plan ahead 12.4.
Hereditary trichilemmal cysts: a proposal for the assessment of diagnostic clinical criteria

Trichilemmal cysts (TCs) can occur as sporadic lesions or in hereditary-familial settings with autosomal dominant transmission. These entities have not been widely analyzed in their peculiar aspects yet. The aim of this study was to describe a cohort of patients with diagnosis of TCs through a clinical and biomolecular characterization, intended to highlight some effective diagnostic criteria for their identification. Among 149 cases of this study, 24 cases of TCs (16.1%) arose in patients with at least one first-degree relative with diagnosis of TCs. Peculiar findings concerning hereditary lesions included the multiple presentation with an early onset age. On the basis of clinical evaluation, we propose a panel of clinical and histologic criteria for the diagnosis of hereditary TCs, which includes: (i) the diagnosis of TCs in at least two first-degree relatives or in three first- or second-degree relatives in two consecutive generations; (ii) at least one of the patients with TCs diagnosed <45 years; and (iii) the diagnosis of multiple or giant (>5-cm lesions) or rare histopathologic features (proliferating and ossifying) TCs.
Faking and Discriminating the Navigation Data of a Micro Aerial Vehicle Using Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks

We show that the Quantum Generative Adversarial Network (QGAN) paradigm can be employed by an adversary to learn generating data that deceives the monitoring of a Cyber- Physical System (CPS) and to perpetrate a covert attack. As a test case, the ideas are elaborated considering the navigation data of a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV). A concrete QGAN design is proposed to generate fake MAV navigation data. Initially, the adversary is entirely ignorant about the dynamics of the CPS, the strength of the approach from the point of view of the bad guy. A design is also proposed to discriminate between genuine and fake MAV navigation data. The designs combine classical optimization, qubit quantum computing and photonic quantum computing. Using the PennyLane software simulation, they are evaluated over a classical computing platform. We assess the learning time and accuracy of the navigation data generator and discriminator versus space complexity, i.e., the amount of quantum memory needed to solve the problem.
Scintillator-He3 array for deep-underground experiments on the s-process

A crucial source of neutrons in stars is the nuclear reaction Ne-22(alpha,n)Mg-25, of major importance for the synthesis of heavy elements. Currently there is an established picture of the astrophysical scenario but only limited availability of reliable experimental data, with several key ingredients under dispute. SHADES will perform a direct measurement of the reaction to resolve the main open questions. The goal is to decrease the uncertainty in the astrophysical reaction rate in the relevant temperature range by at least one order of magnitude, providing a significant leap ahead from the state of the art. SHADES will deliver an increase in sensitivity of more than two orders of magnitude over the state of the art. We will gather direct experimental data over the entire astrophysically relevant energy range. We will construct a neutron detector specifically designed for this measurement. Beam-induced background, a severe problem in the past, will be discriminated by measuring the neutron energy while still maintaining a very detection high efficiency. In recent years research on capture-gated techniques and combinations of different detector types to measure neutron energies has increased greatly. The novel detector array will perfectly fit this profile and find a large field of applications also outside of nuclear astrophysics. The main measurements will be done with the new accelerator LUNA MV, allowing long-term high-intensity, high-energy resolution alpha bombardments. An extended, recirculating gas target will guarantee target stability under intense ion beams. The location of the experiment deep underground will drastically reduce the external background, the main limiting factor so far for low-energy measurements. In my team there will be also leading experts in the field to update the current stellar models using the new dataset to provide a greatly improved and much more robust picture of this important branch of stellar nucleosynthesis.
Support for maintenance of Glinka Sport Promotion Waldemar Glinka

Following the outbreak of the pandemic and the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions, the company’s revenues fell to zero. All packages from mid-March to the end of June planned and pre-financing did not take place. All the efforts (including financial) made to attract customers were in vain. Operating costs, leasing costs, travel booking costs (freezing of funds) led to liquidity problems for the company. The implementation of the project will help the company to stay on the labour market. Raising funds will help not only to cover the costs of the company’s operations and to regain liquidity, but also to plan and organise future packages even with less occupancy. The implementation of the project will allow for partial compensation of the negative economic consequences that the company has suffered due to COVID-19 and will allow for the adaptation of new conditions on the labour market and the creation of new offers for customers. Reducing the number of customers and operating under new conditions caused by the new rules due to COVID-19 requires a lot of flexibility and adaptation from tourism companies to the new rules. The implementation of the project will help the company to meet these tasks and maintain business in new conditions.
usuário ao iniciado

Em 1989, a Associação Americana de Bibliotecas (ALA), no seu relatório final sobre o trabalho do Comitê de Cultura da Informação, declarou que, para ser alfabetizada, uma pessoa deve ser capaz de reconhecer quando a informação é necessária e ter a capacidade de localizar, avaliar e utilizar eficazmente a informação necessária[1]. Na França, os bibliotecários e documentalistas têm sido responsáveis pela formação dos usuários durante os últimos trinta anos. A existência no ensino secundário, no sistema educativo nacional francês e no Ministério da Agricultura, de um corpo de professores documentalistas cuja missão é contribuir para a formação dos estudantes faz parte do desejo de capacitá-los a adquirir domínio suficiente da informação. Trata-se de ajudá-los a assegurar o seu futuro profissional e pessoal. Isto levanta a questão de definir os conteúdos a serem transmitidos. A informação, tal como aqui considerada, é aquela que é especializada e útil para o progresso, e que é referida no singular para expressar a ação, o processo pelo qual um sujeito se informa.&#x0D; A fim de contribuir para o debate, propomos ressituar essa questão em seu contexto de emergência e evolução, para depois lançar luz sobre ela a partir de trabalhos realizados no âmbito anglófono. Ao fazê-lo, não pretendemos traçar um panorama exaustivo dos trabalhos, mas propor para reflexão alguns estudos que sintetizam pesquisas que nos parecem interessantes para examinar a situação francesa.&#x0D; Focaremos mais particularmente no artigo de David Bawden (Department of information science, City university, Londres) que revisa os significados atribuídos à expressão "cultura da informação", e expressões afins, a partir da Literatura. Nos deteremos, também, em um texto de Christine Susan Bruce (Queensland University of Technology, Austrália) preparado para a UNESCO, a Comissão Nacional Americana de Biblioteca e Ciência da Informação e o Fórum Nacional sobre Information literacy, em 2002. Esse texto, que também foi apresentado e publicado nos anais da 3ª Conferência sobre Aprendizagem ao longo da vida (lifelong learning), em 2004, especifica as várias abordagens que fazem referência na área e os elementos a considerar na sua implementação. Esta autora também produziu pesquisas que utilizaremos, com o objetivo de delinear os componentes dessa cultura.&#x0D; Por fim, para completar esta observação, nos apoiaremos em outros trabalhos realizados na França e em outros países para propor uma distinção entre “cultura da informação” e “cultura informacional” e uma mudança do termo “usuário” para “iniciado”.&#x0D; Esta reflexão faz parte de um conjunto de trabalhos, ainda em curso, que a equipe Mediações em Informação e Comunicação Especializada (MICS) realiza com colegas da unidade de investigação Educagro e que visa estudar as várias facetas da inclusão de profissionais de informação e documentação nas Ciências da Informação e da Comunicação.&#x0D; [1] American Library Association, Presidential committee of information literacy, 1989. Final report. Chicago, ALA.&#x0D;
Car body shells, doors and interiors

The success of the European rail system requires cost-efficient passenger trains with high capability and reliability. The development of these high demanding trains involves a concerted effort in improving a comprehensive range of elements. CARBODIN contributes to this effort by combining the research effort along with the future CFM-IP1-01-2019 and the ongoing CFM-IP1-01-2017 projects to manufacture car body shell parts, doors and to improve the interior design of passenger trains.  
CARBODIN will improve car body shell manufacture by exploring the possibilities offered by composite materials. To this end, CARBODIN advocates for a modular tooling to manufacture a wide range of parts of varying size. In addition, the proposed process will combine different production techniques, automation concepts, introduction of co-cured and co-bonded composite parts and multi-material integrated joints and inserts. Besides, predictive maintenance will be reinforced by testing intelligent sensor nodes. 
Composite materials will also be the core idea for cost-efficient doors with reduced LCC. The creation of modular tooling combined with 3D technology will enable the production of lighter doors with enhanced thermal and acoustic properties in the door and its vicinity. 
CARBODIN will facilitate the design of attractive train interiors by developing a configuration tool based on virtual reality. This will be complemented by innovative manufacturing tools for interior components. Other strategies for improving cost-effectiveness of manufacturing processes such as the integration of low-volt circuits in panels will be also explored. CARBODIN also aims at improving the performance of the future HMI system through a European survey to identify key interactions such as drivers’ gestures or voices. 
CARBODIN will benefit from a strong multidisciplinary consortium, made of 14 partners from 7 countries, committed to the mentioned actions towards maximisation of the project’s impact.
Application of graphene based materials in aeronautical structures for de-icing, lightning strike protection, fire barrier and water absorption prevention purposes

In order to improve aircraft efficiency and to decrease fuel consumption and CO2 emissions innovative light weight polymer composite materials with superior mechanical properties for advanced aircraft structures are in development. As an ultimate goal such new lightweight materials should also enable advanced integration of additional functionalities. Current functional aircraft components are designed separately and integrated afterwards. A future advanced integrative manufacturing approach is leading to fewer but also more complex parts with multiple functions resulting in better energy management, aerodynamic efficiency and additional weight reduction. A candidate for the development of advanced functional lightweight materials and systems with the capability for efficient integration in aircraft structures are thermoelectric de-icing systems essential for aircraft safety by avoiding in-flight icing. State-of-the-art systems consist of metal or composite structural aircraft components coated with polymers containing a high amount of graphite and carbon black particles in order to enable sufficient electrical conductivity required for efficient de-icing applications. The high amount of non-polymer particles deteriorates the advantageous mechanical properties of high strength polymers making such systems unsuitable for an integrative approach. In order to realise a future integrative approach structural components can be modified by graphene additives in order to improve electrical and thermal conductivity, toughness/damage tolerance and the formation of an efficient vapor/liquid barrier. It is therefore promising to investigate and develop graphene materials based composites for their potential use in thermoelectrical de-icing, lightning strike protection, fire and water barrier systems with the ultimate goal of reaching higher integrated components. Depending on modification and structure of graphene material there is a potential to enhance mechanical properties.
Dendrite growth simulation during solidification in the LENS process

A two-dimensional model combining the finite element method and the cellular automaton technique was developed to simulate dendritic growth occurring in the molten pool during the laser-engineered net shaping (LENS) process. Based on the simulation results and previously published experimental data, empirical expressions describing the relationship between the cooling rate and the dendrite arm spacing (DAS) were proposed. In addition, the influence of LENS process parameters, such as the moving speed of the laser beam, the layer thickness and the substrate size, on the DAS was also discussed. Finally, different dendrite morphologies calculated at different locations were explained based on local solidification conditions. The simulation results showed good agreement with previously published experiments. This work contributes to the understanding of microstructure formation and the resulting mechanical properties of LENS-built parts as well as providing a fundamental basis for optimization of the LENS process.
Los canteros urbanos como parte del paisaje biocultural de Bariloche (Argentina): riqueza de especies y decisiones de manejo

Introducción: En áreas urbanas, los canteros con especies ornamentales, brindan estructura y color, atraen polinizadores, funcionan como corredores ecológicos, acercan la naturaleza, y ofrecen bienestar a los seres humanos. La flora urbana, puede ser reservorio de biodiversidad, o fuente de invasiones según los criterios de selección. Objetivos: Se estimó la riqueza de especies, formas de vida, familias botánicas y origen de las plantas utilizadas en canteros de Bariloche. M&amp;M: La ciudad de Bariloche, se halla inmersa en el Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, posee características pluriculturales. Se estudiaron 1120 canteros ubicados sobre las veredas, con distinto manejo, 560 de gestión municipal y 560 vecinal. Resultados: La riqueza fue de 121 especies, siendo las más utilizadas Lobelia erinus (23,3%) y Clarkia amoena (19,7%). De las 54 familias botánicas representadas, las de mayor frecuencia de uso fueron Rosaceae (28,5%, repartida en 9 especies), Campanulaceae (23,7%, 2) y Compositae (20,4%, 18). Predominó el uso de plantas herbáceas (70 especies), seguidas por arbustos (43), renovales arbóreos (6), y enredaderas (2). Los vecinos manejan mayor diversidad de plantas y especies nativas (92 especies/11 nativas), que el municipio (64/4). La presencia de elementos nativos (e.g., Alstroemeria aurea y Fucsia magellanica) tiene implicancias para la conservación; mientras que las especies invasoras representan riesgo (e.g., Hedera helix y Cytisus scoparius) y deberían ser controladas. Conclusiones: Se concluye que la flora de los canteros representa parte del paisaje biocultural de la región, como escenarios dinámicos construidos a lo largo del tiempo, presentando similitudes con los patrones de selección a nivel mundial.
Assessing bilingual Chinese–English young children in Malaysia using language sample measures

One reason why specific language impairment (SLI) is grossly under-identified in Malaysia is the absence of locally- developed norm-referenced language assessment tools for its multilingual and multicultural population. Spontaneous language samples provide quantitative information for language assessment, and useful descriptive information on child language development in complex language and cultural environments. This research consisted of two studies and investigated the use of measures obtained from English conversational samples among bilingual Chinese-English Malaysian preschoolers. The research found that the language sample measures were sensitive to developmental changes in this population and could identify SLI. The first study examined the relationship between age and mean length of utterance (MLU(w)), lexical diversity (D), and the index of productive syntax (IPSyn) among 52 typically-developing (TD) children aged between 3;4-6;9. Analyses showed a significant linear relationship between age and D (r = .450), the IPsyn (r = .441), and MLU(w) (r = .318). The second study compared the same measures obtained from 10 children with SLI, aged between 3;8-5;11, and their age-matched controls. The children with SLI had significantly shorter MLU(w) and lower IPSyn scores than the TD children. These findings suggest that utterance length and syntax production can be potential clinical markers of SLI in Chinese-English Malaysian children.