SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
A whole university approach to humanitarian migrant and refugee students’ integration: Reflections on the practical implementation of education policies and programmes at Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), in Brazil

Nous analysons comment l’arrivée de migrants avec des visas humanitaires et de réfugiés au Brésil a poussé une université à développer des pratiques de base d’accueil des étudiants et de leurs communautés. Après une première reconnaissance des besoins linguistiques de ce public nouvellement arrivé, l’université, à l’initiative du département de droit, a développé ce que l’on pourrait appeler une approche universitaire holistique d’intégration, basée sur les principes du travail multidisciplinaire et de la recherche-éducation-action. Dans le cadre de cette approche, elle a développé et intégré plusieurs actions visant le développement de diverses littératies, le maintien de la santé et du bien-être émotionnel et l’apport de soutien juridique, grâce à des équipes de travail multidisciplinaires et à la participation d’étudiants et d’éducateurs bénévoles. Dans cette compréhension humaniste du rôle des établissements d’enseignement supérieur dans l’accueil et l’intégration des étudiants migrants et réfugiés, nous discutons des objectifs atteints et des points que nous continuons à considérer comme essentiels pour une meilleure intégration des initiatives multidisciplinaires et pour une offre mieux articulée d’initiatives destinées aux publics universitaire et extra-universitaire.
Direct Brain Control and Communication in Paralysis

Despite considerable growth in the field of brain-computer or brain-machine interface (BCI/BMI) research reflected in several hundred publications each year, little progress was made to enable patients in complete locked-in state (CLIS) to reliably communicate using their brain activity. Independent of the invasiveness of the BCI systems tested, no sustained direct brain control and communication was demonstrated in a patient in CLIS so far. This suggested a more fundamental theoretical problem of learning and attention in brain communication with BCI/BMI, formulated in the extinction-of-thought hypothesis. While operant conditioning and goal-directed thinking seems impaired in complete paralysis, classical conditioning of brain responses might represent the only alternative. First experimental studies in CLIS using semantic conditioning support this assumption. Evidence that quality-of-life in locked-in-state is not as limited and poor as generally believed draise doubts that “patient wills” or “advanced directives”signed long-before the locked-in-state are useful. On the contrary, they might be used as an excuse to shorten anticipated long periods of care for these patients avoiding associated financial and social burdens. Current state and availability of BCI/BMI systems urge a broader societal discourse on the pressing ethical challenges associated with the advancements in neurotechnology and BCI/BMI research.
Fast Inner-Volume Imaging of the Lumbar Spine with a Spatially Focused Excitation Using a 3D-TSE Sequence

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and technical quality of a zoomed three-dimensional (3D) turbo spin-echo (TSE) sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip-angle evolutions (SPACE) sequence of the lumbar spine.In this prospective feasibility study, nine volunteers underwent a 3-T magnetic resonance examination of the lumbar spine including 1) a conventional 3D T2-weighted (T2w) SPACE sequence with generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition technique acceleration factor 2 and 2) a zoomed 3D T2w SPACE sequence with a reduced field of view (reduction factor 2). Images were evaluated with regard to image sharpness, signal homogeneity, and the presence of artifacts by two experienced radiologists. For quantitative analysis, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values were calculated.Image sharpness of anatomic structures was statistically significantly greater with zoomed SPACE (P < .0001), whereas the signal homogeneity was statistically significantly greater with conventional SPACE (cSPACE; P = .0003). There were no statistically significant differences in extent of artifacts. Acquisition times were 8:20 minutes for cSPACE and 6:30 minutes for zoomed SPACE. Readers 1 and 2 selected zSPACE as the preferred sequence in five of nine cases. In two of nine cases, both sequences were rated as equally preferred by both the readers. SNR values were statistically significantly greater with cSPACE.In comparison to a cSPACE sequences, zoomed SPACE imaging of the lumbar spine provides sharper images in conjunction with a 25% reduction in acquisition time.
PRODUCTION OF MONOMERS FROM LIGNIN DURING DEPOLYMERISATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION

The present invention relates to a method for preparing monomers via depolymerisation from lignocellulose-containing biomass.
Joint Actions for Energy Efficiency

ENERJ draws on challenges faced by partners in implementing and monitoring EE measures, projects, plans and policies at local level. Common factors that hinder the effectiveness of EE actions are linked to scarce policy integration, inadequacy of qualified human resources, ineffective financial strategies, untailored measures and incomplete information about EE performance of the public building stock. ENERJ increases and improves the efficacy of EE measures for public buildings by using innovative collaborative instruments to gather useful data, fostering cooperation among local authorities on wide-scale Joint actions, promoting public-private ventures. Main outputs will be:(i)integrated large-scale Joint Actions for EE, able to achieve economies of scale, significant impacts on energy consumptions and emissions, catalyze a wider range of investments and leverage Structural Funds through the ROPs;(ii)ENERJ web platform implementation, a geo-database of the EE measures adopted by the municipalities within SEAPs or other local energy plans;(iii)Enhancement of public and private stakeholders skills and delineation of the Joint Actions Coordinator to assess, define, adopt, implement and monitor EE actions and plans.The innovative approach of ENERJ lies in working collectively to propose exchange of experience and cooperation on joint projects, with the final aim to improve the operational aspects of the EE policies and programmes implementation in the Med area.
Managing data tasks using concepts of industrial engineering and operations management

Preparing a set of quality data is a task which usually requires time, effort, and cost, and involves people, equipment, materials, and methodologies. Because of the enormity of the aspects of the data task, it has been difficult to devise one methodology to address it and several approaches have usually been employed. It may be possible, however, to facilitate performing activities of the data task, and improve resource utilisation by applying concepts from industrial engineering (IE) and operations management (OM) to it. The objectives, activities, and problems encountered in the data task have counterparts in manufacturing, where the concepts of IE and OM are primarily applied, which may render these concepts suitable to the data task. This paper proposes application of concepts from IE and OM to the data task, and presents several examples and suggestions on their effectiveness, suitability, and usefulness to it.
Inequality in 3d – measurement and implications for macroeconomic theory

This project will contribute toward a better understanding of inequality and its macroeconomic implications. We will study inequality and its dynamics along three dimensions: Consumption, Income and Wealth, “3D Inequality.” With novel microdata we can measure the entirety of the economy down to the single household along the 3 dimensions. 
In macroeconomics, much theoretical progress has been made in understanding when distributions matter for aggregates. Newer heterogeneous agent models deliver strikingly different implications for monetary and fiscal policies than what the traditional representative agent models do, and also allow us to study the distributional implications of different policies across households. In principle, this class of models can incorporate the potentially rich interactions between inequality and the macroeconomy: on the one hand, inequality shapes macroeconomic aggregates; on the other hand, macroeconomic shocks and policies affect inequality. However, absent precise micro-level facts it is difficult to establish which of the potential mechanisms highlighted by these models are the most important in reality.
Our empirical efforts will be disciplined by these recent developments in modelling macroeconomic phenomena with microeconomic heterogeneity. Our overarching motivation is to quantify the type of micro heterogeneity that matters for macroeconomic theory and thereby inform the development of current and future macroeconomic models. The novel insights we aim to provide could lead to substantial improvements in both fiscal and monetary policy tools. Furthermore, a better understanding of the forces behind growing inequality will inform the current debate on this issue and provide important lessons to policy makers who see economic inequality as a problem in itself.
KNITTING MACHINE

The invention relates to a knitting machine (1) comprising a knitting unit (2), a thread reserve (9-11), which has at least one warp beam (12-14) and a delivery unit (20-22), which supplies threads (6-8) from the thread reserve (9-11) to the knitting unit (2). The aim of the invention is to increase the productivity of the knitting machine. To achieve this, the warp beam mounting (15-17) comprises a rotary drive (23, 24) with a control device, which maintains the thread tension between the warp beam (12-14) and the delivery unit (20-22) at a predetermined value.
Luminescent hybrid materials functionalized with lanthanide ethylenodiaminotetraacetate complexes containing β-diketonate as antenna ligands

Abstract Three organic–inorganic hybrid materials based on silica gel functionalized with (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane (APTS), [3-(2-aminoetilamino)-propil]-trimetoxissilano (DAPTS) and 3-[2-(2-aminoetilamino)etilamino] propiltrimetoxysilane (TAPTS) and subsequently modified with EDTA derivative were prepared by nonhomogeneous route and were then characterized. The resulting materials named SilXN-EDTA (X=1 for APTS, 2 for DAPTS and 3 for TAPTS) were used to obtain new lanthanide Ln3+-β-diketonate (Ln3+=Eu3+, Gd3+ and Tb3+) complexes covalently linked to the functionalized silica gel surfaces (named SilXN-EDTALn-dik, dik=tta, dbm, bzac and acac). The photophysical properties of the new luminescent materials were investigated and compared with those with similar system presenting water molecules coordinated to the lanthanide ions, SilXN-EDTALn-H2O. The SilXN-EDTAEu-dik and SilXN-EDTATb-dik systems displayed characteristic red and green luminescence when excited by UV radiation. Furthermore, the quantitative results showed that the emission quantum efficiency (η), experimental intensity parameters Ω2 and Ω4, and Einstein's emission coefficient (A0J) of the SilXN-EDTAEu-dik materials were largely dependent on the ligands. Based on the luminescence data, the most efficient intramolecular energy transfer processes were found to the SilXN-EDTAEu-dik (dik: tta and dbm) and SilXN-EDTATb-acac materials, which exhibited more pure emission colors. These materials are promising red and green phosphors, respectively.
The Analysis of Financing Predicament and Legal Countermeasures for the New Rural Cooperative Medical Care in Jurong

Experimental measures for the new rural cooperative medical care make great achievements in China,which also expose some problems at the same time.Through the study of the new rural cooperative medical care in Jurong,the paper suggests that the government should pay attention to guarantee the rights of farmers in the legislation process of the new rural cooperative medical care,and form a unified legal system.At last the paper also undertakes active exploration in the perfection of the new rural cooperative medical legislation content.The paper attempts to solve financing problems and find the legal countermeasures,which can draw lessons from a meaning for running the new rural cooperative medical service.
Controls on knickpoint migration and consequences for landscape evolution: experimental and numerical modelling

As the link between the fluvial network and hillslopes, bedrock channels mediate the response of the landscape to changing boundary conditions, such as tectonics and climate through migrating ‘knickzones’ or ‘knickpoints’, yet the complexities of the mechanisms of knickpoint retreat are often ignored in studies of landscape evolution. This fellowship aims to understand the controls on knickpoint retreat rate and explore the implications for landscape evolution (e.g. channel-hillslope coupling) and other processes that respond through an ‘upstream incision wave’ such as gully erosion, using a range of complementary experimental and numerical modelling approaches. The experimental modelling will isolate the impact of different controls (discharge, knickpoint erosion mechanism, bedrock strength, sediment flux) on knickpoint retreat which will be used to develop an understanding of the key factors that can be used to predict knickpoint retreat through landscapes. This understanding will then be implemented in the numerical landscape evolution code €ros, through the adaptation of the parameters that control knickpoint retreat (currently based on the stream-power incision model assumption that knickpoint retreat scales with drainage area). The model will be run on several mountain landscapes ranging from areas where previous work has identified a strong correlation between knickpoint retreat rate and discharge/drainage area (e.g. New Zealand) to study areas where other factors are thought to be more dominant in controlling the retreat rate (e.g. Iceland). This will improve the understanding of how these landscapes have responded to changes in past changes tectonic/climate forcing, and can also be used to predict how the landscapes will respond to future transient forcing over short and long timescales.
Lope de Vega en Lerma: vestuario, luces, un bufón y un desenlace tragicómico para El premio de la hermosura (1614)

A partir de dos relaciones de la representación en Lerma, en 1614, de El premio de la hermosura de Lope de Vega, este artículo estudia tres aspectos de la puesta en escena de la comedia en el marco de la fiesta cortesana: el uso del vestuario y su conexión con una cultura cosmopolita del traje; la maravilla técnica de la iluminación artificial y el gusto cortesano por un teatro total; el cambio del texto respecto a la versión publicada de la comedia, con el añadido de un entremés a cargo del bufón Andrés de Alcocer y la modificación tragicómica del desenlace.
Universal plug-and-play mirroring device, system and method

Described are a first local network comprising one or more Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) entities and a second local network comprising at least one remote UPnP entity. A presence of the remote UPnP entity on the first local network may be emulated or "mirrored" to enable UPnP entities in the first local network to communicate with the remote UPnP entity using an address defined locally on the first local network.
Winner does not take all: Selective attention and local bias in platform-based markets

Abstract We model how macro-level dynamics of platform competition emerge from micro-level interactions among consumers. We problematize the prevailing winner-take-all hypothesis and argue that instead of assuming that consumers value the general connectivity of an entire network, they are selectively attentive and locally biased. We contrast several alternative agent-based models with differing sets of assumptions regarding consumer agents' behavior and compare their predictions with empirical data from the competition between Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360. The results show that only when consumers are assumed to be selectively attentive and locally biased is it possible to explain real-life market sharing between the given platforms. In effect, it is shown how a late-entrant platform can get adopted by most consumers in the market, despite the fact that an early entrant has greater initial installed base, greater pool of complementary products, and lower initial price.
Prediction and Analysis of Post-Translational Pyruvoyl Residue Modification Sites from Internal Serines in Proteins

Most of pyruvoyl-dependent proteins observed in prokaryotes and eukaryotes are critical regulatory enzymes, which are primary targets of inhibitors for anti-cancer and anti-parasitic therapy. These proteins undergo an autocatalytic, intramolecular self-cleavage reaction in which a covalently bound pyruvoyl group is generated on a conserved serine residue. Traditional detections of the modified serine sites are performed by experimental approaches, which are often labor-intensive and time-consuming. In this study, we initiated in an attempt for the computational predictions of such serine sites with Feature Selection based on a Random Forest. Since only a small number of experimentally verified pyruvoyl-modified proteins are collected in the protein database at its current version, we only used a small dataset in this study. After removing proteins with sequence identities >60%, a non-redundant dataset was generated and was used, which contained only 46 proteins, with one pyruvoyl serine site for each protein. Several types of features were considered in our method including PSSM conservation scores, disorders, secondary structures, solvent accessibilities, amino acid factors and amino acid occurrence frequencies. As a result, a pretty good performance was achieved in our dataset. The best 100.00% accuracy and 1.0000 MCC value were obtained from the training dataset, and 93.75% accuracy and 0.8441 MCC value from the testing dataset. The optimal feature set contained 9 features. Analysis of the optimal feature set indicated the important roles of some specific features in determining the pyruvoyl-group-serine sites, which were consistent with several results of earlier experimental studies. These selected features may shed some light on the in-depth understanding of the mechanism of the post-translational self-maturation process, providing guidelines for experimental validation. Future work should be made as more pyruvoyl-modified proteins are found and the method should be evaluated on larger datasets. At last, the predicting software can be downloaded from http://www.nkbiox.com/sub/pyrupred/index.html.
Seed Diversity in Menispermaceae: Developmental Anatomy and Insights into the Origin of the Condyle

Most members of the Menispermaceae, a family of predominantly dioecious climbers, are characterized by having seeds that are diverse in form, many of which have an adaxial intrusion of the endocarp known as the condyle. The condyle is a distinctive feature of variable shape that has historically played a prominent role in the taxonomy and classification of the family. To understand the morphological basis of the condyle, I undertook a developmental study of carpels and fruits in selected lineages in Menispermaceae and in related families in the Ranunculales. The results indicated that the condyle is the outcome of differential development of the adaxial portion of the ovary wall, which corresponds to the placentary region. Condyles can be grouped into two general types. In the Calycocarpum condyle type, a broad region of the middle zone of the adaxial ovary wall proliferates, resulting in a convex condyle, and the anatropous ovules develop into concave-convex seeds. In the Menispermum condyle type, prolif...
Process and device for treating organic wastes.

To permit treatment, virtually free from external energy, of rotting organic wastes inside a closed container provided with a receiving basket, while utilising natural environmental conditions, in particular solar radiation, the invention proposes to provide a receiving basket having outer wall channels, formed by double walls, utilising the sunshine and intended for forming a natural current while at the same time enabling moisture absorption, for which purpose at least regions of the outer wall of the container are made transparent. <IMAGE>
Independent quality assurance of a helical tomotherapy machine using the dose magnifying glass

Helical tomotherapy is a complex delivery technique, integrating CT image guidance and intensity modulated radiotherapy in a single system. The integration of the CT detector ring on the gantry not only allows patient position verification but is also often used to perform various QA procedures. This convenience lacks the rigor of a machine-independent QA process.In this article, a Si strip detector, known as the Dose Magnifying Glass (DMG), was used to perform machine-independent QA measurements of the multileaf collimator alignment, leaf open time threshold, and leaf fluence output factor (LFOF).The DMG measurements showed good agreements with EDR2 film for the MLC alignment test while the CT detector agrees well with DMG measurements for leaf open time threshold and LFOF measurements. The leaf open time threshold was found to be approximately 20 ms. The LFOF measured with the DMG agreed within error with the CT detector measured LFOF.The DMG with its 0.2 mm spatial resolution coupled to TERA ASIC allowed real-time high temporal resolution measurements of the tomotherapy leaf movement. In conclusion, DMG was shown to be a suitable tool for machine-independent QA of a tomotherapy unit.
Acoustic and Articulatory Features of Diphthong Production: A Speech Clarity Study

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate how speaking clearly influences selected acoustic and orofacial kinematic measures associated with diphthong production. Method Forty-nine speakers, drawn from the University of Wisconsin X-Ray Microbeam Speech Production Database (J. R. Westbury, 1994), served as participants. Samples of clear and conversational productions of the word combine were extracted for analysis. Analyses included listener ratings of speech clarity and a number of acoustic and articulatory kinematic measures associated with production of the diphthong /aI/. Results Key results indicate that speaking clearly is associated with (a) increased duration of diphthong-related acoustic and kinematic events, (b) larger F1 and F2 excursions and associated tongue and mandible movements, and (c) minimal evidence of change in formant transition rate. Conclusions Overall, the results suggest that clarity-related changes in diphthong production are accomplished through larger, longer, but not necessarily faster diphthong-related transitions. The clarity-related adjustments in diphthong production observed in this study conform to a simple model that assumes speech clarity arises out of reduced overlap of articulatory gestures.