SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Preparation of Barium Titanate Nanoparticles by Particle Growth Control and Their Characterization

Barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles were prepared by a two-step thermal decomposition method using barium titanyl oxalate nanoparticles of 30 nm with and without dry-jet milling. Dry-jet milled barium titanyl oxalate nanoparticles (BTO-B) were well-dispersed whereas those without the dry-jet milling procedure (BTO-A) were partially aggregated. A heat annealing of obtained BaTiO3 nanoparticles at the same temperature resulted in crystallite sizes of the BTO-A derived BaTiO3 nanoparticles much smaller than those of the BTO-B derived. A mesoscopic particle structure analysis revealed much thinner surface cubic layer thickness of the BTO-B derived BaTiO3 nanoparticles, as compared with the BTO-A derived BaTiO3 nanoparticles. This indicated that the particle growth rate is the most important parameter for the surface cubic layer thickness determination.
Test-Taking Strategy as a Mediator between Race and Academic Performance

Abstract The issue of race differences in standardized test scores and academic achievement continues to be a vexing one for behavioral scientists and society at large. Ellis and Ryan (2003) suggested that a portion of the cognitive-ability test performance differences between White/Caucasian-American and Black/African-American college students could be attributed to the greater use of ineffective test-taking strategies by the latter group. We replicated and extended their findings by using three outcomes—exam scores in a single academic course, self-reported GPA, and a measure of verbal abilities. Ellis and Ryan reported that the variance in cognitive-ability test performance explained by race dropped by 48% (i.e., from 21% originally to 11%) when controlling for the mediator, ineffective test-taking strategies. Our results were less dramatic, but also indicated that ineffective test-taking strategies accounted for 19% to 25% of the variance originally explained by race. In addition, reminiscent of the disidentification effect, supplementary analyses showed that academic/intellectual self-perceptions correlated with the criterion measures but only for White participants. These results suggest that a portion of the race difference on test scores might be accounted for by test-taking strategies.
Multi-Compartmental organ-on-a-chip

Drug development is stuck in an innovation gap, in which it incurs staggering expenses and takes many, ten to fifteen, years to get a drug to market, furthermore, during the process many animals are sacrificed in preclinical work, and in the end many times the results from the animal studies does not accurately predict what will happen in humans, resulting in failures, delays, and recalled drugs. There is currently a gap in the preclinical testing platform for therapeutics. Organ-on-a-chip technologies of closing this gap, and have the potential of curtailing the high experimental costs and complexities associated with in vivo studies, and eventually evolving into next generation tools for therapeutic validation and development. 
We propose that by using a multi-compartment microfluidic platform, while integrating synthetic biointeractive hydrogels into and between the compartments, we will be able to produce a multi-organ-on-a-chip which recapitulates organ-like functions in each compartment and a vascular-similar conduit system between compartments to produce an early stage human on-a-chip for future therapeutic assessment and development applications. 
This project aims to develop a preliminary human-on-a-chip device, initially focusing on a heart-, and liver-on-a-chip and an endothelialized-conduit system between and through the two organ compartments. 
Successful production of this platform will improve the therapeutic and pharmaceutical development pipeline, while also minimizing our reliance on animal testing in accordance with the needs and guidelines within the EU.
The long term implications of this work would result in increasing the throughput of therapeutics, directly minimizing the cost of drug development and increasing the efficiency. This would lead to lowered economic burden to produce drugs, as well as quicker turn around, having large implications on improving the quality of life in globally.
Unaided sharp and continuous vision in all daily activities

When getting older, everyone suffers from a loss of visual continuity, either from presbyopia or opacification of the eye’s lens (called cataract). What’s more, cataract surgery likewise leads to presbyopia. Despite continual innovation in the domain of ophthalmological implants called IOLs (intraocular lens), cataract patients do not recuperate sharp and continuous vision.
Today, choosing an IOL is a question of constraints and compromises for both the surgeon and the patient.
These problems can be relegated to the past thanks to the SYMBIOSE IOLs portfolio. SYMBIOSE IOLs are ophthalmic implants integrating a continuous phase optical profile, patented by Cristalens Industrie. SYMBIOSE IOLs allow continuous, quality vision in all daily activities.
In order to validate this product and go to market, Cristalens Industrie faces a twofold challenge:
- clinical, to collect enough data demonstrating the complete system’s high performance and thus convince Key Opinion Leaders worldwide,
- industrial, to deploy the innovation in a product portfolio and ensure the scale-up of production, intellectual property, regulatory and marketing issues.
These challenges define Cristalens Industrie's work program which includes four work packages in addition to management:
1/ Demonstrate the performance of the complete system in 300 patient cases,
2/ Prepare to scale up to ensure manufacturing capacity meets customer demand,
3/ Convince the scientific and medical community,
4/ Remove regulatory barriers and secure IP aspects.
Cristalens Industrie aims to establish itself as the innovative leader for the next generation of IOLs.
Verification and Validation of NASA-Supported Enhancements to Pecad's Decision Support Tools

The NASA Applied Sciences Directorate (ASD), part of the Earth-Sun System Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance decision support in the area of agricultural efficiency-an application of national importance. The ASD integrated the results of NASA Earth science research into USDA decision support tools employed by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division (PECAD), which supports national decision making by gathering, analyzing, and disseminating global crop intelligence. Verification and validation of the following enhancements are summarized: 1) Near-real-time Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products through PECAD's MODIS Image Gallery; 2) MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time series data through the USDA-FAS MODIS NDVI Database; and 3) Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon lake level estimates through PECAD's Global Reservoir and Lake Monitor. Where possible, each enhanced product was characterized for accuracy, timeliness, and coverage, and the characterized performance was compared to PECAD operational requirements. The MODIS Image Gallery and the GRLM are more mature and have achieved a semi-operational status, whereas the USDA-FAS MODIS NDVI Database is still evolving and should be considered
Core-Level Shift of Graphene with Number of Layers Studied by Microphotoelectron Spectroscopy and Electrostatic Force Microscopy

The dependence of C1s core-level shift (CLS) of graphene on the number of layer (NL) is significant information to derive the coordination-resolved C1s core-level energy (E1s) of carbon allotropes. To observe the variation of CLS of graphene with NL, binding energy and work function of graphene with various NL were examined by scanning photoelectron microscopy/spectroscopy and electrostatic force microscopy. E1s of grounded graphene decreased as NL increased. The E1s of single-layer graphene and multilayer graphene (MLG) is 289.42 and 289.13 eV, respectively. Based on the NL-dependent E1s of graphene, the CLS of C1s between a free carbon atom and diamond is 0.74 eV, calculated by the bond-order-length-strength correlation theory. The CLS of graphene with NL supported the existence of surface core-level shift (SCLS) on graphite. The magnitude of SCLS in MLG was +0.09 eV. The effective coordination number is 3.68 for bilayer graphene and 4.31 for the surface carbon layer in MLG.
Wanted: Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary, and Knowledge Translation and Exchange Training for Students of Public Health

Students vocalized their concern with public health training programs in Canada at the 2010 CPHA Centennial Conference. Given these concerns, we reviewed the objectives and curricula of public health graduate (master's) programs in Canada. Our objective was to understand to what extent public and population health graduate programs in Canada support interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) training. This was achieved through a review of all public and population health master's programs in Canada identified from the public health graduate programs listed on the Public Health Agency of Canada website (n = 33) plus an additional four programs that were not originally captured on the list. Of the 37 programs reviewed, 28 (76%) stated that interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or cross-disciplinary training opportunities are of value to their program, with 12 programs (32%) providing multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary training opportunities in their curriculum. Only 14 (38%) of the 37 programs provided value statements of KTE activities in their program goals or course objectives, with 10 (27%) programs offering KTE training in their curriculum. This review provides a glimpse into how public health programs in Canada value and support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration as well as KTE activities.
A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE

In a method for producing nanofibrillar cellulose, cellulose based fibre material in dispersion is processed for separating fibrils. The method comprises a first step where the fibre material is supplied to a disperser (10), where it flows through several counter-rotating rotors in such a way that the material is repeatedly subjected to shear and impact forces by the effect of the different counter-rotating rotors, and a second step, where the fibre material obtained from the first step is supplied to a homogenizer (11), where it is subjected to homogenization by the effect of pressure.
DETECTING STATE ESTIMATION NETWORK MODEL DATA ERRORS

Methods for detecting network model data errors are disclosed. In some examples, methods for detecting network model data errors may include splitting a network model into a first plurality of portions, executing an algorithm on each of the portions, identifying a portion for which the algorithm is determined to be non- converged, splitting the identified portion into a second plurality of portions, repeating the executing, identifying and splitting the identified portion until a resulting identified portion is smaller than a predefined threshold, and examining the resulting identified portion to identify plausible data errors therein. In some examples, examining the resulting identified portion to identify plausible data errors therein may include executing a modified algorithm, which may include an augmented measurement set, on the identified portion.
From topological matter to relativistic quantum vacuum

The structure of relativistic quantum vacuum (RQV) in our Universe is one of the main challenges in modern physics. We plan to advance our understanding of the vacuum structure and on this basis treat the most important unsolved problems in physics, such as the cosmological constant problem (why the measured vacuum energy is 120 orders of magnitude smaller than estimates from the zero point motion) and the hierarchy problem (why the masses of the known particles in the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics are much smaller than the Planck energy). The quantum vacuum shares many common properties with topological matter. The goal of the proposal is to concentrate both theoretical and experimental efforts in the investigation of connections between the topological quantum matter and RQV, to enhance understanding of topological condensed-matter systems especially in the ultra-low-temperature regime, and to apply this experience to solution of problems in SM & cosmology. As a condensed-matter system we shall use superfluid phases of liquid 3He – unique topological materials, which are the most close to SM and gravity: Superfluid 3He-A, where the low-energy excitations are topologically protected Weyl fermions, gauge bosons, and gravitons, is similar to the vacuum of SM above the electroweak transition. The fully gapped topological superfluid 3He-B with its Higgs bosons is the counterpart of SM vacuum in its broken symmetry phase. In particular, theory of relaxation of dark energy will be accompanied by experimental study of resonant decay of coherent states of non-equilibrium superfluid vacuum. Determination of the topological classes of the quantum vacua of SM including the vacua with Majorana fermions will be accompanied by experimental studies of Majorana fermions on the boundaries of topological superfluids and in cores of quantized vortices. Theory of extra Higgs bosons in SM will be accompanied by experimental study of light and heavy Higgs modes in 3He-B.
Bridging the gap between computation and clinical biology: validation of cable theory in humans

Computerized simulations of cardiac activity have significantly contributed to our understanding of cardiac electrophysiology, but techniques of simulations based on patient-acquired data remain in their infancy. We sought to integrate data acquired from human electrophysiological studies into patient-specific models, and validated this approach by testing whether electrophysiological responses to sequential premature stimuli could be predicted in a quantitatively accurate manner.Eleven patients with structurally normal hearts underwent electrophysiological studies. Semi-automated analysis was used to reconstruct activation and repolarization dynamics for each electrode. This S 2 extrastimuli data was used to inform individualized models of cardiac conduction, including a novel derivation of conduction velocity restitution. Activation dynamics of multiple premature extrastimuli were then predicted from this model and compared against measured patient data as well as data derived from the ten-Tusscher cell-ionic model.Activation dynamics following a premature S 3 were significantly different from those after an S 2. Patient specific models demonstrated accurate prediction of the S 3 activation wave, (Pearson's R (2) = 0.90, median error 4%). Examination of the modeled conduction dynamics allowed inferences into the spatial dispersion of activation delay. Further validation was performed against data from the ten-Tusscher cell-ionic model, with our model accurately recapitulating predictions of repolarization times (R (2) = 0.99).Simulations based on clinically acquired data can be used to successfully predict complex activation patterns following sequential extrastimuli. Such modeling techniques may be useful as a method of incorporation of clinical data into predictive models.
Compax - smart waste compactors (swc) for indoor applications

Accumulation of paper towels in public restrooms result in poor waste disposal utilization and waste overflow, leaving the room unpleasant and filthy for the user. Today, as much as 20–40% of all waste volumes originated from public or commercial buildings are generated by paper towels. Using regular waste bins, the plastic bags are disposed prematurely, i.e. before the volumetric potential is fully utilized. This gives rise to unnecessarily large quantities of plastic bags getting expended, containing more air than paper towels. Frequent disposal of waste bags results in large costs associated with cleaning and waste management of indoor public areas.

Compax develops a state-of-the-art smart waste compactor (SWC) for paper waste, which will make indoor waste management more efficient, cost-saving and more environmentally friendly. The patent-pending technology of the SWC reduces the volume of paper towel waste up to 10 times, while at the same time collecting valuable information from sensors to be visualized. The SWC will improve both the utilization of volume in the waste bins implying reduced number of plastic bags consumed, and enhance and optimize the working experience for building operators. The compositions of the technological aspects result in a new product that is not present in the market and is at least three times cheaper and four times the weight of existing solutions.

Compax’s target markets comprises three market segments; office buildings, hospitals and educational institutions. Commonly, they all have large building areas, complex logistics and huge quantities of restrooms. Customers usually withhold hundreds to thousands of restrooms which have waste bins that must be emptied one to three times a day. Beside these target markets, other areas with high traffic restrooms such as gas stations, airports, restaurants and bars are considered potential markets in a long-term perspective.
A neural network classifier for notch filter classification of sound-source elevation in a mobile robot

An important aspect of all robotic systems is sensing and there are many sensing modalities used including vision, tactile, olfactory and acoustics to name a few. This paper presents a robotic system for sensing in acoustics, specifically in elevation localization. The model presented is a two-stage model incorporating spectral analysis using artificial pinna and an artificial neural network for classification and elevation estimation. The spectral classifier uses notch filters to analyze changes in attenuation of certain frequencies with elevation. This paper shows how using the spectral output of a signal generated by an artificial pinna can be classified by a feed-forward backpropagation neural network to estimate the elevation of a sound-source.
Neonate Presenting with a Midline Supraumbilical Raphe

A newborn female (2.07 kg, 45.5 cm), who was born at 32 weeks gestation via an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, presented at birth with hypoglycemia and a midline sternal defect. Physical examination revealed an 8-cm supraumbilical linear defect (Fig. 1) with surrounding welldemarcated patchy areas of hypopigmentation on the central chest, chin, and lower lip and focal deeply erythematous macules on the nasal columella and left malar cheek. The neonate received phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia and empiric antibiotics for presumed sepsis due to the exposed tissue from the sternal defect; however, her blood cultures remained negative. Thoracic ultrasonography showed no evidence of ectopia cordis. An echocardiogram revealed a patent foramen ovale with a small patent ductus arteriosus without other defects, and an EKG showed normal sinus rhythm. Over several days of life, she progressively developed prominent and widespread plaque-like facial hemangiomas along the jawline and bilateral malar cheeks, as well as on the left temporal scalp, periocular, and nasal regions (Figs. 2 and 3).
Retour à Combe-Grèze (La Cresse, Aveyron) : nouvelles données sur la néolithisation des Grands Causses

Situé dans une doline sur le Causse Noir, à une dizaine de kilomètres au nord-est de Millau, le petit abri de Combe-Grèze a d’abord été fouillé dans la seconde moitié du xxe siècle, puis a fait l’objet d’un récent retour sur le terrain par les auteurs du présent article. Ce site, occupé à différents moments de l’Holocène, a été largement mobilisé dans les scénarios de néolithisation des arrière-pays. Cependant, les travaux de terrain conduits depuis quelques années à l’extérieur de l’abri et un retour sur les collections anciennes permettent de nuancer nettement les interprétations anciennes, mettant notamment en évidence l’existence de nombreux problèmes de mélanges d’occupations. Ainsi, nous proposons ici une réactualisation des données disponibles concernant ce gisement, notamment pour ce qui concerne la nature des occupations, la chronologie, les productions matérielles issues des différentes occupations, les ressources exploitées et la précision du cadre paléo-environnemental.
A multicentre randomised controlled trial of a carer supervised Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) based self-help for depression in Pakistan

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based self-help has been found to be effective for treating depression and anxiety. There is some evidence to suggest that CBT needs to be culturally adapted for it to be effective in non-Western cultures. CBT is not widely used in low and middle income countries and there is a need to test its effectiveness in different settings and formats, including self-help. We describe a RCT of a Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) based self-help manual in Pakistan. The trial was conducted in psychiatry departments in three cities. Assessments were carried out at baseline and at 12 weeks, using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Bradford somatic Inventory and brief disability Questionnaire. At the end of the trial CaCBT based self-help was found to be effective against care as usual in reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety, as well as somatic symptoms and disability. This study was conducted only in secondary care and required either patient or a carer to be able to read and write. This is the first study outside West of a CBT based self-help intervention for depression. This study highlights the importance of using cost effective interventions in developing world in low intensity formats. Future studies should focus on trying these resources in different settings, like primary care, and with the use of audio/video or multimedia resources to improve compliance in patients with lower literacy.
Zertifizierung von Büromöbeln

Projektziel: die Produktzertifizierung (Konformität mit den Normen EN 527, EN 14073 und EN 16121) soll das Filo Wood Centre auf dem ausländischen Markt ermöglichen und das Erscheinungsbild auf dem Inlandsmarkt erleichtern.
The ancient trades linked to transhumance in the upper Tyrrhenian Sea, between the enhancement of the territory, technological innovation and natural and cultural excellence

This project’s common challenge is to recover the cultural identity of the populations in the transhumance areas of Tuscany, Sardinia and Corsica and avoid the loss of the regional cultural heritage. Its objectives are as follows: supporting and encouraging new economies based on places and trades from the past through the professional training of young people and innovation, which will stimulate the tourism-environment-culture supply chain; bringing back transhumance-related traditions, trades and professions and making them accessible to all, to create professional opportunities for young people (18 years) through training, intercultural/intergenerational exchange and the involvement of local actors; telling the stories of places risking depopulation and disappearing trades linked to the access and responsible use of the land, environmental and cultural heritage. Outcomes: 1. New skills and professions recognised at a transnational level; 2. Development of eco-tourism for young people and locals. The project’s integrated approach considers social, ethical and economic dynamics as inseparable from the environment. Its cardinal principles will be knowledge of the land and its dynamics and the participation of local communities and specific stakeholders. Participation will enhance all project activities and make them sustainable over time within a cross-border perspective. The innovation lies in focusing on the "old" to help young people enter the world of work with non-cognitive and non-formal skills, a bottom-up process and innovative communication and tourism tools.