SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Effects of ghrelin on the dyspnea pattern in cachectic COPD: Exploratory analysis of a substudy of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ghrelin treatment

Background: The substudy of the ghrelin treatment, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial demonstrated that ghrelin administration was associated with improved exertional capacity and improvements in ventilatory-cardiac parameters in cachectic COPD patients. To clarify more precisely the dyspnea pattern during exercise, the data from the substudy were analyzed in an exploratory manner. Method: Of 20 cachectic COPD patients who were randomized to pulmonary rehabilitation with intravenous ghrelin (2 mg/kg, n = 10) or placebo (n = 10) twice daily for 3 weeks in the substudy, 17 patients (ghrelin = 9, placebo = 7) could be investigated for the dyspnea break-point on the dyspnea-ratio (%) of delta oxygen uptake (Vo2) (= peak minus resting Vo2) curve. Results: No treatment effect compared with placebo was found in the Borg scale at the dyspnea break-point, or in the plasma lactate level at the lactate break-point. However, a significant treatment effect by ghrelin administration in the percentage of delta Vo2 at the dyspnea break-point (treatment effect -18%, 95% CI -35.9 to -0.0; p = 0.049) was obtained. Similarly, the percentage of delta Vo2 at the lactate break-point was significantly shifted to the early exercise phase compared with placebo (treatment effect -19%, 95% CI -34.1 to -4.2; p = 0.017). Conclusions: Cachectic patients with COPD benefited from ghrelin treatment in terms of shifts to the early exercise phase in the dyspnea break-point and in the lactate threshold during a standardized exercise program. Trial Registration: UMIN, number 00061.
Building an evidence base to support polish women victims of domestic violence in the uk.

This 21 month MSCA Fellowship will develop a vital evidence base for domestic violence services in the UK and Europe to improve reporting and access to support by Polish migrant women in violent relationships. This will be achieved by conducting the first study of domestic violence amongst Polish migrant women living in the UK or indeed in any EU country. 
The research will capture the various factors shaping the domestic violence experiences of Polish women and work of practitioners (specialist domestic violence workers, social workers, police officers). The findings will also enhance conceptual understanding of how migration and transnational factors shape domestic violence. The Fellowship will draw on an inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration between Dr Iwona Zielińska (Researcher), Supervisor Celia Madden – the manager of EDAN Lincs (Host organisation) and an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Lincoln (secondment). This will ensure applied, practice-focused research and training with a 6-month inter-sectoral secondment to the UoL for academic input. The Society & Enterprise route of the MSCA scheme serves best to realise the practice-related aim of the research and to advance Dr Zielińska’s career goal of becoming an expert in translating research evidence to practice settings.
A combination of qualitative methods from media studies, sociology and organizational studies, and the use of online tool NodeXL,will be used to obtain a holistic picture and in-depth knowledge on the problem from various perspectives. The Fellowship will thus generate the first research findings on this important dimension of vulnerability and harm. The findings and recommendations will be widely disseminated and communicated in UK, Poland and other EU countries to improve help services and to raise awareness of the issue.
LIGHT MODULE FOR EMITTING LIGHT AND METHOD FOR EMITTING VISIBLE AND NON-VISIBLE LIGHT

The invention relates to a light module (1). The light module (1) comprises at least preferably at least three laser diodes (2a, 2b, 2c) that emit light in a visible wavelength range, a respective collimation device (3a, 3b, 3c) per laser diode, a beam combination device (4) for combining the emitted light of the individual laser diodes (2a, 2b, 2c), a beam-shaping device (5) for shaping the combined beam, and at least one emitter (6) for generating non-visible light, in particular an IR laser diode. The emitter (6) is arranged in such a way that the emitted non-visible light is not guided through the beam combination device (4) and/or not guide through the beam-shaping device (5).
Laser apparatus, laser irradiation method, manufacturing method for semiconductor device, semiconductor device, production system for semiconductor device using the laser apparatus, and electronic equipment

Provided are a laser apparatus of continuous oscillation that is capable of enhancing the efficiency of substrate processing, a laser irradiation method, and a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device using the laser apparatus. A portion of a semiconductor film that should be left on a substrate after patterning is grasped in accordance with a mask. Then, a portion to be scanned with a laser light is determined so that it is possible to crystallize at least the portion to be obtained through the patterning. Also, a beam spot is made to strike the portion to be scanned. As a result, the semiconductor film is partially crystallized. That is, with the present invention, the laser light is not scanned and irradiated onto the entire surface of a semiconductor film but is scanned so that at least an indispensable portion is crystallized. With the construction described above, it becomes possible to save a time taken to irradiate the laser light onto a portion that will be removed through the patterning after the crystallization of the semiconductor film.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLIZED SALT AND BITTERN WITH A SYSTEM THROUGH THE EVAPORATION PROCESS

A Floating Salt Farm is a system which uses extracted seawater to reliably and regularly produce substantial amounts of crystallized salt and bittern through the evaporation process. The seawater used for the evaporation process of the Floating Salt Farm can be 1) seawater affected by volcanic activities, 2) seawater affected by spring water from thermal springs, and 3) seawater extracted from specific water depths and from specific offshore locations. The crystallized salt and bittern to be produced are affected by placing contents, such as volcanic rocks, inside the evaporator tank with the seawater during the evaporation process.
MEDICAL DEVICES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES AND OTHER INTERNAL PROCEDURES

Minimally invasive surgical devices and related tools are provided. The devices include image acquisition devices and forceps, scissors, clamps, ultrasound probes, lasers, cautery devices, staplers, knives, suturing devices, rivet drivers, ligation devices, aspiration devices, injection devices, biopsy devices, radiotherapy devices; and radioactive emitter loading devices.. Other devices useful for internal procedures in a patient's body or for facilitating such procedures are also provided.
Bringing flexible organic electronics to pilot innovation scale

“Bringing flexible organic electronics to pilot innovation scale” (PI-SCALE) is a highly needed response to bridge the gap which exists today between promising laboratory scale results of highly efficient flexible OLED modules and mass manufacturing of high value-added products. The project will integrate existing European infrastructures into a “European flexible OLED pilot line”, which will operate in an open access mode and serve customers from along the value chain with individual product designs, validation of upscaling concepts, and system-level flexible OLED integration. 

The Consortium will connect the most advanced pilot line facilities with the best material providers and equipment manufacturers, creating a service that will offer substantial numbers of flexible OLEDs that can meet efficiency, durability and cost requirements of end users. Together with end-users for various markets, such as automotive and designer luminaires, PI-SCALE will demonstrate the capabilities of this pilot line doing process optimisation for product demonstrators to enable cost efficient production and facilitate an effective market introduction.  

In addition PI-SCALE will include a number of outreach activities to actively engage and educate interested users and suppliers for flexible OLEDs in interactive product concept development. PI-SCALE will not only support the market acceptance of flexible OLED products, but it will also ensure that prototype ideas from European companies will have the possibility of reaching a semi-industrial scale in a very short time.
Ports Design and Construction Machinery Through 19th Century Atlases

During 19th century, ports and harbours design and construction techniques experienced an exponential growth in the Western countries. The new scientific paradigm brought deep knowledge about wave mechanics, and at the same time the steam technology deployed new machinery to address some of the construction issues troubling European engineers for decades. This paper shows some examples of the new machines and mechanisms developed in 19th century Europe for ports design and construction, with special interest in the École nationale des ponts et chaussées of Paris research. The graphic definition of such machines through engineering atlas volumes is also addressed.
MOUNTING BRACKET FOR A SUN VISOR

An assembly (10) is disclosed for mounting a sun visor (12) to the roof (14) of a motor vehicle. The assembly (10) includes a frame (16), an arm receiver (18), and a spring (20). The frame (16) has an opening (22) therethrough, a plurality of anchors (26) disposed around the perimeter (24) of the frame opening (22) and adapted to engage the roof (14), and a plurality of stop tabs (30) disposed around the perimeter (24) of the frame (16).
Synthesis, characterization and Cr(VI) uptake studies of polypyrrole functionalized chitin

Abstract The present study deals with the in situ synthesis of polypyrrole functionalized chitin (PC) and its application for the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. The prepared PC was characterized using FTIR, XRD, SEM-EDX and TGA techniques. The batch experiments were carried out to examine the adsorption of Cr(VI) ion onto PC as a function of pH, dosage, contact time and initial concentration. The Freundlich isotherm model was fitted well to the equilibrium data and the maximum adsorption capacity obtained by the Langmuir model was found to be 28.92–35.22 mg/g at 303–323 K. Thermodynamic data revealed the spontaneous and endothermic nature of the present sorption process. Kinetic data were well described by the pseudo-second-order model than the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. This study not only offered the simplest way to prepare PC, but also enhanced the sorption capacity of chitin for Cr(VI) removal.
Econometric analyses and indicators on the impact of research and innovation

The project aims: (a) to provide statistical support for the development and update of indicators used by DG RTD to monitor development on science, technology and innovation; (b) to carry out statistical and econometric analysis in order to better understand the nature, needs and determinants of high-growth enterprises, as well as the policy responses and the framework conditions needed to facilitate the growth of companies in innovative sectors; (c) to explore the relationship between inward and outward foreign direct investment flows in R&D and framework conditions such as the tax system/tax incentives (R&D tax incentives in particular); (d) to provide econometric and statistical support on ad-hoc requests by DG RTD on the topics analyzed in this proposal; and (e) to carry out a Counterfactual Impact Evaluation study in order to evaluate the impact of DG RTD research funding schemes on the knowledge basis, innovation activities and economic performance of private enterprises. The project builds on work carried out in the context of the INNOVA MEASURE I (FP7, 2013-14) and INNOVA MEASURE II (H2020, 2015-17) projects.
Impact of heating conditions on the carbon and oxygen isotope composition of calcined bone

Only the inorganic fraction of bone survives the high temperatures reached during cremation, so that it remains the sole material available for isotopic analyses. In order to assess the amount of information that can be extracted from such material, we measured carbon and oxygen isotope ratios in the remaining carbonate fraction of experimentally heated modern bone, and cremated bone from several archaeological sites. The results show that the isotope composition of cremated bone is strongly altered, but some information can nevertheless be extracted. First, we find very little evidence of post-burial alterations on the isotope composition of calcined bone. More importantly, it appears possible to obtain information about the way bodies were burned (with or without fuel, oxygen availability) giving the opportunity to improve our knowledge regarding funerary practices in places and times where cremation was practiced.
Accelerated development of appropriate patient therapies: a sustainable, multi-stakeholder approach from research to treatment-outcomes - sofia ref.: 115890

Progress in the life sciences and related technologies offer great potential for therapeutic benefits to patients in need. However, major adaptations to current paradigms of bringing medicines to patients are required in order to realize that potential and to address important challenges in the healthcare ecosystem.
Against this background, several initiatives are exploring new pathways to market, collectively referred to as Medicines Adaptive Pathways to Patients (MAPPs).
The ADAPT-SMART consortium is aligning a limited number of major stakeholders eager to progress towards MAPPs implementation. It will act as a neutral collaborative platform that will engage industry, SMEs, regulators, Health Technology Assessment bodies (HTAs), payers, governments, clinicians and patients.
The ADAPT-SMART consortium will contribute to align understanding of the impact of MAPPs, to share learnings between all stakeholders, and to allow the field to actively work towards MAPPs implementation.
The impact of the ADAPT-SMART CSA will be a result of the delivery of
• actionable advice/recommendations to IMI on how to best leverage results from past/current projects;
• concrete proposals for future (IMI) projects;
• actionable advice/recommendations and information to other actors in the healthcare environment;
• synthesis of learnings from pilot projects and case studies with relevance to MAPPs;
• communication of CSA outcomes by way of publications and conference presentations.
This CSA will increase the probability of successful implementation of MAPPs and accelerate access to crucial therapies, thus improving the position of both the patients in need of novel treatments and the research-based pharmaceutical industry.
A ROW SEEDER FOR SEEDING GRANULAR SEEDS SUCH AS PADDY OR THE LIKE

A pneumatic wetland paddy row seeder comprising of a distributor head fitted with at least one flow rectifier for distribution of materials attached to a horizontal perforated pipe holding a receptacle at each perforation for further distribution of the said materials to a plurality of hose forming a drill assembly for depositing the said materials into the wet soil.
Polariton assisted white light generation in organic light-emitting diodes

The global lighting market consumes 20 % of total electric power generated, producing an enormous 400 million metric tons of CO2 annually. The need for more efficient light sources has driven the blossoming of light-emitting diode (LED) research and technology. However, inorganic LEDs for solid-state lighting contain rare earth and toxic heavy metal traces that have negative environmental impacts. Recently, organic LEDs (OLEDs) have been introduced as promising general lighting sources. Unlike LEDs, OLEDs can be fabricated using energy-efficient processes and ecological materials. Therefore, the hazards of LEDs can be addressed by shifting to OLED lighting. Currently, the best OLED lamps are limited to 50 lm/W and lifetimes of around 5000 hours. To convince the market to embrace OLED for general lighting, white OLEDs (WOLEDs) need to reach the luminous efficacy and luminance of inorganic white LEDs (100 lm/W, 10000 hours lifespan). 
      In the PLAS-OLED project, to address this need, I propose the fabrication of a novel WOLED architecture. The new idea here is the conversion of monochromatic OLEDs into WOLEDs with polariton modes. Polariton modes are exciton-dressed degenerate states, meaning that polaritons can be utilized to convert a single-color emitting exciton (e.g., green color) to multi-color emission (e.g., blue and red). Moreover, polaritons states have been reported to accelerate emission rates in organic semiconductors, and to induce reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) for harvesting non-radiative triplet excitons or converting slow phosphorescence to fast fluorescence. Thus, polaritons can also increase the luminous efficacy and luminance of WOLEDs. By conducting comprehensive photoluminescence and electroluminescence experiments, I aim to demonstrate that polaritonics is a disruptive technology for converting monochromatic OLED into inexpensive, efficient, stable, and bright WOLEDs.
MAGNETOSPHERIC ACCRETION AND EJECTION OF MATTER IN RESISTIVE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS

The ejection of matter in the close vicinity of a young stellar object is investigated, treating the accretion disk as a gravitationally bound reservoir of matter. By solving the resistive MHD equations in 2D axisymmetry using our version of the Zeus-3D code with newly implemented resistivity, we study the effect of magnetic diffusivity in the magnetospheric accretion-ejection mechanism. Physical resistivity was included in the whole computational domain so that reconnection is enabled by the physical as well as the numerical resistivity. We show, for the first time, that quasi-stationary fast ejecta of matter, which we call {\em micro-ejections}, of small mass and angular momentum fluxes, can be launched from a purely resistive magnetosphere. They are produced by a combination of pressure gradient and magnetic forces, in presence of ongoing magnetic reconnection along the boundary layer between the star and the disk, where a current sheet is formed. Mass flux of micro-ejection increases with increasing magnetic field strength and stellar rotation rate, and is not dependent on the disk to corona density ratio and amount of resistivity.
COATED COLORED MEDICAL DEVICES

The present invention provides, in some embodiments, a medical securement device such as sutures, yarns, meshes, filaments, tapes, knits, and composite braids made from fiber materials like UHMWPE which are coated in whole or in part with a colored coating solution. This invention provides surgeons with improved recognition of suture ends in surgery by construction of sutures with ends having different colors. Additionally, the invention provides surgeons with a means for color coding or marking of medical devices for proper recognition of various devices used in surgery for particular tasks and surgical procedures.
Thiophene-Inserted Aryl-Dicyanovinyl Compounds: The Second Generation of Fluorescent Molecular Rotors with Significantly Redshifted Emission and Large Stokes Shift

Fluorescent molecular rotors can be used as molecular sensors for the viscosity of a microenvironment. However, these molecular rotors are limited to 9-(dicyanovinyl)julolidine (DCVJ) and a few derivatives. Furthermore, these traditional rotors show short absorption/emission wavelengths and small Stokes shifts. To address these drawbacks, we have developed a small library of new molecular rotors for viscosity sensing, prepared by incorporating a thiophene unit into the conventional fluorescent molecular rotors with the aim of accessing molecular rotors with redshifted excitation/emission wavelengths and larger Stokes shifts compared with the known rotors. The new rotors show substantially improved photophysical properties. For example, rotor 4 shows absorption/emission wavelengths of 559/697 nm, respectively, and a very large Stokes shift of 138 nm compared with the absorption/emission wavelengths (465/503 nm) and very small Stokes shift (38 nm) of the traditional fluorescent molecular rotor DCVJ. The photophysical properties of the rotors were rationalized by DFT calculations.
Best markets for the exploitation of innovative sustainable food packaging solutions

Mypack general objective is to help sustainable food packaging technologies to reach or to extend their market. It will provide general guidelines to select the best market for a new technology and to ensure the best commercial development, through (i) the best environmental efficiency (direct impacts of packaging, food waste impacts, optimized recycling composting combusting end life, preserved consumer health), (ii) the best consumer acceptability, and (iii) an optimized industrial feasibility.
In order to do so, 3 ambitious SMART key objectives with associated KPIs will be considered during the Mypack project to promote the commercial development of:
- Biodegradable and compostable packaging.
- Packaging from renewable resources.
- Elaborated (high barrier and active) packaging technologies.
 Barriers and challenges are clearly identified and solutions to overcome them are presented.
7 innovative sustainable food packaging solutions are considered of which 5 will be developed and exploited. The sustainable food packaging state of the art is comprehensively described and it is made clear how Mypack solutions will extend beyond it.
Appropriate measures, in line with the work program, were selected to maximize the impact of the project.
Mypack project targets the scope of the call throughout this proposal and is thus fully in line with the call objectives. A convincing exploitation plan is presented in the form of 7 work packages, 5 of which are technical in nature. Appropriate milestones and risks are considered in order to complete the project objectives in the due time.
The Mypack consortium is composed of 18 partners, covering the academic, scientific and industrial world, including SMEs. Major stakeholders have provided letters of intent, showing their interest in the Mypack approach which will have essential impact in order to define the best markets for the exploitation of innovative sustainable food packaging solutions.
Mucus extravasation and retention phenomena: a 24-year study

Abstract Background Mucoceles are benign lesions related to the minor salivary glands and their respective ducts frequently affecting oral structures which are generally asymptomatic. Mucoceles are generally characterized by swollen nodular lesions preferentially located on the lower lip and differ from the so-called ranulas, which are lesions located on the floor of the mouth and related to the sublingual or submandibular glands. Methods The objective of the present study was to analyze data such as age, gender, race and site of the lesion of 173 mucocele cases diagnosed at the Discipline of Stomatology, São José dos Campos Dental School, UNESP, over a period of 24 years (April 1980 to February 2003). Results Of the 173 cases analyzed, 104 (60.12%) were females and 69 (39.88%) were males. Age ranged from 4 to 70 years (mean ± SD: 17 ± 9.53) and most patients were in the second decade of life (n = 86, 49.42%); white (n = 124, 71.68%). The lower lip was the site most frequently affected by the lesions (n = 135, 78.03%), whereas the lowest prevalence was observed for the soft palate, buccal mucosa, and lingual frenum. Conclusion In this study, mucoceles predominated in white female subjects in the second decade of life, with the lower lip being the most frequently affected site.