jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Almodóvar and la movida in El Ministerio del Tiempo : Queering or Pinkwashing the Spanish Democratic Transition?

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

ABSTRACT: This article examines the fictional renderings of Pedro Almódovar and la movida in the Spanish TV series El Ministerio del Tiempo (2015–2020). First, I analyze how El Ministerio champions the democratic transition as a period that set the foundations for a modern pluralistic Spain. Then, I examine how the series incorporates Almodóvar's Laberinto de pasiones (1982) into its story as a means of stressing the vital contribution of the underground scene to the renewal of post-Franco culture. I focus on El Ministerio 's portrayal of drag performances and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, highlighting the restaging of one of Almodóvar's earliest and most daring films, and thus showing how the series adjusts an emblematic example of counterculture to hegemonic accounts of the transition. Ultimately, I argue that El Ministerio assimilates sexual diversity and counterculture into a teleological rereading of Spanish history that celebrates the transition as the ultimate stage of individual freedom and national reconciliation. Abstract: This article examines the fictional renderings of Pedro Almódovar and la Movida in the Spanish TV series El Ministerio del Tiempo (2015–2020). First, I analyze how El Ministerio draws upon time travel and speculative fiction to champion the democratic transition as a period that set the foundations for a modern pluralistic Spain. Then, I examine how the series incorporates Almodóvar's Laberinto de pasiones (1982) into its story, recreating its narrative and aesthetic cues as a means of stressing the vital contribution of the underground scene to the post-Franco cultural renovation. I particularly focus on El Ministerio 's portrayal of drag performances and the HIV/AIDS epidemic, highlighting that it restages one of Almodóvar's earliest and most daring films through the lens of his later canonization as the quintessential Spanish auteur. In this way, I show that the series adjusts an emblematic example of counterculture to hegemonic accounts of the transition, realigning Laberinto with the goal of institutionalizing democratic culture and consolidating the nowadays much-questioned logic of consensus that guided state cultural policies during the 1980s. Ultimately, I argue that El Ministerio reintegrates sexual diversity and counterculture into a teleological rereading of Spanish history that celebrates the transition as the ultimate stage of individual freedom and national reconciliation.
ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF THE QUADRICEPS MUSCLE IN ELDERLY WOMEN

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Anthropometrical and qualitative ultrasonographic assessment of the quadriceps muscle (vastus lateralis) in thirty elderly women was done before and after a physical training program to develop muscle strength for eighteen weeks. Statistical comparison in different assessment parameters showed that there was no statistical significant difference (p > 0.05) in body weight, thigh girth and cross sectional area of the quadriceps before and after the physical training program. But there was a statistical significant difference (p < 0.05) as regards thigh subcutaneous fat and muscle thickness. INTRODUCITON In adults, the volume of the quadriceps femoris muscle decreases with age, whereas the impact of increasing age on the size of other extrimity muscles was hardly studied. Age related muscle atrophy is a general phenomenon and is accompanied with an increase in subcutaneous fat (Sipila & Suominen, 1993 and Reimers et al., 1998). Ultrasound scanning is advantageous as compared to other medical imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT), because it is nonionizing in nature and thus it is used for longtudinal studies in which several measurements are to be performed. Ultrasound scanners are also less expensive when compared to CT and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (Sipila and Suominen, 1996). Ultrasound scanner enables examination of soft tissue composition, bone quality and bone mass. Specifically it can measure the cross-sectional
Estimation of Performance of Absorption/Desorption System for Regenerating Waste Water From Industrial Process

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

More reduction in energy consumption is requested to the industrial processes. In particular, large quantity of waste water at low temperature is released from chemical and steel processes. In this study, adsorption/desorption process of zeolite and water pair were selected to generate steam from water at low temperature. Contacting water liquid and zeolite directly, adsorption heat released from zeolite makes excess water evaporate. Basic experiments for adsorption/desorption process were carried out. First of all, adsorbents with different type were tested to find the candidate of the proposed system, and then suitable adsorbent was selected. From the basic adsorption experiment, generation of steam from the water liquid was confirmed by the proposed system. In the desorption process, hot dry gas was introduced to the adsorbent. The effect of gas temperature and its flow rate was investigated. The performance of the system was theoretically investigated based on overall heat and mass balances. As a result, the ratio of enthalpy of recovered steam of 140°C to input waste water of 80°C was around 6 when adsorption process was only considered. On the other hand, the ratio was 0.57 when waste heat was utilized for the desorption process. However if waste heat such as exhaust gas can be utilized for the desorption process, the ratio, that is, the efficiency would increase.
Performance Comparison of MLSE and Iterative Equalization in FEC Systems for PMD Channels With Respect to Implementation Complexity

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Advanced electronic signal processing for high-bit-rate lightwave systems has become available recently. Adaptive receiver concepts are proposed to mitigate dynamic changes in the optical channel response. In particular, two different approaches are under discussion: independent equalization and decoding, e.g., by maximum-likelihood sequence estimation followed by a separate error-correction decoder, and a combined approach by iterative decoding of the channel correlations and the error-correction code. The authors compare the two concepts with respect to their mitigation capabilities in the presence of polarization mode dispersion. Special attention is paid to hardware implementation aspects, since the application of the concepts is severely limited by memory and signal processing requirements
Does financial statement comparability mitigate corporate frauds in an emerging market? Evidence from China

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

In this paper, we empirically examine whether financial statement comparability mitigates corporate fraud in China. Using the FSC measure proposed by De Franco, Kothari and Verdi (2011), we find that firms with greater comparability are less likely to commit frauds, either accounting – or non-accounting-related frauds. Further tests confirm that regulators can more quickly detect the fraudulent activities of accused firms if their financial statements are more comparable with those of their same-industry peers. Cross-sectional analyses show that the negative relationship between FSC and fraud incidence is more pronounced for firms with lower institutional ownership, and for those operating in regions with more developed markets. Overall, our study provides evidence for the benefits of peer comparisons in the fraud context, and has implications for investors, regulators, and standard setters.
Michelia alba DC (Botany, benefits and its essential oils)

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Michelia alba (Magnolioceae) has been used as a source of essential oils and traditional medicine. This study aims to explain the botany, utilization, bioactivity and essential oil of M. alba. The research was conducted with literature studies obtained from Google Scholar using the keywords M. alba, M. alba bioactivity and M. alba essential oil. The results obtained are synthesized so that they are explained comprehensively about the botany, utilization, bioactivity and M. alba essential oil. In traditional medicine it is used to treat fever, syphilis, gonorrhea and malaria, bronchitis, prostatitis, malaria, and cancer. The bioactivities of M. alba such as: anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-cancer and skin whitening. Almost all M. alba organs produce essential oils, but the levels and types vary from one organ to another. The main essential oils in M. alba are linalool, α-terpineol, phenylethyl alcohol, β-pinene, and geraniol. M. alba essential oil has great potential for the pharmaceutical and beauty industry, especially as a skin whitener. The bioactivity of M. alba as a skin whitener is related to its activity as an inhibitor of the tyrosinase enzyme.
A scheme for compiling GHC to prolog using freeze

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

By using the metapredicate freeze, object-oriented programming and process simulation can, for several problems, be done directly in Prolog; although, this is a tiresome and untidy chore. Committed choice languages, on the other hand, provide an elegant syntax for these types of programs. A scheme is given for compiling Guarded Horn Clauses into sequential Prolog, using Prolog's own scheduling principle. Synchronization is implemented using freeze, thereby avoiding busy wait. This proves that Prolog, including freeze, gives enough strength to cover a wide range of object-oriented programming problems, without redefining unification or defining a non-depth-first execution system on top of Prolog. The report presents two versions of the idea: one for flat GHC and one for full GHC. For the flat GHC version, a compiler has been developed and found to give satsfactory behavior.
Control Experiments with some Fungicides for the White Root Rot of Tea (Rosellinia necatrix (HART.) BERL.)

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

1. Soil sterilization was carried out using 3 fungicides in tea field where white root rot of tea was occurring.Chloropicrin (applied 20 ml. per (50cm.)2 of the field) showed an excellent controlling power of the disease, but other two organomercuric fungicides did not show any effectiveness.2. Growth of mycelium from diseased tea roots was nearly inhibited when the roots were dipped in the solutions of two organomercuric fungicides for 10-30 minutes.No inhibitory effect on the growth of mycelium was found when the fungicides were applied in the soil in which the roots were buried.3. In fields and pots, the fungicides were applied in soil in which diseased tea roots were buried. The fungicidal effect on the fungus in diseased tea root was examined in two ways: one was the examination of the growth of myceliumfrom the treated tea roots and the other was inoculation test with the roots against tea seedlings.In pot test, chloropicrin and "Dorokurô"ru" (chloropicrin 80%) inhibited the growth of mycelium from the diseased roots completely, but a slight disease was occurred only when applied with 4 ml. of "Dorokurôru" per pot (diam. 30 cm.).In field test, no fungicides inhibited growth of mycelium completely, but the disease occurrence was very slight in chloropicrin treatment [applied 3 or 6 ml. per (50cm.)2 of the field]4. From the results of these control experiments, chloropicrin was found to be practically available for the control of white root rot of tea."Dorokuroru" was inferior in the fungicidal effect to that of chloropicrin.Any controlling power of organo-mercuric fungicides was not expected in the practical use.
Unsupervised Welding Defect Detection Using Audio And Video

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In this work we explore the application of AI to robotic welding. Robotic welding is a widely used technology in many industries, but robots currently do not have the capability to detect welding defects which get introduced due to various reasons in the welding process. We describe how deep-learning methods can be applied to detect weld defects in real-time by recording the welding process with microphones and a camera. Our findings are based on a large database with more than 4000 welding samples we collected which covers different weld types, materials and various defect categories. All deep learning models are trained in an unsupervised fashion because the space of possible defects is large and the defects in our data may contain biases. We demonstrate that a reliable real-time detection of most categories of weld defects is feasible both from audio and video, with improvements achieved by combining both modalities. Specifically, the multi-modal approach achieves an average Area-under-ROC-Curve (AUC) of 0.92 over all eleven defect types in our data. We conclude the paper with an analysis of the results by defect type and a discussion of future work.
DEBELA: investigations on potential detect-before-launch technologies

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Advanced missile seeker technologies and missile propulsion systems with reduced electrooptical signatures constitute a serious threat to military platforms. Seekers using multiple spectral bands may be hard to jam using current countermeasure systems. Imaging seekers may have adaptive tracking algorithms to suppress the effect of current countermeasure strategies. Furthermore, countermeasures can only be used if a threat has been declared. Low-signature propellants in combination with the missile seen in head-on angle, where a bigger portion of the missile plume is shielded by the missile body, will make it extremely hard to detect the missile with current warning sensor systems. We report on the objectives and the status of the EDA CAT B project DEBELA (Detect Before Launch), which tries to address this threat, and which looked into potential technologies for future self-protection systems. The project focusses on within visual range threats and electrooptical sensors only. Candidate-technologies have been identified and tested in a field experiment on the premises of the Bundeswehr Technical Center (WTD 52) in Oberjettenberg, Germany.
Requirements engineering and program synthesis: mutually exclusive or synergistic?

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

There has often been a clash within the formal methods community between early life-cycle proponents, such as the requirements engineering community, and late life-cycle proponents, such as the program synthesis community. This paper first characterizes these positions and their underlying assumptions, and then exposes a common set of problems and approaches. The paper then proposes an integrated life-cycle framework and expounds on its potential benefits. Technical challenges to achieving this integrated life-cycle framework are described, as well as some preliminary work towards that goal.
Monsoon Economies

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

How interventions to mitigate climate-caused poverty and inequality in India came at a cost to environmental sustainability. In the monsoon regions of South Asia, the rainy season sustains life but brings with it the threat of floods, followed by a long stretch of the year when little gainful work is possible and the threat of famine looms. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a series of interventions by Indian governments and other actors mitigated these conditions, enabling agricultural growth, encouraging urbanization, and bringing about a permanent decrease in death rates. But these actions—largely efforts to ensure wider access to water—came at a cost to environmental sustainability. In Monsoon Economies, Tirthankar Roy explores the interaction between the environment and the economy in the emergence of modern India. Roy argues that the tropical monsoon climate makes economic and population growth contingent on water security. But in a water-scarce world, the means used to increase water security not only created environmental stresses but also made political conflict more likely. Roy investigates famine relief, the framing of a seasonal “water famine,” and the concept of public trust in water; the political movements that challenged socially sanctioned forms of deprivation; water as a public good; water quality in cities; the shift from impounding river water in dams and reservoirs to exploring groundwater; the seasonality of a monsoon economy; and economic lessons from India for a world facing environmental degradation.
Pyridoxine Deficiency Exacerbates Neuronal Damage after Ischemia by Increasing Oxidative Stress and Reduces Proliferating Cells and Neuroblasts in the Gerbil Hippocampus

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

We investigated the effects of pyridoxine deficiency on ischemic neuronal death in the hippocampus of gerbil (n = 5 per group). Serum pyridoxal 5′-phosphate levels were significantly decreased in Pyridoxine-deficient diet (PDD)-fed gerbils, while homocysteine levels were significantly increased in sham- and ischemia-operated gerbils. PDD-fed gerbil showed a reduction in neuronal nuclei (NeuN)-immunoreactive neurons in the medial part of the hippocampal CA1 region three days after. Reactive astrocytosis and microgliosis were found in PDD-fed gerbils, and transient ischemia caused the aggregation of activated microglia in the stratum pyramidale three days after ischemia. Lipid peroxidation was prominently increased in the hippocampus and was significantly higher in PDD-fed gerbils than in Control diet (CD)-fed gerbils after ischemia. In contrast, pyridoxine deficiency decreased the proliferating cells and neuroblasts in the dentate gyrus in sham- and ischemia-operated gerbils. Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels also significantly decreased in PDD-fed gerbils sham 24 h after ischemia. These results suggest that pyridoxine deficiency accelerates neuronal death by increasing serum homocysteine levels and lipid peroxidation, and by decreasing Nrf2 levels in the hippocampus. Additionally, it reduces the regenerated potentials in hippocampus by decreasing BDNF levels. Collectively, pyridoxine is an essential element in modulating cell death and hippocampal neurogenesis after ischemia.
Skin tolerance and effectiveness of two hand decontamination procedures in everyday hospital use

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Background Hand decontamination is crucial to control nosocomial infections. The utility of hand decontamination is related not only to its antimicrobial effectiveness, but also to its acceptability by hospital staff. Objectives We aimed to assess skin tolerance and antimicrobial effects of two widely accepted hand hygiene measures under in‐use conditions. Methods Fifty‐two nurses were randomly assigned for an 8‐day period to either an alcohol‐based disinfectant or a hand wash with a non‐antiseptic soap. At baseline and at the end of the test period, microbiological hand samples were obtained both before and after a hand hygiene procedure, and skin tolerance was assessed using clinical scores and measurement of transepidermal water loss. Results Self‐assessment of skin condition and grade of skin damage worsened significantly more in the group using soap than in the group using alcoholic disinfectant (P = 0·004 and P = 0·01, respectively). The alcohol‐based rinse was significantly more effective than liquid soap in removing transient contaminant micro‐organisms (P = 0·016). Twenty of 50 hand washes with non‐antiseptic soap apparently resulted in bacterial contamination of the hands. At the end of the study, the total bacterial count increased with the increasing number of hand washes in the soap group (P = 0·003), and with the degree of skin damage (P = 0·005) in the antiseptic group. Conclusions In everyday hospital practice, alcohol‐based disinfectant is more effective and better tolerated than non‐antiseptic soap; soap is at risk of spreading contamination; and skin comfort strongly influences the number and the quality of hand hygiene procedures.
THE NEARCTIC SPECIES OF THE GENUS CEPHENEMYIA (DIPTERA, OESTRIDAE)

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The adults and larvae of the North American species of Cephenemyia are described. (1) C. apicata n. sp., with a western distribution; larvae in Odocoileus hemionus. (2) C. jellisoni Townsend, with a northwestern distribution; larvae in O. hemionus, Odoicoileus virginianus, Alces americana, Cervus canadensis. (3) C. phobifera (Clark), with a northeastern distribution; larvae in O. virginianus, A. americana. (4) C. pratti Hunter, with a southwestern distribution; larvae in O. hemionus, O. virginianus. (5) C. trompe (Modeer) with a northern distribution; larvae in Rangifer spp., O. hemionus.
Reward interacts with modality shift to reduce cross-modal conflict

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Previous studies have shown that reward can enhance cognitive control and reduce conflict in visual processing. Here we investigate (a) whether and how reward influences cross-modal conflict control and (b) how the shift of attention across modalities modulates the effect of reward on cross-modal conflict control. In four experiments, a cue indicating the reward availability of a given trial (reward vs. no reward) was presented prior to a target. The target was either a visual or an auditory letter, which was accompanied by a distracting letter from the other modality. The identity of the distracting letter was either the same as or different from the identity of the target letter (congruent vs. incongruent). When the cue modality was constant (Experiment 1) or changed across different experimental blocks (Experiment 3), the interference effect (i.e., the response time difference between incongruent and congruent trials) was smaller following a reward cue than a no-reward cue, suggesting that reward can reduce cross-modal conflict. In contrast, when the cue modality was changed trial-by-trial in an unpredictable way (Experiments 2 and 4), reward reduced cross-modal conflict only when the cue and the target were from different modalities and had a long stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) between them but not when they shared the same modality or had a short SOA between them. These results suggest that reward can facilitate cross-modal conflict resolution, and this effect may critically depend on both the preparatory state between the cue and the target and timing to initiate cognitive control.
Extension of Shelf Life of Curd – An Indian FermentedMilk by Using a New Isolate of Brevibacillus Brevis Strainas Starter Culture

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Brevibacillus brevis MMB 12 a new isolated bacteria from curd, was found to set curd within 5 hours of incubation at
temperature of 420C and showed a good shelf life, with thick invertible consistency up to 192 hours (8 days) of
fermentation at ambient conditions. Curd was prepared by inoculating Brevibacillus brevis MMB 12 strain at 5% level
and incubated at temperature of 420C for 5 hours. The prepared curd was kept at ambient conditions which ranged from
16…240C throughout the period of experimentation i.e. 8 days. Microbial count ranged between 3.50 ·1010 CFU/ml to
2.9·109 CFU/ml and the acidity increased from 0.58 to 0.66 % during storage. Curd controled fermentation with a
selected strain Brevibacillus brevis MMB 12 depicted low acidity compared to the curd inoculated with Lactobacillus
delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus which was taken as control sample. Mixed curd produced using Brevibacillus brevis
MMB 12 and Lb. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus curd in 1:1 ratio (v/v) had a shelf life of 72 hours. Flavour, colour,
cutting quality and acidity (sourness) were assessed for sensory qualities by 6 specialised trained panelists. Sensory
attributes like cutting quality and taste of Brevibacillus brevis MMB 12 inoculated curd was rated higher than the other
curds. Whereas for colour and flavour the control sample was rated better than Brevibacillus brevis MMB 12 inoculated
curd.