Sine integral and hyperbolic tangent.

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Why does $\operatorname{Si}(x)$ resemble $\tanh(x)(1+\frac{\sin x}{x})$? How are both functions related? What is the simplest function that produces such a shape? What are the uses of such a function, and where does it arise naturally? Can such a function be used as an activation function in neural nets?