SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Brilliant researchers impact on growth health and trust in research

The BRIGHT project aims at enhancing the visibility and the image of researchers among the general population in the Tuscany Region, simultaneously with all the European Researchers’ Night (ERN) initiatives. BRIGHT acronym means “Brilliant Researchers Impact on Growth Health and Trust in research”, it has been used in the previous editions of the ERN and is intended to underline the involvement of researchers in the enhancement of common people’s everyday life and their wellbeing. The project is planned for the years 2018 and 2019 and will last, each year, from Friday afternoon till Saturday at noon of the ERN scheduled date. In these “nights” are planned hundreds of entertaining and exciting activities that will involve the main Tuscan cities. The activities will be focused around the general theme of the pioneering activity of the researcher and will address some crucial issues such as migration (European Paths), food and climate, Cultural Heritage (European Year in 2018), The fascination of scientific discovery (What a Wonderful World), Public Health (Health 4 All) and New Technologies. Besides the organization of the nights’ events, BRIGHT will involve the population, and particularly young students of primary and secondary schools, all along the two years, through some citizen science’s project - that will have their public and crucial moments of presentation during the two ER Nights -, and through pre-events disseminated all along the period. This long period involvement is intended to create a strong tie among researchers (who will also attend a course on science communication), young students and general population in order to make researchers more “familiar” and to let people better understand how researchers work and live, and so why trust them.
Socio-Economic Factors as a Criterion for the Classification of Housing Markets in Selected Cities in Poland

Abstract Property prices, including, in particular, residential properties, vary across local markets. For example, according to the National Bank of Poland, in late 2018, the average unit price of an apartment on the secondary market stood at PLN 8,700 in Warsaw, 6,100 in Poznań, 4,800 in Szczecin, and 3,800 in Kielce and Zielona Góra. The level of prices on particular markets is affected by a variety of factors, primarily those of a social and economic nature. Earlier research work on the influence of such factors on the level of apartment prices was carried out on a random basis, and their results were also published in the Real Estate Management and Valuation journals (Kokot 2018). This article presents study results that help deepen and broaden such analyses, seeing as how the research work: – covers a period of 12 years (2006-2018), – proposes and then applies a city wealth synthetic measure (SMZM) in the analyses, – classifies cities according to the criterion of socio-economic factors and of average housing prices, – examines relationships within the groups of cities identified via classification. The obtained results indicate that it is justified to consider the impact of socio-economic factors on housing prices precisely in the context of their appropriate classification. Moreover, they may be an indicative tool of identifying so-called comparable or parallel real property markets.
Functionalised soft robotic gripper for delicate produce harvesting powered by imitation learning-based control

The fresh food industry is highly labour-intensive, with labour costs often contributing up to 50% of overall production costs. Pressure is growing to reduce production costs while facing major labour shortages. So far robotic automation for picking of delicate fresh produce has been impossible mainly due to the complex, contact-rich interactions involved in such tasks.

SoftGrip will deliver an innovative soft gripper solution for the autonomous picking of delicate white button mushrooms cultivated on Dutch shelves. The versatility of the proposed solution will enable the adoption of the technology by other fresh-food industries experiencing similar stringent handling requirements such kiwifruit, grapes, etc.

Towards this goal, our consortium will develop: (a) low-cost, soft robotic grippers having built-in actuation, sensing and embodied intelligence that enable reliable and efficient picking of mushrooms; (b) material synthesis and fabrication techniques that offer precise tuning of mechanical properties, comply with food-safe standards, allow for chemical recycling and offer self-repair properties; (c) a set of accelerated continuum mechanics modelling algorithms that facilitate real-time model-based control schemes, capable of being executed by limited computational resources. (d) advanced learning capabilities of the soft gripper through a learning by imitation framework comprising multi-task and meta-learning techniques, so that SoftGrip can be deployed with minimal programming effort. 

SoftGrip will enable a step change in efficiency, helping mushroom growers cut down on costs by >30% and increase their yields by >20% while also improving job quality in the industry. In the long-term, it will lower the barriers of robotics deployment open up new opportunities for adoption of robotic solutions in the agri-food sector.
Experimental Study of the Cutting Force During Laser-Assisted Machining of Fused Silica Based on Artificial Neural Network and Response Surface Methodology

Laser-assisted machining (LAM) is considered an efficient method for the processing of fused silica. In this study, an analysis model based on artificial neural network (ANN) with Bayesian regularization algorithm (BR) was used to investigate the effects of the machine parameters (rotation speed, feed rate, cutting depth, and pulse duty ratio) on the resultant cutting force during the LAM of fused silica. Its prediction capability was validated experimentally and evaluated quantitatively. The optimal combination of machine parameters corresponding to the minimum resultant cutting force was then studied using the genetic algorithm (GA) coupled with the established ANN model. Moreover, the optimal numerical solution was verified experimentally, and the processing quality under optimal machine parameters was characterized through analyzing the surface morphology and roughness. In addition, the performances of prediction and optimization of ANN model were compared with the model based on response surface methodology (RSM). And the mean absolute error in prediction and the optimal cutting force are reduced by 34.47% and 19.11% respectively, compared to RSM. The results clearly show that the ANN model achieves a better behavior in studying the influence of the machine parameters during the LAM of fused silica.
Efficient SPH simulation of time-domain acoustic wave propagation

Abstract As a Lagrangian meshfree method, smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) can eliminate much of the difficulty in solving acoustic problems in the time domain with deformable boundaries, complex topologies, or those that consist of multiphase systems. However, the optimal value of the computational parameters used in the SPH simulation of acoustics remains unknown. In this paper, acoustic wave equations in Lagrangian form are proposed and solved with the SPH method to compute the two-dimensional sound propagation model of an ideal gas in the time domain. We then assess how the numerical error is influenced by the time step, the smoothing length, and the particle spacing by investigating the interaction effects among the three parameters using Taguchi method with orthogonal array design (OAD) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). On the basis of this assessment, appropriate values for these computational parameters are discussed separately and validated with a two-dimensional computational aeroacoustic (CAA) model. The results demonstrate that the Courant number for the meshless SPH simulation of two-dimensional acoustic waves is proposed to be under 0.4, whereas the ratio of the smoothing length to the particle spacing is between 1.0 and 2.5.
On Producing (the Concept of) Solidarity

In the West/North, there have been two dominant models for understanding community and its associated bonds of solidarity. One is preindustrial and invokes the notion of the village with its ‘organic’ ties of neighborliness and so on. The other is industrial and views community in terms of the shared situation of exploitation that is the basis of the constitution of the industrial working class. Neither model applies any longer in the West/North: in most places the village has become a dormitory suburb, and industrial production has increasingly been deproletarianized. This paper will pose the question of an alternative conception of social solidarity. Indispensable for the formation of community is its ability to function as a center of meaning for its members, and the question of how our new forms of production (informatically driven and globalized) allow these new centers of meaning to be developed. This paper will consider two models for this alternative conception. One is derived from Raymond William...
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRENCHLESS LAYING OF A CABLE OR PIPE IN THE GROUND

The invention proposes a method and devices that can be used in the method for trenchless laying of a cable (1) in the ground (13), in which method vertical multifunction bores (3) are created along a drilling line (4) in the ground (13), via which in the subsequent performance of controlled horizontal drilling (2) the drilling fluid (11) used is drained away and after a protective pipe (12) is drawn into the horizontal bore (2) binding agents (14) are supplied to anchor the protective pipe (12) in the ground (13), followed by drawing the cable (1) into the protective pipe (12) anchored in the ground (13).
Composite integrated photonic platform by femtosecond laser micromachining

The quantum technology revolution promises a transformational impact on the society and economics worldwide. It will enable breakthrough advancements in such diverse fields as secure communications, computing, metrology, and imaging.  Quantum photonics, which recently received an incredible boost by the use of integrated optical circuits, is an excellent technological platform to enable such revolution, as it already plays a relevant role in many of the above applications. However, some major technical roadblocks needs to be overcome. Currently, the various components required for a complete quantum photonic system are produced on very different materials by dedicated fabrication technologies, as no single material is able to fulfil all the requirements for single-photon generation, manipulation, storage and detection. This project proposes a new hybrid approach for integrated quantum photonic systems based on femtosecond laser microfabrication (FLM), enabling the innovative miniaturization of various components on different materials, but with a single tool and with very favourable integration capabilities. 
This project will mainly focus on two major breakthroughs: the first one will be increasing the complexity achievable in the photonic platform and demonstrating unprecedented quantum computation capability; the second one will be the integration in the platform of multiple single-photon quantum memories and their interconnection.
Achievement of these goals will only be possible by taking full advantage of the unique features of FLM, from the possibility to machine very different materials, to the 3D capabilities in waveguide writing and selective material removal.
The successful demonstration and functional validation of this hybrid, integrated photonic platform will represent a significant leap for photonic microsystems in quantum computing and quantum communications.
Ecosystem management based on ecosystem services and human activities: a case study in the Yanhe watershed

With activities that alter the structure and function of the habitat, humans have a direct impact on ecosystems and ecosystem services, i.e., the conditions and processes that sustain human life. In this study, 35 townships in the Yanhe watershed in the Loess Plateau of China were selected. The net primary production (NPP), carbon sequestration and oxygen production (CSOP), water conservation, and soil conservation were the ecosystem services selected and valuated. Human activity was quantified by an integrated human activity index (HAI) based on population density, farmland ratio, and the influence of road networks and residential areas. The NPP, CSOP, and water conservation showed a conspicuous spatial pattern fanning outward from the southwest, while the soil conservation showed an obscure spatial pattern distinguished primarily by the peripheral area surrounding the urbanized areas. Total ecosystem services in the Yanhe watershed demonstrated a decreasing pattern from south to north, and the HAI was in proportion to administrative and economic development. Based on the selected ecosystem services and HAI, we mapped the townships of the Yanhe watershed by cluster analysis, and provided sustainable ecosystem management suggestions, tailored to the social-ecological map.
The Adriatic Port Community

The ports of the Adriatic area represent one of the main gates linking Continental Europe towards Asia and Southern Mediterranean regions and these ports need to increase port efficiency and productivity rates. A real better performance can be achieved by introducing a better organisation of the port operations and smart ICT systems capable to smoothing the interfaces between modes and operators.Another priority area of intervention to achieve a better efficiency appear to be the administrative treatment of ships. The European Commission has expressed in different documents its support to the “single window” systems, in order to manage tasks as the clearance of documents and controls by the relevant administrations. “The improvement of the ship-shore communications, contacts with the previous port of call and port-logistics software involving both public and private stakeholders will allow for the development of port integrated systems.They will improve clearance of goods, better planning, faster transfer to inland transport, reduce pressure on port space, and be a key tool for seafarers, ship, port services and planning” (Communication on a European Ports Policy COM(2007)616). The APC project will develop a system based on the principle of the “Single Window”,namely a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfil all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements.The project aims at improving the effectiveness of the procedures for the clearance of freight flows in port areas, through the design, development and testing of a support instrument for ship arrival and departure, customs clearance and cargo logistic.
Advisory services on innovation of critical parts of nozzle and stopper

The subject of the provision of the service, which will be carried out on the basis of the result of the selection procedure, is an analytical, development, application and advisory activity in the field of innovation in order to ensure functional requirements and service life of nozzle parts and stoppers of the hydroforming press used in the production of two types of products of stainless steel thin-walled U-shaped profiles in the production process of ATTL. a.
Sustainable Freight Transport - Now and Tomorrow

The Alps are a unique region at the heart of Europe, to be protected and remain attractive for its inhabitants. However, they are also a major natural bottleneck, increasingly challenging the dynamic economies in the region and their transport demand. The ever-growing transport across the Alps, in particular freight transport, has over decades led to an environmentally and also economically threatening situation. Projects, initiatives and policies are concerned with this challenge, such as projects in the Alpine Space and also in Central Europe, policies of the Alpine Convention or the Zurich Process.

In particular as regards combined freight transport, “SusFreight” will monitor promising results from former projects and condense them. It will align them with ongoing regional, national, transnational and European policies, respect the overall institutional and policy frameworks and provide recommendations for future policy and action in the field of freight transport.
Maintaining synaptic function for a healthy brain: membrane trafficking and autophagy in neurodegeneration

Neurodegeneration is characterized by misfolded proteins and dysfunctional synapses. Synapses are often located very far away from their cell bodies and they must therefore largely independently cope with the unfolded, dysfunctional proteins that form as a result of synaptic activity and  stress. My hypothesis is that synaptic terminals have adopted specific mechanisms to maintain robustness over their long lives and that these may become disrupted in neurodegenerative diseases. Recent evidence indicates an intriguing relationship between several Parkinson disease genes, synaptic vesicle trafficking and autophagy, providing an excellent entry point to study key molecular mechanisms and interactions in synaptic membrane trafficking and synaptic autophagy. We will use novel genome editing methodologies enabling fast in vivo structure-function studies in fruit flies and we will use differentiated human neurons to assess the conservation of mechanisms across evolution. In a complementary approach I also propose to capitalize on innovative in vitro liposome-based proteome-wide screening methods as well as in vivo genetic screens in fruit flies to find novel membrane-associated machines that mediate synaptic autophagy with the ultimate aim to reveal how these mechanisms regulate the maintenance of synaptic health. Our work not only has the capacity to uncover novel aspects in the regulation of presynaptic autophagy and function, but it will also reveal mechanisms of synaptic dysfunction in models of neuronal demise and open new research lines on mechanisms of synaptic plasticity.
Improve Onboarding Customer Experience and Reduce Airline Ground Staff Efforts Using Wearable

Air transport has now turned out to be one of the prominent method of transport in India. Focused valuing, an ascent in per capita pay and so on are few of the drivers in charge of the development of flying industry in India. Due to in-wrinkle popular and promotion vantages of air travel, air terminal experts and airline companies are putting more endeavors in enhancing passenger experience to make their movement agreeable and critical. Passenger loyalty is key to repeat business. Dissatisfied passenger not only switch brands but also spread their dis-satisfaction. Passenger loyalty frequently relies on your item, administrations, activity and so on. Onboarding passenger in a flight is a successive procedure and every passenger needs to experience this procedure each time. Airline ground staff plays an important part in directing and dealing with every one of these stages. All things considered, onboarding flight is an intricate procedure for some passenger. Airline ground staff put their extraordinary endeavors to help a passenger who is in require, finding a passenger for a minute ago onboarding and so on. Very late scramble for discovering passenger expands their (Airline Ground Staff) function as well as leads burden to the kindred passenger, chance in flight timing delay and so forth. There are multiple factors which contribute to passenger onboarding experience like unable to travel within the airport, first-time traveler, un-familiar airport, language etc. In this paper, we are discussing how can we improve passenger experience in a repeatable way by improving indoor navigation within the airport using technology which might reduce efforts by airport ground staff in finding a last-minute passenger.
Load torque estimation in sensorless PMSM drive using Unscented Kalmana Filter

This paper describes a study and experimental verification of sensorless control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor. There are proposed novel estimation strategy based on the Unscented Kalman Filter, using only the measurement of the motor current for on-line estimation of speed, rotor position and load torque. Information about the load is important for complex drive control systems like robot arm. It is rarely obtained by estimation especially in sensorless systems. Used Kalman filter is an optimal state estimator and is usually applied to a dynamic system that involves a random noise environment. Control structure with Kalman filtering algorithm, in real time requires a very efficient signal processor, adapted to perform complex matrix calculations. Experimental results have been carried out to verify the effectiveness and applicability of the novel proposed estimation technique.
INNOVATIVE HW SW INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED PROCESS EFFICIENCY, ORDER MANAGEMENT AND REAL-TIME DATA EXCHANGE WITH GROUP COMPANIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FUNCTIONS FOR AUTOMATION OF OUTGOING GOODS HANDLING

INNOVATIVE HW SW INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED PROCESS EFFICIENCY, ORDER MANAGEMENT AND REAL-TIME DATA EXCHANGE WITH GROUP COMPANIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FUNCTIONS FOR AUTOMATION OF OUTGOING GOODS HANDLING
Basic Geometries of the New Closed Circuit Wind Tunnel of the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

The existing UPM low speed wind tunnel was usually occupied by students, who carried out their final year projects or postgraduate researches, so that there was hardly free time slot for any additional testing work. Due to this reason, a new wind tunnel project has been started recently. Some basic specifications of the new tunnel have been pre-selected before the project was started, which comprised the following design decisions: a tunnel speed of 50 m/s, a test section area of 1´1 m 2 , and a closed circuit tunnel type. It wouldn’t be difficult to perceive that this pre-selection was made based on some of the trade-off results among the project’s options and constraints. This paper is aimed to present a simple analysis on the design of the new tunnel, focusing only on its basic geometries. Some design decisions that have been made related to its basic geometries are analyzed and reported in this paper. This analysis may be considered as a design verification of the new tunnel or even perhaps be regarded as scientific justification for its existence.