SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Circuit and synaptic plasticity mechanisms of approach and avoidance social behavior.

Social behavior is defined as any modality of communication and interaction between two or more conspecifics. These behaviors, which include affiliative and antagonistic interactions, are exhibited by all sexually reproducing species, they are characterized by high-level complexity of communication through multiple sensory modalities and they are essential for survival. Humans and other animals living in groups continuously experience situations in which they need to select appropriate behavioral responses upon exposure to conspecifics. At the very basis of this social behavior, an individual needs to decide for example whether to approach (positive or appetitive) or avoid (negative or aversive) other individuals. Here, using mice, we will investigate the brain circuits and synaptic mechanisms involved in conspecific approach and avoidance behavior. The Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) is a key region of the mesocorticolimbic circuits for evaluating appetitive and aversive information. Recent studies have revealed the importance of NAc in social behavior, but which neurons within this structure are relevant and how they contribute to conspecific interaction is largely unknown. We hypothesize that different populations of neurons within the NAc orchestrate and integrate different types of socially relevant information to initiate the appropriate behavioral response. Using in vivo and ex vivo recordings and circuit-specific optogenetic manipulations in specific social interaction conditions, we will investigate how the NAc integrates information about conspecifics and how it incorporates learned associations to initiate conspecific approach or avoidance.  This study will thus identify and functionally characterize the circuit and synaptic mechanisms controlling socially appetitive and aversive stimuli, and hence pave the way for a causal understanding of the processes underlying disruption of complex social behaviors in psychiatric disorders.
Use of Environmental Intelligence for Green ICT in the Manufacturing Sector

The ICT industry has a very significant part to play in reducing carbon footprints. This is so because ICT is an integral part of business and, hence, has a direct correlation to overall greenhouse gas emissions by businesses. This paper explains how Green ICT can be used by organizations to reduce their carbon footprints and conduct their business in sustainable manner. The reduction of energy consumption, reduction of carbon footprints is termed as Environmental Intelligence. This research paper presents EI as a means to green usage of ICT, green procurement of ICT, green disposal of ICT and green data centres. The study was primarily based in the manufacturing business domain of organizations in Vadodara in India. This study employed the ordinal logistic regression to understand the impact of Green ICT on the collaborative business.
Pathogen inactivation/reduction of platelet concentrates: turning theory into practice

Background Pathogen reduction technology (PRT) has been proven to reduce the residual risk of transmission of infectious agents. Reduction of various contaminating bacteriae, viruses and parasites by few to several log steps and efficiency to prevent GVHD has been shown. Aim To evaluate and compare advantages and disadvantages of PRT available for practical application in platelets. Materials and Methods PRT for the treatment of platelets is currently offered by two formats: Amotosalen (INTERCEPT, Cerus, Concord, CA, USA) and vitamin B2 (Mirasol, Caridian, Denver, USA). Results from different studies and our own experiences with the two techniques are compared and discussed. Results and Discussion For both technologies, different groups of investigators have shown acceptable in-vitro results with respect to functional and storage data for platelets stored for up to 5 days after production and before transfusion. Initial clinical studies showed no inferiority of the treated platelets in comparison to untreated controls in thrombocytopenic patients. However for both techniques a tendency towards lower CCI has been reported, which may be more pronounced in the platelets treated with the Intercept process. For introduction of PRT many countries require not only CE mark but licensing with the respective authorities since treatment for pathogen reduction is regarded as creating a 'new' blood product. With respect to a platelet loss during pathogen reduction it seems recommendable to increase the lower limit of platelet content of the product to 2.5 × 1011. Particularly for the Intercept system, where a considerable amount of platelets is lost in the purification of the product from Amotosalen, a change in the production process to increase the platelet yield may be necessary. Data from our group show a tendency for improved functional and storage parameters for platelets treated with the Mirasol process. Compared to conventional manufacturing of platelets by apheresis or pooling of buffy coats, pathogen reduction requires additional labour, space, and quality control. Shelf life of platelets is limited in most countries because of the risk of bacterial contamination (in Germany presently to 4 days). A prolongation to 5 or more days after pathogen reduction seems feasible but remains a topic for future studies. Conclusion Results of in vitro and clinical studies of pathogen reduced platelets are promising. Larger clinical trials will help to determine whether PRT proves to be beneficial (reduction of transmission of infections, less alloimmunisation) and overall cost effective (bearing in mind that additional costs may be compensated for by omission of gamma irradiation and potential longer shelf life).
SHEET SUPPLYING APPARATUS

The apparatus (30) comprises sheet containing means (50) for stacking and supporting sheets (P), and sheet supplying means (37) for feeding out the sheet (P1) contained in the sheet containing means (50) by applying a feeding force to the sheet (P1). Sheet containing means (50) includes a shiftable intermediate plate (56) on which the sheets (P) are stacked and a plurality of pressurizing means (59,60) for biasing the intermediate plate (56) toward the sheet supplying means (37) to urge the sheets (P) stacked on the intermediate plate (56) against the sheet supplying means (37), and each of the pressurizing means (59,60) being selected in response to the used amount of the sheets (P) stacked on the intermediate plate (56) to apply a biasing force to the intermediate plate (56).
Politiques de gestion d'énergie et de température dans les systèmes informatiques

Nowadays, the enegy consumption and the heat dissipation of computing environments have emerged as crucial issues. Indeed, large data centers consume as muse electricity as a city while modern processors attain high temperatures degrading their performance and decreasing their reliability.. In this thesis, we study various energy and temperature aware scheduling problems and we focus on their complexity and approximability. A dominant technique for saving energy is by prosper scheduling of the jobs through the operating system combined with appropriate scaling of the processor's speed. This technique is referred to as speed scaling in the literature and its theoretical study was initiated by Yao, Demers and Shenker (FOCS'1995). In order to manage the thermal behavior of a computing device, we adaopt the approach of Chrobak, Durr, Hurand and Robert (AAIM'2008). The main assumption is that some jobs are more CPU intensive than others and more heat is generated during their execution. Moreover, the cooling of a computing device occurs by introducing appropriate idle periods.
Securing Passwords Beyond Human Capabilities with a Wearable Neuro-Device

The election of strong passwords is a challenging task for humans that could undermine the secure online subscription to services in mobile applications. Composition rules and dictionaries help to choose stronger passwords, although at the cost of the easiness to memorize them. When high-performance computers are not available, such as in mobile scenarios, the problem is even worse because mobile devices typically lack good enough entropy sources. Then, the goal is to obtain strong passwords with the best efficiency in terms of level of entropy per character unit. In this study, we propose the use neuro-activity as source of entropy for the efficient generation of strong passwords. In our experiment we used the NIST test suite to compare binary random sequences extracted from neuro-activity by means of a mobile brain-computer interface with (i) strong passwords manually generated with restrictions based on dictionary and composition rules and (ii) passwords generated automatically by a mathematical software running on a work station. The results showed that random sequences based on neuro-activity were much more suitable for the generation of strong passwords than those generated by humans and were as strong as those generated by a computer. Also, the rate at which random bits were generated by neuro-activity (4 Kbps) was much faster than the passwords manually generated. Thus, just a very small fraction of the time and cognitive workload caused to manually generate a password has enough entropy for the generation of stronger, shorter and easier to remember passwords. We conclude that in either mobile scenarios or when good enough entropy sources are not available the use of neuro-activity is an efficient option for the generation of strong passwords.
The energy renovation journey

The reduction of energy use in existing buildings through energy renovations is required to reach the energy efficiency goals in Denmark. To facilitate the adoption of technologies for extensive energy renovations, there is a need to understand how these take place and what influences the process. In this paper, we open the 'black box' of what actually happens when actors engage in the adoption of energy renovation technologies and the necessity of trust between the actors. In the case study of an energy renovation project of hotel facilities, we analyse the journey from having the intention to implement extensive energy renovation measures to actually implementing a solution. For extensive energy renovations, the process is not associated with a radical technological development. It is complex owing to the number of actors involved and the complexity in the socio-technical interactions between them.
Évolution de l’activité physique quotidienne de l’adolescence à l’âge adulte : l’étude BELINDA

La transition de l’adolescence à l’âge adulte comprend plusieurs changements majeurs, notamment l’indépendance, le statut scolaire et professionnel, les nouveaux centres d’intérêts et rôles sociaux. Elle est associée à une modification des habitudes de vie, notamment l’activité physique (AP) qui est un des déterminants importants de la santé tout au long de la vie. L’objectif était d’évaluer l’évolution des profils d’AP entre l’adolescence et l’âge jeune adulte. Les adolescents européens âgés de 12,5 à 17,4 ans au moment de leur inclusion dans l’étude HELENA ont été invités à participer à une étude de suivi (BELINDA : Better Life By Nutrition During Adulthood ), 10 ans plus tard. Pour cette étude de suivi, 4 villes européennes ont participé : Gand (Belgique), Lille (France), Rome (Italie) et Saragosse (Espagne). Les profils d’AP étaient mesurés avec un accéléromètre pendant 7 jours. Pour cette évaluation, 141 jeunes adultes (65 hommes) âgés de 25,0 ± 1,4 ans avaient des données de mesure d’AP valides à la fois à l’adolescence et à l’âge adulte. Les interactions entre les changements de profil d’AP et le sexe, le statut pondéral et le niveau d’éducation de la mère ont été analysées. Entre l’adolescence et l’âge adulte, les temps passés dans des niveaux d’AP sédentaire (SED), léger (LPA) et modéré (MPA) ont augmenté de 39,1 (53 %), et 6,6 (19,5 %) min/jour alors que le temps passé en AP d’intensité vigoureuse (APV) a diminué de 11,3 (78,5 %) min/jour ( p < 0,05). Un total de 53 % et 90 % des participants présentaient une diminution de l’AP modérée à vigoureuse (APMV) et de l’APV, respectivement. L’augmentation de la sédentarité et de la MPA était plus marquée les jours de week-end comparée aux jours de semaine ( p < 0,001). Une diminution plus importante de l’APV les jours de semaine par rapport aux jours de week-end a été observée ( p < 0,001). Pour le temps passé en APMV, il y avait une diminution significative pour les jours de semaine (−9,6 min/j) alors qu’il y avait une augmentation moyenne significative pour les jours de week-end (8,4 min/j). Une hétérogénéité significative a été trouvée pour le sexe dans l’APV et l’APMV, avec une diminution plus forte de l’APV chez les hommes par rapport aux femmes, et une diminution significative de l’APMV (−12,5 min/j ; IC à 95 %, −20,4 à −4,5) pour les hommes avec un changement significatif pour les femmes (+1,9 min). Aucune interaction n’a été trouvée pour le statut pondéral et le niveau d’éducation de la mère. Nos résultats montrent que le passage de l’adolescence au jeune âge adulte s’accompagne d’une réduction de l’activité physique et une augmentation de la sédentarité.
Comprehensive lifestyle intervention project (clip)

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence continues to rise at an alarming rate largely as a consequence of behavioural risk factors. The only way to tackle this epidemic is to implement preventive strategies before the disease appears. Current evidence suggests that conventional approaches are inadequate for promoting healthier lifestyles, and therefore implementation of novel methods is desperately needed. The research proposed under the acronym of CLIP (Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention Project) will tackle novel approaches to CVD prevention based on the Personalized Medicine concept, considering the interactions between genetic and environmental factors of disease development.
During the outgoing phase (24 months), the young Experienced Researcher (ER) will perform extensive and multidisciplinary training on innovative strategies for effective lifestyle modification in adults and children, and will undertake a specific study to identify genomic factors able to predict adult subjects who will benefit most from novel lifestyle interventions, thus permitting future tailored approaches. During the incoming phase (12 months) the ER will transfer the new methodology to Europe by carrying out a pilot lifestyle modification and genomic study program in adults in Spain. This experience will be enriched by the secondment in a private multinational company. Thus, the new abilities the ER will acquire from various areas will enable him to implement new programmes to attain primary CVD prevention, including the use of genomic-driven personalized approaches; and to become an independent group leader upon my return to Europe at the host institution. The long term impact of the CLIP will help to reduce the huge economic burden to society and healthcare systems associated with CVD treatment as it will directly contribute to Europe’s aim of fighting the CVD epidemic.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSIONLESS DIRECT DETECTION

A conversionless direct detection system for detecting signals having a very large dynamic range, with a virtually unlimited bandwidth utilizes a successive detection approach having successive log amplifier gain stages, with each gain stage involving simultaneous use of an RF transistor to perform both limiting and logging functions. FET transistors are used to extend the operating range beyond 200 GHz, with the self-bias in combination with a drain resistor limiting voltage and current swings. A log video output is tapped off the source resistor and is coupled to a buffering stage, with the outputs of the buffering stage summed to accommodate very large dynamic range swings of the input voltage, with successive stages saturating at different points to operate at different and contiguous regions, thus to provide the wide dynamic range. The limited RF signal is tapped off the drain resistor, with the stages connected in series to provide the limited RF output as the output of the last stage.
Using Syntactic and Shallow Semantic Kernels to Improve Multi-Modality Manifold-Ranking for Topic-Focused Multi-Document Summarization

Multi-modality manifold-ranking is recently used successfully in topic-focused multi-document summarization. This approach is based on Bag-Of-Words (BOW) assumption where the pair-wise similarity values between sentences are computed using the standard cosine similarity measure (TF*IDF). However, the major limitation of the TF*IDF approach is that it only retains the frequency of the words and disregards the syntactic and semantic information. In this paper, we propose the use of syntactic and shallow semantic kernels for computing the relevance between the sentences. We argue that the addition of syntactic and semantic information can improve the performance of the multimodality manifold-ranking algorithm. Extensive experiments on the DUC benchmark datasets prove the effectiveness of our approach.
Climate change mitigation policies and equality: distributional implications for different socio-economic groups

The overarching goal of CHANCE is to contribute to bridging the gap between economic and social goals, through enhancing our understanding of how to foster socially fair and economically efficient climate mitigation policies. CHANCE will be implemented through a novel approach integrating Computable General Equilibrium and Microsimulation models. The specific research objectives of this project have not been addressed in the past.  In this sense, the project will contribute to enhance EU scientific excellence by consolidating novel multidisciplinary research. CHANCE will reduce this gap in the literature through two specific relevant multi-regional case studies in settings where climate, energy policies and trade agreements are at the core of the current political debate: first, relations between Mexico and the USA (outgoing phase) and second, relations within the 28 Member States of the European Union (return phase).  Through these analysis, identifying the factors which induce regressive policies, CHANCE could guide improvements in the design of policies. CHANCE will provide me with training and experience to widen my current expertise and promote my future career as an independent researcher. By the end of CHANCE, I expect to become a highly multidisciplinary researcher in the field of environmental management and decision-making, which will enable me to obtain a permanent position in Europe. Furthermore, the combination of knowledge and experience at MIT (outgoing phase) and at BC3 (return phase), and more specifically, of my supervisors (John Reilly and Mikel Gonzalez-Eguino), will offer me multidisciplinary training, to which I would not otherwise have access. CHANCE is the starting point of an ambitious and broader professional vision to gather the tools and databases necessary to provide policy makers around the world with relevant and accessible information on the global distributional implications of the transition to a low carbon economy.
Gemmological Characteristics of Jadeite and Its Crust from Muna Mine

Pharkant area is the most important jadeite origin in Myanmar,and Muna mine is one of the famous mines in Pharkant area.In this paper,by means of appearance observation,polarizing microscope and X-ray powder diffraction,the gemmological and mineralogical characteristics of jadeite and its crust from Muna mine were researched in detail,in order to provide relevant informations for follow-up studies about jadeite from Muna mine.The results show that the crust of jadeite from Muna mine is white to tawny and has fine sand crust mostly.The tactile impression of crust is sand-like or waxy.The crust of jadeite from Muna mine is thin,and the boundaries of jadeite and its crust are clear.The internal texture of jadeite from Muna mine is dense relatively,and the transparency of jadeite from Muna mine is pretty good.Flocculent ribbon is seen frequently in jadeite.The microstructures of jadeite from Muna mine are euhedral grain structure,including fibers interwoven structure,columnar crystalloblastic structure or inequigranular crystalloblastic structure.Jadeite is the main mineral of the crust and the jade from Muna mine.Besides the jade from Muna mine hasgreen pyroxene,and the crust of jadeite from Muna mine contains kaolinite,pyrolusite,gibbsite,hematite and albite.
Variable tag cloud: Automatic dynamic information presentation from Thai websites

This paper proposes a Variable Tag Cloud as a form of automatic dynamic information presentation for Thai websites. The Variable Tag Cloud offers flexibility to the users since they can dynamically change the number of keywords being displayed. This approach aims to address the information overload issue by providing the Variable Tag Cloud as an overview of the key content on a webpage to the users so that they can assess whether the information meets their needs. Description of a framework of the Variable Tag Cloud is provided together with example results to demonstrate the proposed approach. From the observation, the Variable Tag Cloud approach is able to provide overviews of web pages for use by the viewers.
[Commutability of reference materials for coagulation factor VIII and factor IX activity on three measurement systems].

To evaluate the comparability of measurement results for coagulation factor VIII (FVIII)and factor IX (FIX) activity and the commutability of reference materials on different measurement systems.The study was performed according to CLSI guideline EP30 and China health standard WS/T 356-2011. Clinical samples with different levels of FVIII and FIX which covered over the clinical analytical range, five lots of homemade reference materials (F20140601-F20140605) and a coagulation reference material (SSCLOT4) provided by NIBSC were detected for FVIII and FIX activity on three popular measurement systems in China, which including Stago STA-R Evolution, IL ACL TOP700 and Sysmex CA7000 automatic coagulation analyzers using supplementary reagents. The results between measurement systems were analyzed pairwise. To evaluate the comparability, the linear regression and the biases between the results of clinical samples from two measurement systems were calculated. The comparability was evaluated by the regression coefficient and the biases inside the acceptable range. After eliminated outliers from the results, linear regressions were run again and the 95% confidence intervals were calculated. The commutability of the homemade reference materials and NIBSC reference material were evaluated by comparing the results with the limits of the intervals.The ranges of FVIII and FIX level of clinical samples were 0.5%-218.0% and 1.6%-156.5%, which covered the sample levels in routine work and fit the requirements for commutability evaluation. The square of correlation coefficients (R²) of measurement results of clinical samples for FVIII and FIX activity assays were 0.89-0.94 and 0.81-0.93. The proportions of outliers were all less than 10%. The comparability of measurement results of FVIII and FIX in different measurement systems was acceptable.According to the acceptable criteria for bias, the measurement results of 42, 41 and 45 clinical samples for FVIII and 44, 42 and 41 clinical samples for FIX were used in the commutability evaluation for homemade reference materials and NIBSC reference material after deleting the outliers. The five lots homemade reference materials and NIBSC reference material were all within the 95% prediction intervals from the linear regression of clinical samples' results.Good correlation and comparability are found for FVIII assay and those for FIX assay are acceptable. All homemade reference materials and NIBSC reference material are commutable for the three measurement systems.