SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
prosodia das ilhas Tirrenas

Pesquisadores do projeto AMPER têm investigado padrões entoacionais nas ilhas e áreas fronteiriças aos mares Tirreno e Liguriano. Os dialetos analisados proporcionam uma base de referência suficiente para se delinear um quadro aproximado da variação geoprosódica desse espaço discontínuo. Empregando dados de uma abrangente pesquisa em andamento no AMPER-ITA (and AMPER-FRA) propomos neste trabalho um estudo de correlação inter-dialetos de Corte, Nice, Genoa, Elba, Pisa, Prato, Lucca, Nuoro, Salerno e Palermo com o objetivo de empreender uma comparação dialetométrica (GOEBL, 1983), empregando técnicas de agrupamento à la Dunn (BAAYEN, 2008) semelhantes às filogenéticas.
FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE BEAM MANAGEMENT

A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes selecting a first beam for a first frequency band and selecting a second beam for a second frequency band. The method further includes receiving scheduling information (SI) for scheduling at least one of an uplink (UL) transmission from the UE and a downlink (DL) transmission to the UE. The SI includes frequency information identifying a frequency band. The method further includes selecting a beam from a set of beams including the first and second beams. The selection is based on the identified frequency band.
A novel class of antibiotics for treatment of infected atopic dermatitis: an innovative solution for a significant unmet medical need

AntibioTx is advancing a chemical class of compounds to be approved and used for the first time to treat bacterial infections. The class is based on an easy to synthesize chemical scaffold, which enables broad applicability across topical and systemic indications. AntibioTx discovered that compounds from this class overcome current resistance problems such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin resistant enterococci and resistance towards all topical antibiotics. The class also exhibits extraordinarily strong ability to delay the onset of de novo resistance compared to marketed antibiotics. Finally, the compound class benefits from a proven human safety profile due to decades of safe oral use for non-bacterial purposes. The antibacterial properties of the class are novel and have been patent protected by AntibioTx. ATx201 is a lead candidate from this novel class of antibiotics and has the potential to fundamentally change thel approach to managing dermatological infections by providing an effective topical alternative to systemic treatments. ATx201 is being developed for treatment of infected atopic dermatitis a disease affecting >50 million patients worldwide associated with significant comorbidity. The market for treatment of infected atopic dermatitis is characterized by off-label use of topical and systemic antibiotics. Topical treatment is preferred by physicians; however, antibiotic resistance is rendering the leading topical antibiotics ineffective. As a result patients and physicians are seeking alternative treatments. ATx201 has substantial competitive advantages to current leading topical antibiotics. In particular ATx201 benefits from a wide spectrum of effect and very favourable resistance evolution properties.
Shutter mounting adjuster

A shutter mounting adjuster provided between a non-vertical peripheral wall of a shutter opening and a hanging strip hinged to a shutter to support the shutter in the shutter opening. A slider movably mounted in a longitudinal groove of the hanging strip of the shutter, and an arched spring strip fixed on the slider for movement with the slider along the longitudinal groove for enaging the non-vertical peripheral wall to postion the hanging strip vertically in the shutter opening.
PUBLIC FURNITURE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GEOLOCATED INFORMATION

Public furniture (1) including a touch screen (7), a screen controller (20) controlling the touch screen and receiving inputs generated by interaction of a user with the touch screen, a communication interface (23) enabling communication between the screen controller and the internet. When the controller runs a geolocated application, predetermined positioning data of the public furniture is inputted to the geolocated application without receiving the positioning data from any radio-positioning receiver.
Phreatic eruption dynamics and risk in the antilles

Phreatic or hydrothermal eruptions are relatively frequent phenomena on active volcanoes hosting shallow hydrothermal systems, where heat and fluids are transferred from the magmatic source to the surface through a porous and fractured rock. Such a flow of fluids promotes the increase of interstitial pressure as well as the alteration and weakening of the host rock, potentially leading to conditions of mechanical failure. The deriving phreatic explosions are able to generate jets of gas and particles, often accompanied by intense fallout of large (10-40 cm) lithic blocks. 
Due to the complex interaction of the magmatic and hydrothermal systems, phreatic explosions are among the most sudden and unpredictable volcanic phenomena. Their study is hindered by the largely incomplete stratigraphic record, the partial understanding of the underlying physical processes, and by the fact that such eruptions often manifest few, low-amplitude and unclear precursors in geophysical and geochemical signals.
This project aims to develop a new physical and numerical model for the simulation of phreatic eruptions, and to apply it to the estimate of volcanic hazard and risk at La Soufrière de Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles, FR), where the recent unrest episodes have increased the alert level for the resident population and for tourists, who increasingly visit the volcanic area. 
The project will focus on 1) aspects related to establishment and stability of initial conditions in the porous and fractured environment hosting the hydrothermal system; 2) the role of liquid water in the explosion, involving the explosive phase transition (flashing) of overheated water; 3) the 3D simulation of the phreatic explosion dynamics, with focus on potential blast generation and ballistic ejection. The scientific objective is to better understand the mechanism that triggers the explosion of the hydrothermal system under forcing by a deep magmatic source and to predict its dangerous effects.
Uranium isotope fractionation: a novel biosignature to identify microbial metabolism on early earth

Prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria) are the most abundant form of life both at present and throughout paleohistory and exhibit exquisite metabolic diversity, unmatched by eukaryotes. On early Earth, the absence of atmospheric oxygen led to the emergence of anaerobic microbial metabolisms such as methanogenesis, sulfate reduction, iron reduction, and denitrification. Non-isotope and isotope tools used to study ancient microbial life have provided evidence for each of these types of metabolisms in the rock record. However, there remains much uncertainty and debate regarding this evidence, primarily because of confounding effects of abiotic processes, and ambiguity in interpretation of isotopic signatures. 
This proposal aims to develop a robust biosignature for microbially mediated reduction reactions, that, in conjunction with existing tools, provides insight into ancient microbial activity in the rock record and establishes temporal constraints on the emergence of specific metabolic groups. 
To this end, I propose to use uranium (U) as an isotopic biosignature for microbial life. This pursuit is driven by recent work in my laboratory that has revealed a readily resolved difference between the isotopic signatures of enzymatically reduced uranium and abiotically reduced uranium. Combined with the ability of most microbial metabolic groups to catalyze U reduction, this finding raises the tantalizing possibility that uranium isotopic fractionation could serve as a biosignature for specific metabolic groups in the rock record. 
The establishment of a robust, bulk universal isotopic biosignature would be valuable to paleontologists, astrobiologists, and geologists because it would provide direct insight into the timing of emergence of specific metabolisms in ancient sedimentary environments on Earth.
Surgical diathermy apparatus.

A surgical diathermy apparatus which virtually eliminates the possibility of burns to the patient from faulty return current electrodes applied to the skin, and other causes. A capacitive neutral plate system is employed as return electrodes, along with injection of a compensating potential in series opposition to the potential drop across the capacitive neutral plate system. The apparatus can also incorporate testing, measuring, alarm, and safety cut-off systems. The invention can be applied to completely new diathermy apparatus, or as a retrofit improvement to existing equipment.
Dominant cis-regulatory variation to improve quantitative traits in polyploid wheat

Urgent action is needed to sustainably intensify global crop production using science-based solutions. Across crops, selection for mutations in cis-regulatory regions of transcription factors has been at the centre of the domestication and breeding process to improve productivity traits. Further efforts to advance towards this goal, however, are hampered in the young polyploid genome of wheat as many genes are present as two or three homoeologous copies with overlapping functions. As a result, recessive variation at single loci is often masked by redundancy with homoeologous copies. This understanding, together with the recent breakthroughs in wheat genomics and gene editing approaches, allow us to now propose an innovative strategy to overcome the perennial problem of functional redundancy in polyploid wheat.

The aim of this proposal is to use state-of-the-art genomics to produce a novel framework that defines the cis-regulatory landscape of the polyploid wheat genome. I hypothesise that targeting mutations to cis-regulatory regions of transcription factors will result in dominant alleles within the polyploid context. Through genome editing approaches, I will engineer novel dominant alleles that should result in an unprecedented step change in wheat phenotypic variation, with the potential to improve productivity traits. I will benchmark this novel phenotypic variation with that achieved through recessive loss-of-function mutants in the same transcription factors and their putative downstream genes. 

Upon completion, I will deliver publicly-accessible germplasm with unique and novel variation that will enhance wheat productivity traits beyond what is traditionally possible. This project paves the way to apply similar approaches to other polyploid crops and will demonstrate the transformational impact of innovative genetic solutions towards addressing food security.
Factors associated with obesity in children

Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over few years. It is caused by imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized. One or more factors (genetic, behavioral, and environmental) cause obesity in children. Physical, psychological, and social health problems are caused due to childhood obesity. Hence, effective intervention strategies are being used to prevent and control obesity in children. The purpose of this paper is to address various factors influencing childhood obesity, a variety of interventions and governmental actions addressing obesity and the challenges ahead for managing this epidemic. In order to collect materials for this review a detailed search of CINAHL, MEDLINE, ERIC, Academic Search Premier databases was carried out for the time period 1999‑2011. Some of the interventions used were family based, school based, community based, play based, and hospital based. The effective school‑based interventions were seen targeting physical activity along with healthy diet education. The major challenges faced by these intervention programs are financial, along with stigmatization of obese children. Governments along with other health care organizations are taking effective actions like policy changing and environmentally safe interventions for children to improve physical activity. Childhood obesity can be tackled at the population level by education, prevention and sustainable interventions related to healthy nutrition practices and physical activity promotion.
Channel estimation method using power control schemes in wireless systems

Green communication is a new paradigm of designing the communication system which considers not only the processing performance but also the energy efficiency. Power control management is one of the approaches in green communication to reduce the power consumption in distributed communication system. In this paper, we propose improved power control schemes for mobile satellite systems with ancillary terrestrial components (ATCs). In order to increase system capacity and reduce the transmitting power of the user's equipment, we propose an efficient channel estimation method consisting of a modified open-loop power control (OLPC) and closed-loop power control (CLPC). The OLPC works well if the forward and reverse links are perfectly correlated. The CLPC is sensitive to round-trip delay and, therefore, it is not effective in a mobile satellite system. In order to solve the above problem, we added monitoring equipment to both the OLPC and CLPC to use information about transmitting power that has not yet been received by the receiver over the satellite/ATC channel. Moreover, we adapted an efficient pilot diversity of both OLPC and CLPC in order to get a better signal to interference plus noise ratio estimation of the received signal.
The Florida Center for Library Automation Experience Using Drupal

Amanda Yesilbas, Electronic Resources librarian at the Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA), gave a presentation at the MidSouth eResource Symposium held at Mississippi State University on August 11, 2011 entitled Using Drupal to Track Licenses and Organize Database Information. Yesilbas presented information on how she used Drupal, a free open-source content management system, to organize database elements, such as vendor records, license contracts, and statistics data. She discussed Drupal's ease of use and flexibility and how FCLA used it to manage their electronic resources. Yesilbas also gave a brief demonstration of Drupal and its functionality and ease of use.
Device and method for dispensing sheets

The device includes a grasping means (1), sheets and a drive means (2) receiving the sheets which have been picked up, characterised in that the said grasping means (1) is connected to a displacement mechanism (6) animated with a to-and-fro movement parallel to the displacement of the sheet and in that it is adapted to take up the said sheet towards the rear of the latter at the start of each forward stroke, the said device comprising, moreover, a means (9) for guiding the front edge of the sheet taken up and a means (10) for bringing the stack (4) of sheets up to level again. By transferring the operation of taking up the sheet towards the rear of the latter, its transfer to the entrainment means is improved. <IMAGE>
Capacity optimisation in trajectory-based operations

Capacity Management proposed by SESAR 2020 is achieved by applying advanced airspace management processes materialised in the management of Dynamic Airspace Configurations (DAC) solution. DAC solution develops sector design, sector configurations and opening schemes processes to optimise the use of the available capacity and balance the ATC workload. Flight Centric ATC solution strengthens Capacity Management by providing additional flexibility and cost-effectiveness as it proposes that controllers are no longer in charge of managing the entire traffic within a given sector. Capacity Management processes benefit from combining these two solutions increasing flexibility in case of “sudden” demand/capacity changes.
Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO) allows obtaining reliable information related to trajectory uncertainty thanks to the better reliability of the available trajectory information. Assessment and definition of a proper use of this trajectory uncertainty information within Capacity Management processes will significantly enforce its effectiveness. Optimisation of the Capacity Management processes can be achieved not only incorporating the abovementioned trajectory uncertainty into their associated demand and capacity model, but also developing trajectory-based complexity metrics more suitable to the most innovative aspects of DAC and Flight Centric solutions.
COTTON aim is to maximise the effectiveness of the Capacity Management processes in TBO taking full advantage of the available trajectory information. Three sub-objectives are identified:
1. Improve the use of trajectory-based complexity and workload assessment to support Capacity Management enabled by Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO) including uncertainty.
2. Identify and promote the benefits of Trajectory-Based Operations to develop innovative demand/capacity models based on Dynamic Airspace Configuration and Flight Centric ATC solutions.
3. Explore DAC and Flight Centric ATC solutions integration.
Developing advanced engine multi-disciplinary optimization simulations (demos)

The “Innovative Aircraft Architecture” technology stream of the Clean Sky 2 Airframe ITD focuses on advanced power-plant solutions (such as CROR and UHBR) that are able to deliver a significant gain in aircraft performance. 
Project DEMOS will develop advanced predictive modelling and simulation capabilities for engine design space exploration and performance optimization of such novel propulsion systems. 
The overall and detailed objectives of Project DEMOS may be summed up as follows:
• Assess,  adapt and further develop a set of  reliable and robust models to simulate/optimise performance of UHBR propulsion system architectures
• Identify, build and integrate simulation models of specific (novel) components which may be considered as enablers of the technology 
• Demonstrate and assess the effect and influence of these components on the propulsion system performance  in terms of overall performance, increase in mass, effect on lifing characteristics of the propulsion system and on the operating/ maintenance cost
• Develop a modular approach to enable integration and further development of main modules/models for preliminary design process 
• Facilitate complex integration requirements
• Improve process efficiency through the development of advanced solvers and adequate numerical methods to address complex system simulations 
• Development of advanced simulation techniques to improve the monitoring of communication between integrated models, robustness and convergence
•  Enable complex propulsion system performance optimisation with constraint handling capability
• Develop a suite of advanced solvers to enable extended transient capabilities and simulation of complex systems transients and control
The project will build on the established multi-disciplinary concept design tools and further develop and adapt them in terms of applicability to advanced technologies and multi-objective concept analysis and selection.
Molecular-Genetic mechanisms of extreme adaptation in a polyphagous agricultural pest

Generalist (polyphagous) herbivores can feed and reproduce on many different plant species and include some of the most pesticide resistant and notorious pests in agriculture. An evolutionary link between host plant range and the development of pesticide resistance has been suggested. Although crucial for devising efficient crop protection strategies, the mechanisms underlying rapid adaptation are not well understood, especially in generalists. The spider mite Tetranychus urticae is a global pest known to feed on 1,100 different hosts from 140 plant families, including most major crops. With experimental advances and new tools developed for T. urticae, we are now poised for fundamental advances in understanding the molecular genetic make-up of adaption in generalist pests. We will generate a large collection of fully inbred and resistant mite strains and describe the sampled genomic variation in the context of selection and adaptation. We will study gene regulation mechanisms and quantify cis versus trans regulation of gene expression on a genome wide scale. We will then create a unique population resource that will allow us to map master regulators of gene expression and construct a gene-regulatory network of adaptation responsive genes. In a highly replicated experimental evolution study, combined with Bulk Segregant Analysis (BSA), we will uncover, without a prior hypothesis, the genomic loci that underlie complex cases of resistance and plant adaptation. A core set of adaptation genes will be validated by functional expression and high-throughput interaction assays. Further validation will come from the development of genome editing tools. In summary, POLYADAPT will exploit the genomic tools now available for spider mites to elucidate regulatory and causal variants underlying the extreme adaptation potential of polyphagous pests. This will in the long term lead to innovative methods of pest management.
Implementation of innovative, environmentally friendly technology for the production of charcoal briquettes in the company “Tokarska Brothers”

“The presented project assumes the implementation of innovative technology for the production of charcoal briquette in the company "Tokarscy Brothers", resulting from industrial research carried out by the Applicant. The technology implemented will be environmentally friendly, thanks to the use of an innovative dust extraction system that allows the recovery of the resulting dust in the production process. The subject of the project is a solution that fits into the National Intelligent Specialisations and the medium-high technology industries. As a result of the project, the applicant will benefit from the following advantages: 1. New products will be introduced, characterised by a higher level of processing, high quality and ease of use. The new product offer reflects the needs of domestic and international customers and will represent a breakthrough on the domestic market; 2. The applicant’s production capacity will be significantly increased; 3. The level of innovation of the company “Tokarska Brothers” will be increased; 4. The efficiency of the activity will be improved by using energy-saving solutions and optimising its use; 5. The level of safety in the Tokarska Brothers will be increased through the use of innovative fire-fighting solutions covered by a patent application; 6. Business governance will be improved through the implementation of a comprehensive information system.