SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Development and advanced prefabrication of innovative, multifunctional building envelope  elements for modular retrofitting and connections

Objective is to develop and to demonstrate technologies and components for prefabricated modular renovation elements in five geo-clusters  in Europe. This includes prefabricated durable, innovative, modular composed building envelope elements for the total building envelop for the renovation market, including the prefab integration of multifunctional components for climate control, energy saving, building physics and aesthetics, with advanced easy to use plug&play  connections (mechanical, hydraulic, air, electric, prefab airtight joints). MORE-CONNECT offers tailor-made renovation concepts, from a  standardized industrialized manufacturing and assembly process, in a one-shop-stop concept to the end-user, with a nearly zero energy performance of the total modular renovation concepts, a maximum return on investment less than 8 years and with a limitation of the total renovation time of 5 days. The concept offers performance guarantee for individual energy use and the quality of the indoor environment. Product innovation includes the selection of sustainable materials and sustainable detailing. A specific feature is the development of Plug & Play connection of modular components. Smart combinations of components and executions ensure extra performances for NZE concepts, healthy indoor environment, safety, accessibility. Components communicate by integrated (wireless) sensors and control components for performance diagnostics and control. Process innovation will be achieved by the  use of advanced geomatics to make inventories of buildings. Webbased tools will link building characteristics, building (energy) potentials, and end-users demands to program requirements. This will be processed in BIM systems for the steering industrial process and enhanced quality control. This makes it possible to make tailor-made solutions for individuals, in mass production (n =1 series). Business models and advanced energy services (one-stop-shop) will be developed for each geo cluster.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF TEACHER QUALITY AND “OPPORTUNITY GAP” ON STUDENT SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT IN CHINA

This study aims to better understand questions related to the impact of teacher quality and access to qualified teachers in China. A large-scale data set collected in 2010 in China was used along with concurrently collected teacher questionnaires. In total, surveys from 9,943 8th grade students from 343 middle schools in 6 provinces were used, along with 2,084 teacher questionnaires from each of the sampled schools. Multilevel (or hierarchical linear) statistical modeling analyses along with multivariate analysis of variance were completed to investigate the impact of science teacher characteristics on student achievement and whether there was an “opportunity gap” between high and low socioeconomic status (SES) students’ access to qualified science teachers in the subject of biology, physics, and earth and space science. In this research, little evidence was found to support the claim that teacher-related factors are consistently related to student achievement in science, while school-level SES was considered in the model. However, school-level SES was consistently found to be an influential factor of student science achievement. In addition, it was discovered that, in China, a disparity was found between high and low SES schools with respect to access to quality teachers.
Influence of the Ce–F interaction on cerium photoelectron spectra in CeO F layers

Abstract Fluorine atoms have been reported as an impurity in cerium oxide; however, their influence on the electronic structure and chemical properties is not well understood yet. We show the changes in Ce 3 d photoelectron spectra features induced by fluorine. We introduce a fitting procedure which allows to evaluate the concentration of fluorine in the cerium oxide layer. A correlation between the fluorine concentration and the characteristic Ce–F interaction doublets added to Ce 3 d spectra fits is presented in this Letter. We studied also the interaction of the prepared layers with small doses of CO and O 2 gases at elevated temperatures.
Decadal and seasonal water quality trends downstream of urban and rural areas in southern Alberta rivers

Seasonal and long-term water quality changes downstream of urban and agricultural land uses were compared using chloride, fecal coliform (FC), Escherichia coli and discharge from five long-term river monitoring sites in the Bow and Oldman watersheds in southern Alberta. Water quality data from up- and downstream locations of two major urban centers (Calgary and Lethbridge) and single sampling locations downstream of three agricultural sites were evaluated. Significant monotonic, decadal increases in chloride mass fluxes observed downstream of both urban areas were consistent with increasing chloride fluxes in wastewater effluent from increasing populations. Significant step function decreases in FC concentrations downstream of the two urban centers (89% at Calgary, 70% at Lethbridge) observed after UV disinfection were introduced at upstream wastewater treatment plants, suggesting wastewater disinfection improved river water quality. Significant monotonic decreases in pathogen indicators were found at only one of the three agricultural sampling locations. Seasonal variations in indicator bacteria were consistent with a constant source at the urban downstream sites, while variable seasonal loading patterns at the agricultural sites were attributed to seasonally changing land use. This suggests that the urban centers are more significantly mitigating pathogens in rivers than rural areas despite their significant growth.
Aqueous polymeric micelles of poly[N-isopropylacrylamide-b-sodium 2-(acrylamido)-2-methylpropanesulfonate] with a spiropyran dimer pendant: quadruple stimuli-responsiveness

Poly[N-isopropylacrylamide-b-sodium 2-(acrylamido)-2-methylpropane sulfonate] tagged with a spiropyran dimer at the poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) end (SP2-b-NIPAM154-b-AMPS148) was synthesized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization to investigate multiple stimuli-responsive micelles. The micelles formed in aqueous solutions were stimulated by various chemical and physical stimuli and characterized by dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and ζ-potential measurements. It was found that the block copolymer is responsive to four different types of stimulus viz. light, temperature, metal ion and pH. The NIPAM154 block gives thermo-responsiveness to the block copolymer and the AMPS148 block shows metal ion responsiveness. Due to the presence of the photochromic spiropyran moiety, the block copolymer also shows light and thermo-responsiveness. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report that deals with quadruple stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles. Such quadruple stimuli-responsive block copolymer micelles are expected to open up new applications in a variety of fields.
IMPLANTS FOR CONNECTIVE TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION

Biocompatible, implantable material comprising flexible, elongate tape and a plurality of elongate elements, each elongate element being aligned along and independently translatable in the longitudinal direction of the tape; implants manufactured from this material, for the partial or total replacement or reinforcement of connective tissue such as ligament, cartilage, bone, meniscus, tendon, skin.
DISPENSER OF ICEMAKER IN REFRIGERATOR

Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.
productive innovation Aquagri

The present project aims to diversify the production of an establishment, with a view to the development of a new innovative and internationalizable service and to focus on the process innovation of the current service.
Creación de una estrategia a largo plazo para entrar en el mercado estadounidense por SentiNode Piotr Oleszkiewicz.

El objetivo del proyecto es crear una estrategia de cooperación entre los Solicitantes y socios comerciales que operan en el mercado de los Estados Unidos en forma de ventas del producto PerforMeter. El solicitante quiere adquirir un socio experimentado que podrá ayudarle en el desarrollo de las ventas del programa en el nuevo mercado, gracias al cual el Solicitante ampliará su actividad y refutará las fuentes de ingresos. Los destinatarios finales del proyecto serán los financiadores en el mercado estadounidense. El efecto del proyecto será crear una puesta en marcha a largo plazo de entrada en el mercado de los Estados Unidos para el programa PerforMeter, que garantizará que el solicitante establezca efectivamente la cooperación con al menos un socio comercial y, por lo tanto, lleve a cabo actividades relacionadas con la internacionalización.
The creation of tokens in late antiquity. religious 'tolerance' and 'intolerance' in fourth and fifth centuries ad

This innovative project aims to investigate the phenomenon of the production of late-antique tokens as objects embodying the relations between different religious identities in Roman society. In particular, the study focuses on the so-called “Vota Publica coinage” (or “Festival of Isis coinage”) and “Asina tokens”, both minted in the Roman West during the fourth century and perhaps the fifth century AD. These issues are still partly unpublished and furnish valuable data. Since the creation of these “pagan” objects took place during the gradual repression of polytheistic cults by a Christian government, the project will shed light on the question of religious freedom and on the dynamics of religious “propaganda” during an era that saw the transformation of the pagan Roman Empire into a Christian one. Unlike traditional approaches, religious politics will be examined through the innovative perspective supplied by the numismatic evidence of tokens, which, as an expression of relationships, exchanges and culture, contain a remarkable informative potential for the understanding of broader aspects within ancient communities. 
Through this lens, the project will focus on specific social, religious, and cultural experiences in the context of the “conflict” between pagans and Christians in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. The adoption of an interdisciplinary approach and the mobilization of intellectual tools forged by classical disciplines will help to formulate appropriate patterns and to develop an analytical inquiry on the psychological, social, religious and political changes and interactions revealed by tokens in the late Roman empire.
This project will therefore make a historical contribution to current reflections on religious “tolerance” and “intolerance” that have a significant preponderance in societies past and present. Addressing a matter of continuing concern, the project will help inform contemporary debates in different fields of the scientific research
Choroidal Thickness Measurement in Myopic Eyes by Enhanced Depth Optical Coherence Tomography

To measure choroidal thickness (CT) in myopic eyes using enhanced depth imaging (EDI).A cross-sectional study.Fifty-six consecutive patients with spherical equivalent refractive error of at least 6 diopters (D) were evaluated.Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) images were obtained by positioning the spectral-domain OCT device close enough to the eye to acquire an enhanced signal of the choroidal layer. Choroidal depth was measured as the distance between the outer reflective retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) layer and the inner sclera border. Measurements were made in a horizontal fashion across the fovea at 500-μm intervals of the sections. The CT was measured at the subfoveal region in a horizontal fashion, 3 mm temporal to fovea and 3 mm nasal to fovea.Correlations among CT with age, refractive error in diopters, and visual acuity in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) were analyzed with linear mixed models.The mean age of the 56 patients was 50.4 years (± 2.03 years standard deviation; interquartile range [IQR], 42-62 years), and the mean refractive error was -8.7 D (IQR, -6.1 to -11 D). The mean subfoveal CT was 118 μm (± 68 μm) and correlated negatively with age (P = 0.032) and refractive error (P = 0.011). Regression analysis suggested that subfoveal CT decreased by 11.9 μm for each decade of life and by 6.205 μm for each diopter of myopia. The subfoveal CT was inversely correlated with the logMAR visual acuity (P = 0.008), and visual acuity improved by 0.02 (logMAR) in a 10-μm increase in CT.Choroidal thickness decreases with age and severity of myopia. Visual acuity decreases in line with decreasing subfoveal CT. A reduction in CT is related to aging and the severity of myopia, whereas visual acuity depends on subfoveal CT. Our study supports the theory that choroidal abnormality may play a key role in the pathogenesis of myopic degeneration.The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.
Quantifying the impact of tropospheric chlorine oxidation chemistry

This project addresses a fundamental and yet highly unconstrained question in atmospheric chemistry: What is the impact of atomic chlorine on the composition of the troposphere?
Gas phase oxidants control the concentrations of important climate and air pollutants such as methane, ozone and particles. Accurate representation of oxidation chemistry in computational models is paramount to our ability predict and understand past, present and future changes to the Earth system. Over recent decades there have been continual suggestions that the chlorine atom may be a significant tropospheric oxidant, but a lack of observations capable of constraining its chemistry mean that its role remains highly uncertain. Without these underpinning observations, our understanding of atmospheric oxidation and thus our ability to develop effective and timely policies to address air quality and climate change is compromised.
This project will provide a step-change in our understanding of atmospheric chlorine chemistry. Capitalising on recent technology advances, two innovative instruments capable of definitively constraining chlorine atom sources and sinks will be developed. These instruments will be deployed at three chemically contrasting locations (Cape Verde, coastal Netherlands and central Germany), generating the first comprehensive dataset on tropospheric chlorine atom production and loss. These data will be used to challenge the state-of-the-science representation of chlorine chemistry in atmospheric chemistry models. Ultimately this work will advance our understanding of the fundamental chemistry occurring in the atmosphere and help to direct developments in the next generation of air quality and climate models.
COUPLING GUARD SYSTEM

A guard system for a coupling that connects a first component to a second component in a pressurized machinery system includes a coupling guard moveable between an open position, which allows access to an internal region of the coupling, and a closed position, which forms a seal surrounding the coupling from the first component to the second component. The system also includes a guide for directing movement of the coupling guard.
cDNA microarray image processing using mathematical morphological segmentation

cDNA microarray is one of the most recent and important technology for exploring the genome. cDNA microarray image analysis aims to measure the intensity for each spot in the scanned image and this intensity represents the amount of a specific gene in the studied cell. It can affect subsequent analysis such as identification of differentially expressed genes. Microarray image analysis includes three tasks: spot gridding, segmentation and information extraction. This paper presents a new algorithm that achieves an automated way for applying mathematical morphology and morphological segmentation. It compares experimental results with those obtained from the widely used software GenePixPro (USA), Angulo J (France) and Hongwei Li (China). The result of experiment shows that it is robustness and precision. The way is adaptive to different shape, conglutination and deviant spot image.
Migration of the chest tube into the esophagus in a case of Boerhaave’s syndrome

Boerhaave's syndrome is the spontaneous transmural rupture of the esophagus. Patients can have a variety of manifestations. Boerhaave's syndrome has to be considered in acutely ill patients with no other explanations for their illness. Computed tomography scan of the chest is emerging as a useful tool for the evaluation of these patients. Surgical repair is the standard of care. Adequate drainage of the pleural fluid is necessary to prevent pulmonary complications. Esophageal perforation should be considered whenever thoracostomy tube drainage assumes an enteric character. When inserting the chest tube for draining pleural fluid, the trochar should not be used because of potential injury to the already perforated esophagus. Posterior placement of the chest tube should be avoided because the tube may migrate into the perforated esophagus. Because of the high incidence of mortality, prompt suspicion, diagnosis, and management are warranted. A careful history, detailed review of the imaging, and a high index of suspicion are key for prompt diagnosis.
A Strong Stability-Preserving Predictor-Corrector Method for the Simulation of Elastic Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Media

Abstract In this paper, we propose a strong stability-preserving predictor-corrector (SSPC) method based on an implicit Runge-Kutta method to solve the acoustic- and elastic-wave equations. We first transform the wave equations into a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and apply the local extrapolation method to discretize the spatial high-order derivatives, resulting in a system of semi-discrete ODEs. Then we use the SSPC method based on an implicit Runge-Kutta method to solve the semi-discrete ODEs and introduce a weighting parameter into the SSPC method. On top of such a structure, we develop a robust numerical algorithm to effectively suppress the numerical dispersion, which is usually caused by the discretization of wave equations when coarse grids are used or geological models have large velocity contrasts between adjacent layers. Meanwhile, we investigate the performance of the SSPC method including numerical errors and convergence rate, numerical dispersion, and stability criteria with different choices of the weighting parameter to solve 1-D and 2-D acoustic- and elastic-wave equations. When the SSPC is applied to seismic simulations, the computational efficiency is also investigated by comparing the SSPC, the fourth-order Lax-Wendroff correction (LWC) method, and the staggered-grid (SG) finite difference method. Comparisons of synthetic waveforms computed by the SSPC and analytic solutions for acoustic and elastic models are given to illustrate the accuracy and the validity of the SSPC method. Furthermore, several numerical experiments are conducted for the geological models including a 2-D homogeneous transversely isotropic (TI) medium, a two-layer elastic model, and the 2-D SEG/EAGE salt model. The results show that the SSPC can be used as a practical tool for large-scale seismic simulation because of its effectiveness in suppressing numerical dispersion even in the situations such as coarse grids, strong interfaces, or high frequencies.
Global structure of the lunar tide in ionospheric total electron content

[1] The global structure of the lunar tide in the ionosphere is studied based on observations of the global positioning system (GPS) total electron content (TEC). The unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution afforded by the GPS TEC observations enables illustration of the latitude, longitude, solar local time, and seasonal variability of the lunar tide in the ionosphere. Based on analysis of the multi-year mean from 1999–2008, the dominant component is generally the semidiurnal lunar tide. However, a significant diurnal variation is also observed in some instances. The semidiurnal component achieves a maximum amplitude of ∼6% in the equatorial ionization anomaly crest regions and a slight hemispheric asymmetry is present with larger amplitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. Furthermore, the maximum amplitudes in the semidiurnal lunar tide are found to occur during Northern Hemisphere winter and during 9–15 solar local time. During certain years, a secondary maxima in solar local time is also observed demonstrating the influence of the lunar tide on the prereversal enhancement. Lastly, the observations reveal significant longitudinal variability in the semidiurnal lunar tide that is most prominent between November and February. The presence of a longitudinal variation reveals the existence of nonmigrating components in addition to the dominant migrating semidiurnal lunar tide.
SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR USE IN THE OFFSHORE WIND FARM INDUSTRY

A support structure for use in the offshore wind farm industry, and a method of manufacturing and installing same, comprising a foundation (4; 4') for installation on a seabed (3) below a body of water (2) and a tower (7) connected to and extending upwards from the foundation and being capable of supporting at least an equipment unit (5). The foundation (4; 4') comprises a bottom slab element (14) and a wall (23, 54) extending upwards from the bottom slab element (14), thereby defining a first cavity (15) for holding ballast (19) and for providing buoyancy during tow-out and installation. The foundation (4; 4') comprises a circumferential skirt (18) extending downwards from the bottom slab (14), thereby defining at least one compartment 17a-c underneath the foundation (4; 4').
Multiplier-less VLSI architecture of 1-D Hilbert transform pair using Biorthogonal Wavelets

Convincing amelioration have been reported by many authors of Wavelet-based signal processing association by utilizing a pair of Wavelet transforms, where the Wavelets form a Hilbert transform pair. This paper propose a novel VLSI design methodology of multiplier-less architecture for single level 1-D Hilbert transform pair using Biorthogonal Wavelets which efficiently implements the 1-D Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) without multipliers thereby reducing the resource to a great extent which effectively abate the hardware cost. The design has been validated by implementing it on a Xilinx 14.1 version based FPGA using Virtex device. VHDL has been used as the hardware description language and the simulation has been accomplished on ISIM simulator. The VLSI architecture also implements resource (adders or subtractors) sharing to further reduce the computational complexity. The multiplication has been performed through partial sum generation and finally adding them through the use of 4:2 and 3:2 compressors and Vector Merging Adders (VMA) and the results shows improvement than [1].