SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
An adaptable multiflow diagnostic platform to genetically identify drug resistant infection

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other pathogen-borne illness; yearly, 10M people fall ill and 1.6M die. TB also contributes to a growing existential crisis: the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Multi-drug-resistant TB is flourishing due to incomplete diagnoses and widespread prescription of ineffective antibiotics. Commercial diagnostics often require equipment in the €12-70K range and are either very slow or incomplete. As a result, less than one-third of new TB patients undergo strain testing to determine whether antibiotic resistance is present. 
mfloDx is a low-cost, DNA-based TB diagnostic, similar to home-pregnancy tests. In <3 h, our test identifies nearly 100% of drug resistant TB strains with 92-97% accuracy, directly from sputum samples and with a minimum of lab equipment or training. Clinical validation is ongoing and we are preparing for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) certification for an estimated launch in late 2022. The low cost, accessibility, and stability of mfloDx tests will enable uptake in developing countries, which are the source of much antibiotic-resistant infection.   
EMPE‘s team are experts in TB research, business development, and diagnostic tools for infectious disease. mfloDx grew from a molecular innovation called the Padlock probe, developed by our co-founder, Mats Nilsson. EMPE CEO Pavan Asalapuram combined this technology with a lateral flow biosensor, as a fast and accurate kit to identify antibiotic resistance. EMPE has raised ~€2M in seed capital and started clinical validations with partners in Spain and India. Thus far, our facility at Karolinska Institute Science Park produces test kits for research use only (RUO). EIC funding would accelerate clinical validation of our kits toward in vitro diagnostic certification and enable the implementation of large-scale production. This project will enable us to launch our top-of-the-line product and reach a worldwide €3.5B TB diagnostics market with WHO backing.
Survey of Audiologic Service Provision to Older Adults With Cochlear Implants

Purpose This study examined whether audiologists modify practice patterns in their provision of cochlear implant (CI) services to older adults and, if so, whether the nature of such modifications is consistent across clinical sites. Method An online survey was sent to audiologists at CI centers across the United States. Questions addressed demographics, candidacy, programming, outcomes assessment, rehabilitation, and professional development. Results Responses were obtained from 47 audiologists who provided CI services to older adults. The majority of these audiologists did not report modifying CI practice patterns on the basis of age. Counseling appeared to be an exception: Audiologists reported that both the content and delivery of information were modified for older adults. Specific to CI candidacy with older adults, under half of the respondents indicated that assessing an older adult’s cognitive status was part of their clinical protocol. Conclusion The audiologists who responded to the survey acknowledged issues related to aging when providing CI services to older adults. Despite this acknowledgment, the results of the survey suggest a gap in how age-related issues are incorporated into CI service provision. Continued discussion as to how CI services can be optimized for older adults is needed. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.6170165
Study of the physicochemical characteristics of soursop powder obtained by spray-drying

This study aimed at contributing to the development of new foodstuffs made by soursop pulp powder obtained by spraydrying. Different concentrations of maltodextrin DE 20 (15, 30, and 45%) were added to commercial soursop pulp, which was dehydrated afterwards. The following analyses were carried out: water activity, moisture, pH, soluble solids, acidity, ascorbic acid, hygroscopicity, degree of caking, and rehydration time. The results obtained for the three powder treatments (15, 30 and 45% of maltodextrin) were, respectectively: water activity (0.19a±0.00; 0.20a±0.00; 0.18a±0.01); moisture (1.17c±0.12; 1.47b±0.05; 1.82a±0.06); pH (3.75a±0.05; 3.73a±0.06; 3.70a±0.03); soluble solids (89.67a±0.00; 89.84a±0.00; 90.00a±0.06); acidity (3.01a±0.02; 1.91b±0.03; 1.24c±0.03); ascorbic acid (18.90a±0.00; 14.48b±0.00; 11.26b±0.78); hygroscopicity (5.93a±0.40; 3.82b±0.16; 3.28b±0.38); degree of caking (78.36a±2.86; 35.38b±6.07; 24.77b4.89), and rehydration time (02.03a±0.46; 01.16ab±0.50; 0.59b±0.30). The soursop powders with 30 and 45% of maltodextrin had few significant differences in terms of physicochemical and hygroscopic characteristics, which allow us to consider the percentage of 30% of maltodextrin, in this study, as the best percentage for soursop pulp atomization.
Automated system for packaging fresh meat with reduced waste/giveaway, processing time, human involvement and contamination

Automeatic is a one stop, fresh meat horizontal slicing and packaging solution, especially for large scale poultry processors facing challenges in process efficiency and meeting retail standards. The current horizontal slicing methods give equal slice thicknesses, making it difficult to achieve precise packed weights required by supermarkets/retailers. This leads to giveaways + waste of up to 10% of the product processed. Moreover, 80% of packaging industry uses the manual process, which is slower, has higher labour costs and risks (human error, safety and hygiene). The alternative pick-and-place robots for packaging are expensive and damage thin slices (<8mm.)  Automeatic is a modular line solution comprising a controlled weight horizontal slicer (AutoMS) and an automatic tray-filling machine (AutoTFL) that will facilitate uniform packaging of precise weights. It will maximise yield and efficiency, reducing hygiene and safety risks, labour costs and giveaways. Due to the savings accrued in these areas, our customers will be able to payback their investment in Automeatic in 8 months. It costs €750,000, with options to buy separate AutoMS and AutoTFL modules. We envisage a profit of €7,125 million from 2019-2023 from the sales. Our initial target is the mature poultry markets of Western Europe and North America where reduction in fixed weight, labour costs and manual handling are trending selling points. Our solution will impact EU and global large meat processors in this regard with savings of at least €100,000 per month. Our phase 1 technical feasibility study will cover the evaluation of the technical requirements for the final line, quantification of economic benefits, assessment of integration flexibility and configuration then the listing of the bill of materials. We will also carry out a market study, risk assessment, draft an Intellectual Property Rights strategy and draft a business plan.
Valorization of Traditional Food Products for Competiveness and Innovation of Italian and Greek SMEs

The overall objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs through innovation transfer for the valorization and the recovery of typical and traditional products (fruit 
and vegetables, food grain, oil and legumes) within Mediterranean sustainable diets.

Sub-objectives are:
• identification of agro-food biodiversity and traditional food within Mediterranean Sustainable Diets (WP3). Involved territories have high number of traditional food products with healthy and organoleptic properties that should be better analysed and promoted.

• identification and innovation transfer in typical, traditional and local agro-food chain (WP4). Innovative technologies can improve the quantity or the quality of food products bringing out or preserve their healthy characteristics during the primary production or the industrial process. It can make local SMEs more competitive.

• valorization of traditional food products within Mediterranean Sustainable Diets (WP 5). traditional food products and their nutritional, nutraceutical and organoleptic characteristics will be valorized through a virtual mall and a Customer Relationship Management.

• improving connections between SMEs producing traditional food products and tourism (WP6). Traditional food products are strictly linked with natural resources and cultural heritage of involved territories; these factors can be valorized by strengthening the tourism chain from farm to hospitality sector.

• strategies and politics establishment to valorize Italian and Greek territorial marks on traditional food within Mediterranean Sustainable Diets (WP 5). This objective aims at identifying actions and measures that should be developed within European Programme 2014-20.
IMPROVED MULTI-MESSAGE SIGN

A sign providing for the serial display of three discrete messages is disclosed. The disclosed sign has an array of discrete vertical three sided sign elements (V) provided with an improved sign element mounts (L, U) and bearings (124), improved detachable face plates (F) for the display of the three sign messages, and an improved sign element drive for simultaneous rotation of the sign element array in 120 increments for sequential display of the three discrete messages of the sign.
A Comparison of Gene Set Analysis Methods in Terms of Sensitivity, Prioritization and Specificity

Identification of functional sets of genes associated with conditions of interest from omics data was first reported in 1999, and since, a plethora of enrichment methods were published for systematic analysis of gene sets collections including Gene Ontology and biological pathways. Despite their widespread usage in reducing the complexity of omics experiment results, their performance is poorly understood. Leveraging the existence of disease specific gene sets in KEGG and Metacore® databases, we compared the performance of sixteen methods under relaxed assumptions while using 42 real datasets (over 1,400 samples). Most of the methods ranked high the gene sets designed for specific diseases whenever samples from affected individuals were compared against controls via microarrays. The top methods for gene set prioritization were different from the top ones in terms of sensitivity, and four of the sixteen methods had large false positives rates assessed by permuting the phenotype of the samples. The best overall methods among those that generated reasonably low false positive rates, when permuting phenotypes, were PLAGE, GLOBALTEST, and PADOG. The best method in the category that generated higher than expected false positives was MRGSE.
Indium precursors for vapor depositions

Disclosed are indium (In)-containing film forming compositions comprising In(III)-containing precursors that contain halogens, methods of synthesizing them and methods of using them to deposit the indium-containing films and/or indium-containing alloy film. The disclosed In(III)-containing precursors contain chlorine with nitrogen based ligands. In particular, the disclosed In(III)-containing precursors contains 1 or 2 amidinate ligands, 1 or 2 iminopyrrolidinate ligands, 1 or 2 amido amino alkane ligands, 1 or 2 [mu]-diketiminate ligands or a silyl amine ligand. The disclosed In(III)-containing precursors are suitable for vapor phase depositions (e.g., ALD, CVD) of the indium-containing films and/or indium-containing alloy films.
Analysis of Adaptix development directions

The subject of the project is the purchase from the scientific unit, in the form of a Feasibility Study, an analysis of the feasibility of research and development works in relation to the ERP Adaptix system.
PROCEDE POUR AUGMENTER LA TEMPERATURE DE L'AIR DANS UN CYLINDRE AU COURS DU DEMARRAGE DU MOTEUR DIESEL SURCHARGE, AVEC UN FAIBLE RAPPORT DE COMPRESSION ET DISPOSITIF POUR L'EXECUTION DE CE PROCEDE

The subject of the invention is a method and a device for increasing the air temperature in the cylinder when starting a supercharged diesel engine with a low compression ratio. In order to increase the air temperature in the cylinder at the end of the compression stroke above the ignition temperature of the injected fuel, starting air is introduced into the cylinder at the start of the compression stroke in the range of 160 DEG of the crank shaft before bottom dead centre to 160 DEG after bottom dead centre of the piston by means of an auxiliary distributor controlled by the cam shaft. <IMAGE>
The Empirical Analysis of the Optimal Proportion for U.S. Dollar Reserves Among China's Foreign Exchange Reserves

Based on the end of 2009 statistical data,China's foreign exchange reserves have reached about 2300 billion U.S.dollars,which ranks the first in the world and affects the stability of the balance of payments and foreign exchange market.It is clear that the analysis of the optimal proportion for U.S.dollar reserve is crucial in China.This essay will start by analyzing the main factor of affecting U.S.dollars reserves earnings and then apply regression and portfolio model to the problems.Finally,it will get the optimal ratio range of our foreign exchange reserve and put forward the recommendation on the optimal ratio range of our US dollar reserve.
COVERS FOR OUTDOOR CHAIRS

An improved removable cover for an outdoor-type chair useable as a replacement for the existing covers thereon, to restore such existing covers or to reinforce an originally installed cover therefor, such as an originally installed cover comprising a plurality of horizontal tubular straps. The improved cover comprises at least a plurality of vertical straps having separable interlockable first and second corresponding ends, with one of the corresponding ends comprising an adjustable buckle closure device having a cross-bar member positionable adjacent one of a plurality of through-hole apertures in said end and the other of said ends having a through-hole aperture therein, such as through a reinforced loop portion, with a longitudinally serrated ratchet-type strip having a plurality of longitudinally extending serrations therein and a buckle-type closure at one end thereof having an aperture therein with a pawl-like means extending into the aperture being insertable through said one aperture in said one end and said aperture in said open end of said strap and engageable in ratchet fashion with the serrations when the serrated strip end is inserted through the aperture to interlock said strap ends together about the chair frame. This forms an adjustable self-tightening tension means due to the ratchet type interaction between the pawl and serrations. A similar adjustable tension means may also be provided for a plurality of horizontal straps through which the vertical straps are extendable in a woven-like configuration. These vertical straps and/or horizontal straps may be separable or form an interconnected harness. Moreover, the corresponding ends of the straps themselves may comprise the longitudinally serrated ratchet type strip and buckle-type closure, respectively.
SORTALLER: predicting allergens using substantially optimized algorithm on allergen family featured peptides

SORTALLER is an online allergen classifier based on allergen family featured peptide (AFFP) dataset and normalized BLAST E-values, which establish the featured vectors for support vector machine (SVM). AFFPs are allergen-specific peptides panned from irredundant allergens and harbor perfect information with noise fragments eliminated because of their similarity to non-allergens. SORTALLER performed significantly better than other existing software and reached a perfect balance with high specificity (98.4%) and sensitivity (98.6%) for discriminating allergenic proteins from several independent datasets of protein sequences of diverse sources, also highlighting with the Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) as high as 0.970, fast running speed and rapidly predicting a batch of amino acid sequences with a single click.http://sortaller.gzhmc.edu.cn/.
Amperometric cholesterol biosensor based on reconstituted cholesterol oxidase on boronic acid functional conducting polymers

Abstract An amperometric cholesterol biosensor was fabricated by electropolymerization method of conducting polymers on pencil graphite electrode (PGE) after which apo-cholesterol oxidase (apo-ChOx) was immobilized onto a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) monolayer by reconstitution method. In this study two well-known and widely used materials in the field of biosensors thiophene-3-boronic acid and 3-aminophenyl boronic acid were electropolymerized onto PGE and modified with cholesterol oxidase. Electrochemical performance of modified electrodes and their properties were compared. Based on the results, thiophene-3-boronic acid based electrode shows sensitivity 10 times higher response than that of one based on 3-aminophenyl boronic acid. The effect of pH and temperature were assessed as well the reusability and stability of the fabricated biosensor were discussed.
양배추 분말을 첨가한 증편의 품질 특성

The influence of cabbage powder on sensory acceptance and physical functions of Jeungpyun, were assessed. As fermentation continued, pH dropped and evolved carbon dioxide significantly increased. Moisture content of cabbage powder-amended Jeungpyun ranged from 51.1～55.5%, and were lower than those of control samples. Jeungpyun prepared with 8～10% cabbage powder displayed significantly lower specific volumes. As the level of cabbage powder increased, the L-value was reduced, while the a- and b-values increased. Hardness was not significantly different among the control, 2%, 4% and 6% samples. Chewiness tended to increased in proportion to the level of cabbage powder. Sensory scores were lowest for Jeungpyun prepared with 8～10% cabbage powder. The results indicate that addition of 4～6% cabbage powder to Jeungpyun produces the optimal product.
Subvención de capital de explotación para la Empresa de Producción y Comercial STOLTOM Tomasz Dobień.

El proyecto se refiere al apoyo del empresario a proporcionar liquidez financiera y apoyo a las actividades actuales debido a las dificultades financieras experimentadas por el empresario como consecuencia del brote de COVID-19. Ayuda financiera concedida en el marco del programa n.º SA.57015 (2020/N)
Le parole per dire che esistiamo

La présente contribution vise à interroger le rôle du port dans l’invention linguistique et littéraire de Sergio Atzeni, dans une perspective géocritique et postcoloniale. L’appartenance portuaire de l’écrivain, l’hybridisme culturel propre à sa Cagliari semblent en effet constituer, sur le plan de l’écriture, le présupposé spatial nécessaire pour l’emploi d’un plurilinguisme méditerranéen, à entendre à la fois comme instrument de refondation maritime de l’histoire de la Sardaigne, ainsi que moyen narratif à travers lequel (re)définir les traits liquides d’une identité. Au cours de la première section, intitulée “Portualità, plurilinguismo e derive postcoloniali: narrazione mimetica di un’identità plurale”, nous examinerons le rapport entre espace portuaire et oralité narrative, avec une attention particulière pour les architectures plurielles des banlieues cagliaritaines dans Bellas Mariposas. Le deuxième paragraphe, “Oralità, plurilinguismo e derive fiabesche: prospettive narrative di una nuova storicità”, se concentrera plutôt sur le pouvoir fondateur de cette langue orale dans une perspective ethnographique et identitaire. Un espace important sera accordé, dans ce sens, aux travaux de traduction et, tout particulièrement, aux commixtions imaginatives des Fiabe Sarde.
JANAS LAB — AGRUPAMENTO CU.L.T.PROJECT (VOZES PRINCIPAIS DO ASTARTE) — CULTURELAB 2018-62

INICIATIVA CULTURAL DESTINADA A MELHORAR A NECRÓPOLE DA PRUNITTU E O COMPLEXO NURAGIC DE SU MONTE, DEDICADO À HISTÓRIA PRÉ-NURÁGICA, FIGURAS NURÁGICAS E MÁGICAS DA SARDENHA. ELE PREVÊ A PREPARAÇÃO DOS ATIVOS PARA TORNÁ-LOS INTERATIVOS COM ARQUITETURAS IOT E ITC ATRAVÉS DE DISPOSITIVOS DE COMPUTAÇÃO ABRANGENTES E ONIPRESENTES CAPAZES DE ATIVAR E INTERAGIR EM AUTOMAÇÃO COM UTENTES, GUIAS DE ÁUDIO, CAMINHOS TEMÁTICOS E SENSORIAIS, BILHÉTICA AUTOMATIZADA, ALIMENTADO POR UMA REDE VERDE DE BAIXO CONSUMO, TAMBÉM COM ENERGIA SOLAR, E PONTOS WIIFI BLUETOOTH, VISANDO A SUSTENTABILIDADE QUE PODE CONECTAR LUGARES ABERTOS, DISTANTES UNS DOS OUTROS E NA AUSÊNCIA DE SISTEMAS ELÉTRICOS, PRODUTOS INOVADORES FEITOS ESPECIFICAMENTE PARA O PROJETO
A novel hierarchical energy management of a renewable microgrid considering static and dynamic frequency

The present paper addresses a novel energy management system to efficiently procure the frequency security requirements of an islanded microgrid. The static and dynamic behaviors of the microgrid frequency are modeled based on the droop control and virtual inertia concepts. Two novel frequency dependent indices are formulated and controlled via a centralized hierarchical energy management system. The main objective of the paper is to optimize the microgrid frequency security and also the rate of change of frequency indices by providing a sustainable strategy for managing the energy and reserve resources. It is aimed to schedule the daily primary and secondary frequency control reserves such that security is ensured subject to the techno-economic restrictions. The derived formulation is solved using a mixed integer linear programming approach regarding the comprehensive operational constraints of the microgrids which ensures the system sustainability. Meanwhile, an efficient scenario-based stochastic programming methodology is employed to precisely managing the reserve resources against the system uncertainties. The simulation results are implemented in a typical microgrid and investigated over a 24 h time horizon. Analyzing the results verifies the significance of the frequency modeling in the precise scheduling of the microgrid energy and ancillary service requirements.
Green Pilgrimage supporting natural and cultural heritage

The continued fragility of Europe’s economy means that growth and development policies often take precedence over environmental policies, threatening our cultural and natural heritage assets.  Green Pilgrimage (GP) is an innovative project which will show how growth and development policies can economically exploit AND protect natural and cultural heritage. Key to this is our focus on the power of pilgrimage- recognized today as one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry (UNWTO, 2015) with more than 300 million pilgrims every year. 

Ancient pilgrim routes such as The Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, report an annual 10% increase in numbers, particularly among non-religious.  Harnessing this increased popularity to protect natural and cultural heritage is a common challenge faced by those responsible for Europe’s major pilgrimage routes. GP will show policy makers how to protect natural and cultural heritage whilst developing jobs and growth along pilgrim routes through developing low impact tourism, digitalization, pilgrim accommodation and strengthening local traditions. This reconnects pilgrims with their environment, landscape and culture. 

Policy influence will increase pilgrimage across Europe through creating a greater awareness of its benefits.  GP will hold exchanges and workshops on sustainable pilgrimage promotion, pilgramage tourism impact, environmental protection and European best practice. 

The main beneficiaries will be government, local communities and businesses on Europe’s main pilgrim routes and management groups safeguarding our natural and cultural assets. The project’s advisory partner, The European Green Pilgrimage Network, will ensure that the indirect beneficiaries of the project are the major pilgrimage routes and destinations of Europe and, working with the support of the European Institute of Cultural Routes, the project’s findings will also benefit the diverse 33 certified Cultural Routes of Europe.