SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Application of regional frequency analysis to the estimation of extreme storm surges

Traditionally, extreme value theory is applied to single-site series of surge observations in order to estimate the probability of occurrence of extreme events at that particular site. However, single-site analyses give uncertain estimation of extreme quantiles, mainly because of the limited duration of observation periods. In order to reduce this uncertainty, regional frequency analysis (RFA) approaches suggest collecting information not only from a single-site series but also from all (statistically) similar available series of observation. The use of RFA is widely increasing in geosciences, but few applications have been attempted yet for surge estimation. The aim of this study is to examine the applicability of RFA to extreme storm surges. The surge data observed at 18 French harbors, located on the Atlantic coast from the Spanish to Belgian borders, were collected. The series span a period of 30 years, on average, with the longest series going back to the 19th century. Stationary and independent samples of extreme surges (peaks over a given threshold) are extracted and their (statistical) homogeneity has been tested via heterogeneity and discordancy measures based on L moments. Homogeneous regions have been identified and, in order to merge information on frequency of occurrence of surges from all the sites, a surge index pooling method is defined. Finally, a regional frequency distribution has been estimated. The hypothesis and the applicability of RFA application are discussed, with some ideas for future developments in the research direction.
The hysteretic evapotranspiration-Vapor pressure deficit relation

Diurnal hysteresis between evapotranspiration (ET) and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) was reported in many ecosystems, but justification for its onset and magnitude remains incomplete with biotic and abiotic factors invoked as possible explanations. To place these explanations within a holistic framework, the occurrence of hysteresis was theoretically assessed along a hierarchy of model systems where both abiotic and biotic components are sequentially added. Lysimeter evaporation (E) measurements and model calculations using the Penman equation were used to investigate the effect of the time lag between net radiation and VPD on the hysteresis in the absence of any biotic effects. Modulations from biotic effects on the ET-VPD hysteresis were then added using soil-plant-atmosphere models of different complexities applied to a grassland ecosystem. The results suggest that the hysteresis magnitude depends on the radiation-VPD lag, while the plant and soil water potentials are both key factors modulating the hysteretic ET-VPD relation as soil moisture declines. In particular, larger hysteresis magnitude is achieved at less negative leaf water potential, root water potential, and soil water potential. While plant hydraulic capacitance affects the leaf water potential-ET relation, it has negligible effects on the ET-VPD hysteresis. Therefore, the genesis and magnitude of the ET-VPD hysteresis are controlled directly by both abiotic factors such as soil water availability, biotic factors (leaf and root water potentials, which in turn depend on soil moisture), and the time lag between radiation and VPD.
MODULE FOR A SOUND-DAMPING WALL AND A SOUND-DAMPING WALL MADE UP OF MODULES

A module (12) for a sound-damping wall made up of a plurality of modules (12) has hollow chambers (32, 33) between its upper (37) and lower (38) sides. The upper (37) and lower (38) sides are mutually matchingly shaped so that the modules (12) can be stacked. In the novel module (12), the hollow chambers (32, 33) can be filled with sound-damping material (41).
Inflammatory bowel diseases and the general practitioner&rsquo;s role in a region of Central Italy

Inflammatory bowel diseases and the general practitioner&rsquo;s role in a region of Central Italy Paolo Sossai1,2, Fabio Filippetti3, Ali Ahmad Muselmani4, Giambattista Catalini41Department of Medicine, &ldquo;Enrico Mattei&rdquo; Hospital, Viale Europa, I-62024 Matelica, Italy; 2Center of Clinical Research, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Camerino, Via M Scalzino, 3, I-62032 Camerino, Italy; 3Epidemiological Unit, Marche Region, Via Gentile da Fabriano, 3, I-60125 Ancona, Italy; 4Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Via Caselle, I-62032 Camerino, ItalyBackground: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a serious burden for both patients and health care providers because of the young age at which they occur and their chronic course.Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess how general practitioners (GPs) in the area of Camerino-Matelica, Marche (Central Italy) manage their patients with IBD.Materials and methods: Before providing an educational course about IBD to GPs, we administered a simple questionnaire containing 10 multiple-choice questions, allowing for only one possible answer, to GPs in the target area. After the educational course we administered a satisfaction questionnaire and evaluated the hospitalization rates for IBD in the catchment area in the year following the course.Results: In our GP sample, 71.8% indicated that they needed better instruction regarding IBD to enable them to diagnose the conditions given the difficulties posed by nonspecific symptoms and the need to use invasive diagnostic methods such as colonoscopy. Early results after the educational course for GPs indicate a reduced rate of hospitalization for IBD but these data must be confirmed by future research.Conclusions: If specialists and GPs managed IBD patients more carefully, their patients would probably suffer from fewer relapses and would have a better quality of life, which would be likely to mean considerable cost savings for the public health care system and society in general.Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn&rsquo;s disease, ulcerative colitis, general practitioner
Data Infrastructure for the Alps: Mountain Orientated Network Technology

Conceived with the steering bodies of the Alpine Convention (AC), DIAMONT aims to give a vital impulse to the relaunch of SOIA (System for Observation of and Information on the Alps). In consistence with SOIA’s new aims and the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), DIAMONT will take into account the expectations of experts for regional development as well as the needs of the Alpine population. The DIAMONT network of specialists on Alpine development will advise SOIA on the elaboration of an Alpine wide information system and the selection of relevant data considering their validity and their aptitude for harmonisation. This process will involve a test of pilot tools for regional development and discussions with the population in test regions. DIAMONT integrates cultural, regional and local factors into the analysis and preparation of a sustainable regional development. The project’s results will supply a method adaptable to other European mountain areas.
Transformed in Christ, the Master of Uncommon Sense

“I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.” As a sixteen-year-old seminarian in Piedmont, Italy, James Alberione was seized by those words of Christ. He had read Leo XIII’s encyclical for the dawn of the twentieth century, Tametsi futura prospicientibus, On Jesus Christ the Redeemer. He had absorbed the thinking of now-Blessed Giuseppe Toniolo, economist and leader of Christian social thought. Together, they launched Alberione on a unique, lifelong quest into the Person of Christ the Master, both rooted in Christian Tradition and responsive to society. Exactly one hundred years ago, that response took the form of what gradually became the ten branches of the Pauline Family. Each branch, in its own way, bears witness to Christ the Master, Way, Truth, and Life. The theological-spiritual synthesis that undergirds this witness is the principal reason that at Alberione’s beatification, John Paul II would call him “the first apostle of the new evangelization.” What secret does this synthesis hold for us here as we attempt to renew the West?
LOOP ROPE ASSEMBLY

A loop rope assembly includes a main rope segment having a plurality of rope strands and first and second ends, a first end loop provided on the first end of the main rope segment, a second end loop provided on the second end of the main rope segment and at least one intermediate loop defined by at least one of the rope strands. A linkable loop rope system that includes at least two loop rope assemblies fastened together by a coupling mechanism operable to releaseably couple the rope assemblies for use in securing large and/or irregular shaped objects on a transport vehicle or a tarp or cover on such objects during transport.
METHODS OF PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS USING CYCLOSPORIN COMPONENTS

Methods of treating an eye of a human or animal include administering to an eye of a human or animal a composition in the form of an emulsion including water, a hydrophobic component and a cyclosporin component in a therapeutically effective amount of less than 0.1% by weight of the composition. The weight ratio of the cyclosporin component to the hydrophobic component is less than 0.8.
Comparing Industrial Amination Reactions in a Combined Class and Laboratory Green Chemistry Assignment

This article describes a comparative assignment developed for a third-year undergraduate organic synthesis course involving a combined laboratory experiment and class exercise. In this assignment, students compare the sustainability of two industrial amination reactions to form the same target molecule (4-(n-hexylamino)benzonitrile): a nucleophilic aromatic substitution procedure (SNAr) provided in the class exercise, and a Buchwald–Hartwig (B–H) amination procedure completed in the laboratory. The assignment is structured using a “case-study” format to provide appropriate context. Students use industrial solvent and reagent substitution guides, complete process mass intensity calculations, and apply the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry to compare and contrast the SNAr and B–H reactions. They finally recommend a preferred reaction procedure after considering multiple sustainability concepts in their analyses. The assignment is highly adaptable as different industry guides may be used and the SNAr reac...
Time-Programmed self-assemblies and dynamic materials

TimeProSAMAT aims to introduce concepts to program the time domain of self-assembled systems and materials in CLOSED systems under non-equilibrium conditions by controlling the kinetics of assembly and disassembly pathways via (i) modulating the surrounding by feedback systems, (ii) dissipative structure formation and (iii) active structural feedback. After reaching a fundamental understanding on a SA level, we want to capitalize on these enabling SA concepts by providing entirely new and original approaches to dynamic soft materials with internally encoded self-regulation features (similar to a self-destruction mechanism), opening doors to active functionalities and adaptive properties beyond what classical responsive equilibrium SA can offer.
Read more about such concepts in the 10th year anniversary issue of Soft Matter: "" Approaches to program the time domain of self-assemblies"" Soft Matter, 2015,11, 7857-7866
Electrical double layer capacitor using poly(methyl methacrylate)–C4BO8Li gel polymer electrolyte and carbonaceous material from shells of mata kucing (Dimocarpus longan) fruit

Abstract Poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA based gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) containing immobilized lithium bis(oxalato)borate, C4BO8Li or LiBOB dissolved in a propylene carbonate–ethylene carbonate binary solvent were prepared by heating the cast solution between 70 and 80 °C for 20 min. The electrolyte composition with 5 wt.% PMMA exhibited the highest conductivity of 3.27 and 7.46 mS cm−1 at 298 and 343 K respectively. Cyclic voltammetry studies on the GPE containing 15 wt.% PMMA and 85 wt.% (0.6 M LiBOB) dissolved in equal weight of ethylene and propylene carbonates showed that the electrochemical potential stability window of the electrolyte lies in the range between −1.7 to +1.7 V. Linear sweep voltammetry indicates the gel polymer electrolyte is stable up to 1.7 V. The electrical double layer capacitor (EDLC) using the highest conducting GPE and activated carbon derived from shells of the mata kucing (Dimocarpus longan) fruit has capacitance of ∼685 mF g−1 on the first cycle. The EDLC performance was also characterized using cyclic voltammetry and charge–discharge processes at constant current.
Internazionalizzazione della società "Luxon" sp. z o.o.

Sa 42799(2015/X) L'oggetto del progetto è la partecipazione della Società al programma di promozione del settore "Costruzione e finitura di edifici" al fine di promuovere sui mercati esteri. L'azienda offre prodotti con caratteristiche innovative sul mercato internazionale nel campo dell'illuminazione industriale, grazie ai quali ha le potenzialità per competere efficacemente sul mercato internazionale. Il progetto prevede la partecipazione a 2 missioni in uscita relative ad eventi fieristici e congressuali internazionali in Germania. Si tratta di eventi rinomati con una portata globale, in cui le aziende del settore delle costruzioni si incontrano, così come i potenziali acquirenti di tali soluzioni. L'azienda "Luxon" intende esibirsi come espositore anche a 4 fiere (3x Germania, 1x Emirati Arabi Uniti). È inoltre prevista una missione unica di appaltatori presso l'impianto del richiedente per presentare i prodotti, i metodi di produzione e l'organizzazione. Inoltre, l'azienda svolgerà ulteriori attività promozionali di natura di supporto, finalizzate alla promozione di marchi di prodotto e attività dell'azienda al di fuori del paese (ad es. presentazione di prodotti e aziende e un sito web in lingua straniera). Tutti i materiali prodotti nell'ambito del progetto terranno conto dei principi di visualizzazione del Marchio Economico Polacco. Nella parte non coperta dal cofinanziamento, la Società finanzierà il progetto con i fondi propri generati dalle operazioni correnti, che è consentito dai risultati finanziari della società.
SYSTEM FOR THE OVERALL CONTROL OF HEAT FOR ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED MOTOR VEHICLE

The invention relates to a system (10) for the overall control of heat for the passenger compartment (33) and for the electrical units in a motor vehicle that is completely or partially propelled by an electric engine powered by a battery, including a heat-control fluid circuit (3) coupled to a heating means (27) and/or to a cooling means (4) enabling said fluid to store calories or frigories when the system (10) is plugged into an electrical network outside of the vehicle. Said fluid circuit is capable of releasing calories and/or frigories to the air of the passenger compartment (33), in an alternating manner, either through a heat exchanger (11c, 11f) between the circuit and the air of the passenger compartment, or using a climate circuit (4) forming a heat pump and/or an air-conditioning system. Reference: figure 3.
Fundamental properties and time-scan of qcd matter at high densities and temperature exposed by jet substructure in heavy ion collisions with cms experiment at the lhc

Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) is the theory of the strong force. Its high-temperature phase can be accessed experimentally via high energy heavy-ion collisions, allowing us to investigate how the macroscopic properties of nuclear matter arise from QCD interactions between quarks and gluons. 
With this proposal I aim to solve several fundamental and long-standing questions concerning the strong force and the evolution of the high density phase of QCD, the Quark Gluon plasma (QGP), that are related to the evolution of the early universe: 
 a) Characterize  the transport coefficient, qhat, of the Quark Gluon Plasma, which is related to its density
 b) Perform the equivalent of the Rutherford experiment in the QGP, to resolve the point-like quark and gluon scatterers within the QGP. 
 c) Provide first experimental evidence of two important interference mechanisms that are expected to play a main role in the evolution of jets in a QGP, such as the Landau Pomeranchuk Migdal effect in QCD and the color coherence effect
 d) Study the phenomenology of the Lund plane, in particular selections on the branching time obtained from the splitting kinematics. Can it be used to draw a time-dependent picture of the jet shower? 
 e)Perform the first attempt to time-scan the QGP with a yoctosecond chronometer using hadronic decays of W and Z bosons.
As a world leader in the field of jet physics, also with a strong phenomenological background, I am in a unique position to to solve some of the most interesting problems concerning QCD at high densities by applying new ideas and techniques and exploring the jet substructure. 
 The CMS detector capabilities for jet and electroweak boson reconstruction and the synergy between the pp and heavy ion communities within, make of CMS the ideal experimental detector to capitalize on my ideas and existing expertise. 
This grant will also provide the opportunity to reinforce the european contribution to the CMS heavy ion program and lead it.
THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE S²-P INTERACTION BETWEEN TL(I) AND OLEFINIC SYSTEMS ON HYPOTHETICAL [TL(c2H4)2]+ And [TL(c2H2)n]+ (N = 2,3) COMPLEXES

The attraction between [C2HJ2 and [C2HJ23 and Tl(I) in the hypothetical [Tl(C2H4)2]+ and [Tl(C2H2)n]+ (n = 2,3) complexes was studied using ab initio methods. It was found that the changes around the equilibrium C-Tl distance and in the interaction energies are sensitive to the electron correlation potential. We evaluated these effects using several levels of theory, including HF, MP2, MP4 and CCSD(T). The equilibrium C-Tl distances in the complexes are in the range of 294 pm to 338 pm. The interaction energy differences obtained at the equilibrium distance range from 55 to 110 kJ/mol at the different levels used. These results indicate that the complexes formed are in the category of van der Waals systems. Also, these results indicated that the interaction between olefinic systems and Tl(I) are a real minimum on the potential energy surfaces.
Ensino e aprendizagem de conjuntos numéricos a partir de práticas pedagógicas

O presente texto relata uma experiência de prática pedagógica desenvolvida em 2020 com 20 alunos do 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola da rede municipal de Poço Redondo (SE), com o intuito de avaliar de forma diagnóstica o objeto do conhecimento que versa sobre os conjuntos dos números naturais, inteiros, racionais, irracionais e reais, estudados por eles em anos anteriores. Para isso, neste texto, são discutidos aspectos sobre prática pedagógica, avaliação e discussões a respeito de materiais didáticos feitas por autores que abordam a temática escrita. A partir do desenvolvimento da atividade matemática, foi possível identificar que a utilização dos materiais didáticos contribuiu para o desenvolvimento da aprendizagem dos alunos por meio de discussões sobre os conjuntos numéricos, realizados em grupos e com toda a turma. A partir dessa execução, foi possível constatar, por meio da avaliação diagnóstica, que os estudantes possuíam dúvidas em relação aos conjuntos numéricos e, com isso, cometiam equívocos na localização dos números em cada parte do diagrama proposto, erros que foram aproveitados para os questionamentos e diálogos desenvolvidos com eles para sanar tais dúvidas.
Shape adaptive blades for rotorcraft efficiency

Shape Adaptive Blades for Rotorcraft Efficiency (SABRE) will develop ground-breaking new helicopter blade morphing technologies which will reduce helicopter fuel burn, CO2 and NOx emissions by 5-10%, while also reducing noise emissions. SABRE will help Europe achieve its ambitious aviation emissions goals while also sharpening its competitive edge in the rapidly growing international helicopter market. It will achieve this ambitious objective by removing one of the most fundamental limitations on helicopter performance: the need for rotor blades to have a single fixed geometry which is inherently a compromise between widely different operating conditions. SABRE envisions shape adaptive blades which can continuously change their shape to optimise performance in all conditions.  SABRE has a tightly cross-linked, dual stream research approach with emissions-focused rotor performance analysis running concurrently with morphing technology development. The analysis stream will combine comprehensive rotor analysis, high-fidelity aerodynamic and structural solvers, detailed morphing mechanism models, and emissions models, creating the most detailed, transdisciplinary, and comprehensive model of its type. The technology development stream will mature a selected group of novel, beyond state-of-the-art, helicopter focused morphing concepts through a carefully considered program of modelling, design and experimental testing efforts. The achievable performance of the morphing concepts will be fed back into the emissions analysis, and the analysis stream will guide the development of the technologies towards configurations which minimize emissions. SABRE is highly ambitious in both its objectives and its approach. The project has strong industry support, and brings together the ideal consortium to achieve its objectives; with world-leading experts in rotorcraft and morphing structures backed up by a clear project plan, robust management procedures, and excellent facilities.
METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING ADHESION OF METATHESIS COMPOSITIONS TO SUBSTRATES

A method of improving the adhesion of metathesis compositions, such as ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions, to a substrate is disclosed, in which an adhesion promoter is added to a polymerizable resin composition in order to improve the adhesion of the polymerizing resin to a substrate material. The addition of the adhesion promoter has been found to provide beneficial improvements in the adhesion of metathesis, especially ROMP, compositions to substrates, particularly glass surfaces, leading to improved characteristics in ROMP materials formed therefrom. The adhesion promoter generally comprises a functionalized silane compound and a peroxide compound. A ROMP composition is further disclosed comprising a cyclic olefin, a ROMP metathesis catalyst, and the adhesion promoter. Polymer products produced via metathesis (ROMP) reactions of the invention may be utilized to provide a wide range of materials and in a variety of composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture.