SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
A hiatus in the tropopause layer change

Despite continually increasing concentrations of greenhouse gas, there has been a hiatus in rising global temperatures during the 21st century. In this study, changes in the tropopause layer (TL) thickness are studied during the pre-hiatus and the hiatus periods, based on radiosonde data from the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive. Statistically significant thickening occurs in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere extratropics, at 35 ± 15.6 (59.0 ± 27.6) m decade−1, and the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere high latitudes, at 104.8 ± 21.7 (132.6 ± 97.4) m decade−1, but not in the tropics during the pre-hiatus period (1960–1997). For the hiatus period (2002–2013), significant thickening of the TL occurs only in the Southern Hemisphere extratropics (133 ± 98 m decade−1). Moreover, this study captures distinct regional characteristics in the hiatus of the TL thickening, including thinning over Alaska, Hawaii, the Western Plateau of North America, and Northern Australia.
Molecular Structure and TD-DFT Study of the Xylene Isomers

In this work, we have investigated the xylene isomers in concepts of vertical and adiabatic ionization energy parameters and molecular orbital (HOMO-1, HOMO/SOMO, LUMO, LUMO+1) energies of the neutrals and singly charged cation radicals.  As a first step of the calculations, conformational analysis has been performed for all isomers using the semi-empirical method with PM3 core type Hamiltonian.  Geometry optimization and frequency calculations were performed by using Density Functional Theory (DFT) with Becke, three-parameter, Lee-Yang-Parr (B3LYP) exchange-correlation functional and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets.  UV-Vis electronic spectra of the neutral xylene isomers were calculated by using the TD-DFT method with cam-B3LYP functional and 6-311++G(2d,2p) basis set.
New and significant bird records from Rio Grande do Sul, with comments on biogeography and conservation of the southern Brazilian avifauna

I report on the occurrence of 16 species of birds in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, of which seven are new for the state - Accipiter superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766), Brotogeris tirica (Gmelin, 1788), Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer (d'Orbigny &amp; Lafresnaye, 1837), Phyllomyias griseocapilla Sclater, 1862, Saltator coerulescens Vieillot, 1817, Orthogonys chloricterus (Vieillot, 1819), and Sporophila lineola (Linnaeus, 1758) - and seven were previously known from unsubstantiated or poorly documented records - Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin, 1789), Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818), Coccyzus euleri Cabanis, 1873, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana (Bertoni &amp; Bertoni, 1901), Psilorhamphus guttatus (Ménétriès, 1835), Serpophaga griseicapilla Straneck, 2007, and Hemithraupis ruficapilla (Vieillot, 1818). Descriptive and natural history notes are presented for some of these species. The records of B. tirica, P. guttatus, P. griseocapilla, Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825), O. chloricterus, H. ruficapilla, and S. lineola represent significant southward range extensions of up to 300 km. Also, a new confirmed record of Myiarchus ferox (Statius Muller, 1776) is divulged. Finally, I argue that the Atlantic forests of north-eastern Rio Grande do Sul should be included in the Serra do Mar area of endemism (sensu SILVA et al., 2004) because of the presence of Orthogonys chloricterus, and comment on the possible range expansion of Myiozetetes similis, Sporophila lineola and other primarily tropical species in southern Brazil.
Sviluppo e collaudo di un'innovativa gamma di pompe sommerse con sistema di raffreddamento integrale

L'obiettivo del progetto R & S è quello di aumentare la competitività e l'innovazione di KFP Białogon S.A. svolgendo attività di ricerca e sviluppo, acquisendo nuove conoscenze e competenze necessarie per sviluppare una nuova gamma di pompe sommerse con un sistema di raffreddamento integrale. Il progetto riguarda lo sviluppo di una serie innovativa di pompe sommergibili caratterizzate dalla capacità di azionare la pompa indipendentemente dal grado di immersione dell'unità. La necessità di creare una nuova gamma di pompe è una risposta alle aspettative dirette del mercato e ai risultati di analisi e tendenze nello sviluppo di sistemi industriali. La nuova gamma di pompe sommergibili RP includerà 3 pompe a canale RPX. Data la natura del progetto previsto per l'attuazione nel periodo gennaio 2018-dicembre 2020 e il suo focus sulla realizzazione di lavori di ricerca relativi allo sviluppo di una nuova serie di pompe, questo progetto si inserisce direttamente nella specializzazione intelligente del Voivodato di Świętokrzyskie, che è "Industria della fusione del metallo". Verrà realizzato un progetto di ricerca (1 pz.) in cui l'azienda (1sz.) collaborerà con i centri di ricerca. Verrà introdotta l'innovazione di prodotto (1 pz), verrà depositata una domanda di brevetto (1 pz), verranno creati nuovi posti di lavoro (2 post — 1 uomo e 1 donna). L'azienda (1 pz.) riceverà un sostegno sotto forma di sovvenzioni, consentendo l'introduzione di nuovi prodotti per il mercato, che si completeranno con il proprio contributo (PLN 1 169 884.55). Il progetto coincide con gli obiettivi specifici dell'asse prioritario Innovazione e scienza in termini di aumento dell'attività di R & S delle imprese e di aumento del mercato R & S, ed è anche in linea con l'obiettivo specifico della misura 1.2 della RPOWŚ — Aumentata attività di R & S delle imprese.
Unterstützung für Mischversuche in Mischanlagen und Homogenisierung von Kormenprodukten

Gegenstand des Projekts ist in Zusammenarbeit mit BIC Brno, einem Business- und Innovationszentrum, die Vorbereitung von Testdesign, Dosierung und Mischen bestimmter Grundrohstoffe und Wasser sowie Homogenisierung von Produkten für entwickelte mobile Mischgeräte. Die Geräte müssen in der Lage sein, Reinigungs- oder kosmetische Mittel aus konventionellen und vorbestimmten Grundrohstoffen unter vorgegebenen Bedingungen zu mischen. Das Projekt ist die nächste Stufe der Entwicklung des Mischgeräts und nutzt die Ergebnisse des Innovationsgutscheins 2018.
Spherical or polyhedral dry cleaning articles

Articles especially adapted for in-home dry cleaning comprise a carrier in spherical or polyhedral form which is impregnated with a cleaning composition. Multiple articles are placed together with soiled garments in a sealed bag and tumbled, preferably in a hot air clothes dryer, to clean and refresh the garments.
A low-cost disposable electrochemical biosensor for point of care (poc) hypolactasia diagnostic testing

LACTOPOC is a multidisciplinary research and training programme targeted to provide Dr. Macia-Gonzalez, an expert in electrochemical analytical platforms design, with new entrepreneurial and scientific skills on translation of innovative biosensor technology into Point of Care (POC) diagnostic devices.
LACTOPOC main scientific goal is to develop a low-cost and highly reproducible biosensor manufacturing platform technology for POC hypolactasia diagnostic testing. The project is based on the combination of two-well established analytical tools, i.e. paper-based microfluidics and electrochemistry, together with mass-manufacturing technologies for innovative design such wax and screen printing. 
Hypolactasia is related to low levels or reduced activity of intestinal lactase, the enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of lactose during its digestion. Undigested lactose after intake of dairy products is then accumulated in the intestine causing flatulence, abdominal pain and diarrhea in the individuals suffering from this malfunction. Despite it affects over half of the world population, its diagnosis remains challenging because associated symptoms are not specific and available methods for its diagnosis are unspecific and rely on trained staff and complex equipment. 
LACTOPOC will bring forward the technology developed by OSASEN for determination of D-xylose in urine and venous blood samples based on an electrochemical biosensor lab-prototype into a robust POC device with high sensitivity and reproducibility. The device will be able to detect and quantify accurately minimum D-Xylose concentration levels in a simple drop of human capillary blood sample. This novel POC biosensor device will assist LacTEST®, a non-invasive diagnostic test based on the synthetic analog gaxilose recently developed by VenterPharma, to become the first promising POC diagnostic testing for hypolactasia available in the market, leveraging their impact on patients and health care providers.
SEGMENTED PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS

A pharmaceutical tablet adapted for accurate division of a dose of a drug into two or more smaller doses, which tablet has two or more segments.
Mac| Internationale Strategie

Dieses Projekt ermöglicht die internationale Expansions- und Wachstumsstrategie des Medical Art Center, wobei insbesondere eine Reihe von Werbe- und Verbreitungsaktivitäten zu den angebotenen Dienstleistungen sowie zu den innovativen Medizinprodukten, die vom Unternehmen entwickelt wurden, ins Auge gefasst wird.
Secondment for the development of research  innovation  in biomaterial rapid prototyping

Secondment for the development of Research & Innovation in Biomaterial Rapid Prototyping (SECOND.R.I.) exchange programme aims to establish and support inter-sectorial and international sharing of knowledge and enable new professional skills for researchers and managerial staff enhancing potential innovation of the S&T research in rapid prototyping and biomaterials for bone tissue engineering. In order to achieve these objectives SECOND.R.I exploits the complementary competences of an inter-sectorial Sino-European consortium. 
The project undertakes collaborative research and innovation activities on new biomaterials for rapid prototyping for application in bone tissue engineering. Using rapid prototyping (RP) technologies a tailor-made and functional scaffold based on natural polymer and calcium phosphate will be developed and tested in an industrial environment. 
Running parallel with this research programme, an innovation management work-package explores the best solutions to exploit the research results (e.g. through the analysis of different innovation systems) thanks to the involvement of two technology transfer centres and one SME. In particular international technology transfer and intellectual property protection, absorptive capacity and technology innovation networks, human resource management, and how the interplay of these factors influences technological innovation in Chinese and European enterprises, as well as the associated impacts on EU policies and enterprises in the biomaterials sector will be investigated. 
This unique initiative has its strength in the composition of its consortium which is global and multidisciplinary hence is expected to accelerate scientific and business progress in the strategic field of bone tissue engineering and to foster strong scientific cooperation between China and Europe.
GRAS-F seismogravimeter for measuring gravity-inertial fields on the surface of Phobos

The problems of measuring the variations in the gravitational and inertial fields on Phobos related to librational oscillations, tidal effects, and seismic impacts have been considered in the paper. It has been indicated that thermal equilibrium noise in a mechanical oscillator, which forms the basis for a sensor, is responsible for the oscillator’s maximal sensitivity at a level of 8 × 10−9 m/s2. The actual sensitivity of the designed three-dimensional seismogravimeter, which was estimated based on the calibration results, is ∼2 × 10−8 m/s2. This makes it possible to measure the anticipated variations in the gravitational field and to obtain information about the seismic noise level with a surface oscillation amplitude resolution at a level of 2.5 × 10−7 m at frequencies of 0.1 Hz to ∼10−10 m at frequencies higher than 5 Hz.
Posture evaluations of tethering and loose-housing systems in dairy farms

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the most common simultaneous and individual segment postures in terms of body and finger posture classifications. Observations were made at three dairy farms. One employed a tethering system and the other two used loose-housing systems. The evaluations of the tethering system were performed through six processes that were subdivided into 11 operations, whereas only one process of 'milking' was investigated in loose-housing systems. Generally, farmers who worked in both systems bent and/or twisted their upper-body segments and continuously used a power grasp to wrap an object with all five fingers. Posture analyses of the tethering system revealed that 'moving corn' seemed less stressful, whereas 'cleaning udders,' 'attaching the machine,' 'washing the machine,' and 'sweeping the floor' were more stressful than other operations. Postural workloads on the trunk and head were greater in the tethering system than in the loose-housing systems due to differences in implements, the working height, and the working distance.
A Discrete Roughness Index for Longitudinal Road Profiles

Engineers of off-road equipment, on-road vehicles, pavement, and tires must assess the roughness of a terrain surface for the design of their products. The International Roughness Index (IRI), a standardized means of assessing longitudinal road roughness, quantifies roughness based on the average suspension travel for a particular vehicle at a prescribed speed. The Discrete Roughness Index (DRI) developed in this work address fundamental limitations of the IRI. Specifically, the DRI is calculated for each discretely measured location along a terrain surface and is applicable to vehicles traveling at varying speeds and using parameters other than the Golden Quarter-Car on which the IRI is based. The development of the DRI begins with a consistent discretization of the terrain surface, vehicle response, and the IRI. Next the Fractional Response Coefficient is developed, the properties of which are critical in the development of the DRI. The DRI is developed and its properties are discussed through theory and simulation of the ASTM E1926-08 profile. One important property of the average DRI is that it converges to the IRI as the distance between sampled points becomes smaller, for the particular case when the Golden Quarter-Car model is simulated at 80 kph. The DRI is not an alternative to the standard IRI, therefore, but a widely applicable roughness measure of which the standard IRI is a single specialized application.
Adaptive imaging microscopy

The project has a goal of starting up a small business producing highly special customizable microscope systems for biomedical research. Microscopic imaging  is one of the major drivers of the progress in biomedical and life sciences. The   development of  novel  concepts,  addressing  the  challenges  of  advanced optical microscopy, represents the front line of scientific research.  Modern microscopes are not purely optical devices anymore. They have developed into complex integrated systems, combining  optics, mechanics, electronics, feedback control systems, and image processing Many novel concepts of modern microscopy, while very interesting for research, still have to prove the commercial profitability.  Such developments  can be effectively addressed by  start-up companies with a goal of either custom development,  production and service of these advanced  systems,  or development and selling the IP to a larger player. 
The major goal of this proposal is the creation of the first commercial optical microscope, the performance of which depends completely on the adaptive optics feedback controls. To prove the feasibility of this approach,  we  select a  highly attractive technical concept of adaptive light sheet microscope,  developed in our group in the framework of the ERC project.  In this aspect, our development  relates to ordinary microscope system in the same way as “fly by wire” airplane relates to an  old-fashioned one.   
Our contribution  in the development of instrumentation for biomedical research will bring a positive impact on our knowledge about the nature and ourselves,  the quality of life and  life expectation of the population. Our proposal  addresses the largest societal challenge of Europe: the healthcare. Our instrument will contribute to the understanding of complex diseases and  support the greying population to stay healthy and self-supportive for extended period of time.
IMPROVED BIOCIDE FORMULATIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ANALYTE DETECTION SENSOR(S) AND METHOD(S) OF USE AND THEREOF

Composition(s), device(s), kit(s), and method(s) for improved biocide formulations that remove contaminants (and the effects related thereto) from at least one analyte detection sensor, while simultaneously preserving and/or extending the functional life of the at least one analyte detection sensor.
Environmental impacts of French and Brazilian broiler chicken production scenarios: An LCA approach

This study compared the environmental burdens of two broiler chicken production systems in Brazil and two in France. One Brazilian system represents large-scale production in the Center-West region of the country; the other is a small-scale production in the South. One of the French systems represents an extensive broiler chicken production system, known as "Label Rouge"; the other is a standard system. Life-cycle impact assessments were performed using the CML-IA characterization method. The main functional unit adopted was 1 tonne of cooled and packaged chicken, ready for distribution. For the systems and impacts studied, production scale did not affect the environmental impact, but production intensity did. The extensive Label Rouge system had the largest impact among the impact categories studied. This resulted principally from the high feed-conversion ratio of this production system (3.1 kg of feed per kg of live weight) in conjunction with the fact that the feed-production stage contributed most to the overall impact. The contribution of deforestation to the crop-production stage was significant, particularly for climate change, equaling 19% of total emissions of CO2eq per tonne of cooled and packaged chicken, in the system of the Center-West of Brazil. The French systems were also affected, since they import crops from Brazil. The system of southern Brazil had less climate change impact because there is no longer deforestation in southern Brazil for crop production.
Application of an integrated model to personalised diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer

The fundamental objective of the project is the implementation of personal diagnosis and breast treatment systems in the St Katarina Special Hospital. The project is planned to have a complete overhaul of the child health care care system in St Katarina so that the Breast Disease Unit will be set up as part of the Svilaria Health Centre (Women’s Health Centre). The Breast Disease Unit is set up with the aim of bringing together preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in line with the principles of personalised medicine at one place, making it a single European Centre of this type, and at the same time strong positioning Croatian healthcare on the global market.
A tale of a tail: Structural insights into the conformational properties of the polyglutamine protein ataxin-3

Ataxin-3 is the protein responsible for the neurodegenerative polyglutamine disease Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3. Full structural characterisation of ataxin-3 is required to aid in understanding the mechanism of disease. Despite extensive study, little is known about the conformational properties of the full-length protein, in either its non-expanded healthy or expanded pathogenic forms, particularly since its polyglutamine-containing region has denied structural elucidation. In this work, travelling-wave ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry and limited proteolysis have been used to compare the conformational properties of full-length non-expanded ataxin-3 (14Q) and its isolated N-terminal Josephin domain (JD). Limited proteolysis experiments have confirmed that the JD is stable, being extremely resistant to trypsin digestion, with the exception of the α2/α3 hairpin which is flexible and exposed to protease cleavage in solution. The C-terminal region of ataxin-3 which contains the glutamine-rich sequences is largely unstructured, showing little resistance to limited proteolysis. Using ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry we show that ataxin-3 (14Q) adopts a wide range of conformational states in vitro conferred by the flexibility of its C-terminal tail and the α2/α3 hairpin of the N-terminal JD. This study highlights how the power of MS-based approaches to protein structural characterisation can be particularly useful when the target protein is aggregation-prone and has intrinsically unordered regions.
Entropy of city street networks linked to future spatial navigation ability

The cultural and geographical properties of the environment have been shown to deeply influence cognition and mental health1-6. Living near green spaces has been found to be strongly beneficial7-11, and urban residence has been associated with a higher risk of some psychiatric disorders12-14-although some studies suggest that dense socioeconomic networks found in larger cities provide a buffer against depression15. However, how the environment in which one grew up affects later cognitive abilities remains poorly understood. Here we used a cognitive task embedded in a video game16 to measure non-verbal spatial navigation ability in 397,162 people from 38 countries across the world. Overall, we found that people who grew up outside cities were better at navigation. More specifically, people were better at navigating in environments that were topologically similar to where they grew up. Growing up in cities with a low street network entropy (for example, Chicago) led to better results at video game levels with a regular layout, whereas growing up outside cities or in cities with a higher street network entropy (for example, Prague) led to better results at more entropic video game levels. This provides evidence of the effect of the environment on human cognition on a global scale, and highlights the importance of urban design in human cognition and brain function.
A METHOD FOR ASSIGNING SUBSCRIBERS BETWEEN NARROWBEAM SECTORS

A method for assigning subscribers between narrowbeam sectors (201-208) includes, in a first embodiment, off-loading subscribers to alternate sectors when a current sector becomes loaded beyond a loading threshold. The subscriber(s) having the greatest signal quality measure (e.g. power setting) are preferably selected for off-loading, since such are typically in regions having the greatest overlap with other sectors (e.g. close to the antennas). The selected subscriber(s) are transferred to an alternate sector, preferably one having the best received signal quality with the subscriber and also having loading beneath the loading threshold.