SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Method for dual sim dual standby terminal

The method of operating a multiple SIM phone, the phone being connectable to at least first and second SIM applications (), comprises: ¢ configuring the phone by : ¢ selecting a dual standby mode with a specific master configuration of the first SIM application; ¢ registering the second SIM application on a suitable cell of a wireless network; ¢ activating a call forwarding function from the second SIM application to the first SIM application ; ¢ registering the first SIM application on a suitable cell of the wireless network; ¢ operating the phone by : ¢ processing standby functions of the first SIM application ; ¢ receiving any incoming call via the first SIM application; and ¢ handling requests for outgoing calls from the first SIM application.
Getting informed, studying and working without borders. A project for Italy-Slovenia cross-border educational and professional guidance 

The main objective of the project consists in creating an interaction between the Italian and Slovenian guidance systems and offering several preliminary information and guidance services to integrate existing ones and immediately applicable for operators and inhabitants of the Italian-Slovenian cross-border area. The first step consists in a preliminary survey aimed at indentifying information needs on the territory and producing a map of the resources/sources most suitable to meet such needs . Then a bilingual website is created - the “Guidance without borders” portal - providing practical information support for cross-border study, work and mobility, including new forms of mobility following the entry of Slovenia in the EU. The project also envisages the creation of a CD-Rom outlining various professions that are representative of the job market in Friuli Venezia Giulia, and in line with the similar tool used in Slovenia “Kam in Kako”, that includes a section devoted to “cross-border” professional profiles. The project further envisages an education and training programme for operators in guidance services or working in schools located near the border, in order to encourage the use of resources produced in the framework of the project, and a series of seminars and workshops targeting decision-makers and operators in the sector, to encourage the establishment of a stable communication network among guidance services and operators of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. The project ends with the implementation of an information and publicity campaign on the results attained, to be carried out in schools, universities, guidance services and job placement offices on both sides of the border.
C.U.L.T.UR.E

The main functions of excellence are performed by the historical centres and their heritage, where the Euro-Mediterranean culture and knowledge are concentrated. An innovating, dynamic approach is adopted to increase the cities’ attractiveness, so as to enhance competences and favour the inclusion of different social groups. The cultural heritage of the Mediterranean territories, their traditions, history and culture, are very important factors leading to a major economic development process. This heritage is often neglected or is not sufficiently protected against the elements leading to its degradation and ruin. In this context, the UNESCO Cities enable an interdisciplinary approach based on an integrated management and on recognising the added value of pursuing the goal of revitalising the urban texture of historical centres by means of innovating actions aimed at enhancing the cultural heritage in a diversified environment with a few common challenges. The project (CULTURE Cités Unesco Laboratoires de Territoires URbains) thus aims at identifying and sharing transnational governance methods by developing a common strategy for an integrated local development aimed at managing historical city centres by valorization of cultural heritage through the sharing and implementing a transnational action plan, innovating cultural activities and services to increase the economic attractiveness of the historical city centres involved.
The first academic social network creator that empowers researchers to collaborate, control privacy and increase their impact

The EU has made multi-billion Euro investments to increase its innovation potential by subsidising the collaboration between academics and industry but the R&D expenditure per GDP is still as low as 2.1%, far behind the US and Asia, as well as below the EUs long standing target of 3%. Compared to the US, the EUs academics in all fields show 25% less collaborations and collaborations with industry are only 50% of the US indexing. Without a doubt, academics are highly interested in collaborating since this directly correlates to their scientific impact. The main obstacle today is the lack of IT solutions to efficiently connect academics. Current platforms such as ResearchGate, LinkedIn and others have failed to address major customer needs such as secure external collaborations, privacy and relevant engagement. Social networks are advertisement driven and scientific discussions only account for less than 8% of all engagement while professional collaborations that lead to new research are practically non-existent. Our solution is UNIFIED SCIENCE, an academic social network creator that provides a stand-alone, decentralised and secure social network to universities or R&D institutions and significantly improves their collaboration capacity. The network is deployed with a web & mobile App, incorporating unique features such as decentralised technology for privacy, DeepLinks for secure collaborations, MePass for dynamic user permissions and API widgets for access to online publishing platforms. UNIFIED SCIENCEs prototype has already been tested in 11 pilot studies, attracted 11 paying customers and 15+ interested customers. After completion of the Phase 1 & 2 developments, UNIFIED SCIENCE will enter the €160bn IT segment of the global R&D market. Through our extensive industry contacts and academic affiliations, we will deploy UNIFIED SCIENCE globally, starting in the EU, with expected accumulated profits of €9.3m, 6 new jobs and an ROI of 9.3 within 3 years.
Predicting Individual Score Elevation in an Applicant Setting: The Influence of Individual Differences and Situational Perceptions

Previous research has indicated that applicants can increase their scores on non-cognitive measures by half of 1 standard deviation (e.g., Rosse, Stecher, Miller, & Levin, 1998; Viswesvaran & Ones, 1999). Two influential factors have been proposed to influence this elevation: individual differences and situational influences (e.g., Douglas, McDaniel, & Snell, 1996). The current study examined how individual differences and motivation (expectancy theory) predicted individual response elevation from a general to a job applicant context using a conscientiousness measure. Results indicated that elevation was primarily predicted by emotional stability, instrumentality, and the interaction between expectancy and instrumentality. Practical implications and future research directions are discussed.
High resolution x-ray detectors based on nanowire arrays

In this project I will develop ultra-high resolution X-ray detectors based on semiconductor nanowires, whose spatial resolution will be radically better than the current state of the art. In X-ray detectors the primary X-ray absorption induces a cascade of secondary electrons and photons which are measured at the front or back of the detector, but during the long transport to the point of detection these can spread orthogonally to the optical axis. This limits the resolution in present bulk detectors.
My novel concept is to create a nanostructured detector based on an array of semiconductor nanowires, which will confine and physically prevent spreading of the secondary electrons and photons. In a nanowire array, the pixel size is the diameter of the nanowire, which can be as low as 10 nm, while the nanowires can be as long as the X-ray absorption length. The very high aspect ratio of nanowires allows detectors with simultaneously very high spatial resolution and sensitivity. I will investigate both direct detectors and scintillators, in which the secondary electrons and photons are detected, respectively. 
The objective is to create detectors based on arrays of 10 nm-diameter nanowires. Time- and temperature resolved measurements will be used to improve understanding of the X-ray physics in these nanodevices, with strong quantum confinement of electrons and phonons and high surface to volume ratio. I will test the detectors within an imaging project targeting the neural connectome, and compare the nanowire detectors with commercial ones. This novel detector concept could revolutionize high-resolution imaging of samples on the nanoscale, maintaining the unique ability of X-rays to study samples in realistic conditions: DNA within live cells, the strained channel in single operational transistors or individual nanoparticles in a charging battery. High resolution detectors could also be employed in X-ray spectroscopy and diffraction.
ELECTRIC PERSONAL CARE APPARATUS

The present invention relates to an electric personal care apparatus comprising a skin contacting portion configured for contact with skin of a user. The skin contacting portion comprises a porous and compressible material. The porous and compressible material is configured to hold a fluid by capillary forces. The porous and compressible material is configured to be compressed due to pressure contact of the skin contacting portion with the skin of the user, and configured to release the fluid onto the skin of the user when the porous and compressible material is holding the fluid and being compressed.
A survey on recent trends and technologies in tactile interfaces with sensing perspective

Tactile sensing is paramount important in motor rehabilitation; several techniques are exiting for a tactile sensing. The successful interface of tactile and haptic devices achieves aim of human machine interface system. In the process of rehabilitation sensing and perception correctly is the important aspect of subject progress towards right diagnoses. This paper discusses about all recent trends and technologies so far being used in tactile display development thoroughly. The implemented devices and evaluation parameters are compared to judge better sensitivity, correctness in perception, less recognition rate and comfort in using designed device. This paper also briefs about human skin structure and receptors. This will help in the decision of actuator, vibrating frequency and vibration duration. The various evaluation methods proposed by authors are also discussed with results and findings. This gives guidelines to decide system outcome, controllable variables and intention to use system.
Small RNAs Add Zing to the Zig-Zag-Zig Model of Plant Defenses

Plant small RNAs play important roles in transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation, with ongoing work demonstrating their functions in diverse pathways. Their roles in defense responses are a topic of active investigation, particularly the rich set of micro (mi)RNAs that target disease resistance genes such as nucleotide binding/leucine-rich repeat (NB-LRR) genes. The miRNA–NB-LRR interactions result in the production of phased, secondary small interfering (phasi)RNAs, and phasiRNAs function in both cis and trans to propagate negative regulatory effects across additional members of the target gene family. Yet, while phasiRNAs have the capacity to trigger targeted decay of specific targets, both in cis and trans, their functional relevance in NB-LRR regulation remains largely a matter of speculation.
Climate Changes within Cross-Border Territories

Records of temperatures, prolongated drought and violent flooding are catastrophes which are always more frequent and intense these last decades. 
What’s our real knowledge of the climate change and its effects on our territory? Is it better to continue to believe that Alpine’s area is an innocent victim of the current achievement, or realize that figures told another reality, with a consumption of energy by inhabitant in the alpine area superior of 10% respect to European media. 
In front of these observations, emerge a necessity to develop a different management of the territory. CClimaTT’s partners engage themselves in order to ameliorate their knowledges on climate changes within the cross-border area. This will allow, after, to communicate the content in a larger manner, and identify actions to limit the inhabitant’s consumption. 
The transversal concept, which is leading every activities of the project, is the idea that even the little local communities are able to influence the climate change and that the adoption of a better behaviour at a local level can bring to a global system improvement.
Resolving conflicting parameter estimates in multivariate population balance models

We present an extended methodology for parametric inference in complex population balance models. The aim is twofold. Firstly, it is assumed that the parameter distribution of the model is a multimodal Gaussian rather than a unimodal Gaussian. After projection of experimental data through a response surface approximation, estimates for the parameters and their uncertainties along with the associated weights of each mode are established. Secondly, the methodology is used to ask the following question—if n professors each have a ‘best’ estimate of a particular parameter, which of these estimates is more likely to be correct? A toy example is used to show the applicability of the methodology, aiding in the discrimination between a bimodal and trimodal parameter distribution. The identification of the ‘best’ model parameter among two conflicting estimates is demonstrated in an example from granulation modelling.
Topological organization of vertebrate regulatory landscapes:  the hox genes paradigm

The aim of this grant is to understand how mammalian developmental genes, which are usually pleiotropic, are controlled via long-range regulations and how chromatin partitions into large and discrete regulatory domains, generally matching Topologically Associating Domains (TADs). We want to understand how such domains emerged in evolution, how they are built during development and how they help implement enhancer functions. We will use a large genomic interval in mouse chromosome 2 containing the HoxD cluster as a paradigm, as it is covered by a large allelic series re-organizing the topology of this interval. Since the syntenic human locus (2q31) is affected in numerous genetic syndromes involving CNVs or large DNA re-arrangements, we believe this work will also help understand the mechanistic bases of human regulatory mutations. The approach will capitalize on our knowledge of mouse embryos, the implementation of cutting-edge genomic technologies and the unique collection of engineered mammalian chromosomes kept into living mice, which represent as many targeted re-organizations of both chromatin and regulatory topologies. It will require important technological development, in order to apply to mammalian embryos, methods (HiC) currently used for cell cultures or adult tissues. We think that the feasibility of this novel program is high, due the portfolio of experimental tools recently developed in our laboratory. Also, pilot experiments have been initiated to identify problems and preliminary results including the use of HiC on embryonic tissues suggest that the proposed experiments can be realized within delay. The novelty and originality of this program are in the interdisciplinary and system approach of genomic re-arrangements, as analyzed in vivo using recently developed methodologies, allowing to associate topological variations with regulatory modalities in a physiological context, during normal or genetically impaired embryonic development.
Rock support in strainburst-prone ground

Abstract Strainburst is the most frequently encountered type of rockburst in underground mines. Strainburst occurs when the stress near the excavation boundary reaches the peak strength of the rock mass causing it to fail suddenly and violently. To mitigate strainburst damage risk, effective rock support is needed. In strainburst-prone grounds, it is critical to have rock support components to fulfill the role of rock reinforcement first to prevent rock failure. On the other hand, well-retained and reinforced rock masses may be excessively deformed and fail violently. In such a case, yielding elements are needed in the rock support system to absorb the excess strain energy released due to rock failure. The conventional method to support strainburst-prone grounds is to install rock reinforcement system using rebar and mesh first and then install yielding support system using dynamic rockbolts at a later stage. This two-stage rock support installation process is not effective because it can adversely impact mine production schedule. This paper presents a new, patented dynamic rockbolt, which is called superbolt and is developed for rock support in burst-prone grounds. Laboratory testing confirmed that the superbolt has superb capacity to achieve the goal of reinforcing and holding rock masses. The superbolt is characterized by high dynamic energy absorption capacity, consistent performance, and the ability to withstand repeated dynamic loading. The new rockbolt can be used in a one-pass rock support system to facilitate rapid drift development in underground mines and increase mine safety and productivity.
Routine Production of 89Zr Using an Automated Module

89Zr has emerged as a useful radioisotope for targeted molecular imaging via positron emission tomography (PET) in both animal models and humans. This isotope is particularly attractive for cancer research because its half-life (t1/2 = 3.27 days) is well-suited for in vivo targeting of macromolecules and nanoparticles to cell surface antigens expressed by cancer cells. Furthermore, 89Zr emits a low-energy positron (Eβ+,mean = 0.40 MeV), which is favorable for high spatial resolution in PET, with an adequate branching ratio for positron emission (BR = 23%). The demand for 89Zr for research purposes is increasing; however, 89Zr also emits significant gamma radiation (Γ15 keV = 6.6 R×cm2/mCi×h), which makes producing large amounts of this isotope by hand unrealistic from a radiation safety standpoint. Fortunately, a straightforward method exists for production of 89Zr by bombarding a natural Y target in a biomedical cyclotron and then separation of 89Zr from the target material by column chromatography. The chemical separation in this method lends itself to remote processing using an automated module placed inside a hot cell. In this work, we have designed, built and commissioned a module that has performed the chemical separation of 89Zr safely and routinely, at activities in excess of 50 mCi, with radionuclidic purity &gt; 99.9% and satisfactory effective specific activity (ESA).
Towards a nuclear clock with thorium-229

Atomic clocks are the backbone of our modern communication and navigation technology, e.g. through the global positioning system (GPS). Improving these clocks will open up exciting new applications in geodesy, fleet tracking, autonomous vehicles, augmented reality and shed light on some of the most fundamental questions in research.

Today’s best atomic clocks lose only 1 second in 30 billion years, making them the most precise measurement devices ever built. However, such clocks are extremely delicate and susceptible to external perturbations; they can only be operated in specialized laboratories.

We propose to develop a novel type of clock, based on a unique nuclear transition in Thorium-229. This nuclear clock will be fundamentally different from existing atomic clocks, which are based on transitions in the electron shell. It will be largely inert to perturbations, simpler by design, and holds the potential to outperform existing atomic clocks in terms of precision.
So far, progress towards an application of the Thorium nuclear transition has been hampered by the extreme technological challenges related to the scarcity of 229Th, insufficient detector resolution, and exotic lasers frequencies. Suitable technology is only becoming available just now. Furthermore, this research demands supreme expertise in a variety of fields, encompassing nuclear and atomic physics, quantum optics, metrology, as well as detector- and laser technology. Our interdisciplinary consortium is assembled to precisely match these requirements, joining for the first time Europe’s leading research groups in the respective fields.

The work will focus on two objectives; (i) finding clear evidence of the transition and measuring its frequency, and (ii) developing all key components required for operation of a nuclear clock. We are certain that next-generation satellite-based navigation technology and other precision timing applications will greatly benefit from more precise and robust clocks.
Effects of thonningianin A in natural foods on apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of HepG-2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

The anti-cancer activities of Thonningianin A on the HepG-2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line were evaluated by MTT assay, flow cytometry, quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting. Results showed that Thonningianin A effectively inhibited the proliferation of HepG-2 cells by inducing apoptosis, as evidenced by increase in the sub-G1 cell population, DNA fragmentation, and increase in the content of reactive oxygen species. Activation of caspase-9 and the subsequent activation of caspase-3 indicated that Thonningianin A-induced apoptosis is caspase-dependent. Thonningianin A also disrupted the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) and down-regulated the Bcl-xL mRNA expression in HepG-2 cells. Thonningianin A induced cell cycle arrest by changing the cyclin D1 and CDK4 mRNA expression levels. Moreover, western blotting showed that Thonningianin A significantly down-regulated the NF-kappa-B cell survival pathway, along with up-regulation of the expression level of phosphorylated P38 and down-regulation of the expression level of phosphorylated ERK. The anti-cancer activity of Thonningianin A was confirmed by the characteristic patterns of DNA fragmentation and cell cycle arrest, suggesting that Th A is an effective antitumor ingredient in natural plant foods, and is worthy of further study.
Atlantic Network of Innovative Toxicity Alert Systems in Safer Marine Products

Main seafood toxins are emerging toxins, non-regulated marine toxins that have proliferated in the Atlantic Area as a consequence of climate change and which are harmful towards public health. ALERTOX-NET aims to facilitate market delivery of safer seafood products by putting at disposal of affected industries a new toxicity alert system for prevention strategies/processes across the value chain. This system consists of cost-effective, easy-to-understand, detection and alert methods, which will facilitate adoption by industry. Furthermore, ALERTOX-NET will recommend a regulatory framework addressed to public agents regarding emerging toxins, including tetrodotoxins, palytoxins and cyclic imines, due to their risks. ALERTOX-NET will have a bottom-up approach: from the “on-the-ground” demonstration in affected industries, to cooperation with Administration to adapt regulations to the risk represented by emerging toxins. The change sought is to provide better and easy-to-use detection and alert systems for emerging toxins so that industries will be prepared to detect those toxins, as well as Public Administrations, which will be involved in ALERTOX-NET, to get the directly required regulatory changes to adapt legislation. Moreover, the alert system will be also developed for toxins that are currently regulated so that industries which are not adapted, e.g. they are not aware of the toxins and methods, can benefit from better protected products for their consumers.