SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
La diversità di genere nelle dichiarazioni non finanziarie delle banche italiane. [Gender Diversity in the Non-financial Reporting of Italian Banks]

Italian Abstract: Le comunicazioni delle imprese sulla loro posizione in materia di sostenibilità ambientale, sociale e di governance (ESG) consentono ad analisti e investitori valutazioni più accurate sull’esposizione ai rischi derivanti da questi fattori e sulla redditività nel lungo periodo. La diversità di genere è una componente importante della strategia di sostenibilità delle imprese e merita di essere adeguatamente gestita e comunicata al pubblico. Il lavoro analizza come le banche italiane comunicano la propria posizione su questo tema nelle Dichiarazioni Non Finanziarie (DNF), secondo quanto previsto dall’attuale quadro normativo agli enti di interesse pubblico di maggiori dimensioni. Le analisi condotte mostrano che la diversità e inclusione (D&I) è rilevante per la maggior parte delle banche che pubblicano la DNF, anche se trattato con differenti modalità e livello di dettaglio. Il lavoro identifica alcuni profili che le banche potrebbero usare in ciascuna delle tre principali aree del documento (l’articolazione del processo di materialità; la modalità di gestione della D&I; le informazioni quantitative) per valorizzare le attività svolte nel campo della D&I.English Abstract: Corporate social responsibility reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability allows analysts and investors to better assess firms’ risk exposure to these factors and their long-term profitability. Gender diversity in the workplace is an important element of firms’ sustainability strategy and deserves to be properly addressed and communicated to the public. We analyse how and to what extent Italian banks disclose their stance on these issues in their non-financial reporting (NFR), as required by the current regulatory framework for larger public interest entities. The analysis of NFR finds that diversity and inclusion (D&I) is material for most institutions, albeit with some differences in the granularity of information and in the way in which the information is presented. The paper identifies some aspects that banks could use in each of the three main areas considered in the reports (materiality process; D&I management; publication of quantitative information on D&I) to enhance their activities related to D&I.
Evolução da Mortalidade por Câncer de Pulmão e Brônquios na Região de Saúde Sul do Estado de Mato Grosso, 2010 – 2019

Objetivo: Realizar um levantamento de dados sobre a taxa de mortalidade associada ao câncer de pulmão e brônquios nos municípios da Região de Saúde Sul do Estado de Mato Grosso. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, retrospectivo de série temporal, no qual se obtiveram os dados sobre o número de óbitos por neoplasia maligna de brônquios e de pulmões em pessoas residentes na Região de Saúde Sul de Mato Grosso, ocorridos entre 2010 e 2019, por meio do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM), disponibilizados pelo Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS). Calculou-se a taxa de mortalidade para os municípios pela razão entre o total de óbitos por câncer de brônquios ou pulmões e a estimativa da população, estratificada por sexo e idade, a cada ano. Utilizou-se o método direto para padronização das taxas de mortalidade por faixa etária. Resultados e Discussão: A partir dos dados disponíveis, verificou-se que 12,49% dos óbitos causados por câncer nos 19 municípios da região foram por câncer de brônquios ou pulmões. A mortalidade foi maior em homens (12,07 óbitos/100 mil) do que em mulheres (7,70 óbitos/100 mil). Ademais, pessoas na faixa de 70 a 79 anos tiveram uma taxa mortalidade maior (104,05 óbitos/100 mil) do que aquelas nas faixas mais jovens. Isso evidencia que ambas as constatações estão de acordo com a literatura. Conclusão: Os dados demonstram uma relação de maior mortalidade associada ao sexo masculino, bem como à idade mais avançada, estando de acordo com a literatura.
RECIPIENT DE STOCKAGE DE LIQUIDE

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Low maintenance, high security, pipeline leak detection through continuous monitoring and real time alerts

Dashboard is an early stage technology company formed to develop and market an automated remote monitoring solution for the collection and consolidation of near-real-time data from sensors in both remote and accessible locations. As a cleantech company Dashboard is rooted in the transformational power of data analytics, and through the knowledge and skills of our experienced team of hardware, programming and communications professionals, has developed Limpet, an alternative solution to monitoring pipelines for leaks and breaches.

The global pipeline industry has a growing problem with leak and breach detection, costing billions and causing long lasting and highly destructive environmental damage. Limpet is at the forefront of improving low cost oil and gas pipeline monitoring, limiting the economic and environmental impact of any leaks or breaches. The solution, through the utilisation of novel ultrasonic flow rate measurement and innovative collar design, offers vastly improved detection rates, cheaper installation and running costs per km, improved device lifecycle, retro-fitting capabilities and advanced cyber security of both the device and data. The result is a potential installation saving of $999,250 per km and a yearly saving of $16,800 per km.

This feasibility study is designed to verify the technical, market/commercial and financial feasibility of Limpet, cumulating in a detailed report that will contain an optimal design plan, skills analysis, IPR strategy, market/competitor report, financial model for commercialisation and risk analysis.

The commercialisation of Limpet, initially in the EU, will see the solution positioned as the market leading flow rate leak detection system for oil and gas pipelines. The primary target will be EU companies with existing or planned onshore, above-ground pipelines. By the 4th year of commercialisation we expect to generate revenues of €30m, have a team of 73, and have a leading position in the leak detection market.
Asphalt composition

The present invention relates to an asphalt composition having excellent durability after being dried, an asphalt mixture, and a method for producing an asphalt mixture.Disclosed are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a polyester, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower, and a ratio of the polyester is 1 part by mass or more and 17 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the asphalt; [2] an asphalt mixture including the asphalt composition as set forth [1] and an aggregate; and [3] a method for producing an asphalt mixture, including a step of mixing a heated aggregate, asphalt, a thermoplastic elastomer, and a polyester, wherein the polyester has a softening point of 90° C. or higher and 140° C. or lower and a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher and 80° C. or lower, and a ratio of the polyester is 1 part by mass or more and 17 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the asphalt.
On Cultivation of Maritime Students' Innovative Ability under New Situation

In order to meet new requirements of STCW78/10 convention for navigation employees,it is urgent for maritime education institutions to set up new training system to cultivate innovative ability of maritime college students.Referring to the advanced ideas of modern vocational education and the personal training in American community college,using the level progressive logic sequence,this essay designs the new training scheme for cultivating maritime students' innovative ability,and introduces a new teaching mode of real project to support the new scheme.This essay also develops the basic way to implement the new mode——constructing the demonstration frame of simulative teaching.Research reports for the new system implementation shows that the operation of the new system can remarkably improve maritime students' innovative ability.
A simple FE approach to study microstructural influences in power-law creep

Abstract Creep of metallic materials is a complex phenomenon, which is depending on temperature, time, the applied load and the specific properties of the material exposed to creep conditions. Especially the influence of the microstructure on creep phenomena is complex, thus a comprehensive finite element model is used to study the heterogeneous deformation on a microstructural level. The different microstructural components are incorporated by using distinct, individual sets of physical parameters for each constituent. The materials response is calculated in terms of creep strains and stresses using a simple approach to simulate power-law creep and the influence of grain boundaries, triple junctions and precipitates on creep strains and stresses is studied. The results indicate that the different microstructure configurations, such as the presence of triple points, second phase particles and the relative orientation of grain boundaries to the loading direction influence the stress distribution and therefore lead to a highly heterogeneous creep strain distribution.
Anemia ferropriva entre adolescentes participantes do programa Bolsa Família: Análise à luz das condicionalidades de saúde

Objetivo: Avaliar a proporção de casos de anemia ferropriva entre adolescentes diante das condicionalidades de saúde do Programa Bolsa Família (PBF). Metodologia: Estudo transversal quantitativo com amostra de 165 adolescentes, entre 10 e 18 anos, de ambos os sexos, pertencentes às famílias participantes do PBF do município de Lavras (MG). A detecção da anemia ocorreu por meio da punção digital de uma gota de sangue utilizando hemoglobinômetro portátil Hemocue®. Foram avaliados a situação de segurança alimentar, estado nutricional e consumo alimentar. Resultados: A prevalência de anemia foi de 26%, classificada como problema de saúde pública de grau moderado. A presença de anemia associou-se ao consumo de salgado frito (p=0,020), achocolatado (p=0,042) e biscoito recheado (p=0,045). O excesso de peso esteve presente entre 21,8% dos adolescentes do sexo feminino, e entre 12,6% do sexo masculino. A prevalência de insegurança alimentar entre os adolescentes foi de 42,5%. Conclusão: Dados inéditos da alta prevalência de anemia entre adolescentes participantes do PBF na cidade de Lavras-MG são apresentados nesta pesquisa. Esses resultados evidenciam que apesar dos avanços na proposição de políticas públicas de combate à anemia, elas não estão atingindo esta faixa etária. Especificamente, o PBF é uma política pública que contribui para a prevenção e combate à anemia, porém são necessárias alterações do seu desenho metodológico, especialmente das condicionalidades de saúde, a partir do desenvolvimento de estratégias que ampliem e qualifiquem as ações de vigilância alimentar e nutricional no contexto da saúde dos adolescentes participantes do Programa Bolsa Família.
Compact hydro generator for electric vehicles charging stations (to serve as an energy lifebuoy)

The lif-E-Buoy project is a facility using the hydrokinetic energy of running water as a clean energy source for charging of electrical road vehicles (cars, bicycles, etc.) and provide noise and emission free electricity output for other applications such as large cruiser boats or for freight vessels stopping in city centres as a good alternative to running their generators. 
Willisits Engineering Ltd. was established in 2009 to develop world-class electric vehicle drive systems and other innovative technologies. A few years ago we started the development of an underwater river power plant system (hydro generator) and in 2016 we built a prototype and demonstrated its operation in a relevant environment (river – TRL6). The development was a success but due to limited resources and other developments the commercialisation of it was put on hold.
Recently we have received interest from companies who approached us with application areas for our technology. Namely, to use our hydro generator for the charging of electronic vehicles and to provide power for infrastructures located near (or on) rivers. Based on this interest we carried out an initial market study and found that there is serious potential to use our existing results and focus it on this new application. 
We have decided to apply for SME Instrument Phase 1 funding to carry out a feasibility study in order to strengthen our initial findings and based on the outcome proceed for Phase 2 to produce the first commercial hydro powered electric vehicle charging station.
FRAME STRUT COOLING HOLES

A module for a gas turbine engine comprises a frame and a frame cooling system. The frame includes a circumferentially distributed plurality of radially extending struts. Each strut is joined to an outer frame section at an outer frame junction, and joined to an inner frame section at an inner frame junction. The frame cooling system comprises an inlet, a plurality of cooling air passages extending from the inlet radially through each of the plurality of frame struts, and an outlet. The outlet is in fluid communication with at least one of the cooling air passages and includes a plurality of film cooling holes formed through a circumferentially facing wall of each strut at a location distal from the outer frame junction.
Improved regional-scale groundwater representation by the coupling of the mesoscale Hydrologic Model (mHM v5.7) to the groundwater model OpenGeoSys (OGS)

Abstract. Most large-scale hydrologic models fall short in reproducing groundwater head dynamics and simulating transport process due to their oversimplified representation of groundwater flow. In this study, we aim to extend the applicability of the mesoscale Hydrologic Model (mHM v5.7) to subsurface hydrology by coupling it with the porous media simulator OpenGeoSys (OGS). The two models are one-way coupled through model interfaces GIS2FEM and RIV2FEM, by which the grid-based fluxes of groundwater recharge and the river–groundwater exchange generated by mHM are converted to fixed-flux boundary conditions of the groundwater model OGS. Specifically, the grid-based vertical reservoirs in mHM are completely preserved for the estimation of land-surface fluxes, while OGS acts as a plug-in to the original mHM modeling framework for groundwater flow and transport modeling. The applicability of the coupled model (mHM–OGS v1.0) is evaluated by a case study in the central European mesoscale river basin – Nägelstedt. Different time steps, i.e., daily in mHM and monthly in OGS, are used to account for fast surface flow and slow groundwater flow. Model calibration is conducted following a two-step procedure using discharge for mHM and long-term mean of groundwater head measurements for OGS. Based on the model summary statistics, namely the Nash–Sutcliffe model efficiency (NSE), the mean absolute error (MAE), and the interquartile range error (QRE), the coupled model is able to satisfactorily represent the dynamics of discharge and groundwater heads at several locations across the study basin. Our exemplary calculations show that the one-way coupled model can take advantage of the spatially explicit modeling capabilities of surface and groundwater hydrologic models and provide an adequate representation of the spatiotemporal behaviors of groundwater storage and heads, thus making it a valuable tool for addressing water resources and management problems.
Surface Chemical Properties of Nanoscale Domains on UV-Treated Polystyrene−Poly(methyl methacrylate) Diblock Copolymer Films Studied Using Scanning Force Microscopy

This paper reports the surface chemical properties of ca. 20 nm wide domains on a UV-treated thin film of a polystyrene-poly(methyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer (PS-b-PMMA; 0.3 as the PMMA volume fraction). UV irradiation and subsequent acetic acid (AcOH) treatment were used for selectively etching horizontally aligned PMMA domains on a thin PS-b-PMMA film to obtain nanoscale trenches and ridges. The surface charge and hydrophilicity of the trenches (etched PMMA domains) and ridges (PS domains) were investigated using three approaches based on scanning force microscopy. Chemical force titration data with a COOH-terminated tip showed a prominent decrease in adhesion force from pH 3 to 4.5 due to electrostatic repulsion between negatively charged functional groups on the tip and film surface but could not clarify the difference in chemical properties between the two nanoscale domains. Friction force images in n-dodecane showed higher friction over etched PMMA and PS domains with an OH-terminated tip and a CH(3)-terminated tip, respectively, exhibiting higher hydrophilicity of the etched PMMA domains. In an atomic force microscopy image of a UV/AcOH-treated PS-b-PMMA film upon immersion in a ferritin solution, approximately 80% of the ferritin deposited on the film was found on the PS domains. The preferential deposition of ferritin on the PS domains was probably due to the electrostatic repulsion between negatively charged ferritin and negatively charged etched PMMA surface in addition to the hydrophobic interaction between ferritin and the PS surface. These results indicated that the etched PMMA domains were more hydrophilic than the PS domains due to the presence of acidic functional groups (e.g., -COOH groups) at a higher density.
Linking excellence in biomedical knowledge and computational intelligence research for personalized management of cvd within phc

The goal of LINK is to deepen cooperation between two international leading research centres and a research institution of a widening region in the area of intelligent processing to support cardiovascular disease management in PHC.
A twofold strategy shall be followed. (i) Using a status assessment of the Portuguese research on PHC and an international research forum, a roadmap for excellence shall be established. From this roadmap, specific cutting edge research tracks shall developed by common workgroups. These will foster knowledge transfer between partners by using a “learn by doing” approach, but also increase the research excellence momentum. These research tracks will support Concept definition activities that will be the basis for new project, network and PhD grant proposals, leading to a continuum of widening. 
(ii) Existing links to international leading organisations (e.g., IFMBE, IEEE-EMBS) and key actors in PHC (academic, industrial and users) will be exploited to launch a research and innovation forum to define a research agenda and the design of curricula for advanced training. Activities to increase the Consortium members’ involvement in chairing major international events  in the field and to link to reputed summer schools. Active involvement of consortium members in existing international working groups in the field will be pursued.
Accelerating innovative augmented reality broadcast applications through new industrial camera design

The proposed business innovation project will accelerate the scaling of a unique and innovative technology platform, already proven and in early stage market adoption, developed by Supponor, a European SME with a track record of unique technology expertise and commercial potential.
The platform, DBRLive, is a software and hardware based technology system bringing together near infrared physics, advanced camera optics and integration techniques with television broadcasters to enable the real time replacement of physical advertising signage in sports broadcasts with virtual content targeted simultaneously at multiple audiences (e.g. different regional language versions).
DBRLive is in early stage commercial use/trials with a variety of the world’s leading sports – e.g. top soccer leagues in Spain, Italy and UK, and leading global ice hockey and basketball leagues.
The outcome of the project will be to simplify, miniaturise and scale a key layer of the technology solution, namely the camera used to capture real life images and provide the data required for augmented reality applications such as virtual graphics insertions.
The project would lay the groundwork for an all-in-one camera that would enable augmented reality applications.  DBRLive is one such application – however, such a camera would spur a range of novel augmented reality application development within sports and other types of broadcasting / production (e.g. event TV, movies).  Customers include major camera manufacturers (e.g. Sony, Grass Valley) wishing to acquire new IP/hardware; broadcasters and production companies seeking to deploy augmented reality applications.
No such solution is currently available.  Supponor’s current systems are the only way of enabling such applications.
The project would provide a platform for taking Supponor’s unique expertise developed over 14 years to the next level – allowing the European SME sector to be a key driver of the next generation of the broadcasting industry.
Sulphate Reduction Control to Enhance Methane Composition in Anaerobic Digester

The aim of this research is to investigate addition of iron (ferric chloride) to control of sulphate reduction in order to enhance the methane production under laboratory scale. The bioreactor Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) undergoes continuous operation under anaerobic condition treating synthetic sulphate enriched wastewater. The wastewater used as influent wastewater with a total COD 8000 mg.L -1 . The experiment was conducted for about 64 days and was operated at constant OLR of 2.0(±0.1) kgCOD.m -3 .d -1 by maintaining a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 4 days. The UASB then were feed with sulphate and give the COD/SO 4 ratio 5.3, 2.5 and 1.5. Then amount of ferric chloride at 10.4, 22.2 and 44.5 mM was introduce just after methane producing bacteria (MPB) were completely inhibited by sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) due to decreasing of methane composition (CH 4 ) and high level production of hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S). The obtained results showed that the FeCl 3 negatively impacted the anaerobic digestion process since with each of COD/SO 4 2- ratio, and the amount addition of ferric chloride to feed regime, gives promotion on methane production, with 67, 70 and 69% after approximately 10 to 15 days operating at critical conditions.