SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Vrace - virtual reality audio for cyber environments

„Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have the potential to become the next big computing platform, and as we saw with the PC and Smartphone, we expect new markets to be created and existing markets to be disrupted.“ (Understanding the Race for the Next Computing Platform, Goldman Sachs 2016). While its technology is still considered in the early stages of development, it is already mature in the video game area.
VR/AR has the potential to change the way we do business, social interactions or education, but its applicability beyond gaming requires further development. An important field of research is the audio part. The importance of sound becomes evident when considering how people orientate themselves in space. Unlike seeing, hearing allows us to perceive instantly from all angles, and plays a leading role in giving us clues where to look at. To support natural orientation in VR/AR, the visual and auditory information has to closely match, as otherwise the illusion is shattered and the experience is not convincing.
VRACE aims at providing physically correct and perceptually convincing soundscapes in VR. This goal is pursued through dedicated training of ESRs in all VR-related domains, namely physical modelling, sound propagation, audio rendering and psychoacoustics. Specific research projects involve modelling of sound sources, such as musical instruments, voices, vehicles, colliding objects or environmental sound sources, studying sound propagation in complex interior spaces like concert halls and in outdoor environments such as urban or rural areas and investigating human perception and localisation of sounds.
With an estimated revenue of $80bn by 2025 (G&S) the demand for trained VR audio experts will increase rapidly. Besides advancing methodologies in this cutting-edge technology, VRACE will train 15 ESRs who will multiply and spread this knowledge in industry and academia. VRACE thus gives European industry a competitive edge in this global race.
Imported inflation and monetary policy. A comment

72 1024x768 In their article Imported inflation and monetary policy , I.O. Scott and W.E. Schmidt criticise the argument that monetary policy cannot be used as a weapon against inflation in a surplus country under a regime of fixed exchange rates. The present note examines their criticism and finds it wanting in several respects. The author argues that the “ external constraint ” is a significant barrier to the imposition of tight money in a surplus country - unless the supply of foreign capital is inelastic from a very early stage, which would be unusual. Moreover, the larger and more persistent the overall surplus, the greater the eventual risk of “ internal constraints ” becoming operative as well, thus putting another limitation on monetary policy at a subsequent stage. Normal 0 14
KNITTED FLAT-CHAIN OUTDOOR CLOTHING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

The piece of clothing is used for wearing outdoors, playing sports, skiing, golfing, cycling, or other recreational activities. The piece of clothing consists of a flat-chain knit fabric laminate which is made of at least one flat chain knit fabric, comprising a polyurethane film, which can be stretched in all directions, on the inner face of the knit fabric and an inner lining secured to the film. A knit fabric made of fleecy threads can be adhered to the film between the film and the inner lining. The piece of clothing can be designed as a sports jacket (8) for example. The sports jacket consists of five tailored flat-chain knit laminate pieces. Three flat-chain knit laminate pieces are used for both front faces (11, 12) and the rear face of the torso to be surrounded, and two flat-chain knit laminate pieces (13) are used for the two sleeves. The seams (20) are used to form the two sleeve cuffs (13) after rolling about the longitudinal axis, and the seams (21) are used for sewing onto the flat-chain knit laminate pieces (9-13) for the torso. Additionally, the front parts (11, 12) are sewn together with the rear face of the torso piece along the side of the torso by a respective seam (16). The seams (22) are used to connect said parts along the shoulders.
METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES IN IMAGES USING A PLURALITY OF MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMS

This invention relates generally to machine vision systems, and more particularly, to the detection of anomalies in scenes observed by imaging sensors.
Cold shrink article for electrical device

A cold shrink article comprising a shaped, stretched and cured composition comprising (i) a blend of silane-grafted ethylene-α-olefin elastomer and a hydroxyl-terminated polyorganosiloxane, (ii) a vinyl-terminated silicone rubber, and (iii) an ethylene-α-olefin elastomer.
[Case of atypical Ramsay-Hunt syndrome who presented with severe vertigo and vomiting].

We herein present a case of 6-year-old female demonstrating atypical Ramsay-Hunt syndrome. She presented with an earache, severe vertigo, and vomiting at onset, and thereafter, herpes zoster oticus appeared. No facial nerve palsy was seen. She was vaccinated for varicella and had no past history of apparent varicella infection. The patient showed positive IgG and negative IgM serum antibodies for varicella-zoster virus (VZV). An analysis of VZV-DNA from the patient's ear lesion using alleric discrimination real-time PCR identified a wild-type strain of VZV. We diagnosed her to have atypical Ramsay-Hunt syndrome caused by reactivation of the VZV. Aciclovir and prednisolone were administered, and she recovered completely. This case indicates that Ramsay-Hunt syndrome could be caused by a VZV infection after vaccination, even though its frequency is low. Ramsay-Hunt syndrome may thus be considered as one of causes of sudden onset vertigo in children.
Graffiti: graph-based classification in heterogeneous networks

We address the problem of multi-label classification in heterogeneous graphs, where nodes belong to different types and different types have different sets of classification labels. We present a novel approach that aims to classify nodes based on their neighborhoods. We model the mutual influence of nodes as a random walk in which the random surfer aims at distributing class labels to nodes while walking through the graph. When viewing class labels as colors, the random surfer is essentially spraying different node types with different color palettes; hence the name Graffiti of our method. In contrast to previous work on topic-based random surfer models, our approach captures and exploits the mutual influence of nodes of the same type based on their connections to nodes of other types. We show important properties of our algorithm such as convergence and scalability. We also confirm the practical viability of Graffiti by an experimental study on subsets of the popular social networks Flickr and LibraryThing. We demonstrate the superiority of our approach by comparing it to three other state-of-the-art techniques for graph-based classification.
L’éducation inclusive en danger au Brésil

Au Brésil, on constate actuellement un risque de recul des politiques éducatives inclusives. L’article trace un panorama historique de l’évolution de l’éducation des enfants en situation de handicap. L’éducation spéciale est une histoire ancienne, ancrée dès le XIX e siècle dans le modèle français des instituts pour aveugles et pour sourds, puis développée au XX e siècle par des médecins psychiatres et par des associations philanthropiques. À partir des années 1990, l’éducation pour tous marque une période d’émancipation et de progression des droits, amplifiée dans les années 2000 sous le référentiel global de l’inclusion. La tentative de retour au spécial ségrégatif est l’objet d’un décret présidentiel de 2020, mais de nombreuses luttes sociales y font obstacle, relayées par le Tribunal fédéral suprême qui y voit une mesure contraire à la Constitution.
Optimising memory: understanding the role of sleep in selective memory strengthening

An adaptive feature of the brain is to select which information to retain in long-term memory, and which information should be forgotten. To be retained long-term, memories need to undergo a period of consolidation. Sleep has been shown to play an important role in these consolidation processes. This proposal will advance our understanding of long-term memory, by demonstrating how the three core processes of memory formation: encoding, consolidation, and retrieval, interact to selectively promote certain memories. This aim shall be achieved through a series of experiments utilising advanced electroencephalography techniques and state-of-the-art ‘targeted memory reactivation’. Experiment one will investigate when memories are initially formed (encoding), how does the brain select a subset to undergo subsequent consolidation. Experiment two will then determine how sleep facilitates the consolidation of those selected memories, selectively strengthening them to enhance post-sleep memory retrieval. Finally, Experiment three will attempt to manipulate selection processes, to ask whether external methods can alter the fate of specific memories after initial selection to be remembered or forgotten. The proposed project is a perfect fit to the work program of the fellowship. I will develop critical new skills, which will enhance my potential as an independent scientist. This fellowship will place me at a world leading European institute, and as such will facilitate my return to the European research community. This will in turn enable my long-term career goal of leading my own research group at a European research institute.
DEVICE, FOR THE APPLICATION OF A COSMETIC PRODUCT, COMPRISING BAMBOO FIBRES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

This device (10) comprises a nonwoven body (12) formed on the basis of fibres, all of the fibres forming the nonwoven body being cellulose fibres. The fibres forming the nonwoven body comprise at least 20% by mass of bamboo fibres (14) relative to the total mass of the fibres forming the nonwoven body (12).
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF IECC ON ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OF LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Energy consumption in residential sector is the highest among all sectors in Pakistan. Therefore Buildings Energy Conservation Codes (BECC) can serve as a strategy to ensure energy saving by designing energy efficient buildings. The objective of this research is to assess the impact of U-Value in international energy conservation codes (IECC) with regard to design of energy efficient residential buildings for middle income families in Lahore. The present research will also focus on developing an assessment process using these international standards as benchmark in order to address the local conditions set by climatic studies, and their application on the design requirements of the residential buildings. In order to assess the impact of IECC on the consumption of electricity in residential building for middle income families of Lahore, an existing house in Lahore was selected as a base case. A comparative analysis of the electricity consumption was done using the base case of commonly used envelope materials and three proposed cases of locally available materials which are closest possible to reference standards of IECC. The comparison of results shows that up to 39 % of electricity is possible to be saved by applying the standards as suggested in IECC. The results will help in designing the energy efficient residential buildings in future.
Cálculo del impuesto diferido y su impacto en el impuesto a la renta de las empresas controladas por la Superintendencia de Compañías en el cantón Ambato

The purpose of this paper is to verify the impact that the application of deferred taxes generates in the calculation of the income tax of the industrial companies controlled by the Superintendence of Companies, for which started by analyzing the important role played by both the International Financial Reporting Standards and the Organic Law of the Internal Tax Regime in the presentation of results at the end of a company's economic period. Based on what has been proposed to analyze the calculation of deferred taxes recorded in each of the companies considered as part of the sample, taking as a main tool the 10 cases established by the SRI in art.innumerate after art. 28 of the RLORTI, in addition to verifying its application form according to NIIF . Thus, it is proposed as a hypothesis to determine whether the calculation of the deferred tax has a significant influence on corporate income tax. For the verification of the hypothesis, the calculation of the IR was studied, considering the registration of temporary differences according to the accounting and tax regulations and thus verify whether or not there is an impact and how it acts.
U.S. Army Airborne Division, 1942 to 1945: Concept, Combat, and Evolution

Abstract : In 1939, the U.S. Army had no formal combat formation capable of reaching the battlefield by air. In response to the success of German airborne operations, the U.S. Army formed a small unit of volunteers which was to experiment with airborne equipment and develop operational tactics and techniques. In the span of 6 years, the fledgling airborne concept expanded from a small platoon of parachute volunteers into five deployed airborne divisions composed of parachute and glider forces with a formal doctrine. This thesis examines the development of the airborne division through its employment in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operation, as these theaters employed four of the five U.S. airborne divisions during World War II. The doctrine, organization, and equipment of the airborne division changed significantly from its inception through the end of WWII. Personal influence, lessons learned from combat, and logistical limitations significantly affected the evolution of the airborne division.
DEVICE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFTING A RAILWAY RAIL

A railway-rail-lifting device for lifting a railway rail comprises an arm (105) and a roller (110) rotatably mounted to the arm (105). The arm (105) is operable to be rotated to bring the roller (110) to bear on the rail such that the roller (105) exerts a lifting force thereon. Securing means are operable to releasably secure the device to a rail fastening assembly.
ECOFUNDING

ECOFUNDING aims to create a new structure to promote investment and access to energy and eco-innovation funds in the MED area in a key moment for European strategic development where two factors occur: a major credit and investment crisis and an excessive dependence of the southern Europe economies on energy. Therefore, ECOFUNDING focuses its efforts on three main activity sections. The first set of activities aims to incorporate the results of other projects and policies developed in the MED area in the involved countries in a single instrument for financial support: the catalogue of public and private funds including all financing resources. To arrange these products, a transnational platform of global access services will be created, where other instruments to facilitate financial management and innovation of SMEs will be included: financial simulators, project search, search of green technology and supporting tools to develop business plans, among others. ECOFUNDING wants to achieve concrete results and reach enterprises. To this end, the project will set in motion SMEs consulting services to facilitate the management of the services offered in the platform. At the same time, innovative tools (not available in the market) will be designed allowing a significant advance in the state of the art: financial self-diagnose, bank rating calculator system and an online financial dossier. The project counts on experts in the energy sector and green business who will help companies to develop their business and investment plans: 360 SMEs will be diagnosed, 45 investment plans will be made and 20 companies will develop projects thanks to the financing obtaining. In addition, concrete actions have been planned to promote direct contact between investors and entrepreneurs organisation of 9 B2B events with the participation of 90 companies and launch of an online searching funding service at transnational level to boost business cooperation and to promote the access of local initiatives to transnational and EU funds. ECOFUNDING wants to be the first integrated platform of financial resources in energy and green business for SMEs in the MED region, hence the importance given to communication and capitalisation actions, including information activities and collaboration protocols with the most important networks at European level in the sectors covered by the project: European Enterprise Network and Energy Agencies Network. For the management and global communication of the project, ECOFUNDING has set up committees and specific operating rules in accordance with the programme rules and has planned a whole set of monitoring meetings to discuss the results of the project taking into account the participation of external partners that will provide knowledge and expertise.
Relationship between sound insulation performance of walls and word intelligibility scores

Abstract Conversations must be shielded from people in an adjacent room if they include confidential information. Word intelligibility tests were performed in a total of 185 sound fields to examine the relationship between sound insulation performance and the degree of conversation leakage. The parameters of the test sound fields were background noise level in the adjacent room and the level difference between the two rooms. The background noise level was varied from 30 to 50 dB (A-weighted). The level difference was parametrically varied in terms of eight frequency characteristics and 10 absolute values. The results showed that word intelligibility scores were strongly correlated with the A-weighted speech-to-noise ratio and SNRuni32. Equal-intelligibility contours, which can easily show the weighted level difference and A-weighted background noise level required to achieve a certain level of word intelligibility scores, were obtained from a multiple logistic regression analysis.
Utilization of pyrometer data to detect oxidation

A method for determining oxidation in turbine buckets (30) allows for conditional based maintenance of the turbine buckets (30). The method includes measuring a temperature of a turbine bucket (30) and comparing the measured temperature to a temperature of a reference turbine bucket to determine the condition of the bucket (30). The method provides useful temperature data to determine if the turbine should be stopped and the bucket (30) serviced. This method may be used in place of interval based maintenance to increase bucket (30) life, reduce bucket (30) failure, and increase turbine operating time.
SMARTOURISM SRLS

THE PROJECT FORESEES THE REALISATION OF UNAAPP FOR THE THEATERS DELLAOPERA THAT WILL ALLOW SPECTATORS TO FOLLOW ON DEVICES THE BOOKLET DAOPERA. THE TEXTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SYNCHRONISED IN REAL TIME.
Simultaneous detection of carbon monoxide and viscosity changes in cells using bimetallic fluorogenic probes

Despite its toxic reputation, carbon monoxide (CO) is also an important biological messenger molecule that regulates many vital cell processes, including the response to disease. Increased enzymatic generation of carbon monoxide plays a critical role in the resolution of inflammatory processes and alleviation of cardiovascular disorders. At the same time, altered viscosity levels have been associated with inflammation, including in cardiovascular disease. Since the diffusion-controlled movement of carbon monoxide is also affected by changes in the viscosity of the cellular environment, the two aspects are intimately connected. Therefore, the simultaneous measurement of both carbon monoxide and cellular viscosity would provide unprecedented information on the functioning of the cell and the state of inflammation and disease. We propose to achieve this through a new family of bimetallic ruthenium(II) molecular probes capable of monitoring both endogenous carbon monoxide (using fluorescence intensity) and the viscosity in the cellular environment (through fluorescence lifetime). These highly selective probes would show very low detection limits for CO and operate within the ‘biological window’ above 650 nm. At the same time, internal rotation of the BODIPY fluorophore would allow fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) to be used to monitor the local viscosity. Through a collaboration with immune-oncologists, the probes will be used to expand the understanding of the role played by the enzyme, haem oxygenase (HO-1), that produces CO. This could help illuminate the association between HO-1 expression and poor prognosis in cancer patients. The project will combine ligand design, organometallic synthesis, fluorescence imaging and cell work, providing the opportunity to gain experience in a range of areas related to sensing in biological environments.
Chronic Stress Triggers Social Aversion via Glucocorticoid Receptor in Dopaminoceptive Neurons

Defeat, Distress, and Glucocorticoids Understanding how individuals control emotions and cope with stressful events is a major clinical concern and of importance for the treatment of psychiatric illnesses (see the Perspective by McEwen ). Barik et al. (p. 332 ) discovered that aggressive defeat stress in mice caused glucocortioid release and increased activity in the dopamine system. Deleting the glucocorticoid receptors in dopaminoceptive neurons completely prevented the social avoidance that usually follows aggressive defeat. How the combination of genetic factors and environmental stressors during adolescence determines adult behavior and how their disturbance results in neuropsychiatric disorders is poorly understood. Niwa et al. (p. 335 ) found that isolation stress during adolescence, which does not cause any long-lasting changes in wild-type mice, induced significant neurochemical and behavioral alterations in mutant mice expressing a dominant-negative variant of the disrupted in schizophrenia 1 gene under the control of the prion protein promoter. These deficits could be reversed by a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist.
Power-activated cam lock

In general, the present invention is incorporated in a cam lock housing that is securable relative to a drawer or door. Coupled to the cam lock housing is an actuator package. The actuator package of this exemplary cam lock system can include a retractable geared plate or tongue, a micro gear motor, a controller, and a power system. In operation, the drive gear/pinion causes lateral displacement of tongue towards or away from a latch in order to lock or unlock the item. As such, a medicine cabinet (or similar), can be remotely locked or unlocked. Alternatively, rotation of a physical key within the cam lock rotates the cam lock housing and the tongue towards or away from a latch so that the cam lock can also be operated manually.