SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Hybrid digital-analog networking under extreme energy and latency constraints

The objective of the BEACON project is to (re-)introduce analog communications into the design of modern wireless networks. We argue that the extreme energy and latency constraints imposed by the emerging Internet of Everything (IoE) paradigm can only be met within a hybrid digital-analog communications framework. Current network architectures separate source and channel coding, orthogonalize users, and employ long block-length digital source and channel codes, which are either suboptimal or not applicable under the aforementioned constraints. BEACON questions these well-established design principles, and proposes to replace them with a hybrid digital-analog communications framework, which will meet the required energy and latency constraints while simplifying the encoding and decoding processes. BEACON pushes the performance of the IoE to its theoretical limits by i) exploiting signal correlations that are abundant in IoE applications, given the foreseen density of deployed sensing devices, ii) taking into account the limited and stochastic nature of energy availability due to, for example, energy harvesting capabilities, iii) using feedback resources to improve the end-to-end signal distortion, and iv) deriving novel converse results to identify fundamental performance benchmarks.

The results of BEACON will not only shed light on the fundamental limits on the performance any coding scheme can achieve, but will also lead to the development of unconventional codes and communication protocols that can approach these limits, combining digital and analog communication techniques. The ultimate challenge for this project is to exploit the developed hybrid digital-analog networking theory for a complete overhaul of the physical layer design for emerging IoE applications, such as smart grids, tele-robotics and smart homes. For this purpose, a proof-of-concept implementation test-bed will also be built using software defined radios and sensor nodes.
Embryo collection from pigs post‐pseudopregnancy induced by estradiol dipropionate

We aimed to define whether embryo collection carried out after pseudopregnancy was of similar outcome and quality as after artificial abortion. To induce pseudopregnancy, 30 gilts or sows were given 20 mg intramuscular estradiol dipropionate (EDP) 10-11 days after the onset of estrus. Ten additional pigs were inseminated artificially at natural estrus as a control group. Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α ) was administered twice with a 24 hr interval beginning 15, 20, or 25 days after EDP-treatment (n = 10 per group) or between 23 and 39 days after artificial insemination in control pigs. Following this, all pigs were given 1,000 IU equine chorionic gonadotropin and 500 IU human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and then inseminated. Embryos were recovered 6 or 7 days after hCG treatment and outcome was recorded. There was no significant difference in the number of normal embryos collected from the pigs with PGF2α initiated at different time points or from the control group. Embryonic developmental stages 7 days after hCG treatment also did not differ among groups. These results indicate that the use of EDP to induce pseudopregnancy, followed by PGF2α administration to synchronize estrus for subsequent embryo harvest, is a suitable alternative to the artificial abortion method.
Descompresión de la fosa posterior en pacientes con malformación de Chiari I– siringomielia

OBJECTIVE: To show the clinical–surgical results related with two patients with Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia treated in Universitary Hospital “Manuel Ascunce Domenech” (Camaguey, Cuba) with reduced posterior fossa decompression focused mainly in achieving the restitution of normal cerebrospinal flow in the craniospinal union.
 CLINICAL CASES: Two female patients with cervical unilateral pain, accompanied by motors and sensitive dysfunctions in the superior limbs are presented. Cranial and cervical magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated tonsils cerebellar herniation of more than 5 mm toward the spinal canal with cervical syringomyelia. Posterior fossa decompression was carried out in both cases. Clinical and radiological evolution was favorable.
 CONCLUSIONS: In the presented cases, good results have been achieved with the performance of posterior fossa decompression and high cervical laminectomy.
Second Law of Thermodynamics

The second law of thermodynamics is stated as the existence of an extensive function of state called the entropy that can only increase for an isolated system. Equilibrium is reached at maximum entropy. Reciprocal absolute temperature is defined as entropy change with energy. Entropy is additive for a composite system. Heat added to a chemically closed system increases entropy by an amount greater than the ratio of the heat to the absolute temperature for an irreversible process; entropy equals that ratio for a reversible process. We relate entropy to its historical roots including other postulates and the Carnot cycle for an ideal gas. The second law plus the first law establish a fundamental equation to calculate entropy changes as a function of state. Reversible and irreversible expansion of an ideal gas are illustrated. Enthalpy and entropy changes are calculated for an isobaric melting of ice. Entropy is related to quantum microstates of a system via probability of a macrostate.
Bell’s palsy - the effect of prednisolone and/or valaciclovir versus placebo in relation to baseline severity in a randomised controlled trial

Clin. Otolaryngol. 2012, 37, 283–290 Objectives: To evaluate the treatment effect of prednisolone and/or valaciclovir in Bell’s palsy patients with different baseline severity of palsy. Design: Patient data were collected from the Scandinavian Bell’s Palsy Study, a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre trial. Setting: Sixteen otorhinolaryngological centres in Sweden and one in Finland. Participants: Altogether, 829 patients aged 18–75 years were treated within 72 h of palsy onset. Patients were randomly assigned to treatment with prednisolone plus placebo (n = 210), valaciclovir plus placebo (n = 207), prednisolone plus valaciclovir (n = 206), placebo plus placebo (n = 206). Follow-up was 12 months. Main outcome measures: Facial function was assessed using the Sunnybrook grading scale at baseline and at 12 months. Complete recovery was defined as Sunnybrook score = 100. Results: All patients, regardless of baseline severity, showed significantly higher complete recovery rates if treated with prednisolone compared with no prednisolone. In patients with severe palsy, recovery at 12 months was 51% with prednisolone treatment versus 31% without prednisolone (P = 0.02). Corresponding results were 68%versus 51% (P = 0.004) for moderate, and 83%versus 73% (P = 0.02) for mild palsy. In patient groups with moderate and mild palsy at baseline, significantly fewer prednisolone-treated patients had synkinesis at 12 months (P = 0.04 and P < 0.0001, respectively). For patients with severe palsy at baseline, prednisolone versus no prednisolone made no significant difference regarding synkinesis at 12 months. Valaciclovir did not add any significant effect to prednisolone regarding recovery rate or synkinesis at 12 months. Conclusion: Prednisolone treatment resulted in higher complete recovery rates, regardless of severity at baseline. Prednisolone treatment should be considered in all patients irrespective of degree of palsy.
Road to friday of science 3.0

ReFocuS 3.0 (Road to Friday of Science Third edition) project aims to substantially raise public awareness about importance and positive role of science for and in the society by bringing the researchers into the focus of the general public. This year, by using open to diversity as an overall theme, we will present the openness of science, sharing of knowledge and the concept “science is everywhere”. 

Within this concept, we will show the new dimensions in perceiving researchers and their role in society, increase public awareness on the positive role of research in and for the society and promote the involvement of citizens in science. The science is not only confined to labs, but it also permeates the things surrounding us, and most importantly science is open to diversity. 

We want to make people aware that everybody can contribute to science. This future direction of the science, open science, cannot be achieved without combining and involving not just several academic disciplines, but also non-academia. The project relies on diversity of all actors in the science networks: researchers of diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, citizens as a new type of researchers, diverse research topics important for the society and diverse institutions involved in science. 

The activities will take place in the thus far biggest ReFocuS edition, involving 14 cities and 46 diverse venues, including research institutes, old streets and houses, museums, archaeological sites, fortress, science clubs, shopping malls, city parks and libraries. 

The true value is reflected in presenting the openness of science to diverse contributors, both people and institutions. The fact is that both science and society can benefit from diversity since diversity delivers different perspectives on the world. The diversity of partners in the project, both cultural and scientific institutions, will expand the general image of how and why science and researchers are important for society.
Theorizing the production of 'comedia nueva': the process of play configuration in spanish golden age theater

The main objective of this project is to reconsider the traditional conception of the individual creation of a theater text and to propose a new theory about the production of 'Comedia Nueva' (1580-1635). This model is going to be established from the information extracted from analyzing a corpus of autograph plays, using palaeographic and codicological knowledge, but also incorporating digital technologies, such as hyperspectral photography. The result will offer a faithful reflection of the production process of Spanish Golden Age Theater, will provide a methodological protocol for the manuscripts analysis through photographic and digital instruments and will allow us to establish active collaboration between playwrights and other agents of the theater system. The project will contribute to research on the formation of European classical theater of the 16th and 17th centuries and will enrich the fields of Modern Literature, History of Theater and Spanish Theater of the Golden Age.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAGNETIC TESTING OF METAL PRODUCTS

Method and device for magnetic testing of metal products (1) comprising detection means (2) responsive to variations of the magnetic field intensity, for detecting vibrations in the magnetic field caused on the exterior of the product to be inspected by defects (12, 13) in said product, in which is generated such a magnetic field. According to the invention, the magnetizing means (5, 14) generate a magnetic field oriented at right angles to the surface (11) of the product (1) to be tested and the detection means (2), located near the mangetizing means, include at least one detector, such as a magneto-resistor, its electrical resistance being a function of the intensity of the magnetic field in which said detector is placed. The device of the invention is useful, in particular, for detecting surface or under-skin defects on products with geometrical surface irregularities, such as continuously cast iron and steel products.
DOWNHOLE CUTTING TOOL

A tool for reaming a borehole includes a tubular body (101) having a central axis, an uphole reamer section (110) mounted to the body, and a downhole reamer section (130) mounted to the body. Each reamer section includes a first blade extending radially from the body. Each blade has an uphole end, a downhole end opposite the uphole end, and a formation-facing surface. The formation facing surface of the first blade of the uphole reamer section is disposed at a radius R1 that increases moving from the uphole end to the downhole end. The formation facing surface of the first blade of the downhole reamer section is disposed at a radius R1' that decreases moving from the uphole end to the downhole end. The tool also includes a cutter element mounted to the formation facing surface of the first blade of each reamer section.
PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

A portable solar charger (2), comprising a flexible solar panel (23) rollable on a cylindrical stiff core (12). The device comprises a flexible protection (32) fully encircling the solar panel (23) when in the rolled position. The device provides superior portability and ruggedness for indoor and outdoor applications.
Co-Funded brain circulation scheme 2

CoCirculation2 is a 5-year project aiming to invite experienced researchers to both academic and non-academic research performing organizations located in Turkey. Within this context, 100 experienced researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in incoming mobility and to spend a period of 24 months in Turkey will be able to apply for a fellowship. 4 calls for proposals will be published. The program will have a bottom-up approach. The evaluation and selection procedures as well as recruitment procedures are in line with the conditions in the European Charter and Code. CoCirculation2 is the follow up project of the “Co-funded Brain Circulation Scheme (Co-Circulation)”, which has been funded under the FP7-PEOPLE-2011-COFUND call. Compared to the current Co-Circulation program, Co-Circulation2 will bring the evaluation and selection process closer to recommendations in the Charter and Code, allow for secondments, improve the training offer for fellows and improve the financial and social conditions of the fellowships. CoCirculation2 offers transnational mobility, career development and personal training opportunities to the researchers. In line with the European Commission objectives, the project will contribute to the potential and future career perspectives of researchers in academy and industry while enhancing their international networking and interdisciplinary skills. CoCirculation2 will create a new cohort of Experienced Researchers who have acquired relevant scientific and transferable skills during their research project and other activities during their fellowship. These skills will prepare them for the next steps in their professional career, either in academia or in non-academia, and either in Turkey or beyond. Turkish and European Research Area as a whole will benefit from the contribution of the CoCirculation2 fellows to the research landscape. TÜBİTAK will contribute 55% of the total budget while European Commission is requested to co-fund 45%.
The market pricing of negative special items through time: an unintended consequence of regulation change?

Prior research concludes that the implications of negative special items (NSIs) for future earnings are more fully reflected than earnings before NSIs. Our evidence suggests that US regulatory changes resulted in dramatic increases (decreases) in NSI reporting frequency (magnitude). We find that the advantage in pricing NSIs relative to other components of earnings disappears for the average firm post-regulation and for high frequency NSI reporters regardless of time period. Our evidence suggests that regulations governing the financial reporting of NSIs resulted in unintended consequences by impairing the ability of market participants to understand the future earnings implications of these items.
Prototyping internet lot of things software

Virtual platforms have been mainly used to support anticipation of embedded software (eSW) development of very complex System on Chip (SoC) or for Software-based functional validation of complex IP. The explosion of the number of connected things change the complexity paradigm: the challenge is now to manage hundreds of distributed platforms (SoCs or boards) that include processors, sensors, MEMs and communication devices.  

Using physical board to prototype each of these platforms to verify the overall system behaviour is too expensive and not scalable for system providers. System integrators require a scalable solution for system prototyping. The use of virtual platforms appears to be the answer, but they lack tools to deploy and integrate this solution in their prototyping flow. 
 
According to state of the art and technical analysis with CEA and Fraunhofer, no such solution is available today; as a long time provider of hardware integration platform, Magillem has been a pioneer in design environment software for SoC integration and SoC virtual platform since its early days and believe to be in a unique position to introduce a very innovative solution for IoT enablement. By using PILoTS, European leading system integrators, as well as suppliers of MEMS, micro-controllers, connected systems would save time and cost, during design, verification and certification, and vastly improve their competitiveness.
Mechanisms of cellular fatty acid homeostasis

The ability of cells to precisely maintain an internal steady state of lipids is essential for life. While homeostatic mechanisms controlling specific lipids such as sterols are well characterized, the regulation and coordination of fatty acid (FA) and triacylglycerol (TG) synthesis remains largely unknown. Several common metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2 diabetes, lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition characterized by increased accumulation of hepatic TGs. Since a significant proportion of subjects with NAFLD develop potentially fatal complications, e.g. non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis, it is of fundamental importance to study the mechanisms that promote hepatic lipid accumulation. By combining advanced molecular techniques with state-of-the-art clinical research, a translational approach will be applied herein to uncover how cells coordinate glycerolipid and FA synthesis. The studies focus on acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol O-transferase 2 (DGAT2), an enzyme catalysing the final step of TG biosynthesis and a drug target for NAFLD, which according to recent data may play an important role in FA synthesis regulation. The results generated in this project may uncover novel mechanisms controlling cellular lipid homeostasis and provide new therapeutic avenues to treat NAFLD and NASH.
Perfil fisiológico de uma aula de Body Step® - doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v23i1.11514

The aim of the present study was to determine the physiological profile of a Body Step® (BS) class by heart rate (HR) average and blood lactate concentration ([La]). Eleven women (25 ± 4 years; 59.5 ± 5.5 kg; 164.2 ± 7.5 cm; 22.8 ± 2.6% body fat) practitioners of this class underwent two interventions: a submaximal step test and a BS class. The HR peak and HR average found during the class were 182 ± 9 and 142 ± 12 bpm, respectively. The estimated total energy expenditure of the class was 480.7 ± 79.3 kcal. Related to [La], the participants remained at 58.3% of the music in the heavy domain, 25% in the moderate and 16.7% in the severe domain. Thus, it can be concluded that the BS class showed high intensity, confirmed by the measured physiological indexes, which are adequate to the improvement of the aerobic fitness.
Demonstrator for aircraft heat exchanger life prediction

DALI aims at validating a virtual testing approach so that design and test loop can be shortened and tests can be partly replaced, applied on the development of future generation of compact heat exchangers, for the engine innovative bleed system; with higher requirements and thus damage probability. DALI proposes a fully integrated modelling platform where damage laws will be integrated relying on a multiphysics and multilevel modelling approach. A robust and reliable solution will be implemented based on an improved understanding of specific phenomena occurring during thermo mechanical ageing of heat exchanger in aircraft. The mainstream will enable to reproduce the thermal cycling ageing and its statistical probability by multiphysics simulations, and a set of master datasheets of fatigue curves and damage laws Manufacturing variability (local deformations, initial stress state), and other design variables will be included. The proposed validation scheme includes a set of details of increasing complexity where the simulation approach and the instrumented physical testing will be compared, and iteratively improved, so that real observations of cracking coming from Aircraft exploitation can be predicted. A representative coupon test plan and an innovative measurement to detect cracks initiation in non visible areas will be included. The prediction capacity will allow mastering the heat exchanger behaviour and the mean-time-between-failures, MTBF, to tailor the heat exchanger design, including sensitivity analysis for potential optimization. DALI stands on members’ skills and their cross advanced FEM knowledge capacities to enable a seamless technical coordination through the combination of customized experimental validation and advanced simulation so that a) an accelerated test approach can be implemented for in service life assurance, b) a degradation law that could be used in combination with a simplified and accurate simulations for future CHX precooler sizing.
A Wavelet-Based Face Recognition System Using Partial Information

This paper aims to integrate part-based feature extractor, namely Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF), Local NMF and Spatially Confined NMF in wavelet frequency domain. Wavelet transform, with its approximate decomposition is used to reduce the noise and produce a representation in the low frequency domain, and hence making the facial images insensitive to facial expression and small occlusion. 75% ratio of full-face images are used for training and testing since they contain sufficient information as reported in a previous study. Our experiments on Essex-94 Database demonstrate that feature extractors in wavelet frequency domain perform better than without any filters. The optimum result is obtained for SFNMF of r* = 60 with Symlet orthonormal wavelet filter of order 2 in the second decomposition level. The recognition rate is equivalent to 98%.
SPINAL IMPLANTS INCLUDING A SENSOR AND METHODS OF USE

A method spacing spinal elements includes installing a first spinal implant (20) having a sensor (30) associated therewith; selecting a second spinal implant (40, 40) based on measurement data provided by the sensor,- and replacing the first spinal implant with the second spinal implant . The first and second implants may be installed in separate surgical procedures, or during the same surgical procedure, and the implants may be positioned between a superior spinous process (12) and an inferior spinous process (14) and advantageously directly engage the same. The selection of the second implant may be based on the data provided by the sensor and a material property of the second spinal implant, such as its stiffness. The measurement data may correspond to strain or force data. The sensor may be, but is not required to be, embedded in the first spinal implant. A corresponding apparatus is described.