SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Creating the first social responsibility shopping platform to link small businesses and local non-profits organizations through an innovative business model leveraging on responsible consumption

SRS - Social Responsibility Shopping is an innovative business model, conceived by Citybility, that allows on one side small retailers to do Corporate Social Responsibility marketing as if they were big companies, on the other side local charities to do fundraising as if they were more famous charitable organizations.
In times when consumers are more interested than ever in doing business with companies they know and respect, Corporate Social Responsibility marketing is becoming a crucial strategy to position the brand in the mind of consumers and consequently push sales.
Thanks to SRS digital platform, small retailers can sustain a charity nearby, and attract customers that share the same ethical values, by giving money every time a transaction is made through SRS. While helping shopkeepers to develop their business, SRS aims to support thousands of local charities to carry out their projects, and even encourage citizens to establish new charities. SRS is expected to stimulate local fundraising and to sustain local consumption at the same time, permitting local economy to thrive.
SRS’s novelty consists in a win-win-win solution. Three times “win” because it is based on three players (shopkeepers, charities, consumers) that working together generate a virtuous circle with a win solution for each of them: shopkeepers grow their business, charities have their operations funded, consumers feel that their shopping is helpful and not frivolous.
Given that SRS is already planned to be launched in Italy by the second half of 2015, the specific objectives for the feasibility study are: 1) to define the attractiveness of potential international target markets to develop SRS on a European scale; 2) to assess the customers responsiveness, the ability to win and the most critical factors related to the entry mode decisions and to the specific foreign markets; to forecast the expected results (social, technical, economical and financial) due to its business concept innovation.
Degradation of thin film nanocrystalline silicon solar cells with 1 MeV protons

Thin film hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) solar cells were deposited at a high growth rate of 5 nm/s by Very High Frequency Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (VHF PECVD). A single deposition yielded 30 working cells out of 30 test cells. After characterization of J-V characteristics under AM1.5 conditions, spectral response and Fourier Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy (FTPS) for defect density, the cells were subjected to a beam of 1 MeV protons, with different irradiation times for a series of cells, up to a maximum fluence of 1015 protons per cm2, to investigate the feasibility of using this type of solar cells in space. After degradation, the cells were characterized again. The highest fluence reduced the conversion efficiency of the solar cells by a factor of 10. These values are compared to a similar experiment in literature for thin film amorphous silicon cells. The spectral response shows that the quantum efficiency for low energy photons is drastically reduced, suggesting that the damage is mainly inflicted to the bulk of the absorber material. This is strongly supported by the FTPS results, which show a clear trend of increasing defect density with increasing fluence. The optical absorption coefficient at 0.8 eV increased by a factor of 20. After characterization, the cells were isochronally annealed, up to the deposition temperatures, to investigate if the original performance of the cell could be restored. The mid-gap absorption decreased by a factor of 5 after annealing.
Ammonia-water solution cloud modeling of gas giant planets via phase equilibrium calculations

Gas giant planet atmospheres are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium along with trace constituents including methane, ammonia, water vapor, hydrogen sulfide, phosphine and others. Since the seminal work of Lewis (1969), many researchers have used 1-D adiabatic atmospheric models to calculate solid and liquid cloud structures in the giant planets. In this contribution, traditional cloud modeling approaches for liquid clouds are reconsidered with respect to state-of-the-art techniques derived from fundamental principles governing the vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) conditions. The technique is discussed from the perspective of binary mixtures with the provision that it can be generalized for multi-component mixtures. As a purposeful illustration, up-to-date thermodynamic properties of water and ammonia mixtures are used to investigate the aqueous ammonia clouds on Jupiter. Comparisons with the traditional approach are presented, as methodologies applied in constructing Jupiter's atmosphere. This work is related to the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) Experiment on the Juno spacecraft, which has the capability of sensing the brightness temperature of Jupiter in the vicinity of the cloud structures, from 0.5 atm to over 300 atm pressure.
As instituições fazendárias provinciais no contexto da Revolução do Porto e da Independência do Brasil

A Revolução do Porto, constitucionalista e liberal, produziu efeitos imediatos e simultâneos no território americano. A simples notícia de seu acontecimento e da convocação das Cortes Gerais em Lisboa foi suficiente para desencadear os primeiros movimentos de juntas governativas no Brasil, dando início ao processo sem retorno de reforço dos poderes e instituições regionais. Esse foi o caso das Juntas da Real Fazenda, que eram órgãos colegiados presididos, até então, pelos capitães-generais. Nosso objetivo aqui é discutir como as repartições fazendárias estiveram no centro de discussão sobre a reformulação dos poderes regionais e conseguiram manter a continuidade mesmo nos momentos de maior tensão entre as Cortes portuguesas e a Corte do Rio de Janeiro até a Independência do Brasil. Ainda que não tenham sobrevivido ao fim do Primeiro Reinado, as Juntas de Fazenda lançaram as bases de forte representação de interesses e de poderes regionais.
Engineering the 3d niche to enhance functionality of hepatocytes derived from human ipscs

Induced pluripotent stem cell derived hepatocytes (i-Heps) afford us the exciting possibility of redressing the growing shortage in liver transplantation tissue and heralding in a new era of patient specific drug and disease modelling. Clinical applications are restricted by their poor functionality in comparison to the gold standard – freshly isolated primary hepatocytes. Emerging evidence suggests the three dimensional environment surrounding a cell (the niche) critically influences cellular function. The objective of ENHANCE is to identify relevant factors from the extracellular niche which promote i-Hep function in 3D and the mechanisms by which they achieve this. This new knowledge will be used to generate functionally optimized i-Hep constructs suitable for clinical transplantation, with proof of concept studies being performed in rodent models of liver failure. This European Fellowship at Kings College London will provide the researcher with advanced training in iPSC technology, i-Hep generation, 2D niche component screening, 3D cell engineering and animal transplantation. A secondment to SME DefiniGEN Ltd will evaluate the feasibility of transfer to a commercial i-Hep production platform as a critical step towards clinical trials.
Immersion in the Cross-Border Culinary Heritage

IMAPCT project is born due to the necessity to ameliorate the formation offer, making it: 
• More in adequacy with needs of the territory and of the hostel and touristic sector.
• In capacity to promote at the cross-border scale the local excellence, thorough the construction of system of co-engagement from organisms of formation, companies and local producers .
• It’ll be an exchange between partners: APRO is interested by the formation between school and work, guided by its partners the Faculty of profession and Hotel School, from its side, the Faculty wants to go deeper in the concept of “Kilometre 0” and its application in the valorisation of local products. 
IMPACT prevented a binational formation cursus in the field of tourism and hotelier, which involve students of the Accademia Alberghiera of APRO Formazione and students from the Ecole Hôtellière of Cannes. Students associated to the project participate to a formation characterized by: 
• Numerical Pedagogic methods, with a part of the lesson in streaming with Cannes.
• Traineeships in restaurants of Alba and Cannes.
• Activities of formation developed with the implication of local actors (touristic groups, local communities, companies).
Objectives of the program are: 
• Give opportunity to young to find a work easily on the Franco Italian territory.
• Develop a new manner to teach, thorough the use of numerical technologies and abroad exchanges.
• Facilitate the collaboration between School and local collectivises, restaurateurs and producers of the territory.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A REMOTE SYSTEM

This disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring a remote system. In one arrangement, a plurality of measurement data units are obtained. Each measurement data unit represents a time series of measurements made by a sensor system at the remote system. A first trained machine learning model is used to identify a subset of the measurement data units that have a higher average probability of corresponding to an abnormal state of the remote system than the other measurement data units. Data representing the identified measurement data units is sent over a communications network to a central data processing system. An abnormal state of the remote system is detected by using a second trained machine learning model at the central data processing system to process the data representing the identified measurement data units.
Interactions of amyloid peptides with the neuronal membrane interface: molecular mechanisms involved in alzheimer’s disease

The neuronal membrane is the target of specific molecular interactions involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The 2 hallmarks of the disease, extracellular amyloid β plaques and intracellular Tau neurofibrillatory tangles, are inherently linked to the membrane, as this biointerface induces and influences amyloid fibrillation. Moreover amyloid peptides selectively interact with the membrane depending of its composition, leading to toxicity mechanisms that are still poorly understood at the molecular scale. This project aims at providing a better understanding of the toxicity mechanisms of the amyloid peptides Aβ1-42 and Tau involved in AD on the neuronal membrane. Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) with Carbon NanoTube (CNT) probes, we will obtain high-resolution imaging of these interactions at the nanometer scale. A unique functionalization of CNT tips with amyloid peptides will also allow true single molecule force spectroscopy of peptide/lipid interactions, unraveling their driving forces. With a progressive increase of the complexity in our system, we will, for the first time, investigate a potential synergy between Aβ1-42 and Tau and will develop an innovative approach to study live neurons by AFM imaging and force spectroscopy. Our study will establish new powerful methods to study the interactions of peptides with membranes or cells at the nanometer scale. We will not only contribute to the understanding of the deleterious effect of amyloid peptides on the neuronal membrane interface but also to the design of efficient preventive or therapeutic treatments, still lacking today.
(16807.19102018.132000248) TIS INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FABRICS

THE PROPOSED PROJECT? AIMED AT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATION SERVICES IN ORDER TO INITIATE A PROCESS OF DIFFUSION OF RECYCLED FABRICS (POLYESTER) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY? ENVIRONMENTAL
Asynchronous evolution of the isotopic composition and amount of precipitation in north China during the Holocene revealed by a record of compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotopes of long-chain n-alkanes from an alpine lake

Both the timing of the maximum East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) intensity in monsoonal China and the environmental significance of the Chinese stalagmite oxygen isotopic record (delta O-18) have been debated. Here, we present a ca. 120-year-resolution compound-specific carbon (delta C-13) and hydrogen (SD) isotopes of terrestrial long-chain n-alkanes extracted from a well-dated sediment core from an alpine lake in north China. Our delta C-13 data, together with previously reported pollen data from a parallel core, demonstrate a humid mid-Holocene from ca. 8-5 ka BP. Assuming that the climatic humidity of north China is an indicator of the EASM intensity, then the maximum EASM intensity occurred in the mid Holocene. Our SD data reveal a similar long-term trend to the delta O-18 record from nearby Lianhua Cave, indicating that the synchronous SD and delta O-18 records faithfully record the SD and delta O-18 of precipitation, respectively. The most negative SD and delta O-18 values occur in t he early-mid Holocene, from ca. 11-5 ka BP. This contrast in the timing of isotopic variations demonstrates a complex relationship between the isotopic composition of precipitation and precipitation amount, or EASM intensity. Further comparisons indicate a possible linkage between the precipitation amount in north China and the west-east thermal gradient in the equatorial Pacific. In addition, the temperature of the moisture source area may play an important role in determining the isotopic composition of precipitation in monsoonal China. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Adriatic Fishing Observatory

The project has been planned based on the common will of the involved subjects to create a global approach for the development of the PMI (small medium companies) of the fishing industry on the Adriatic Sea. The aim is increasing their competitiveness and innovation by mean of exchanging scientific and technical knowledge in order to delineate a feasible and integrated management of the resource “Sea”. The ASSAM is the most important of these bodies. It is supported by a Special Department for the fishing economy, which has the aim of creating a Permanent Regional Social-Economic Observatory for Fishing and Aquaculture.
HDL model simulation-based verification in a VHDLVisualizer visualization environment

Throughout the world, many VHDL (Very-high-speed integrated circuit Hardware Description Language) simulators exist, but only a few of them support the visualization of VHDL model simulation. The simulation is most commonly displayed as a waveform. This representation of the visualization is sufficient for the verification of the model, however it is hard-to-read for novice designers and it is difficult to identify the potential errors. In this paper, we present our progress in developing a visualization environment, which is able to display the simulation in the structural sphere of the model. During the simulation visualization, the designer is able to switch between hierarchic levels of the structure and watch how the signal changes directly in the component that he/she wishes to verify. Keywords: Vhdl, visualization, simulation, model, environment;
Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: Suggested Interventions in the Worksite Milieu

The aim of the study was to determine the level of stress experienced by secondary school teachers in Ebonyi State. The dimensions of stress studied included physical stress, mental stress, emotional stress and social stress. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design using a sample of 660 (male 259, female 401) teachers randomly drawn from 33 secondary schools in Ebonyi State. The secondary schools were selected from two (Abakaliki and Afikpo) out of three education zones in Ebonyi State. In each school 20 teachers were randomly selected using systematic random sampling technique. A self-developed instrument titled: Teacher Stress Questionnaire (TSQ) was used to collect data for the study. Five experts in Health Education and Psychology were used for validating the TSQ. Data collected from 30 secondary school teachers yielded an overall reliability coefficient of r = 0.72. The researchers personally collected the data which were analysed using mean, standard deviation, t-Test, Pearson’s correlation and Stepwise Multiple Regression. Six hundred and fourteen copies (male 232, female 382) of the questionnaire, representing about 93% return rate, were used for analysis. The results showed that the secondary school teachers had a high level of stress and the difference in the level of stress reported by male and female teachers was significant with male teachers reporting higher level of stress than female teachers. Each dimension of stress contributed significantly to the overall level of stress experienced by the secondary school teachers. Interventions, such as stress management, can be carried out to reduce stress in the worksite. Keywords: Stress, Secondary school teachers, Interventions, Worksite milieu
Pattern Studies of Strain Distributions for Detecting Pipe Wrinkling

As both onshore and offshore pipeline constructions push further into higher risk terrains, such as geologically unstable terrain and the Arctic region, the risk of local buckling failure (wrinkling) for these buried pipelines has been increasing gradually. However, current methods used to prevent buried pipelines from buckling failure are expensive, time consuming, and unreliable. Therefore, to overcome these problems, a reliable method of predicting pipeline wrinkling is proposed. The method can provide active warning for pipeline wrinkling through a decision-making system (DMS). The DMS has been designed to identify strain distribution patterns and their development on critical pipe segments and detect the onset of pipe wrinkling. To create a reliable DMS, studies of the strain distribution patterns of line-pipes during pipe buckling are very important. In this paper, the strain distribution patterns of various line-pipes are presented. These line-pipes have different material and geometric properties, loading conditions, and manufacturing conditions. A total of 32 sets of experimental results and 72 sets of finite element analyses (FEA) along with parametric studies were included in the study. The study revealed significant behavioral characteristics of the strain distribution patterns during pipe buckling and important parameters affecting these strain patterns. For practical application, three thresholds of the strain distribution patterns are proposed. Furthermore, the optimal positions and spacing of the strain measurements for early detecting pipelines wrinkling are discussed as well.
The Big Drink Debate: perceptions of the impact of price on alcohol consumption from a large scale cross-sectional convenience survey in north west England

BackgroundA large-scale survey was conducted in 2008 in north west England, a region with high levels of alcohol-related harm, during a regional 'Big Drink Debate' campaign. The aim of this paper is to explore perceptions of how alcohol consumption would change if alcohol prices were to increase or decrease.MethodsA convenience survey of residents (≥ 18 years) of north west England measured demographics, income, alcohol consumption in previous week, and opinions on drinking behaviour under two pricing conditions: low prices and discounts and increased alcohol prices (either 'decrease', 'no change' or 'increase'). Multinomial logistic regression used three outcomes: 'completely elastic' (consider that lower prices increase drinking and higher prices decrease drinking); 'lower price elastic' (lower prices increase drinking, higher prices have no effect); and 'price inelastic' (no change for either).ResultsOf 22,780 drinkers surveyed, 80.3% considered lower alcohol prices and discounts would increase alcohol consumption, while 22.1% thought raising prices would decrease consumption, making lower price elasticity only (i.e. lower prices increase drinking, higher prices have no effect) the most common outcome (62%). Compared to a high income/high drinking category, the lightest drinkers with a low income (adjusted odds ratio AOR = 1.78, 95% confidence intervals CI 1.38-2.30) or medium income (AOR = 1.88, CI 1.47-2.41) were most likely to be lower price elastic. Females were more likely than males to be lower price elastic (65% vs 57%) while the reverse was true for complete elasticity (20% vs 26%, P < 0.001).ConclusionsLower pricing increases alcohol consumption, and the alcohol industry's continued focus on discounting sales encourages higher drinking levels. International evidence suggests increasing the price of alcohol reduces consumption, and one in five of the surveyed population agreed; more work is required to increase this agreement to achieve public support for policy change. Such policy should also recognise that alcohol is an addictive drug, and the population may be prepared to pay more to drink the amount they now feel they need.
Manipulating single annealed polyelectrolyte under alternating current electric fields: Collapse versus accumulation

Effective manipulation and understanding of the structural and dynamic behaviors of a single polyelectrolyte (PE) under alternating current (AC) electric fields are of great scientific and technological importance because of its intimate relevance to emerging bionanotechnology. In this work, we employ fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) to study the conformational and AC-electrokinetic behaviors of a model annealed PE, poly(2-vinyl pyridine) (P2VP) under both spatially uniform and non-uniform AC fields at a single molecule level. Under spatially uniform AC-fields, we observe a gradual and continuous coil-to-globule conformational transition (CGT) of single P2VP at varied AC-frequency when a critical AC-field strength is exceeded, in contrast to the pH-induced abrupt CGT in the absence of AC-fields. On the contrary, under spatially non-uniform AC-fields, we observe field-driven net flow and accumulation of P2VP near high AC-field regions due to combined AC electro-osmosis and dielectrophoresis but surprisingly no conformational change. Thus, distinct AC-electric polarization effect on single annealed PE subject to AC-field homogeneity is suggested.