SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
The associations between daily spring pollen counts, over-the-counter allergy medication sales, and asthma syndrome emergency department visits in New York City, 2002-2012

Many types of tree pollen trigger seasonal allergic illness, but their population-level impacts on allergy and asthma morbidity are not well established, likely due to the paucity of long records of daily pollen data that allow analysis of multi-day effects. Our objective in this study was therefore to determine the impacts of individual spring tree pollen types on over-the-counter allergy medication sales and asthma emergency department (ED) visits.Nine clinically-relevant spring tree pollen genera (elm, poplar, maple, birch, beech, ash, sycamore/London planetree, oak, and hickory) measured in Armonk, NY, were analyzed for their associations with over-the-counter allergy medication sales and daily asthma syndrome ED visits from patients' chief complaints or diagnosis codes in New York City during March 1st through June 10th, 2002-2012. Multi-day impacts of pollen on the outcomes (0-3 days and 0-7 days for the medication sales and ED visits, respectively) were estimated using a distributed lag Poisson time-series model adjusting for temporal trends, day-of-week, weather, and air pollution. For asthma syndrome ED visits, age groups were also analyzed. Year-to-year variation in the average peak dates and the 10th-to-90th percentile duration between pollen and the outcomes were also examined with Spearman's rank correlation.Mid-spring pollen types (maple, birch, beech, ash, oak, and sycamore/London planetree) showed the strongest significant associations with both outcomes, with cumulative rate ratios up to 2.0 per 0-to-98th percentile pollen increase (e.g., 1.9 [95% CI: 1.7, 2.1] and 1.7 [95% CI: 1.5, 1.9] for the medication sales and ED visits, respectively, for ash). Lagged associations were longer for asthma syndrome ED visits than for the medication sales. Associations were strongest in children (ages 5-17; e.g., a cumulative rate ratio of 2.6 [95% CI: 2.1, 3.1] per 0-to-98th percentile increase in ash). The average peak dates and durations of some of these mid-spring pollen types were also associated with those of the outcomes.Tree pollen peaking in mid-spring exhibit substantive impacts on allergy, and asthma exacerbations, particularly in children. Given the narrow time window of these pollen peak occurrences, public health and clinical approaches to anticipate and reduce allergy/asthma exacerbation should be developed.
AUTOMATIC TRANSFER AND IDENTIFICATION OF MONITORED DATA WITH HIERARCHICAL KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

A measurement device (14) includes a measuring unit (42) for obtaining health related parameters of a patient (12), and a body-coupled communication unit (40) for sending at least measurement results. An identification device (20), associated with the patient, includes a body-coupled communication unit (26) for receiving and sending out the measurement results. A gateway device (72) includes a body-coupled communication unit (78) for receiving patient's measurement results. Additionally, a hierarchical relational deployment model (100) facilitates grouping wireless devices in a healthcare environment into subgroups based on relationships between the devices, and a hierarchical key pre-distribution scheme (110) permits distribution of unique keying material for security domains of respective groups of devices, prior to deploying the devices in a healthcare network. Devices can then execute a handshake protocol by which they identify their deepest common node in the deployment model (100), and employ keying material assigned to that nodes group in the pre-distribution scheme (110) to facilitate granular communication security.
Separation management and controller tools

This project is part of the Industrial Research & Validation phase, developed under the SJU Private Public Partnership and will contribute to the SESAR2020 Programme Lifecycle. It will build upon previous work in SESAR2020 Wave 1.  The project will further mature the concept of “Flight Centric ATC” where an air traffic controller is responsible for a certain number of aircraft throughout their entire flight segment within a given airspace whereas other controllers are responsible for different aircraft within the same airspace. Another objective is to enable collaborative control operations, where ATCOs will be able to issue instructions to aircraft that involve out-of-sector manoeuvring, without the coordination required in conventional operations. This will be accompanied by an activity to identify and validate needs that might allow a Controller to operate in any airspace classified as a particular type. That is, the ATCO will be validated on method and tools rather than a geographic specified airspace.  In addition, the project will investigate and develop the Contingency and Delegation of Airspace Operational Use Cases. It will identify the impacts on the services defined in the Virtual Centre concept and validate the concept within a realistic environment based on contingency needs or on organisation needs (either static, on a fixed-time transfer schedule, or dynamic, when the traffic density is below/above a certain level).  In order to reduce the workload and mental strain on the controllers in the ATC centre, especially under high traffic density/complexity situations, the project will investigate new human machine interface interaction modes and technologies. This work will consider modern design and development approaches as well as methodologies such as modularity, service-oriented architecture, adaptive automation. The project will in  particular address Automatic Speech Recognition, Attention Guidance and enhanced User Profile Management Systems.
Polymer article and its use for controlled introduction of reagent into a fluid.

A solid polymeric body comprising a polymer matrix <sub>'</sub>containing a water-soluble reagent leachable into a fluid containing condensed water, said matrix being reagent permeative and insoluble in said fluid containing condensed water and the said body preferably having a softening point substantially above that of the temperature of the fluid .environment in which it is to be employed is useful for the introduction of an additive reagent into said fluid particularly when said fluid is located in a subterranean formation.
Paired electrochemical oxidation process for feasible industrial production of the crucial fdca building block for the bioplastic industry

AVA Biochem is a specialty chemicals company and produces the premium platform chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from renewable biomass. We are the owner of the world’s 1st industrial plant for production of 5-HMF from biomass. Recently the company has added 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) to its product portfolio. FDCA is considered as a top 12 Top Value-Added Chemicals, which can be used in a wide variety of applications, most significantly in the production of Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF), a polyester ideal for packaging. Most plastic bottles are made from PET (oil-based polyethylene terephthalate) but PEF is a superior polymer. It offers a better barrier for CO2 and O2, is stronger but thinner and has a longer shelf life. PEF is a bio-based substitute for oil-based PET. However, in the market, there is not an industrial commercial process to produce FDCA because of the price. After a long R&D way, we offers an HMF from biomass, which a price more than 2000% lower than currently. Diverse approaches for the oxidation of HMF to FDCA have been developed usually with uncompleted conversion. However, we have developed a continuous, integrated pilot plant for the oxidation of HMF in water with paired electrochemical oxidation to obtain FDCA and its purification. This technology has advantages since the oxidant is substituted by electrons, and the oxidation occurs at both anode and cathode, thus the produced waste and energy are minimized. Applying this concept we obtain FDCA with yields >99% in the lab and a purity of 99.95 wt%. The selectivity is >90% without any dangerous by-products. The process also takes place in water so neither hazardous organic solvents are necessary. It is considered as a green process because an energy savings of 66% and GHG emissions reductions by 35% are realized. Thus, the bio-based FDCA end-product will be offered to the market at much lower price than currently, having a crucial role to play in the PEF bioplastic packaging.
Actions for inducing SME growth and innovation via the ECoC event and legacy

The ECoC-SME project recognizes the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) Programme as a yet under-utilised resource and opportunity for cities and regions to develop existing and prospective local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) via their early engagement in the event. The project focusses on the mega-event's potentials to trigger, strengthen and diversify local entrepreneurship by encouraging their creative, innovative cross-sectoral cooperation, clustering and networking, as well as their internationalisation. 

In the project, via an iterative process of interregional and local-participatory learning and co-creation, the Partners explore and share approaches and practices to invigorate their local-regional SME sectors and align them with the special contexts (phases, scope and themes) of the mega-event in their regions. Exchanges between past, present and forthcoming cultural capitals (Leeuwarden, Matera, and Rijeka, Timisoara, Kaunas), under the coordination of an expert team at the University of Eastern Finland, combined with twenty Local Learning Labs result in new practices and projects tailored to the five territorial contexts and their local/regional policy instruments: the (Regional) Operational Programmes of North Netherlands, of Basilicata Region in Italy, of the West Region of Romania and the local development strategies of the Municipalities of Rijeka (Croatia) and Kaunas (Lithuania). Action Plans will be drafted to enrich these instruments, and selected measures will be implemented in the participating cities and regions during the third year of the project. 

There is growing interest from the part of both the EU Commission and the partaking cities in the efficient use of local and EU resources and the maximization of benefits from the ECoC. Yet, currently there are no concrete guidelines offered to ECoC hosts for the engagement of local SMEs. Therefore, experiences will be shared also with the ECoC Programme.
FPGA implementation of IEEE-754 floating point Karatsuba multiplier

The floating point arithmetic, specifically multiplication, is a widely used computational operation in many scientific and signal processing applications. In general, the IEEE-754 single-precision multiplier requires a 23 × 23 mantissa multiplication and the double-precision multiplier requires a large 52 × 52 mantissa multiplier to obtain the final result. This computation exists as a limit on both area and performance bounds of this operation. A lot of multiplication algorithms have been developed during the past decades. In this paper, the two of the popular algorithms, namely, Booth and Karatsuba (Normal and Recursive) multipliers have been implemented, and a performance comparison is also made. The algorithms have been implemented on an uniform reconfigurable FPGA platform providing a comparison of FPGA resources utilized and execution speeds. The recursive Karatsuba is the best performing algorithm among the algorithms.
Educating islamic experts in western europe: between traditional and academized forms of knowledge formation and authority

Europe-wide, both Muslim and non-Islamic (policy) actors express the need for domestic ‘imam-education programs’. In most cases, however, a top-down approach is applied in thinking about its implementation; preferably in Western, formal institutes (whether it be universities, private institutions or seminaries) based upon an officially recognized curriculum of ‘descriptive’, ‘Islamic’ and ‘secular’ sciences, which ought to prepare candidates for future religious and civic leadership. However, one of the major challenges of these educational programs is the acquisition of sufficient legitimacy in the Muslim communities concerned. Therefore, bottom-up research is needed in order to understand the internal processes of legitimate and trustworthy authority formation oriented around knowledge.  This constitutes the object of the proposed research project, which seeks to understand these topical concerns from an anthropological perspective in Brussels and Den Haag; with a focus on the needs, aims and desires of the people and communities concerned. Through interviews with students and teachers, as well as the organization of workshops and focus groups, I try to answer the following three research questions: 
(1) What is/are the kind(s) of authority figure(s) at stake? What are the constructed, presumed or perceived differences between 'traditional' and 'academized' forms of authority? 
(2) What kind of knowledge allows for which kind of legitimacy? More specifically, how is 'sacred' knowledge envisioned or conceptualized by both Muslim students and teachers? Who is able to grasp and transmit it, and how does it differ from, what is called, ‘profane knowledge’? 
(3) What allows for a sense of trustworthiness or certainty in a context of internal divergence? How is legitimacy attained in a reality of far-reaching internal divergence, for instance, regarding the different madhāhib (juridical schools)? How do students negotiate or deal with this pluralism?
A study on fast pipelined pseudo-random number generator based on chaotic logistic map

In this paper we propose a novel design and FPGA implementation of high-speed pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) based on the pipelined processing and chaotic logistic map. An architecture of PRNG has been optimized to achieve maximum bit rate of output pseudo-random data stream. The PRNG has been examined for 16-, 32-, 48-, and 64-bit precision of arithmetic by NIST 800-22 tests performed for individual bit positions. Then, the final output data stream has been composed of selected bit positions and verified by NIST test again. The proposed architecture of PRNG has been implemented in a programmable system-on-chip device from a new Zynq family (Xilinx). Using this SoC chip with 28-nm programmable logic and dual core embedded processor we get the maximum generation rate equal to 11.2 Gbps.
Self-sealing valve for inflated bodies

A valve for an inflatable body has the inside of a valve member within the body having opposed wall portions normally superposed on one another and movable upon forcible separation. The inside of the opposed wall portions are coated with a viscid, non-hardening material preferably a polyglycol which minimizes leakage of helium and a like gas through the valve when the body is inflated.
“Eco Cities” Under Construction

Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be jugged. This paper is in search of a method to determine the level of livability and ecology of the cities. Examples chosen for this methodology are: 1.DongTang (Shangai, China); 2.Masdar (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate); 3.Arcosanti (Arizona, USA); 4.Chang Chun (China); 5.GlobeTown (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) The results show that livable city should be in the pursuit of the overall development and ecological progress. Ecological city needs to properly make up for the weakness of city construction under fine ecological environment. Keywords: Eco cities under construction, Comparative analyses of eco cities, Eco-deficit of cities.
Cytotoxic evaluation of nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films and leachates

Nanostructured ZnO films have potential use as coatings on medical devices and food packaging due to their antimicrobial and UV-protection properties. However, their influence on mammalian cells during clinical use is not fully understood. This study investigated the potential cytotoxicity of ZnO thin films in RAW 264.7 macrophages. ZnO thin films (∼96nm thick with a 50nm grain) were deposited onto silicon wafers using pulsed laser deposition. Cells grown directly on ZnO thin film coatings exhibited less toxicity than cells exposed to extracts of the coatings. Cells on ZnO thin films exhibited a 43% and 68% decrease in cell viability using the MTT and 7-AAD/Annexin V flow cytometry assays, respectively, after a 24-h exposure as compared to controls. Undiluted 100% 24- and 48-h extracts decreased viability by 89%, increased cell death by LDH release to 76% 24h after treatment, and increased ROS after 5-24h of exposure. In contrast, no cytotoxicity or ROS were observed for 25% and 50% extracts, indicating a tolerable concentration. Roughly 24 and 34μg/m(2) Zn leached off the surfaces after 24 and 48h of incubation, respectively. ZnO coatings may produce gradual ion release which becomes toxic after a certain level and should be evaluated using both direct exposure and extraction methods.
Determination of lipid composition of the two principal cherimoya cultivars grown in Andalusian Region

Abstract Cherimoya (Annona cherimola) is a tropical fruit, native to inter-Andean valleys from Peru and Ecuador. The main cherimoya growing in the Mediterranean basin is the coast of Granada–Malaga (Spain), the so-called Costa Tropical. Recently, the number of studies related to economic exploitation of seeds and other by-products proceeding from new oleaginous vegetable sources has increased. Therefore, the aim of this work was to characterize the lipid fraction of the edible portion of the cherimoya and its by-products. Different fatty acids were identified in pulp, seed, and skin. The major fatty acids were palmitic, oleic, linoleic, and α-linolenic. On the other hand, α-tocopherol was identified in seeds and peel. Moreover, three different phospholipids were identified. Finally, β-sitosterol was the principle sterol in all samples and, to our knowledge, γ-sitosterol was identified only in pulp and peel of cherimoya for the first time.
Magnetosphere-Ionosphere coupling and associated wave activity

This project will study a class of atmospheric waves (known as atmospheric gravity waves) and associated travelling ionospheric disturbances at high latitudes, along with the possible connections between this wave activity and geomagnetic activity. The project will use data obtained using the Tromso Dynasonde (electron density and ionospheric tilts) between January 2014 and December 2016. The project will fully investigate the spectral characteristics of the data, along with the statistical distribution of the propagation parameters, and their altitude and temporal variability. The final goal is to identify possible correlations between these parameters and indicators of the level of geomagnetic activity. The project is submitted by a researcher with substantial experience in the subject areas, originally gained in during his PhD studies at the University of Colorado. The applicant is seeking the fellowship to aid in his reintegration at the Institute of Space Science in Romania.
Nonparametric M-Estimation for Functional Spatial Data

This paper deals with robust nonparametric regression analysis when the regressors are functional random fields. More precisely, we consider Z(i) = (X(i), Y(i)), i ∈ N(N) be a F × R-valued measurable strictly stationary spatial process, where F is a semi-metric space and we study the spatial interaction of X(i) and Y(i) via the robust estimation for the regression function. We propose a family of robust nonparametric estimators for regression function based on the kernel method. The main result of this work is the establishment of the asymptotic normality of these estimators, under some general mixing and small ball probability conditions.
Machine Assisted Proof of ARMv7 Instruction Level Isolation Properties

AbstractIn this paper, we formally verify security properties of the ARMv7 Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) for user mode executions. To obtain guarantees that arbitrary (and unknown) user processes are able to run isolated from privileged software and other user processes, instruction level noninterference and integrity properties are provided, along with proofs that transitions to privileged modes can only occur in a controlled manner. This work establishes a main requirement for operating system and hypervisor verification, as demonstrated for the PROSPER separation kernel. The proof is performed in the HOL4 theorem prover, taking the Cambridge model of ARM as basis. To this end, a proof tool has been developed, which assists the verification of relational state predicates semi-automatically.KeywordsARM instruction setnoninterferenceuser mode executionkernel securitytheorem proving
Slammeurs et public : une coparticipation performative

Apparu vers la fin des années 1980 aux États-Unis et arrivé une décennie après en France, le slam est une pratique d’écriture et d'art oratoire mêlant poésie et spectacle vivant.&#x0D; Depuis deux décennies, c’est l’une des formes les plus émergentes de la littérature orale, une néo-orature (Bobillot, Quand 114) qui présente ses formes esthétiques, des règles et un contrat de communication spécifique. Après bref rappel historique, notre analyse se propose d’explorer ses modalités performatives nous focalisant en particulier sur les dynamiques de cocréation poétique qui naissent de l’influence entre slammeurs et public.
Sme-Led space portal for europe

The project consortium for HATCH comprises 4 SMEs and 1 high-profile technology centre. The aim of HATCH is to develop a scalable, contemporary, interactive and user-driven platform for promoting European space projects and related activities to professionals and citizens. It aims to overcome obstacles enabling researchers, innovators and other stakeholders to focus on achieving their objectives.
This proposal answers the call requirements through 6 objectives, split into 8 Work Packages.
HATCH will use modern solutions: comprehensive data analysis, proven methods and high standards for development and validation.
The HATCH consortium has completed a preparatory study to identify groups of ""User Persona"" through sample surveys, interviews and secondary data analysis. As a result, the consortium has gained insight into stakeholders’ goals, needs and behaviour patterns to underpin the user-driven solution.
The Portal’s visual layout will appeal to a wide range of users to showcase European research, encourage collaboration, form partnerships, analyse funding, commercialise results and generate interest in space exploration and science for all.
Elastic search and bundle retrieval are some of the techniques to be used by an experienced team to deliver the best search functionality. Individuals will be able to create their own filters and save results to create research networks.
Search engine optimisation tactics and an extensive communication/dissemination strategy will give visibility and awareness to all stakeholders making a strong base for the future.
Consortium members are focused on maximising the impact of the project. 2 partners manage space-related online resources (on a smaller, regional/national scale). Another partner understands user requirements and the translation into solid activities within a webpage. 1 partner provides expertise on features such as user experience or data mining. 2 partners have experience in conducting projects in the space sector.