SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles: Survey on automatic segmentation of relevant textures in agricultural images

Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles Survey on Segmentation of Relevant Textures in Agricultural Images by J. Sophia Joycy and Kethsy Prabavathy in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Engineering, Science and Management (ICAESM), March 2012 After careful and considered review of the content and authorship of this paper by a duly constituted expert committee, this paper has been found to be in violation of IEEE's Publication Principles. This paper is a duplication of the original text from the paper cited below. The original text was copied without attribution (including appropriate references to the original author(s) and/or paper title) and without permission. Due to the nature of this violation, reasonable effort should be made to remove all past references to this paper, and future references should be made to the following article: Automatic Segmentation of Relevant Textures in Agricultural Images by M. Guijarro, G. Pajares, I Riomoros, P.J. Herrera, X.P. Burgos-Artizzu, and A. Ribeiro in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Volume 75, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 75-83 The most relevant image processing procedures require the identification of green plants, in our experiments they come from barley and corn crops including weeds, so that some types of action can be carried out, including site-specific treatments with chemical products or mechanical manipulations. Finally, from the point of view of the autonomous robot navigation, where the robot is equipped with the imaging system, sometimes it is convenient to know not only the soil information and the plants growing in the soil but also additional information supplied by global references based on specific areas. This implies that the images to be processed contain textures of three main types to be identified: green plants, soil and sky if any. The combination of thresholding approaches, for segmenting the soil and the sky, makes the second contribution; finally the adjusting of the supervised fuzzy clustering approach for identifying sub-textures automatically, makes the third finding. The performance of the method allows verifying its viability for automatic tasks in agriculture based on image processing.
WEIGHT MATERIAL RECOVERY AND REUSE METHOD FROM DRILLING WASTE

A process for recovering weight material for reuse in drilling fluids from a previously unavailable source of feed stock. The process described herein includes a process of cleaning drilling waste through either low temperature thermal or solvent washing to remove hydrocarbon or water based drilling fluid contamination. The cleaned drilling waste, substantially free of liquids is sifted and the bulk fraction is further treated by employing conventional separation technology to recover a high gravity solids phase while discarding low gravity solids phase as tailings. Additionally, described is a process where the recovered high gravity solids phase can be reused as a high density weight material, or lower cost weight material, either of which is desirable to the drilling of modern oil and gas wells. The process of adding drilling fluid back into the recovered weight material to simplify the process of transporting the weight material into an active drilling fluid system is also described.
IMPROVED EFFICIENCY THERMOELECTRICS UTILIZING THERMAL ISOLATION

An improved efficiency thermoelectric system and method of making such a thermoelectric system are disclosed. Significant thermal isolation between thermoelectric elements (704) in at least one direction across a thermoelectric system (700) provides increased efficiency over conventional thermoelectric arrays. Significant thermal isolation is also provided for at least one heat exchanger (705) coupled to the thermoelectric elements. In one embodiment, the properties, such as resistance or current flow, of the thermoelectric elements may also be varied in at least one direction across a thermoelectric array. In addition, the mechanical configuration of the thermoelectric elements may be varied, in one embodiment, according to dynamic adjustment criteria.
Modello Integrato Strategico TRAnsfrontaliero per le attività del Litorale

The recreational boating industry has a tremendous potential for dynamism and competitiveness and the concentration of enterprises operating in marine construction, marine services of one of the most important in the world.
 The entire area of ​​cooperation and particularly the region and Stroke Provinces of Lucca, Pisa, Livorno Massa Grosseto La Spezia. The overall project objective is to improve the intensity and quality of relations between the EU forest recreational boating, Ports, boaters el'indotto to create a tourist Competitiveness Pole of Pleasure boats Upper Mediterranean sustainable environmentally innovative, integrated and evolved. The target group consists of:-run public services, local authorities, marinas. In an indirect way will be involved in publicity events and information including all employers in the sector, universities, service centers.
 Main activities:
 A. NETWORKING AND CREATION OF COMMON DEVICES: construction of institutional and social networks that allows the diffusion of knowledge, inter-firm relations and supply chain processes.
 B. TESTING OF ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES AND MODELS OF INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT: development of models of intervention to improve the environmental sustainability and manageability of services
 C. THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE PROMOTION OF CLUSTER SYSTEM OF THE CROSS-BORDER AND MARINE boating:
  - Realization of a feasibility study, the potential of a process
  - Integration of cluster chain of boating and publicity events and information for potentially interested actors.
The indicator for solar water disinfection

Even though water is a fundamental resource for human-beings, millions of people around the world lack an access to safe drinking water as they can hardly afford/ have access to current water disinfection methods, such as filtration, boiling, chlorination or ultra violet radiation. 
Amongst all available water disinfection techniques, solar water disinfection (SODIS) is a known method, acknowledged by several entities such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization as a cheap and effective way for communities to treat their water and eliminate microbial pathogens. However, it is not easy to correctly estimate the time needed for the sun to disinfect the contaminated water, as the duration of the process depends on the UV-radiation received, which depends on different parameters of the “environment”, e.g. weather, altitude, etc.
At Helioz we identified the potential of SODIS in 2010, and ever since 2013 we have been devoted to the development of WADI, a solar-powered UV-measurement device which, by simply placing it next to the PET-bottles containing contaminated water, will tell the user the exact state of disinfection, acting as a precise indicator for SODIS. In this way, using WADI in combination with SODIS to fight against waterborne diseases will allow an easy access to disinfected drinking water: as confirmed by the WHO, it meets microbiological performance criteria for household water treatment technologies and is classified as providing targeted protection. With this project we aim to fully develop and commercialize our solution, and turn it into a real competing product that will dramatically decrease cost of clean and disinfected water in BoP countries, transforming users from donation recipients into educated customers. Moreover, it will also enable the growth of our company, as we expect to reach revenues of €12 million in the first 3 years of commercialization.
Towards stimuli-responsive polymers for rheological control

The aim of this work, sponsored by Lubrizol, was to develop polymers for potential use as novel viscosity modifiers for automotive oils. The broader scope was to build towards the incorporation of stimuli-responsive behaviour (temperature, shear, pH etc.), since there is currently no such technology on the market which does so. The Haddleton group has developed expertise in Cu(0)-mediated RDRP techniques, and so these were utilized throughout the thesis.

As a starting point, α,ω-functional lipophilic poly(butyl acrylates) were synthesized, which were then functionalized post-polymerization using thio-bromo substitution with a view to inducing associative thickening. During this investigation, a novel biphasic reaction scheme was noted, wherein the polymer was observed to phase separate from the solvent/catalyst mixture. Additionally, some previously unreported ligand effects were found. The incorporation of ureido-pyrimidinone hydrogen bonding motifs to lipophilic poly(acrylates) was also pursued, with the subsequent materials showing interesting rheological characteristics.

The biphasic Cu(0)-mediated RDRP system was then used to synthesize poly(lauryl) and (butyl acrylate) star polymers with exceptional degrees of control over the molecular weights and dispersity. These reactions were then successfully scaled up to produce enough materials to undergo some standard industrial tests, to assess their suitability as VMs.

Lastly, a collaborative side-project was also undertaken which moved away from generating oil-soluble polymers to examining the feasibility of grafting poly(NiPAM) brushes from water purification membranes using aqueous ‘SET-LRP’. This was shown to be possible, as demonstrated using a range of surface analysis techniques.
TREATMENT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RISK ON MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION BEHAVIOUR IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SETTING*

This paper explores the collective action problem as it relates to climate change and develops two models that capture the mitigation–adaptation trade-off. The first model presents climate change as a disaster that will occur with certainty, and where both mitigation and adaptation reduce the size of the loss associated with the disaster (the so-called deterministic model). The second model presents climate change as an uncertain event, where mitigation affects the probability of disaster while adaptation again reduces the size of the loss (this is the so-called stochastic model). Comparing the two models in a one-shot public goods experiment with students, we find no significant differences in subjects' choice to mitigate. The experiments also reveal a relatively low rate of mitigation for both models compared with earlier studies.
Clamping technique for the inner conductor of a coaxial line for the connection to an antenna socket outlet

Antenna box (1) has base plate (2), which has contact unit consisting of electrically non-conductive material. At the contact unit a spring clamp is arranged for connecting conductors of the cable, whereby for actuating the spring clamp a scanning element is pivotably fixed in the contact unit.
Microbial enzymes for treatment of non-recycled plastic fractions

ENZYCLE’ overall objective is to valorise and upgrading non-recycled plastic fractions through enzymatic processes to obtain high value-added products. For this, enzymes with a high hydrolytic activity on polyesters (PET) and on polyolefins (PE and PP) will be identified and selected in order to establish an efficient production process and developing recycling processes on plastic fractions that are currently not recycled. Additionally, ENZYCLE will deal with the problem with microplastics and their high environmental and health impact.

Within ENZYCLE project, new processes for enzymatic recycling of multilayer packaging, post-consumer PET trays and clamshell and microplastics will be developed with the aim of enhancing the sustainability of these wastes, within a framework of circular economy, so as to save material and economic resources, creating new value chains by turning them into valuable products and closing the loop value chain by introducing the final obtained products back in the production process for plastic polymers.
Effector Caspases and Leukemia

Caspases, a family of aspartate-specific cysteine proteases, play a major role in apoptosis and a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Fourteen mammalian caspases have been identified and can be divided into two groups: inflammatory caspases and apoptotic caspases. Based on the structure and function, the apoptotic caspases are further grouped into initiator/apical caspases (caspase-2, -8, -9, and -10) and effector/executioner caspases (caspase-3, -6, and -7). In this paper, we discuss what we have learned about the role of individual effector caspase in mediating both apoptotic and nonapoptotic events, with special emphasis on leukemia-specific oncoproteins in relation to effector caspases.
MEDICINAL FORMULATION CONTAINING A COMBINATION OF HIV TYPE I AND HIV TYPE II

A novel medicinal formulation for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, said formulation comprising, combined serially diluted and potentized HIV TYPE I virus and HIV TYPE II virus, said dilution being effected in a vehicle selected from a group consisting of distilled water or ethyl alcohol and mixture of distilled water and ethyl alcohol.
TURBINE COMPONENTS

A fluid turbine apparatus comprising a convergent section, a fluid turbine section adjacent to the exit of the convergent section, the fluid turbine section comprising at least one fluid turbine operating with a ducted tunnel and annular rotor, and a divergent section adjacent to the fluid turbine section. The fluid enters through the convergent section and exits through the divergent section and the convergent and divergent sections are equipped with adapters to eliminate the dead zones created by the annular rotor and to provide a more uniform flow distribution over the cross section of the convergent and divergent sectors. Nozzles mounted on manifolds are used to inject compressed fluid along the interior walls of the convergent and/or divergent sections and a control system is employed to prevent boundary layer separation along the walls of the diffuser and maintain optimum flow conditions along the walls of the convergent.
Caffeine and Urinary Incontinence in US Women

The goal of this study was to characterize associations between caffeine consumption and severity of urinary incontinence (UI) in US women. We hypothesized that moderate and high caffeine intake would be associated with UI in US women when controlling for other factors associated with UI. US women participated in the 2005–2006 and 2007–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey. Using the Incontinence Severity Index, UI was categorized as “any” and “moderate/severe”. Types of UI included stress, urge, mixed, and other. Food diaries were completed, and average water (grams/day), total dietary moisture (grams/day), and caffeine (milligrams/day) intake were calculated into quartiles. Stepwise logistic regression models were constructed adjusting for sociodemographics, chronic diseases, body mass index, self-rated health, depression, physical activity, alcohol use, dietary water and moisture intake, and reproductive factors. From the 4,309 nonpregnant women (aged ≥20 years) who had complete UI and dietary data, UI prevalence for any UI was 41.0 % and 16.5 % for moderate/severe UI, with stress UI the most common type (36.6 %). Women consumed a mean caffeine intake of 126.7 mg/day. After adjusting for multiple factors, caffeine intake in the highest quartile (≥204 mg/day) was associated with any UI [prevalence odds ratio (POR) 1.47, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.07–2.01], but not moderate/severe UI (POR 1.42, 95 % CI 0.98–2.07). Type of UI (stress, urgency, mixed) was not associated with caffeine intake. Caffeine intake ≥204 mg/day was associated with any UI but not with moderate/severe UI in US women.
Study of the homogeneous and heterogeneous Am transmutation in an ELFR-like reactor loaded with nitride fuel

Abstract In this paper a neutronic study of the homogeneous and heterogeneous core configuration for americium transmutation in an ELFR-like reactor loaded with nitride fuel was performed by using the reactor physics code Serpent. For this, the initial Am content was range as follows: 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 wt%, and some neutronic and safety parameters, such as the Doppler constant, the coolant void worth and the effective delayed neutron fraction were analyzed. Based on these parameters, the maximum allowable Am content at BoC was 7 wt% for the homogeneous core due to penalties in the coolant void worth. In the heterogeneous core no safety penalties were found but a lowest Am consumption was obtained compared to the homogeneous configuration due to changes in the neutron spectrum. In addition, the axial and the radial power profiles were obtained at three different burnup steps: BoC, MoC and EoC. The homogeneous configuration showed a quite smooth radial and axial power distributions, while an increment in the radial power form factor was observed at the center of the core in the heterogeneous fuel configuration, that deserves further studies.
Sustainable economic governance: learning from Kautilya's Arthashastra

Sustainable economic governance requires effectual rules and policies and their effective implementation. Arthashastra written by Kautilya more than two thousand years ago discusses various best practices on governance of markets, economics and trade to ensure happiness and wellbeing of the subjects. Most of the wisdom of Arthashastra are still relevant and are being adopted knowingly or knowingly by present day governments. This paper discusses the teachings of Arthashastra on critical economic policy areas and their key elements and tries to relate its application with present day scenario. The paper discusses how Arthashastra lessons on public finance, trade, taxation and administration have been or can be incorporated in Indian context to achieve the ultimate objective of sustainable economic governance. The paper further combines the key teachings on economic governance and presents a model which can act as a guide for good economic governance.
Urban-rural connectivity in non-metropolitan regions

Urban-rural linkages and interactions are of vital importance for the future development of the non-metropolitan regions and to achieve the Europe 2020 goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth actively supported by the current European Structural and Investment Funds and a number of EU policy initiatives. In particular, the new Cohesion Policy Regulation (2014-2020) puts a strong emphasis on the role of urban-rural interactions for achieving better coordination of structural funds as well as new tools fostering integrated strategies which can allow for EU Member States to make territorial investments in a more flexible and targeted way. The European Commission is currently working with the Member States, industry and public authorities to roll-out the “Intelligent Transport Systems” (ITS) initiative, which is considered “vital to increase safety and tackle Europe's growing emission and congestion problems”, but also for creating new services and jobs as well as supporting growth in the transport sector. This type of innovative demand-response transport management system provides an ideal solution for rural and low-population metropolitan areas as it allows for tailor-made services giving rural residents possibilities to move with the same freedom as residents in cities and towns. This has proven to be a cost-effective type of transport system offering wider territorial coverage. The four stakeholders involved in this targeted analysis have identified a potential opportunity to improving transport policy and systems related to urban-rural connectivity in non-metropolitan areas by engaging in knowledge transfer processes and activities based on networks of exchange. This process will help identify good practices and generate recommendations for policy makers and stakeholders in the stakeholder regions and countries as well as in territories across the EU faced with similar challenges, particularly coastal locations with nearby isolated communities and hinterlands. The territorial evidence that will be produced within this activity will be particularly useful with regards to developing policies for non-metropolitan regions that suffer from limitations of connectivity, poor accessibility to services and unbalanced development by identifying good practices to improve the internal connectivity and sustainability of transport systems, supporting synergies and cross-sectoral dialogue, and advancing public transport planning.
STROBE LIGHT HAVING REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

A high intensity strobe light having reduced electromagnetic radiation. A ash tube is mounted on a housing designed to both reduce electromagnetic interference and protect the flash tube from the environment, and light from the flash tube is piped to a reflector. The light pipe is surrounded by a waveguide proportioned to operate below cutoff frequency thereby providing attenuation to undesirable RF radiated from the flash tube.
Visualization and Analysis of Rotating Stall for Transonic Jet Engine Simulation

Identification of early signs of rotating stall is essential for the study of turbine engine stability. With recent advancements of high performance computing, high-resolution unsteady flow fields allow in depth exploration of rotating stall and its possible causes. Performing stall analysis, however, involves Significant effort to process large amounts of simulation data, especially when investigating abnormalities across many time steps. In order to assist scientists during the exploration process, we present a visual analytics framework to identify suspected spatiotemporal regions through a comparative visualization so that scientists are able to focus on relevant data in more detail. To achieve this, we propose efficient stall analysis algorithms derived from domain knowledge and convey the analysis results through juxtaposed interactive plots. Using our integrated visualization system, scientists can visually investigate the detected regions for potential stall initiation and further explore these regions to enhance the understanding of this phenomenon. Positive feedback from scientists demonstrate the efficacy of our system in analyzing rotating stall.
Comparison of results from a (2+1)-D relativistic viscous hydrodynamic model to elliptic and hexadecapole flow of charged hadrons measured in Au-Au collisions atsNN=200GeV

Simulated results from a 2+1D relativistic viscous hydrodynamic model have been compared to the experimental data on the centrality dependence of invariant yield, elliptic flow ($v_{2}$), and hexadecapole flow ($v_{4}$) as a function of transverse momentum ($p_{T}$) of charged hadrons in Au-Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm {NN}}}$ = 200 GeV. Results from two types of initial transverse energy density profile, one based on the Glauber model and other based on Color-Glass-Condensate (CGC) are presented. We observe no difference in the simulated results on the invariant yield of charged hadrons for the calculations with different initial conditions. The comparison to the experimental data on invariant yield of charged hadrons supports a shear viscosity to entropy density ratio ($\eta/s$) between 0 to 0.12 for the 0-10% to 40-50% collision centralities. The simulated $v_{2}(p_{T})$ is found to be higher for a fluid with CGC based initial condition compared to Glauber based initial condition for a given collision centrality. Consequently the Glauber based calculations when compared to the experimental data requires a lower value of $\eta/s$ relative to CGC based calculations. In addition, a centrality dependence of the estimated $\eta/s$ is observed from the $v_{2}(p_{T})$ study. The $v_{4}(p_{T})$ for the collision centralities 0-10% to 40-50% supports a $\eta/s$ value between 0 - 0.08 for a CGC based initial condition. While simulated results using the Glauber based initial condition for the ideal fluid evolution under estimates the $v_{4}(p_{T})$ for collision centralities 0-10% to 30-40%.