SIRIS-Lab/unlabelled-sti-corpus huggingface dataset:
mprovement of energy efficiency in the water cycle by the use of innovative storm water management in smart Mediterranean cities

We face the challenge of reducing energy consumption to make our cities more sustainable, and water and wastewater facilities are often the largest and most energy-intensive loads owned and operated by local governments, representing up to 35% of municipal energy use. Capturing and reusing stormwater runoff on before it flows into surface waters allows its use onsite either to replenish groundwater supplies through infiltration or for graywater uses, like landscape irrigation and toilet flushing. These techniques are known as Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), the central objective of which is to maintain individual sites' pre-development hydrology. SuDS are common sense and simple technology, such as strategically placed beds of native plants, rain barrels, green roofs and porous surfaces for parking lots and roads. In addition to reducing energy and potable water use, the result is less water pollution from contaminated runoff, less flooding, replenished water supplies, and often more natural-looking, aesthetically pleasing cityscapes. In summary, the use of SuDS reduces energy consumption in cities by: - Reducing use of potable water, hence, energy consumed by acquisition -frequently by pumping- and treatment of drinking water, even higher where desalination is used and/or water imported. - Reducing stormwater inflow into sewer systems, hence, energy consumed by treatment of wastewater and pumping of surface and foul water. - Reducing local temperatures and shading building surfaces, hence lessen the cooling and heating demand for buildings, reducing energy needs and decreasing emissions from power plants. However, knowledge is very weak in Med cities where stormwater has been seen as a problem of waste and damage control. Additionally, data on energy consumption in the urban water cycle is rarely available and hard to find, so it is very difficult for local administrations and decision makers to account for energy efficiency aspects when deciding on different alternatives/solutions, especially water related. Responding to these challenges, E2STORMED will promote the use of SuDS to improve energy efficiency in the urban water cycle and in buildings in MED cities, capitalising outputs and results from previous projects and experiences of E2STORMED partnership (AQUAVAL and SWITCH EU projects, amongst others). In order to address the critical issue of rolling out improved technologies, E2STORMED will improve, adapt, and test in MED cities, existing integrated management tools. E2STORMED work packages are: - WP1: Administrative and financial management of the project / coordination of the partnership. - WP2: Information, awareness raising and capitalization. - WP3: Modification of existing tools and methods for innovative energy efficiency in stormwater management. Exchange of practices and experiences. - WP4: Pilot Actions in 6 MED cities to calibrate and validate the Integrated Management Tools, so they are directly transferable to other MED cities.
The effects of carbonaceous species in HZSM-5 on methanol-to-olefin process

Abstract An improved transient 12 CH 3 OH/ 13 CH 3 OH switching method is used at steady-state conditions with a computer-controlled multi-position valve to distinguish the formation paths of propene and ethene over HZSM-5 zeolites in the methanol-to-olefin process for understanding the effects of Si/Al ratios and the carbonaceous deposited in the zeolites. By carefully analyzing the isotope distribution in products in short time intervals at transient state, it is demonstrated that a fraction of the carbonaceous species is active and participates in the methanol reactions. On high silica zeolite, the active carbonaceous species are responsible for the production of ethene, while propene is formed mainly through rapid alkene methylation in zeolite channels. High Si/Al ratio of zeolite leads to high ratio of propene to ethene in products of methanol-to-olefin process.
METHOD FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF AN UNDERGROUND OIL RESERVOIR

The invention relates to a method for thermal treatment of an underground oil reservoir (1), which has cracks (5) and into which at least one injection bore (2) has been sunk, wherein the injection bore (2) comprises perforation openings (32o) and perforation openings (32u) and two injection strands which are separate from each other, wherein the first injection strand (6) is connected via the perforation openings (32u) and the second injection strand (9) is connected via the perforation openings (32o) to the cracks (5) of the underground oil reservoir (1), wherein two formulations F1 and F2 (7, 8) are injected separately from each other through the two injection strands (6, 9) through the perforation openings (32o, 32u) into the cracks (5) of the underground oil reservoir (1) and mix in the underground oil reservoir (1) and enter into an exothermic reaction.
The psychology and neurobiology of cognitive control training in humans

Cognitive control regulates our thoughts and actions, helping us avoid impulsive behaviours that are inappropriate, costly or dangerous. In recent years, evidence has emerged that training in behavioural tasks that promote response inhibition or avoidance of specific stimuli can enhance cognitive control, reducing overeating and alcohol consumption. Despite the promising nature of cognitive control training (CCT), we know little about which CCT methods are most effective, how individual differences determine training outcomes, whether CCT produces benefits for real-life behaviour, and how CCT alters – and is determined by – the structure and function of the brain. My aim is to discover what works in CCT and how the effects of training relate to neurophysiology. Subproject 1 will be the largest ever trial on the effectiveness of different CCT methods for achieving weight loss, recruiting 36,000 participants worldwide to complete an internet-based training programme via the Guardian. This study will reveal, with high statistical power, which CCT methods are the most effective and which individual differences are most important for producing real-life benefits. Subproject 2 will investigate how CCT influences neurobiology, and how individual differences in neurobiology influence CCT outcomes. In Subproject 2a, I will focus on theoretically predicted changes to GABAergic systems in prefrontal and motor cortex, and I will test the effect of GABAergic brain stimulation on training outcomes. In Subproject 2b, I will use concurrent brain stimulation (TMS) and brain imaging (fMRI) to test how CCT alters top-down coupling between prefrontal cortex and remote regions that mediate reward and emotion. I will also study how CCT alters, and is altered by, white matter microstructure. This project promises to advance understanding of the causal determinants and moderators of CCT, with implications for its suitability as a clinical adjunct in addiction therapy and behaviour change.
EMBEDDABLE SPEED BUMP IN FORM OF EMERGING RAMP

The invention, matter of this request refers to a built-in road bump with emerging ramp that encourages drivers to drive respecting the authorized speed limit with the reward of a free-obstacle road serviceability of those who respect it and presenting an obstacle of ramp that emerges or road bump for those who exceed it, contributing to lower accidents, wear and tear of vehicles pollution and stress. The arrangement uses a hinged plate to a road embedded plate that by a novel mechanism of blocking plate, cables and springs gets folded flat to the passing of the vehicles that respect the authorized speed limit and on the other way around it gets erected and wedged in a way of a ramp or mound at the passing of those who exceed it.
METHOD FOR THE MEASURE OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BY MEASUREMENT OF THE LIGHT REFLECTED BY PLANAR SURFACES

Procedure for the quantitative determination of interactions of ligands with receptors adsorbed or immobilized on the surface of a solid material which can be functionalized, transparent and with low refractive index, by means of direct measure of the reflection of light.
Analysis and Implications of Retraction Period and Coauthorship of Fraudulent Publications

Studies have indicated that the number and frequency of fraudulent publications being retracted are not subsiding even with greater awareness of such incidents in the recent decades. In this study, the trends of retraction period, number of citations and coauthors of 5 selected researchers who had ≥ 15 fraudulent publications retracted were analyzed. The obtained results shows that the retraction period is 48.96 ± 32.16 months for the 113 publications affiliated to the 5 studied researchers. There are a total of 180 coauthors with 6.40 ± 3.26 coauthors per researcher's retracted publication. The linear regression analysis indicates that there is limited correlation (R(2) = .008) between the citation counts and retraction period. The p value for multiple F-tests to assess the number of coauthors to a fraudulent publication on an interresearcher basis is found to be ranging from < .001 to .458. It is also found that a better correlation (R(2) = .592) exists between the likelihood of a researcher to involve different individuals for isolated fraudulent publications while only selecting very few to be their frequent coauthors of their mischievous acts. With this study, the possible use of coauthors as a strategy for publishing fraudulent work and a potential approach to tighten coauthorship are discussed.
Le portrait contrasté de Jeanne de Castille : polyphonie dans les chroniques et les relations de voyage

La vie de Jeanne de Castille, mère de l’empereur Charles Quint, terminant ses jours enfermée au palais de Tordesillas, fait l’objet d’une polyphonie ou d’un importun silence au sein des sources, notamment au sein des chroniques royales. En comprenant tous les aspects mémoriels des chroniques, il est possible d’approcher le problème que peut poser un personnage controversé comme Jeanne de Castille au sein de récits destinés à faire l’éloge des princes et de leur dynastie. Dans ces circonstances, il est requis d’observer comment sont rapportées les principales étapes de sa vie, de son enfance à sa dépossession, afin de comprendre pourquoi il a été impossible pour les chroniqueurs de dresser un portrait sensible d’une princesse qui n’était qu’une cadette, convertie, après un mariage à l’autre bout de l’Europe, en héritière des royaumes de ses parents.
GLOBAL CHANGE: VEGETATION, ECOSYSTEMS, AND LAND USE IN THE SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN BY THE MID TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

ABSTRACT According to the Global Circulation Models presently available, the atmospheric temperature in the Mediterranean Basin would increase by 3°C ± 1.5 by 2030–2050, as a result of the rise in the amount of CO2 and other warming gases in the atmosphere. At present, it is, however, impossible to make any dependable prediction as to the evolution of rainfall during the next 60 years; the best “guestimate” would indicate little, if any, change in the amount and/or distribution of rainfall, but perhaps a somewhat increased variability. The paper discusses the consequences of a temperature rise in terms of its impact on vegetation, ecosystems, crops and land use evolution and distribution patterns. On a global regional scale, however, the change will be influenced far more by the exponential human demographic growth (presently 2.8% yr−1) than by the possible temperature increase. Depending on growth scenarios, the total population of the 14 countries considered, situated between the Caspian Sea and the Atl...
Baid — a digital platform for aggregation and analysis of building data

The aim of the project is to develop and commercialise an innovative platform on the construction market — Baid (Building + Aid). It enables the collection and constant access to data necessary for the design, construction and maintenance of buildings. In one place, it aggregates information about each element of the investment, which allows to analyse and constantly optimise the next stages of the life cycle — from design, through construction to demolition. Baid supports and automates processes such as: • planning the construction budget; • selection of construction technologies; • maintenance of buildings; • formal and legal analysis of the investment; • communication between the actors involved in the project; An important feature of Baid is the integration with Building Information Modelling technology and the use of open formats of building data. The basic source of data will be a digital building model made in BIM technology. The platform updates data in real time, allowing you to see the relevant indicators characterising the building and respond quickly to changes. Based on a comprehensive BIM dataset integrated with external databases, Baid serves as a comprehensive and advanced analytical tool. The key functionalities and features of the Baid platform can be described as follows: • real-mode BIM data import • automatic, ongoing control of building characteristics such as: cost, quantity of equipment and material consumption, carbon footprint, etc. • automatic investment budgeting based on market data, sending work packages to offer • advanced project business analytics (BI), cost-effective and functional optimisation • analysis of compliance with applicable laws The Platform will be available as an extensive web application at www.baid.pl. Key activities during the project will include: • technical development of the platform • maintenance of error-free operation • expansion with additional functional modules • promotion and marketing
An efficient key management solution for privacy masking, restoring and user authentication for video surveillance servers

In this paper, we surveyed technical elements of video surveillance systems and proposed several countermeasures to effectively manage a number of keys for image encryption, privacy protection and user authentication. In addition, we proposed several solutions for potential problems that could arise when the system adopts a privacy masking policy for each user. The proposed solutions selectively implement a Kerberos approach, a round keys approach and a double hash chain approach. For secure video surveillance systems, protecting privacy and providing accessibility through strong user authentication and prioritized authorization is expected. This paper proposes a key distribution scheme for distributed video surveillance servers.The scheme introduces security protocols to authenticate multiple privileged users.The scheme also includes privacy masking and restoration strategies used in case of crimes.Hierarchical restoration of the privacy masks with different privileges is possible using the proposed scheme.Security evaluation on the proposed protocols is included in a new section.
Reduced energy consumption and carbon footprint of the plastic packaging industry, using a novel environmentally friendly nanoparticle based industrial process

Established in 1993 in Mainz, Germany, PlasmaChem is dedicated to the development, production and sales of nanomaterials and their formulations, medical devices, and analytical equipment. The company has developed and demonstrated an innovative method of producing novel surface-passivated titanium-based ceramic nanopowder (TiNO), which exhibits excellent colloidal stability in different media, and exceptional light and heat absorption properties. The developed manufacturing process is ecologically safe. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most produced polymers worldwide (28 Mio tonnes), with over 15 Mio tonnes used in the manufacture of packaging items, for food, medicine, drinks, household, personal care, automotive and industrial products. Approximately 100 Mio PET bottles are produced worldwide, every day, mostly using an injection stretch blow moulding (ISBM) process. In this process, infrared (IR) lamps are used to heat the pre-forms above their glass transition temperature (around 100°C), so that they can be blown to the required shape. The IR heating stage of the process consumes ~330 kWh per tonne of PET, and accounts for ~94% of the energy consumed in the process. TiNO blended in low concentrations with a polymer can significantly improve the heat absorption properties of the polymer blend. PlasmaChem’s results indicate that the addition of just 10 ppm of TiNO in PET enables significant reduction of energy use in the PET blow-moulding process. The use of TiNO in the production of food packaging items from PET would allow global savings of ~750 GWh annually (a saving of ~€200 Mio in energy costs). The use of TiNO in other plastics, could allow a total saving in energy costs of more than €4-10 billion annually. The projected global need for TiNO in PET packaging alone, is 60-120 tonnes (at 10-20 ppm) per year. Aim of this project is to further scale up our prototype and to produce and commercialize TiNO for the PET and other sectors.
Dynamic microwave-assisted extraction online coupled with single drop microextraction of organophosphorus pesticides in tea samples

A new method for the determination of seven organophosphorus pesticides was developed using dynamic microwave-assisted extraction online coupled with single drop microextraction prior to gas chromatographic mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The method combines the advantages of dynamic microwave-assisted extraction and single-drop microextraction, which could greatly simplify the operation and reduce the whole pretreatment time. In the developed method, tea samples were extracted with 25% ethanol aqueous solution and purified with acidic alumina at the same time, and then the analytes were concentrated into microextraction solvent. When the extraction was completed, the solvent microdrop containing the enriched analytes was retracted into the microsyringe and directly analyzed by GC-MS without any filtration or cleanup step. The method makes extraction, cleanup, separation, and enrichment to be carried out in one step. Several experimental parameters, including type of extraction solvent, type and amount of dispersant, type and volume of microextraction solvent, microwave power, extraction time, and flow rate of extraction solvent were investigated and optimized. Under optimal experimental conditions, good linearity was observed in the range of 2.00-500.00 μg kg(-1). The limits of detection and quantification were in the range of 0.4-1.7 μg kg(-1) and 1.1-5.6 μg kg(-1), respectively. The present method was applied to the analysis of tea samples, and the recoveries of analytes were in the range of 84.9-106.4% with the relative standard deviations ranging from 1.0 to 6.1%. The results showed that the present method was a rapid and feasible method for the determination of organophosphorus pesticides in tea samples.
As organizações internacionais e a política cultural das cidades: o papel dos programas da Unesco e da UE no município de Guimarães

A implementação da política cultural levada a cabo pelo município de Guimarães nas últimas décadas é marcada por dois momentos-chave à
Incentive modes and reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation: who can benefit most?

An incentive mechanism is key to succeed the investments in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation programs. However, the diversification of determinants makes it difficult to establish one mode to best incentive stakeholders. This paper compares various incentive modes in benefiting stakeholders by simulating dynamic game models. It analyzes the profit-making of developers and landholders based on four incentive modes. The modes are preferential tax for developers, incentive of carbon offsets for developers, investment incentive for developers, and incentive of reducing emissions for landholders. This paper compares the effects of incentive modes on benefit distribution of stakeholders and contributes to a new dynamic game framework. The results show that: (i) the effects of incentives of carbon offsets for developers and incentives of reducing emissions for landholders are almost same for the stakeholders; (ii) a preferential tax can only make developers unilaterally benefit, and will not change landholder welfare; (iii) investment incentives for developers can make landholders' profits be increased, while the effects of incentives on developers' profits are uncertain. Finally, the numerical simulation is used to verify these hypotheses. The core implication is that for the design of REDD+ incentives, the government should combine various incentive modes to fulfill different objectives in policy making.
TECHNOCARE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SRL — TOWARDS POST COVID-19 REBOOT

THE COMPANY HAS UNDERTAKEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE A SERIES OF INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT PROTECTING ITS EMPLOYEES AND EXTERNAL USERS, IN A POST-COVID-19 PERSPECTIVE.  THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS THEREFORE TO PROTECT THE WORKERS THEMSELVES AND EXTERNAL USERS WHO ENTER THE COMPANY, FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS ISSUED BY THE BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE DUE TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EMERGENCE.
Time-Varying Characteristics of Bending Deformation of Work-Piece in the Turning Process

Based on the geometrical description of work-pieces cutting process, the time-varying differential equations of deflection curve under two different conditions were obtained using the singular function: one with thimble and one without thimble constraint. Using the Mathcad software, we have solved the time-varying differential equations analytically and have studied the deflection changing of work piece with the position of turning tool and given the distribution characteristic for the time-varying deflection of each section. The results indicate that (1) the deflection of an arbitrary section is time-varying due to the time-varying position of the turning tool and the time-varying inertia moment; (2) for the shaft with thimble constraint, the position of the maximal deflection is not at the section with turning tool; (3) for the shaft without thimble constraint, when the turning tool is at the free end, the deflection at each section of the work-piece is the maximal compared with the other positions of turning tool.
POLYAMINE DRUG-RESIN COMPLEXES

Disclosed are oral pharmaceutical preparations which comprise a pharmacologically-active polyamine drug bound to a cation-exchange resin to provide a drug-resin complex having a drug content greater than one equivalent of amine per equivalent of cation-exchange capacity. The drug-resin complex is optionally coated with a water-permeable diffusion barrier coating that is insoluble in gastrointestinal fluids thereby providing a controllable release of drug under conditions encountered in the gastrointestinal tract.
SUBSTITUTED ISOQUINOLEINES AND THEIR USE AS ANTICONVULSIVANTS

Compounds of formula (I) including tetrahydroisoquinolinyl cinnamides and acrylamides are indicated to be useful for the treatment and/or prevention of anxiety, mania, depression, panic disorders and/or aggression, disorders associated with a subarachnoid haemorrhage or neural shock, the effects associated with withdrawal from substances of abuse such as cocaine, nicotine, alcohol and benzodiazepines, disorders treatable and/or preventable with anti-convulsive agents, such as epilepsy including post-traumatic epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, psychosis, migraine, cerebral ischaemia, Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative diseases such as Huntingdon's chorea, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD), neurological deficits associated with AIDS, sleep disorders (including circadian rhythm disorders, insomnia and narcolepsy), tics (e.g. Giles de la Tourette's syndrome), traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, neuralgia, especially trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain, dental pain, cancer pain, inappropriate neuronal activity resulting in neurodysthesias in diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS) and motor neurone disease, ataxias, muscular rigidity (spasticity), temporomandibular joint dysfunction, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).